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Chapter 12 God and Man

New humans were created, and Prometheus named them, calling them Bronze Age humans.

He has a unique feeling for newborn humans, like the creator's preference for young children.

When he returned to Mount Olympus, he was still reluctant to part, and promised the newborn humans that he would return again.

Epimetheus did not follow the crowd to Mount Olympus to claim credit from Zeus, but went back to his abandoned village, where his home was.

The rest of Hephaestus, Prometheus and Athena went back to report to Zeus.

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There are many temples on Mount Olympus, and at the top of the mountain there is a hall for the gods to hold banquets and resolve conflicts and disputes.

Today, Zeus brought the gods belonging to the Olympus pantheon together here to discuss the rights and obligations of newborn humans.

Sitting on the throne of the god king, he said to the gods: "Man's belief in the gods can be transformed into the power of the gods. This is something we have known since the golden age."

"Although this kind of power is insignificant, if it can be uninterrupted day after day, it will be of great benefit."

"I've made up my mind to get involved in this."

"If you have any good ideas, you can talk about them."

The gods were in an uproar.

Whether it is the immortal humans in the golden age or the short-lived humans in the silver age, the gods did not take them seriously.

Whether their creator is the earth goddess Gaia or the ancient god Iapetus.

Because human beings only have wisdom, but no power.

This can be seen from the situation of the two ages of mankind.

Human beings who should have lived forever in the golden age were destroyed by the aftermath of the war of gods, and humans in the silver age were destroyed due to the out-of-control power of the sun.

To the gods, human beings are really too small, just like human beings don't care about the life and death of ants, it doesn't matter whether they are in awe of themselves.

Seemingly disliking the gods for making too much noise, Zeus's right hand, Hera, the Queen of Heaven sitting on the golden throne, stretched out her slender fingers and pointed at the void, and a golden ripple streaked across the air.

The gods are silent.

Hera said slowly, "Come one by one, don't worry."

There are still smart people among the gods. They know that Zeus is announcing in the name and strength of the king of gods, not asking.

The sun god Helios was the first to stand up as a representative: "Humans should be allowed to build temples of the gods and offer sacrifices to show their piety."

"If they don't obey, give them drought, flood, and plague."

"When they are afraid, they will believe in us devoutly."

Prometheus, the creator of mankind, disagreed with Helios, the sun god, and retorted:
"With only disasters and no graces, it is impossible to get the sincerity of human beings."

"Suffering can only make people submit, and grace can only be respected."

"Besides, when the human beings are newly born, the entire population is still in a state of starvation. Where did the sacrifice come from?"

Zeus pondered, the words of the two of them are very reasonable, and they have the same belief. No one among the gods has ever set foot before, so there is no object for reference.

From the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught sight of Hephaestus in the palace where the old god was, so he asked, "Hephaestus, what do you think?"

Unexpectedly, he would be named by Zeus, and Hephaestus was wandering in space, thinking of going to the world to find Aglaia, who is in charge of the road of music power.

Now the eyes of the gods are all on him.

But he had already had a rough heart, he stood up, and the strength of the first level of supernatural power made the gods look sideways.

Hephaestus said: "Why not let humans choose?"

"They can believe in God or not believe in God."

"Those who believe in it will give favor, and bestow good harvest and happiness, and those who don't believe it will let themselves go."

"If you are insulted, you will suffer normally."

"Since human beings have wisdom, then give them the power of choice and let them distinguish themselves."

Hephaestus' adoptive mother, Zeus' third wife, Eurynome, the goddess in charge of water and grass pastures, raised her hands in agreement and said, "I agree with Hephaestus, and it should be done this way."

Zeus frowned: "This method is feasible, but you can't give too much favor. A good harvest is not equal to the cattle and sheep offered by humans."

Hephaestus asked back: "Then what kind of favor is reciprocal?"

"A bountiful harvest is insignificant to the gods, but the cattle and sheep offered by humans are their property and sustenance."

"In a way, it's not necessarily equivalent."

Zeus was silent, carefully understanding the understanding of fairness in Hephaestus' words.

The rest of the gods didn't dare to say anything. The discussion between the two powerful gods is not something they can participate in.

The palace fell silent.

"Hephaestus, you seem to be too partial to humans." A beautiful goddess got up from her seat, breaking the silent atmosphere.

She is the second wife of Zeus, the goddess of justice, Themis, and a powerful first-level god, who is in charge of justice and justice.

She often covers her eyes with a cloth, implying absolute fairness and justice, and will not favor any party.

She said: "God's contribution and reward are not equal, but human contribution and god's contribution are also unequal."

"Let me measure it! I will treat both gods and humans fairly and fairly."

Hephaestus nodded to Themis, the Goddess of Justice. This goddess was upright and fair. Since she had made a guarantee, she would not allow anyone to engage in petty tricks in private.

He said: "It is true that I am biased, Ms. Themis."

Seeing someone guarantee, Zeus also stretched his brows.

"That's it."

"According to what Hephaestus said, leave the right to choose to the individual human beings themselves."

"Believe in God, give gifts, unbelievers, let go."

"If a human being is daring and dares to insult a god, which god is involved, the god will decide how to punish him."

"Whether it is forgiveness or punishment, it is up to you to decide."

"As for the sacrifices and rewards of both gods and humans, Themis will notarize them and let her measure them."

The blindfolded Themis nodded and admitted her identity as a notary.

She asked the gods: "Is there anyone who disagrees. You can talk about it."

The gods were silent, and no one answered.

"Since this is the case, the belief about human beings, as witnessed by me, is so determined."

"In the future, no one will violate it, force those who don't believe in God to believe in God, and don't allow those who believe in pious beliefs to fail to return."

Then she looked at Zeus and Hephaestus again: "You are powerful gods, and it is just right for you to set an example."

"Now answer me, if there are human beings who believe in you, what kind of gifts will you give."

Zeus responded to her: "If a human being believes in me, I will reward him as much as he is pious."

"I am the king of the gods, there are few things in the world that I cannot give, it only depends on how pious that person is."

Themis: "Reasonable." Then she looked at Hephaestus again.

Hephaestus told her: "I don't need anyone to believe in me."

"I have won the right of choice for human beings."

"If someone believes in me in the future, I will not give him a gift."

"Believe it or not, it's their freedom."

"I give them this right."

Themis nodded and said, "It's reasonable."

Speaking of which, she returned to her place, her work was done, and the follow-up arrangement was the work of God King Zeus.

Now that he had decided, Zeus did not procrastinate, he told Prometheus on the spot:

"Prometheus, go ahead and convey the god's decision to humans."

"Also protect the newborns, don't let wolves, tigers and leopards eat them."

Prometheus took the order and flew straight to the world...

(End of this chapter)