The world has a multi-level structure, and this is often a universal norm. In most myths, the world is divided into two, with both an interface that symbolizes the yang side and an interface that symbolizes the yin side.

Even as the myth continues, this subdivision of the world will happen further. Just like the Thirty-Three Days in the East and Heaven and Hell in the West, this seems to reflect a problem: just as the social structure has become more complex with the development of human beings, so should the world. The multi-layered structure contributes to the growth of its internal circulation, as well as the stability of the world itself.

So what Ryan did before was actually something similar. He tried to create a circle of [Inner Realm] in the center of the fifth level of the spirit realm, and their composition did not involve faith, but was simply composed of elements: and the interface of [Seven Hills Heaven], which was constructed by emotions, beliefs, and some elemental energy, was the [Outer Realm], nested on the periphery of the fifth layer of the spirit realm.

One mile and one outside, the chaotic space-time is anchored in a three-dimensional ring, so that this layer of interface can support life activities—even extraordinary beings like the Celestials.

However, all of this, while well conceived, failed in the beginning. Ryan's envisioned [Inner Realm] should have six, and [Earth] [Water] [Wind] and [Fire] are divided into four directions, dividing most of the elemental forces in the world into categories. Those that are difficult to divide are divided into two pure energy interfaces, [positive energy] and [negative energy], according to their tendencies, and are located in the upper and lower directions.

The six layers are three-dimensional diamond-shaped to wrap the core of the fifth level of the spirit realm, and then support the space-time of the interface and the future outer realm. In the future, the realm of belief in gods and illusory stars will be mixed in to form a complete fifth spiritual realm.

However, the idea was good, but when it was his turn to act, Ryan found that it didn't work at all, not only because the control of the spirit world other than the fire element was not so complete, but also because the underlying logic of the world was like this.

Just as life and death are not balanced, there are also highs and lows between earth, water, wind and fire. A cycle with obvious gaps cannot be constructed unless Ryan can find a way to keep the four elements in balance as he did with the mutualization of life and death.

This is not completely impossible, theoretically if he changes the position of the four elemental planes and puts them in the fourth level of the spirit realm, then with the help of the complete cycle power of the [Well of Reincarnation], he can maintain stability. But the reason why Lane wanted to establish the elemental plane was to improve the five-layer spirit realm, so how could he make such a choice.

"In comparison, it is really easier to balance the transition between positive and negative. Even if it only relies on the circulating power naturally emanating from the [Well of Reincarnation], combined with the interface order under the blessing of the [Creation Codex], it should be enough to complete this step. ”

After a little muttering, Ryan finally gave up on his plan to do it in one step. It seems that if you want to sort out the order of the last two layers of the spiritual world, you still need to complete it little by little.

With a finger of his hand, the black light in Lane's palm spread out and fell to his 'bottom', which was the partial manifestation of the negative energy in the world. At the same time, the negative energy that was already present in the spirit world also gathered and began to evolve with it into a small interface composed of pure energy.

And the corresponding positive energy came to Ryan's 'up' side. But compared to the ones below, it's pretty rare.

This is not only because the spirit world itself is not deeply involved in positive energy, but also because in the world of Kaos, although life is strong and death is weak, but on the whole, the negative is greater than the positive, and even the number of primordial gods is very clear to show this: there are two primordial gods in this world, night and dark, but day and light are only born with powerful divine power, and even the goddess of day is still conceived by the former's ontology, and the gap between the two sides is not asked.

Although this innate gap has been partially bridged as the world has developed, it still exists. Therefore, when the positive and negative energy is converging, and it is only stable for a short time, the light cluster that exudes positive energy trembles slightly, and it seems that it has been overwhelmed and cannot exist in opposition to the negative energy interface 'below' it.

However, this is the interior of the spirit world after all, looking at the crumbling prototype of the positive energy interface, Ryan has affected part of the power of reincarnation and the power of the interface as before. And just as he expected, after a few sharp flickerings, under the faint influence of the prototype of the Heavenly Mountain in the distance, this nascent energy interface finally stabilized.

However, depending on the situation, Ryan will need to stay here for a few more years, until the forces of the two sides are brought closer together under the effect of the cycle, and he can completely let them run on their own.

"Whew—what a nuisance."

With a long sigh of relief, but feeling a more complete spiritual symbol, Ryan still felt that it was all worthwhile. The spiritual realm is the embodiment of his power, and the scope of the spiritual realm and the strength of the whole are the manifestations of the expansion of spiritual symbols in the world. In his prediction, even if there are no other gains, just the improvement of the remaining layers of the interface itself, each layer will be enough to bring him a symbolic increase that can be equivalent to one level.

The same applies to other interfaces. If the Lord of the Nine Hells can find a lord with enough 'potential' for each layer of the Nine Hells, improve the mechanism of the natural birth of the devil, and even allow the main forces of different levels of hell to cooperate, then his strength can also rise, and then get rid of the current state of greatness at the bottom. However, the foundation and volume of hell are far inferior to the spirit realm after all, so this kind of rise will not be as high as Ryan's.

After finishing the matter at hand, I finally relaxed. Maintaining the stability of the positive and negative energy interface required him to stay here, but it was not too much energy, and Ryan finally had time to pay attention to what had just happened.

Of course, he couldn't have paid attention to everything that happened in Mother Earth's orchard, but for the nymph named Mo What, Ryan didn't pay much attention to it.

As the maid of the Earth Mother and the caretaker of the Golden Apple Orchard, the other party's only role is to act as a tool man, so as to avoid the arrangement that Gaia left in the Golden Apple Orchard, and the value of her existence is to be a teaching material.

After all, if the other party can backstab Gaia, he can betray others again, although Ryan is not very afraid of the betrayal of his subordinates, but instead of keeping such a guy by his side, he is still more interested in the original consciousness of the golden apple tree.

Moanda herself didn't notice, and even thought that her rebirth was like this, but in fact, since she had 'seen' all the processes of the golden apple tree since its birth, why did that consciousness not share her memories, but was still so ignorant and confused? Nothing is without reason, because this interaction at the level of memory is unilaterally blocked.

If the interaction of memories takes place normally, the nascent consciousness will be infected by Moanda's complex memories and become a similar but somewhat different being from the other person, which is not what Ryan wants to see. So he unilaterally stopped all this, just woke up the other party's mind, and then let her stay quietly in the golden apple tree's body, sharing everything that Moanda saw and perceived, but was not disturbed by the other party's mind.

In this case, what she can learn from Moanda's textbook is her own business. Even strictly speaking, the other party is the original consciousness of the golden apple tree, just like a natural god. Ryan helps the other party awaken his wisdom and continue the growth interrupted by Gaia, which can certainly be done, but he still can't do anything directly to her further.

"But speaking of which, I thought the elf was going to look for Zeus, and even find my head at the end...... It was a bit of a surprise to collide with Errebos. ”

Shaking his head, Ryan was only slightly surprised, and then didn't care. The instinctive desire of the present world for more intelligent life to exist, so it is possible to exert some subtle influences.

After all, the original trajectory of fate was predestined, so the sense of existence in this world seemed to be a lot more rigid and stiff, but in the face of the underground world, a place other than the original fate, he was still able to show a little tendency.

Of course, that's still just a little. The primordial gods still have the possibility of choosing to personify, and the world itself has no choice at all. Unless the world is destroyed, then a forbidden life like the [Mother Tree of Flesh] is born.

"Not to mention this 'ransom'...... Just let her stay there. ”

Glancing at the negative energy interface that had just formed, Ryan chose to push the boat with the water and default to this. Anyway, what the other party is doing is exactly what Ryan wants.

To create a population of life that can thrive in the underworld, Moanda is indeed a good fit. For this underground world that has just appeared, the surface of the spirit world has not yet had time to cover the past, and if you want life to exist there, you really need someone to work hard.

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In the present world, Olympus.

The affairs of the underground are still in the blind spot of His Majesty the God King, after all, he has not even completely ruled on the ground now.

When the thunder light crossed the sky, he hurried back to the sacred mountain, and it was not until he returned to this place where the shackles of this world were no longer there, and the divine power in his body made Zeus regain some confidence.

Artemis had to wait until he had completed some of the rituals, and now he had something else to think about.

Apollo, his eldest son, needs the other party to grow up as fast as he can, and become the first real help at his disposal in the sense of the word. However, if he wants to do all this perfectly, the God King also needs a 'good helper'.

"Hera, I don't know if she's still on the sacred mountain, I'm probably going to find her...... Well? ”

Just before landing in front of the palace, Zeus was about to summon the god of the west wind to inquire about the situation, but he was surprised to find that the helpless god of wind was waiting here with Hera.

In fact, he was ready for Hera to ignore his orders and leave angrily to find trouble with Leto, but now, his diva still knows how to take care of the overall situation.

Of course, it is also possible to realize that things are irreversible. After all, Apollo was born, and whatever she did made no sense.

"Hera, my dear, why did you remember it today?"

His mind was spinning, but his face was as if he didn't know anything, Zeus just waved his hand.

Seeing this obvious signal, Feros hurriedly turned the wind away, leaving this place for the two of them.

"Why pretend to be confused, Zeus, I am more handy with the divine power of [Fertility] than you use, even if it is not my descendants, it does not mean that I do not know about their birth."

He sneered, but Hera waited for Fellowos to leave before speaking. She looked at the God King in front of her, and her mood, which had been calmed down, became bad again.

If you divide shamelessness into a hierarchy, Hera thinks that Zeus should be the most powerful primordial god in the world, and can even be compared to the world.

“…… Now that you know everything, I won't hide it from you. Hera, as you know, Leto gave birth to a child for me, but it is irreparable. The God-King's eldest son is no more noble than the other gods, and he cannot inherit anything from me, and you don't have to be angry about it. ”

As if he hadn't heard Hera's sarcasm, Zeus smiled and shook Hera's hand despite the objections.

"Leto is far from being compared to you, you are the most noble woman in the world. I have been willing to share my authority with you, and even before long, I will once again declare you above the gods and on my level, a privilege that belongs only to you. ”

"What did you say?"

Somewhat surprised, the shaking hands stopped moving, Hera thought that Zeus would say something nice again, but what he didn't expect was that the other party would actually give such a promise.

"Yes, that's actually what I had planned for a long time."

"As I said, there was no distinction between the gods of the Divine Court in terms of status, even the sons of the God King, everyone was divided into ranks according to their own strength according to the primitive rules, but this is not right. It should not be the gods who have the power and have the status, but the gods who should be granted the status by the god king will also have the same power as the status, which is the true embodiment of power. ”

The look was solemn, at least at this moment, Zeus's words were sincere.

"I will appoint twelve Lord Gods above the gods to rule with me over the earth. You, on the other hand, are the only ones on my level. ”

“…… So, you're trying to persuade me to settle down in this way? It seems that you are really interested in Leto. ”

He sarcastically said again, but now, Hera's heart was not so angry. Zeus was willing to share authority with her, and now he was willing to be equal to her, and although she knew that nominal equality did not mean true equality, it still made her feel the other party's heart.

And the most important thing is that Leto is not a mortal thing, or even a regional god - for these two, the queen of heaven can really take revenge, but as a true god, the other party is not dead, and no matter what he does, in fact, it has nothing to do with the overall situation after all.

However, in order to prevent the opponent from committing another offense next time, Hera still does not plan to let go easily. She was about to count the other party's previous 'great achievements', but the next moment, Zeus's words made her think that she had misheard.

"No, I'm not asking you to settle down. On the contrary, you can send out your men and attack Leto and the kid in a few years. ”

Looking at Hera's surprised expression with a calm expression, Zeus said lightly:

"But the attack was only temporary...... After that, I want you to let the assailant go to Delphi, and if he hurts my son, he will be killed by him before the temple of the gods. But anyway, your anger is out, isn't it? ”

Somewhat speechless, Hera did not expect Zeus to make such a decision. Although she hated Leto before, at this moment, she actually felt a moment of sadness for the other party.

The wrong choice brings the wrong end, and this is the sad thing about the goddess of conservation. But it was only a moment, and the queen soon came back to her senses.

What about others, that's their business, and it has nothing to do with her. Moreover, those who destroy other people's marriages deserve this kind of fate.

"That's what you said, Zeus, and don't regret it later."

Withdrawing her hand, Hera snorted softly and turned away. But as you can see from her footsteps, she is much happier than when she came.

"Of course, how can she compare with you, Hera, you are the queen of heaven, the only one for me."

Behind her, looking at the back of the departing queen of heaven, Zeus stood for a while. After a while, Hera's figure had disappeared, and he returned to his shrine.

Sitting on his bed, Zeus reached out and took out the god-king's scepter. The artifact inlaid with three gems was still so weak, as if it proved the weak authority of the third god-king.

Compared to his own royal power, the god-king really didn't care so much about Leto, or rather, the relationship between him and Leto didn't even stem from heart, so he didn't have much love for each other. But the reason why he made that suggestion today is actually for another reason.

He didn't tell Hera the whole story, because there was another unborn son in the womb. If he did, Hera would have asked the god-king to leave this opportunity to her child, but Zeus didn't want to wait.

Just wait for Apollo to grow up, declare his presence in front of the oracle of Delphi, where all the gods have the power to reside, and then get the power that he has given him. When he welcomed him back to the sacred mountain in the most grand way in front of the gods, and married him the most beautiful goddess by the way, at that time, even if Apollo originally had a grudge against his father, it would only disappear.

And take this opportunity to announce his plan to set up the twelve main gods, and then directly turn that canonization ceremony into a part of the ceremony, and achieve half of his [royal power].

"Thank you so much...... But in this world, it is still unscrupulous people who live the best. ”

Whispering softly, at this moment, in Zeus's mind, the huge figure that had brought him infinite shadows seemed to shake. The 'father' who had made him feel desperate in the past seemed to be not so far away from him.

"God the Father...... I don't know where you've gone now. He's dead? I don't believe it. ”

"But no matter where you go, as long as I rule this world, I will eventually find you. When the time comes, I will tell you what you taught me, and I will not only learn it well, but I will also give it back to you. ”

"And Gaia...... Mother of the gods, you are the successor of every generation of god kings. Since you are so restless, then use you as my first stepping stone. ”

Kingship is about obedience, whether it is the twelve main gods or the other subordinate gods, whatever their reason for revering themselves, it can further strengthen the power of the god-king.

Now, Zeus was no longer so afraid of his awakened grandmother. Maybe it's a good thing for her to wake up.

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Time is like water, and there is nothing in the world. So after the birth of Apollo and Artemis, time flew by.

(End of chapter)