Law of the Swarm

Chapter 217 The Power of Faith
After more than half a year, the sea of ​​numbers in System's [Numerical Code] has not changed much.

He is still that sphere of light, surrounded by planets and satellites composed of other abilities, revolving around him very regularly.

The digital ocean is still mostly sea water composed of numbers, and a small part is formed into massive solids, either floating or standing still in the ocean.

But this time besides these, System also felt other things.

On the outskirts of the distant digital sea, there is something that exists in a position that System cannot see.

It's like orbiting System's ability planet, those things that System cannot see clearly are also orbiting System's digital sea.

"Those [data templates] from the Lizardmen?"

System feels that those things are his [Data Template], the kind of [Data Template] whose main functions have been deleted by him, which is very different from the [Data Template] planet that surrounds the light sphere.

In fact, the real function of [Data Template] is not the various software and game functions developed by System.

It is an ability to fix the direction of growth.

The so-called template is also the meaning.

When System first obtained the [Data Template], he did an experiment to let two different plant seeds grow into similar plants.

Probably just like the different professions in the virtual game of System's previous life, System can give a [data template] to a creature so that it can grow according to the direction set by the template.

Either the mage route, or the warrior route, or the knight route.

And to let life display data and information is only the incidental ability of [data template].

However, the current [data template] has been modified beyond recognition by System, and the main ability System has not used at all, but the attached data panel has been continuously developed by System, and finally became what it is now.

Outside the digital sea, among the hundreds of [data templates] in the distance, System found that there were more than a dozen [data templates], and a kind of illusory power gushed out. The transformation gradually poured into System's digital ocean.

Something similar to the strengthening power that appeared during the [chrysalis] and [molting growth] process of System is strengthening System's digital sea.

But it is completely different from the strengthening power that appears in the process of [Pupation], like one is sweet food, and the other is salty food.

Although the magnitude of this strengthening is very weak, it is very long-lasting.

As long as this continues, the upper limit of his [Numerical Code] level will be broken through.

……

"Is it the power of faith?"

System quickly guessed what this power was.

There are gods in this world. System once had contact with the evil god Rafal, and knew that Rafal wanted to use plague and curse to gain faith.

Faith in this kind of thing is the key to most gods surviving in deep sleep after the catastrophe.

Reminiscent of his behavior of using the [data template] to encourage the lizardmen to make money, and trying to make the lizardmen rely on the [data template], and even be grateful.

System discovered that what he did was similar to that of ordinary evil gods.

And compared to many evil gods, the method given by System to the [Data Template] is even more effective in gaining faith.

After all, System's [data template] krypton gold method is designed with reference to most successful cases in previous lives, and it adopts a model where the game is free and items are charged.

It is very different from the gods in this world who only endow believers with divine grace after they have gained faith.

The point card games of System's previous life gradually declined, and it was precisely because of the rise of these seemingly free games that added item consumption.

Although point card games are generally conscientious, they have many fans.Games that charge for props are full of criticism because they are too sloppy, but it is the game that charges for props that attracts the vast majority of players.

Of course, the ability of System to release [Data Template] at will and realize the krypton model of charging for items is also related to the low consumption of [Data Template] given by System.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for System to distribute these [data templates].

Unfortunately, for System, the power of belief is too high-end.

Although System has great confidence, he is sure that the illusory power that the lizardman uses the [data template] to transmit is the power of faith that the gods like very much.

But System was completely unable to absorb and use this power of faith.

If it wasn't for these lizardmen who had faith in the [Data Template], let the [Numerical Code] ability passively transform the power of faith and strengthen the [Numerical Code] itself.

System would not realize that these lizardmen had already developed the power of faith.

……

Regarding the power of faith, System has a way to gain a deeper understanding.

But after a little thought, System gave up that method.

After all, asking the evil god Rafal in order to understand the power of faith will definitely make him miserable, just like the [plague mucus] jelly he was forced to buy and sell before.

After exploring the digital sea generated by [Numerical Code] for a while, and after finding no more, System withdrew from the digital sea.

And after exiting the digital sea, System completely lost his sense of the illusory power of faith.

System could only feel the strengthening power transformed by [Numerical Code], which made his spirit warm.

System, who was thinking, suddenly thought of the bananas that had appeared in his sleep these days.

System felt that these bananas seemed to be related to the power of faith, especially the two flames in that dream, but after thinking about it carefully, System felt it was impossible.

Because after System came to this world, nothing happened to him that could be related to bananas, let alone using bananas to generate faith.

System, who was confused, didn't continue to think, and looked at the time on the [Tools Menu].

System popped up a voice message to all the lizards who owned the [data template], announcing that today's Krypton Tower is closed. As for more functions of the [data template], the lizardmen can study and discuss with each other.

At the same time, System also set a calendar function for the Lizardman, setting this year as the first year of krypton gold.

The reason why System stipulated the calendar was that in addition to stopping the Krypton Tower one day a week so that he could have a vacation, he could also hold some activities regularly according to the dates on the calendar.

For example, hold a martial arts tournament, select the strongest lizardman, and reward krypton gold points and some small abilities of System; or select the lizardman who spends the most krypton gold points within a certain date range to give some rewards.

……

The emergence of the power of faith, although it cannot be grasped by System at present, can at least strengthen the [Data Code], and it also strengthens System's determination to spread the [Data Template].

As long as this continues, perhaps without waiting for him to chrysalis for the third time to become an extraordinary creature, his [data code] level will be improved, reaching level 11, becoming a new level...

(End of this chapter)