Chapter 390: Overwhelmed by Positive Energy
Recalling his experiences during this time, Jonathan didn’t feel there was anything to be happy about. Compared to being caught up in complex political conspiracies, simply carrying out missions was more in line with his personality, not to mention that he had now found his life’s faith and was even more reluctant to get involved in matters that disgusted him.
However, the Divine Shield needed more political allies, a wider scope of operations, and more extensive support in order to proactively eliminate criminals. Therefore, Jonathan had to follow Minister Harvey’s plan and induce the envoys from the Alliance Council to bribe more high-ranking members of the Divine Shield, thus achieving their ulterior motives.
In reality, this had become a joke within the Divine Shield. Many people were betting on who would receive the most and best items. Those who lost naturally wouldn’t give the people from the Alliance Council a good look, and various forms of extortion followed one after another.
This behavior made the envoys of the Alliance Council feel that the high-ranking members of the Divine Shield were very greedy, but they were very happy and confident. They believed that it was better for them to want more than nothing at all. As long as they could achieve their goals, a little investment was nothing, because as long as they had leverage, they would eventually get it back tenfold or even a hundredfold.
As for whether they suspected this was all an act, they apologized. Judging others by themselves, the Alliance Council’s corruption was even more outrageous than the Divine Shield’s act, so it really wasn’t anything special.
Everything went smoothly according to plan, and there were dedicated personnel in charge, so Owen didn’t need to worry too much. However, his mood wasn’t good because he had been experiencing frequent personal problems recently. The most troublesome thing was that he found his desire in certain areas had decreased, and he often felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. This made him feel very awkward when facing his women.
Of course, it wasn’t that he was no longer capable at such a young age, nor was it due to the low reproductive desire of the elf bloodline, nor was it a gender change. The main reason was that even though he had made so many preparations, he still couldn’t avoid being influenced by faith.
The faith of the believers in the territory was pure. After being filtered and purified through multiple processes such as divine artifacts, the Domain, and the Golden Tree, it had almost reached the ultimate purity of faith and even crystallized, which was what all gods dreamed of.
The only problem was that, as the subject of faith, Owen still couldn’t bear it. After all, he was still a mortal. He didn’t even have divinity, let alone divine authority. It was inevitable that he would be influenced by faith and become more and more like what was described in the scriptures.
However, the compiled scriptures described him as righteous and noble, and the key was that the believers all believed it. As a result, he was influenced by faith and constantly infused with positive energy. The decline in desire in certain areas was only an initial symptom. If he didn’t find a way to solve it, he was afraid that he would gradually become a saint without any personal desires, just like the God-Emperor of the Warhammer world, where divinity outweighed humanity, and there was only universal love without personal love. Even he himself was just a tool that could be used.
If Owen were an ordinary person, he would naturally hope for such a selfless Emperor, but he couldn’t accept it if it were himself.
That wouldn’t be a person anymore, but a machine of Heavenly justice.
But now, unless Owen stopped being the object of faith, there was no solution.
Owen had a headache over this and tried to maintain his humanity from being overwhelmed by the constant influx of positive energy through external stimulation. In short, he had to enjoy a decadent life as much as possible.
Obviously, Owen needed more and greater stimulation, the kind that could make him blush and his heart race from the inside out.
This wasn’t easy. Owen wasn’t like when he had just transmigrated and was starving for anything. Now, he had seen and experienced a lot, and simple lust could no longer arouse a reaction in him, at least not a strong one, just by increasing the quantity.
Moreover, compared to lust, Owen needed more profound life experiences to improve himself and to find and solidify his own beliefs. Only in this way could he maintain his self-awareness in the face of faith and prevent it from being changed.
The question now was how to do it. In theory, becoming an adventurer and repeatedly dancing on the edge of life and death was the best and fastest way. The second was to become a tyrant or a wise ruler and constantly temper his heart and will through ruling a country or waging war, achieving a kingly ambition that surpassed all others.
Owen didn’t want to choose any of these options. His current life was so comfortable, and his territory was so safe. Why should he go looking for trouble and risk his life?
Unfortunately, he had no choice now, because problems wouldn’t simply disappear if they weren’t solved. Owen had to rack his brains to come up with a less dangerous solution.
First of all, he needed to prepare for becoming a god. Once he became a god, these problems would no longer be problems. He barely met the conditions for becoming a god, and although it was still early, he could make some preparations in advance.
Of course, things weren’t that simple. Even if he became a god, it would be the same, because Owen was the biggest problem and weakness in the entire plan.
Apart from suffering a bit when he first transmigrated, after the system was activated, it was no exaggeration to say that Owen had had a smooth journey. This had resulted in his muddling-through mentality not being completely transformed. He had even developed stomach problems and become heavily dependent on his women.
In short, he lacked responsibility and a firm will. He had no ambition, no desire to improve, and only wanted to live a life of ease and comfort.
This was fatal. With his current state, calling him tenacious was a complete lie. Therefore, in the process of becoming a god, his personality and will would definitely be reshaped by faith, and he would be deeply caught in his divine authority, unable to extricate himself. In other words, he would completely change into a different person, and it would be hard to say whether he would still be himself.
After reaching this conclusion, Owen had to add more steps to his plan of becoming a god in order to maintain his self-awareness.
After giving some instructions, Owen relied on the system, the Domain, his elf bloodline, and his Druid profession to merge with the Golden Tree, which was no different from a god, and passively accept the sublimation of life.
The Golden Tree played important roles in stabilizing space, converting faith, and weaving laws. It was no exaggeration to call it a god. Owen, by merging with it, could experience the insights of being a god in advance and use this to condense his own divinity. Moreover, the Golden Tree could also help him withstand the direct impact of faith power.
The divinity condensed in this way was undoubtedly the most suitable for Owen, but it required more time and more insights.
During this period, Owen didn’t plan to stay idle. He intended to separate an avatar to walk the world, gaining more insights and experiences to prepare for becoming a god.
Since he wasn’t a god yet, Owen needed external help to separate an avatar.
Currently, there were three Divine Fruits on the Golden Tree, representing Skeleton, Ghost, and Zombie, respectively. These were the divinities stripped from the Blood Prince. The divinity related to vampires had been fused with Blood Princess An Qi, making her a demigod in the territory. These three fruits were transformed from purified divinity.
