Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 686 Triton also has his own little schemes.

The sea man, who had been extremely calm, even to the point of cruelty, seemed to have a raging fire burning in his eyes at this moment: "We, this kingdom with hundreds of millions of people, and which can continue to multiply and thrive, originally only had a few hundred people."

Moreover, because Triton was worried about incurring Oeis's wrath, we have not yet undertaken a large-scale recruitment of outsiders.

Fortunately, those people at the beginning all had divine blood, and when it came to considering the incompatibility principle for humans, their kinship ties were no longer relevant.

But what did Poseidon do?

As the god of death in Amn, Seth was more thoughtful than Poseidon, who was of Greek origin. In addition, he genuinely valued the Lady of Pain, so he sent a mixed human race that had fled to the entrance of the River Styx due to the war between multiple nations.

These people's only hope is to live, and it would be even better if they could have enough to eat.

Therefore, even though they were sent to an ocean world, they were very grateful for Seth's help.

As long as Poseidon does something, even with the slightest bit of restraint, this group of people will worship him and be extremely obedient.

If we further divide them into different classes and let them form their own hierarchical structure, then even if most people can only drift on small boats, there will be no need to worry about management issues.

but!

Poseidon is so good at making himself so busy that he's short-handed!

When I discussed with the undead how to solve this problem, they actually asked me if Poseidon had turned his world into a post-apocalyptic battle royale game, where only a few people survived.

I'm too embarrassed to tell them... it's better to play this! At least the remaining survivors all have some skills.

Tsk~ It's one thing for good people to not survive, but even capable people can't!

Although he didn't explain it very clearly, he actually said everything; he just needed the listener to understand a little about the essence of the Greek pantheon.

"Queen of the Sea, aren't we going to leave him alone?" the Goddess of Wealth asked, looking bewildered. "I remember that guy still had some moral principles."

"Why bother with him?" the sea man sighed from the bottom of his heart. "Poseidon isn't worth that much!"
Moreover, in the Greek world, marine life originally rallied around the sea queen.

Poseidon only controlled water.

Marine creatures don't have much intelligence; at most, they fear Poseidon's power and avoid him at all costs, but they can only play and frolic near the tails of the fish behind the sea.

Everything the Queen of the Sea did before was for the sake of these sea creatures who loved her.

She's a sea nymph! How could she care about the lives of humans?

If we're only talking about the amount of affection, then of that family, only Triton, who was once cared for by the goddess of the hearth, would be somewhat better off.

"You just said he was heartless!" the Lord of Ice asked curiously.

"The premise of being ruthless is that he can at least see humanity," the sea man said coldly. "Like those tyrants, even if they are ruthless and heartless, they will still care about their own country to some extent."

Those who will truly face his cruelest side are the useless people, those who depend on him for survival.

I am not the only Oasis sea creature to enter your world, but I have already lost my followers.

Unless, someone else performs worse than me.

Then it was his turn to lead his tribe to Poseidon to suffer.

Therefore, I am very willing to speak more truthfully.

"If you can make them lose even more drastically, then even if I die a horrible death, I'll still be the victor."

"Aren't you afraid Triton will see you saying that?"

Since everyone here is a god, they naturally know exactly how gods control their subordinates, especially their bloodline. No one had any objections to this guy's behavior of rambling on and avoiding certain things despite his resentment.

Their willingness to cooperate suggests that Triton, the man behind the Sea People, clearly had his own ideas.

If that guy had really made up his mind, Hai Ren would be dead by now.

However, the other party didn't intend to explain things clearly; it remains to be seen whether they have the ability to uncover the truth.

This kind of behavior is actually well understood by the gods and humans of their world.

Nobles would never openly disobey the king's orders, and they would appear to be giving their all, but how well they actually accomplished their tasks was a matter of opinion.

The same applies to the conflicts between churches and various countries.

When asked, everyone is doing it; when they do it, everything is wrong.

The gods have long since gone from being furious to being indifferent.

If there was something that absolutely had to be accomplished, he would either assign it to his loyal followers or negotiate terms with the royal family and nobles, reaching an agreement before letting the other party resolve the issue.

Mandatory agreements won't work either.

What Triton could do, the royal family and nobility could certainly do even more ruthlessly.

As long as there's a smart person on the other side, you're guaranteed to get a 3% result after putting in 300% effort... That 3% is what you get at all costs, and as for the rest, you'll have to ask the person who assigned you the task if they weren't prepared enough.

The gods could tell that Triton and the Lady of Pain were clearly being exploited and forced to cooperate, but because they were not entirely willing, they were simply doing what the other was told. This sea man had been spouting nonsense, but the real reason was that while Triton hoped he would complete his task perfectly, he didn't want the outcome to be exactly as Poseidon's.

The task must be done, but the result must be the exact opposite.

This guy clearly did a great job.

Therefore, his lack of urgency stemmed from his certainty that the gods had a full understanding of his words and that Poseidon's goal was likely to fail, while he had accomplished Triton's task perfectly.

"It sounds like your partner is even more radical than you!" the Goddess of Wealth remarked after a moment's thought.

“All your efforts will end in vain.” The sea man suddenly frowned, a look of sympathy on his face. “Your world is too complicated! The relationship between people is even more complicated than the relationship between people and fish.”

If you can't figure out the true relationship between the two, then... even if you reach the final checkpoint, you'll probably just be thrown back to the starting point!
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Travis glanced outside, then turned to Lowry: "He means that among the sea people who came here, there are fools who didn't understand Triton's meaning at all, and really think that the one who will survive in the end is the one who helped Poseidon win, right?"

He already has someone in mind to be at the bottom, which is why he's so carefree and says whatever he wants.

You mean, where is that bottom-ranked one?

Is it at the bottom of Scroll Mountain?

I feel that the Lord of Knowledge abandoned his earthly kingdom too easily; it's not like him at all.

Not long ago, he was even willing to cooperate with the Goddess of Night and the Lord of Storms in that game of rubbing his face in the mud... If there wasn't some reason behind it, the Lord of Knowledge wouldn't have done it just because he had done something to offend the Lord of Storms in the past!
Tsk~ Those great scholars, after learning a lot and being admired for so long, have all put themselves on a pedestal!

Not to mention the leader of all scholars.

Hey~ I'm telling you, Lowry, you're always so well-informed. Can you tell me what terrible things happened to Scroll Mountain that made the Lord of Knowledge so determined to blow it up himself and burn it all down?
Don't tell me you didn't know.

You always give your seemingly invincible opponents some leeway, and your willingness to play along with them must mean that the Lord of Knowledge would prefer you to do so.

You won't believe a reason just because it's said.

Tell me, is there any secret in this world that can be kept forever?

It's just a matter of time before more people find out.

Lowry stared at him intently, a helpless smile on her face: "How long can you wait?"

I'm not one to speak lightly.

What could he say?
Travis, this old silver coin, can't you please stop suddenly doing things that require his cooperation?
How could someone come up with something so quickly that could disturb the sea people's mood, and do it so logically?
If he hadn't known that wasn't the case at all, he probably would have been fooled.

Lowry couldn't think of a solution for the time being and could only manage to get by.

Judging from Travis's expression, he was actually quite satisfied with Lowry's response.

That's good.

Lowry slowly sat back down, glancing at the seaman with what appeared to be the most nonchalant attitude.

Travis couldn't help but chuckle: "Look at him, isn't he getting anxious?"

Weren't you happy when you used me as an excuse?

After figuring out why the sea man insisted on describing him as resembling Uranus, Travis's anger was instantly suppressed.

However, suppression does not mean dissipation.

Instead, it was a deeper kind of anger.

So, after confirming that the guy was definitely more concerned about the extent of damage other outsiders were causing to their world, Travis quickly found the most ruthless one.

Although this matter is indeed the Lord of Knowledge's own fault, a debt he incurred from the very beginning, outsiders certainly have no way of knowing.

Especially since these guys come from a world where gods have absolute dominion.

They simply cannot comprehend how a deity, while embarking on the most crucial path of becoming a god, could still manage to fudge things in certain areas.

Of course, it's really not that important.

The Lord of Knowledge has never been dependent on his followers.

The gods that have survived to this day each have their own strengths and their own wickedness.

The Lord of Knowledge and the Goddess of Wealth have only one requirement for their believers: to engage in fair and reasonable transactions with them... although it is the two gods themselves who have established this fairness.

But they did indeed weigh the power of faith.

Needless to say, the valiant lord is even more so.

He doesn't care if you believe in Him, but if you want to receive the blessing of heroism, you must meet His requirements.

The Lord of Valor will gladly bless those who are particularly compatible with, or even those who resonate almost with, his heroic teachings, even if they are faithful followers of other gods.

(End of this chapter)