Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 63: Easy to fool
Li Chengxi is not a believer of any religion, but has he seen a pig run even if he has not eaten pork?

God answers whatever believers ask for, but I always feel like something is not right.

This instantly reminded Li Chengxi of the plot in the movie False Almighty. No matter what the believers prayed for, the answer was ALL YES, which eventually led to very troublesome consequences.

That’s right, God shouldn’t grant every request. At least he should ask for some price, otherwise it would seem that God’s help is too cheap.

Li Chengxi feels very involved in playing games. Since the game AAI allows players to act as gods, they should think like gods.

So Li Chengxi thought about it and decided to make a demanding request to let Viola know that God's help is not something you can get just because you want it.

"Let me see how embarrassed you are, hahahahaha!"

Then he picked up the headset...

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The 648th year of the Demon King Calendar.

April 30th, afternoon.

In the chapel, Viola and the Knights of the Guard were kneeling under the holy emblem and praying.

If there are no special requirements, the general prayer time is about half an hour to 15 minutes. It is like a routine homework, and it will be done whether there is something to ask God for or not.

Today was the same, and the prayer was completed smoothly. If there was any difference from usual, it was that there was Reina in the housekeeper's uniform among the people praying, and Wendy and Oldie standing in the corner observing.

When the two saw Viola stand up, they quickly surrounded her and asked:

"How is it? Did the Demon King agree to help?"

Viola's frowning expression didn't seem optimistic.

"The Lord said he could repel the fleet, but there were two requirements."

Upon hearing this, Ordai said:
"Oh? What do you want? Do you want hundreds of beautiful, pure girls?"

Viola and Wendy looked at her as if to ask her if she was talking about something.

"Is this strange? According to our academic city's research, the Demon King is very likely to be fond of beautiful women. In the mythological era, he had a huge harem. Sometimes, just to pray for the protection of the Demon King, you need to offer more than 10 beautiful and pure girls... Have you never performed a sacrifice?"

"No, Your Majesty has never made any request in this regard."

"That's not right. If it was just one or two stone carvings saying this, it could be interpreted as a deliberate smear campaign, but we found many stone carvings from different periods that all said that the Demon King was extremely licentious."

When it comes to academic matters, Oldie becomes very serious.

"What kind of sacrifices do you usually use?"

"Um...meals?"

"Breakfast girl, dinner young lady?"

It was clear from what he heard that Alde seemed to understand a lot.

"No, it's just normal food, and after each sacrifice, the Lord would wash the dishes and send them back. But the Lord didn't seem very satisfied with the food we offered, and once he even gave us a large amount of expensive seasonings."

Oldie looked at Viola like she was a fool, as if to say, "That's it?"

Wendy didn't care about all this mess. She pushed Aldea away and asked:

"What does the Demon King God want?"

"He asked us to send a reconnaissance ship to the sea to confirm the location of the enemy fleet."

"Is this even a request? We will definitely do it even if you don't tell us."

Knowing that a fleet was coming to land, a reconnaissance ship had to be sent out, otherwise in the darkness we wouldn't even know when the enemy landed.

"Another request is that I..."

"You are required to sacrifice yourself?"

Oldie didn't give up and interrupted.

"No, I am asked to personally lead the civilians of the entire city in a grand prayer ceremony that will last for a whole day. He also emphasized that these two conditions must be met, otherwise the monarch will not take action."

"..."

Aoerdai hesitated to speak, but in the end she didn't say anything. "Even if Your Majesty didn't say it, I plan to hold a large ceremony to thank Your Majesty for your help. I really can't think of any reason why Your Majesty put forward these as conditions."

"Maybe, there is no reason?"

"No, he is the Demon King who ruled the world in the mythological era. His wisdom and strategy are not something that we mortals can easily understand. There must be another deeper meaning."

As a devout believer, Viola believed it without a doubt, but Wendy and Odile looked at each other and had the same idea in their minds.

This Demon King God... is he too easy to fool?

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Different gods have different requirements for rituals.

For example, the god of agriculture might require the altar to be filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, while the god of war might require a sacrifice to start or win a battle. Some gods, due to mutual hostility, would require the other's followers to be sacrificed and killed as sacrifices.

But no matter what kind of god it is, the requirements for rituals cannot be just simple prayers.

There's no way. It's Li Chengxi's first time as a god, and he's not yet familiar with the business. It's understandable.

But he felt good about himself and thought he had made things very difficult for Viola this time.

After all, he usually saw Viola busy with work all day, and it must be very difficult for her to set aside a whole day to pray this time.

Li Chengxi didn't find any problem and was even a little smug.

"Brother Li, I'm here again. Do you have any non-fried potato chips?"

"Yes, my store may be short of anything, but I never run out of snacks."

The next morning, Lei Lei came over again to get close to him while shopping.

However, when Lei Lei returned to the cashier counter with the potato chips, she found that Li Chengxi was not staring at the laptop screen playing Minesweeper as usual, but was frowning thoughtfully.

"What are you thinking about, Brother Li?"

"You know, those things you put on your hands and use for swimming and paddling, what are they called?"

That's it?

Is this what bothers you?

Lei Lei didn't follow Li Chengxi's train of thought for a moment, but she still said:

"You mean flippers? Those are worn on the feet, not the hands."

Li Chengxi slapped his forehead. He was so focused on paddling that he forgot that the thing was not a glove.

"Brother Li, why are you asking this? Do you want to go swimming at the beach?"

Speaking of the seaside, Li Chengxi suddenly remembered that he did have the idea of ​​going on a trip.

The family went to the small restaurant next door to play for twenty days, and Li Chengxi had never left home since graduating from college. He had thought about this issue before.

But on second thought, there is really no point in going alone.

Although Lei Lei looked at him expectantly when she asked, Li Chengxi would never ask anyone to go with him. He felt that asking for it was a bit like committing a crime...

After all, they are not familiar with each other yet, and asking them to go to the beach directly seems to have ulterior motives.

So Li Chengxi said:

"I have some ideas, but I'm a little too lazy to act."

"Go ahead, go ahead. Now is a good time to go to the beach. If you wait until the weather cools down a few days later, it will be too cold to go to the beach."

Of course, Lei Lei had her own purpose in being so active in encouraging others.

After observing him for the past few days, she really couldn't see what was wrong with Li Chengxi. But if she let Li Chengxi go to the beach, maybe he would show his flaws because he was relaxed.

Lei Lei also knew that with Li Chengxi's personality, he would not invite her to go with him. After all, they were not familiar enough for a single man and a single woman to travel together.

But if they go together, they can still meet by chance or peek. Lei Lei herself has legs, so she can just follow them secretly.

(End of this chapter)