Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 372 Humiliation

Xuanyuan Muze scratched his head awkwardly and explained, "It's because we don't understand what magic is. In our eyes, these magicians are already powerful enough. Who would have thought that you guys could mobilize a large amount of resources like civilization to achieve the world-destroying level?"

The dean could only sigh helplessly, "You guys are supposed to be scientists, yet you couldn't even think of these things. This makes me question your imagination and level of development."

Knowing he was in the wrong, Xuan Yuan Muze smiled apologetically and said, "This is a fantasy channel, it has nothing to do with science."

The dean, however, said righteously, "So-called magic, science fiction, and fantasy are all the same thing. What is science? Science is using your own language system to explain the rules of nature and the composition of the world. Those conjectures that you cannot yet conclude or prove will be labeled as fantasy. Those things do not not exist, but you cannot explain them. Ignorance is not an excuse or reason for your stupidity. However, you don't need to worry. After all, there is a distance of several universes between us. I would not go to great lengths to hunt you down for such a trivial matter."

Moreover, when we saw your mythology, our anger vanished completely; after all, your audacity truly exceeded our expectations.

Xuan Yuan Muze, unaware of the situation, asked, "What do you mean by this?"

The dean replied with a smile, "Your myths are truly terrifying. Those higher-dimensional beings live on a tiny planet with you, and they serve you, protect you every day, and treat you like royalty. The gods even participate in your society, marrying and having children with mortals? Some stories even feature mortals obtaining so-called 'divine artifacts' and bravely killing gods. To be honest, after reading your mythological novels, I instantly felt that your descriptions of magicians were more of a compliment than a genuine one."

My friends, you are truly brave. You dare to insult even the gods, so what wouldn't you dare to do? You dare to slander and insult beings capable of destroying the universe, so what wouldn't you dare to write? Before the gods, what are we magicians but a fart? After seeing these myths, we instantly felt relieved. It's alright, my friends, magicians, write whatever makes you happy. But I really want to remind you warriors that, as the saying goes, "illness enters through the mouth, and disaster comes from the mouth." Being pretentious is not a sin, but relying on insulting others to elevate yourself is impolite. I suggest you be more conservative with stories about gods.

Fortunately, judging from various signs in the future, His Majesty the Great Dragon God won the next war of the gods. Gods should have disappeared in your era. After all, technology was not blocked and everything has been restarted. Even if there are gods, there should be very few. So you should be safe for the time being. However, I advise you to still maintain some due respect for those forbidden beings.

After all, if one day you offend some powerful being because of these things and bring about your own destruction, it would be a huge loss. Speak only what you are capable of. Ignorance is not an excuse for reckless behavior, but it can be a reason for your own destruction. Out of humanitarian concern, I'm giving you this advice: think carefully before you act.”

Xuanyuan Muze then retorted, "Our descriptions of the gods are not wrong. We offer faith, so the gods should also provide services for us."

The dean bluntly stated, "You've misunderstood the role of faith in God. The God who needs faith has a slightly better position among the gods than the God of Technology. Faith is actually a power generated by a small amount of life force within the believer's body combined with their obsession."

Of course, the life force drawn by the power of faith is very small. It's like you could live for a hundred years, but the generation of the power of faith will only make you live two or three days less. However, due to factors such as disease and accidents in this universe, many lives cannot live to their theoretical limit. Therefore, the generation of the power of faith does not endanger the lives of believers.

According to actual theory, even if a demigod were to achieve godhood through the power of faith, he would need at least 600 million believers as a foundation. Therefore, faith in a god does not rely on just one tree to produce fruit; believers in a god are always spread throughout the multiverse.

Of course, it's not that gods can't serve you, but you should only do what you're paid for. You expect them to be your slaves with your meager salary, don't you think that's a bit unrealistic? Besides, many of the gods you worship are just made up out of thin air. I've never even heard of gods like the God of Wealth or the God of Marriage. Gods only spread faith and provide protection for believers; they are not responsible for fulfilling your wishes for windfalls.

The relationship between faith in a god and believers is like that between a gangster and a street vendor. You pay a certain amount of protection money to the god, and the god protects you from harassment by other deities and occasionally intervenes to save you when you face annihilation. But other than that, the god will not interfere in anything you do; after all, your interests are intertwined, so the god can only do these things for you.

Xuanyuan Muze retorted with dissatisfaction, "But when war broke out in my hometown, and the people were wantonly killed by those villains and living in misery, I didn't see any gods come to help."

The dean shrugged and said, “But that’s a civil war, my friend. And in a war between believers, both sides are equally important. So who are you going to help? The God of Faith isn’t stupid. Since it’s a civil war, he’ll just let you fight it out. After the war, the God can still use his power to make the victors worship him. It’s hard for an honest official to settle family disputes. As long as his own interests aren’t harmed, who cares about the outcome? It’s like a company. Who cares about the lives of its employees? If you resign, you can just find a replacement. There’s no need to waste your energy on meaningless things. The only time the God of Faith will intervene to help you is when you face annihilation or when your followers are taken away by other gods. Otherwise, the God of Faith is basically a hands-off manager.”

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuan Muze said disappointedly, "How can this be? Do they see believers as nothing more than property? What if the believers don't follow them?"

The dean said indifferently, "Betraying believers don't need to believe in God to intervene; they will naturally be punished and retaliated against by other believers. You need to understand that the bookmaker always wins more than they lose. Moreover, the gods worshipped in your hometown don't even exist. The difference between believing and not believing is actually not that big. However, if you have already believed in those gods, then I suggest that you don't convert or stop making offerings."