A strong individual personally cultivated by Zhou Tian wanted to betray him. In such a situation, when outsiders faced Zhou Tian’s church, they would naturally think at that time: A church that couldn’t even retain the talents trained by Zhou Tian, no matter how great the opportunity within it, wasn’t worth their allegiance.

Therefore, Zhou Tian absolutely could not let that situation occur. It was under these circumstances that Zhou Tian decided to carefully select the successor for a portion of his energy.

There were certainly many suitable candidates, but wanting Zhou Tian to be completely at ease was no easy task. At least, after Zhou Tian sensed many living beings within the castles, he still couldn’t find someone he could truly trust 100%. So, when Zhou Tian didn’t want to stay long in that world under those circumstances, since he didn’t sense a suitable successor, he could only employ some tactics at that time.

Since it seemed difficult for Zhou Tian to find a satisfactory successor at that time, the best method was to artificially create a suitable successor.

While Zhou Tian would rather not do such things unless necessary, if he had to, he wouldn’t shy away once he decided to act.

In Zhou Tian’s view, the only requirement for a suitable successor was loyalty, absolute loyalty to him, unwavering regardless of any situation.

Zhou Tian would try to prevent external influences as much as possible, but if that situation did arise, Zhou Tian had no good method to handle it. However, the living beings’ own thoughts were something Zhou Tian had to consider. Otherwise, if Zhou Tian’s successor had no loyalty to him, then even if Zhou Tian empowered them, they might not remain loyal in the future.

So, when Zhou Tian prepared to cultivate a suitable successor, he directly resorted to using some of his less favored methods.

Whose loyalty was the easiest to obtain?

Those lacking warmth.

From past experience, ordinary living beings rarely had particularly loyal members. Unless they underwent brainwashing and discipline, the so-called loyalty was more akin to sentiment. Due to long-term interaction, they would carry out tasks for someone as if they were close friends or family.

And while it’s also a form of sentiment, for those lacking warmth, they undoubtedly value emotions far more than ordinary living beings.

For example, compare someone who loves making friends and has tens of millions of friends in a lifetime to someone with only one friend. If they shared a mutual friend, who would care more about that friend?

The answer is almost obvious.

Thus, Zhou Tian’s plan at this time also became apparent. He would choose someone with good character, create an appropriate environment for them, let them experience most of the world’s hardships, and then appear before them as a savior. In doing so, he didn’t expect the person to see him as a parent immediately. However, the hope was that they would dedicate their life’s goal to the church with him as a faith object, without any issues. As long as Zhou Tian’s plan achieved its objectives, at least at this moment, Zhou Tian had no worry about that living being betraying him.

In fact, most churches had long mastered such tactics. The more upright ones merely sought suitable children for cultivation. Those with more extreme methods, like Zhou Tian, would occasionally resort to artificial creation of such ’seeds’ with their own tactics.

According to Zhou Tian’s strength, at that time, it was only a matter of whether he was willing, not whether he could accomplish it.

For Zhou Tian, unless he truly was unwilling to use such methods, once he had that thought, he could undoubtedly achieve it with his strength.

Based on the situation at that time, once that thought arose in Zhou Tian’s mind, he quickly proceeded with the corresponding action.

There definitely wasn’t just one target; Zhou Tian couldn’t guarantee that the successor he chose could withstand trials. So, Zhou Tian directly selected a group of beggars as candidates for his power successor. Of course, Zhou Tian was preparing everything in secret; the beggars themselves were completely unaware. Without their knowledge, a significant opportunity had already befallen them.

Zhou Tian believed that most people wouldn’t easily become beggars. Regardless of their experiences, in this world, the living beings who became beggars surely went through considerable hardships.

People who had tasted all of life’s hardships were generally more inclined to feel gratitude. Therefore, theoretically speaking, if Zhou Tian wanted to use those beggars, with the right method, it shouldn’t be a problem.

But, though it’s easy to say, even if Zhou Tian intended to use the beggars, he couldn’t just approach them directly when initiating the action. Beyond whether those beggars would believe him, even if Zhou Tian used tactics to win them over, guaranteeing their loyalty wasn’t that simple.

Thus, after finding the beggars, Zhou Tian decided to test them. After various trials, he would extend a helping hand to them.

First...

"Everyone will get some, everyone will get some, no fighting!"

Once Zhou Tian had the thought of testing those beggars, he took action without hesitation. Following his idea at that time, he bewitched a nearby wealthy person with illusion techniques and then went to those beggars to distribute food.

In that world, there were beggars, and while some did provide them a meal, given the human race’s situation, the civilians’ lives weren’t easy. So, besides some specific areas where beggars could get a full meal, most of the time, they barely ensured they didn’t starve. It could even be said that the beggars seen on the streets were merely those who hadn’t starved to death. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Under such a macro environment, one could imagine that distributing food like this was extremely rare, if not impossible. For this reason, when the wealthy person, bewitched by Zhou Tian, did such things, all the beggars in the city immediately rushed to the location.

The result...

The wealthy person Zhou Tian found had indeed stored a considerable amount of food, but compared to all the city’s beggars at that time, that amount of food wouldn’t last long. If everything went as expected, in a few days, the stored food would be depleted.

Of course, to Zhou Tian, whether the wealthy person’s food supply would run out was irrelevant. Zhou Tian only intended to use their status to test the nearby beggars. Afterward, he would offer a certain compensation, and everything else was not Zhou Tian’s concern.

Under Zhou Tian’s watchful eye, whether due to hunger or the rarity of such an event, after hearing the news, all nearby beggars rushed over. Upon arrival, those beggars immediately began to snatch the food. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)