Mystery: At the start, you gain the uniqueness of the thief.

Chapter 161 The First Child

"Hmm, so what?" Rosen lifted his eyelids, glanced at him, and asked with a smile, as if to say, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"But the fruit you offer is far too tempting." Amanisis sighed, extended a hand, and said, "I will stand by your side, unless you wish to destroy this world."

Amanisis doesn't know what His future self will think, but at least for His present self, He cannot refuse the possibility proposed by Rosen.

He truly missed that era, which, for Amanisis, wasn't even that distant past.

It is not far away, at least by the standards of the gods.

"I'm glad you made the right choice," Rosen said with a smile, shaking hands with Sleeve.

The Goddess of Night did not stay with Rosen for long. After finishing her business with Rosen, she took her leave.

After the Goddess of Night left, Sasriel, with a complex expression, appeared before Rosen.

"Second Uncle, you've gone astray, eavesdropping like that." Rosen shook his head and said with a teasing expression.

"I'm sorry!" Sasriel apologized readily, sitting opposite Rosen, and said, "Rosen, is the Sanctuary Plan what I thought it was?"

Rosen nodded, then scratched his head in confusion and said, "Didn't I tell you, Second Uncle? Uh, I think I forgot."

He then poured a cup of tea for Sasriel as well, and said with a smile, "I'm not sure if I can save that era, but at least I will try to protect more people so they can survive that apocalypse."

"Second Father, this is my sincere offer."

Rosen looked up at Sasriel and said earnestly, "I don't love this world, but at least I'm willing to do something for you."

"—You're a good boy." Sasriel said, raising his hand to ruffle Rosen's hair, "I will tell the Lord about this, and He should come back to see you."

"Okay!" Rosen smiled and nodded.

The sun god returned quickly.

Clearly, as one of the remnants of the past, Grisha also longed for the homeland he could never return to.

Upon seeing Rosen, this deity, who was often silent in Rosen's presence, remained silent. He gazed at the seemingly very young child before him for a long time before finally speaking:

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What do you want?

Rosen looked up and met the god's golden eyes. He suddenly smiled and said, "Father."

The sun god paused, knowing that Rosen was not calling him, or rather, not just calling him, but also answering the question.

The sun god's golden eyes held a rare hint of confusion as he gazed at Rosen and said, "I thought your goal was to become everyone's father?"

There are some things the Sun God is aware of, such as Rosen's appetite for Lilith and certain information inferred from it.

"That's the ultimate goal." Rosen nodded, looking at the Sun God earnestly, "But I'm still Peter Pan who never grew up, and a child naturally needs a father."

Rosen's becoming the son of the sun god was not a random result; in fact, it was a necessity. God's authority included a portion of paternal authority, and before Rosen could become the "father of all things," he had to first be the "first child."

Therefore, after Rosen came into this world, he was bound to become the son of God; this is an inevitability in mysticism.

Only in this way can he complete the closed loop from child to father.

Therefore, Rosen needs the Sun God's recognition, not just superficial recognition, but recognition from the heart.

In this way, Rosen's "original child" side can be stabilized. This stability will not only allow Rosen to better establish himself in this world, but will also, in turn, stabilize Rosen's own state.

Of course, this does not mean that Rosen will need to devour the Sun God after he becomes the "Father". After all, he does not lack the authority of a father. The best outcome for Rosen is for him to have both the "first child" and the "father of all things" coexist.

Although the Sun God was unaware of the details, as a wise man, He did guess something at this moment, which made Him pause for a second before saying, "I still cannot trust you 100%."

"I don't need 100% trust, Father, that's asking too much," Rosen said frankly. "You can continue to doubt me, be wary of me, and be cautious of me, and then love me as you loved Amon."

Can love and wariness coexist? Of course they can. Just look at how many emperors in history treated their crown princes this way. Take the Second Emperor and his crown prince, for example. It's hard to say that he didn't love the crown prince, but he was clearly also wary of him.

The sun god watched over Rosen. Even at this moment, He could still smell the fragrance of flowers and see the black ram's horns appearing and disappearing above Rosen's head. His spirit was frantically issuing warnings, repeating the word "danger" in His ear!

But the sun god also saw it; in those emerald green eyes, besides the familiar madness and divine indifference, there was something else.

That's something a ruthless monster would never possess.

The sun god knew that this might be an opportunity, or it might be a trap.

The sun god closed his eyes, and when he opened them again a few seconds later, the child before him had returned to his normal appearance.

He said, "Of course you are my child."

The sun god knew he could not ignore this opportunity, even if it might be a trap.

No one else knew about the negotiations between Rosen and the Sun God except for the two parties involved and Sasriel.

But anyone with even a little bit of insight could notice a change—the sun god seemed to be returning more frequently, and would often bring back gifts for his children. It was as if the cold, hard side of him had faded away, and the fatherly side had taken over.

"Did you do something?" One day, Amon finally couldn't hold back and confronted Rosen.

"What's wrong, Amon? Your father comes back often, aren't you happy?" Rosen asked with a smile as he looked at Amon who had come to visit.

"Who wouldn't be happy about this!" Amon said without hesitation, then hesitated for a moment before stammering, "But it's really a bit strange. Father was so distant before, but suddenly he's so nice. I'm not used to it."

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Amon was indeed not used to it. Regardless of what the relationship between Amon and the Sun God was in the original destiny at this stage, at least the current Amon was not that familiar with the Sun God before. Amon was more familiar with Sasriel. As for the Sun God, Amon worshipped him and cared about him, but there was not much parent-child interaction between the two.

After all, since Amon was born, the father and son have barely seen each other many times.

So now that the sun god has suddenly started to act like a good father, Amon is somewhat at a loss.