Sacred Covenant

"Pretty cautious, aren't they?"

Kangqiao looked at the Giant Moth circling high overhead and smiled indifferently.

Compared to the Giant Moth, this mutated Water Lizard had far more guts.

It was only a few hundred meters away from Kangqiao. For two Giant Beasts, a few hundred meters was merely one or two strides.

So after approaching, the Water Lizard revealed an extremely wary expression toward Kangqiao.

Its eyes remained fixed on him as it let out a low growl.

It seemed to be asking, what exactly had he called them here for?

In response, Kangqiao comically waved his little short arms, signaling for it not to rush.

No rush. There was indeed no rush.

And that meant three sunrises and sunsets quickly passed.

The Giant Moth and Water Lizard were utterly dumbfounded.

The Giant Moth had originally thought Kangqiao had called them over to divide up the Giant Serpent.

But what happened instead?

This Giant Beast began doing all sorts of incomprehensible things on the ground.

One moment it breathed fire, the next it pounded the earth.

It was completely baffling.

During that time, the Giant Moth had considered leaving, and the Water Lizard had as well.

Yet as they watched this Giant Beast's strange actions, they became curious again, wondering what it was trying to do.

In the end, they stayed and watched its peculiar behavior.

And with that watch, three sunrises and sunsets passed.

Time held no meaning for Giant Beasts, so three sunrises and sunsets were merely a very brief span to them.

The two Giant Beasts personally witnessed the emergence of this world's first ancient city.

No, it could only be considered a massive square wall.

The wall had been built from lava Kangqiao melted with scorching flames.

As for how he made flowing lava solidify into a wall?

Wasn't that easy?

Kangqiao directly made use of waste, bending the unconscious Giant Serpent's body into a U-shape to serve as a mold.

The lava was concrete, while the Giant Serpent's body was the mold that held it. In this way, he built section after section of square wall modules.

To make the lava cool quickly, Kangqiao even appropriately signaled for the Water Lizard to fetch some water.

He pointed at the Water Lizard, then at the river, then at the lava.

The Water Lizard naturally understood such a simple instruction.

However, as it looked at Kangqiao, its expression grew increasingly strange.

It had no particular thoughts about being ordered around. What it cared about most now was what Kangqiao was actually trying to do.

Over endless ages, whenever Giant Beasts met, hadn't they always fought to the death?

Even if they did not fight, they would remain mutually wary before each retreating on their own.

But now?

One Giant Beast had used a war to gather three—no, four—Giant Beasts together.

And they were neither fighting nor competing, yet were somehow getting along so "harmoniously"?

The Water Lizard's meager brain was clearly struggling to process it all.

What exactly was this thing doing?

Playing with mud?

How could that be? But what was it trying to accomplish?

Neither the Giant Beasts nor the intelligent races of this world had any concept of a city.

So even when they saw this square giant city appear, they remained utterly confused.

Over these three sunrises and sunsets, Kangqiao's actions had also left the Four Races stunned.

Gathered outside, the Four Races continuously watched their gods' actions while making wild guesses among themselves.

Yet no matter how they guessed, they could not figure out Kangqiao's intentions.

However, today, Kangqiao was finally about to reveal everything.

After the giant city's walls were completed, he built two single-story houses beside them.

The houses were piled from cooled lava stones, and they could not be too large, so Kangqiao had no choice but to lie on the ground and carefully polish them with his little short arms.

After finishing all this, Kangqiao stood up and waved toward the Dinosaur People's camp.

Seeing their god wave and summon them, the Dinosaur Elder, who had been watching their god all along, immediately led his people over.

"What is Father God trying to do? It is truly baffling."

Standing on the ground, the Dinosaur Elder looked somewhat hesitantly at the wall before him, which was nearly as tall as one of Father God's legs.

However, under Kangqiao's guidance, the Dinosaur Elder soon entered the gap beneath the wall and thus stepped into the city.

Throughout the entire process, the Dinosaur People were like puppets, allowing Father God to arrange them as he pleased.

Even after the Dinosaur People and Serpent People stood face-to-face within the empty city, their minds had yet to catch up.

"What does Father God wish to do? What does this new divine revelation foretell?"

"Is He asking us to live together with these cunning Serpent People?"

Looking at the Serpent Priest opposite him, the Dinosaur Elder wore a very unpleasant expression. Yet due to his devout faith in Father God, he did nothing excessive despite his displeasure.

However, just as the Dinosaur People thought Father God's revelation was no more than this, Father God somehow summoned the Mosquito People and even the Shark People.

The representatives of the Four Races stood in the empty city, staring at one another in confusion, all of them somewhat dumbfounded.

Outside or above the city, the three Giant Beasts—no, along with the Giant Serpent pretending to be dead—were all curiously observing this strange scene below.

As the Water Lizard watched the Four Races gathered within this strange open-air box, its expression became dazed.

Was this strange fellow showing it goodwill?

No, clearly not. It resembled goodwill, but seemed to carry some other meaning.

The Water Lizard could not immediately grasp the concept of an alliance, so its thoughts were inexplicably muddled.

In this primitive world, where the strong devoured the weak, Giant Beasts had always lacked communication. They even went to war the moment they met. Asking them to peacefully coexist all at once? It would be stranger if their minds could adapt immediately.

Perhaps because they slept too much, the gods lacked communication and necessary mortal wisdom, making them seem somewhat "foolish."

But the members of the Four Races below were not foolish.

They had made agreements before, joining together to attack other tribes.

Just as the Shark People and Serpent People had joined forces to attack the Dinosaur People.

When they saw their own gods standing in the sky and looking down upon them, while all of them stood face-to-face together.

The Four Races all realized it, or rather, completely understood.

The four ancient gods had formed a divine pact of cooperation at this moment!

With the gods united, the Four Races as Their people had naturally formed an alliance as well!

At that moment.

The Dinosaur Elder fell into contemplation.

The Serpent Priest was ecstatic.

The Shark People's leader seemed thoughtful.

The Mosquito People's council of elders wore excited expressions as they rapidly scribbled and drew on seashells.

"The age of savage growth, chaos, and ignorance is about to end!"

"When the four benevolent and powerful ancient gods awaken, under the call of the God of Lava and Earth, the Four Gods gather in one place and jointly build a beautiful and sacred Holy City!"

"Under the witness of the four ancient gods, on this day, Their people completely forged an eternal and unchanging covenant within the Holy City."

"Order has arrived. Chaos shall surely perish!"

"Yes, I have already foreseen all of this! And I hope it will be so!"