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Has anyone asked, what is beyond the starry sky?

The gods have never set foot outside since their birth, but the ignited desire for exploration cannot be suppressed at any time.

So, the gods cast another dice. The goal was to see if I could have a satisfying adventure after escaping... and that time, I rolled the lowest number.

San Yueqi suddenly showed an expression of surprise.

"that is not……"

"That's right. No matter which way it goes, the outcome is bound to be a tragic death. It's ridiculous, isn't it? A god who is so high and mighty, deciding the fate of others, actually has his fate predicted by a roll of the dice one day."

"No, this should be a small probability thing, right? Just like when playing games, the dice points will always be big and small."

"You're right. If this is a game, then this game simply declares my defeat in terms of luck. But unfortunately—"

The Earth Mother gazed at the sky filled with false starlight, her tone tinged with mockery.

"Whether it was me, the other gods, or even the Supreme God, we all rolled the lowest number, which meant total annihilation.

This was undoubtedly a fateful fact for us. It also severed our resolve to explore further. Even after rolling the dice repeatedly, we came up with the following information:

With the goal of continuing, staying on this planet until the day of the end of fate, the dice will always roll the maximum value.

And when we go out to explore, no matter what the intention is, even if it is to find a solution, we will only roll the minimum value."

In the somewhat bewildered eyes of March Seven, the Earth Mother Goddess showed a slightly lonely look.

"You might ask, what about other creatures on this planet? Are they also bound by this fate?

We quickly threw it. And, we pinned our hopes on the brave woman, wondering if she could get out of this desperate situation. But do you know what the result was?

The loneliness of the Earth Mother quickly turned into a kind of bitterness, or perhaps a more complicated emotion.

March Seventh became even more nervous, swallowed his saliva with a gulp, and asked.

"what happened?"

"Heroes. They are all incredibly lucky without exception. Anything that's in their favor, the dice rolls are all at their maximum, and anything that's against them, the dice rolls are all at their minimum.

This is a rule that has been recognized by all gods since the construction of the entire Four Worlds. But even so, when we throw the chess piece representing the hero——"

The Earth Mother Goddess opened her palm, and there was nothing inside.

"It disappeared. Like it had never existed..."

Chapter 174: Two Groups

"Gone, you mean?"

"That generation of heroes simply vanished from the world. We searched the entire world but couldn't find her."

The Earth Mother showed a slightly sad expression and sighed.

"You may not believe us, but this is the truth. The brave chess piece disappeared, and until now we have not been able to create another one."

"How could this happen? She did nothing wrong, but for this reason..."

March 7th's focus was more on the poor brave man, and the Earth Mother could only express her condolences.

"So, how does this relate to the cognitive impairment you inflict on the people of this planet?"

"After the loss of the 'Brave' chess piece, we all unanimously concluded that there exists an existence in the outside world capable of easily overturning the existing rules. Its upper and lower limits have touched upon areas unknown to us.

Entering the game without knowing the rules will only lead to a miserable defeat, which is something we cannot tolerate.

In order to avoid a bloody end, and for the sake of our beloved planet and its creatures, we decided to blockade the planet.

The planet's outward orbit was abandoned, and at the same time, a curtain was lowered, blocking the view beyond the starry sky while exerting a constant influence on the people of the mortal world."

The Earth Mother Goddess changed from bowing her head to gazing, her expression filled with complexity that San Yue Qi could hardly understand.

"Until recently... a train arrived on those dusty tracks, bringing with it a change of fortune and the God of Hope. Through His power, we realized that this endless self-imprisonment had finally come to an end."

"You gods, your minds are only thinking about yourselves..."

San Yue Qi only felt annoyed by the truth revealed by the Earth Mother. Her face was tense and her tone became tough.

"So your goal is to use the train and Wendy's abilities to free you from this chessboard?"

In response to the disgust shown by March Seventh, the Earth Mother Goddess only expressed a slight apology, but still spoke firmly.

“I’m sorry, but this is the best we can come up with.

However, when it came time for execution, the Supreme God and I changed our minds."

"What are you going to do?"

"Unlike other gods who believe that rules cannot be broken and that salvation can only be achieved by escaping them, the Supreme God and I believe that rather than clinging to the unchanging rules of the past, we should proactively accept new ones and adapt to the game called the universe."

There was an indescribable loneliness in the eyes of the Earth Mother.

"We all know this is a very risky move, and any misstep could lead to the end of the world.

Despite the fact that when that disaster arrived, we all realized that the planet had entered the countdown.

But neither I nor the Supreme God can abandon this place. Whether it's for the sake of those lovely children or for the sake of this planet that gave birth to us, we have reasons to stay."

"..."

Having said that, San Yueqi roughly understood what she wanted to express.

"So what do you want us to do?"

"Remove the threat posed by that evil seed."

Compared to the people of the world who only see the monsters derived from the rift as not easy to deal with, the gods have a deeper understanding of its nature as the "cancer of the world."

But even so, this group of local gods can only barely suppress the further erosion of the star core on the world through their own power. As for other radiation-enhanced demon kings, or even the monster tribes under them, they can't do anything about it.

The seed of disaster is like the activity rules of the game that are open for a limited time. Even if it is foreign, when it descends on this planet, it is temporarily integrated with the entire chessboard.

The gods could either follow the rules and send more personnel to clean up the negative impact it brought, striving to separate it within the time limit, or they could only overturn the chessboard and fight it to the death.

But obviously, the gods on Snail III might have had some skills in internal strife in the past, but after who knows how many years, now that victory or defeat is decided by the rolling of dice, not to mention that they cannot handle the star core, even if they want to overturn the table, they have to consider whether they can afford the price.

Since the rules of the board game have long been integrated into the entire Four Directions World, overturning the chessboard means that everything on it must be cleared away.

There are no chess pieces left over from the previous generation, and the most influence that can be exerted is to set up the "background information" of what the four worlds once had.

Normally, this type of background information has no impact on the existing rules of the game at all.

Just like the human kingdoms on the continent all know that the ancient civilization was very prosperous, but even if they know it, there is no way to go back to that period, and even most of the ancient scrolls are difficult to use.

After all, not every race is like the forest people or the lizard people.

Take the Lizardmen as an example. They do not believe in gods at all, but instead believe in the ancestors who are the source of their bloodline.

Although the power they can draw from their blood is getting less and less nowadays, they are indeed different from the miracle system and are completely imported products.

The reason for this is that the Lizardmen were indeed created by gods, but not all of their ancestors were created by gods.

There exist dragon species that came from outside the universe in the past. Their power is also passed on through blood, and they show extremely strong immortality.

As far as the Earth Mother knows, beneath the Dragon Palace in the South China Sea of the continent, there is a magical transformation of the "real dragon" in the concept of the Lizard People sleeping.

Although they all fell into a long sleep that was no different from death at a certain moment, they did maintain a certain degree of activity.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will probably live like this until the day everything ends.

But the gods do not have such immortality, and are even less willing to passively take a beating, so it is obvious that they target the train crew as outsiders.

The trials that occurred during this process were naturally inseparable from them. Otherwise, they would not have known that the God of Hope and Turning Point was hidden among this group of people.

Although the size of the dice rolled by the god has no effect on Him, it is easy to influence local residents like Mimiya.

The Earth Mother Goddess was very lucky. In judging the size of the interactions on March 7th, she was basically very successful thanks to the bonus from her own believers.

The only failure was the pursuit of Getlo Town, but that time it was Wendy who intervened, so failure was inevitable.

However, this minor failure didn't affect the overall situation. Mother Earth had successfully passed the truly crucial judgment point, and through this passive approach, she was able to truly connect with March Seventh. The other gods, however, could only dispatch their own bishops and other figures to rush over for negotiations.

In this way, the reason why Mother Earth likes March 7th is naturally obvious.

However, compared to the Earth Mother who was frank about everything and expressed her willingness to accept whatever the outcome was, March Seven has always had a bad impression of the gods on this planet.

Or, in her opinion, the gods here are just a group of scum who have great strength, but their gambler mentality has more "humanity" than "divinity".

Therefore, the joy of helping people survive the disaster had mostly dissipated at this moment, and March Seven just replied in a flat tone.

"...I'm sorry. This isn't something I can decide on my own. I can only promise that everyone will help contain the core. I can't say anything else."

Helping the people on this planet to relieve disasters is one thing, and helping the gods is another, especially since most of the disasters in this world are caused by these idle bastards. The viewing experience of March 7th is even worse.

"Thank you. We are very grateful for that alone."

When the Earth Mother Goddess expressed her gratitude, March Seven wanted to just wave her hand and ask her to send him back, but suddenly he had an idea.

"It's okay. If you really want to thank me, can I trouble you for one thing?"

"What is it?"

"After we resolve this disaster, can we please stop the cycle of heroes defeating monsters?"

"...I thought you were going to talk about the goblins."

Looking at the pink-haired girl who didn't look surprised but rather looked more determined, the Earth Mother nodded slightly.

"I can guarantee that the Supreme God and I will no longer undergo this cycle of reincarnation. As for the other gods, you still need to convince one of them.

The Demon King's periodic calamities are rules engraved on the four corners of the world, and even we must obtain the consent of the majority of the gods before we can modify them."

"That's it, I understand!"

March Seven nodded, and the Earth Mother Goddess paused and then spoke again.

"As compensation, I can help you inflict the Earth Curse on the Goblins. Any Goblin that walks upon the Earth will gradually have their body parts petrified, suffering the ravages of wind and rain and the imprisonment of their minds for eternity."

"Wow?! Is it possible to do something like this?"

Compared with her previous helpless look, the compensation given by the Earth Mother Goddess at this moment was very generous.

However, although most of the goblin tribes do live on land, there are also a few tribes that master navigation technology and float on the rivers.

With the goblins' reproduction rate, once they discover the loophole in this curse, they will all become pirates and develop more powerful navigation technology, which will also cause a stronger impact on other villages.

"Well, although it may sound a bit greedy, can you solve the problem of the goblins once and for all? For example, make them unable to reproduce?"

"...Um, I'm sorry. The goblin chess pieces weren't made by our gods. They belong to the goblin gods. All I can do is use my divine power as a lever to continuously curse them. But you don't have to worry too much."

"Why do you say that?"

“As long as you resolve the disasters on the planet, I think most gods will be willing to meet your needs.

Whether on the side of order or chaos, once the majority of gods reach a consensus, the Goblin God will naturally be eliminated by the rules.

As a result, the goblins, having lost the protection of the gods, will also lose their natural umbrella of protection and will soon be declared extinct."

San Yue Qi opened his eyes wider, seeming a little surprised.

But unfortunately, when she wanted to ask about the situation in more detail, the duration of the divine revelation had ended.

Almost instantly the scene changed and her consciousness returned to herself.

But everyone still surrounded her with concern.

"Um, everyone? How long have I been disconnected?

"What's with that talk of a girl who's addicted to the internet..."

Wendy muttered subconsciously, then pointed to the light outside the house which had not changed.

"It's only been five minutes."

"Five minutes...it felt like I talked to her for quite a while!"

March 7 shook his head, feeling a little uncomfortable with the different speeds of time flowing on both sides.

And Ji Zi was keenly aware of the other person she was talking about.

"You saw the Earth Mother, didn't you?"