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Chapter 1143: A Council of Gods!
The World Government's information finally began to be known by the various important powers on the Falmart Continent.
As evening approached, the Sages and Elders of Rondel, the City of Learning and Magic, gathered in the meeting room within the Great Hall at the summons of Sage Magnus. They began to seriously discuss the matter of the World Government.
Meanwhile, Kurosuki Raiga had been locked in the laboratory cage originally used to confine magic beasts. An archmage skilled in mental magic was controlling his consciousness, attempting to extract more intelligence.
It is worth noting that their research level in mental magic was relatively backward compared to other types of magic. Currently, the most common types were sleep magic, which could put creatures to sleep, and intimidation magic, which amplified the fear in a creature's heart. Confusion magic, which could make Kurosuki Raiga obediently answer questions, was a new magic developed in recent years.
Its difficulty in learning was very high. To this day, only Sage Mimochaza and Dr. Amato, who was currently responsible for interrogating Kurosuki Raiga, could use it. This confusion magic was invented by him, and he had passed his thesis defense with it, obtaining his current doctorate degree.
However, Dr. Amato and the other three master mages in the laboratory did not notice the pair of transparent, invisible eyes behind them, staring coldly.
Swish! Swish!
Instantly, just as Dr. Amato was about to ask the second question, two streaks of pure white blade light and sharp whistling sounds suddenly erupted in the laboratory. Everything happened too quickly. These mages had no time to cast defensive magic on themselves. In the blink of an eye, the blade light slashed across the throats of the four people, and warm blood splattered into mid-air.
"Uh—"
"Uh ah!"
Dr. Amato and the others' eyes widened. In shock and fear, they desperately clutched their cut wounds. However, this could not stop the blood from continuously overflowing from between their fingers. They couldn't make any clear sounds and finally collapsed heavily, the radiance in their eyes gradually dissipating.
Inside the laboratory's cage, the restraint magic and confusion magic on Kurosuki Raiga immediately vanished. His consciousness began to recover. In his somewhat blurry line of sight, he first saw the four corpses lying in the pool of blood. Raising his head, he saw a black figure through the bars, holding a long saber and staring at him with a calm gaze. This figure was both strange and familiar.
It was strange because Kurosuki Raiga didn't recognize the person, but the opponent's equipment and headband were too familiar to be unfamiliar.
Ninja!
This made Kurosuki Raiga immediately show an expression of pleasant surprise.
"You are..."
But Gekko Hayate had no intention of wasting words with him. He swung his blade again, cutting open the cage bars in front of him. Then, he took out a kunai and a 'Purple Butterfly Emergency Pill' from the tactical pouch on his leg and threw them over.
"Hide yourself well. Tonight, cooperate with the arriving Squad Seven to take Louise away!"
After speaking, Gekko Hayate's figure vanished into mid-air again.
Kurosuki Raiga, who had received the items, was speechless. But he still threw the 'Purple Butterfly Emergency Pill' into his mouth, then used the invisibility technique and similarly disappeared without a trace.
Immediately, in this laboratory, only the four still-warm corpses remained, along with pools of crimson blood.
--- Dividing Line ---
In the southern part of the Falmart Continent, there is a kingdom called the Elbe Fiefdom. At the westernmost coastal area of the kingdom, there is a place called the Guras Peninsula.
This is where the Temple Order of Emroy, the 'God of Darkness, Death, Judgment, Madness, and War', is located.
To the people of this world, Emroy is a more terrifying god than Hanty.
Because only Emroy's apostles actively go out to slaughter, artificially creating souls to offer to their god.
While the apostles of Hanty, the 'God of the Underworld', cannot be said to never kill people, they basically operate by 'reaping what they haven't sown', accepting the souls that automatically fly over according to the world rules.
Emroy, on the other hand, intercepts a portion of these souls.
This has led to a very bad relationship between Hanty and Emroy. However, the latter is a peerless fierce god who killed the 'Former God of War and Madness', seized his divine position and divine power, and finally derived the new divine positions of 'Condemnation and Judgment'.
This directly made her strength surpass Freya, the strongest 'God of the Sun and Light' at the time.
Therefore, Hanty could only swallow this ill will, at most complaining in her own home.
Her previous proposal to marry Rory was merely an idea to disgust Emroy.
Hmm, a goddess of the Netherworld wanting to marry a female demigod known as the 'Death God'...
Fortunately, no matter how strong Emroy is, she cannot defeat the other ten chief gods teaming up. But if a divine battle were to truly begin, there's a high probability that Emroy would take down one of the gods with her.
So, they have remained at peace until now.
Of course, vigilance towards the latter still exists.
That's right. What Rondel considered the Twelve Chief Gods was already a thing of the past. Now there are eleven chief gods.
However, those chief gods, in order not to let mortals know that gods can also be killed, jointly sealed this news.
Night fell, and the moon hung over the treetops. Above the Emroy Temple, within the cloud layer, stood a majestic and magnificent palace.
The palace was entirely constructed of peculiar amethyst. Its surface was outlined with complex markings of black and red interwoven.
Streaks of meteors of various colors were seen landing successively in front of the palace main gate from all directions.
Among them, a brilliant golden light meteor, upon landing, instantly transformed into a golden-haired goddess clad in golden armor, holding the Sun Golden Spear, looking heroic and spirited.
"Hanty, do you know what Emroy is up to?"
"Why did she suddenly invite us over, saying there's an important matter to discuss?"
This goddess Freya immediately looked at goddess Hanty, who appeared in deep blue light.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be related to the new world connected by the 'Gate'. But what kind of getup is this?"
Hanty looked at the fully armed Freya with a wry smile.
"Hmph, who knows if there will be a fight later? It's better to be prepared early!"
Goddess Freya did not hide her wariness towards Emroy at all.
While the two gods were speaking, the other eight chief gods also arrived in sequence.
Zufmut, the 'God of Vastness and Order', Dunken, the 'God of Flame and Forging', Palapan, the 'God of Hatred and Revenge', Deltodo, the 'God of Oaths and Covenants', Erland, the 'Goddess of the Moon', and La, the 'Goddess of Wind', both of whom are 'Gods of Learning'.
However, their 'God of Learning' title is not a true divine position; it's a spontaneous title given by mages and doesn't bring them any strength.
There were also Lunarieu, the 'God of Music and Dance', and Milita, the 'God of Fertility and Nurturing'.
Among them, only Zufmut and Dunken appeared as males.
Strictly speaking, these chief gods no longer have gender distinctions since their souls left their bodies. But they still maintain the gender they had during their mortal period.
As for their appearance, it's not fixed. Because they can change their appearance at will. After all, they didn't necessarily look good before...
"New world?"
"Yes, the 'Gate' I opened this time attracted a very terrifying force!"
Hanty said with a solemn expression as she walked into the palace with the gods. "They are called the World Government, and they also possess a space-time gate called the 'Star Gate', and they have already conquered six worlds. The world on the other side of our 'Gate' is currently being invaded by them, and they have also dispatched a small group of people to our world for scouting!"
Previously, many soldiers of the Auxiliary Legion died at the Hill of Alnus. And Kazahana Hirotaka and Ruri Seiji, these two ninjas. Their souls were naturally received by Hanty's Netherworld.
So Hanty already knew a lot of information. She had originally wanted to gather the other chief gods for a discussion, but unexpectedly, Emroy invited the gods first. If it were in the past, Hanty would probably refuse and call the gods to her side instead. But having seen the tip of the iceberg of the World Government, Hanty realized that now was not the time for willful mischief, and she accepted the invitation without much hesitation and rushed over.
"That's right, just as Hanty said, this World Government is different from the civilized nations of the past; they possess strength that can threaten us gods!"
As the ten chief gods walked to the center of the main hall, they saw goddess Emroy, dressed in a black-patterned purple dress, standing opposite them and looking at them with extreme seriousness.
As soon as she finished speaking, without waiting for Hanty, Freya, and the other gods to reply, the goddess with long purple hair and eyes waved her hand and created a virtual screen in the air.
"Everyone, take a look at this first."
Emroy knew how deep the prejudice of these chief gods towards her was. So she got straight to the point at the beginning, making them realize the seriousness of the matter.
Soon, the screen began to play the footage from another screen. On an island surrounded by the great sea on all sides, a blue-scaled giant snake? Was fighting a blue giant holding a blade!
That's right, what they saw was the live broadcast content of Kaido and Madara Uchiha from before.
Previously, Rory had captured Taketori and Shi alive. And showed Emroy the seemingly miraculous 'Bone Magic'. After watching it, she learned about the World Government. Emroy immediately killed Taketori and Shi. Then she captured their souls and performed a forced soul searching, watching their memories completely.
And Taketori and Shi's most intuitive understanding of the World Government's high-tier combatants was this public broadcast. This also allowed Emroy to see the combat strength level of an 'Admiral'.
Now Freya, Hanty, and the other chief gods also saw it!
"This 'Giant Snake' can not only fly but also transform into a giant?"
Goddess Freya, the 'God of the Sun and Light', couldn't help but exclaim after watching.
"This should be the Devil Fruit ability. Oh, Devil Fruits are a mysterious fruit from the World Government's homeland world. As long as you eat one, you can possess various magic-like abilities!"
Hanty, the 'God of the Underworld', immediately explained to the gods.
"Hanty, you should transmit the information you know to them using divine power."
At this moment, goddess Emroy in front suggested.
"Uh, alright..."
Hanty didn't really want to do as the other party said, but she also knew this was the best method.
She shot streaks of deep blue light towards the other gods.
Freya, Zufmut, Dunken, and the other gods did not refuse, allowing the light beams to enter their bodies. They then began to understand the various information surging in their minds.
Soon, the expression of each chief god, from calm with a hint of curiosity, gradually turned to surprise, astonishment, and even shock.
Because they 'personally' witnessed world scenes with vastly different appearances. They also saw various scenes of the World Government invading other worlds.
Most of these were things that the Auxiliary Legion soldiers had experienced or seen. After all, those ninjas had only joined the World Government not long ago.
However, the Auxiliary Legion soldiers, even the military officers, didn't actually know much, or rather, they only knew some superficial things.
But this was already enough to deeply shock these chief gods. Gathering all the strength of one world to launch a war of conquest against other worlds with troop units of hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions, what a terrifying and powerful force this is!
How many people are there in this world?
Regarding this question, Milita, the 'God of Fertility and Nurturing', could probably give a number.
The total population of all races on the Falmart Continent combined was just over thirty million.
In fact, it had once reached a peak of fifty million people. But with the spread of the 'Mist of Nothingness' on the periphery, this world lost large areas of land and a large population...
"It seems everyone has processed the information. What are your thoughts?"
Goddess Emroy's solemn gaze scanned the gods.
"In a direct war, we are definitely not their opponent. The Human Empire, the mages of Rondel, and all the other races, even the magic beasts, all combined have no hope of victory."
Freya shook her head helplessly.
"They also have powerful existences like Admirals who seem capable of rivaling us chief gods, and their numbers doesn't seem small either."
However, despite saying this, she knew very well that the two-horned giant who could transform into a 'blue-scaled giant snake' in the footage just now, only a few chief gods skilled in combat might be able to deal with it. For example, herself, Hanty, Dunken, Palapan, and this Emroy, who is annoying but indeed very strong. Oh, Erland and La, these two, if they team up, their strength is also good...
"Then let's not fight. Can't Hanty just close the 'Gate'?"
Zufmut, the 'God of Order', suggested casually.
"No!!!"
Suddenly, Emroy, Hanty, Dunken, Erland, La, Milita, Lunarieu, and the other chief gods refused in unison.
As soon as they finished speaking, they looked at each other, and all saw the look of unwillingness in the other's eyes.
"Hehe, it seems everyone has seen the value of this World Government~"
Goddess Emroy smiled slightly.
Indeed, why did they 'Open the Gate' and introduce race civilizations from other worlds every once in a while before? Wasn't it because it benefited everyone!
When the population of this world increased, there would be more people who believed in them, the chief gods. At the same time, the birth rate would also increase.
And when the population increased, there would be more war and death. War would generate more hatred. When there was more death, there would be more souls.
Then they would also bring new knowledge, new skills, and new music. And the World Government on the other side of these 'Gates' could bring all of this to them!
"So, we should cooperate with the other side?"
Deltodo, the 'God of Oaths and Covenants', his eyes lit up.
"Yes, but given the World Government's past style of doing things, they probably still want us to submit!" Emroy said.
"Hmph, how is that possible?"
"No matter how powerful they are, they are just mortals!"
Freya, the 'God of the Sun and Light', lifted her fair chin proudly.
"It is already an incredible thing for us gods to cooperate with them!"
"Yes." Emroy nodded in agreement.
"We must make the other side understand that we are fundamentally different from the worlds they have encountered before."
"They cannot conquer this world of ours, and this is not just a strength issue."
"Because we can 'Close the Gate' and 'Open the Gate' anytime!"
"So if both sides are to interact mutually, it can only be through cooperation and trade!"
The chief gods nodded repeatedly as they listened. At this moment, Hanty suddenly spoke.
"Then let's first capture the people they sent in, and then have our apostles go and talk to their higher-ups."
"Also, tell them about the situation where keeping the 'Gate' open for too long will cause a world earthquake!"
The World Government's information finally began to be known by the various important powers on the Falmart Continent.
As evening approached, the Sages and Elders of Rondel, the City of Learning and Magic, gathered in the meeting room within the Great Hall at the summons of Sage Magnus. They began to seriously discuss the matter of the World Government.
Meanwhile, Kurosuki Raiga had been locked in the laboratory cage originally used to confine magic beasts. An archmage skilled in mental magic was controlling his consciousness, attempting to extract more intelligence.
It is worth noting that their research level in mental magic was relatively backward compared to other types of magic. Currently, the most common types were sleep magic, which could put creatures to sleep, and intimidation magic, which amplified the fear in a creature's heart. Confusion magic, which could make Kurosuki Raiga obediently answer questions, was a new magic developed in recent years.
Its difficulty in learning was very high. To this day, only Sage Mimochaza and Dr. Amato, who was currently responsible for interrogating Kurosuki Raiga, could use it. This confusion magic was invented by him, and he had passed his thesis defense with it, obtaining his current doctorate degree.
However, Dr. Amato and the other three master mages in the laboratory did not notice the pair of transparent, invisible eyes behind them, staring coldly.
Swish! Swish!
Instantly, just as Dr. Amato was about to ask the second question, two streaks of pure white blade light and sharp whistling sounds suddenly erupted in the laboratory. Everything happened too quickly. These mages had no time to cast defensive magic on themselves. In the blink of an eye, the blade light slashed across the throats of the four people, and warm blood splattered into mid-air.
"Uh—"
"Uh ah!"
Dr. Amato and the others' eyes widened. In shock and fear, they desperately clutched their cut wounds. However, this could not stop the blood from continuously overflowing from between their fingers. They couldn't make any clear sounds and finally collapsed heavily, the radiance in their eyes gradually dissipating.
Inside the laboratory's cage, the restraint magic and confusion magic on Kurosuki Raiga immediately vanished. His consciousness began to recover. In his somewhat blurry line of sight, he first saw the four corpses lying in the pool of blood. Raising his head, he saw a black figure through the bars, holding a long saber and staring at him with a calm gaze. This figure was both strange and familiar.
It was strange because Kurosuki Raiga didn't recognize the person, but the opponent's equipment and headband were too familiar to be unfamiliar.
Ninja!
This made Kurosuki Raiga immediately show an expression of pleasant surprise.
"You are..."
But Gekko Hayate had no intention of wasting words with him. He swung his blade again, cutting open the cage bars in front of him. Then, he took out a kunai and a 'Purple Butterfly Emergency Pill' from the tactical pouch on his leg and threw them over.
"Hide yourself well. Tonight, cooperate with the arriving Squad Seven to take Louise away!"
After speaking, Gekko Hayate's figure vanished into mid-air again.
Kurosuki Raiga, who had received the items, was speechless. But he still threw the 'Purple Butterfly Emergency Pill' into his mouth, then used the invisibility technique and similarly disappeared without a trace.
Immediately, in this laboratory, only the four still-warm corpses remained, along with pools of crimson blood.
--- Dividing Line ---
In the southern part of the Falmart Continent, there is a kingdom called the Elbe Fiefdom. At the westernmost coastal area of the kingdom, there is a place called the Guras Peninsula.
This is where the Temple Order of Emroy, the 'God of Darkness, Death, Judgment, Madness, and War', is located.
To the people of this world, Emroy is a more terrifying god than Hanty.
Because only Emroy's apostles actively go out to slaughter, artificially creating souls to offer to their god.
While the apostles of Hanty, the 'God of the Underworld', cannot be said to never kill people, they basically operate by 'reaping what they haven't sown', accepting the souls that automatically fly over according to the world rules.
Emroy, on the other hand, intercepts a portion of these souls.
This has led to a very bad relationship between Hanty and Emroy. However, the latter is a peerless fierce god who killed the 'Former God of War and Madness', seized his divine position and divine power, and finally derived the new divine positions of 'Condemnation and Judgment'.
This directly made her strength surpass Freya, the strongest 'God of the Sun and Light' at the time.
Therefore, Hanty could only swallow this ill will, at most complaining in her own home.
Her previous proposal to marry Rory was merely an idea to disgust Emroy.
Hmm, a goddess of the Netherworld wanting to marry a female demigod known as the 'Death God'...
Fortunately, no matter how strong Emroy is, she cannot defeat the other ten chief gods teaming up. But if a divine battle were to truly begin, there's a high probability that Emroy would take down one of the gods with her.
So, they have remained at peace until now.
Of course, vigilance towards the latter still exists.
That's right. What Rondel considered the Twelve Chief Gods was already a thing of the past. Now there are eleven chief gods.
However, those chief gods, in order not to let mortals know that gods can also be killed, jointly sealed this news.
Night fell, and the moon hung over the treetops. Above the Emroy Temple, within the cloud layer, stood a majestic and magnificent palace.
The palace was entirely constructed of peculiar amethyst. Its surface was outlined with complex markings of black and red interwoven.
Streaks of meteors of various colors were seen landing successively in front of the palace main gate from all directions.
Among them, a brilliant golden light meteor, upon landing, instantly transformed into a golden-haired goddess clad in golden armor, holding the Sun Golden Spear, looking heroic and spirited.
"Hanty, do you know what Emroy is up to?"
"Why did she suddenly invite us over, saying there's an important matter to discuss?"
This goddess Freya immediately looked at goddess Hanty, who appeared in deep blue light.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be related to the new world connected by the 'Gate'. But what kind of getup is this?"
Hanty looked at the fully armed Freya with a wry smile.
"Hmph, who knows if there will be a fight later? It's better to be prepared early!"
Goddess Freya did not hide her wariness towards Emroy at all.
While the two gods were speaking, the other eight chief gods also arrived in sequence.
Zufmut, the 'God of Vastness and Order', Dunken, the 'God of Flame and Forging', Palapan, the 'God of Hatred and Revenge', Deltodo, the 'God of Oaths and Covenants', Erland, the 'Goddess of the Moon', and La, the 'Goddess of Wind', both of whom are 'Gods of Learning'.
However, their 'God of Learning' title is not a true divine position; it's a spontaneous title given by mages and doesn't bring them any strength.
There were also Lunarieu, the 'God of Music and Dance', and Milita, the 'God of Fertility and Nurturing'.
Among them, only Zufmut and Dunken appeared as males.
Strictly speaking, these chief gods no longer have gender distinctions since their souls left their bodies. But they still maintain the gender they had during their mortal period.
As for their appearance, it's not fixed. Because they can change their appearance at will. After all, they didn't necessarily look good before...
"New world?"
"Yes, the 'Gate' I opened this time attracted a very terrifying force!"
Hanty said with a solemn expression as she walked into the palace with the gods. "They are called the World Government, and they also possess a space-time gate called the 'Star Gate', and they have already conquered six worlds. The world on the other side of our 'Gate' is currently being invaded by them, and they have also dispatched a small group of people to our world for scouting!"
Previously, many soldiers of the Auxiliary Legion died at the Hill of Alnus. And Kazahana Hirotaka and Ruri Seiji, these two ninjas. Their souls were naturally received by Hanty's Netherworld.
So Hanty already knew a lot of information. She had originally wanted to gather the other chief gods for a discussion, but unexpectedly, Emroy invited the gods first. If it were in the past, Hanty would probably refuse and call the gods to her side instead. But having seen the tip of the iceberg of the World Government, Hanty realized that now was not the time for willful mischief, and she accepted the invitation without much hesitation and rushed over.
"That's right, just as Hanty said, this World Government is different from the civilized nations of the past; they possess strength that can threaten us gods!"
As the ten chief gods walked to the center of the main hall, they saw goddess Emroy, dressed in a black-patterned purple dress, standing opposite them and looking at them with extreme seriousness.
As soon as she finished speaking, without waiting for Hanty, Freya, and the other gods to reply, the goddess with long purple hair and eyes waved her hand and created a virtual screen in the air.
"Everyone, take a look at this first."
Emroy knew how deep the prejudice of these chief gods towards her was. So she got straight to the point at the beginning, making them realize the seriousness of the matter.
Soon, the screen began to play the footage from another screen. On an island surrounded by the great sea on all sides, a blue-scaled giant snake? Was fighting a blue giant holding a blade!
That's right, what they saw was the live broadcast content of Kaido and Madara Uchiha from before.
Previously, Rory had captured Taketori and Shi alive. And showed Emroy the seemingly miraculous 'Bone Magic'. After watching it, she learned about the World Government. Emroy immediately killed Taketori and Shi. Then she captured their souls and performed a forced soul searching, watching their memories completely.
And Taketori and Shi's most intuitive understanding of the World Government's high-tier combatants was this public broadcast. This also allowed Emroy to see the combat strength level of an 'Admiral'.
Now Freya, Hanty, and the other chief gods also saw it!
"This 'Giant Snake' can not only fly but also transform into a giant?"
Goddess Freya, the 'God of the Sun and Light', couldn't help but exclaim after watching.
"This should be the Devil Fruit ability. Oh, Devil Fruits are a mysterious fruit from the World Government's homeland world. As long as you eat one, you can possess various magic-like abilities!"
Hanty, the 'God of the Underworld', immediately explained to the gods.
"Hanty, you should transmit the information you know to them using divine power."
At this moment, goddess Emroy in front suggested.
"Uh, alright..."
Hanty didn't really want to do as the other party said, but she also knew this was the best method.
She shot streaks of deep blue light towards the other gods.
Freya, Zufmut, Dunken, and the other gods did not refuse, allowing the light beams to enter their bodies. They then began to understand the various information surging in their minds.
Soon, the expression of each chief god, from calm with a hint of curiosity, gradually turned to surprise, astonishment, and even shock.
Because they 'personally' witnessed world scenes with vastly different appearances. They also saw various scenes of the World Government invading other worlds.
Most of these were things that the Auxiliary Legion soldiers had experienced or seen. After all, those ninjas had only joined the World Government not long ago.
However, the Auxiliary Legion soldiers, even the military officers, didn't actually know much, or rather, they only knew some superficial things.
But this was already enough to deeply shock these chief gods. Gathering all the strength of one world to launch a war of conquest against other worlds with troop units of hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions, what a terrifying and powerful force this is!
How many people are there in this world?
Regarding this question, Milita, the 'God of Fertility and Nurturing', could probably give a number.
The total population of all races on the Falmart Continent combined was just over thirty million.
In fact, it had once reached a peak of fifty million people. But with the spread of the 'Mist of Nothingness' on the periphery, this world lost large areas of land and a large population...
"It seems everyone has processed the information. What are your thoughts?"
Goddess Emroy's solemn gaze scanned the gods.
"In a direct war, we are definitely not their opponent. The Human Empire, the mages of Rondel, and all the other races, even the magic beasts, all combined have no hope of victory."
Freya shook her head helplessly.
"They also have powerful existences like Admirals who seem capable of rivaling us chief gods, and their numbers doesn't seem small either."
However, despite saying this, she knew very well that the two-horned giant who could transform into a 'blue-scaled giant snake' in the footage just now, only a few chief gods skilled in combat might be able to deal with it. For example, herself, Hanty, Dunken, Palapan, and this Emroy, who is annoying but indeed very strong. Oh, Erland and La, these two, if they team up, their strength is also good...
"Then let's not fight. Can't Hanty just close the 'Gate'?"
Zufmut, the 'God of Order', suggested casually.
"No!!!"
Suddenly, Emroy, Hanty, Dunken, Erland, La, Milita, Lunarieu, and the other chief gods refused in unison.
As soon as they finished speaking, they looked at each other, and all saw the look of unwillingness in the other's eyes.
"Hehe, it seems everyone has seen the value of this World Government~"
Goddess Emroy smiled slightly.
Indeed, why did they 'Open the Gate' and introduce race civilizations from other worlds every once in a while before? Wasn't it because it benefited everyone!
When the population of this world increased, there would be more people who believed in them, the chief gods. At the same time, the birth rate would also increase.
And when the population increased, there would be more war and death. War would generate more hatred. When there was more death, there would be more souls.
Then they would also bring new knowledge, new skills, and new music. And the World Government on the other side of these 'Gates' could bring all of this to them!
"So, we should cooperate with the other side?"
Deltodo, the 'God of Oaths and Covenants', his eyes lit up.
"Yes, but given the World Government's past style of doing things, they probably still want us to submit!" Emroy said.
"Hmph, how is that possible?"
"No matter how powerful they are, they are just mortals!"
Freya, the 'God of the Sun and Light', lifted her fair chin proudly.
"It is already an incredible thing for us gods to cooperate with them!"
"Yes." Emroy nodded in agreement.
"We must make the other side understand that we are fundamentally different from the worlds they have encountered before."
"They cannot conquer this world of ours, and this is not just a strength issue."
"Because we can 'Close the Gate' and 'Open the Gate' anytime!"
"So if both sides are to interact mutually, it can only be through cooperation and trade!"
The chief gods nodded repeatedly as they listened. At this moment, Hanty suddenly spoke.
"Then let's first capture the people they sent in, and then have our apostles go and talk to their higher-ups."
"Also, tell them about the situation where keeping the 'Gate' open for too long will cause a world earthquake!"
