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Chapter 446 Am I that special?
Chapter 446 Am I that special?
Everyone listened quietly to Trova's words from the Tree of Life, their minds processing this incredible information.
The gods are an unavoidable point in this world, and they are well aware of this. Whether it is the evil forces or the clues in other worlds, they all point to the existence of those mythical beings in the ancient times of the real world.
However, Tang Zijun's question remained unanswered.
That is, how exactly did the world of appearance and the world of reversal come into being?
If these worlds were created by certain beings, much like the creation of divine realms, what was their purpose, and why would they abandon these worlds?
If these worlds are naturally formed, what are the principles behind their creation, and why haven't similar small worlds been created in the dream world and the wasteland world?
Besides these questions, after listening to Trova's story about the Tree of Life, a new question arose in Tang Zijun's mind: how were the gods of the mythological era born?
When people think of gods, most immediately think of the beginning of the world and all things. But in fact, Tang Zijun does not believe that this is the history of the birth of the gods.
There is no doubt that gods came into being with human civilization. In ancient times, gods ruled over humankind for thousands of years. But what about before humankind? Did gods rule over dinosaurs?
In other words, the gods are also influenced by human beings in a certain sense. In a sense, they are similar to heretics and greedy people born from negative energy, except that they hold the power of heaven and earth and have greater power.
Thinking about this, Tang Zijun felt that he had grasped the key point, but he still didn't know how to sort it out further.
After a moment's hesitation, he looked up and asked, "Trova, what is the essence of gods? Or rather, why are they called gods?"
Qin Nan and Hyacinth exchanged a glance, both noticing the strange look in each other's eyes.
Like Tang Zijun, they were also very curious about the existence of gods.
Although Hyacinth is a long-lived flower fairy, the era of gods had long been history when she was born, and she herself had never come into contact with any other gods besides the Tree God and Tang Zijun.
As for Qin Nan, she was even more of a mystery. After awakening as a magical girl, she had always viewed the world from a "microscopic perspective." For her, cooperating with magical girls from other provinces was already a big deal. She had never faced anything like this between worlds before.
Now she can sit on the woodpile and listen to the Tree of Life Trova tell stories of the past, stories about the gods, and the allure of this is immense for her.
Not long after Tang Zijun finished speaking, the Tree of Life, Trova, slowly opened its mouth.
"Gods are what humans call certain beings who possess great power. I know what you want to ask. Young gods are different from the gods in the eyes of humans. The gods also have a set of standards in their eyes."
"The standards of the gods..." Tang Zijun's eyes narrowed slightly. "Could you elaborate?"
"Of course," Trova, the Tree of Life, replied. "The meaning of gods comes from power, some of which is innate, like Zeus, while others must be earned through great hardship, like Heracles who underwent the twelve trials."
"This power can also be called authority, the source of the gods' power, and proof of their transcendence. Only gods who possess this authority can truly be called gods," otherwise, no matter how powerful an existence is, it is nothing more than a monster.
"Like Typhon, the hundred-headed dragon, what use is its power? What use is it that it can force the Olympian gods to turn into animals and flee in all directions? Without divinity and authority, its fate was sealed from the beginning."
"Ahem, excuse me for interrupting." Qin Nan raised her hand and asked sweetly, "What exactly is this 'authority' you're referring to? Is it some kind of duty, or the control of some kind of energy?"
"Power is a kind of control over the rules of heaven and earth. The actions of gods who possess power will affect the real environment. When they are happy, the weather will be sunny and all things will flourish. When they are sad, the weather will be gloomy and plants will wither and die."
"On a grander scale, power is a form of control over the world itself, and it imprints the rules of this world onto oneself, giving the ethereal rules a physical form."
"On a smaller scale, authority can also be a profession, such as brewing wine, weaving, animal husbandry, tea cultivation... This kind of authority is not a product of the world and cannot compare to those higher-level rules, but it is indeed a manifestation of authority. I don't know if you can understand this."
"I understand! It's like being a stable boy!" Little Grey exclaimed excitedly.
Then Qin Nan slapped him so hard he fell under the table.
"I think I understand," Tang Zijun said in a deep voice, biting her thumbnail.
"To become a god, one needs to become the vessel of the world's laws. But there are only so many laws. If the first one is taken, there will be no place for a god. So, to become a god, one needs to use other means, which means... exploiting loopholes in the rules of human civilization."
"You understand quickly, young deity."
Trova's tone was somewhat surprised, but also full of praise.
"Exploiting loopholes in the rules of human civilization—that's an accurate description. It's exactly like that. Apart from the rules of the world itself, many subsequent gods have used human civilization to seize their divine positions."
If the rules of the world are wind, rain, thunder, lightning, earth, and ocean, then brewing, cooking, gambling, and music are completely unrelated to the laws of the world. These are things that appeared after the birth of human civilization and are social rules unique to intelligent beings.
What Tang Zijun didn't expect was that those gods could even exploit loopholes in such laws, so the saying "gods create things" has this other meaning.
Seeing that Tang Zijun hadn't spoken for a while, Qin Nan couldn't help but tug at his sleeve. "Hey, what are you thinking about?"
"I've been thinking about the wasteland world," Tang Zijun sighed softly. "Although the Gods of the Epochs proclaim themselves gods, they have no real authority. At first, I thought it was because their world lacked extraordinary energy, but now it seems that what their world lacks is probably more than just extraordinary energy."
"How so?" Qin Nan blinked.
"The key to a god's acquisition of authority lies in evolving itself into a vessel of rules. Even if the gods of an era lack divine power, their strength alone would make them a formidable opponent for ordinary gods. On this basis, they could easily become beings like the 'God of Physics,' the 'God of the Pocket Universe,' or the 'God of Omnics.' However, they have not achieved this."
Tang Zijun put one hand to her forehead and continued speaking.
"So I'm wondering if I've overlooked something, or perhaps the gods of the era don't actually possess the power to govern the rules."
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"Your observation and insight are remarkable, young deity."
At that moment, the voice of the Tree of Life, Trova, slowly drifted over.
"Just like you're thinking, not all life forms are capable of bearing the rules. Even the most basic rules in human civilization cannot be mastered by just anyone like you."
"Yes..." Tang Zijun nodded gently upon hearing this.
Then he suddenly realized something was wrong and looked up in surprise. "Wait, what do you mean by 'like me'?"
"Your body contains the authority of two gods. In the mythological era, this was something only a chief god or a god-king could do," the Tree of Life, Trova, said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Tang Zijun immediately realized what was going on.
If the authority of the gods is truly difficult to grasp, then it seems rather special that I simultaneously possess the divine titles of both the God of Greed and the God of Shadows.
Ordinary beings are already lucky to have attained a minor divine status, but those who possess multiple divine statuses would dominate any divine realm.
For example, Odin in Norse mythology is the god of wisdom, war, magic, and even death. Apollo in Olympus is also the god of light, the second sun god, the god of prophecy, and the god of bards.
Compared to this, Tang Zijun realized that what the Tree of Life Trova said was indeed true; she was indeed a somewhat extraordinary being.