The First Town in the Higher World.

[Uwaaa...] Shin stretched himself on the floor of his domain and stood up.

[Even if im sure that something like this shouldn't bother me as i am a god, but...It's starting to bother me that I don't have any furnishings inside here, everything looks so monotonous, only darkness.]

[Should i go out into the Higher world and look for something that would look nice inside here?]

[I could go into a town, there are humans but they shouldn't care about me that much since i also look like a Human...but maybe i should first make something that can hide my strenght and race as good as possible. I should ask the elders for help since i don't know much about it.]

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[Hey, Elders, why are you assembled right now? Did something happen? Or is it just a regular meeting from you?] Shin just went inside the hall were he located them and surprised the Elders quite a bit.

[Lord God!!!] they immediatly began to stand up and bow down to him.

[Don't. Don't, i just wanted to ask you something, just talk like you did before, you are after all still a bit more knowledgable than me in some aspects.]

[Please tell us, what do you want to ask us? We will try to answer you.] The 2nd Elder took the lead and asked Shin.

[Well then, do you have any way to let me hide my Strenght and Race?] Shin asked directly.

[We do know how do hide our Race to a certain range but we don't have the method to hide the Strenght.]

[That's perfect, me hiding my race is much more important than my strenght. Well then, tell me the Method, i will reward you with something in exchange.]

[Naturally God, but i need you to follow me since this method is in our Library and i don't know it from memory.]

[Sure sure, let's go, the reward will be given to all of you when im done with the Method, it is a real time Map that shows your surroundings and there are different levels for them, i will give you the National level Map....now that i think about it i will rename it National level sounds weird, i will rename it either Supreme or Ultimate, what do you think?] Shin asked the elders.

[What we think? Lord God, we can't make such an important decision.] The elders

[It's not that important thought? It's just a name...]

[Even then, we can't make such a dicision for the future since it will be seen by every believer.]

[That's true but that doesn't really matter right?]

[Of course it does!!]

[Well let's not dwell over this topic and get going, since you won't name it i will name it... from now on it will be the 'Ultimate' Map.]

[Well then when i finish the Ultimate Map i will give it to you.]

[Thank you for your grace God, we will sherish this gift you will give us.]

[Well but for the time being, you will just get the Intermediate since i didn't made the advanced and ultimate Maps yet.]

[Thank you God]

[Yeah Yeah, enough of that already, let's go to get that Method already!]

[Yes.] With that the Elders went together with Shin towards the Library to get the Book that was specially protected since it is worth a lot.

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[Here is it, it descibes how to use divine power to hide the features of your race and make yourself like a Human.]

"Divine Power? Do they mean Faith Points and Faith Power?"

[Thank you, i will go now and give you the rewards, you can do what you did before and don't worry about me.]

[Oh, by the way, if you want to, i can also give your whole race the Map but then it will only be the primary one.]

[Thank you Lord God, we will be sure to complete every further instructions you have for us.]

Without answering Shin left with a portal he made in the air that leads to his domain.

~~~

[Pfeww finally back, im still nervous when they talk to me with that much respect.]

[Ari, help me record this method in the Database.]

{Yes Master, this will consume. 25 Data Storage.}

{Shall i Continue?}

[Yes this is something that i can maybe use to improve my transformation technique for the system so it is usefull.]

{Recording complete, the Manual is included in the System Database.}

[Good. Then it is time for myself to learn this now.]

[It says Divine Power as the Elder said, but what is that? Do they mean Faith Power?]

[Let me try it.]

Shin tried to use 5 Faith Power at the start to help him hide his aura so that others couldn't figure out what he is other than a Human.

[Ari, do you sense any other Aura that doesn't belong to that of a Human from me?]

{Yes Master, you can't hide yourself from me since you made me and since im not a in fact lifeform that is affected by this manual. But i can sense a sligtly different feeling coming from you. It indicates that most of you will now be perceived as a Human.}

[So basically it worked right?]

{Yes Master}

[Good, then let me try it with some more Faith Power.]

[Before i used 5 Faith Power, Let's use 50 directly now.]

Shin repeated the process and after doing that he once agan asked Ari.

{This time Master others should only feel the Aura of a Human emitting from you. They shouldn't be able to detect any other Races. Even Higher ranking goods should be fooled by this. But the Limit should be the 6th rank Order God.}

[Understood, so the more Faith Power i use the better i can hide my race and i can even fool much higher ranking Gods with this.]

[Im curious what amount i would need to even hide it from a Rulegod or even the Godking if that is possible.]

{From the consumation that is calculated you would need about 2000 Faith Power for Rulegods and 20.000 Faith Power for the Godking, but this may be false since the accurate power level of those two entities grately varies and may therfore not be correct.}

[Thank you Ari. Since it was rather easy to use i should be able to go outside now and explore more of the higher world without worries.]

[Ah yes, before i forget it, Ari did you already distribute the reward i gave towards the Elders?]

{Yes Master, I distributed the intermediate Maps towards the Elders and the Chief and gave all the others the primary Map.}

[Very Good.]

[Then up and away, I'm excited to see what I'll find in the Higher World.]

~~~

Once again appearing in the Library he instantly went outside towards the barrier that hid the Fox Clan from being discovered.

[Somewhere here should be this entrance Ripley spoke of....where was it...ah here is it...You can always go outside but not inside but that will be not a problem i have to think about since Ripley gave me the key to this entrance.]

Shin went out and was immediatly greeted with sounds of something running towards him.

[Hmm...oh, looks like a wolf of some sort but it has 3 horns and is green? Weird Color well it looks like you want to attack me so i will not hold back.]

[Earth Binding: Traous Renyuilum Impuiernus Taoaylo Syvtic Parcele Zyiiaairum]

After Shin casted the spell 4 strings of earth shot out of the ground to grab the green wolf and the last 5th shot through the Head of the Wolf and killed him immediatly.

[Was he that weak? I only used 5 Faith Points...]

[Well whatever, what Order was he in?]

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{Information Panel}

Name: /

Race: Greenblood Wolf

Rank: Demi-God

Attributes:

- Health: 1.000.000

- Mana: 325.500

- Strength: 600.000

- Agility: 500.000

- Intelligence: 23.000

- Perception: 600.000

~~~

[He was stronger than Ripley?!?!?!? What the F***? He was damn weak? Or am i just strong?]

[But why did he die so fast, he should at least be able to put on a good fight against me since my stats aren't much stronger than his with exception to the Intelligence stat.!!!]

[Let's take his corpse back to my domain first.]

[I can make some equipment out of it.]

[What direction should i go into now? The one i came from won't do. So let's go to the town? but what currency is used in this world? Faith Points and Faith Power? Or the so called Divine Power that the manual spoke of.]

[Well whatever, i should test it out or otherwise i wouldn't know...well i could also ask but no.]

So Shin began walking towards the next town that was marked on his map he made also for himself since he got lost pretty easily.

[Finally, it's didn't look that far on my Map...well then let's check if im still hidden...and yes im still hidden as a Human, good, it should work for about 1 week till i need to refresh my concealment.]

[Hold on, do you have a pass? Without a pass you can't go into the town!!] the voice from the guard that stood at the entrance of the gate asked Shin.

[No i don't have a pass, can i get one from here?]

[Of course, you just need to pay either 5 Silver coins or 5 Divine Power.]

[Oh alright, here you go.] Shin tried to use his Faith Points to look if that was what the guard meant or if he meant Faith Power.

[I said 5 Divine Power, not 1, don't try to trick me.] the guard looked at him and was about to throw him outside since he didn't have enough Divine Power to enter the town.

"Oh nice i already found something out, so 5 Faith Points can be taken as 1 Divine Power, good to know."

[Oh excuse me, here you go] Shin transferred him 25 more Faith Points.]

[Good, you can go inside.] The guard went back to normal and let him through but he was still a bit unfriendly.

"Pfeww the first hurdle is done. But why was he so grumpy? Well i don't care really much though so whatever, i have more important things to think about."

"Were should i go next, my map already displayed some words on the different houses and all, but well, i simly can't read this language, it's nothing like the language of the Demis Aastash. This should be Atratin if im not wrong, the language of the Humans."

"Ari?"

{Yes Master?}

"Can you help me translate the Human language into the language of the Demis?"

{I can translate some simple words but not whole sentences or books, i can only store them in my Database.}

"That's enough for now, please translate a few words on my map then please, thank you."

{Yes Master,...It's done.}

"Thank you!"

"So what is where?...this seems to be the Market, at least it has the word marked in it. I could go there for the time being. But i shouldn't talk too much since i still talk in Aastash, that should also be the reason as to why the guard was so unfriendly to me."

"I could do as if im mute."

While he was thinking about this, he was walking the whole time towards the presumed market that was there.

After he walked for 5 minutes he came to a big plaza were countless stands were standing and humans as well as some demis here and there were buying things and trading.

"Whoa...so many people are here. It's just like a shopping centre back in earth but in the medivial age, i like it!!"

"Where should i go first?"

When he said that he heard his stomach grumbling and immediatly held it with his hands...

"So it is the food stand, alright where is one, ah there that one looks tasty. what is this?"

"Looks like some legs of insects?...Im going to try something new here so it better be tasty, if not i will never eat something like this again, never...."

When the stall owner saw him coming he asked in a language he didn't know something.

Shin made clear that he didn't understand him but he pointed towards the legs and then his mouth, he also made a gesture of how much it would cost.

The Stall owner at first didn't understand but then immediatly held up his fingers gesturing 3 Divine Power and then pointed towards the insect leg Shin also pointed at.

Shin just nodded and took out 15 Faith Points and gave it to the Stall owner who already began to take the leg off the grill and holding it in hand.

Shin gave him the 3/15 Divine/Faith Power and got the Insect leg.

The first ever transaction was over with this.

"So I would say that was quite a successful first transaction. I think he was really nice too. I have witnessed that some mute people have even been chased away because they were perceived as cripples back on earth so it is a nice encounter, he really seems to be a good human for now, well then, Bon appetit Shin!"

"mhhh....yummy, it has a really good flavor. Insect leg, you didn't make my believe in you being tasty crumble, thank you for that!"

After Shin ate the Leg the next stand he saw was a stand were weapons were sold, but since informing and buying a sword while doing as if being mute and deaf would be slightly problematic he just made a note and remembered to come here later.

"Alright, then i will go to an Inn now and buy a room so that i can go back to my Domain."

"Where is the next one...hmm" Shin looked at his System Map and looked around the town. Soon he found the word Inn on a house, it also seemed to be completly translated since it was simply called: 'The Fox Inn' and there was no more text behind it.

"The Fox Inn? Maybe it is managed by Demis. I should take this one. Alright, what direction is it in,....uhh...ah yes i need to go right and then left, then straight ahead for 3 streets and then i need to go right once more and go along the flower street till the end, there is 'The Fox Inn' located. Alright then im on my way!!"

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"...did i go wrong? i just went there where it was displayed on my map....ah wait...i needed to go right and not left at the end...damn alright then..."

~~~

"So here it is. it looks a bit old, well then."

Shin opened the door and went inside the Old looking house, he saw some tables and a counter where 2 other persons where standing and behind the counte stood a Fox lady that was currently talking with the two Humans in the Atrating.

When the bell, that rings when the door opens sounds, all of them looked at me for a short moment but then went and talked again.

There were also some people sitting at the desks and eating what is most likely the menu of the Inn.

"Quite Lively inside here, do i need to go to that counter to book a room? Let's try it."

Shin went towards the counter and waited till the two Humans were finished. After that the woman first asked him in Atratin what he needed but when Shin made once again clear that he couldn't understand her she began to talk to him in Demi language.

[Hello, are you a Demi? What can i do for you?]

[Ah, no im not a Demi, i just can't understand Atratin very much.]

[A Human that can't speak Atratin? Well whatever, i shouldn't pry into your secrets. What can i do for you?]

[I would like to get a room, how much is it?]

[What size do you need? we have normal sized rooms with only one Bed, Mid sized rooms with two beds and the same just that in these rooms there is a toilet.]

[The price for these is respectively for one night: 1, 2, 4 and 6 Divine Power.]

[Then i would please have the one for 4 Divine Power for lets see, at first for 2 weeks. Is that ok?]

[Of course, that would make 56 Divine Power please!]

"Uhh, converted into Faith Points, that should be 1.120 right? Yes. Ok"

[Here you go] Shin reached out and gave the Lady 1 Faith Power and 120 Faith Points.

[Thank you, here is the room key, if you want to bath you need to pay 15 Divine Power and we will prepare the Bathtub for you!]

[Okay, then can you please prepare it? Here are the 15 Divine Power.]

[Alright, you need to wait for about 10 minutes, we will get it done and inform you when it's ready, you can in the meantime wait in your room or do something else.]

[Thanks] Shin then went upstairs to go to his room which had the number 13.

[It should be around here, 12, 13 and 14 perfect, this is my room.]

He took the roomkeys out and opened the door.

[Wow, it's surprisingly nice decorated. I like it. And the toilet is also clean. it really feels a bit like the medivial age, well not that i experienced it back on earth but yeah.]

[Even the Bed is soft and not hard like the ground in my Domain.!!Alright, i decided, i will buy such a soft bed for my Domain tomorrow!!]

"So now back to the information gathering. Since i arrived in this town i didn't find any person who has the strenght of a God...Ari, did you find anyone who is a God?"

{Yes Master, i found one person who has the strenght of a God in this town!}

"Who is it? Did i meet him?"

{No you didn't, he seems to be the mayor of this town, his stat's are a bit higher than yours so he might be a 2nd Order God.}

"You can become a mayor with only the strenght of a 2nd Order God??? Isn't that a quite high position?"

{I can't answer that Master}

"Oh sorry Ari, that was just me talking to myself, thank you for your investigation."

{Ok}

[Mister?] A voice came from the door.

[What is it?] Shin answered.

[Your Bath is ready, would you like to go now or do you need a bit more time?]

[I can go now, where is it?] Shin already openend the door by now and stood in the doorframe.

[Follow me Mister!] The young girl who talked to him answered.

"She looks like she is only 10 Years old, why is she working here? Ah wait, that may be normal for this world. I should get accustomed to this and not be perplexed, that would make me suspicious."

The two walked down to the main hall where a hallway lead to two doors, one was closed and another one was open.

The girl turned around and said to Shin while pointing towards the open door.

[This one is ready made for you Mister, do you need something to be prepared? Like some Maids to wash you or extra towels or soap?]

[I would like to have soap]

[That would cost another 10 Divine Power or 10 Silver Coins.]

[Alright, here you go.] Shin gave her 50 Faith Points and went inside the room.

The girl immediatly ran towards the counter to get the soap and gave the Divine Power to the Lady that was most likely the owner of this Inn.

[Here is your Soap Mister!] The little girl smiled and presented Shin the soap.

[Thank you, you can go, ah wait a second...here you go.] Shin gave her a little Faith Power since he wanted to test if he could give out tips in this world and it wouldn't be suspicious.

The girl only stared at the 5 Divine Power Shin had given her and immediatly bowed deeply and thanked him over and over again.

[Alright stop it little girl, i want to take my bath, have fun with the money.]

[I will, again, thank you Sir!] the girl changed her speaking tone and adressed him as 'Sir' and then ran back to the counter and excitedly showed the Lady her tip full of joy.

~~~ Inside the room ~~~

"What a nice girl, looks like shes the daughter of the Inn owner."

"Well then, let's get the first good bath after i went to this world!!"

"I already stink because I haven't showered in so long!"

With that thought Shin undressed and jumped into the Bathtub that was mild warm and let out a silent moan because of the relaxing hot water.

[Soooo good....i love it.]

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~~~ After the Bath ~~~

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"Yeah...I lost track of time a bit and spent a whole 2 hours bathing, at the end the owner of the inn came in to see if I was ok...hehehe."

"Well then since im fresh and fit now i can go back to my domain and work again!"

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~~~ Shin Domain ~~~

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[So what did i want to do again? Ah yes, i wanted to fix the Level Bug, then i need to make the next Maps and after that i need to make another System Level Stage, and the next really big problem is,...how do i become a 2nd Order God.]

[Well let's not overthink this for now, so first the littel thing with the Levels, I only need to rewrite a few lines and that should do it...]

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[So Finished, let's test it out at Iris Status. But only let me see her personal info and Stats.]

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{Believer System}

Name: Iris

Race: only one of it's Race

Rank: 8th order

Type: Fanatic Believer (Provides 200 Faith Points (25 normally))

Level: 85

Experience: ? / ?

Attributes:

- Durability: 140,500

- Mana: 0

- Strength: 122,335

- Agility: 95,780

- Intelligence: 118,237

- Perception: 80,095

~~~

[Oh yeah i forgot to do the Exp bar, well then that's the next thing, but it works for the Level so it's alright!]

~~~

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[Now i should also have fixed the Exp bar...let's look it up...ehhh there.]

~~~

{Believer System}

Name: Iris

Race: only one of it's Race

Rank: 8th order

Type: Fanatic Believer

Level: 85

Experience: 0 / 320,000

Attributes:

- Durability: 140,500

- Mana: 0

- Strength: 122,335

- Agility: 95,780

- Intelligence: 118,237

- Perception: 80,095

~~~

[Good, it works, perfect, well then Ari implement it!]

{Yes Master, the cost doesn't matter right?}

[Yes, just remind me when it cost's over 2,000 Faith Power in the future.]

{Yes Master.}

[By the way, how many overall improvements for the system do i have that i still didn't use?]

{2 Master, they come from the two Maps you created.}

[Oh yeah rightm i didnt't do to it for them. Thank you Ari.]

[So the next thing since im done with that problem is to make the advanced and new ultimate Maps...Alright i can do that, that won't be a problem to do since i already have the foundation of the code!]

~~~ next day ~~~

{Master, it's already morning again!}

[Huh? Already? Well, i shouldn't be too long in my Room, that would make them suspicious.]

[Thank you for informing me Ari.]

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~~~ Higher World Room 14~~~

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[I should go outside, maybe i can explore the market a bit more or start to learn Atratin. I need to learn it anyway someday.]

Shin left his room and went to the reception.

[Hello, I have a question.]

[Please ask.]

[Could you tell me where i can learn Atratin?]

[Oh you want to learn Atratin? Well, there is no way for you to learn it in this town and i don't know of any nearby town or city that gives out courses, normally only noble persons or childs from gods can go to school and learn something there.]

[What a shame but thank you.]

[Wait, if you don't have a problem with me, i could teach you Atratin, you were really nice to my daughter yesterday so i can give you a bit help, of couse i would also want to have a bit money since leading a Inn is quite costly and im always searching for ways to earn a bit extra money.]

[Oh i have no problem with paying, that's already nice from you to do that for me thank you!] Shin bowed down a bit.

[No problem. well then, how about i teach you all i know for lets see...1000 Divine Power? or is that to much?]

[No just take it.]

Shin just gave her 5 Faith Power immediatly.

[Are you a noble or why are you so damn rich?]

"Im rich? It's not much money though? well whatever. i can earn much more in just one day so let her think that i am richt."

[No im not a noble, i just have a little secret.]

[Oh then excuse me for asking you. When should we begin?]

[Can we begin right now? The sooner the better i would say.]

[Yes, Yes, then please come with me, i will let my older daughter do my job for the time being.]

[Alright. Thank you.]

With that the Inn proprietress went into the back of the reception and talked to her daugher.

Soon two persons came outside, one of them is the proprietress and the other is her daughter who looked like she was about 15 Years old.

[We can go Mister, I am ready.]

[Good.]