‘One thing is certain: even if they are deities, as long as they still have their own home planets, they aren't powerful enough to detect me here on Earth. Besides, the security of the Divine Net forum is highly reliable.’
This was the conclusion Lin Miao had drawn from his experiences over this period.
Although those deities viewed Lin Miao as a thorn in their side, they had never been able to locate him.
Even when Lin Miao interacted with their Awakened servants or directly entered their field of vision, they failed to recognize him.
The anonymity of the Divine Net forum was just as secure.
The deities, who went by various titles that Lin Miao found rather chuunibyou, rarely revealed their true names or the coordinates of their home planets.
Only those who were too massive to hide, or those who actively sought fame, would make their information public.
“It seems the time has come.”
Lin Miao frowned, finally making up his mind.
It was time to end these days of hiding in the shadows like a ghost, silently observing, and finally take action.
As the only deity currently rooted on Earth, and as the entity mistaken for an Outer God on Terra, he would begin his operations—all while keeping his true identity safely concealed.
[Crimson Dragon Emperor: Selling my Awakened company in the Dragon Nation as a package deal at a low price. Some lunatic out of nowhere has been messing around and completely ruined the business in this region. It's impossible to keep going.]
Having made his decision, Lin Miao noticed a post from a deity who wanted to liquidate all of his servants.
Although Earth's Awakened system required an entry fee to join, there were still quite a few deities who chose to cut their losses and pull out entirely.
‘This way, I can actually own a company of my own.’
Lin Miao naturally set his sights on acquiring this “inheritance.”
His goal had never been to compete with them in this system to become the so-called strongest deity.
No matter how fiercely they fought or how they ranked themselves, when the time was ripe, Lin Miao would overthrow it all and drive every last one of them off Earth.
[Crimson Dragon Emperor: At least 150,000 points.]
[Supreme Will of the All-Devouring Hive: It looks like it's about to rot in your hands. How about 100,000 points?]
Lin Miao negotiated decisively. He had already grasped the general situation.
Despite the other party's stubborn attitude, this unknown deity actually had no other choice but to sell to him.
[Crimson Dragon Emperor: You Evil Gods are truly...]
[Supreme Will of the All-Devouring Hive: Also, can you wait a few days? I need some time.]
[Crimson Dragon Emperor: Fine, just bring the points quickly. If someone offers a higher price before then, all deals are off.]
Although he could feel the intense anger radiating from the messages, the other party ultimately accepted Lin Miao's offer.
Now, Lin Miao just needed to gather the 100,000 points.
On the Divine Net forum, deities traded using a virtual currency, and 100,000 points was by no means a small sum.
Lin Miao needed to find someone willing to “buy” his wares.
‘It doesn't matter. He doesn't know who I am anyway. Even if he did, it's no big deal.’
With that thought, Lin Miao took a deep breath and sent a private message to another deity.
This was a momentous decision for Lin Miao. It meant he had finally resolved to conduct himself like a true deity.
[Devouring End: Need something?]
[Supreme Will of the All-Devouring Hive: I have some items I want to unload. I wonder if you'd be interested.]
This was Devouring End, the only deity who had ever reached out to Lin Miao on their own initiative simply because he was labeled an “Evil God.”
Almost immediately after Lin Miao sent the message, the other party replied.
[Devouring End: That depends on what you're selling.]
[Supreme Will of the All-Devouring Hive: These.]
Lin Miao displayed all the spoils of war that the ant colony had captured and offered to him over this period.
There was everything from the divine sword taken from the beastkin deity to the various pieces of equipment looted from the Holy Kingdom's Apostles, including Marianne.
Lin Miao now knew that these items were extremely valuable.
They were also one of the primary commodities traded privately among deities.
[Devouring End: The quality is quite good. Some are magic-based, and the rest are holy power-based. It seems you've had quite a haul lately?]
The other party's reaction was better than Lin Miao had anticipated.
Though Lin Miao's heart skipped a beat when he heard the phrase “quite a haul,” wars between deities across countless planes were commonplace occurrences anyway.
[Devouring End: 80,000 points.]
[Supreme Will of the All-Devouring Hive: But I urgently need 100,000 points right now...]
[Devouring End: Then I can lend you 20,000 points.]
Even though the sale fell slightly short, the other deity offered to lend him the difference.
Lin Miao hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
For the sake of investing in the ant colony, this small debt was nothing.
The only thing Lin Miao was curious about was why the other party trusted him enough to lend him money so easily on this anonymous forum.
Of course, the vast majority of deities wouldn't risk becoming a wanted fugitive across the entire forum for a mere 20,000 points.
[Devouring End: Are you wondering why I trust you? Once you spend enough time among those hypocrites, you'll realize that in the end, the only ones you can rely on are Evil Gods like us.]
Hearing this reasoning, Lin Miao couldn't help but complain to himself, “Do bad guys really attract each other?”
Although he didn't deny that binding with the ant colony had branded him as an Evil God in the eyes of others, he still considered himself an exemplary, model citizen.
[Supreme Will of the All-Devouring Hive: I've received the deposit. How do we make the exchange?]
[Devouring End: Just do as I say.]
Afterward, Lin Miao used the points he had gathered to purchase the company and the ownership of all its Awakened from the deity who planned to leave the Dragon Nation.
Meanwhile, those Awakened in the real world, completely oblivious to what had transpired, continued to live their lives. They had no idea that the deity they worshipped had already abandoned them—or rather, sold them off.
Just like that, Lin Miao gained absolute authority over them.
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