Chapter 76 - 53 Trading

Chapter 76: Chapter 53 Trading

Translator: 549690339

“... Sometimes, I really don’t want to communicate with a god like you.”

Taking a deep breath, Cronus’s complexion swiftly returned to normal.

His efforts to rally help were not unknown to Laine; in fact, most of the gods on his side were aware of this.

However, except for his Queen of Gods, everyone thought this was a measure of the Divine King, unwilling to accept defeat, promising benefits everywhere.

But now, Laine saw at a glance the real reason he did so was because his Divine Child was about to be born.

If he could not take control of the starry sky now, afterwards, he might not have the time to consider this matter.

“It’s not hard to guess, Cronus, you’ve always been like this.”

“From when you deceived your father with words back in the day, to the moment you bravely took up the Sickle when everything was ready. Given a choice, you always want the best, but if there’s no choice, you don’t mind gambling once.”

Shaking his head, Laine felt somewhat emotional.

In this regard, he felt that he might have some similarities with Cronus.

“Perhaps, but now I’m quite relieved.”

Smiling a bit, Cronus seemed a little more relaxed.

“It seems my first child is a goddess? At least she won’t be the one who threatens my throne.”

“What do you mean?”

“Maybe because I’ve dealt with you more often, I understand you better. If the Divine King were about to be replaced again, you wouldn’t be discussing the starry sky with me, would you?”

At a loss for words, Laine had to admit Cronus was speaking the truth.

He couldn’t help but think that, possibly due to his influence, Cronus seemed much wiser than the myths portrayed.

“Alright, let’s not waste time, as you’re probably not too interested in my Mount of the Gods.”

Stretching out his hand and with the effect of Divine Power, a Star Map appeared in the hands of the Divine King.

Hundreds of spots of varying sizes and brightness appeared, each representing a star domain.

Like oceanic domains, star domains are the standard divisions of the starry sky.

“You have twelve Star Gods under your command, and they have a leader, correct?”

Cronus’s palm glided across the Star Map, slowly saying, “Aside from these core parts of the starry sky, you may choose any other, I don’t mind even if you take a few extra.”

Glancing over the Star Map, Laine casually asked.

“So, what do you want, Eclipse? Melded with the ‘Solar Eclipse,’ it is indeed much more powerful than before.”

“It works well on the Sun, but only on the Sun.”

Nodding in response, Cronus quickly found the special page within the artifact.

Seeing that matters were concluded, Laine waved his hand. His purpose for today was already achieved, and he had no intention of lingering.

“Since everything is done, I won’t stay any longer.”

“I wish you success, Cronus.”

A portal of light emerged, and with a step through, Laine’s figure vanished.

Atop Mount of the Gods, watching the spot from which Laine had departed, the Divine King did not rush to leave, instead standing quietly for a moment longer.

Through the matter with Hecate, Cronus had gained a deeper understanding of humans and deities.

He had not realized the significance of ‘faith’, but he had discovered something else. If humans could possess free will and souls like Hecate, could they too have some potential to attract the attention of the ‘World Master’?

If so, then Laine’s interest in human knowledge made sense.

Perhaps the other party wished to create some beings with enough ‘potential’. Sadly, the Golden Humanity had disappointed him.

“Creating worlds...”

“This must be the secret of ‘bestowing Godhood’. In addition to the corresponding power, one also needs a candidate capable of bearing it,” mused Cronus.

“God of Destruction Perse, it remains to be seen whether one day your daughter will be the one to reprimand you.”

“This is fitting, as the price for your arrogant disrespect,” he thought with a shake of his head.

The Divine King no longer dwelt on such musings, instead channeling power into the brass book in his hand, closely sensing this one-third of a top-tier sacred artifact.

Unlike the sickle, though both seemed to reside in the realm of High-Grade Artifacts when evaluated, Cronus immediately felt the difference when he actually held it.

A naturally formed Divine Artifact was distinctly different from a man-made one, carrying no such user restrictions as the sickle.

What’s more, crucially, the brass book was just a third of a complete artifact, harboring even more hidden power.

“A part of Genesis Artifact, even just this fragment alone is very close to that step.”

“The Divine Authority of ‘Order’... If this were my Divine Artifact, even if its greatest function isn’t combat when combined with the Divine Authority of the king, I could possess up to seventy percent of the Father God’s power,” he reflected.

Uranus was truly capable of contending with and even defeating the personified Primordial Gods, which Cronus knew well. Even without taking that final step, an ordinary Divine Power Level of 20 would only have a third of his strength.

‘The Sky’, Divine Authority, the symbol of paternal authority; each of these aspects suggested a slight step beyond the pinnacle of mighty Divine Power. And Cronus now, had not yet achieved even a third of that.

Feeling a twinge of envy, yet looking at the brass book, Cronus had no intention of claiming it as his own. After all, he could feel that this artifact, similar to a bonded artifact, could be subdued by its owner at will.

“It’s just an artifact, after all. In the future, I might not necessarily have a better one.”

“Soon, when the starry heavens serve me, the mountains, too, shall bow before me,” Cronus thought with a cold smile, recalling his eldest brother.

Ocean Deity Sovereign Oceanus had already completely surpassed the ancient Sea God Pontus.

Without accidents, he would be the final victor of the struggle over the seas. No one knew if the expanding power of the Ocean Deity Sovereign might harbor other ambitions.

Thus, once the problem with the stars was resolved, the next target for suppression by Cronus would be him.