Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

David Day didn't care much; in fact, he was eager to hand over the technology. After all, these medicinal herbs originated from the creep walkers cultivated by the God of Life, and the entire cultivation process itself bore the strong imprint of the God of Life.

These local indigenous people's demands for technology actually further amplified the influence of the god of life.

So David Day naturally signed the parchment and became a member of Tatunbto.

Like those chosen champions, he wouldn't actually settle in the city. This contract could only give him an identity, proving that he was a Tatunbuto—but that was the identity David Day wanted, and that was enough.

After all, once it has this identity, the so-called alien medicinal materials become local medicinal materials.

However, David Day did not forget to give himself some necessary publicity, so in the mouths of the caravan followers, his story of being taken away by the god of life was transformed into him voluntarily going to the Star Sea to study for many years.

Now, having completed his studies and returned home, he intends to use the technology from the stars to serve his home planet and help it prosper.

Of course, to prove his point, David Day also did something very important.

That is, giving out candy.

The cheap licorice cost David Day almost nothing, but after it was distributed for free, everyone in Tathumbto began to praise his kindness.

With his left hand serving his home planet, his right hand providing free medicine and candy, and after handing over the Creep Walker technology, he partnered with the Priests to start a farm. David Day, who was almost kicked out, quickly gained a foothold in just a few days, and his influence even surpassed that of the past.

However, David Day did not choose to press his advantage against the previous culprit, Casaloan.

Although both had been kings of their races, David Day was far more mature in his dealings with others than the warrior Casaloran—as the old saying goes, there are no permanent friends in the stars, and naturally, no permanent enemies either.

Rather than getting into a fight with someone for some inexplicable reason and ending up in a lose-lose situation, David Day prefers to kick someone when they're down.

"Kasalon, your method is indeed excellent."

With this in mind, David Day began to communicate with Casaloron through his consciousness.

“Since we can’t conquer these natives, joining them voluntarily is indeed a good approach… Now, both you and I have become locals again.”

At this point, David Day revealed a sinister smile.

"Should we, the locals, fight back against those aliens?"

"..."

Sensing the message conveyed by David Day, Casaloran, far away in the Legion camp, remained silent for a moment.

Although he could sense that this venomous creature was definitely up to no good, he could also sense that this malice wasn't directed at him.

So, after thinking for a moment, Casaloran ultimately decided not to refuse.

After all, in the vast universe, it's all about the survival of the fittest. Although this planet has now become a battlefield for four gods, if one of them can be eliminated, leaving only three, then even if we don't win, we'll still get more.

“You’re right. These alien spies are absolutely despicable. They actually infiltrated the city and stole our Tatunbto secrets. They deserve to die.”

Casaloan gave this reply.

"As members of Tatunbto, we should all contribute to the peace of our home planet... So, do you know who that alien spy is?"

"Of course I know."

David Day, thousands of miles away, burst out laughing.

"You know that too, don't you?"

"It's a pity that these compatriots on their home planet don't know it yet; they don't even know that alien spies have infiltrated the city."

Casalon looked heartbroken.

So, in just one night, wanted posters for the Shadow of Enchantress were plastered all over the streets and alleys of Tatunbuto.

Chapter 287 The Ancient Serpent's Self-Discipline

Looking at the wanted poster on the wall, the Shadow of Enchantress, who had transformed into a cat and was gathering intelligence, had a face full of confusion.

Given its status as the top general of the god of pleasure, these local natives would have no way of noticing its existence. After all, it can transform into any form at any time, without being limited by body size or shape—just like now, it stands among the cats, and who could possibly notice it?

This is absolutely not something a local native could do; the one who betrayed it was either David Day or Casaloan.

"It should be David Day. After all, we just worked together with Casaloran, and David Day has just made a comeback. It's a good time to join forces against him..."

The Shadow of Enchantress, who was deep in thought, suddenly stopped.

Simply because, in front of it, a large dog was already baring its teeth at it.

The loyal Bruce has a keen sense of smell and can keenly detect all the evil lurking in the city.

"Damn it!"

Just as the large dog in front of her opened its mouth to bite, Mei Zhiying instantly turned into a piece of meat bone.

Smelling the aroma of the meat bone, the big dog couldn't resist any longer. After a few bites, it swallowed the bone and all. The meat bone was so delicious that the big dog didn't even realize how it had managed to swallow the hard bone.

But it doesn't need to know anymore.

In an instant, the big dog's bewildered soul was shattered, and then the big dog opened its eyes again.

"Kasalorn..."

The Shadow of Enchantress immediately knew who the culprit was.

These dogs were originally brought by Casaloron, and it's clear that Casaloron is now trying to kill them—as for the reason, Phantom Shadow knows, it's simply because they've become weaker.

It's not just a decrease in strength, but also a decrease in influence. Now that Casaloran and David Day have joined the local natives, it has become an outsider who can do nothing, instead of the original strongest.

Therefore, the practice of discarding a donkey after it has served its purpose becomes a matter of course.

However, the Shadow of Enchantress showed no emotion regarding this matter. It wasn't that it wasn't angry, but rather that there was no need to—after all, the Star Sea itself was a dog-eat-dog world. If it were in Casaloron's position, it would probably also not hesitate to turn on its so-called allies.

Of course, it would be difficult to pose any threat to it by simply releasing a few dogs, but Shadow of the Enchantress also knew that Casaloran did not intend to take it down with just a few dogs.

Casaloron's goal was to destroy its reputation and, incidentally, tarnish the image of the god of pleasure, thus making it more difficult for the god of pleasure to reside there.

Clearly, Casaloan did it.

After all, this wasn't the first time the people here had heard of the God of Pleasure. The most ferocious armed force in the city right now, the so-called "Blood Legion," was said to have been born because of the God of Pleasure—of course, it wasn't a good connection, and those warriors hated the God of Pleasure to the core.

"What god of pleasure! He is a demon that leads people astray!"

The warriors of the Blood Warband shouted this slogan, and they were the most proactive in capturing the alien spies.

As these warriors set out, the people in the city became increasingly resistant to the god of pleasure—even though many of them had never even heard of the god of pleasure's name. But that didn't stop them from knowing that this god of pleasure was evil.

Thus, in this battle among the four gods for control of the planet, the god of pleasure was the first to be eliminated.

“Perhaps we could just destroy this planet. Since they’ve gone this far, we shouldn’t blame them… wait a minute.”

The moment Mei Zhiying had the thought of killing, she immediately realized something was wrong.

It's not the type that excels at combat. Even if it wanted to destroy this planet, it would take a considerable amount of time. Even if it could draw upon the divine power of the God of Pleasure, the result would still be a joint attack by the other three parties.

Furthermore, this behavior would in turn increase the influence of the other three parties on these natives, turning them into heroes who defend the planet.

It must be insane for it to do that.

"But this method of driving the target mad... was done by the God of Mysteries?"

Mei Zhiying quickly sorted out the situation.

At the same time, consultations with the gods were restored.

The meaning of the God of Joy was very clear: what other divine messengers could do, it could do as well. As for the extent to which it could do it, let it decide for itself. Along with the divine oracle came a scene: a two-headed eagle rampaging through a chaotic field of spiritual energy.

Just by experiencing the scene, Mei Zhiying could feel her mind being corrupted. Clearly, the scene depicted was that mysterious god.

It turns out that the god of pleasure has already found the culprit himself, no wonder he has no time to deal with it.

"No wonder the God of Mysteries has been making so many small moves lately... It turns out he's been blocked and is trying to distract the gods."

As the top general under the god of pleasure, Shadow of Enchantress is happy to share the burdens of her god.

Right now, the best way to relieve the gods' worries is to thwart the plans of that mysterious god, distract this evil god, and create an opportunity for the god of pleasure.

"First of all, we must not follow the ideas of the God of Mystery."

Thinking this way, Mei Zhiying calmed the unnecessary killing intent in her heart.

"After that..."

After that, the Shadow of the Demon also became a Tatunbuto person.

However, instead of going to find the ancient serpent outside the city, it simply transformed into the appearance of a Tatunbuto person, saying that it hadn't had time to sign its name before and now it needed to make up for it.

Such a crude explanation, lacking even a clear cause and effect, was naturally riddled with flaws, and the four priests, holding the parchment, frowned as they listened.

However, when the Shadow of the Phantom actually appeared before the four priests, they still readily agreed.

The reason was simply that the Shadow of Enchantress was just too beautiful. Her gentle yet resolute appearance perfectly matched the aesthetic of everyone in Tatunbuto. So, although the reason was so crude, the four priests still felt it was only natural.

After all, she's so beautiful, so even if she's lying, there must be a reason behind it.

This directly led to Phantom becoming a member of Tatunbto almost without any hindrance, and unlike Casaloron and David Day, the four priests even specially assigned several Blood Chapter guards to protect her.

"This is also for your safety. After all, with your appearance, you are an easy target for bad people."

The four priests said this when they sent out these warriors.

“They are the serpent god’s most loyal guards; you can trust them.”

The Blood Warband members are indeed the best choice for this kind of protection work, since they have already given up their human bodies and are now all terracotta warriors.

but……

"Loyalty...?"

Mei Zhiying felt she had found her angle to start.

After all, the more loyal someone is, the more they need that person.

Chapter 288 The Serpent God's Good Warrior

The Blood Chapter, formerly the Pleasure Cult hidden in Tathumbto, once resisted making a pact with the Serpent God. However, after the Serpent God's arrival, they were inspired by him, signed their names in blood on parchment, and swore to become the Serpent God's most loyal warriors.

As for their first legion commander, it is now impossible to know. It's not that a lot of time has passed, but mainly because their physical bodies were severely damaged in the previous battles with the chosen champions. Right now, everyone is using terracotta figures, and it's impossible to tell who is who. However, a few warriors have successfully trained their souls to the point where they can manipulate the wooden statues' bodies.

The choice for legion commander will likely be made from among these few individuals.

"I also want to cultivate to the level of a wooden statue..."

In the city of Tatunbto, outside a secluded house, a young terracotta warrior looked at the beautiful young woman in the window and blurted out all his wishes and dreams, completely disregarding the many secrets within the warband, and even the most crucial one: the body-changing mechanism.

This made the Shadow of Enchantress, disguised as a beautiful young girl, shake her head and chuckle. She hadn't said a single word, yet the terracotta warrior had handed over all the information.

But the smile, in the eyes of the terracotta warrior, became a symbol of affirmation. So, although he couldn't blush, the terracotta warrior clenched his fists, determined to give it his all and show his face in exchange for a solid wooden body.

This emotional fluctuation, of course, did not escape the perception of the Shadow of Enchantment.

This further convinced Mei Zhiying that the so-called Blood Warband could be exploited.

"After all, they originally worshipped the god of pleasure. Although they later abandoned their faith, their deep-seated needs remained unchanged... They still craved pleasure, but that craving had been distorted into loyalty to that giant serpent."

"Loyalty became the source of their pleasure. They felt that loyalty could demonstrate their value, which even evolved into a kind of atonement mindset, but there are still some differences in the details."

"If the giant serpent is willing to respond to them, they will probably unleash considerable power. After all, their source of happiness is loyalty itself. The giant serpent will definitely stir their souls, causing them to unleash dozens or even hundreds of times more power."

Unfortunately, the giant snake did not respond to them.

Even within the city, Mei Zhiying could still see the enormous shadow that was constantly doing sit-ups outside the city.

Clearly, the giant snake was completely absorbed in the training itself, in the pursuit of power.

"Since you don't want it..."

"Then they're mine."

With that in mind, the Shadow of Enchantress began its operation.

For the Blood Chapter, loyalty to the Serpent God is absolute; they swear to be the Serpent God's sharpest sword, to sweep away all enemies for him. But beyond that, they are also Tathumbto people, and are willing to do their part to protect the peace of Tathumbto.

Now, however, the Phantom's public identity is also that of a Tatunbuto person.

All it takes is for the warriors of these Blood Chapters to gradually shift their focus from protecting every Tatunbuto person to prioritizing their protection.

"That's one way to do it."

With this in mind, Mei Zhiying continued to lie in wait for a few more days.

Then it found an opportunity.

That was when it went out to buy ingredients, with several soldiers guarding it. However, perhaps because the raw meat it was holding was too tempting, several large dogs pounced out from the corner.