Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 380

Shannon's words made sense, and the village chief had no objections. He immediately agreed on behalf of the village. "We were unaware that the Weasel Deity had been secretly helping the village all this time. We're truly ashamed. Whatever the deity needs, we'll comply."

Indeed, this was their debt to repay.

Shannon saw that the other villagers shared the same sentiment and realized that their intentions were sincere. She glanced at the Weasel Deity standing nearby.

Then, she said to the villagers, "Although the Weasel Deity attained its powers with the blessings of the heavens and the earth, he isn't a true deity and cannot have his own shrine. Therefore, you can put worship offerings at the stone shrine on the mountain, but it must not be named.

"But if you really wish to show your gratitude, you can place a statue of him in the village's chapel and give daily offerings. This way, he will be able to feel your sincerity."

After this incident, the Weasel Deity would no longer watch over Northrock Village. The villagers would have to harvest the mandrakes themselves. By placing a statue of the Weasel Deity in the chapel, the villagers could acknowledge the deity's past help and use the power of faith to aid his recovery.

This would also maintain a connection between the Weasel Deity and the village. As long as his statue was there, he would sense the villagers' sincerity over time. Even if he no longer offered protection to the village, he wouldn't abandon them in times of disaster.

The village chief saw no issue with having an additional statue of the Weasel Deity in the village chapel. Given the deep connection between the deity and his villagers, he readily agreed. He even decided to revise the carvings and murals in the chapel to include the image of the Weasel Deity.

Shannon then asked Robert to find a piece of malachite. This malachite would be placed in the stone shrine to aid the Weasel Deity in recovering its spiritual power. Shannon intended to set up a simple spirit-gathering array using the malachite.

On her way up the mountain, she noticed that because Northrock Village had been harvesting mandrakes for many years, most of the mountain's spiritual power was absorbed into the mandrake roots. Hence, the whole area was relatively depleted of spiritual power.

Despite this, the Weasel Deity managed to cultivate with limited spiritual power. He even shared some of it to help the villagers grow their mandrakes. The spirit-gathering array would help accumulate spiritual power in the mountain again.