Falsifying history is good business

Lin You's attack was sudden and unexpected. Even the Sleepy Man, who was the incarnation of God, had no time to react before the golden light hit Diana.

With a sharp scream, Diana fell backwards; when she stood up again, her bloody face was no longer the facial features that Lin You was familiar with, but another "woman" whom he had only met once.

"'Desire' is here too? I'm flattered that you think highly of me!" Lin You teased, but his hands did not slow down at all. Rays of golden light shot aimlessly around; at the same time, several large snakes appeared at some point, swimming quickly on the ground, and approached Sleep and Desire with the cover of furniture.

The sudden attack made the opponents panic for a moment. Although they blocked the golden light shot at them and forced back the approaching snake, they were too late to prevent more golden light from hitting the surrounding walls, doors, windows and furniture.

An amazing scene appeared; the buildings and furniture hit by the golden light were unharmed, but wherever the golden light passed, there were continuous sharp cracking sounds in the air.

Countless cracks appeared out of thin air and quickly spread to every corner of the room. When the number of cracks reached the limit, there was a loud bang, and then the whole room shattered like glass.

The walls, doors, windows, and even the piano, sofa, bed and other furnishings in the room all turned from three-dimensional to two-dimensional in an instant; they were like the images reflected in a mirror, and when the mirror broke, they also shattered to the ground.

What is even more bizarre is that after the two-dimensional mirror is broken, what appears from behind the mirror is the same walls, doors, windows and room furnishings; but this time it is not the two-dimensional image in the mirror, but the material existence in the three-dimensional world.

The world in Lin You's eyes became real and lively again.

"As expected of the Endless Family after absorbing nearly half of the divine power, you pulled me into the dream without me noticing. When did you do it? From the moment you got out of the elevator, or after the conversation started?"

The Sandman did not answer, but calmly concealed the disappointment in his heart, and asked back: "When did you find out, and how did you find out? Was it before or after Diana appeared?"

"If I tell you, I don't know how I figured it out. It just suddenly occurred to me, and then I was certain of it inexplicably. Do you believe me?"

Although Lin You spoke in a frivolous tone and with perfunctory words, his words made the Sleepy Demon nod slightly.

"I believe it; this is the power of 'fate', right? The talents of every member of the Endless family are amazing."

Lin You sneered and asked, "Is this why you chose them as the carriers of your conspiracy? Not only did you impersonate their identities, but you also devoured their divinity, just like you devoured the power of God in the DC world."

"It's actually different. The Godhead of the DC world's God was not devoured by me. He is indeed missing. I just took over the power that He gave up."

The sleep demon was speaking in the voice of God. Just as he was about to say something, he saw an invisible divine power suddenly erupt from Lin You. At the same time, in a mysterious realm beyond the earth that the world could not reach, a middle-aged blind man found that the shackles on his wrists were jumping violently. In an instant, the shackles broke into pieces, and a large book connected to the shackles spontaneously ignited without fire and turned to ashes in an instant.

The middle-aged blind man sat in the garden with his head down for a long time without saying a word; there were countless clusters of flowers beside him, and countless intricate mazes crisscrossed under his feet. His "eyes" covered with black cloth and without eyeballs were always facing his wrists, as if he was "looking" at the destroyed shackles and books, and seemed to be shocked and speechless by the sudden change.

"This is the third one, are there any more? Are the other four waiting for me somewhere?" While the Sleep Demon was talking, he suddenly cut off the connection with the "Book of Destiny" and broke the control of "Destiny" over him; but Lin You did not feel the slightest joy of victory, and his seemingly relaxed tone could not conceal his increased vigilance in his heart.

Even if God did not intervene, the "civil war" of the Endless Family alone would be a one-on-six situation.

"Bryce, there's no need to do this; working together is the best option and can maximize the interests of both parties." The Sandman still spoke in the tone of God, and his words of persuasion had a bit of a bitter taste.

Lin You remained unmoved and responded calmly: "The biggest prerequisite for cooperation is mutual trust, but what you have done has completely destroyed the foundation of trust; the so-called cooperation has become a wishful delusion. Before a new foundation is established, there is no possibility for you, me, or the gods to continue to cooperate."

As the author, Lin You has a firm attitude; he knows very well why God came to him, and he seems to keep saying nice things, and even the confrontation between the two sides is limited to soft means such as dream blocking and deception.

It’s all because of the quill pen and the “truth factor”, which is the biggest bargaining chip in the hands of the writer.

Lin You didn't mind selling the chips in his hand for a good price; but the problem was that when doing business, you had to be selective with your people. If you did business with someone who was not trustworthy, you would end up losing everything.

"You want a foundation for trust, so I'll show you a foundation that is more solid than simple 'trust'." The Sleepy Demon said softly, and without any movement, the environment in the room suddenly changed; in the blink of an eye, a vast galaxy appeared where the floor had originally been.

Looking down, countless star clusters are rotating under my feet; the camera gradually moves higher, and the gods that originally looked down on the world from a high place and towered beyond the universe gradually come into view.

These divine realms are large and small, and have various shapes; some are plateaus, some are continuous mountainous plateaus, some float on the vast ocean, and some drift above the sky.

At this moment, these divine realms of varying sizes are experiencing completely different situations: most of the smaller divine realms are peaceful and tranquil; while a small number of larger divine realms are covered in dark clouds, with lightning and thunder, and at the edges, countless angels are circling with their wings spread.

What a realistic picture of the war of the gods.

Lin You opened his eyes wide and vaguely recognized familiar figures such as Mount Olympus and the World Tree among the several cloudy realms of the gods.

"You've gone to war with the gods?"

"No, not all the gods, but only a part of the pantheon." The Sleepy Demon said calmly, but could not hide his pride. "In the past few months, in addition to absorbing theocracy, I have done a lot of things; especially winning myself a large number of supporters. If we can sit down and discuss, even with one vote for each pantheon, I can achieve my goal." "Unfortunately, there are still some hard-boned people who are unwilling to sit down and talk; at least, under unfair circumstances, they will not sit down easily." Lin You pointed to the several god realms shrouded in dark clouds.

"Olympus, Pantheon, Nine Worlds, Paradise..." The Sleepy Demon said with sarcasm, "If only my split godhead rebelled against me, I could understand it, but they... I just can't understand it. Wouldn't it be good to give up some rights, put aside some face, and integrate into a bigger world with more prospects?"

Lin You sneered, "Perhaps it's because the so-called 'more promising' is only for you; and the original big world plan that was truly 'more promising' for them has been dismantled by you."

"You mean the original Great World Plan, which was full of quarrels, disputes, intrigues, and sabotage? How could you think that something like that would be 'more promising'?" At this moment, the Sleepy Demon spoke righteously, with a majestic momentum of daring to be the first in the world. "The Great World Plan requires efficient decision-making, strict discipline and firm determination; it requires a decisive and responsible leader, and unwavering and quick and decisive execution. Did the Great World Plan in the past have these things?"

Lin You laughed in silence: "I have always believed that a 'decisive and responsible leader' should be elected by everyone with a sincere heart, rather than self-proclaimed and self-proclaimed; it seems that your idea is different from mine. But as far as I know, in the real dimension, countries that believe in God basically have a democratic election system?"

"I am God, not a politician who uses the banner of faith to do hypocritical and despicable things." The voice of the Sleepyhead suddenly rose several degrees.

Lin You suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. That's what I was saying... The God in the Bible only cares about three things: whether you believe in me, whether you don't believe in me, and whether you believe in me at all. There are only three ways to react to changes in human beliefs: I reward you, I punish you, and I both punish and reward you. You have an extremely strong desire for control, so your so-called tolerance and kindness are always just superficial. So it's not surprising that you can do what you are doing now."

“Enough of the witticisms. It’s time for you to make a choice. This is the second time I’ve sincerely invited you.” The Sleep Demon also pointed to the God Realm, but unlike the author, he was pointing to a different target. He was pointing to the many small God Realms that were peaceful and tranquil. “You want a foundation of trust. Aren’t the many God systems you can choose from enough?”

"There are indeed a lot of them, but not all of them. And I am sure that they are actually ready to change their attitude at any time." Lin You retorted disapprovingly.

The Sleepy Demon sneered: "Why do you think they will change their attitude? Just relying on those few pantheons that are doomed to fail? Do you think that just a few pantheons that are resisting can turn the world around? If they resist to the end, the best result is to seal off their respective divine realms and use the geographical advantages to protect their own small piece of heaven. If they don't bow their heads, the future big world plan will have nothing to do with them; as the author, you don't have to consider their opinions at all in the future."

"Why rush? Win or lose, let's talk about it after the fight." Lin You said lazily, but rejected the other party's request. "Since they are destined to fail, why don't we wait until they fail before talking?"

The Sandman's tone was much deeper: "So, you are going to reject my request for the second time?"

"You know me well. I always try to protect myself. I don't care if I get on board too late, or if I get to share too little of the fruits of victory. My primary concern is not to get on the wrong ship - it's easy to get on a pirate ship, but hard to get off!"

The sleepy man stared at the writer with a fierce look in his eyes; Lin You smiled, but his face was not smiling.

"You can postpone your boarding time, but you don't want your family to be hurt because of your choice, right? If you still have to board the ship in the end, but pay an unnecessary price because of your delay, it will be too late to regret it."

"You're threatening me with your family again?"

"Threat? No, I just hope you can consider the reality carefully." The Sleep Demon turned his head to look at the gods who were resisting resolutely, and said in a deep tone, "Look at them. There will be no good results if they resist to the end. It will only increase casualties in the process of confrontation. Do you think that after everything is settled, when they look back on what they have done now, will they think that they are stupid and that the sacrifice they have made is not worth it?"

Having said that, the sleep demon turned back and looked at Lin You: "I just hope you can wake up in advance and not let your family become part of the meaningless sacrifice."

"I'm just trying to protect myself. Why do you insist on pushing me towards a dead end and a mortal enemy?" Lin You was angry, but more puzzled. "This kind of coercion, even if it makes people succumb temporarily, will sow deep hatred. Don't you care?"

The Sleep Demon asked back, "As long as I can maintain my own strength, why should I care? It is impossible for humans to be strong forever, but this principle is not necessarily true in the divine world. As long as the Great World Plan is under my control, the strong will always be strong and the weak will always be weak."

"Besides this, maybe there is another explanation?"

"What explanation?"

"You just don't plan to maintain a long-term cooperative relationship with me." Lin You stared at the eyes of the Sleep Demon, as if he could see deep into his heart. "Strong suppression is only a temporary expedient. You will find other ways to attack, weaken, and finally control me completely in the future. Have you thought of a way to bypass me and directly control the 'Real Factor', or you will no longer need the 'Real Factor' after a period of time? At least, you should have prepared for this, right?"

"Do you think it's possible?" The Sleepy Man couldn't help but chuckle as if he had heard a joke.

Lin You smiled back and said jokingly, "Aren't you the King of Dreams? Everyone has to have a little dream, let alone being a supreme god?"

Although his words were joking, Lin You's expression gradually became serious as the words came out.

The three-to-one and two-to-three experiments in the Demon Hunter world were not done in vain. The cost of hundreds of lives allowed the author to verify the role of human faith in the virtual dimension, and also made him understand that the "truth factor" may not be a necessity for God.

It is definitely not enough to divide the power of faith of intelligent beings among all the gods, but what if it is given exclusively to one supreme god?
If the Supreme God only wants to protect the results of the existing big world plan and no longer integrate new stories to expand the boundaries of the world, then it is not a bad idea to abandon the "real factor".

This is the most irreconcilable contradiction between the writer and God.

A supreme god who has complete control over the world plan may not need the "truth factor", but the gods who act independently definitely need it.

There is no doubt about which side you choose to better protect your rights and status. (End of this chapter)