161: Chapter 161 Empress Dowager

Goddess seems to be the Sun God with the least divinity; she never thought of having billions of living beings bow to her, nor did she ever think of conquering the universe.

The only thing on her mind was her own small patch of land, this Solar System she had created herself.

Therefore, even though the Xueyang Civilization had developed into an interstellar civilization, it had never expanded to other star systems.

Nearby systems like Southern Neighbor Two, Half-Horse, and the Beicang Star System were merely treated as tourist attractions, where people from Blue Star would occasionally visit the civilizations there.

But there was never any proselytizing, as this was strictly forbidden by the great deity.

Goddess only wanted to provide good protection for the human races she had created; she had no energy to manage other creatures or civilizations.

Back then, she had quite abruptly become a great deity, a true Creator.

Initially, she was somewhat at a loss, even bewildered.

In her shock and trance, the Goblin were exterminated by the Shu People.

This was an eternal pain in Goddess's heart; she vowed to protect the remaining seventeen human races and never repeat her previous mistakes.

Thus, she spared no effort in traveling between the various races, handling natural and man-made disasters, and developing technology and people's livelihoods.

She truly regarded these humans she had created as her own children.

She was busy almost day and night without pause.

Naturally, her hard work paid off.

The humans of Blue Star had almost never tasted the pain of war, and very few died of hunger or poverty.

While ensuring favorable weather, Goddess also established the most complete social security system.

Whether they were disabled or purely lazy and unwilling to work...

...they would receive the most basic care and food.

Although this excessive pampering consumed a large amount of social resources, the absence of war and freedom from worries about food and clothing caused many to lose the motivation to tap into their potential.

As a result, the technological development of Blue Star did not progress faster than other parallel universes despite the people living in peace and contentment.

But Goddess did not care about that; she only wanted these humans to live their lives safely, well-fed, and warmly clothed.

Under the Goddess's meticulous care, the seventeen races of Blue Star multiplied rapidly, and the population soon exceeded twenty billion.

Yet, even when living in small rooms, they remained tireless and happy.

Because of the Goddess's protection, there was nothing to worry about.

But Goddess did not want to see them cooped up and crowded together.

Moreover, as time passed, the population would continue to explode.

So she led humanity to develop the Fifth Planet, the White Star, built a massive ecological dome on it, and migrated a large number of people to the giant White Star.

This way, at least for a considerable period, there was no need to worry about overpopulation.

Witnessing everything the great deity had done for them, the Blue Star humans were naturally filled with immense gratitude.

They spontaneously built many temples to worship this great and only Goddess.

Goddess smiled and ordered them to stop: "My children, I only want you to live your own lives happily and meaningfully; you don't need to spend massive amounts of manpower and resources to build temples for me."

Countless humans insisted with tears streaming down their faces: "Great Mother God, please let us build the temples. This is the only way within our power to express our devotion and love to you. Please give us this opportunity."

Seeing her children like this, the merciful great deity could only stop strictly forbidding it.

The Xueyang Civilization originally did not communicate with the outside world, only wanting to live its happy little life behind closed doors.

But soon, the Wandering Earth arrived.

At first, they sent a large fleet, wanting to seize the Habitable Zone in this Solar System.

The Blue Star humans originally thought the Mother God would drive them away.

But Goddess remembered that she was also human in her previous life; with her overflowing compassion, she surprisingly did not use force, but instead accepted the entire Wandering Earth.

She pulled Earth into her Habitable Zone, forming a double-planet system with Blue Star.

Together, they bathed in her warm sunlight.

However, contrary to her wishes, greed knows no bounds. The people of Earth seemed unwilling to share the Solar System with others.

And the Goddess's excessive mercy made them perceive her as weak.

Consequently, the settled people of Earth actually staged several successive rebellions.

This made the Blue Star people so angry they jumped up and cursed in the streets: "You Earth people have a story called 'The Farmer and the Snake.' You are ungrateful, evil snakes who return kindness with enmity!"

"The Goddess took you in when you were wandering everywhere, yet you think of driving us, and even the great deity, away. In this vast universe, is there any civilization more shameless than yours?"

However, each time, Goddess only imprisoned a few ringleaders and did not punish too many people.

This left the Blue Star humans feeling so frustrated that they wailed and cried.

They knelt before the temples, weeping and complaining day and night: "Great Mother God, those Earth Humans have desecrated you so; you cannot just let it pass so lightly. You must bring down divine punishment upon them!"

Goddess did not want to tell the Blue Star humans that she was an Earthling in her past life.

She could only explain with a smile: "You are my children, and the Earth Humans have just entered the Solar System; they might not be adapted to many things yet. In the future, I will not let any other creatures move in."

"And I will protect you; no matter how much the Earthlings riot, they will not harm you!"

Hearing the great deity say this, the Blue Star humans could only swallow their resentment.

After kneeling and bowing devoutly once more, they gradually dispersed.

Of course, there were also a few among the Blue Star people who were not so repulsed by the Earthlings.

One was the finance minister, Yu Lan, who had quite an economic mind. She said during an audience with the great deity: "Blue Star's ultra-high population makes resource distribution very tight. Your Matter Conversion, Mother God, also consumes an equal weight of matter."

"But Earth's joining has injected new vitality into the market, and the economic pressure is nowhere near as great as before."

Another person was Blue Star's most brilliant doctor, Wei Wei, who looked excited: "Wow, I didn't expect that there's no reproductive isolation between Earthlings and us. Moreover, their medicine is quite advanced; no matter how you look at it, it's an extremely rich medical resource."

"Furthermore, if people from the two planets unite, the genes will become more diverse, and the physical health and average lifespan of Blue Star people will be improved!"

Goddess happily picked up the two of them, her own left and right hands: "My two beautiful and clever daughters, you are the ones who truly understand me!"

"Since all Blue Star people were created by me, you don't have to keep calling me Mother God. You can call me mother or mom."

Wei Wei lowered her head, not daring to respond.

Yu Lan, however, pouted and carefully kissed the great deity's cheek, then whispered with tears in her eyes: "Mom, we will love and respect you forever!"

Goddess hugged the two of them tighter and nodded slowly: "Yes, I know! Mom loves you too. I will protect everyone, forever!"