Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 301: Bestowing Godhood Upon You

In Zhou Yuan's memory, it has been more than four years since he first set foot in the Pantheon. Although it is now June, the Pantheon is located at the top of Yunshan Mountain, so it feels a bit cool.

This day was a day of great joy for the gods. When the last golden character was etched out that afternoon and carried away by the giants to be placed in the engraving room, Callis, Minova, Hephaestus, and the others all breathed a sigh of relief, and several giants and elves even shouted.

Callis had already decreed that all the gods around the world return to the Pantheon ahead of schedule to celebrate this three-year, three-month-long project of recording knowledge. Thanks to the wisdom and intelligence of Minova, the goddess of wisdom, who absorbed and digested the previous agricultural and industrial knowledge while Callis dictated the relevant information, humanity entered the agricultural age in just three years. Callis announced that a grand celebration would be held in the Pantheon tonight, allowing the gods to enjoy a night of revelry.

For the first time ever, Kalis allowed all the minor gods, giant representatives, and elf representatives to enter the Pantheon and participate in the celebration of the holy ceremony with the major gods.

Everyone in Asgard was bathing and preparing for tonight's sacred ceremony.

As the last rays of sunlight shone on the Temple of the Gods vanished, the giants standing around the walls of the Pantheon sounded a long horn, the sound of which shook the heavens and carried for twenty miles, thus announcing the start of the grandest celebration in the history of Asgard.

Inside the Pantheon, Kalis sat on a golden throne. Kalis's appearance seemed the same as when Zhou Yuan first saw her: long, golden, curly hair, a "starry crown" on her head, and golden bracelets on her wrists. However, the shield and sword were no longer on either side of Kalis's chair. Kalis looked even more dashing and heroic than when Zhou Yuan first saw her.

The seating arrangement of the gods in the Pantheon was also specially modified. This time, golden tables and benches surrounded the throne on three sides, with the throne facing south. The first row of golden tables and benches on the east side naturally housed Zhou Yuan, Marcus, Minova, Hephaestus, Beth, Thor, and more than ten others. The first row of golden tables and benches on the west side held the remaining dozen or so major gods. The other golden tables and benches held numerous minor gods, representatives of elves, and representatives of giants. This time, the Pantheon held approximately two hundred and ten people.

In the name of the God-King, Kalis began to preach and benefit humanity in the name of the gods. Therefore, the Pantheon spent over three years forging the "Heavenly Book," ensuring that the knowledge imparted to humanity by the Empire would be preserved and passed down for millennia. Kalis naturally thanked Zhou Yuan, Minova, Hephaestus, and everyone else for their dedication and efforts. She thanked Minova for inventing a simple method of recording knowledge—bamboo slips—so that knowledge could be quickly disseminated among the common people; thanked Hephaestus for inventing steelmaking, giving ordinary humans tools for production and construction; thanked Marcus the Thunder God and others for slaying wild beasts and birds; thanked Mehri, Osta, and others for spreading knowledge to the world; thanked the giant and elven legions for maintaining the safety of the Pantheon and protecting humanity; and also thanked Beth for his brewing techniques and the ancient zither, allowing humanity to relax with wine and music after a long day's work. Kalis, the God-King, praised almost everyone in the Asgardian realm, even the golden and silver eagles. Everyone listened with pride and joy.

Finally, Kalis glanced at Zhou Yuan and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, today's most solemn ceremony in the Asgardian realm naturally deserves the most distinguished guests."

Everyone turned their attention to Zhou Yuan, who smiled and waved.

"Zhou Yuan..." Carlisle's voice rang out.

Zhou Yuan stood up from the stool and bowed.

"Zhou Yuan, given that you come from another world and have made great contributions to the Asgard and the world, you are hereby specially granted the title of 'God' of the Asgard."

"A god?" the crowd whispered among themselves.

Zhou Yuan was also surprised. He hadn't expected Carlisle to give him such a title. In fact, Zhou Yuan didn't care about any titles or names anymore, but Carlisle must have her reasons for doing so.

“Yes, God King.” Zhou Yuan bowed and accepted the order. In the instant he lowered his head, he saw a smile on Kalis’s face.

The gods had no objection to Kalis bestowing the title of "God" upon Zhou Yuan, because they had already traveled through interstellar space once in the "Square Light Body" and knew how powerful Zhou Yuan and his companions were. They were just a little surprised that Kalis would give Zhou Yuan this empty title.

After Kalis "bestowed" the title of "God" upon Zhou Yuan, the giants in the Pantheon blew three short horn sounds, seemingly announcing the birth of the "God" to the world.

Kalis beckoned, and a maid carrying a square tray covered with golden silk approached Zhou Yuan, bowing respectfully and presenting the tray to him with both hands. Zhou Yuan glanced at Kalis, who nodded in acknowledgment. Zhou Yuan slowly removed the golden silk, revealing a gilded scabbard. He picked up the scabbard, drew the hilt, and saw the Azure Dragon Sword, gleaming with a bluish light and adorned with dragon patterns. The instant Zhou Yuan drew the hilt, he felt a flash before his eyes, as if he had seen a swimming dragon. The sword was light and supple, and its sound was like a dragon emerging from the water, proudly proclaiming its dominance over the world.

"Zhou Yuan, this is the Azure Dragon Sword specially made for you by Hephaest. I hope you are satisfied."

"Thank you, God-King, thank you, Hephaestus." Zhou Yuan recognized the Azure Dragon Sword. Although it was inferior to the Azure Dragon Sword that Nana had given him that day, it was still a rare treasure. Zhou Yuan then returned to his seat.

"Come on, everyone, let's have a drink." Kalis picked up her glass and downed it in one gulp. The gods and Zhou Yuan also picked up their glasses from the small table and drank them down as well. The wine brewed by Bess was mellow and smooth, tasting just like rice wine. Many of the gods were drinking for the first time, and they immediately felt their blood rushing to their heads.

"Come on, let's have two more drinks!" Led by Caris, everyone drank two more drinks in a row.

"Minova, are we going to have a blast at Pantheon Square next?"

"Yes, God King."

"Okay, let's go."

Kalis strode down, followed by Zhou Yuan, Marcus, and other great gods, lesser gods, giants, and elves in rows.

The group arrived at the Plaza of the Gods, where a bonfire had already been lit, emitting the enticing aroma of roasting meat.

The giants standing around the walls of the Pantheon blew their horns once more, then lowered them and joined in the night of the gods' revelry.

The Plaza of the Gods was instantly bustling with activity, with martial arts contests, drinking games, and acrobatic performances. The full moon soon climbed over the hilltop, and the moonlight and bonfire illuminated the rosy faces of the crowd as they drank and ate heartily. The gods had not been so uninhibited since the battle in Rome County more than three years ago.

Suddenly, the music of the bass and guqin of the God of Music rose up, playing Nana's "General's Command" from that night perfectly. The performance of "General's Command" inspired the gods with heroic spirit and brought the atmosphere to a climax.

Carlisle seemed to notice that Zhou Yuan was somewhat absent-minded, so she quickly walked over to him, took his hand, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Kalis, I'm leaving here."

Carlis was startled. "Isn't this place nice?"

"No, the empire is facing a serious crisis right now, I need to go back."

“Crisis-ridden?” Carlis didn’t understand. Earth Empire was so powerful, how could Zhou Yuan say that the empire was facing numerous crises?

"Yes."

Is there any trouble?

"One is the void in the universe, another is internal contradictions, and the third is that I must immediately eliminate the advanced civilization in this universe."

"Didn't you tell me that those advanced civilizations had submitted to the empire?"

"Indeed, but there must be some powerful force of the fifth-dimensional intelligent race hidden in the void of the universe. For the safety of you humans, and to cut off the obstacles on our way out, these advanced civilizations must be completely eliminated to prevent future troubles."

As the "galactic bridge" neared completion, Zhou Yuan felt increasingly uneasy. He seemed to have a premonition that Chu Yuzhou and his group would face great trouble. Therefore, Zhou Yuan made up his mind to personally travel to the Canes Venatici cosmic void. However, before going, he wanted to completely annihilate this advanced civilization capable of faster-than-light and light-speed travel. Zhou Yuan had also secretly ordered Chu Yuzhou to wipe out the Star Alliance forces within the galactic fleet, eliminating them by any means necessary. Even after the Star Alliance forces were eliminated and the "galactic bridge" was completed, they would wait until he arrived before taking action. Tomorrow morning, the super-droplet near the Milky Way would begin its long-distance cosmic journey to eliminate advanced civilizations scattered throughout the universe. The eight galactic fleets stationed in the three cosmic voids of Eridanus, Boötes, and Capricorn would also cooperate with the super-droplet in this extermination operation of advanced civilizations.

"When are you leaving?" Carlisle asked softly, her voice filled with reluctance.

"tomorrow morning."

"So urgent?"

"Yes. Things are all settled here as well."

Carliss gave Zhou Yuan a resentful look, as if the word "end" made her feel uneasy and dissatisfied.

"When will you come back?"

"Come back after you've dealt with the void in the universe."

"really?"

“Really. Carlisle, believe me.”

"I believe you."

After Kalis finished speaking, she rested her head on Zhou Yuan's shoulder, and the roaring campfire leaped high, dancing like a fire sprite.

The full moon was high in the sky, its bright light shining on the Asgardian realm. Zhou Yuan looked around at everything familiar and watched the gods revel, feeling somewhat heavy-hearted.

"What are you thinking?"

"I was thinking, how wonderful it would be if I were like you."

Carlisle paused for a moment, "Yes, that would be so nice if I were an ordinary person too."

By the moonlight, Kalis gazed at Zhou Yuan face to face, then whispered in his ear, "If we were all ordinary people, we could have children." After saying that, she quickly turned her head away and gave a shy smile.

For the past three years and three months, Carlis has been working hard for the sake of the "Heavenly Book" and rarely smiles. This is the first time Carlis has shown goodwill since the Battle of Rome County. Usually, Carlis only holds Zhou Yuan's hand.

Zhou Yuan smiled slightly.

"Minova, Minova, Minova..." Carlisle and Zhou Yuan were drawn by the unified chant and quickly turned around.

In the center of the Pantheon, three people stood: Minotaur, Marcus, and Thor. Minotaur stood in front of Marcus and Thor, seemingly hesitant.

"Carlisle, what are the three of them doing?"

"To express love and seek pleasure."

"Is this okay?"

"The night of the gods' revelry, anything belonging to the Asgardian realm is welcome."

Zhou Yuan was taken aback at first, then realized that both the god of war, Marcus, and the god of thunder had probably expressed their love for Minova, the goddess of wisdom, which was why Minova was now hesitant. The goddess of wisdom seemed to have lost her wisdom in judging her own choices. Could this really be part of the night of the gods' revelry?

The gods must have been anxious too, because the calls of "Minova, Minova, Minova..." rang out again, one wave higher than the next.

Zhou Yuan remained silent, simply observing Minova's reaction. Minova's face flushed red, and she refused to make a decision, making Zhou Yuan somewhat anxious for her.