Chapter 249 Godly Culture

Hao Ren didn't immediately understand what was happening. It took him a few seconds to realize who the "creator of the planet" that Vimm was talking about was – wasn't that the five-digit female lunatic!

"You're saying these people are..." Hao Ren's expression was stiff as he pointed towards the scene below the terrace, unsure how to describe it, "believers of Raven 12345?"

Vimm smiled. "Why not? Is there a god in this world who doesn't want people to follow them?"

Hao Ren was somewhat dumbfounded. He remembered that Raven 12345 was indeed a goddess, not only officially certified but also possessing hundreds of millions of believers in this universe – the last time he met her, he even ran into that female lunatic celebrating the Lunar New Year with her followers. But knowing it was one thing; actually seeing the scene was another. Hao Ren stared at the sight below the terrace, unable to connect it with the loud and boisterous female lunatic in his memory: That person actually has believers!

"I thought you guys were rebuilding from scratch," Hao Ren thought for a moment and stuffed the disrespectful thoughts back into his stomach. After all, she was his superior, and he had to maintain her image at this time. Besides, he, Hao Ren, was still holding a papacy position, but he couldn't understand, "Do you have time for this now?"

"Unbelievable, you, a member of the Divine Side, actually have no concept of this kind of thing," Vimm looked at Hao Ren in surprise. "Of course, this is necessary – and the most important part of the social order reconstruction process."

Seeing Hao Ren's puzzled expression, Vimm smiled and explained, "In most cases, intelligent creatures are constrained by their emotions. Things like morale and people's hearts are invisible and intangible, but they can almost control the fate of an entire race. Our people are pioneering homes in this new world, and they are currently immersed in the continuous surprises brought by the New World, but along with it come more difficulties and obstacles – exploring a new continent on a savage planet is not an easy task. So we need to maintain morale and let them shift their attention from temporary difficulties and pain.

"We need spiritual strength, including entertainment, systematic education, political appeals, hero idols, and, of course, religion. And among all these options, religion is the least expensive at this stage.

"This planet was created by a god – everyone knows it, so we don't need any extra cost to prove and promote the existence of a god. We can promote a new god to the entire society at almost zero cost. After that, the only cost is to invest manpower to improve the cohesion of the people under this new religion. This is 'cheaper' than shaping a hundred heroes or conducting any form of education, propaganda, and psychological treatment, and it's simpler than reshaping the entertainment industry."

Hao Ren nodded as if he understood. He knew that this not only included the political considerations of the Erem rulers but also a certain cultural difference. Religious belief is not necessarily a symbol of ignorance and backwardness. In many cases, a highly developed civilization will still believe in gods, not to mention that Raven 12345 is a real goddess with a license. Moreover, the Erem elves' beliefs also make sense: they are standing on the land created by the goddess.

"Actually, we were also considering asking you for help." Vimm smiled and glanced at Hao Ren, who was stunned: "Ah? Ask me for what?"

"Have you really forgotten your identity?" This time, it was Vimm's turn to laugh. "Mother told me that you are the pope according to your position. Isn't it normal for us to organize religion and ask you to formulate a bible template?"

Hao Ren was stunned when he heard this. He had never thought about this kind of thing: "Bible template?! How would I know how!"

Vimm became more energetic when he saw Hao Ren's appearance, smiling particularly brightly: "This really needs you to do it – we are just blindly groping around here. Even the goddess doesn't know the situation here, how can this work? We were originally waiting to get the preliminary propaganda done, and after the religious system has a prototype, we will ask you to help and establish contact with the goddess. You are here today, why don't we settle this matter?"

Hao Ren was about to wave his hand when Lily suddenly pounced on him from behind: "Hey, landlord, this seems interesting!"

This girl also felt bored in the house and didn't know when she ran out. Obviously, she had overheard Vimm and Hao Ren's conversation.

Hao Ren held down Lily's head: "Don't make trouble, I've never done this! You know that I have to rely on commas to make up eight hundred words for a work report!"

Lily smiled brightly: "Why think so much? Isn't it just asking you to think of two lines of advertising copy! Just think of it as holding back advertising slogans."

Hao Ren rolled his eyes: "They want a bible template!"

Vimm saw that Hao Ren was quite embarrassed and finally stopped teasing him: "Okay, I'm not joking. We are compiling the bible template, and the goddess will probably have to review it herself at that time. Just help us think of a common prayer. Which sentence should we use as a blessing for daily communication among believers and to spread influence? No matter how you look at it, this should be something that you, the 'Side of God,' should do."

Lily added to the chaos next to him: "It's just advertising copy! For promotion!"

Hao Ren was dumbfounded. He never thought that he would seriously consider this kind of problem one day. He had no choice but to hold it back for a while and tentatively looked up: "Anyway, it doesn't cost money, believe a little?"

Vimm: "...Are you serious?"

"Forget it, I'll discuss it with the higher-ups." Hao Ren laughed dryly and connected to Raven 12345's phone.

"What's up?" Raven 12345's way of greeting was as bold as ever.

"It's like this, the Erem elves have started infrastructure construction. They think that the creator of their planet – that is, you – should be listed as their new god. Let me ask about the corporate culture of our company..."

Hao Ren briefly described the situation of the Erem elves. He felt that even if Raven 12345 was not very interested in evangelism, she should be serious at this time. After all, this was also her daily work: Although the Xiling God System does not focus on faith, it is inevitable for those who are ranked as true gods.

As a result, Raven 12345 answered without hesitation: "Tell them that the code is 'Anyway, it doesn't cost money, believe a little'."

Hao Ren: "...Are you serious?"

Raven 12345 took it for granted: "Yes, it's universal in this universe. Everyone who believes in me knows it. By the way, remind them that in the future, when they develop to the Great Universe Era and meet other civilization circles, they can use this as a slogan. Once they say this, they are all our own people..."

Hao Ren hung up the communication with Raven 12345, turned his head and held Vimm's hand: "Big brother, let me advise you: If you really want to closely unite around the top leader of this universe, it's best to start with shaping your worldview..."

Vimm: "?"

After Vimm was completely dumbfounded, Hao Ren left the terrace. The data terminal had not spoken before, but at this time, he suddenly sighed: "This machine knows why Chief Raven found you as an assistant – the way you two think is simply a match made in heaven."

Hao Ren was very sorry that he was actually on the same wavelength as a lunatic...

Two days later, the three million armed security guards promised by Hilda completed their assembly, and the day of departure arrived.

Hao Ren reported the progress here to Raven 12345. His idea of "armed escort" was highly praised by the unreliable goddess, and she praised Hao Ren for being very sensible. Then, they discussed how to get these thousands of large and small spaceships to Izhaks' hometown.

Of course, the Erem elves did not have the ability to travel across worlds. With their current strength, they couldn't even fly to the World Gate – their spaceships could only be used to bully the bumpkins within the atmosphere. So Hao Ren needed to open a temporary World Gate in the orbit of Dou Dou Star, and the other end of the World Gate would be opened on the border of Izhaks' hometown space bubble zone.

After that, the elven fleets would sail in the space bubble zone to the Second Demon Plane, where they would meet up with Izhaks, and then kill their way out.

As for the route in the space bubble zone, it was not a problem: the Giant Turtle Rock Terrace would use advanced hyperspace radar to scan out a route. Speaking of which, if Izhaks had this route back then, he might have flown out of the bubble zone... Forget it, it probably wouldn't work, even if he had a route, he didn't have a spaceship...

In any case, this will be a very "lively" journey.