No strange things are allowed to evolve!

"What's a pity?"

"Unfortunately, this is unnecessary," Brother Bing explained. "After you leave the incubator, the world inside is reset."

"Is that so..." Jiang Shu pouted, "That is indeed a pity."

"Alright." Brother Bing patted his shoulder and asked, "There's still time. Are you planning to look at some other hatcheries, or are you going back to rest?"

Jiang Shu thought for a moment and said, "Let's take another look. One hundred points is really too few."

Sebastian and Brother Bing exchanged a glance and nodded to each other.

"Let's go then."

Watching the three figures disappear into the distance, the referee, who had also witnessed the entire process, quietly memorized Jiang Shu's appearance.

He couldn't help but wonder to himself whether this unconventional guy would bring a little shock to this competition.

Lost in thought, he subconsciously glanced at the table in front of him.

Then he suddenly froze, and his heart began to race.

"What... is going on?"

Through this special activation device used to counter the hatchery, he saw that the description of the hatchery had undergone a complete and drastic change at some point—

[Incubator: Apprentice Deity]

[Type: Multiplayer (Competitive)]

Number of evolved beings in this round: 2

[Difficulty: Catastrophe]

[Mission Objective: Defeat your opponent, preventing them from gaining divine power and disqualifying them from becoming a god]

[Introduction:]

[You are a newly appointed apprentice deity, but you currently have no followers, therefore you have no source of replenishment or increase of your divine power.]

Besides, you have a formidable rival; only one of you can become a true god.

Cultivate your power, thwart all your rivals' schemes, gain supreme divine power, and become a true god!

However, please note that this is a world that does not believe in the existence of gods; any ignorance or feudalism is considered a cancer that must be eradicated.

Therefore, if you don't want to waste your limited divine power from the start just to avoid being burned at the stake, then please try your best not to reveal your divine identity.

【Good luck...】

Chapter 219 Mentor, This Prosperous Era Is As You Wished

"What...what exactly is going on?"

As referees against the incubators, each person is responsible for one and only one incubator, and unless there is a job transfer, the responsibility is for life.

The incubator is now facing a problem, and the difficulty has suddenly increased significantly. Moreover, I don't know what happened or why this is happening. What should I do?

The referee panicked for a moment.

However, the idea that this matter had anything to do with Jiang Shu or his itchy head never crossed his mind.

Not only because there had never been a similar precedent, but also because no one could possibly connect the dramatic changes in the hatchery with a single evolved being.

For example, if the world suddenly experienced polar day and there was no more darkness, would anyone believe that the culprit would be an ordinary member of the masses?

Just because he said, "Let there be light"?

He's not God, what a joke.

Unsure of what to do, the referee had no choice but to temporarily seal off the [Apprentice God] incubation site and then immediately leave to report to his superiors.

Meanwhile, Jiang Shu, who was searching for his next prey, suddenly sensed something and stopped in his tracks.

He discovered that, without him noticing, his skills had been activated.

To be precise, it is the second stage of dedication: sacrifice.

Confused, Jiang Shu activated his skill and then discovered a purple line appearing in front of him.

This means that something has been corrupted.

Recalling the unstable situations that occurred during previous experiments, Jiang Shu immediately became uneasy.

He shakily reached out to touch the purple line, and then saw the brand new introduction to the [Apprentice God].

He immediately froze on the spot.

The hatchery... was corrupted by its own actions?

It went from being a calamity-level incubator to a disaster-level incubator?

How did you do it?

Shocked, Jiang Shu was also confused, not knowing what went wrong.

He never used this skill while in the hatchery.

He only slightly revealed his charm, and the people of Zhao Village were so captivated that they didn't even bother to use the advanced technology. He never bothered to look at the stories hidden in the red and blue threads on the villagers' bodies.

As for the incubator itself, he paid even less attention to it.

His imagination isn't wild enough to consider creating a breeding ground for evil.

So he was puzzled. It was said that the incubator of the entire world would be reset, so why did such an irreversible change occur when it came to him?

Moreover, isn't the original description "God will fulfill your desires and fill the void in your emotions, and then you will become God's substitute"?

Where is the wish fulfilled?

After carefully reviewing the new introduction of the incubator once again, Jiang Shu gradually began to understand.

Could it be...?

Does giving someone your wishes or ideals count?

If that's the case, then the problem probably lies in the Renaissance ideas that Jiang Shu suddenly came up with to instill in the people of Zhao Village before leaving.

This not only gave them new ideals, but also taught them how to solve problems.

Then what happened next was easy to guess.

Because it is centered on humans, the new incubator's worldview does not believe in gods, and because it has disappeared as the only supernatural power, the new world indeed has no gods.

Therefore, all incomprehensible supernatural phenomena associated with God were uniformly interpreted as feudal superstition, representing ignorance and backwardness. If someone believed in God, it would be regarded as a challenge to human rights.

Therefore, the new hatchery is not as friendly to God as it used to be.

This hostility, fueled and intensified by the ongoing conflicts between the reformists and conservatives, eventually led to the witch hunts.

Finally, in the new incubation ground, the evolved beings could no longer recruit followers as openly as before, or even perform miracles in public, because in the early stages when they were weak, as novice gods, they would most likely be unable to defeat an army carrying torches that wanted to burn them alive.

Therefore, the difficulty level changed from calamity level to disaster level.

This seems perfectly reasonable.

This prosperous era has truly become what you wished for.

However, Jiang Shu was not happy at all about successfully cracking the secret of the hatchery's upgrade, because he was now somewhat frightened by his own guess.

But reality seems to keep reminding him that this is true.

Because apart from this, Jiang Shu couldn't recall doing anything else that might be related to it.

Having this answer, Jiang Shu found himself in a new predicament.

So what should we do now?

Should we sever ties with the incubator?

Jiang Shu was a little hesitant to do it.

Experience told him that although he had fallen into evil, at least the incubator was still under control.

But if we lose contact with it, something terrible will definitely happen.

But...

It's not good to just leave it like this.

Before his corruption in the incubator, he was the only one who had ever entered that incubator. Even such an unbelievable thing would probably not be associated with an evolved being who was only at level six.

But in the end, they can't escape the routine investigation, can they?

What if they're afraid of the risks and don't allow themselves to enter the confrontation incubator again? Wouldn't this trip have been a waste?

What should I do...?

"What's wrong? Are you alright?"

Brother Bing's voice pulled Jiang Shu back to reality.

Jiang Shu suddenly looked up and saw Sebastian and Brother Bing with worried expressions.

It turned out that Jiang Shu had been lost in thought, and the two of them thought he was feeling unwell.

Jiang Shu forced a smile: "I'm fine."

But Brother Bing didn't believe it: "You don't seem to be alright. You've been acting strangely since the beginning."

"What's strange?" Jiang Shu asked subconsciously.

Brother Bing didn't answer, but just pointed to the wall next to him.

Jiang Shu looked over and found a large hole in the wall.

"Huh?" Jiang Shu exclaimed in surprise, "There's even a tomb raider's tunnel?"

"You've dug a hole in the wall!" Brother Bing complained. "You suddenly stopped and came over here looking preoccupied, muttering to yourself. We thought you were on the phone, so we waited for you there. But after chatting for a while, we found out you'd dug such a big hole in the wall."

"I picked at it?" Jiang Shu asked incredulously.

"Nonsense." Brother Bing rolled his eyes. "You're pretty strong, kid. What's wrong? Did you break up with your girlfriend?"

Brother Bing's guess is not without reason; some people do like to poke or kick something while on the phone.

Especially when discussing matters of the heart.

But Sebastian held a different view.

“I think the young master is possessed,” Sebastian said. “When the young master entered the hatchery, I specifically asked someone to inquire about that itchy guy. I heard he is a life spirit root evolver and seems to know some witchcraft. It’s hard to say whether he put something on the young master out of anger.”

"No way." Brother Bing waved his hand dismissively: "When this kid was ranked, his intelligence was six stars. No one could give him any special items. He just acted impulsively."

“I see…” Sebastian nodded at first, then realized something: “What did you say? Six stars?!”

"Let's not talk about this now. I'm actually feeling a bit unwell. How about we leave it at that for today?" Jiang Shu ignored Sebastian's shock.

Clearly, he had no idea what kind of people he was serving.

This further convinced Jiang Shu that Sebastian was indeed addicted to playing the role of a butler, and that he didn't even know his own secrets, which were not even secrets, yet he came running over to serve him and call him "Young Master."

"Are you ready to rest?"

Although Jiang Shu clearly had run into trouble, Brother Bing didn't think much of it and maintained a proper sense of boundaries.

He glanced at the time; it was almost dawn and the museum was closing, so he nodded and said, "Let's go out then. You should get some rest and get yourself ready. See you tomorrow."

"Okay," Jiang Shu replied, then said to the two of them, "See you tomorrow afternoon."

As he watched him leave quickly, Sebastian was still muttering to himself in disbelief, "Six stars? I got the pity pull?"

"What do you mean you drove it out? What does it have to do with you?" Brother Bing asked speechlessly.

Unexpectedly, Sebastian suddenly laughed while rubbing his forehead.

“Deacons have no right to choose their own destiny. All we can do is to serve each master wholeheartedly and faithfully. But... who doesn’t yearn to meet a wise master and embark on an epic journey that will be remembered for a lifetime?”

His deep eyes gleamed with a sharp light as he spoke in a low voice, his emotions both suppressed and explosive:

"This... is the romance of every butler, the greatest fortune of a lifetime!"

"..." Brother Bing took a deep breath: "Your Ditang really does have some merit."

......

Back at her residence, Jiang Shu lay down on a recliner, feeling somewhat depressed.

Although I promised the chairman that I would support myself on his turf, now it has come to the point where I have no choice but to seek help from outside.