Chapter 129: Cheering Dwarves
by xennovelIn an unknown dimensional rift, a meteor drifted alone.
This was the Shrine of Phobos, the God of Prophecy.
At this moment, Phobos, seated on the throne, sensed the Source Essence surging from the void, his eyes filled with surprise.
——The Source Essence is so abundant!
Compared to his followers who only offer Source Essence during specific times.
With the Internet platform, Source Essence surged almost constantly, several times more than his Well of Origin.
Most importantly, as the Q&A community was established, his Source Essence unit traffic incessantly increased.
The Internet God was right.
Beyond professional knowledge, storytelling Q&As more easily attract users.
So besides ‘self-questioning and answering’ on common magic and Battle Qi cultivation questions.
He also ‘self-questioned and answered’ a batch of trivial family matters, moral ethics, bragging, cute displays…and many such small stories.
With thousands of years of experience, he never ran out of stories.
Thus, his ‘self-questioning and answering’ could be described as ever-changing, making it hard to believe all answers came from one god.
Facts proved, the Internet God indeed understands human nature deeply.
With these operations, the newly opened section attracted countless users.
Here, people always found interesting Q&As.
The massive user base continued to pose bizarre questions or answered various questions with eagerness, creating a positive cycle.
Continuous user growth naturally made the Well of Origin more robust.
This feeling was utterly wonderful!
Yet, enjoying this abundance of Source Essence, deep in Phobos’s heart, arose a thick terror.
A social Q&A community already provided such a terrifying amount of Source Essence.
What about the entire Internet?
For a moment, Phobos’s eyes flashed with a deep fear, feeling as though gazing up at a tall mountain.
Fortunately, he successfully hitched a ride on the Internet God’s chariot.
He had a premonition, the Internet God would inevitably become one of the strongest god systems in the multiverse.
In the future, it’s possible to surpass the Five Prime Gods!
“Ding Dong!”
A communication sound abruptly rang in his soul.
Phobos was startled, only reacting after a while that the Internet God had sent him a message.
With a thought, the communication interface unfolded before him.
“Quickly gather at the Doffie Temple!”
“Received!”
Phobos, feeling a movement in his heart, immersed his consciousness into a Divine Projection, then transported to the Doffie Temple.
Upon arrival, the Internet God and the Goddess of Music were already standing in the Great Hall.
“Lord Ajef!”
Phobos gave a chest salute, expressing allegiance solely to the Internet God through words and actions.
Yu Sheng’an smiled back with a chest salute.
“Your Q&A community went live these days, stealing quite some of my traffic, right? My user numbers have noticeably decreased lately.” Afnora looked at Phobos with a playful smile.
“You’re too kind. The Q&A community is limited by literacy rates, how can it compare to your Music Sanctuary?” Phobos flattered with a smile.
Afnora smiled without speaking, looking at Yu Sheng’an.
Phobos also looked over.
Yu Sheng’an restrained his smile and said solemnly, “Dwarf King Kauth stole a bicycle production line from the Dragon Factory. How do you two think we should handle it?”
Afnora and Phobos were astonished upon hearing this.
The Dwarf King stole a production line from the Dragon Factory?
That’s too outrageous, right?
Wait a minute!
Could this have been intentional?
Phobos pondered briefly, feeling he had guessed Yu Sheng’an’s intention, confidently saying:
“The Dwarves, creations of the ancient God Titan, are renowned in the multiverse for their unparalleled forging techniques. Now stealing a bicycle production line shows how our industrial capability threatens their survival. I think we can use this for leverage, to subdue or gradually convert the dwarves into our Well of Origin.”
Afnora shook her head, “Subduing them is impossible. The dwarves cannot worship any deity! However, our Internet does not need to spread faith, but can use this to propagate among the dwarves and develop them into a Well of Origin.”
Yu Sheng’an nodded, smiling, “That’s what I thought, too. If you two are free, why not join me for a trip?”
“Sure!” Afnora and Phobos nodded.
Yu Sheng’an then whisked the two away, transporting them to the Medium Dimension: Dark Pit, Khazad-dûm.
In this multiverse, not only organisms are diverse, but the planes are also diverse.
Compared to the main plane of the Sea God—Hella, a world almost entirely made of seawater;
The dwarf habitat Khazad-dûm is almost entirely made of stone.
It’s said to be a world specially created for dwarves by the ancient God Titan.
This world is dim with little light, sparse with vegetation, and barren with few species, like a desolate desert.
But beneath the surface lay a completely different scene of prosperity within the plane.
The occupants here—the dwarves, like diligent ants, hollowed out the world’s underground, digging out the multiverse’s most complex underground labyrinth.
In their digging, they discovered the wealth underground—mineral deposits and geothermal energy.
This was their key to wealth.
With this advantage, their ancestors became the weapons factory of the ancient God Titan.
After the ancient God Titan disappeared, although they experienced several ups and downs, they eventually became the largest weapon exporter in the multiverse thanks to their foundational location and technological accumulation.
Now, their status was threatened.
Fortunately, the great Dwarf King Kauth brought back the ultimate artifact that threatened their status from the Internet God—a production line.
“Great King, these creations are so precise, they’re simply incredible!”
“So amazing! Why didn’t we think to combine machinery like this?”
In the subterranean cavern of [Titan’s Light] where glowing mineral veins covered the dome, the dwarves went utterly crazy over the production line the Dwarf King brought back.
The surging magical steam engine, the precise cooperation of mechanical gears, the metal parts continuously spewing from the production line…
These details were astonishing and soul-stirring!
“Great King, hand these metal creations to our Ironbeard Tribe! I guarantee that in at most one month, our Ironbeard Tribe will surely uncover its secrets.”
“No, only the Bronze Beard Tribe, the inventors of the Flintlock, are qualified to crack it! Your clumsy Ironbeards would only ruin them!”
The chiefs of the various dwarf tribes no longer held the dignity of being clan leaders.
Each one, red in the face and thick-necked, clamored to take on the task of unlocking the production line.
Dwarf King Kauth watched, his heart swelling with a sense of accomplishment.
Indeed, my judgment and decision were correct!
Once the dwarves crack these machines, their forging techniques will advance by leaps and bounds.
As the great Dwarf King who leads the dwarves to complete this great breakthrough—Kauth will undoubtedly be recorded in dwarf history.
“Dwarf King, how is the technical content of my production line?”
At this moment, a majestic voice came from all directions.
In an instant, [Titan’s Light] fell into a dead silence, countless cheering dwarves looked at each other.
After a few breaths of silence, the cave followed with an uproar!
Dwarf King Kauth’s face changed dramatically.
However, he quickly calmed down, a touch of pride appearing on his face.
“Come, follow me to meet the Internet God, who competes with us for business!”
Dwarf King Kauth, full of swagger, walked away confidently.