To become the master of Little Garden, the representative of hundreds of millions of god-groups.
It sounded like an incredibly wonderful position, practically placing one above hundreds of millions of god-groups, the de facto king of Little Garden.
But for Su Mo, who was deeply familiar with the nature of god-groups and had a profound understanding of the position of a leader, he would not be swayed by this superficial title.
Power is always responsible only to its direct source. Therefore, the middle, lower, and even upper echelons only need to be responsible to their superiors and don't need to consider too much.
But the leader himself, whose position is so high that he has no superior, often derives his power from below, requiring him to consider far more than an ordinary executor or manager.
The saying that "the boss is often just a figurehead," though often used by leaders for self-deprecation, is not without reason.
Therefore, Su Mo understood very well that the gods wanting to elect him as their leader was not for them to contribute to him, but for him to contribute to them.
Just as they had chosen the World-Honored One's plan before, and now, in an instant, had abandoned the World-Honored One and chosen him. These people had no so-called loyalty, only self-interest.
So the question was, what kind of benefits did they want to gain from Su Mo?
"The price... what you said is a bit too harsh..." Hearing Su Mo's blunt question, a god scratched his head with a sarcastic smile. "We just have a small request."
Realizing that Su Mo was not easy to talk to, they were not surprised.
Faced with this fierce god, they cautiously exchanged glances before slowly speaking. "Please rest assured, this request will absolutely not go against your interests, nor will it harm Little Garden. In fact, it's for the good of Little Garden. Even if we didn't make this request, you would most likely do it anyway."
When they made the request, the gods' tone was very certain, seemingly very confident in their own judgment.
Hearing their sanctimonious words, Little Black Rabbit was a little puzzled for a moment, feeling a slight sense of incongruity.
But Shiroyasha mercilessly ridiculed them. "For the good of Little Garden? The people who were just planning to abandon Little Garden actually have the face to say such a thing! Your skin is thicker than the Earth's crust."
Hearing these god-groups say it was for the good of Little Garden was like hearing a traitor say it was for the greater good of the country. It was too surreal!
Shiroyasha's ridicule caused the momentum of the hundreds of millions of god-groups to falter.
But they did not give up. After glancing at the World-Honored One, they immediately retorted with righteous words. "We were just misled by the results of the World-Honored One's divination before. If Little Garden wasn't destined to be destroyed, if we didn't think that Azi Dahaka was unbeatable, we wouldn't have made this decision in such a hurry."
"Now, Your Excellency Su Mo's victory has proven the error of the Laplace's Demon's divination, has proven that our current Little Garden has sufficient qualifications to overcome the Eschatology theory... In that case, of course we must support Your Excellency Su Mo and continue to build our existing Little Garden!"
Their meaning was clear: they had just been misled by the World-Honored One or the great demon Laplace before, which was why they had made the wrong choice.
Now that it was confirmed that the human history of Little Garden could continue, they could naturally change their tune and choose to support Su Mo.
So they were not wrong.
Even if there was a fault, it was the fault of the great demon Laplace, or the World-Honored One himself.
"You make it sound so nice, but in reality, don't you just support whoever wins?" Shiroyasha was naturally not going to be deceived by their words.
People who didn't stand on Little Garden's side in a critical moment, what right did they have to talk about continuing to build Little Garden?
"...We do not deny this point." The hundreds of millions of god-groups were silent for a moment, then nodded.
From their perspective, their decision was not wrong. No god had an obligation to accompany a hopeless Little Garden to the end. Now that Little Garden had hope, they would naturally change their strategy.
"Shiroyasha, I know you have an opinion on our previous choice. But even so, you shouldn't stop His Excellency Su Mo's subsequent mission, right?" As they spoke, the gods all turned their gaze back to Su Mo.
"Su Mo's mission?" Shiroyasha blinked, a little confused. What is that?
"?" Seeing Shiroyasha's reaction, the gods were taken aback. She doesn't even know this? Right, she's a Celestial Star Spirit after all, she doesn't understand the affairs of the God species.
Realizing this, a god immediately spoke up to explain. "As a god who has successfully overcome the Eschatology theory, His Excellency Su Mo's victory represents that the cosmology he has mastered has successfully overcome the obstacles set by Little Garden and has become a fundamental law that can satisfy the operation of Little Garden and the multiverse."
"In other words, as the victor, only His Excellency Su Mo is qualified to hand over the cosmology he has mastered to the center of Little Garden as the final answer, to become the cornerstone of the multiverse's operation, and to completely surpass that tyrant of the end, the Wind of Decadence!"
When they mentioned the Wind of Decadence, the object of the god-groups' greatest fear, a flicker of fear and a hint of glee flashed in their eyes.
After so many years, from the dawn of Little Garden to the present, a being capable of defeating this final Demon Lord had finally appeared.
It was not easy!
Thinking this, the gods questioned Shiroyasha. "Thus, human history will be completely completed, the paradox of humans and gods in Little Garden will be resolved, and both humans and gods can return to their respective places without any more apocalyptic threats."
"So, Shiroyasha, if you truly love Little Garden and don't want it to fall into destruction, you should support our proposal!" When they said this, the gods' eyes were very sincere, clearly thinking this with all their hearts.
"The cornerstone of the multiverse's rules..." Hearing their words, Shiroyasha fell into thought.
She had originally wanted to mock the god-groups for their moral blackmail.
At this point, with her relationship with Su Mo, did she still need to make a request in this way? And when was it their turn to worry about the crisis of Little Garden's destruction? Did these cowards have the right?
An uninformed person would think that they had played some role in the previous battle.
However, this mockery was obviously useless against the thick-skinned god-groups.
Compared to arguing with this group of corrupt guys, she was more concerned about the proposal they had made.
She remembered Su Mo had said before that Little Garden's mechanism was to cultivate a cosmology that could solve the Eschatology theory through a "gu" (蛊) system, to solve the problem of the inevitable demise of human history.
Now, Su Mo had clearly won in this "gu" system and indeed had the qualification to use his own cosmology as the answer to solve the biggest problem since the birth of Little Garden.
If so, after the Madoka Magica world, Su Mo would be able to completely dominate the world of Little Garden as well.
Although they all applied the theory of dualism, with the scale of the worlds connected to Little Garden, Su Mo's strength would surely be greatly enhanced again, becoming a top figure even in the Multiversal Domain.
If so, the title of "Master of Little Garden" would not even be an exaggeration, but a reality.
"Su Mo, what do you think?" Shiroyasha looked at Su Mo.
She didn't care about the opinions of these cowards, but she had to admit that their proposal was indeed of great benefit to Su Mo, and Little Garden itself would also benefit from it. There seemed to be no reason to refuse.
Seeing her attitude soften, the god-groups on the side were overjoyed and immediately followed up. "Your Excellency Su Mo! Whether it's the paradox of Little Garden or the threat of the Eschatology theory, you are the only one qualified to solve this difficult problem. As long as you are willing to do so, you will become the savior of our Little Garden, our mythological history, and even human history!"
"As the leader of the gods, to show the future to mythological history and human history, such a great deed is enough to make you the greatest god. What is there for you to hesitate about?"
Anyone who wasn't a fool could deduce that when the cosmology held by Su Mo was recognized by the center of Little Garden and became the cornerstone of the multiverse's operation, Su Mo's Divinity would surely be elevated far beyond the Full-Authority Domain, and it was even very likely that he would reach the 1-Digit level.
At that time, this deity would become the undisputed supreme being of Little Garden.
In that case, this current endorsement, in future mythological records, could be said to be the merit of following the dragon!
With this thought, the gods all looked at Su Mo, awaiting his response.
However...
"Shakyamuni, is this your meaning?" Su Mo raised his eyes slightly.
He did not comment on the endorsement of the hundreds of millions of god-groups, but instead looked at the World-Honored One of Buddhism, who had been forgotten by the hundreds of millions of god-groups, and asked a question.
Faced with Su Mo's question, the World-Honored One of Buddhism raised his eyes slightly and met Su Mo's gaze, his face showing neither joy nor sorrow. "Why do you say that?"
"To reshape the relationship between humans and gods, to completely solve the human-god paradox of Little Garden, isn't this the ending you've been looking for?" Su Mo said in a calm tone.
"According to your previous thoughts, as long as this ending can be achieved, even if you are not the one to complete the answer, you wouldn't mind, right?"
Regardless of what the other hundreds of millions of god-groups were thinking, Su Mo was sure of the World-Honored One's thoughts.
From the very beginning, he had been aiming to reshape the human-god relationship and solve the final puzzle of Little Garden, which was why he had tacitly approved of the Son of God's actions before, and why he had wanted to take the god-groups and run away before.
If he hadn't been obstructed by Su Mo, he probably would have already forced the hundreds of millions of god-groups to have a battle royale.
And now, although his original goal had not been achieved, Su Mo's success was enough to make him gratified.