The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend

As Han Wu was calmly observing his locusts, a fervent prayer from Divine Hammer reached his mind.

Oh glorious God! Please forgive my foolish brother, who accidentally tossed the Sacred Object Fireball Staff into the Refinery while disassembling the ores. We never thought he would do such a foolish thing, disassembling the Fireball Staff gifted by you! Oh glorious God, please forgive his transgressions...

Han Wu’s eyes widened in shock. What are they doing? Why did they throw it into the Refinery? It’s a very valuable Sacred Object that could also be used as a weapon!

It was a waste to drop it into the Refinery. Han Wu frowned, swiftly appearing before the Refinery.

A Unique Scorching Dwarf was kneeling and trembling on the ground beside the Refinery. He was the clumsy oaf who had accidentally dropped the Fireball Staff into the Refinery. His name was Iron Hammer, Divine Hammer’s brother.

Upon witnessing Han Wu’s appearance, Iron Hammer’s head lowered even further as he begged for mercy in a trembling voice.

Han Wu smiled wryly at the sight of Iron Hammer’s remorseful groveling. He recalled how valiantly Iron Hammer had fought during the battle with the Demigod in the Demonic Civilization. Iron Hammer didn’t even blink when he was slashed by a Frogman’s blade back then, but now he was trembling like a little chick in front of Han Wu. It showed just how sincere his faith in Han Wu was.

Han Wu sighed. How could he punish such a sincere believer? He forgave Iron Hammer, carefully picked him up and gently admonished, “Just remember your mistakes and be more careful next time.”

Iron Hammer shed tears of joy, realizing that his god hadn’t punished him. In a rapid display of gratitude, he repeatedly kowtowed after Han Wu set him down, his forehead striking the ground with each bow. He had also ranked up from a Worshipper to a Zealot. Han Wu chuckled, hoping the Faith Points Iron Hammer would generate as a Zealot would cover his losses a little.

Turning to face the Refinery, he noticed that it was still chugging along. What will the Refinery do to a Sacred Object? What will the end product be? He wondered curiously.

He had once pondered over the question, but he had never found an opportunity to test it out to see what would happen. After all, Sacred Objects were very expensive, and even the cheapest Rank 1 Sacred Objects would cost him 300 Divine Points. Though Han Wu was now somewhat wealthy, he still wasn’t someone who would spend money extravagantly.

The Refinery finally stopped after ten minutes, and some items fell out through the output. After scooping them up and carefully examining them, Han Wu identified two Fire Stones alongside a peculiar golden-hued rock. He instantly analyzed the information of the unusual rock to discover its purpose.

[Source of Sacred Object: The source of all Sacred Objects. Can be used to upgrade or repair existing Sacred Objects.]

After digesting this information, Han Wu immediately thought of his incomplete Rank 2 Sacred Object: Law of Gluttony.

Could it be used to repair the Law of Gluttony?

He decided to test it out, so he took the Law of Gluttony and pressed the Source of Sacred Object against it.

A miraculous scene unfolded. The moment the Source of Sacred Object made contact with the Law of Gluttony, it transformed into shimmering golden strands which dissipated into the Law of Gluttony. A gentle shimmer of light emanated from the Law of Gluttony, and Han Wu clearly felt that it had become stronger.

He had previously used the Law of Gluttony to ascend his Common locusts into Elite Locusts after they had consumed food equivalent to 1,000 times their basal metabolic rate. However, now, the Law of Gluttony had improved ever so slightly, and his Common locusts only needed to consume food equivalent to 999 times their basal metabolic rate!

Han Wu’s eyes grew wide with surprise at the good news. As long as he could get enough Sacred Objects, he would be able to repair the Law of Gluttony. He looked forward to witnessing the effects of a completed Law of Gluttony.

I need Sacred Objects to obtain a Source of Sacred Object though. I only got one even after disassembling a high-quality Rank 1 Sacred Object, which means I need a lot more Sacred Objects if I want to repair the Law of Gluttony.

Han Wu was right. Even if he spent all his Divine Points, he still might not be able to obtain enough Sacred Objects to repair the Law of Gluttony.

Was there a way to obtain cheap Sacred Objects? Han Wu decided to find out through the marketplace. As Han Wu scrolled through the threads, he found various answers and opinions, none of which were viable, until he read something very interesting.

The person who posted the thread was a God facing an unprecedented difficulty. The God, while participating in an invasion to take down another outer civilization, damaged his God Weapon, which was also a Sacred Object, consequently decreasing his combat capabilities significantly. As a result, he was requesting help to see if anyone could repair his God Weapon.

Money wasn’t an issue as long as someone could repair his God Weapon. He would even go so far as to sell everything he had just to repair it.

Many forging experts had commented beneath his thread, asking him to give up. They noticed that the God Weapon was forged in an unknown civilization that was on the brink of collapse, whose forging methods had been lost to time. Rather than wasting resources to repair it, these experts recommended that he buy another God Weapon instead. However, the God commented that his God Weapon was very important to him and must be repaired at all cost.

A small but calculated plan began to take shape within Han Wu’s mind. Since the God Weapon was a Sacred Object, a Source of Sacred Object might be able to repair it.

He quickly commented under the thread.

“I think I can help you. Contact me if you need my help.”

Just a few minutes had passed when the person responded. “Can you really repair my God Weapon?” The God asked doubtfully.

“I can give it a go. You’ve posted the thread for so long and yet no one could help you. There’s no harm in trying once more.”

The God had no choice but to agree. “Okay, fine, but I want to say this first: I will not allow my God Weapon to leave my sight for even a second.”

Han Wu assured him that things would be fine. “I don’t need to touch your God Weapon. I have a special method that requires me to use Sacred Objects to repair yours. You can give me some Sacred Objects to try first if you trust me.”

The God hesitated for quite some time before he replied, “I’ve downloaded the Divine Civilization’s anti-scam app, so don’t even think about scamming me. Let me know what kind of Sacred Objects you need. I can give you anything below Rank 4 right now, but I will need some time to gather Sacred Objects above Rank 4 if you require them.”

Han Wu sighed and admired how rich a God was.

“I just need Rank 1 Sacred Objects.”

The God was confused and felt somewhat insulted that his God Weapon could be fixed with Rank 1 Sacred Objects. How could mere Rank 1 Sacred Objects compare to his mighty God Weapon? He however had no choice but to comply, since it was what the supposed master needed. The God took out 100 random Rank 1 Sacred Objects from his inventory and gave it to Han Wu.

Completely stunned, Han Wu hurriedly received them. Could a God really pull out so many Sacred Objects that effortlessly? They were even top-of-the-line Sacred Objects!

Should I just block him and escape? He briefly considered. He took several seconds to calm his greedy heart and abandoned all thoughts of scamming the God. He didn’t want to get flagged by the anti-scam app either.

He sighed, looking at the Sacred Objects, before tossing them into the Refinery. The Refinery whirred violently and finally spat out a variety of items from the output. Han Wu received 400 energy stones of various kinds and 109 Sources of Sacred Objects.

It should be fine if I keep 9 Sources of Sacred Objects for myself, right? Han Wu proceeded to send 100 Sources of Sacred Objects to the distraught God.

Ten minutes later, he received an excited message from the God.

“Master! No, can I call you my father? My name is Yuan Zhong. You must help me finish the repairs of my God Weapon!”

Han Wu muttered, “Yuan Zhong?[1] No wonder you are so gullible.”

He glanced at the 400 elemental energy stones and the 9 Sources of Sacred Objects that he had pocketed for himself and lied, “There’s no need to be so courteous with me. I love helping others to begin with.”

1. Yuan Zhong can also mean gullible ☜