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Chapter 173: It Seems Your Plan Is a Bit Overambitious
Chapter 173: It Seems Your Plan Is a Bit Overambitious
“I never noticed before, but now I feel that these artificial humans are really off. Can this damn Titan bloodline actually improve my aesthetic sense?”
Although the artificial human beauty in front of him could be considered a face that could attract a lot of attention with just a call, based on Qin Muye’s aesthetic sense, which had been tortured by the four great evil techniques, she now seemed off, almost fake.
“Has my artistic sense been enhanced? This is just causing me trouble.”
He casually destroyed the artificial human. He definitely didn’t have this feeling before, but now he did, and it was definitely the fault of the deep-rooted aesthetics from the Titan bloodline.
So, these bioengineered beauties probably wouldn’t meet the gods' standards. They wanted something natural, not something artificially enhanced.
Even someone with as low standards as Qin Muye couldn’t stand it, let alone these gods.
Scratching his head, without these things, he couldn’t just give money, and even if he did, he didn’t have enough.
Besides, he was short on money too. If he wasn’t, why would he come to be Hades’ son? He could make Hades call him father.
“Dionysus, how’s it going?”
Seemingly hearing the commotion, Queen of the Underworld Persephone walked over and saw the mess.
“Don’t worry, it’s not a big deal. We can think of other ways,” she consoled him.
“The plan to seduce with beauty failed. My artificial humans might fool mortals, but to the gods, they’re all off. They’re not naturally born, just pieced together.”
“Wealth? I don’t even have it myself, so forget about that. The plan to bind interests will have to wait.”
Qin Muye slowly tidied up the laboratory, which was now located in the Palace of Hades, not in Elysium.
“I think we’re doing pretty well and don’t need to focus on these things, don’t you think?” Persephone said, always puzzled by Qin Muye’s urgency.
Qin Muye rolled his eyes. She wasn’t in a hurry, but he had an ancient god to deal with, and he wasn’t sure if he could handle it.
“Those who lack foresight will have immediate worries. Many things are far more complicated than you think, Your Majesty,” Qin Muye said.
“Why won’t you call me mother?” Persephone felt that Qin Muye hadn’t let go.
“This involves some strange settings. Forget it, let’s not talk about it. Do we have the authority to mobilize the souls of the dead? If there’s any loss, will we be caught in a bind?” Qin Muye changed the subject.
“How many do you need? If the number is too large, it might upset Zeus,” Persephone said, which wasn’t a big deal for her.
“Just upset? Nothing else?”
Qin Muye pressed on.
“The supreme ruler of the Underworld is the King of the Underworld. Although I don’t like to admit it, Hades is known as the ‘Zeus of the Underworld,’” Persephone was somewhat wary of this.
After all, this was a title of honor to others, but a huge disgrace to Hades.
“So, if I use the King of the Underworld’s name to mobilize a large number of dead souls to work for me, the worst that could happen is upsetting Zeus, right?” Qin Muye rubbed his chin, thinking there might be a way.
Persephone was confused. She thought Qin Muye was going to do some experiments that seemed more like torture. If it was just work, there should be no problem.
“No problem, but only the souls suffering in Tartarus can be mobilized.”
“But what exactly do you want them to do? Although they need to suffer to atone, it doesn’t mean they can be used recklessly,” Persephone agreed but reminded him.
“Of course, I want them to work on the production line, tightening screws, boiling water, and making stones,” Qin Muye said straightforwardly.
He had figured out that in the Underworld, although Hades didn’t interfere with many things, if he gave an order, all the gods of the Underworld would comply without resistance.
Similar to Zeus’ situation.
He now understood the value of the title "King of the Underworld." In the Underworld, Hades was a Zeus who could act without restraint. He might not exercise his power, but that didn’t mean he didn’t have it.
“??”
Queen of the Underworld Persephone was completely baffled, not understanding what Qin Muye was talking about.
"Specifically, I want to ask, how big is the Underworld? If I want to mine or cut down trees, are there any limitations? Or is there a loophole to go to the mortal world to secretly mine, and what procedures would I need to follow?"
This sounded just like a lawless rogue from next door, immediately taking the wrong path. Persephone’s eyes widened as she listened, wondering what kind of education Qin Muye had received to have so many mischievous ideas, always looking for loopholes and ways to secretly exploit resources, never doing anything straightforward.
"Perhaps King Hades might know more about this." Persephone was a bit awkward, as her authority mainly lay in the Underworld, death, fertility, and seeds. She knew little about the Underworld’s mineral resources or loopholes to the mortal world.
She hadn’t expected Qin Muye to be so unconventional, never thinking of behaving properly and always looking for freebies.
She understood Qin Muye’s intentions a bit: if he carried out his plans in the Underworld, the damage might be too much even for Hades to bear, so it would have to be the mortal world or the sea that suffered.
"You should be more restrained, Dionysus."
"If you mine resources on a large scale, it would be a desecration to the Earth Mother, Gaia."
Persephone meant that he would offend Gaia.
"Gaia is like my grandmother, right? Taking a little shouldn’t get me killed, should it?" Qin Muye was a bit uneasy.
A little bit indeed wasn’t a big deal, but if he followed his plan to mine, he wouldn’t be killed, but there would definitely be punishment.
It was a headache that he could finally use the souls of the dead to establish a 007-style blood-sweat factory, but he couldn’t source raw materials locally.
He didn’t lack a processing plant, but he was more interested in the resources.
After all, he had a large number of 24/7 skeleton soldiers, so a few more processing workers wouldn’t make much difference.
In this world, secretly cutting down trees or mining wasn’t easy, as many gods had their own territories and jurisdictions.
However, the Underworld was quite different, with fewer gods.
Most areas were poor and harsh, with a very small number of gods, but each one was a powerhouse.
After all, they were part of the world’s order. Although they might be poor, their authority was extremely powerful.
If it were a good place, Hades wouldn’t be constantly planning to counterattack, and Poseidon and Zeus wouldn’t have given such a good place to anyone else.
"I’ll have to be more restrained." After some thought, Qin Muye decided that he could still exploit the horrifying universe and use this fairy tale world as a stepping stone.
"It seems your plan is a bit... audacious." Persephone paused for a moment before squeezing out the word "audacious."
Qin Muye had mentioned before that if his plan were implemented, he would be cut down by Mother Gaia. While there might have been a hint of sarcasm, it was definitely not a simple plan.
"Right, after cutting it down, it won’t be audacious at all. There’s one more thing I need to figure out."
Qin Muye was thinking about something: he needed to find a way to explain moving a statue of the Queen of the Underworld or King Hades to his territory to serve as a guardian. This wasn’t easy to explain.
So, he needed to come up with a good story, otherwise, if it were to leak, there would be problems.
He also needed to explain his future travel between worlds. He couldn’t stay in this world forever; his core was his territory, not the Underworld of the fairy tale.
But there was one advantage: his identity was genuine.
If it were a regular person, the identity granted by the "Prince Charming" skill would be a one-time deal, as they couldn’t return.
But Qin Muye was different; he could return. So, in reality, he had already taken the place of the Prince Charming, and with his bloodline and other evidence, there was nothing to criticize.
Therefore, he just needed to adjust the sequence a bit.
There would definitely be loopholes, but the truth was always more stable than lies.
As for revealing himself as the Overlord? Frankly, it was only a matter of time, as the two worlds’ times would soon synchronize.
So, hiding it was impossible, and he might as well be open about it. This had its advantages; in the future, if he encountered danger, he could open a trans-temporal teleportation channel in the Palace of Hades and call for help.
Later, if he could improve the goodwill of the other Titan gods, he could call on his siblings or even his grandparents for backup if he couldn’t handle the enemies.
(End of Chapter)
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