Chapter Summaries

Professor Hobart was summoned from Smedley Royal University to meet Archid, leaving him anxious and curious about why the Republic’s leader wanted to speak with him. He arrived at Archid’s study and was invited inside.

• Professor Hobart noticed students browsing the Internet during his history lecture, and the class erupted in celebration of Infer’s military victories when it ended.
• Two Infer officers arrived and told Hobart that Archid had invited him to discuss history.
• Hobart accepted the invitation, arranged for his classes to be covered, and left the university with the officers.
• Hobart traveled to Archid’s former royal vacation estate and entered The Palace.
• An attendant announced Hobart at Archid’s study, and Archid called for him to come in.

Hobart met Yu Sheng'an, who tasked him with researching historical ties between Infer and the Falai Dynasty to support Infer's claims. Yu Sheng'an defended Steam Civilization as a power system that could rival magic, then revealed plans to answer the Dark Web's Opera House feature with something better: movies.

• Hobart met Yu Sheng'an and explained the history between Infer and Falai.
• Yu Sheng'an asked Hobart to find historical evidence linking the Falai Dynasty to Infer and promised him resources to work quickly.
• Aphnora questioned why Yu Sheng'an wanted to reshape historical narratives instead of spreading religion, and he explained that religion hindered scientific research.
• Yu Sheng'an told Aphnora that Steam Civilization could rival magic and might eventually threaten the multiverse gods.
• Aphnora said the Dark Web's Opera House had reduced her Source Essence, and Yu Sheng'an rejected copying it and asked whether she had heard of movies.

Yu Sheng'an explained movies to Aphnora and planned to launch a paid film platform, but Aphnora worried that the God of Death would copy their work. Yu Sheng'an realized he could counter copying through ideological influence and promised he had a solution.

• Yu Sheng'an explained how movies were made and proposed rentals, subscriptions, free films, and celebrity contracts to Aphnora.
• Aphnora agreed to make movies with Yu Sheng'an and offered to use her Illusion Art to create dragons.
• Aphnora worried that the God of Death would copy their films, as he had copied features from the Internet.
• Yu Sheng'an considered trade, grain, and financial pressure, but concluded those measures could not stop the God of Death in the short term.
• Yu Sheng'an connected his planned ideological invasion to the problem of copying and told Aphnora he had a way to deal with the God of Death.

Yu Sheng'an proposed using movies to undermine the God of Death's influence, then set out to make movies with Aphnora. Meanwhile, the God of Death tried to distinguish the Dark Web from the Internet by launching an Opera House and prepared to upload Edwina's performance.

• Yu Sheng'an suggested making movies that portrayed the God of Death as a villain and warned that copying the Internet's content would not let him compete.
• Aphnora praised Yu Sheng'an as a genius, and the two agreed to make movies.
• Edwina performed at the Lambert Royal Opera House for Dark Web viewers, even though the auditorium was empty.
• The God of Death reflected on the Dark Web's struggle against the Internet and decided to pursue original offerings such as the Opera House.
• Gustav asked whether Edwina's recorded Opera should be uploaded, and the God of Death approved.

Sawyer, the God of Death, learned that the God of the Internet had launched Internet Film instead of copying his Opera House. He dismissed its first movie, “Rescue Princess Hedy,” as a ridiculous attack on his reputation and ordered Duke to continue the original plan, though Duke remained worried as opera viewership fell.

• Gustav reported that opera fever had swept the Kael Grand Duchy and that more than five hundred writers and Bards were preparing new productions for the Opera House.
• Duke told Sawyer that the Internet had launched a new feature, and Sawyer discovered it was Internet Film rather than opera.
• Sawyer watched the synopsis and opening scenes of “Rescue Princess Hedy,” which portrayed a Lord of the Undead resembling him and used his Divine Palace as its setting.
• Sawyer dismissed the film as a childish attempt to smear him and told Duke to continue the Opera House plan without concern for Internet Film.
• Duke left with doubts after noticing that the Opera House’s viewership had declined since Internet Film launched.

Yu Sheng'an and Aphnora released Rescue Princess Hedy despite doubts about its simplistic story, while the multiverse’s gods mocked Internet Film. After Aphnora praised Yu Sheng'an’s different path to godhood, a torrent of Source Essence flowed into their true bodies through the movie project.

• The gods of the Kaman Pantheon and others across the multiverse mocked Internet Film and worried about the God of Death’s growing influence.
• Aphnora asked Yu Sheng'an to revise Rescue Princess Hedy, but he insisted that simple movies would appeal to commoners and build the market.
• Yu Sheng'an and Aphnora uploaded the movie, and he proposed making another while Aphnora waited for audience feedback.
• At the waterfall where they had filmed the final scene, Yu Sheng'an apologized for being headstrong and asked Aphnora why she had wandered outside the gods.
• Aphnora said she had been forced to accept her Godhead, and Yu Sheng'an told her the same had happened to him.
• Aphnora embraced Yu Sheng'an in excitement as massive amounts of Source Essence surged into their true bodies through Rescue Princess Hedy.

Kelsen and multiverse commoners watched Rescue Princess Hedy, a film that became an instant sensation after its release on Internet Film. Its popularity spread across the Internet and taverns, eventually catching the attention of the God of Death.

• Kelsen entered the Dragon Factory cafeteria and watched workers cheer for Rescue Princess Hedy on a giant Virtual Screen.
• In the film, Mercenary Boy Moses sacrificed his Vitality to destroy the Undead Dragon, and Princess Hedy entered a Life-Sharing Contract with him.
• Kelsen learned the film was available in the Film Section and spent the afternoon eager to watch it again.
• Commoners across the multiverse watched and discussed Rescue Princess Hedy, while Tavern Owners arranged screenings and the film became wildly popular.
• The God of Death finally noticed Rescue Princess Hedy.

The God of Death discovered that Internet Film was drawing users away from his Opera House and became enraged by its popularity. After killing Edwina for secretly watching Rescue Princess Hedy, he vowed to copy the Internet and use the Fifth Calamity to unify the Multiverse.

• The God of Death used Divine Perspective to see beggars, families, and tavern patrons across multiple planes watching Rescue Princess Hedy instead of the Opera House.
• The God of Death released his stored operas, but each one brought diminishing Source Essence gains until the Opera House could no longer compete with Internet Film.
• The God of Death discovered that Edwina had secretly logged onto the Internet and was likely watching Rescue Princess Hedy.
• The God of Death killed Edwina after she pleaded for her life and invoked her status as the Opera House's leading star.
• The God of Death vowed to copy everything about the Internet and use the Fifth Calamity to unify the Multiverse.

Sawyer, the God of Death, launched Underworld Film with his original drama “The Prince's Revenge,” while the God of the Internet answered with the poorly received “Young King.” The Gods favored the God of Death’s intricate political story, leaving the God of the Internet’s new film effort looking like a setback.

• Sawyer decided to create original films as well as copy “Rescue Princess Hedy,” and began filming “The Prince's Revenge.”
• The Gods discussed how “Rescue Princess Hedy” had spread across the Multiverse and increased people’s time online, while the Goddess of Wisdom lamented her believers’ attention shifting to it.
• The Four Righteous Gods watched “The Prince's Revenge” and praised its layered schemes and political struggles after the prince reclaimed the throne.
• The God of Life showed the Four Righteous Gods the God of the Internet’s new film, “Young King,” whose simplistic plot and implausible ending left them bewildered.
• The Gods across the Multiverse compared the two films, judged “The Prince's Revenge” superior, and turned their attention toward the God of Death’s success.

The God of Death celebrated The Prince's Revenge's immense Source Essence and opened Underworld Film, inviting his Subordinate Gods to produce movies. Their confidence collapsed when the drama's Source Essence rapidly plunged, and they began investigating what had happened.

• The God of Death uploaded The Prince's Revenge and was astonished by the huge amount of Source Essence it gathered.
• After watching Young King, the God of Death dismissed it as childish and summoned the Subordinate Gods to Underworld Palace, where they praised his drama and mocked the God of the Internet.
• The God of Death shared one-thousandth of The Prince's Revenge's Source Essence with the Subordinate Gods and announced that they could make movies for Underworld Film.
• The Subordinate Gods agreed to produce movies, and Subordinate God Duke advised them to study The Prince's Revenge as a positive example and Rescue Princess Hedy and Young King as negative examples.
• The Source Essence from The Prince's Revenge suddenly began to fall, and Sawyer, God of Death, and the Subordinate Gods tried to discover the cause.
• The Subordinate Gods investigated through Undead Eyes and Ghost Puppets, then were dumbfounded by what they found.

The God of Death’s The Prince’s Revenge was mocked and abandoned as Young King surged in popularity, leaving the Gods of the Multiverse baffled. Phoebus asked the God of the Internet why Young King was more popular, and the God of the Internet’s answer shook the Multiverse.

• Internet users overwhelmingly criticized The Prince’s Revenge and praised Young King, while a minority of nobles defended the film.
• The God of Death demanded an explanation from Duke, then ordered preparations for war against the Buniel Plane while keeping their movie efforts going.
• After his subordinates left, the God of Death raged through the Temple and vowed to take everything the God of the Internet had.
• The Gods and elites across the Multiverse were bewildered by Young King’s popularity, and the question of why it surpassed The Prince’s Revenge trended on the Q&A Community.
• Phoebus asked the God of the Internet to explain Young King’s popularity and relayed the answer to Internet users, shocking the Multiverse.

God of Prophecy Phoebus relayed the God of the Internet’s explanation for why “Young King” had surpassed “The Prince’s Revenge,” praising the power and perspective of ordinary people. The gods debated his words, then were stunned when Internet Film announced that anyone could upload plays and share the resulting Source Essence.

• God of Prophecy Phoebus posted the God of the Internet’s answer, arguing that popular entertainment reflected audiences’ tastes and that ordinary people’s horizons could grow beyond elite assumptions.
• Clementine reconsidered her arrogance and concluded that the God of the Internet wanted to create a fairer world for commoners.
• The Goddess of Wisdom, God of Dark Night, and Goddess of Luck reflected on the answer, while the Kaman Gods speculated that the God of the Internet had survived the Titan Era.
• God of the Sea and God of Life praised the God of the Internet’s insight, while God of War and the Goddess of the Earth dismissed his words.
• Internet Film announced that any intelligent being could upload plays and receive half the Source Essence according to viewing time, leaving the gods stunned and suspicious.

Yu Sheng'an defended opening Internet Film as a way to draw the gods into his platform and weaken the God of Death's Dark Web, then reprimanded Phoebus for challenging his authority. After the meeting, Phoebus apologized and revealed that he had found traces of the God of Appraisal's true body.

• Phoebus questioned Yu Sheng'an's decision to open Internet Film and objected to sharing its Source Essence, so Yu Sheng'an warned him not to challenge his authority.
• Yu Sheng'an explained that inviting the gods to create films would expand Internet Film, turn them against the God of Death's imitation strategy, and make them dependent on the platform.
• Yu Sheng'an offered Aphnora and Phoebus favorable shares of production revenue and recommendation slots, while Aphnora welcomed the plan and Phoebus grew more wary of Yu Sheng'an.
• The council discussed plans to reclaim the Dorphy Plane from the Orcs, and Phoebus sent Yu Sheng'an a private message before the meeting ended.
• Phoebus visited Yu Sheng'an in the Kurd Desert, apologized for overstepping, and revealed that he had discovered traces of the God of Appraisal's true body.

Yu Sheng'an recruited Phoebus to manage an Internet Think Tank and learned how Phoebus had traced Wordsworth, the God of Appraisal, to Aizeya. The chapter left Yu Sheng'an suspecting Wordsworth was hiding in the God of Death's Missionary Zone.

• Yu Sheng'an offered Phoebus control of the Internet Think Tank, with Source Essence split between them, and explained that users could build and search its entries.
• Phoebus explained that the God of Wealth had likely split his Godhead before dying, leaving the Transformation Authority to the God of Transformation and the Appraisal Authority to Wordsworth.
• Phoebus said the God of Transformation's Divine Projection could track Wordsworth's true body, and that his Prophecy Authority put the theory at 86% probability.
• Phoebus revealed that Wordsworth's true body was active mainly on Aizeya and might be concealed in the God of Death's Missionary Zone, shocking Yu Sheng'an.

Yu Sheng'an considered how to pursue Wordsworth, God of Appraisal, and began preparing a plan. Meanwhile, the Goddess of Pleasure made her first movie, The Last Lady, and uploaded it anonymously, unaware of the sensation it would cause.

• Yu Sheng'an weighed the risks of hunting Wordsworth, who was hiding in the Missionary Zone of the God of Death, and dismissed the idea that Phoebus had set a trap.
• Phoebus left after giving Yu Sheng'an the information, and Yu Sheng'an spent the evening in the Kurd Desert forming a plan.
• The Goddess of Pleasure decided to try making a movie after the Internet opened Internet Film and its example videos inspired her.
• The Goddess of Pleasure filmed The Last Lady, drawing on memories of her lost innocent love, and uploaded it through a Puppet Proxy.

The release of “The Last Lady” caused a sensation across the Multiverse, earning 2.4 billion Standard Units of Source Essence and persuading the Gods that Internet Film could reward them. They rushed to upload Movies, strengthening Yu Sheng'an's influence, while Sawyer copied the entire catalog to the Dark Web.

• “The Last Lady” captivated people across the Multiverse, and its popularity astonished the Gods.
• The God of Plague discovered that “The Last Lady” had earned 2.4 billion Standard Units of Source Essence, shocking the Three Gods of Puran and the wider pantheon.
• More than a hundred Movies appeared on Internet Film as Gods competed to earn Source Essence, while viewers praised the God of the Internet and criticized poor productions.
• Yu Sheng'an's progress in taming the Gods of the Multiverse accelerated by another thirty percent as they studied filmmaking and sought Illusionists.
• Sawyer, God of Death, copied every Movie on Internet Film to the Dark Web, pleased that the Gods' efforts would benefit him.

The Goddess of Pleasure discovered that the God of Death had copied every Internet Film movie to the Dark Web, halving creators’ Source Essence earnings. As the gods fumed but feared to challenge one of the Six Righteous Gods, the God of the Internet stepped forward with a call to action.

• The Goddess of Pleasure celebrated the Source Essence she had earned from filming and decided to keep uploading movies to Internet Film.
• The Goddess of Pleasure noticed that her Source Essence earnings had suddenly dropped by half and searched the Creator's Home Forum for an explanation.
• The Goddess of Pleasure learned that the Dark Web had copied every Internet Film work, including The Last Lady, into its Underworld Film section.
• The gods became furious at the God of Death for taking half their remaining profits but were afraid to confront him.
• The God of the Internet stepped forward with a call to action, stirring the multiverse into turmoil.

Yu Sheng'an proposed an Intellectual Property Protection Convention and rallied the multiverse’s gods against the God of Death, prompting both sides to prepare for conflict. He told Aphnora to mobilize his forces, while privately revealing that the alliance was a feint and that his real objective was the Appraisal Godhead.

• The Four Righteous Gods realized Yu Sheng'an’s convention could unite the gods against the God of Death and make him King of Gods.
• The God of Death weighed whether to accept Yu Sheng'an’s demands as gods across the multiverse debated joining the alliance or siding with him.
• Yu Sheng'an emailed movie creators to form an Intellectual Property Alliance, offering the gods Internet Film revenue shares and discounts on Kevil products.
• The God of Death sent delegations to build rival alliances and divide the proposed coalition.
• Aphnora asked Yu Sheng'an whether he had decided to attack the God of Death, and he ordered her to mobilize the Fourth Calamity, the Undead Demon Legion, and the Floating Airships.
• Yu Sheng'an privately admitted that the alliance and threat of war were a feint to distract the God of Death while he pursued the Appraisal Godhead.

As the Kevil Divine Kingdom prepared for war against the God of Death, it ordered its villages to relocate to the New City and offered generous compensation for homes and farmland. McCauley and his family arrived at their beautiful new home, while the gods of the multiverse recognized that the God of the Internet was seriously preparing for war.

• The Kevil Divine Kingdom ordered villagers to move to the New City and announced cash compensation for homes, farmland exchanges or payouts, and a 50% subsidy for new houses.
• McCauley and his family joined the migration procession, carrying their belongings as Divine Melodies helped the weary travelers keep going.
• At the assembly point, McCauley saw Teleportation Arrays, a Floating Airship, and mages guarding the route before his family entered an array.
• McCauley and the villagers arrived in a neatly planned city, where Officers let them choose subsidized two-story homes.
• McCauley's family spent the night exploring their new home and discussing what to buy, while migrants and people on the Internet praised the New City.
• The gods of the multiverse realized that the God of the Internet was preparing seriously for war against the God of Death.

Yu Sheng'an prepared cities and strategic deceptions while the God of Death feared a coalition of gods and tried to contain the growing crisis. As Sawyer focused on defense and negotiations, Yu Sheng'an's Divine Projections quietly arrived in the Aizeya Prime Plane Zone, beginning the hunt.

• Yu Sheng'an moved the population into New Cities while preparing trade, banking, military, and diplomatic measures for war.
• Sawyer, God of Death, recognized that the Six Righteous Gods Treaty had weakened his strategic depth and considered ways to counter the God of the Internet.
• The Underworld Gods proposed recruiting weaker gods, appealing to the Four Righteous Gods, or opening Underworld Film.
• Reports of Heretics and enemy activity arrived from several of Sawyer's Missionary Zones, prompting his subordinates to urge retaliation.
• Sawyer judged the incidents to be Yu Sheng'an's attempt to provoke a war and ordered his churches to prepare for defense without attacking.
• As Sawyer's attention shifted to negotiations and containing the crisis, Yu Sheng'an's Divine Projections descended upon the Aizeya Prime Plane Zone.