Imprisoned for a Trillion Years, I Was Worshipped by All Gods!

After hearing the Greenwood God King's explanation, Daniel finally understood.

It seemed the divine crystals of the God Realm were indeed scarce and subject to strict limitations.

"I see. Which factions have individuals at ranks beyond God King?" Daniel asked.

Taking the opportunity, he sought more information.

He was also curious about the individual who had left that warning in the Five-Element God Realm.

The Greenwood God King began listing them:

"In the Sun and Lunar God Realms, there are two ancient families:

"One is the La Family, and the other is the Theseus Family. These two families represent the most powerful forces of the Sun God Realm and the Lunar God Realm respectively, and each has members at ranks beyond God King.

"Besides them, there are several other factions in those domains.

"The Godlink Consortium also has such individuals, as does the Beast Clan.

"There are also a few others who have disappeared over the ages. Altogether, there are about ten factions."

Daniel committed the list to memory.

From this, it seemed likely that the Greenwood God King was being truthful: the God Realm truly lacked any faction capable of possessing a complete forge.

Daniel calculated the divine crystals in his possession.

If he used them all for forge construction, he estimated he could create over 30,000 forges.

If all those forges were dedicated to individuals nearing the God King rank, it could potentially produce over 3,000 new God Kings every year.

This was a staggering number.

Of course, most of the resources would need to be used for Big White's growth.

"Do you have the complete method for crafting a Level 14 Forge?" Daniel asked.

The Greenwood God King nodded.

Such methods weren't exactly rare; what truly mattered were the divine crystals.

A Level 14 Forge required an astronomical amount of them, making it nearly impossible to construct.

"Alright. Include the Fruits of Rule and the forge-crafting method in a single deal. Name a price—I'll pay entirely in divine crystals."

After a brief calculation, the Greenwood God King provided a total:

Over a thousand God Lord-ranked Fruits of Rule, three hundred God Sovereign-ranked Fruits of Rule, and the method to craft a Level 14 Forge—all together for 1 billion divine crystals.

Most of the cost came from the Fruits of Rule, while the crafting method was practically a freebie.

Without hesitation, Daniel agreed to the payment.

The only slight disappointment was that this God Sovereign-ranked world had only recently ascended, so it only had about three hundred Fruits of Rule.

He would make do for now and visit factions with God King-ranked worlds later for greater gains.

When the Greenwood God King received the 1 billion divine crystals, he was utterly stunned.

He could hardly believe he had acquired such a vast fortune—it felt like a dream.

After all, it had taken him hundreds of thousands of years to accumulate a mere ten million.

Now, just by selling some Fruits of Rule, he had earned 1 billion.

The Greenwood God King couldn't shake the feeling that it was too good to be true.

If only he had met Daniel tens of thousands of years earlier! Perhaps his efforts to ascend a Mortal Realm would have progressed far more rapidly.

Having concluded the transaction, Daniel lost interest in the Mortal Realms and suggested they return to the Greenwood Temple.

Through the magic array, the three of them reappeared in the Greenwood Temple.

The Greenwood God King handed over the Fruits of Rule and the crafting method to Daniel.

Even now, the Greenwood God King found it hard to believe.

When Daniel had first arrived in the secret realm, he had sealed all the entrances and exits, leaving the Greenwood God King in despair.

Only someone at a rank beyond God King could have accomplished such a feat.

And what would such a powerful individual want here?

Given that the Five-Element God King was also present, the Greenwood God King initially assumed that this was some sort of revenge plot orchestrated by the Five-Element God King with the backing of a formidable patron.

In a sense, he was right—the Five-Element God King had indeed found a powerful patron.

But there was no revenge involved.

Instead, Daniel had merely asked him a few basic questions—things even regular God Kings might know—and then…

Paid him 1 billion divine crystals for his trouble.

Considering that someone at a rank beyond God King could have simply taken everything by force without any explanation, this courtesy left the Greenwood God King completely baffled.

It was his first time encountering such a polite individual at that level of power.

He felt utterly disoriented.

"What are you thinking about?" Daniel asked, noticing the Greenwood God King's dazed expression.

"Nothing… I was just counting the divine crystals…" the Greenwood God King replied awkwardly.

Daniel gave him a look but said nothing.

A God King needing to count divine crystals?

It was obviously an excuse, but Daniel didn't bother exposing it.

Instead, he turned his thoughts to Big White's future ascension.

Perhaps he could emulate the Greenwood God Realm by building an altar in the Voidland outside the Crossbridge World, enabling talented young individuals to enter the God Realm early.

The Crossbridge World felt too small for the grand plans he envisioned.

And then there was the matter of upgrading the Crossbridge World's forges to Level 14.

The more Daniel thought about it, the more work seemed to pile up.

He also needed to update Genesis, the book he had written.

The highest rank described in its current version only reached High God.

Rose was already approaching that rank.

If he didn't update it soon, she might need to look elsewhere for guidance.

So many tasks awaited him!

Daniel turned back to the Greenwood God King.

"Greenwood, there's one more thing."

Snapping out of his thoughts, the Greenwood God King quickly responded:

"Yes, what is it?"

"When I first arrived at the Greenwood Temple, I noticed a lot of propaganda slandering the Five-Element God Realm. What's the reason for that?"

The Greenwood God King explained:

"Several years ago, the Five-Element God King and our temple's former elder stole many of our secrets and fled.

"Because of that incident, many of the temple's higher-ups harbor a deep hatred for the Five-Element God King. Stay updated with My Virtual Library Empire

"That's why the propaganda here has been so heavily targeted against the Five-Element God Realm. Should we remove it?"

"Yes. Remove all negative propaganda about the Five-Element God Realm.

"Also, reopen the teleport array between the Greenwood Temple and the Five-Element God Realm, and establish a new array connecting directly to the outer city of the Five-Element Temple," Daniel instructed.

"Understood. I'll handle it," the Greenwood God King agreed readily.

For him, such tasks were trivial.

However, after agreeing, a lingering question gnawed at him.

Why was Daniel so focused on developing the Five-Element God Realm?

With his power and wealth, Daniel could easily relocate everyone he cared about to the Sun and Lunar God Realms and secure an excellent position there.

Why bother with the Five-Element God Realm, a place that was destined to be destroyed?

After all, no one knew when the Apocalypse would strike.