Foolish Brother Odin

Chapter 357 Technocrats

How dare a mere minor deity claim the title of king?

I'll tear them all down!
Towns did this to revitalize the prestige of the title "God King".

Once those minor god-kings are placed under a newly promoted god-king, they can forget about ever being promoted again.

The political signal that was sent out was incredibly clear.

Because these minor kings and their subordinates were all scattered, and some even swore allegiance to different new kings. The new kings also took office in different locations, which severed their foundation for ruling over their own territories. These minor gods were not direct descendants of the two new kings, and there was no possibility that they would instigate the new kings to rebel against their fathers.

Soon, new information spread—the new king only had domestic power, not military power or the power of investiture. If a new god was born, upon reaching adulthood, he would go directly to the Golden Palace in Asgard to report to the Downs, and the High King would decide where he would assume office; he could not assume office in his original fiefdom.

The news caused an uproar among the gods.

Everyone could see that Downs still maintained a strong centralized system of power, but he had devolved internal affairs to the lower levels. The new king only had the title of honor and was not a relatively independent god-king.

If this had happened in the past, many gods would have opposed it.

Firstly, Downs' achievements were unparalleled, easily subduing the gods; secondly, he had experienced Ragnarok, the time when Odin cast himself into chaos, murdered his brother, and raised the banner of rebellion; and thirdly, there were too many new gods, and the established deities knew they needed to restrain and limit them. When Downs released the news, everyone expressed their belief.

Moreover, for many illiterate geniuses, no matter how much they try, they can't come up with such an ingenious method of disassembly and reassembly.

Not long after, the third person to be granted the title of king appeared.

Catherine, the ruling goddess of the Slavic people!
Catherine, who also possessed remarkable domestic governance abilities, was to go to the dismantled and reconstructed Indian subcontinent to rule and educate the Shudras there.

Despite the fact that these fourth-class citizens were liberated, they were all extremely grateful to Towns.

After freedom comes freedom, a new order is needed to restrain its actions.

After the rise of neoliberalism, the order collapses, and it is easy to go back to chaos.

Previously, Catherine was mainly responsible for dealing with the remaining mortals of the Mayan pantheon, and she played the bad cop, so it was Gilgamesh's turn to use both kindness and severity.

Peren and Shiva once thought that their princess was like a brick, to be moved wherever needed.

They sighed inwardly, having already resigned themselves to their fate.

There's nothing we can do; it's just that our divine race has a lowly origin.

When Downs rescued them, they didn't even have their own world; they were all slaves and gods in the Aztec Empire.

This debt of gratitude is something I can never repay in my lifetime.

They were already quite satisfied with being able to reshape the Slavic continent.

Little did they know that Towns had already considered everything—gratitude is ultimately temporary. Perhaps the Slavic gods wouldn't object in the short term, but in the long run, the effort and reward would become disproportionate, and one day the conflict would erupt.

Catherine dealt with the Hindu pantheon, and incidentally, she was given a little "training".

Towns had actually considered sending a Celtic deity to India. After all, the British had a special effect on India. But firstly, he hadn't had any children with Scáthach and Maeve, and secondly, before he time-traveled, Little Britain had inexplicably elected an Indian as Prime Minister, so this special effect probably wasn't very reliable.

After much deliberation, I decided to let Catherine deal with these guys. Incidentally, after wiping out all the Hindu gods, Downs unexpectedly discovered that two heroes remained.

Arjuna and Karna.

Because they hadn't received orders about whether to purge all the demigods, these two survived because the Asgardians didn't attack them. Many days passed without anyone taking action until Brunhilde reported it, and Towns only then learned of the situation.

Let's just pardon them both.

Let Queen Ye teach them a lesson.

The fourth person to be crowned king was, cough, Anubis.

Downs assigned him to deal with the "Southern Alliance World," which was formed by integrating the smaller South Asian worlds. The mortals in these smaller worlds were insignificant and would certainly not dare to rebel, but due to their significant ethnic differences, ruling them would inevitably lead to considerable conflicts.

Anubis went there and only did three things: fairness! Fairness! And it was all about fairness!

The name of the fifth king surprised the gods; it was Enkidu.

He was sent to rule over the mortals of the Egyptian world.

After the fifth king was appointed, news came from the Golden Palace: the title of king is only an honorific and is not tied to a fief. If necessary, the king will be transferred to different worlds to continue to perform his duties.

Because the list was so explosive, most of the gods ignored the last sentence and only cared about one thing—among the divine sons born in Sumer, there were actually two newly promoted god-kings!

In particular, after princes such as Tyr, Vidal, and Heimdal came forward to declare that they were professional gods of the entire Aesir and had no intention of becoming kings, the Sumerian lineage seemed to be enjoying unparalleled prominence for a time.

Only Enkidu, the god of the sea, smiled wryly and privately pulled Ereshkigal, Ishtar, Enkidu, and Gilgamesh aside, earnestly instructing them:
"Jinlunga is the Jinlunga of the Aesir. Sumer is merely a part of Jinlunga. You must remember this. If you forget this and are swayed by those below, harboring unrealistic fantasies, that will be your doom."

Enki spoke with such solemnity and seriousness that even the most unruly Ishtar was taken aback and quickly nodded in agreement.

Enki continued, addressing the two young princes, "Even if His Majesty Downs killed Enlil in a direct confrontation, as Enlil's elder brother, I will not defend that arrogant and sadistic fool. The Sumerian era is long gone. Remember, no matter what happens, His Majesty Downs' will must be the absolute priority. In His Majesty's absence, Thor will lead the way!"

Gilgamesh and Enkidu both nodded in agreement, "Yes!"

Seeing the four deities leave, Enki smiled wryly: "Your Majesty, you really think highly of us Sumerians!"

As a former Sumerian water god of wisdom, how could Enki not know Downs's plans?
Towns didn't care about the title of God Emperor at all.

His investiture as king this time was purely due to the will of the gods; he had no choice but to do so.

Even the minor gods of those small worlds dare to call themselves God-Kings. Our Aesir gods are so powerful, yet our leader is only a God-King.

This is absolutely not okay!
Towns' self-proclaimed title of "God Emperor" was inevitable.

He first appointed his five children as God-Kings. On the surface, it seemed that the five God-Kings were pushing their father to become God-Emperor, but in reality, Tang Si was using the opportunity of bestowing titles to reform the entire pantheon.

On the surface, they are all god-kings, which sounds impressive, but in reality, they are all just working gods.

Enki didn't know that before Towns' time travel, there was a term called "technocrat".

(End of this chapter)