Chapter Summaries

Yu Sheng'an persuaded Leticia to evacuate her forest followers and promised to compensate her with two planes, while the retreat drew criticism and left other gods uncertain how to respond. As Beast God Bruman prepared to secure the abandoned territory, an Orc messenger reported a sudden crisis in Virginia Plane: Giant Insectoid Creatures had appeared everywhere.

• Yu Sheng'an offered Leticia two replacement planes in exchange for transferring her forest Missionary Zones to him, and Leticia recognized the Orc Plane among the choices.
• Kevil workers watched reports of the forest races' evacuation, debated the God of the Internet's decision, and saw netizens criticize him for sacrificing Leticia's interests.
• The God of the Sea and the God of Life celebrated the retreat, while the God of Fertility and the God of Misfortune struggled to decide whether to fight the Orcs.
• Beast God Bruman prepared Orc defenses in Mist Forest and relished the chance to occupy the Goddess of the Forest's abandoned territory.
• An Orc messenger warned Bruman that large numbers of Giant Insectoid Creatures had appeared throughout Virginia Plane.

Giant Mantis Zerg attacked Orc Tribes, but the Orcs learned to counter them and slaughtered most of the swarm. The Orcs celebrated, unaware that the Zerg's green fluid was spreading across the land and poisoning the soil.

• Babru spotted a disturbance rushing through the forest and sounded the alarm as the Giant Mantises charged the Tribe.
• The Orc warriors and Priests met the swarm in battle, and the Priests urged the Orcs to target the bugs' heads after an injured mantis kept fighting.
• The Orcs adapted to the Zerg's attacks and killed most of them, then celebrated and tried to eat the bugs.
• The Zerg's green fluid stayed moist, spread through the soil, and drained its nutrients across Orc territories.
• Observers believed the God of the Internet's counterattack had failed, unaware of the damage spreading beneath the green fluid.

Beast God Bruman used the Pantheon’s rules and the Star Network’s support to challenge the God of the Internet over the invasion of the Goddess of the Forest’s Missionary Zones. The God of the Sea vetoed Yu Sheng'an’s proposed military sanctions, leaving his authority weakened as the meeting ended without a resolution.

• Bruman dismissed the God of the Internet as unlikely to invade the Orcs’ rear and planned to conquer the Goddess of the Forest’s Missionary Zones with Star Network support.
• After receiving a message from the God of the Sea, Bruman had the Pantheon convene a meeting to protest the God of the Internet’s alleged unauthorized use of the Swarm.
• Yu Sheng'an admitted that he had developed the bugs but said he had sold them as biological weapons to the Goddess of the Forest.
• The Goddess of the Forest demanded that Bruman withdraw his troops, while Bruman claimed he was searching for missing believers and admitted he had not found them.
• Yu Sheng'an proposed military sanctions against Bruman, but the God of the Sea vetoed the proposal while the other Permanent Elders gave divided responses.
• Yu Sheng'an questioned whether the other gods would surrender their disputed territories to Bruman, but none answered him.

Yu Sheng'an warned the gods that the Orcs would soon lose their planes, and the Goddess of the Forest used the pretext of searching for missing believers to enter the Beast God's territory. A hidden Zerg swarm erupted across the Orc Planes, devastating Orc tribes, while the Beast God accused Yu Sheng'an of declaring all-out war and the multiverse reacted to the invasion.

• Yu Sheng'an warned the gods that the Orcs would soon abandon their planes, and the Goddess of the Forest announced she would search the Beast God's Missionary Zones for her missing believers.
• Babru's Tribe was overrun by Zerg emerging from underground, and the swarm attacked Orc tribes across the Orc Planes.
• The Beast God saw the devastation and accused Yu Sheng'an of declaring all-out war, while the gods realized the first Zerg wave had secretly planted eggs.
• The Goddess of the Forest defended Yu Sheng'an, who left the Council of Gods and wished her luck finding her believers.
• Internet News broadcast the invasion, prompting mixed reactions across the multiverse, while the Beast God gathered forces with the Star Network Pantheon's support and launched a counterattack.

Orc defenses against the Zerg rallied after Bruman supplied Flamethrowers and Floating Airships, but the underground Swarm remained a threat. In the Underground World, Sarah awakened as a Brain Worm, linked to the Overlord and the Zerg, and vowed to kill Orcs for what they had done to her.

• Ferguson and the Orcs survived the seventh Zerg wave, then used newly delivered Flamethrowers and Floating Airships to push back the Swarm.
• Bruman recognized that Zerg eggs hidden deep underground could evade the Orcs’ defenses, leaving the war far from over.
• A Giant Spider carried Sarah underground after Ferguson abandoned her during the Tribe’s evacuation, and she relived her life in a repeating dream.
• Sarah awoke transformed among thousands of Zerg and learned that she could command them through her connection to the Swarm.
• The Overlord called Sarah his Brain Worm, and she emerged from the cave determined to seek revenge on the Orcs.

Brain Worm Sarah used her newly awakened Zerg knowledge to plan revenge on Ferguson and led Giant Bugs against his Orc squad. The Swarm captured Ferguson and carried him into its nest, where he secretly reported the location to the High Priest before a human face appeared from the darkness.

• Yu Sheng'an watched Sarah awaken her power, intending to judge Brain Worms by their performance and loyalty under a Last-Place Elimination System.
• Sarah learned through Bloodline Inheritance that the Zerg could hatch powerful Magic Bugs, then spotted Ferguson directing Orcs to burn the Swarm and ordered a retreat.
• Sarah planned to counter the Orcs' fire weapons and Floating Airships, then sent elite Giant Bugs after squads gathering Orcs outside Saluoyan City.
• Ferguson led an Orc squad against the Swarm, but Giant Bugs broke through the Orc formation and helped capture him.
• The Swarm carried Ferguson underground to its nest, where he secretly reported its location to the High Priest before a human face emerged from the darkness.

Sarah retaliated against Ferguson and prepared her Swarm for war as the Orc conflict intensified across the planes. Meanwhile, ordinary worker Belloc noticed a new Internet Game section featuring Zerg Breeding Plan.

• Sarah used Illusion Art to torment Ferguson with the image of his former victim, then launched further attacks on Orc search-and-rescue teams and planted insect eggs among survivors and over the City and Floating Airships.
• Sarah produced Tank Bugs, fire-resistant Magic Bugs, and ordinary units while secretly building up her strength.
• Other Brain Worms used varied tactics against the Orcs, forcing the Beast God to recall troops and the God of the Sea and God of Life to increase support as the war escalated.
• Belloc returned home from work and browsed the Internet Ring, where he discovered the new Internet Game section and its Zerg Breeding Plan subsection.

Belloc became obsessed with Zerg Breeding Plan, and the game quickly captivated Players across the multiverse while alarming the gods. Meanwhile, Yu Sheng'an inspected the Wei-Via Underground Corridor and met Aphnora, who challenged him about whether Players were controlling the Zerg war.

• Belloc tried Zerg Breeding Plan, lost track of time playing it, and stayed awake all night after unlocking Invasion Mode.
• Players flooded forums with stories and advice as Zerg Breeding Plan became a multiverse hit, while the gods feared it would amplify the Zerg threat.
• Yu Sheng'an inspected the Wei-Via Underground Corridor and considered its role in connecting the multiverse through material transport.
• Yu Sheng'an met Aphnora at the Music Temple, where she defended him against rumors that Players were acting as Brain Worms in the Zerg war.
• Yu Sheng'an asked Aphnora whether she had heard of Ender's Game.

Yu Sheng'an expanded the Zerg Breeding Plan with social raiding, Arena mode, and a lucrative championship, drawing Players and gods into competing forms of Zerg activity. As the gods began developing biological weapons of their own, several accidents in the Wei-Via Underground Corridor caught Yu Sheng'an's attention.

• Bailier served tea while Aphnora listened closely to Yu Sheng'an describe his plan, then asked him to have her orchestra compose Divine Melodies for the Zerg Championship.
• The Zerg Breeding Plan spread through Internet Social as Players raided friends' bases, and the game unlocked Arena mode and announced a championship with a 420 million Internet Coin prize pool.
• Belloc became the first Player to upgrade his main hall to level eight, triggering a server-wide announcement and leaving him hopeful that he could win championship prize money.
• The God of the Sea tried to revive the Punishment Alliance, but the God of Life revealed that other gods were researching biological weapon Zerg instead.
• The Goddess of Wisdom abandoned attempts to replicate the Internet Zerg and began researching how to use the Plane Will of Gaia Prime Plane to create and control her own Swarm.
• Several major traffic accidents occurred in the newly opened Wei-Via Underground Corridor, and Yu Sheng'an took notice of them.

After her father survived a terrible traffic accident thanks to Life Interlink Insurance, Xiaoya wrote a letter to thank the God of the Internet. The next day, important figures arrived at her home and asked whether she had written to the god.

• Xiaoya learned from the news that her father had been badly injured in a traffic accident but survived after activating Life Interlink Insurance.
• Xiaoya searched Interconnected Q&A for a way to thank the God of the Internet and found that she could write through Kevil's Official Website.
• Xiaoya spent two hours composing and sending a thank-you letter to the God of the Internet.
• Xiaoya's father returned home safely, and relatives gathered to hear him recount the accident.
• A Red Robe Archmage and other important figures arrived at Xiaoya's home, and her father asked whether she had written a letter to the God of the Internet.

Xiaoya learned that the God of the Internet had replied to her letter with an apology, accepting responsibility for the Wei-Via Underground Corridor’s dangerous design and promising compensation and reconstruction. The response made her famous across Kevil and offered her many opportunities, while its impact spread throughout the multiverse and among the gods.

• Xiaoya admitted to her parents that she had written the letter, and the crowd learned that the God of the Internet had replied.
• The God of the Internet apologized to Xiaoya, explained how the straight underground expressway contributed to her father’s accident, and promised compensation and a redesigned corridor.
• Citizens across Kevil shared the apology and praised the God of the Internet’s fairness, humility, and concern for his people.
• Xiaoya became known as the Grateful Girl, attracting visitors, media attention, and offers from a music sanctuary, a Guardian Mage, and Felix Magic Academy.
• The apology letter was reposted across the multiverse and began to influence its inhabitants and gods.

The God of Fertility and the God of Misfortune debated the God of the Internet’s motives, while his apology and the Wei-Via Underground Corridor stirred public opinion and pressure for infrastructure across the gods’ nations. As resentment grew and other gods began building expressways, a fifteen-year-old girl blamed technology for her father’s death and called for a return to rural life.

• The God of Fertility suspected the God of the Internet’s apology was a calculated gesture, while the God of Misfortune wondered whether he was acting for all living beings.
• The God of Fertility warned that the Internet’s control over information could shape future struggles for faith, and the God of Misfortune urged him to focus on developing Zerg weapons.
• The God of the Internet’s apology and the Wei-Via Underground Corridor drew widespread attention, raising his prestige as people envied Kevil’s concern for citizens and debated poor infrastructure in their own nations.
• Public complaints and arguments about faith spread online, forcing the gods to fund expressway construction to preserve the stability of their faith.
• A fifteen-year-old human girl posted a speech video on the Star Network, blamed the technological revolution for her father’s death in a traffic accident, and called for people to reject technology and return to rural life.

Whittier’s denunciation of the God of the Internet and industrial technology spread widely, fueling conflict across the multiverse. Yu Sheng'an rejected suppressing the controversy and decided to answer Whittier with a girl of his own, chosen for her looks.

• Whittier delivered a speech blaming the God of the Internet and technology for accidents, injuries, and lost livelihoods, drawing support from people harmed by industrial change.
• Whittier’s speech spread from the Star Network to the Internet, where users mocked her arguments even as others rallied behind her and the anti-technology movement grew more hostile.
• Lucia reported that gods were using accounts to amplify the Whittier Incident and asked Yu Sheng'an whether they should restrict its reach.
• Yu Sheng'an rejected suppressing the controversy and proposed backing another girl to challenge Whittier instead.
• Yu Sheng'an told Lucia that his candidate had to be pretty, repeating the requirement three times.

Anastasia confided to Nancy that she wanted to escape an arranged marriage and live freely, but Nancy could not help her. Lucia then recruited Anastasia as Kevil’s Industry Ambassador, giving her a career and a way out of marriage while revealing that her online arguments had drawn attention.

• Nancy complained to Anastasia about her exhausting work building underground corridors, while Anastasia envied Nancy’s freedom and magical career.
• Anastasia told Nancy that Monroe Jason had proposed and asked her to take her away, but Nancy warned that Duke Alec could easily bring her back.
• Monroe Jason arrived and announced that Duke Alec had agreed to let Anastasia travel with him to cultivate their relationship.
• Lucia arrived, identified Anastasia as the online user Wild Girl, and offered her a ten-year contract as Kevil’s Industry Ambassador.
• Anastasia signed the contract, and Lucia froze Monroe Jason and threatened to cut his family’s steel production by thirty percent.
• After Lucia teleported away, Alec praised Anastasia and offered his support, leaving her excited to prove herself.

Anastasia met her Think Tank Members, who helped shape her debut video criticizing Retro Girl in a casual, friendly setting. After the video went viral, viewers praised Anastasia and clashed online with Retro Girl’s fans, leaving Carter newly hostile toward Retro Girl.

• Anastasia met her Think Tank Members in a virtual conference, and their feedback helped her grow confident while discussing Retro Girl Whittier’s speech.
• Lucia’s crew filmed Anastasia’s debut video in a deliberately casual style, and the video was released the next day.
• Carter watched Anastasia’s video repeatedly and became captivated by her appearance and manner.
• Viewers praised Anastasia while Retro Girl’s fans challenged her comments, and the online argument escalated into a trending topic.
• Carter saw the criticism of Anastasia and instinctively began to dislike Retro Girl.

Yu Sheng'an and Aphnora discussed Lucia's choice of Anastasia, whose looks helped make her an overnight sensation. Anastasia then apologized for the online feud, defended industrialization with evidence and rebutted Retro Girl, while new Star Network functions revealed the network's purpose in promoting Retro Girl.

• Yu Sheng'an told Aphnora that Lucia had chosen Anastasia and said her beauty earned her preferential treatment.
• Anastasia's popularity surged, and Lucia's covert manipulation fueled a fierce online feud between Anastasia's fans and Retro Girl's fans.
• Anastasia posted a video apologizing for the controversy and showing herself distressed by the arguments.
• Anastasia presented comparisons of life before and after industrialization, arguing that factories created jobs and improved conditions for ordinary people.
• Anastasia answered Retro Girl's criticisms of workplace injuries and firearms, saying Life Interlink Insurance reduced harm and guns helped commoners defend their rights.
• Star Network updated two functions in response to Retro Girl's speech, revealing its real purpose in promoting her.

Retro Girl Whittier attacked the God of the Internet’s industrial policies in a livestream as the Gods of Life and the Sea unveiled Holy Meal and Star Clothing on Star Network. Yu Sheng'an responded by ordering economic protections for affected industries and workers, then asked his officials to find ways to help small businesses.

• The God of the Sea and the God of Life watched Retro Girl Whittier accuse the God of the Internet of using Magic Forest Seeds and factory production to make people dependent and impoverished.
• Whittier’s speech spread across Star Network, and viewers argued over her claims as many began doubting the God of the Internet.
• Whittier urged her audience to open Star Network, where Holy Meal and Star Clothing appeared and caused an uproar across the multiverse.
• Yu Sheng'an recognized the features as a threat to food and clothing industries and summoned the Internet Pantheon’s officials for an emergency meeting.
• Yu Sheng'an ordered Baird to prepare the textile industry for change and instructed Clementine to use unlimited loans to protect affected businesses and their workers.
• Yu Sheng'an reaffirmed the grain strategy and expanded Industrial Alcohol production, then raised the problem of protecting small shops and eateries as his officials considered solutions.

Yu Sheng'an and the Internet Pantheon's leaders discussed ways to counter the damage Holy Meals and Star Clothing were causing to traditional industries, settling on a broad policy strategy while Yu Sheng'an considered creating new energy uses. Meanwhile, Star Network's update devastated businesses across the multiverse, and Marquis De Quincy suspended production at his textile mill as workers faced the threat of hunger.

• Baird proposed using targeted consumption vouchers to support Kevil's food and clothing industries, and Yu Sheng'an agreed they could offer temporary relief.
• Clementine suggested raising energy prices to curb Holy Meals and Star Clothing, but Aphnora and Phoebus argued that market forces and energy sharing would make high prices difficult to sustain.
• Yu Sheng'an proposed creating new sources of energy consumption to squeeze demand for Holy Meals and Star Clothing, then joined the upper ranks in developing additional countermeasures.
• The Internet Pantheon's upper ranks formulated policies including public opinion campaigns, store-closure subsidies, and cash distributions, then dispersed to carry them out.
• After Star Network's update damaged businesses across the multiverse, Marquis De Quincy learned that most orders at his Colorado Textile Mill had been canceled and ordered production suspended.
• Workers at the mill protested the shutdown as food processing, seasoning, and related industries also suffered severe losses.

Commons saw factory workers lose bathroom privileges and take a thirty-percent wage cut as Holy Meals disrupted the food and textile industries. When the God of the Internet began handing money directly to people, the gods were astonished.

• Commons arrived early at the factory, where workers hurried past breakfast vendors to claim Holy Meals.
• Raman told his team that workers could no longer take paid bathroom breaks and announced a thirty-percent wage cut.
• The factory manager fired Raman and appointed Trollope as the new leader of Group 26.
• Unemployed workers and wage cuts spread as Holy Meals and Star Clothing disrupted industries, and riots broke out in a few places.
• The gods found their Internet Coin reserves useless for the crisis, but the God of the Internet began handing money directly to people.

Food streamer Miranda praised the Holy Meal, warned her viewers against relying on it, and showed off food vouchers and cash distributed by Kevil. The Goddess of Luck urged the Kaman Pantheon to imitate Kevil’s stimulus policies, betting that the God of the Internet had a solution to the crisis.

• Miranda streamed from the streets and praised the Holy Meal while warning that eating it too long could weaken the digestive system.
• Miranda revealed food vouchers and one thousand Internet Coin she had received from the Divine Kingdom, astonishing viewers outside Kevil.
• Miranda’s broadcast showed Kevil’s relative prosperity during the multiverse economic crisis, while the influx of customers raised concerns about merchants expanding production instead of closing.
• The Goddess of Luck told the Kaman Pantheon that Kevil’s stimulus policies were affordable because its population was smaller than theirs.
• The Goddess of Pleasure and the God of Fear questioned whether copying Kevil’s policies could worsen the crisis, but the Goddess of Luck said she was betting that the God of the Internet had a solution.