Chapter 300 Debate and Suppression

Lin You has always been under the impression that gods’ concept of time is very different from that of humans; but recent events have made him realize that gods can sometimes be very efficient.

Just two days after the discussion with God, the writer saw a portal that would take him to a "meeting."

On the other side of the door is a brand new Garden of Eden.

The holy land of paradise that was bombed into ruins during the first phase of the Great World Plan, the Garden of Eden that had been in ruins for three years, has vaguely recovered its former size today.

Angels shuttled back and forth, welcoming gods from all walks of life; the music was melodious and the fragrance of flowers lingered.

Lin You, who had become accustomed to the desolate sight of the Garden of Eden, almost got lost. Fortunately, he met an angel whose gender was indistinguishable but who looked very familiar. The angel said that he had come specially to guide him and take him to the gathering place of the gods.

On the way, Lin You asked curiously, "What is your name?"

"You can call me Gabriel." This answer was not what the writer expected; because the other party looked exactly like Tilda Swinton, who played the Archangel Gabriel in the movie version of "Hellblazer".

"Are you the Gabriel in the Bible or the Gabriel in the DC story?" Lin You asked tentatively. If the other party had not seen through the truth of the world, this question would probably confuse him; but since he was placed in the Garden of Eden by God, he should not be completely ignorant.

"We are whatever the Father needs us to be." Gabriel's tone was pious and humble, completely different from the rebellious angel who cooperated with the son of the devil in the movie; His answer was ambiguous, but the information it revealed made the writer marvel.

At least within heaven, God's integration of the Bible and DC stories was quite smooth; when the angels in the Bible had not yet been restored, the angels in the DC stories successfully replaced similar functions and helped heaven return to its old state.

When he saw God, Lin You couldn't help but ask, "Did you deliberately arrange the current state of the Garden of Eden? In just two days, you have arranged so much."

"Of course, I want the gods to directly feel the effect of the fusion and expansion of the pantheon. The angels in the Garden of Eden have not yet revived, but the angels in the DC story are still angels." God deliberately avoided the eyes and ears of the gods when talking to the writer, revealing a sly smile;
"During the first Great World Plan, there were many pantheons destroyed like the Garden of Eden, and most of them have not been able to fully recover. I hope that seeing the changes in the Garden of Eden today will make them more eager to repair the losses in the pantheon."

Lin You sincerely said thank you. This move by God was equivalent to helping him create a better public opinion environment. The more urgent the gods' desire to merge and grow, the greater the room for the writer to act as a referee.

Soon, all the gods were basically gathered together; in addition to the three major religions recognized by the world, there are other large and small mythological, religious and other god systems, such as the more influential ones such as Olympus, Pantheon, Nordic, Brahmanism, etc., and smaller ones such as Japanese Shinto, the Inca triad, African voodoo, Sikhism, Bon, Shamanism, etc.; even smaller ones are the primitive gods worshipped by various civilizations, whose names are not worth mentioning and are just to make up the number.

In short, as long as there is still some influence in the real dimension, there have been 18 million direct and indirect believers in history, and the incense tradition has not been broken in the 21st century, there will be representatives appearing in the Garden of Eden.

"The more I look at it, the more it looks like the United Nations." Lin You muttered to himself.

In the real dimension, even with observers included, the United Nations has less than two hundred members, no more than the pantheons and religions that exist in the Garden of Eden today.

As the host, God was naturally the "host of the meeting"; he spoke in an old-fashioned diplomatic tone: "The reason for calling you here today is clear to everyone; this is not the first time that a meeting has been held to mediate the dispute between Olympus and the Pantheon. But today is different from the past. We must get a clear and feasible solution to completely end their quarrel. Not tomorrow, not any time in the future, but today."

God's tone remained gentle, but his attitude was firm; no one dared to ignore the Supreme God of the world's first religion.

The Buddha did not speak, his appearance was solemn, his eyes half closed, as if he was meditating in his own paradise. As for the Supreme God of another major religion, there was no visible external image at all, no form, no sound, no movement, even Lin You did not know whether He came or not.

But as long as they kept silent, it could be considered as acquiescence. They all acquiesced to God’s attitude and stood with Him.

The three major religions expressed their attitudes, and the other gods looked at each other in surprise; at this moment no god was willing to speak first, and they all looked at each other, but no one could get an answer.

Isn't this the scene of the United Nations after the three permanent members of the UN have issued a unified opinion? It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, earth-shattering, and terrifying.

The more Lin You looked at it, the more familiar it seemed, and the more ridiculous it seemed.

However, remaining silent was just a joke; the gods' shock only lasted for a short moment before Zeus stepped forward and broke the silence.

"Everyone knows who is causing the dispute; everyone knows who is refusing to repent; everyone knows who is resisting stubbornly!" After all, he is the main god born out of ancient Greek civilization. He speaks in a typical eloquent style as soon as he opens his mouth. He advances step by step with parallel rhetoric, supplemented by a majestic tone that gets louder and louder, creating a striking effect.

Most of the gods present frowned upon hearing this. They had mediated disputes between the two pantheons more than once, and had heard Zeus' aggressive rhetoric more than once. At first, some people appreciated the debate between the two sides as an art, but after a while, they had heard so many empty and useless arguments that they found it boring.

The god spoke directly to stop Zeus from talking further, and also stopped Jupiter from almost blurting out a rebuttal.

This was the first time in a year that Olympus and Pantheon were forcefully stopped before they could even start arguing.

"Your opinions have been repeated many times, and the course of events has been explained countless times. I believe that the gods have a clear judgment on the course of events and the responsibilities that both parties should bear. Therefore, there is no need to repeat it again today." God's voice was still gentle, but well-reasoned.

Zeus and Jupiter looked around and saw that the gods all had expressions of approval, so they fell silent.

The Norse God King Odin spoke directly, his voice as loud as thunder: "Let's end this quickly. We didn't join the Great World Project to listen to the two of them quarreling endlessly. In Asgard, even jealous women won't talk nonsense like this. They will only use swords to distinguish right from wrong."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the gods burst into laughter, diluting the originally dull atmosphere at the banquet; only Zeus and Jupiter were furious and glared at Odin.

The gods laughed endlessly, as if they wanted to completely vent the negative emotions caused by the endless arguments over the past year. Zeus suddenly turned cold and asked, "Is this the common opinion of the gods? Let Olympus and the Pantheon use force to distinguish right from wrong? That is in line with my original intention."

Jupiter remained calm and said slowly, "Indeed. How about this, according to Lord Odin's suggestion, we two will have a one-on-one duel here to determine who is better and who is right and who is wrong. Otherwise, we will continue to be ridiculed as being worse than women."

Zeus was not willing to be fooled, and immediately sneered: "One on one? One pantheon against another pantheon, Mount Olympus against the Pantheon!"

"That won't be resolved in a day or two." Jupiter easily avoided talking about the outcome and continued with his own calculations, dragging more gods into the water. "But everyone thinks that the matter must be resolved today. With just the two of us, I can beat you down in half a day, not a day; just like what the Roman legions did during the war with Peter." The two were both experienced old ghosts. They were arguing face to face until veins on their necks and foreheads were bulging, but they didn't take action; or they were waiting for the other party to take action first.

"Arguing doesn't help solve the problem, and we're tired of it." God spoke again, "What is needed now is a solution that all parties can accept, not endless quarrels."

"Olympus has always hoped that a reasonable plan would emerge that we would be happy to accept." Zeus almost rushed to take over the words from God.

Jupiter snorted coldly: "Only the one you are willing to accept is a reasonable solution."

Seeing that a new round of quarrel was about to start after just two sentences, Lin You couldn't help but stroke his forehead, feeling troubled by the Big World Plan.

Although the "Conference of the Gods" is likened to the United Nations, the author has discovered that there are essential differences between the two.

In essence, the United Nations is more of a coordination organization than a real management organization. It does not have an urgent task that requires cooperation from all parties; when the conference is in session, countries may argue, but when the meeting is over, they go back to their own homes and do their own things.

Unless the "three permanent members" agree and jointly push for it, the United Nations will only serve as a forum for quarrels; even the parties involved in the quarrel may not care whether they can reach a result.

But the Great World Project is different. There is really a major project here that urgently needs the cooperation of all parties. Here, if there is a quarrel, it must be argued to a clear result, otherwise it will definitely delay things.

This is also why the writer gets a chance to step to the front.

Just like what God is saying at this moment: "As vested interests in the Great World Plan, each pantheon has its own stance; in the past year's arguments, almost every god who made suggestions has been questioned for unfair stances, which is the main reason why the dispute has not been resolved.

Therefore, we need a neutral person, a bystander who can understand the importance of the Great World Plan and has no vested interests to give us fair opinions. "

"Who are you talking about?" Odin spoke again; such an appropriate response made Lin You suspect that there was some kind of tacit understanding between him and God.

"Obviously, the only person who meets the requirements in the virtual dimension is our writer," God said loudly. "As a soul from the real dimension, he has no vested interests in any party in the virtual dimension. As the writer, he fully understands the importance of the Great World Plan and how it works. More importantly, in the past few years of work, he has also proved himself to be a fair person who deserves the trust of the gods."

As soon as these words were spoken, the gods fell silent again; they looked at each other and asked for opinions, but were surprised to find that almost no one showed any opposition.

God wasted no time in asking, "Did anyone object?"

It doesn't ask who is in favor, only who is against.

Zeus remained silent, his expression gloomy and uncertain; Jupiter was also undecided and weighed the options silently in his mind.

When God asked the second time, Jupiter finally couldn't help but speak: "I have a question."

"Please speak." God remained gentle.

Jupiter said seriously, "As far as I know, the author has adopted a branch god from the Olympian pantheon, who is the incarnation of Athena."

"That's true," God said, "but that goddess is not Athena's clone, and her status is undetermined. When she grows up, Olympus will face the conflict between the two Athenas. Strictly speaking, it can even be regarded as a potential conflict between him and Olympus. Is that right, writer?"

The last question God asked was to Lin You. He unnoticedly pulled the writer into the venue and brought him into the sight of all the gods.

Lin You knew clearly that every word he said at this moment was crucial and could determine the final outcome of the matter. He faced Jupiter and smiled silently, which also made the God King of the Pantheon feel inexplicably nervous.

"In fact, it's not just a dispute between the two Athenas, it could also be a dispute between Athena and Minerva." The writer said calmly, causing an uproar as soon as he opened his mouth. "Given the relationship between Mount Olympus and the Pantheon, it's possible that the little girl in my family will be Athena or Minerva when she grows up."

Zeus and Jupiter's faces turned gloomy at the same time.

Jupiter was the one whose fig leaf was peeled off from the Pantheon, revealing an empty shell that had been almost hollowed out; Zeus was pointed out for his unjust act of poaching others, which inevitably gave bystanders the feeling that "Olympus had it all to blame".

With one blow, both gods are beaten together; this shows that the writer is fair and just.

"Do you still have doubts about the existence of Minerva? Do you think I will favor Mount Olympus just because of a sister who is not related to me by blood?" Lin You asked Jupiter with a smile.

Looking at the other person's sunny but actually malicious smile, the King of Gods in the Pantheon was speechless.

Jupiter was not worried about a little girl who had not grown up and was in conflict with the Olympian gods. He was worried about Lin Yougong's personal revenge.

When there was a problem with the story of "The Mummy", Lin You was trapped in it for many days; this is the most direct hatred between the writer and the Pantheon.

But the question is, does Jupiter dare to say this? If he does, wouldn't it make the Pantheon seem more guilty?
Moreover, compared to the killing of only the main gods of Olympus in the story of "God of War", the destruction of the story of "The Mummy" is essentially closer to destroying the big world plan itself.

He could still use the excuse of personal grudge against Mount Olympus, but destroying the plan for the greater world would incur public wrath.

How can I say that?
"I... have no objection." Jupiter felt his mouth full of the taste of coptis.

　The contents of this chapter are all at the venue and cannot be separated.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)