So I'm a sheep.

Why is it that knowledge is wealth, rather than wealth is knowledge?

I imagine the priests of the Temple of Wealth and the Temple of Knowledge would offer two completely different explanations.

After wandering around the city for a while, Sasha arrived at an enormous library.

"Hello"

"Hello, beautiful Dragonborn, it's an honor to serve you." The receptionist gave a formulaic smile.

"I expect to spend the next two months in this city."

"I'm not interested in anything else; I just like reading quietly."

The girl smiled and asked, "How do you get these rental cards?"

"Ma'am, have you chosen your hotel yet?"

"not yet"

"I can tell you're a well-read scholar, so I'd like to offer you some practical advice."

The receptionist said sincerely, "Even if you come all the way from the nearest hotel to our library, it will waste a lot of time every day."

"Why don't you just rent a private reading room here?"

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A comfortable bed, a private bathroom and shower room, and three meals a day delivered to your door on time...

The saleswoman skillfully used her sales techniques, and in less than a minute, the girl was easily persuaded.

"Okay, let's rent one then. Hopefully it's as good as you say."

You will not regret it!

The receptionist became even more attentive: "If you rent a private reading room, you can get a discount with your library card."

"Within my authority, I can offer you a 30% discount."

After a pause, the clerk added, "However, this only applies to regular library cards. If you want to go to the top floor, you must get a gold card, which doesn't offer any discounts."

What's so special about the top floor?

“Spellcasters all like to go to the top floor; they find what they need there,” the receptionist said mysteriously.

"Not interested, a regular library card is fine."

There were probably some low-level spell models on the top floor, but Sasha had absolutely no interest in those things.

After paying with the voucher and having the receptionist show her the room, the girl took the key and library card and headed straight for the history section.

"..."

In those distant times, before the Three Realms were separated, gods and humans (as well as various races) lived together in the material world.

'Under the guidance of the great gods—alas, enough with the praise—one day the abyss suddenly appeared.'

'A group of evil, cruel... let's skip that, anyway, a war broke out between demons and gods.'

In the end, the demons were defeated, but the gods also suffered heavy losses.

At this moment, the Supreme God appeared, wielding the Tablets of Destiny, and established new rules for the world.

Under the new rules, the material world began to reject all divine and demonic beings.

Now that's great, the demons lurking in the material world can obediently go back to their abyss home, but where can the gods go after leaving the material world?

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It was at this time that the concept of 'divine kingdom' was first proposed by the supreme god.

“They build their own kingdom with faith as the bricks and tiles. After death, the souls of the devout are guided to the Kingdom of God, enter the Kingdom of God, and become ‘prayer’.”

"If you do not perish, those who pray will also have eternal life!"

Large and small divine kingdoms were quickly built, and from then on, the gods resided high in the sky.

Furthermore, considering the potential counterattack from the demons, the realms of the gods are closely intertwined.

Over time, a divine realm emerged in the heavens.

'...'

'The demons suffered a crushing defeat, but now they seem to have recovered quite a bit of strength and are ready to cause trouble again.'

Although the material world rejects divine and demonic beings, after a long period of experimentation, the gods and demons discovered that under certain harsh conditions, their power could still manifest in the material world for a short period of time.

Ultimately, demons cannot escape blood sacrifice, and gods cannot exist without faith.

Flipping through one thick book after another at lightning speed, the girl quickly found the key to the seemingly trivial events.

Demons draw power from flesh and blood, while gods create miracles through faith!

Demons rely on evil magic to slowly increase their influence in the material world; while the gods rely on the various divine arts bestowed upon their believers to maintain the divine realm's overall control over the material world.

'Under these circumstances, the struggle among the gods for faith became increasingly fierce.'

Occasionally, in the presence of several powerful deities, divine wars would erupt between gods.

'The victor gains everything, the loser is utterly crushed, and may even suffer a complete collapse of their divine kingdom.'

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'Strange, I've seen the churches of all the gods in the book, but I haven't seen the church of the highest God.'

'...'

Or perhaps the native holding the tablet of destiny has completely broken free from dependence on faith and become the most unique deity.

Sasha lost track of time while reading and thinking.

Excuse me, madam.

"Ok?"

"It is late at night, and the museum is closing time."

The well-dressed middle-aged man said apologetically, "You can register your favorite books with me and then take them back to your room to read."

"it is good"

In a good mood, Sasha didn't make things difficult for him and quickly completed the formalities before returning to her rented apartment.

The lunch and dinner were already cold on the table. Three meals a day were delivered to the house on time, and someone would come to clean them up the next day.

Whether the tenants eat or not is beyond their control.

The service was so-so, but I'll make do for now.

Volume 1: Chapter 501 The Legend

'If only we could reach an agreement with the supreme god to destroy the abyss together.'

After finishing the sweet and sour drink in one gulp, Sasha couldn't help but sigh.

'But historically, that person chose an extremely dangerous path.'

By combining the historical records in the Great Library with the information she obtained from Princess Heimra, the girl had figured out the 'true' history.

The abyss did not appear suddenly; the gods had long ago discovered that the five demon kings were creating it with great fanfare, however...

Faced with an existence whose strength is unimaginable yet which can be asserted to be invincible, what can be done but pretend to be deaf and dumb?

The gods have already surrendered, but the world consciousness is much more resolute!

With the creation of the Tablet of Fate, the world was completely sealed off.

It presented the demon kings with two choices in a resolute manner—destruction or departure!

The demon lords all had different personalities. Sasa firmly believed that there were demon lords who wanted to destroy the world regardless of the consequences, but ultimately, the demon lords who held this opinion were in the minority.

The seed (the abyss) has been planted; let's wait and see what kind of fruit it will eventually bear.

Sensing the departure of the demon kings and the hostility of the gods, the newly born will of the abyss decided to strike first.

As a result, a large number of demons crawled out of the abyss and descended upon the material world.

Humans, orcs, elves, and other races were astonished to discover that an unprecedented evil force had inexplicably and abruptly appeared.

A great war broke out, and the demon lords born from the underdeveloped abyss were no match for the allied forces of the gods, suffering a crushing defeat.

However, something very strange happened right away!

Instead of leading the gods to conquer the abyss, the supreme god Ain used the Tablets of Fate to establish rules, using the material world as the boundary to completely separate the gods from the demons.

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The demons have already suffered a crushing defeat, so why would they choose to compromise at this point?

Is the supreme god Ain cowardly? But considering that this is also a choice made by the Tablet of Fate/the will of the world, things are certainly not that simple.

Faced with the unyielding will of the world, even the Demon Kings, it is impossible to compromise with the Abyss when one has all the advantages.

After eliminating all the impossibilities, Sasha concluded that the gods above and the will of this world had great desires. They not only wanted to defeat the Abyss, but also to make it a part of the world!

'The number of Eight-Feathered Main Worlds in the entire universe is not small, but for tens of thousands of years no other Main World has broken through the shackles; only this Main World has been upgraded.'

After much thought, the only explanation is that the Abyss has compromised.

It's probably not a complete compromise, but some compromise is inevitable.

With the abyss's compromise, the world was able to advance, and the power of the supreme god increased by leaps and bounds, officially stepping into the legion commander level.

Having tasted the sweetness of victory, the supreme god and the will of the world would never consider joining forces with him to destroy the abyss.

'Headache'

The girl collapsed onto the bed, realizing that things were getting increasingly complicated.

If one wants to destroy the abyss, one must first pass the test of the gods and the will of the world.

However, Aion, who wields the Tablet of Destiny, is afraid that he is no match for him.

'...'

'It seems necessary to find an opportunity to have a proper conversation with the will of the abyss; it probably doesn't want to be digested by the world like this.'