Chapter 147: Underworld God’s Dark Web [Dual Chapter]

The night was deep.

The village gradually fell into silence.

Occasional sounds of livestock and crying babies made the night even more serene.

From a distance, in the dark village, only one or two faint lights shone lonely.

In the small side house where little Fern lived, a faint glow was visible from the window, standing out in the night.

He was so excited he couldn’t sleep all night.

Lying on the somewhat hard wooden bed, his bright eyes reflected a square-shaped virtual screen.

The prayer Father taught him through special means opened a window in his world!

No, it was more than a window, more than a door.

It’s almost like a rainbow bridge to the godly kingdom!

It was so beautiful and colorful.

Little Fern could hardly find any adjectives to accurately describe it!

He loved every function here.

The Library, with its endless knowledge, left him shocked and obsessed.

Although he couldn’t exchange much knowledge with his points, the free parts alone opened his eyes.

The online courses made his eyes well up with tears of excitement!

Every day, he flattered the knights, praising them vainly, for what?

Just to please them so they might guide him in Battle Qi training?

It turned out that this precious training experience was shared by many willing to teach in the online course section.

He only needed to spend a few points to learn it.

You know, with just a few days of signing in, he could save enough points to unlock a lesson.

The Q&A community also opened his eyes!

It had the cultivation problems he couldn’t solve, as well as countless strange questions he had never even heard of.

Here, he could glimpse the lives of nobles, even royalty.

For the first time, he learned that nobles in the deep winter use Wood Spirit element magic to cultivate berries for tea, just to rinse their mouths before meals.

For the first time, he learned they would pour boiling water on a live calf just to cut fresh beef.

He also learned how nobles exploit commoners and seize wealth.

And even why gods spread religion and what they need.

The various disclosures left him shocked, confused, terrified, powerless, desperate, and even angry!

Of course, there were also some comforting and cheering responses that soothed his injured heart.

Not to mention the shocks from [Conquest Sub-Dimension] and [Music Temple]!

When he controlled the Earth Puppet, standing on the walls of Dofi City, looking at the towering temples in the city and the massive airship in the sky, the feeling of awe was indescribable.

He wanted to explore every section here without sleep or rest for ten days to half a month.

He was even willing to lose himself here completely.

There were so many fun places here and so much light of hope!

“Knock knock!”

A slight knock on the door pulled little Fern back to reality, making him break out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly turned off the Internet.

“Be mindful of the light; it’s very noticeable at night.”

Old Fern’s voice came from outside.

“And be moderate, or else you’ll attract suspicion.”

Hearing his father’s voice, little Fern let out a sigh of relief.

“Got it, Father.”

For a moment, he almost thought the Wisdom Church had come to arrest him.

Hearing the receding footsteps outside, little Fern faintly sighed.

He thought about it and decided not to open the Internet again, planning to rest and sleep.

However, as soon as he closed his eyes, his mind was filled with thoughts of the Internet, and he was too excited to sleep.

The Internet God is truly a great deity!

Compared to the Goddess of Wisdom, he seemed more like the true god of wisdom!

Little Fern thought secretly.

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The Goddess of Wisdom didn’t know her followers were slowly slipping away.

At this moment, not only was she unaware of the loss of followers, but contrary to expectations, based on the amount of Source Essence collected, her collections had increased slightly.

This anomaly naturally caught her attention.

However, when she cast her eyes on praying followers through God’s Perspective, she only felt more disappointed, even contemptuous and disgusted with mortals.

Among her followers, except for a few who thanked the Goddess of Wisdom for providing them with good quality and cheap cloth and bicycles,

most were asking the Goddess of Wisdom for jobs and wealth.

Hmph!

Despicable humans, indeed, won’t act without benefit.

However, gods are not much better.

The Goddess of Wisdom’s projection sat at the head of the long table in the side hall of the Gregor Cathedral, her gaze mocking as she looked at the four gods on either side.

They were:

The goddess of luck, attired in a layered lace-trimmed Lolita-style pleated skirt like a young girl;

The God of Night, like a pitch-black shadow;

The God of Fear, enveloped in a black robe, his appearance unknown;

And the Goddess of Joy, dressed boldly and seductively, with a charming demeanor.

These four gods basically had chapels in the Karman United Republic and controlled parts of it.

They controlled various noble lords of the Karman United Republic.

At this moment, they had gathered in the Wisdom Goddess Chapel precisely because of the Internet God.

“We can’t sit by any longer! Veronica, open your eyes, except for the commoners, almost all nobles have been corrupted by the Internet God! Before long, the Internet God only has to give a call, and I see all nobles will rebel with him!”

The goddess of luck exclaimed, her delicate and cute face full of anger!

It’s rumored that the Luck Divine Spark originated from the Fate Divine Spark.

For some unknown reason, the Fate Divine Spark split into the ‘Misfortune’ and ‘Luck’ Divine Sparks.

One ended up in the hands of the God of Misfortune in the Pran United Kingdom.

And the other fell into the hands of the current Goddess of Luck.

The power of the Goddess of Luck is very mysterious. Literally, she seems to control good fortune.

In fact, the Grand Duchy of Dalton, which she oversees, indeed always has good luck.

Several times the flames of war almost engulf Dalton’s land, only to avert danger for bizarre reasons.

You could say the Grand Duchy of Dalton and the Grand Duchy of Gregor almost form the main body of the Karman United Republic.

This is also the reason she dared to call the Goddess of Wisdom by her name.

“Can’t sit idly by? Do you have a good method?” The Goddess of Wisdom sneered, “Shall we form an alliance to attack the Kewell Empire?”

Her words made the side hall fall silent instantly.

Attack Kewell?

Are you joking?

Even the Five Prime Gods couldn’t conquer the Kewell Empire. What can they use to fight?

If Kewell were easy to conquer, they would have done it before the Internet God’s mission, without waiting till now.

“You’re kidding, Veronica! The Kewell Empire is not easy to beat, but we can’t let the Internet God erode the Karman United Republic. Do you know that the nobles’ massive troop formation and participation in [Conquest] activities have already caused the Internet to leak? I see it won’t be long before the Internet becomes an open secret.”

Spoke the God of Night, whose preaching area in the Karman United Republic was limited with weak control.

Thus, the Internet God had the most impact on him.

However, this did not mean he was not strong.

His main base was in the far north snowfields tribes of the Azaea Continent.

The far north snowfields have bizarre geographical features, with half the year spent in perpetual night.

Deep within lies a land of eternal night.

That is his lair!

Even the Sea God, one of the Five Prime Gods, dared not venture lightly.

“This is inevitable; the Internet God has restrained himself by not distributing leaflets like he did against the Five Prime Gods!”

The Goddess of Wisdom remained calm.

She had already foreseen the Internet God’s plan to erode the Karman United Republic through commerce;

So why did she agree to the commercial trade?

Because she knew she couldn’t stop it.

Apart from the benefits of commercial trade, the Internet God’s route of collecting Source Essence is intrinsically about spreading Divine Magic.

Divine Magic cannot be banned.

Unless Divine Magic is useless or an alternative arises.

The Goddess of Wisdom’s words made the gods’ faces grim.

“Are we just going to leave it like this?”

“How about you shoot an airship to test the Internet God’s bottom line?” The Goddess of Wisdom said earnestly.

In truth, although the Karman Pantheon often grouped against the Five Prime Gods, the Goddess of Wisdom despised them.

If she weren’t gathering Source Essence for a major move, she would’ve driven these drunkards and gluttons from the Karman United Republic long ago.

“Goddess of Wisdom, have you secretly allied with the Internet God?” The Goddess of Joy’s voice spoke sweetly, “Otherwise, why have so many factories suddenly appeared in the Grand Duchy of Gregor?”

With her words, the gods were suddenly surprised and uncertain.

The production line of the Dragon Factory was tempting to the Goddess of Wisdom, and even more tempting to them!

Yet to this day, even with all their means, they could only barely assemble three or five machine tools from ‘scrap parts’.

They, too, like the Goddess of Wisdom, tried to replicate the machine tools.

Predictably, the machine tools hand-copied by blacksmiths were too imprecise.

Apart from producing farm tools, they were practically useless.

The Goddess of Wisdom shook her head, increasingly thinking this group of gods was nothing more than drunkards and gluttons with a bit of luck.

The Divine Sparks in their hands were a waste.

“If I allied with the Internet God, would you still be sitting here? Have I overindulged you with dragonmen from Edith? Goddess of Joy!”

The harsh scolding of the Goddess of Wisdom made the Goddess of Joy’s face change.

The other gods looked at the Goddess of Joy with surprise, their expressions uncertain.

Could it be that the Goddess of Joy had gotten together with Edith the dragon?

“Goddess of Wisdom, do you want war?” The Goddess of Joy’s face was frosty, flames burning in her eyes.

“Yes, do you plan to form an army with your male consorts?” The Goddess of Wisdom retorted as usual.

“Alright, alright, let’s focus on discussing countermeasures, not inner conflict, everyone calm down! Calm down!”

The God of Fear, cloaked in a black robe, actively took on the role of peacemaker.

The Goddess of Joy was quite angry.

But ultimately, rationality prevailed, and she stepped down.

The Goddess of Wisdom also stopped her sarcasm.

For a moment, the conference room was filled with a tense atmosphere.

The gods’ expressions turned increasingly grim, each harboring their own thoughts.

The news of the Goddess of Joy’s involvement with Edith the dragon wasn’t good news, right?

Truly, when it rains, it pours, and disaster brings selfishness!

“Veronica, you hold the Wisdom Divine Spark, the most wisdom. Can you speak openly about your ideas? Although our power is not as great as yours, an extra person adds some strength, doesn’t it?”

The God of Night took the lead in capitulating.

He didn’t want to lose his foundation in the Karman United Republic.

Despite controlling the land of eternal night, that desolate place was too cold, with scarce resources, unable to sustain many people.

No one knew that the Source Essence accumulated in the land of eternal night for a hundred years was less than what he collected in a decade in the Karman United Republic!

That is the difference between barren land and fertile soil.

“Ideas? I don’t have any. The erosion by the Internet is too severe. Besides buying time, there’s no other way. Of course, although the Internet God’s erosion is severe, after all, it is just a Divine Magic, unable to shake the foundations of our rule.”

“As long as followers worship regularly, as long as we control the lifelines of the nobles, then the Internet’s spread is even beneficial to us, like a lot of weapons smuggling in, and it’s helping us train magicians.”

If Yu Sheng’an heard the words of the Goddess of Wisdom, he would surely be quite impressed.

History has built the Great Wall, and rather than resisting foreign enemies, its purpose was to control commerce, specifically the flow of strategic materials like metal and salt into the vast grassland.

The large-scale bilateral trade between the Kewell Empire and the Karman United Republic was not solely beneficial to Yu Sheng’an.

Once capitalism sprouts, Kewell’s magicians will sell anything for money.

However, the Goddess of Wisdom’s knowledge was still lacking.

She didn’t know there’s something called cultural invasion.

By then, when you’re assimilated, what does it matter if you’re inside or outside the Great Wall? Everyone belongs to one family!

“This…”

The gods looked at each other.

Thinking carefully, they seemed to have no good way to deal with the Internet God.

Fighting, definitely couldn’t fight, nor dare to.

He wasn’t openly invading.

If he wants trade, would you close your doors? What do you mean?

If you really anger the Internet God, without mentioning military invasion, descending paper soldiers could ruin all their efforts.

At that time, they would end up like the Five Prime Gods, picking up paper all over the preaching area.

Understanding this point, the gods began to ponder.

Their thoughts gradually shifted from “rejecting the Internet” to “how to use the Internet.”

Some even began to exchange ideas on solving the machine tool issues together.

The Goddess of Wisdom looked at the scheming and intrigued gods, dismissive of their slowness but also showing a trace of helplessness.

The Internet was truly a terrifying innovation!

You could say even if the gods destroyed the Kewell Empire together, the Internet would still exist.

The same phrase applies: it is Divine Magic, not a physical entity, not a specific large cathedral!

As long as the functions above continue, no one can stop followers from yearning for power.

The meeting ended, and the gods left one after another.

The Goddess of Wisdom didn’t leave.

She sat at the head of the long table, lost in thought.

——She was contemplating her strategy.

The world changed too fast!

So fast that she had no defense.

As far as she knew, the Internet had already appeared in many medium and small planes, especially in the planes occupied by beastmen.

She was very worried she wouldn’t accumulate enough Source Essence before her strategy falls through.

“Goddess, urgent report from the Corpse Guard Division!”

A figure clad in armor appeared silently by her side.

“Speak.”

“The Underworld God introduced the Dark Web Divine Magic half an hour ago, its functions similar to the Internet.”

“What did you say?”

The Goddess of Wisdom stood up suddenly, her face filled with disbelief!

In her shock, her heroic face even twisted!