章 231: Chapter 231: The Nature of the Cthulhu World

A nuclear bomb detonated in a certain area.

The Outer Gods in that area were instantly annihilated, leaving no trace.

Humans at this time were unable to perceive this situation, but the Sea People, compared to humans, still had some remaining strength, and they received this information.

In an instant, they suddenly realized the truth.

It turned out that the Outer Gods could be eliminated by nuclear bombs.

Why hadn't they thought of this before?

Why hadn't they tried it before?

Of course, this wasn't their fault, but rather the Outer Gods had constantly instilled in them the belief that they couldn't be destroyed by nuclear bombs.

This belief had even infiltrated their subconscious, and under its insidious influence, none of the intelligent races in the entire world had ever considered using nuclear bombs to deal with the Outer Gods.

But at this moment, they suddenly became lucid.

Then, tens of thousands of nuclear bombs were launched, giving the entire world a thorough cleansing.

The Outer Gods retreated and were annihilated by 95%.

They finally shrank back to the bottom world, and the world regained peace after 20 years.

The last human city, Ye Vina, was destroyed.

However, Kolni found some surviving humans, only 40 of them, and they rebuilt a village, started to develop, and gradually became powerful.

After the Sea People eliminated the Outer Gods, they did not rule the world. Instead, they chose to live in the ocean, focusing on restoring the ocean, eliminating the remaining Outer Gods there, and then extending their tentacles to the surface.

This gave humanity a chance to breathe.

About 310 years later, humans built another city, named it Kesiwaite, after Kolni and his companions.

Was this the end?

The Silk Civilization initially thought so.

But soon they realized it wasn't; this was just the climax of the first half of the story. If a story were divided into ten chapters, this would be the end of the first chapter and the beginning of the second.

Four hundred years later.

In the new era, humans became a secondary race, and the Sea People took center stage, building an ocean that was impenetrable and thriving, seemingly capable of rivaling the city of Xiguang at the bottom of the Boiling Sea.

The Sea People fully realized modernization, automation, and advanced technology.

The Outer Gods were long forgotten, and even the bottom world became a legendary tale, never mentioned again. Any form of worship was banned within the Sea People, and the very word 'worship' was permanently erased from their dictionaries.

They believed this would suppress the Outer Gods.

But that was impossible.

Only the humans on land knew that the Outer Gods still existed, lurking in the depths of the bottom world, recuperating.

Only the Silk Civilization and the Federation could see what the Outer Gods were up to.

The Outer Gods were not intelligent; they were not a concrete species. In the past, they had devoured and polluted the world, and the world had offered no resistance, so they continued with this method.

However, the destruction and defeat they suffered this time made them realize that their previous approach wouldn't work.

Of course, it wasn't that they 'realized' it; they were simply following their instincts, just like how microorganisms, despite lacking intelligence, still seek survival, reproduction, and evolution.

The Outer Gods were the same.

In the eyes of the Silk Civilization, the Outer Gods were a lowly form of life. After this incident, both the Sea People and humans knew how to deal with the Outer Gods, so they believed the Outer Gods would not pose a significant threat again.

It should have been the case.

However, the strength of the Outer Gods was not merely in their combat power.

It wasn't a coincidence that they were the weakest in the first chapter but emerged as the strongest.

The secret to their success was unknown... or was it?

This was the biggest question.

It was also the ultimate mystery of this world.

The 1827th year since the world's birth.

The intelligent races grew stronger. Humans sought to control the land, while the Sea People held the ocean firmly in their grasp.

However, the tentacles of the Outer Gods also stretched out at this time, devouring everything.

Strangely, during this devouring, humans and the Sea People showed no reaction. 'Theology' reappeared, and it seemed that humans and the Sea People had forgotten their ancestors' past despair and the lessons they had learned.

The Outer Gods spread wildly in the cities, this time relying on the internet and information.

Nourished by the invaded evil thoughts, the Outer Gods grew stronger again, rapidly increasing their power and once more becoming a significant threat to humans and the Sea People.

This time, the threat did not come from the outside but from within. Humans and the Sea People couldn't resist, and soon, due to internal conflicts, they declined again.

At this time, the Outer Gods sent bottom-world creatures to the surface to fight for world sovereignty. By controlling and polluting humans and the Sea People, they evaded human nuclear weapons and controlled the world through these manipulated creatures.

Humans and the Sea People became precarious again.

This was the second chapter.

Why did this happen?

The intelligent races were clearly so powerful, and the Outer Gods were relatively weak in comparison.

In fact, humans did have a chance throughout the process. Advanced technology could brainwash all humans, making them not believe in the Outer Gods.

However, human rights and the rights of the Sea People prevented them from doing so, which led to this series of consequences.

At this moment, the Silk Civilization realized the essence of this world.

This was not a battle between races, nor was it a pure conflict of force.

What the world truly presented was order and chaos.

The intelligent races represented order, and the Outer Gods represented chaos. If this concept were introduced, it would be discovered that the intelligent races not only represented order but also all higher civilizations.

Higher civilizations inevitably develop within order because chaos only brings destruction.

This chaos is not war; the war between civilizations is a war between orders. Every soldier and every battleship follows strict order requirements.

The chaos of the Outer Gods is pure chaos. They don't even possess the wisdom of a one-year-old infant, yet they have defeated humans and the Sea People, who are clearly more powerful, twice.

Under this pure chaos, order is utterly defenseless.

Why is that?

This is the second thought.

The Silk Civilization might think about the essence of life. Is the essence of life order?

No, under strict order, life constantly thinks about rebellion. The essence of life is to resist order.

Just as when technology develops, all life will choose a lazy mode.

And the more civilized life is, the lazier it becomes.

Take the Federation as an example. It is so vast that most of the work is done by robots. Ordinary citizens don't have to work hard, but if you want to advance, you must work tirelessly for dozens of hours.

But if you choose to slack off and play at home, you only need to work outside for a month and then you can live at home for decades.

The survival rate in the Federation is not high, and this has led to many citizens choosing to slack off. Some of them will be noticed by the God of Machinery, who will add some obstacles to their lives, forcing them to become active.

So, what is the weakness of life?

What is the weakness of the Federation, which has such a high order?

The Silk Civilization seemed to have gained some insight from this.