Kangqiao's Goal and the Slumber

Based on Godzilla's own setting.

In the movies and comics, he probably falls under lawful neutral or chaotic neutral, right?

Toward humans, Godzilla has zero interest. If not for his archenemy appearing, he'd likely have stayed asleep underground throughout the films.

But setting aside Godzilla's original characterization, what Kangqiao is doing now is essentially lawful neutral.

And not only has Kangqiao turned himself into a lawful neutral unit, he's now forcibly dragging several giant beasts that were originally chaotic alignment into his own camp.

Kangqiao's thinking is actually quite simple.

He wants to use his own intelligence to influence the things around him.

The most direct method is to guide the world's development through certain opportunities.

Even more, in this process, he can recruit some ignorant giant beasts as his underlings.

This is a supernatural world, after all.

One person's strength always has its limits.

Even if he's growing toward the direction of Planet Godzilla, that still takes time.

He doesn't think he's the strongest in this world, especially after exhausting himself to defeat a Giant Serpent—that belief is even more confirmed now.

Maybe in one-on-one fights he's a bit stronger than any single giant beast, but what if multiple giant beasts gang up on him in the future?

Wouldn't that mean he might die prematurely during his growth?

So, as the great leader once said, unite all forces that can be united.

Make the enemy's friends few, and your own friends many.

That's always the right move.

Crudely beating others into submission works in this barbaric world, but forcing submission is never as reliable as binding interests together.

Now Kangqiao is putting effort into building a city, precisely to allow the four tribes to communicate peacefully and even escape the primitive stage sooner.

Additionally, by letting the tribes clash over their cultural differences, they can develop in multiple dimensions as quickly as possible.

At the same time, through interaction, the four tribes gradually deepen their mutual understanding, eliminate barriers, and bind their interests together as tightly as possible.

You have me, I have you—this indirect influence will inevitably shape the giant beasts behind each tribe into habitual ways of behavior and thinking as they slowly grow wiser.

Furthermore, within this union, he must establish his own position.

In short, from every angle, he has to make himself look like the leader.

Just like now.

The alliance of four tribes, the covenant of the gods—this is a day worth celebrating for everyone.

At Kangqiao's signal, the tribes gathered a massive amount of food.

In the square, empty city, all the tribes gathered together, each holding their own celebrations and feasting.

Of course, during this process, the most food was offered to the gods.

The Water Lizard, the Giant Serpent, and even the Giant Moth all ate raw food.

Seeing this, Kangqiao shook his head, then casually roasted a creature that looked like a giant rat and handed it to the Water Lizard.

The Water Lizard looked at the food Kangqiao offered, didn't stand on ceremony, and took it directly.

It had long been eyeing the aroma of the cooked food the Dinosaur People had given Kangqiao.

But out of pride, it hadn't dared to directly take the offerings the Dinosaur People had presented to Kangqiao.

The moment it tasted the cooked food, the Water Lizard's entire body stiffened.

What had it been eating all these years?

Why did food smell so good after being roasted over fire?

And what had its own people been doing all this time?

Feeling both anger and the pleasant fragrance filling its mouth, the Water Lizard looked at Kangqiao with burning eyes.

Seeing the Water Lizard like this, Kangqiao felt his goal was achieved.

Ah, this era is so satisfying!

A single meal could net him a little brother—how delightful.

Seeing the Water Lizard's reaction, Kangqiao shifted his half-crouched body.

He casually patted the Water Lizard with a familiar air, then pointed toward the spot in the city where his people were roasting food, signaling it to help itself.

In an instant, the Water Lizard understood.

And it shot Kangqiao a look of immense gratitude.

Seeing the Water Lizard like this, Kangqiao couldn't help but want to laugh out loud.

But unfortunately, his laughter came out as a muffled rumble like thunder, startling the four tribes.

Seeing the God of Lava give food to the God of Water, and the God of Water taking it without any hesitation, the four tribes no longer had any doubts.

The four deities had indeed formed the most intimate divine pact!

If they could share the food offered by their subjects, wasn't that a clear sign of closeness?

Having treated the Water Lizard that way, Kangqiao naturally wouldn't play favorites.

He casually picked up another piece of cooked food and tossed it to the eagerly waiting Giant Serpent, and of course threw one to the bald Giant Moth as well.

The Giant Serpent opened its mouth, caught the cooked food, and swallowed it.

At that moment, though fear still lingered in its eyes as it looked at Kangqiao, a trace of inexplicable complexity had also appeared.

The Giant Serpent had been thoroughly beaten by Kangqiao before.

It still had internal injuries, so looking at Kangqiao, it couldn't help but feel some fear and dread.

If it hadn't known that Kangqiao no longer meant it harm, it would have fled long ago.

As for the Giant Moth, that creature was completely indifferent, feeling neither fear nor any other emotion toward Kangqiao.

But the moment it tasted the cooked food, its eyes lit up.

Then Kangqiao saw it use some of its eight slender legs to gesture at its own subjects, signaling them to borrow some fire from the Dinosaur People to roast meat.

The Mosquito People didn't eat meat; they only ate tree fruits and sap.

They didn't eat, but their Mother Goddess did.

The Giant Moth was an omnivorous Giant Beast. Though it mostly ate trees, it also needed meat—otherwise, it wouldn't have come this time hoping to snatch a share of the Giant Beast's Blood Food.

The Mosquito People's Mother Goddess was easy to support, but from the moment she obtained fire and learned the taste of roasted meat, the Mosquito People would have trouble ahead.

"This really is a world of foodies!" Kangqiao realized.

In a foodie's world, harmony only truly reigned when eating.

Especially when you were willing to share.

The lively primitive bonfire gathering was boisterous.

Flames rose from many places within the city, their glow reflecting off the faces of the Giant Beasts outside the walls, filling the four tribes watching from within the city with an unprecedented sense of security.

And that very night, as the four tribes exchanged food, their gazes toward one another gradually softened.

Was this order?

The long-tensed nerves of the four tribes relaxed. This wonderful night allowed each tribe to experience emotions they had never felt before in their lives.

The vague, conceptual state of the word "order" slowly began to take shape in their minds.

During this night of revelry, many among the four tribes even performed the most primal act of making love right on the spot.

Kangqiao found it so eye-scorching that he nearly dozed off.

Eye-scorching to the point of drowsiness?

Drowsy—yes, Kangqiao was now very sleepy and exhausted.

His mind was foggy, like paste smeared thick, unable to focus.

At this moment, Kangqiao understood.

He could no longer resist the encroaching drowsiness.

He needed to replenish energy; he needed a good sleep.

Then, barely holding on until the sun rose the next day, under the somewhat bewildered gazes of the Three Beasts, Kangqiao made a few incomprehensible gestures and promptly burrowed straight into the ground.

The hardness of soil or rock layers meant nothing to Kangqiao.

Digging like a dog, kicking his legs continuously, he soon vanished beneath the surface.

Now Kangqiao was simply driving downward with all his might.

In his stupor, the primitive mechanical motions continued until he felt himself enveloped by endless warmth.

Then he swam for a very, very long time, until the warmth reached a state his unconscious mind found satisfactory. Only then did he completely cease all movement and sink into deep slumber.

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