I was a charlatan in India

As for who took your jewelry... Shenhe certainly knows.

All of these goods were piled up in his space.

Next door were Dana and his horse, and next door were their bodies from their previous deaths.

The reason for collecting Haiti's corpse was naturally for the sake of that horse-legged Linga.

And preserve the Dana...

The main problem is that the curse of the righteous law is not only effective on Dana, but also on this corpse.

Shenhe built a cold storage facility with a very low temperature and simply threw them in.

It's very simple; it's just a matter of carving out a space and moving some ice blocks over there.

Of course, Shenhe would never admit to taking Dana's treasure.

However, he decided to end it all.

After all, the soldiers who are currently on the run are completely innocent.

Even though Shenhe despised the righteous law due to the influence of divinity, he only felt that the soldiers who chased him should be punished.

As for the goods that were escorted later...

Yes, their behavior was in line with their identity and responsibilities.

You see, even if you hate the righteous path, the underlying logic for judging things is actually quite similar.

Shenhe suddenly realized this contradiction.

It was as if he simply resented that the power was not in his own hands.

This was certainly not Shenhe's way of thinking; he even felt a sense of disgust towards such ideas.

But his followers were all from the very bottom of society, and almost everyone who had suffered injustice harbored resentment towards the righteous law.

More or less.

I clearly hate double standards, so why am I behaving this way now?

Shenhe began to think about this matter.

However, the result he got was very skewed.

Alas, my mind is still too weak; I become arrogant and complacent as soon as I gain a little power.

Shenhe's nature is like this; just as before he gained much divine power, he is a responsible, self-reflective, and humble good person.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so popular with his subordinates.

But for a god whose understanding is incomplete, this is by no means a good thing.

If it were someone who habitually shirks responsibility, they would have already blamed everything on Power.

And he soon realized that this thing was eroding his will.

Shenhe, however, was looking for his own problems.

This may seem noble, but in essence, it is using the pitiful brainwaves of humans to fight against the magnificent divine power offered by countless believers.

Moreover, the divine power is constantly increasing.

The ascetic factory, the football match, the danas, and all sorts of other ascetic practices for the lower classes are constantly weighing down the balance.

Oh, and those monk soldiers also worship the divine beings, who also covet the power of the Shen River with their Buddhist light.

Of course, this erosion is nothing compared to the horrors suffered by the Shenhe believers.

Even the entity behind it has begun to regret it.

Good heavens, does this idiot accept all believers indiscriminately?

The power of faith that I have been consuming has become so distorted.

No, take it away, take it away, I don't want it!

Don't come any closer!

Only Shenhe was unaware of it.

The better one's nature, the more likely they are to blame themselves for problems, and the more naive they are to act.

For example, saving others.

It's as if doing good deeds can help one maintain their individuality and become a refreshing stream.

He firmly believed in this, and, in brief moments of lucidity, put it into practice.

"Suriye, the wealth of Dana does not belong to you. In this trial, what you should gain is the power of asceticism, not worldly riches."

Stopping Surya's pursuit of his subordinates was simple.

He had become fascinated by the power of asceticism.

It seems that Sulier was extremely satisfied with resolving his unspeakable problem last time.

However, Shenhe decided to make amends for taking those jewels.

After all, he had taken away the wealth that was already in someone else's hands, so he couldn't just brush it off with a single sentence.

He decided to give Surrey a chance to cooperate with him.

If this ability to revive its former glory is used properly, it should garner a lot of support from the nobility.

Well, that means a lot of hard work and dedication.

Although the believers of Shenhe are generally from the lower classes, the main source of their ascetic power is indeed the ascetic factory of Surya.

The believers gained through porridge distribution were not very effective.

Aside from a brief period of asceticism when they are starving and ask the heavens to steal them steamed buns, they have absolutely nothing to do with faith at other times.

These people can't even maintain a stable pilgrimage; they can only light up their own lingams.

Those few bits of hard-earned power might seem precious in the early stages.

But in retrospect, it's not something to be cherished.

Shenhe is correct.

From a purely divine perspective, believers who do not practice according to the needs of the divine are simply a liability.

Not only will it not provide much power, it will also pollute the character of the deity, making it difficult to satisfy those believers who earnestly support them.

So you see, some gods frequently send out great floods, mostly because their believers are too bad and too difficult to reform, so they simply kill them off and start anew.

Ok……

In modern terms, when you first start out, you accept all kinds of customers. Once you have a lot of fans, you need to refine your customer base.

They are essentially the same.

If a deity wants to maintain its true nature, it must keep a close eye on its believers, ensure the stability of their character, and provide them with only similar beliefs.

This is why many gods have distinct personalities, limited abilities, and are very picky about their believers.

Because it had to be this way.

Of course, there are also chaotic ones, such as Shenhe, who accepts everything, and there are quite a few who even specialize in absorbing madmen.

After all, with no other gods competing for the market, it's easy for them to grow and expand.

In conclusion, if Shenhe knew all this now, the most rational thing to do would be to create strict rules, shape the minds of believers, and restrain their behavior.

And they killed all the believers who did not practice asceticism.

Low pay, lots of trouble, stay away from me.

Of course, given his personality, even if he truly understood the rules of the gods, he probably wouldn't have done such a thing.

God can turn against humanity, but Shenhe River cannot.

He is a person.

Even though Shenhe is now essentially chaotic, he occasionally comes to his senses and tries to make up for the impact he has caused.

The same principle applies to saving Dana and Haiti, and now it applies to saving the soldiers.

He probably won't ruthlessly kill those who corrupt his followers; he'll just create some rules to educate and restrain them.

Even after dealing with the Buddha's light, they would relinquish their power and ask them to stop their arduous cultivation.

This is what Shenhe truly knows how to do.

Just like now, having taken Surya's property, he has chosen to compensate in another way.

"Suriyah, because of your dedication to the faith, you are about to experience a very important turning point in your life."

Shenhe was tricked into this.

Giving instructions to Surya is very simple; it only takes a word.

But to keep him motivated, you have to connect things to his core needs.

Surrey wanted to make something of himself and wanted to go home.

Without a doubt, with his power combined with Surya's authority, even worthless things could be hyped up, let alone the true miracle of bringing something back to life.

Moreover, constantly stealing from believers is not a good thing.

There's no reason for a god to be preoccupied with the meager earnings of believers all day long.

Of course, it's impossible to solve everything with blessings, as this is a limited resource.

We still need to establish our own management system and try our best to use real resources to meet the needs of believers and obtain the power for asceticism.

Alternatively, a system could be established that allows one to exchange a small amount of ascetic effort for a large amount of money, and then use that money to motivate believers to practice asceticism, thus reversing the clock's direction.

……and many more.

This thought startled even Shenhe himself.

When did I start to think that I could even use money to induce believers to suffer?

And speaking of which...

Why did I feel so at ease stealing from believers before?

Shenhe finally realized the key point.

What's most terrifying is his natural, unyielding, and self-assured attitude, rather than the inappropriateness of his behavior itself!

My mental state is very wrong!

"Bless me, and tell me the reason behind this."

Upon realizing this, Shenhe immediately sought verification from the blessing system.

Then, he paused for a moment.

This action was so natural.

Without realizing it, he had gotten used to seeing blessings as the best solution.

Although it is indeed the most efficient and versatile, it also comes at a price.

Even if a small cake is conjured up through the power of asceticism, it still contains the suffering of the believer.

Shenhe hesitated for a long time before responding with a trembling voice and a hint of helplessness.

With that familiar phrase "As you wish," the underlying logic of believers' reverse influence on the gods was finally revealed to Shenhe!