I'm in Type-Moon, how can I let you bully me?

Everything else, even the most basic thinking ability, was wiped out at this moment.

and......

"Zeus, what have you done to Persephone and your 'humanity'?"

"..."

A hint of pain appeared on Demeter's face, but she suppressed it.

"I don't need to respond to your question. Please respond: will you choose to resist or obey?"

"I don't want to be a submissive reed. Even if Zeus is willing to grant the reed the right to think and speak, a reed will always be a reed."

Demeter listened to Russell's calm yet firm voice, and she felt the will in it.

"Why not obey? Resistance is sorrow, sorrow is death, and death is the end."

"When a king tells his subjects that as long as they obey his rule, everything will be fine, even if it means some sacrifices, it's all for the sake of his subjects. I think some people will still stand up and resist."

"Not even a father can completely restrain his son, not even a king can completely suppress his subjects, and not even the gods can erase human possibility. You should know this when you acquire human nature."

Russell replied calmly.

Demeter nodded, indicating she was aware of this. "Humanity, sometimes, does commit foolish sins for the sake of inefficient pursuits. Under Zeus' rule, people enjoy a life of plenty, free from disease, natural disasters, and the constraints of a short lifespan. This is a blessing humanity has never experienced, at the cost of so-called 'freedom' and 'thought.' Isn't that a good thing?"

"..."

Really.

Is he going to say something like "General Zeus's kindness can never be repaid from generation to generation"?

Russell raised the question after pondering for a moment.

"Demeter, you Mecha-Gods, why did you decide to abandon the supreme directive to revive our home planet and choose to help humanity instead?"

"..."

Demeter, it seems, can no longer remember.

This data seems to have been deliberately hidden, or directly erased.

Because this data not only explains why the Mecha-Gods fell in love with humans and chose to help them, but also explains why we Mecha-Gods initially opposed...

Who are you against?

Demeter couldn't remember either.

Russell saw this and slowly spoke, "Sorrow is death, and death is the end. Humans, as intelligent life forms on this planet, regard death as their first and final fear. The arrival of death and the loss of self are humanity's most fundamental fears."

It is not a being like the Mecha God that possesses power and long life.

It is not like the native gods of the Earth, but a being similar to the Mecha God.

There is no need to elaborate on monsters and the like.

Humans do fear death.

Fear is the most fundamental emotion of human beings. Therefore, the so-called wisdom can be born and can continue to develop.

"Most humans cannot bear this fear, and even cannot tolerate the pain and nothingness. Therefore, there are still people who waste their time and lives in exchange for a false sense of security, but in the end they are even more anxious."

"However, throughout history, there have been those who have overcome this ultimate fear and developed knowledge, technology, martial arts, spirituality, and other fields. This is because they possessed courage. Human history is the history of courage, and human greatness is the greatness of courage."

"When faced with the fear of self-extinction, the desire to protect something, the unwillingness to lose something, the unwillingness to accept something—these thoughts give rise to unparalleled courage. These courageous people overcome one barrier after another."

There seemed to be a sense of reassurance in what Russell said.

Demeter's muddy memory gradually became clear.

"so......"

His tone became serious.

“These people are called heroes.”

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"A hero is someone who overcomes obstacles with courage and demonstrates the brilliance of humanity."

At this moment, Russell looked at Demeter, whose eyes were confused, and spoke softly.

"Mechagod, wasn't it because of this human glory that you first fell in love with humans?"

Although the sound was soft, it was like the sound of a huge bell, ringing in Demeter's ears.

"No...it's...ah...I..."

As a result, Demeter fell into a logical confusion that was difficult to sort out.

Demeter, who arrived in a human form but in a mechanical state, found it difficult to distinguish her own memories at this moment.

“And therefore…”

Russell glanced at Demeter's condition, then lowered his head again and sighed.

"The gods are the ones who delight in this, time and again acting as mentors to those with potential, helping those with heroic potential to overcome difficulties, hoping that they can once again shine with the brilliance that belongs to humanity."

"So that you can remember again and again the reason why the Machine God fell in love with humans—besides the original faith, it was the glory of humanity that attracted you."

To some extent, the Earth does not have the so-called UO like other planets.

That is to say - Ultimate One, also known as the "ultimate single species".

But it has the ability to continuously give birth to so-called "gods" and even accept alien gods.

The original mission of the Olympian gods was to regenerate their home planet, and this was even the highest instruction engraved in their program.

However, after arriving on Earth, he was worshipped as a god, and for the first time he awakened to the joy of being believed, so he decided to protect humanity no matter what the cost.

If you say that this feeling was awakened because of faith.

Then, it is because of the brilliance of human beings themselves that we persist in this feeling.

Therefore, when Zeus proposed the idea of ​​dominating mankind and continuing the Age of Gods, he knew that he would be opposed by everyone among the Twelve Mechas except Hera.

Only then did he take action in secret.

"Program... Error... Erase... Restart..."

After a series of instructions were given, Demeter, who had become increasingly shaken after hearing Russell's words, suddenly became calm again.

"The omniscient Father God makes no mistakes."

"Yes, and because of this omniscience, if Zeus were to rule over humanity, there would be no other possibilities, right?"

This may also be the reason why the original Gilgamesh and the current Russell operate the Omniscient Star to the minimum.

Because of omniscience, any possibility, any fantasy, any romance will be erased.

not to mention......

What Russell wanted to know, such as the situation of the divine savior, the conditions for ascending to heaven, and the situation of alien gods, could not be obtained from the so-called omniscient and omnipotent star that was "derived from the sublimation of God and human wisdom."

"So, perhaps under Zeus' rule, humans might soon achieve the conditions you describe. But from then on, yesterday will be like today, and tomorrow will be like today. This situation will remain eternal and will not change until Zeus dies."

"As you say, humanity has not developed yet. In fact, it is because those developments are not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Mecha God, so they are called inefficient."

From tribes to city-states, from barbarism to civilization.

During such a long period of time, human beings must have had a lot of development.

But these developments, just like from 1 to 8, are all "single digits" in the eyes of Ji Shenli, so they are called inefficient.

"But the future, once Zeus achieves dominance, will be a stagnant state, unable to change. From that moment until Zeus's death, there will be no civilizational development. Isn't that truly inefficient?"

"..."

The conclusion drawn from the field of calculation made Demeter fall silent.

Yes, in this way, under Zeus's overly heavy love, humans will lose everything.

Become the so-called reed, which has lost itself and wisdom.

And that would also achieve Zeus's goal - the reed only needs to praise the gods, and the Father God will have to do more.

The so-called heroes will definitely not be born again by then.

After all, the birth of a hero is conditional, and heroes are born to face difficulties.

only......

In such a future, there will no longer be any so-called difficulties.

Thus, heroes lost the soil in which they were born.

"This is just one possibility, calculated based on insufficient data."

Ultimately, Demeter was unable to change her position, or even her own thoughts.

"And, under the power of the Great Father, everything you say is useless."

"In the end, fists have to do the talking."

That's right.

Russell sighed at this.

The so-called verbal persuasion and the so-called ideas are things that the strong can only impose on the weak after defeating them.

It would be naive to think that this can avoid the impending war.

Demeter nodded and spoke without any emotion.

"Then, I hereby declare that the Great Father Zeus will descend in three days."

After the announcement, Demeter glanced at Russell and said solemnly, "We Mechas are aware of your sending that sage to lobby the nations. We Mechas will not interfere in this matter."

"This is a decision made by Zeus, out of heavy love for humanity."

"In three days, it will be a battle between Zeus and all those who resist."

So, that's it...

After Demeter finished speaking at this moment, she turned and left.

She was originally controlled by rational and calm emotions, but after leaving here, she once again fell into confusion and illogicality.

"Persephone...my beloved child..."

"It's so fast."

Looking at Demeter's departing back, Apollo sighed.

"I haven't seen a cute little guy grow up yet."

Interesting little guy?

Could it be Paris? Was he born at this time?

This thought just flashed through Russell's mind, and he didn't think too much about it. After all, this timeline had already become chaotic because of him.

Artemis gripped her longbow tightly and muttered, "Such a short time..."

"Artemis."

Russell's expression changed, and he looked at Artemis who seemed a little depressed, wanting to speak to comfort her.

But he heard the murmur from Artemis.

"In three days, can I be with my beloved and complete the 7,654 kinds of physical contact that can ensure intimacy with my lover without violating my vow of virginity?"

"Artemis!"

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"Artemis, what on earth do you want to do? Instead of preparing for battle in three days, you're doing something like this? You're getting away with it."

Russell was angry that he didn't fight back, then reached out to untie his belt.

"Eeeeeee!!!"

Artemis, who was originally shy but did not retreat, hurriedly stopped Russell when she saw that he seemed to be planning to fight with real weapons.

"Wait, Sisyphus! I think we should spend the three days preparing for battle!"