From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 438 Giving Sweet Treats to Various Countries
Humans did not notice where the "monsters" went after their duels.

They simply watched as the victors in the Thames, after those brutal battles, picked up the black bones before them and walked out of the river.

After a brief period of fear, many more people mustered their courage and went on to find their opponents.

Whether it was the encouragement of those who went before or the extraordinary desires, this river channel was transformed into a battlefield of desires almost instantly!
The living emerge as candidates for the extraordinary, while the dead, carrying their desires, descend into hell. In this era where "fairness" is a rarity, this seems incredibly fair.

The man who had just been recruited was rapidly explaining his understanding in front of the camera:
"To those who give up, I urge you not to try again because of a momentary desire, because courage can never be the same as desire!"

“Shouting and yelling is not courage, nor is bullying the weak. True courage is the strength to face death even knowing it is inevitable!”

"When you choose to give up for the first time, you are already afraid inside, and at this point, the test of courage will be out of your reach."

"All those people I saw who left and then returned were dead, without exception!"

Upon hearing this, some of those who still wanted to return dejectedly lowered their hands.

Yes, perhaps the other person is right. When you're feeling timid, where do you find the courage to continue?
They wanted to come back, not because they had the courage to do so, but simply because they felt there was an opportunity to take advantage of the situation!

But if humans can know this, how could the gods not know it? The deaths that have already occurred are the fate of the greedy.

"But just because of a word from the gods, they have to die? Is there no chance to back out?" someone asked. Then everyone around him looked at him as if he were a monster.

"You're facing the gods who rule and destroy the world, not your teachers or your family. Why should you have a chance to back out?" someone mocked. "You don't even have a chance to back out when you're working, and you expect a superhuman to give you one?"

"To the gods, simply granting you death is already the most merciful grace!"

This is why, even though deaths continue to occur, few people express any doubts.

The Celtic gods intended to destroy this kingdom outright. If they had done so, it wouldn't have been just the deaths of a few people, but the burial of tens of millions.

Now, it's just a royal selection, and only so few people have died. It's truly a testament to the mercy of the gods.

Truly malicious destruction involves more than just these deaths.

As this conversation unfolded, many people fell silent and continued to watch the trial. Death continued, and not everyone had a clear understanding of themselves; on the contrary, most people felt good about themselves.

Thus, they saw people kneeling and kowtowing halfway through a fight, people giving up resistance due to pain after being attacked, and people who, despite having only one breath left, still chose to fight desperately and ultimately survived.

Of course, many more trial participants, after witnessing the tragic deaths of so many, silently chose to give up.

When you face extraordinary temptations, it's good if you can still choose to give them up from the bottom of your heart; at least you've seen yourself clearly.

After two days and one night of selection, out of three million applicants, a total of 100,000 people were chosen to walk out of the Thames.

Behind them lie the corpses and souls of more than 300,000 people, a fact that few even discuss, since they all chose to die.

"Your Majesty... the effect is absolutely perfect! They didn't even have a single doubt!" Alvin was stunned. He really hadn't expected that even after obtaining the lives and souls of these people and acquiring a massive amount of world power, it still wouldn't bring any hostility.

It could even be said that the deaths of 300,000 people on the continent of Dylan were enough to cause the fall of a mid-level god, after all, the resentment brought about by such a level of slaughter was too terrifying!

That was the tide of willpower from the entire human race, a force of willpower so powerful that even divine power could be reduced to a level below godhood.

However, in Bai Yang's design, this event did not occur. Although 300,000 people died, the deaths caused no ripples, and no one in any country showed any emotion. The world's public opinion was unusually quiet.

This was a huge shock for Alvin.

"Surprised? But actually, this has nothing to do with me. This is a public opinion barrier created by the whole world!" Bai Yang saw it clearly and explained easily, "When someone dies, someone has to take responsibility, so they all worked together to spread the responsibility evenly!"

“When the government, the common people, and the gods all share the responsibility, things will naturally seem calm!” “The most crucial point is that they are doing this voluntarily, and humans are inherently free. Without coercion, there will be no resistance.”

"Ordinary people only know that they died because of the trials of the gods. No one forced them to take the trials, nor did anyone force them to come. Therefore, even when they stepped into death, no one said much."

"If you die because of the path you chose, then you have died a worthy death!"

He knew, of course, that wanton killing would be tainted by karma, or rather, it shouldn't be called karma, but rather the power of will.

But nothing can stand against the public consensus of billions of people on Earth; the combined power of their will is enough to crush some powerful divine forces.

Through his design and the almost tacit public hints from countries around the world, this event with a huge number of deaths did not bring about any crisis of willpower. On the contrary, it truly engraved the Celtic pantheon in everyone's heart.

At least Bai Yang is already considering having other pantheons conduct a similar trial.

He certainly wanted to repeat the experiment of painlessly acquiring willpower, souls, and the spread of the pantheon two more times.

“But these countries haven’t been completely without discoveries…” What Bai Yang discovered in the high-dimensional information flow made him somewhat wary.

In think tanks and advisory bodies in many countries, some intelligent individuals have also discovered the gods' dependence on faith.

So these audacious people began to counter the belief in the gods. After all, it was impossible for an organization of the level of a nation to truly trust the supernatural. They would definitely try every means to fight against the supernatural.

This is the essence of a nation, and Bai Yang understands it clearly.

But what these people did was unacceptable to him: they believed that faith was very important to the gods, so they decided that once they fell out with the gods, they would make most people start to believe in some evil things.

For example, claiming that a certain deity is actually a woman and an extreme feminist, or slandering a certain deity as preferring to receive sacrifices in unclean places, or even distorting certain sacred rituals into insulting gestures (such as raising the middle finger)...

They attempted to influence the actions of certain pantheons by corrupting the essence of rituals and deities, thereby affecting the pantheon's decision-making and even the composition of the deities.

This would certainly not have any impact on Bai Yang, but he still did not want these people to engage in any mutually destructive actions.

After all, it's like seeing a swarm of ants throwing poop at you; you know it has no effect on you, but that doesn't stop you from feeling disgusted.

Bai Yang is exactly in this mindset right now.

"No, I have to find something for them to do, otherwise they'll keep coming up with these ways to annoy me!" Bai Yang grinned, looked at the group of spirited trial participants, and suddenly had an idea.

"Alvin, how are things going in our worlds now?"

Hearing this, Alvin quickly looked up and said, "The world is developing steadily for the better. The original underworld is expanding on Pluto, Heaven and its subordinate worlds are continuing to provide virtual wish power, the Nine Realms and the World Tree are traveling between the Earth and the Moon, and the underworld of the American gods and their special worlds are also being shaped little by little. Why are you asking this?"

"What do you think? Would it be alright if we placed the new trial world on a completely new planet?" Bai Yang asked softly. "After the Trial of Courage, the new trials can unfold in the new world, and these first batch of trial participants will be the key to reaching that new world!"

"Aren't these countries just bored and always trying to annoy me? Well then, I'll give them a whole new planet so they'll have something to do, won't that solve the problem?"

Alvin did a quick calculation and said, "Your Majesty, it's feasible! It would be much more convenient for these people to invest their willpower in the new worlds than for us to do so, and it would also accelerate the formation of these worlds!"

The example of that previous planet is right before our eyes. With the existence of people, their willpower can naturally enable a world to take shape quickly, which is a great thing.

Bai Yang smiled and said, "More than that, a completely open world is also a special kind of incentive! An incentive for countries all over the world! After all, the Great Age of Exploration is just around the corner, and another world is an unimaginable treasure!"

He had already envisioned the grand spectacle of the birth of a new world, and the rush of countries around the globe to flock there!

This is a win-win situation!
(End of this chapter)