If becoming a "tool" is already an inescapable and cruel fate,
What's even more cruel than that is maintaining one's human nature throughout the process.
The real world is destined to have imperfections, but there will always be those who refuse to be assimilated into that imperfect part.
They must use reason, emotion, and all purposeful labor to fight against this fate.
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In the year 4631 of the world calendar, a middle-aged man who had been imprisoned in a foreign land for many years returned to his homeland, and the story officially began from there.
Ice and snow sealed away civilization, and storms extinguished steam—this was the post-Victorian era when a prosperous steam-powered civilization was destroyed by the harsh cold.
As a bishop banished to the frigid north by a mere decree, he fights for lost power, forging a fortress of faith amidst blizzards and apocalypse, guiding lost sheep through mercury and steam.
“I am not a shepherd, I am just a psychoanalyst who couldn’t find a job and was looking for another one.” — Bishop of the St. Lucia Winter Cathedral, Diocese of Speyside, the prayer master of the seven northern cities, the gatekeeper of Eden, the enemy of the frost giants, the remnant of the golden age, the keeper of the secrets of the old civilization, the spiritual mentor and psychiatrist of legendary knights, archmages, kings, popes, the poor, and wanderers. Siren Dellandt said this.
[Game Arrival + Dual World Transmigration + Power Upgrade Flow + God War + Path to Godhood + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Multiple Identities] The game arrives, and player Ji Adou transmigrates to a magical continent, finding herself in the Temple of Light, the newly found daughter of the Pope of Light! What an incredible start! ...Am I incredibly lucky?! The next second: It turns out I'm a fraudster impersonating the Pope's daughter, a heretic infiltrating the Temple of Light, a fake native who dies upon exposure! The perfect start instantly turns into a disaster! Luckily, I have sophistry (crossed out), I have—the divine skill of sophistry! Why didn't I emit the golden light of blessing bestowed by the God of Light? Am I a heretic? [No! The reason I didn't emit golden light is because... I emitted a seven-colored divine light!] The next second, the heretic Ji Adou emitted a dreamlike seven-colored divine light, becoming the universally acknowledged most favored believer of the God of Light throughout the magical continent! [I saw my enemy being burned by flames] The next second, the enemy, merely standing before the candlelight, spontaneously combusted. [With such a venomous tongue, could swallowing saliva kill you?] The next second, the enemy was poisoned to death. All it took was a concave lens placed before his eyes: ["My enemy is so tiny!"] The enemy, completely bewildered, shrank back to reality. I see, I say, I understand—that is the truth! This is the power of the god of sophistry! ... Warning: If you're looking for a lone wolf story, believe in strong female characters, believe there can't be strong male characters/gods with female villains, believe in female rivalry, believe you must be subservient to gods, believe rebirth must be solely about revenge, believe the protagonist can't be helpful, can't make friends, or believe power always comes with responsibility! If you have any of these traits, please don't read this!! Protagonist: Ji Adou
[Light Hundred] [Playing with Memes]
I've heard that a 30-year-old great magician will become a sage in another world.
He didn't become a sage, but he did develop a chuunibyou (delusional) system.
Renia didn't have excessive sympathy; she was simply willing to take in the beautiful young girl in distress.
I thought it would be like those multi-female protagonist novels, becoming the "philanthropic" king of my imagination, but something just doesn't feel right.
How did the love I imagined evolve into kinship and friendship that transcends romantic love?
Reborn as a happy little angel, Sasha awakens a strange sheep power. In the Trial World, I punch demons; in the Knight World, I judge the fallen church; in the Zerg World, I build shelters; in the Arcane World, I overthrow the corrupt empire; angels sing for me, demons bow before me; you think I am the light of dawn, the king of angels? Actually... I'm just a silly sheep!
What kind of person would someone born in a turbulent era of "breeding," whose life was overshadowed by despair, become after being redeemed? Let's take a look at what this gentleman has to say.
“Oh? First, I praise my mother. Second, I praise the abundance that has given me the ability to protect all beings from suffering. Finally, my children are waiting for me at home, so I'll stop here.”
Indeed, after becoming the Envoy of Abundance, this gentleman named Fuze chose to protect those who had the same experience as him or were suffering.
He seems to have a particular fondness for children. To be clear, it's not pedophilia; it's just that he wants to make up for lost time in his childhood.
Transmigrating to another world, Lance received a brand new class—Charismatic Sorcerer, a class where the stronger one's charm, the more powerful their skills. Wait, skill power amplification isn't limited to this class? After carefully learning about the class, Lance happily chose to become a Paladin. Years later, a slash blasted down a Hellish Grand Duke. The Hellish Grand Duke raised his head in disbelief: "How come your Holy Slash is so powerful?" "Holy Slash?" Lance tilted his head, raising his holy sword, "Sorry, that was a normal attack, this move is—Holy Slash!" In a flash of holy light, the Hellish Grand Duke was completely purified.
In Constantinople in 1272, an empire was fading into twilight. A soul from the future awoke in the body of Andronic II, the gravedigger of Rome. Distilled spirits, movable type printing, cannons, fleets… He wielded technology and reason as his sword, tearing a bloody path through the old world of theocracy and ignorance. From the first pot of gold in the royal workshops to the roar of the Anatolian industrial region; from the undercurrents of the Sicilian Vespers to the cannon fire of the battles on the Black Sea and the Mediterranean; from the iron hooves conquering the Turks to the white sails of the New World. —The old world was burning, and a new order was being born. This time, Byzantium was not the final chapter of history, but the beginning of civilization.
I've transmigrated and become the pope of a small church in another world, with a bizarrely designed high-tech system? Okay, that's basic stuff. And a transformation ability too? That's a recent trend, just a minor issue. At first glance, it seems like a great starting point for farming, where I can lord it over the world and become a privileged class, exploiting the people of this other world? ...Wait, wait, wait, I've actually been sidelined?! The people who sidelined me want to sell me to the slums at any time! Stop! Stop!! Isn't this a farming story? Did I accidentally stumble into a dark movie?! **☆☆Don't ask, the protagonist and Luo Re have absolutely no connection [Ling Xi who wants to die]
[Farming + Behind-the-Scenes + Development + System + Ensemble Cast + No Female Lead]
Lynn transmigrates to the continent of Bromley, which has been ravaged by the Undead Cataclysm.
It became an abandoned Gothic church.
A group of refugees who arrived by chance became his first followers.
Blessed with holy light, expanding the territory, resisting disasters, becoming the true God.
Lynn also successfully activated his cheat code—the God-level Sanctuary.
[The system detected that one hundred ghouls have been eliminated by the host's followers. Reward: The Holy Sword – Durandal!]
“This sword is just right for Liz. As a Holy Knight, she needs a sharp weapon to cut away the filth for me.”
[Host successfully defended the sanctuary and slew a Tier 3 lich. Reward: Divine spell - Divine Grace Codex.]
"Oh, perhaps I need a priest who can chant my name and bring hope to the lost sheep."
that's all.
Lynn Church became the only refuge in the darkness.
The most indestructible land of hope on the continent of Bromley!