The cheerful banquet seemed to have come to an end. After Ryan made his prophecy, only the occasional sound of eating broke the silence atop the Divine Mountain.
Gaia was worried about her child's future, while Uranus surveyed the gods before him and occasionally glanced toward the distant sea.
His younger brother—the second child Gaia had conceived alone, the Primordial Sea God Pontus—was there.
Without a doubt, Ryan's prophecy about "the help of another family member" had made him suspicious of his brother.
As for whether Ryan had deceived him, that was impossible.
During the previous prophecy, Uranus truly had not sensed any response from Fate. That was why he had mocked Ryan for claiming to be the God of Prophecy.
But this time, he had clearly sensed the aura of destiny—the kind of power that all gods born from Khaos found nearly impossible to resist.
Ryan inwardly replied that his feelings were correct. His previous prophecy had indeed been nothing but empty words. Fate had completely ignored him, the God of Spirituality. But this time was different.
Although Ryan had seen nothing through his Divine Office, when he made a correct prophecy in the name of the God of Prophecy, Fate would still respond, even if he had not seen it through his Divine Office.
There was another benefit to this: his true identity as the God of Spirituality had been successfully concealed.
Since their first meeting, he had claimed to be a god who governed Prophecy, and now that had indeed been proven true.
As long as he did not reveal himself, the threat from Mnemosyne could be ignored for the time being.
Ryan's prophecy had ended. Perhaps to conceal his intentions, the God King's banquet continued.
Two days later, amid an awkward atmosphere, Uranus finally remembered the promise he had made.
"Prince Ryan." The Sky Father rose and solemnly addressed Ryan:
"Just now, before you made your prophecy, I promised that I would fulfill one request of yours, so long as it was not excessive."
"As the first promise made by the King of the Gods, it is now time to fulfill it."
"Thank you again for your generosity, Your Majesty." Ryan also stood and expressed his gratitude to the God King.
"It is what you deserve," the God King said. "State your request. In the name of the God King, it will certainly be fulfilled."
"Then I will speak plainly."
Ryan felt no embarrassment at all. The gods of this era did not possess such a sentiment either.
He had prepared his words long before setting foot on the Divine Mountain.
Until the end of Uranus's era, this would likely be one of his two greatest gains.
"A great being such as yourself should know that, long ago, when I saw that the world had no tools for measuring time, I created the 'year' and the 'day' to record it."
As Ryan explained, Uranus nodded. These two concepts did indeed exist, and he could read them from the laws of the world. They were merely too shallow and had not yet been fully acknowledged by Time.
"Today, I witnessed the birth of twelve new gods and the enthronement of the God King. I think it is time to create a suitable standard for recording the years of your rule over all things."
With his smile unchanged, Ryan gently raised his right hand. A phantom silver-white sphere of light appeared there.
The sphere shifted constantly, sometimes round and sometimes incomplete.
Extremely subtle power of the Time Sequence spread across it. It was an illusion without substance.
"This is a phantom luminous body," Ryan said. "I hope it can hang in the sky, opposite the sun that rises each day."
"I will call it the moon. One rotation of the sun and moon will be one day."
"There are four Primordial Gods still living in the world, twelve newly born gods, and the supreme God King Your Majesty. Therefore, one cycle from full to waning moon will be one month, three months will be one season, and four seasons will be one year."
"This is not merely my personal arrangement of the Time Sequence." Ryan smiled as he looked at every god present. "It is also the congratulatory gift I offer the God King."
Uranus was somewhat moved. Ryan's idea had indeed touched him.
Using such a method of recording time to subtly express his supreme authority, even proving that he was greater than the Primordial Gods—there could be no better method.
"What about you, Prince Ryan?"
Uranus finally remembered the Seer before him. Ryan had not yet established a time belonging to himself.
"My children and I, as well as the Primordial Gods, all have our own share. You should have your own time as well."
"Then add one day."
Ryan appeared completely casual, as though he did not care whether he had a share of his own.
"On the second month every four years, add one extra day at the end of the month. That will be my day."
".Then let it be so."
After pondering for a while, Uranus genuinely did not know where else he could add anything, so he simply agreed to Ryan's request.
He reached out and took the sphere of light from Ryan's palm. Of course, it now had to be called the "moon."
The next moment, the God King used his divine power to raise it into the sky. The moon grew larger and emitted enough light to illuminate every corner of Khaos.
Standing atop the Divine Mountain, Uranus invoked the authority of the God King for the first time. Supreme power gathered within him, and the laws of the world became clearly visible before him.
"At the request of the Seer, the God of Prophecy, Ryan, I proclaim to the world in the name of the God King."
"The chaotic and indeterminate Time Sequence shall become a thing of the past. It shall be imprisoned within the center of the moon."
"Year, month, and day shall become the designations of the new Time Sequence. They shall exist alongside time and endure throughout the world."
As his voice fell, the world changed with it.
Under the authority of the God King, the new Time Sequence was deeply engraved into the depths of the Source Sea.
Ryan instantly sensed the power of the Time Sequence becoming complete. It completed its transformation into authority and became a true Divine Office.
At the same time, the Divine Offices of year, month, day, and season moved toward their respective masters, but no one accepted them.
To be inferior to others in certain aspects merely because of a feeble Divine Office was something no powerful god was willing to accept.
In the end, these Divine Offices flowed into the nascent Time Sequence, making it appear somewhat fuller.
Ryan could sense that the Time Sequence was now even stronger than Spirituality. As time passed, it would continue growing for some time before gradually stabilizing.
The Divine Office of the moon appeared as well, but it was incomplete.
Ryan knew this was because the true moon was already being conceived, while this false moon had no physical form. It was merely a temporary substitute.
Still, this is enough. I don't want the real thing yet.
With a quiet chuckle in his heart, Ryan gave a slight bow and once again thanked the God King for his gift.
"This is what you deserve," the God King said. "Let the banquet end here. Gaia, please help me escort our honored guest home."
"Yes, my God King."
The Earth Mother answered in a gentle voice and turned to gesture toward Ryan.
"Then thank you, Lady Gaia."
Without Gaia's help, leaving this place would truly have been somewhat difficult, so Ryan readily agreed.
Under the gazes of the gods behind them, Ryan followed Gaia and left the Divine Mountain, which had given him such abundant gains.
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