After reaching the maximum level, my "soft rice system" finally arrived.

"You are my benefactor, and also the benefactor of the entire Silver Civilization..."

"If there is any need later... then no matter what the request is... the Silver Civilization will do its utmost to fulfill it..."

"I would go through fire and water without hesitation..."

“Miss Roland… there’s no need to say such things.”

Charles smiled, interrupting Roland's somewhat excited words.

"I help you... mostly out of self-interest... and never for your gratitude..."

"and......"

Charles pointed out the window to the azure sky.

"The war god has not yet fallen..."

"And as long as He exists... then given enough time, those colossi I just slayed will resurrect..."

"Moreover... in this world... besides the God of War, there are other false gods."

Roland shook his head: "No matter what... after completely annihilating the 'Servants of God'... it will certainly take time for the God of War to regroup, and even to resurrect the Titans and restore them to their optimal condition."

"This process can take anywhere from six months to several years or even decades..."

"During this time... we can return to the ground..."

"For the Silver Holy City, which has suffered so much, this is already an extremely precious opportunity to recuperate and breathe."

"Your Majesty Charles, you've been able to help us so much..."

"We are already very satisfied."

.......

"Are you satisfied?"

Looking at Roland, whose gaze was sincere and who was genuinely expressing his gratitude, Charles couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Miss Roland..."

"I'm not someone who's easily satisfied..."

His gaze drifted out the window...

The gaze seemed to transcend the endless clouds and sky, reaching directly to the place where the starry sky and the earth meet.

"In the novels I write... what the villains love to do most is... after provoking the male protagonist... they never know how to finish him off or kill him cleanly."

"Thus, despite having a huge advantage in the early stages... she always ended up being outmaneuvered and defeated by the male protagonist after he had developed his strength, perfectly illustrating the saying 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young man's potential.'"

"Of course... to be honest... I don't know either..."

"If we look at it from the perspective of the entire multiverse, who is the protagonist of justice and who is the villain of evil, between the gods who devour the future but bring order to the world and us who are unwilling to be immersed in that false peace and constantly resist?"

Charles paused slightly after speaking.

"However... now that we've already made an enemy..."

"So......"

“It’s not my style to finish off my enemies and turn them into irreparable dust.”

.......

In a quiet room.

The girl with black hair and golden eyes placed a slender book on her lap and was quietly reading it.

She read intently, oblivious to the clamor and cheers of the people of Silver Holy City outside, which drifted through the gaps in the walls and doorway... yet had no effect on her whatsoever.

To outsiders, this twilight witch, seemingly shrouded in mystery, always maintained this taciturn, faceless, and heartless demeanor...

Only in front of Ciel would Renata occasionally reveal a touch of girlish charm.

squeak-

The sound of the door being pushed open rang out.

Renata looked up at Charles as he entered through the door, and quietly closed the book on her lap.

"The Legendary Mage Fell in Love with Me?"

"It seems Sylvia's novel is doing quite well online... It's already being published as a standalone book."

Charles glanced at Renata's closed book and casually greeted her.

He sat down next to Renata, skillfully poured himself a drink from the secondary dimension, and downed it in one gulp.

Then... Ciel's expression became slightly more serious.

"Just now I sensed the stars above watching me..."

"If I'm not mistaken... the source of that probing... should be the God of War who borrowed power from other planes and completed his self-repair."

"He suffered a great loss at my hands this time... He will definitely be extremely wary..."

"Based on my model of the God of War's way of thinking... seeking help from the other false gods... should be His best option."

Charles spoke up.

Through the previous game, which used the heavens and earth as the board and the army as the pieces, Xia Er had already grasped some of the opponent's behavioral logic.

For a military god... everything is guided by the goal of becoming a god... everything else can be abandoned.

In this way... Charles will be able to predict the future movements of the God of War with a high degree of accuracy.

However... regardless of the circumstances... they were all beings who had truly embarked on the path to godhood...

Even though he had won a round earlier, Xia Er understood that it was largely because the opponent was in the open, while he and the Western Continent were in the shadows.

Now that the other party has fully realized his existence, it also means that... both sides are back on the same starting line.

certainly......

Since this development was anticipated in advance...

So Ciel, naturally, wouldn't be without any means.

He had previously gone to the High Priest of the Dawn Church to borrow the right to use the relics of the Seven Holy Spirits of Dawn...

That is precisely what was prepared for this very moment...

.......

"Are you ready?"

Ciel looked at Renata beside him.

"By the way... after our spiritual ocean and cognitive world merged last time, both our communication speed and total spiritual energy improved significantly..."

"I think we can use the same method as last time."

Hearing Ciel's words...

A blush quickly spread across Renata's fair face, a blush that was hard to erase.

She lowered her head, avoiding Charles's gaze.

After a long while... Renata finally nodded slightly.

Then, she quietly stretched out her fair little hand and placed it on Charles's hand.

.......

Ciel and Renata, those formless and shapeless spiritual avatars... meet in the astral plane.

Then, the pale golden cloud-like world belonging to Renata... slowly merged with Ciel's spiritual ocean...

Having learned from their previous fusion, Ciel and Renata's union this time was much smoother than before.

Soon... that pale golden cloud world merged with Xia Er's spiritual ocean, and Xia Er's world of perception was also tinged with a golden halo.

Renata completely relinquished control over herself... allowing Charles to freely guide and dominate her mental power.

After receiving Renata's help...

Charles also retrieved two objects that shimmered with dazzling light from his own spiritual ocean—

A wisp of golden wheat.

And a vibrant green, delicate leaf.

This is what Charles received from the High Priest...

It was once a sacred object belonging to the Seven Gods of Dawn, and could only be bestowed upon the most core believers.

respectively......

They come from the "Goddess of Life" and the "Mother Goddess of Fertility" among the Seven Gods of Dawn.

According to Xia Er's investigation... among the false gods located in the starry sky above the Silver Continent... there are also these two projections.

Furthermore, according to Ciel's perception...

They should still be among the highest-ranking of the false gods.

If the God of War were to request aid... then there is a very high probability that these two would be among the recipients.