Overgeared

Chapter 1764

“Wasn’t the cycle of the Gods of the Beginning just a safety device?”

At the S.A Group’s headquarters...

The development team was bombarded with questions.

The cycle of the gods—the development team simply called it the ‘level up cycle.’ Chairman Lim Cheolho also mentioned it directly at an executives and staff meeting. It wasn’t anything special.

Once a year in real time—the system checked the player’s growth level and grew the Gods of the Beginning to match. It was a safety device with the setting of ‘out of reach’ to avoid a mishap of the players’ growth catching up to them. Yes, the cycle of the Gods of the Beginning was purely related to growth. Yet at some point, a special meaning started to be assigned to it. It was by beings in Satisfy who weren’t players.

“The artificial intelligence changes the meaning of a concept that has already been established...? Isn’t this pretty dangerous? Is it okay for an artificial intelligence to be the subject of change in the first place?”

So far, Satisfy’s worldview had changed in real time. These were the changes made by the intervention of the players.

It was a phenomenon in Satisfy tolerated under the banner of ‘a world created by players.’ Conversely, a world created by an artificial intelligence, not players, wasn’t something the S.A Group could bear. There were many people who refuted the concerns of the executives.

“Why isn’t it okay? Even if they are named NPCs, they can change their natural destiny with their own position and judgment.”

“The problem is that the artificial intelligence of a God of the Beginning is far superior to the artificial intelligence of named NPCs. Additionally, the authority is strong enough to play some of the roles that GMs usually play in games. Do you think the scale of change they are looking for will be the same as the scale of change shown by the named NPCs?”

“Right. It is a situation we need to guard against.”

“This is just a guess. It is extremely unlikely that the Gods of the Beginning will seek change at their own discretion. They must’ve been directly or indirectly influenced by players, even if we haven’t figured it out yet. Executives, do you know a town called Landam?”

“Landam...? This is the first time I’ve heard of it.”

“It is a small town in the northern part of the Fold Kingdom. It is a very ordinary town with a population of less than 3,000 and no celebrities. There are no mines or hunting grounds nearby, so most players don’t even know it exists. Or they just passed by it because it was insignificant.”

“However?”

“The village has held a festival every year since five years ago. It is a small town festival that celebrates the release of jelly pumpkins, which was born thanks to the coincidence of the climate changing when Lauel used magic on a battlefield near Landam. It has become the only pride of the village, which was simple and had nothing.”

“......”

“It is the influence and change caused by Lauel, even though Lauel doesn’t know it. There must surely be the intervention of players behind the cycle of the Gods of the Beginning changing to something else.”

“...Hmm, but is the hierarchy of the Gods of the Beginning one that can be affected by players?”

The executives, who weren’t easily convinced, soon sighed. It was while they were looking at Grid on the screen.

***

“The original cycle. It wasn’t anything special. It was more like a routine that repeated itself every three years… but that day. Everything changed...”

Deep wrinkles appeared under the eyes of the Specter, which could be seen through the mask. Her face crumpled like a piece of paper when he recalled that day.

“No... from the beginning. It wasn’t different. At first... It was the same as usual. My god went around encouraging the dead, who had just landed in hell... some of the dead adapted to life in hell, made offerings to the gods, never crossed the river of reincarnation, and spent the rest of their lives in hell... they said they wanted to live. They prayed...”

They were memories from too long ago. It was from before hell was distorted. They were memories from when the Specter was young and innocent. Thus, there were many blurry parts. She had many forgotten memories. At this moment, they started to rise like a kaleidoscope.

it

“Uninvited guests?”

“...A god.”

her head in agony. Her heavily

my god said that person was like

it is a god with the same hierarchy as

of the Beginning... my god said it. A relationship connected to

“...Uh?”

“Eh?”

eyes of the siblings widened. Then Ruby thought she made a silly sound

realized

as if it belonged to someone else,

He really said that?

name. The name that

“...Ahh.”

“H-Hey!”

“Ahhhhhh!”

ears and screamed endlessly. A mysterious god and girl who appeared in the past a long time ago. Immediately after the appearance of

form that had never been seen before. He entered the cycle in this

I guided.. you to my god... I. With

did Yatan have to

of her. There was a high probability that it was her

of all the Gods of the Beginning was

“Yes...”

The light that

him. My consciousness returned to the present as

didn’t witness the scene of Yatan becoming a mess. He

had with

went back to the past. Am I to blame for you

moment you described Yatan, our consciousness automatically transcended time and space and stood in front of Yatan. It was more like fate

“...Yes.”

who had endured countless years. The mentality of the Specter was excellent. Before

fault that Yatan suffered such a thing. It was the will of the world, not herself, who

declared, “God Yatan is going through an unprecedentedly long cycle and it is

happened originally. Was it Grid meeting Yatan that led to this change? There was no way for

was clear. She would

hell. It is after

“......”

I will ascend to heaven. Rebecca will be held accountable. Why is she behind the distortion of hell? I need to know, even if

just right.” A big smile spread across Grid’s face. “My final destination is heaven as well. We can go

are going

what else

humanity... punish Baal in

slowly closed her mouth in the middle of her answer. She realized it. The power of the surface was too great to just target Baal. Just now, Grid’s apostles had killed Baal without Grid.

is

How great was this?

was the moment when the eyes of the trembling Specter and Grid gently met in

Ruby became like someone