Chapter 204: Chapter 206: The Deepening Erosion of the Ancient God’s Power
Time flew by, and half a month had passed, Qin Muye had taken a trip to the fairy tale land, conveniently returning the Lettuce Girl to her grandparents, and in the process, opened a channel between the fairy tale land and the Horror Universe. He transported the second-generation God King Cronus, along with his brothers, sisters, nephews, and nieces—the Titan Divine Race—to the other side.
The number was not small, at least close to a thousand, all starting from 6th rank in the Titan Divine Race. Once they entered the Horror Universe, Qin Muye did not bother with them. There were still many who hadn’t come; they could only wait for the next batch.
Zeus was furious about this, but regrettably, while he could interfere with their promotion, he couldn’t prevent their resignation. If they really decided to abandon their posts, nothing could be done. They couldn’t just be killed, after all, as that would surely provoke a general outrage.
Fortunately for Zeus, Poseidon and others had many offspring, and they hastily promoted a group of demigods to replace those who had left. For this reason, he had a big fight with Gaia Mother Goddess; during that period, it could be said that thunder and lightning were daily occurrences.
Therefore, towards Qin Muye, the initiator, the hate was so intense it made their teeth itch, but Qin Muye was not around during that time. When he was present, he was just in the Netherworld King Palace in the Netherworld.
Since Hades didn’t get along with Zeus, Zeus did not dare to cross paths. Moreover, with his father, the second-generation God King Cronus, and various uncles there, if he really went looking for trouble, it was more likely that he would get a beating, and if possible, Cronus wouldn’t need to go to the Horror Universe to develop new land—he could simply kill Zeus and usurp his throne.
So, he decisively cowered away.
Once Cronus and the other Titan Divine had left, Qin Muye also fled back to the Magic Continent. If Zeus really had the capability to pursue, there was no need to be angry with the second-generation God King Cronus anymore.
Meanwhile, Qin Muye had also recalled all forces from the Horror Universe, even bringing Hell back into the Magic Continent.
Leaving it there was not reassuring—what if Cronus, with no regard for honor, decided to devour his Hell? Qin Muye did not intend to speculate about the thoughts of the ambitious.
As for the resource trade... Qin Muye did not believe that the Hell Church, Church Court, and Council Empire—these three forces—could survive under the hands of the Titans. It was more likely they would become vassals.
Qin Muye wasn’t in the business of making a loss; naturally, the resources lost were compensated by Gaia. Otherwise, if he truly took the hit, he would suffer a great loss.
He not only received a huge compensation in resources but also obtained mining rights. In the future, once the twelve Titan Divine had unified, he would also own the mining rights in the Horror Universe. However, that would have to wait till later.@@@@
This promise seemed more like a blank check; when the second-generation God King Cronus took over the Horror Universe, who knew if he would turn hostile. With his temperament, the possibility wasn’t small.
Besides, if he really took full control of the Horror Universe, that place might not hold much value for Qin Muye anymore. After all, the only thing useful for him from the Horror Universe was the extraterrestrial civilization.
“With Hell, the Floating City’s Mysterious Lock can be further modified. Coupled with the Super-Space Transmission Channel, it should be enough to block most space-based attacks.”
This included not just the Lords’ heroes and troops, but also some native middle-class personnel belonging to their territories. Even Qin Muye’s odd territory couldn’t do without management staff, let alone other Lords who would have even greater numbers of middle and upper management.
Otherwise, how would they manage such vast empires?
Qin Muye’s domain could still be called a territory, but the others’ domains could fully be described as empires. Ordinary kingdoms couldn’t compete, not in terms of national power or even land area. In fact, some unfortunate kingdoms were directly enveloped within them, becoming part of the Lords’ territories.
“The situation is changing too swiftly, I feel like the world is cooling off.”
Qin Muye’s plan was simple: to escape. There was no point in a standoff.
And giving away the first-stage Ancient God Vaccine for free? Forget it. These native powers were already busily buying up weapons. Even if Qin Muye gave it to them for free, would they use it?
Impossible. They would probably scoff and then destroy it all.
Those buying up the weapons were likely already in the second phase, the believer stage. The first-stage Ancient God Vaccine had become ineffective. To be saved now, one would need the second-stage Ancient God Special Medicine, which was more problematic to preserve and also costlier.
So, they were left to their own devices.
The Lords wouldn’t die; everyone had a Server Transfer Token. If things got too tough, they’d just switch servers. It was the natives who were unlucky.
If the natives couldn’t even help themselves, why expect Qin Muye, a foreigner, to save them? That was wishful thinking.
He wouldn’t just not save them; he was even considering making their situation worse. When he asked for help during the siege by the Wasteland City and Zombie Kingdom’s servers, not a single native power was available. He was one to hold grudges. If they didn’t save him back then, why should he save them now? They were never on the same page.
Of course, he would exploit them to death if he could. After all, being nice to these powers would only invite their ridicule, not genuine gratitude.
If he fell, they might rejoice even more.
“Ancient Gods are truly terrifying. The strength of levels 7 to 8 has been enough to turn the whole world upside down. That’s just because they’re taking advantage of the fact that the Magic Continent only has level 7. In some fairytale story, they probably wouldn’t be able to cause much of a stir,”
“An instance is stronger than a server; that truly is ridiculous...” Qin Muye couldn’t help but complain. He didn’t know exactly how powerful the Ancient Gods were, but the Magic Continent’s complete lack of resistance probably stemmed from the world’s low Energy Level. Plus, having just been promoted, most of the top warriors had yet to reach the level cap.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have simply fallen like that.
After all, the foundational strength was still there; it couldn’t just decay into this state within a mere six months. It was more about a lack of experience.