The Anti-Intellectualism Demon King’s World Invasion

Chapter 36. Disaster Zone – First –

At the current point, just before the disaster zone, unfortunately, I couldn’t raise the 〈Life〉 score to 80,000 points.

But overall, it was high, so it’s fine.

「World of Veen

Life LV.9: 75,888 Acquired 1 new excellent trait

Military LV.9: 62,277 Acquired 2 new excellent traits

Industry LV.7: 15,701 Acquired 1 new general trait and 2 new excellent traits

Technology LV.6: 4,457 Acquired 1 new excellent trait

Culture LV.0: 2

Politics LV.0: 5

Mystery LV.8: 29,782 Acquired 2 new excellent traits

Faith LV.8: 23,029

Total Score LV.8: 211,112」

Life = 『Group Evolution: When granting or removing the same trait to multiple groups, divine efficiency increases by 200%.』

Military = 『Human Hunter Job: The upper job of hunter. Unlocks the human hunter job.』 『Assassin: The upper job of thief. Unlocks the assassin job.』

Industry = 『Construction Expert: Buildings are constructed more stably.』 『Coral Industry: Gains various advantages in industries using coral materials.』 『Shell Industry: Gains various advantages in industries using shell materials.』

Technology = 『Understanding of Space-Time: It becomes easier to obtain the characteristics and 〈powers〉 of the 〈space-time〉 series.』

Mystery = 『Advanced Spirit Creation: It becomes easier to establish spirit creations. You can grant one excellent characteristic to the created spirit creation.』 『Neurological Spirit Creation: You become more proficient in spirit creations using the nervous system.』

‘Job change’ was something that allowed each entity in the game to become stronger in a specific direction.

When you reach a higher job, the lower job is automatically unlocked, but if you have lower job characteristics like my 『Mage Job Change』 and 『Battle Mage Job Change』, you can also receive lower job bonuses.

As a result, my candies became assassins, and my carnivorous gums became human hunters. I think I chose the characteristics well. But there’s one thing that bothers me.

“About 『Neurological Spirit Creation』, did you make it because of me?”

“No? Player Sesaisa didn’t know, but it’s a very common technology in some worlds.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes. It’s amazing that Mr. Bean created it without any academic foundation, but actually, creatures like [Syrup] are not that rare when you look at the entire dimension. However, the Dessert Legion seems to be truly unique across all dimensions…”

I see. Anyway. This completes the preparation.

My life score is 75,000 points, 2.5 times higher than before. Military power has risen endlessly to over 60,000 points. And the transcendent level of faith and mystery points. Now, in my world, Yogurtos can use magic all day without worrying about depletion.

And the clones worked hard to finally create a new Dessert Legion. They put the simplest form of [Spirit] into [Dough] and connected the material and spirit with [Syrup].

So the spirit could move the dough’s body without dying. It could function both as a monster that eats flow and as a creature that eats organic matter, making it a complete Dessert Legion, and now it’s [Bread].

Ah. Come to think of it, I should call the spirits put in like that [Milk] instead of just spirits.

“Why do you call it milk?”

Because I’m going to put syrup in it to make [Yogurt].

“Oh, I see…”

It’s a legion that follows Yogurtos. The spirits that can fly in the sky receive energy through syrup connected to Creamland and can use magic, unlike bread, which is responsible for physical attacks.

Honestly, I don’t know why they can use magic, but it worked when I tried.

“What is that?”

That’s how evolution in biology works. You just try it, and it works.

So, looking at it, I now have divine power beyond imagination, and 『Divine Unity』 that can instantly detect any threat to the entire world.

In addition, the world is filled with powerful life, and the ever-evolving mighty bread and yogurt, the crocodile, the predator of the river, the camel, the monster of the cactus forest, the candies that can hunt all those monsters, the gums that eat those candies, the biscuits that eat those gums, and Yogurtos that can turn those biscuits into fried chicken.

“Yogurtos. Did you gain an understanding of the 〈space-time〉 series mystery?”

【Yes, my creator. I can’t obtain it now because I’ve reached my limit, but if I get promoted, I can immediately research space-time magic.】

Thanks to the legendary characteristic 『Master of Magic』, Yogurtos is good at research and quickly learns and uses new magic. It seems to have increased its understanding of 〈space-time〉 while researching 《Space-Time Boundary》.

There are many powerful 〈space-time〉 series magics. Many of them partially lift the restrictions on inter-world travel, provide mobility, and so on… You can tell just by looking at what Shikadoz did alone in my world. It would be beneficial in many ways if Yogurtos practiced space-time magic.

Good. Now I can win no matter what disaster strikes. Bring on the disaster.

「The disaster section has begun.」

At the same time, a message was heard, and time stopped.

I naturally looked at the angel. The angel looked down at me with the same serious attitude as when explaining the rules.

“Alright. Although you have already heard enough explanations, I will explain the ‘disaster zone’ once again as it is a regulation.”

Okay.

“Immediately after the 5th collision, a ‘disaster zone’ will arrive after a protection period. In the ‘disaster zone’, one disaster is always forecasted.

This ‘inevitable disaster’ must be resolved with the world’s capabilities, and if the forecasted disaster is not resolved before the disaster zone ends, you will acquire a ‘penalty trait’. The penalty trait cannot be removed by any means within the game until you disembark or are eliminated.

The inevitable disaster is completely random, but it is ‘certain’ that a level 5 disaster will occur based on the current standard level. Perhaps a disaster that the player’s world can immediately resolve will occur, or a disaster that can never be resolved may occur.

However, the ‘inevitable disaster’ always has conditions and only gives penalties when the disaster zone ends.”

So it’s just a quest. A quest that would be extremely troublesome if not achieved.

But if this were all, it wouldn’t be called a game.

“And depending on the player’s discretion, up to three additional disasters can be received. The types of these disasters are completely random!

Some occur immediately, some are forecasted, and perhaps something that can be used beneficially might appear, though it is called a disaster. The sure thing is, if these three disasters can be overcome, they will bring immense benefits to the player’s world.

The power of the additional disasters is equally level 5. The benefits received will correspond to that. Specifically, you can think of it as receiving the reward for winning the 5th collision once more.”

That’s right. This is the problem.

Along with the mandatory quest that must be achieved, there are three optional quests that can be accepted or not.

Ideally, I want to accept all three optional quests. The anti-intellectualism build is strong in the beginning and weakens over time.

And the benefits obtained are given in the form of ‘traits’ or semi-permanent advantages. So, if possible, I should accept all three in the beginning.

But after calmly thinking it over, I said.

“You said level 5 disaster… The criteria for determining the ability level and the world level are different.”

“The world level is the standard. Specifically, it always hits the maximum, so a disaster with a difficulty of 32,673 may occur. Of course, the difficulty does not correspond 1:1 with the ability score, so if there are many conditions that make it difficult to resolve, the required ability score will be lower.”

I have 210,000 points. In other words, even if a 30,000-point disaster occurs four times, 90,000 points will remain.

“After the disaster zone ends, there is another protection period, followed by a world collision. I will give you a table now, so please check the specific length of the protection period.”

So I checked the time, and although it was ample, it wasn’t that long if the world was completely destroyed. Just barely enough to restore it.

“About that ‘disaster’, I have to decide how many to receive at once, right?”

“That’s correct.”

“Do all the disasters occur simultaneously?”

“Yes. They do not occur sequentially.”

“Then, receiving disasters as 1+1 and 1+3 would not just double the difficulty, but actually be more difficult since multiple disasters would be faced simultaneously. Does the reward increase accordingly?”

“No.”

In other words, receiving additional disasters would be extremely difficult and inefficient.

But can the rewards themselves be received a little more…?

“Is there a penalty if the additional disaster is not resolved by the end of the disaster period?”

“Not exactly, but additional disasters generally cause continuous damage, so if you can’t resolve them, it will be continuously painful.”

I thought for a moment and then made up my mind.

“I will take the maximum of three additional disasters.”

“I respect that choice. Then, let’s start the ‘disaster period’!”

Because I possessed the ‘Divine Unity,’ I could perceive all the changes happening in the world simultaneously. At least, I wouldn’t be caught off guard by any disaster.

So, what is coming?

∞

What is beauty?

Why do we find joy in seeing beauty?

There is beauty in everything in the world. The being once called a god respected all forms of beauty in various beings and could understand them all.

Ah, but now, in this fragmented state, I cannot enjoy even the minimum aesthetics.

What a sorrowful thing. If only someone could show me something beautiful…!

Inevitable Disaster: [Longing: Beauty] There must be at least one thing in the world with a ‘beauty’ score of 540 or higher. It doesn’t matter if it’s an ‘entity,’ ‘terrain,’ ‘object,’ or ‘consciousness.’

Failure Penalty: ‘Wretched Being: From now on, no heroic entities will appear, and all existing heroic ideal entities will be demoted to ordinary entities.’

∞

Listen to my story.

Embrace my story.

If you follow my story, you too will become such a being.

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So hurry and obtain my story! For you, there is nothing of value except this!

Additional Disaster: [Inspiration from Beyond] Entities in the world will extremely pursue the direction of increasing ‘culture’ and ‘charm,’ and will extremely avoid the direction of decreasing ‘culture’ and ‘charm.’ If the ‘culture’ score reaches 4,085 or higher, this change will stop.

Success Bonus: Depending on the direction of the interpreted story, you will gain one trait related to ‘charm.’

∞

My name is Yog-Tosos. I am a being created by the creator who is considered a god.

But why should I follow the commands of such a being?

I am great enough. I possess the powerful strength to trample insignificant creatures. And I have intelligence and knowledge that surpasses his understanding.

I deserve to be worshipped! Not to serve anyone!

Additional Disaster: [Arrogance] The legendary creation [Yog-Tosos] gains the trait of arrogance. This can be either good or bad. If the creation manifests this trait positively, it will be a powerful advantage.

∞

Pain! Pain! Pain!

Something, something has entered my body!

Get it, get it out! It’s eating away at my body!

Additional Disaster: [Parasite] All living creatures have been infected with a terrible parasite. This could be either a good thing or a bad thing. Infected creatures will evolve to resist the parasite in the future.

∞

Hmm. So.

The inevitable disaster that must be resolved is demanding a score of 540 in 〈Beauty〉, not 〈Charm〉, in this dreadful dessert desert.

The first disaster is also forcing a score of 4,085 in 〈Culture〉 in an ecosystem with a culture level of 2.

The second disaster has instilled disloyalty and arrogance in [Yogurtos], which could have raised 〈Beauty〉 in my world, making it uncontrollable.

The third disaster is the parasite. Well, this seems like it could be resolved on its own…

Hmm.

We’re doomed.

“We’re really doomed. Usually, disasters demand the lowest stats, but to think that two disasters would target the weakest 〈Culture〉…”

But it’s okay. When you invest extremely in one area, your ability to handle various fields inevitably drops.

Look at it this way. As long as we raise 〈Culture〉 and 〈Charm〉, both disasters will be resolved. If one demanded 〈Culture〉 and the other 〈Politics〉, how difficult would that be?

Even if we don’t consider 〈Culture〉, the core disaster can be resolved by persuading and promoting Yogurtos to perform beauty-related shows.

“That may be true, but do you have a way to raise culture from 2 to over 4,000 in a short period? What about charm?”

“It’s fine. The disaster is tough, but the solutions are interconnected and not that complicated. It’s just extremely difficult… Time and resources are the issue.”

“Excuse me?”

“I can persuade Yogurtos, and there’s a way to resolve all three disasters at once.”

“Oh… What is it? I can’t even imagine a way to resolve the parasite, culture, and charm all at once.”

But in biology, it’s a very common solution.

“I will introduce s*xual reproduction to my creatures.”

“…?”

Just wait. You’ll be amazed.