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However, before the gods truly develop the ability of longevity that is useful to humans, more gods should have lost interest in the people in the underworld.
Expecting the gods to come up with a way for humans to achieve immortality is almost like having no hope.
Hestia was well aware of this, the lives of the followers underground were short, and there was nothing that could be done about it.
Moreover, there are limits to human longevity.
After human death, the soul will return to heaven and be reincarnated.
If it is physical immortality, it is difficult for the gods, but it is possible.
But the immortality of the soul is more difficult.
The gods cannot even control their own souls, and cannot suppress the urge to commit suicide when faced with boredom. Once it comes to the soul level, the gods are truly completely powerless.
The death of the human body is only the beginning. If it is a steadfast heroic soul, it may be able to last for more than ten thousand years without dissipating, but this is the limit. There is no way to reach the "billion-year" realm of the gods.
The soul is reincarnated through the reincarnation system of the heavenly realm, but the reincarnated individual cannot be seen as the original person.
For the gods, the difference in getting along with humans in the lower world is not that obvious, whether it is measured in hundreds of years due to the decline of the physical body or tens of thousands of years due to the decay of the soul.
No matter how reluctant one is to part with their children, one must eventually say goodbye to them and experience the pain of separation - this is the attitude of most gods towards the death of children in the underworld.
Unless she was completely and hopelessly in love with the child from the underworld, but Hestia now had not reached that level.
Su Qing shrugged slightly and said with a smile: "Can you accept that your family will leave you in the future?"
Hestia nodded, but a hint of displeasure appeared on her face.
Being able to accept it does not mean liking to hear it. For example, a family member is seriously ill and is about to die. This is a fact, but if an outsider says without hesitation, "Your family member will not live for more than a few months," the person involved will definitely not be happy.
Su Qing asked back: "If Belle is snatched away by another goddess, can you accept it?"
Hestia was stunned.
Su Qing said: "That child has extraordinary potential in his body. As long as he survives, he will definitely achieve remarkable results in the future. Naturally, he will attract the favor of many gods."
"After his death, he will surely be watched by many gods, right?"
"In the underworld, gods cannot use their divine powers, but it's different in the heavens."
Hestia's slightly childish face showed some confusion. After thinking for a moment, she shook her head and said, "If you choose another god at that time, it is Bell-kun's freedom..."
This is also a problem that adventurers and gods have to face.
When an adventurer dies, his soul goes to heaven.
But the adventurer's god did not return to heaven.
The God is in the lower world, but he cannot protect his beloved relatives. Could it be that his relatives who have ascended to heaven committed suicide and returned to heaven?
That would mean abandoning the child who is still alive in the underworld.
Su Qing shook his head slightly and smiled, "What kind of gods do you think would compete for adventurers' souls?"
Hestia frowned slightly.
Perhaps some of them really like the adventurers, so they try to win their souls.
But...that's a god.
Most of them probably find it 'interesting', not because they think the adventurer's soul is interesting, but because they think 'competing with the gods for the adventurer's soul' is interesting.
You like the soul of an adventurer, but I just want to get involved, not for anything else, but just to appreciate the expression on your face when you feel helpless about what you can do to me.
A smile appeared on Su Qing's face: "If... I mean if."
"After Bell died, you returned to heaven and lived a happy life with Bell..."
"Eating hot pot and singing this song..."
"Suddenly, I was robbed by the God of Fun."
"You are happy with your family, but others just want to admire your expression after that family member is completely dead."
"what would you do?"
Hestia's face turned pale.
Because in heaven, this is entirely possible.
Su Qing said calmly: "Hestia should be the protector of the family?"
"But what do you have the power to protect?"
"Among the gods, you can probably be considered strong, but at most you only have the power to protect yourself, right?"
Since gods are immortal, it is destined that gods whose duty is to protect others will be unable to fulfill their powers.
Hestia, who only cared about staying at home in heaven, fell in love with the humans in the underworld in a short time after coming to the underworld... This is probably the biggest reason.
After coming to the underworld, Hestia was unable to use divine power, but she could use the knowledge and experience she had accumulated to help and protect her family.
In heaven, she had divine power, but she could not protect anything except herself. As long as she aroused the interest of other gods of fun, even if they were weaker than her, and wanted to kill her believers or family without caring about death, what could she do?
Call back?
Others don't care about death.
On the contrary, the more anxious and concerned she appeared, the happier the other party would be. Before being beaten to death, they would probably laugh and shout "Hestia, you are so anxious, you are so anxious", and then do it again after she is resurrected.
The heavens are hell to any god with a guardian priesthood.
The underworld is good news for gods with guardian priesthoods.
——But this gospel is false. After all, it is just a bubble based on the premise that 'the gods are still interested in the underworld'.
When Su Qing mentioned that the adventurers' souls would return to heaven, this illusory bubble was burst.
It is just an ordinary adventurer's soul. The gods will not be too interested in it, and it will most likely be reincarnated directly.
However, when the souls of heroic adventurers are taken back to heaven, they will only attract countless gods to scramble for them.
Hestia pouted, looking unhappy.
However, she was more concerned about one thing...
"What do you mean by this?"
Hestia said unhappily.
The world is just like this, you say it is useful? Can it change the situation in heaven? Can it stop these gods of fun from making trouble?
God has lived for hundreds of millions of years, and one of the wisdoms that has emerged from this is: Don't mention things that cannot be solved, as mentioning them will only make yourself sick.
Su Qing straightened his collar and said calmly, "Just get rid of the troublemaker!"
"Huh?" Hestia opened her mouth wide.
Su Qing pointed to the magic tower not far away and said: "There, even if the gods die, they will not return to heaven."
This level of gift game can really block the heaven's perception of the gods.
Hestia: "..."
This is bad, Hestia thought.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, normally speaking, when such a threat to all gods appears, as a member of the gods, she should be alert and solemn, because this is a crisis for all gods.
But... the thought that suddenly came to her mind was joy.
If it's true, can we kill a bunch of those people who can do nothing but disgust others?
She is not a complete homebody. She has stayed at home in the heaven for hundreds of millions of years because she knows that even if she doesn't stay at home, she can't do anything.
Trying to shelter and protect believers will only have the opposite effect and add risks to the believers. It is better for them to stay in the temple.
Gods are immortal, which has disgusted countless gods.
Hestia thought for a moment and felt that if a method to completely kill the gods appeared, it would definitely not lead to the gods joining forces to eliminate the threat, but rather the gods would engage in crazy internal conflicts, and many gods would rather risk their lives to get the method.
Hestia's heart skipped a beat.
"...Don't worry about causing chaos. I provided the magic tower, but Uranus was involved in the plan. From the moment he secretly led the gods to the lower world, Uranus gathered some companions and tried to completely seal off some of the disorderly gods."
Hestia's expression relaxed slightly, she still believed in the old man's character.
Su Qing said, "I offer a way to completely kill the gods. One of the prices is that you have to work for me."
"Ha, why me? I don't agree."
Hestia quickly shook her head, if there was already a solution, she wanted to fish for it.
Su Qing smiled and said, "It's your freedom to disagree, so let's terminate the cooperation?"
Hestia: "..."
Su Qing said calmly, "Lady Hestia, you don't want Bell's soul to be fought over by other gods as a plaything after his death, right?"
Su Qing shrugged. The problems hidden in this wrong world were too huge.
Gods with hundreds of millions of years of experience and who are bored to the point of madness... Under this background, the world will be in chaos to a degree unimaginable to humans.
The humans in the lower world seemed to be living in harmony with the gods. The gods bestowed blessings on the humans, and the humans supported the gods and helped each other.
But no matter how gentle and touching the drama is, it is just a drama.
Hestia opened her mouth and looked confused.
Su Qing shrugged and said, "Don't worry, you can think about it slowly within a day."
But then again, the outcome was inevitable.
——He didn't plan to do anything to Hestia, and the danger Bell faced was not caused by him.
If she is unwilling to leave her homeland to work in order to protect her family, then what kind of patron saint of the family is Hestia?
Su Qing knocked on the wall.
"...After eavesdropping here for so long, it's time for you to come out, right?"
After a moment's silence, Loki walked out from the alley with a slightly solemn expression.
"Plan, add me in."