On the return voyage, the Petrachelys was unusually quiet. Perhaps the battle with the goddess of annihilation had sapped too much of their energy, and even after a day or two of rest, they had not fully recovered. So much so that the usually noisy Lily and the curious Rollie were either sitting quietly in their chairs. Only Lil Pea and Noobie were still as energetic as before. One was splashing water in the sink, and the other was throwing a tantrum at a piece of meat that was not easy to chew.
These two were probably the ones who had consumed the least amount of energy in the previous battles.
Even though one of the little mermaids had almost killed the goddess of annihilation …
Everyone was quiet for a while, until the Petrachelys arrived at the "portal" in Collow. Lily could not help but break the silence. "Hey, Mr. Landlord, did we … did we fight with a true god and win?"
Hao Ren thought for a moment and felt that there was nothing wrong with it. He nodded and said, "In a sense, that's right."
Lily pondered for a while and suddenly slapped the armrest of the chair. "F * ck, I can brag for half a year!"
"Who are you going to brag to?" Vivian gave the husky maiden a disdainful look. "Brag to your lackeys in the neighborhood? Or go to the old folks in the nursing home in the Southern Suburbs? Or write it in a novel to brag to the readers? "
Lily was taken aback. She suddenly realized that it was not a boast, but she was not convinced. She crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Then what's wrong with me writing it in a novel? It's a battle of the century after all! "
As soon as she finished, Nangong Sanba snorted. "Forget it. Nowadays, people who write novels don't just spit salt soda water to death. You have the nerve to call it the protagonist? If you write that all of us together are no match for a fish, don't even talk about it being a battle of the century, how many people will scold you for torturing the protagonist … "
Lily slapped the armrest. "They're just bragging! I'm serious! Don't look down on our documentary literature! "
When Hao Ren heard the husky mentioning the word 'documentary literature', he knew that the husky had fallen into the narcissistic state of a literary creator. He could not communicate with Lily at this moment. He turned to Vivian and asked, "How do you feel after being in close contact with your creator?"
"That's a lot to think about." Vivian smiled faintly. "But to be honest, none of the mental preparations I've made have worked. Goddess … Rheia is completely different from what I imagined. "
Hao Ren nodded. "Oh, I didn't expect her to look like your eldest niece."
"I'm not talking about that!" Vivian rolled her eyes. "I'm talking about her personality and her … aura. I thought she would be a more serious and dignified type, but I didn't expect her to be like that. She felt very approachable, even like the little girl next door — it might be a little rude to say this, but I really felt that way. Anyway, one thing is the same as what I imagined before, and that is, she's really easy to talk to, just like the Raven Goddess. "
"Don't mention that straight. You don't think she's easy to talk to when her brain short-circuited." Hao Ren's mouth twitched. "And speaking of the Goddess of Creation's current personality … To be honest, I think it has a lot to do with the failure of her entrepreneurship."
Vivian was quite familiar with Hao Ren's habit of using random words, so she just asked, "Hmm?"
"We all know what she did back then. She went into the lair of the Mad Lord with two knives, turned the entire dimension upside down, and reset the order of the Plane of Dreams. Such a character can't be soft-hearted. But now? You can feel it even without me saying it. She's surrounded by a warm and soft aura. To put it nicely, it means that she has come to terms with it, but to put it bluntly, it means that she has been worn down by the wind and waves, and has lost her fighting spirit. The reason, needless to say, you can guess it. Anyone who spent tens of millions of years to establish an era of order was completely flattened in the blink of an eye, and then countless plans, schemes, and back-up plans were destroyed one by one. Even the appearance of us, as allies, was based on the complete negation of all her plans. How big a blow do you think it is? "
Vivian frowned. "Can a god's will be knocked down?"
"She has not been knocked down, otherwise she would not have followed us out of the Umbral Realm and continued to dream." Hao Ren waved his hand. "But she is not completely unaffected. The will of the gods is very strong, so strong that it is inconceivable to the mortals, and that is why they can focus on their hearts and not waver over the endless years. But the gods also have thoughts and feelings, which is the basis for them to understand and love mortals, but it also causes them to waver a little. Obviously, the goddess of creation is wavering a little. She appears very gentle, very indifferent, and even too indifferent. All her plans have been destroyed or denied, and then we gave her a new plan, and she accepted it without question. The degree of cooperation is incredible … Of course, she should cooperate because she is very wise. She knows that the plan we gave her is better, but in the process, she has shown a lack of initiative. This is what Raven 12345 and I were worried about when we first discussed it. "
"Do you think … Rheia can't get out of this psychological state on her own?"
"She can definitely get out of it, otherwise she is not a god, but I don't know how long it will take for her to realize this and complete the voluntary adjustment. After all, we don't have much time," Hao Ren said frankly. "I don't doubt her learning ability, I am afraid that she will lose the drive, and we do not have much advantage against the Mad Lord. If Rheia loses the drive … then we will have even less of an advantage."
Vivian looked worried. "Did the Raven Goddess say how she's going to solve this problem?"
"… She told me to let the goddess of creation do a few more sets of papers."
Vivian's mouth stiffened. "… Well, now I also think that the goddess is a little unreliable."
Hao Ren smiled and shook his head. He waved at the sink next to him, and Lil Pea immediately hopped over happily. Hao Ren's hand sank — the little one was quite heavy. "But then again, the fact that she asked me to bring Lil Pea along this time is quite reliable, although that is the work of the Crystal of Prophecy …"
As they spoke, the Petrachelys had passed through the gate in Collow, and the starlight of the Surface World once again shone on the hull.
After letting the rest of the family go back to rest, Hao Ren led Vivian, Lil Pea, and Noobie directly to Raven 12345's "heavenly mansion".
In the office that was brand new (it was almost always brand new), Raven 12345 listened carefully to Hao Ren's operation report.
After listening to the report, the goddess did not immediately start rambling, but fell into a ten-second long silence.
Finally, she spoke. "So … you guys fought the goddess of annihilation, who has the power of a true god, and with everyone surviving, you defeated and severely injured her?"
"Strictly speaking, the goddess of annihilation was in a weakened state," Hao Ren emphasized. "In the previous deicidal war, she was also impacted by the explosion of the divine realm, so she was heavily injured and fell into a deep slumber. It is doubtful how much of her strength she could use when fighting us."
"But she is still a true god. Her strength may have weakened, but her power level will not change." Raven 12345 slowly pressed her hand on the table, and her eyes suddenly lit up. "My inspector stood up to an evil god and won! Holy moly, I can brag about it for half a year! "
Hao Ren suddenly coughed. Why did it feel like he had heard this not too long ago?
"Can you stop lamenting about this?" He looked at Raven 12345, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "I'm here to tell you something serious. You see, now that the goddess of annihilation has run into the lair of the Mad Lord, she has basically given the Mad Lord a brain … This is a completely unexpected situation. "
"But at the same time, it has also been weakened, and the situation will not be so bad after the two cancel each other out. 'Rheia's' judgment on this point is accurate," Raven 12345 said slowly. "I have listened to your various arrangements and decisions, very reasonable and wise. Not rushing into the Dark Abyss cage was the smartest decision. Before Rheia completes her studies, you are indeed no match for the Mad Lord. At this stage, maintaining surveillance of the enemy's lair is the only action you can take."
"By the way, can you use the Crystal of Prophecy to test it?" Hao Ren looked at the goddess expectantly. "Test to see when the Mad Lord can no longer suppress it, or when the final battle will break out … and then I will determine how much time I have left."
Raven 12345 immediately rolled her eyes at him. "I told you last time, don't rely on the power of prophecy. Have you forgotten now?"
But after that, she still gave a serious reply. "It's not that I don't want to help you, but the main thing is that the Crystal of Prophecy can only play a limited role in this matter. The Mad Lord is in the Plane of Dreams, and its own power is close to that of a god, and now it is relying on the goddess of annihilation to turn itself into an emissary. In this case, any prediction of the Crystal of Prophecy will lead to uncontrollable consequences, and it may even lead the stable future towards destruction."
When Hao Ren heard that it was so serious, he had to give up on his idea, and then brought up another matter. "There's one more thing, as we discussed last time, the goddess of creation's fighting spirit does not seem to be that strong …"
Raven 12345 frowned. "She's chickening out? That shouldn't be … "
"She's not chickening out, but her personality is obviously much softer than before. It's like the feeling of settling down after going through a storm, but a little more depressed."
"Settling down is a good thing. She was too immature before, but depression is absolutely not a good thing. You can't go to war with a monster like the Mad Lord without a strong desire to fight." Raven 12345 shook her head. "Did you use the meteor hammer to teach her a lesson?"
When Hao Ren heard this, his face immediately fell. "Don't joke around, okay? I can't really swing the Bible at her — she's Vivian's mother!"
"Tsk, I knew it." Raven 12345 looked at Hao Ren and Vivian with contempt, then waved her hand. "Has she started studying?"
"It's going quite well. Although she was a little depressed when she knew there was a lot of homework, she is very interested in the textbooks themselves."
"That's good. As long as she starts reading, it's not a big problem," Raven 12345 said, with a mysterious smile on her face. "In fact, the higher-ups are very concerned about this matter, and Mother Bryndis has left a little gift in the textbooks. Don't worry, it will definitely work. A mother knows her daughter best."
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