“No matter, speak,” the Grand Divine Official said, forcing herself to rally, “Our temple only has three Divine Officials. I am already old, and the Dawn Priest doesn’t like to move about. The heavy responsibility of promoting our temple ultimately falls to you.”
“So, don’t talk about ‘impolite requests.’ As long as it’s related to proselytizing, it will naturally be fulfilled.”
Currently, the Grand Divine Official had a very good impression of Liu Sheng. As soon as Liu Sheng arrived, she surpassed their achievements from who knows how many years ago. Indeed, young people were needed.
Perhaps it wouldn’t be long before she could truly enter retirement…
If Liu Sheng knew what the Grand Divine Official was thinking, her fists would surely harden.
You don’t even have any achievements!
And, aren’t you already in retirement now?
However, Liu Sheng didn’t know, and upon hearing the Grand Divine Official speak like this, she immediately continued, “Speaking of having only three Divine Officials, what this subordinate is about to say is precisely related to this matter.”
“I was thinking, can we develop new Divine Officials? After all, our strength is meager, and we still need more devout believers to join our proselytizing team and become our vital force!”
“How so? Do you have suitable candidates?” This time, the Grand Divine Official was truly energized.
“Precisely. Today, this subordinate met a believer who expressed a strong desire to spread the Dao for the God. She hopes to join our temple and become a Divine Official who can speak for the God.”
“This person… how are they?” The Grand Divine Official was very curious. It was truly rare for someone to wish to proselytize for the God after only meeting them today. However, this also sufficiently demonstrated the proselytizing ability of this young Divine Official, making one feel like old friends at first sight.
Liu Sheng lowered her eyes and respectfully said, “This person is a villager from Liantang Village, Ms. Song, named Yanran, twenty-three years old. After her husband unfortunately passed away from illness, she has raised a daughter alone. Her Heart-Nature is pure and kind, and though her life is lonely and bitter, she does not lose her resilience, which is truly rare.”
“Hearing this, she sounds like a resolute and virtuous woman. However, to become a Divine Official, this is not enough. One also needs sufficient understanding and knowledge of the God. Earth Mother Divine Official, do you think this woman is capable of such a great responsibility?” The Grand Divine Official asked Liu Sheng in return.
“This subordinate pondered that since she expresses such yearning and holds faith, why not let her try… Moreover, we need more Divine Officials to spread the faith of our God.”
This last sentence indeed hit the nail on the head, and the Grand Divine Official began to ponder.
Liu Sheng saw the Grand Divine Official’s expression and knew there was a chance, so she continued to strike while the iron was hot: “As for the Grand Divine Official’s concern about studying theology, Song Yanran is literate and has now resolved to study the divine book. This subordinate is willing to vouch for her and personally teach her, helping her learn the divine book and quickly master it to add to our temple’s efforts in spreading the faith.”
With such repeated additions, the Grand Divine Official also found it hard to refuse.
One must know, the so-called arrangement of new Divine Officials coming to the temple for internship was merely a reasonable identity arranged for them by this illusion.
In fact, in Liu Sheng’s guess, this temple, the Grand Divine Official, and the Dawn Priest all existed because of this illusion, because in true history, she remembered there was no related existence.
As for why such an arrangement was made, Liu Sheng was not clear.
But Liu Sheng clearly knew that having only the three of them as Divine Officials was definitely not enough. In reality, the so-called proselytizing should also include the hidden task of developing Divine Officials.
Recalling earlier in Liantang Village, it was Sòng Guǎfù who first proposed becoming a Divine Official, just like her, to walk among humans for the God.
Speaking of which, Liu Sheng’s thinking instantly broadened: since a “faith” distribution model was to be implemented, more Divine Officials were naturally needed.
But Liu Sheng still wanted to confirm what Sòng Guǎfù was thinking.
So, when Liu Sheng asked her why she wanted to be a Divine Official, Sòng Guǎfù replied that she wanted power.
“I don’t want to be such a helpless, weak woman waiting for rescue anymore. I want to protect myself and protect Xiaoya,” Sòng Guǎfù said, her face filled with a determination that did not match her appearance.
This reason was very reasonable.
Liu Sheng then asked her a few more questions and learned that her full name was Song Yanran. Because she was once a fallen noblewoman, she was literate and had read many books.
Thus, it seemed that Song Yanran’s Heart-Nature was good, and she had a foundation for studying the divine book, which led to the decision to recommend her to the Grand Divine Official.
Indeed, the Grand Divine Official agreed after a brief thought.
“Good, since you recommend her so highly, let Ms. Song come to the temple tomorrow to see me. If she has a connection with the Supreme God, she can stay here as an intern to study. After passing the assessment, she can naturally officially go out to proselytize.”
“Thank you, Grand Divine Official!” Liu Sheng smiled faintly.
“However, this is a special period, a special handling. In the past, she should have been trained in the temple first before becoming an intern Divine Official…” the Grand Divine Official sighed, mentioning it helplessly.
“Yes, now that strangeness is everywhere and Cold Night is approaching, it is precisely the time for the Supreme God to descend,” Liu Sheng cooperated fully, also with a face full of worry.
“Well said,” the Grand Divine Official stroked her beard, highly praising Liu Sheng’s awareness.
“However,” she changed the subject, probing, “if Song Yanran truly has potential, wouldn’t it be better to send her to the temple for training? Wouldn’t it be twice as effective in the future?”
The Grand Divine Official sighed again: “If she could be sent, of course, it would be good. It’s just…”
Then she got stuck again.
【Oh no, I’ve bugged her again.】
Liu Sheng sighed in her Heart-Nature.
【It seems this question, like the historical one, is a taboo in their program.】
【This should be a regional issue.】
【The reason why she cannot be sent, you all should be able to guess, right?】
【Of course, you’re not the only smart one.】
【Please note, our IQs are the same.】
【Wait, he’s gone…】
At this moment, the Grand Divine Official directly skipped to the process of having just distributed rewards, and self-importantly rose and left the divine hall, presumably to go back to sleep.
Liu Sheng was somewhat helpless with this crude design and quickly caught up to stuff the sweet potatoes in her hand to the Grand Divine Official.
【Almost didn’t make it in time to show filial piety to the Grand Divine Official.】
【Thankfully, I caught up, even though he didn’t react.】
【Let’s go too.】
【Precisely. There’s still so much to do tonight.】
【Another sleepless night!】
And the Grand Divine Official returned to her room, looking at the two extra sweet potatoes in her hand, and couldn’t help but be stunned. Where did these come from?
How strange, how strange!
…
“What is she going to do? Not sleep?”
Yan Xueshi had been paying attention to Liu Sheng and was surprised to see that she didn’t return to her dormitory to rest but instead went to the small study where she woke up in the morning.
“Next, there are a bunch of tough battles to fight. How can she not sleep?” Li Shangshu found it incredible.
“Yes, and look at her, she’s started copying books again…” Hanshan Jun said helplessly, “She even took out the boiled peanuts she specifically saved earlier, peeling and copying at the same time… It makes me want to eat them too.”
“How unrestrained,” Mei Yuanzheng commented.
After everyone watched her copy and read books for “one night,” they finally couldn’t help but ask, “Yuan Zheng, how is this considered unrestrained? What exactly about it is unrestrained?”
Mei Yuanzheng: “…”
“She’s more diligent than I was when I was studying,” summarized Minister of Public Works Ling Fu, a well-known top student in Tang Country.