I was a charlatan in India

Shenhe's consciousness wandered through space, carefully discerning and categorizing the ascetic power transmitted back by believers.

Providing medical care to ascetics does indeed have a positive effect.

Although it reduces the amount of ascetic energy transmitted back, it also reduces the amount of resentment in the emotions transmitted back.

Of course, extremism still exists.

Moreover, it seems that a kind of distorted fanaticism and pride has been added to this.

The direct consequence was that it fueled Shenhe's desire to torment them even more.

If I hadn't been aware of the problem with divinity and had forced myself to remain rational, I probably would already be serving as the Minister of Justice, ruthlessly oppressing every believer.

Even now, he has unconsciously begun to think about how to maintain his fervent dedication to asceticism in the long term.

Shenhe could only repeatedly dismiss these thoughts, preventing himself from thinking too deeply.

Even if his divinity were to truly awaken, he would still have to redesign these things from scratch.

The newly emerging position of doctor, although it does not transmit much of the power of asceticism, is still influencing divinity.

However, contrary to Shenhe's expectations, these people, although doing medical work, were cursing and grumbling in their hearts, and had no hope at all.

"Damn it, now we've been reduced to serving Dalit, who's mentally challenged."

Even if some medical professionals are Dalits themselves, they still look down on their fellow human beings.

They muttered things like "we might as well go kick durians," but they didn't dare to go, only complaining about the current situation and low wages.

Hmm... it seems we still need to give them some opportunities for advancement.

As a result, medical staff received new uniforms.

Newcomers to the industry don't have anything on their hats.

If he successfully becomes a permanent employee, he will have an extra bar on his hat.

At this point, he will be qualified to educate new employees and fully experience the sense of superiority of being a senior employee.

Above the regular employee level is naturally the team leader.

Naturally, another bar was added to the hat.

When things aren't busy, the team leader can take time off work to direct their subordinates and has the opportunity to be bossy.

Above the team leader is the supervisor...

In short, the more leverage you have, the higher your status.

Similarly, you can ruthlessly bully those who are less powerful than you. Giving them a friendly attitude is a sign of good manners, while not giving them a friendly attitude...

Of course, it's also unacceptable for a leader to be completely inhumane.

If your subordinates are too resentful and don't work properly, then you'll be removed from the job.

In short, they give you power, but not lasting power.

At the same time, you use your power to make empty promises to those below you.

Let them think about replacing you all day long, so that at least they can be on equal footing with you, instead of endless complaining and defiling divinity.

This was very effective; with something to look forward to, the divine nature changed almost immediately.

People only make demands on the gods when they have nowhere else to go or nowhere else to retreat.

If we can let them waste their lives in mediocrity, then the pollution of divinity can be greatly reduced.

This modern management system is essentially a caste system, only it's more in line with the acceptance standards of modern people like Shenhe.

In addition, there are indeed a few special cases among believers.

First is Arti.

The divinity she fed back was extremely unique; it had almost no impact on her personality and could even play a stabilizing role to some extent.

Because Arti did not have any expectations of the gods like other believers.

To her, Brother Datian was just family.

She always hoped that things could stay the way they are.

If there were a large number of such believers, perhaps a virtuous cycle could be formed.

Then there's Mina, whose negative impact on divinity is also minimal.

Although this woman wanted everything, she also accepted everything arranged by the gods.

If there are a large number of believers like Mina, the divinity of Shenhe will tend to satisfy them, and may even gradually evolve into indulging them.

Well... that's certainly not a good thing either.

Believers are, after all, human beings, and human nature is ultimately unfulfilled.

As for the aversion to Mina, as mentioned before, it largely stems from Shenhe's modern understanding and has little to do with divinity.

God will become what believers want; this is the underlying logic of the power of faith.

And Dana, who wasn't exactly a good person, responded with an unexpectedly magnanimous divine response.

Now, he has no desires, only wishing to take the wealth bestowed by the gods and his horse to see a wider world.

Of course, if it were Dana, the businessman struggling in the business world, the response would probably be quite different.

Interestingly, although Dana has a new body, as long as the old body has not completely decayed, it can still provide a continuous source of power for ascetic practice.

This is natural; Shenhe merely granted Dana a new body, but did not remove the curse of the righteous law from him.

...So now, in the ice cellar, lie the corpses of two Danas.

This is strange.

Shenhe felt like a perverted ice fetishist, especially since he was collecting male corpses.

Oh, by the way, his horse...

That horse is constantly polluting divinity.

It keeps sending back thoughts like "Wuhu, your Brother Ma is awesome!" and "The god I believe in is definitely the best in the world," constantly challenging the self-perception of divinity.

Although some believers may think this way, the difference is that Haiti's belief comes from the heart and is completely different from those acquired thoughts.

Shenhe could suppress his impulses with reason, but Haiti's desire to respond was impossible to suppress.

It makes divinity both unrestrained and confident.

Apart from that, only the Black Doctor and Sulier are somewhat special.

The black doctor is now truly devoted to doing good.

He felt it was good to be a good person. Except for the occasional guilt he felt for past mistakes, at least he wouldn't live in fear or live in anonymity.

But every now and then, he would feel a slight sense of disorientation.

It's as if I haven't lived the past few decades, like a child who has entered old age right after birth.

Surya...

This guy is completely heartless.

He undoubtedly respected the heavens and was quite devout in nature, but he had a nonchalant attitude towards everything.

As the young master of the powerful Kshatriya, he naturally hadn't suffered any grievances, so he was naturally considered to be among the less polluted group.

Yes, and then there's myself.

That version of myself, two thousand years in the future, is also influencing divinity.

In any case, before his death, there was a trace of "Shenhe" in his divinity.

Of course, in front of the dense crowd of believers, his ego was like a drop of water, ready to be completely swallowed up at any moment.

If divinity is likened to a lost ship, then these believers are the lighthouse on the Shen River.

Under Shenhe's instructions, Surya's orders were spread one after another.

From then on, taxes in Varanasi were fixed, Kshatriyas and warrior monks were no longer allowed to extort money, and trade routes were prohibited from being embezzled...

However, almost no one believed it.

In this family that survives, who doesn't know Surya's character?

Most likely, they're just trying to fool us into thinking the full moon festival is going to fizzle out, so they're issuing a few notices to cover up the problems, and then they'll change their minds again later.

Go to hell!

Not to mention merchants, even Brahmins dared not believe it.

Their goods are still outside the city!

Of course, it wasn't Suliye deliberately obstructing things now; the ban had long been abolished along with the new decree, but no family dared to claim those goods.

The tragic state of Dana is still vivid in my mind.

It's no exaggeration to say that their family was destroyed and their lives were ruined.

If they weren't afraid of being hunted down like Dana, the merchants would probably have already fled en masse!

As for the so-called fixed tax, that's a load of rubbish.

The promises of the Surya family are more fickle than the waters of the Ganges.

In an atmosphere of utter silence, the full moon festival of Magayue began.

Something's not right about this full moon festival.