Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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As long as he can capture one, Lu Yunhe can follow the clues and catch all the other spies one by one.

"Ye Mo, you'll cooperate with the War King!" Lu Yunhe instructed his first subordinate.

Although he doesn't need it much anymore, he doesn't intend to discard it after it's served its purpose.

After all, besides that, he also has the identity of a believer.

However, compared to the conflict between the upper and lower city districts, the involvement of deities, even a mere possibility, can cause considerable turmoil.

The world is both vast and small. The glory of the gods still shrouds the endless world, and even this remote region is not immune to its influence.

Just like in the lower city, there are also some small temples, but they are more detached and independent, and they do not participate in anything except worshipping the true God.

"True God, hehe!"

Thinking of those true gods who exist outside the world, Lu Yunhe couldn't help but chuckle to himself, wondering if he could try to poach them.

However, what he will do in the future will likely make him an enemy not only of these true gods, but even of the Abyss Demon Gods.

The task of unifying the lower city was left to Zhan Wang and Ye Mo to handle.

As the master of the power, you only need to solve the most critical problems.

Following the memories in the minds of the five guardians, Lu Yunhe also found their contact in the lower city. One by one, they were completely unable to resist his hypnotic illusion and confessed everything they could.

Although some key spies had set up restrictions from the Upper City in their minds, Lu Yunhe still managed to bypass the defenses and penetrate deep into their minds.

Currently, only he can do this kind of thing. People like Zhan Wang are fine for fighting, but they are far from being able to do this kind of delicate work.

Moreover, with the help of hypnotic illusions, they can effectively control these people, keeping them in the upper city and buying time for the War King and his men.

It did buy time for Zhan Wang and the others. For Lu Yunhe, after his memories were awakened, as long as he wasn't directly blocked at the door by a true god, escaping wouldn't be a big problem.

Unless he courts death, there aren't many things on this continent that can threaten him.

But it's different for Zhan Wang and the others. Lu Yunhe isn't their babysitter. If he dies, he dies. No one will pity him.

Seemingly due to the absolute dominance of the Upper City, most of the spies Lu Yunhe found were low-level professionals, with very few even at the Bronze level.

After all, in the history of the Lower City, although some people have tried to rebel against the Upper City, they have not even been able to get past the War King, so there is really no need to invest too much energy.

Besides that, there is only one Silver-level professional who is responsible for intelligence work between the lower city and the upper city.

Working together with the War King, one in the open and one in the shadows, they effectively gave the upper city absolute control over the lower city.

However, unlike the openly known War Kings, these Silver-level professionals who are responsible for gathering intelligence in the shadows, especially in the lower city, are of average strength, barely reaching the Silver level, and have little potential.

With extremely poor mental fortitude, he was immediately controlled by Lu Yunhe's illusion magic.

"Now, the Upper District has also lost full control over the Lower District."

Looking at the captured leader, Lu Yunhe thought that as long as the source was controlled, unless the Upper District decided to send people to investigate the Lower District again, there wouldn't be any major problems.

Lu Yunhe then assigned him to Zhan Wang to assist him in conquering the entire lower city as soon as possible.

As for Lu Yunhe, he spent some time creating some low-level extraordinary secret techniques.

The biggest obstacle for these professionals in the lower city is not the path to becoming a professional; on the contrary, the upper city has even consciously relaxed these restrictions.

After all, to survive in the lower city and to gain sufficient benefits from the abyssal rifts, one must at least be a professional.

The productivity that a professional can bring far exceeds that of a vast number of ordinary people.

That's why so many people are willing to come to the Lower City District one after another, just to fight hard and become someone of high status.

However, even if they become professionals, they still have to endure severe exploitation by the upper class.

The biggest restriction that the upper city places on the lower city is the various skills and secret techniques associated with professionals—things related to strength.

While realm of cultivation is fundamental, combat strength is the force that determines life and death.

A Black Iron-level professional from the Upper City could easily take on ten Black Iron-level professionals from the Lower City; their combat strength is on completely different levels.

Lu Yunhe naturally had to make up for this deficiency for the professionals in the lower city.

Although he hadn't been involved in the professional path for long, with the materials provided by the War King, Lu Yunhe could create a massive amount of low-level secret techniques in no time, and they could be adapted to the vast majority of professions.

When it comes to combat, it's nothing more than matters of spirit, energy, skill, and burst damage.

It doesn't need to create a complete career system for everyone; it's just a basic, general type, something that people in the lower city can't even imagine in their entire lives.

"Thank you Master for the reward!"

As the War King looked at the many secret techniques his master had given him, he was immediately excited. Many of them were even stronger than the secret techniques passed down in his family.

Being in a good position, the War King, as the person in charge of the entire lower city, was naturally able to view these secret techniques unconditionally, thus enriching his own knowledge.

As for other professionals in the lower city, they need to meet various conditions to obtain the corresponding access to view secret techniques, in order to integrate these professionals into the faction's system.

For people in the lower city area, they are not afraid of difficulties and dangers, but they are afraid of not having opportunities.

Their loyalty is not needed; they just need to be incorporated into the operation of the power in a reasonable way.

Faced with the open professional path, no one in the lower city would refuse.

Then there's the long-term habit and trust, which prevents them from easily switching sides even when faced with the temptation of higher prices.

Based on the knowledge his master gave him, if the people of the upper city try to tempt the professionals of the lower city with what they have, the price they will have to pay will be enormous.

"Please rest assured, Master, the Zodiac will definitely take good care of the entire lower city for you," the War King said respectfully.

"I'll leave it to you." Lu Yunhe waved his hand, thinking that such details could be left to his subordinates.

If he can't even handle this small thing, he'd like to quit.

Less than half a month after his awakening, Lu Yunhe had built a basic foundation for himself in this world and started to gain a foothold.

"There's also the issue of faith!"

After dismissing the War King, Lu Yunhe fell into deep thought.

Although he had a base of supporters, he couldn't directly spread his faith because of the gods.

Unlike the Upper City, these temple forces are truly capable of defeating the weak, then the strong, then the strong, and even provoking the true gods to personally intervene.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, or if the temples are fighting each other, basically no one dares to attack a temple.

People who dedicate themselves entirely to the divine will not make excuses when their faith is compromised; instead, they will relentlessly pursue the matter, even in the smallest details.

While the world is vast, the number of true gods is even greater, and therefore, the act of stealing faith is deeply abhorred.

If someone possessed the strength of a demigod, or even just a legendary figure, Lu Yunhe wouldn't need to be so wary.

In the lower city, there are only three temples, each belonging to a different true god: the God of Holy Light, the God of War, and the God of Water.

Lost in thought, Lu Yunhe left the residence arranged for him by the War King and arrived at the famous Holy Light Temple in the lower city.

Unlike the other two temples, the Temple of Holy Light has an excellent reputation in the lower city because it is genuinely dedicated to its work and often provides medical treatment to the people of the lower city at low prices or even for free.

As for food, given the resources of the main continent, there's no risk of starving. The lower city is chaotic, but basic survival supplies are still plentiful.

As soon as Lu Yunhe approached, he saw the priests of the Temple of Holy Light giving alms, each radiating a power of light that cleansed the bodies and souls of the people present.

The Temple of Holy Light is renowned not only in the lower city but also throughout the entire main continent.

Practicing the path of light and holy light, not to mention the deity, the entire professional path and even the faith path are absolutely positive.

The influence of people and power is mutual. Influenced by the source of power, those who cultivate the path of this profession have an average level of justice that far surpasses that of other professions.

Furthermore, they possess exceptional physical healing and spiritual cleansing abilities, ensuring that practitioners of the Holy Light lineage are warmly welcomed by locals wherever they go.

The reason we don't mention temples is because some Holy Light practitioners don't worship the God of Holy Light, but simply believe in the Holy Light itself, which is the primordial path.

"The people from the temple are better than I imagined!" Lu Yunhe was somewhat surprised as he watched the priests' actions.

His imagination was somewhat different, seemingly because the gods truly existed, and even his own understanding of his professional path was genuinely reflected in his actions. These pastors were truly sincere in helping others and practicing their ideals.

Unlike some people who talk about morality and faith but are only interested in business.

Chapter 804 Abyss Rift

"The Lord of Holy Light, isn't that the one who actively attacked me back then?"

Lu Yunhe recalled the scene when he first arrived in this world; the one who rushed to the front and was so eager to kill him seemed to be the Lord of Holy Light.

Of course, as an extraterrestrial demon, he is indeed someone that everyone in this world should kill, so it doesn't really reflect any problem.

However, for Lu Yunhe, this matter naturally had to be firmly written down in his little notebook.

They've been called extraterrestrial demons, and have even been besieged by the gods. If they don't do something, it seems they wouldn't live up to that title.

"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?" A soft voice sounded in his ear, bringing Lu Yunhe back to his senses from his deep thoughts.

The priestess looked at him with a loving expression, giving off a motherly feeling. She radiated an unparalleled radiance and approachability, and with her holy white robes, she truly lived up to her reputation as a professional who could rival a succubus.

“I once received help from the God of Holy Light, so when I saw the Temple of Holy Light, I couldn’t help but stop and pause,” Lu Yunhe said with a smile.

"It seems you are destined to meet my God." The pastor's eyes lit up, and she became enthusiastic again.

As for the so-called help from the God of Holy Light, within the priest's understanding, it was indeed the temple that provided assistance.

However, the purpose of the temple is naturally to help the true god spread the faith, so whatever it does is done in the name of the true god.

Therefore, those who receive help should give thanks, and naturally, they should also give thanks to the true God.

The reason the priestess was so enthusiastic was not only because of the mysterious and handsome man in front of her, but also because he was a professional, and a bronze-level one at that.

Professionals are also influenced by the original path, and the original aura emitted by each level is also very obvious.

Unless someone deliberately hides it, other professionals can easily sense it.

Lu Yunhe had no intention of deliberately hiding his Bronze-level profession, but in the Lower City, he was second only to the top Silver-level professionals.

Whether it's bringing them into the temple or befriending them, it's no small matter for a temple in such a small place.

The Patriarch of the Temple of Holy Light in the Lower City is only Bronze in terms of class level.

Out of the awe of the true god, although no one dared to directly attack the temple, those with a professional mindset could not expect to actively cooperate with them. Not secretly hindering them was already doing their utmost.

Even professionals are unique individuals, and no professional would willingly and wholeheartedly believe in a true god unless absolutely necessary.

If you lose even your sense of self, what's the point of spiritual practice?

Therefore, the priestess was naturally very happy to see a professional who had a good impression of the Temple of Holy Light.