Why can't humans do it too?

"Other forces?"

“Ah, that’s what we’re going to do,” Riku said, raising his head with a confident smile. “We’ll secretly lure other races into fighting each other. With the help of the Forest Elves, this step will be much easier. Then, in the center of the continent, on this prepared stage for the final battle, we’ll use all the established rules of passage and the power of those races fighting each other to pierce through this planet. Finally, after the Elf Corridor is destroyed and revealed, we’ll obtain the Star Cup.”

"As for how to survive under such immense power... all you need to do is order the reconstruction and restoration of everything the moment you obtain the Star Cup. The power of the One God is more than enough to accomplish this. What do you say?" Riku sat back down, waiting for Sul's response.

With his eyebrows furrowed tightly, Suer was deep in thought. To be honest, Riku's plan was full of traces of the Machine race. Suer undoubtedly needed guidance from Shinko and Jibril on matters related to elves. But setting aside the parts whose feasibility he couldn't confirm, there were still several doubts about the things Suer could be sure of.

"...The entire implementation of this plan was orchestrated by Schwi?" Sue's finger traced the symbol encircling the continent on the map. "Including the locations where these rules of conduct should be established?"

“Ah, right, is there anything we haven’t noticed?” Riku paused for a moment.

“There are indeed a few problems… Shouldn’t Shubi have already lost connection with the connector? Including the fact that it didn’t briefly reconnect when calculating these positions?” Sue confirmed.

"No," Liku was quite certain of this.

“I think of each machine type as a very advanced computer, but no matter how advanced a computer is, its individual computing power should be limited. Without the support of other machine types for joint calculations, some errors are inevitable. This is a difference determined by computing power... And according to what you just said, even among all machine types, Shubi is not the type that is biased towards combat, right? Its own functions are not the best.”

The Mechs are a race that connects actions and shares minds and computing power; an individual can never compare to the combined power of the collective.

"...Do you mean...there might be an error in the specific location?"

Having understood the meaning behind Sull's words, Riku muttered to himself as he looked at each specific coordinate marked on the map. In most cases, Riku had regarded Shubi as a unique and living being, but Sull, who had not spent much time with Shubi, could grasp Shubi's essence more accurately.

Liku could not deny Suer's idea. Even after Suer raised the question, he also felt worried. In the end, no matter how confident they were, they were all unsure about such an important matter.

"Moreover, you intend to lure other races into fighting each other, and then unleash their strongest attack to pierce through the entire planet. This would undoubtedly include the Skywing race and their gods or other divine races... No one can imagine how powerful that force would be, right?"

"Faced with a power that combines the strongest attacks of all races, even the slightest, almost non-existent error would likely be magnified to the point of near-disaster... And this kind of simple calculation is not Xinke's forte at all. In this respect, even the Forest Elves and Skywings cannot compare with the Machine Armored. In other words, we cannot even complete the completion plan."

"Unless you can convince Shubi to reconnect with the Machine Gundam's connector, and then convince the entire Machine Gundam connector... can you do that?"

Riku was naturally unable to do it. When he tried to imagine it for a moment, he was even surprised to find that deep down he was resisting Shubi reopening her mind and returning to the consciousness of the entire race.

He had grown accustomed to the Shubi who was always around him, the simulated personality that had been born from his initial protests and compromises.

Seeing that Riku's expression turned grim, Sull had many other concerns.

“There’s another, and most crucial, issue,” Suer sighed deeply, pulled up a chair and sat opposite Riku, saying, “The Star Cup is the throne that the gods fight for to become the one true god, and it is only a throne that the gods fight for. Do you understand what I mean?”

"Even if there are no errors or accidents, and all the previous plans are carried out successfully, at the very end, when the planet is pierced, the Elf Corridor is destroyed, and the Star Cup is revealed... how can you, who are not a god, touch and use the Star Cup?"

Suer asked the question calmly.

Chapter 231 A Sudden Turn of Events

How can mortals access treasures belonging to the divine?

Even in the face of the treasure known as the Star Cup, powerful races like the Forest Elves and the Skywings, whose strength far surpasses that of humans, are classified as mere mortals.

Perhaps the one who has become the only god can pass the throne to mortals, but at this moment, the most primordial Star Cup, which has never been touched by any being, has an invisible threshold that keeps mortals below the steps, only able to look up in awe.

"..."

Silently, Riku gripped his hair tightly with both hands, his arms resting on the wooden table, his head bowed and saying nothing.

He was thinking, endlessly thinking, seeking a better solution.

"So, would you like to hear my plan?" Forcing a smile, Suer gestured with both hands. "I won't be leaving empty-handed this time either."

"Well, tell me about it," Riku said with a forced smile.

"Then let's begin with the conversation with the God of Suspicion, the mystery of the birth of the divine race, and... the power unique to me," Su'er's voice suddenly became incredibly deep, "This is a plan that I've discussed with the God of Suspicion and Xin Ke for a long time..."

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"Sister Xinke, you and Brother Su must have a very tough time outside, right?"

Rubbing the wooden cup in her hands back and forth, Nona finally couldn't help but ask.

"Huh? It's not too tiring, is it?" she replied with a smile. The forest elf with long, light golden hair... no, at least she looked no different from an ordinary human, except for being exceptionally beautiful.

However, if we're talking about looks, there are quite a few people sitting in this small cave who could be considered pretty. But that's normal, since the only ones who can be considered human are Ke'er and Nona, who tragically drag down the overall appearance.

Not long after Sur and Riku left, Credo sensed something was off, so he quickly took his two lively children and left, claiming they were hungry.

"Of course it's not hard work. This woman basically hasn't done anything herself, has she? Isn't everything done by Suer? From cooking to bathing and stuff," Jibril said, lying flat on the rock with her legs casually crossed. She held up a book with both hands and flipped through it, while continuing to expose Xin Ke's dirty secrets.

Yes, it's about scandals—after all, Xin Ke wouldn't personally handle something that could be solved with magic.

"Ah! Shinko... did someone else help you... take a bath too?" The one who spoke was a machine named Shubi. She looked exactly like a human child, and her words and actions had the feeling of a timid, frightened hamster. Not only was her voice weak, but she also spoke in several segments intermittently.

Simply put, it's very cute.

The content being said is a bit off.

"Also?" Shinko and Jibril asked in unison, turning their heads sharply.

"Hahaha, this child is still young, still young. She usually trusts Riku, so Riku usually helps her bathe. It's normal." Suddenly letting out a forced, dry laugh, Ke'er hugged Shubi next to her and kept rubbing her face with one hand.

Even though the settlement desperately needed a large population to grow, in order to ensure the safety of reproduction, Riku, on Sull's advice, still set an ironclad rule for the settlement that people under a certain age could not give birth, and Shubi's appearance at this moment was indeed quite young.

"Huh? Wait a minute?" After her body had instinctively done all this, Ke'er belatedly realized something. "Xin, Miss Xin, you also...?"

Even now, Xin Ke has not denied the question raised by Shubi, which makes Ke'er feel the muscles in her face gradually twitching.

"Just call me Xin Ke," Xin Ke said with a smile, showing no embarrassment at all, despite Ke'er's strange gaze. "That's right, it is indeed Su Er who helps me clean up my body."

"Eee ...

“No, that’s not true,” Xin Ke said calmly. “Su’er just takes care of my daily needs, so taking a bath or something is fine, right?”

"Mmm!" Shubi nodded quickly like a little animal, and whispered in agreement, "Taking a bath is so comfortable...so relaxing...being wiped down...they can clean the details...no need for the self-cleaning device..."

Although this machine-type creature spoke haltingly and incoherently, everyone present understood what she was saying in an instant.

"Don't agree with this kind of thing!!" Ke'er shouted angrily, reaching out to cover Shubi's mouth but being nimbly dodged.

"Ke'er... calm down..."

"How can I stay calm?! Ahhh! Nona! Nona?!"

Ke'er's shout turned into a panicked wail halfway through. When the eyes of several people turned to her, they saw the girl with blue-purple hair stare wide-eyed, her chin trembling as if she had been electrocuted, and her teeth chattering in a dense and crisp sound.

Clack clack clack clack.

"...So, Sister Xinke, you and Brother Suer have become that familiar?" After a long while, Nona finally caught her breath after Ke'er patted her back, and stared blankly at Xinke as she asked.

"Hmm? Familiar? It is indeed very familiar!" Xin Ke smiled and patted Nona's head before continuing, "From the skin to the muscles to every blood vessel, even the internal organs are crystal clear~"

"...How terrifying! What kind of description is this?!" Ke'er couldn't help but shudder and complain.

"Ah~, in short, it's even more than you imagine—"

Bang!

Bang! !

Knowing perfectly well that Hinco's words were purely physical descriptions, the all-knowing Jibril, while suppressing a laugh, wanted to add fuel to the fire, but was interrupted by a loud noise coming from the cave where Sull and Riku were.

"Liku?! Sur?!"

She immediately stood up and shouted. Ke'er ran over and pulled open the wooden door, but was stunned by the scene inside the cave.

One leg of the wooden table broke off in the middle, and several chairs overturned on the ground. The contents of the table were scattered all around. However, what shocked her even more than the scattered debris were the two boys she regarded as her younger brothers.

Riku straddled Sul, who was lying face up on the ground, his raised fist still in place.

Chapter 232 Standoff

This was clearly not the first time he had raised his fist. One corner of Suer's mouth was red and slightly swollen, with traces of blood flowing from it.

bass--!!!

Completely exceeding the visual limits of Ke'er and Nona, they only heard a piercing sound that echoed in the narrow cave, causing them to ring in their ears. Overwhelmed by the pain that was about to become a tangible injury, they covered their ears tightly. When they finally came to their senses from the swaying dizziness, they found that the world seemed to have changed.

In just a moment, the pitch-black cave, which was barely illuminated by the orange glow of the mineral lamps, was now brightly lit by scattered bands of light, leaving no place for even the shadows in the corners to hide. Shubi, who was behind Koji, suddenly rushed to Riku's side, her mechanical wing outstretched, with elven sparks spreading out in a ring around it.

That was the attack Xin Ke unleashed in the blink of an eye. When the fragments of the emerald green light bullets landed on the ground, they even melted a layer of the hard rock. Layer upon layer of magical spells had already been unfurled around the forest elf with her pale golden hair. The abnormality in her eyes and ears was no longer concealed. These deadly spells spun around, ready to strike but never quite letting out a move.

The brown robe covering her body was torn in an instant, revealing Shubi's completely inhuman mechanical body. One of her arms had transformed into a silver-white blade, which was pressed against Suer's neck. This was the reason why Xin Ke stopped all her subsequent movements.

Acting simultaneously with Xin Ke, and even faster, Jibril ripped off the robe covering her body, her folded wings spreading wildly to the sides, and the halo above her head reappeared, spinning rapidly, with a bright white light gathering in her hands.

In less than a second, a standoff was formed, and it wasn't until several seconds later that the nerves and brains of the individuals belatedly realized what had happened.

"stop!"

"Stop!!"

They shouted in unison to stop him. Suer tried to sit up but felt a sharp point on his neck and could only stare motionlessly at the top of the cave... and at Riku.

With Shubi's small body shielding him from view, Riku dared not make any sudden movements.

"Huh?! Hugh, Hugh? Sister Xinke?? Little Jeep?" Unlike Riku, who already knew the inside story, and Kole, who had already noticed the anomaly in the corners and had some expectations in her heart, Nona's brain was on the verge of shutting down when she saw the tense scene in front of her, which was obviously full of murderous intent and filled with the oppressive power of the elves.

The little girl with blue-purple hair couldn't understand the pressure brought about by the ethereal spirits standing so close to each other, but thankfully she wouldn't have to worry about it for long.

Just as Nona was trying to understand all of this, a green light struck her back, putting her to sleep. Her limp body was then magically lifted and moved to the stone bed on the other side, and the tense standoff continued.

"Ahhhhh! Everyone, calm down! Let's sit down and talk properly!" Ke'er was so anxious that she was stuttering as she poured out her words like beans from a bamboo tube. She waved her hands wildly in the air, trying to pull the other side back but was forced back by the bright lights.

"Oh my gosh~~~, finally a chance to make a move?" Completely ignoring Cole's words, Jibril's little face flushed slightly, and she smiled expectantly with a wicked grin. "A piece of scrap metal that has lost its connection and is acting alone, could today be my lucky day? The chance to get my hands on this ultimate head, which is even rarer than a Dragon Spirit head with a rarity of 5?"

The moment the machine named Shubi stepped into the cave, Jibril felt a burning desire to collect it burning within her, as if a kitten was scratching at her heart. If Sull hadn't poked her a few times with his eyes, Jibril felt she wouldn't have been able to stop drooling from her mouth.