After ign the System's sharp tongued words. Cedric begins to digest the information he has just obtained regarding the cursed nd.

  Even after reading it a few times, Cedric still feels slightly fused. "Do you mean I could suppress and purify cursed nd by making the surrounding people happy and by sending people that are pretty much monks that have practiced asceticism?"

  [You got the idea for the first one correctly. But the sed type of people isn't only limited to ascetics. As mentioned before, it's people that have practiced virtue.]

  [For example, that granny Maude from Lacius's army could easily suppress the growth of the cursed nd in your world. The amount of people she has selflessly healed has reached an astounding amount.]

  'hmm?' Cedric recalled memories about granny Maude and indeed felt she was aremely nice old dy.

  Whether it's in Winter city or other cities that she visited with Lacius's army. She always used her power to heal every person she could help. From people who lost their limbs in a hunt to a child who has been injured from pying. She healed everyoh a kind smile on her old face.

  "I think I got the gist of it. Basically, I o gather people who've done good deeds to purify the cursed nd." Cedriodded. " Then, what ts as good deeds? Also, how does practig virtue gee virtuous energy?"

  [As long as a lot of people feel grateful to a person, that person will slowly accumute virtuous energy. As for why wholeheartedly practig virtue could gee virtuous energy. You simply think those kinds of people geed much less NE and much mP than normal people. To the point, the excess GP begins to leak and automatically turns into virtuous energy even before their death.]

  Cedric felt the System is especially talkative today. So, he decided to ask more questions. "Is virtuous energy the opposite of ive Energy?"

  [he other side of ive Energy is God Points. That's why the System always mentiohe two of them with capital, while other energies aren't.]

  [Virtuous energy is still a subsidiary of God Points. In terms of level, it's indeed more powerful than mana. But, it's still one level lower than GP and NE.]

  "How e virtuous energy could exist in the world? I thought there only be one special energy in a world?" Cedric recalled the note he received when he first created the Crystal Cube world.

  [Wrong! A world only create one special energy. But it still rob other world's special energy in exge for losing bance if the energy absorbed is too different from the energy they could gee.]

  [Furthermore, virtuous energy isn't a special energy. It is a 'general energy' that creatures in every world could utilize in jun with the special energy.]

  "Huh? Utilize in jun with special energy?"

  [If the creatures in your world somehow learned how to utilize virtuous energy and mix them with mana. They should be able to create teiques like holy light, purify undead, or something simir.]

  Cedric thinks he kinda uands. So, he tio ask. "Are there any other types of general energy?"

  [There are. Exp that could be gained from killing NE ied creatures are included among them. Also, the System will only share some basiformatiarding general energy when you or the creature in your world has met a certain requirement. For example, when they learned how to utilize that energy, found out about the energy, or have met something heavily reted to that energy.]

  [Furthermore, this information is only free while you're uhe System's prote period. Once you leave the prote period, you'll o pay for suformation. So, try to meet as much general energy as possible while you're still in the prote period.]

  "Then, why didn't you tell me about virtuous energy before? Hasn't granny Maude already collected a lot of it?" Cedric asked in fusion after reading the System's expnation.

  [If the System hadn't told you about virtuous energy just now, you wouldn't even realize suergy existed. Of course, you haven't met the requirement. Until the cursed nd which is heavily reted to virtuous energy appeared in your world.]

  Cedric fell silent and said. "Well, I don't have any other questions for now."

  He then focused his mental power on granny Maude and asked the System. "Is there a way for me to see virtuous energy?"

  [You train it on your own. Or you add the ability to see virtuous energy into your Divine Sight by spending 1.000 GP.]

  "That's robbery!" Cedric shouted and decided to try and learn how to see virtuous energy on his owhen asked the System. "How long is the average time used to learn how to observe virtuous energy?"

  [On average, the gods usually took ten years of focused training to learn it. So, do you want to spend 1.000 GP to learn it?]

  "No!" Cedric shook his head. "Do you think I am riough to waste 1.000 GP for something like that?"

  [Up to you.]

  Cedric just recalled aremely important question. "How do I learn to observe virtuous energy?"

  [You o stantly observe someone who has a lot of virtuous energy with your Divine Sight. Then, one day you'll just se on your own. It basically depends on your lud prehension ability.]

  "Then, I'll start training!"

  [Don't train too hard. Using Divine Sight for too long will e your mental power and make you exhausted. That's why the System reended you to buy the ability to see virtuous energy for 1.000 GP instead.]

  Ign the System's word that's mixed with and greed targeting his GP. Cedric prepared to train.

  But, before Cedric starting his training, he grabbed the [Diviervention: Word] and decided to give Lacius the task to gather kind and virtuous people.

  ***

  Ihe Crystal Cube world.

  After blockading the cursed nd and ing the battlefield, Lacius led his army to march toward the empty River Stoy to collect their rations.

  While walking toward the city, Lacius heard a report from Hars. "Yhness. Among the ohousand strong army, 138 people have been killed or heavily injured with close to zero ce of survival. 16 among them are blessed with divirength that has received a direct attack from Gratian."

  "Furthermore, around three hundred have received injuries of varying degrees due to flying pebbles or due to friendly fire."

  Lacius looked at Hars in the eyes and said with a deadpan face. "It's a demon. The demon king."

  "My apologies. Previously, I was just rep the casualties during our battle with the demon king." Hars uood Lacius's meaning and ged his w. In his mind, Hars couldn't help but sigh. 'It seems the lord still hated Gratian even after all these years. He doesn't even want to hear his name.'

  After hearing Hars's words, Lacius nodded and prepared some pensation for the soldiers.

  While traveling and discussing with Hars, a s from Cedric appeared in front of him. [Gather people who have done many acts of kindness or virtuous people. Thehem to River Stoy.]

  Lacius saw it and paused his discussion.

  Hars became curious and asked. "What's wrong, yhness."

  "The god has asked me to gather people who have done many good deeds and people of virtues to River Stoy," Lacius said with a frown. "I don't uand why the god would suddenly request something like this. Has a hreat appeared that requires those kinds of people to fight them?"

  Nearby them, Tsukiko overheard Lacius and Hars's versation. She trolled her horse to walk toward them and said. "Ohhh! I know about this!"

  "A god has asked you to gather people with virtue and kindness? That's definitely because the god is trying to make a religion! A temple! Those kind and virtuous people will be the face of the temple to invite more believers!" Tsukiko posed like a detective while trolling her horse with one hand. "As for why the god requires them to be gathered in River Stoy. That must be because River Stoy is the pce that has beeed as the location of the main temple!"

  On the side, Yuma heard the excited Tsukiko and held his forehead.

  He just recalled. Except for Tsukiko's pent for dating handsome toxi. She also has the urait of joining a weird cult.

  He ksukiko had at least joihree random cults during the time she spent dating his trashy brother oh.

  Those three cults are just the ones he knew. Who knows how many weird cults she has actually joined and bee a member of.

  While Yuma felt a bit ed. Lacius and Tsukiko tiheir versation.

  Lacius, who had trusted Tsukiko's insights simply nodded. "That sounds reasohen, I'll leave the matter regarding the god's mission on Miss Tsukiko."

  "If you have any problem, you may tact Hars for assistance." Lacius poioward Hars. "He should be able to help you colleanpower and resources."

  Tsukiko beamed with a smile. " Leave it to me, I am extremely experienced in this kind of thing."

  Yuma, who heard their versation, feels utterly shocked. 'Is she trying to level up from a cult member to a cult founder in another world?'

  At st, he simply sighed while shaking his head. 'Whatever. I'll warn Lacius to keep an eye on big sis Tsukiko after she goes away. I don't want to shatter her excitement. After all, she has been in a slump for the st few years.'

  And so, Yuma waited for the right moment, whiehow sted for more than a week.

  Although Yuma has po warn Lacius as soon as possible. But, Tsukiko actually always stuck around Lacius until the army returo Winter City more than a week ter.

  After the army dispersed, Yuma secretly met with Lacius and asked, "Lacius, are you sure you want to leave that matter to Tsukiko?"

  "Hmm? The one about building temples for the god? Is there something wrong with it?" Lacius asked in curiosity.

  Yuma said with a ed expression. "Well, it 't be said to be wrong. But she has joined a lot of weird cults while oh. I am afraid the temple she created might be quite weird."

  "It just sounded like she has a lot of experieo me. As long as she successfully gathered people with virtue and kindness. Then, my mission is plete." Lacius shrugged and said. "Furthermore, I am quite busy with the kingdom's affairs already. As a king, it's important to know how to delegate duties."

  Yuma paused as he saw Lacius slowly leave further and further away. 'This teique! I've seen this before! It's my trashy brother's ultimate - pushing troublesome matter to someone else while spouting logionseeique!'

  The shock from seeing that familiar teique after a long time, caused Yuma's mind to go bnk.

  By the time he regained his senses, Yuma had returo his room and was staring bnkly at the ceiling.

  While sleeping on the bed, he could only hope nothi wrong. At st, he slept while thinking. 'Whatever, I already po open a farm in some rural vilge anyway. No matter how chaotic the future is, it should have nothing to do with me.'

  ***

  A year ter. Ihe Divine Space.

  Although Lacius's personality is quite troublesome. Cedric still believed in his ability to get things done. So, he tried to learn how to see virtuous energy by using granny Maude as an observation target. He only occasionally checked Lacius's progress and sensed nothing wrong.

  From the few times he overheard Hars rep to Lacius. Cedric felt the progress of gathering people who possibly have some virtuous energy is w perfectly.

  It's only a year ter does he realizes something weird.

  After granny Maude received an invitation from a person with white robes to attend the grand opening of River Stoy's temple. Cedric saw her leave Winter city ao River Stoy with that person.

  Because Cedric has been fog most of his mental power around granny Maude to try and find a way to see virtuous energy. He also heard the versatioween granny Maude and that white robed person.

  Listening to their versation makes Cedric feel quite fbbergasted. 'Why would they suddenly create a temple in River Stoy?'

  He decided to trol his mental power a granny Maude's side to check the situation in River Stoy.

  When his mental power arrived in River Stoy, Cedric immediately saw a massive building located in the ter of the city.

  Looking at a massive building that's much smaller than the pa Winter city, but still big heless. Cedritrolled his mental power to check it.

  Different from Winter City's pace which gives off a feeling of grandness. This building gives off a feeling of solemnity and saess.

  "Is this the temple that white robed persoioned?" Outside the temple, Cedric could see many people wearing white robes just like the one worn by the person inviting granny Maude.

  They all entered or exited the building in a hurry while stantly maintaining a faint smile on their faces.

  Once he checked the surroundings of that temple. Cedric began its interior and immediately found a much younger looking Tsukiko. She wore a white robe embroidered with golden thread and wielded a goldeer on her hand. It seems she has already broken through to Lower Level 2 by killing the few demons that have remained after the demon king's death.

  She is currently standing in front of a massive statue made of white marble stohe statue depicted a man wearing casual modern clothes with a staff in his hand, a sword on his waist, and a above his head.

  But that's not the most important thing.

  Cedric focused oatue's fad his eye twitched. "What the hell? Why are they sculpting my fa that statue?"