Chapter 132: Heavenly Dao Destiny
Oceanus hurriedly waved his hands and smiled gently, “For the Great Mother Goddess, all honors are what the Mother Goddess deserves. How could I usurp the Mother Goddess’s honors? Your Majesty the God King, please do not say such words that make me feel ashamed.”
He paused for a moment, his wise gaze flowing, and continued, “There is another Great Mother Goddess whose glory and contributions should be above mine, even on par with Mother Goddess Gaia!”
Oceanus looked at Rhea, respectfully nodding in salute, his voice full of respect: “Esteemed Goddess Queen Your Excellency, the most revered Mother Goddess Rhea among the gods!”
“It is you who nurtured the Great God King and brought hope to this world!”
“It is you who, in the most dangerous times, carefully nurtured the God King’s growth and, at the critical moment, with endless wisdom and courage assisted the God King to end the old erroneous order and thoroughly establish the new Sacred Order!”
“You are the foundation of everything in the New Era! Without your careful scheming and selfless dedication as Goddess Queen, there would be no Olympus today, nor the peace and glory enjoyed by the gods!”
“It is Goddess Queen you who did the most dangerous and arduous tasks, facing the tyranny of the Old God King, that allows the gods to enjoy all the tranquility and prosperity now! Therefore, you are undeniably a Mother Goddess as great as the Mother Goddess!”
“Therefore, I, Oceanus, under the common witness of the gods, solemnly propose: Great Mother Goddess, the sacred eternal sole Goddess Queen Rhea, deserves the supreme honor as the foremost of all Titans, and in the supreme honors of the twelve months, should be second only to Your Majesty the God King!”
Mother Goddess Rhea’s beautiful face showed slight surprise, a ripple flashing in her gentle eyes, and she hurriedly said, “My dear brother, Oceanus, please do not say such words that make me blush. I truly do not deserve your praise.”
“Everything in Olympus now is inseparable from the common efforts and dedication of the gods. I merely did what a Mother Goddess should do.”
“You are all my dearest brothers and sisters, my closest comrades. I will forever remember in my heart your care and protection for me. How could I usurp your honors?”
Mother Goddess Rhea said with utmost sincerity: “This not only harms your glory but would also make my heart constantly uneasy, unable to bear this deep affection.”
“Dear Oceanus, my eldest brother, you are the world’s ocean currents, forever supporting and protecting us. How could I place you beneath me? And my other brothers and sisters, how could I stand above you?”
The gentle Tethys with an infinitely tender smile, her soft words flowing like water: “Dear Rhea, my dearest sister, please do not decline anymore. Your contributions are incomparable to any god. The contributions of all us gods together are not greater than yours alone, because you are the God King’s mother!”
“You are the Great God King’s Mother Goddess, the guardian of all living beings in the New Era. This supreme honor is what you deserve, it is only right and proper. On the contrary, if we shamelessly accept this glory that rightfully belongs to you, then we would truly have no face to show outside and feel utterly ashamed.”
The silent Mother Goddess Gaia suddenly spoke: “Enough, no more declining.”
Gaia glanced lightly at Rhea and said slowly, “Rhea, Oceanus is not wrong. This honor can only belong to you.”
With that, before Rhea could speak again to decline, her gaze turned to Zeus, and she said flatly: “Zeus, I propose that the representative of the second month is Rhea, as glory for your Mother Goddess. What do you think?”
Zeus smiled gladly: “Dear Mother Goddess of All Things, I thank you for your generosity. Your magnanimity fills me with admiration, and I naturally have no objections.”
Saying this, He surveyed the gods and asked majestically: “What about the gods? Any objections?”
In an instant, the divine palace was filled with clamor, all voices of strong agreement, even stronger than the previous agreement for Zeus.
On such matters, whoever raises a different opinion would truly be senseless and utterly stupid.
If truly that stupid, they would sooner or later happily claim a seat in Tartarus, and it would definitely be sooner rather than later.
Seeing that the gods had no objections, Zeus nodded in satisfaction and gave the final declaration resounding through the universe: “Time is the measure of existence, also the core power and eternal rhythm driving the evolution of all things and all spirits in the universe!”
“Under the unanimous witness of the gods, I, Zeus, in the name of King of the Gods, Ruler of the Universe, Establisher of the Sacred Order, Noble Guardian of Justice, hereby solemnly declare: From this day forward, the universe has the clearest and most stable unit of time, which will guide all things until eternity!”
“Each cycle of alternation between Helios and Selene is one day; each cycle of waxing and waning of Selene is one month.”
“A cycle of twelve months is one year, representing the endless vitality of all things and the eternal cycle of the universe!”
“The first and last months are represented by me. Symbolizing my supreme status of beginning and end, creation and conclusion, representing the endless vitality of all things and the eternal cycle of the universe!”
“The honor of the second month belongs to my Mother Goddess, the sacred eternal sole Goddess Queen, Mother Goddess Rhea! All things thrive because of her; she is the protector of all spirits in the universe!”
“The third month is for Mother Goddess of All Things Gaia, who nurtures everything! The fourth month is for the upholder of the world’s ocean currents Oceanus, who incarnates all things! The fifth month is for the cosmic framework Crius, who stabilizes existence! The sixth month is for Father of Celestial Bodies Hyperion, who brings light! The seventh month is for Mother of Radiance Theia, who bestows brilliance!”
“The eighth month is for Goddess of Sacred Order and Justice Themis, who guards justice! The ninth month is for the incarnation of civilization memory Mnemosyne, who inherits civilization and wisdom! The tenth month is for the mother who nourishes the world Tethys, who nurtures life! The eleventh month is for Lady of Night Nyx, who controls the mysterious!”
Zeus’s majestic voice resounded throughout the Main Hall of Olympus, giving the final declaration: “Gods, the Sacred Order is established! The cosmic calendar is now set! Please join me in continuing our efforts to make the universe more beautiful and prosperous, letting the glory of the New Era shine on all things!”
With Zeus’s deafening declaration, the gods erupted in earth-shaking cheers, the voices resounding through the clouds, echoing endlessly on Mount Olympus, lingering for a long time.
Everything came to the most perfect conclusion; the perfect order was established, and the new era was thoroughly ushered in!
The new era is Zeus’s eternal beginning!
Zeus looked at the cheering gods, his majestic face brimming with immense confidence and joy. He stood up laughing, his laughter full of power and infectiousness, and said loudly: “Gods, cheer! Celebrate! Let us begin the celebratory feast, let fine wine and song resound throughout Olympus!”
“From today onward, the universe has a brand new beginning, an era belonging to light and order!”
The gods’ feast lasted a full ten years, during which Mount Olympus was immersed in endless laughter and cheers and nectar.
Ten years later, the gods began fulfilling their respective duties, solemnly announcing the Sacred New Order established by the new God King Zeus to the entire vast universe!
Not all gods settled on Mount Olympus; mainly the new generation gods chose to make their home on Olympus, while the other Great Gods returned to their accustomed homes.
However, Mount Olympus has reserved exclusive divine palaces and temples for Them, welcoming Them back to reside on Olympus at any time.
Mount Olympus, this mountain that reaches the heavens, at the main peak summit, reaching out to pluck the stars is no exaggeration.
The many peaks cover an immeasurable area, and with the gods not numerous yet and scattered, it is actually quite desolate.
When the clamor faded, Zeus alone fell into contemplation.
He knew very well that the current world order was still too crude and simplistic.
Although at this moment the gods each hold duties and authorities, in the excitement of creating a new era, they are naturally full of motivation and ambition.
But soon, they would likely be tormented by the repetitive heavy work and grow bored.
Letting the gods enjoy pleasures is no problem, but making Them diligently work is wishful thinking!
Moreover, the gods’ duties cannot rely entirely on Their personal bodies to drive.
This is not just a matter of boredom; more importantly, once any accident occurs, even a negligible oversight, the world order could instantly fall into disorder, leading directly to devastation for living beings.
Not to mention, if the sun and moon tire and go on strike, or have the slightest error, it would immediately become chaos, with countless civilizations and beings happily gaining Underworld residency.
It is still necessary to weave more intricate and exquisite world laws, to construct a cosmic order system capable of automated operation.
In this system, the gods’ laws can be set to run automatically; the gods need only perform major supervision within their scope of authority, prevent accidents, or conduct special operations and interventions, without needing to handle everything personally.
And this cannot be done without the gods uniting to weave this vast and precise order network.
Moreover, the current world is still too barren, with pathetically few sentient beings, and even fewer higher sentient beings.
The current higher sentient beings, besides the gods themselves, are only some Nymphs, a few elemental beings, and some divine monsters and divine offspring.
With so few lives spread across the vast universe, it is not just few—it is far too few!
Must encourage the gods to create life!
No matter what kind, the more the better; more possibilities for collisions will lead to a more prosperous universe, and with himself in control, no major chaos is feared.
To encourage the gods to create life, still need a method to stimulate Their subjective initiative.
Forcing this will not work well; better to make Them interested, eagerly doing it themselves—need a way to ignite the gods’ enterprising spirit.
However, creating higher sentient beings is not urgent for now; the most important and pressing matter is first to compile an automatically operating law system.
This is the foundation! The top priority!
If there were many living beings but the gods frequently went on strike, mortal lives would be miserable beyond imagination.
Without stable foundational order and laws as assurance, the universe cannot thrive.
Imagine, life just beginning to proliferate here, then suddenly the sun goes on strike, even for a few months, and all budding vitality can instantly perish, everything starting over.
Zeus already had a rough plan in mind: Using the cosmic framework Crius as the most foundational framework to bear the entire system; the omnipresent Aether as the endless energy source to ensure system operation; Hyperion and all his offspring and all celestial bodies as carriers and transmission media.
The gods integrate their authorities, jointly forming this unprecedented “Celestial Pantheon System,” building a grand mechanism for automatic law operation.
Civilization Memory Goddess Mnemosyne records and stores all data, and provides error correction and technical guidance based on cosmic data, ensuring the system runs ever smoother; Mother Goddess Rhea is responsible for maintaining the operation of this Celestial Pantheon System and programs, as the core dispatcher; the Goddess of Sacred Order is responsible for judging system commands, processing order system data, and monitoring whether the order system operates normally.
Finally, using his own thunder and lightning to tightly link all this, and provide supreme permissions for input, output, and control, becoming the core hub and link of the entire system.
Ocean God Oceanus continues to be responsible for expanding the universe’s cake, ensuring the world keeps growing and strengthening, providing broader living space for all living beings.
As for Tartarus, He still continues eating garbage.
The gods set their duties into this system, allowing the universe to operate autonomously according to the programs set by the gods, maintaining the universe’s normal operation while freeing the gods from ceaseless heavy work, ensuring the gods do not need to handle everything personally, gaining more free time.
In addition, this system allows the gods to develop and formulate some “usage programs” themselves, enabling the gods to share authorities and partial divine powers, making handling affairs much more convenient—this is undoubtedly a great boon for the gods, far too convenient.
Note that currently, within their own scope of authority, the gods are absolute, able to do as they please.
But outside their own authority, they are truly powerless.
Everyone sharing a bit of usage rights benefits everyone, and anyway, the ultimate control and highest management rights remain in the gods’ own hands.
Simply perfect!
The more Zeus thought, the more satisfied he became, nodding repeatedly, thinking to himself: ‘This “Celestial Pantheon System” shall be called “Heavenly Dao.”‘
‘As for the “usage programs” formulated and created by the gods, they shall be called “Divine Arts.”‘
When this system’s rules are sufficiently perfect, thoroughly covering everything in the universe and controlling everything, that will be the ultimate order surpassing the gods and all spirits, achieving absolute domination and control over all things and all spirits in the universe.
Zeus’s mouth curved slightly, outlining a profound arc, ‘At that time, this set of rules shall be called “Destiny.”‘
And He, God King Zeus, will be the sole super-kernel administrator of this system and rules, the true Supreme of the universe!
Also, must establish a contact system for the gods!
Zeus had not forgotten how much effort and time it took to find Goddess of Wisdom Metis back then.
Currently, communication between gods is still very inconvenient, reliably finding people by shouting.
Even for the Supreme Great God, outside their scope of authority, finding someone requires slowly searching.
Zeus clenched his left fist and struck his right palm, making a slight sound. He had made up his mind: must create a “Divine Network”!
This is a necessity for all gods’ convenience!
Once this “Celestial Pantheon System” is created, this “Divine Network” will be simple.
As long as Goddess of Daylight Hemera, plus Lady of Night, using cosmic celestial bodies as base stations, his thunder and electromagnetism as linking medium, Aether still as energy source, this “Divine Network” can quickly be established, covering the entire universe!
Right, also need Mnemosyne for data storage and indexing to ensure information flow, Mother Goddess Rhea responsible for maintaining its stable operation, Themis serving as “network supervisor” to ensure the Divine Network’s justice and security.
This is called perfect!
Zeus had all the plans and details set in his mind, but He was not in a hurry to propose them immediately.
Proposing this now, the gods’ motivation would not be great; They have not yet experienced the torment of heavy work.
Zeus planned to let Them first work well as “beast laborers” for a while, experiencing the hardship of hands-on work.
When the gods are tormented by day-after-day work to the point of desperation, then proposing this “Celestial Pantheon System” and “Divine Network” would be what everyone hopes for, the desire of all divine hearts, an impeccable plan no one can refuse!
Perfect!
Zeus silently praised his own scheming in his heart; he even admired his own creativity!
‘Not unworthy of me!’ Zeus thought proudly.
This grand plan, He decided to implement as soon as possible, and at the upcoming Council of Gods, solemnly announce it to all gods in the entire universe!
With the new God King ascending, all gods in the universe naturally must come to Olympus to pay homage.
The previous Grand Ceremony of the Gods could only be considered a small gathering, though it was the small gathering that decided the new order of the universe.
But the Council of Gods is also a must!
All gods come to pay homage to the new God King; at that time, Zeus will once again declare to all gods in the universe the core principles of the new order and the Divine Law, establishing absolute authority!
It is just that the universe is too vast; for ordinary gods to rush to Olympus, all arriving together, will take quite a long time.
As for not coming, of course that’s possible, but the consequences must also be borne.
As for creating higher sentient beings, that needs to wait a bit longer.
Before this “Celestial Pantheon System” is created, rashly creating life would be a terrible disaster and endless pain for those newborn lives.
While Zeus pondered how to specifically implement the grand plan of the “Heavenly Dao System,” the offspring of the defeated Titans were trying to find ways to pull a god out.
Truly meaningful god-pulling!
Pulling from underground.
Coeus and Phoebe’s two beautiful daughters— the gentle and delicate, sentimental Leto, and the radiant and bright, resolute and tenacious Asteria.
Were now tearfully pleading before Mnemosyne, who had just returned home, begging her to lend a helping hand.
（Leto divine body visualization reference image）
（Asteria divine body visualization reference image）
