Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 413 - 352 The Return of the Goddess of Strategy_1

Chapter 413: Chapter 352 The Return of the Goddess of Strategy_1

How to lead Gnolls in mining and farming in the Rocklands, and how to subdue two Juvenile Blue Dragons.

How to form an alliance with the Fairy Wilderness, and how to gain the favor and inheritance of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree.

How to carry on battles in the valley, and how to acquire Weizemay Manor there, how to become an enemy to the Goddess of Undead Vengeance, becoming her Blasphemer, and achieving initial results.

In the description of the process, Gaven naturally used grandiose language whenever he could openly boast about something.

However, some things he utterly avoided mentioning, like his ambiguous relationship with Lord Virginia.

Unless he wanted trouble at home, he would not do so.

Even as Gaven tried to abbreviate his story as much as possible, Zalanda still listened with her eyes wide and a look of disbelief, as if she thought he was telling a fictional biography.

Initially, she believed her own experiences over the past half-year had been plenty fantastical, but compared to Gaven’s, hers seemed like moving at a snail’s pace, hardly worth mentioning.

Do not forget.

The resources they started with were different.

When Gaven went to the Northern Lands, he was all alone.

Zalanda, on the other hand, had all the resources that should have belonged to Gaven—the entire fortune that the Nort Family had amassed over a hundred years.

As for whether Gaven was glorifying himself and spinning stories just to fool her.

That thought never even crossed Zalanda’s mind.

Not only because of her understanding and trust in Gaven, but also because she had some knowledge of Gaven’s deeds in her hands.

Which could be verified from two sources.

If it had been lies, Gaven could not have told it so consistently and accurately.

After Gaven finished recounting his six months’ experiences, he looked expectantly at Zalanda and said, "I’ve finished mine, now how about you tell me about yours?"

Zalanda couldn’t help but sigh, "If it were before you told me yours, I would’ve thought I had countless impressive experiences to boast to you, but now, I feel there’s nothing worthy of special mention.

The only thing somewhat unique is that I gained the grace and support of the Lady Strategy, thanks to the Book of Strategy you left behind when you departed. Without that book, I reckon I would still be stuck in the mire of war with various monstrous races, unable to extricate myself. You can see for yourself the specific details."

Occupation: 7th level warrior/4th level mage (the Chosen of the Goddess of Strategy)

Hit Points: 92 (Life Dice: 7D10+4D4+44)

Attributes: Strength 17, Constitution 18, Dexterity 20, Intelligence 21, Perception 16, Charisma 20

Special Ability:

Transcendent Evasion (Special Ability) — A Transcendent bonus to Dexterity grants you Transcendent evasion abilities, causing 15% of melee attacks to miss and 30% of ranged attacks to miss.

Transcendent Memory (Special Ability) — An exceptional Intelligence grants you a photographic memory.

Transcendent Leadership (Special Ability) — A Transcendent bonus to Charisma gives you a charm and leadership beyond ordinary people, causing many to be moved by your charisma and to follow your leadership.

Battle Deduction (the Chosen’s Special Ability) — When on the battlefield, you can use the intelligence you possess to simulate and deduce the battlefield situation, discovering the enemy’s weaknesses or flaws in your own forces’ formation, and you might even attract the attention of the God of Strategy.

Battle Insight (the Chosen’s Special Ability) — You can quickly assess the overall military strength and battlefield layout of the enemy.

Immunity (the Chosen’s Special Ability) — the Chosen are immune to aging, diseases, disintegration, and toxins and do not need sleep (though they still need to rest normally to prepare spells).

Detect Magic (the Chosen’s Special Ability) — Able to detect magical auras within sight.

Attribute Enhancement (the Chosen’s Special Ability) — All attributes +2

Zalanda showed her attribute panel to Gaven.

Even with Gaven prepared mentally, he couldn’t help but take a sharp intake of breath.

Three attributes transcendent.

As mentioned before, the attributes actively displayed on the attribute panel are the base attributes.

When magic items’ external enhancements are considered, Zalanda’s attributes would be even higher, with an average increase of four points across the six attributes.

After all, she is now a City Lord—a lord of a city with a history of several hundred years, and the power she can command far surpasses what a self-made Gaven could compare with.

Zalanda’s special abilities mainly come from two sources.

One is the transcendent bonus, and the other is the Chosen’s ability.

Her three transcendental abilities are all fairly standard.

Not unique as those of Gaven, Nicole, and Lord Virginia, but they all have very strong practicality.

Transcendent Evasion increases her combat survival ability on the battlefield, making some attacks automatically miss her.

Transcendent Memory enhances her ability to learn, remember people, and recall events to an extraordinary degree, which not only aids in her journey as a mage but also is super useful for handling daily political affairs.

Transcendent Leadership further strengthens her personal charisma, allowing her to tread her ruling path more smoothly.

Battle Deduction and Battle Insight—these two abilities are definitely divine battlefield techniques, and combined with the Book of Strategy, Zalanda is truly a spokesperson for the Goddess of Strategy on earth.

It is not unreasonable to say that against military formations, she’d be invincible,

At least the difficulty of defeating her would increase significantly.

With these abilities, her string of victories is likely to continue growing.

Immunity is a standard ability that all deities’ Chosen possess, signifying their difference from ordinary people by having a transcendental physique.

If one of the Chosen were to be felled by disease or poisoned, it would be the greatest mockery of that deity.

Attribute Enhancement is the foundation of Zalanda’s transcendental status in three attributes.

It means that Zalanda’s extraordinary achievements now are inseparable from the Goddess of Strategy.

This matter owed a great debt to his Book of Strategy.

According to the historical process, Zalanda was meant to become the Chosen of the Noble Goddess, the noble Saiyamofu, and Thacel would be her main source of faith in the future.

In recent years, this noblewoman had fallen on hard times, her faith dwindling to just one temple in Waterdeep City, with chaos reigning within her own priesthood.

Now, after his machinations, her future Chosen had prematurely become the Chosen of the Goddess of Strategy, and her divine path would likely be fraught with difficulties. A slight misstep could lead to her downfall or even being usurped.

That’s Gaven’s concern no more.

Compared to that noblewoman, Gaven favored the Goddess of Strategy more. He found an instant connection with her, just as Zalanda did.

The Red Knight had only recently been enthroned as a deity, her foundations unstable, with few believers.

If she wanted a large following and faith, Thacel was undoubtedly the best choice for her ascendancy.

Constrained by her own status, she could not appear in person as she had last year.

With Zalanda carrying the Book of Strategy, wasn’t she the perfect emissary?

In other words, Zalanda was now an important pawn for the Goddess of Strategy to boost her divine power.

Gaven instantly clarified all the relationships and, once again, his restless heart ignited with fervor.

Using ordinary people’s thoughts to guess the intentions of a Quasi-god was undoubtedly a mistake.

For a Quasi-god, relationships between men and women were not as important as mortal ones; what mattered most were faith and strength.

If he were of enough value to the Goddess of Strategy, she would not only refrain from killing him in a fit of humiliation, but she might also grant him the true status of the Chosen.

After all, the path he was on was inseparable from war, and quite frequently at that.

If so, certain matters required careful planning.

Gaven, who had a plan in mind, brought the conversation back to the two books and asked, "Are these two books of any use to you?"

Gaven’s strategy had worked.

Although the topic was the same, the focus had shifted from the origin of the two books to their specific effects.

Zalanda’s expression revealed an undeniable brilliance as she exclaimed, "Of use? If Lady Strategy knew of them, she would surely descend personally to read and annotate them once again."

She had already descended. You’re just not aware of it yet.

Gaven silently responded in his mind.

Zalanda’s comment reminded her, and standing up excitedly, she said, "Just right, with you here as the writer, I’ll hold a prayer ceremony to inform the Lady and see if I can obtain her approval and blessings."

If it weren’t for the previous hiccup.

Gaven would have been ecstatic upon hearing this news, but now he only felt his scalp tingling.

What if he failed to gain approval and blessings, and instead received a stroke of her sword?

But opening his mouth, he couldn’t think of a good reason to refuse and could only say sullenly, "This matter, I’ll leave to you, elder sister."

"Then what are we waiting for? Hurry and tidy up. You wouldn’t want to face a Quasi-god looking like that, would you?" said Zalanda, bustling about as she began to dress.

She did not change into any priestly garments; Zalanda still chose the attire of a warrior.

The God of Strategy being a deity of war, for her, warrior attire was the best vestment for worship.

She tidied up the messy room a bit.

Zalanda then knelt on one knee, piled the Book of Strategy, the Military Training Records, and Heaven Craftsmanship together, and solemnly chanted, "Protector of Strategy, Her Highness Yin Hong, who devises tactics and plans, please hear the voice of your supporter. We wish to offer these words of wisdom to you, to enhance your divine radiance."

A dazzling light burst forth from the Book of Strategy, enveloping the Military Training Records and Heaven Craftsmanship within it.

The next instant, an even more blinding light descended from the sky, covering Zalanda.

That previous sensation occurred once again.

The standing Zalanda was no longer entirely herself; a more terrifying presence had entered her body.

The Goddess of Strategy descended again, seriously flipping through the Military Training Records and Heaven Craftsmanship.

But she leafed through them at an incredible speed.

Practically a page per second, and as she turned the pages, they transformed.

With a unique material similar to the Book of Strategy, golden annotations appeared out of nowhere on the blank spaces of the pages.

The Military Training Records and Heaven Craftsmanship were disappearing at a rate visible to the naked eye, while the Book of Strategy thickened at the same rate.

The Book of Strategy was assimilating the former two.

The Goddess of Strategy, now possessing Zalanda, took less than ten minutes to leaf through the Military Training Records and Heaven Craftsmanship.

The Book of Strategy had become as thick as a fist, shimmering golden.

One could tell at a glance that its power had been enhanced.

It was only then that the eyes of the Goddess of Strategy turned to Gaven. She slowly said, "Strategy, military training, and civilian affairs are all integral parts of the complete Path of War. You have done well. You should be rewarded, but there was a prior transgression. Although it was unintentional, it must still be punished. From now on, let good and bad cancel each other out."

"Many thanks for your mercy, my Lady," Gaven knelt on one knee, performing a standard warrior’s loyalty salute, "From this day forward, I shall battle in your Lady’s name."

With the personal promise from the Goddess, Gaven felt a huge weight lift from his heart.

The opportunity was rare, and one should cling to the Goddess of Strategy’s coattails when one could.

This backing was thicker than he imagined. She might only be a Demigod at the moment, but behind her stood the Main God Tempus, a deity of Strong Divine Power.

The Goddess of Strategy said expressionlessly, "I look forward to your performance."

After speaking, her divine presence receded like a tide.

The Lady of Strategy came swiftly and left just as quickly.