They all call me an Outer God.

"Never-ending... Ouroboros?"

Lia seemed to be deep in thought.

Enderus Wilton, the monarch of the land of Enderus, is a giant white serpent of immeasurable length and sharp scales, who created the mountain ranges of Gaikoso, Barinar, and Kankein, as well as the islands of the ocean.

These mountains and islands gradually encircle the land in a ring shape. It is said that when the snake's head and tail are completely connected and form a circle due to the movement of tectonic plates, the giant snake will be fully revived.

These were all messages that the World Serpent had given to Ria. He was generous in sharing knowledge, and judging from his expression, he even seemed to crave everyone's praise.

Based on this, Ria guessed that the day His Majesty the World Serpent ascended the throne and was the center of attention must have been the happiest day of His life.

Furthermore, He had a great many descendants.

Thinking of this, a strange look appeared in Ria's eyes. The World Serpent was unaware of what Ria was thinking. It had only received a guarantee from the other party before leaving in a hurry. It seemed that using an avatar to escape the original slumber curse was quite taxing on itself.

Jamildon left, the World Serpent departed, and after things calmed down, the mentor's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he also hurriedly left. Ria guessed that the two personalities were at odds and were preparing to fight again.

As they left, Sophia awkwardly thanked Ria and subtly implied, "If you ever need any help in the future, feel free to come to me."

He now has to clean up the mess left behind by the angels.

"Boss, since there's nothing else, I'll be going now." Claden said, wanting to go home immediately, but as soon as he took a step, Sofia grabbed him by the back of the collar.

"Come on, where do you want to go?"

"Boss, I want to go home." Claden was almost in tears.

"I miss my mom."

“Going home? That damned Perlmand is finally gone. Now I’m going to rebuild the Black Hand, and I’m appointing you as my first trusted lieutenant.”

"……what?"

"What do you mean 'ah'? All you need to do now is keep smiling and agree, or I'll shoot you dead."

"Good boss!"

Claden was terrified of being shot, so he stood up straight without hesitation and shouted. At the same time, he looked at Ria with pleading eyes. Ria coughed lightly, walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

"You hate money now, right?"

“Yes.” Claden didn’t understand why Ria said that.

Do you have any money left?

"It seems there are still some."

"Give me."

"it is good."

After a series of inexplicable exchanges, Claden paid Ria the money. Ria weighed the banknotes in his hand and then said that this would be protection money from now on, and that if there were any problems, he could ask Claden for help through a sacrifice.

Claden was stunned. He needed help right now. Did he really have to make a sacrifice?

Sofia was also stunned: "A dignified trade lord, amassing wealth like this?"

Ria: "You got a share too."

"what?"

"I need 20 percent of the shares."

"Aren't you trying to make an outrageous demand? I've already given the Plague Doctor 50% of the shares." "How about I help you snatch 40% back from the Plague Doctor, and then you give me the remaining 20%?"

"It doesn't matter, they're all shady dealers, there's no need to..."

Sofia knew exactly what Ria was thinking: he snatched the shares back from the doctor, but then didn't say he would return them.

But he couldn't say anything. The black market merchants were a group where the powerful robbed the weak, and the law of the jungle, where the strong preyed on the weak, was embodied to the extreme in them.

“You are too greedy, Mr. Kelcha.”

Sofia was somewhat helpless, but his expression showed no resentment, instead filled with admiration and appreciation: "However, I admire your methods, and you deserve all of this."

"If it weren't for your help, I would probably have been wiped out by Perlmand."

"I believe we will have many areas to cooperate in the future. The city will be rebuilt after this disaster, and I will help you build a church. As for the development of your faith, that is up to you."

"I am truly grateful."

After exchanging pleasantries with Sofia, Ria watched them leave. The last one left behind was Saler, who stretched out his tentacles and pointed at the swarms of jellyfish around him, demanding that Ria remove the soil pollution, or he wouldn't be allowed to leave.

Ria realized that this was Lilith's doing, so she tried to summon the angels, and a moment later, they indeed appeared on the scene.

With a wave of their hands, they wiped away the pollution, even erasing the gold from the earth. Salle witnessed all this, and remembering Emigana, who was now nowhere to be found, he left cursing.

Ria felt that although He liked to speak rudely, He was actually quite sentimental. Little Swarth nodded emphatically, clearly agreeing with Ria's words.

"We should go."

Ria reached out and let little Swarth stand on his arm. He took two steps and then looked at the angels in white robes, only to find that they were also staring at him.

"Aren't you leaving? Why are you staring at me like that?"

"I just feel a little nostalgic."

The angels drew closer to Ria, their tone complex: “If you wish to portray a prophet in the future, the higher the level of the meme, the more difficult it is to portray, let alone the art of prophecy. Therefore, you should put in the same amount of effort as you would into portraying the main meme.”

“I know.” Ria nodded. These angels were, in a sense, from their future selves, and their advice was very valuable.

"Moreover, on the path to becoming an angel, you must come into contact with memes... You need to come into contact with the representative of the black market, Radiant Sun, so you only have two choices now."

"Rescue the Radiant Sun from Gherros's clutches, or kill the Radiant Sun from Gherros's hands, and you will become Him."

[Become the Rising Sun]

For some reason, that prayer echoed in Ria's ears again. Ria lowered her head and remained silent for a moment, only saying that she knew.

Neither of these two options is an impossible task. Everyone knows how terrifying Gherros is; he can manipulate everyone with just a thought and almost brought about the apocalypse ahead of schedule. If I want to come into contact with the Radiant Sun, I must come into contact with Gherros.

It was impossible for Ria to do this simply by not becoming a meme zero, so she had to find another way.

“For example…” Ria murmured to herself.

An angel beside him continued, "Go and awaken the lurking chaos."

"Then it seems I will succeed in the future, otherwise you wouldn't be here."

Ria looked at them, and they looked at each other without saying a word.

"Things aren't that simple. We shouldn't be here in the first place. If you look closely enough, you'll notice that we've always been missing someone."

(End of this chapter)