It has only been a few decades since the first Kabane appeared in the Kabane World.
While these decades have transformed the entire world, they haven't been enough to sever the transmission of knowledge, especially for nobles who value knowledge highly.
Ayame had considered why God had summoned the four of them, but she never imagined it was to become 'Shrine Maidens'.
Shrine Maidens are God's concubines, people who receive divine oracles at God's shrines on earth. In ancient times, Shrine Maidens were even more noble than nobles.
"Shrine Maiden?" The youngest, Mumei, blinked, looking a little bewildered.
Arichi and Mumei, however, had the same expression as Ayame. Although they didn't understand what a 'Shrine Maiden' was, they had heard older relatives mention them as the people closest to God, more noble than nobles.
Xia Wei smiled at their expressions: "Becoming my Shrine Maiden means taking on the responsibility of protecting and guiding humanity towards goodness."
"I will grant you two hundred years of life and the Divine Blessing of eternal youth. After fulfilling your good deeds within these two hundred years, you will be permitted to ascend to the Heavenly Realm and become 'Heavenly Maidens'."
The 'Divine Blessing' bestowed by the Gods increases one's lifespan with higher levels. At Lv.5, lifespan reaches the human limit of 150 years. At Lv.6, it reaches 200 years, and then doubles with each subsequent level, reaching a thousand years at Lv.9.
However, 'Divine Blessing' cannot reach the Lv.10 of a demigod. It must meet the standards for the Blessing he bestows to upgrade the 'Divine Blessing' to 'Blessing'.
That's right, 'Divine Blessing' is actually a simplified version of 'Blessing'.
This is the complete 'Grace System' he has deduced.
By practicing beautiful wishes and beliefs, and walking the path of good deeds, as long as any one of these reaches the minimum threshold of the Gods, one can obtain 'Divine Blessing'.
Granting them eternal youth and increased lifespan was merely giving their Divine Blessing a slight backdoor.
"Yes! God, we will definitely work hard." Ayame's head was spinning with happiness. She quickly placed both hands on the ground and pressed her forehead against the back of her hands.
"Hmm, I hope you can ascend to the Heavenly Realm within fifty years." Xia Wei stepped forward, squatted down, and gently stroked the heads of the four women, whose rounded hips were visible from kneeling so neatly.
Ayame's cheeks were flushed. "God is stroking my head, I'm so happy!"
Mumei, like a kitten, thoroughly enjoyed Xia Wei's caress, her eyes narrowing. She had never been caressed like this by anyone before; it felt so comfortable.
Arichi and Mumei's minds were blank, apart from their flushed cheeks.
To be touched by the God who had transformed the heavens and earth, they couldn't even imagine it.
"I'll be waiting for you in the Heavenly Realm."
A void-like voice echoed in their minds.
They knew that God had already left.
"God has returned to the Heavenly Realm." Ayame Yomogawa looked up at the serene shrine, feeling a sudden emptiness in her heart.
"Hello?"
It was then that she realized her clothes had changed into a red and white Shrine Maiden outfit.
She had only seen such clothes in picture books, because Shrine Maidens had ceased to exist since the appearance of the Kabane.
"God's touch felt so good." Mumei touched her head.
"Everyone still doesn't quite understand what a Shrine Maiden is, do they? I'll explain it in detail." Ayame kindly looked at the other four.
Having experienced combat together, they were no longer strangers.
After listening to Ayame's explanation, all three covered their mouths, their cheeks flushed.
"A Shrine Maiden is God's concubine on earth!"
"Yes, that's right. So, everyone must be mindful of your status from now on and not do anything that would blaspheme God." The gentle Ayame now became serious.
"I will definitely be careful!" The three nodded like little chicks pecking at rice.
After Xia Wei and his dependents left the Kabane World, the daily operation and maintenance of the world were entirely handed over to the world will.
The apocalypse had passed. According to human development, human civilization would return to prosperity with just a few decades of normal development.
Kaneshiro Yokawa was so excited upon learning that his daughter had become a Shrine Maiden that he fainted for a moment, scaring Ayame into quickly using healing magic.
"Good, my good daughter, from now on the Yokawa family will also be a family of priests!"
Heavenly Realm.
Main God Temple.
Xia Wei's mood was better than ever as he looked at the two new stars on the 'Star Chart'.
"My divine system has finally begun to take shape. Centered in the Heavenly Realm, there are already three lower realms, even if they are only the lowest-level worlds, but everything is steadily improving."
The edge of the Heavenly Realm was also slowly expanding due to the 'World Power' provided by the three worlds.
However, this expansion was very slow, only extending about 1-2 centimeters per day. The 'Heavenly Realm' was, after all, a fragment of a former high-dimensional space, so it was already quite good for the World Power of the lowest-level worlds to achieve this.
A floating cloud slowly drifted into the Main God Temple, and a sleeping beauty was in a sweet dream.
Shinobu Kocho had been making potions for seven consecutive days, and making high-grade potions was very mentally exhausting.
"Sleep well and dream sweetly. You've done enough."
Xia Wei reached out and stroked Shinobu Kocho's cheek, watching her lips curve into a sweet smile from a pleasant dream, and slowly lowered his head to kiss her lips.
A faint scent of wisteria entered his nostrils, very elegant.
After a brief taste, Xia Wei walked out of the Main God Temple as if nothing had happened.
"First, I'll go to the Apocalypse World to pick up Shizuka Marikawa, and then to the Black Bullet world. My lovely millions of lolis must have been waiting for me, their God, for a long time."
Apocalypse World.
Under the diligent intervention of the world will, although the entire world has not yet returned to its state before the Zombies virus outbreak, the order of human society has been completely rebuilt.
A new human society has been established, centered around individuals who have received the 'Divine Blessing' from the Gods, with each city serving as a region of order.
Although the entire world provides faith, the church does not manage order; it merely supervises it.
And all those serving as priests in the church are the most powerful individuals.
Nuns, on the other hand, are pure maidens.
Currently, Toko City, being the place where God descended and where the divine envoys walk, has naturally become the holy land of the entire island nation,
and even the entire world.
Currently, Toko City and its surrounding towns are completely free of Zombies, making it the safest place in the world.
And the divine envoys are continuously expanding the area cleared of Zombies, centered around Toko City.
That's right, half of the Zombies in Toko City were dealt with by the dependents.
Especially Saeko Busujima, who alone has cut down more Zombies than Giyu Tomioka and Uzumaki Tengen combined. Uzumaki Tengen inwardly exclaimed that she was simply a tireless killing machine.
Even more terrifying was that she learned the Breathing Technique and sword skills after only two lessons and even created her own unique Breathing Technique and sword skills.
In the newly built grand cathedral in the center of Toko City, at the very center of the cathedral, stood a statue of Xia Wei with a benevolent expression, saving the world.
At this time, there was no one praying in the grand cathedral.
Saeko Busujima sat upright on a pew for believers, her fingers caressing the blade of her sword, which was glowing red.
"The Zombies and wicked people in Toko City and its surroundings have all been eliminated. I must go to a more distant place."
"If I go to a more distant place, Lord Xia Wei won't be able to see him immediately when he returns."
"Ah~ It's been three hours since I last cut someone down. I'm almost, almost going to lose it—"