Chapter 1666: Chapter 1666

1666: Chapter 1662: The Gate of Heaven 1666: Chapter 1662: The Gate of Heaven When the war commenced, it was the vassal forces, or rather, the proxy forces, that took the first action.

“….This wave of attacks, the northern battlefield is Red Star, the eastern is New Tokyo, and the south consists of those South Asian countries.”

Even for Lu Ping’an, the strategic layout he received was incomplete…He knew that the military deployment in the north had reached its limit, and no one would convey to him any irrelevant intelligence.

Judging from the Sakura Islanders who were attacking Leduc Peninsula in a frenzy, his efforts to “pacify” them and “eliminate potential troubles” were quite successful.

“Are those protesters outside still not gone?”

“Heaven knows how they found us…They’re still protesting, the television station came, but it was suppressed by the Ancient city’s officials.”

“….All right, find two buses tonight, and send them out of the city collectively; the Ancient city does not welcome them.”

Glancing at the protesters outside, Lu Ping’an never truly regarded these converts as his own people.

If you want to roast me on the fire, then you can go back to where you came from.

Most of those protesters were so-called New Korean Ethnic Group members, who hadn’t really contributed in the past two years and constantly caused trouble.

This time, they seem to have gotten wind through certain channels that there was some contact between Lu Ping’an and New Tokyo, so they directly came to protest.

However, for a protest to be accepted, the prerequisite is that the protested party views you as one of their own.

At minimum, you must demonstrate enough value for a united front – a group of refugees with nothing to their names who cause trouble everywhere…..it’s better to weed out such unstable factors early during this time of war.

The trivial episode flashed by, and Lu Ping’an, without being distracted, returned to his seat to continue organizing the product chain on his side.

Since the outbreak of war, the logistics had fallen into a busy state; his side was still occupied with exporting food to stabilize prices, with no time to bother with them.

Some things confirmed his suspicions: indeed, some bastard grain traders were driving up prices, and Lu Ping’an planned to make them lose everything.

“Is there enough grain reserve?

This time, we want to bring the prices down to eighty percent of what they were before the war!”

“We’ve been overstocking already, our Land of Life is too fertile, and we usually sell grain directly to the oil extraction plants and wine factories to make money from raw materials…”

The more powerful a Life system Big Shot is, the more fertile their Earthly Divine Kingdom becomes, just as New Gardeners who are just starting out need to rent “Forest Land” for cultivating various Magic Plants…This leads to many Life system Churches monopolizing and exploiting low-level members of the Life system, but let’s not expand on that for now.

The area of Lu Ping’an’s Forest Land is vast.

Although every inch of land is valuable, there is still a great deal of “farmland” available for use.

Normally, in the absence of a “planting commission” or “order”, they cultivate low-contamination, mildly demonized grain crops to full capacity, because such food can be consumed by ordinary people; it is said to increase the chances of becoming a professional, and low-level professionals receive additional benefits, like faster advancement rates.

Due to the land being too “fertile”, these low-level Magic Plants naturally surge in growth, often reaping a harvest every three or four days…..Top Gardeners are just so unreasonable when it comes to mass-producing food; to be precise, this is actually their true essential occupation.

On another note, as Lu Ping’an’s strength rises, the growth of the external Divine Kingdom’s Forest Land is also expanding, but the growth of his own “main body” Courtyard is on a much larger scale…As of now, it is still impossible for him to rely on other Deities’ Divine Boats, each journey requires exhausting self-flown travel.

This is also seen as the source of reaching Quasi-God level and above…With that Divine Kingdom Courtyard present, Lu Ping’an might only be a thought away from Ascension to Godhood.

However, Ascension, in a sense, is like seeking “world financing”.

While going “public” can gain a large amount of resources and funds, it may also inevitably lead to loss of control.

This is also one of the reasons why many Deities need a large number of human anchor points.

They need external forces to maintain their self, to avoid being assimilated completely by the “World” and “rules”…Although at that time you are still alive, and possibly even more powerful, you may already be a slave to your own “Rule”.

Indeed, the War God thirsts for war, but are you still the same lunatic who ceaselessly pursued more wars back then?

Similarly, there is the God of Redemption….

“….Lu Ping’an probably won’t choose Ascension.”

This notion has vaguely gained widespread acceptance.

Despite the excruciating process of enduring and accumulating on the path to becoming a Quasi-God, with the hope of seizing the possibility of Advancement that might not come in a lifetime, its upper limit and freedom are significantly higher than that of True Gods.

So why do some big shots still regard Ascension as their ultimate goal?

Quite simply, Quasi-Gods in the process of “Fusion” easily amalgamate a hundredfold, a thousandfold, or even ten thousandfold “scale” at the crossing of one step.

The kind of complete qualitative transformation of power is an irresistible temptation, the moment which from then on, unless It goes mad, death becomes nearly impossible.

Even if the world were destroyed, they could find another place to develop.

Even further, due to their excessive strength, they are unable to enter most worlds on the surface.

But from another perspective, because of their strength, their “Will (Blessing/Divine Grace)” could even influence the world.

The “Seeds” they provide could become paths for other professionals.

Compared to ordinary Quasi-Gods, this represents a completely different dimension of power.

However, there are always some entities that do not take the beaten path.

Not to mention distant examples, Lord Xiuyi is one such who merits a respectful “Your Excellency” even from other Quasi-Gods.

There are reasons for this: it is the most challenging path, one of infinite accumulation, yet also of infinite possibilities.

In fact, there is still an unseen constraint here.

Ordinary Deities cannot surpass the world.

Deities who achieved Ascension using the world’s power are inherently performers on the stage of the world, enveloped within the world itself.

Once they grow to a certain extent, their growth is naturally capped.

Of course, there are those who betray the world and break through these constraints, but such events are rare and not to be expanded upon…

Theoretically, having leveraged the world’s “capital” to go public and having received the “office” of XX God given by the world, you naturally become the world’s dog, limited in growth after reaching a certain point, often with several similar deities competing against one another.

“Entities like the Twelve-Pillar easily encompass countless worlds rather than being constrained by any single world….”

When you are still within the “fate” of the world, how can it possibly allow you to surpass it?

It’s been a long time since Lord Xiuyi took that path, and it’s still a distant dream.

Her worth may surpass most Deities, but her limit in terms of power output probably does not match even the weakest of the Newborn Gods.

This kind of quantitative change achieving qualitative metamorphosis may not only require accumulation but also opportunity or even a Miracle.

And in this aspect, Lu Ping’an has an advantage.

His concept of “Life Trading” is rare and formidable, enabling him to continuously accumulate changes…

However, it is Chris’s legacy that is the origin that allows him to tread a unique path.

Generally speaking, it is impossible to fuse the conflicting paths of Beast Taming and Gardening before becoming a Deity.

Usually, what a high-level Gardener can offer is just the accelerated growth of “Magic Plants.”

However, what Lu Ping’an offers is the accelerated growth of “Life,” which conceptually is a fusion of the two great paths.

His growth keystones are of the Deity level…

Big Cat inherited the Divine Boat of Its God back then, but its core was again inherited by Lu Ping’an.

In fact, he started out with a Deity’s platform…

Of course, a few shattered lands, in terms of strength, cannot compare to True Gods, but his initial possession of “Life Points,” a presence that vaguely reaches the World’s Reason, indicates a remarkably high standard in quality.

For such an existence as him, perhaps war is also an opportunity.

“…Although I hate to admit it, the ‘Life Trading’ during war times is likely countless times more than in peacetime.”