Chapter 1738: Public Opinion Matters.

Chapter 1738: Public Opinion Matters.



Legion followed after her to make sure everything went well. Despite how nonchalant they appear to be about the mission they gave her, they have a lot riding on being able to create a temple and how it is created.

A shrine is a personal dedication to a god. It is a symbol of the devotion of a single person or group to a god. Every local god gets one, be they evil or kind gods. But a temple signifies public recognition. Only righteous gods can have a temple.

A temple is oftentimes viewed as a public place of worship, but it is more significant than that. A temple implies that the believers of a god can come together to worship in public and don't have to hide. It means that the god is accepted as orthodox by the public. So a public temple is the divide between a religion and a cult.

It doesn't matter if the god is evil or kind; as long as they are publicly accepted, their religion becomes righteous, and if they are not accepted, they become a cult. So the morality of the god doesn't matter in establishing a religion. Public acceptance is the most important for it. The best way to get that orthodoxy is to have the recommendation of those in power or representatives of the people. Hence why the Shaman is going to see the tribal chief.

A lot is hanging on the chief's word. Whatever he says will determine if the second step of the main quest will be easy for Legion or will be difficult.

But they are not worried too much. They are gods, and these people are mortals. They have too many means at hand to fail. It might be difficult, but they are confident that they will eventually succeed.

Legion-4 sneered and said, "This is why gods are so pitiful. They have to rely on the opinion and acceptance of mortals. They can lose most of their strength if they are neglected by mortals. What a pitiful existence."

Legion-9 added, "Fortunately, mortals are stupid and easy to fool. In fact, they want to rely on someone powerful to care for them. So the gods are filling a demand not creating one."

Legion-1 shook his head and said, "Weakness is a sin."

"Agreed," said the rest.

They bypassed houses made of wood and stones along the way to the chief. The orcs had just woken up and were going about their day, so the streets were busy. But everyone made way for the Shaman and her acolyte. They also couldn't help but take second glances at her when they saw how full of energy and spry she was.

FAITH: None

CLASS: None

TIER: 0

LEVEL: 47

HP: 21/100

CONSTITUTION: 10

STRENGTH: 10

VITALITY: 9

SPEED: 9

SPIRIT: 9

STATUS: Poisoned and dying.

The chief is very powerful, but he has been poisoned. That's why part of his yellow skin is green. They can notice the signs of his imminent death too. His black eyes are reddening, and his breathing is labored and shallow.

Apparently this wasn't news to Warshaw. She didn't appear to be surprised by it. No one was.