We look at the world once, in childhood. The rest is memory.
~ Louise Glück
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Hillel was like a bus carrying this boatload of passengers, plunging toward that burning star.
The Sun!
Observing the Sun up close, what one saw was definitely not just a star, but a surging, roaring ocean of plasma.
The tycoons looked down at their feet with faces full of terror.
That was a sea of fire sufficient to devour all desires.
The ten-thousand-meter-high prominences, just like waterfalls of fire casually torn apart by gods, violently rose, twisted, and fell before their eyes.
Just like the tides on Earth.
But every time the solar prominence surged, the energy released could vaporize the entire Earth.
They were close at hand, but the Bio-field blocked out the light and heat.
What kind of mighty power was this!!
"Power is power! You old farts, can all the nuclear bombs on Earth combined withstand a single outbreak of solar wind?" Hillel wore a cruel smile on the corners of his mouth.
These people trembled all over, instinctively wanting to escape, but they were pinned to their chairs by Hillel.
"Then please sit tight, everyone, and let’s continue sightseeing to our next stop!"
With a flick of Hillel’s wrist, the few of them made a beautiful turn and flew toward the depths of the solar system.
Jupiter.
On that gas giant, the Great Red Spot was a superstorm that had raged for hundreds of years without stopping, slowly rotating beside them at this moment.
Saturn.
The rings composed of hundreds of millions of ice crystals and rock fragments flowed with dreamlike radiance like diamonds under the sunlight.
Hillel brought them through the asteroid belt.
Then they plunged into the freezing Neptune.
Afterwards, on the orange-red surface of Mars, he scooped up a handful of crimson soil.
And Venus.
The sky was filled with highly toxic sulfuric acid rain.
Hillel freely opened his arms, letting the destructive raindrops bathe his whole body, just like a true deity.
The Bio-field protected everyone’s minds so that they wouldn’t go directly insane while being exposed to it.
Frame by frame.
Every single image was a cosmic wonder that humans could never witness with their own eyes even if they exhausted their entire lives and spent trillions of dollars.
Hillel was even acting as if he were showing off his skills.
Casually, he gave a light push toward an oncoming asteroid, and this asteroid—ten times larger than the one that smashed into Earth a billion years ago—deviated from its original orbit and flew deep into the void.
Immediately after, Hillel wiped his eyes and aimed at the outer periphery of a distant Planet.
Omega Beams gushed out.
Like a paintbrush in the hands of a god, with a gentle sweep along that stellar belt stretching for hundreds of millions of kilometers, that entire asteroid belt composed of countless giant rocks...
Instantly!
Turned to ashes and smoke!
What kind of mighty power was this?
The pupils of the old farts had completely lost focus.
At this moment, everything they were proud of—wealth, power, connections, wisdom... all of it—was as tiny as a joke in front of this man who could give a Planet a middle part!
To think they actually wanted to verify the opponent’s strength?
And even used such laughable... firecrackers as nuclear bombs to make examples?
"You have money and power; you can spend tens of millions to go into space for a few minutes of tourism, and then come back to brag about it for a lifetime!"
"But judging by your lifespans and human technological development... to put it bluntly!"
"Even if you replace all the organs in your bodies ten times over, replace your blood with a young person’s, and pull your wrinkles up to the top of your skulls, you will never see the day of interstellar travel in this lifetime!"
"But the Super-speed Healing I possess can repair every aging, diseased, and cancerous cell in your bodies!"
"I can make your heart beat vigorously as if you were twenty years old! Telomerase? Repairing it is a breeze for me,"
"I can let you live another one or two hundred years in a healthy, disease-free, and pain-free state!"
"So, tell me now!"
"What should you call me?"
The scene was dead silent.
Immortality!
The information extracted by their brains finally turned into four simple words.
These four words didn’t matter much to ordinary people.
Most people might not necessarily want immortality, because living is painful, but to these few capitalist tycoons, a lifetime was simply too short!
At this age, money had long since become just a number.
They only feared Death.
"Originally, seeing that the speed of your money transfers was fast enough and accurate enough, I gave you a chance to see me!"
"But you guys don’t seem to cherish this opportunity much."
"You actually made me visit you in person?"
Hillel looked disdainful.
However, he turned his head and smiled again. "But who am I? The Guardian of the World, I have a merciful heart, so I’ll give you another chance!"
"One hundred billion!"
"Each!"
"Listen well to my words, one hundred billion each!"
"Whoever transfers the money fast and accurately, I can consider doing a comprehensive check-up for you. Wherever someone has a problem in their body, I’ll fix it along the way, understand?"
The few of them nodded mechanically.
It was near madness!
What a joke!
Immortality!
With their status and connections, money was just a number. Even if they transferred all the companies, stocks, and real estate under their names to The Guardian, they would gladly exchange them for immortality.
"Don’t rush, our sightseeing tour isn’t over yet, and I haven’t heard the answer I want from your mouths!"
Hillel’s eyes lit up. "Which of you is a believer in God?"
Most of them tremblingly raised their hands.
Those old folks, well.
Very normal.
"Very well, let’s go to the next stop!"
Hillel suddenly accelerated.
This time he jumped at faster-than-light speed, and the stars all over the sky instantly stretched into brilliant rays of light, crazily retreating and annihilating behind them.
This time, they flew out of the solar system.
Pillars of Creation!
When those pillars condensed from interstellar gas and cosmic dust spanned across the void, the brains of these people were already lingering on the verge of collapse; even with the comfort of the Bio-field, it was a bit inadequate.
That scene could not be described by any language.
If God had a dwelling place, it must be right here!
The nebulae intertwined with countless colors were like a canvas left behind by gods.
They saw destruction and recovery at the same time; stellar bodies were burning, time was collapsing, and souls... were trembling!
The Pillars of Creation were breeding newborn stars.
It was just that when the light traveled to Earth, thousands of years had already passed.
Someone completely failed to hold on, collapsing directly onto the chair with vacant eyes, as if having received the blessing of the King.
Sanity wiped out!
Humans simply could not understand such a magnificent scene.
[Capitalist Giants (Key Group) — Emotional Changes: Insignificance, Desire for Immortality, Worldview Collapse, Absolute Awe]
[Acquired Ability Points: +187,600]
Hillel withdrew his gaze with satisfaction.
That was about it.
If these old fellows were allowed to look a bit longer, someone might really ascend to heaven on the spot and go see God early.
That wouldn’t be very nice.
Hillel turned his body around, entered faster-than-light jump, and instantly returned to Earth.
He brought the few of them plunging toward the Planet.
Vought Tower.
Everything was no different from when they left.
A large hole was blown open at the top of the building, and the distant starry sky in space could be seen—they had just been immersed in it.
Hillel sat cross-legged in the air, with red light shining in his eyes.
"Now tell me, what should you call me?"
Someone had already knelt at his feet, knocking their head against the ground.
"Oh, God!"
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