Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Title: Divine Favorite

Quality: Epic

Path Affiliation: Profile of the Divine

Effects:

①When conducting faith activities, affinity with the believed deity +10, trust level +10.

②When conducting faith activities, there is a chance to obtain the deity's faith authority. When using faith authority, effects are doubled.

③Possesses the "Divine Disguise" effect. Based on current understanding of the deity, obtains varying degrees of disguise authenticity.

Current Divine Disguise Authenticity: Molten Demon King (11%); Snake of Rebirth (8%); Frost Demon King (10%)

④When using "Divine Disguise," will obtain varying degrees of faith transference based on followers' trust in the disguise. Faith transference will not be detected by the deity.

⑤When the deity's faith transference is ≥70%, faith authority exceeds >50%, and Divine Disguise authenticity >50%, 【Faith Plunder】can be activated.

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"Holy crap... what the hell!"

The only words left in Yu Yuan's eyes were four - Faith Plunder.

Yu Yuan read through this introduction information over and over again.

The corners of his mouth curved higher and higher.

"Heh... heh heh..."

Mona stared in bewilderment at Yu Yuan, who had suddenly frozen up and then started giggling foolishly, her brows instantly knitting together.

The next moment,

her hands silently traced arcane patterns in the air. In just two seconds, a temporary simplified ritual took shape.

Her talent 【Dark High Priestess】activated.

The 'Dark Sanctum' descended, completely enveloping this hidden library.

Mona's eyes shot out sharp glints as she began scanning Yu Yuan from head to toe.

Parasitic state... none!

Pollution state... none!

Soul state... normal!

Spirituality state... extremely clean and peaceful!

Emotional state... excited!

Mona breathed a sigh of relief.

No parasitic infection, no pollution. Soul and spirituality all perfectly normal.

It seemed the leader was just experiencing an emotional fluctuation.

But then... her gaze fell on Yu Yuan once more.

What could have gotten the leader this excited?

Mona furrowed her brows, one raised higher than the other, as she pondered.

She looked down at the publication in her hands.

"Could it be related to this?"

- Achievement: Faith Performer

Achievement Reward: When conducting faith activities, all performances and actions will be flawless.

"Oh? This time the achievement reward is actually this!"

Yu Yuan was quite satisfied.

The achievement effect of 【Faith Performer】 and the title effect of 【Divine Favorite】 complemented each other perfectly.

He withdrew his gaze from the virtual light screen and looked at the publication in Mona's hands, at the intelligence related to the Frost Demon King printed within.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he fell into thought, a strange light flickering in his pupils.

Mona noticed Yu Yuan's expression and felt her heart give an involuntary "thump."

That expression...

She knew that expression all too well.

It was the same expression when he schemed against the Aurora Animal Assistance Association and the Black Shield Police Department.

It was the same expression when he schemed against the Blood Clan.

Mona looked at the publication and shook her head inwardly.

"Once the leader has you in his sights, tsk tsk..."

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Mechanical Scrapyard Planet.

"Wow, Investor, these books are all about intelligent robots, that's amazing!"

Masier took the books Yu Yuan brought over, excitement lighting up her face.

"Yeah! These just refreshed at the library, see if you can put them to use."

"Can I? Absolutely I can! The Mechanical Armor research has hit a bottleneck. Without a major breakthrough in technology and materials, the current 2.0 version is at its limit.

Researching further would only add a few features, no major improvements. I was just wondering what I should work on next."

Masier held up the books and said:

"Now with these books plus the Introduction to Intelligent Robotics you brought before, I've decided my next research direction - intelligent robots."

Looking at the battle-ready Masier, Yu Yuan couldn't help but shake his head.

He really had no idea how she maintained such a passionate state.

"Alright then! I'll be waiting to see your results!"

"Hmph! Rest assured, Investor, I'll produce results soon enough."

With that, Masier turned and left.

Judging by her demeanor, she was clearly gearing up for a major push.

Leaving the Mechanical Research Institute, Fang approached Yu Yuan with a woman who had a curvy figure and the bearing of a mature beauty.

"Leader (Divine Envoy)!"

Yu Yuan looked at the woman.

She wore a ceremonial robe, its style very similar to the one Miller had been wearing before.

Both were the exclusive attire of cult priests.

Her bare arms revealed clearly defined muscle contours - clearly, she was no frail woman.

This was the High Priest of this world's cult (Polar Night Technology Company) - Zhou Yuan.

Previously, Yu Yuan had used the cult's faith management authority to successfully subdue Zhou Yuan and the Polar Night Technology Company she led.

In truth, Zhou Yuan had been barely holding on in this world.

If Yu Yuan had arrived two months later, they would likely have been swallowed up by other factions.

The reason was simple - this was a world of machinery, with very few living creatures.

Capturing them was even more difficult.

Yet the cult happened to specialize in biological modification technology.

The fact that Zhou Yuan and her people had managed to hold out among multiple factions until now was no small feat.

"Zhou Yuan, how's the preparation going?"

"Divine Envoy, all resources have been fully transported, and personnel have been transferred in batches. Today's group is the last batch of researchers."

"Excellent. The biological laboratory is severely understaffed right now. Once you get there, dive into research as soon as possible. Prioritize the elemental force enhancement research for the bloodsucking werewolves - we need to break through as soon as we can."

"Understood! I'll take my people and teleport over right away."

"Go."

Watching Zhou Yuan leave, Yu Yuan turned to Fang.

"Leader, the resource transfers from Polar Night Technology Company over the past few days have already drawn attention from several other factions. There have been a few probing skirmishes in between.

Knight said the Orthodox Church's Molten Believers have also been spotted nearby recently. However, they must have sensed the high-level believer aura on Knight and avoided combat.

Clearly, they still hold considerable apprehension toward us."

"Apprehension..."

Yu Yuan chuckled lightly.

The Orthodox Church had always been a lamb waiting for slaughter in Yu Yuan's eyes. Now with the 【Divine Favorite】 title, taking down the Orthodox Church would be even easier.

"I'll handle the Orthodox Church matter... I'll be taking Knight with me for now."

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Johnck Zoo, Altar of Life.

As Mona's final stroke landed, a relatively complex ritual array was formally completed.

Knight looked at the molten ritual before him. Even though he already knew how formidable Mona was, he still couldn't help but reveal an admiring expression.

"Absolutely perfect!"

Mona let out a light laugh and looked toward Yu Yuan.

"Leader, everything is ready. The Molten Ritual can begin at any time. What do you think..."

Yu Yuan withdrew his gaze from the virtual light screen and let it fall upon the molten ritual array before him.

"Then let's begin!"