Chapter 340: Great Surprise (Extra Chapter for the Leader Supporting 2D Girls)

During a life-and-death war between two realms, a piece of paper was suddenly presented.

Mother Earth Qingteng extended her hand, and with a gentle smile, the young woman made an inviting gesture, saying, "Take a look."

There was a conspiracy.

Their expressions turned peculiar. They gathered together, discussing cautiously, as if they were at a job fair.

A contract? With Party A and Party B?

What did this mean?

Given their formidable level, they could read ten lines at a glance and instantly grasped the explanation. And they were immediately tempted.

The contract stated that they could use the dragon veins.

They had already witnessed Hermes' power; how could they not yearn to become as mighty? Moreover, there was an additional feature: immortality, which was simply irresistible.

The contract also stipulated:

There would be no interference with their freedom. Mother Earth Qingteng would remain neutral, and the war between the two realms would continue as usual.

"This Mother Earth Qingteng is practically a spy for the Primordial World, helping us instead!" This thought erupted in their minds.

She had created Hermes, severing her own path to godhood through slaughtering all beings, and instead offered an extremely viable alternative path to becoming a god: collecting the collective power of sentient beings' vows and offerings.

This was indeed feasible. While slow, and not as quick as directly harvesting energy through mass slaughter, it wasn't a short-sighted approach that would deplete all resources.

Furthermore, it wasn't without shortcuts. Those who held divine positions, possessing the advantage of immortality, could ruthlessly slaughter other Monarch Emperors without restraint.

Mother Earth Qingteng explained, "After all, you are immortal. As long as your believers remain, you will eventually be reborn. If both sides have believers, it's like a friendly match: if you kill someone this time and plunder the death energy from their Emperor body, they will seek revenge upon revival and reclaim that energy. Through constant cycles of death, rebirth, and mutual plunder, the accumulated energy will only continue to increase."

The eyes of the surrounding Monarch Emperors gradually lit up.

They understood that this was a more moderate approach, not eradicating their opponents completely but treating them like crops to be harvested repeatedly. However, Mother Earth Qingteng omitted one point: there was an even more brutal method. After defeating an opponent, one could directly seize their faith, consolidate their followers, sever their roots, and prevent them from resurrecting. After all, it was all energy. How much better would it be to absorb the very incense and vows that could resurrect a Monarch Emperor directly for oneself?

"This is an entirely new path," they realized. One by one, the Monarch Emperors displayed surprise and pondered deeply, finding it to be a very complete system for achieving godhood.

If truly implemented, it would be infinitely superior to slaughtering all beings! After all, while a single act of slaughter yielded significant gains, recovery from it would take two or three centuries. Within those two or three centuries, this new method would yield even greater rewards!

"Indeed. You stand to gain immensely."

Mother Earth Qingteng watched them, feigning disinterest in profit as a middleman, and smiled again. "You needn't worry about me controlling your lifelines or gaining leverage over you. Your sole objective is to achieve godhood. Once you become a god, you will transcend the dragon veins... There's no need to fear me. Can I restrict you? I cannot restrict you!"

The cute girl player watched them. The terms were exceedingly generous, and no one would refuse.

From then on, they began to shepherd sentient beings themselves. On the Potion World, they would undoubtedly find ways to encourage overpopulation and increased fertility, even helping people cultivate land to improve their lives, leading to the widespread establishment of churches.

"I agree."

"Me too..."

One by one, the ancient beings finally agreed.

A day later, Mother Earth Qingteng allocated the dragon veins to these Monarch Emperors. She couldn't help but laugh, pulling her disciple Hu Haihan's hand close, feeling immensely excited. "I told you I'd definitely succeed! Before, I was lucky and succeeded without much effort. Now, with both luck and effort, there's no way I'll fail!"

"Teacher..."

The little fox was also very excited. "This way, there will be no more catastrophes that destroy all life, and the tragedy of Senior Brother Dao Changsheng will never recur! Teacher's accomplishments are comparable to the Heaven-Severing Emperor, severing the threads of past and present! You have completely erased the ancient cosmic cataclysms, those seemingly cursed destinies. A brand new era awaits..."

Countless years later, as people perused the voluminous historical records, they would find in the annals that chronicled the changing of world rules, 'The Age of Gods' recorded:

In Potion Year 1104, the Potion Era concluded with the arrival and departure of Hermes, God of Wisdom. This marked the beginning of the Age of Gods, where churches proliferated, vying for faith and divine positions.

"What a clever girl," Xu Zhi mused. He hadn't anticipated the turn of events and was left speechless. This particular player was exceptionally shrewd, as cunning as the notorious Akina Mountain Speed, and had presented him with so many unexpected delights.

The benefits she brought him were no less significant than the eras propelled by previous players like the Alchemy Emperor and Akina Mountain Speed.

The establishment of the dragon veins was undoubtedly a crucial step forward for the transcendent world, allowing it to fully emerge from its barbaric civilization. Previously, recurrent cataclysms would periodically wipe out all life, causing civilizational gaps. That was a barbaric state, not a truly mature transcendent world.

Such a divine system, with established divine positions, would generate energy far more efficiently than before, potentially even producing Level 8 deities in bulk. The true Age of Gods would not be far off.

"Gods?" Xu Zhi greatly anticipated that day's arrival. This was a monumental qualitative leap! A qualitative transformation within the sandbox world! It was akin to a medium-level sandbox world evolving into a high-level one.

It wasn't yet a truly high-level transcendent world, as there were too few gods—only supreme deities like Ermin, Medusa, and Daojun—and it hadn't entered a popularized Age of Gods.

"If everything goes smoothly, perhaps in less than a week, many deities will emerge, right?" Xu Zhi eagerly awaited that day, curious to see what kind of spectacle it would be.

Another significant gain was Hermes. He was effectively a vast biological supercomputer, a convergence of the wishes and thoughts of all sentient beings, with calculating and deductive abilities comparable to Emperor Qi. At that moment, he was integrating all the current cultivation methods for Xu Zhi.

"In the future, he will be able to comprehend the Dao heart through the collective consciousness of all beings and deduce a path unique to me!"

Xu Zhi organized his insights. In reality, the cute girl player believed Hermes was comparable to Emperor Qi. But this was not entirely accurate. Emperor Qi, as the sole entity with the potential of a Zerg hero, could not be so easily matched.

Hermes lacked the ability to secretly learn; he merely functioned as a super-deductive computer. Bai Xiaosheng was connected to the wisdom sub-brain's knowledge base. While the sub-brain couldn't monitor all sentient beings, it did monitor every Level 7 Emperor and top-tier combatant. Thus, Bai Xiaosheng naturally knew their cultivation methods.

"Hermes..." Xu Zhi sighed softly. "The previous Bai Xiaosheng was simply a learning machine. Now, he has been upgraded. Not only can he learn, but he can also integrate knowledge like a supercomputer."

This transformation of Bai Xiaosheng alone was enough to bring him immeasurable benefits.