The Ordinary Me is Worshipped as a Deity by the Extraordinary Them - Chapter 179.2

“I carved the rune drawing method of the element collection device onto the alchemy storage tool. As long as this ring isn’t destroyed, no matter which type of elemental factors they are, they will be gradually absorbed and stored within the alchemy storage tool,” Castor explained.

“Similarly, if you want to reverse the flow of elemental power from within the medium into your body, you only need to turn this button on the ring counterclockwise by half a turn, and all the elements within the ring will be transmitted into your body.” Castor pointed to a protrusion on the ancient-styled alchemy ring that looked to be only a quarter the size of a green bean.

Castor was incredibly excited and hoped that Su Li would try out the effects this power could produce right away.

He then said, “Since the ring was only completed a day ago, I suggest you try it out to see exactly how much effect one day’s worth of stored elemental power can produce.”

“By my personal estimation, the power stored within this ring over the course of a day would be approximately half of what’s stored within Egbert’s body.”

Castor then added some supplementary information about Su Li’s physical examination: “Due to your body’s fundamental incompatibility with elements, no matter how massive the elemental power is, when stored within your body for a short time, essentially this power won’t cause any impact on your body due to the conceptual incompatibility.”

“This is a miracle!” Castor exclaimed from the depths of his heart, his eyes gazing at the youth who showed no particularly obvious emotional changes even after learning such conclusions.

The researchers who had once been so distressed about Su Li’s body’s inability to store elements were now equally excited.

This was a miracle, an anomaly completely different from the logic of this world, an absolutely unique impossibility.

It was an extraordinary phenomenon that could only manifest in Su Li!

However…

Su Li’s overly calm expression gradually cooled Castor’s excited mood.

A trace of incomprehensible confusion appeared in the researcher’s eyes. “…Don’t you think this is a miracle?”

Su Li’s expression looked as if he had known the result would be thus, yet also didn’t believe the result was something that could bring earth-shaking changes to himself.

“Perhaps I’m not as happy as you appear to be, but I do indeed think this counts as a miracle,” Su Li voiced his inner thoughts.

“I’m just wondering whether I really need to possess elemental power.”

People definitely wanted to become stronger—this was beyond question.

When knowing that he was in a world where death could come at any moment, only Su Li himself knew how much he truly resisted and how shaken his spirit was.

But now, knowing that he had a way to use this world’s strange energy, Su Li’s thoughts were no longer simply emotional fluctuations due to not having it.

He had thought of much more.

“Just as you said at the beginning, it doesn’t matter whether storage rings are mass-produced or not—everyone around me will spontaneously prepare what I need.”

“Similarly, because of this ‘what I need,’ everyone will spontaneously develop emotions of being needed. Speaking factually, if I possessed elements, would others still develop the feeling of being needed?”

This question struck Castor like a bucket of cold water, leaving him unable to recover for a long while.

The facts were indeed as the youth had said.

If he possessed elemental power, would others still be able to feel that sense of being needed from him?

Very difficult, very difficult…

Castor was even shocked into a cold sweat by the thoughts his own brain produced.

If Su Li possessed elemental power and had means of attack, then by refining this power and allowing the element-storing ring to transmit power into his body in small portions, he would eventually be able to tame this power and use it for various elemental research before the power dissipated within his body.

That meant…

The youth could completely replace Castor’s existence.

There wasn’t even a need to use the word “replace.”

Su Li was only fourteen years old.

His future, even without possessing elemental power, was already an existence that everyone anticipated.

And if he possessed elemental power, would others still feel they had the qualifications to anticipate his future?

They had no relationship whatsoever—neither blood bonds nor anything like childhood friends.

Everyone’s understanding of Su Li’s past was only self-speculation.

Egbert, Cyril, Euphia, Dean Asa, Mark… and many more people—what could define their relationships with Su Li?

Castor couldn’t think of any.

Even he himself could only consider himself Su Li’s subordinate.

If a subordinate’s role could be replaced by oneself, would there still be a need for subordinates?

Panic, bewilderment, stupor, fear.

If not needed, what reason would Castor have to exist?

Too many people had come to Su Li’s side; they could no longer live alone.

Egbert initially hadn’t wanted to live, Cyril didn’t think he had any way to live other than as a beggar, Mark had nearly been schemed to death, and Roy had been pulled back from the brink of death by the youth after experiencing the Crystal Winged Dragon incident in Jisuo Town…

Could these people truly accept without reservation that Su Li had gained power?

They would definitely accept it—Castor acknowledged this point.

But would those people, like him, suddenly develop the awareness of no longer being needed?

Castor felt they definitely would.

Compared to him, who focused most of his attention on research, others had more delicate minds.

Even after confirming that Su Li’s body couldn’t store elemental power, with only his not-particularly-deep understanding of human hearts, Castor could still vaguely detect signs that people around Su Li had breathed a sigh of relief.

Not being needed…

For these humans who had grasped Su Li like a spider’s thread to continue living in the world, how heavy this was.

No matter how complex his thoughts became, Castor still forcibly suppressed everything.

Like a Coke with Mentos added, being forcibly capped during the eruption phase.

Castor said through gritted teeth, “No, it won’t happen. You must believe that everyone’s trust in you can suppress any personal discomfort.”

“But you also said that it’s discomfort that can only be suppressed due to trust in me,” Su Li looked calmly at the ring worn on his index finger.

“I don’t think it’s correct to forcibly suppress one emotion because of another. Emotions defined by humans as negative shouldn’t be suppressed, but rather transformed.” Su Li looked at Castor, whose eyes kept moving.

The researcher himself hadn’t noticed that his panic wasn’t thoroughly hidden as he had imagined.

Su Li indeed wasn’t skilled at reading expressions from faces without obvious changes, but with changes and body language, he couldn’t turn a blind eye either.

“It’s just that even I can’t guarantee that without external pressure, this transformation can happen peacefully.”

“So I don’t plan to tell the others about this.”

“Not because of distrust, but rather because of excessive trust.”

Su Li didn’t say the rest, but Castor had already silently completed it.

Because of sufficient trust—trusting that others could resolve crises before Su Li needed to use this power.

Trusting that others, having already lived once for him, would continue to live for him a second time, a third time, countless times…

Su Li naturally had no need to use this power.

This was just an insurance device.

Like a car with insurance in modern society—after an accident, the insurance company would provide corresponding compensation.

This wasn’t a powerful external force that could completely prevent accidents before they occurred.

Rather, it was a gentle power that could turn the tide after accidents appeared.

Castor couldn’t control his tears flowing.

If he had such power, would he choose not to expose it?

No.

Because having power meant fame, profit, rights, strength, influence…

But Su Li chose to conceal it.

The reason was simply the emotions of those around him.

Castor desperately wanted to ask Su Li: Do you even know? You have never received the honor and glory you rightfully deserve!

All the personnel of Sadina City should thank this youth—because of him, the war against mercenaries hidden beneath endless conspiracies was prevented.

All the humans concealed in the valley of Amikbi should also be grateful that this youth discovered the dangers and disasters another world brought to humanity.

But the vested interests hadn’t yet had time to offer their dedication, and the one who revealed everything and proved everything had already begun choosing to conceal his power because of their feelings.

Looking at Su Li’s consistently calm face, Castor couldn’t say a single superfluous word…

In the end, he could only say, “Even so, you should at least try out one day’s worth of stored elemental power under my supervision. At least this would give you a clear estimation of the power for future use.”

Su Li nodded in agreement, and the two went together to an extremely secluded place to conduct this power experiment.

The youth’s body was too special. After one day’s worth of full elemental reserve power was sent into Su Li’s body, under his manipulation, that power became as natural as a player controlling a game character.

He only needed to raise his hand according to the image in his mind, and everything became as simple as a player holding down computer keys. Flowing attacks were unleashed in the blink of an eye.

The subsequent earth-shaking made Castor retreat uncontrollably, finally sitting down hard on the ground.

Before his eyes was an unfathomably deep, massive trench about a hundred meters long and over five meters wide.

Dust rose everywhere, and countless large trees requiring multiple people to embrace sank within, producing muffled collision sounds from unknown depths.

Only after the dust completely settled did Castor regain his rationality and thinking ability.

The full elemental power, when utilized by Su Li, had no waste whatsoever.

Those forces, when in Su Li’s body that functioned like a relay, instantly covered every cell. Then all cells worked toward the image Su Li’s brain had depicted.

The final result was this incredible, miracle-like trench.

Humans simply couldn’t achieve this level of delicate control.

Even ninth-level monster beasts—those creatures considered divine beasts that could cause devastating damage to human society’s architecture—couldn’t change the natural environment completely with a single strike.

Moreover…

This was only the elemental power stored by the alchemy storage tool in one day.

Would it break?

What was its storage limit?

If the 100-cubic-meter elemental storage tool was filled with elemental factors compressed by the element collection device, then even without using Su Li’s body as a medium, the moment this ring was destroyed, it would probably produce incomparable destructive power…

Ten kilometers radius?

Or a hundred kilometers?

Or an even larger area?

Castor trembled uncontrollably.

He thought Su Li was right.

These researchers were destined to be meteors that streaked across the era.

Meteors were destined to fall silent, but eras… lasted many, many years…

…

Returning to the present, the moment Elvi fell, Su Li already knew he had to make a decision.

He pressed that button on the ring that occupied only a small spot and had always been considered by others as just part of the design style.

The youth turned to look at Egbert, whose expression was worried, gradually recovering from his coughing state.

Su Li, with his green eyes open, had the complete figures of several people reflected in his pupils.

Whether it was Egbert bending over, the Raven crouching on Lan Zhe’s shoulder, or Roy standing arm-in-arm with Gabriel.

“I had thought about never revealing it. I had always been thinking that compared to me, an outsider, interfering additionally in this world, those who should truly change this world ought to be all of you who have always worked so hard.”

Su Li’s voice was inexplicably hoarse.

Egbert’s original worry expanded uncontrollably. “Lord Su Li…”

“I’m fine. I just want to tell you all,” Su Li straightened his body.

His posture was upright, shaped like pine wood.

“I’m sorry that despite understanding I had transmigrated, I always harbored unspoken yet persistent thoughts of returning.”

“I’m also sorry for self-righteously trusting you all, yet when I previously possessed the ability to change the situation, I coldly watched you get hurt…”

“Perhaps people are just like this,” Su Li’s lips curved into a faint smile. “Wanting to silently digest all good and bad things alone, then do their utmost to present everything positive before everyone.”

“However, indeed, compared to all of you who are already adults yet still viewed as ‘children’ by me, the real child has always, always…”

Su Li’s right thumb pressed the button on the storage ring on his index finger.

After the youth turned it counterclockwise by half a turn, instantly, the battlefield stopped, and roars and howls all disappeared.

The humans who had always stood in one corner without participating could only see him smile and say:

“—has always been me.”

And then, different elements that seemed to fill the entire world, with absolute dominance, seized the vision of all living beings…