Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

It even began to doubt whether it could hold on any longer.

"Don't……"

Seeing that her body was nearing its limit, Mei Zhiying finally begged for mercy instinctively.

"No...it's too much, it's really too much...you, let me catch my breath first..."

bang——

Before he could finish speaking, the elephant's body, which was almost towering, exploded into fragments on the spot, like a dream or a bubble.

Du Yi was left staring blankly at the shattered rubble.

Where is my mammoth?

Du Yi shook his head, feeling that he might still be half asleep.

"How could I, such a big mammoth, suddenly disappear?"

Chapter 269 If you fall behind, you will be beaten.

Du Yi was already quite surprised by the sudden appearance of the mammoth, but the fact that the mammoth could continue to grow larger brought him an even greater surprise.

The enormous mammoth perfectly satisfied Du Yi's needs. Heaven knows how long it had been since he had enjoyed mammoth meat—and visibly, the mammoth was still growing, even growing to be as big as him!

"How long will this take to eat?!"

Du Yi was already satisfied at this point, but he still wanted to see if it would get a little bigger, a little bigger...

Then the mammoth exploded.

Scattered specks of light drifted down to the ground, as if the mammoth from before was nothing but an illusion. The mammoth that was almost in his mouth had simply vanished, which saddened Du Yi considerably. To confirm that it wasn't an illusion, he even went to the immortals of Tatunbuto afterward to smell it, since the mammoth was as large as him and these immortals should have been able to see it.

Unfortunately, the immortals' answers disappointed Du Yi.

"What mammoth? Isn't that just a giant wooden figure that stands upright from the sky?"

When asked, the woodworking master gave this answer.

Clearly, the mammoth was an illusion, and the giant wooden figure was also an illusion. Although Du Yi still didn't know what he had encountered, it was obvious that it wasn't a real mammoth.

"it's a pity……"

After realizing that it was all an illusion, Du Yi could only sigh.

However, the immortals who were summoned were quite curious about the mammoth, since in their minds elephants didn't have hair. So Du Yi had to give these immortals another lesson, introducing this long-extinct species and emphasizing how delicious the mammoth was.

"That was the best thing I've ever eaten."

Immersed in his memories, Du Yi even added a sentence.

And this was something that the immortals remembered.

However, compared to the mammoth, there is a more troublesome matter right now, which is the hallucination that happened before. Everyone saw it—although these immortals from all walks of life saw different things, there is no doubt that they all saw the huge object standing outside the city.

After comparing them, even though they still couldn't determine what exactly appeared outside the city, they all realized that it was definitely not something to be trifled with.

"It's very likely some kind of attack... and it definitely came from the sea of ​​stars!"

As for why it must come from the Star Sea, it's naturally because no one in the local area has such methods. Even Du Yi, who has become the God of Death, has no connection to this aspect.

"But this method is clearly not from the God of Life..."

Du Yi was quite puzzled. After all, the only one in the Star Sea who had a grudge against him was that so-called God of Life, but now another attack had suddenly appeared, and it was even obvious that it was aimed at him...

Who has he offended again?

The people of Tatunbuto were also very puzzled, and even felt inexplicably wronged—the serpent god had not offended anyone, and they had even less so. With their meager strength, they didn't even have the right to offend those star-sea gods.

But why is it that first the God of Life, and then this illusion-manipulating being, one after another, comes to cause them trouble?

When one's thinking gets stuck and cannot find a way out, it will undoubtedly lead to a great deal of internal friction. Even those immortals from all walks of life have seen their cultivation levels plummet because of this confusion—mainly because they simply cannot understand why all of this is happening.

Perhaps going to the Starry Sea would provide the answer, but with their current level of understanding, they are so far removed from the Starry Sea.

So, the immortals, led by the four priests, began working overtime to improve their technology, since building a spaceship might be the only way they could find the answer.

But at this very moment, some people with ulterior motives began to spread another version of the story.

"We are all sinners! We are punished for our disrespect to the gods!"

It's unclear who first came up with this idea, but it quickly gained acceptance among a considerable number of people—after all, it sounded plausible, because the gods in the starry sky punished them for their disrespect.

In other words, they should apologize to the gods. Only by sincerely worshipping the gods, confessing their sins, and asking for their forgiveness can they obtain true peace.

Such a statement is naturally extremely rebellious, even blasphemous. However, compared to the immortals of all walks of life, they can be considered normal people. Therefore, when it was first spread, the four priests did not pay much attention to it, after all, the most important thing at the moment was to quickly improve their skills.

It wasn't until these people began to suggest that the serpent god should apologize first.

"After all, it was the Snake God who offended the God of Life first... This is also for everyone's survival."

"Moreover, it's just an apology. As long as the Snake God is willing to admit his mistake, the God of Life might even let us go... With the Snake God's power, the God of Life might value him highly. Perhaps the Snake God can go to the Star Sea without building a spaceship."

Only when they heard the intelligence from their subordinates did the four priests realize what true madness really was.

Therefore, after urgently suppressing the Blood Warband, which wanted to massacre Tatunbhu in the name of suppressing the rebellion, the four priests immediately began the arrest operation.

Without exception, everyone who had participated in the discussion was imprisoned. This was a punishment for them, but it was also a form of protection in another sense—after all, the Blood Chapter didn't care how many of these people were misled by rumors; they only knew that anyone who offended the Serpent God should be killed.

It was at this moment that the four priests realized that the question of "why everything happened" was not as trivial as they had thought.

This is an extremely serious matter, even involving the life and death of the entire Tatunbhu. If it is not resolved quickly, they will collapse from within, even before the enemy attacks.

Fortunately, it was at this time that an old man proposed a theory.

That was the old Bhutto, who had been ignored by everyone for a long time and had almost no presence.

"You're all too young; you can't even handle something like this..."

Before the four priests, old Bhutto removed his cloak, revealing his presence.

“Isn’t the answer simple?”

"Because we are weak! Therefore, we will definitely be beaten!"

Chapter 270 Forward, Forward

The elderly Bhutto put forward not just a simple viewpoint, but also a complete set of theoretical logic to support it.

"You've all seen ant nests, right?"

Old Bhutto pointed to the mountains outside.

Whether it's an ant nest in the mountains or an ant nest in the city, everyone has seen them. Although the ants themselves are very small, people can't help but have a lot of free time sometimes.

A person with a conscience might throw an insect near an anthill and watch the ants struggle to carry it back into their hole. As for those without a conscience... it's not even a question of conscience, since many people have done things like pissing on an anthill when they were young.

"To the gods in the sea of ​​stars, we are nothing but ants."

Old Bhutto sighed, then continued speaking.

The thoughts of ants are unimportant, their life or death is unimportant, just as a lion doesn't care about the life of a rabbit when hunting. There's absolutely no need to care about the opinions of those powerful gods in the cosmos.

"You only see the word 'Starry Sea,' so you always think it's something amazing... But in the end, Starry Sea is just a bigger place. If you really want to talk about it, it's still a dog-eat-dog world, just like Buto Town back then and Tatun Buto now. It's just bigger. What's the difference between the two?"

"This……"

Before they knew it, the four priests were completely stunned.

They never expected that this old Bhutto, whom they once thought couldn't even serve the gods properly, would become so powerful without them even realizing it—after just a few words, everyone immediately had a clearer understanding of the Star Sea.

The so-called Star Sea is no different from the jungle outside the city. After the veil of mystery is torn off, what remains is still the most primitive law of the jungle.

In this much larger jungle, there are no wolves, and they don't even qualify as rabbits.

They were just a group of ants, a group of ants that were the smallest of all.

"It is only because the Snake God exists that we have the right to raise our gaze... But even if we are fortunate enough to stand on the Snake God, we are still just ants."

"Don't forget your weaknesses, and don't take yourself too seriously."

Ultimately, Bhutto set the tone for her remarks.

The four priests finally awoke from their slumber.

Although they were reluctant to admit it, it was clear that the old man, who had once been far inferior to them, was now several levels above them.

So after taking a deep breath, they asked old Bhutto how they could acquire such wisdom.

"Although I did not pray for the blessings of any god of wisdom like you... I have always stood behind you, and thus I have seen more than you have."

As the old Buto, draped in a cloak, spoke, his mysterious demeanor reminded the four priests of the serpent god outside the city.

This must be the wisdom of the serpent god, the four priests couldn't help but think.

Having once again received the serpent god's blessing, the four priests felt quite ashamed. After all, this was something that should have been their responsibility. However, as priests, they had not only failed to guide people's thoughts but had also caused chaos in the city and even led to blasphemous remarks. This was a serious dereliction of duty.

Fortunately, they still have a chance to salvage the situation.

"Get people organized, and make sure everyone understands this!"

The four priests immediately mobilized their forces, and the enforcement team and the Blood Warband were all mobilized. Immortals from all walks of life were also organized together to listen to this teaching from the Serpent God.

Fortunately, this theory was indeed easy to understand, and since the Serpent God Empire had recently been ravaged by the God of Life, people were fully aware of their own weakness. Therefore, the acceptance of this theory was surprisingly high. As for the theory about ants, it greatly stimulated people's enthusiasm, since no one wanted to be treated like an ant.

Or rather, even if they were just a group of ants, they were already getting quite angry at the repeated provocations from the gods in the starry sea.

Even if it's just an ant, does it not have the right to fight against the gods in the starry sea?

"Let those gods see the power of us mortals!"

Under such a slogan, Tatunbhut's technological iteration efficiency made great progress - and the most symbolic event was, of course, the discovery of the power of machinery.

Speaking of this, it actually imitates the scalding steam that rises naturally when the serpent god stews soup. It was because of this soup that dispelled the plague that many bathhouses appeared in Tathumbto. With more bathhouses, people naturally began to study how to boil water.

It wasn't until someone saw that the steam from boiling water could even lift the lid of the earthenware pot.

Of course, if that's all there is to it, then Tatunbuto is still quite far from entering the mechanical age—however, right now there are just too many immortals in Tatunbuto who have received mystical knowledge.

Almost that very night, they had already created the prototype of the first generation of steam engine, and after a night of iteration, the new steam engine was even able to power the blacksmith's hammer.

Three days later, when the steam train, modeled after a giant snake, drove up to the snake's body, even Du Yi was shocked and his eyes widened.

"This……"

Looking at the steam train still belching out black smoke, Du Yi was speechless for a long time.

"You guys are amazing."

After holding back for a long time, Du Yi could only offer his praise.

He originally thought that it would take these Tatungbuthu immortals at least another hundred years to improve their iron smelting technology, but who would have thought that in just a few days, they would have already entered the steam age.

From this perspective, building spaceships doesn't seem so far away after all?

"Keep it up, keep up the good work!"

Du Yi highly praised the progress made by these local indigenous people and even specially roasted a batch of beef for them as a reward.

This was undoubtedly a cause for celebration for Tatungbhu, and the entire city was immersed in joy.

However, the joy on Tatunbto's side was a source of pain for the various forces observing the situation.

Especially for the already shattered Shadow of Enchantress, the clearer the joyful emotion in the distance, the more painful it became.

Simply because that joy has nothing to do with it.

Fortunately, it wasn't the only one suffering right now; as the messenger of the god of pleasure, it could clearly feel it.

The tentacles of other gods in the distance, also observing these local natives, were in no better shape.

Chapter 271 The Scheme of the God of Mysteries

Deep in the distant mountains, in the camp of the chosen champions, Casaloron, as the commander of this temporary legion, naturally saw the giant steam serpent in the distance.

In fact, looking at the entire star system, such technology is far too primitive, no different from eating raw meat and drinking blood. However, after combining the information from other chosen champions, it becomes a completely different story. After all, according to those chosen champions, the natives of this planet didn't even know how to smelt iron before and were still at the stage of playing with bronze.

But now...

"How long has it been?"

Casalon gritted his teeth.