Global Deities: My Talent Comes from the Stars

Liang Jiu interrupted the boss's dry laugh.

"Let's get down to business."

The boss nodded repeatedly and readily agreed.

"That's right, that's right. Little brother, what do you need? Is it some modifications for this cute little kid?"

"Prepare a portable device for her, a holographic projector, a pulse generator... and a taste sensor as well."

The boss poked his head out and carefully examined Jian's computing core.

"Her underlying interface is a bit outdated, it's a model from several years ago. It's not compatible with current mainstream components. I still suggest you simply copy the data for her and transfer it to another device." He took out a silver-white cube-shaped machine from under the counter. "I recommend this one, the [Galloping Horse 52]. It's a good product from the Boundless Divine Realm. The basic configuration can meet your requirements, and you can make several copies. Having more helpers will be more beneficial to your divine realm."

After hearing this, Liang Jiu shook his head and refused.

"There's no need for that; it won't like it. My companion is too intelligent; such a change would affect its self-perception."

The boss sighed and put the Rubik's Cube back in its place.

"I understand what you mean, the body theory. Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm mainly suffering because of the servants in the divine realm. Anyway, I've said too much... It'll be a bit troublesome to assemble the individual parts, it'll probably cost a lot of money."

"I have enough Federal Reserve currency."

"Okay, I'll go to the back and prepare the goods for you right away." The boss turned and walked towards the warehouse. "However, adding a rare component like a taste sensor will require re-finalizing the underlying communication protocol. Including labor and materials, it will probably cost more than 20,000 Federal Dollars."

……

As they left the old man's building materials store, Jane's true form hovered beside Liang Jiu.

After adding a bunch of external devices, the bare computing core looks even more cluttered, like a snail that has lost its shell, carrying a bunch of parts of various shapes.

(✧∀✧)

It looked even worse, but the cursor on Jane's screen was jumping around happily.

With the holographic projector, Jane couldn't wait to test its new features. Light and shadow intertwined and recombinated above it, revealing different human figures in turn.

First it looked like Liang Jiu, then like Xin Zang, then it turned into a kobold, a fat kobold, a skinny kobold...

After several shifts, the light and shadow finally settled on Xin'an's appearance.

It still felt that the appearance of this human cub was more in line with its aesthetic.

A holographic miniature of Xin'an stepped on Liang Jiu's palm, bouncing and jumping along with his steps.

After playing for a while, the little one stopped.

(˘･_･˘)

It asked somewhat sheepishly, "There will be a lot of intense divine battles coming up soon. Is it really worth spending so much divine power and federal currency for me?"

Liang Jiu looked at the holographic image in his palm.

"Did the great Jane Austen even think she could lose?"

(╬Ò‸Ó)

In the holographic projection, Xiao Xin'an waved his fist, accompanied by the text on the screen: "Don't laugh at me!"

Liang Jiu didn't respond, but simply pointed to the newly installed components.

"Now that you have a taste sensor, don't you want to try it out? I know a mala tang place nearby where the owner's recipe was developed and improved by the goddess over a thousand years."

The holographic miniature figure crossed its arms, looking rather old-fashioned.

Are you trying to coax me like a child?

"Really?" Liang Jiu took a step forward, feigning regret in his tone, "That's a real pity. Once you return to the Divine Realm, you won't be able to eat it anymore."

The text on the screen paused for two seconds.

The holographic figure lowered its arm, and amidst the flickering light and shadow, new characters appeared on its own screen.

(///_///)

"Hmm...I want to."

……

Mala Tang, with its recipe refined over a thousand years, truly possesses a magical quality.

The existence of the divine realm has brought many changes to the mortal world, but at least for ordinary people, these changes are not enough to affect their lives. The surrounding street scenes and the noise of pedestrians highly overlap with Liang Jiu's memories from his previous life.

Here, the divine realm serves more as a tool for facilitating daily life or a place for entertainment. Most deities linger in this stage of their lives, still maintaining their daily routines in the mortal world. As the frequency of their descent into the divine realm decreases, the faith of their followers gradually withers, and even the most glorious gods eventually lose their power and return to mortals.

"What are you thinking about?"

A small, translucent blue figure asks a question in front of you.

She sat on the edge of the table, looking somewhat awkward. Although it had a taste sensor, it ultimately had no physical form and couldn't eat; it could only taste something through data streams.

What you can't have always stirs your heart; once you get it, it quickly loses its novelty. It becomes more and more like a human, but the clever creature can't understand why it wants to become human, or what the purpose of human life is.

The hot pot in front of her remained untouched. Jian looked at the soup base with its red oil floating on top, as if she had thought of something.

"You're not really considering what that weirdo said, are you?"

Liang Jiu picked up his chopsticks: "What is it?"

In the holographic projection, Xiao Xin'an shrugged and turned her head away so that Liang Jiu wouldn't see the expression on her face.

"That's right, that's right... when the Sinker people started to question the gods..."

"What, is my divine messenger showing sympathy for the Sinkers?"

"No, why would I care about those primitive people... they don't understand anything."

He spoke halfway through his sentence, and his voice gradually faded away.

"But... I'm afraid you'll become unhappy."

Liang Jiu stared at the girl leaning against the edge of the table. Sensing the gaze, the girl hurriedly hid behind the computing core, concealing half of her body with the metal parts.

Liang Jiu sighed helplessly. He took the lunchbox, packed up the untouched spicy hot pot, and then put Jian's computing core back in his pocket.

Stepping out of the shop, the hustle and bustle of the city once again filled my ears.

Walking down the bustling street, he said this:

Why would salaried workers question me?

"I am Liang Jiu, the builder of the Pioneer Monument, and the patron saint of the Sinkers. Even as time changes, even if one day in the future they step into the stars with their own power and begin to explore the inner workings of the gods, I will still exist in the shared memory of their civilization."

"Suppressing the development of civilization is merely the choice of the weak. Gods should not fear being killed by their followers. And your master is destined to become a god... destined to become..."

The night wind blew through the streets, fading away the last traces of sound.

Jian didn't hear the second half of the sentence, and Liang Jiu didn't say it either.

—People going home.