The Golden Age of Teyvat Exposed-Demon Gods Use Their Powers to Protect Humanity! Heulia Creates Endless Wealth with Salt

"How... pitiful." Lie Yan sighed. She had once been queen of the Core World, then the wife of a God King. She had witnessed countless wills collide and burn, yet she had never imagined that a will itself could be so easily "formatted."

Ji Dong took her hand. He said nothing, but the warmth of his palm conveyed the same emotion.

Just as the heavy silence seemed about to become tangible, the enormous Light Screen lit up again.

As if it had heard Hai Long's earlier question, the Light Screen answered in the most direct way possible.

A line of magnificent Golden Text appeared before everyone's eyes.

["God Loves All Beings"—this is the highest directive.]

[And so, the Golden Age began.]

The scene shifted. The land that had just endured the creation of the world and war welcomed a new beginning.

One newborn Demon God after another walked among mortals, carrying the ironclad rule engraved in the deepest part of their souls. They were no longer aloof arbiters, but had become... guides, guardians, and even... servants.

The scene first focused on a vast marshland covered in water and reeds.

A tall, imposing figure appeared there. He walked silently through the mud, while the ancestors of humanity watched timidly from afar.

Then he reached out, and the earth rumbled.

Countless Rock Spears rose from beneath the ground—not to kill, but to arrange themselves precisely, stacking and pressing together to channel the raging floodwaters back into their riverbeds. Sturdy embankments took shape before their eyes, transforming the marsh into fertile farmland.

He pointed toward distant mountains. Great stones flew toward him of their own accord, then were cut, polished, and stacked at his command, becoming sturdy homes and magnificent harbors.

He taught humanity how to mine ore, how to establish contracts, and how to build a vast commercial system through honesty and rules.

"The power of rock!" Niu Tian and Tai Tan, the two burly men, practically growled in unison. They felt an instinctive affinity for this pure, weighty power, so full of creation and protection.

"It's not just power." Tang San's gaze remained fixed on the Demon God known as "Morax." "He's establishing 'order.' From physical embankments and harbors to rules and 'contracts.' He's laying the foundation for a civilization that will endure for generations."

Emperor Xue Ye was entranced. Wasn't a ruler's lifelong pursuit to bring peace and prosperity to his people and ensure his realm would endure? The Demon God on the screen was using divine power to fulfill the most magnificent dream of a mortal emperor.

A bustling port city rose from the once-marshy land. Countless sails raced across the waters, and merchants gathered from all around.

"So amazing..." Xiao Xiao murmured. With her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron spirit, she understood better than anyone how precious this power of suppression and stability was.

The scene shifted to a bitterly cold land blanketed by an eternal blizzard.

Another Demon God appeared. Unlike Morax, who personally taught humanity, he chose a different way to express "love."

With a wave of his hand, he raised towering walls, blocking the howling winds and snow entirely. Within the walls, spring reigned year-round.

He created an absolutely safe haven for his human subjects, a city-state free from natural disasters and bitter cold. He was the city-state's sole king, its sole will. He expressed his "love" through absolute protection.

"This is... another cage." Dai Hao's voice held a hint of mockery.

He thought of himself, of the White Tiger Duke he had once been, who had tried to control everything through absolute authority. This Demon God, known as "Decarabian," was a thousand times more capable, but their natures were shockingly similar.

"Imprisonment in the name of love." A'Dai—or rather, Mandun, the former King of Underworld—spoke in a calm voice. Yet Lei Xiang and Chang Gongwei beside him both heard a sorrow that struck a familiar chord.

He understood the pain of losing freedom better than anyone. Even when that confinement came from "good intentions."

Tang Ya's face paled further, and she instinctively tightened her grip on Bei Bei's arm. This all-encompassing "protection" reminded her of the Holy Spirit Cult's twisted doctrines, and sent a chill through her.

Huo Yuhao, however, saw the matter from another angle.

"His 'love' is 'protection,' so he created an environment of absolute protection. Morax's 'love' is 'guidance' and 'order,' so he established a city of contracts. Every Demon God is answering the question 'God Loves All Beings' in their own way."

It was like an exam: every student received the same question, yet came up with completely different answers.

The Light Screen seemed to confirm his words as the scene changed again.

A barren salt flat, where not a blade of grass grew.

A gentle goddess, Heulia, descended upon the land. She didn't move mountains or fill the sea. She simply stamped her foot lightly, and pure salt springs welled up from deep within the earth, crystallizing into beautiful salt flowers.

She taught her people how to preserve food with salt and trade their surplus for other goods. Before long, the people of this impoverished land grew immensely wealthy, for they had come to possess the most valuable currency of the age. The goddess's people had plenty to eat and wear, and had even reached the point where they no longer knew what it meant to fight.

"A support type! She's the highest-level support-type Deity!" Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up.

Ning Tian, standing beside her, was just as excited. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had poured all its resources into pursuing the goal of "becoming the richest under heaven and supporting the whole continent," yet before this Salt Demon God, it seemed like nothing more than child's play. With just one simple rule, she had created endless wealth from the ground up.

"T-this is... unbelievable." He Caitou stared at the screen, his mouth wide enough to fit a Soul Guidance Cannon shell.

The scene shifted again.

On a dusty plain, another wise goddess, "Guizhong," showed humanity her creations.

They were devices known as "mechanisms": automated plows, crossbows that could target enemies on their own, and all kinds of ingenious contraptions that made daily life easier. She passed on the wisdom of machinery to humanity without holding anything back.

"Mechanism Art!" Huo Yuhao and He Caitou were instantly captivated.

How similar it was to their theories on Soul Tools, and yet it followed a completely different path! There was no Soul Power core; instead, everything was driven purely by intricate mechanical structures and some unknown source of energy. It opened the door to an entirely new world for them.

Morax's rock, Decarabian's wind, Heulia's salt, Guizhong's dust and wisdom...

The Light Screen's view kept rising until the entire Teyvat Continent unfolded before everyone's eyes.