I loaded the dream game

The catastrophic "nuclear strike" that Suwako and I encountered when we first came to this world should be the aftermath of the battle between the Ex-Machina and one of the three great Dragon Kings of this world - [Yanlong] Alanreif.

After all, even in a world full of gods and where every person is a walking nuclear bomb, the number of battles in the original work that can cause that level of damage just by the aftermath is very rare, and can probably be counted on one... two... three hands.

Among them, the one that best matches the current timeline is the dragon-slaying war of the Ex-Machinas.

But...it's just "the most capable".

In the original work, the battle between the Ex-Machinas and the Dragonites took place about twelve years before the "main storyline". At that time, Riku, the "male protagonist", was probably only about seven or eight years old.

The white-haired boy in front of him with the same name doesn't look like a child of seven or eight years old no matter how you look at it.

"Excuse me, how old are you this year?" After thinking for a moment, Xia Zhi asked Rick.

"Fifteen...what's wrong?"

"Still a virgin?"

"What's wrong with being a virgin at the age of fifteen?!" Rick was furious.

"It's okay, please cheer up."

After giving such inexplicable encouragement, Xia Zhi fell into deep thought.

There is no doubt that there is an error in the timeline.

...No, it cannot be said that I guessed wrong, it can only be said that it is "different".

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation... No, it was also possible that he had encountered it before, but he just didn't notice it.

Now that I think about it carefully, it seems that every copy I have experienced has a slight deviation from the "original" in my memory.

Combined with the fact that the copy world is real, which has been verified in the previous copy, Xia Zhi had a rough guess in his mind about the copy world created by the dream game.

To sum up, it is probably -

First of all, the replica worlds are definitely real, but the dream game did not "place" him in these worlds in the multiverse. Instead, it created these replica worlds out of thin air based on his memory of these stories, plus some minor adjustments based on the tasks and plots. ........

Creating an entire world out of thin air just for a copy may sound exaggerated, but if you think about it carefully, even Xia Zhi himself can create a universe now, so there is no doubt that the so-called creation of the world should be a simpler thing for the dream game.

If you think about it this way, it doesn't seem so unbelievable.

After all, these are just "settings" in the final analysis.

Feeling a faint pulling sensation in his arms, Xia Zhi lowered his head and met the girl's light gray eyes that were filled with a hint of doubt.

"Why... should we cheer?"

"I know that!" Chloe seemed to be in high spirits when talking about this topic, and said excitedly: "Of course..."

"Of course it's to save the world." Xia Zhi interrupted her, rubbed the little head of the girl in his arms and replied: "In our world, fourteen or fifteen is the best age to save the world. When you get older and enter society, you won't have that much time and energy to do this kind of thing with the 3.1 overtime work every day."

He raised his head, looked at Rick and said with a smile: "So, while you are still young, seize this best opportunity, work hard to create miracles, and save the world, brave boy."

Rick: ...

Do you have any misunderstandings about human beings? Saving the world is not something that can be accomplished simply based on age or occupation, right?

and……

"You just said... 'our world'?"

Chapter 123: God-making Plan

So that's how it is. This is understandable.

Recalling the explanation given by the boy a few days ago, Rick lowered his head and thought seriously.

If they are humans from another world, then it is understandable that they are different from humans in this world in some ways, right?

...No, I still can't understand it. Traveling across time from another world is something that any normal person would find outrageous, right?

Rick, who has not experienced the era of information explosion and still maintains the "ancient" inertial thinking and vision, doubted this.

Moreover, killing the demons is one thing, but since he can't use the "elves", how does he fly in the sky?

"It's simple, it's magic." Xia Zhi replied.

What is that?!

Rick sighed and looked up at the huge cave in front of him. Although it was not fully illuminated yet, he could barely see the spacious open space inside with the help of the light coming through the hole above. As joy surged in his heart, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

No one would have thought that deep in the forest enclosed by "snow", at the foot of a sharp rocky mountain, there was such a hidden cave.

Hidden entrance, narrow and easy-to-defend passage, open and spacious interior space, the hole above ensures air circulation and the possibility of livestock breeding, plus the protection of thick rock walls...

For them, this is the most suitable candidate for a "settlement".

"Rick, look, there's an underground spring here!"

Kloni's surprised voice came from the front, and the sound of water heard when she got closer proved that what she said was true.

Another piece of good news, Rick thought.

It seems that since meeting those two people, my luck has suddenly improved.

Because they no longer had to worry about encountering wild beasts and demons on the road, the time required for migration was shortened a lot. The food and fodder that was originally expected to be insufficient actually had a lot left over in the end, which meant that many people who might have otherwise starved to death survived.

This alone was enough for Rick to be grateful to the boy.

Not to mention, the other party also helped me find such a great place to live.

"Wait, Kron!" Rick called out to Kroni who was about to take off her shoes and put her feet into the water.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Clooney turned around and looked at him in confusion, holding her shoes.

"This spring water may be our most important source of fresh water in the future..."

"so what?"

"It's better to ensure the water source is clean as much as possible..." After hesitating for a moment, Rick said "Please don't pollute the water source" in a more tactful way.

Kloni's face turned slightly red. She secretly glanced at Xiazhi and Suwako. Seeing that they didn't seem to be paying attention to her, she breathed a sigh of relief. Then she turned around and snorted at Rick, turned her head away, looking a little angry.

Rick didn't know what the girl was angry about. Maybe she was... embarrassed?

"Unfortunately... it's a little small."

The boy's low mumbling voice reached his ears, causing Rick to freeze for a moment.

“Is this still too young?”

"Just a few thousand people should be enough, but if the 'settlement' is bigger and becomes a 'town', it will definitely not be enough." Xia Zhi replied after estimating in his mind.

But it doesn’t matter much. When that time comes, they won’t need to rely on this kind of thing to hide and protect themselves.

"Well, now that the housing problem has been temporarily solved, let's talk about more important things next."

Rick was stunned for a moment, took a deep breath, and then his expression became serious.

If there is anything more important than the current housing problem, it is that.

"About... the future of mankind."

……

"If we want to free mankind from the situation where it is at the mercy of others, there are two ways."

The dim, flickering light illuminated the small "room". Xia Zhi sat in front of the wooden box that served as a table, pointed a finger at the two people in front of him and said:

"First, whether it's an external war or an internal coup, use every possible means to weaken the combat power of other races, divide their goals, dismantle their camps, intensify their conflicts, and let them disintegrate their own strength."

It is impossible for a community to not have contradictions within it. The larger the organization and the older the system, the more contradictions there will be within it. Whether through external stimulation or internal conflict, as long as these contradictions can be detonated, they can create huge troubles that are enough to make them busy and busy.

Of course, because of the existence of a supreme being like the Old Deus, those races are unlikely to split because of this, but it would be enough to create some trouble for them so that they can't pay attention to humans for the time being, or have no energy to pay attention to humans.

The rest can be left to "others" to solve.

After all, in this era where various camps are opposed to each other and each side wishes the other side to die immediately, who would miss such a good opportunity when seeing the enemy fall into chaos due to internal conflicts?

"For us right now, the closest ones are the elves and the beastmen, which means they pose the greatest threat to us, so I suggest starting with them..."

"Wait, wait!" Rick interrupted Xia Zhi and said, "Will this only make the situation worse?"

It is true that those races937 may temporarily have no time to care about humans due to their own turmoil, or even worse, their countries may be destroyed due to defeat in subsequent wars, but that will not do humans much good.

Because of their weakness, humans do not even have the capital to benefit from the chaotic situation. Instead, it may become more difficult for them to survive as the situation becomes more chaotic.

"So, we need a second method."

Xia Zhi raised his second finger and continued, "The reason why humans are bullied and despised by various races is ultimately because they lack strength or do not have enough power to protect themselves."

Just imagine, if an Old God as powerful as the God of War claimed to protect humanity, would humans still be like they are now, living in constant fear of being affected by war and not even having a stable place to live?

But unfortunately, that is impossible.

Humans are not created by any of the divine species in this world, and no divine species would create a race as weak as humans.

Therefore, humans will not be protected by any of the gods.

"Then, the next thing is very simple." Xia Zhi looked at Rick who was confused and said with a smile:

"Since there is no god willing to protect humans, then why don't we just create our own 'god'?"

Chapter 124 Why is Suwako a God?

Just like Xia Zhi said, there are also two ways to enable humans to have enough power to protect themselves.

One is to allow humans to possess power themselves, and the other is to seek protection from a sufficiently strong external force.

As for the former, although Xia Zhi already has some ideas, he does not have enough dream points now, so he can only consider the latter method temporarily.

Admittedly, relying solely on Xia Zhi's own strength, it should not be a problem to protect this group of people, but that is only the current situation.

There are relatively few people in the settlement now, and they can barely make ends meet by relying on animal husbandry and hunting. But when the population grows, the development of agriculture must not be left behind, coupled with the demand for other resources and land...If humans are to develop, they can't stay in this small cave forever, and must expand outward.

But Xia Zhi has limited energy, and he doesn't have the relevant authority, so it would be very troublesome to manage them. What's more, he wants to slack off... ahem, there are some more important things he has to do, so it's impossible for him to stay here to protect them all the time.

Therefore, creating a "God" that belongs to mankind has become the best choice at the moment.

That being said, how exactly should we do this?

The Old Deus in this world are concepts, thoughts, and beliefs that are materialized through activated spirit essences. This means that if one wants to create an Old Deus, both faith and spirit essence are indispensable.

But in fact, there is no need to be so troublesome.

The above conditions for the birth of divine species are just the rules of this world. However, beside Xia Zhi, there is a real god who was born from the faith of "human beings".

"That's her!"

With Suwako's puzzled look beside him, Xia Zhi hugged her and put her in his arms, saying to Rick: "Although her existence is different, Suwako is a real god."

"As long as you offer your faith, you can obtain the protection of the gods. And not only that, birth, agriculture, production, military... all are within her power. And all of these can be obtained by offering your faith and prayers. How about it, it's a good deal, right?"

In essence, the relationship between gods and believers is like a transaction. Believers offer the gods their faith for survival, and gods provide believers with the guarantee of survival and life, which is a very reasonable thing.

Suwako now needs faith, and humans also need the protection of gods, so it can be said that each side gets what it needs, and it is a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

"Wait!" Rick looked at the petite and cute girl in Xia Zhi's arms in surprise, but he had ignored her because she didn't say much. His heart was full of surprise and disbelief.

"You said she was a god!?"

"Is there any problem?" Xia Zhi asked back in confusion.

It’s a big problem, okay!

Rick complained in his mind.

He didn't know what his mood was now.

Compared to Xiazhi, since Suwako has never shown anything special, Rick subconsciously just treats her as a cute girl, but unexpectedly, she is the real god?

"What a lovely god..." Kroni exclaimed softly, and it seemed that her focus was completely different from Rick's.

Lala...

Feeling a slight pulling sensation in his arms, Xia Zhi lowered his head and met the girl's beautiful light gray eyes.

"What's wrong?" he asked confusedly.

"I don't have that kind of power right now." Suwako looked at him and said.