A different world game? A different world game!

"Have you been a bit too indulgent lately? I can understand, after all, you've devoted most of your energy to the development of the Night's Watch in the past few years."

"I understand that I finally get a break now, but am I getting too caught up in it?"

"Those history books seem to say that the decline of a monarch often begins at this time."

Popper didn't understand these things; after all, she was just a mouse.

She said this partly out of curiosity and partly out of inquiry.

Kana looked helpless.

"You dead rat, have you finished your work?"

"Oh dear, why are you angry? This is an academic matter." Popper not only didn't care about Cana's rare outburst of cursing, but actually found it novel.

"And I have a feeling, aren't you about to cross that threshold?"

This is what Popper is really concerned about.

She wondered if there was any connection between crossing the gate and mating.
After all, she didn't understand either of these things very well, and she really couldn't figure out how they could be mixed up. It was purely out of academic curiosity.

"Do you like to have a look?"

"What?! You're so bold!" Popper exclaimed, covering his mouth in surprise.

Cana pretended to throw a punch, and Popper quickly covered his head and ran away.

"You fool, I'm asking if you want to see how I cross that door and ascend to godhood?"

"Of course I want to see it! Wait, so you didn't want me to watch you log on before... What? Humph, I'm your loyal mage advisor."

I have been assisting you since you were a down-on-your-luck prince of a fallen kingdom. Now that you are about to ascend to godhood, you want to exclude me.

"So, does that mean those who aspire to become gods are now deeply alienated from us?"

"You are enough."

Kana reluctantly picked up Popper and walked outside.

Popper hovered in mid-air with his arms crossed, a big smile on his face.

"Alright, stop it. I've calmed down. Reason won't break me."

Cana certainly understood why Alice, Popper, and other close friends had been so active around him lately.

After all, he had inexplicably become emotionally detached some time ago, and many people noticed something was wrong.

Among the Night Watchmen are many level 15 experts; if you go and ask them, they will naturally be able to guess the possibility.

So I used this simple and direct method to try and calm him down a bit.

But there's no need to worry anymore.

"Really? Could it be that your rationality has won over again?"

"Really, I have no reason to lie to you. If you're really worried, why don't you ask the Earth Dragon?"

He's the strongest besides me, and he's also standing outside the divine gate; he might have already pushed it open a crack.

Compared to Kana's rapid ascent, the Earth Dragon's growth was steady and methodical, taking one step at a time. His understanding of becoming a god was much deeper.

He had already found his emotional anchor long ago.

However, the failure and betrayal a thousand years ago left him disheartened, so he simply chose to "give up".

Although he said he was "retiring," he didn't neglect the matter of having offspring.

When he ascended to godhood, these descendants had already become his most solid anchor.

"So, are you really going to cross the gate of the gods?"

Popper was filled with curiosity about this step of the exploration. Although she felt unlikely to become a god, understanding this aspect was important to her.

"Don't underestimate yourself; you have the potential to become a god."

"You...you were eavesdropping on other people's thoughts?"

Popper thought this was going too far and realized he should stay away from Cana from now on.

"I didn't eavesdrop on this intentionally. I'm about to cross the Gate of Godhood, and some of my powers are out of control, especially those related to the Night's Watch."

For example, the channel function allows him to sense the subtle thoughts of Night's Watch members near him. Before crossing the Gate of Godhood, he cannot control this ability.

Similarly, there are map-related and identification-related capabilities.

Now, with just a little thought or a shift in his attention, he can instantly survey the entire land.

Of course, the "earth" here refers to the places the Night's Watch has set foot on.

At this stage, the Night's Watch have traveled almost the entire world.

As for their ability to authenticate, that goes without saying.

Before him, nothing in the world can hide.

The problem is that these abilities are currently out of control, and only by crossing the divine gate can they be resolved.

His data manipulation power began to expand uncontrollably, and then it became distorted.

This also serves as a reminder that he must cross the divine gate as soon as possible.

"Can I really do it? You're not just trying to comfort me, are you?"

Popper realized what was happening and asked urgently.

After all, this is becoming a god; it's unbelievable.

Kana nodded; he wouldn't joke about something like that.

"Of course it's true. Have you forgotten about the vicious rat incident?"

"You mean I'll become an evil god?"

"Why can't you think straight at a time like this? It's a race god, a race god, don't you even know what that means?" Kana said helplessly.

Popper was still somewhat confused.

The concept of a racial god sounds easy to understand, but she doesn't quite grasp its essence.

"Whether it's a pointed-eared ratman or a round-eared ratman, they are essentially ratmen, right?"

Bobbert nodded.

Whether they have round ears or pointed ears, they do indeed consider themselves to be of the same race.

Despite being enemies of each other.

"Although the spiky-eared ratmen are born with evil attributes, just as life always finds a way out, even if they are regarded as the world's 'garbage can,' they still yearn to get rid of the status quo."

"This is the instinct of life, and the round-eared rat people are their way out. No life wants to remain in a state of confusion forever."

"Unfortunately, the round-eared rat people were born too late. By the time they were born, the world had already passed the period a thousand years before the discovery of the Void's Tranquility."

Then came the invasion of the Blood God, which intensified the chaos and evil in the world, leading to the persecution of the round-eared type among the ratmen, who were not recognized by the pointed-eared ratmen.

That's why you split into two races.

Poppot was naturally aware of this historical information, as there were always records of the Round-Eared Rat People.

"The pointed-eared rat people are now practically extinct. Of course, it's not that their race is extinct, but given the rate at which rats reproduce, they will gradually become round-eared rat people in just a few years."

Do you know why?

Because of the curse of the evil rat, he cursed all chaos and evil to spread rampantly throughout the world, meaning that garbage could no longer be centrally processed.

In this way, the pointed-eared rat-people will naturally continue to seek the way out of their former lives, accelerating the process of transforming into round-eared rat-people.

Of course, there are always trade-offs; the more advanced life forms become, the slower their reproduction rate tends to be.

The rats' original numerical advantage will be greatly reduced, but this may be a way out for the rat people.

The ratmen once had a racial god, though it was an evil god, but the vacancy has indeed appeared.

And you happen to be the highest-ranking among the rat people, a mage, scholar, and recorder.

The gifts of your race may come your way. If you can gain some insight from my ascension process, then your chances of becoming a racial god are very high.

As he listened to Cana's story, Popper fell into deep thought.

If there's an opportunity, that would be wonderful. (End of Chapter)