He nodded slightly, as if praising the girl's intelligence. Laine continued speaking of his purpose, even though the other party may not truly understand it at the moment.
"Before this, I had tried other methods to probe the underlying reasons, such as interfering with the years, peering into history... Unfortunately, none of these attempts were successful."
"The world-level changes have obscured the truth behind everything. In front of that kind of power, even Great Divine Power seems insignificant. Luckily, besides Zeus himself, there was another witness at the time."
Laine looked toward Athena, and the Goddess of Wisdom understood his implication. But her impression of memories from before her birth was nothing but a blur.
"Then I must disappoint you... In truth, I don't remember what happened then."
"It's okay, you may not remember now... but you can remember."
Laine extended his hand, and the void trembled slightly. The next moment, a scroll from an ancient era once again appeared in this world.
On its edge, a line of mysterious text flowed and changed, but Athena understood its meaning the instant she saw it.
[Recognize the world, then recognize yourself.]
"A Divine Artifact?"
Quick to judge, Athena realized this was a Divine Artifact on the same level as her Spear of Victory and Shield of Aegis, yet the disparity in power between them was clearly not insignificant.
Perhaps the original Zeus had also used a similar method to cross into the Great Realm, only he took a longer time, a more protracted one, and didn't have someone as suitable as the current one.
Perhaps in the original trajectory, Zeus had defeated Cronus in the Titan war, but his and the other Titans' struggles did not easily come to an end. He did not capture the other Titans at once, nor did he fear the hidden beings. Somehow, even after ascending to the throne, the gods of the old era still frequently rebelled, causing trouble for the new Divine Court.
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In this process, the children of Zeus gradually came into the world, and he slowly uncovered the mysteries of faith, tentatively establishing the Twelve Principal Gods to strengthen his power. However, compared to the present one, the mythological version was evidently lacking.
The most obvious distinction was that the current Zeus and Hera were not counted among the Principal Gods; they stood alone above them, holding higher 'status,' with Zeus as 'king' far surpassing Hera.
Such a ritual was bound to be more stable and more powerful. Whether this deeper emulation of divine right kingship would have any negative effects, Laine did not know.
At the very least, one immediate observation was that the Divine King's connection with the laws was now closer... This was to a certain extent a good thing but would not be so perpetually.
"So it all comes down to Metis. Zeus himself could not possibly have suddenly invented such a ritual, even if that was within his grasp in the future... Metis, Asgard, I wonder what our 'Divine King Majesty' has done, and what he paid for it?"
Even though he had not received an answer yet, with the information this complete, Laine could infer some clues. Particularly the subtle changes in the law's origin, which added the concept of 'accepting sacrifices' to the 'interface.'
However, no matter concerning the world is minor. A definitive judgment would have to wait until the memory is recreated. That wouldn't take too long, and Laine could afford to wait. As for what to do while waiting...
He stretched out his hand, anticipating some 'unexpected' changes, and looked at the gods who were shocked by the Divine King's might.
The next moment, power surged, directed at these ignorant 'onlookers,' Laine made his move boldly.