Chapter 141: The Hall of Valor

In other words, Gloria was putting on a show!

What? Is she actually using the same tactics as me?

Although Sterl internally complained, he also knew that, unlike his simple love for showing off, Gloria's approach was probably very common among the deities. Because as long as they were gods, there was a need to absorb the power of faith. Shortly after ascending to godhood, Sterl had already known that the power of faith could be refined into Divine Power.

For most gods, this was the primary source of accumulating Divine Power. Hence, they needed to rule territories and educate the masses, all to absorb faith power.

And how to efficiently absorb faith power? Naturally, it required displaying divine majesty and grandeur through various actions!

Unfortunately, refining faith power required "divine consciousness." something Sterl couldn't convert even after becoming a god.

Sterl's mind wandered, but his movements suddenly froze.

At this moment, the goddess, with a gentle smile, walked among the players. Coincidentally, she stopped right next to Faye and "David."

On Faye's side, Felicia, who had been cursing incessantly in her mind, suddenly went silent... and fell into a state of withdrawal.

She didn't dare move, absolutely didn't dare!

From her perspective, if Gloria saw her, she'd surely be killed on the spot.

Meanwhile, "David" wore an odd expression.

The goddess was kind, but she was standing a bit too close.

Sterl now found himself face-to-face with the extraordinarily beautiful and captivating goddess—Gloria.

She spoke, "Players, thank you for your contributions to the Alliance."

But Sterl's main body was pressing Rayna against the floor-to-ceiling window in his room. Her ample chest was pressed and deformed against the glass as Sterl violently thrust into her...

At the same time, Rayna's subtle fragrance and Gloria's similar aura filled Sterl's senses.

It made him momentarily dazed.

He couldn't tell whether he was thrusting into Rayna or... the goddess in front of him.

Thanks to the Divine Power shrouding him, Gloria couldn't detect the emotional fluctuations of Sterl's avatar.

The goddess continued to smile warmly, saying, "In addition to the Dark Moon Alliance contribution points you have earned, I am willing to recommend you to join the Hall of Valor."

The Hall of Valor? What's that?

All the players were confused, but that didn't stop them from showing excitement!

After all, any place that required the goddess's recommendation to enter must be extraordinary!

Only Felicia, in Faye's mind, looked shocked but still kept her head down, not daring to show any soul fluctuations...

"Thank you, Goddess!"

"We pledge our lives in your service!"

"Your grace is unforgettable."

The players clamored, many even kneeling on one knee to show their respect.

Gloria, with a gentle smile on her face, was actually unfazed inside.

Faye nodded in confusion, hearing only—

"Blah blah... stay with David... blah blah."

"Yes, ancestor!" Faye replied.

Felicia looked pleased.

As for Sterl, he was also pleasantly surprised. The Power of the Moon inherently had divination abilities.

After ascending to godhood, he had developed a certain instinct for manipulating Divine Power. It wasn't something he could actively control. Rather, it felt like muscle memory. He could clearly sense that Gloria's mention of the Hall of Valor was filled with genuine goodwill.

Of course, Sterl didn't realize that this goodwill might be directed solely at him.

All he knew was that by joining this new faction, he would have more opportunities to acquire resources!

"Mr. David, should we head out together?" Faye asked, blushing and stammering a bit. It was evident that making such an invitation was quite challenging for her.

Sterl hesitated slightly but then nodded. After changing his profession, he would have an open slot for his second primary star...

"No problem, but I still have some things to take care of. How about we set a time?"

Faye thought for a moment, seeing the other players eagerly preparing to head to the Hall of Valor. Feeling the time was tight, she hesitated and then suggested, "One week later?"

"Alright! One week later, we'll meet in the capital of the Divine Mountain Empire." Sterl agreed. The Divine Mountain Empire had a close relationship with the Earthlings, and there was a teleportation array leading directly to the capital in their advanced base.

As he said this, he suddenly remembered that he had neglected the task of acquiring an A-grade arcane skill for the Divine Mountain Empire, having been entirely focused on the Waters of the Netherworld.

Sterl felt a bit regretful. He had missed out on another reward!

However, looking at his task panel, he realized that his remaining main and hidden quests involving the Divine Mountain Empire would likely take some time to progress. The tasks were primarily centered around a future struggle for the throne.

Sterl figured he could first go to the Hall of Valor and, with his enhanced strength, quickly complete his main and hidden quests!

While he analyzed this, the remaining 200-plus players, having built some camaraderie, began adding each other as friends.

They were all top-tier players who had survived dire situations, with legendary status. In the future, they were sure to soar to great heights, and forming connections now could create a loose yet powerful alliance.

Faye initially wanted to stay out of it, but the roaring voice of her ancestor in her mind forced her to add friends.

As a clone, Sterl didn't have this functionality. After bidding farewell to Faye, he used Bloody Rush to leave. He then found a spot to dissolve his clone, and a beam of milky white light flew towards the direction of the Divine Mountain Empire...

...

Meanwhile, back at Sterl's main body.

In the bedroom, among the three entangled figures, two beautiful girls were sound asleep. Sterl suddenly opened his eyes and immediately teleported outside the room.

He first made a trip to the base. This time, upon returning, he finally completed the [Flame Trick] task he had received when his golden finger first awakened.

Boom!!

Flames radiated starlight, burning brightly!

Sterl smiled at the NPC, "How do you like it?"

For the "teacher" who had given him his first big break, Sterl remained courteous.

Without magical skills, he couldn't have allocated points to develop area-of-effect skills to farm monsters back then!