Chapter 388

Chapter 388: There Are Many Like This

"Do you know?"

The God of Theater looked at the silent Su Wen and said, "Some fate bearers who know about my deeds think I’m really cruel."

Su Wen frowned slightly. Cruel?

How could the God of Theater be cruel?

The ultimate respect for an enemy is to use every possible means to wipe out any chance of their survival.

"There are a lot of people like that,"

the God of Theater continued. "Take the beast world incident, for example. If it gets out, they’ll see me as a brutal butcher."

"Crushing the beast world, taking Transforming Sky, and even stripping away all their treasures and economic reserves."

"To them, I’m probably just a stinking thief!"

"Even though they know the beast world will one day become our enemy and attack China,"

"They still say, ‘They haven’t made a move yet, so how can we strike first?’"

"Some even go further, saying, ‘Why do you think they’re targeting us and not other countries? It’s because of our own wrongdoings!’"

Here, the God of Theater paused, then calmly added, "Oh, and there are some who know a bit about my past."

"So, they claim I do all this to take revenge on beings from the Arrow Realm and to satisfy some inner beastly urge."

"I won’t even get into the really over-the-top stuff, like how I supposedly understand the pain of losing everything but still choose to ruin others’ lives. Let’s not go there."

"There’s just so much of it—so much that it makes you feel utterly helpless."

"I used to wonder, as I fought on the front lines of the Arrow Realm and sealed the cracks across China, what kind of people was I protecting?"

"But then I figured, if I’m not happy with how some things are among the fate bearers, I should change them!"

"Those who want to use love to win over beings from the Arrow Realm? I sent them out to do just that, letting them try their methods."

"As for the saintly talkers, if they truly hold themselves to the same standards, fine. It’s a bit annoying, but I can live with it. Some roles in our country do need people like that."

"But those who just want others to act like saints while attacking me and my lost family? I made sure they got a taste of their own medicine."

"After I cleaned up most of the mess in the fate bearer’s domain, I handed things over to the Star God."

"Looking back now, the Star God has done a great job."

"Maybe I’m just not cut out for this kind of thing!"

Su Wen looked at the God of Theater and stayed silent for a long time.

Think about the era the God of Theater grew up in—fate bearers had just awakened, chaos was everywhere, and darkness ran rampant.

Even in a time when things had mostly settled, under the protection of the Starry Array, after Mo Xiaosu awakened, the Yin-Yang Sorcerers still tried to enslave her. Imagine what it was like back in the God of Theater’s day.

As a divine fate bearer, before fully growing into your power, one wrong move and you could end up enslaved.

And… family tragedies…

Yet even after losing everything, the God of Theater still chose to protect China. And for that, some people attack him, calling him cruel, bloodthirsty, and reckless, accusing him of disrespecting beings from the Arrow Realm.

Just thinking about it makes your head want to explode with anger.

“God of Wealth, I’m telling you this just to lay out the truth.”

After a moment of silence, the God of Theater spoke, “External matters are complicated. Your ability to revive people must not be revealed before the day of victory, unless absolutely necessary!”

“If you can keep it hidden, don’t let anyone know.”

“If it gets out, you must make it clear that the cost of reviving people is something even you can’t handle.”

“Otherwise, no matter how high your position or how extraordinary your combat power, the overwhelming tide of public opinion will definitely hit you hard.”

As he spoke, the God of Theater looked up at the sky and said slowly, “I know you young folks have strong spirits. You might seem calm, but you can also be quick to anger.”

“In situations like this, if you’ve got the strength, you’ll want to strike!”

“To carve out a clear and bright world!”

“To catch the Hidden Hand and make everyone too scared to even whisper such things!”

“But this approach isn’t the right one.”

Su Wen took a deep breath and asked bluntly, “God of Theater, maybe it’s not the right way, but it’s definitely the simplest and most direct. And if you don’t try it, how will you know if it works?”

Public opinion manipulation?

That might work on others, but not on him!

During his journey of crossing time and space, he’d already uncovered the true identities and basic details of these people in the sub-timelines.

By the time they in the main Time and Space even had this thought, they might already be done for.

Besides, why does he have to kill in some honorable, aboveboard way?

The Arrow Realm uses dirty tricks, the Demigod clan uses tactics, and even the Hidden Hand behind public opinion uses sneaky methods—so why can’t he?

Or why can’t the Star God?

If they choose not to, fine. But once they decide to, they won’t give their enemies a chance to breathe!

Is it because the God of Theater is older now, so he’s lost his edge?

“I know.”

The God of Theater’s expression didn’t change as he replied with a hint of resignation, “Because I’ve done it before.”

“Why do you think I understand it so well?”

Su Wen: “…”

Alright then!

Seems like he overthought it—the God of Theater is still the same old guy he knows!

“Killing can solve a lot of problems,”

the God of Theater said. “But while solving those problems, it can also drag in innocent people.”

“These folks get swayed by a few words from others or think they’ve figured out the truth, and then they charge in with their so-called good intentions to criticize you.”

“So I ask you, do you want to kill them too?”

“Sure, when an avalanche happens, no snowflake is innocent. Once those people attack you, they’re not innocent anymore.”

“But their original intention was just to protect the justice they believe in.”

“Or what they think is justice.”

“The whole debate about human goodness and evil is a tangled mess.”

“When you’ve got some free time, you can mull it over.”

“And remember, when something happens, don’t let anyone lead you around by the nose.”

“Even when you’re dealing with an enemy, if their words seem to make sense, try stepping out of their mindset and look at the problem differently.”

“Take, for example, how Western countries always harp on about our democracy.”

“The moment you start arguing with them about democracy, you’ve already lost, no matter what.”

“Because democracy is part of their system of thought.”

“If you’re standing in their system, debating democracy with them, do you really think you can win?”