The God's Games

Players had to gather the information on their own and share it with the others so that the experts could figure out what was really happening.

This led to more players streaming their gameplay.

One of the hottest posts on the forum was about what would happen if a player, after being born in Ulon Town, didn't do anything and just traveled to other places—would they encounter other cities?

This post immediately caught the attention of many users.

It was around this time that King of Four Seasons made a post and successfully attracted a lot of attention from other users.

[ King of Four Seasons (OP) ]:

[ I Got the Job Class and finished the quest, but Now I Feel Depressed. ]

[ Here's what happened: A mid-level warlock who knows water magic arrived in Lindblum City, so I took the chance to get a job class from him. Yesterday, this NPC asked me to do a quest, saying that Father Barry seemed to have something against him. So, he asked me to find out what was going on. ]

[ Relalfaa reply: Hang in there, OP! Keep going, you can do it! ]

[ Axelynn87 reply: A mid-level warlock who knows water magic? Isn't that Saradin? Why did he come to Ulon Town? He used to work for that notorious NPC, Viscount Hereford! ]

[ Raflitanya reply: Oh, wow! So, OP, you actually apprenticed under this NPC? So, what happened in the end? What's the deal between Father Barry and him? ]

[ King of Four Seasons (OP): How do you all know so much? I'm a new beta player and don't know much about the earlier storyline, so I decided to ask Father Barry myself. But Father Barry wouldn't say anything, and I was really anxious at the time. ]

[ Mrsparkcey reply: That's strange for Father Barry to act like that. Could there really be some kind of conflict between them? ]

[ Sarcasmxy reply: Don't keep us in suspense, OP! Tell us already!

[ King of Four Seasons (OP): Sorry, I'm a slow typist, give me a minute. Later, Hanjun saw me looking embarrassed and asked me what was going on. To my surprise, Hanjun knew about it too, and I quickly found out what had happened in Lindblum City... ]

[ Wulanxn reply: Whoa, no wonder you guys say Viscount Hereford has such a bad reputation! He's so awful! Why hasn't anyone dealt with him yet? ]

[ Bbyrxxnne reply: I'm one of the people who went to Lindblum City in the early stage of the game, but we go there only for trading, so I didn't have time to deal with him. Besides, he's a viscount, not someone we can just take care of so easily, right? ]

[ Galaxies reply: Oh my gosh, Father Joseph's story is just too tragic! He saved so many people, but Viscount Hereford killed him just like that. Didn't any of the people he saved speak up for him? ]

[ Xehoo55 reply: If I went through that quest, I'd be depressed too! ]

[ Itsmeji_ reply: Don't even mention it. For the past thousand years, the Church of Light never had an easy time. You guys don't know this, but when we first arrived in Ulon Town, nobody cared about Father Barry at all. It wasn't until Father Barry managed to awaken the God of Light and summon the heroes (that's us) to save Ulon Town that he finally gained some authority. ]

[ Nachiparn reply: Honestly, so what if the God of Light fell into a deep sleep? Do they really have to hold such a grudge against his followers that was left behind? These followers have some abilities, after all. Instead of respecting them, they look down on them. It's just plain foolish. ]

[ Sdlafv reply: I feel sorry for the Church of Light. The God of Light slept for so long, and the people of the Church were mocked, oppressed, and even assassinated. Yet, all these years, some still held on to their faith. When the world was on the brink of destruction, they succeeded in awakening the God of Light, who didn't dwell on the past but immediately summoned the heroes to save the world.

They've done nothing wrong to the world of eorera. ]

This post sparked a lot of discussion among the players.

It's true that when the game first started, the Church of Light's status in Ulon Town was much worse than it is now.

After doing so many things, the Church's reputation finally improved.

If Father Joseph were still alive, he would probably be very happy to see the God of Light.

After Saradin left, Father Barry stood in the church.

He just stood in front of the statue of the God of Light without doing anything.

Not long after that, he bowed his head and prayed to the statue of the God of Light.

"Joseph, you know...if those things never happened back then, you'd be so happy to see the God of Light awaken, wouldn't you?"

"I'm right here; why are you talking to a statue?"

Hanjun appeared silently behind Father Barry, speaking suddenly and startling him.

Father Barry smiled helplessly.

Sometimes, when he thought about the past and remembered Father Joseph, he would momentarily forget that the God of Light was right by his side.

If Father Joseph were still alive, he would probably be the one who's standing next to Hanjun right now.

Hanjun stood up, crossed his arms, and said in a very mature tone, "Don't worry, even so, there will always be a place for you by my side."

Father Barry smiled and deeply etched the image of the God into his mind.

~•~

Saradin had been in Ulon Town for a few days, and Hanjun was curious about the "flag" he had set.

Just then, a group of merchants arrived in Ulon Town.

After selling their goods in Lindblum City, they were planning to return to the south.

Hanjun casually found a player to follow these merchants to see what Lindblum City would be like without Saradin.

He instructed the player to carefully observe the situation in Lindblum City and then return.