Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon
Chapter 309 - 308: The Divine Country of Paradise (Part 2)

Chapter 309: Chapter 308: The Divine Country of Paradise (Part 2)

At the moment he closed his eyes, the concept of the world within the halo was already determined.

Ailuodi’s answer had enlightened Chaoyang quite a bit, but he had no intention of eliminating wealth... because he couldn’t imagine what kind of world that would become.

He had also found an answer to the troublesome issue that Xue Quan had mentioned.

He wanted to establish a Divine Country where people could easily communicate with each other, a notion closely related to his abilities. In the world of Earth, he connected electronic networks, but here, he intended to connect the souls of people.

Therefore, the core of the Divine Country was "interconnection"!

As this thought dawned on him, the gray and white scenery within the halo suddenly became textured, bursting to life with color as all things reverted to their original hues. This colorizing halo continued to expand outwards until it reached the very edge of the light ring! In the end, the gray and white world was completely replaced as if the transparent halo had never appeared.

Not even the people on the streets bustling with activity or the birds chirping loudly on the branches noticed anything had changed; aside from Shi Yin coiled on Chaoyang’s shoulder, no one realized a Divine Country had quietly descended.

Several minutes later, Chaoyang slowly opened his eyes.

Even he was somewhat unsure whether everything he had envisioned had taken effect. For now, the halo that had been visible in his psychic vision was nowhere to be seen, and everything before him, be it the table or the walls, seemed as ordinary as any other day.

However, he quickly perceived the changes.

Chaoyang saw three lines of strange numbers appear in the upper right corner.

Divine Country population coverage: 112,537.

Paradise Sect believers: 53,215.

Other believers: 6.

These characters were white, as clear as LEDs, and the style of the numbers was the standard electronic display, just like the one on a liquid-crystal calculator.

"Although I said ’establishing a Divine Country can take anywhere from a moment to a decade,’ there are very few who can actually achieve this." Shi Yin conjured two hands and began clapping, "Congratulations, you have completed half of the qualifications for ascension. How do you feel now?"

"A bit... weird," Chaoyang muttered. "It is supposed to be built according to my will, but I can’t control it well, it feels as if its connection to me is different..."

Abilities like the Dream Entering Technique and Cyber Eye, even if he had never used them before, were perfectly clear to him from the moment of awakening; subsequent use was only to hone his skills further.

But the Divine Country gave him a feeling both familiar and foreign.

"That’s normal. Haven’t I told you? Once it takes shape, it becomes a self-operating black box, and even you can’t change its core anymore," Shi Yin said nonchalantly. "However, the Divine Country is indeed an inseparable part of divinities, and you can use it as you wish... As for the method, just use your first intuition."

Intuition, huh?

Chaoyang gazed at the lines of characters for a moment and then understood why they existed—because the number of believers was always his prime concern. Back in Magnificent Castle, he could only estimate the number of followers through the wishing power he received, but now, the Divine Country precisely counted them for him.

He tried focusing his attention on the "6" of the other believers.

The next second, the portraits of six individuals were displayed below the number, just like a police identity search program!

So this was the Divine Country’s interpretation of "connection."

Chaoyang suddenly felt an epiphany!

At this moment, everyone within the Divine Country, whether a believer or not, was connected to him. He could easily access information about every individual and know their exact locations.

Chaoyang’s heart stirred, and he changed his thoughts. Sure enough, the string of characters began to transform.

Male: 61238.

Female: 51298.

Intersex: 1.

Pfft... Is there really an intersex person?

Chaoyang, curious, looked up this individual and found a surprisingly delicate-looking woman leaning on a sofa half-revealed in her bosom, chatting and laughing with several flamboyant companions. He pinpointed her location and discovered that she was in Thistlefort’s famous Spring Tower.

"What did you see? You’re laughing strangely there," Shi Yin said abruptly.

"Did I?" Chaoyang raised his hand and made a swipe, calmly switching off the scene, "You must have seen wrong."

"Don’t forget that I can feel your emotions, resonance doesn’t lie!"

"I told you it was your misconception," Chaoyang flatly ignored it. After manipulating the characters a few times, he fully grasped The Divine Country’s statistical capabilities, although this was merely a connection in terms of identity information. The connection of minds, however, was another matter.

But verifying this was easy.

He found Moge’s wife among the many believers.

This pitiful woman, although rescued by Ailuodi from the military camp, had suffered greatly both physically and mentally. Her physical wounds were easy to heal, but the scars in her heart were far from easily mended. She sat on the bed at the moment, staring blankly at the scenery outside the window, her complexion somewhat ashen and her eyes lacking much luster.

Despite her and her husband’s gratitude towards the Paradise Sect for saving her from the blaze, Chaoyang had not signed any contract with her. This meant that under normal circumstances, he was unable to communicate with her using his consciousness.

However, this time things changed.

"Let me help you."

His voice caused the woman to shudder, then she showed an incredulous expression, "Is it you? Lord Paradise Master...!"

She stammered, clearly unsure of what honorifics to use for a "divinity."

"I have heard your suffering, and you should not have to endure it. I can help you forget these painful memories. If you are willing to accept this change, please close your eyes."

"I am willing, please let me forget those nightmares!" The woman immediately broke into tears, that was exactly what she had been praying for. She pressed her hands together in prayer and waited for the salvation from the divinity.

For the first time, Chaoyang performed the Dream Entering Technique on someone without making physical contact. What followed was simple. He created a similar memory of being captured, removed all the cruel parts, and replaced it with the old memory. This process he had used before on Luowei Siya, so doing it again came naturally. To prevent mismatches between Moge’s wife’s memories and her husband’s, leading to unnecessary misunderstandings, he specifically left a "corrected impression": that the woman could remember being captured and praying to the divinity to erase it, but if she tried to recall the details of what happened after her capture, she would only meet a vague void.

After the Dream Entering Technique ended, the woman did not wake up right away, but instead fell asleep—perhaps for the first time in many days. Though her body was still weak, her hands and feet no longer trembled, and her breathing became stable and peaceful.

Chaoyang withdrew, and his divine consciousness returned to the attic of the sanctuary.

He was now convinced that The Divine Country was indeed built according to his vision. However, compared to the demon-like ability to know things instantly, The Divine Country’s function and effects deserved much more of his time for research.

The next moment, Chaoyang sent a message to all the believers of Thistlefort—

"Welcome to Paradise."

"...I am with you."