Humans Are Nobler Than Gods
He was about to hang up again.
"Wait, Scholar."
Qing Yunnan called out to him.
Su Luo turned her head.
"Our common goal is to weather the five-year monster invasion during this special event, and then rely on Mana to begin a new round of development," Qing Yunnan said. "Therefore, we want to slow down the flow of time to facilitate our timely response."
The red-haired [Daoist Many-Spells] —Beiximo— also nodded.
"I disagree." Yashan shook his head; He didn't need these things.
He had lived too long and experienced too much; this level of crisis was just commonplace for Him.
[Food] smiled shyly, without making any comment.
Su Luo frowned, noticing that even the God of Magic Kundina had stopped recording Spells in order to deal with the magical beasts.
AFK players haven't really considered these things.
"Does this mean that during the period following the [Earth-Surging Demon Spring] event on Origin Star, the time flow rate will remain at least 3600 times faster?"
"Yes."
"Of course not," [Fog] also commented.
Qing Yunnan turned his head and exchanged a glance with [Wu].
[Fog] remained shrouded in mist, revealing no emotional change or body language, and its voice was neither warm nor cold.
Each person Forbidden Existence, and they gaze at each other for a moment.
"Your physical Talent is [Airflow Manipulator]. According to information from the World Channel, you are the first Forbidden Existence in the world to be revealed... Are you in such a hurry to die?"
Qing Yunnan's tone turned cold, and he directly exposed [Fog's] true colors.
The Oldest Witch?
Su Luo glanced at [Fog] again and instantly remembered that white-collar professional who loved to smoke during the first District War.
So there's only one person left in the area, right? Where did he get so many Survival Coins to charge his energy? He's such a hard worker!
"Hehe..." [Fog] chuckled softly, the sound coming from the depths of the fog, revealing no emotion.
Suddenly, swords flashed and spears flew across the field.
They were all smiling men with hidden daggers, none of them easy to talk to or easy to mess with.
Su Luo waited a moment, then tapped on the table:
"Since neither of you is willing, then I'll propose a compromise."
"During the [Earth-Surging Demon Spring] event on Origin Star, maintain the lowest possible flow rate. After that, increase energy consumption to raise the time flow rate to over 5400 times, and repeat this process for any similar events in the future. How does that sound?"
Beiximo rested his chin on his hand, frowning slightly. "But the higher the time flow rate, the more energy is consumed. Energy buildings are ridiculously expensive; they already burn through hundreds of millions of Survival Coins a day..."
"That's your problem," Su Luo said calmly.
If all else fails, his efficiency in Something-from-Nothing Machine isn't even at its maximum, so leaving it empty is pointless anyway; it's better to increase the flow rate of time.
The Suguang Civilization has recently undergone some strange changes.
The debate stemmed from the source of Mu Ri's own strength, leading to the gradual development of two factions.
The God Incarnation Faction ultimately prevailed.
They privately believed that Mu Ri was the incarnation of God. The world is a vast book, and the spirit of this book is the God. Mu Ri is the incarnation or reincarnation of the God, leading the Suguang Civilization forward.
Mu Ri first, I didn't pay attention.
He devoted himself wholeheartedly to the research and development of Steam technology and Mana technology.
He's busy every day, reviewing blueprints, checking progress, and dealing with all sorts of unexpected problems. He's so busy that he simply doesn't have time to care what other people are saying.
By the time he realized what was happening, the group of God Incarnation Faction had truly become a sect.
They have Rituals, prayers, and fixed times for gatherings.
They were dressed in matching white robes and formed a circle in an open area at the edge of the settlement, chanting incantations.
They firmly believe that Mu Ri is the incarnation of God and that Mu Ri will lead humanity to a supreme position.
This is based on the fundamental concept of Human Absolutism.
"No, buddy."
Mu Ri summoned the representative of that sect, and they sat face to face, both looking speechless.
"If I were an incarnation of God, why would I return you to your supreme position? Is there another God above that supreme position who grants supreme power?"
That meant he was a middle-aged man in his forties, who was originally a blacksmith.
His expression turned serious after hearing Mu Ri's words.
"Of course not," he said, his tone resolute. "Therefore, humans are nobler than Gods."
Mu Ri moment, then realized that what he said made perfect sense.
Humans are so damn noble!
"You are helping us now only so that we can have humans help us again once humanity has become more powerful than the Gods."
Mu Ri burst into laughter.
He leaned back in his chair, looking at the serious-looking blacksmith, and suddenly didn't know what to say.
His question was how to dissolve the sect without undermining the foundation of the "Book of Creation" Mythic.
But now it seems that this sect is even more outrageous than he imagined.
They can even say things that don't make sense.
Why don't you just say virgins give birth in stables?
The [Earth-Surging Demon Spring] has been running for three years.
Even though civilization was constantly migrating over those three years, moving from one place to another to escape the invasion of monsters.
But technology and development never stop. Steam heavy armor appeared, Spell appeared, and all sorts of novel devices and weapons emerged one after another.
Recently, they have been considering reclaiming lost territory and taking back "Changhe City".
With reduced external pressure, Mu Ri can now focus some of their attention inward.
He was sitting in his simple office, reviewing document after document. Some were about resource allocation, some about personnel arrangements, some about technological research and development, and some about military deployment.
He has to sign every document, and he has to make every decision on every document; he dares not delegate Mu Ri authority.
"Several important years of civilization's development were delayed," he muttered to himself, "But as a blessing in disguise, Mana, this omnipotent thing, appeared. Overall, perhaps it's a blessing in disguise..."
Thinking this, he placed his hand on the table, intending to pick up the next document.
"Snap."
He crushed a corner of the table.
The hard stone shattered into several pieces in his hands.
"Huh?"
Mu Ri was stunned.
After confirming repeatedly, I realized that I had not used the Silver-White Book and had not enjoyed "God Authority".