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"It seems like someone has appeared repeatedly before. I was just too lazy to think about it before. That person must be one of your people."
Upon hearing this, Yozakura Rokumi's face froze, and she guiltily looked away.
"Qi, Qi-jun, what are you saying?"
"Haha, maybe it's because you're good-looking that people like to take pictures of you without your consent."
Yozakura Rokumi knew very well that there were some things she absolutely couldn't admit to. She would never admit that she was the one who secretly took the photos. Because she couldn't show herself in public, she plastered Lin Qi's photos everywhere, and even made custom-made body pillows in Lin Qi's image. Sometimes she would stick the photos on the body pillows and rub her face against them.
Lin Qi regretted not being able to investigate why the girl did this. If he had known the reason for doing so, he would have said it was unnecessary, since his room was quite large.
Lin Qi didn't investigate anything further and went to the kitchen to get busy. As time went by, he pushed a Ruiye back.
Ruiye was stunned when she saw someone sitting in the living room. Then she was even more confused when she saw the familiar figure from her memory.
When Yozakura Rokumi saw Mizuha, she immediately greeted her with a happy expression.
Seeing that the other person was thinking about many things, Ruiye realized that there was nothing wrong with him.
Some of them breathed a sigh of relief and then happily chatted with the other party.
After Lin Qi finished preparing the food, he came out to eat, but everyone except Number 18 was still there.
"Oh, still chatting."
"Um.."
"I've got everything sorted out here. I'll be back on the 18th."
"You came back so early today, is there nothing to keep you busy over there?"
Upon hearing this, Suzuka from Dalian Temple rolled her eyes at Lin Qi.
"There's not that much work to do. Even if I have my own people to do it, it's not like I'm always the one doing all the work. The rest of the staff aren't just sitting around doing nothing."
Suzuka from Dalian Temple always felt that this guy had a somewhat distorted understanding of his job.
"I think it's about right. None of the really capable people here hold positions in your organization."
"They're either people who like to stir up trouble, or people who prefer to do other jobs."
"Honestly, the rest of them would be the ones getting beaten up in a 1v1 fight compared to these guys."
Suzuka from Dalian Temple was immediately indignant upon hearing this.
"We're a legitimate organization, are we really that bad?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Qi shrugged.
"Why would I lie to you? The really capable fighters never went to your area."
"It can only be said that you belong to the T2 and T1 versions. Those T1 peak and T0 versions are simply ignored by everyone, or they are too lazy to work for the people above them."
She was immediately struck by Lin Qi's words.
"Don't scare me. Are there really that many amazing people in the general public?"
Dalianji Suzuka felt that what this guy said was quite dangerous. Maybe he should keep a low profile next time he goes on a mission to avoid getting into trouble?
"They are indeed very powerful to you, capable of influencing a large area, but to me they are all weaklings."
"To be honest, you only have a few people here capable of destroying a country. The only ones who can hold their own are these guys."
"Whether it's a country-destroying level depends on the scale; I'm referring to the kind that would at most wipe out small countries."
"The rest of them think they're so great every day, but in reality they're just noobs."
Lynch didn't hold back and started criticizing.
Dalian Temple Suzuka was utterly devastated.
"There's nothing I can do about it. After all, a person's life is only so long, and it also requires talent and such."
"Not everyone is like you and Sister No. 18."
"You two monsters who blow up planets at the drop of a hat are no match for us, okay? So don't judge us by your standards."
Suzuka from Dalian Temple couldn't help but complain.
Whom do you look down on on this planet?
Are you sure you're not insulting me?
Lin Qi slammed his fist on the table in annoyance at the other person's criticism.
"Damn it! Don't you even know what a metaphor is?"
Suzuka from Dalian Temple rolled her eyes at someone.
Mizuha was used to this situation; after all, the noise level here had increased considerably since Suzuka arrived.
When Yozakura Rokumi heard the two arguing, she was fine at first, but as she listened, she felt something was wrong. How did it go from destroying a country to destroying a star?
Is this serious?
When Suzuka from Dairenji realized she couldn't win the argument, she sat down and took a sip of tea. Then, something occurred to her.
"By the way, I received a message today that seems to indicate that the gods have revived. Do you know what that is?"
"It seems that the deity enshrined in a shrine has appeared to us."
"Moreover, according to the investigators, the pressure emanating from the other party was terrifying."
"I'm quite curious, do things like gods really exist on our planet?"
Only then did Suzuka from Dairenji remember that she should ask this guy about it, since this guy was practically an encyclopedia of knowledge.
Upon hearing this, Lin Qi calmly took a sip of tea.
"It depends on how you define God. Let me ask you a question: In the eyes of all of you, what is God?"
After Lin Qi said this, everyone present fell silent. Then, Rui Ye thought for a moment and spoke.
"The kind that is immortal and indestructible?"
"Very powerful."
Suzuka from Dalian Temple spoke.
"omnipotent?"
Yozakura Rokumi also spoke up.
"They are incredibly capable; there's nothing they can't do."
Sagiri also spoke up.
Lin Qi was surprised that the girls' answers were all different, or rather, they were roughly the same.
"Do you think that thing that revived on this planet has that kind of ability? Is it really immortal, really powerful, and can really do whatever it wants?"
Lin Qi's words immediately silenced the girl. After thinking for a moment, he spoke in a very strange tone.
"I must say that what you're thinking is absolutely correct, but for this place, it only exists in stories."
"Right now, apart from me and Number 18, there's no one else in this world who can destroy stars. The most powerful thing we can do is destroy the surface."
"To put it another way, those guys might indeed be gods to you, since they grow and survive based on faith, incense, and the like."
"But in my eyes, that thing is more like some kind of supernatural tale, urban legend or something, that's about it."
"For example, urban legends and such things exist. As long as people don't forget about them, these things won't disappear; they will continue to exist."
"Even if you are killed, you will respawn soon."
"Like those gods, they are actually just spirits, demons, and the like."
"So there's really no need to take it seriously. After all, quite a few of those things are so ugly they're practically monsters! If you saw them, you'd definitely have nightmares at night."
Chapter 240 Try to avoid those things if you don't want to have nightmares at night.
"Try not to see those things, after all, they're too ugly. And when it comes to making deals with them, normal gods gain faith, but those things take lives, and might even imprison your soul permanently next to them, who knows?"
"For example, this country claims to have 800 million gods, but they are all just various kinds of demons and spirits that have survived to this day by relying on people's faith or memories. They are all weak and simply live a long time, or they have survived by relying on this ability."
When Lin Qi got to this point, his tone was full of disdain.
Everyone present listened as if they had learned something new.
"Onii-chan, when those people go to shrines to worship, aren't they worshipping some kind of monster or something?"
Ruiye thought of this and couldn't help but speak up, and her tone was very strange, which was a bit shocking.
"That's different, it depends on the situation."
“I said that many gods were born from the fruits of faith, and these gods certainly have a sequence of goodness. But as I said, for you, these things are indeed gods in a certain sense.”
"After all, the other party might actually protect you and bring you good luck. Like the thing I mentioned before, there are definitely evil gods and monsters."
"But that's only true for you guys. To me, all of them are just like various spirits and demons."
"After all, the stronger you are, the longer you live. In the eyes of ordinary people, you are a god. Even in some weaker worlds according to novels, many guys who are weaker than me can create life and become gods or something."
“You can also see those as gods.”
"So, to sum it up, it depends on how you define it."
"To sum it up in one sentence, a so-called god is simply someone who is strong enough and lives long enough!"
"At the same time, we need to see what kind of power system they are following. For example, those who are weaker than me but can create life are following the path of soul life."
"Those guys are generally weak in combat, especially among those of the same level. They are extremely weak and are purely there for support."
When Lin Qi got to this point, his eyes were filled with disdain.
"I understand. In other words, it's either something born from special rules, or it's something powerful that's been regarded as a god because of its strength."
Yozakura Rokumi summarized the results briefly, but Lin Qi's claim about creating life remains to be verified.
"And what about you? According to you, those guys could kill you with a sneeze, so why can't you?"
Suzuka from Dalian Temple lives here and knows a lot of things. More importantly, even though there are newcomers, this guy doesn't seem to care at all and asks questions without restraint.
After all, I still need this guy's help to revive my brother, okay?
"I already said it depends on which direction you're going to take. I'm just a guy who only knows how to fight. Do you think I can handle this kind of work?"
"It would be much easier for me to destroy the multiverse than to create a life form."