"Your Holiness Eve, your throne is here."
The Lord of Eternity's voice was still gentle and slow, but in Eve's ears, it was like a sudden clap of thunder.
Because the throne he was pointing at was none other than the throne of the previous World Tree!
For a moment, Eve's first thought was that she had been exposed. She almost dispelled her avatar and ran away …
But he did not do so.
Eve quickly calmed down.
Putting aside whether running away would be useful if her identity was exposed, if the Lord of Eternity had really seen through her identity, he should not be here chatting with her so calmly.
By then, the World of Segers would have been bustling with activity.
Even if the gods could not enter the World of Segers for the time being, the demigods under their command and the secular army would definitely make a big move. Even if they could not defeat the true gods, could they not destroy the elves?
Looking at it calmly, the Lord of Eternity seemed to be testing her.
Suppressing some impulses in her heart, Eve vaguely guessed why the Lord of Eternity was acting this way.
Similar appearance, same divinity. Even if Eve tried to cover it up, given the sensitive identity of the World Tree, the Lord of Eternity would naturally have some doubts about her identity.
But at the same time, the wanton behavior of the players, Eve's completely different personality from her predecessor, and the relatively reasonable persona that Eve had set for herself were indeed very confusing. It was also very difficult for people to really associate her with the World Tree.
But even so, even if there was only a slight possibility, as the leader of the gods who believed in the Thousand Year War of Gods, the Lord of Eternity would definitely investigate to the end.
But now, the plane channel to the World of Segers had not yet opened, and Eve was the only true god who walked in the World of Segers with her true body. It was unrealistic for the Lord of Eternity to investigate in person, and it was also not credible for him to send his kin to investigate.
So … testing Eve before she came to the Pantheon was the best choice.
Besides, there was another very important reason why the Lord of Eternity was testing her at this time.
That was the uniqueness of the Pantheon.
As the meeting place of the gods, the Pantheon Temple had a very special power since it was first established — the Pantheon Temple was the "Land of Truth".
The so-called Land of Truth meant that every word spoken here had to be the truth and could not be a lie.
This power was even effective against True Gods.
Even a True God couldn't lie here.
If he lied, the Pantheon would sense it and expose him on the spot.
Although the Pantheon Temple was no longer the Pantheon Temple of the past, it had still inherited the peculiar power that was above a True God.
This was a rule set by the King of Gods, Neo, who had created the Pantheon Temple. It had even become a kind of law. Its original intention was to facilitate the True Gods to make contracts with each other and trust each other.
Now, the Eternal Overlords were taking advantage of this to investigate Eve's identity.
And no matter how Eve dealt with it, she would definitely receive some information.
In fact, when the Lord of Eternity pointed to the throne of the World Tree, and Eve's expression inevitably turned serious, it was enough to make one's imagination run wild.
Fortunately, with the persona that Eve had set up for herself, she was still able to recover from that obscure gaffe just now.
And she had long known about the uniqueness of the Pantheon Temple. Although she had been a little shocked by the Eternal Overlord's sudden probe, she had actually been prepared for it …
With this thought in mind, Eve's expression gradually turned cold. She spoke with a tone of slight hostility.
"Your Holiness Eternal Overlord, this isn't my throne, and I don't deserve to sit on this throne. Even if my priesthood is the same as his, I'm just his successor."
The highest level of lying was that what you said was originally the truth.
It was just that some key information was removed and some information that could easily be misleading was added to make the listener have the opposite association, thus getting further and further away from the truth.
Among these, the most important thing was that you had to have information that the listener would never guess or think of.
For Eve, that was her true origin.
"Besides, what did you mean by that sentence you said earlier? What do you mean by some things must be done? What do you mean by irrelevant positions? "
Eve asked again.
This was called turning the tables.
Of course, Eve did have some doubts about the Eternal Overlord's words just now.
It couldn't be that he wanted to say that the gods and their predecessors were enemies for everyone's good, right?
Oh, no.
From the gods' point of view, the Eternal Overlord was indeed doing it for her own good.
The gods who herded all living beings would not allow the World Tree to raise the energy level of the World of Segers.
But what about irrelevant positions?
Or rather, what position was this?
Hearing Eve's words, the Eternal Overlord raised his eyebrows slightly, then smiled gently.
"Don't be so agitated, Your Holiness Eve. I know that your identity has determined that you will definitely be dissatisfied with me, but you are also a true god, so sooner or later you will understand why we made certain choices …"
Again, he was trying to beat around the bush …
Eve was a little speechless.
But she already understood that the Eternal Overlord did not want to say more in this regard.
If he did not want to say it, then so be it.
If he really said it, Eve was not sure if she would believe him or not.
Although it was only the first time they met, and although the Eternal Overlord showed a gentle attitude, Eve instinctively still did not like this glittering fellow.
This was without reason, more like a kind of intuition.
"In addition, since you have inherited the priesthood of life and nature, you should also inherit this throne. You don't need to be humble, this throne … belongs to you now."
The Eternal Overlord continued.
"Of course, if you really don't want to, you can just open up a new throne on the side."
This was the second round of testing.
The Eternal Overlord's words seemed to acknowledge Eve's identity, but Eve understood that the Eternal Overlord had laid a trap under this.
If a true god who came back from the dead once again returned to their broken throne and sat down in person, then the damaged throne would immediately reconnect with them and become brand new.
Even if a new Divine Throne was created beside the original Divine Throne, the Soul Imprint of the new Divine Throne would resonate with the old Divine Throne due to the close distance. Then, the new Divine Throne would merge with the old Divine Throne.
In other words, if the World Tree came in person, no matter how she disguised herself, as long as she sat on the previous throne, or even just opened up another throne next to it, her identity would be exposed.
And if she did not do as the Eternal Overlord said and opened up a new throne somewhere else, there was no doubt that she had a guilty conscience.
Even if she barely passed, the Eternal Overlord could still move the throne again and let the previous throne come to her side …
This was a dead end.
At least, if the previous World Tree really revived …
Unfortunately, Eve was not the previous World Tree.
These four years were enough for Eve to completely strip away the last remnants of the aura that belonged to the previous World Tree in her body when she inherited it.
In a sense, she was now equivalent to a new World Tree.
Other than race and bloodline, to be honest, she now had not much to do with the previous World Tree.
Eve didn't answer. Instead, she walked towards the former God's Throne and stopped beside it.
She stretched out her hand, and golden-green light gathered under her. A new throne gradually condensed beside the original throne of the World Tree.
This throne was somewhat similar to the World Tree Throne, but the tree-shaped symbol on it was replaced by the symbol of the Scepter of Life, and the style was slightly different.
Then, under the calm gaze of the Eternal Overlord, Eve naturally sat down.
Nothing else happened.
The Eternal Overlord was silent for a few seconds, then smiled again.
"Then … welcome to the Pantheon, God of Life and Nature — Her Holiness Eve."
Hearing this, Eve knew that she had passed this time.
She breathed a sigh of relief, but her expression was still calm. She nodded slightly at the Eternal Overlord.
Her expression was still cold, completely showing the image of an elf god who was dissatisfied with the Eternal Overlord.
The Eternal Overlord did not care. He gently waved his hand, and a ball of light flew to Eve, and Eve took it.
After checking it vigilantly and making sure that there were no hidden tricks, Eve mobilized the power of her soul and touched the ball of light.
As she touched the ball of light, Eve was surprised to find that an extremely detailed map had appeared in her soul.
This map was three-dimensional. Upon closer inspection, it was actually a map of the entire Universe of Segers!
The map was an elliptical sphere, and in the center was a ring like the Milky Way. That was the Heavenly Realm, and around the ring, there were large and small star-like light spots. Each of those light spots was a plane.
The lower end of the elliptical sphere was pitch black, as if it was roasted by fire. There was also a faint vortex like a black hole, constantly attracting the light spots above.
That was the Abyss.
And if one focused their consciousness on a certain light spot, the map would open further, and maps with rich topography would appear — those were maps of various planes.
At the same time, Eve also noticed that there were some highlighted areas marked on many maps.
"This is a map of the Universe of Segers. It records the information of all known planes, including the coordinates of each plane. Every member of the Pantheon has a copy."
"At the same time, this map also records the locations of all the Temple of Liberty districts, which are the glowing areas on it."
The Eternal Overlord said.
"Temple of Liberty district?"
For the first time, Eve fell into confusion.
This was the first time she had heard of this term.
"The Temple of Liberty district is an area where the gods of the Pantheon are allowed to freely build temples. Every god who joins the Pantheon can build a temple in each Temple of Liberty district after meeting the conditions."
Just as Eve was puzzled, an old voice rang out.
Eve's heart skipped a beat, and she raised her head.
She saw that on the other side of the Pantheon, an old man in a silver-blue robe had appeared out of nowhere.
He had white hair and a long beard, looking like Gandalf in the Bluestar classic fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings. His robe was covered with stars, as bright as the starry sky.
He leaned on a staff with a smile on his face.
"The Temple of Liberty districts are spread across all the planes of the Universe of Segers. Among them, the Segers planes are the most numerous. Every district ruled by a True God has a Temple of Liberty district."
"When joining the Pantheon, you also need to announce the Temple of Liberty districts under your control. After you have written down the Temple of Liberty district under your control, you can also build your own temples in other Temple of Liberty districts."
"Of course, even if you build your own temple, without the permission of the True God in the Temple of Liberty district, you can't preach outside at will. You can only preach in the temple."
The old man said with a smile.
In other words, it's like an embassy.
Eve thought to herself.
She understood what he meant. Every True God in the Pantheon had their own district of faith. At the same time, there were also Temple of Liberty districts where other True Gods could build temples.
Other True Gods could build temples in the Temple of Liberty district, but preaching was restricted.
In other words, it was like the embassies of various countries in the Bluestar.
This was quite useful, as it allowed the True Gods to spread their faith even further and to a wider area.
From Eve's point of view, this also meant that she could build temples in various Temple of Liberty districts, and let the players out to have fun …
Erm, as long as she wasn't afraid of this group of catastrophes turning the world upside down …
At this time, Eve also understood why when the players conquered Sandstorm City, they found that there were temples of other True Gods in the city besides Oulleur's.
Previously, Eve found it strange, but she didn't pay much attention to it. Now, it seemed that Sandstorm City was originally part of Oulleur's Temple of Liberty district.
But … this old man was …
"Nice to meet you, Your Highness Eve. I'm the Guardian of the Stars, Rigdal."
The old man smiled and introduced himself.
Rigdal …
Hearing this name, Eve's heart skipped a beat.
The Guardian of the Stars, Rigdal.
He was one of the three Great Divine Powers of the Gods, and also one of the three leaders of the Pantheon of the Eternal Era. At the same time, he was one of the few True Gods who didn't participate in the siege of Yggdrasil.
Of course, he didn't side with Yggdrasil back then.
The Guardian of the Stars, Rigdal's priesthood included protection, prophecy, and knowledge. Although he didn't have a dominating district of faith, his believers were everywhere.
Information about him from the inheritance appeared in her mind. Eve greeted him gently.
"Eve greets Your Highness Rigdal."
"Rigdal, why are you here?"
Eternity Lord Iteo's voice was a little surprised.
At the same time, the gentleness he had when facing Eve was gone. Instead, there was a layer of indescribable deep majesty, as if he was a different person.
However, Eve, who had the inheritance of Yggdrasil, knew that this should be the true personality of the Eternity Lord.
He had a deep and proud personality. His previous friendly attitude towards Eve was strange, but Eve knew that it was just a test to dispel her wariness …
"I came to take a look in advance. I'm just curious about Your Highness, the God of Life and Nature."
The Guardian of the Stars replied.
"And … it's almost time. Everyone is coming."
Rigdal said.
Not long after he finished speaking, the melodious sound of the bell began to echo in the Pantheon.
At the same time, the divine thrones in the temple began to shine brightly.
Vaguely, a magnificent aura began to condense on the divine thrones.
Seeing this, the Eternity Lord retracted his gaze.
He turned his head and said to Eve again, "So be it.
Your Highness Eve, you are now a member of the Pantheon. Next, please participate in the meeting of the Pantheon. "
With that, he turned around and walked to the front row, sitting on the divine thrones facing the gods.
It was the most magnificent of the three divine thrones at the front of the Pantheon.
Riggdal also walked over and sat beside him.
Magnificent power descended upon the Pantheon, and majestic and sacred figures appeared on the divine thrones.
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