Inside and outside the sparkling crystal houses floated sealed crystal balls. Various treasures were placed inside them; some gave off obscure radiance, while others blazed with divine light.
God Incarnations of all shapes and sizes, or their subordinate gods, were situated within the crystal houses.
Some of these gods closed their eyes to rest, some lay on the ground snoring away, some drank and chatted, and some gathered together to roast meat. More than anything, however, the gods played all kinds of gambling games. They did everything imaginable.
The gods treated this place as a gathering, while their subordinate gods ran around handling the transactions.
These God Incarnations varied in size, as did the various items. The largest God Incarnation was a Mountain Dragon, a full three thousand meters long. Seen from inside through the outer wall of the crystal space, he had shrunk considerably and looked rather adorable.
The largest item was placed at the edge of the plaza: a mountain-peak artifact a full thousand meters high. In reality, only one corner of it was in the plaza, while most of it lay outside the trading grounds, because the entire venue could not hold it.
The sealed crystal balls rose and fell as they revolved around the crystal houses, creating a beautiful sight.
The instant the Forging Master's incarnation appeared, every god in the area looked over.
All the gods lowered their heads slightly in greeting.
A few gods even praised the Forging Master's God Name, their expressions humble.
Then, almost all the gods turned their gazes toward the two God Incarnations beside the Forging Master.
Magic King Suye and the Ocean Goddess Thetis.
The Forging Master curled his lips and said, "You're in the spotlight now. They can't even be bothered to look at me."
"I shine because