On how PhDs become human evil

In the Rhodes Island restaurant, looking at Bai Jie who was clutching his head, Exusiai sighed and said, "I'm really impressed with you. You've been drinking all night. Bai Jie, when did you become an alcoholic?"

"It was Fujiwara no Mokou who provoked her first... That girl, relying on being the phoenix, just kept drinking like crazy..."

Because of the phoenix and the elixir of immortality she had consumed, Fujiwara no Mokou could never die no matter what she did. Even if she drank herself to death, she would immediately revive. So, she relied on this ability to endlessly boast to Hakuge.

To be honest, when drinking, the monsters deliberately avoid neutralizing the alcohol. After all, people drink to have fun. It's no fun if they cheat with their abilities. You can only have fun when you're drunk.

However, Fujiwara no Mokou's immortality is a passive skill that can't be turned off, so she just does whatever she wants.

Bai Jie originally intended to stop the drinking contest at a low level, but the monsters next to him thought it wasn't big enough and started a betting game. Whoever lost had to drink a bottle of wine. Out of interest, Bai Jie also gambled twice... and was then punished by drinking twelve bottles of wine in a row. Naturally, he got drunk, and once drunk, he was just like the person after the four kills, and he completely lost his mind.

"I should have used my ability to sober up. I'll never drink with that crazy woman Fujiwara no Mokou again. It's killing me..."

"I can't stand you anymore. Here, drink this hangover soup to sober up."

As she spoke, Exusiai placed a bowl of hangover soup in front of Bai Jie.

"By the way, Bai Jie, I heard from Saria that they've heard news from another world coming to the reception room again. Do you want to go check it out?"

News from another world.

After pondering for a moment, Bai Jie said, "Well, I'll go check it out after I finish this hangover soup. But I haven't received any news from the other world for a while. Which world is it this time?"

"I don't know, but judging from the patterns on the clues, it should be an alternate world set in modern times."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Because there are many buildings I'm familiar with on those clues, such as the Tokyo Skytree in Japan, the Colosseum in Rome, and Mount Lu, one of the Five Great Mountains of China... there are quite a few."

Upon hearing what Exusiai said, Bai Jie fell silent.

Clues generally only present the most important or iconic things in a place. For example, the clues we received about Kamen Rider included pictures of W's giant windmill and Gaim's World Tree.

According to Exusiai, could it be that in that other world, something major is happening all over the world that will affect the course of the world?

After finishing the hangover soup in his hand and letting magic flow through his body to wash away the remaining alcohol, Bai Jie patted his face: "Very good, I'm sober now. Next, let's go to the reception room to look for clues about that other world."

........

In Rhodes Island's reception room, Bai Jie sat on the sofa, with six clues laid out on the coffee table in front of him.

The central figure in the first clue is an old man, who looks like an elderly European gentleman. Surrounding him are strange patterns such as wolves, flames, skulls, and eyes, which have no connection whatsoever with each other.

The second clue, just as Exusiai had said, features a picture of Mount Lu, next to which is a woman dressed in ancient Chinese clothing, and phoenixes flying in the four corners of the clue.

The third, fourth, fifth... no matter which clue it was, the patterns on them had no connection whatsoever, and the clues seemed to be independent entities, with no content that could be combined at all. Bai Jie didn't even know how to arrange these clues.

"However, there are some clues, though."

Bai Jie rested his chin on his hand and muttered to himself, "Although I don't know if it's a coincidence, every clue contains words like 'god,' 'kill,' and 'king.' If only one or two are coincidental, then it can't be called a coincidence, because all six clues contain these words. There must be some connection between them."

"God, Kill, King... I feel like this other world is going to be really interesting. I just wonder when the seventh clue will arrive."

Although Bai Jie has become lazy now, it's just because he thinks it's unnecessary to waste energy on boring things, and doing research is just to kill time.

Bai Jie is a human evil, and in terms of species, he is an immortal species with a lifespan that seems to have no end. Almost all immortal species pursue only one thing in their long lives, and that is [pleasure]. As long as it can make them feel happy, they will not mind doing anything. Bai Jie is like that now.

After the Honkai world ended its collapse, Bai Jie lost his passion for life. He had promised to resolve the four historical turning points, but after the Honkai disappeared, Bai Liya's text message vanished completely. For the next twelve years, Bai Jie continued to live the same unchanging life.

Every morning he would wake up, eat, go to work, come home from get off work in the evening, and sleep with Cecilia and Chen Da... This peaceful, vegetative-like life continued for a full twelve years. Although Bai Jie did not dislike this kind of life, he still wanted to live a more real life.

Sometimes Bai Jie couldn't help but think that if the Honkai hadn't ended, he wouldn't have become so bored that he'd become a couch potato.

Now, Bai Jie has finally found a glimmer of color to bring some color to his boring, gray life. His heart, which had been as still as a stagnant pool for more than a decade, has finally stirred with a ripple.

"You're laughing so happily, have you finally found something you want to do?"

Chen's voice suddenly rang out in the reception room. Bai Jie turned his head and saw Chen standing at the door looking at him.

Smiling, Bai Jie put down the clue in his hand and said, "What? You should have told me when you got here."

"Seeing you laughing so happily, I didn't have the heart to disturb you," Chen laughed. "And then, are you finally getting ready to go off and cause trouble in other worlds again?"

"What do you mean by 'nonsense'? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

Looking at Bai Jie's innocent expression, Chen tapped him on the head in annoyance: "How long have you considered me your wife? If I can't even understand your feelings, am I still your lover?"

In the Honkai world, Chen discovered that after the end of the Honkai, Bai Jie developed a somewhat world-weary mentality, as if he didn't care about anything anymore. Although he didn't completely lose his passion for life, he always seemed to be somewhat idle.

Chen and Cecilia had discussed this matter, and the two of them had taken some actions to try to rekindle Bai Jie's enthusiasm for life, including sleeping together, but that only slightly roused Bai Jie.

Now, after twelve years, Chen finally saw a genuine, heartfelt smile on Bai Jie's face again, a smile that symbolized his renewed passion for life.

Sitting down next to Bai Jie, Chen gave him a hard kiss on the lips and said with a slight smile, "This time, I'll let you go and have your fun by yourself. You've been bored for twelve years, haven't you?"

"I sleep with my beautiful wife in my arms every night, what else could I possibly want?" Bai Jie shrugged. "But it's been almost thirteen years, wife, why haven't you given me a child yet?"

"You can't blame me if you're not good enough. If you were, we would have had a whole brood of kids in thirteen years."

“I’m now a high-level life form, so continuing my lineage is already troublesome. How about we try again?” Bai Jie said as he pressed Chen down onto the sofa.

P.S.: Update

P.S.: The new title and synopsis have been approved, so it should be okay now.

Section 187.1. The Storm That Suppressed the Gods

Regardless of the era or country, it is primarily human beings who give names to gods and create myths.

A powerful god who threatens humanity, yet sometimes bestows blessings upon it.

In primitive times, they had no names.

Humans merely found the form of God in the vast sky and earth, fearing the storms and floods brought by God's wrath, and worshipping dangerous and powerful beasts as if they were the incarnations of God.

However, over the long course of time, humankind gave the gods names and created myths for them.

These can be said to be rituals created by humble humans to prevent the divine power of the gods from becoming too strong.

A god who has acquired a name and a myth will not do anything beyond these two things. When bestowing favors upon humanity, and when receiving rewards, he will act according to his duty.

Therefore, people can prepare for God's threats or blessings.

However, if a god could create something beyond the meaning represented by the name and mythology he was given; if a god could return to a primitive period with fewer mythological constraints.

Such a god is called a "disobedient god".

They strayed from the myths woven by humankind, wandering aimlessly on earth. Their wandering in the land of the people who gave them their names was like water flowing away on barren land.

One day, the disobedient god will bring disaster to the world.

If the sun god were to descend, the whole world would become unbearably hot.

If the god of the sea were to descend, the entire world would be swallowed by the waves and sink to the bottom of the sea.

If the god of the underworld were to descend, the plague would spread to every corner of the world, turning it into a city of the dead.

If the God of Judgment were to descend, the people living here would be subject to various punishments for their sins.

If something goes too far, it will have such an impact on the world. A god of calamity who creates his own form according to his own preferences—this is the [God of Disobedience].

Now, in a remote mountain in Eastern Europe, a "disobedient god" has descended.

He was a one-armed man wearing silver-gray armor, with a healthy bronze complexion. His muscles, bulging like mountains, revealed the terrifying violence hidden within his body, leaving no doubt that he could shatter rocks with a single punch.

The man held a broadsword, not made of steel, but a sacred sword made of a metal that only exists in mythology. In this torrential rain, the blade, bathed in the downpour, gained an even more chilling aura.

An immense divine aura emanated from the man, and the unique aura, pressure, and status of an unruly god permeated the deep mountains. If a mortal or magician were standing here, they would surely kneel down and submit on the spot.

Even outside of mythology, a god is still a god, the master of humankind, and the ultimate life form that transcends all existence.

"Are you the one who summoned me?"

Suddenly, the disobedient god opened his thick lips and spoke in human language.

Ah!

A soft chuckle rang out amidst the downpour, and someone appeared before the disobedient god, followed by a voice: "It seems the divine artifacts found in the church are still somewhat useful. Welcome to the human world, Tyr."

Tyr, the Norse god of war, that is the true name of the disobedient god who descended upon this place.

Three months ago, Bai Jie received the seventh clue and transmigrated to this world. In order to obtain information about this world, he became a hacker and hacked into the top-secret databases of various countries. The corrosive power of the evil in this world can not only affect physical objects, but also corrupt things like electronic firewalls. Therefore, Bai Jie easily learned about the information of this world.

Similarly, Bai Jie also came into contact with the existence of the God of Disobedience, which piqued his interest. He then broke into the Vatican Church, grabbed a divine artifact, and fled. The God of Disobedience summoned using that artifact as a catalyst was Tyr, who was standing before Bai Jie.

Looking coldly at the smiling Bai Jie, Tyr sneered, "I must commend your courage for daring to summon me, human."

"I don't need your praise. Besides, although it's very impolite for someone who has just arrived, I will give you a one-way ticket home."

"You want to kill me? How foolish."

Tyr raised his single arm with a cold smile. In the midst of the storm with its dense dark clouds, a bolt of lightning instantly pierced through the clouds and plummeted down, a strike no less powerful than the name "Swift Wind and Thunder."

Facing the lightning strike, Bai Jie still wore a slight smile. A bright blue light shone behind him, and a huge electromagnetic floating cannon appeared behind him. The cannonball, made of artificial soul steel, was accelerated by electromagnetic force and rushed out of the cannon at the third cosmic velocity, shattering the lightning strike in mid-air.

“I know, Tyr, about your abilities,” Bai Jie said with a cold smile.

Through comparison and textual research of ancient European languages ​​and Sanskrit, it has been discovered that various ethnic groups across Europe and India share a common ancestor in their language family, namely Indo-European languages.

The emergence of Indo-European languages ​​confirms that the Indo-European language family shares common customs and spiritual culture, forming the theory of a common Indo-European mythology.

According to this theory, the Indian god Dyeus (Sanskrit: Dyeus), the Greek god Zeus (Greek: Zeus Pater), the Roman god Jupiter (Latin: Jupiter), and the Norse god Tyr, although their words may not look similar at first glance, are actually all variants of the same root word and all refer to the sky.

In other words, although Tyr is the god of war, he also has the divine status of the sky. Even if his ability priority is not as high as that of the gods who are in charge of the sky, he is still a genuine sky god. This makes it possible to manipulate celestial phenomena.

"Furthermore, although you are one of the main gods of Norse mythology, you do not have your own palace. Instead, you have the right to reside in Valhalla. Therefore, you also have the power to command the Valkyries."

"Although there are many other things related to you, these are your main powers, aren't they? Am I wrong?"

After hearing Bai Jie's deduction, Tyr couldn't help but laugh. This time, it wasn't a sneer or a mocking laugh, but rather an appreciation for Bai Jie for digging up his secrets.

"Your intelligence is quite impressive, human, but so what?"

Silver light appeared around Tyr, and emerging from the light were nearly a hundred valiant Valkyries clad in armor and wielding divine spears.

"Your ability to strike down lightning and see through my true nature is commendable, but you are ultimately just a weak human. The Valkyrie can kill you without my intervention."

"What? You haven't noticed yet? Are you blind?"

Even when surrounded by nearly a hundred Valkyries, Bai Jie showed no fear whatsoever.

"I thought that the words of a god could at least reveal tricks of this level. Didn't you notice? This is my territory now!"