The arrival of turbulent tides plunged the Merchant Republic of the Twin Snakes into an unprecedented long ice age.
The first tidal shock dimmed the sun and moon, the temperature of the entire world dropped suddenly, and the wind howled.
The second tidal impact caused the land mass to move and be violently squeezed. New mountain ranges like spines were arched and raised on the earth. Parts of the existing mountains became fragmented, rivers were rerouted, and cities were torn apart and swallowed underground...
The entire country is like a layer of heated syrup, bubbling and collapsing again and again.
The terrain is easier and disasters can be avoided by migrating, but long-term snowfall and low temperatures are fatal and bad news that no life can escape.
The Seven Sirens racked their brains and tried to remedy this problem everywhere.
The main god worshiped by the Twin Serpents Merchant Republic is [Messenger of the Gods], but the actual jurisdiction and ruling god is now the Seven Sirens.
The Seven Sirens have no feelings, including sympathy, for this civilization that is mainly composed of goblins and merchants.
The key is not to destroy it in your own hands.
"Even a piece of wood or a stone has its purpose. The world can be destroyed, but I want to see the value brought by destruction. Nothing else is important, only the benefits are important."
"Do it well and you will do better than dying for the gods."
The righteous god [Messenger of the Gods] is as always, and the oracle is gentle.
The Seven Sirens are under great pressure.
[Messenger of the Gods] is a god who focuses on commerce and trade. He is usually very kind, not because he is a kind and tolerant god, but because he never reveals his true intentions. Is he satisfied, dissatisfied, or angry?
Whether it's humility or hypocrisy, no one can tell.
But the messenger is a very simple god.
As long as it meets His interests and needs, there is nothing else to worry about.
In his announcements and exhortations to the gods, this righteous God emphasized this more than once.
"I am a god who pursues maximizing profits. As long as everyone continues to create profits, then all problems can be solved and reconciled. If profits cannot be created, it is a failure."
"It doesn't matter if there is no profit for a while. I am patient and I can wait, but I have to see the long-term value."
"Short-term gains or long-term value, either one is fine."
in short.
If everyone cannot do this, they will be kicked out of the civilization chain.
The most indispensable thing in the virtual universe is the gods.
There are gods everywhere who want to take refuge in the title god.
The Seven Sirens have followed the [Messenger of the Gods] for a long time. He knows very well that the reason why this righteous god tolerated his defection and return in the past is because of his ability to adapt to the wind. The Seven Sirens can deduce the strength of the gods through observation.
The gap between strength and weakness.
So when faced with a stronger god attacking the messenger, the Seven Sirens naturally chose to side with the stronger one.
Strange to say.
Although the [Messenger of the Gods] has been stumbling and has been threatened, blackmailed and even attacked by the Kingdom of God by other gods, he has still lived well until now. It must be said that the Messenger of the Gods is a god who knows how to survive.
The meaning of the Seven Sirens to the messenger is an observer. It allows the messenger to accurately judge the strength of the enemy and ourselves and choose an appropriate response strategy. Afterwards, if the Seven Sirens are willing to return, the messenger will forgive and accept it.
Value is the connecting link between them.
However, the core value of Seven Sirens no longer exists.
Because [Messenger of the Gods] is now backed by the giant [Yao God].
No matter who the enemy or threat is, as long as Yao is still on this side, it won't be a problem.
The messenger only needs to maintain good ties with Yao and be able to ask him to take action when encountering a crisis. This has also become the most important core security strategy for the messenger.
So the Seven Sirens are very anxious.
He always feels that he may reach the killing line at any time... Zhengshen is secretly observing himself, and as long as he cannot provide new value, he will be killed. This can provide the final value-to be a gift to other gods.
An example of a traitor.
After taking over the jurisdiction of the Twin Snake Kingdom from the God of Martyrdom, the Seven Sirens took a series of measures.
He strictly prohibits the apostles from participating in any form of secular affairs. Only with his permission can the apostles appear in the Twin Snakes Merchant Republic. This is to reduce the disruption of normal order and curb the further expansion of local power.
He established a local trade responsibility system, which required merchants to leave part of their property in the Twin Snakes Kingdom to prevent merchants from migrating abroad and transferring their property after making enough money.
He expanded the scope of tax incentives so that any trade in specific cities in the Twin Snake Kingdom can enjoy corresponding dividends.
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Various control strategies have played a certain role. The migrant population of the Twin Snake Kingdom has steadily increased, and cities with specific tax benefits have been connected in series with each other, giving the entire country a new commercial and trade network, stimulating surrounding towns and making the economy active.
However, all this was shattered by the turbulent tide.
The secular order that we have worked so hard to establish is riddled with holes in the face of natural disasters. The prices of food, winter clothes, heating fuel, etc. have skyrocketed and are difficult to contain.
During the disaster period, the profit-seeking nature of businessmen further went crazy, civilians without resources struggled to survive, and conflicts between local groups continued... The whole country once again returned to the quagmire of chaos, and became more torn and divided than at any time in the past.
Lack of cohesion.
Although the apostles are trying their best to rescue and maintain stability, the number of new deaths is increasing day by day. A large number of businessmen fled to the Resurrection Kingdom for refuge early. No one at the top thought of staying and persisting. Most of the people left behind were poor civilians, and they were also changing.
Feeling numb and desperate, theft, robbery and fighting became more and more frequent.
This country is going to exist in name only.
All the efforts of the gods and civilizations are not worth mentioning in the face of the natural disasters sweeping across the Leap Zone.
Thinking of these, the Seven Sea Demons became upset for a while.
He returned his attention to the palace.
Everyone was waiting quietly in their respective statues.
As with previous meetings at the shrine, the six gods had no communication with each other.
After another long and dull wait, the belated oracle finally sounded from the dome of the shrine.
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The person named by the messenger is the ruler of the logging country.
The statue of Lord Butterfly is similar to the butterfly god, except that the broad wings on its back are drooped and folded like a cloak.
Butterfly Lord's light voice came from the statue: "Lord Zhengshen, the short-term reserves of firewood in the logging country are enough, but a large number of forest areas have to be cut down on a large scale due to the shortage of fuel and materials to supply several other worlds. According to the current consumption
, it is expected to last another twenty years. However, considering that the turbulent tides will continue to have impacts and aftermath, this time may have to be lowered."
"I have ordered the elves to speed up the ripening of the trees, but the sun only appears for one-tenth of the time every day, so the growth of the trees is far less than before. In addition, the climate is getting colder, and some forest trees that need a warm climate have found it difficult to grow, and the yield has been reduced.
It is inevitable, and it is expected that the forest areas in logging countries will gradually reduce production until it is reduced to about half."
"Um."
[Messenger of the Gods] also said: "Master Shanzhu, how are the mineral reserves?"
"Back to Lord Zhengshen, there have been partial movements and changes in the deep mineral deposits in the mining country, and new exploration and reconstruction of the mining area are required."
"The situation in surface and shallow mines is much more severe. Sandstorms, earthquakes and mountain collapses have resulted in the death and disappearance of more than 3,000 miners, and meteorites and dust storms are still falling from the sky from time to time... Under normal circumstances, the existing fuel and material ores can
It will be supplied to the world for about 120 years. Considering that the population of all countries continues to decrease, this time may be extended."
"However, because the winter period will continue and the subsequent tidal impact will make the mining industry colder, mining will become more difficult. I conservatively estimate that the ore reserves will actually supply five worlds and should only last for 70 years.
about."
Shanzhushi is the god who governs the mining country. His upper body is like a human and his lower body is like a sheep.
He added: "If the situation in each country is extremely serious, I suggest moving to the mining country for centralized management. There are some special fuels and rock formations that cannot be mined locally, but they can be ignited on site for heating."
The Seven Sirens felt their hearts sink when they heard this.
Logging countries have reduced wood production, and mining countries have tightened ore production.
The Twin Snakes Country is a country that is extremely dependent on external imports. If these two important imported resources cannot be obtained, a large number of civilians will freeze to death in this unknown winter.
Of course the gods can perform miracles to raise the temperature.
But the prerequisite for performing a miracle is to be able to solve the problem. There is no way to solve the turbulent tide caused by the outside at present, it just continues to consume the fire of faith.
If a civilization cannot provide faith and population for the gods, but instead consumes the gods, it will only end up being abandoned and restarted.
The next person named was King Makumu.
His statue is shaped like an oval black shadow, like a thin sheet perpendicular to the ground. This is also because his body is the "Shadow Lord", which belongs to the undead and shadow life, and is also a natural god.
"The warrior state has cut expenditures and carried out large-scale disarmament, retaining only 10% of its permanent troops."
"In order to prevent these soldiers from turning into thieves and rebels, I have tried to contact the outside world to encourage the soldiers to join the army in the Resurrection Kingdom."
"In other respects, the Warrior Nation can still endure."
King Makumu didn't talk much.
[Messenger of the Gods] hummed.
Then it was the turn of the martyrdom report.
"The key registered talents in the popular industry have all moved underground."
He said: "The tidal impact caused the sun and moon to disappear for a long time, dark monsters appeared in large numbers, and demon altars became more frequent."
The Seven Sirens felt relieved.
It seems that the situation in the popular world is much worse than that in the Twin Snakes Kingdom.
Demons are like rats and cockroaches that cannot be killed. Once their traces are discovered, they have already spread everywhere. And as long as they are targeted by demons, it will be difficult to completely eradicate demon worship. Because they always
There are various ways to confuse people's hearts and firmly grasp the strongest desires of various lives.
In the messenger civilization, the Twin Snake Kingdom and the Fengxing World have the highest status.
The former represents the absolute core of secular civilization, and the latter is the place where messengers gather all kinds of capable people.
Before being martyred for a god, he was imprisoned in the Resurrection Kingdom. It may sound shocking for a god to be imprisoned, but in the eyes of gods, this is nothing at all.
Everyone knows that Sacrifice for the Gods was trying a high-risk, high-yield approach—secretly using the achievements of the Yao civilization to make localized improvements, but it just failed.
He was extremely lucky not to be executed by the terrifying Yao god.
Because of this time in prison, the Seven Sea Monsters who guarded the Wind World became the successor of the God of Death and went to the Twin Snake Kingdom. After the God of Death was released from prison, he came to the World of Wind.
When the two sides are swapped, they are afraid of comparing many things.
Seeing that the god of death was not doing well, the Seven Sea Demons were relieved.
He even laughed out loud in his heart.
"Seven Sirens."
After being named, the Seven Sirens immediately talked about the situation on his side.
"...It is impossible to know how long the turbulent tide will last, and the general environment will only get worse. If we follow conventional methods and abandon or directly destroy one or two of the civilizations to reduce resource consumption, the status quo cannot be changed.
."
He paused and said, "I think we should seek to unite with the Yao civilization."
"The Resurrection Kingdom, one of the branches of the Yao civilization, has abundant reserves of various resources, and the demand for food by the White Bone Ancestors is almost negligible. Their new local food is called [Bingya Potatoes], and this species relies on extreme
In a cold environment, the colder it is, the better it grows. If we can introduce it, we can greatly alleviate the food pressure."
"Furthermore, there is the [Flying Kite Cabin] in the Resurrection Kingdom. This prop is the best choice to avoid disasters on the ground, and we also need it very much."
"Then there is the Mysterious Kingdom hosted by the Resurrection Kingdom, which is now becoming a seafood country. The local god [the ominous water fairy] sent by Yao God used water monsters and water fairies to build settlements underwater.
, breeding a large number of deep-sea fish.”
"The most important thing is that the [Demon Association] over there has done a great job in cleaning up illegal demons. I heard that a perfect demon has appeared over there, and has been convinced by the Yao God. If you can ask the [Demon Association] to help,
The current situation of devil worship in the popular world should be alleviated."
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"But this is not enough to solve the fundamental problem."
The Seven Sea Monsters no longer concealed themselves: "I suggest that we take this opportunity to formally request to be incorporated into the Yao civilization and become an affiliated civilization chain of the Yao God. This is our best choice at the moment and the way to maximize our interests."
The gods are silent.
The Seven Sirens continued: "As far as I know, Yao God does not trust foreign gods very much. But there is no precedent for outsiders to join, such as the affiliated civilization [Ghost Realm] and [Bamboo Reed] in the remote area on the other side.
country], also became part of the outer circle of Yao civilization."
"The key is to show enough value and sincerity, and be willing to start from the outside step by step."
When it comes to controlling the situation and timing of refuge, the Seven Sirens do not think they will lose to any god.
"That is impossible."
However, the God of Martyr raised questions: "I have stayed in the Resurrection Kingdom for many years, and I can definitely tell you that God Yao is very cautious about naming gods of the size of Zhengshen. The Yao people are externally radical and open.
, but the internal order and culture, especially in terms of beliefs, are very conservative and cautious."
"I can't find any reason why the god Yao would be willing to truly accept our entire civilization chain."
The Seven Sirens smiled slightly: "You are right, but this is Yao God."
"The important thing is to show the fact that you are weak to the main god, so that he can see that we do need help and are willing to follow his will. Since you know the Ghost Realm and the Bamboo Reed Kingdom, you should know why that
Why don’t the gods of the two divine kingdoms get the divine status of water nymphs?”
"The fundamental reason is that the Yao God does not need so many highly similar affiliated civilizations. The water race run by the Water Fairy can establish a complete marine civilization, which is lacking in the Yao people. The ghost world is undead, and the Zhulu Kingdom is not.
It is a kind of vegetation monster, and the Yao people have no shortage of ground strength."
"Our advantage lies in the business capabilities of Lord Zhengshen and the trading channels of all parties. The messenger civilization can be used as a propeller for the Yao civilization, accelerating them through pure commerce and economy... This is our unique value.
"
Merging into a powerful main god camp is in line with the core interests of the messengers of the gods and is what all gods desire.
Martyrdom to God without saying a word.
"Of course, I also think that this is not easy. But even if we can't get consent, at least our attitude has been made clear. Yaoshen values attitude, integrity and frankness. What we have to do is to sell frankness and attitude, what?
They all told him to become what God Yao needed and liked."
The Seven Sirens finally concluded: "Even if we fail, it will be much easier if we ask God Yao for help at this time."
"well said."
The messenger of the gods finally spoke.
"Seven Sirens, come with me to the Resurrection Kingdom."
"Yes, sir."
The Seven Sirens glanced at the numb statue of the God of Martyr, and couldn't help but feel proud.
I have devoted myself to the study of Yao for so many years, and formed a special apostolic team to collect and study "Yao's theology".
You're a love brain who got together with an apostle, and you want to fight with me? You're laughing so hard.