Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 453 In the Name of the Evil God

"Isn't it because I undermined the foundation of your faith?"

Ross has a dual memory of his actions: the first is the chain of events he completed as a player, and the second is the tangible memory of recreating those experiences.

Being in an antagonistic relationship with the gods is ingrained in the underlying logic of the game "Starfall".

Unless he doesn't choose the "Star God Curse" starting point, abandons all his various strategies, and becomes the God King's dog, he won't be able to live in peace with the gods.

But aside from masochists, probably no one would choose such a terrible ending, unless it's for the sake of achieving all endings.

Ross, who enjoys farming, certainly wouldn't do this kind of quick-farming achievement.

Unless one deliberately chooses this unfortunate ending, any other action will ultimately lead to hostility towards the gods.

For example, with the development of education, as long as the number of educated people increases, atheism will inevitably prevail. People will discover that gods really exist, study them, and no longer blindly worship or even believe in them.

For example, when people rule the world and settle down, they won't constantly pray to the gods like they do during times of war—only when eggs are distributed will people waste time praying.

A peaceful world is not a good world for the development of faith; only conflict and war can better absorb faith.

The gods certainly didn't want to see magical technology develop to the point of threatening them.

Even a religious victory deprives one of the faith of the gods from focusing it on oneself.

Ross recalled what he had done and felt that being called an evil god by the gods was only in the gods' eyes. Could there be some other hidden story?
“Depriving people of their faith is only the surface reason,” Ethel said calmly. “The struggle for faith has always existed. Zeuding was not the first god-king, and I was not the first sea god. If you only deprive the gods of their faith power to fight against Zeuding, many people will surely join your camp to fight against Zeuding.”

"Just like Clarice before, he was able to overthrow Zeuding's rule with his demigod body, and we also had our support and help in secret. If the Protoss Tree hadn't had problems, Zeuding wouldn't have been able to make a comeback and kick Clarice off."

Ethel stood up, stretched her limbs, and prepared to continue carrying bricks: "But you, Ross, you are different. You became a god in a way we don't know. You don't need authority or faith to form a godhood, nor do you need the recognition of the celestial spirits and the earth. You just suddenly became a god and disrupted all of Zeuding's plans."

Ross asked, "What else does Zeuding have planned?"

Ethel snorted: "You promoted atheism on the Starfall Continent, stripped the gods of their faith, and offended all the gods. Of course, Zeus is waiting for you to become a god so that he can use the authority of the God-King to throw you into the endless abyss and imprison you for a period of time."

"Who knew that you didn't need authority or faith, nor did you have a divine status, yet after becoming a god you possessed strength comparable to Zeus.

“We don’t know how you became a god, but your actions have created a crisis for us all. Faith is the lifeblood of the gods. We can no longer strip them of their divinity or follow your path. Your aggressive posture, ready to destroy the gods, makes it impossible for us to secretly support your actions like we used to do with the rebels. We know that you will eventually kill us all.”

Ross nodded: "That's right. If there are no accidents, you are all dead. I will use your divine status to return to the Star Spirit Tree, readjust the power system, and completely abolish the authority and divine status system."

"That's why you're called an evil god, the only evil god, because you're not one of us at all."

“I see.” Ross nodded, then asked, “Then why are you willing to tell me all this now?”

Ethel was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "First, you didn't kill me, although I don't know what you want to do. Second, I sense that you are different from before. We are in the realm of gods, but we can still observe the Starfall Continent through our 'eyes' and know everything you have done."

Ethel looked puzzled: "We don't understand your logic at all. Overall, you were very righteous, but you killed without blinking an eye. In order to so-called liberate slaves, you personally slaughtered all the rebels, even though those rebels had a higher value than slaves."

"And those countless innocent souls you slaughtered your way through... You are so capricious, we have no idea what you are thinking."

"Because back then I was the Fourth Calamity, and the thoughts and ideas of the Fourth Calamity are beyond the comprehension of a native like you," Ross thought. "And now, you possess unparalleled power, your character has become stable, no longer capricious and manipulating others at will... oh, let's drop that. In short, you are indeed different now. The divine system has been corrupted by Zeuddin; nothing could be worse than this. If possible, perhaps we could serve you as our master."

Ross chuckled: "Want to serve me? What are you dreaming about? Forget it. I'm just waiting to find the twelve Olympians so I can fight you all again and personally kill you all in one go."

Ethel: "..."

That concludes the discussion.

Ross watched Ethel's retreating figure and asked, "I'm asking you, do you have a solution to the pollution of the Golden Apple Stone Forest?"

"No."

Ethel didn't even turn her head.

That's no exaggeration.

Ross could tell that Ethel wasn't lying.

After all, it was the God-King's scheme; how could a lowly chief god like him possibly handle it?

His condition is already so bad that even if he knew that removing the golden apple would cause pollution of the Golden Apple Stone Forest to spread outwards, he would probably remain indifferent.

"Having eaten shit for so long, this guy is probably used to it. The whole world turning into a shit pit is no different from having only the Golden Apple Stone Forest as a shit pit."

In the eyes of the gods, mortals are nothing more than "domesticated animals" that provide faith.

Just like how people view pigs, pigs are used to provide meat. Do you expect people to treat pigs equally?
Rose didn't seem to care.

"Although I don't know what the purpose of Zhou Ding's layout in the Golden Apple Stone Forest is, it doesn't really matter."

With his mental energy flowing freely within the magic circle, Ross slowly devised a way to solve the Golden Apple Stone Forest problem.

"These pollutants originate from the abyss. If allowed to spread throughout the world, under the long-term influence of the Golden Apple's cyclical authority, they might begin circulating throughout the world, starting from the Golden Apple Stone Forest, like water flowing into the atmosphere, gradually integrating into the world's ecosystem. In the long run, this will inevitably lead to the world becoming a vast abyss—perhaps this is Zeus's plan?"

"There is probably only one way to solve such a massive amount of pollution."

"Go back to where you came from."

Ross set out a plan.

The plan is very simple.

All the pollution from the Golden Apple Stone Forest can be poured back into the abyss.

It's a bit difficult, but not much.

(End of this chapter)