The Unusual Life of a Peculiar Being
Chapter 696

Gods' Attitude Toward Humans

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"Suppose one day your creations decided to betray you. What would you do?"

Hao Ren looked into Raven 12345's eyes as he asked the question. He had hesitated for a long time before speaking, but once the words were out, all the pressure vanished. He waited for the answer from the true goddess before him. In those beautiful, otherworldly eyes, mysterious glimmers of light danced. After a moment, they curved slightly, and Raven 12345 smiled. "What do you mean by 'betray'?"

"Uh..." Hao Ren was suddenly at a loss. He realized that he had blurted out a question without even clarifying many of the key definitions—or, rather, without having any standards in mind himself. "I guess... not believing in you, denying that you're their creator, or simply worshiping some other god or something like that."

"Oh. So the 'creations' you're referring to are sentient life-forms." As Raven 12345 spoke, she snapped her fingers. The scene around them instantly turned upside down. The withered Heavenly Garden faded away in an instant, and the starry sky and boundless expanse of outer space suddenly descended as if emerging from a dream. Hao Ren felt weightlessness sweep over him. By the time he reacted, he was already standing in the vastness of space. Planets rapidly enlarged in his field of vision. Though he could not feel himself moving, he realized that Raven 12345 was leading him swiftly through the universe.

"Creations... I haven't created a universe yet, but when I have nothing better to do, I like making celestial bodies, such as stars and planets, as well as larger nebulae. Those all count as creations, though obviously, none of them can develop the idea of 'betraying' their creator." Raven 12345 carried Hao Ren through the stars, gradually approaching a gray-blue planet. "When I have

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