The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

Before that, it's more important to focus on the present.

"Also, please pay attention to this."

Izayoi took out a piece of parchment and waved it.

Those are the game files for this game.

"The conditions for acquiring Star Sovereignty are listed above, right?"

Conditions for obtaining Star Sovereignty

--Free transfer between participants (including free battles within the game)

—In addition, it is awarded to the person who has taken the actions most in line with the game of gods and demons.

--Exercising the right to forcibly acquire something obtained through winning the game.

"You who chose to stay on this continent under these circumstances understand now, right? Besides victory, there are other forms of sovereignty granted as rewards, namely, 'the one whose actions best fit the game of gods and demons'... According to the consistent template of the sandbox game, it is wisdom, courage, and strength. Solving the puzzle is naturally wisdom, and then comes strength and courage."

Izayoi raised her voice and spoke.

The document states that the champion who emerges victorious in this game can directly demand a celestial sovereignty, including the sovereignty of the sun, from the Celestial Army. On the other hand, if the other party demands sovereignty held by other participants, participants who have lost their sovereignty and have no other sovereignty will also be disqualified.

Regardless, the winner's advantage is too great, and with James practically certain to win, they must salvage the situation no matter what.

Moreover, Izayoi did not neglect the truly important issues because he was engrossed in this war for sovereignty. He already had many ideas about the outside world, and for this reason, at least one specific solar sovereignty was necessary to be obtained.

"And if we want to test these two things, there is naturally no more suitable object than the continent that surrounds us... I will put it bluntly: force refers to defeating Typhon, and courage refers to gaining the approval of the great hero Hercules, who was assigned by the Heavenly Army. Anyway, no one would fail to notice these two points, right?"

Izayoi wasn't being sarcastic; he believed that anyone who could appear here couldn't possibly lack this level of thinking ability.

"In other words, if we want to defeat the giant to buy time for the others, we will lose both of these opportunities. To be fair, each team will send one person. In addition, Hercules and I will each lead a team. That is to say, I am voluntarily giving up the opportunity to gain the recognition of the great hero. The others can choose between the two of us. Any objections?"

The space returned to silence.

The onlooker, Ayaka, was filled with admiration. Izayoi was completely honest, the complete opposite of James, which largely overshadowed the doubts James had previously raised and earned the contestants' trust.

The contestants exchanged glances and then made their choices.

Izayoi raised her arm to look at her bandaged right wrist.

In the previous battle, the amplifier given by Saigo Homura was damaged due to the impact of the simulated star map. Although its use was risky, its instantaneous combat power was far greater than before.

While it's not Izayoi's style to feel regret for what has been lost, external forces are indispensable in order to prepare for the upcoming battles.

If it were Saigo Homura, he should be able to recreate that weapon.

With this thought in mind, Izayoi continued to dedicate herself to organizing the participants.

Chapter 809 The Truth About Minos

James claimed to have examined the development of the Star God Wars without the intervention of the Celestials, or with only low-intensity intervention.

That's a very standard Greek myth.

The planet questioned the gods about the 'future,' thus triggering a war that engulfed most of the miniature garden.

Countless children of the planets rose from the earth, and those known as the Titans were able to seal the power of the gods simply by their existence.

Typhon, the last son of the Titans who ruled over many Titans, was the greatest enemy of the gods.

Even Zeus, the great father god, was once defeated by him. Fortunately, he was rescued and Typhon's weakness was found. After tricking him into eating a fruit that would weaken his power, Typhon was killed by Keraunos, the strongest thunderbolt of the god king.

The blow that ended a mythical war resounded throughout the world, leading the Greek world toward peace. Zeus, the chief god, also consolidated his position as the great father god and ruled the world forever because of this war.

In short, that's it; it's a fairly formulaic development of a mythological story.

The version where the Dragon God directly and forcefully kills the opponent sounds like some kind of overpowered protagonist novel.

However, the myth says that Zeus consolidated his rule and achieved peace through that battle... In reality, although the current Zeus was incorporated into the celestial army system because of that battle, his status as the Great Father God has never been shaken, and it seems that it has no direct relationship with whether or not he personally defeated Typhon.

Is this method truly credible?

Izayoi felt that although James's explanation and account were not complete, the general framework should be fine... But in any case, he was still very curious about whether this kind of 'simulation' was really credible.

"As far as I know, it is indeed possible to do so."

Hercules, standing to the side, nodded.

"At least, the Celestial Army's observatory can."

"Oh...it's the really famous one..."

The Celestial Army Observatory is just as famous as the Celestial Army itself, after all, it is one of the Celestial Army's main means of maintaining order, and it is hard not to care about such an observation system that can be accurate to a person's past and future -- fortunately, the miniature garden is like this, and most people have long given up on privacy issues... They can only hope that they are not so important that they will be monitored by some big shot when they take a shower or do private things.

Izayoi was certainly no stranger to the word.

"So... don't tell me that James can use the observatory or has the same intelligence gathering and computing power as the observatory."

Hercules shrugged noncommittally at this statement.

He didn't tell Izayoi that the observatory probably couldn't even simulate the exact means to defeat the Demon King... Gaia's final spirit level was in the two digits, which should have exceeded the observatory's capabilities.

After constructing the simulated myth, a second party is needed to analyze it.

Even if James was only in charge of this part, it was enough to prove that his mind was not to be underestimated.

"At least, I can't find any obvious flaws."

Hercules ultimately responded in this way.

In other words, even if it's just a story, James made it fit the logic of a sandbox sufficiently.

"Is that so... In the end, it's because we don't have enough information here."

Izayoi nodded, and Asterius walked up at that moment.

"The contestants have been grouped."

"Um... thank you for your help."

"But in the end, I still wanted to say it here."

Asterius's sudden remarks made Izayoi raise her eyebrows and look at him, only to be met with a resolute face that showed no hesitation.

“Although James said it was inappropriate, Izayoi, your frankness just now made me understand... Although it may be bad to say it now, it is better than being found out later.”

Between James and Izayoi, the contestants were clearly closer to the unreserved Izayoi, and Asterius felt that he didn't need to hide what he really had to say.

"Experiments about stellar particles that were conducted on Crete thousands of years ago."

Asterius raised his voice slightly to make sure every contestant could hear him.

Both Homura and Izayoi stared wide-eyed, but then quickly regained their composure.

Indeed, stellar particles are not man-made objects but natural phenomena, meaning it is quite possible that they were discovered as early as ancient times.

"I see. The stellar particles we're studying were discovered beneath the Japanese archipelago, and thousands of years ago, they were found on Crete... Is this also a plate boundary?"

"King Asterius, forgive my rudeness, but is there a causal relationship between your research on stellar particles and the man-eating monster Minotaur?"

"It's not a cause-and-effect relationship; these two things are the same thing. Just like your judgment when you solved the game, I was imprisoned in the labyrinth by King Minos because I was infected with a smallpox-like infectious disease, and the Minotaur monster is the labyrinth itself... This is indeed very close to the truth, which is why the labyrinth game was solved, but the real key is the disease I was infected with."

Although many people in the room probably couldn't keep up with the conversation, Izayoi's eyes widened in disbelief.

The human body's rejection reaction to stellar particles is similar to the symptoms of smallpox; this is the truth behind the virus that appeared in the outside world two years ago.

If the situation thousands of years ago was indeed as Asterius described...

"At this point, you should all have guessed it—the incarnation of the Demon King Typhon is one of the boys who were used as experimental subjects by my father, Minos. I don't know if you know, Izayoi, but the most primitive way to adapt to stellar particle bodies is to consume the latent particles..."

The young king continued speaking in a low voice, but before he could finish, Izayoi wanted to roar to the sky to vent her anger.

"So that's how it is?!"

His mind quickly helped him figure everything out.

This is probably one of the reasons why terrorist organizations used albino Black people as test subjects, because they have always been the favorite targets of cannibals.

This is what Asterius calls the 'primitive way'—Izayoi really couldn't think of anything more primitive than this.

Typhon's earlier talk about human sins during the battle must refer to this... That guy might be in a similar situation to Rama the Axe-Wielder.

It seems to be trying to illustrate that humanity is forever repeating the same flawed fable, but sadly, that's the reality.

“My father must have foreseen the inevitable destruction of our homeland, which is why he sought to change its fate through extreme means. But I believe this was wrong no matter what. In fact, even from a consequentialist perspective, the country was not saved, and this mistake indirectly or directly caused the current situation. If the royal family can inherit everything of a country, then I believe that even sins cannot be ignored.”

Moreover, according to records, the Minos civilization was ultimately destroyed because of the wrath of the stars caused by this sin.

"so……"

Asterius raised his gaze and swept it over the contestants, finally settling on his somewhat bewildered subjects.

"I hope you will carefully consider your next decision."

Some of the contestants may not have understood the conversation, but many others probably did. The original inhabitants of this place, with their wisdom in inventing the light bulb and having been summoned here thousands of years ago, should know more about the history than anyone else.

Should we continue with the plan if the ace player, on whom we have placed our hopes, is this kind of person?

Should Asterius continue to be recognized as king?

Asterius posed the question.

"King Asterius... Thank you for your concern, but we have been waiting for you until now knowing everything. King Minos alone could not have researched particle bodies to this extent. In other words, our ancestors who assisted him must also bear this sin. If you are truly heartbroken by King Minos's sins, then please join us on this continent to find a path to redemption."

The two priests behind Asterius knelt down to answer. Izayoi looked at them and realized that one of them was the 'NPC' who had given him the quest before.

However, what caught his attention even more was that lightning seemed to flash in Asterius's eyes at that moment.

At the same time, the rest of the subjects also knelt down.

Asterius took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over the other contestants once more, finally settling on Izayoi and Hercules.

"I would like to ask you... Izayoi, Hercules, could you please take me to Typhon, the last son of Gaia—his incarnation?"

"Ha...that's my line. Even if you don't go, I'll find a way to drag you there."

Izayoi pursed her lips, while Hercules nodded in agreement.

And as if they had chosen the perfect moment when everything was settled, the entire fortress roared.

"The giants have discovered us!"

"Prepare for battle!"

Amidst the shouts that rose and fell, Izayoi shrugged helplessly.