Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 441 Artificial God
"What would happen if we managed to bring all the 'gods' together?"

"Will they kill each other, or will they coexist peacefully?"

"In any case, this will be an interesting experiment."

"But the question is, how do we implement this plan?"

"call."

"call?"

"Just as the Kania summoned their gods, we can use the same method to attract Bazartos's attention."

"And the key to everything lies in..."

"The genetic sequence of the Kanya people."

The dialogue seemed to originate from an old-fashioned radio, interspersed with the sounds of electricity. When Ethan re-entered the coded sequence, he understood the true meaning of these dialogues. In reality, however, these dialogues existed in several completely different languages, just as researchers from many civilizations gathered together to conduct this discussion on "God".

Obtaining the genetic sequence of the Kanya people might not be difficult for them, since one of these researchers was also a Kanya. Through the implied information in the conversation, Ethan could easily deduce that the dialogue took place after the destruction of civilization.

"The most perfect genetic sequence and the purest soul are both indispensable."

"But, the soul?"

"You know that technology."

"But the key point is..."

“We can provide you with seven pure-blooded Kania people to ensure they participate in this experiment voluntarily.”

"Cheer up, Doctor, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"If all goes well, we will create an apostle of God."

"Bazalian-7".

“Represents seven pure souls.”

Ethan felt as if he had fallen into a dark ocean, squeezed from all sides by the coded ocean, and with each step forward, more conversations reached his ears.

The reason he was here was because the God of Truth had recently launched a powerful code attack on him.

In an instant, all the code in the space converged, and then, due to the collapse, it generated a gravitational force comparable to a black hole, pulling the entire world into it. In this dark ocean, even the concepts of time and space ceased to exist. All he could touch were fragments of information that had become shattered due to the collapse.

Ethan quickly realized that this seemed to be a self-destructive attack; the God of Truth would rather destroy all the data than let him see the secrets within.

Because of Barzathoth, Ampolis, Caesarus, and all the other Old Gods.

The God of Truth believed that he was getting too close to the Old Gods, and that if these secrets were to fall into the Old Gods' hands, it would likely have a serious impact on their future plans.

Ethan had just heard of the name Bazalian, but in their area, people usually did not call her by her name, as that would be disrespectful to the rightful god. Her other title was that of a being known to all—the Goddess of Life.

Regardless of country, region, or belief, people revere the Goddess of Life equally, because she and other gods led humanity to end the era manipulated by the old gods.

But how did that dark age come about?
It seems that no one has ever thought about this question carefully. Even the believers in the God of Truth, in their exploration of the origin of mankind, ultimately succumbed to the doctrine of "divine creation." The theory of evolution is not popular in this world. In the minds of most people, the history of mankind suddenly appeared one day.

On that day, the gods bestowed upon humankind the ability to think and to have a soul.

These two factors made humanity realize that they were merely puppets manipulated by the Old Gods, and thus the flame of freedom was ignited within them.

In the Empire, even the most devout followers of the orthodox God do not deny that the Old God created the world.

"The condition of Bazarian-7 is very stable, which is a miracle."

"Perhaps you should now call her the Goddess of Life."

“That’s right, the goddess of life.”

“It’s so fascinating. The power of Bazartos flows in His blood, yet it operates in a completely different way.”

"This shows that the relationship between Bazartos and the Kania people is not as simple as that of destroyer and destroyed."

"They look like the best containers."

"But we need something else."

"That's right, identity, memories, and self-awareness."

“I really love his eyes; they always remind me of the sea in my hometown.”

“Look, He is looking at you.”

For Ethan, the way the conversation was going up was getting more sophisticated. As he continued to dive deeper into the black ocean, fragmented flashbacks of scenes appeared in his mind, helping him understand the time and context of these conversations. The speakers were two Kania people, whose appearances were easy to recognize. In front of them was a blue-haired woman floating in nutrient solution in a nutrient tank, her eyes, as large as the ocean, were staring at the two people outside the nutrient tank.

Like a newborn baby, they observe and learn about this unfamiliar world.

The Kania people refer to the power possessed by Bazarian as the result of "reverse injection," a product of a flash of inspiration after countless failures.

The energy of the Old Gods was too powerful, and the only result of forcibly injecting it was to turn the test subjects into "flesh balls" that had lost their ability to think and acted only on instinct, just like the state of their homeland after its destruction.

The experiment that occurred on Bazarian was not the only one currently underway.

At the same time, the embryos of the Knight Lord, the God of Tricks, and the Goddess of the Hunt all began to form. These embryos, fused with pure souls, were like glittering bait in the darkness of the universe, and they would eventually send a signal to the Old Gods.

"You still don't know how to give up."

The voice of the God of Truth interrupted Ethan's thoughts.

The voice came from above the darkness. As the voice entered, a ray of silvery light surged into the space that had been sealed off by darkness. The source of the light was the silvery sun that Ethan had seen before.

This time, the omnipresent code disappeared, and what connected to the darkness seemed to be the heaven imagined by the believers of the God of Truth.

“I thought that crushing and eliminating them would make you stop, or at least make you leave this place like a normal person.”

However, Ethan did the exact opposite.

He disregarded the risk of being torn apart by the collapse and plunged headfirst into the turbulent currents created by the data collapse, like a diver.

If it were anyone else, the God of Truth would consider it a foolish act of self-destruction.

His mark of existence would vanish without a trace after being shattered like collapsing data, but facing Ethan, a special being who repeatedly exceeded His calculations, He had to ensure that nothing went wrong.

And His concerns were justified.

The data turbulence didn't tear Ethan apart; instead, he managed to salvage those fragmented pieces of information one by one. It felt like someone was always assisting Ethan's actions from a place he couldn't see.

The same thing happened when he retrieved information about Bazatos; Ethan skipped the search step, and the information he wanted came to him on its own.

As the true ruler of this world, the God of Truth still doesn't know the reason.

However, He was willing to admit the failure of the previous calculations. He could not treat Ethan, this "abnormal" individual, as he would treat other data, and simply throw him into the junkyard to be crushed. He was like a piece of software that suddenly popped up on the computer screen and could not be uninstalled. Not only could he not drag it with the mouse, but he would also pop up a bunch of "Hakimi Hakimi" pages from time to time.

Therefore, He changed his mind.

He wanted to eliminate Ethan completely, even if it meant massive data destruction.

Skip the puzzles and solutions, and instead use pure energy to overwhelm and devour another energy.

Ethan recklessly barged into His world, and no one could defeat the "gods" in their world.

"The only thing that intrigues me is, what exactly drove you to do this?"

The God of Truth offered the last answer he wished to know.

"I've been thinking about what makes that dimension so unique and irreplaceable."

As the researchers conversed and the goddess of life, Bazarian, appeared, Ethan felt he was finally getting closer to the answer. He looked up and met the gaze of the "sun" in the clouds. "But actually, I got it backwards from the beginning, didn't I?"

The sun in the clouds paused.

"...You found it?"

That part, which He personally confirmed to be deleted, should have disappeared before it was dragged into the black hole formed by the collapse.

"It's because they won that it became special."

Perhaps without their knowledge, this war had been fought thousands of times, and they chose the one and only victory.

This was the only possibility Ethan could think of that the upright and intermediate gods could seal the old gods.

They are separated by an insurmountable gap in power level. Even with the secret assistance of the God of Truth, it would be impossible to seal the Old Gods in a fair and square manner.

Unless, of course, they have gained countless experiences of failure.

Ethan also found the place of the God of Truth deep in the Black Sea. "And what about you? Is your existence merely to incite them to oppose the gods they believe in?"

Ethan shook his head. "No, your real role is to learn from those thousands of failures and then feed them back to them in some way."

Prophecy, dream.

These are the most common concepts that appeared before the First Age.

They instilled a sense of destiny in humanity, making people believe that fate is real.

God's chosen people firmly believed that they could break free from their bondage, and that this was the future destiny had shown them.

But fate has decreed that they will fight until the day of victory.

"You mean 'fate'?"

A voice from the heavens poured down, saying, "That's right, fate does exist, but not in the form of prophecy or dreams. Haven't you heard? This universe is an incredibly precise clock. Once wound up and started running, all subsequent events are already determined by the initial state and the laws of physics."

“There was no randomness to speak of from the beginning. The ‘unpredictability of fate’ stems only from the ignorance of living beings about all the details—and what they heard was another version of the lie, which made them truly believe in the existence of free will.”

At this point, the voice from the heavens paused slightly, a hint of barely perceptible contempt and arrogance creeping into its tone: "You are the same, aren't you? When you look up at the sky like those humans, when you recklessly barge into this world, you also believe that you can help them break free from the threads of fate hanging over them."

"However, neither you nor I are the ones who can glimpse destiny. Suppose that some being is born deep within this universe, who can instantly determine the exact position and momentum of every particle in the universe, and who has a complete grasp of all the laws of nature, and who can calculate the state of these particles at any point in the past or future, thus completely determining the past and future of the universe."

The space suddenly fell silent.

Ethan now fully understands the significance of these databases.

He learned of the existence of the "God Kingdom" from the refuge. The God of Truth, worshipped by people, was merely a highly sophisticated probe sent out by them to collect as much knowledge and information as possible scattered throughout the universe. The "Sun" above him had mutated because it had collected a large amount of information and knowledge about the Old Gods.

When all this data and information ultimately feeds back to the same being, He will infinitely approach the state described by the God of Truth.

At the same time, the sky experienced violent fluctuations.

"why?"

The voice was filled with disbelief, "Why would I tell you this?"

This was the part He absolutely did not want Ethan to know, and it was also the first thing He removed from the database.

But at this moment, He simply and decisively told Ethan everything.

"Because I asked you a question."

Ethan said calmly, "You should be aware of the changes happening in this space by now."

The God of Truth was stunned.

He was certainly aware of the changes; besides Ethan, something else was massively spreading pollution and viruses across the world, filling every corner of the information database with illogical language.

"Because they look like viruses, full of intense mental pollution, you don't really examine the actual content inside."

Ethan said.

The moment the God of Truth realized that music and poetry had been corrupted, he rushed here.

"It also includes your journey from a 'probe' to a 'god'."

Not long ago, Bazartos' assistant personally demonstrated the entire process to him.

The God of Truth relived the history that had happened to the Kania people on this land He had carefully chosen, allowing the "spark" to penetrate the hearts of everyone through the concepts of royalty and nobility.

This is the importance of royal bloodlines.

They are the controllers of the "fire" in the mortal world, and also the bridge connecting humanity and the gods.

"But what exactly is this 'spark'?"

Ethan's question was like a sharp knife piercing the heart of the God of Truth.

This is an abstract concept that cannot be answered with words, and it will produce completely different answers for different people.

Power, wealth, authority.

Perhaps even the Henry family couldn't explain this abstract concept to people, which is why Ethan found the flaw in this "bridge".

The sun in the sky expanded and contracted violently, and at Ethan's prompting, it finally delved into the contaminated data and information.

Following that intense mental pollution, a new name was written into the originally stable code.

In a daze, He realized that Ethan's purpose was never to pollute or destroy; all the spiritual pollution was just a pretext to deceive Him.

What this intruder really wanted to do was something He had never even considered.

To seize the power of a "god"!

This has never happened before in the historical records of any civilization!

"There's only one last thing left."

Ethan asked the high and mighty "sun," "If they had a chance to choose, what kind of 'god' would they choose?"

(End of this chapter)