The preparation time for the creation of man was destined to be long, so Zeus put this matter aside for the time being.

The remnants of the last generation of humanity, he had intended to destroy. It's a good thing that we can reuse waste now.

However, compared to the past, the lifespan of new humans should be greatly shortened, after all, they did not directly accept the baptism of [life] itself like the previous two generations, but used 'second-hand' materials.

"That's fine, if Prometheus said that the humans who 'don't modify their minds' are nothing special, then they can die soon, and I can imitate the gold and silver humans in turn, and try again."

"It's only a few hundred years, and I can afford to wait for this little time."

After thinking about it for a moment or two, Zeus returned to the shrine where the banquet was held.

He still has great expectations for the creation of man, after all, before Kronos, the starry sky also has a master, and the previous generation of sun gods has not even touched the peak of powerful divine power.

The same is true of presiding over legislation, which is more the work of Themis, in which the god-kings of the previous generations played a limited role, but only the creation of man was different.

This was the first to be proposed by Kronos, and the actual implementation was carried out by two gods.

Master of the spirit realm, the embodiment of the earth. Perhaps there is something really special about human beings that makes these three beings who have touched the great ones so attentively.

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Three days later, inside the palace of Mount Olympus.

Zeus bid farewell to the gods one by one, and watched his two brothers and sisters leave, and the mountain became somewhat empty.

"Aerys, my messenger, go and destroy the remaining silver humans on the land. Return them to what they were before they were created, and then bring them to Me. ”

The object of Zeus's command was Aerys, the goddess of the rainbow, who was the son of Pontus and the daughter of Taumas, the wonder of the sea. In the past ten years of strife, she has often communicated messages among the gods, and with a speed that ordinary gods cannot match, it is only fitting that she can deal with humans.

As for whether the other party can do it, there is nothing to question about it. Gods who have lost their divine power also have powers that mortals cannot imagine, after all, the divine body is naturally extraordinary, and it is far from being comparable to extraordinary things.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Whispering, the notoriety of the Silver Humans had long since spread among the gods, and the rainbow goddess Aerys was not surprised that they would be destroyed. So after a reply, she turned into a rainbow light and flew into the distance.

"It's time for me to go, too."

Without any gods with him, Zeus left Olympus alone.

Whatever the result at Delphi, he would prefer to know it to himself alone, and to have no other superfluous people.

Riding the thunder and flying high in the sky, overlooking the creatures on the earth, Zeus clearly felt that the farther away he was from the sacred mountain, the more sluggish the divine power in his body became. Eventually, it stays still when it slows to a certain point, but this sluggishness intensifies again as long as he tries to get close to the earth.

"Is this the shackle that this world has prepared for the gods? I can still use my authority to influence the climate of the entire world, but it will be pure, natural thunder and rain, not thunder and lightning that can harm the gods. ”

After a slight judgment, Zeus found that the world's restrictions on divine power were not as absolute as he thought, in fact, he could still forcibly exert a very small part of his divine power and shake the mountains as in the past, but at the cost of being counterattacked by the rules after an instant.

"There's no need."

Shaking his head slightly, Zeus did not feel that he had the need to violate the law and forcibly exert his power on the earth.

Flying in mid-air, after a long time, the front of the god-king became empty.

On the earth, many buildings from the previous era have risen one after another, which are the creations of the golden man. Even after thousands of years, they are still standing.

"Here we are."

Among the many buildings, Zeus recognized the most special one at a glance. The Oracle of Delphi, the creation of the gods at the foot of Mount Parnassus, the world's first temple built under the fingers of the ancient gods.

The years have not brought the slightest trace of it, and the stone surface is as smooth as new. Although he didn't feel any actual power, the ancient temple in front of him still gave Zeus a vague sense of oppression.

It was brought about by the presence of the enshrined in the temple. Not to mention the previous god kings, the other two gods have left a trace of their own power here, turning into eternal 'god statues'.

Although it was only a hint, when the spirit world was opened to the present world and Mother Earth became one with the Body, these two forces also changed.

"Has no one come to ignore my existence?"

His heart sank slightly, they had already come here, but no one had come to greet him, Zeus did not believe that Mother Earth did not know about his arrival.

Just as any god who is close to Olympus will be perceived by him, it is impossible for Mother Earth to be ignorant of her own coming to Delphi in such a bright spot.

If you know but don't react, you can only show that you don't welcome it.

But since he came, it was impossible to go back directly, Zeus fell directly to the ground. As he approached the earth, the shackles of the law deepened further, and he was a little uncomfortable with the feeling of being suppressed by his divine power. When this was done, the god-king decided to walk in the mortal world as little as possible.

"Let's go take a look."

It seems that the tall arch of the temple, stepping on the bluestone slab in front of the oracle, Zeus passed by twelve tall stone pillars.

The pillars are painted with different portraits, landscapes and techniques, some of which were present at the beginning and some of which appeared automatically over the next millennia.

They tell the story of how the gods created the creatures of the Golden Age, the birth of the first humans, the past of the king of men seeing the gods in a dream, and the poem that was only half listened to.

In the end, everything stops at the collapse of Mount Odils, which seems to symbolize the disappearance of the golden man.

"Poetry."

I don't know why, looking at the picture depicted on the stone pillar, Zeus remembered his inexplicable intuition when he left the abyss. Once again, he felt as if he had lost something.

Somewhat irritable, he attributed it to the uneasiness of limited divine power. Zeus stepped into the temple with his head held high and strode towards the core.

Along the way, there are many intersecting passages leading to various side halls, where statues of different gods stand. But he wasn't distracted, he just went all the way in.

Eventually, in the center of the oracle, Zeus saw the three stone platforms floating in mid-air.

One is slightly lower, located in the center, symbolizing the god-king ruling the world and giving all things the right to exist; The two towers, slightly higher and located on both sides, symbolize the transcendence of the ancient gods, endowing mortal beings with bodies and souls.

However, in front of Zeus at this moment, only the stone platforms on either side were 'gods': one replaced by a vase with a special shape, and the other was a changing symbol.

But in the center, the stone platform belonging to the God King was empty, and nothing existed.

"Who's there?"

Suddenly, Zeus turned his head suddenly. Perhaps it was because his divine power was suppressed, and his senses became dulled a lot, and it was not until the visitor entered the temple that he suddenly discovered the whereabouts of the other party.

However, the visitor did not hide his figure, it was a woman with a charming face. But Zeus could see at a glance that it was a nymph born from a forest.

"I'm Moanda, Your Majesty."

Bowing slightly in the distance, the nymph fairy said respectfully:

"Mother Earth ordered me and my sisters to watch over this place before she fell asleep, and told me that the world would have a new ruler. It was indeed my fault that I failed to meet you in advance. ”

(End of chapter)