Chapter 148. Side Story 4: Epilogue 3: Entering the God Alliance...

More than 150 years later, Lin Xiaoxiao finished repairing the damaged star core. Just two days after severing the special binding thread, she received an invitation from Raphael.

Without any hesitation, after arranging things, she took Xiao Weizhi, Quan Zhi, and others and left the Nirvana Star System. They teleported directly through the anchor point to the main star of the God Alliance.

The Divine Alliance is located in a special alternate dimension at the very center of the universe. Millions of planets surround a giant planet at the center that radiates holy light, spreading outwards layer by layer and revolving around the main star in a regular pattern.

These planets vary in size, some are dazzling, some are dim, the larger ones are closer to the host star, and the smaller ones are closer to the outer reaches.

These planets are the abodes of the gods within the Divine Alliance.

The light signifies that the bound deity is still alive; the brighter the light, the stronger the deity. Conversely, if a planet is dim and without light, it means that the bound deity has fallen.

In the lavishly decorated reception room, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi sat side by side on a soft sofa, surrounded by shimmering gauze woven from mermaid tears.

It was an extremely thin gauze that fluttered automatically without wind, refracting a dazzling light with each flutter.

Combined with the twinkling lights in the air and the clouds formed from energy, it looked exceptionally beautiful and dreamlike.

Many exquisitely beautiful divine servants stood around, dressed in uniform white and gold robes. They included angels, mermaids, and elves, and stood respectfully to the side, awaiting their summons.

Lin Xiaoxiao picked up the exquisite teacup, took a small sip of the light purple tea inside, and felt a pure energy slide down her esophagus and into her stomach, finally turning into a warm current that dissipated throughout her body.

She took a few sips, put down her teacup, picked up a piece of pastry, took a bite, and fed one to Xiao Weizhi sitting next to her: "Try it, it's not bad."

Xiao Weizhi opened his mouth and swallowed the pastry. His brows furrowed in the next second. The sweetness of the pastry in his mouth had exceeded his tolerance.

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Xiao Weizhi's expression and chuckled, "You hate sweets that much?"

After swallowing, Xiao Weizhi calmly replied, "I don't dislike it, it's alright."

Just as Lin Xiaoxiao was about to laugh at him, his expression completely at odds with his words, Raphael, who was in a meeting at the Alliance Center, returned with a stern face.

His chest heaved rapidly as he strode to the sofa opposite Lin Xiaoxiao and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, a beautiful and ethereal attendant silently placed the tea that Raphael always drank in front of him. The attendant's movements were practiced and fluid, and his graceful and charming figure was very attractive.

Unfortunately, Raphael completely ignored such a beauty. Instead, he suppressed his anger, kept a cold face, picked up his teacup, and gulped down a mouthful of tea.

A few seconds later, Raphael, having calmed down, waved his hand, signaling the attendants to leave.

He rubbed his aching temples and said calmly, "Your residence has been arranged. It's on the edge of the second layer. The previous ruler of that planet was a flower and grass god who fell more than ten thousand years ago. I have arranged for someone to make simple arrangements for you."

Lin Xiaoxiao leaned against Xiao Weizhi, her arms crossed over her chest, a smile in her eyes as she looked at Rafi, who resembled a ruffled puppy.

This is the first time I've ever seen someone as emotionally detached as Raphael get so angry. It's beautiful, I love watching it, I'll watch it again.

Raphael noticed the schadenfreude in Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes and glanced at her lightly.

Lin Xiaoxiao stopped watching the drama unfold, coughed twice, and changed the subject: "There's no rush to find a place to stay. Let's talk about why you called me here in such a hurry."

If it weren't for Raphael's invitation, Lin Xiaoxiao would have continued to stay in the Nirvana Galaxy, waiting for Xingyan, Kagome, and the others to become gods before joining the God Alliance together.

Raphael didn't answer the question immediately. Instead, he asked, "Has Izumi come too?"

Many years ago, Raphael also tried to win over Omniscience, but he was also one of the gods of failure.

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded gently: "It's here. It's on the planet you arranged for me."

They were restoring their lodgings with the Treasure Hunter, Red Tail, and Monet, which is why they didn't come to the main planet, to Raphael's temple.

Raphael breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Quan Zhi had also arrived.

He slowly revealed the purpose of inviting Lin Xiaoxiao: Three hundred thousand years have passed, and the nine great gods need to be replaced and re-selected.

However, for this selection, the highest-ranking god of the Divine Alliance proposed a new idea: 'Let the gods who wish to participate in the selection of the Nine Gods assist the newly born minor gods within the last three hundred years in the advancement assessment for the intelligent star system.'

The competition consists of: [Guiding the intelligent star system to successfully advance, gaining a large amount of faith power, and without reducing the intensity of the test.]

The nine great gods have lived for so many years and are all gods. Just by hearing their names, you can tell that they are the ruling gods who have lived for countless years. Perhaps they are looking for a successor god.

They all devised ingenious methods to find their most capable subordinates to participate in this competition.

Raphael chose Lin Xiaoxiao, a minor deity who had just been promoted to true god a little over a hundred years ago.

A glint of light flashed in Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes, and she chuckled, "Rafi, are you going to use the second agreement here?"

Raphael glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao indifferently, as if he could see right through her little schemes: "Yes, but it has to be first place."

If Raphael hadn't been sealed away for thousands of years, hadn't had most of his power seized, and hadn't been a new god born...

He certainly won't use the second covenant here; he'll save it for later, when it will be of greater use. But right now, He needs to successfully succeed to the position of the nine great gods and become His successor.

Lin Xiaoxiao snapped her fingers, a kind smile playing on her lips: "Okay."

After chatting for a long time, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi left Raphael's temple and returned to the planet that had been arranged for them.

There was nothing but barren yellow earth, not a trace of green, and at the very center of the planet stood only a magnificent palace.

Quan Zhi chatted with Lin Xiaoxiao for a long time. When the conversation ended, a similarly ambitious glint flashed in the eyes of the two, suggesting that the law of the jungle might not be so bad after all.

Quan Zhi sat on the small sofa prepared for him and calmly said, "This is a great opportunity to gather resources for Xingyan and the others to advance."

This is a good opportunity to help Xingyan and the others quickly advance to True Gods and transfer the core team from Hope Star to the God Alliance.

As for how to secure first place while cleverly retaining a large amount of resources, that remains to be seen in subsequent actions.

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded: "Okay, we'll see how it works then."

Just as Quan Zhi and Lin Xiaoxiao were negotiating, Raphael's shrine also welcomed several 'close friends'.

They were also discussing Lin Xiaoxiao and Quan Zhi.

One of the goddesses, dressed in a deep purple dress, sat opposite Raphael, her hands clasped in front of her chest, her tone displeased: "Raphael, isn't it too risky of you to send those minor gods from the Nirvana Galaxy to fight in your place?"

Lin Xiaoxiao, this minor deity, was not taken seriously by any of the gods present.

But the All-Knowing One is different; several of those present had personally witnessed the things it did thousands of years ago.

Another goddess, wearing a short skirt and a breastplate, nodded in agreement with the goddess in the long skirt: "Raphael, if you don't have any minor deities you can control, I have some that I can lend you."

The other three goddesses chimed in, basically saying that Lin Xiaoxiao and Quan Zhi were unreliable and that they might betray them.

Raphael's gaze fell on the goddesses in front of him who had been offering advice incessantly. A glint of cunning flashed in his eyes. After a moment, he said calmly, "I believe in them."

Even if Lin Xiaoxiao and Quan wanted to retaliate against Him, their strength was limited, so they couldn't do it for the time being. They could only suppress their desires and at most try to pocket some resources during the assessment.

But if we use the minor deities of these gods in front of us, then it's hard to say.

Time flew by, and soon it was time for the competition to begin.

In addition to the original nine great gods, there are a hundred other gods who want to participate in the competition, bringing their strongest newly born true gods to compete.

Tens of thousands of low-ranking deities were watching the battle on-site, while hundreds of thousands of gods were watching the live broadcast from outside.

Some are waiting to slip into the star systems where the selection process is complete, spreading the word about agent positions beforehand and reaping faith; some choose to wait and see; and some are simply indifferent, treating it as a show…

When the large lottery machine, which looked like it was filled with many illusory bubbles, started spinning, Lin Xiaoxiao, bearing Raphael's exclusive mark, was assigned to an orc star system.

The orcs in this galaxy have both normal and beast forms.

In its normal form, it is humanoid, with some features of a wild beast, such as: beard, pupils, fangs, tail, ears... The higher the level of the beastman, the more it resembles a normal human.

In beast form, combat power increases dozens of times, but at the cost of temporarily losing one's sanity.

Compared to other examiners, they set natural disasters, zombies, extreme weather, etc., as the assessment for civilization advancement.

Lin Xiaoxiao chose the game upgrade mode she was most familiar with, and selected the Zerg, which had been sitting idle in a corner, from the 'material library' on the side, as the enemy of the Orc Galaxy.

The conditions for successful advancement are: [Destroy all the insect queens to pass the civilization advancement assessment]

At the edge of the galaxy, hundreds of mother-of-the-worm nests were placed, infused with the power of faith and divine power as nourishment for rapid hatching...

Perspective shift, on Orc Star—

In the year 6311 of the Star Calendar, on the Orc planet Pandora, a game called "[Eliminate the Zerg]" appeared.

Initially, this game didn't attract much attention; only orcs who enjoyed online games played it.

As time went on, the orcs who had played the game gradually discovered that once they reached a certain level of proficiency, they could use these skills in the real world.

This amazing discovery led all the orcs to quickly join the game and form professional gaming groups, all in an effort to accelerate exploration within the game.

In the year 6314 of the Star Calendar, when the entire map was explored, the last Zerg boss in the game was defeated, and the final treasure chest obtained in the game was opened.

The game panel materialized out of thin air, and the sound of civilization advancement echoed in the sky above the Orcish planet:

【Congratulations, orcs of Pandora, on completing the preliminary trials and successfully beginning your civilization advancement assessment】

[1. NPCs assisting with job changes will begin arriving in seven days. On your planet, you can obtain job change opportunities by completing quests.]

2. You can gain experience points by killing Zerg, thereby increasing your strength and level.

3. All Zerg bosses carry treasure chests, which can be obtained by defeating them (the rewards inside vary).

...

【10. Mandatory condition for civilization advancement: Eliminate all Zerg (enemies)】

Finally, I wish you good fortune and success in completing the test!

As this voice emerged, panic and turmoil initially gripped the Orcish planet, but were quickly quelled, and the people began to work together to consider how to respond.

Day 1: A small number of Zerg drop from the sky and devour anything they see.

Day 2: A large number of Zerg appeared, and the Orcs began to suffer minor casualties...

The third day...

...

Day Seven: One by one, NPCs enveloped in a rainbow-colored protective shield descended upon the Orcish planet...

Day 12: A female merchant wearing a hooded robe, accompanied by an elf and a handsome male attendant, appeared at an inconspicuous corner at the end of the street.

The elf sitting on her shoulder was speechless: "You just fooled those gods like that, making them send down avatars to be your NPCs for job changes?"

You're not afraid of being exposed, or those gods ganging up on you.

The woman's face was mostly obscured by the brim of her hat, revealing only a small chin. Her red lips curled slightly: "Isn't this better? We can't stop them anyway."

"If you can do me a small favor, I can save some resources and faith power. It's a win-win situation, isn't it?"

Rather than letting them smuggle themselves in, it's better to let them in openly. The resources used to deceive believers can then be used as rewards for the orcs on this planet.

It wins their favor, keeps them from causing trouble, and saves resources—a triple win!

"Hello, can you help me change jobs here?" A clear female voice rang out behind the businesswoman.

The businesswoman turned around and said in a hoarse voice, "I can't directly change jobs here, but I have job change scrolls in the treasure chests I sell. Want to try your luck?"