Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 199 The Fun of Behind-the-scenes Web Fiction
Lin You's answer naturally made Kratos extremely dissatisfied.

"You can slaughter Titans, you can control the gods' divinity at will, and you can choose your own future; but you say you can't save the lives of three mortals? Do you think this reason can convince me? Look at this world, what more serious consequences can there be?"

Kratos' voice echoed on the top of the mountain, even drowning out the roars and screams of the Titans on the mountainside. I don't know if it's because of the game's plot that Kratos is naturally compatible with the god of war; although the godhood he absorbed was not complete and not for long, his divinity has begun to gradually emerge.

However, the author probably knows more gods than Kratos knows humans, so this bit of divine power cannot scare him.

"It is precisely because the current situation of the world is already terrible that I cannot let it continue to deteriorate. I am not targeting you or your wife and daughter, because I am also trying to stop those big guys from continuing to destroy the world." Lin You felt that he had a clear conscience and spoke to Kratos with confidence.

However, Kratos at this time was not a reasonable person. He had no experience in the Nine Realms, and no experience in educating his rebellious son. Kratos was not the mature old father who knew how to empathize with others and turned enemies into friends with Thor on the battlefield.

Kratos didn't listen to a word of the writer's explanation, which made him even angrier. He roared, "I don't give a damn about this world! My wife, my daughter, my brother, each of them died because of your selfishness. Even if the world is destroyed, I will ask for them to come back - you owe me this!"

"I don't owe them what they owe you!" Lin Youyi said sternly, "On the contrary, you owe me! I lent you the weapon to kill Ares and avenge your family; I ruined their conspiracy so that you were not deceived and used by them. I didn't have to do these, but I did them anyway; I don't even care that you didn't say a word of thanks from beginning to end."

Kratos's arrogance disappeared instantly.

In the adult world, owing favors is a very delicate matter; there is never a written IOU or contract for this kind of debt, but the parties involved often have a tacit understanding and keep their promises. At the same time, this kind of debt relationship has another significant feature, that is, the "debtor" always unconsciously puts himself in a weak position.

For example, Kratos now; after being scolded by Lin You, his previous violent temper disappeared completely, because Kratos himself also agreed with what the other party said - he really owed the other party a favor.

"I... I know I owe you a thank you, and I am indeed sincerely grateful for the help you have provided me; but I still want to ask you to give me more help. I need your help, I need your... mercy."

Lin You was not a heartless person, and it was hard for him to remain indifferent when he heard a strong-willed soldier speaking soft words to a nine-year-old boy for the sake of his wife and daughter.

"I can't revive them immediately." The writer deliberately emphasized the word "immediately", "but I can create a chance for you, a chance to revive them in person in the future; whether you can do it depends on you. In the mythology of Olympus, people who died suddenly do have a chance to be resurrected, but you have to find it yourself. Before that, the dead souls can only stay in the underworld."

"Where should I look for opportunities?" Kratos asked anxiously.

"Then you're asking the wrong person." Lin You began to pass the buck as usual, "I'm just an ordinary person. It's not easy to know that there is an opportunity. As for where the opportunity is, you should ask the wisest being."

The writer did not say it explicitly, but as he spoke his eyes kept glancing towards the battlefield on the mountainside; Athena, who did not want to continue being the goddess of wisdom, was fighting fiercely with the Titans.

"Oh, I have one more request." Lin You added, "Before you find a way to resurrect your relatives, you must live in Midgard in the Nine Realms for at least ten years. This time can only be more, not less."

Kratos was puzzled: "Why?" "I can't explain it to you, maybe it's fate's intuition?" Lin You became more and more skilled at telling lies, "Remember, ten years, it can only be more, not less. After ten years, you can return to Olympus at any time you think is appropriate."

"Okay, I swear!" Kratos swore without hesitation for the sake of his wife and daughter, but he didn't know that this ten-year agreement was just to create an opportunity for him to marry a new love and have a son.

But think about it the other way around, if Kratos really gets married, has children, and then successfully resurrects his wife and daughter, wouldn't he be able to have both a son and a daughter in the future?
Well... maybe there will be a chance to hug her left and right!

Thinking of this, Lin You suddenly felt that he was pretty good!

"Then what are you waiting for? The ten-year agreement I mentioned starts from today. You must leave Olympus immediately. You keep your oath and I will fulfill mine." Lin You urged Kratos impatiently.

When Kratos left with suspicion, a series of roars suddenly came from the mountainside, the miserable taste of which was unprecedented. When the roars disappeared, the ground vibrations caused by the Titans climbing and fighting also disappeared completely.

After a while, Athena's figure jumped onto the top of the mountain and landed beside Lin You; but she found that Kratos had disappeared, and the writer was thinking about something.

"What are you thinking about, writer?" Athena said bluntly, "Whenever I see you in deep thought, I always have a bad feeling."

Lin You retorted: "Just like when Zeus and Ares were thinking before? Do you have a familiar feeling about this?"

"No, you give me the feeling of Hermes rather than Zeus and Ares; you both love debate and sarcasm."

"You are no less capable, Lady Goddess; after all, you are the one who is related to Hermes by blood."

Athena didn't want to continue this meaningless argument, so she took the initiative to change the subject: "So, what were you thinking about just now?"

"I was thinking back..." Lin You pondered, "...the behind-the-scenes type of online novels I had read in the real dimension. Just now, I found that I suddenly understood the fun of this type of online novels."

This topic was obviously beyond Athena's scope of knowledge; in order to avoid killing the conversation, she had to change the subject again: "Have you thought about how to modify the God of War world? What is the reasonable reason for this story to appear?"

"There is a reason." Lin You did not seem to be very serious when talking about his job. "Your existence - including the gods of the Nine Realms on the other side - can be summarized in one sentence: live a great life and die... for the right person."

(End of this chapter)