Chatting with Lin was quite interesting. Although she was an incredibly powerful Goddess, and had a true body that was a hundred times more eye-catching than my deceptive seven hundred billion, she just so happened to have a timid personality that couldn't be changed no matter what. While chatting with her, I was able to make her panic with some small jokes, and watching her explain things in a panic became a rare source of entertainment. This kind of bad taste made Liliana constantly roll her eyes at me, but none of us got tired of it.
The Dragon God girl who had a rabbit-like personality prepared her usual favorite dessert and a drink that was quite popular among the Dragon Gods. This drink tasted a bit like soda, and it was very refreshing and tire-relieving. On the packaging of the drink was written:
Let both of your heads feel refreshed for an afternoon!
But to us, it was just something tasty to drink, and it was harmless to mortals.
When we arrived, Lin was busy with official business. She was one of the few hardworking members of the Protoss's gang of five. And so, the topic of our conversation slowly shifted to her usual work. You have to understand, I usually only had an idiot God by my side who even needed to look up the instruction manual to properly turn on and off the World Tree. I was far too curious about how a normal Protoss should work.
When it came to her own work, the Dragon God girl who was always so cautious became slightly more talkative. With a shy smile, Lin began to introduce the world she managed to us.
Due to her lack of qualifications and limited abilities, Lin only managed one world. Not only was she unable to compare to Icetis, who was a super elite student who was directly a Main God of a dimension, she couldn't even compare to the upstart Jingle. But she was more serious about the world she protected than anyone else. When she mentioned her own citizens, Lin's expression was filled with warmth, and she constantly emphasized how "kind, obedient, and good children" they were, and how the entire world was "filled with the spirit of hard work". Her expression was as if she was boasting about the mother of her own children to an outsider.
This wasn't the first time I had seen such an expression of emotion.
The Gods of this star region all had sincere feelings for the world they protected. This feeling was similar to the love parents had for their children. Even that perverted Goddess, when she mentioned her followers, would proudly say that they were her brave children. They were different from those hypocritical Gods who deceived their own believers with false concern just because the faith of mortals could bring them power. Every star region Protoss sincerely loved the mortals who believed in them, and were proud of their every effort. On this point, even Ding Dang was no exception.
I didn't understand this feeling at first, especially when I saw Jingle jumping up and down in joy because one of the worlds she managed had just defeated a plague. I even thought that this feeling was inconceivable. But now, I more or less understood their feelings.
The Gods of this star region had created countless worlds. Those worlds, as well as the mortals in those worlds, were existences equivalent to their own children. This feeling would gradually spread, and they would even develop feelings of love and protection for worlds that weren't created by them. It was just like how parents would smile at unfamiliar children. The Gods of these star regions truly loved every world that was filled with order from the bottom of their hearts, and those mortals who were hardworking, brave, and had good morals were also their favorites.
This made me feel that in the entire multiverse, only they were truly worthy of the title of God. Perhaps the Huron Protoss whom I had never met before had the qualifications, but the Shiring Apostles who were once thought to be the third Protoss of the Void were probably not qualified. Even if they were powerful enough, the Apostles of the old Empire clearly didn't possess such a respectable spirit of universal love.
Of course, just like how every parent would be troubled by their mischievous children, even Lin who never got angry had her own worries.
"War and whatnot." The Dragon God girl slurped her drink, her expression troubled. "Although I have personally intervened once, war is still unavoidable. My believers have started a war with another kingdom in the world. The other side doesn't believe in dragons, but they are very powerful. If that's the case, it's another pointless death. "
"If it's just a war between mortals, wouldn't you be able to stop it easily?"
I looked at her in confusion. I couldn't understand why the Star Region Protoss who clearly had such great power and loved mortals so much would always be helpless in the face of war and other evils in their own world.
"Even if I stop it this time, what about in the future?" Lin shook her head in confusion. "The most precious thing about mortals is their potential for development and their ability to improve themselves. God can guide the operation of the entire world, and can also set the moral code for the entire race, but he can't directly interfere with their specific actions. The fate of mortals is their own, even if they choose death … There is a well-known fact. The more the Gods interfere with a world, the slower the development will be. And when the Gods directly help mortals to a certain extent, they will completely stop advancing, and even fall into an endless cycle of faith, completely giving up on their own efforts. Although such a world will definitely not have any disasters caused by humans, once it faces a disaster — such as the Abyssal Erosion, it will almost instantly perish. We must protect everything in the world, not just the mortals. That's why we must absolutely not let mortals become a factor that hinders the evolution of the world. "
"What a spoiled child."
The 1.09-meter tall Liliana was a mischievous child. She shook her head in her chair and sighed. "It's not that the world is heartless, it's that mortals are ignorant. That's why, Boss, don't spoil Mercury Lamp too much in the future, alright? "
I knocked on Liliana's head as a response to her request for attention. Then, I was deeply moved by Lin's words.
Although a God was a high-ranking civil servant, this job wasn't easy at all. I wisely didn't ask which was more important in a God's heart, the world or civilization, because the answer to this question was probably obvious: The Gods' first duty was to maintain the stability of the world, and their second duty was to protect mortals. When these two were in conflict …
Forget it, I reckoned that mortals who believed in the Star Region Protoss wouldn't be able to do something like destroying the world.
The protection that the Gods of the Star Region provided to mortals was actually a kind of voluntary work. Although mortals reciprocated this protection with faith and offerings, to be honest, those weren't of much value to the Gods. The so-called faith had no value to true Gods at all. The Gods of the Star Region themselves were a kind of power, so they didn't need to rely on the faith of mortals to increase their strength. At most, it was a kind of psychological comfort. Furthermore, there were many mortals who wanted to obtain benefits from the Gods in the name of faith. As for the offerings in the mortal world, it was similar. The Gods could create everything in the world. The little toys of mortals might be novel to them, but there was no need for them to have any value. The gold and silver offerings in front of the God's statue might not even be as valuable as a lollipop.
That's why the Gods were all selfless Lei Feng …
"If the problem is too serious, they will still take action personally, although this might cause a deviation in the development of their civilization," Lin said in a low voice. "For a civilization that believes in Gods, the descent of their own God would have a huge impact. Excessive fanaticism might cause them to act irrationally in the name of faith. My descent thousands of years ago caused a huge regression in the scientific power of that world. I don't know what else will happen this time … Not only do they have to use faith to maintain their moral system, but they also have to prevent faith from suppressing science. It's so troublesome … Hey, Chen, why don't you lend me a few scientists? "
"Huh?" I was shocked.
"I want to learn advanced physics or something and compile it into the Dragon God's Canon. That way, when I descend, I can prevent their technology from being affected …"
I spat out the soda I was drinking, which almost made Liliana cry. "Does your Star Region Protoss's Canon even have a canon? Can you just put anything in it? "
Lin was embarrassed. "I'm not very good at making things up. When our Protoss graduated, their graduation thesis was to write a set of God's religious canon. At that time, I copied it from my classmate … I even copied the name. In the end, my teacher couldn't stand it and helped me change it."
This child was so honest.
"Oh right, let me show you my hometown!"
After chatting for a while about the daily work of the Gods and some interesting things about her management of the world (at least, it sounded like interesting things to us), Lin suddenly seemed to remember something and said happily.
"Your hometown?" Shallow Shallow and I asked at the same time.
"Yup, it's on the Frozen Continent!" Lin stood up and walked to the study table in the corner of the living room as she said excitedly, "The hometown of the Dragon God, I was born there! Although it doesn't have the dense forests and endless grasslands like the main continent, it does have the majestic snowy scenery and the Frozen Continent! "
The "God" who always had no dignity had a shy smile on her face, as though she was bragging about her precious child.
"Anuza, can I trouble you to fix the coordinates of the temple?" Lin said to a crystal on the study table after getting our response. "Go to the side of the Frozen Valley."
That was probably the name of one of the Divine Servants who was responsible for maintaining the castle's operations. We heard a low and respectful reply from the sky, and then a sense of disharmony spread around us, as though space had changed, even though it was only for a moment. It seemed that this was the coordinates of the temple.
The living room was on the second floor of the castle, close to the outer wall. There was a window here that faced the outside, and the light that shone through from that window was much brighter. Shallow Shallow pulled me to the window, and through the long and narrow transparent crystal, we could see that the world outside was already covered in silver — a continent that stretched for thousands of miles in the Frozen Continent.
The group of us who had originally planned to come out to play immediately got excited. Shallow Shallow, who had loved playing with the snow since young, took out a full set of ski poles from her personal space without saying a word. This magical scene made me immediately associate her with a certain blue Doraemon who couldn't even see her own fingers if she stretched out her hand.
"Wow — What a beautiful place!"
Rushing out from the warm castle to the outside of the snowy world, Shallow Shallow didn't feel cold at all. Instead, she excitedly ran on the snowy ground. Visca followed behind her. The equally lively cat-eyed loli had finally given up on her rigid and silent older sister. Facing the world of ice and snow, she was excited.
Breathing in the fresh and cold air, I looked around the pure white world with a curious gaze. This place was near the entrance of a long and narrow valley named "Frozen Valley". The terrain was a flat hill, and in the distance, I could see a chain of mountains and small floating islands. All of them were covered in snow, and around me were slopes and platforms covered in snow. Occasionally, there were some plants and trees with crystalline icicles hanging on them. The so-called Frozen Valley was just a few hundred meters in front of me. It was a slope that clearly led downwards, and it wasn't very wide. Perhaps it would gradually expand as we went further down, and it would live up to its name as the number one canyon in the Frozen Continent. In front of the Frozen Valley, there was a huge rock that seemed to have something written on it. I curiously moved closer to it to take a look, and translated it into the dictionary, "If you can see this line of words clearly, then it's almost time to slide down."
… …
A few minutes later, Pandora wordlessly yanked me out of the pit of snow below.
As I stepped on the soft snow, I heard creaking sounds under my feet. I was a little curious about this world that was sealed in ice all year round, so I asked the Dragon God girl who was busy taking deep breaths next to me, "Lin, does the snow never melt here?"
"The Frozen Continent is always like this, because the snow here doesn't have the concept of 'melting'." Lin's face had a slight blush. The cold air here was common to her, and she was blushing because she was happy — — after spending some time together, I had some understanding of this. "It often snows here, but the source is the snowflakes that are blown up from other places, and not the snow that melts and evaporates. The snow of the Frozen Continent doesn't become dirty, because it is protected by divine power. Huu — — Take a deep breath, the cold air of the Frozen Continent is good for the body. Grandpa said that the cold air is very good for treating migraines on the left side of the head. After working all night, a deep breath can restore one's spirit! "
Because I didn't have the left side of my head, I couldn't verify what this girl said.
At this moment, Shallow shallow was busy making a snowman. The way she made the snowman was quite unique. First, she would find someone to stand still, and then she would sprinkle snow on it …
The person who sacrificed himself for her was an innocent-looking combat puppet. Thank you, soldier. My Shallow shallow had always wanted to do this since she was young, and today, her dream had finally come true.
Visca was also very excited, but due to various reasons, she had never played with snow before, so she just happened to follow behind Shallow shallow like a curious baby, asking questions here and there. She didn't hold back at all, imparting her twisted worldview and behavior patterns to the pure little loli, without the slightest bit of reprimand. Pandora watched from the side with a stupefied expression, but I sharply noticed that she was holding a snowball in her hand. I hoped that Visca would notice it sooner.
However, unlike the joyous scene of the others, Liliana continued to follow me expressionlessly. Other than pacing behind me, she seemed to have no interest in this world of ice and snow. I had never seen this fake loli, who was always throwing a tantrum everywhere, with such low energy. She was clearly in high spirits before coming here, so why did she become like this upon arriving at the Frozen Continent?
The confusion in my heart turned into action. I bent down slightly to rub the head of the silent little girl beside me. "Little girl, what's wrong? Are you unhappy? "
Even though I knew that deep down, she was a mature older sister, but because of her outer appearance and behavior of pretending to be young, I tacitly accepted her as a loli. This was truly the victory of the lolicon.
"I don't like snow." Liliana lowered her head. It was rare that she wasn't hugging her head with her large hands and acting cute. Instead, her voice was a little low. "It's cold, and there's no food. I'm very hungry …"
At first, I was stunned for a moment, but then I understood what she meant.
It was the psychological trauma left behind by those dark days that caused this little girl to develop a psychological fear of 'snow', a scenery that ordinary people would see as beautiful. Perhaps it wasn't fear anymore, but some sort of disgust.
"Sorry, it was clearly a happy time, so I ruined the atmosphere."
It seemed that my few seconds of silence had caused Liliana to misunderstand. The Priestess, who was always unscrupulous with her sharp tongue, apologized seriously for once. Then, she forcefully kicked the snow under her feet. "But I still don't like snow. It's too cold. "
"That, although I don't know why," Lin carefully interrupted. "But I think the snow in my hometown is the best scenery. I'm sorry …"
If you feel that the atmosphere isn't good, then immediately apologize. Lin, you should just be the one who receives it for the rest of your life!
As Liliana said, it wasn't to the extent of ruining the atmosphere, but I didn't know how I should feel right now. Perhaps it was that my heart was aching. I patted Liliana's head. "Why don't we return to the castle?"
"No!" The little girl suddenly shook her head. "I want to become a heaven-defying loli. How can I be scared by such a small challenge! It's just a snowy place! "
No, I think you should really go back. You're not in your right mind again!
Liliana solemnly declared her challenge to the snowy scenery. Then, she screamed weirdly and rushed towards Visca who was learning to build a snowman. I happily watched this eccentric 'loli' challenge her memory until she suddenly disappeared from my sight.
"What a shocking speed!" I exclaimed.
"Wuwuwu, I still hate the snowy place!"
Liliana crawled out from two meters away with a snow hat on her head. Her entire body was in a sorry state as she howled towards the sky.
Lin explained softly, "Because there is an ice cave below, some places have deep snow … Although it's not dangerous for adults, it's dangerous for those who are only a meter tall …"
Pandora and Visca instantly froze and petrified.
If the two of them fell down, even if they were lucky, only one of them would be left (if there was one), right?
It was as if Lina had found herself in a snow pit. Instead, she began to run all over the place. The unlucky lolita, who was a meter and nine centimeters tall, flickered in and out of sight in the vast expanse of snow. She was a master of stealth. The originally flat snow field was now filled with traces of the little girl challenging her fate — a series of large holes.
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