37: Chapter 37: Tears of Emotion for All Humanity

The people of the West Continent witnessed with their own eyes how the deity, in the snap of a finger, restored Luojia City, which had been riddled with holes by artillery fire, to its original state.

The images broadcast globally made the Gospel Army of the Starfire Empire realize that the humans on this Blue Star now fully believed in the existence of the deity, and there were no longer any heretics left in the world to be executed.

Thus, on the day the ceasefire was declared, a thousand sails set out. All the warships began their voyage home.

Having lost his purpose in life, General Tang Wei stood quietly on the deck, looking up at the star-filled sky, feeling a sense of loss: "Is there still any need for our Gospel Army to exist? The entire planet has converted to the deity."

Staff Officer Tang Ruo walked over slowly: "Of course there is. The deity let us see that an alien spacecraft is approaching. This means there are countless alien races in this vast universe that have not yet received the divine light."

Nearing seventy, his eyes shone with light: "Our Gospel Army has a long and arduous journey ahead!"

General Tang Wei was encouraged by his words, and the expression on his face shifted from bewilderment to excitement: "Yes, we must vigorously develop technology! We must build spacecraft capable of interstellar travel. We will spread the blessings of the Great God throughout the universe! Spread the divine light, and strike down the heretics!"

Inside Luojia City, Chu Xingyang firmly refused the West Continent Allied Forces, who were trying their best to persuade him to stay: "I have already delineated the borders for your three races; you should live in harmony from now on. I am going to leave with the Gospel Army's fleet."

He wanted to return to the capital of the Starfire Empire to see the temple that the empire had started building for him 120 years ago, and see how much progress had been made.

Watching the receding Xingyang God in the sky, Yu Lan bit her thin lips: "I want to follow the deity; I want to be a servant by the deity's side."

All the Winged People remained silent, only the adjutant asked cautiously: "Chief, the deity did not say you could follow. Please do not abandon us so easily."

The Armored People Legang and the giant Baron looked at the Winged People chief as if she were a fool: "You are truly delusional; how could the great deity have children with you."

Yu Lan blushed deeply, glaring fiercely at the two of them: "I already said I am going to be a servant to serve the deity. I would not dare to indulge in such wishful thinking."

After saying this, she spread her huge wings, and while taking flight, she instructed the adjutant: "From today on, you are the new chief. I am going to serve the Xingyang God."

The adjutant was stunned, but could only let the chief have her way.

Because the Gospel Army had set sail long ago, Yu Lan flew until she was exhausted before she finally caught up with the massive fleet.

When she finally found the flagship among the nearly one hundred warships, she was nearly collapsed from exhaustion and plummeted down.

Chu Xingyang was currently telling the generals of the Gospel Army on the ship not to be so reserved, when he suddenly felt a woman falling from the sky.

He opened his arms and gently caught her delicate figure, then instructed the others: "Bring a cup of warm water."

In her hazy state, Yu Lan saw the deity personally feeding her water. She immediately jolted, forcing herself to perk up, and hurriedly knelt before the deity.

Chu Xingyang asked, looking puzzled: "What are you here for?"

"I want to follow the deity to my death and spend my whole life serving you!"

Hearing this, General Tang Wei immediately became anxious: "The Xingyang God is about to descend upon the Starfire Empire; we have plenty of people to serve the deity."

Yu Lan rolled her eyes at him: "What about on this ship? You are all men. How can any of you be as attentive as a woman?"

The Gospel Army generals standing by were speechless, thinking to themselves, how are you attentive? Just a moment ago, during the standoff between the two armies, you were completely a fierce and terrifying female demon.

Chu Xingyang was a bit stunned. In reality, with a single thought, he could make the entire fleet complete the journey very quickly. The only reason he did not use his ability was that he wanted to experience the maritime travel of ordinary people in this era.

So, he replied with a refusal: "I do not need anyone to serve me. I will send you back right now."

Upon hearing this, Yu Lan immediately started throwing a tantrum on the deck: "No, no, my clansmen all know I came to follow the deity. If the deity dislikes me, I will have no face to live if I go back."

Veins popped on General Tang Wei's forehead: "Are you being unreasonable?"

Looking at her making a scene on the deck, Chu Xingyang could only say helplessly: "Then stay on the ship for now."

He thought to himself that once they reached the North Continent, she would be the only Winged Person in the entire region, and she would naturally think of returning.

Humans, regardless of their race, are gregarious animals.

Knowing she could stay, Yu Lan jumped up happily, her huge wings flapping rapidly and joyfully, causing strong winds to swirl across the deck.

Since the deity had spoken, the Gospel Army could only abandon the idea of driving her away.

Little did they know that Yu Lan would push her luck, looking smug yet coy: "Then I will serve you today, massage you, wash your feet, and help you undress. My feathered wings are very warm when used as a blanket."

Chu Xingyang was stunned for a moment, thinking that this girl was truly earnest. He immediately frowned and waved his hand: "No need. Arrange a room next to mine. I will call you if I need anything."

Hearing this, General Tang Wei immediately ordered his men to prepare two adjacent rooms. Even if he disliked this flying woman, the deity's words were always the top priority.

However, Yu Lan was unwilling to give up. In the middle of the night, she tiptoed and sneaked into the bedroom where the Xingyang God was resting, and then spread her huge wings.

Chu Xingyang turned over: "Go back! I have a blanket!"

The next day, while he was sitting on the deck fishing leisurely, he discovered another skill of this new maid.

That was, whenever a hooked fish was about to be pulled out of the water, Yu Lan would always dive toward the sea surface and then catch the fish and bring it to him.

Chu Xingyang could not help but think to himself, is this woman an osprey?

In the evening, many people gathered on the deck eating fish.

Growing bolder, Yu Lan raised a question she had always had: "Great God, you said we should all work together to develop technology to deal with the arrival of that unknown spacecraft. But with you here, what do we have to fear? You are the greatest god in the entire universe!"

General Tang Wei and Staff Officer Tang Ruo, who were accompanying them, pricked up their ears.

Chu Xingyang put down the food in his hand, thought for a moment, and sent two messages to all humans on this planet.

"Some think that with me here, there is no need to fear any alien spacecraft. But I do not have absolute certainty that I can protect every single human in the face of a potentially powerful enemy that may appear. That is why I asked you to set aside internal strife and develop technology so that you have the ability to protect yourselves."

"Of course, this is merely to give you a sense of crisis; I am not asking you to abandon other beautiful things for the sake of developing technology. In fact, the continuation of civilization and your own current happiness—everyone has their own trade-offs and balance regarding which is more important. As a god, I will not judge. I only wish for all of you to have fulfilled hearts and stable lives."

These two messages were precisely delivered to the ears of every human on this planet.

All humanity, including those on the same ship as Chu Xingyang at that moment, covered their faces and wept.

So it turned out that the creator of all things, the architect of civilization, the great and only Xingyang God, truly cared about every single person.

At this moment, a warm current surged through everyone's heart, and they were filled with endless Hope for themselves, for their race, and for the future of their race!

Because the Great God will watch over everything!