Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 270 Forward, Forward

The elderly Bhutto put forward not just a simple viewpoint, but also a complete set of theoretical logic to support it.

"You've all seen ant nests, right?"

Old Bhutto pointed to the mountains outside.

Whether it's an ant nest in the mountains or an ant nest in the city, everyone has seen them. Although the ants themselves are very small, people can't help but have a lot of free time sometimes.

A person with a conscience might throw an insect near an anthill and watch the ants struggle to carry it back into their hole. As for those without a conscience... it's not even a question of conscience, since many people have done things like pissing on an anthill when they were young.

"To the gods in the sea of ​​stars, we are nothing but ants."

Old Bhutto sighed, then continued speaking.

The thoughts of ants are unimportant, their life or death is unimportant, just as a lion doesn't care about the life of a rabbit when hunting. There's absolutely no need to care about the opinions of those powerful gods in the cosmos.

"You only see the word 'Starry Sea,' so you always think it's something amazing... But in the end, Starry Sea is just a bigger place. If you really want to talk about it, it's still a dog-eat-dog world, just like Buto Town back then and Tatun Buto now. It's just bigger. What's the difference between the two?"

"This……"

Before they knew it, the four priests were completely stunned.

They never expected that this old Bhutto, whom they once thought couldn't even serve the gods properly, would become so powerful without them even realizing it—after just a few words, everyone immediately had a clearer understanding of the Star Sea.

The so-called Star Sea is no different from the jungle outside the city. After the veil of mystery is torn off, what remains is still the most primitive law of the jungle.

In this much larger jungle, there are no wolves, and they don't even qualify as rabbits.

They were just a group of ants, a group of ants that were the smallest of all.

"It is only because the Snake God exists that we have the right to raise our gaze... But even if we are fortunate enough to stand on the Snake God, we are still just ants."

"Don't forget your weaknesses, and don't take yourself too seriously."

Ultimately, Bhutto set the tone for her remarks.

The four priests finally awoke from their slumber.

Although they were reluctant to admit it, it was clear that the old man, who had once been far inferior to them, was now several levels above them.

So after taking a deep breath, they asked old Bhutto how they could acquire such wisdom.

"Although I did not pray for the blessings of any god of wisdom like you... I have always stood behind you, and thus I have seen more than you have."

As the old Buto, draped in a cloak, spoke, his mysterious demeanor reminded the four priests of the serpent god outside the city.

This must be the wisdom of the serpent god, the four priests couldn't help but think.

Having once again received the serpent god's blessing, the four priests felt quite ashamed. After all, this was something that should have been their responsibility. However, as priests, they had not only failed to guide people's thoughts but had also caused chaos in the city and even led to blasphemous remarks. This was a serious dereliction of duty.

Fortunately, they still have a chance to salvage the situation. "Gather manpower and make sure everyone understands this!"

The four priests immediately mobilized their forces, and the enforcement team and the Blood Warband were all mobilized. Immortals from all walks of life were also organized together to listen to this teaching from the Serpent God.

Fortunately, this theory was indeed easy to understand, and since the Serpent God Empire had recently been ravaged by the God of Life, people were fully aware of their own weakness. Therefore, the acceptance of this theory was surprisingly high. As for the theory about ants, it greatly stimulated people's enthusiasm, since no one wanted to be treated like an ant.

Or rather, even if they were just a group of ants, they were already getting quite angry at the repeated provocations from the gods in the starry sea.

Even if it's just an ant, does it not have the right to fight against the gods in the starry sea?
"Let those gods see the power of us mortals!"

Under such a slogan, Tatunbhut's technological iteration efficiency made great progress - and the most symbolic event was, of course, the discovery of the power of machinery.

Speaking of this, it actually imitates the scalding steam that rises naturally when the serpent god stews soup. It was because of this soup that dispelled the plague that many bathhouses appeared in Tathumbto. With more bathhouses, people naturally began to study how to boil water.

It wasn't until someone saw that the steam from boiling water could even lift the lid of the earthenware pot.

Of course, if that's all there is to it, then Tatunbuto is still quite far from entering the mechanical age—however, right now there are just too many immortals in Tatunbuto who have received mystical knowledge.

Almost that very night, they had already created the prototype of the first generation of steam engine, and after a night of iteration, the new steam engine was even able to power the blacksmith's hammer.

Three days later, when the steam train, modeled after a giant snake, drove up to the snake's body, even Du Yi was shocked and his eyes widened.

"This……"

Looking at the steam train still belching out black smoke, Du Yi was speechless for a long time.

"You guys are amazing."

After holding back for a long time, Du Yi could only offer his praise.

He originally thought that it would take these Tatungbuthu immortals at least another hundred years to improve their iron smelting technology, but who would have thought that in just a few days, they would have already entered the steam age.

From this perspective, building spaceships doesn't seem so far away after all?
"Keep it up, keep up the good work!"

Du Yi highly praised the progress made by these local indigenous people and even specially roasted a batch of beef for them as a reward.

This was undoubtedly a cause for celebration for Tatungbhu, and the entire city was immersed in joy.

However, the joy on Tatunbto's side was a source of pain for the various forces observing the situation.

Especially for the already shattered Shadow of Enchantress, the clearer the joyful emotion in the distance, the more painful it became.

Simply because that joy has nothing to do with it.

Fortunately, it wasn't the only one suffering right now; as the messenger of the god of pleasure, it could clearly feel it.

The tentacles of other gods in the distance, also observing these local natives, were in no better shape.

(End of this chapter)