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Chapter 439: The Corrupted Divine Kingdom
Chapter 439: The Corrupted Divine Kingdom
"White Frost Principality has been destroyed, and a large number of priests are rushing over. They are already in conflict with the God of Magic."
Qin Muye read the intelligence. Indeed, the fighting had already begun, but the results were minimal. Whether it was priests or other parahumans, none of them could withstand the divine corruption. Priests did possess divine power granted by the gods, but this power was given through faith channels and was harmless.
However, the divine power emanating from the insane God of Magic, who had descended into the Material Plane, was quite harmful.
"These are not the most important issues. The most critical is that this mad god, before entering the Material Plane, was the God of Magic, but after entering, it was replaced by some other entity."
"Truly a remarkable technique, even I didn't detect the true nature of the god."
"Indeed, it is no wonder that a civilization could develop to such a vast scale at the 7th tier. The Cradle Plan might be the culmination of the entire Gandaya civilization's technology."
He couldn't help but sigh, then began to ponder what had taken over the mad god.
First, he ruled out the possibility of another god. Qin Muye had heard the mad god's ramblings, and from the tone, it sounded like a mother instructing an infant.
"Could it be the one who borrows the egg to hatch its own chick? But this is very contradictory. There's no need for it to do this, as it would be like splitting its own mind."
"But I can be certain that it is about survival and reproduction."
Qin Muye suspected it was an early belief of the Gandaya civilization, which he knew from the partial information he obtained from the Duke of White Frost.
After the civilization transitioned, this belief gradually disappeared, giving way to a scientific worldview, but it didn't disappear completely. It became a catchphrase for the Tri-Eye people, who would say it at any opportunity.
"So, has this thing mutated?"
Although he didn't know why this entity would exhibit such schizophrenic behavior, he could be certain of one thing: it lacked a true self and was more like an instinct or a set of operational logic.
It would trigger its preset actions as long as certain conditions were met.
"Was the Cradle Plan designed for this entity?"
"But that doesn't make sense. A conceptual, illusory existence doesn't need such a plan, unless the Tri-Eye people of the Gandaya civilization wanted to create a protective deity similar to a mother, and it went wrong."
Qin Muye couldn't help but think about the incomplete god project, carefully considering it along with the Cradle Plan and other factors.
In any case, everything seemed less than ideal.
"However, since it now has a host, I should try to get it."
Previously, Qin Muye wouldn't have wanted the God of Magic, as a mad tool spitting everywhere wasn't useful, and he already had two in his territory. What was the point?
But now things were different. Some entity had taken over.
It could serve as experimental material.
"From what I can see, those priests haven't recognized it as the God of Magic, or even the divine power. This is quite interesting, always revering the gods, yet unable to recognize them."
"But perhaps it's because the divine oracles and the God of Magic have collided?"
"Does this mean that other gods don't know that their mad counterparts will descend to the Material Plane?"
Qin Muye's mind was filled with various thoughts. If the gods knew about this, they definitely wouldn't send their churches to the White Frost Principality.
He knew that divine oracles had been issued, stating that the heretics were in the White Frost Principality.
All the faith channels of the gods were monitored by the spirits under Qin Muye's command, so he had the first-hand information.
As for sending believers and divine messengers to deal with the mad god, that was truly unreliable. Even during normal times, the God of Magic, despite being a third-rate and artificial deity, had a 7th-tier form with all the necessary attributes, skills, and talents. The only thing lacking was the mental fortitude of deities like Holy Light and Fertility.
Even a 6th-tier group might not be able to kill it.
Now, it was even more insane and had become an incomprehensible monster, though it lacked reason, its combat power had increased significantly.
"So, the contradiction isn't just with the mad god, but also with the various gods. What's the point of sending divine messengers? It's not as if they are sending them to die."
Qin Muye pondered as he led his people away from the God of Magic's divine kingdom.
After the God of Magic entered the Material Plane, the entire divine kingdom began to decay, emitting a foul odor.
It wouldn't be long before the divine kingdom collapsed entirely.
As for the God of Magic's followers, there wasn't much to worry about, as most of them were already dead, and those who survived had gone insane due to the feedback from their faith channels.
This was a genuine form of madness, driven by a rational breakdown, unlike the uncontrollable madness of the Abyssal Missionaries under Qin Muye's command.
There was a slight difference: one was driven by an overwhelming surge of faith, while the other was more like a disease.
However, in practical terms, they were both mad, with no real distinction except for the degree of madness.
Glancing back at the God of Magic's divine kingdom, the copper and iron within it had probably rotted to the point of resembling wood.
"Similar to the death of a god, the divine kingdom can no longer receive the information from the god, so it is being destroyed."
"Is the god entering the Material Plane considered a death, or does it mean that the god cannot resist something in the Material Plane that takes over its body, or is the body itself prepared for this purpose?"
After returning to his territory, Qin Muye began to speculate, of course, referring to the god's physical entry, not a divine descent.
"Perhaps I can try it out!" Qin Muye turned his attention to the two gods in his possession.
The degeneration of these two gods had stopped, and even his contribution points had dropped, indicating that the gods had begun to take action to clean up the effects of the recent events.
This naturally affected Qin Muye's contribution points.
"Black Hand, prepare the research on the gods and the Tri-Eye gene decryption project, and merge them. I will personally oversee it."
Qin Muye quickly issued the command through the magic network, feeling that the server was becoming increasingly chaotic. If he didn't intervene, who knew what might happen next.
As for the construction of military buildings, he could only delay it for now. After all, such a large project wouldn't be affected by a few months' delay, and he could always conduct further research in the dungeons later.
"Indeed, this server is not for resting; it only brings endless troubles, pushing me to become stronger." Qin Muye had only wanted to live a simple life, but the server was driving him forward.
"Reverend Black, you are truly a genius. I never thought there could be such a solution," Chen Mo said with surprise. Although Reverend Black·White Frost had just joined his territory and had only 5 loyalty points, he was giving his best advice without holding back.
So, Chen Mo didn't expose the fact that Black·White Frost was hiding his true identity.
In reality, Duke White Frost was extremely surprised because he could see various strange panels, such as his own and those of the territory.
Unfortunately, due to his low loyalty, the lord of the territory, while trusting him, hadn't given him many permissions.
However, it didn't matter because after joining this territory, the low whispers of the mad god had completely cut off their connection.
He wasn't sure why, but it was definitely related to this unique territory.
So, he thought that if he could awaken the Tri-Eye bloodline of this territory's lord, it would be a significant help. Even if it meant sacrificing everything to help the lord, it wouldn't be a big issue, as they were fellow members of the same race.
However, the lord was too mysterious, and he currently lacked a gene decrypter, so he couldn't help awaken the bloodline. Thus, he could only put this idea on hold for now.
In the meantime, he could stay and help the lord deal with the people in the territory whose minds had been corrupted by faith. Once they were dealt with, he could proceed with industrialization and eventually create a gene decrypter.
The territory was truly remarkable, so much so that even with the technology of the Gandaya civilization, he was still in awe, as many things in the territory exceeded his understanding.
(End of Chapter)
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