Foolish Brother Odin

Chapter 336 'To quell external aggression, one must first pacify internal strife'

Odin's words nearly killed the Arhat.

“You’re so angry and tired—how could you do this?” Biancai Tian immediately launched into another round of persuasion, appealing to both emotion and reason.

To everyone's surprise, Odin was straightforward and laid his cards on the table: "Soon, the origins of the Mayan gods will no longer be a secret. My Mayan gods were once the leaders of the three great pantheons of Maya, Aztec, and Inca. They conquered countless minor pantheons. And it was the Aesir who personally destroyed my world."

Biancai Tian was stunned.

She originally thought that such a cowardly statement should not come from the mouth of a god-king, but she was surprised to see the reactions of the group of Mayan gods around her.

Resentment, anger, and resignation.

The silence of a large number of Mayan gods is the best testament to the power of the Aesir.

Biancai Tian's divine body trembled slightly. She realized that these guys had actually been subdued by Downs and his men.

Undeterred, she raised her voice and shouted, "In this chaotic universe, there is no future in simply running away."

Escaping is shameful, but it's useful!

Odin blushed slightly: "We have our own goals."

Biancai Tian dropped the pretense and retorted sarcastically, "Stealing resources from the Indian world?"

“If the Triads have a grudge against my race, they are welcome to come and fight.” Odin had been beaten by Downs countless times and was long since numb to it. But he had never been afraid of anyone other than Downs.

Seeing Odin's shamelessness, Arhat was furious. In the past, the hot-tempered Shiva and Vishnu, who upheld the ironclad rule of protection, would have already led their troops to deal with him. But she knew that her family didn't have the extra military resources to invest in this group of weak and unruly dogs.

"You'll regret your decision today," Biancai Tian said angrily as he left.

As the messenger from the Hindu pantheon departed, Death God Apche approached and asked, "Your Majesty, what about our next move..."

"Continue!" Odin coldly glanced at his lackey.

With my damn older brother keeping me in check, I'm not afraid of any of you bastards coming after me.

Odin remained as ruthless as ever, first stealing from the Indian world itself, and then resorting to blatant robbery after being discovered. He would plunder one Indian state one day, and the next day he would raid a neighboring Indian vassal state.

The four elements—humans, and even plants and animals—are all targets of their plunder.

The main point is that you have good teeth and can eat both meat and vegetables.

Meanwhile, when the Indian envoys arrived in Takamagahara, Fusang, they discovered that the power structure of the opposing pantheon had undergone an exaggerated change.

Amaterasu, who was originally well-known to the Hindu gods, was now seated slightly beside the supreme throne. Seated in the highest position were two unfamiliar deities, a man and a woman.

The Fusang pantheon also flatly rejected the proposal from the Hindu Trinity.

Izanagi-no-Mikoto, the leader, revealed a look of disgust: "We have nothing to say to those who attacked our Fusang world without even issuing a declaration of war. There is no foundation of trust between us to form an alliance."

The Indian envoy was speechless.

This pot is indeed from our own family.

The Hindu pantheon, driven by self-interest, launched an attack upon discovering the weakness of the Fusang world, without even declaring war. This was a very unethical act.

It's only natural that the other party would refuse outright.

We can't sign an alliance today, tear it up tomorrow, and then shamelessly come out and say we're in an eternal alliance.

This approach of only acting when there is benefit and backing down when there is no benefit can severely damage credibility in diplomacy.

To be honest, in Izanagi's eyes, the credibility of the Hindu pantheon was even less than that of the Aesir, who had intervened forcefully.

At least Towns said he'd help Amaterasu beat up Angra, and he actually did. After driving away the Indian envoy, Izanagi, who had returned to the battlefield, turned to his subordinates and asked, "Have you found out how big that Kinrenga world is?"

"Not yet," the attendant replied weakly.

This result infuriated Izanagi and Amaterasu.

The reconnaissance capabilities of different pantheons vary drastically.

Despite the Aesir's current desperate efforts to explore the map, their intelligence gathering is actually unparalleled in this star system. Aside from the Aesir, most pantheons can only barely sense enemy worlds if the enemy world is nearby enough.

Their perception was like that of blind men touching an elephant, or like trying to assess the size of an iceberg in the dark by the light of an oil lamp.

Is it ridiculous?
It's really ridiculous!

Exploring the chaotic universe truly requires the support of talent, and even divine authority.

Deities who lack the attributes of sky, wind, or flight are not even capable of leaving the world barrier and finding their way back on their own.

The ability to spread perception in a chaotic universe is itself a great test of talent.

Furthermore, with the recent entry of the Jinlunga world into battle mode, thousands of active roots are swaying outside the world barrier, further muddying up the chaotic energy in the universe and making it even more difficult for the opponent to detect them.

The gods of Fusang now only know that Jinlunga is very large, at least larger than the Fusang world.

How much bigger, nobody knows.

The size of the two worlds is too different.

It's not necessarily true that every scout has sufficient spatial awareness, a clear memory, or enough imagination for similar three-dimensional volumes.

It's really difficult for them to calculate the total volume of the ginlunga.

Izanagi glanced at his wife, Izanami, who outwardly appeared to be on good terms with him but inwardly hated him to death, and sighed inwardly.

"With a formidable enemy at hand, we must cooperate sincerely and stop our infighting. Our priority should be to find the soul of that great traitor, Angela Newman."

"Yes—" Below the throne, a large number of Fusang gods knelt down and bowed in respect.

Watching the gods depart, Izanagi instructed his daughter: "Only by first integrating all the power of our own world can we better deal with external threats. As for you, communicate well with that Paulson and make sure his Aesir gods don't take the opportunity to attack us."

Clearly, Izanagi transcended time and space, learning the essence of "pacifying the internal before resisting the external."

As expected, the advantage lies with me!

"Yes, Father." Amaterasu's mouth was full of bitterness. How could she not understand that her father wanted her to use her charm to lure Downs first?

Amaterasu couldn't understand why Towns had agreed to her request back then.

The gods of Fusang attributed it to her charm. Only she vaguely suspected that it wasn't that at all.

Only Izanami spoke up, saying, "What if the Aesir destroyed the Hindu pantheon first?"

Izanagi glanced at his wife, who wished he were dead: "When the time comes, I will lead a large army and join forces with the Hindu pantheon to attack the Aesir."

At the same time, in the Silver Palace of Asgard.

After listening to the reports from the various responsible deities, Downs concluded, "Gentlemen, we must still prepare for multi-front warfare. It's certainly a good thing that the enemy makes a foolish mistake. But we cannot place our hopes on the enemy's stupidity. Otherwise, we will be the ones who are truly foolish."

"Yes—" the gods responded in unison.

(End of this chapter)