Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 173: 175: Starting a Factory in the Netherworld

Chapter 173: Chapter 175: Starting a Factory in the Netherworld

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“Well, compared to suffering torment and atonement in the Place of Suffering, Tartarus, working on an assembly line screwing in bolts is truly bliss.”

“It seems that this world no longer requires Spirit Monsters to come over, and I’m in luck too; among the souls of the dead, there are quite a few talents.”

“Of course, wouldn’t it be better if we could attract other Titans and tie them to our chariot for conquest in other worlds?”

“Okay, then I shall take my leave now,” Qin Muye said and left.

“Alright, Dionysus, what do you want me to do?” Hades sighed and spoke.

“That is, when there’s an enemy we can’t defeat, then we’ll have to trouble Your Majesty Hades to take action,” Qin Muye said.

“Just that?” Hades was somewhat bemused.

“Yes, I originally thought Dionysus had no need for power, but now I realize that power to him is merely an accessory, he wants more.”

“You can help him, he is our progeny, our only progeny!” Persephone spoke with a grave tone.

“You mean to say, you were chosen by a supreme being to participate in a game during your Titan Bloodline awakening, and that you own a territory in another world, but can come back because of a Divine Artifact? However, you’re still not out of danger yet.”

“Doesn’t he need mines, Wood, and such resources? I will discuss this with Gaia Mother Goddess, and if we have Gaia Mother Goddess’s support, everything will be simple.”

“Especially those few from the Netherworld, if we can get Gaia Mother Goddess, Typhon, and others, if Hades Your Majesty could convince the King of Gods not to hog everything for himself, wouldn’t many more worlds become a much bigger piece of the pie?”

“Doesn’t my going against the grain prove that I’m a special Titan?” Qin Muye retorted.

“I understand, but one needs sufficient foundation, at least the entire Netherworld as behind them, but he is currently recovering, just… it’s not that easy,” Hades said.

“Or maybe I can show you the brain…” Hades added, dumbfounded.

Take Yahweh, for instance; he holds very little affection for his creations, he drove out Adam and Eve, forced Lucifer to flee and change his profession, and so forth—his methods are quite ruthless.

But he soon calmed down, “I’ll do my best, but the division of interests isn’t so easy, even if you say you control the initiative, the greed of Titans is beyond your imagination.”

If it really came down to it, Qin Muye would have fled long ago.

Unless it’s Dante’s “Divine Comedy” next door, but Dante and “The Divine Comedy” clearly have nothing to do with Ancient Greek mythology, otherwise it would be possible to replace Hades with Satan or Lucifer.

Unless he has strong connections, but getting kicked out of the circle is inevitable, at best he’d be spared his life.

If the Chu Kingdom dared to worship a demon as the supreme god, how could they maintain the status of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Seven Heroes of Warring States? They would have been annihilated by a united rebellion long ago, such an act is akin to handing other nations a knife for suicide.

Upon hearing these words, Hades fell silent; indeed, the boy was nothing like a normal Titan, the shenanigans a typical Titan got up to weren’t nearly as novel as what Qin Muye was up to.

From the perspective of family affection, the mythologies of the four great ancient countries still place great importance on this, unlike the gods of monotheism, who are not as benevolent.

After everyone had left, the Queen of the Underworld, Persephone, then spoke, “Dionysus wasn’t lying, if we follow his plan, we might truly obtain new authority, maybe even one that rivals the King of Gods.”

In the stories of Chinese mythology, the Immortal Gods are sacred, with all under heaven coming first, the virtuous are esteemed, illustrating through various deeds the idea that good people receive good rewards. As for the Primordial Stream? That can’t be considered classical mythology; it is but a product of numerous adaptations, with even the supreme god Donghuang Taiyi twisted into a member of the Demon Clan—none of this is written in the Songs of Chu.

Moreover, Qin Muye right now still lacks the necessary capital.

What Hades meant was that Qin Muye lacks strength, his leverage isn’t enough, and attracting him over might backfire.

Hades looked at Qin Muye, at a loss for words for a moment.

Hades glanced at the LCD TV, then at Qin Muye, and fell silent again.

In poetry, Hades is described as cunning and sly, a term applied to villains; however, if it’s used for heroes, it becomes intelligence, wisdom, etc.

You don’t have to worry about programming, he copied plenty from the last world. In the very center of the Netherworld Palace now sits a giant LCD TV, playing melodramas, while the Queen of the Underworld next to it munches on snacks and binges the show.

“Might as well butter him up first,” Qin Muye thought.

Though the Netherworld was somewhat destitute, apart from the Nether River, there actually were normal rivers too. Qin Muye managed to filter and purify the water to a standard resembling that of tap water.

The Netherworld King Palace was nearly transformed into a peculiar style by his hand—certainly mismatched with the existing art, but undoubtedly much more convenient.

The influence of Hades and the Queen of the Underworld was not insignificant, but their reputations were less than stellar. Qin Muye, the newly recognized son of Hades, was naturally also categorized among the villains.

Hades himself naturally approved. Authority and the kingdom were two different things; it didn’t even matter if Qin Muye painted the Netherworld in his own image, as it was simply lip service without any real impact.

The harrowing screams and pleas for mercy heard in Tartarus, the Place of Suffering, were enough to make one’s scalp tingle, and there were more than just one or two voices—countless tortured souls resided there.

Oh, it wasn’t just in the Netherworld Palace—outside as well. Qin Muye, with practices beyond comprehension, was pushing this feudal-like Netherworld into a mad rush forward.

Qin Muye didn’t know the subsequent conversations between Hades and the Queen of the Underworld, as he was currently focused on how to complete his task.

Qin Muye’s words had even quickened Hades’ breathing.

Indeed, they weren’t quite suitable for him.

The discourse of the Mortal World was beyond their control in the Netherworld. But that was okay. Since most Divine Beings in the Netherworld didn’t have the best reputation, any Hero who dared challenge them would be beaten down by the masses.

The differences between myths crafted the diversity among gods.

He even managed to create computers and televisions.

All that was left was a complete fairy tale, which was a bit problematic since no fairy tale could really take place in the Netherworld.

All things have two sides; one naturally uses derogatory terms when targeting an enemy.

Therefore, Hades could only sift through options first. It was common knowledge that the Titan Divine Race indulged in luxury, and the innovations that Qin Muye introduced were very much in line with this hedonistic principle.

Right now, he was in a villain mode, strengthened tenfold by the darkness, always at risk of an unknown Hero arising from some nook, seeking justice against him.

He was no fool. Powerful as he already was, owning a third of the world, Qin Muye could bring him even more.

The Titan Divine Race still had family bonds, but these two were different; he was likely to end up a devil if he looked to them for support.

The torments in Tartarus, the Place of Suffering, did justice to the name. Qin Muye had never experienced it himself, but he had seen it.

The kingdom affair was already settled. He could write his own destiny, since he now held the title of son of Hades, and simply drawing a circle on some land was enough to claim it as his own kingdom.

Appear a bit more innocent, and the villainy grows tenfold. Otherwise, how could his power and influence increase so quickly?

Speaking of combat, he was indeed no easy opponent. After all, he had fought along with Zeus and Poseidon to overthrow the previous God King Cronos. Despite being Hades, he was quite fierce in battle.

One must understand that in the narrative, Yahweh is omniscient and omnipotent, which means the opposite party already knew the outcome and yet chose not to intervene, opting for nonchalance instead.

It was just that Qin Muye was unaware of Hades’ thoughts, otherwise, he would have said that this had nothing to do with style, but was simply a transition from Ancient Greek society to a modern one.

Thanks to Qin Muye’s own incredible abilities, the entire Netherworld Palace had already become almost modernized, with arrangements for electricity, hydropower in place, and installations like electric lights and running water.

In the Netherworld, he was the supreme being.

Not even the God of War was likely a match for him.

And all these changes to his Netherworld Palace had happened in just three days…

To Qin Muye, these were the perfect workers, willing to leave Tartarus, the Place of Suffering. Not just to work on assembly lines; they could be banquet servers if they wanted.

If Qin Muye were part of Chinese mythology, he would likely be laden with wicked deeds, possibly already targeted by some great entity for demon extermination.

If one really thinks about it, the Titan gods of Olympus were more human-like, filled with desires and emotions.

He was fully aware of what he was doing and had never considered whitewashing his deeds.