Chapter 00297: Purely a Bluff
# Purely a Bluff
Chapter 297
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 297 Purely a Bluff
How many gods were there in the multiverse? This was a question that not even the gods themselves knew the answer to.
And with such a large number, it meant that it took all sorts to make a world…
This truly made Li Chengxi keenly aware of the world's disparities.
By the way, Aidas was indeed an expert at washing dishes.
She did not even need dish soap.
With just a rinse from the tap, the stubborn grease stains were washed away, largely solving the problem of cleaning up after a difficult hot pot meal.
But then again, Li Chengxi felt that this group of gods was quite easy to get along with.
Even Tarona, one of the evil gods, did not seem to have any unpleasant aspects.
This actually needed to be considered separately.
After a god left their divine domain, their thoughts were no longer influenced by their divinity, and the human part of them would take precedence.
But not all gods were so easy to talk to; jerks existed too.
According to Lathander, they would occasionally gather for meetings over major events, and there were always some fellows who wished for chaos in the world who would act crazy during the meetings…
In short, the world of gods was also very complex and could not be generalized.
For example, even though they seemed to get along well, Lathander and the others had never said anything about forming an alliance with Li Chengxi.
Once gods formed an alliance, it was a pact that could not be betrayed, and its influence was far too wide-reaching.
Not only would it affect the churches and followers in the mortal world, but it would also have a great impact among the gods themselves.
For instance, what would happen if you, a God of Justice, were to ally with a God of Murder?
Your divinity would compel you to destroy the other, but the pact would restrict you from attacking each other.
The final result would likely be that divinity would abandon you both, and you would fall from your divine offices.
Therefore, forming an alliance was a matter that required extremely careful consideration.
Both parties needed to understand each other very well, either sharing a common goal or at least having no conflicts.
Only under such circumstances would gods form an alliance.
Aidas chose to ally with Li Chengxi precisely because there were no conflicts between them.
Although it was still considered rather rash, it would not have any major consequences.
The Nature Gods also welcomed a powerful ally to join them.
For instance, Lathander was one of the allies of the Nature Gods.
Setting aside these more serious topics, overall, spending time with this group of gods was quite pleasant.
It was just that Section Nine probably did not feel too pleased.
After all, these fellows were all gods.
When they came over to Li Chengxi's place, Section Nine had to do a lot of security work, so busy they could have pulled their hair out.
So, they did not stay at Li Chengxi's house for too long, just for one night.
Early the next morning, Qian Sen knocked on Li Chengxi's door.
"Did anything happen with them here?"
Li Chengxi asked, puzzled, "No, what could have happened?"
"It's good that nothing happened. They've only been on Earth for a few days, I was worried…"
Speaking up to this point, Qian Sen suddenly changed his tone, "What did you do with them yesterday?"
"Just played some games and chatted. We mostly talked about their time as gods."
"Anything else?"
"Other than that, I told them I couldn't learn magic or cultivation, so they gave me a bit of divine power to play with."
…
This sentence was purely a bluff.
Everything else was negotiable, but Li Chengxi did not want the people from Section Nine to know that he was actually a god too, because it was too unique.
The other gods had all fallen to Earth, while Li Chengxi was a native.
A native suddenly becoming a god was a situation that made him stand out uniquely.
Although Li Chengxi did not know the reason either, he at least understood that standing out too much was not a good thing.
In short, he would hide it for as long as he could.
But Li Chengxi was gradually learning how to use divine power.
As long as he lived on Earth, he could not completely guarantee that Section Nine would not discover some clues, so he took a preemptive measure.
That is, hiding his identity as a god, but using a relatively reasonable excuse to tell them that he could use divine power.
"That's not allowed either?"
"It's not that it's not allowed. There are still many unsolved mysteries about gods. I personally don't recommend you obtain power from them."
Qian Sen did not doubt the authenticity of this statement.
After all, he knew that although gods sounded grand and lofty, their actual style was not very impressive.
One could even say it left people speechless; they were a bunch of oddballs.
This could be considered a common problem for long-lived beings.
In the vast expanse of time, one had to find some fun for themselves, otherwise they would be driven mad.
Over time, their style would become eccentric.
Gods were not like this when they were in their divine domains.
But after leaving their divine domains, their human side took over, and so they appeared very strange.
However, Qian Sen was not wrong.
Rashly accepting power of unknown origin could have hidden dangers.
"In short, if you feel anything is wrong, notify me immediately. Even if you have divine power, don't do evil. Other than that, we generally won't interfere."
Hearing him say that, Li Chengxi actually felt a little guilty about his bluff just now.
"Oh right, I've already made arrangements for the supplies you requested some time ago. They will be delivered to the warehouse in the next day or two."
Audel helped Section Nine develop new instruments, and her payment was Section Nine purchasing a batch of supplies for her.
Viola's counterattack was imminent, so the matter of supplies was naturally on the agenda.
A couple of days ago, Li Chengxi had already given Qian Sen the list of supplies.
As expected of an organization with a government background, they managed to get it done so easily.
"How do you plan to get it over there? This is a large batch of supplies crossing into another world, the quantity is not small."
Section Nine had agreed to help find the supplies, and they were also very curious about how this batch of supplies would be sent over.
Li Chengxi gave his long-prepared excuse, "Audel said she would figure something out. I don't know how to do it."
In short, his answer to every question was "I don't know."
Li Chengxi did not want to tell Section Nine that he had a way to easily transport people or objects between the two worlds.
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Regarding Li Chengxi's bluff, Qian Sen believed the first part, but on the matter of the supplies, Qian Sen was definitely suspicious.
However, this was not his main purpose for coming.
Besides, when the time came to handle those supplies, Section Nine would definitely find a way to peek.
They could talk about it then.
His main purpose this time was to pick up Lathander and the other deities and take them back to the containment facility.
It did not sound like a good place, but in reality, although it was called a containment facility, there were no inconveniences in daily life, nor was it a prison with a different name.
He heard that Section Nine had built a residential complex in the next city.
It did not sell commercial housing to the public, but instead served specifically as a facility to house transmigrators.
Each person got a single standard room, and they were even provided with phones and computers to help them learn about Earth.
There were even dedicated teachers responsible for teaching common knowledge, language, and writing, so that these transmigrators could adapt to life on Earth as quickly as possible and integrate into it.
Their lives were possibly even more comfortable than Li Chengxi's.
By the way, as she was leaving, Tarona expressed, "For the sake of the delicious lamb at your house, I'll let it slide."
She had indeed recognized Li Chengxi as the Demon God who had slapped her a few times, she just had not said anything…
Just as Lathander had explained, everyone was bound by their circumstances in the divine domain and had to act according to their divine offices.
Some conflicts were unavoidable, and generally, there were no personal grudges.
He never expected this rather flat-chested goddess to be so broad-minded.
Of course, he could not say this out loud, otherwise Tarona would very likely fly into a real rage…
In any case, this group of gods went back, and Li Chengxi's life returned to normal.
Until two days later, when Qian Sen called to say that the supplies he requested had been placed in the warehouse.
Li Chengxi once again temporarily closed his shop and took a taxi to the warehouse.
It was time to send these things to Viola.