My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 143 - 141: Evil Eye of the Treasure (Third Update)_1

Chapter 143: Chapter 141: Evil Eye of the Treasure (Third Update)_1

The people of the Nanni Nation followed the riverbank downstream, found a ferry crossing to enter neighboring Asa County, and, without pausing in County Town, kept going until they reached Yukou Town.

Owen Bertram, through the eyes of Magpie, saw that the incense burning at the River God Temple on the riverside pier had become even more vigorous.

People from the Nanni Nation took up temporary residence in Yukou Town.

Most of them stayed in the inn, one person was sent out, presumably to gather information. Owen Bertram, controlling the Magpie, followed this person.

Yukou Town was even more prosperous than before, especially around the River God Temple, where a new commercial district had formed, full of various shops and bustling with people.

Today, William is greatly respected by the locals and is called "Master Steven". If he wished to, he could use the name of the River God to amass wealth in no time.

But William was full of devotion and only hoped to spread the esteemed name of the River God, dedicating himself wholeheartedly to the public good.

Due to his busy schedule, William had three disciples, all of whom were young believers who were tremendously devoted to the River God and had been meticulously chosen by him. Today, one of the disciples quietly came in and reported to Master Steven: "Master, recently some evil people in town have been slandering the River God, saying that He did not bless our commercial ships."

William scoffed: "I know about those boats that were attacked by monsters. The ships were full of people who aren’t true believers! Those portly shipowners thought that by offering a few pigs and sheep at the River God Temple, they could receive the protection of the River God? Too naive."

I’ve emphasized to them time and again that the River God requires our full-hearted dedication, not just sacrificial offerings."

What kind of being is the River God? These mundane animals, how could they possibly be acknowledged by Him? Yet these people still do not believe and have no reverence, the fact that they were cast aside by the River God is only what they deserve."

Strangely, after he became "Master Steven", it’s astonishing that although he was originally illiterate, he now speaks with such clarity and even in literary phrases.

The disciple expressed his worries: "That may be so, but the common people do not possess your wisdom, Master, to see the essence of it all. They are easily misled by these evil-doers."

William contemplated for a moment, saying: "As for these matters, we shouldn’t need to trouble ourselves, I believe the River God will have his arrangements."

"However, as believers, we should still display our worth. In this way, you go ahead and draw a portion of the offerings given by the believers, recruit people and establish a team to uphold the law, and bring down these evil-doers in secret."

"Yes." The disciple received the order, then asked: "To what extent should this ’punishment’ be carried out, please enlighten us, Master."

Without hesitation, William replied: "Those who slander the River God have committed heinous sins that are unforgivable. They must be completely destroyed!"

The disciple nodded: "It should be so."

...

An Iron-Shell Battleship had set out from the pier of Yukou Town the day before, traveling upstream against the river for a night until it reached the vicinity of Extinct Village.

There were many dangers in the river, so the sailors dared not be careless for a moment. However, this ship was different from the others. It had a small shrine on the bow of the ship, inside which housed a statue of the River God from the River God Temple.

Crafted into the form of a divine dragon, it was airborne and dancing, teeth bared and claws spread, majestic and awe-inspiring!

The ship captain performed incense rituals three times a day, although he didn’t know if it was useful or not.

During the construction of the River God Temple, the river around Asa County indeed became peaceful and attacks by monsters were rare. But slowly, rumors started circulating in town that the River God couldn’t protect everyone. Some of the iron-shell ships that went a bit further were still attacked by monsters. Moreover, it was recently heard that a few ships had capsized, with no survivors.

But as a ship captain, he didn’t have the money to hire a cultivator for protection, so he could only pray for the River God’s blessings.

The ship captain took a look forward and ordered: "We are approaching Extinct Village, steer the ship further from the shore. The Cold Poison in Extinct Village is not something to toy with, we can’t risk exposure."

The iron-shell ship gradually moved towards the middle of the river, when suddenly something surged from under the water. "Eight"-shaped ripples spread across the surface - everyone on the boat was shocked. Whatever was underneath seemed massive.

The ship captain muttered a prayer "God save us", if it started making a ruckus under their ship, flipping their own iron-shell ship would be a piece of cake for it, without a doubt it would be very dangerous.

Thankfully, there was a statue of the River God on the bow of their ship!

However, this feeling of relief did not last long, an eerie "buzz" resonated from the river bed. The whole river shook violently, everyone onboard felt sharp pain in their heads and fell to the deck.

The ship captain silently wondered what was happening? Wasn’t it agreed that they will be blessed by the River God?

In a daze, everyone on the ship saw a vague radiance rising from the water, reaching the surface of the river, it was actually a giant clam as big as two stories!

The clam shell opened, revealing a radiant pearl the size of a basin - at this moment, the pearl appeared to be a vicious evil eye staring harshly at the ship passengers.

From underneath the pearl, countless elongated flesh spikes stretched out towards the people on the ship.

The ship captain and sailors were ordinary people, even more so under the state of dizziness, unable to even stand, let alone resist.

The ship captain wailed: It turned out that the large thing in the water he had scared away earlier was this creature’s prey. Once its hunting failed, the creature intended to feed on the people of his ship!

The ship captain glanced at the statue of the River God with deep disappointment: It was truly useless after all, regret was of no use, it was too late...

Just when countless long spikes were blotting out the ship, preparing to strike downwards, a thin golden line suddenly shot out from the water. It wrapped around all the spikes, drawing them in and tightening them!

The spikes struggled painfully.

Another thin golden line sneak attacked from behind, swiftly winding around the pearl-shaped evil eye from its roots!

The giant clam struggled tremendously in pain, yet it knew very well that it had now encountered a formidable foe. Therefore, it fiercely closed its shell, even if it had to snap off those flesh spikes, it could slowly recover later, but it could not lose the pearl evil eye.

As the giant clam desperately tried to sink back into the river, a huge tail suddenly rose and slapped the clam’s shell to pieces...

Once more the giant clam released that odd sonic vibration, causing countless dead fish to turn up on the river surface and people on the ship to writhe in pain clutching their heads.

However, it had no effect on Little Loach.

With two tugs of his golden whiskers by Little Loach, all the spikes were severed; the pearl evil eye was also separated from the body!

The giant clam quivered in pain repeatedly, and with another hit from Little Loach’s tail, its suffering came to an end. It died and quivered no more, and there was no pain.

Little Loach was extremely pleased, swimming circles around his prey as if he was guarding his believers, making circles!

This giant clam was encountered by Little Loach soon after he entered the river. At that time, this creature was too powerful and not to be trifled with for Little Loach.

But that was then and this is now, things are no longer as they were before. As said, "scholars should look at each other with new respect when they meet after three days apart.", Today this is just looking at your one eye!

Then Little Loach dragged his prey and sunk back under the water to enjoy his meal.