We Agreed on Materialism, So Why Are They All Fanatics?

“You’ve really put me through the wringer!” That was what Wan Chushi said when people forced a bishop’s mitre onto his head and shoved him onto the divine throne. The only true one, an angel who walks the earth, a silver-white living idol, the Kerrenian Empire’s most wanted criminal, Patient Zero of the supernatural plague... No one knew that this celebrated man, revered as “ONE TRUE” by countless laborers and refugees from the highlands, woke up every day and immediately cursed under his breath while clutching his completely empty wallet. After transmigrating into a world where steam and the occult intertwined, Wang Cai not only got a supernatural status screen that refused to speak like a normal person, but also found himself in a nightmarish situation from the start: if his [spirit essence] ever hit zero, he would turn into an idiot who did nothing but drool. And replenishing his [spirit essence] required every person to resonate with his ideals!? To avoid becoming an idiot, Wang Cai decided to lead his fellow poor guys and make their debut as the KING of the underworld! But... Priest Annie: “O exalted divine messenger, I would offer you everything!” Carpenter Zane: “The One True! You’re personally wiping the sweat from my brow to protect us!?” Gazing at the twisted wooden carving radiating a silver-white glow in the basement, Wang Cai’s temples throbbed. “Wait... Don’t get carried away! I’m just trying to earn enough to eat!” [Occult Cultist Simulator + Containment Objects + CoC + the occult] “What do you mean the Keeper lets me roll up an overpowered monster, but forces me to log off every time my mana runs out?” [Adapted from the same-named CoC campaign, now completed]