Chapter 137 "Cooperation" reached
The border of the Kingdom of Theodore, the city of Hotata.
Raymond opened the letter sent from the capital with great anticipation, but when he found out that his family was unwilling to help transfer him back to the capital, he slammed the table in disappointment and anger.
Just half a year ago, he was the awe-inspiring captain of the palace guards. However, within a few days of taking office, he was demoted to the city of Hawa to guard the slave camp. At that time, he swore to the national emblem of the Kingdom of Theodore that he would fulfill his duties and make great achievements, and then return to the capital and become the captain of the palace guards again.
But he hadn't anticipated that he wouldn't even be able to properly handle his duties at the slave camp. Not only did the entire batch of tree spirits destined for the palace escape, but even the majority of the other slaves took advantage of the chaos to flee. Despite battering his wounds, he only managed to recover a portion of the slaves, not even a single tree spirit. With such a catastrophic mistake under his rule, Raymond's position in Hawa was undeniably shattered. He was demoted once again, this time to a small position as the commander of a city guard station on the border.
To put it nicely, he is a superior. In fact, this place is far away from the royal capital, and the powers and responsibilities are confused. Everyone in the city guard only listens to the adjutant, and the locals are like a bunch of tangled vines, and they don't pay any attention to him, the airborne superior.
Raymond had no staff of his own here, a lone commander, unable to carry out any of his orders. His life was utterly oppressive. After a while, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and wrote a letter to the capital, hoping that his family would mobilize their connections to find him a new position, even if it was a lower one. He felt that if he was given the opportunity to show his talents, he would definitely rise again.
Who would have thought that after waiting so long for sunrise and sunset, he finally received a reply from his family, only to find that the letter said that he had suffered repeated failures and that he might be unlucky. They were afraid that he would bring bad luck to the family, so they made him stay at the border.
Raymond was so angry that he was gasping for breath. It was all Sal's fault, it was all that damn liar's fault!
Raymond had no place to vent his anger, so he lit a lamp and stayed up late to draw a portrait of Sal, and then slapped Sal in the portrait several times!
After a few days, Raymond's house was filled with portraits of Sal. The more they were painted, the more like and lifelike they became, and each one was severely damaged.
One day, a letter suddenly came from the royal capital, transferring Raymond back to the royal capital, saying that His Holiness the Pope of the royal capital had received an oracle from the goddess and wanted to summon him.
Finally, I'm back in the capital! And I've been personally summoned by His Holiness the Pope. Not many people have this honor.
Raymond was ecstatic, yet also filled with doubt and trepidation. He traveled day and night, rushing back to the capital as quickly as possible. His family, having previously viewed him as a disgrace and a loser, welcomed him with smiles. Entering the cathedral, Raymond saw that the usually awe-inspiring and aloof Pope now looked unusually kind upon him. He asked, "Raymond, what do you think of Sal and the Fantasy Paradise?"
Sal?
Raymond was astonished. This man had actually alarmed His Holiness the Pope? Could this impostor have been so bold as to offend His Holiness the Pope? Raymond's expression was immediately filled with rage, and he pointed to the heavens and earth, expressing his hatred for Sal. "Your Holiness, if I see this man again, I will draw my sword and kill him. And Fantasy Paradise, the tree spirit from Hawa City was taken away by this organization. Such evil organizations must not be tolerated!"
Your Holiness the Pope: ...
His Holiness the Pope said calmly, "Alright, Raymond, put aside your foolish prejudice. The goddess herself has issued an oracle, which states that Fantasy Paradise is the kingdom of a righteous god in a new world. That Thrall is the favored disciple of that righteous god. From now on, we will address him as Your Majesty. If you see him again, be respectful."
Raymond: ...
He was as shocked as if he had just seen the Pope swallow a fly through his nostrils.
The Pope continued, "The oracle says that this new world is immensely rich, home to billions of lives. From now on, the four righteous gods will cast aside past prejudices and hatreds and work together to forge a path to this new world. The deity who presides over the Fantasy Paradise represents this new world and holds the key to our ability to open up this new world and spread the faith of the Goddess. Although we don't yet know the name of that deity, from now on, everything must be prepared. Raymond, put away your foolish expression and don't dwell on past minor frictions. We need to open up our minds. Those who harbor hatred in their hearts will never be the darlings of history."
Raymond closed his mouth tightly and said with mixed emotions, "I understand."
The Pope shook his head, "No, you don't understand."
Raymond looked at him blankly. "I heard that the Thrall Monarch came to look for you several times."
Raymond shook his head, "Only twice."
Pope: "That's quite rare. I received news that His Majesty Thrall frequently smiled at you and sent you greetings in the slave camp in Hawa."
Raymond wanted to say that was a sneer and a threat, but before he could open his mouth, the Pope continued, "His Majesty Sal seems to prefer men. If we can successfully establish contact with the New World, His Majesty Sal might become a representative. When that happens, you must serve him well."
Raymond: ...
Raymond's expression cracked.
***
Time goes back to a few days ago.
The True God of Water summoned the other three True Gods and said, "There's no point in fighting in this small world. Everything that can be divided has been divided up. It would be better to open up a new world where there is a wider world and more living things."
The Goddess of Seasons spoke up, "How much?"
The True God of Water: "Humanity alone, there are at least tens of billions."
The other three gods all gasped, and greed crept onto their faces. After all, the True God of Water had no reason to deceive them on this matter.
"Tell me! What obstacles have you encountered?" said the Ocean God. "You are not the kind one to share our good news."
The True God of Water: "There are already more than a dozen gods in that world."
All three gods frowned.
The True God of Water: "The good news is that there are at least a billion creatures who have not confirmed their faith. The bad news is that the only entrance is currently covered by the Fantasy Paradise, an unformed divine realm. Its owner is a guy who doesn't even know his god title and is currently only a demigod. But behind him, there is another god named Mother, who is the Goddess of the Earth, and more than a dozen divine relatives." The Goddess of Water waved her hand and restored the scene of his conversation with the director.
Seeing this, the expressions of the Goddesses of Four Seasons also became solemn. In their cognition, they were very reluctant to share their power with others, but the gods of that new world were willing to waste their power to create offspring. It was obviously not that their brains were broken, but that their power was so full that they had to cut off a part of it. This guess made them jealous and their eyes turned red.
Ocean God: "He is only a demigod, yet he possesses a Pope-level creation and god-level equipment. It seems he is very favored."
The God of Life: "Since the New World is so full of life, why did he come to our territory? Why did he lure those strange races? He even found the red-eyed elves who had disappeared for thousands of years."
Thousands of years ago, the red-eyed elves were indeed a threat to their rule, but thousands of years have passed and no one remembers that history anymore. The Four Gods certainly no longer take the red-eyed elves seriously. It is not so much that they are shocked that the other party raises red-eyed elves, but rather that they are shocked that under their joint rule, there are still red-eyed elves alive.
Upon hearing this, the corners of the Four Seasons Goddess's mouth curled up slightly, with a hint of mockery in her voice. "He made the Divine Realm into a paradise for people to enjoy. Those strange races are just commodities he brought in for the tourists' amusement."
The Water Goddess thought of what she had seen: those strange races, dressed up in extravagant attire, allowing tourists to touch and amuse themselves, and nodded, "Indeed."
Ocean God: "Perhaps this is part of his apotheosis ritual."
It is not possible to become a god simply by having believers. Having believers only means gaining the power of faith. To become a god, one also needs a divine domain and a deification ceremony. For example, the Goddess of the Four Seasons makes humans sincerely believe that she can control the four seasons and the wind, frost, rain and water, and allow the four seasons to coexist in her divine domain. This was her deification ceremony back then.
If a theme park wants to attract tourists, the more bizarre and rare the better. What rare things can compare to the products of another world?
They filled in this doubt themselves, and then naturally thought of a way to capture the director. After all, the hole in the world barrier was currently too small for their true bodies to pass through. If they sent other followers without the director's consent, they would surely be strangled like the hawk-eyed basilisk. However, if they could convince the director to send their followers there to preach, and gain enough faith from that world, they would naturally be able to manifest in their true bodies in the new world. At that time, who would be the master of the new world would be uncertain.
The four gods discussed it overnight, and the next day they sent the message through the hole in the world barrier. Because of this, they finally learned each other's god titles - the source of all happiness and joy, the guardian of the smiles of kind people, the defender of the world, and the lord of the fantasy paradise.
Kind and happy? What a naive and boring title for a god, with a very spoiled temper. Fortunately, the four gods took turns communicating with each other for several days, throwing out various baits and making appropriate concessions, and finally got the Lord of Paradise to agree to let their followers go there to preach.
For a god with infinite life, a few days is just a tiny blink of an eye. The other party agreed to this important matter so quickly. It seems that he can't wait to become a god and prove himself to his mother Nuwa.
It really is a baby! Hahaha!
***
Chi Yizheng sensed Duoduo's experience in the other world, then withdrew his mind and focused on his own paradise again.
In the past few days, he has been concentrating all his attention on the wireless chat with the four evil gods. Not only does he have to play the role of an innocent baby, but he also has to quietly take the dominant position in the negotiations. This made him very tired. Fortunately, the matter was finally resolved.
After all, he has known the Four Evil Gods for a long time and has made a lot of plans to plot against them, but the Four Evil Gods are not very wary of him. After all, from their perspective, how could an adult be wary of a baby in swaddling clothes?
Even if some of them arouse their suspicion, as long as the bait of "entering the earth to preach" is hung in front of them, they are willing to take the risk.
Game: [Players agree to allow followers of the Four Evil Gods to enter the park to preach. Aren't they worried that tourists will be bewitched?]
Chi Yizhen turned around a few times on the swivel chair and smiled, "Well, I completely trust them. I believe the tourists will give me a satisfactory answer."
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