Chapter 52: Ch 52 : God of Games too?

Sunny considered giving Isiah the talent of seeing the future, but the sheer cost left him in shock. A price of several hundred billion faith points, and even with numerous restrictions, it still wouldn’t go below 50 billion. Deciding it was a task for a later time, Sunny added it to his to-do list. He then instructed Thea to begin copying data from the worlds of other gods. With her immense computational power, it was a task that felt like a walk in the park. Thea’s task was to gather information on magic spells, body-strengthening techniques, forging methods, and every other piece of knowledge she could find. As Thea acquired this information, Isiah’s "Preserver of Knowledge" talent would automatically absorb it, meticulously cataloging every detail into the Divine Library. This would constantly feed the library with new techniques and wisdom from billions of worlds, a master plan to propel Veridia to the pinnacle of civilization. The next step was to choose talented individuals from all the races and grant their souls temporary access to the Divine Library. The news was first sent to the high priests of the humans and elves in the Citadel, who then shared it with all the life forms present. From there, the news spread back to Veridia and into every home and city. The announcement of the Divine library created another huge influx of faith points for Sunny. After spending a few hundred million on the library and a billion on Isiah, Sunny still had over 13 billion faith points. With his reserves still high, he created clone number eight for 1 billion faith points and then clone number nine for 10 billion, leaving his reserves at a mere 1 billion. He wasn’t worried, knowing it would take only a few hours to replenish. Feeling a sudden wave of boredom, Sunny sighed. "I miss my novels. If there were some games to play, I wouldn’t get bored so easily." He slapped his head at the thought. Both of these things were easy for him to create. He called Thea, and she manifested before him. He transferred the mechanisms of countless games he had played and heard of back on the Blue Planet. He also transferred the data for a novel-reading application, where authors could write and interested readers could enjoy their work. He created one billion instances of Thea, dedicated solely to the games, as he knew billions of gods playing at once would require a massive amount of computational power. Within moments, Thea had created a vast array of offline and online games. The online games worked on a simple principle: a player’s move would be instantly sent to all other players in the game. Sunny and his two clones started with a few board games like chess and poker. The games worked without a keyboard, mouse, or monitor; they were played through the system panel with mental commands and thoughts. The experience was strange, yet exhilarating. He then tested battle royale and RPG games, where players moved according to their will. Sunny even began to imagine a game where gods could fight each other using their thoughts. After thorough testing, he instructed Thea to place all the games in a new section called "Games" on the system panel. He would charge the gods a small amount of faith to buy a game and a monthly membership fee, with options for in-game purchases. Five minutes later, all the gods who were using the system’s chat found a "maintenance break" message. An info button was also available to explain the reason for the maintenance. When the gods saw why the system was down, their eyes bulged with excitement. For all the gods who had played games back on the Blue Planet, it felt like their life had returned to them. In just one or two minutes, the system was back online. The brief break had been for Thea to run trillions of simulations on each game to check for any bugs, a task that would have taken years on the Blue Planet. This was a clear demonstration of Thea’s immense computational power. Immediately, many gods bought their favorite games, such as "Clash of Tribes," "Honor of Emperors," "BUBG," and "Call of Work." Battle royale games were the bestsellers, and Thea’s advanced algorithm provided personalized suggestions to each god based on their personality and preferences. This, in turn, encouraged gods to buy more games they might never play for long. Many new games were also developed by Thea based on Sunny’s descriptions, with new titles being published every few minutes, but the old classics still generated the most revenue. In just one hour, over 50 billion faith points were generated. Sunny, along with Zir, Nyx and Reflection, joined a battle royale game. The battlefield was an ancient forest, and each player had gears like grappling hooks, ropes, and knives for survival. There were 100 squads in a single match. Sunny, playing as the scout, sensed someone approaching as they were about to build a fire. He stopped everyone and pointed in the direction of the noise. Nyx, the squad’s mage, used perception magic and found eight people encircling them, realizing they were facing two teams at once. With his clones, two of whom had been constantly practicing fighting techniques, Sunny’s mind was a wellspring of battle knowledge. He gave instructions to his team and then used his ability to hide in the darkness, silently approaching two of the enemies. He quickly dispatched them, bringing his kill count to 36. He then looked toward his teammates and saw Reflection, their tank, fighting four opponents alone. Reflection’s HP was draining at a visible pace, while Zir, the healer, was desperately trying to keep him alive. Sunny sneaked behind the enemy mages and swiftly eliminated them. Now, the fight was a four-on-four. Sunny decided to let his teammates shine a bit, as he already had 38 kills. If all went well, he could even get 50 kills in this match. They soon dealt with the remaining enemies, Zir and Reflection panted heavily. "Players are teaming up with each other," Nyx said. "Should we also find another team to join forces with?" "I don’t think we should," Reflection replied, his voice calm despite the recent battle. "I’m learning a lot about battle and how to use different tactics. This could surely help my life forms against the demons." Sunny heard this and his mind quickly went back to the time when he created Thea. He thought to himself that it was a great idea to also give his life forms and demigods access to the system.