Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
In the early morning, Lu Zhiyu heard the door being pushed open. He opened his eyes to see two girls rushing in.
“Get up! Sister is an adult now, so she can become a goddess!” Delmedi rushed over to him, shouting with glee.
Verthandi seemed to have grown up overnight in Lu Zhiyu’s eyes. Now, she was wearing a long white dress. She was as beautiful as the rainbow on the horizon, while Delmedi still look like a little kid.
Verthandi said nervously and expectantly, “Dad, you said that when we grow up we could become goddesses!”
Lu Zhiyu nodded and said, “Yes! Your Divine Kingdom and the believers are looking forward to your governance!”
Verthandi had been looking forward to this day for a long time. It was her first adult job! However, she was a bit nervous, so she was hesitating and acting a little insecure, constantly twisting her slender fingers and fidgeting with her clothing.
“What if I don’t do well?” she asked.
Lu Zhiyu patted Verthandi on the shoulder and assured her. “No, Verthandi, you definitely will be the most beautiful and generous goddess! You will surely be loved by all of the believers!”
Delmedi looked upset upon hearing his words, as she was also anticipating having this same job. “I want to be a goddess too!”
Verthandi rubbed her face gently. “I will come back to visit with you every day, but only after finishing the my work of being a goddess. You will be waiting for me at home, and I will talk to you about my work then!”
On the lawn of the floating castle, Delmedi and Eva waved as Lu Zhiyu and Verthandi left. Lu Zhiyu took Verthandi’s hand, while they turned and disappeared into beams of starlights. They then travelled across the bitwall and saw a silver moon.
“Is this the Divine Kingdom?” she asked.
“Well, this is Kingdom of Light!” he answered.
After entering the Kingdom of Light, everything that she saw made Verthandi constantly exclaim in awe. Everything was beyond her imagination. Countless prayers and saints, grand palaces, lofty gates of heaven and even angels blowing horns amazed her.
As they came to the floating island where the thrones were located, Verthandi saw Kelly sitting on the throne. When Verthandi first saw Kelly, she had a sense of familiarity with her, but also felt fear. She held on tightly to her father.
Kelly’s eyes swept over Verthandi, then finally landed on Lu Zhiyu. The two talked a bit, then Lu Zhiyu sat on the throne to activate Gaia.
With the help of Kelly, the goddess of light, Lu Zhiyu logged into Gaia and completed the registration for Verthandi. After her registration had finished loading, Verthandi sat on the throne and officially became a goddess.
At this time, Gaia, the main Divine Kingdom, had completely turned the silver moon into a huge silver metal ball, which was the host of Maria’s World. Long ago, Lu Zhiyu had built the Kingdom of the Sun, which revolved around the sun and influenced the sun. Gaia, as the host of the entire system, had the main control authority, while Kelly had the access to the spatial authority in the Kingdom of Light.
As the throne of the Kingdom of the Sun had been empty, it was now taken by Verthandi. Lu Zhiyu took Verthandi all the way towards the sun of Maria’s World, where they saw a star that was revolving around the sun. In comparison to the sun, the star seemed so insignificant, but as Verthandi kept approaching it, she found that it was actually a huge star that was far beyond her imagination.
In fact, she discovered that every Divine Kingdom was a star, making it a subsidiary of Gaia, the main Divine Kingdom. It was also a war fortress that could fly around freely! Hence, if someone wanted to attack a Divine Kingdom from the outside, he would soon learn how powerful a level eight Divine Kingdom could be, let alone be promptly taught that every Divine Kingdom had part of control over Maria’s World!
Looking at the shining star, Lu Zhiyu said to Verthandi, “This is your Divine Kingdom. You are the new goddess Verthandi!”
The pair became starlights again and entered the Divine Kingdom. The Kingdom of the Sun’s architectural style was different from that of the Kingdom of Light, as it had the characteristics of the Holy Seville Empire.
When they arrived there, countless Temple Knights knelt on the ground to greet their goddess. These believers, who had died in the war fighting for the Holy Seville Empire, could now finally welcome their goddess.
Verthandi ascended to the highest place, which was in the center. The huge throne was high up in the air.
When Verthandi ascended to it, all of the believers shouted her name. At the same time, all of the priests and Temple Knights of the Faith of the Sun received the oracle of Verthandi.
Verthandi seemed to be very familiar with all of these traditions, as if she had been sitting in such a position before. After ascending to the throne, she immediately began her work. As a new goddess in probation, she had a lot of work to do, especially since her Divine Kingdom was only at the beginning stage.
Verthandi needed to manage her Divine Kingdom and familiarize herself with all of her responsibilities, which mainly centered around maintaining the operation of the sun. After becoming more familiar with the sun, she could learn how to best maximize its power in order to benefit the whole world. After all, the sun was the most important thing in the world, and its operation affected everyone!
In addition, Verthandi needed to design a unique divine system for her followers and saints. This would specifically be a divine system for the Faith of the Sun and the Temple Knights.
As Verthandi was still very young, she followed Lu Zhiyu via the projection of her Divine Kingdom. As he went all over the Alen Continent, she learned about the life of her followers.
The gods’ powers would be limited whenever that would leave their own Divine Kingdoms, which could possibly put them in danger. But, currently in Maria’s World, there was no one that could be a threat to the gods.
When Verthandi returned home, within the hall of the floating castle, she talked excitedly about her experience with Delmedi and Eva. She told them all about the process of becoming a goddess, which made little Delmedi jealous. Delmedi hoped that she could grow up overnight and become a goddess like her sister, managing believers!
After many discussions with Lu Zhiyu and learning from the system of the Church of Light, Verthandi finally established her own divine system. She was then able to show oracles to all of the believers of the Sun Church.
In year 186 of the San Calendar, Verthandi ascended the throne. In the same year, the Scripture of the Sun of the Faith of the Sun was revised.
Like the Church of Light, it redefined its own doctrine, as well as the names of many deities. These two religions that were originally from the same source had now completely divided. Many years later, no one even knew about the past relationship between them.
