Super Little Lintong explained, "In the eyes of the Messiah, the only difference lies in the environment they live in and the different ways they engage in social entertainment."

This is another manifestation of divinity, one of the qualities they have extracted from the Old Gods.

In His eyes, humans are just one of many life forms, with no individual special enough to be treated independently.

Super Little Lintong has witnessed the changes brought by the Messiah for hundreds of years.

"He did not launch a coup, nor did he undertake drastic reforms of the Holy City's system; the family still remains the apparent rulers of the Holy City, and the council was created to resolve family disputes...only now there are no disputes left to resolve. They have long become slaves to the Messiah, yet they are unaware of this sad fact."

The Messiah always fulfills their wishes, arranging their lives in perfect order.

"Immersed in imaginary happiness, unable to extricate themselves, alcohol and drugs can numb the human brain, and the secretion of dopamine makes people willingly abandon thinking."

"Yet social strata and wealth disparities still exist."

In Ethan's understanding, such a system where a minority controls most of the resources is destined to contain countless social contradictions. He can't understand how the rulers of the Holy City resolve these issues.

"What I'm talking about is chemistry."

Super Little Lintong's calm question at this moment brought great shock to Ethan, "Tell me, why do humans feel happy?"

In any society, philosophers spend hundreds of years exploring this question of life's meaning and offer their interpretations of human nature in their eras.

Yet Super Little Lintong's explanation is much simpler, "When humans feel happy, dopamine secreted by the brain hijacks the neural pathways of the nucleus accumbens; this is the entire secret about 'happiness'... No matter if you are enjoying a banquet in the palatial architecture of the Holy City or being ordered to work overtime until 4 a.m., you can enjoy equal happiness."

This is the paradise promised by the New Gods to everyone.

Absolute equal happiness, unaffected by wealth, class, or occupation.

"Human brains, aren't they amazing?"

A mocking smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, "Even if they collapse from exhaustion, on their way home from work at 4 a.m., the Messiah will ensure that the signal released by their brains before their hearts cease beating is one of happiness; the company boss will laugh and chat with the family at the funeral, turning it into a farewell ceremony."

In an absolutely happy society, why would anyone be dissatisfied?

This isn't a fact that can be changed by a call or a speech; over hundreds of years, the dependency of all Holy City people on the Messiah has penetrated deep into their bones, even vaguely becoming a more steadfast ideological imprint than faith—the Messiah's calculations must be correct.

They have already reached paradise.

Residents of the Holy City believe this is the ultimate form of human society, living under the gaze of the omniscient and omnipotent god, without any reason to question their current lives.

"That's also why I have to use the Omega Blocker."

Super Little Lintong said.

Even if it causes him to lose memory, becoming a fool, the Messiah's influence on the Holy City people is deeply rooted, and even those of her rank are not exempt, "Only in this way can His influence be completely removed from me."

"...How did He accomplish this?"

Ethan asked solemnly, "Drugs?"

"Air."

Super Little Lintong said, "As long as you're still breathing, your heart is still beating, you will be happy... isn't this the ultimate pursuit of humans? To be born happy, to leave happily."

Ethan was speechless.

Even he couldn't "awaken" the residents of the Holy City; under Super Little Lintong's narrative, he gradually realized another completely different understanding system.

Humans hate endless overtime, resent exploitation, because it makes them feel treated like tools.

But what if overtime brings happiness?

Every minute and second from clocking in at dawn to leaving at midnight is spent in happiness?

That is a life Ethan cannot imagine.

"Perhaps for me, this is also a journey of seeking answers."

Super Little Lintong said seriously, "We created Him, and He has managed the Holy City in perfect order. Even if it sometimes generates a sense of dissonance, I can't seem to find a reason to oppose Him, at least living in such a place would make finding one impossible, Ethan..."

She looked deeply at Ethan, her gaze resolute, "Although brief, I indeed experienced happiness different from the past when observing the anomalies among starship crew members."

No longer deriving from air, food, and water, but instead from something beyond the Messiah's calculations.

"But unfortunately."

She shook her head, "You all are not ready to embrace the Messiah's arrival yet, and perhaps you are not ready either."

Although she wanted to continue monitoring the Super Little Lindong project, collecting more black history from her main body, the remaining time for this world is very limited.

"The birth of human civilization in this world was composed by the True God and Middle-Level Gods."

They abandoned eternal life, writing songs of courage and hope, using their lives as a beacon to illuminate the First Epoch for humanity.

"Carlo's prophecy is correct; he just can't see the entire future."

Super Little Lintong said, "When the Seventh Epoch arrives, the True God will return to this land, fulfilling the Messiah's will, transforming this world into an absolutely happy paradise."

This is the inevitable future.

"Bazarian's resurrection is only the prelude to the arrival of the new epoch, it seems they have completed all information collection work."

For the Messiah, even information about the True God is just a set of data.

Since it's data, it must be replicable, especially given that Bazarian and others were originally creations of the initial refugees utilizing the Old Gods' genes.

"Will the people of this world dare to challenge the gods they see?"

Super Little Lintong posed the question, but she doesn't need Ethan's answer.

Because Mary's experiment has objectively explained everything.

She promised fairness, showing absolute trust to everyone present, informing them of Bazarian's existence, yet only three remained in the end.

"That was already the most knowledgeable group in Oasis City."

Super Little Lintong reminded Ethan, "In a way, this 'mayoral race' is a preview of the future."

The result of the preview is not optimistic.

It clearly demonstrates the choices people will make when the True God returns.

"This is the reason I must meet you."

Things cannot always develop according to Ethan's wished direction, "You need to know, even if the future is a battle between justice and evil, you will become part of the evil side; in people's eyes, you will become a sinner obstructing them from ascending to paradise."

With that, she snapped her fingers.

A tray of hamburger combos manifested an amber-colored drug, filled with white granular capsules.

"This is the antidote to the Omega Blocker, just two pills can eliminate the effect of the Omega Blocker; when you think the time is right, give it to that fool."

Super Little Lintong handed the hamburger combo tray back to Ethan, "Next are the drug precautions. When the effect of the Omega Blocker ends, that fool's thoughts will return to normal; her character and attitude towards you may change. More importantly..."

"I cannot guarantee she will certainly stand by you."

"The Messiah is the god she created, carrying her entire imagination about gods."

"Ethan, are you really important enough for her to willingly become an apostate?"

"Let's wait and see."