Those Who Wield Fire Must Burn
Time flies by like flowing water.
The Old God of the Heavenly Land World were banished, and New God began to take charge of the Order of heaven and earth, propagating the life and civilization on the land.
The divine light of the seven Greater God illuminates heaven and earth. They establish Order, frequently bestow divine grace, and help mortals escape their predicaments.
In their own words, they came from mortals, so naturally they wanted to use their power on mortals.
All traces of disaster were erased through people's hard work and reconstruction, and prosperity returned once again.
The people of the Landeblair Basin Folk left that small but safe haven that had provided them with security for nearly a century and spread out in all directions.
Gawain, who succeeded Luoseda as Lord of Landeblair, bestowed titles of Knight and nobles upon the Temple of Order.
These Knight and nobles will lead their followers into the wilderness, beyond the basin.
They established settlements and villages in the wilderness, transforming into countless sparks of civilization that quickly spread across the North of the Ouri Continent.
These sparks of civilization quickly developed into villages and towns.
And so, the warhorses of Human Race Knight and the wolves of Half-Orc began to run across the open grasslands, the figures of Elf began to leap in the dense North forests, the footsteps and houses of Gnome began to appear in the jungles, and Dwarf blacksmith towns appeared one by one among the Mountain Range.
They all share the belief in the great God of Order and Justice, Luoseda, whom they consider Hero who saved the world and became a god. Most of the people who emerged from the basin also uphold the ideals of Order and justice.
The East of the Mainland.
Grain Ear City.
This small town, once a survivor's town, has grown into a metropolis with a population of one million.
It sits like a bright pearl in the east of the continent.
The city is mainly inhabited by Human Race and Half-Elf.
After the Goddess of Abundance ascended to godhood, the major families in the city and the Temple of Abundance took over the Authority in the city.
It's just beginning.
They also maintained peace under the powerful influence of the goddess and sent out a large number of people to expand outwards.
But later on...
The Abundance City itself made the noble sons unwilling to leave the beautiful city to develop and explore in the wilderness. Instead, they fought for power and profit in the city.
The goddess Taruiya, mindful of past relationships, was unwilling to force these former followers to obey her will.
She simply instructed the High Priest of the Temple of Abundance to select the most outstanding Transcendent Being in the city, bestowing upon them the titles of Abundance Pioneer and Abundance Lord, and encouraging them to leave Abundance City and rebuild civilization in the wilderness.
The goddess promised.
These Abundance Lord ventured out to establish their own territories did not need to submit to the Abundance Main City; they only needed to be accountable to the Temple of Abundance.
It is conceivable that in the future, many small states may emerge here where theocracy outweighs Kingship.
The far west of the continent.
There are numerous oases in the vast desert.
Numerous oasis cities have emerged here.
This is due to factors such as resources and population, Transcendent powers, and isolation between different groups.
After the external threats were eliminated.
The survivors of Wind and Sand City were the first to lose equality and justice.
Although a large population has multiplied in the oasis, many have become slaves to the oasis lord under the new pressures of survival.
Liaolun, the God of Life and Final Stillness, did not prevent himself from ascending to godhood, for such suffering only strengthened his faith.
He didn't care as long as his faith was steadily growing.
This action displeased Luoseda God of Order and Justice, who repeatedly argued with Liaolun at the council of gods, straining their relationship.
And because of the influence of the gods.
The Basin Folk the Landeblair Basin who came from the basin and the people of the sand dunes who came from the oasis also disliked each other.
Great Rock City in the southwest of the continent, Seagull Keep on the South Sea of the continent, and Divine Concealment City at the foot of Mount Fetlora in the center of the continent.
After the Old God were eliminated, the survivors and remnants of these places left their original homes, and the footprints of civilization once again set foot in the wilderness, with settlements, villages, towns, and cities being established in the wilderness.
Towers of Mage, sanctuaries of temples, taverns and inns for the Transcendent Being to rest, weapon shops for Dwarf, and spell shops for Gnome sprang up in the wilderness.
Then cities developed around them.
On the Peaceful Hills Continent.
After Seweier to godhood.
The remaining Primordial Elf were taken into her Divine Kingdom. They were born with Divinity and, under Seweier's arrangement, would become future gods one by one.
Large numbers of Woodland Elf left the Revival Woodlands and established Elf villages in grasslands, forests, plains, riverbanks, and seashores.
Limited by the Elf ' birth rate and growth time.
This process is far longer than that of other races.
Fortunately, for the time being, only Elf and Magic Beast survive on the Peaceful Hills Continent.
Over thousands of years.
The world has returned to its former prosperity.
And during this period.
What's puzzling is...
The Goddess of Truth of truth, Moweidina, who Fabled to be above all the gods, who single-handedly created the Path to Godhood, established the laws of the Divine Kingdom, and continued the civilization of the world, disappeared silently from the sight of all living beings after the Old God were Banishment.
It's like a noble goddess who has successfully retired from the world, indifferent to worldly fame and worldly beliefs.
Because no divine miracles were performed by the Greater God, and people vied for faith, many Temple of Truth around the world gradually fell into disrepair, and the number of believers in the Goddess of Truth slowly decreased.
Only true believers in the truth remain steadfast in those ancient temples.
They continued the traditions of ancient times, calling themselves Flamebearer, wandering between the civilized world and the wilderness, spreading the ancient language of fire-lighting.
"Those who wield fire will burn themselves; those who wield power will be slaughtered."
"The terror of the Old God still exists."
Only truth is immortal, its legacy is eternal, and its spark will live on forever.
They wear red robes and use magic to try to awaken some ancient spirit in the world today.
However, their behavior and language seem somewhat out of place to people today.
Nobles and Priest in many countries have begun to subtly reject these Flamebearer.
"Are they the scum left over from the last era, so fanatical and insane!"
"What are these red-robed men doing all day long!"
"What threat from the Old God? Those terrible creatures Banishment by the great Greater God long ago."
Many more years have passed.
So much time has passed that the short-lived species have forgotten the disaster of that year.
The stories that unfolded during the divine calamity have become a series of mysterious and ancient Fabled, and the deeds of the gods have been passed down through the heavens and earth.
The deeds of Lady of Truth and the many Hero who sacrificed themselves for the survivors during the divine catastrophe have gradually faded from public view.
Even the story of the Creator is now rarely known.
Countless nations rose to power on the continent.
Human Race duchies, Kingdom, and empires; the Forest Kingdom of Half-Elf; the Royal Court of various Half-Orc races; the ocean kingdoms of Merfolk; the Kingdom of Mountain Range of Dwarf; the Deep Sea kingdoms of Banshee, and so on.
Numerous Transcendent forces also rose up, spanning the continent.
Examples include the Mage Association, the Tower Council, the Adventurers' Home, the Wanderers' Tavern, the Gnome Alchemy Shop, the Dwarf House of Weapons, the Half-Elf Brotherhood, the Mercenary Association, and other Transcendent forces.
However, these are not the key factors in the development of the times.
After the Primordial Elf Goddess became gods one by one, the other six Greater God also felt the pressure.
In the absence of the Lady of Truth presiding over the new Order of heaven and earth.
Their relationship has become less intimate due to conflicts among believers on earth and contradictions between their respective faiths.
They were eager to strengthen themselves, and expanding their faith and increasing their own household deities became a new need.
Thus began a golden age in which mortals became gods.
The Goddess of Justice, the God of Knight, the God of Law, and the God of Vigilance under the command of the God of Order and Justice.
The God of the Desert, the God of Desiccation, and the God of Hunting, under the command of the god of life God of Life and Final Stillness.
The God of Knowledge, the God of Graceful Dance, and the God of History, all under the command of the Wisdom and God of Inheritance.
The gods under the Goddess of Abundance: the god of Deity of Kingship, the God of Nobility, the God of Thieves, and the God of Mischief and Dexterity.
The God of Forging and the God of Beasts under the command of the God of Conquest and Protection.
The Elf Goddess commands gods such as the God of the Wilderness, the God of Music, the God of Elegance, the God of Dreams, and the God of Flying Birds.
Many New God were born.
Therefore, when the populations of various races and the civilizations of various countries develop to a certain level, conflicts over religious beliefs intensify, and wars break out.
The outbreak of war plunged this once peaceful world into chaos and suffering once again.
Beyond the world.
Because of the numerous wars, even in the eyes of War and Goddess of Victory Xiruiya Old God had been Banishment, lost all faith and degenerated into a colossal, rusty steel monster, a glimmer of reason slowly reappeared.
"I went mad, but I also gained a sliver of clarity."
"I... want to return to the Prime Material Plane."
"The Glory of war and victory will ultimately be rekindled in the hearts of all people."
Also outside the world.
A place extremely far from the Prime Material Plane.
Jiang Yuu stood with his hands behind his back on a newly born world, behind him stood a beautiful goddess in a black dress, exuding an aura of wisdom.