Foolish Brother Odin

Chapter 402 features a mirror, a single shot, and a headshot lock!

"Oh oh oh--"

The group of mortal heroes were initially a little disappointed, since the three god positions that had been agreed upon beforehand had already been taken.

Just when they thought missing out would be a lifelong regret, who would have thought that the Asgardian Emperor Tangs would be so generous, repeatedly releasing slots for godhood?!

The heroes' eyes were wide open, bloodshot, and they were so excited and fanatical that they were almost out of control.

Shouting and yelling, their muscles bulging and blood surging, they could find no other way to express their respect than by praising His Majesty the Divine Emperor.

【That's enough, you may all leave!】

Towns dismissed the energized mortal heroes and turned his gaze to the faces of the mortals who had not yet been assigned to God's children.

Catherine the Great, the goddess of dominion, is somewhat weak in combat, which is why Downs paired her with two powerful men, Beowulf and Arjuna. As for the others, Gilgamesh has Siegfried, Baldr has Ramses II, and Enkidu has Gawain.

The only ones left who don't have gods are Bridget and 'dog-headed' Anubis.

Towns first told them the story of the 'catfish'.

"A mortal without direct divine blood ascends to godhood in one step. Gods of this kind often possess a fighting spirit that established gods lack. Their existence can effectively foster healthy competition among your subordinate gods. What you need to do is treat such new gods fairly, as well as subordinate gods who enter your circle through connections."

Thor seemed to be deep in thought: "Is this what you meant by 'treating everyone equally, Father God'?"

“Yes, mistakes must be punished, and merits must be rewarded! And the rewards will be given in front of those old gods!” Tangston paused for a moment: “The Great Aesir is a large pantheon that combines multiple pantheons. It’s acceptable to give the main lineage appropriate preferential treatment, but we must never let the secondary lineages lose hope of advancement. If promotion is based solely on bloodline, you will soon find yourself surrounded by a bunch of trash. The end result will be that you will be crushed by the enemy.”

Prince Thor and the six god-kings listened attentively.

Although it doesn't involve any so-called seizure of power, their origins forge a strong destiny bond with a large group of deities of the same lineage. It also affects their influence within the Aesir pantheon.

They were seriously learning how to be a qualified ruler.

Downs continued, "Next, when mortals are further elevated to godhood, Bridget, Anubis, and Thor will be given priority!"

When Downs pronounced Thor's name, almost all the core deities were surprised.

This is tantamount to the God Emperor openly allowing Prince Thor to further cultivate his own faction.

Thor opened his mouth in surprise.

Downs laughed: "The universe is vast. Even if I didn't encounter the Greek world, I might have to embark on an expedition someday, leaving Kinlunga or something. You'll be the acting God-Emperor. How can Sif and your children alone be enough? The Warriors Three of Asgard are good, but they're not strong enough!"

Thor felt ashamed.

The three warriors of the Celestial Palace also participated in this duel between mortal heroes from two realms.

The three of them are good, but that's all they are.

It's okay against ordinary heroes, but when it comes to encountering stronger Greek heroes, its true strength is revealed.

Fandral lost to Penthesilea, another queen of the Amazons. Vostagg lost to Ajax the Great by a narrow margin. Hogan and Agamemnon drew.

Even if Towns were to forcibly elevate them to god-like status based on their performance, it would be difficult for the public to believe it.

From another perspective, what if an ordinary hero successfully killed a god using a divine artifact?
No matter how you obtained the divine artifact, if your strength is too far inferior, even if you were given the divine artifact, you still wouldn't be able to kill a god!
Once such a ruthless person ascends to the status of a true god, they must be incredibly powerful in combat.

After Downs set the tone, he continued, "This time, you'll be in charge of crafting thirty low-tier divine artifacts." Thor remained straightforward: "Father, while I'm skilled at swinging a hammer, I don't know how to forge divine artifacts!"

"Pfft!" Downs burst out laughing, a rare occurrence. "Who told you to actually forge a divine artifact? Couldn't you just make a couple of strong enough lightning runes and inscribe them on some disposable weapon? Anyway, it's designed so that only warriors of our race can use it. That's enough."

Thor gaped, looking like he thought, "This is possible?!"

Not just him, but all the other god-kings and core deities are like this.

Sure enough, there's a reason why some guys can become God Emperors.

No deity in the entire pantheon could match such a wildly imaginative idea.

Towns assigned the task, and his three children started working.

Even though Towns has been training the original dwarf and gnome craftsmen for over a century, ultimately, crafting artifacts really depends on talent.

Wisdom, strength, elemental perception, divine inscription—all these skills are indispensable.

Looking back to the last century, Loki could easily have the dwarf forge three artifacts with just a few words; that's impossible now.

Moreover, it's not three items, but thirty.

From another perspective, it wouldn't be difficult to have three god-king level deities each responsible for forging ten one-time-use 'divine artifacts'.

Three days later, the excited heroes finally received the 'divine artifact' they had been longing for.

Each Valkyrie would carefully explain to the mortal heroes how to use these artifacts and their power.

"First, you need to shout the name of the corresponding god, then lock onto the enemy with this 'scope,' then release this 'safety latch,' and finally pull the trigger."

Yes, a certain god-emperor with a perverse sense of humor had his three children make the so-called divine artifact into a cylindrical shape.

The three god-king level 'divine craftsmen' were completely unaware of this.

Mortal heroes would never know that when they gazed at this tube with its golden shell and runes inscribed inside, they were moved to tears and knelt down to thank the gods.

Many people take it home and actually enshrine it.

A month may seem like a long time, but it's actually a bit short.

When gaps reappeared in the mutated star sector, allowing for the continued delivery of space cavities, the war between the two pantheons reignited.

This breach is similar to the last one.

The world of Kusitigarbha is coming up at the top!
The mortal heroes of the Aesir were unaware that the deities guarding this place were not their native gods, for the entire pantheon had been slaughtered for disobeying their master!
A nonviolent non-cooperation plan ultimately failed to elicit even a shred of pity from the slave owners.

Galahad, having fought his way here, encountered a strange one-eyed giant, Polyphemus. His aura suggested he should be a descendant of a sea god. However, his aura was odd; he possessed the divinity of a land god.

Until this moment, the knight Galahad was unaware of what was happening behind the scenes—the twelve Olympian gods had reached a consensus to severely punish the Cysidic pantheon, slaughtering them and rewarding their descendants with divinity and divine status.

This Cyclops Polyphemus is the one who was supposed to be blinded by Odysseus in the myth.

Galahad had no desire for close combat against such a colossus; he drew a tube crackling with lightning...

(End of this chapter)