Chapter 690: Pollution
Destiny's Dominion · 第六九零章 污染
“What exactly is going on with this Lord Apollo?”
Fenrir was somewhat exasperated: “Zeus has already failed; aligning with the Fate Pantheon is his best choice. Is he not going to take our Sun God position?”
The nature goddess Artemis, who was attending the meeting, was both embarrassed and resolute: “Lord Fenrir! Apollo is willing to help His Majesty target the Aesir Pantheon and the Night Goddess. But on Olympus, all the Titans are blood-related to us siblings. Like you, you would never harm your own Frost Giant kin, right?”
Fenrir sneered: “Hela might care, but I don’t. I can protect them, but if they betray His Majesty one day, I’ll swallow them directly.”
His words drew sidelong glances from Loki and Surtr, but then the two shook their heads helplessly.
This wolf had always acted as he pleased, without any scruples.
Then the sea goddess Thetis also spoke as a Titan: “If it’s for our kin, then killing Zeus as soon as possible is his best choice. Only by joining the Fate Pantheon can they truly have a bright future. You all know that after the Alaska war, my forces gained an Ocean Titan legion, and they are very satisfied with their current treatment.”
She then sneered: “Apollo, I think he also has unrealistic ambitions, right? Your Majesty is too rule-abiding. As long as we expose the things he’s done, Apollo will have no way out.”
The key was that this person had also warned the attending gods not to leak any information about Apollo.
“Enough!”
Li Mochen forcefully suppressed the gods’ debate: “I can understand Apollo’s thoughts; there’s nothing to criticize about his actions. But correspondingly, I don’t need to show him any mercy anymore.”
He smiled slightly: “Lady Athena, I hope that soon there will be rumors among the Olympian gods. Roughly meaning that after the Alaska war, I could have attacked and destroyed Mount Olympus. But due to Apollo’s displayed abilities, I was ultimately forced to abandon the attack. Lord Apollo is more fit to rule Olympus than Zeus.”
The Wisdom Angel Athena understood the hint and laughed: “Then, Your Majesty, should we emphasize Zeus’s incompetence? Also, I think Queen Hera would be happy to get rid of him.”
“It’s best to create a contrast between them, and we can also produce multiple versions of the rumor.”
Li Mochen sneered: “If possible, it’s best to fabricate a prophecy. I can provide help in that regard.”
“Regarding Apollo’s matters, could Your Majesty entrust them entirely to Athena? I guarantee that within three months at most, Apollo will appear in your divine court as a subject.”
Athena bowed slightly: “Your Majesty, since joining the Fate Pantheon, Athena has achieved no merits, yet you have granted me the Left Seat of the God. This deeply unsettles me.”
The Left Seat of the God—this was equivalent to the position of the Divine Enforcer Gabriel in the Radiant Heaven.
The Right Seat of the God was the Vice Lord of the Fate Kingdom, currently held by the ‘Divine Power Angel’ Heracles, while the Left Seat was the second person after Heracles.
It should be noted that in the current scriptures of the Fate Church, Li Mochen’s most trusted ‘War Angel’ Robert only represented Li Mochen’s ‘Right Hand of God,’ and Hazel was the ‘Left Hand of God,’ while the ‘Venom Angel’ Fenrir was the ‘Holy Seat.’ Although closer to the Lord of Fate, their status was lower than those two.
Artemis sighed inwardly, knowing that her brother was likely unable to escape the grasp of this Lord of Fate. But she was helpless; the Lord of Fate and Athena used open schemes. Even if she directly revealed this to Apollo, her brother would be powerless.
“Agreed!”
Li Mochen nodded: “Also, our assembled army and the Winged Knight Order can be disbanded. The plan to attack Mount Olympus is temporarily abandoned.”
After that, he disappeared from the twenty-eighth floor of the magic tower, and the gods’ figures gradually dispersed.
Finally, only Athena and Prometheus remained in the vast hall.
“Wisdom and Victory Angel.”
Prometheus sighed: “I really didn’t expect you to make such a decision, Athena.”
“Would you? With your wisdom, uncle, you shouldn’t be surprised, right?”
Athena laughed: “Unlike any of you, I joined too late. If I only joined as a subordinate god, I would never enter the core of this pantheon.”
Prometheus shook his head: “But your strength, Athena, His Majesty would not ignore. Pseudo-truth-level Order and Judgment, and truth-level Wisdom and War. After breaking away from Gaia and Zeus, you should have reached Divine Rank 20 and become a true God King.”
“Divine ranks are illusory. As long as His Majesty becomes the God Above Gods, I will have my chance sooner or later.”
Athena smiled nonchalantly, and a bolt of lightning danced on her fingertip: “And now, I can experience a more powerful Wish Art than that of a subordinate god. Isn’t that better?”
She had roughly guessed the operation of the Wish Art and was confident that she possessed capital surpassing all of Li Mochen’s other gods.
“Thunder?”
Prometheus took one look and knew that Athena was specializing in the divine authority of ‘Thunder,’ and had already elevated it to the ultimate level.
He couldn’t help but laugh, and his figure dissipated in the temple: “Still the ambitious Athena. Work hard; if you find this task difficult, I will give you whatever help I can.”
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After abandoning the attack on Mount Olympus, Li Mochen finally focused on personal cultivation.
Currently, he had to spend most of his time refining the ‘Gungnir Holy Spear.’ Odin had left a very deep personal imprint on this holy spear over the years, making it extremely difficult to cleanse.
After more than a month, Li Mochen had only washed away the outer layer, still far from initially controlling this divine spear.
This was also the easiest way to enhance his personal strength. Once he obtained this spear, Li Mochen’s combat power could directly increase by three to five percent. Currently, although his ‘All-Heaven Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Array’ was powerful, its instantaneous attack power and burst damage still lagged far behind the ‘Gungnir Holy Spear.’
After all, after Odin returned to the Bright World, this eternal spear’s power had greatly increased. It now condensed truth-level ‘Pierce,’ ‘Eternal,’ and ‘Hit,’ as well as pseudo-truth-level ‘Kill’ and ‘Wish,’ approaching a truth-level divine artifact. The Longinus Holy Spear Li Mochen once held was merely a replica of this spear.
In addition, Li Mochen invested the many source essences he obtained this time into his sniper rifle ‘Divine Will’ to strengthen it.
Among the Aesir gods, including Odin, no one held large-scale source essences. However, the second-generation and third-generation gods among them still had some scattered bits.
Plus, before the battle, these gods never imagined that Asgard and the World Tree would collapse. They had safely stored most of their wealth inside the World Tree, leading to this massive wealth falling into Li Mochen’s hands.
Individually, they didn’t have much source essence, but together it was a lot. Although the types were mixed, many were useful. At worst, they could be traded at the decennial trade fair for things they needed.
This time, Li Mochen obtained part of the ‘Metal’ source essence, part of the ‘Destruction’ source essence, part of the ‘High Temperature’ source essence, and part of the ‘Space’ source essence, all of which he integrated into the ‘Divine Will’ gun to improve its quality and lethality.
There were also small amounts of ‘Thunder,’ ‘Fire,’ and ‘Star’ source essences, which he integrated into the ‘All-Heaven Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Array.’ Due to the small quantity, the improvement was negligible.
Unlike the ‘Divine Will’ gun, even a tiny bit of source essence could greatly enhance the grade of this mythical weapon.
During this period, Li Mochen also completed a time-space journey. He successfully stole the ‘Power Bracelet’ from the Universal God ‘Dionysus’ and ‘Chaos.’
This time, he first had Anthony create a counterfeit with a similar aura, then carried the Deception God Loki, using the latter’s truth-level illusion and truth-level deception to easily obtain the ‘Power Bracelet.’
With this truth-level ‘Power’ and pseudo-truth-level ‘Endurance’ mythical weapon in hand, Heracles’ strength directly rose by a level, truly reaching a state where he could confront Michael head-on, no longer unworthy of the title of Vice Lord of the Fate Kingdom.
Even Ishtar and Loki might not necessarily be able to defeat Heracles now.
Then Li Mochen also gained over four billion strands of merit. He guessed that this was because the ‘Power Bracelet’ in the hands of the Universal God ‘Dionysus’ would cause great harm to the world.
This made Li Mochen greedy, eyeing the many mythical weapons owned by the gods under Chaos.
He thought that if he could take all these things out, he could easily earn hundreds of billions of merit. But this was not an easy task. It would alert the spiritual sense of ‘Chaos,’ making the latter sense danger and awaken early in the past, causing drastic changes in the river of time.
Soon after this time-space journey, another major event that Li Mochen had long prepared was also completed.
That day, when Li Mochen stepped into the outer void, he saw an enormous snake, like a chain, encircling the Bright World. That was the World Serpent Jörmungandr, now truly surrounding the entire world as in legend, not just limited to the ocean.
“This can indeed minimize the damage of magic and source power to the world. After Jörmungandr merges with the magic net, it can reduce any shockwave above level five within the world by two to three levels. The damage to the surrounding environment from magic and source power below level five will be minimized. In Eastern Buddhist terms, this is immeasurable merit.”
The Magic Goddess Diana stood suspended at the head of Jörmungandr: “But are you sure you want to do this, Andrew? From now on, this Lord World Serpent will never be able to move again.”
This was a being that could contend with a God King in a short time. Diana couldn’t believe Li Mochen had such boldness.
Moreover, this was a great restriction on Jörmungandr himself. The fact that he could no longer move was something no one could accept.
Li Mochen did not respond. He directly asked a little boy in front of him who was licking a lollipop: “You have to ask him. Jörmungandr, what do you think?”
He couldn’t make the decision for Jörmungandr; the latter had to choose. Of course, this was actually his idea; he was the one who instigated Jörmungandr. If something went wrong, he couldn’t escape responsibility.
So the Winter Goddess Hela had been staring at him fiercely.
But the little boy happily licked his lollipop: “I think it’s fine. Losing weight is really annoying. If possible, I want to sleep forever. Isn’t Ragnarök already over? We’ve taken revenge, and I don’t want to move anymore. Besides, the avatar that God Lord Brother made for me is very useful. Although it’s not as strong as the main body, it’s not weaker than my sister Hela. If I want to do something or taste some delicacy, there’s no restriction at all. How to put it? The world created me, so let me give back to the world.”
“You will regret this one day!”
Hela snorted coldly but did not forcefully stop him. She knew this was Jörmungandr’s true thought, and although her lord had done something very detestable, his starting point was good.
From then on, Jörmungandr would be part of the world order. Unless the Bright World ended, Jörmungandr would exist, transcending the conflicts of the gods.
Just looking at Loki and Fenrir, who remained silent, showed their attitude. They obviously agreed, thinking this was a good thing for Jörmungandr.
Hela herself thought so too. She knew that no other God King would do this. A powerful combatant like the World Serpent would be tightly held in their hands, never allowed to slip out of control.
In terms of ‘magnanimity’ alone, among all the pantheon lords of the Bright World, Li Mochen was the one she admired and respected the most.
“Then let’s begin!”
After confirming repeatedly, Diana activated the massive magic array they had spent two months building. The outer void shimmered with spiritual light, and countless starlight gathered, enveloping the entire Bright World.
“Andrew, I want to say that if possible, I would be willing to serve you as king. I believe this day is not far off. I can feel that the whole world is favoring you. The World Will is simple, but it knows how to choose.”
Li Mochen laughed heartily: “Then I’ll take your good words!”
He knew that although this Magic Goddess appeared fair and just on the surface, she was actually helping the Fate Pantheon both openly and covertly.
Although Diana had always been impartial in battles and wars, the mages of the Fate Pantheon enjoyed many conveniences when practicing magic.
At the same time, Li Mochen felt the vast merit frantically gathering on the ‘Divine Sky Luck Purple Gold Tower.’ When the entire magic ritual was completed and the World Serpent’s body was fixed in the outer domain of the Bright World,
the merit on the ‘Divine Sky Luck Purple Gold Tower’ had swelled to thirty-six billion strands, and then directly condensed into a strand of purple merit energy.
This greatly surprised Li Mochen. At the earliest, his first strand of purple merit energy used only ten million, the second thirty million, and by the fourth, it was two hundred seventy million, always increasing by a factor of three.
Until the fifth strand, it suddenly swelled to the huge number of eight point one billion.
Li Mochen originally thought that his sixth strand would also be very exaggerated, perhaps dozens of times the magnitude. But this time, at three hundred sixty billion strands, the sixth strand of purple merit energy was generated.
Besides being surprised, Li Mochen realized that the fifth strand might have been a threshold, causing such an exaggerated multiple. The reason was that with the merit golden body, after the fifth strand condensed, he could cover his entire body with merit power, forming a complete and perfect merit golden body.
But regardless of the reason, this was a great thing that made Li Mochen overjoyed.
Although the fifth strand was a threshold, the sixth strand of purple merit energy brought him the greatest improvement. Now Li Mochen could simultaneously elevate Fate and Time to the truth level, rather than only one of them.
After today, he would also gain many powerful abilities. Not only would he be harder to kill, but he could also summon past and future versions of himself to directly participate in battle.
Li Mochen thought this was a huge profit. Although he had lost Jörmungandr, now he could casually summon a ‘Lord of Fate’ from the river of time, which would be much stronger than Jörmungandr. If the time was close, it would be the ‘Lord of Fate’ times two. Without the intervention of Slaanesh and the two supreme gods of the previous era, he could independently contend with all the God Kings of this world.
If he had possessed the sixth strand of purple merit energy before Zeus returned, he would have definitely attacked Mount Olympus. No matter how well the Sun God Apollo performed or how tight the defenses, it would have been useless.
At this moment, the merit on the ‘Divine Sky Luck Purple Gold Tower’ continued to expand, finally stopping at seventeen billion strands. The entire tower was bathed in colorful spiritual light.
It must be mentioned that the entire tower truly transformed into a purple-gold color at this moment, radiating spiritual light and brilliant treasure aura.
But the one who benefited the most was Jörmungandr. At the moment the ritual was completed, the World Serpent's body began to crack and stretch continuously, nearly doubling in size in an instant. Its aura and divine power kept rising, yet the most drastic changes were in Jörmungandr's flesh and bones. They did not become fragile as the serpent's body expanded; instead, they grew tougher, stronger, and more indestructible. Countless streams of pure magical energy poured in, strengthening Jörmungandr's physical form while creating countless energy conduits within its body.
—It was a network of veins resembling innate runes, containing a mesmerizing Dao resonance.
Li Mochen knew that from this moment on, another god-king had been born into this world, one with a divine rank of twenty, infinitely close to the supreme god level.
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In Manhattan, America, George Gamblin turned on the TV early in the morning and heard the eight o'clock news broadcasting the news of Jörmungandr's integration into the magic net.
Usually, George would eat breakfast while absentmindedly reading the newspaper. But today, he was watching the TV intently.
What was even more surprising was that Mr. Gamblin's three children and his wife were also watching with focused attention. Normally, they would be spending the morning amidst their mother's scolding and the children's quarrels.
“—At exactly seven in the morning, the Magic Goddess Diana officially completed all the necessary rituals. Through the magic mirror, we can see that the World Serpent Jörmungandr has fully merged into the World Wall. This monster from Norse mythology has made a great sacrifice for the entire world!”
“So what impact does this ritual have on our world? Let's connect with our special commentator, Professor Raffel. I've heard many experts say that the Lord of Fate's move is beneficial to us mortals, right?”
“Yes! This is an unparalleled good news for the whole world. It means that any shockwave caused by magical energy below level five will hardly affect the surrounding environment. And those above level five will also be greatly weakened.”
“Let me give an example: the Alaska War two months ago affected an area of ten thousand kilometers. There were over five thousand abyssal fissures, each over three hundred kilometers long and ten meters wide, and more than a hundred mountain peaks collapsed. In the three core battle zones, huge lakes appeared, and within a thousand kilometers, no living things remained; the surface turned into desert or sand. But if this were after today, the impact of that war on the surroundings would be reduced by at least twenty times.”
“Let's connect with Professor Corey—”
“There's no doubt that our Lord has shown His mercy. The former chief gods could unleash nuclear-level power at will. But now, their destructive power in the material world can no longer compete with mortal nuclear weapons. Even a god-king can only create shockwaves of around level eight within the world. Clearly, our Lord is binding the authority of the gods.”
“The key point is that this is much more reliable than the previous 'Treaty of Personal Separation.' Before, we could only rely on the gods' self-restraint. But now, they truly cannot do it—”
George Gamblin had been listening intently until he accidentally stuffed mashed potatoes into his nostril, which slightly distracted him. By then, a faint smile had appeared on his face, and his eyes were shining.
“I've said it before: the Lord of Fate is different, different from all other gods. Only He, who rose from mortals, would care for us and truly protect this world.”
George's wife, Catherine Gamblin, lifted her chin with immense pride, feeling honored: “Those other so-called gods only know how to squeeze and harvest from mortals. Look at the Glorious Feast; if mortals slightly displease the gods, they send down the Ten Plagues as punishment.”
If the Lord of Fate were truly omniscient, He would know that this woman named Catherine Gamblin was once his early comic and fighting fan, who adored him madly. In those days, Catherine had spent at least seventy thousand gold shields just to buy various sports equipment and jewelry endorsed by the Lord of Fate.
More than ten years later, the young girl of that time was now a mother of three children.
“Mom is right. By the Lord of Fate above, we mortals no longer have to worry about suddenly going to the underworld one day because of some unknown divine war.”
Catherine's eldest daughter, Ryanna Gamblin, said while spreading butter on a slice of bread: “I like the Lord of Fate, and I worship Him. I've seen photos and videos of the Lord when He was mortal. He is so handsome and beautiful, and they say He is very devoted—He doesn't even have a single lover.”
Her brother let out a snicker: “I know. The reason you believe in the Lord of Fate is because He is good-looking and can make you pretty. With a believer like you, our God would cry.”
“The bishop told me that our Lord does not need people's faith, nor does He need reverence, and certainly not any formality.”
Ryanna's expression turned slightly solemn as she placed her hand on her chest: “But my respect for Him comes from the bottom of my heart, pure and inviolable.”
While the two children were arguing, their younger brother Adam curiously asked their mother: “But I've heard people say that the World Serpent Jörmungandr is a monster, very evil, and will one day destroy the world.”
“It will only destroy the world of the Aesir gods.”
Catherine Gamblin's words were full of disdain: “Wasn't it Odin and his descendants who started wars all over the world, causing tens of millions of deaths? Adam, you should believe what you see with your own eyes, not what others say. Lord Jörmungandr frightened the Aesir gods, so they say the siblings are evil.”
“These Norse gods are indeed warlike. Think of the Vikings; they once made their believers plunder and kill all over the world.”
Gamblin, the head of the family, had almost finished eating. He drank the last of his milk and stood up: “The day after tomorrow is Sunday. Let's go to church as a family and say a mass. We need to thank the Lord for His mercy, even if He may not care.”
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The upheaval caused by Jörmungandr's integration into the magic net in the Bright World almost surpassed that of the previous Alaska Divine War.
Although the outcome of the divine war also determined the direction of the world's situation and affected many people's lives and property, the reinforcement of the magic net was directly relevant to all mortals.
For a full month afterward, the front pages and first editions of all news media were devoted to this topic. Li Mochen himself also received a massive amount of faith energy, three times more than usual.
On the very first day, Li Mochen gained five hundred million believers. Then, over the next month, that number swelled to one billion three hundred fifty million.
Correspondingly, Li Mochen's enemies, whether the Church of Light or the Church of Truth, suffered major setbacks. The Fate Divine System had completely seized the moral high ground, making it easier for their bishops and priests to gain trust when preaching.
In March of the year 4004 of the Age of Light, the tens of millions of troops that the Beast Empire had sent to invade South America were finally annihilated. In the final battle by the sea, fewer than seven hundred thousand elite troops of the Beast Empire, capable of surviving underwater, escaped directly through the seabed.
The process of this battle was exceptionally brutal. Only one-third of the Beast Empire's warriors chose to surrender; the rest, after running out of ammunition and supplies, opted to launch desperate charges against the Allied positions. Though they failed to reverse the course of the war, they inflicted heavy casualties on the Celestial Alliance.
This battle turned the surface of the Strait of Magellan crimson, attracting countless giant sea monsters drawn by the corpses and blood floating in the waters.
The significance of this battle was immense, meaning that after years of fierce fighting, South America could finally begin to enjoy a preliminary peace. This would greatly alleviate the financial pressure on the Celestial Alliance, allowing them to allocate more military strength to other areas.
At the same time, however, Li Mochen sensed undercurrents lurking around the world from intelligence provided by 'Peeping Angel' Reinhard Heydrich.
First was the rampant spread of drugs. Dozens of narcotics developed from 'Ecstasy' had expanded aggressively worldwide, accounting for ninety percent of all drug transactions.
In America and China, the situation was manageable, with governments and churches making every effort to block it, preventing further deterioration. But in other countries, the situation had nearly spiraled out of control.
Extremely low prices, ultimate pleasure, and relatively mild side effects made these drugs popular among young people.
According to Heydrich's statistics, the number of drug users worldwide had increased by at least 420% compared to three years ago.
For this reason, in the months following the ceasefire, the Celestial Church and the Celestial Alliance focused heavily on cracking down on drugs, but with little effect. Hundreds of anti-drug operations had failed to fundamentally address the source of these drugs, which remained a mystery.
Next was the performance of Japan's 'Great Leap Forward' and America's San Fernando Valley, which saw growth of more than fivefold. Priests of the Church of Fate sensed something amiss and discovered that VCDs related to the 'art' of human reproduction contained the power of 'Lust' and 'Slaanesh.' All viewers soon experienced a surge in desire and became addicted to carnal pleasures.
Red-light districts around the world also began circulating a pill called 'Enchantment,' which greatly enhanced the pleasure and duration of reproductive acts.
What was even more troubling was that it had already become wildly popular among the populace.
Li Mochen could sense the taint of Slaanesh even with his eyes closed.
Heydrich's handling was still very astute; he did not forcibly suppress it. Instead, he leveraged several incidents of harm to minors caused by VCDs and 'Enchantment' pills to stir public opinion, and after arousing popular sentiment, had these discs and drugs declared illegal at the parliamentary and governmental levels.
Even though the 'Peeping Angel' in charge was resourceful and tough, his subordinates were capable, and substantial government resources were invested, both the pills and the discs, like drugs, proved impossible to eradicate completely. They could only control the situation, not eliminate it entirely.
The Celestial Church had to consider public sentiment; overly harsh measures would only provoke backlash. And Slaanesh's corruption struck at the most fundamental desires and instincts of living beings, something modern society and civilization could hardly eliminate entirely.
Meanwhile, in places like India and Africa, numerous demonic disasters caused by evil god worship had emerged. Several of the more severe incidents led to the disappearance of entire cities and hundreds of thousands of people.
According to a joint investigation by 'Peeping Angel' Heydrich and 'God of Reconnaissance and Espionage' Clark Banfield, the vast majority of these incidents pointed to the priests of the Asa gods.
These people, fleeing abroad, were secretly perpetrating one atrocity after another, even extending their reach toward China and America.
Some were attempting blood sacrifices, using various dark and filthy methods to corrupt the divinity of Li Mochen and the Celestial gods.
They succeeded at least three times, with three gods unknowingly having their faith polluted, leading to mutations in their divinity.
This dire situation forced Li Mochen to summon the many magi, led by Einstein, to his hall.
Create a divine spell to identify Chaos and Karmic corruption?
Einstein frowned deeply: 'To be honest, I don't have much free time right now.'
He had recently been competing for faith with the Lord of Light and Ahura in the name of the 'God of Truth and Justice.' With the support of Li Mochen and the Celestial Alliance, he had made some progress.
After the Alaska Divine War, several nations primarily following the Truth Church had, under political and economic pressure, taken the opportunity to recognize Einstein as their Lord of Truth.
In fact, most of the magi present had their own affairs—important research projects, the construction of magic towers, personal cultivation, and so on.
'But now, combating Chaos and Karmic corruption is the most important task.'
Li Mochen looked at those present: 'I know most of you have not yet realized the severity of the situation. So now, I will make a prophecy here: without spells to accurately detect Chaos and Karmic corruption, within at most ten years, most of the Celestial gods will be eroded by Slaanesh or the two supreme gods of the previous era. Then, in the twentieth year, I will fall from my current throne! At that time, no matter how vast our power or successful our endeavors, it will be useless.'
The assembled magi erupted in commotion; some even involuntarily rose from their seats, staring at Li Mochen in astonishment.
Einstein's expression gradually turned serious: 'If you deem this necessary, then I will follow your orders.'
Paracelsus also bowed slightly, expressing his stance.
Since their lord had spoken such words, regardless of whether the situation was truly that dire, they had to adopt a cooperative attitude.
'First, the divine spell to identify Chaos and Karmic corruption; ideally, it should be developed within three months.'
Li Mochen issued the command with a cold, stern expression: 'After solving the problem of existence, split into two research directions. One is to lower the threshold and cost of the spell, led by Paracelsus. My requirement is that it should be usable by third-level priests at best, along with various supporting divine arrays for defense and screening in churches, parliaments, presidential palaces, and the like. The other is purification and expulsion, which you, Einstein, will be responsible for. There must be a complete set of methods for purification and expulsion, also minimizing costs as much as possible.'