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Under Deng Ru's gaze, a rat the size of an ordinary house cat charged towards him.

The fur of that rat shimmered with a bright silver metallic luster.

Its eyes were crimson red, clearly not an ordinary rat.

If it could walk upright, it would be as big as the rat master from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

"As expected, the ants at home are not normal, and the rat that makes them so nervous is definitely not ordinary either."

Deng Ru had only seen such rats in American sci-fi movies from his previous life.

"Merciful Father, you don't need to intervene. I feel good now and could tear this beast apart!"

The queen ant stood up from the brick and waved her two antennae incessantly.

Deng Ru glanced at the rat feasting on the ant colony and reached out to stop the queen ant.

Although he could see that the queen ant's physical strength had surpassed that of the rat through the cultivation and tempering of divine power, he still needed to experiment.

Both were extraordinary among their kind. The ant colony of the queen ant could provide him with faith.

Could this rat also provide the same?

He now wanted to seize every opportunity to become stronger.

Although the previous spider had already proven that the ants were an exception, this giant rat was undoubtedly an exception as well.

Deng Ru used his divine power to lift the rat and convey his meaning to it.

"Tell me, what is your name?"

The rat struggled frantically but did not respond to Deng Ru.

Clearly, it was just a mindless beast with strong limbs and a simple mind.

It couldn't compare to these lovely little ants.

Deng Ru sighed and concentrated his divine power, instantly turning the rat into specks of light that vanished.

Seeing this scene, all the ants present were excited.

It should be known that they would need at least ten thousand ants to take down such a rat.

Yet, in Deng Ru's hands, it didn't even last a second.

With such a powerful being protecting their species, they could rampage unchecked in this world.

Especially the queen ant's two antennae, which trembled even faster.

She was confident in her ability to kill the rat, but only after being severely injured.

However, in Deng Ru's hands, the rat didn't last a second.

This was the might of a deity.

There was a vast difference between a race with the protection of a deity and one without.

"Merciful Father, we beseech you to eliminate all the evil rat monsters."

The queen ant waved her two antennae, attempting to plead with Deng Ru to kill all the rats, so that their ant colony could develop peacefully.

Deng Ru did not respond to the queen ant.

He thought of something.

If a deity only bestowed favors upon its followers, would it cultivate a large number of ungrateful individuals?

Deities were not invincible, and there had been instances in the history of Blue Planet where deities were killed by their followers.

Moreover, the wars between deities were not limited to duels between them.

The fanatical followers of deities would also engage in battles.

After all, those fanatical followers had already become extensions of their deities and were no longer usable as a source of faith.

They could only be used as expendable resources in wars.

He intended to keep those rats as a source of pressure for the ants, forcing them to reproduce quickly and accelerate their technological development.

Ideally, they could produce a large number of fanatical ant followers to cultivate the divine power he emitted.

"Are you telling me what to do?"

Deng Ru intensified his divine aura, causing the queen ant to cower on the brick, trembling in fear.

It finally understood that the being before it was not an ant on equal standing with itself.

It was a lofty deity.

Its previous behavior had clearly overstepped its bounds.

"Merciful Father, I recognize my mistake. Please punish me!"

Its reflection and apology were swift, worthy of having eight times the intelligence of other ants.

"Those rats are also creatures of this world. I treat all beings equally. I have helped you and granted you an endless supply of food, so I cannot eliminate them. If you wish for peace, you must rely on your own efforts."

Deng Ru explained to the queen ant using his divine power. After all, she was his first fanatical follower, and he didn't want to alienate her by suppressing her.

The queen ant possessed the intelligence of a human child and did not understand the subtleties of servitude or governance.

She could only grasp who was kind to her and who was not.

Even when suppressing her, he needed to provide timely comfort to these little ants.

The queen ant, like a repentant child, waved her antennae slowly.

"Merciful Father, I have realized my mistake. Your decision is the brightest and greatest future."

The queen ant conveyed a sense of regret.

Deng Ru was very satisfied with the queen ant's behavior. In her heart, his words as a deity were the ultimate authority.

After determining the future direction for the ants, Deng Ru took another look around the storeroom.

The chaotic pile of ingredients and the densely packed ants were an eyesore.

Perhaps for ants or other strange creatures like the followers of Nurgle, this environment was considered quite pleasing.

But for Deng Ru, who had transformed from a human into a deity, it was unsightly.

He needed to create a new nest for these ants.

Otherwise, with the ants constantly crowding and bumping into each other, it would be extremely inconvenient for the development of their society.

Deng Ru picked up his phone again and walked out of the rental room.

He would buy some high-tech ant nests to improve their living conditions.

If that didn't work, he could empty out another room and fill it with empty bookshelves as a temporary solution to the overcrowding issue.

Of course, this was only a temporary fix.

To accommodate a population of two billion ants, finding a luxurious property was imperative.

As he reached the downstairs area, the young girl named Qiu Yuan was no longer watering the flowers, but she hadn't left either.

She sat cross-legged at the doorway, staring blankly into the sky, lost in her own thoughts.

Deng Ru chose not to disturb her and headed straight towards the shopping mall.

Inside the mall, Deng Ru spotted a furniture store and was about to step inside.

"Friend, wait!"

A Taoist priest wearing a robe called out to Deng Ru.

Deng Ru stopped in his tracks, sensing divine power emanating from the priest.

However, the priest did not emit any divine power himself, indicating that he was a fanatical follower of a deity.

This was the first time Deng Ru had come into contact with a fanatical follower of another deity since his transformation.

"What do you want from me?"

Deng Ru intended to engage with this follower to see if he could gather any information about the deities in H City.

The priest looked around cautiously before speaking in a low voice.

"Friend, please follow me. There are many people here, and if we're seen, it could spell disaster for both of us and the deities we worship."

Deng Ru was slightly surprised by the secretive nature of their conversation, as if they had to hide it from the deities of H City.

It seemed that these followers and the deities they worshipped had some secrets.