"Do you know the age of the gods?"

Levi looked at the crimson armor with a deep gaze.

Fingers slid lightly over the heavy lines of the armor and asked Leah beside her.

Leah shook her head.

Naturally, she didn't know about this esoteric history, but only heard about it.

Since childhood, Leah has been exposed to business-related knowledge.

And this part of historical knowledge, she naturally has not had much contact.

What's more, she wasn't very interested in history in the first place.

Levi nodded, and began to explain to her:

"It was a time when gods ruled the world and humans became 'heroes.'"

About a thousand years ago, there were some immortal and powerful beings in this world.

They call themselves gods and bring the light of civilization to humanity.

They taught humans to read, to plow, to harvest crops, and how to use fire to drive away the cold and wild beasts.

They have made it possible for humans to survive in the harsh natural environment without fear of the dark.

With the help of the gods, humanity quickly established its own civilization.

From the age of shabby clothing to the age of awakening and belief in the gods.

Humanity began to center on the various gods and goddesses it believed in.

With their god name Totem, countless tribes began to divide the land.

However, this also led to the beginning of the war between the gods.

Perhaps the gods were jealous, and they were upset because the other gods had more followers.

Or perhaps the conflict arose because of disagreements among human believers.

"Why do you have to live a safe life by farming, while we have to risk our lives every day to hunt?"

"Why do you have meat to eat when you hunt, and we can only eat vegetarian rice when we farm?"

"Why is your territory more extensive, and we can only squeeze into this small piece of land?"

These contradictions between human beings have intensified over time.

In those primitive times, the most direct way to resolve disputes was through force.

As long as the war is won, then all disputes can be resolved.

So, the strife between humans began.

Probably because the hunters were naturally strong, they defeated those who were engaged in farming.

Humans in charge of farming can only farm for the hunters, and even the food they harvest is given priority to the hunters.

Under such a system, they gradually formed the first kingdom of the tribes.

The gods who have observed the development of humanity are also aware of this.

But instead of stopping them, they acquiesced to the intensification of the believers below.

After all, every god longs for more followers under his command.

Because no matter how jealous the gods are, they can't fight each other.

It is better to simply let the human beings they serve start to fight fiercely.

In the constant strife and struggle, human beings are suffering more and more casualties, and they all finally realize the absurdity of all this.

A part of the awakened humanity has finally discovered that the fight between them is completely pointless.

They are nothing more than pawns played by the gods for entertainment.

They began to crave rebellion, to get out of such a bondage, but by this time it was already too late.

Because that group of gods has built a powerful and glorious kingdom of gods through the power of faith provided by countless human beings.

"This kingdom of God has a resounding and powerful name in history."

Rivi continued solemnly,

"It's called 'The Land of Stars.'"

The Kingdom of God is an extremely powerful ensemble, and all human beings in this country are devout in their worship of the gods they believe in.

At that time, the territory of the Star Nation was extremely vast, covering almost the entire world, anywhere.

As long as there are humans who believe in the gods, it is part of the land of stars.

And in this kingdom, there are no human rulers.

It is the gods who truly rule over mankind with both majesty and might.

And among these gods, there are twelve special gods.

"They are the gods with the most belief in humans, and they are also known as the 'Twelve Lord Gods.'"

"Unexpectedly, Hermes, whom Victor successfully captured before, is one of the twelve main gods."

Commerce, war, hunting, farming, fire, blacksmithing, love, wisdom, medicine, fertility......

It is the needs of human beings that have created these twelve gods of the greatest faith.

It can be said that they encompass almost all the beliefs and aspirations of the entire human race in the world.

The power of faith gave them endless divine power, and they were thus transcended by the chaos of the gods.

He has become the supreme being who controls the entire Star Empire.

These gods may have anticipated the future of humans who would rebel against the divine will.

So they sent down the blessings of the stars and selected all kinds of 'heroes' from among the human race.

It is up to these 'heroes' to rule over the human race of their faith.

As a result, the world has been divided into different countries because of these heroes who believe in different gods.

"For example, the Kingdom of Kante, not far from the Calencian Empire, the monarch of this country was once one of the heroes who was blessed by the gods in the starry country."

Hearing these words, Lia stood aside, one hand caressing her chin, and she couldn't stop pondering.

But she suddenly seemed to realize something, and asked Levi:

"According to you, the rule of the gods seems to have been very successful."

"How could humans resist them?"

Levi smiled, as if he had anticipated Leah's question.

"That's what I'm going to focus on next."

"Because next, the underworld came in."

The King of Hades, the King of Life and Death, who also had human beliefs, also began to exert his influence.

"Among historians, there are two theories about the cause of this divine war."

Levi held out his finger and made a 'two' gesture to Leabi.

"The first is what most scholars agree on."

The Hades, who has countless followers, also wants to have a place in the starry kingdom established by the gods.

But naturally, the gods who dwelt in the kingdom of God were reluctant to share their faith.

In the end, they couldn't get along.

So Hades was furious, gathered the humans who longed to rebel, and led them to hell to be tested.

He brought those 100,000 humans back to Hell, but in the end only more than 1,000 successfully completed the trial.

They were named human 'heroes' from hell.

These 'heroes' have rallied more human uprisings, united in their determination to overthrow the rule of the gods.

And challenged the 'heroes' who were blessed by the gods.

However, there is a second version, which is slightly more ...... Well, something different. ”

"Most scholars regard this statement as wild history."

At this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The second statement is that some people think.

Due to the behavior of the gods to make fun of the world, humans have been waging wars, and a large number of souls have poured into the underworld.

Hades, who deals with these souls every day, is overwhelmed by the endless work.

Therefore, the Hades, who was unwilling to work overtime every day and was buried by work, was angry.

Only then did he prepare to break out of the underworld and fight against those gods.

Just to slow down the rate of human death and make your job a little easier.

The mind of the gods is always elusive, and no one can know for sure the true intentions of the Immortal.

Anyway, everyone knows that the Hades took the initiative to join the battlefield, causing the starry kingdom that the gods had worked so hard to build into a long-term chaos.

As for the outcome of the war, it is a mystery who will lose and who will win.

It is said that in this melee, there were even gods who betrayed their camp.

It is rumored that the goddess of justice, who belongs to the camp of the gods, is dissatisfied with the long-term war of mankind and the injustice of the whole world.

At this point, he also joined the ranks of rebelling against the gods.

The end result was that the gods were deeply disappointed in humanity and left the world.

Judging from this ending, all the gods, whether in the underworld or the celestial realm, have not been able to achieve true victory.

Instead, humanity has emerged victorious.

With the departure of the gods, humanity has finally been freed from the long-term bondage of faith.

They are no longer pawns of the gods in the palm of their hands.

"However, there is no need to investigate the significance of that period of history now, after all, no one has really witnessed that battle."

"Whether God's actions are right or wrong, and who is good or bad, these are also the subjective consciousness of scholars, and most of them cannot be taken seriously."

Levi said, his fingers stroking the heavy and delicate lines on the armor.

His eyes were complex, as if he could see the land and the whole world through this battle-damaged armor.

"Only this armor carries the vicissitudes of that history."

"It is said that after the war between the underworld and the gods ended, the legendary Hades no longer opened trials."

"Because as a god who lived through that war, he no longer needs to prove himself through war......"

……

"That's ...... so"

After listening to what Persephone said, Erica's eyes widened and it dawned on her.

No wonder the Immortal seemed so angry when she brought up the trial.

Merely...... I actually went to war because there were too many human deaths, and I was forced to work overtime and get angry.

The reason for this...... It's too childish.

Erica couldn't help but complain in her heart.

"So the trial must not be opened."

Persephone looked up at the vague names on the stele and his tone was filled with deep emotion.

"Once the trial begins, it may make the wary gods mistakenly think that we want to provoke another war."

Erica nodded in approval on the side, and the next second, the whole person was suddenly stunned.

Because she realized a very serious problem.

If she can't make it to the trial, how can she take Victor away?

At this moment, Viktor's cold and familiar voice sounded in her heart:

"Now, you go and stand under the stele."

"Count from left to right, the third brick."

Erica nodded, she was obedient.

Under Victor's guidance, he walked towards the front of the steps.

Persephone stared intently at the stele in the sky, as if he had not noticed Erica's departure.

Erica cautiously walked down the steps, her steps light.

It wasn't until she stood quietly behind the brick that Victor said that Erica suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.

Because her hand reached out uncontrollably and touched the hard wall.

As soon as his fingers touched the wall, a crimson mechanical lever suddenly appeared in front of him.

Erica's hand unconsciously clenched the crimson handle.

Just as she was fully gripping the handle.

A special line of handwriting came to her mind:

Ready for the trial? 】