Morax Taught Mortals to Make Hoes and Forge Contracts; the Thousand Rock Army Formed Ranks, Becoming a Golden Mountain to Hold Back Monsters

"This is what a true 'God King' is." Tian Hen spoke slowly, one word at a time. "Not a king in terms of strength, but... a king in terms of concepts. He himself is the embodiment of 'order.'"

Tian Hen's phrase "a king in terms of concepts" struck every Deity like a heavy hammer. As they were still turning over its meaning, trying to understand this terrifying existence that surpassed mere strength and came close to being the Laws themselves, the scene on the Light Screen shifted once more.

The giant pit and the seal vanished, replaced by a vast, ancient land.

The sky seemed higher and farther away in those days, and the earth was even more untamed. Humanity struggled to survive like ants beneath the shadows of Great Beasts and Demons. They went half-naked and hungry, fighting off threats from every direction with the crudest stone tools and wooden clubs.

Morax appeared on the screen once more. But his appearance now was utterly different from that of the imposing, aloof Vago Rock, the Geo Archon they had seen before. He had shed his divine aura and walked among mortals. His face no longer held that distant indifference that kept everyone at arm's length; instead, it bore something... patient.

He found a group of humans shivering in a cave. Rather than simply bestowing food upon them, he picked up a lump of ore and smelted it with fire from the heart of the earth. With his own hands, he forged the first metal hoe, then taught them how to till the soil and identify grain.

"What... is he doing?" Ning Rongrong was bewildered. In her view, when Gods bestowed blessings, didn't they simply wave a hand and shower the land with Divine Radiance to ensure a good harvest, or