Am I going to be sacrificed too?

Chapter 13 Bai Yan

"0.3%, white, next."

"1.7%, white, next."

"0.9%, white..."

……

As the test results came out one by one, the atmosphere in the settlement gradually became oppressive. Everyone was extremely silent, and even Chen Quan's face showed bitterness. Without a chosen one, they were destined to have no voice. The thought of being a laborer in Qishi City in the future made them feel suffocated.

As it turns out, miracles don't happen that easily. In a gathering of over two hundred people, most of them were tested, and the divine relic didn't flash green even once.

Of course, this divine relic only supports testing most mainstream pantheons, and maybe someone is suited to awaken a special pantheon... but what does that have to do with Harklai? Sometimes opportunity is more important than effort.

Hakley yawned again, losing interest in watching any longer; he had to go to the next settlement tomorrow.

……

The White Stone settlement is only about 200 kilometers away from the Strange Stone City, which happens to be near Wang Yu's route. In order to replenish her supplies, she entered the settlement half a day ago.

Wang Yu was just about to rest for a day and set off again tomorrow morning, worrying about how to get into the Strange Stone City, when he unexpectedly encountered this: "Looks like I'm in luck."

Unlike the survivors' forces, which accept all comers, Stone City has very strict rules as the main city of a region. To stay there for a long time, one must have an identity; at the very least, scavengers are not allowed to enter the city.

But once she signed the "labor contract," she became a legal worker. The advantage of ordinary survivors signing the contract is that they can get protection from the City of Wonders, but the disadvantage is that they have no other means of income besides working in the City of Wonders. It is even more impossible to scavenge near the fully developed City of Wonders.

Moreover, it is foreseeable that these jobs will be very much like slavery, but although the labor contracts are very much like slavery, they do not restrict her personal freedom.

Fortunately, this is actually a good thing for Wang Yu, because she is not short of money now.

If she's still short of money after becoming a chosen one, then her awakening would have been for nothing!

She has no shortage of ordinary money, but the more precious extraordinary resources will depend on her subsequent "efforts".

Even more fortunately, with the black box in hand, she can now skip the effort altogether. She can turn trash into treasure by simply picking it up in the City of Strange Stones, making it a business with virtually no cost.

The crowd in front was undergoing a test of divine power, while Wang Yu stood at the back of the crowd, observing silently. Without a hood and with a tattered cloth draped over her swirling robe, she blended in seamlessly among the survivors, since she would normally be one of them.

Through the Eye of Truth, Wang Yu could see the flow of divine power on the White Stone relic. There were dozens of different divine powers inside the White Stone. Whenever someone touched it, these divine powers would be activated until the most active divine power would suddenly emerge, enter the other person's body, and then quickly return. After that, the specific value could be obtained.

After observing for a long time, she confirmed that there was no divine power belonging to the 'wisdom' attribute among them, which shows that the wisdom pantheon is a very rare pantheon.

"3.9%, white, next."

Wang Yu extended her arm back and silently retreated into the crowd. She was not surprised by this outcome.

People's faces went from expectant at first to disappointed, and then to numb; perhaps they were destined not to deserve it.

Suddenly, an exclamation rang out from ahead: "18.6%! The green light! He passed!"

In the center of everyone's attention was a skinny boy with a completely bewildered expression. He probably didn't even expect that he would pass the test.

Harkley, who had only gone halfway, heard the voice and turned back in surprise: "Someone actually passed?"

Chen Quan excitedly replied, "Yes, sir! He passed! However..."

Seeing Chen Quan's hesitant expression, Harkley asked in confusion, "But what's wrong?"

Chen Quan glanced at the thin boy and explained softly, "Although this child grew up in the settlement, his parents were killed in an attack by an unusual creature, and he was also seriously injured, becoming mute. Even though he survived, his body became very weak, so..."

One can imagine what kind of treatment a weak person would receive in the wasteland.

Sure enough, someone immediately chimed in, "This kid is so skinny, how could he possibly become a chosen one? He can't handle it."

"Yes, I remember he almost starved to death several times, and it was Chief Chen who saved him."

"Even when he's scavenging, he always brings back the least amount of stuff."

"..."

Harkley scanned the crowd before him, then suddenly chuckled coldly and pointed at the man who had spoken first, asking, "You think he's weak, don't you?"

"right……"

Bang!

The moment the man opened his mouth, Harkley's fist was enveloped in a layer of earthy yellow divine power, and like a boulder, it slammed into his head.

Red and white substances flew everywhere, and much of it landed on other people behind who were just about to speak.

"Does anyone else think so?" Harkley slowly withdrew his fist, expressionless, as if he hadn't just thrown the punch.

Silence fell.

Seeing the terrified expressions on everyone's faces, Harkley nodded in satisfaction: "Heh, since his talent has met the standard, it means he is the chosen one of the gods. The gods' judgment is beyond question. If I hear anyone disrespecting the gods again..."

In Harkley's view, the Chosen Ones are supreme, and no matter how useless this mute boy is, he is not someone a bunch of peasants can talk about.

The Chosen Ones are extraordinary not only in their power, but also in their status.

Harkley examined the records within the divine relic and discovered that the mute boy belonged to the same rock pantheon as him.

This is actually a very normal phenomenon. Why is the Strange Stone Province so rich in minerals? It's because the rock deity's divine power is very abundant in this region.

Although the survivors were not directly corrupted by divine power and turned into abnormal monsters, being in such an environment for a long time can still subtly change a person.

"What's his name?"

Chen Quan looked embarrassed: "My lord, he doesn't have a name. People usually call him whatever they want."

How could a chosen one of God not have a name?

Harkley pondered for a moment: "In that case, I'll give you a name. Hmm... you grew up in the White Stone Gathering Grounds, and you awakened the Rock God type, so how about we call you White Rock?"

The boy nodded weakly.

"Tsk." Seeing that the boy was still timid, Harkley smacked his lips twice in dissatisfaction.

He walked up to the boy and slowly raised his hand. As soon as this familiar gesture appeared, the boy immediately shrank his head, and the others also took several steps back.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

"Lift your head up!"

Harkley's hand landed, but this time he didn't use his divine power; he simply tapped the boy's back repeatedly.

They patted the boy's back straight, one pat at a time.

"From now on, your name will be Bai Yan, do you hear me!"

"Um."