Tianzhu Kingdom, Dahavi.
This is the largest slum in Asia.
A very small area, packed with more than a million people.
There is no doubt that, as they are all slums, the local sanitary conditions are naturally not much better.
And "because the population density is basically too high. As long as one person gets infected, the epidemic will spread quickly."
Of course, for the native aborigines, there is no money to treat minor illnesses, nor any need to treat serious ones. The former is an extravagant hope, while the latter—it's better to be direct and reincarnate.
Maybe you'll live a better life in the next one, no longer bound by the lower castes and perhaps transformed into a master.
However—
He said: If you could live a good life, who would willingly place their only hope in an illusory afterlife and faith?
And it is precisely under this premise—
A few months ago, among the large number of poor residents in Dahavi, a strange condition called the "purple stripe disease" suddenly began to spread wildly within the community.
At first, the patients had no idea why they were getting sick, except that after that unsettling purple line appeared on the surface of their bodies, their health would worsen and deteriorate.
So weakened they could no longer move, so weakened it was hard to breathe, so weakened their hearts stopped beating.
Eventually, they became corpses.
The people of Tianzhu, especially those at the bottom, were religious.
Therefore, when the source of this strange condition couldn't be found, people began to pray and atone for their sins, believing this to be another punishment from the gods.
The situation continued to worsen.
Until not long ago, two foreign forces emerged within the territory of Dahavi.
On one hand, a group of people, each equipped with a full-body radiation protection suit, allegedly came for international humanitarian purposes to examine the bodies of those who had died from the disease.
However, cremation was prevalent in Tianzhu's homeland, and naturally, the aborigines saw this act as a sacrilege.
It was at this time—
That the second force arrived very "coincidentally."
They claimed to be followers of the "Honkai Cult," said to originate from a branch of the native religion in the Kingdom of Tianzhu.
Well, it's very classic and very useful to say it comes from a branch of the native doctrine.
Because this claim undoubtedly reduces the chances of being rejected by the locals as "infidels."
And if, on top of that, a "miracle" is shown—
"Wow\~"
Today, tens of thousands of followers and additional believers are carefully kneeling toward the center around a newly built church of the "Cult of the Honkai God."
It is said that a believer who is devout enough can qualify to touch the "Chain of Divine Commandments."
And "as long as one is lucky enough to touch such artifacts, those unfortunately suffering from the 'purple stripe disease' will see their condition temporarily relieved."
It is: "the mercy of God."
A worthy artifact, indeed.
That "chain, made of precious gold."
When unfurled, it can even extend for several kilometers.
Of course, the devas are also wrathful.
There was a time when someone grew greedy and tried to intercept a divine chain to keep it for themselves.
But in the end, the man died by his own greed, and as soon as he made a move, his life was completely cut short.
So—
A divine chain can save people, but it can also kill them.
"Truly, he is the messenger of the gods."
"The saint is above!"
"THE SAINT IS ABOVE!!"
.....
To this day, even foreign travelers can clearly recognize a fact with just a quick glance inside Dawawi.
All the aborigines here have become "mad believers."
But what they now believe in is no longer the original religion of the ancient Kingdom of Tianzhu, but the more convincing — the "Divine Honkai Religion" that truly demonstrates the supreme miracle.
Perhaps someone might ask: Honkai Impact? Doesn't that sound a bit ominous?
It can only be said that thanks to the people who asked that question in the beginning, they are no longer among the crowd to say it again.
Because back then, some native aborigines still had a bit of common sense.
And so, they patiently explained: Honkai Impact is a disguised form of the main deity, the Great Auto Sky.
The Great Auto Sky oversees the two poles of divine power—destruction and creation, birth and annihilation at the same time. Naturally, divine grace is like the sea, and divine power like a prison.
After that explanation, it was time to seamlessly transition to the smooth and silky combo— "After preaching, have faith in the religion and then take them into the religion!"
Of course, today's "mad believers" are even more "zealous."
Because it is through mad faith that one becomes mad enough.
No one dares to get too close to those "infidels."
Meanwhile—
"The God of Honkai Impact dislikes cremation and does not accept the bodies of sinners."
"Sinners must surrender their bodies after death so that their souls may be purified and sublimated."
With the introduction of such regulations, the outsiders who had previously been blocked from collecting bodies for examination were now free of obstacles.
One day, a clever local girl who could speak a bit of a foreign language accidentally overheard a conversation among several "foreign country guys" responsible for moving corpses. Standing in a remote corner between masks, they said:
"No wonder this medicine is so expensive. It takes a thousand corpses infected with the 'Honkai disease' to extract one vial of serum."
"Is it really okay for us to secretly stash away corpses like this?"
"What are you worried about? There are over a million people here—if a few go missing each day, who would notice?"
"Those guys pretending to be ghosts have made a fortune lately."
"We're not being too greedy, we're just skimming a bit."
"That's right!"
.....
The excessively horrifying content of the dialogue frightened the girl—too wise for her age—half to death.
That day, she ran over the surrounding rubble, retreating in panic, too scared.
Naturally, she caught the attention of those adults.
She ran desperately, trying to escape, trying to tell others the truth.
But "she's just a little girl—how could she be a match for those adults!"
At some point, she seemed about to be caught.
"Buzz\~"
A "door" suddenly appeared in front of her, carrying her into a strange environment.
After stumbling, she fell to the ground.
She got up in terror and discovered—
Here, everything was plain white.
The ground, walls, pillars, ceiling, everything.
One of the few things with any "color" was a beautiful empty throne, and next to it, a small translucent golden potted tree.
"Buzz\~"
Another "door" appeared abruptly.
When the girl regained her senses, she realized she had returned to her shabby home.
She had been saved.
She was scared for a while.
But after the fear faded, she remembered that strange experience.
"Is that where the gods live?"
"Was it the true god who made me discover those villains' sinful activities?"
On this day, the girl truly had faith in her heart.
She began to bow in the direction she remembered falling toward—
"Honored Lord of the Gods."
"Please punish those wicked people and evil parties!"