Zongman: I'm working hard to develop my daily life in the time-travel series

As they spoke, they both turned to look at Shi Yu on the other side of the room.

At this moment, he was lying comfortably on Shizuku's firm thighs, enjoying a rare lap pillow.

Kaori and Tsukishima gently helped Tokiyu relax his muscles.

Several high elves who were working as part-time maids were standing next to them, looking at Shi Yu with longing expressions.

To say that someone is licentious and unrestrained is an insult to the word "licentiousness".

Aqua glanced at Shi Yu with a hint of trepidation.

"No matter what, I could never become like that. In short, I am a rich man now, and I don't need to work as hard as those unemployed adventurers."

At that moment, the lich Wiz timidly pushed open the door and walked in, moving to Shi Yu's side.

"Um... this... Lord Shiyu, I think I've spent all the money you gave me, could you...〃々…"

Aqua: "...???"

Wiz: A lich, one of the Demon King's officers, only responsible for maintaining the barrier. As the owner of a magic item shop in Axel City, Wiz is an impoverished shopkeeper with an incredible aura that makes him poorer the more he works!

Even the business genius and devilish Duke Barnier couldn't save this eccentric shop owner who was obsessed with running his business.

When he was serving in the Demon King's castle, he often took away the castle's military funds and treasures without permission, claiming that he was practicing opening a shop and then selling them off without authorization, which once caused the Demon King to lose money and cry out in despair.

Shi Yu smiled crookedly.

You think you can be rich in front of Wiz, the poorest magic shop owner? Pshaw! No way!

Aqua's expression shifted from blankness to despair to resentment.

She screamed:

"Aaaaah! You damned lich writhing in the underground pipes, I'm going to kill you!! Waaaaah!!"

Wiz: "Ah! No, Aqua-sama! I feel so hot! I'm becoming invisible! I'm going to disappear! Ahhh!"

Boom~!

Shi Yu, beaming with satisfaction, carried the unconscious Aqua and waved to Megumin and the others:

"Let's go, let's strike while the iron is hot, let's go out and have some fun... um, let's go on an adventure."

Everyone blinked twice, and looking at Aqua with a bump on her head, they suddenly felt a little sorry for the goddess.

The group arrived at the village entrance,

Several little black creatures were already waiting there, along with Anri from Carne Village.

The main reason for bringing her along this time was to guide them, because Shi Yu didn't know which direction the world where Ainz Ooal Gown was located was in.

Shi Yu vaguely sensed that the Death Forest he was in seemed to be the center of this crossover anime world.

It seems to connect the most remote villages in various other worlds.

Axel in the world of Konosuba, Carne Village in the world of Ainz Ooal Gown, and Arifureta: From Commonplace to Commonplace are all unfamiliar places, but they are also very remote.

So sometimes, if Shi Yu goes in the wrong direction by even a tiny bit, he might end up in a completely different world. That's why Shi Yu asks An Li, who is completely helpless, to help him lead the way.

The black-clad men first led everyone to the edge of the forest where Anli had been captured.

Then, guided by Anli, the group arrived at the ruins of a village.

This place has been completely destroyed by the kingdom's cavalry, and the corpses of all the villagers are left to rot in the wilderness like garbage.

Upon seeing such a tragic scene, Anli immediately covered her eyes and burst into tears.

Aqua also shook her head and said:

"He's been dead for too long; his soul should have been reincarnated by now."

If Shi Yu were around, he should be able to guide them to the Celestial Realm where Eris resides, so that they could at least live in a peaceful world in their next life.

Kaori and Shizuku stood behind Tokiyu, looking frightened, unable to bear watching.

This was the second time they had witnessed such a cruel scene since transmigrating from the world of ordinary professions, and they were still unable to adapt.

The first time was the mass death of my classmates...

"Alright, this damn world is just like this. Let's dig a hole and bury them."

In Shi Yu's hometown in his previous life, there was a saying that one should be buried in the ground for peace.

"Create·Earth!"

Shi Yu placed his hand on the ground, and a surge of magic power filled the entire village.

In an instant, the ground of the entire village surged up, and the burnt-down village ruins and corpses were all buried under the soil.

"Refining!"

With Shi Yu's low shout, the entire village was churned up, the land quickly solidified, and transformed into a giant tombstone.

Do you have any names that need to be engraved?

Shi Yu turned to look at An Li. This was the village where she lived, and there were probably some familiar people she wanted to be remembered.

An Li stared at Shi Yu and the huge tombstone in disbelief.

She knelt down before Shi Yu, deeply moved, and thanked him profusely.

"Thank you, Lord Shi Yu!"

In this fantastical medieval Western world, the status of commoners was only slightly higher than that of some slaves. When these commoners died, no one would claim their bodies, let alone carve tombstones for them.

Small villages like theirs, located on the edge of the kingdom, are essentially just outposts before the kingdom (or Zhao) goes to war.

Not only are they on the front lines of attacks during wartime, but they also lack the strength to resist monster invasions in peacetime, and no one cares even if they all die.

All they could hope for was a savior descending from the heavens—a vague and unrealistic concept—and that was essentially just a hope; such a savior never actually appeared.

Shi Yu's actions have moved An Li beyond words.

Even though it was just something Shi Yu did on a whim, at this moment, Shi Yu was no less than a god in An Li's heart.

Just as Shi Yu finished engraving the names of all the villagers in Kahn Village for An Li, a long-lost voice rang out again:

[Congratulations, host, on arriving in the territory of "Overlord". Current mission: Establish a divine kingdom. Reward: Skill: Power of Faith]

[Power of Faith: A faith-based skill, a world-class faith magic above transcendental magic. It modifies the will of living beings through the power of faith; the more believers there are, and the stronger their faith, the stronger the skill becomes.]

Chapter 72 System Rewards, World-Class Faith Skill

Kingdom of God?

Shi Yu's face darkened. What kind of lousy mission was this?

They find it too troublesome to even establish a village, let alone a country.

Shi Yu's intuition was that this sudden system task seemed unexpected, yet also reasonable.

Because Ainz Ooal Gown in Overlord seems to be one of the few isekai (another world) characters who establishes a country.

The conflicts in the Overlord world are mainly wars between kingdoms.

As for the rewards

World-class faith skill, the power of faith.

According to the system description, this should be a skill on the same level as world-class items that cannot be created in the Overlord world.

However, its function is...

Shi Yu raised an eyebrow. Without a doubt, this was a reward made for Ainz Ooal Gown.

The reason Ainz Ooal Gown is so powerful is not because he is the strongest, but because the power he possesses is the strongest.

The guardians created throughout the Great Tomb of Nazarick, as well as the guild monsters, are the true cheat codes of Ainz Ooal Gown.

If I possessed this so-called power of faith, I would most likely be able to turn many of the guardians of the Great Tomb of Nazarick against me.

Without the Guardians, Ainz Ooal Gown is at best just a top-tier player.

In the world of Overlord, this type of transmigrator player is not uncommon. The six gods, the eight grease kings, and the thirteen heroes all seem to be players of the game that Ainz Ooal Gown stopped playing.

Shi Yu scratched his head and sighed:

"Is this an attempt to take over Ainz's territory?"

Although I am not afraid at this moment, I do not seem to have much interest in it.

A divine kingdom should be a theocratic state similar to the divine right of kings.

The human side in "Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest" seems to be all from this kind of country.

I wonder if conquering their country and converting them to a different religion would count.

However, Shi Yu felt that it was unlikely to be completed.

After all, that place no longer belongs to the Overlord's territory.

Moreover, to spread faith, one needs a doctrine that controls people's minds; to put it bluntly, it's about brainwashing the people.

Otherwise, even if one were to rule the country, no so-called believers would emerge.

The stronger the faith, the greater its power...

Shi Yu rolled his eyes and couldn't help but complain:

"If that's the case, wouldn't Aqua's Axis Cult be the most powerful cult?"

Those (cjfd) group of fanatical believers almost drove the Demon King's army officers insane.

and many more……

Shi Yu felt that he had inadvertently touched on something strange.

He turned to look at his useless goddess.

At that moment, she was solemnly praying for the tombstone.

It seems...it appears...it seems...in a sense, Aqua is like her own summoned creature! And permanently bound to it at that!

A strange thought suddenly popped into Shi Yu's mind.

Or... how about spreading the Axis religion in the Overlord world?

Once this strange idea popped into Shi Yu's mind, it became unstoppable.

When I watched anime in my past life, the Axis cult, with its cult-like followers and its self-destructive, Ah Q-like mentality, seemed quite suitable for this war-torn world...

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It seems good... and quite exciting!

Although it's a bit bizarre, it should still be considered a divine realm...

And most importantly, their useless goddess's power comes from her believers.

If you have more followers and become stronger, wouldn't that be beneficial to you too?

The existing Axis cult members might also be blamed for the limitations of their faith power skills!

Thinking of this, Shi Yu could no longer suppress his desire to spread his faith.

He sent Anri back to the village after the mourning was over, and then hurriedly called Aqua and the others to continue their journey into the Kingdom of Riestie.

Karn Village is located at the border between the Kingdom and the Bahars Empire, so conflicts often occur in the nearby plains of Yelantil.

Ainz Ooal Gown seems to have fought the Blood Emperor so badly that the kingdom was crying out for its mother, and in the end, the kingdom was destroyed.

So it wouldn't be unreasonable for me to take over this kingdom that's about to be destroyed and establish a theocratic state, would it?

……

The group traveled along the main road, intending to reach Yelantil, the city fortress closest to the border.

Shi Yu remembered that there seemed to be an adventurer's guild there, similar to that of Axel City, which would be of great help in quickly obtaining specific information about the Overlord world.

After all, what is shown in the anime is only a small, censored portion of the information.

Just like the life-threatening crisis Shi Yu encountered when he bravely ventured into the underground abyss,

In the anime, Hajime Nagumo reached 50 floors in just one scene, but Tokiyu died on the third floor.

While the blame can be shifted to Aqua and Megumin, this is enough to show that we still need to be more careful where necessary.