The cult incident in Bella Oka is like a stone thrown into a lake. After ripples, it returns to its usual peace. After all, people are forgetful. Anything that has nothing to do with their own safety and interests is basically difficult to attract long-term attention. This is a common thing on the informatized earth. For example, the news that caused a lot of controversy in society some time ago, and people's attention will be attracted by another big news after a while, but the previous incident ends up being ignored.

Some things have to be experienced in person before they can have a deep understanding. Chen An originally thought that life in the medieval period was just a relatively barren spiritual and material conditions, but the cultist incident told himself that before he touched the dark side of this era, he always thought that he lived in the light.

When people sit at home, disaster comes from heaven.

Everyone has times of unluckyness. Even if you live a dull life with the world, who would have thought that fate would suddenly give yourself a black humor?

Chen An felt that he had become a little nervous recently, and he became more cautious in his words and actions, as if he was afraid of encountering any unintentional disasters. It was not until the end of the year-end accounting audit work that his busy life reduced his worryingness in this regard.

"An! You don't need it in the afternoon. I will approve you a half-day vacation."

As noon approached, Chen An had just returned to the office of the Chamber of Commerce station with a stack of financial documents from outside, but he heard Mr. Ackerman's inexplicable notice.

"Half-day holiday?" Chen An looked at the other party with confusion, and for a moment he was a little confused about the situation.

"Yes, I heard that Alex is preparing to perform a wake-up ceremony today. How could you, as a friend, not come to watch the ceremony?" Ackerman put down the pen in his hand at the desk and replied with a kind smile. "That's why I decided to give you a half-day vacation."

"This..." Chen An immediately understood what was going on. Although he wanted to refuse, he did not think of an excuse for the time being.

"I will hand these documents over to others, so you can go with peace of mind." Mr. Ackerman pointed to the documents in his hand, then waved his hand outside the door, as if driving him out.

"Okay then! Thank you for your thoughtfulness, Mr. Ackerman!"

As he said that, Chen An put the documents on his desk and then left the office under the envious jealous eyes of other subordinate employees.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Chamber of Commerce, he met Alex with a smile on his face.

"You're the one who made the mistake?"

Chen An is not stupid, but on the contrary, his mind is quite smart and flexible, so the moment he saw Alex, he roughly understood the cause and effect.

"Hehe! Didn't you say you're busy and have no time, so I'll help you get the time!" Alex said with a smug look on his face. "I found Joseph and told me about the matter, and I just paid a little price and asked him to beg his father for half a day off."

"That's really thank you for your kindness!" Chen An said gritting his teeth.

"We are friends, why should we be polite among friends?" Alex stepped forward and hugged his shoulder and smiled.

"To be honest, I don't want to see your awakening ceremony." Chen An sighed, hesitated for a moment and decided to express his thoughts.

"Why?" Alex said in surprise.

"How to say... I'm more resistant to approaching the temple. Once I get close to me, I'm afraid of being scrutinized by the gods." Chen An knew that he had to give the other party a reasonable explanation, otherwise I would be sorry for what Alex had done for him.

"Haha--" Alex was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then suddenly burst into laughter.

"What's so funny about this?" Chen An frowned and puzzled.

"Haha... because what you said is so funny." Alex calmed down while wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "An! Don't you think you look too high on yourself or look down on our great gods too much?"

"What does it mean?" Chen Anduo.

"Before this, I'll ask you a question. Will you pay attention to the ants under your feet?" Alex asked back with a smile on his face. Before Chen An could answer, he gave the answer directly.

"I see……"

Chen An thought for a moment and understood what Alex meant. How they viewed the ants on the soles of their feet, and how the gods viewed them. There was no difference between the two.

"Let's have lunch first, and I'll talk about the temple and the awakening ceremony to you later." Alex patted his shoulder and said.

...

In a restaurant where no one disturbed it, Alex rarely invited Chen An to relax and extravagantly, just like a banquet celebrating in advance. After he had enough wine, Alex patted his full belly with satisfaction.

"An, do you know how many temples there are in Oscar's faith in the gods?"

Facing Alex's question, Chen An recalled the relevant books he had read, and after roughly counting it, he came up with the answer.

"There are 132 gods recorded in Osgard, and there are 562 demon-sealing towers that suppress the gaps in the abyss in various parts of the mainland. Excluding the temples outside the demon-sealing tower, it can be concluded that there are 74,184 temples in Osgard."

"Wow—" Alex looked at Chen An with stars flashing his eyes. He admired and envied Chen An's behavior of accurately calculating the number of temples. When he came to his senses, he continued to ask. "Then do you know how many people go in and out of the temple for awakening rituals every day?"

"This is not recorded in the books, and I didn't know it before the actual investigation." Chen An shook his head and said.

"Then I can tell that there are thirty or forty people who perform awakening rituals every day in Bella Oka alone." Alex said.

"Take Bella Oka as an example, suppose that the number of people who are awakened in every day is forty, and multiplied by the total number of the Temple of Osgard is... 2967,360 people!!!" Chen An, who came up with this number, was really scared. Even though he knew that this number might need to be greatly reduced, there were at least millions of people who were performing awakening in the entire continent every day. What about that year? The result was definitely an inestimable astronomical number.

If you extend your thinking, no wonder the temple never lacks money and materials to reward the gods who are fighting in the Demon-Closing Tower. How could a temple with such a huge amount of income be short of money?

"...Now you know that temples across the mainland will receive millions of people every day, and will the gods who are above all over the world care about so many people? Even if the gods have no boundaries, which god can tolerate it day after day?!" Alex said immediately.

Alex is right. Perhaps Chen An's thinking is in a misunderstanding, but is it also a misunderstanding to speculate from the perspective of a mortal?

Seeing that Chen An was still hesitating and pondering, Alex set off the railway while the heat was hot. "And it was me who was performing the awakening ceremony, not you. Even if the gods wanted to pay attention, I would pay attention to me. Is it necessary for you, a god to pay attention to you? Besides, there are more than one person preparing for the awakening ceremony. Others will also have relatives and friends to watch the ceremony. There are so many people who watch the ceremony, even if the gods have to pay attention, it may not be your turn!"

"Okay, you convinced me, I promised to go to the scene of the awakening ceremony with you." Chen An's face was gloomy for a long time. Finally, he accepted Alex's plea. At the same time, a doubt emerged in his heart to confirm.

"That's great! An! I knew you would agree. You are worthy of being my most trusted good friend! But..." As he said that, Alex's face suddenly became unnatural. "An! Actually, there is one thing I have been cheating on you."

"What's the matter?" Chen An frowned.

"Actually, what I believe in is not the sun god Thor, but the god of fraud and lies Riki." Alex looked at Chen Andao anxiously.

"Oh, this is no big deal. Is there anything wrong with believing in different gods?" Chen An's brows immediately stretched out.

"This... ordinary people can roughly know the other person's nature if they believe in any god, and the reputation of the God of Fraud and Lies is not very good in the eyes of ordinary people." Alex explained uneasyly.

"I think it is a very ridiculous thing to distinguish human nature based on faith. In fact, people will lie. Whether the lies are good intentions or not, they still cannot change the fact that this is a lie. So can we think that these lies are believers of the God of Deception and Lies? So why should we stick to this stereotyped impression of faith?" Chen An said softly.

"That's great! An! Thank you! Thank you for your trust in me! Thank you for your understanding of me!" Alex was so moved that tears burst out from the corners of his eyes.

"You are so exaggerating!" Chen An was really hard to accept when he saw a big man crying and moving. Thinking of Alex's actual age, he should be considered a big boy, right? His emotions are fluctuating at this age, and his feelings are indeed easily affected. After he comforted Alex for a while, the other party gradually returned to normal.

After a person's emotional defense is relieved, the depression he usually suppresses in his heart will be vented. After Alex calms down a little, he begins to tell his life experience and experiences. He says that this is not to win Chen An's sympathy, but to use this kind of openness to express his trust in Chen An.

I don’t know how long it took, when Alex was still unsatisfied to continue telling the “glorious” past, Chen An, a disqualified listener, quickly interrupted. “Alex, aren’t you going to prepare for the awakening ceremony later? Is it still time to come?”

"...Oh no!" Alex looked at the sky outside the window and stood up and shouted. "Let's go! Let's go to the temple immediately. If the sun sets, the temple will no longer accept the registration for the awakening ceremony!"
Chapter completed!