Chapter 52: The Answer Is No

What is a god?

A mighty force that transcends the mundane.

A status that controls the world.

An indescribable loftiness.

The god said, let there be light.

The world shrouded in darkness was left with only blinding white, everything floating in the light, warm yet scorching.

The thunder in the clouds, the sun in the sky, the boundless earth, the rising steam, the howling storm.

All lost in pure light.

…

Three days later.

Xu Xi appeared in a new city with Cressa, a city named “Wage,” chosen by Xu Xi as their new residence.

In the newly bought house, Cressa was checking for any missing furniture.

Xu Xi sat in the living room armchair.

Recalling the “divine punishment” from three days ago.

“Incredible…”

“Should I say it’s worthy of a god? To effortlessly accomplish such a feat, annihilating the demonic creatures in Allenson City in one strike, while protecting the remaining soldiers.”

“The terrain around Allenson City has almost been reshaped.”

“How much power was used…”

“10%? No, perhaps not even 1%.”

Xu Xi closed his eyes in deep thought, holding a magic staff that was almost completely shattered.

That day, the main target of the god’s attack was the demonic creatures, but the attack was so grand that even from a distance, the intense shockwave forced Xu Xi to use all his trump cards.

He cast dozens of level 7 spells in a row.

Just barely offsetting the aftermath of that “light” landing.

Protecting himself and the witch.

Such an experience was truly dangerous and terrible, but it was worth it. By witnessing the god’s descent and the fervor of the rescued soldiers, Xu Xi finally understood the truth.

“Extra! Extra!”

On the streets outside, a newsboy excitedly shouted.

“Allenson City in the north was invaded by demonic creatures, several legions defeated, Allenson City nearly destroyed!”

“The great God of Light intervened, saving the survivors!”

“Extra! Extra!”

“The God of Light has bestowed divine grace!”

The shouts spread further, more passersby noticed the news, quickly buying newspapers, eagerly reading.

Seeing Allenson City invaded, they showed sadness.

Seeing the human legions defeated, they showed fear.

Seeing the God of Light descend, they showed fervor.

“Praise the great God of Light, praise the Lord of Infinite Radiance, may light forever exist in the world, protecting the weak until death.”

“Thank you for saving us once again!”

Some believers of the God of Light immediately praised and sang.

People sighed, prayed, their expressions gradually becoming devout.

The excited ones wept.

Even those who were not believers, in this fervent atmosphere, were inevitably influenced, silently uttering a few words of praise and thanks to the gods.

All of this.

Was seen by Xu Xi.

He saw through the gods’ scheme.

“Actively creating a situation of demonic invasion, then letting human legions die, further highlighting the power of the demons and the urgency of the situation.”

“Finally, the lofty gods intervene, not only harvesting human faith but also making humans revere them.”

Xu Xi pondered, sighing: “Such ruthless tactics.”

The gods’ grasp of human psychology.

Has clearly reached an extremely high level.

They know that if humans are too comfortable, no one will believe in gods.

So, the gods actively create danger, actively create disasters, and when humans struggle in despair, they offer help as saviors.

Thus, they can harvest people’s faith, ensuring the devotion and love of believers.

It must be said.

This move is indeed effective.

In Xu Xi’s sight, many have chosen to join the Divine Church, wanting to feel the gods’ might more closely and become mages who believe in gods.

“Perhaps, this is also one of their goals.”

Xu Xi said.

His index finger lightly tapped the armrest of the chair, making a faint echo.

Faith mages and elemental mages.

Both can cast spells, but follow completely different paths.

The power of faith mages comes from the god they believe in, the god grants how much, the mage has how much.

Thus, the peak of this path is a demigod, unable to go further.

A subordinate cannot surpass the master.

This is the ultimate truth of the world.

But elemental mages are different, this school of mages observes the world, comprehends truth, can truly ignite the divine flame, hold the world’s authority.

The gods seem unwilling for new gods to be born, so through various subtle methods, they gradually promote the convenience of faith mages, reducing the living space of elemental mages.

Thus.

The gods can sit firmly in the clouds, overlooking the confused masses.

“If this is really the case, then we must be careful in future actions,” Xu Xi clicked his tongue.

He had an intuition.

In this magical world, he might be the strongest elemental mage, and if his strength continues to grow, it is very likely to attract the attention of the gods.

Such a result is not what Xu Xi wants to see.

He doesn’t want to wake up one day and find that he, just a Grand Mage, needs to face the siege of dozens or even hundreds of true gods.

Me fighting gods, really?

This scene is too laughable and despairing, Xu Xi completely doesn’t want to face it.

“Ignorance is also a kind of happiness.”

Xu Xi slowly stood up, stretched on the spot, his gaze through the window seeing the streets outside filled with excited god believers.

Believers think the gods love the world.

But in fact, the gods only love themselves.

Such lies, such carefully woven deceptions, cannot be said to be bad.

People provide faith, gods provide power, this is a mutually beneficial transaction.

99% of people are destined not to walk the path of elemental mages, if they can rely on the fervor of faith to achieve higher accomplishments from the gods, it is actually a good thing.

If there is any cost.

It is that from time to time, they need to be scared, to prevent themselves from becoming sacrifices to “miracles.”

Like this time in Allenson City, local citizens plus supporting legion soldiers, the death toll nearly reached a million, lamentable.

“Toot—”

“Toot—”

The sound of steam hissing.

A faint mist filled the new house.

Facing them was Cressa, she had activated the steam equipment in the new house.

“Mentor, everything is settled, no missing items found.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Cressa.”

Looking at the girl with silver-gray hair, Xu Xi instinctively looked into her eyes, and like last time, all he could see was his own reflection.

“Let’s go, I’ll cook today.”

“Eh…?”

The witch was surprised, but still obediently followed Xu Xi.

Time passed, the home was no longer the same, the surroundings completely unfamiliar.

But because of the familiar figure in front.

She didn’t feel afraid.

On the way to the kitchen, Cressa also heard the crazy shouts from outside, offering blessings to the gods.

She paid no attention, closely following her own “god.”