Everyone was dumbfounded.
It is well known that there are only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames.
In the [Faith Game], the base number of male Players who choose to become Priests is not large, and the number of male Players who choose to follow [Birth] is also not large.
And when two rare choices are combined and matched before you, the probability is simply like winning the lottery.
Priest of Child-Giving is a Player's playful name for "Pastors of Birth", and the reason for this name is that Priests of [Birth], when blessing or healing companions, often have a chance to make their companions "pregnant".
This side effect from the God [Edict] does not really make people pregnant, the organ of pregnancy is not limited to the uterus, and what is conceived is not necessarily a proper life form, mixing and matching freely between kingdoms, phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and species, and the appearance is even more varied and diverse.
It is just because the will of [Birth] advocates reproduction, so when using divine power, various "passive pregnancy" predicaments that make people laugh or cry may occur.
But do not underestimate this accidental "pregnancy", for every "new life" conceived within the healed person's body, the healing effect they receive will increase by three parts.
So Pastors of Births are very sufficient healers.
Song Yawen waved his hand dumbfoundedly, shaking his head as fast as a fan.
"Brother, I beg you, don't heal me, I would rather accept a Priest of an opposing Faith than tolerate you healing my belly!"
Letting him accept healing from a male Pastors of Birth is worse than letting him die.
If he is healed once, how can he go out and meet people?
Should he tell others that he was pregnant with a male teammate's "child"?
Ugh——
Nangong was also stunned, as a Priest herself, she naturally knew the proportion of "male Pastors of Births" in the Priest group.
She encountered this lottery-like probability, and it made her somewhat laugh or cry, but more than that, it was gratitude towards Cheng Shi.
She knew that the other party was trying to persuade his teammates to accept her, and she was very grateful, but with the Faiths of the other two unknown, she still did not dare to reveal her Faith.
After all, Players of the [Submersion] Fate are criticized quite a lot.
Even if she and Cheng Shi are not opposed.
Xia Wan stood aside and saw Nangong's entanglement, and it was precisely because of this entanglement that she realized Nangong was not the mortal enemy of [Birth], she suddenly felt relieved, but still said coldly:
"I am a Genesis Hunter."
Genesis Hunter, a Hunter who believes in [Birth].
"?"
Another [Birth].
Everyone was surprised that someone as cold as Xia Wan actually chose to follow [Birth], only Song Yawen's face became ugly.
He also saw that Nangong was not an enemy of [Birth], but the [Life] and [Submersion] Fates each only have three Gods, which means that the other party has a 50% chance of being his enemy.
Just as he was struggling whether to conceal his Faith, Chen Chong, who was standing by, waved his hand and interrupted everyone's communication.
"Fate differences are not caused by us, nor do we need to bear excessive pressure, since the two Priests are not opposed, then just separate the healing work."
He pointed to Nangong, and then pointed to himself and Cao San Sui, saying:
"Nangong is responsible for me and the Mage, as for the followers of [Life], you can solve it yourselves."
Saying that, he turned his head to look at Xia Wan and said:
"Since you are His follower, you probably won't reject Cheng Shi?"
Xia Wan casually glanced at this decent-looking Pastors of Birth, her expression unchanged, and nodded slightly.
"..."
Xia Wan's cold face showed no embarrassment, but Cheng Shi's expression became very subtle.
And another even more subtle one was Song Yawen.
"I..."
To be honest, Song Yawen really wanted to refuse, but he also knew what was good for him.
Enough time had been wasted in this opening, since everyone else had agreed to this arrangement, it would be a bit rude for him to refuse again.
The team cannot have major disagreements at the beginning.
If it's really impossible, just try to get injured as little as possible.
Accepting treatment from a "Male Child-Giving Guanyin", he couldn't do it!
Chen Chong effortlessly took over the leadership of the team, and seeing that everyone had no objections, he said to everyone:
"No more nonsense, the Trial has a preparation time of half an hour to 1 hour, we are not yet clear about the cause and effect of this War, and will not rashly leave the place of arrival, during the preparation time, everyone should try to complete the [Edict] as soon as possible, and then find a defensive location."
The so-called [Edict] is the ritual in which Players pray to the Gods they each believe in for blessings.
When Players choose to believe in a certain God, the God will bestow initial [Faith Talents], and after Players pass the [Talent Trial], they will additionally bestow different [Faith Talents].
Each Player can carry a different number of talents depending on their [path to godhood] score.
These talents will greatly increase the Player's combat ability, and even form the cornerstone of the Player's different class branches.
Of course, talents are divided into active and passive, and to use active talents in the Trial, you must first practice the God's [Edict] at the beginning of each Trial.
For example, the [Edict] of [Birth] is "Embrace reproduction, create new Life".
To put it in plain language, it's mating.
If you want to become stronger, first mate.
[Birth], as the first God of the Life Fate, is both the prelude to life and the origin of all things, He unites yin and yang, and advocates reproduction.
Therefore, to pray for His blessing, one must first lead by example.
However, since the Trial is randomly matched and everyone is a stranger, no one will proactively overcome embarrassment and shame to help just because "[Birth] followers really need to mate".
So this [Edict] is difficult to achieve perfectly.
But humans, this species, are creative.
When something cannot be solved by normal methods, many crooked tricks are often invented to save the nation through a circuitous path.
Regarding mating, there are many operations that are similar in form but united in spirit, such as...
Masturbation..
This great invention saved countless introverted [Birth] followers, but it also caused dissatisfaction among some Players.
Someone once in the [Birth] Faith channel denounced the Player who invented this solution, angrily claiming that it was a blasphemy against the God.
But this accusation was refuted by a group of glib-tongued "cultists" from a very special angle.
They claimed:
When they are practicing the [Edict] of [Birth], as long as they are thinking of [He] in their minds, then this is not considered blasphemy, but an offering.
As for what is being offered...
Ahem, those who understand understand.
No one can say for sure whether He likes it or not, but the problem is, no one dares to say that He doesn't like it, after all, He advocates reproduction.
But... the situation today is different again.
On the scene, there are two followers of [Birth].
And they are one male and one female.
Everyone knows that there is usually no danger during the period before the Trial begins, so everyone dispersed tacitly and began to perform their respective [Edicts].
Only Cheng Shi and Xia Wan remained, standing still, neither of them speaking.
Awkward, the kind of awkwardness that makes your toes cramp.
Although Cheng Shi had a smile on his face, his face was almost stiff.
He never expected that this cold Hunter lady was actually a follower of [Birth], if he had known this earlier, he might as well have told his real Faith.
It's killing me.
Fortunately, Xia Wan didn't feel embarrassed, her expression was as cold as ever, and seeing that Cheng Shi hadn't moved for a long time, she took the initiative to ask a question.
However, her tone was still cold.
"Together, or separately?"
To be honest, Xia Wan looked good.
Short hair, clean and sharp, eyes cold and stylish, and most importantly, these long legs...
Tsk.
Since the girl doesn't object, why not...
"Separately, I like men."
Cheng Shi rubbed his hands awkwardly and said this sentence.
"?"
Xia Wan's indifferent expression changed for the first time, her surprised gaze swept over Cheng Shi for a long time, then she gave a strange "Hmm" and turned to leave.
Cheng Shi secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her leave.
Damn, I almost got myself into trouble.
If he had really agreed to her, and didn't receive the blessing of [Birth] after the [Edict], wouldn't all the lies he told just now have been in vain?
Having his lie exposed is secondary, impersonating a [Birth] follower to complete the [Edict]...
Wouldn't that be considered cheating on that thing...
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, sighed, and just as he was about to start his own [Edict], he frowned again, turned around, and said faintly to a certain corner:
"Does it look good?"
"..."
Song Yawen, hiding in the dark, didn't expect Cheng Shi to find him, he looked as if he had seen a ghost, shaking his head and backing away, saying:
"Sorry, professional habit, it doesn't look good, no no no, I don't look good, you look good, brother, I like women, really, we are not suitable, a forced melon is not sweet, I'm leaving first, I haven't finished my [Edict], goodbye!"
Song Yawen scrambled away, Cheng Shi frowned and looked at the place where he had been hiding before, which was a triangular shadow area formed by an undestroyed wall foundation.
He walked over thoughtfully, kicked away the rubble under the shadow with his foot, and found a dead mouse under the ruins.
"A follower of [Death], interesting."
The small interlude did not affect Cheng Shi much, he looked around, confirmed that there was no one around, and slowly opened his right hand.
In the blink of an eye, a six-sided die suddenly appeared out of thin air in the palm of his right hand.
The faces of the die were pale like bone, but the pips shone like gold.
Cheng Shi's mouth curved into a playful angle, and he prayed devoutly to this die:
"Lies Like Yesterday, scoff at today.
Yesterday I deceived the followers of [Birth], so today...
I am a follower of [Birth]."
As soon as the words fell, an invisible wave of Nothingness rippled out from the die, gradually enveloping Cheng Shi's entire body.
A sharp light flashed in Cheng Shi's eyes, and the light of [Birth] surged in his pupils.
[Edict] ended, blessing completed.
Today's Cheng Shi is a follower of [Birth], a Pastors of Birth.
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