The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Dark said, "The people living in this temple can grow stronger by eating every day, and they are also guaranteed medical care. They only need to pray to ensure a good harvest of food crops."

　Professor Kazel said, "By observing a part, one can understand the whole picture. Those who believe in the 'Kukuku' gods, at least, don't have to worry about food, clothing, shelter, or transportation."

　Dark said, "But there is no 'Oracle Orb' in the first level." Professor Kazel said, "Class differentiation is the norm. Giving the upper-level gods a better life will make the lower-level gods yearn for the life of the upper level, thus gathering their willpower."

　Dark said, "If it increases layer by layer, the 'Oracle Orb' on the third layer might not necessarily grant the people of the gods stronger abilities."

　Professor Cazell said, "It could also be better benefits." The two smiled at each other and continued their research.

　Although the abilities of these "divine orbs" are primarily focused on people's livelihoods, if they could be used by various countries, they would be divine objects that could effectively enhance national strength.

　Especially the "Divine Feast Pearl," if one could obtain power from every meal, even with extremely low absorption efficiency, over the years it would allow the physical fitness of a nation's citizens to surpass that of other nations.

　If you have something that others don't, you can attract a large influx of people to settle there permanently.

　These blessings were not found in the "Sun and Moon Kingdom" that Dark had seen before.

　It is evident that the two divine kingdoms treated their people very differently.

　This slightly improved his perception of the deity "Kukuku".

　However, after that, Dark did not take another "Oracle Orb" for research. Instead, he turned to the "Cosmic Brain Beast" to help it study the "Oracle Orb" that corresponded to Rune Set Two.

　Although the "Cosmic Brain Beast" has a useful brain, its current knowledge is still inferior to that of its master, and its research progress is not ideal. Only after he joined did it gradually make breakthroughs, understanding the effects of the "Oracle Orb" and the properties of Rune Set Two.

　That rune set number two is a perfect match for "Rage"!

　In Dark's research, "Rage" should correspond to "Jupiter" and its main attribute is Grass.

　The divine word associated with this "Oracle Orb" is "Flame," suggesting it belongs to the lineage of the "Sun God."

　The effect of the divine word "Flame" is quite unexpected; it can ignite the emotions in the hearts of the gods and people, and has a strong invigorating effect.

　It can also boost morale when used in battle.

　However, based on current research, it is mostly a kind of divine message that guides people to be positive and optimistic.

　Dach strongly suspects that the room where the "Oracle Orb" is kept is specifically used for psychotherapy.

　Of course, it's more likely used to "bewitch people's hearts".

　While the inhabitants of this divine kingdom are likely to enjoy a life of plenty, peace, and happiness, they probably won't be able to simply sit back and relax. A kingdom under divine control is inherently different from a kingdom under human control.

　The biggest reason for this difference is the power disparity between gods and kings.

　If there are gods

　A king who manages a kingdom has countless means to control his people; his level of control is unmatched by any ordinary king.

　The people of the kingdom can only dance "freely" in the palm of their hands, like puppets on strings.

　After achieving the results he wanted, Dak stopped his research, got up, and walked over to Professor Lily.

　Professor Lily is studying one of the small bottles. Her research methods are quite unique.

　The bottle had a stopper with sealing runes on it.

　However, instead of removing the cork or breaking the seal, she used an extremely magical method to manipulate the magical spirit to penetrate the bottle and directly enter it to conduct testing and research.

　When Dak walked up to her, she had long since stopped studying it and was now 'playing with' it.

　The magical sprite being controlled was a tiny fairy, no bigger than a pea.

　The "Pea Fairy" had already entered the bottle and was floating in the middle, kneading a ball of light smaller than its body with its two tiny hands.

　The light from the orb was very faint, as if it might go out at any moment.

　But judging from the little fairy's expression, there was absolutely no sense of "caution".

　"If it's destroyed, then so be it."

　That's probably what she was thinking.

　Dark touched his temple and asked, "Professor Lily." Professor Lily looked up innocently and said, "What Lily?"

　“…” Dark said, “Dear Professor Lily, may I have the pleasure of seeing your research results?”

　Professor Lily sniffed and said, "No." Dark said, "Then could you explain it?" Professor Lily said, "That's not impossible."

　Since she hadn't taken any notes, it was impossible for her to have "observed" it.

　According to Professor Lily, the object sealed in the bottle is a "beast." It is not a forbidden object.

　Professor Lily called it the "Beast of Life".

　It is a special creature that can gradually grow when placed in a place where the fire of life is strong.

　The inhabitants of this Temple of Life can absorb the life force from their food through ingestion, making their life force far more vigorous than that of ordinary humans.

　By placing the bottle containing the fire of the "Beast of Life" in the Temple of Life, the "Beast of Life" can gradually be nurtured.

　Before the "Beast of Life" is fully formed, its form and abilities are uncertain. But the only certainty is that it possesses divine power, belongs to the demigod class, and is similar to an angel.

　In modern terms, it is the "angel" of the "goddess of life".

　……

　The "Beast of Life Fire" placed on the second floor of the temple is probably used to nurture guardian beasts.

　Compared to the "Oracle Orb," the "Beast of Life's" fire seems to be more useful.

　The "Oracle Orb" is a divine object that requires the infusion of the Goddess of Life's divine power, or the conversion of faith power into divine power, to be used.

　Even within this Temple of Life, it can barely be guaranteed to remain intact. Once taken out, let alone whether it will be damaged, the divine power within it will certainly be insufficient to activate the blessing of "divine words".

　In other words, if a way to recharge it cannot be found, it is useless. Moreover, the "Oracle Orb" ultimately belongs entirely to the "Goddess of Life".

　It cannot be plundered unless it is a god above "Kukukku".

　The "Beast of Life" is different.

　Although it is also a creation of the "Goddess of Life", it does not belong to the "Goddess of Life".

　As long as it can be successfully conceived, there are many ways to brand it as subordinate.

　Alternatively, its properties can be changed using other methods.

　In this respect, necromancers are the most proficient.

　Ultimately, what was contained in that bottle was merely a spark, or an "embryo," which possessed immense potential for development.

　Moreover, the life lineage is extremely inclusive.

　If you give it to Ergani, it might even be able to breed a (Beast of Wisdom).

　This is a true divine object!

　However, the "Beast of Life's" fire is something that can only be found on the second level. In the third level of the temple, there should be a higher quality fire.

　Since there's hope of obtaining a higher-quality fire seed, the level 1 items this time are naturally less appealing.

　So Dark did not stop Professor Lily from ravaging the fire.

　The motivation for exploration undoubtedly stems from the rewards.

　The gains from this first day of exploration were truly exhilarating. It was 3 a.m.

　The people left the temple and returned to their respective homes to wash and freshen up.

　Then, just five hours later, Dark and the others gathered again at the temple entrance.

　For people like Dak, five hours of sleep is actually quite sufficient.

　This was also because they hadn't expended too much energy yesterday. The magical spirits, who had consumed a great deal of energy, had been happily fed last night and then collected into Dark's magic cards; they were now fully rested. Day two of exploration.

　After careful consideration, Dark added "Soul of the Moon Goddess III" and "Fairy Tale Animal Rabbit" to his team.

　The main reasons for including "Moon Goddess Soul III" in the team are twofold: firstly, to increase strength, and secondly, to summon a vehicle. "Fairy Tale Animal Bunny" is naturally the designated driver. While the "Moon Goddess's Chariot" doesn't contribute to "speed boost" during exploration, it can be used to store loot.

　Furthermore, both "Fantasy Beasts: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" and "Blue-Eyes Girl" strongly stated that Onix's back is too stiff and too ordinary.

　They need to travel by horse-drawn carriage!

　They're so spoiled.

　I don't know who spoiled me with this bad habit.

　Dark shook his head and summoned "Cute Beast" to evolve it into "Fairy Beast". He then cast "Fairy Barrier" to send all the magical spirits to the first staircase entrance closest to the area explored yesterday.

　Thus, the exploration begins again today.

　However, the results of today's exploration were not ideal. It lasted four hours, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

　The Magical Spirit Investigation Team's exploration progress has reached 60%. The exploration speed has indeed increased slightly.

　However, the spoils of war were greatly reduced.

　From 35% to 60%, their current exploration area is concentrated in the middle of the second level of the temple.

　This area appears to have suffered extensive destruction; almost everything in sight is in ruins.

　With the help of the "God's Eye" of the "Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye", they managed to find a "Divine Orb" and a broken sword, but nothing else.

　The morale of the magical elves plummeted, and the maids watching from the sidelines also became slightly anxious.

　Professor Lily was also jumping around—well, she was always jumping around.

　"Since things have come to this, let's eat first."

　Dak remained patient, and while eating, he didn't forget to pick up Professor Kazel's research notes and look through them.

　Professor Kazel had been studying it all morning and had figured out almost all of the divine effects of the "Oracle Orb".

　The divine pronouncements of these "oracle orbs" indeed tend to benefit people's livelihoods, and many of them are repetitive.

　The most numerous "Oracle Orbs". Of course, this is Dak's name.

　The divine words of the "Oracle Orb" are written in the divine script of the Goddess of Life. They can only deduce the meaning of the words from their effects and then name them.

　After meal.

　Dark encouraged the magical spirits to continue their journey.

　Professor Cazell then began studying the cursed scarecrow. It was 1:30 PM.

　The magical spirits' exploration progress has reached 68% of the second level.

　Within Darke's "Palace of Mind," a model of the entire central region was finally constructed.

　In that model, the ruins in the central area of ​​the second layer form a very distinct "circle".

　The diameter of this "circle" exceeds one-third of the temple's length. Beyond that one-third, there is a concentric radiating area, with a total diameter approaching half the temple's length.

　Just looking at this area, a scene came to mind for Dark.

　A massive beam of light descended from the sky, piercing through the temple from top to bottom in an instant, stopping just on the second floor.

　Or perhaps, the destruction of this second layer was merely caused by energy radiating down from the upper layers.

Chapter 1442 A Frenzied Push (4k)

　no doubt.

　Within this temple, a massive divine war must have taken place. And regardless of whether the "Goddess of Life" to whom this temple belonged emerged victorious or defeated in that war, the temple itself, as the battlefield, would have suffered devastating destruction.

　The circular ruins in the central area of ​​the second level are proof of the disaster. "The self-repairing ability of the main temple has been confirmed, which is why there are no gaps in the ceiling of the second level."

　"But apart from the main structure, the floor tiles and walls have not yet shown the ability to self-repair, which is why this ruin remains."

　"Judging from the situation on the second level, the central area of ​​the third level of the temple should also be in ruins, greatly reducing the area to be explored."

　"On the bright side, the end date of this exploration may be brought forward significantly."

　Dark quickly calmed down and directed the magical spirits to continue exploring. And sure enough, after passing through the central ruins area, the exploration rewards gradually increased again.

　This time, the magical spirits explored until 9 PM, a total of seven and a half hours, during which they thoroughly searched the remaining areas of the second level.

　Inside Dark's "Mind Palace," the model of the second level of the temple has also been fully constructed.

　At this point, it becomes clear that the staircase from the first floor to the second floor and the staircase from the second floor to the third floor are deliberately separated, making it impossible for people to go directly from the first floor to the third floor.

　The magical spirits stopped near a staircase leading from the first to the second floor. Dark then sent them down the stairs to the first floor and dispatched a "fairy beast" to bring them back, along with all the spoils.

　When the magical elves returned to the temple gate, the maids had already prepared food to suit their tastes.

　Dak ordered them to rest for an hour, and then he went with Professor Kazel and the others to inspect the spoils of war.