Abyss Summoner

Chapter 579 - 566: Temple of Faith

Order is the source of power for social animals.

It’s like a modern army; with clear discipline and norms, it becomes an invincible team. However, those who do not understand restraint and only know how to kill in terrorist organizations may acquire some resources in the short term but cannot maintain stable regimes for long. Often, their power disappears in an instant.

Before the chasm, factions stood independently and there was some friction among the five powers, inevitably leading to fierce competition.

Overly constraining subordinates might lead to dissatisfaction. It’s easier to deal with ordinary people, but losing a professional is quite significant for a faction. Thus, these factions turn a blind eye, understanding that ordinary people are merely a form of compensation for subordinates and professionals.

Commit atrocities?

They’re just lazy country bumpkins. Compared to professionals and warriors, they have no highlights.

This distorted idea has led the chasm into despair, creating a pyramid-like society. Shi Xiong and others undoubtedly stand at the top, followed by the two-headed demon and ghost servants, then the professionals and warriors. At the very bottom are the ordinary people, mercilessly exploited, without any power or backing.

People’s thoughts are not easily changed.

A group of fashionable beauties delights in wearing bright clothes on the streets, enjoying the amazed and admiring gazes of others.

When they can wear skirts, they won’t wear trousers. When they can show cleavage, they won’t cover it. Even if the weather forecast warns of a sudden drop in temperature and advises wrapping up, these accustomed beauties won’t care about such advice.

The next day, they continue as always. But when some people proudly step outside, dreaming of others’ admiring glances, they strangely find the temperature has unexpectedly dropped by dozens of degrees. They’re cold, scared, and want to rush back inside for warmth. But before they can open the door, they freeze to death outside.

Regret is useless.

However, this serves as a wake-up call for those beauties who haven’t left their homes. They hurriedly swap their alluring stockings for thick cotton pants and jackets. Although their bodies become bulkier, and they feel a sense of loss, at least they’re alive—isn’t that the most important thing?

Chen Feng will not give any chance to erring professionals, not even once.

In chaotic times, strict laws.

After such bloodshed, everyone should understand the terrifying consequences of breaking the rules...

Compared to the past chaotic division, the chasm is now a singular power. Yan Xiu and Lin Tianxiu are loyal, Shi Xiong and his people have died in battle, and even though Su Tan alone hasn’t submitted, she quickly conformed to the new rules and laws without delay.

The chasm now operates like a large machine. After cleaning stains and rust from its body, it has started functioning again.

After two weeks of acquaintance and intimidation, everyone has gotten used to these complex laws. Within the chasm, there are two classes: new humans led by professionals and old humans consisting mostly of the weak.

Besides maintaining some regular benefits for new humans, most of their benefits were curtailed by law, bringing them from the heavens down to Hell.

For old humans, there are more than a dozen favorable laws. They have gradually returned to their original position, no longer simply being the object of strong people’s humiliation and amusement.

The chasm has undergone earth-shattering changes. The ration of insect meat blocks has increased from one to three, and people’s states have improved significantly. Chen Feng orders his subordinates to clean up the city’s old sites, demolishing and moving broken building clusters as quickly as possible.

In this demolition process, ordinary people participate as hired workers. Besides their daily insect meat ration, young people can earn wages this way, and if they accumulate enough points, they can even exchange them for meat or daily tools.

Everyone observes this transformation, although it’s only the beginning and needs further exploration and formulation. Yet, it’s undeniable that the faction is no longer stagnant, but gently flowing like a river.

This city has been infused with new life, and the decay of the past is being gradually cut away. Although there will be considerable challenges in change, under the flame of order’s illumination, the city’s survivors will redefine the term "humanity."

Effort can now grant survival rights like in peaceful times, rather than living like livestock—men becoming slaves and women subjected to violation.

The foundation of civilization is built step by step.

What Chen Feng desires is not the trivial notion of "justice is kingly," but to topple the city’s distorted pyramid and restore an old equal societal atmosphere.

The city needs construction. Among millions of people, how many standouts are in various fields? Due to the apocalypse, these elites have fallen into such miserable circumstances. Yet now, with human rights restored, these individuals have the chance to prove themselves again.

Animal husbandry, medicine, technology—shortly, these forgotten fields will reappear in people’s eyes and contribute to the construction of a new world.

More importantly, after improving city conditions, dismantling the distorted hierarchy, and allowing survivors to support themselves again, Chen Feng, once an unknown newcomer months ago, has rapidly blossomed in people’s hearts.

The fire of order.

The redeemer.

The son of God.

Countless titles and feats have rapidly imprinted themselves in people’s minds like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

In some small groups, people voluntarily worship wooden plaques with Chen Feng’s image at home to thank him, believing this will bring them good fortune.

It’s at this moment that Chen Feng understands his influence is more than halfway established, and the next crucial step is to start constructing his Temple of Faith!

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