However, if Lince were to act against a Middle Demon Low Ability World from outside the Star Realm, he could slowly wear it down. He should be able to completely drain the power of its Mana Will and then proceed to destroy the world.

Therefore, in the True Game’s evaluation, Lince’s current comprehensive strength was already extremely formidable.

Under these circumstances, having discovered another world, Lince naturally couldn’t let the opportunity pass.

He even felt this was a good opportunity to bring the Deities of the Square World into his fold.

After all, those so-called Twin Deities of Fantasy and Reality were about to face a Giant Serpent God.

However, in order to subdue this world in a better, even perfect manner, without any overt military coercion, Lince felt the crisis the Square World was currently facing wasn’t severe enough.

Only when the Square World faced a situation of utter despair would the Descent of the Star Empire and the Dragon God make the true ’savior’ appear all the more dazzling and glorious.

He could even use this to once again proclaim the sanctity and ’righteousness’ of the Star Empire to all the Races among its subjects.

It had to be said.

Lince’s idea was incredibly dirty.

But was there anything wrong with it?

On the path of civilizational progress, in the struggle between civilizations, there was no room for concepts of good and evil.

Besides, this matter had nothing to do with the Star Empire or Lince in the first place.

The fact that the Star Empire was willing to rescue them, wasn’t that an immense favor?

Furthermore, the Star Empire under Lince was on the path of an inclusive civilization, one that integrated myriad Races.

For the Square World to be saved and ’liberated’ by the Star Empire would be a stroke of incredible luck.

After all, it was much better than letting the world’s Deities play their chessboard games every day, treating their own subjects like pawns.

At this thought, Lince immediately began to ponder.

’I can’t do this sort of thing myself. It would needlessly tarnish my reputation.’

’I’ll let Ah Cheng arrange everything that follows.’

’Consider it a test for him. So many years have passed; being idle as a deity of Weak Divine Power every day just won’t do.’

And so, very soon.

Above the Star Realm of the Karte World, within a radiant Divine Kingdom Space, a figure suddenly shot up from a throne.

"Huh? You want *me* to do this?"

"Find a chance when the Star Gate opens to secretly wake up that Giant Serpent God? And wait for the right moment?"

"Wait for what moment? A doomsday-like moment?"

"Damn, has the boss’s heart gotten this dirty?"

"Even the Twin Deities can’t handle that Giant Serpent God, so how am I supposed to wake it up? The boss really thinks too highly of me, doesn’t he?"

The God of the Dead, ’Brother Cheng Takes Off,’ muttered to himself.

But, fortunately, Lince had given the order.

So the God of the Dead would definitely need to plan things out with a few of his friends.

So, very soon, six figures appeared one after another in his Divine Kingdom.

Without a doubt, these people were all Players from the ’Chosen Group.’

Human Deities, God of Loyalty and Punishment, Weak Divine Power, Insomnia and Rain.

Elf Deities, Plant and Flower God, Weak Divine Power, Sweet Little Cookie.

Sea Race Deities, God of Sea and Islands, Medium Divine Power, Logical Genius.

Sea Race Deities, Green Water and Poison Liquid God, Weak Divine Power, Not the Tea Monarch.

Demon Deities, God of Marshes and Traps, Weak Divine Power, Wada Xiwa.

Beastman Deities, Mountain Range and Glacier God, Weak Divine Power, Little Ordinary Person.

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"I say, what the hell are you doing with this Divine Kingdom?"

"What’s a God of the Dead like you trying to do, making your Divine Kingdom so bright? Shouldn’t this place be a pitch-black Purgatory scene, with Ghosts flying all over the sky?"

"Making it so clean and bright... if you ask me, you should stop being the God of the Dead and just call yourself the God of Light."

As soon as Not the Tea Monarch entered the Divine Kingdom, he couldn’t help but start trash-talking Brother Cheng Takes Off.

"Are you the only one with a mouth here?"

"Who says the God of the Dead can only have some gloomy underworld Divine Kingdom? I like it this way. Is it any of your business?"

"Besides, you’re a green-skinned Lizard, and you have the nerve to talk about me? The Green Water and Poison Liquid God... just listen to that title. I can already imagine your Divine Kingdom has some kind of weird smell, like a mixture of shit and piss."

This retort from Brother Cheng Takes Off hit Not the Tea Monarch right where it hurt.

There wasn’t much to say, because Not the Tea Monarch’s original body was indeed a Sea Lizard.

As a fused entity, he now genuinely enjoyed soaking in poison, and even felt that this practice, which aligned with his Divine Power, could significantly speed up his Meditation.

Thus, it was inevitable that the two would continue to trade insults.

Meanwhile, the others watched the show from the sidelines.

It wasn’t until Insomnia and Rain decided the two had had enough that he spoke up:

"Let’s get to it, Ah Cheng. How does the Chief plan to handle the Square World?"

Hearing Insomnia and Rain ask about the actual business, Brother Cheng Takes Off naturally relayed Lince’s instructions.

However, Brother Cheng Takes Off was quite savvy about his role as a subordinate.

In his retelling, he framed what Lince had instructed as his own suggestion, which Lince had then silently and finally approved.

"Dirty, that’s really dirty!"

"I never would’ve guessed, Ah Cheng. You’re developing the mindset of an Evil God villain. To think you could come up with such a method... as expected of the God of the Dead."

It was hard to tell if it was a compliment or an insult, but the Beastman Deity, Little Ordinary Person, gave Brother Cheng Takes Off a thumbs-up.

"This method is a bit underhanded."

"But, it’s also the most suitable one for the current situation. In a war between civilizations, you use whatever method works. It doesn’t have much to do with being dirty or not."

Insomnia and Rain analyzed aptly.

"Indeed. For a civilization to develop, if you don’t want to be devoured under the Cosmic Law of the Dark Forest, you have to use every means at your disposal."

"I support this idea, but we definitely can’t do it on our own."

"The Main God of the Sea Race, the Ocean Current and Tsunami God, has just awakened. If we work with the Storm Main God, we should have a chance."

"But that’s not a sure thing. By the way, did the Chief say anything about providing us with any assistance?"

Logical Genius thought for a moment before asking.

Brother Cheng Takes Off hesitated for a moment, then said:

"If things don’t go smoothly for us, the boss... He should probably intervene secretly."

"But, if we really mess this up, it’ll be pretty damn embarrassing, to be honest."

The group fell silent.

Indeed, this was the first time Lince had tasked them with arranging a war between civilizations.

If they, with their secondary administrative rights in the True Game, couldn’t even handle this, it would indeed be a bit humiliating.

"There’s not much we can do with just secondary administrative authority."

"I wonder if the ’True Game’ will approve an application to use the reserve energy."

"Anyway, we’ll see when the time comes."

Insomnia and Rain sighed.

"But before that, we still need to make the necessary preparations and contacts as soon as possible."

"How about this: I’ll go talk to the Storm Main God."

"As for the Ocean Current Main God, Logical Genius, you should be able to handle that, right?"

Logical Genius nodded.

"That’s not a problem, of course. But the Ocean Current Main God just woke up, and he has a bit of a foul temper."

"I can’t guarantee he will agree to help. After all, from what I can see, this great ’whale’ deity isn’t happy with Oakland’s current situation."

"Not happy with Oakland’s current situation? Hah, if he’s got the guts, why doesn’t he go ask the Chief himself?" Little Ordinary Person spoke up scornfully.

"We call him a Main God out of respect. Without that respect, he’s just a roast whale, a dead whale."

"The Chief wouldn’t even have to lift a finger. Using the contract power of the True Game on the Oakland Continent and the Rule Power we control, we could orchestrate his death."

Hearing this, no one refuted it.

Because it was the truth.

The Oakland Continent was the first map in the True Game, a world that had been under complete control from the very beginning.

Nearly all the Deities who had ever died there had signed some kind of contract with it. What’s more, the True Game also controlled the Mana Will Power of the entire Oakland Continent.

The few of them who possessed secondary authority, if they were to use their authority in the True Game simultaneously, were indeed confident they could make this Main God return to a state of death.

"Forget it. Let’s not say things that are detrimental to our unity."

"Unless absolutely necessary, we should let him save some face."

"If he doesn’t want that face, then we’ll talk."

"In any case, it’s decided. Let’s all get moving. We should also contact the other Deities of High Divine Power. There’s strength in numbers, so brainstorming together is a good option."

Logical Genius didn’t have that much aggression. Even though he was the only one among the seven with Medium Divine Power, he still maintained the image of a peacemaker.

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

And so, very soon, the Seven Gods all sprang into action, each going off to contact the gods they could reach.