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The Soma clan, which is easy-going and content with what they have, has an unexpectedly low bottom line. As long as they have Soma and divine wine, they will be able to build a clan that allows the clan leader to squander and enjoy himself at will, and they will naturally do things... at least unscrupulously internally.
Looking at the situation of the Soma clan, Su Qing shook his head slightly. How to manage subordinates also involved his blind spots in cognition.
Simply improving his own strength, as long as he is strong enough, there will never be a situation where his subordinates rebel. However, it is really difficult to make his subordinates perform their duties conscientiously and play their value.
Su Qing glanced at Artemis.
Create a system with clear rewards and punishments, and be able to tempt others with the "rewards"?
Su Qing shrugged. In fact, he also knew his problem.
In the sandbox, after his identity was revealed, most of the people who could get along with him were idealists who did not seek fame or wealth.
Now in the box garden, the conflict between human history and divine history can probably only be temporarily alleviated by relying on his ability to travel through the world.
A pure egoist would not worry about these things? If the box garden collapses and human history is ruined, it is just a matter of recreating the box garden.
There are naturally many advantages to standing on the same side of people who are kind and idealistic. For example, even if the other party dislikes you and intends to make an enemy of you, they generally will not stab you in the back. Instead, they will say "you are not worthy of being a consultant" and cut off their relationship with you before considering making an enemy of you.
Or, even if they are hostile, you can still get rid of those idealistic people in certain matters... For example, you can entrust the children of your relatives and friends to the care of them. Although the other party is hostile to you, he may be willing to sacrifice to protect your relatives and friends' children and is unlikely to betray you.
But there are downsides.
Su Qing thought to herself that there was no need to worry about the goddess of justice like Astraea. The goal of justice was too big. If no one in the box garden could give her a broader prospect, she would most likely cling to Su Qing.
The same goes for canaries.
But people like Artemis, including Hestia, are all a bit of a lazy type.
They have enough reasons to leave the world of Dicuo. Most of the gods in the world of Dicuo don't care about human affairs and are annoying to everyone.
But after going to the small garden... at least after achieving their goal and being able to kill all the gods in this world, as the Moon God and the House God, Su Qing didn't think this was the type of person who would practice hard and work peacefully.
People who are selfish are actually easier to control. Once they have a thousand dollars, they want ten thousand more. Once they become an emperor, they want to become an immortal.
As long as the road ahead is not too difficult and out of reach, the ambitions of most egoists will gradually expand, and ambition will drive the growth of egoists.
But those who are altruistic...even though their ideal is out of reach, those who still don't give up are ultimately only a minority.
Most of them are actually like Artemis and Hestia.
To say that they are determined means that they are determined in their hearts, but they do not have any lofty ambitions. Perhaps they just want to live a peaceful life.
In the case of the small garden, the more you believe in yourself, the easier it is to become a three-digit or even two-digit strong person. The more ambitious your goals are and the more ideals you pursue, the more solid your worldview will be...
The top three-digit bosses that Su Qing came into contact with actually all had good personalities. However, in the sandbox, the contradiction between human history and the sandbox had reached an irreconcilable level, and human history was stuck in the year 2000 AD and could not be pushed forward.
This is of course not without reason. Apart from those big guys who know it is impossible but still do what they want and see no hope of achieving their ideals, the strong ones who are altruistic cannot compare to the selfish ones in their desire to become stronger.
In the upper level of the sand tray, there are quite a few altruists and selfish people, but the most common middle level is mostly sophisticated egoists.
Su Qing sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat confused. Management is indeed a subject worthy of further study.
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Not long after, the three of them arrived in front of the brewing room. With the creaking sound of the door being pushed open, the people inside came into view.
He was a man wearing an old white robe, with messy hair covering his eyes.
The man is holding a small hoe and trimming the plants in the pots, like an old farmer working the land.
If this posture were seen in a field, it probably wouldn't look out of place.
Facing the sudden visitor, Su Mo did not even raise his head and said calmly, "What's the matter?"
The tone was quite exclusive and cold, and he had no desire to communicate with outsiders at all - or so it seemed.
Artemis opened her mouth, wanting to say something.
She is knowledgeable, she is also the Moon Goddess. Creatures like Moon Gods are mostly aloof and will not take people or things they don't want to contact seriously at all.
Most Moon Gods have kind personalities, but in fact, this kindness is a little bit different.
Artemis is the type who will take care of many evil things, but this is true for all moon gods.
Many Moon Gods will simply remain indifferent - but generally speaking, this is a relatively benign character.
When faced with something she is not interested in, the Moon Goddess is unwilling to even touch it, which at least shows that it is not the Moon God who is harming people.
Neutral and kind.
Clearly having the ability to resolve the tragedy, but not interfering, is something some Moon Gods can do.
Some people may blame such people, but this harmless bystander attitude is at least harmless.
In the heavens, it is some moon gods who are always in trouble with other gods. Other gods dislike you and think you look down on them.
However, creatures like the Moon God will obviously not change. They are all very capable in fighting, and ordinary gods are no match for them.
And...Artemis complained in her heart, Somo, can't you just say what you want to say?
She was aware of the Moon Goddess' indifference towards things that did not interest her.
Since Su Ma can speak, it means he is definitely not refusing to communicate.
——If he really didn't want to communicate, no matter how much the visitor said, he could just reply with a "hmm", which would be considered polite among the Moon Gods.
At least he didn't treat the people who came as air and knew how to deal with them.
Artemis resisted the urge to complain, patted Lily on the back, and gave her an encouraging look.
The dwarf girl took a deep breath and felt a little relieved.
When she came before her own God, she hesitated a little.
This is a typical victim mentality. She attributed the misfortunes in her life to Soma's indifference and to the fact that she should not have been born into the Soma clan.
But when she really came in front of Su Mo, she didn't dare to show what she was thinking at all, and was more cowardly than anyone else.
——When facing law enforcement officers, many victims tend to be very tough, but when faced with criminals who are really capable of hurting them, they tend to be more honest than each other.
Because she knew that her fate was indeed in Soma's hands.
Faced with Su Mo's obvious aversion to communication, it was impossible for Lily not to be worried.
According to her thinking, although Artemis helped her to seek justice, Soma was determined not to let her leave the clan, and no one could do anything about it.
Lililuka took a deep breath and said, "Long time no see, Lord God."
Su Mo's heart was slightly moved.
It must be admitted that he was actually somewhat disappointed with the children in the lower world.
In the beginning, he was indeed immersed in establishing his clan and in the joy of accompanying his children to grow up. As his clan became addicted to the divine wine, he began to stop managing the clan.
But he was also secretly observing the entire clan. It was no coincidence that he picked up Lily, who was begging alone, and took care of her after her parents died.
At that time, he still hoped that the children could realize their mistakes and correct them.
Indulging in the divine wine is just a hobby, but what does it mean to frame fellow members of the same clan just because of hobby?
But when the children showed no sign of improving, he began to feel disappointed.
It’s not that they have begun to hate the children from the underworld. The gods’ concept of time is different from that of humans. Even a few decades is nothing to them.
But regardless of whether he hated the children from the underworld or not, Su Mo really didn't want to continue running his clan. He felt that he didn't seem to have the talent for it.
What supported him to continue running the Soma clan was definitely not his love for the children of the underworld, which had not yet completely dissipated, but the simplest feeling... responsibility.
Most Luna can be completely indifferent to things they are not interested in, but they are unlikely to do things halfway because they don't want to do them anymore.
Most Moon Gods have a little bit of mental mysophobia. They don't bother to care about things that they didn't start, but if they started something, many Moon Gods will find a way to finish it.
For Su Mo, the children who joined the clan after he let go of managing the clan had little to do with him.
But there is no guild rule that stipulates that children and the gods must be a family.
The leader of the clan recruited people and he did give them the grace of God, but he didn't say a word or make any promises during the process. It was just a transaction... It doesn't make sense for him to be responsible for the people who join the clan later, right?
But Su Mo still cares about the children who joined him when he was running his clan.
If these children are still addicted to the divine wine, whether they die of old age or die while adventuring in the dungeon, he will think about disbanding his clan until all the children who joined his clan when he was managing it are gone.
You can find other gods to raise him, or simply return him to heaven.
But to be honest, a large part of his disappointment with the children in the underworld was because of Lily.
After all, he was a god, so it was natural that he could see the potential in Lily's body.
For Su Mo, lv1 and lv2 are completely different. Adventurers at lv2 can break away from the charm of the magic wine after a qualitative change in their instruments, which is not worth paying attention to at all for Su Mo.
What Su Mo is concerned about is whether it is possible for lv1 to not be addicted to the divine wine.
Of course Su Mo was dissatisfied with the current clan. He wanted to take charge, but he had many concerns. He had little experience and could not judge whether his decision was right or wrong.
The problem that bothered him most was whether lv1 would definitely become addicted to the divine wine.
If not, he has room to exercise jurisdiction.
If, considering the human and mental structures of the people in the lower world, once immersed in the divine wine, they are bound to be obsessed with it afterwards, then he has no way of doing anything about it.
He adopted harsh measures and forced the family members to get rid of the temptation, which only further persecuted the family members and added burden to the children.
If there is a possibility that a level 1 adventurer could ignore the charm of the divine wine... then it would make sense for him to take measures to strictly require his clan members.
Other lv1s drank the divine wine but were not even addicted to it. You have all gotten rid of your addiction to alcohol, but you are still obsessed with the divine wine and even do things like harming your fellow clan members. Isn’t that too outrageous?
It was because Su Mo saw the potential in Lily that he brought Lily to his room to take care of her instead of leaving her in the care of the clan leader.
However, it was unexpected that Lily drank the divine wine.
The children of the clan became addicted after drinking the magic wine. After this experience, Su Mo naturally knew that this kind of thing could not be rushed, and he would not let Lily drink the magic wine directly.
At the very least, he would have to wait until she could advance to level 2, but before that, when her adventurer's 'equipment' had not changed, then Su Mo would conduct the experiment.
If Lily can get rid of the magic of the divine wine at level 1, then everything will be fine. If she can't get rid of it... then she can make up for it by upgrading to level 2 later and everything will be fine.
But Lily drank the divine wine because of the family gathering...
The degree of addiction is even worse than that of ordinary people.
Perhaps this is the consequence of high talent.
Su Mo placed his hope that he could get rid of the charm of the divine wine at level 1 on someone with high talent - or in other words, someone with the potential to become a hero.
That's what all adventure stories in the underworld say: heroes can overcome numerous difficulties, especially those that ask questions of their own conscience, which can hardly trouble heroes.
Su Mo couldn't find a hero with level 1 strength, so he decided to make do with a level 1 who had the potential to become a hero.