I was a charlatan in India

"My God, you mean... some bastard surnamed Shen experimented with some kind of power, and it affected my family's granary?"

Surya was already sitting up straight and was using the honorific "you" to address the Great Heaven, but his words were still somewhat nonchalant.

Being serious is an attitude, while being nonchalant is a habit that can't be changed overnight.

After all, even a powerful Kshatriya would still maintain at least some respect when facing someone who might be a Triad God.

He's just powerful and rich, not stupid.

"……right."

Shenhe's answer to Suliye was ambiguous and even somewhat misleading.

However, within the blessing system, he was still judged to have met the believers' demands.

He originally planned that if this explanation didn't pass muster, he would come up with a new answer.

Unexpectedly, after giving a vague answer, he established a direct connection with Surrey.

...This is outrageous.

The blessing system is indeed problematic. Believers can secretly plot against the gods, and the gods can also deceive believers, even directly watering down their wishes.

There's really no guarantee on either end.

No wonder gods love to play the role of riddle tellers; who knows how much filth lies behind it all.

Of course, he's probably the only one who stole rice and then stubbornly cursed himself... right?

It's hard to say.

Shenhe felt that under this strange blessing system, those god-like beings might have done a lot of inexplicable things.

His later conjecture was correct.

Compared to the Hindu gods, the matter of the Shen River is truly insignificant.

With believers so fanatical, how could the gods not have problems?

It's nothing but turtle and mung bean.

Moreover, unlike the Shenhe River, which enters halfway through, the believers' thoughts are reflected back to the original deity, making their spiritual state even more beautiful.

For example, a Buddhist monk sitting upright on a lotus throne is now secretly watching the Shenhe River with great interest.

Like the devout believer Mahata, he was full of curiosity and a desire to explore, but unlike him, he was not without malice.

After all, he had more than one follower, Mahata, and several of them had been commissioned by Vasudiv to drive away the Shen River.

As mentioned earlier, the thoughts of believers will be reflected back to the original deity.

This gave him a natural instinct to attack Shenhe.

They are ultimately creations of religion.

Of course, this instinct wasn't very strong, since those believers were just employees.

Shenhe didn't discover their spying this time.

On one hand, the other party was deliberately hiding, and on the other hand, Shenhe's attention was not focused on the space.

He was discussing a collaboration with Surya, a new believer.

Yes, it's pretty much a collaboration.

Surya's attitude toward faith is quite peculiar.

He respected the heavens, but at the same time, he seemed to dare to say anything outrageous.

"So, could you also give me some extraordinary powers, the kind that would greatly shock my dad?"

He was surprisingly persistent and naive in his pursuit of his father's approval.

"...As long as you work hard and cultivate diligently, there is hope."

Shenhe responded somewhat speechlessly.

Extraordinary powers are very expensive; they're not something you can easily obtain.

"Could you hire someone to do the arduous training for me? That shouldn't have much of an impact on you, right?"

Surya put forward a rather blasphemous idea; no believer with a sound mind would utter such a thing.

However, God did not care.

It makes no difference who provided this power of asceticism.

As for where it will be used, that's just a matter of Shenhe's word.

"Can."

He agreed to it, but quickly added something else.

"It is not permissible to force others to engage in ascetic practices, nor should it result in death or disability; sufficient worldly compensation must be provided."

Shenhe didn't want Suliye to capture a group of people and torture them severely because of him.

"It's just money, no problem, no problem."

Surya immediately beamed with joy and readily agreed.

He felt that the future, when he would transcend the ordinary and win his father's approval, was not far away.

The Gita family's efficiency is outrageously high.

At Suliye's command, a large group of strong men quickly assembled, stood in formation, and spoke in unison.

"Greetings, young master!"

They had obviously been trained long ago.

Surrey, with his hands behind his back, surveyed his troops with a showy air while speaking carelessly.

How do I usually treat everyone?

"Young Master has been incredibly kind to us!"

"Young master, I'll add more money and make you train even harder. Are you willing?"

"As you command, young master!"

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Surrey clapped his hands and laughed: "Go, everyone go to the account and collect your month's salary, consider it a bonus! I'll arrange what you do!"

"Thank you, young master!"

The group chanted in unison, moved in unison, and even walked in perfect unison, leaving in a grand and imposing manner.

They were not ordinary servants, but private soldiers whom Surya had raised at great expense.

They are disciplined and well-trained.

In theory, his personal loyalty to Surya far exceeded his loyalty to the Gupta family.

However, since its creation, it has not actually been put to any use.

Private soldiers aren't that useful.

Suriya dared not use force against forces of equal strength, and those forces that dared to attack did not need to resort to swords at all.

Therefore, this team has always been a toy, neither enjoyable to play with nor worth discarding.

Now is the time for them to risk their lives!

"How is it, Great Heaven!"

"With the physical condition of my brothers, they can definitely withstand the arduous training. What do you think?"

"……OK."

Having seen so many respectful believers, encountering someone like Surya is quite unsettling.

But upon closer reflection, this is how humans communicate, and I should be more accustomed to this way.

Shenhe was on high alert.

He has only been a god for a short time, yet he has undergone such a significant change. This is something he should be wary of.

However, Surya, a follower, would certainly be useful, as he was a wealthy and powerful Kshatriya.

If you just tell them that it "can accelerate the accumulation of the power of ascetic practice," they will probably be willing to do a lot for you.

For example, bringing their religion into the open.

Although Shenhe has many followers, his religion is problematic.

Currently, there is no base of operations, and even less of a well-established leadership team. All believers are controlled through this deity himself.

As a result, the number of believers that can be cultivated and controlled is very limited.

If you want to organize a large-scale operation, a few Vaishyas and Shudras alone certainly won't be enough.

But with Surya, things are completely different.

In Shenhe's view, Kshatriyas were more useful than Brahmins.

After all, his followers are human, and the troublesome issues also come from human beings.

For example, if Surya were to target Dana by name, it would be utterly worthless and would disintegrate in no time.

It's time to put an end to this.

Furthermore, religions must also grow and expand, gathering the strength for ascetic practice as soon as possible, and return to their rightful place...

Ok……

Shenhe suddenly felt that perhaps he could become stronger before going back.

Since time is frozen in the modern world, if I return with superhuman powers, wouldn't I be able to live a life of luxury from now on?

As for gold and silver jewelry, that doesn't matter.

The events surrounding Mina have now been enough for Shenhe to understand that money has its limits, and that violence is the ultimate solution.

Managing the religion, building a leadership team, and dealing with Dana—these are the tasks that need to be done right now.

If you're running a religious business...

First, there needs to be a legal place to gather.

With land, he could openly hang up his signboard, and his followers could become a religious order with a legitimate status.

Shenhe began to consider how to approach this young master of the Kshatriya clan.

Yes, let's get a piece of land.

While Shenhe was rubbing his hands together in anticipation, he was completely unaware that his arduous cultivation was already radiating a faint Buddhist light.