Chapter 48 Creating Life
In the main hall, Nereus was still expressing his opinions.
Many gods don't actually care about the ownership of souls, and they don't understand the value of souls now. Just out of the idea that I don't need to pay anything anyway, they choose to sit back and watch.
And I have to say that at first glance, Nereus’s subsequent views seem quite reasonable.
"Everyone, the soul is just a creation of authority. It is not a precious thing. To His Highness Ryan, it is just like the sea water is to me, and the rocks are to His Highness Uriah. It is insignificant in itself. As long as you don't create too many, there will be nothing. What a burden.”
"Furthermore, I heard that His Highness Ryan also possesses the priesthood of [memory]? From this perspective, the soul of creation should also belong to each god himself."
Nodding slightly, at least for the latter, many gods showed expressions of approval.
The souls of mortal things contain memories, and no god wants his secrets to be known to others. Maybe if they didn't pay attention, they might have said things that they shouldn't know in front of mortal beings.
"But you can give divinity."
Listening to the discussion of the gods, the goddess of justice spoke.
"It is also a burden for God to immortalize too many creatures, but it is different for a few."
"As long as those you favor are immortal, there will naturally be no problem of souls returning."
Faced with Themis's suggestion, the gods fell silent. It's not that all of them didn't think of it, but the few who thought of it didn't mention it. After all, they weren't the ones who gave their souls.
"Let's try again."
Finally, a god suggested: "It's just some souls. Maybe His Highness Ryan will change his mind?"
As soon as this suggestion came out, some gods agreed, and many more chose to acquiesce. But this time, Iapetus refused to go again.
He had already served as a messenger once, and got pretty good results, so the gods did not force him, but sent Zephyrus, the god of the west wind.
Although the God of Wind and the God of Stars are brothers and sisters, the blood relationship in the world of Khaos is really not looked down upon by many gods. Compared to their grandfather, they were closer to Cleos, who was in charge of the weather, so even though the Star Gods had followed Hyperion back to the sky, the four Wind Gods still chose to stay.
After taking over the appointment, Zeferos set off immediately. He transformed into an invisible air current and rushed to the underworld along the cracks in the earth. But this time, after more than half a month, when the God of Wind returned, he said angrily that no god cared about him at all.
He stayed in front of the dark moon for more than ten days, trying every means to find the entrance to the spirit world, but the result was obvious, so he had to return the way he came.
"There is no need to send more people." The God King finally spoke, and he knew this would be the result.
Only these stupid guys would think that Ryan was willing to give life to souls because of the requirements of the gods. As early as Themis saw life in the spiritual world, he had already questioned it.
Ryan is happy to see the emergence of life. The God King is sure of this, but he definitely has other desires for it, but Cronus still sits back and watches the useless actions of the gods. Now, watching the Fengshen return without success, Cronus couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of pleasure.
Only the wisdom of the God King can discover the true side of certain gods, instead of being like them, who still don't know that there are gods who can devour the origin.
If Ryan were here, he would tell Cronus that this is a sense of superiority that 'I am alone when everyone is drunk, and I am alone when the whole world is dirty'.
"The spiritual master is entitled to ownership of the soul, a right conferred upon him by the priesthood."
Looking at the gods, Cronus said unhurriedly:
"So if no one is willing to try and use his 'power' to change that outcome, then that's settled."
"Five hundred years later, we will go together to ask the Earth Mother for the [Aquarius of Life], use it to create the body of a living being, and then His Highness Ryan will give the soul."
"So be it." Oceanus sighed.
Although he was also interested in souls, it was not enough for him to do anything about it. After all, he is not very clear about the meaning of the existence of the soul.
As for Cronus talking about five hundred years in the future, he was not surprised. It was a foregone conclusion that the son of the sun god would move the sun in his stead. Although everyone knows that even five hundred years later, Helios will never be his father's opponent, but this god-king may be planning to take the opportunity to do something.
The father of many star gods is Astraeus, the eldest son of the weather god Cleos. If the god king takes another sun god under his command, even other titans will only recognize him as qualified to intervene in the starry sky. .
"Then it's settled."
"We each create the lives we want and each have ownership of them."
"The God of the earth created the things on the earth, and the God of the sea created the things of the sea. They have nothing to do with each other."
The gods nodded. Neither the God King nor the Ocean God Lord wanted to come forward, so naturally they would not do anything unnecessary.
The matter of life has been decided, and the party should also come to an end. But in the end, Cronus made a proposal that aroused the interest of the gods.
He hoped to create a special species, similar to gods, but without divinity.
"His Majesty the God King, is it really necessary to gather the power of the gods to jointly create a species?"
"Of course." Cronus said with a smile: "I plan to imitate the gods and create a race that worships us."
"Even with the [Life Aquarius], none of us are good at creation. No one can accomplish such a feat alone. But if we join forces, this kind of life may be born."
"I agree." Iapetus was the first to support.
He first came up with the idea of creating life because of his insignificance among the gods. Rather than showing authority in front of a group of grotesque beings, he would rather have some beings similar to himself, but much weaker.
"Creating life forms like us, does this undermine the majesty of the gods?" You Shenfa asked.
"No, they will 'die', but we will not. Although I haven't seen yet, what exactly is 'death'."
Queen Rhea's words made the gods nod. The goddess rarely spoke, but since it was her husband's suggestion, she still supported it.
After glancing at the gods, Cronus nodded with satisfaction. He doesn't care what Ryan thinks about 'souls', but filling the earth with life under his rule can also enhance the power of the God King.
Themis's behavior gave him some inspiration. Although the guy who lives in the spirit world has many conspiracies, he can still get some benefits as long as he doesn't plot against himself.
As for his last proposal, in fact, at this point, he and Iapetus wanted to go together.
As the king of the gods, his status among the gods is not as high as that of the Ocean God Lord and his two uncles. Even if the priesthood of the Sun God had not been divided, and Theia would still have some years to go before becoming powerful, I am afraid that Hyperion would have a greater sense of presence than him.
In this case, creating some creatures similar to the gods and watching them worship you might not be an option.
On the other hand, he also needs some other lives in his palace. Like now, even serving food and drinks requires the gods to do it themselves. Cronus also hopes that there will be some creatures that meet the aesthetics of the gods to complete these trivial tasks for him.
"Since everyone has no objections," Cronus finally said, "then let's end today's party.
"Five hundred years from now, any gods who are interested in participating in this matter can go to the shores of the East China Sea and visit the Earth Mother together."
"Creating life is not a simple matter, and I guess you all need some time to prepare."