In the ice-cold courtroom, on top of the large office table where the gavel and documents were usually piled up, there was a steaming hot meal.
As for me, I was just like my companions, seizing the time to enjoy the pleasures of the flesh with Eliza.
Alright, don't get the wrong idea, it's just a meal, can you sympathize with my pitiful old bones that haven't enjoyed the taste of food for more than a hundred years?
There weren't many dishes, roasted sausages, buttered bread, fruit salad, vegetable soup, and the taste couldn't compare to the palace delicacies in my memory, it was obvious that they were rushed by an additional restaurant. However, to a hungry ghost that hadn't eaten for a hundred years, even a hard black bread would be a palace delicacy.
"Cough cough!" I ate in a hurry and accidentally choked. I hurriedly clutched my neck and slammed the table with all my might, signaling Eliza to hurry and save me.
"You're already so big, yet you're still acting like a child. Heh, you really are a child now, don't you have anything else to say?" Eliza helped me pat my back while pouring tea for me, who accidentally choked on my food.
"Cough … I was almost killed by a cucumber, if I really died from a sliced cucumber, everyone would probably laugh themselves to death."
"Can the dead die again?"
"Of course, how can I be considered the final boss if I don't die dozens of times? Others might not know, but it wouldn't be difficult for me to die a dozen more times."
"Hmph, the earlier you die, the earlier you reincarnate. After eating, let's go on our way."
"Hey hey, even criminals on the death row have their last feast, isn't it too early to clear the dishes?"
"Is there such a rule?"
"Oh, there really isn't, I forgot to add it. Remember to tell Lilith to bring it up in the next legislative meeting, even if the judiciary is heartless, the law enforcers still have some compassion, give the criminals on the death row appropriate treatment, this bit of humanity still has to be shown. "
"You go tell her yourself."
"This, I'm afraid it's going to be difficult, there's not enough time …"
"Then leave a note."
Looking at this displeased young girl, I knew that with her temper, she wouldn't agree no matter what. Helpless, I could only take out a pen and write a note on the judge's desk.
"Alright, alright, thank you for your hospitality." After eating and drinking to my heart's content, I nodded in satisfaction.
"It's just some cheap goods from the tavern, there wasn't enough time, so there wasn't enough time." Eliza shook her head, her eyes filled with regret and hesitation.
"Yes, it would be great if you made it yourself."
"You know I don't know how to cook. If I really cook, you'll have to eat them all."
Indeed, Eliza, who was good at housework, was obviously a little off in this aspect. Perhaps it was because of her demonic bloodline that caused her taste to be strange. The food she made was extremely heavy. Beets were spicy, and spicy vegetables were poisonous. Perhaps it wasn't poisonous, but her tongue was swollen like a sausage. It was worse than being poisoned.
But at this moment, I heaved a sigh of relief. Lisa is truly an all-rounded housekeeper. Her culinary skills far surpass that of a normal chef. But in the end, I still couldn't help but ask.
"Is it Eliza?"
"Yes, Eliza, not Lisa. That's just a bluff."
After letting out a sigh of relief, I smiled too.
"I think Adam will figure it out soon."
"So what? Didn't you say that unrequited love would only last for 36 days? This has lasted for more than a hundred years just to avoid it. What he needs is to cut off the reason to avoid it and face the truth. Now that he has recognized his current feelings, even if he were to figure it out in the future, he would probably only act dumb. Don't men know how to act dumb? "
Saying till the end, Eliza stared at me. She even emphasized 'don't men know how to act dumb'. It was obvious that she was hinting at something.
"Haha, Adam is really dumb and not acting dumb." Alright, a certain man was innocently shot at and was trying his best to act dumb.
Under the glare of a certain woman …
"Alright … I'm sorry." In the end, unable to stand the condemning glare, a certain man lowered his head and apologized helplessly.
"What I need now isn't an apology!"
"… I can only give an apology."
Perhaps, it wasn't just Adam who was running away. Thinking about what I was going to face, I wasn't confident enough. Even though I knew that what Eliza wanted was a promise, I didn't dare to give it to her.
"Hmph, fortunately, I didn't expect Rock to be enlightened. I was already prepared for it." I gritted my teeth and muttered softly, but I couldn't hear it.
"Alright, since I am full, it's time to be on my way."
"Treating the glory of ascending to the throne of God as a punishment, aren't you afraid of blaspheming the Gods?"
"Punishment? To me, becoming a God is worse than being punished. "
Becoming a God?
It sounds great, but in reality, it isn't much.
Since we are talking about becoming a God, naturally, we have to talk about what a God is. In reality, there are many types of Gods and they can't be lumped together. At the very least, the Gods of Order and the Malevolent Gods of Chaos are two completely different concepts.
Most of the Gods of Order follow certain rules and concepts. This is usually their Divine Job, Divine Domain. Their existence itself is the collection of concepts. Most of them are the Guardian Gods of a certain job or region, strengthening themselves by accepting faith.
However, this also restricted what they could do. They had to follow the rules that they had set for themselves and spread their own Concepts. The most famous examples of this were Mother Earth, the God of Holy Light, and the Goddess of Magic. These three were unbelievably powerful, but they had already lost their sense of self and had all transformed into Concepts.
The Malevolent Gods of Chaos are also able to accept faith to strengthen themselves but they have much more freedom. Seeing how Rose is messing around in the Underground World, no one jumps out to give her a slap.
Even though this is a secret of the Gods that no church would teach, to me, it is just a facade to deceive the world.
The most fundamental difference is that the Gods of Order follow the Goddess of Order, Astrya, who hibernates in the Source of Order. On the other hand, the Malevolent Gods of Chaos have to pledge their loyalty to the Goddess of Chaos, Cynthia, who hibernates in the Abyss of Chaos.
Alright, it seems like I accidentally revealed another big news. Since I have already said it up to this point, I might as well finish what I have to say.
Astrya hibernates in the Source of Order, guiding the souls of the Gods of Order to ascend to the top of the Heaven's Pillar. Every time a soul is unable to provide any more faith and enters the cycle of reincarnation, those soul fragments that believe in Order will become nourishment for Astrya, allowing her to wake up earlier.
It is the same for Cynthia as well. The only difference is that the one guiding the souls of Chaos isn't the Heaven's Pillar but the River Styx. The place where she hibernates isn't the Source of Order but the Abyss of Chaos.
This is also the reason why the "Holy War" is endless. Even if the two Goddesses are in a deep sleep, they still instinctively hope to wake up. As long as the cycle of reincarnation continues long enough, there will come a day when they wake up. The more devout a soul that believes in Order and Chaos, the more nutritious it is. Furthermore, the angry roars of the souls of the warriors who die in battle are even more nutritious.
Then, when the two Goddesses instinctively hope to revive, the source of all life, the Source of Order and the Abyss of Chaos, doesn't want to stop the war, this cycle of recovery and the start of the Holy War will continue. As long as the war continues, there will come a day when Astrya and Cynthia awaken from their eternal slumber after receiving sufficient sacrifices. The final War of the Gods will begin and the world will once again return to the primitive era.
In the "history", this darned calamity did happen. After the sacrifice of the first six calamities, the two Goddesses of Creation finally awakened and led their subordinate Gods to fight against the mortal races. In the end, the ending was the same as the first Holy War. There was no victor and the two indestructible Goddesses hibernated once more. The Gods fell and the mortal races went extinct. The world of Aichy was also destroyed because of this. Perhaps, when civilization rises once more, there will be a next cycle of reincarnation.
This might be the ultimate secret that even the Gods of the new era don't know about. But to me, it is just the background information of the last expansion of the walkthrough.
"What the heck, I know that the Goddesses of Creation are great and that it is indeed impressive for you to create so many races. But, can you sisters fight on your own? Don't drag others down with you!" This is the first thought I had when I saw it. If I wasn't a Transcender, I would have been burned at the stake long ago.
So, from the very start, I have been wavering between the Order Faction and the Chaos Faction (I think that both sides aren't good things). I have never acknowledged the mainstream view that Chaos is evil and Order is good. Even though I am on the Order Faction, I still make use of the Source of Order, the source of the world, without any respect.
Alright, so much information has been revealed. Then, the problem arises. Since the River Styx doesn't stop, Chaos doesn't stop. If this war were to continue, everyone would be doomed together. Then, how should I stop it?
Although it seems impossible to do, exploiting loopholes in the rules is my forte. After spending many years, I finally thought of it. The first step is to ascend to the position of God and strengthen the Power of Law.
The current Power of Law can be considered as a lower-tier power of the Origin of Order. Although I said that I want to use the Power of Law to replace the Power of Holy Light, in reality, the Power of Law is still too weak. It is impossible to cultivate the Power of Law in a place without a God Equipment Grimoire. Furthermore, the God Equipment Remnant Page is destined to be limited. If I want to spread it, I will have to wait.
So, just like the Holy Light, there must be a God of Holy Light, even if it is just a God Power Server. This way, no matter where and when, those who believe in Law will be able to obtain actual power. Only then will the Power of Law have the possibility to truly replace the Holy Light.
This is the prerequisite for everything. Furthermore, it is the first and most fundamental step of my strategy …
Then, since I have figured out what a God is, there must be a God of Law. Then, how do I become a God?
Actually, it isn't difficult to become a God of Order. Other than those lucky ones who obtained the God Power of the old Gods and Divine Concepts, as long as one develops new important Concepts and Divine Concepts, as well as reaching the realm of SemiGod (This is to be able to control the God Power and not explode due to the God Power), one can announce it to the world, elevate the position of God, spread their faith and recruit believers. At the very least, this is how the God of Holy Light came about. He should be the earliest Priest of Holy Light.
Every newly born God of Order will greatly strengthen the power of Order. Those who develop new Concepts to ascend to Godhood will usually receive the recognition and rewards of the Origin of Order, allowing them to swiftly grow stronger.
This is also the reason why Kajah and the others viewed me as a future God. This' future 'should be because they realised that I have yet to reach the realm of SemiGod. As for me, Wumianzhe Roland, the past SemiGod Undead Emperor, I have already fulfilled the requirements to ascend to Godhood.
However, the interference of a true God towards the mortal world is limited. If I were to ascend to the position of God, as a true God controlled by the Origin of Order, it would be impossible for me to jump out of the war between the two sides. My plan would also go down the drain. Now, I have found a loophole in the God System. At this moment, I have gathered all of my chips and it is time for me to activate this crazy plan.
"I, Wumianzhe, the discoverer and user of the Power of Law, in the Sacred City of the origin of the Power of Law, Sulfur Mountain City, I declare to the world that I will elevate the position of God and carry out the duties of a true God of Law!"
The Origin of Order which has been waiting for a long time descends a gigantic silver pillar of light. The weight of the Power of Order within it is suffocating. When the declaration of ascension to Godhood spreads across the entire world, all living beings stop in their tracks and look at the sky with sincerity.
Adam, who just came down from the operating table, looks at the light pillar of Order outside the window with a face full of shock along with the others. He only knows how to mutter softly.
"Roland, your game sure is big. Do you intend to fool the Gods?"
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