It was only now that Zeus saw 'himself' as he really looked for the first time.

With hollow eyes and long white hair, he wears an eagle helmet and gold armor, and his appearance is nearly middle-aged but still heroic. 'Odin' held the spear and wore the golden ring of Dropnir in his hand, even if it was just a reproduced image, Zeus could easily judge that the spear was an artifact that was not weaker than the [Thunder Arrow].

But all this is just an illusion, this is just a scene of the past reproduced by the convergence of the forces of the two realms. If Zeus hadn't arrived today, perhaps 'Odin' would have been doing the same thing in his memory over and over again until he exhausted his last power, but when the god-king of Kaos received the world's response in the ritual, Asgard's last resistance was defeated.

If 'Odin' were a real god, he might have been assimilated by the world and become a member of the new world, but it would be just a remnant, a thought. Therefore, it loses the basis of existence, and it is irreversibly moving towards extinction.

It didn't know if its true self had died completely, but as a thought, it was doomed to perish along with the remnants of Asgard's power in the Nine Realms.

"It was an unexpected consequence to swallow his own wife and treat her as his own wisdom. Sure enough, in other worlds, how could the calculations of an 'outsider' like me win over the 'own people' who were favored by fate? ”

With a slightly mocking smile, 'Odin' was a bit of a pity, but it wasn't that pity, because such a result was expected. So he didn't mean to communicate with Zeus, he just took one last greedy look at this illusory world, as if he was reminiscing about the past.

Like Zeus, he thought he was in control of everything after receiving the revelation, but when he picked up the Rune Rune, he also saw the arrival of Ragnarok.

This seemingly equivalent transaction is not equivalent in fact, Odin's eyes can be exchanged for the spring water of the fountain of wisdom, but not for the secret of the runes that analyze the roots of the world. In the same way, a deprived Metis may be more valuable than an eye, but it is certainly not as valuable as a path to the pinnacle of greatness.

So he saw the destruction, and what did Zeus see? Or maybe he's seen it, but he just doesn't know it yet.

From clear to vague, Odin's figure finally dispersed, and the illusion from his memory began to shatter. The real Asgard then appeared in Zeus's perception, but now it was part of the present world.

It is like Hades, it has its own portal, and the front of this portal is in Olympus.

"I don't know how many secrets there are in this world. There are other interfaces besides Kaos, and its end result is destruction? ”

Indifferently watching the 'death' of Odin, Zeus gradually calmed down from his joy. Today's experience has brought him unimaginable gains, but it is an irreproducible miracle, even if it is repeated, it is destined to fail a second time.

This is also something that cannot be helped, after all, the entire ritual was not under the control of Zeus from the beginning, and it was not recognized by the underlying rules of the Kaos world, if there was no power of the Nine Realms, the world would not respond to an inexplicable 'sacrifice' at all.

The planner is Odin's remnant, and the force that supports its operation is the power of the world where the two worlds are intertwined, and Zeus is just a drifter who has been swept into it, and even almost put himself into it. The immortal god of Kaos can't even commit suicide, so how can he sacrifice himself to the world, this is the embodiment of the law from another world.

But not surprisingly, from then on, because of the success of Zeus, and because this ritual was participated in by the world itself, from now on, the sacrifice to the world may really be able to attract some interface power, but the only place that will really be affected is probably a place like the abyss.

As for Kaos himself, unless someone could sacrifice something outside of the world to him, he would simply remain as if he had never existed, and would not respond to any call from God or man.

"What a terrible force the world is. But it turns out that in the trajectory of fate, could I have become so strong? ”

sighed with emotion, but was somewhat puzzled, if it weren't for today's accident, Zeus wouldn't know how he would have to break the game in order to grow to the point where his 'future self' in the ceremony was as powerful. And at the end of the ceremony, the self seemed to say something to him now, but unfortunately the God King couldn't 'hear' it clearly at the moment.

That needs to be done after he goes further, and only the power of waiting can hear the 'warning' of the false self through time and fate.

Yes, Zeus had seen that the self was not real, but only a false future that was temporarily manifested by the power of destiny. Not surprisingly, it never had a chance to materialize.

"Sure enough, fate is not immutable, just like you."

Perceiving the life in his skull, Zeus thought silently.

"In the face of sufficient strength and wisdom, nothing is predestined."

This is the case with this extraordinary daughter, who herself was delayed in her birth and her brother did not even have a chance to come into the world. However, for her existence, Zeus still had a hint of jealousy.

Although she had not yet been born, the moment Metis disappeared, her aura became even more powerful, and even the shield beside her became no longer ordinary.

Perhaps because he was too decisive about Metis, or perhaps because of the change that occurred in the moment he was sacrificed to the world, Zeus felt that the shield that had been turned from the most ordinary sheepskin had special powers. In the face of other damage, it may only be a powerful artifact, but when facing itself, it can even block the attack of [Thunder Arrow].

You'd better not remember what happened before you were born, it's good for you and me."

"You will be my right-hand man, if you really know how to fear power."

There was a moment of silence, and Zeus didn't do anything in the end. Although it has not yet been born, that child is already growing, even accelerating. She has completely left her mother's body and is already half of her birth, and even her divine power is slowly rising.

Not surprisingly, when she was born, she would come into the world as a maiden rather than a baby.

Retracting his thoughts, Zeus refocused his energy on himself. With the ritual of the new harvest, it is more worthy of attention than the strength of one's own power compared to a child who has not been born.

And after carefully sorting out what he had gained, Zeus also roughly understood the direction of what he was going to do next.

There are many essences of rituals, some are imitation, some are borrowing, or something else, and the [Great Ceremony of Kingship] belonging to Zeus is both.

It is based on the 'imitation' of the original God-King, on this basis, it expands to a higher height, and finally theoretically encompasses all rituals, because it shapes the 'royal power', which is a unique 'symbol' belonging to the God-King, and since it is a right, there is naturally no upper limit.

Theoretically, how big the world is, how wide the ritual can cover, everything in this world can give birth to gods, and all gods can be ruled, so the scope of 'royal power' can naturally be infinitely large, and the power can be infinitely strong. But theory is theory, and when it comes to reality, Zeus is still very aware of the difficulty.

Not to mention having the supreme power to suppress the primordial gods, even if he wants to build the most basic part and support the most shallow 'symbol', Zeus needs to have two 'cores' and twelve 'pillars' first.

"The Heavenly Father and the Earth Mother are far apart, so the two poles at the beginning of the ceremony, the God King and the God Queen should be equal in a sense, and there is also a congenital connection, but this point, I seem to have done it."

Looking back, Zeus suddenly found that his plan to gain the authority to [procreate] and then influence his heirs actually solved a problem for him invisibly. He exchanged their respective theocracies with Hera, which made them indeed equal in a sense. And they are blood relatives, which also satisfies the innate connection.

Even the authority of [Fertility] originated from Mother Earth in the first place, and it is only fitting that Hera becomes the other pole of the Great Ceremony.

"Other than that, it's about borrowing. Kingship is in domination, and my own authority is insignificant on the level of the world, but the sum of the gods of the Divine Court is not so. However, simple superposition is only a stacking of quantities, and only the structure that conforms to the ritual can cause qualitative sublimation, so I want to follow the example of the former Heavenly Father and use the 'pillars' of the number of perfections as the skeleton of the ceremony. ”

Ouranos gave birth to twelve Titans and established a generation of gods, so the number 'twelve' has since symbolized the image of perfection in Kaos. The subsequent division of the chronology by Ryan and the stipulation of the months and hours also reinforced, so Zeus also needed twelve gods with different powers to act as the 'pillars' of the divine court in order to support his symbol.

However, after Zeus thought about it a little, he found that the selection of the 'pillar' was by no means easy. They need to have a deep connection to him in some way, and they need to have great divine power. And after thinking about it, the God King reluctantly found that there were not so many qualified gods in the Divine Court today.

Two sisters, two brothers, and then there was no fifth. The alien god of beauty is not as close to him as he thinks, and so is his aunt Themis.

If you want them to be a part of the ritual, you need to make them more deeply connected to themselves and not to the court.

"And the power. Even if the most basic ritual is constructed, it is only a symbolic skeleton constructed by the authority of the gods, and I need to fill it with the same powerful power, otherwise it will only be empty and lacking in divine power. And the best filler is faith. Faith alone cannot touch greatness, but if it is only responsible for providing 'quantity', then it is a perfect existence. ”

Silent contemplation is not only used to fill one's own ritual, but even the twelve powerful divine powers required for the ritual cannot be solved by the power of faith. At this moment, Zeus once again realized the importance of such powers from mortals, and there was almost no upper limit to his own needs for them.

"Crippled is crippled, wait for the birth of my daughter, and then find a way to make Aphrodite 'my own person', then I can at least establish half of the ritual, so that I can also face the current Mother Earth."

Exhaled a breath, although the pressure from the primordial god was still strong, the Earth Mother who really had a direct conflict with him happened to be the weakest one. Slightly relieved, looking at the slowly dissipating illusion around him, Zeus locked on the interface attached to Mount Olympus.

He was still curious about what was in this strange world, and maybe the treasure house of the Otherworldly God King was in it. Since there was still time, he simply went in and took a look.

Not to mention an interface. For it, Zeus also had a lot of ideas.

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No one knows what happened to Olympus, and the collision of worlds is so silent and unpredictable.

Even Ryan, who was far away in the spirit realm, only glanced at the east of the continent a little strangely at first.

Just now, he suddenly found that the authority he left behind had inexplicably shifted its position. Although with the birth of the new gods, the authority of [wisdom] was handed over to the new gods by him, he still deliberately kept a part of it.

The wisdom that remained in Zeus's mind had a special effect in many cases. But at this moment, I don't know why, those remaining powers suddenly lost their masters, and then attached themselves to another god nearby.

Not even just Lane's gift, even the [Hydrology] possessed by Metis itself is no exception. Perceiving what was happening, Ryan tried to follow the link between the authorities to find out what was going on, but there, he felt only two familiar forces cut everything off. Their presence has cut off the planes of time and space from fate, blocking all possibility of exploration, and hiding what is happening behind the scenes behind the layers of fog.

"What's the matter, what's going on at Olympus?"

Reaching out to return the Code of Creation to Ryan, Themis keenly noticed that Ryan's mind did not belong. And the direction he was looking was exactly where Olympus was.

Thinking about what her nephew had done recently, the goddess couldn't help but wonder what he had done.

"Nothing, just a little accident. Zeus. Maybe something special was gained. ”

With his eyes narrowing slightly, Ryan took the codex. Although the world obscures everything, the result is nothing more than that.

The appearance in Olympus is also related to the power of the remnants of the Nine Realms, so there will be no other possibilities. Zeus probably obtained some remnants of the Nine Realms, and the reference was Asgard there, and the source of the accident was probably Odin.

This veteran god-king is not like the first two Kaos, he has been through many storms, presided over several battles of the gods, some against giants, some against Warner gods, and some against the land of the dead, but he has always sat firmly in that position, and Mimir's so-called understanding of him is probably only a part.

Perhaps because of the urgency of time last time, Ryan hastily explored Asgardner still had some behind-the-scenes from Odin, but everything came to naught when the world collapsed. Now Zeus has acquired it, which in turn has caused the impact it has today.

However, compared to Zeus, Ryan is actually more concerned about Kaos, and what role the will of the world plays in this is what really makes him feel vigilant. The priesthood inexplicably lost its master, which was by no means something that Zeus could do, but the world itself was attracted under some special circumstances. What happened to Metis that she fell into such a fate, and even the [Hydrology] given to her by the world changed its owner?

Maybe after that, he will find a chance to go to Olympus to have a look. After all, there are only two existences in this world that can really pose a threat to him, except for the [Flesh and Blood Mother Tree] that is suspected of inheriting the resentment of the world when the Nine Realms were shattered, which is the Kaos world itself.

Whether it was an accident or something else, he had to figure out why.

"Is it Zeus again, who destroyed humanity in the name of Poseidon, simply because Pandora opened the box he had deliberately given. If it weren't for the prayer of the Son of Prometheus, I wouldn't have even noticed it until now. ”

I didn't know what Ryan was thinking, and the Goddess of Justice looked a little serious. Before leaving Olympus, Themis asked Zeus about the attitude of humans to deceive the gods, and the other party gave him a satisfactory answer. It all came from Prometheus, and when he was punished, the guilt of mankind would be forgiven.

He did, so the bronze humans lived a few more years. But he only found a new excuse for his destruction, so just a dozen years later, humanity finally perished.

"So what are you going to do, to question Zeus's justice as a god-king?"

Mentioned casually, then Ryan shook his head again.

If it's him, Ryan doesn't care if it's reasonable or unreasonable, I don't think what you're doing is right, then it's over for you. But Themis doesn't have that strength on the one hand, and on the other hand, her character doesn't do that.

Zeus is indeed 'fishing for law enforcement', but the person who really executes it is Poseidon who took the initiative to come up. Even Hades, he warned in advance not to open the box, and did not deliberately target humans afterwards, but indiscriminately sent plagues and disasters to the earth, in this case, Themis may not have the right reason to do something.

"No, although Zeus acquiesced in all this, silence is his right. So I just answered the prayers of Decalion and Pila, and also to witness the birth of a new generation of humanity. As for Poseidon"

With a calm expression, the goddess of justice pressed the golden sword on her waist. What she was going to do, she didn't even ask.

"Okay then."

Nodding, Ryan stopped focusing on the little things and moved on to something else.

"But I have another thing. Since you have laid the foundation for the future laws of mankind, you can't solve all the problems of mortals on your own. ”

"Even if every trial is carried out according to your requirements and in accordance with the rules, which can be the basis for the future of mankind, I am afraid that you will not even have time to rest for a while."

Since the last Mephistopheles, Themis has come to realize that if she wants to prevent this from happening and allow the human judgment to be held fairly, then she needs to set a standard for them.

But as Ryan said, it is impossible for her to oversee the judgments of all mortals alone, especially in the foreseeable future, when humans with the ability to reproduce will be all over the land, even if it is a god, it is impossible for Themis to spend her time on these things every day.

"So you have any suggestions?"

Raising an eyebrow, Themis asked. She knew that since Ryan had talked about it, she must have had something special in mind.

"Sort of, one of my angels gave me a head, maybe you can establish a church and let mortals guard the justice of judgment for you."

"Those who agree with your ideas, respect your deeds, and are willing to offer your faith to you may be awarded your emblem. They will adjudicate the mortal world in your name, and only the truly significant events will deserve your personal attention. And if they turn their backs on the faith, you have a good reason to punish them for their betrayal. ”

Smiling slightly, Ryan said what he had planned for a long time. Across from him, the Goddess of Law nodded, but then shook her head again.

"But I have nothing to give them, and even if they are my followers, I should not let them serve me for free."

"No, you have."

Meeting Themis's gaze, Ryan said slowly:

"To those who are religiously enough to follow your path, I can call the shots and give you their souls. You can promise them that after they die, they will enjoy all the good things in your kingdom and live longer than they were before. ”

"But I don't have such a place. Looks like you're ready? ”

With an inexplicable look, Themis had already reacted, and in this matter, Ryan definitely had other plans.

However, she was not disgusted, because since the first legislation 10,000 years ago, Ryan has indeed gained something, but she has also reaped the benefits every time.

"I can't talk about preparation, but you just need to spend some divine power and build it."

Smiling slightly, Ryan affirmed.

"As for me, I have no other requirements, except for one thing, the place where it is established is naturally determined by me."

(End of chapter)