Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

As it turned out, the God of Courage was right. His home planet, the planet he was born on, did indeed possess terrifying potential—but clearly, this potential had nothing to do with the God of Courage.

Although Casaloran could sense that the local natives in the distance were all blessed by the god of courage, it now seemed...

"The one who was able to enable these natives to make technological progress so quickly must be that mysterious god."

The thought that his fellow countrymen, who should have been courageous, had been ravaged by the god of mystery filled Casaloron with regret. He only regretted not returning sooner.

However, it was only after thinking about this that Casaloran suddenly understood everything.

Yes, if we're talking about the most mysterious, then the evil giant serpent is the most mysterious of all—you see, long, long ago, when he was still worshipping the Eagle God, this evil ancient serpent had already killed the valiant giant eagle through scheming and trickery.

Kasalon had initially thought that only the ancient serpent was evil, but now it seemed...

"We must rescue these people from our hometown!"

Casaloran was filled with an unprecedented sense of mission.

Having a sense of mission is one thing, but being able to fulfill it is another. At least with his current severely injured body, it will probably take some time for him to recover.

But he's not the only one who's injured right now.

That very night, a hawk appeared in Casaloron's tent. Its majestic appearance almost made Casaloron kneel down in fear. But while Casaloron was still struggling with this thought, the hawk lost its balance and transformed back into a butterfly with shattered wings.

The butterfly with shattered wings flapped its wings, and its consciousness, carrying information, was transmitted to Casaloran's surroundings.

"Now you've decided to join forces?"

Sensing the information within his consciousness, Casaloron's face immediately darkened.

"Weren't you thinking of picking peaches before? What were you doing all this time?"

The butterfly with tattered wings continued to flap its wings, and specks of light drifted down around it.

This left Casaloran speechless for a moment.

The person before him, the Shadow of the God of Pleasure, didn't even bother to explain, simply admitting his actions—but showed no remorse for his deeds, even stating that if Casaloran were in that position, he would have done the same thing.

After all, this is the most basic rule in the Star Sea: the strong prey on the weak. Since you have shown your weakness, don't blame others for taking advantage of you.

Furthermore, the Shadow of Enchantress frankly stated that the plans of Casaloron and David Day, as well as the gods behind them, were all too crude—they had no idea what potential the creatures on this planet possessed, nor did they understand what kind of potential it meant to refuse the blessings of the god of pleasure.

This is a treasure belonging to the god of pleasure, and the god of pleasure will naturally spare no effort in mining it.

Right now, it's just that the mining operation has failed.

"You mean, this actually proves their potential even more, so such a huge treasure... the god of pleasure has decided not to keep it all to himself?"

Sensing the information transmitted through his consciousness, Casalon suddenly raised his head.

Before him, a butterfly with shattered wings nodded gently.

This is Xinghai's common body language; it's him expressing confirmation.

"After all... the God of Mysteries has already made his move first."

Feeling the message coming from his consciousness, Casalon nodded.

Clearly, everyone has witnessed the rapid changes in the local natives. To achieve such a technological leap in such a short time is definitely due to the secret assistance of the mysterious god—as for whether these natives developed it themselves…

Impossible, absolutely impossible. Without the help of the gods in the Star Sea, how could these local natives have accomplished such a feat with just that ancient serpent?

"So, the current situation is quite clear."

Casalon stood up, walked to the table, and lightly tapped the topographical map that had been drawn a few days ago.

“We shouldn’t have been fighting over anything in the first place… especially that damn David Day, he just got all the focus off.”

Thinking about this, Casaloran felt nauseous. He hadn't expected that David Day would already be causing him trouble before he even arrived.

“There’s no need for us to fight over anything. After all, the treasure we’re trying to dig up has already been targeted by the God of Mystery. Right now, that evil God of Mystery is hiding behind the scenes, even instigating us to fight against those local natives… The fiercer we fight, the more those natives will side with the God of Mystery.”

At this point, Casaloan felt he had sorted out the logic.

This tiny planet has unknowingly become a battlefield fought over by four gods. Judging from the current situation, the other three gods have been thoroughly outmaneuvered by the mysterious god hiding behind the scenes. At least, apart from David Day, who was originally determined to destroy everything, the other two have no need to have any conflict with the local natives.

But now, under the arrangement of the mysterious god, the situation that should have been one of mutual benefit has unknowingly turned into a three-against-one battle.

In a normal war, it would be bad for anyone to be attacked by the other three in turn. But now, the one that is targeted by the other three is more likely to achieve its goal.

Just like it is now.

"It's over, this time we can really just wait to die."

Casalon sighed.

Clearly, compared to the God of Pleasure, who sent out his top general, the God of Mystery was the real deal, going all out from the very beginning.

From the very beginning, the God of Mystery had already personally intervened.

And now, they have even helped the God of Mystery accomplish everything.

It's truly only a matter of time before that mysterious god reaps the rewards.

"As long as those local natives continue to pray to that mysterious god..."

Casalon could hardly bear to imagine that horrific scene.

Chapter 272 The plan cannot keep up with the changes

Tatunbto, the city of the serpent god.

After undergoing a technological upgrade, the efficiency of Tatungbhu's operations has increased significantly. This is due to the convenience brought by the new technology, but it also brings the pressure from the unknown.

After all, the anticipated attacks from the starry sea have not yet arrived.

The gods in the Star Sea are terrifying, that's everyone's perception. To those terrifying gods in the Star Sea, they are probably not even as good as ants. If it were decades ago, before the Snake God appeared, they probably would have just accepted it, since they had no ability to resist.

Moreover, at that time, they were also worshipping some gods, such as the legendary Cobra Goddess or the Sun God. It was just that a few more gods were above them, but the difference didn't seem that big.

But now, everything is different. They can't explain where their confidence comes from. All they know is that the eagle-headed sun god of yesteryear has now been smashed into thin slices and turned into a grill by the serpent god.

So, when faced with the oppression of the gods in the starry sea, are they also able to put up a fight?

"Before the Snake God came, the local gods bullied us, and after the Snake God came, the alien gods still bullied us... If we really let those alien gods bully us like this, then the Snake God's trip was in vain?"

As the four priests shouted this slogan, the entire Tatumbhut immediately intensified its war preparations. While the people of Tatumbhut were tirelessly improving their technology, the gifts of the gods of wisdom and the hidden knowledge from the stars continued to flow in with their prayers.

Yes, there are good gods in the starry sea. At least this god of wisdom has always been helping them. If the people of the Serpent God Empire are to say which gods they trust, the Serpent God is definitely number one. But besides the Serpent God, there is also this god of wisdom from the starry sea.

After all, this god of wisdom had given them far too much.

People have wondered why the god of wisdom would bestow so many selfless gifts upon them, but when they asked this question in prayer, the god of wisdom did not respond to them—this great god of wisdom seemed to only offer them knowledge.

Although sometimes such mysterious knowledge can cause some trouble, considering that this knowledge is given away for free, it must be that they are using it incorrectly, and it is definitely not a problem with the god of wisdom.

The long-term free gifts instilled in these local indigenous people a deep trust in the god of wisdom.

This directly led to the fact that even when it came to crucial matters like war preparedness, they were happy to seek inspiration from this god of wisdom.

Just like it is now.

"Great God of Wisdom, please grant me a solution to this problem..."

At midnight, Beske, the second-generation carpenter, prayed to the distant stars.

"We need to improve Tatunbto's defenses. Please tell me how to solve the current problem..."

As Beskay prayed, a star in the distant sky suddenly began to twinkle.

Meanwhile, some information that was not originally in Bessey's mind also appeared.

That's a way to burn the entire planet into glass. If we could build such an ultimate weapon over five generations, no one would dare to run wild on this planet again.

Clearly, this is an extremely practical method; once activated, it can kill any enemy that dares to come to this planet—including themselves, of course.

That's not what Beska wanted.

"Great God of Wisdom, please hear me out."

With that, Beskey spoke up again.

"All I want is a way to create a mammoth..."

"...?"

The twinkling stars in the distance paused for a rare moment.

This was the first time Beske had sensed that the God of Wisdom had shown such unusual emotions. In fact, it could be said that this was the first time the God of Wisdom had shown any additional reaction beyond simply bestowing knowledge upon the entire Tatunbuto community.

Beska could even clearly sense the questioning he was being posed by the god of wisdom.

"No, I'm not crazy."

As he said this, Beskey began to explain his reasons for thinking this way.

Although Tatungbhut has indeed gained some ability at the moment, he still relies on the Serpent God for survival. At least until Tatungbhut actually builds his own spaceship, the Serpent God's formidable combat power will be the foundation of Tatungbhut's existence.

This means that, whether from a worship perspective or a security perspective, solving the problem of the serpent god's diet is Tatunbhut's top priority at present.

Previously, they had no corresponding ideas, since increasing food production was not something that could be done overnight—but not long ago, the Snake God gave them an idea that wasn't exactly an idea.

That is, to first produce some mammoths to satisfy the serpent god's craving.

Of course, they couldn't get their hands on the original mammoths, since according to the serpent god, those hairy giants had been extinct for who knows how long—but a living person won't let themselves be held back by their own desires, so they came up with some other solutions.

That is, to make ordinary elephants grow hair.

"There shouldn't be any difference, right?"

The people of Tatunbto were thinking this way when they were discussing the plan.

After all, they had never seen a real mammoth, so they couldn't compare the differences between the two. But at least in the snake god's description, the so-called mammoth was a hairy elephant.

As for how elephants would survive in the hot environment after they grew hair, they hadn't thought about it yet. In their opinion, this might be the reason why mammoth meat is special. But how to make elephants grow hair is another troublesome matter. Even though they were already able to create huge steam serpents, they still had no inspiration for this kind of thing.

"So... I can only ask you."

Looking up at the distant stars, Beskay's expression turned pleading.

It wasn't just Beskay; everyone in Tatunbhu was praying to that distant god of wisdom, asking him to bring them inspiration.

So that they would know how to make elephants, which have little hair, grow thick, long hair.

Unfortunately, their prayers ultimately went unanswered, which left them quite disheartened, feeling that something was wrong with them.

However, what they didn't know was that the distant god of wisdom was no longer in the mood to answer any of their prayers.

The two-headed eagle leaning on its long staff wished it could fly over and kill the foolish giant snake on the spot.

Chapter 273 God of Wisdom

The God of Wisdom, or the God of Mystery, is a notorious deity in the cosmos, just like the God of Tyranny, the God of Desire, and the God of Destruction.

However, unlike the latter three, the actions of the God of Wisdom are often more secretive and elusive, so many times even if something really happens, no one knows that He did it—of course, this does not exclude the possibility that some believers will deliberately leave traces of Him, but in many cases, that is still within His plan.

Yes, meticulous planning and precise steps—that's the style of the god of wisdom.

Just like this time.

If anyone discovered that ancient, wild, yet potentially powerful planet first, he was the first, and he was also the first to discover it when that mortal named Casaloran was praying—but he didn't rush to give any response, instead quietly observing it.

He didn't make his attempt until Casaloan and David Day were taken away, and until the planet underwent tremendous changes.

That was a mortal known as the Crimson Shadow, probably the thirty-sixth generation. When this mortal developed a desire for knowledge, he secretly responded to that thirst—and so, like Casaloron who conquered the starry sea, and David Day who had become the incarnation of the God of Destruction, this mortal immediately unleashed a potential that could be described as limitless.

The entire snow-capped mountain was melted by the flames, and dark clouds filled the sky. It was an unparalleled power that could destroy the world, yet it was completely mastered by a mere mortal in a very short time.

If it weren't for a foolish giant snake interfering at a crucial moment, this mortal called Crimson Shadow could have actually accomplished the feat of single-handedly destroying a star.

Such terrifying potential is enough to qualify someone as his messenger, and he is already prepared to receive him.

Unfortunately, with a flick of its tail, everything was gone.

But the loss of a mere potential divine messenger was not worth the attention of this god of wisdom. Compared to this so-called Crimson Shadow, he was more interested in the planet itself. It was alright if one or two powerful mortals with such great potential appeared occasionally, but it was rather abnormal for three to appear in succession.

Add to that the powerful giant serpent, the giant eagle killed by the serpent, and the other colossal beasts that roam this planet...

"What exactly is the origin of this planet?"

At that moment, even he, known as the god of wisdom, couldn't help but be confused.

After all, the current situation is somewhat abnormal. On such a remote and desolate planet, the creatures on it should not have any potential. Instead, a planet like this, where amazing experts can appear at any time, should have been taken over by some powerful being and become part of their forces long ago.

"At least it can serve as a first-line source of troops... If managed well, it even has the potential to be developed into a capital planet!"