Not only because it is difficult for Him to find followers who share His interests, but also because humans simply cannot communicate with Him. His voice drives them insane, causing them to act irrationally, even self-harm, and this is true for His most devout followers as well.
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Bloody arts, Scarlet Dynasty.
That was the first time He attempted to promote His own interests. He endowed those humans with more powerful bodies, nearly eternal life. To achieve these, He prepared for a long time and conducted countless experiments to maintain ’life’ in its most stable state.
However, humans were not interested.
They tried every means to combat the Scarlet Plague, rejecting His gifts, until human coalition forces broke through the city of the Red King. A skilled assassination team succeeded, and that marked the end of the Scarlet Dynasty.
"On the other hand, humans represent endless possibilities. Their creativity is the most fascinating part."
"Once the switch of human creativity is turned on, they will achieve unimaginable results in the field of art."
Clearly, Bazatous’ current art style is unsuitable for the masses, as even art lovers are not willing to transform themselves into ’limb clusters’ or tentacle monsters during their artistic exploration.
——Are you saying I need to change myself?
Bazatous vaguely understood Ethan’s intent.
He had thought about these issues before.
He knew most humans’ desires, but that was not what He wished for.
Only His steadfast artistic style left no room for compromise.
However, Ethan seemed to see through His heart, "This is difficult to achieve, isn’t it? So I thought of another plan."
"Create a new world."
Upon hearing this, Lindong, who had been listening to their conversation, paused for quite a while.
She thought that if Ave were here, she would certainly include this sentence in the "Empire Truth"—it was undoubtedly a perfect rebuttal to the theory "I am not a god."
Would a human utter the idea of "creating a new world" at the negotiation table?
To Lindong, this was definitely a negotiation.
Although the process seemed harmonious, they were facing a red-haired woman with seven eyes—Bazatous, a living Old God with conscious awareness.
If He ever conceived a single thought, it could bring unimaginable trouble to the imperial capital.
Such as intensifying the frequency of sacrifice among His followers, or stirring up another Scarlet Plague. Lindong marveled more than once at how fortunate it was that Bazatous was ’unfocused,’ possessing such power yet only thinking of promoting His art. If the Old God with this power were Sincaro, this world would have already fallen to pieces.
Even Lindong could tell that Bazatous was excited, an extraordinary emotion for an Old God.
"In this new world, humans, especially those art enthusiasts recognized by you, will become renewable resources. They will not be enemies attacked by others after practicing your art. Their artworks can influence more people and cultivate more followers who love ’avant-garde art.’
——How to achieve this?
He had imagined such a world before, but humans could not appreciate His art, being too short-sighted to understand the benefits evolution could bring.
This was a gift He bestowed upon humans, perceived as a curse.
This made Him extremely sad.
"A virtual world where humans can be reborn. They can maximally explore the art within their hearts in the virtual world without anyone pointing fingers because everyone knows that everything happening in that world is fake."
No one truly dies or becomes a distorted monster.
Once psychological burdens are lifted, they can unabashedly display their truest selves.
Ethan was deeply convinced of this.
He could calmly face Old Ba’s art precisely because he had appreciated too much during the information age.
Cthulhu, Resident Evil, B-grade movies with bloody slaughter as a selling point, and enduring horror games—he could only say that in the realm of imagination, Bazatous wasn’t significantly ahead.
"Because I have always believed in humanity."
Ethan said, "Once constraints are unlocked, human imagination can be darker and more abnormal than you know."
——How to create such a virtual world?
This sounded extremely appealing, especially to Him as a lonely elder. It was a desire to connect with a group of enthusiasts in artistic communication that was merely a fantasy.
Before Ethan’s arrival, Bazatous had almost given up on these fantasies, just communicating ideas with an enthusiast like Ethan was enough to satisfy Him.
But this enthusiast brought more.
He described a new virtual world, one where countless new enthusiasts could emerge.
Bazatous did not want to sit there any longer; He needed to witness the arrival of this new world tomorrow.
As long as such a world could be created, as long as He could do it, no matter what, He would do it!
"The answer is movies and games. Even before coming here, these plans were already scheduled in the Empire. Empire Princess Sophia is preparing the first movie, a fantasy magic-themed production. Right now is the starting phase of this ’new world,’ and soon you will witness its glory."