Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

Yes, like the other creatures living on this planet, this planet itself has considerable potential. Apart from being too remote and having inconvenient transportation, it has everything one could need.

However, this planet, which can be described as a treasure trove, has not yet been incorporated into anyone's sphere of influence, which is quite puzzling to him as the god of wisdom.

So he spent a lot of time searching for information about that star system.

The search was rather unsuccessful, with little information available about that star system. After all, the place was too remote, and there were hardly any races originating from there—except for a new race called the Ignivas, who wandered from planet to planet herding livestock. However, he had seen these Ignivas leave the planet, so it didn't prove anything.

But sometimes, no news is the best news.

Since it's unclaimed land, it's naturally first come, first served. His original base had been destroyed in a retaliation, and this newly appeared planet in his field of vision could serve as the new capital of his Star Sea Empire. Considering the potential of those beings, as long as the planet isn't completely destroyed, he could quickly recover and perhaps even become the powerful being he once was.

However, it's not advisable to take action directly.

After all, while he was observing along the way, the tentacles of the Tyrant God had already reached out first. The Tyrant God, whose subordinates were all warriors, was always decisive and efficient, and this time was no exception. Fortunately, although the Tyrant God acted early, his progress was not very fast. In fact, because he chose an incompetent executor, his progress was slowed down.

And this gave him an opportunity.

The god of desire, the god of destruction, and more stars were drawn into the battlefield by him. As the saying goes, if you want to fish in troubled waters, you have to stir them up first. And the subsequent developments were just as he expected. Even though he had begun to gradually reveal his existence, the other three factions were still fighting each other.

Now, although the three gods and even their apostles have finally realized that something is wrong, it is too late.

The natives of that planet have fully embraced the benefits of that mysterious knowledge; it's time to reap the rewards and transform the planet into the form he desires.

Theoretically speaking, it should have reached this stage.

However, what he never expected was that the foolish giant snake would ruin his plans once again.

Yes, foolish. That was his judgment of the giant snake. After all, this foolish giant snake had even prayed to him, but its thoughts were too crude for him to respond to. It was just a giant snake that only knew how to eat, no different from an animal. Such a tiny creature did not even have the right to talk to him.

But even this one person couldn't catch his eye.

On the contrary, they were extremely trusted by the natives.

This was probably the biggest obstacle for him to accept this planet. The natives trusted the giant serpent even more than he did. Even though he had given so many gifts and so much knowledge, the natives still put him behind and placed the giant serpent in front.

He even felt ashamed to be ranked alongside such a foolish behemoth.

"So, you brought this on yourself."

Thinking of this, the two-headed eagle, leaning on its long staff, narrowed its four eyes.

Now only this last obstacle remains; everything that stands in his way of obtaining this planet will be eliminated.

"It's just a stupid giant snake."

The god of wisdom thought so.

Once he takes this final step, he will have everything.

Chapter 274 A Gift from the Stars

Once you take this final step, you'll have everything.

With this in mind, the god of wisdom began his work.

That foolish giant serpent, though it had thwarted his plans twice, was not really an obstacle—simply because such naturally enormous beasts might not be common on a single planet, but across the entire galaxy, there were far too many of them.

These types of behemoths often share a common trait: they are usually worshipped as native gods by the weak natives because of their immense power. Some of these behemoths even develop their own sects and become true deities. Of course, there are exceptions, such as some races that call themselves dragons and are accustomed to living in groups. However, most behemoths have a strong sense of territory, which means they are more accustomed to fighting alone.

A behemoth and a group of believers—this is a fairly common organizational pattern in the Star Sea, and the emergence of this organizational pattern often means a second commonality.

That is, these giant beasts had a limited level of civilization.

After all, the only civilizations these behemoths can access are the natives under their command. The so-called civilizations of these natives are extensions of the behemoths themselves, so the behemoths naturally have no interest in such things—after all, the source of these so-called civilizations is the behemoths themselves; in other words, the behemoths themselves possess these civilizations.

Since it already exists, there is no need to ask for more. After all, even if you get it, it may not bring any progress. No progress means stagnation, and stagnation leads to foolishness.

Yes, their level of civilization is limited, or at least that's a relatively civilized way of putting it. Stupidity is the common trait of these behemoths.

However, this does not mean that the giants do not want civilization.

Civilization, or rather progress, is something no one can resist, not even the naturally powerful giants. If it could make them stronger and more ferocious, they would not refuse. This means that giants also have a thirst for knowledge, but they are too stupid to express their needs properly.

Just like that giant snake.

The giant serpent had once prayed to him, but he hadn't responded then. Now, however, it seems he might be able to give the giant serpent a proper response.

He will let that giant snake experience what true knowledge is.

What is the next step up the ladder?

"Oh! Here we come!"

Just as the God of Wisdom was waiting, the giant serpent's prayer crossed the sea of ​​stars and entered his consciousness.

Everything went so smoothly; I got exactly what I wanted.

What would you like to ask?

Feeling the giant serpent's prayer, this time, the god of wisdom responded.

And there was a hint of joy in the giant serpent's prayer.

Clearly, this was the joy of hearing that he could learn knowledge. It seems that this giant snake is also eager to learn—this couldn't be better for him, as this is exactly the kind of eager-to-learn heart he wants.

However, what the god of wisdom hadn't expected was that the giant serpent's first instinct wasn't to seek knowledge.

"Brother, what do you call me?"

"...?"

The god of wisdom paused for a moment, then decided to ignore the remark for now.

It's normal to be a little foolish, the god of wisdom comforted himself, and in a way, it was even a good thing, since the more foolish the beast was, the easier it was to be guided.

Just like it is now.

What would you like to ask?

"I want to know how to become stronger!"

The giant serpent's prayer conveyed this message.

Okay, that's the best question. The way to get stronger is almost the most common question among all races in the Star Sea—after all, no one would not want to improve, and even the strong will always encounter those who are stronger.

However, if you want to become stronger, then it's easy.

In fact, this is the easiest scenario. Right now, all he needs to do is add a little something to his method of becoming stronger, making the giant snake and the natives kill each other, and he can then gain the natives' faith and get everything he wants.

"It went too smoothly, it really went too smoothly."

Even the god of wisdom was somewhat dazed; everything was going so smoothly that it seemed almost unreal.

But immediately, the god of wisdom realized that things should have developed this way.

He, who traversed the starry sea, was only dealing with a native giant serpent. It would be absurd if he needed to use any other methods for this—the two were not even in the same league, and the giant serpent's current behavior was perfectly reasonable.

So, as a senior and wise person, the God of Wisdom decided to give this junior some necessary guidance.

"To become stronger, you need to eat more."

After a moment's thought, the god of wisdom gave his answer.

Yes, that's the simplest and most primitive answer. It sounds perfectly fine, but in reality, the more the giant serpent eats, the less the local natives will eat. Food on a planet is always limited. Once they start pursuing these limited resources, even if the natives are originally subordinate to the giant serpent, conflict between the two sides is inevitable.

Of course, the god of wisdom didn't just say to eat more; he gave detailed reasons for eating more.

"The body determines the shape of the soul, the soul gives birth to the power of consciousness, and consciousness drives the body forward... This also means that all the strengthening must eventually return to the body itself."

The whole logic sounds perfectly reasonable, but this seemingly flawless logic is actually just a smokescreen—its real purpose is to distract the giant snake and prevent it from thinking about the consequences of eating too much.

Once the giant serpent starts to grow stronger, it won't stop, which means that food on this planet will inevitably become scarce. When that happens, he can respond to the prayers of the local natives and, in the guise of a savior, annihilate the giant serpent.

"It really is... simple."

The god of wisdom thought so.

Of all the arrangements for that wild planet, this was undoubtedly the simplest part, so simple that it seemed he had accomplished everything without doing anything.

Just like now, he doesn't even need to deliberately give any information; he can already sense that the giant snake has believed him.

The giant serpent had already believed his words and even decided to take the initiative to do so. He could feel that firm will and burning fighting spirit.

"Yes, that's it, the more determined the better."

The god of wisdom couldn't help but laugh; he felt he had already seen victory.

Chapter 275 To become stronger, you need to eat more

Gazing at the distant starry sky, Du Yi felt that he had already seen victory.

As for the reason for the victory, it was naturally because the god of wisdom finally responded to him, and the content of the response was the method he had been looking forward to for a long time to become stronger—although this method seemed a bit like saying nothing at all, Du Yi pondered it carefully and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

"To become stronger, you need to eat more."

"To become stronger, you need to eat more."

"To become stronger, you need to eat more..."

Du Yi silently pondered the sentence. Even though it sounded completely off, the more he thought about it, the more sense it made. Although it sounded like a truism—after all, how could one not eat more to replenish the nutrients needed to become stronger?—the more he thought about it, the more profound the mystery seemed to him.

Is it to replenish the nutrients needed to become stronger, that's why you eat more?

While that's theoretically true, conversely, is it that we need to exercise more in order to utilize the nutrients we ingest?

Furthermore, the god of wisdom provided a theoretical basis: the body determines the shape of the soul, the soul gives birth to the power of consciousness, and consciousness drives the body forward—which means that all the strengthening ultimately comes back to the body itself.

In other words, becoming stronger means creating the strongest physical body, using the strongest physical body to shape the strongest soul, and then using the strongest soul to drive the strongest consciousness... everything will achieve a perfect closed loop.

To become stronger, you need to eat more.

Reflecting on this statement now, it takes on a profound and simple quality.

Of course, if someone else said this to Du Yi, he would definitely ignore it. After all, in his eyes, becoming stronger should be a move or skill, or at the very least, it should be able to spit out a few light waves with just one word.

But this time is different.

This was a teaching he had received from the god of wisdom, a god of wisdom from the sea of ​​stars, who had at least provided tremendous help to the local natives in the advancement of civilization.

How could such a benevolent deity be wrong?

"Even if I'm wrong, it's my problem."

With this in mind, Du Yi, with unwavering determination, began his path to becoming stronger.

To become stronger, the first thing is definitely to increase food production. This is an absolute certainty. So after summoning the four priests, Du Yi directly mobilized half of Tatunbuto City's reserves. Although the four priests repeatedly reminded him that this could easily hinder Tatunbuto's development, Du Yi had his own reasons.

"You wait, it will be soon."

After saying that, Du Yi began his cooking.

With the help of the new energy barbecue grill, Du Yi's speed in processing ingredients has increased by an order of magnitude. By the end of the day, half of Tatunbuto's food reserves had been consumed.

After that, Du Yi also swallowed a large amount of herbs.

Then, a night passed.

When the four priests were summoned once more, what appeared before them was an extremely vast expanse...

"Gather your men and take it back."

Raising his long tail, Du Yi directed the four priests who were almost fainting from the fumes.

"I don't need to teach you how to use fertilizer. Come back to see me in ten days."

The four priests were bewildered by the fumes and could only quickly organize their men to carry the enormous mountain of dung back. However, they dared not overuse these things, so for the first ten days, they only briefly used the dung on a small wheat field.

Ten days later, the wheat had grown even taller than them.

"What's this?"

The four priests were dumbfounded; they had never seen anything so terrifying... This could no longer be called wheat; its enormous size made it a completely unfamiliar plant.

It was at this moment that they suddenly understood what the excrement that had been carried back really meant.

"This...this is exactly how to increase food production!"

The four priests exchanged glances, each seeing the surprise in the other's eyes.

The method for increasing production that they had longed for actually lay within the serpent god himself. By using the serpent god's excrement, they could achieve a great harvest in just ten days—no wonder the serpent god suddenly demanded half of Tatunbhut's food reserves; it was for this very reason.

Just look at the terrifying price increase of wheat; even if we ate all of it, let alone half of our food reserves, it would still be worth it.

After all, the food reserves invested can be recovered many times over in just ten days.