Seized by the System

“Many thanks to the Venerable One for upholding justice. I am deeply grateful. If the Venerable One needs my service in the future, I will definitely do all that I can,” Old Master Ma cupped his fists in gratitude.

“This is my duty, you don’t need to thank me. No matter deity or demon, once they are in this world, they must abide by the rules and not act recklessly,” Fang Ning said righteously.

Everyone who heard the words was visibly moved.

There was no comparison and no harm given.

The Golden Armored Deity had strutted around showing his strength, making everyone fearful and the only way to deal with it was to give in to what he wanted.

It was not hard to imagine that if this deity had set the rules for Earth, cultivators such as them would be living in fear, what more with mortals?

Living in perpetual fear every day would have been a terrible thing.

All one needed to do was refer to horror movies and novels to understand the feeling. Many people who watched those movies or read those horrific stories in the books would not be able to sleep well, even going to the bathroom in the dark would be a scary thing.

What more to live under the same sky with such a ruthless deity?

Feudal imperial power was a terrible thing for many people, far worse than the officials or village leaders watching over. Imperial power is something that is hard to be accepted in the villages.

Moreover, officials and village leaders were people, which meant that there was a chance for rebellion.

However, these deities were difficult for the people to rebel against.

With the existence of the Venerable Dragon God, their fears have been wiped away.

These priests were currently very grateful for him. As for those who were secretly jealous of him and constantly bad-mouthing him, they are just terrible people who were shameless.

They had enjoyed his protection and yet were unaware of how precious and rare it was.

During the technological era a long time ago, the country had tried to protect the people by allocating budget for the army; now, the work is done by only the Venerable Dragon God, clearing the streets of evil and fighting against these deities and Buddhas who wanted to rule the Earth.

These people had come out of hiding to bow to Vigilante A as a sign of respect.

Right then, the only thoughts in their minds were gratefulness and respect.

This was a man who defeated a deity from the Upper Realm in one move!

He had never once bullied the weak and would never request others to kneel before him. He only asked to be treated nicely in a normal way.

No one had thought much about it before but after coming in contact with a real deity, people had started the realize the rarity of such a quality in a powerhouse.

Fang Ning waved his hands, motioning for them not to be so courteous but he was actually feeling really cheerful over it.

He may be a soul who had cultivated to the Lake-level but he still has the mentality of a normal human being.

To be acknowledged with respect by others was a great feeling.

“It looks like the damage here is not minor, you should immediately get into rebuilding,” Fang Ning instructed before trying to leave.

Sir System hurriedly jump in at the words. “Are you crazy? Just a few empty words from him and you are satisfied?”

Fang Ning did not know what Sir System wanted and was speechless, “Can’t you let me have some dignity? Old Master Ma is not someone who will go against his words. He does not give empty promises. He owes us a favor, which makes it easier for us to get his help in the future. Besides, he is just a Lake-level powerhouse, what can he give you? Don’t be so short-sighted, with the right person, your favor would be returned tenfold.”

“You’re right, Old Master Ma is definitely not an ungrateful person, he’s turning green… (TM: The word ‘green’ is associated with being made a cuckold)” Sir System finally agreed.

“These words sound really weird as if the deceased Ma Ping is not his real son…” Fang Ning rolled his eyes.

“You human beings are always thinking about the wrong things, even a single word would be associated with filthy thoughts. I meant that he turned green on the System Map,” Sir System replied condescendingly.

“… You were the one that used the word in a weird way,” Fang Ning insisted.

Obviously, Old Master Ma was not one to give empty promises. After expressing his gratitude, he took out a piece of spotted tiger skin from his pockets which was the size of his palm.

The patterns all over the cloth looked like some words.

“Venerable One, this came to my possession by chance while I was slaying demons. I have studied this for a long time and still have not made any head or tail with it. However, this cloth cannot be destroyed by water or fire, which makes it a rare treasure. I am giving it to you, Venerable One, as a sign of good faith from me. I will never be able to fully repay you, so please take it.”

“In that case, I will accept it to study,” Fang Ning did not dare to reject, otherwise, Sir System would be sure to take back control.

After exchanging a few words of formality, Fang Ning finally said his goodbye.

Old Master Ma looked that the great hall that vanished, shaking his head and sighing. He had lost both the place and the people.

If it was not for the Venerable One, he would have long been in a devastated state.

He was one of the four strongest powerhouses among the people and considered one of the prominent powerhouses in the world and yet he had met with such an injustice.

If those Upper Realm deities and Buddhas did rule the world, how would the people on Earth be able to survive?

He was afraid that it would relegate to the old age era where the people and officials at the side of royalty would live in perpetual fear, not knowing when they be so unlucky as to offend the deities and Buddhas.

“This battle in Mount Indigo may bring misfortune in the future. If you are willing to stay, then stay. If you wish to leave, you are welcome to do as well,” Old Master Ma instructed the remaining priests.

“Master, we are not leaving,” a young disciple immediately said.

“Yes, with the Venerable Dragon God protecting us, what is there to fear?” Someone else said.

But after saying the words out loud, that person who said it felt wrong about it. It was like slapping Master in the face.

However, Old Master Ma was not bothered by it as it was the truth and only the truth will not bring harm to people.

“It’s just as well, after all, there are no other places that will enable you to cultivate with vitality, you might even need to purchase a vitality can… At least there is an acceptable amount of vitality all over here. Unfortunately, not all Upper Realm deities are accommodating. I hope we will never meet one again…” Old Master Ma shook his head.

His son may have hope of being revived but he did not know when the revival would happen. Old Master Ma was disheartened and did not want to get involved with any of those deities high up there again.

In their eyes, he was not qualified as an equal partner. He was just like a servant or lackey, much like the era of slaves, if he was beaten to death, no one would have cared.

It might have been worse than the feudal times as even then, one was not allowed to simply beat a slave to death.

It was a wonder how the people in the Upper Realm lived.

Why did they not rebel?

Just look at the actions of the Golden Armored Deity. He had long been used to treating the common people as slaves.

He stopped thinking about it and started instructing his disciples to begin rebuilding and made a call to the engineering team to rebuild a new great hall.

However, this time, the hall will not worship any deities, but it will worship a man.

…

“How do the people in the Upper Realm live? Judging by the antics of the Golden Armored Deity, they must be living in terrible hardship there,” Fang Ning was curious about it and went to Anderson with the question.

He used to be too lazy to bother with such matters, but he was inspired by today’s happening and started to have an interest.

“You really have too much time on your hands. Why does it concern us about how they live?” Sir System said condescendingly.

“Here you are being short-sighted again, this is a cautionary tale. What would you know anyway? Understanding the lives of those in the Upper Realm will teach us how to get along better with those deities,” Fang Ning said adamantly.

“How much can you gain by getting along? It’s better that everyone plays the tyrant, that way I will get my big reward in experience points,” Sir System said scornfully.

“…” Fang Ning was speechless. Getting along with this retarded System was always so difficult.