Those time travelers that year

If they were brought to this world, not to mention modifying their spells to adapt to its spellcasting rules, the sheer magical resistance of these disobedient gods would be enough to drive almost two-thirds of the legendary mages to despair. In this situation, hoping that these legendary mages, oppressed by a group of gods and forced to become reclusive nerds, could rise to power is less likely than hoping that evil gods would collectively invade the world of Toril, causing chaos and destruction!

"Moreover, how to get people over here is also a problem." After all, they are two completely different universes and crystal walls. Those legendary mages have the ability to travel between planes, but Sharl does not believe that they have the ability to travel through crystal walls. That is something that only Planeswalkers who have ignited the spark can do.

If these legendary mages were capable of igniting a spark, then it wouldn't be the pantheon gods teaching these legendary mages how to be human, but rather the mages teaching the gods how to be proper sex slaves.

In fact, Charles was completely baffled by the concept of igniting sparks. He simply couldn't understand how those Planeswalkers could embody the diverse rules of countless worlds, possessing almost the power of creators. Even if their individual combat strength wasn't necessarily very high…

"...I can't have too much hope for those guys who were crushed into dust by a bunch of gods. Like Raistlin, any legendary mage with a clear mind could see the conspiracy behind it, but he still fell for it and got cleared."

"These legendary mages' intelligence is not stable enough! They are easily affected by the protagonist's smooth brain-dead effect. It is completely unreliable to expect them to use the flawed concept of divine office in this world to return to their original world, become gods, and overthrow the pantheon."

"Moreover, as long as the Pantheon exists, Ao, as the administrator, is a GM with cheat codes in that world... The guy behind him can restart the world anytime, anywhere."

"Damn it, I guess I have to take matters into my own hands!"

After much deliberation, Charles realized that relying on those supposedly useless legendary writers was unrealistic. But it didn't matter; he'd take matters into his own hands, first harvesting enough divine concepts from this world, then packing them up and sending them over. With divine concepts in hand, Charles refused to believe that any legendary scum wouldn't be tempted. Once they were tempted, they would automatically fall into Charles's trap. At that point, even if they didn't rebel, these legendary mages wouldn't have a choice; the gods would absolutely not let go of those who intended to share their glory and the Sea of ​​Force.

“In the end, I still have to stockpile some ‘resources’ first!” Looking at the divine spark of Helios in his hand, and the concepts of the sun, light, fire and the all-seeing being that were even more precious than the first three, Charles directly dismantled the concepts within this divine spark.

"What an amazing dungeon world!" Charles exclaimed sincerely, looking at the four divine concepts belonging to Helios that had been separated in his hand. For Helios, a figure almost invisible in Greek mythology, to be able to create divine functions powerful enough to cause the gods of Faerûn to fight tooth and nail, this world was truly a treasure trove.

Leaving aside the sun, light, and fire, the final divine title of the All-Seeing One allowed Sharl to understand why Helios had failed so miserably. The first three divine titles were basically inherited from his father and mother. Only the title of All-Seeing One could be considered a unique divine title belonging to Helios himself.

While the three divine attributes of Sun, Light, and Fire all possess the potential for immense divine power, and could even lead to ascension to the status of an Ancient God of Force with sufficient talent, in Sharl's view, the one truly worthy of his attention was the later Omniscient Godhood.

This is something that, like him, is capable of transcending the original world.

484. Call Yogurt Bubble

Helios possessed omniscience and all-seeing abilities, but unfortunately, in Greek mythology, he was a complete scoundrel, or rather, compared to the three usurping gods, he was utterly insignificant compared to Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. It's a complete waste of his divine status.

The kind of rule maintained by Greek mythology through family relationships and even more chaotic generational hierarchies is simply bizarre. The Norse barbarians, at least in terms of morality, were far superior.

However, the fact that he could extract fragments of divine authority from Helios's remaining divine power and concepts meant that Shar's plan had become feasible. By hunting down those disobedient gods who held multiple identities in mythology, Shar could easily extract their various divine aspects. And this would be of no loss to these disobedient gods; after all, their death would simply mean their return to the mythological world, with no real loss whatsoever.

Furthermore, since it wasn't Campiones (god-killers) who killed them, but Dio che morso (god-eaters), these guys wouldn't worry about humans becoming too strong and exceeding their limits.

Anyway, those Campiones can't become gods. Even if they can defeat two or three disobedient gods, so what? They can't keep winning forever. Besides, they will fight each other.

Not to mention, for these gods, there is an ultimate insurance policy in this world.

"...However, it's best to let the main body handle this plan!"

"For example, how to bring those 'investors' into this world, or rather—"

"—Open a door that connects two worlds."

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"Hmm?" Standing at the edge of the world, Charles was taken aback, then received the information transmitted back by his clone. "Two days apart? It seems that the inconsistency in the timeline has gradually stabilized."

“…What kind of hellish world is this?!” Reading the information transmitted back by his clone, Charles’s expression was priceless. “These disobedient gods are like walking gift packs! As long as you can kill them, you can get their divinity, divine power, and the divine office of their remains. In fact, that world has even given rise to demigods called Campiones because of this.”

"Moreover, this plan—it looks very promising!"

For an evil god like Charles, escalating things is no problem. In fact, he's discovered that only by causing big trouble can his power be increased. In other words, harming others for personal gain is the survival strategy of an evil god like him.

"Since it's a concept originating from that world, does that mean that to become a god-slayer by fusing the divine power and incomplete divine authority left behind by those disobedient gods, one must be in that world? So, I'm planning to open a portal connecting two different worlds. No, in that case, it would be better to just let those disobedient gods go there directly."

"...But I don't know how to do it! Should I go find Nyaruko?!" Thinking of that silver-haired guy's unchanging smile, and the countless pits and unlucky guys falling into them behind that smile, Ciel thought for a fraction of a second before decisively putting the idea out of his mind.

"Alright! We can only contact that one!"

Although that one is still unreliable.

With a wave of his hand, using his control over the world, Charles directly sealed off his own world, just in case that being descended upon it, forcing all humanity in this world into either 'headshot' or 'madness' mode. In fact, if possible, Charles didn't want to contact that being, because that being was far too enthusiastic.

However, it's clear that asking Nyaruko for help isn't out of the question without offering anything in return, but one must be prepared to be taken advantage of. In comparison, the other person seems more reliable.

After taking defensive measures, Charles went outside the world and began to call upon Bubble, who served as an all-powerful quiz machine.

"King of the Endless Void, Star Shifter, Solid Foundation, Master of Earthquakes, Conqueror of Terror, Creator of Pain, Destroyer, Victor of Glory, Child of Void and Chaos, Guardian of the Abyss, God of Primordial Darkness, Lord of Dimensions, Enigmatic Sage, Guardian of Secrets, Lord of Labyrinths, Master of Angles, God of Night Hawks, Final Tip, Lord of Gates, Pathfinder, Primordial Almighty Immortal Lord..."

"...Okay! That's enough said! Can't you make the ID card process a little simpler?"

"—Bubble!"

As soon as Charles finished speaking, tiny specks of starlight began to appear before him. Soon, these strange specks of starlight began to grow larger, and the endless celestial bodies began to emit a dazzling light, gathering in Charles's eyes.

Finally, these billions of shining stars converged and formed a ring—a giant, glowing bubble.

"Can't we save on business cards?"

"Actually, I also think it's inappropriate to list so many names, but this is the boss's suggestion." A cacophony of voices began to echo in Ciel's mind. It was Yog-Sothoth, the evil god also known as Yog-Bubble, answering Ciel's question.

"Although in my opinion, the boss has been acting strangely for many years, and with Nyaruko's relentless efforts, his madness has become incurable."

In my opinion, treatments like electrotherapy are completely ineffective for someone like my eldest brother, who is severely addicted to the virtual world of dreams.

……

"Alright! Bubble, how the top boss is so addicted to the internet has nothing to do with me... Anyway, I don't get paid." Charles casually changed the subject, temporarily interrupting the giant bubble's incessant chatter.

"You do," Bubble replied seriously. "You used to get a salary..."

"Huh?" Even evil gods get paid? Xia Er suddenly felt like these lunatics had gotten something wrong.

Bubble continued in a serious tone, "Originally, you were paid, but Nyaruko said you were in your probationary period so you didn't need to be paid. Your share was taken by her to a world called Food Wars! to consume human-made delicacies at public expense."

"There's an internship period?"

'Logically, there shouldn't be a way back, since once you become one of us, there's no turning back. Even if you reverse time and fate, you can't erase the issue of identity. But Nyaruko says she's the treasurer, and what she says goes…'

"...So, I'm sorry to remind you, but your year-end bonus, monthly salary, and performance-based commission won't be paid until 10,000 years from now."

"Oh, right! Just a reminder, based on my abilities, I know that ten thousand years from now, because Nyaruko openly embezzled public funds to buy merchandise, comics, and games, we'll face a cash flow crisis a year from now, and it will last a long time. Basically, everyone except me will be owed their salaries for fifteen thousand years."

"...Are you sure this finance position is necessary? By the way, why is Nyaruko in finance?"

'According to my code of conduct, finance is unnecessary, even though I know everything about the financial industry and its methods.'

"As for why Nyaruko was chosen as the accountant, it was a ridiculous, idiotic, and utterly moronic idea that the boss came up with in a moment of utter madness during an extremely unreliable and erratic state. But in my opinion, it was simply because Nyaruko was close to him at the time, so he subconsciously chose her."

485. Generous Bubbles

"...Let's not talk about this, we've gone off-topic!" Regarding the matter of his salary being embezzled by the finance department, Xia Er insisted it had nothing to do with him. Anyway, once he heard that Nyaruko was in charge of finance, he simply gave up all hope for their finances and resources. "You should know the coordinates, right? Bubble, you should know what I'm talking about!"

"I know! You need the coordinates of the Toril universe, right? I know that. It's practically a public restroom now. The entire multiverse has been divided into nearly countless parallel world lines."

As he spoke, a whole host of information began to flood Xia Er's mind.

"Wait! I don't need that much..." Charles's expression changed. This bubble was far too enthusiastic, instantly giving him a whole 100G of coordinates. "What I need is a world coordinate that hasn't been interfered with, only one, and how to build a passage that connects two worlds, traversing the crystal wall..."

As expected of the most hospitable bubble, who knows how many gigabytes of information this guy would have crammed into him if Charles hadn't intervened? Of course, even after Charles spoke up, this enthusiastic bubble still bombarded him with a mountain of knowledge, leaving Charles dizzy and his mind in complete disarray.

"stop!!!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Charles quickly shouted for a stop, otherwise he would enter a state of chaos again. He didn't want to go crazy and make a mess of the main world he had finally acquired.

Even though it was stopped in an emergency, Charles felt that he was suddenly confused at the same time, yet also full of energy. It was as if his thoughts had been split into two parts: one part was clear-headed and he felt cute even without taking his medicine, while the other part was chaotic and murky.

'Bye-Bye……'

Charles, who had nearly collapsed, only heard the enthusiastic bubble utter a goodbye before he sprawled out. The countless, luminous bubbles flickered briefly, then dimmed and vanished as if they had never existed.

After a long time, Charles finally sorted out the information in his mind and managed to calm down the chaotic buff.

"Damn it..." Shal rubbed his head, getting up with a grim expression. "Dealing with these guys always ends with something good..." In fact, this was already quite good, considering Shal still had the ability to process the information. If he weren't so averse to complete chaos, he wouldn't need to go through all that trouble processing information. If it were a human, they would probably have been burst by that enthusiastic bubble just now, or at least become an idiot.

In fact, given the uncertainty of evil gods, it's a miracle that Ciel, who belongs to the neutral range, wasn't corrupted by Nyaruko and Bubble, who belong to the chaotic range, after facing them repeatedly.

Of course, such miracles are not uncommon. For example, there's a penguin that's completely unaffected by any chaotic glow; on the contrary, this guy remains within the traditional lawful category, as long as he can make money. Besides that, there's another guy who, in his own world, is busy building infrastructure and promoting the level of civilization, but in reality, he's just a seafood platter every day. He's completely confused between the standard chaotic and lawful categories, and nobody knows which category he belongs to.

Although this bubble crammed a huge amount of information into him, almost making him confused, at least for now, Shire has indeed found a lot of coordinates and information about the Toril multiverse.

Just like Azeroth, which has been retconned to the point of being overly complex, that other world is the same. All sorts of transmigrators and otherworldly gods and demons seem to have flocked to that world. As a result, that universe has now been divided into different timelines, much like the Marvel multiverse. And those timelines haven't just been rebooted once; they've been rebooted countless times.

In short, that world is already ruined, so it doesn't matter if it gets any worse.

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"To connect two different worlds, you need to make a hole in the crystal wall of each world and then connect them together."

"It sounds complicated, and it's complicated to do... But in reality, all you need to do is completely connect the coordinates of the two worlds so that, rather than actually touching each other, the two worlds will overlap due to the collision at the level of rules."

"If there are two worlds, one strong and one weak, the world with the stronger foundation will devour the weaker world and turn it into a part of itself."

"If two worlds are not too different, then under the clash of their rules, both worlds will face annihilation. Unless one of the worlds actively gives up and chooses destruction."

As he sorted through the information conveyed by the bubbles, Ciel suddenly realized that he should modify his plan slightly.

He realized that if he were to lead the group across worlds alone, it would be very troublesome. The conflicting rules between the two different worlds would be enough to cripple the gods of both sides, let alone the legendary mages. To ensure these legendary mages would be effective, Xia Er needed to resolve the issue of the conflicting rules.

Is the ordinary human technological world where his clone is now located comparable to the chaotic Toril multiverse in terms of its foundation? Obviously not. Although the human society in this world is far ahead of the Toril multiverse in terms of level, it is clear that once the two worlds connect, this world will only be swallowed up.

Although the civilizations of the Toril multiverse seem to be in a very awkward situation—even though those underground ruins contain ancient technologies far ahead of their time—these ancient technologies and civilizations were all deliberately buried by the gods. If the two sides were to clash, in a battle at the level of civilization, the Toril multiverse would be utterly defeated.

Conversely, in terms of high-end combat power, the world that Charles currently inhabits is utterly vulnerable. It's not that Charles looks down on those god-slayers, but those who obtained residual divine power and concepts from gods through extra factors to become these alternative demigods have absolutely no future.

Unless these guys can keep killing gods and seizing divine power, going down a path of no return until they can integrate many inconsistent rules into one, becoming like Planeswalkers who ignite sparks, they can actively create their own world.

But the gods of this world will not allow this to happen. What Charles discovered about that being called the Last King is the ultimate insurance—a final weapon specifically designed to deal with those god-slayers who have become uncontrollable.

In this world, the god-slayers throughout history have either died in battles against disobedient gods or perished in their own conflicts. Apart from these, they have all met their end at the hands of this Last King. It's easy to imagine how powerful this ultimate safeguard truly is.

486. Greece - Athens

However, while this final insurance policy is powerful, it's also an obstacle to Ciel's plan. Imagine him finally connecting the two worlds, and then this guy suddenly wakes up from some unknown corner, immediately turning around and attacking the people of his own world, weakening his own forces—what kind of nonsense is that? Isn't that ridiculous?

"That's it! As long as this last king doesn't harm the people of his own world, isn't that enough?!"

A sudden thought flashed through his mind, and Ciel realized that the world he was in was not just a technological society developed by ordinary humans, but also a mythological world that gave birth to the magic world and god-slayers.

It is a vast mythological world that encompasses all the mythological themes and epic legends of this world, evolving through human faith combined with concepts conceived in that world.

However, that world exists in another dimension; it is both illusory and real. The gods of those worlds, wishing to descend and transcend the limitations of mythology, must choose only one guise for themselves, separating themselves and descending into this world as non-human entities.

In other words, while the world we live in is weaker than the distant universe of Toril, the mythical world that overlaps with it is not.

All the myths recorded in the evolution of human civilization are manifested there. Primitive human myths, Taoist myths, Buddhist myths, Norse myths, Greek myths, biblical myths, Aztec myths…

The gods in that vast mythological system all exist.