[The Abyss]

  Hadro walked along the Nefuti settlement, the initial attack against him and his Aidens caused a bit of chaos. But it didn't last for long, the few who saw what happened to Paul roared vengeance.

  “Avenge! Avenge!”

  They screamed, but Hadro’s presence calmed them down. As a budding community, one would know not to agitate a victim and they’re applying only what they know now, even if the victim was a god.

  The Nefuti, who wanted to express their condolences, bowed their heads. On the other hand, when multiple deities followed just behind Hadro, the people's eyes were nonplussed.

  It felt as if he was gathering an Army, this would quickly lead to misunderstandings but Hadro squashed that thought for good. He walked towards the Aidens near a cabin that was built just for them.

  “Father?”

  A few of them had reddish eyes, clearly emotional about what happened to their brother.

  “My children. I did what I could, for now.” Hadro needed to Ascend. He realize how much his ascension could unlock information he never had before, not only powers.

  He had intuitively reached forward and tried entering the Material world without going through an established gateway, with results showing something but ultimately failing. Is there a reason why those other gods have been trying to deter him? Is there something they’re hiding so desperately?

  If being able to help his people by unlocking system information will help my strength as a god, then so be it. ‘All my other ambitions be damned’ after becoming a god that no other gods could mess with is the only way to exist peacefully then so be it.

  Curiosity, wonder, and pride that Hadro planned to give to his people will be on hold for now.

  “Father, what do you plan to do?” one of his sons, Desmond, Asked.

  “I plan to continue ascending. On the other hand. The Nefuti will need to progress.as well. I’ll give you all my knowledge so feel free to use it.”

  The Aidens already had proper access to Hadro’s knowledge ever since they were conceived, the only difference was, in the time Lazarus was using it, he could also access Hadro’s memories.

  Now, however, they could only access technical knowledge without the unnecessary memories tied to it. Hadro went back up to the highest hill that he used to be and started condense his divinity into multiple soul points.

  Once he had the necessary amount he was wrapped in a cocoon of energy once more. This time, however, he didn't let himself be passive. He wanted to make the people of Eldoria independent from him but now he was forced to move.

  ***

  [Year 32]

  A man standing on a boat pushed his stick, eager to come back to his home as he hauled a large alligator gar, probably enough to feed his family for a whole day or give him a large amount of C when he sold it for somebody else.

  “Hmm?”

  However, as he came back to the village, the Altar that the village made for tribute to their god was glowing. It looked important so he rushed towards the village, leaving his boat for a while and rushing towards the village square.

  “What's happening?” he asked

  “I have no idea.” a fellow answered. “The Altar has been glowing for a while now and we don't know why.”

  The man looked curiously at the empty Altar, “is our Patron god demanding a tribute?”

  The other shrugged. “I’ve no idea.”

  Suddenly, their systems had a popup on the quest panel. Once they opened it there was a new quest for them all.

  [The Innovation Games]

  -Every year, as of today. I will choose at least 3 innovative inventions

  [The Olympic Standards]

  -Every year, a child will be chosen to have their status upgraded. Bring me the best of the best of what they are good at, it does not matter if its strength, speed or intelligence.

  Of course, these new quests made a lot of commotion, the first global quest, to unite the whole continent, is still ongoing and has yet to be finished. But theres already another quest given to all?

  The news was all over the continent, not just Eldoria. Jiatatousil (the Drakin Settlement) is also abuzz with the news. Especially the tribes since each one specializes in something.

  What would this new quest mean for each settlement? Competition, just as Hadro wanted.

  As the night fell, Hadro visited Armin’s dreams and taught him about three things: the Constitution, The Administration, and Civil law. Why was law so important for Armin to make?

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  Because Hadro believes that the future will be reliant on these laws, Hadro saw the inequality and injustice of the 21st-century earth. He wanted to give his followers to refer to when they didn't know what to do.

  The Six Tenets would be a start but he wanted to expound on it.

  “My lord,” Armin asked after their session. “May I ask what you want us to do in your name?” Armin asked, Hadro was a bit confused by his question and Armin expanded further. “We’ve been benefiting ever since you came into our lives, if I’m not wrong, I only have at least 200 years to live so I wanted to know the purpose of why you came to our lives. So I could spread it for the rest of my life.”

  Hadro looked down for a second and back at Armin, his long-winded self-reflection was finished in the speed of light. To answer Armin, he had no idea. He had no other purpose than being part of the lives of people in Foreline, was it pity? When he saw how slowly the people of Foreline dying?

  Was it self-satisfaction that drove him to see them improve? Was it the human side of him before he died? Was it his motive to see the god particle? The fabric of the universe?

  If so he didn't have to, the Abyssal information already detailed him on that. He had no other reason but to exist in others' lives but that's the human part of him speaking. The god part of him has decided to exist in other people's lives because he exists as a part of them now.

  He isn't a god that just rules or reigns, he is a god with a relationship with his followers, the same followers that relied on him. Right now, he received prayers from the heart of his followers, telling him parts of their life and their gratefulness for it.

  If he was human, these gestures would make him fulfilled, it's the same as a god.

  “Theres no need for that, Armin. Everyone had a purpose but me? My job is to guide you to it.”

  “Guide us on our purpose?”

  Hadro nodded and combed his mental notes. There was no more to teach Armin. “I hope everything I taught you will be of help.”

  There was a nagging feeling in Hadro’s heart that the things he was teaching his followers were not because he just wanted to flourish, but rather a nagging feeling that something was going to happen in the future badly.

  Aside from the impending invasion of the other continents.

  ***

  [Year 32 month 8th]

  Hadro continued to visit people’s dreams, giving them epiphanies if they were needed, he tried finding more and more people with potential but it seems that the Overseer Aidens of each settlement were good at finding those.

  On the other hand, Hadro saw how closer and closer the Eldorians were to convincing the Lycanthropes to join the same banner, he watched as a diplomatic discussion was happening between a Consul Caseworker and the Chief of Lycanthropes.

  “Are you sure of this?” the wary elder of the Lycanthropes asked.

  “Yes, Our Elders have said that in order to unite the people of our continent, we will have to give and take. We will give you knowledge, resources, and everything else that your people might need in the future. On the other end, we would also insist you share your knowledge. Our most chosen ones from the capital have built an academy.”

  “Academy?”

  “Yes, a place to learn. I was told to mention this to you, that every child who is not part of Alpine will be obligated right to enter the academy.”

  The Chief of the Lycanthropes wondered, his ears flicking as he spoke. “Obligated?”

  “Yes, in Eldoria, it is believed that a person can contribute one way or another. The Academy, as rumored, will supply the ambitious youth. Of course, if they're willing.”

  The Chief thought for a moment, he saw no downsides, his folks were happy as they were but if some harbor ambitions beyond the mountains then, who is he to stop them? Accidents may occur if he keeps stopping them. They should go with people who know the outside rather than just by themselves.

  “Then I agree.” The Chief spoke positively.

  “I am glad to hear that.” just then, the Caseworker pulled out a piece of paper.

  The Piece of paper was detailed about the Lycanthropes of whats basically a treaty of annexation, the lycanthropes, unfamiliar with the Eldorian alphabet looked at it with curiosity.

  “Just sign here.” the Caseworker pointed at the bottom of the paper.

  “What is it?”

  "This is the official document confirming the lycanthropes' integration into Eldoria. The details might be a bit complex, but as you become more proficient in reading, you'll be able to understand it fully."

  The Chief nodded his head, “how do I sign?”

  The Caseworker blinked a few times before he pulled something out of his breast pocket and pulled out a case containing a pencil, it's a wooden stick that fits in one's hand with a burnt tip, “Have you signed anything with your name before?”

  “No.” The chief shook his head.

  “I see, just sign your name at the bottom of the paper, don't worry about which alphabet.”

  Hadro watched, a little baffled as he saw how much of a bureaucrat his followers had become. Now that he thought about it, there was never a monarchy nor democracy in Eldoria, even the Drakins and Humans of Jiatatousil never had that kind of hierarchy.

  In Jiatatousil, they have an honor system culture along with tributes being passed on to a High Chief, a Drakin, who distributes excess resources to those who need them. That started years ago when the tribes noticed the very same system used by Drakins. It's a system they had developed after being oppressed for a long time, giving out food and clothing to whoever needed it back then.

  Now it has become their form of pseudo-government. Tributes came in and redistributed to the local economy, which also uses C now as their form of currency after believing Hadro as their patron god.

  Anyways, Hadro watched the Caseworker finish their job and told the Chief of Lycanthropes that their first job in their village was to list every piece of knowledge, from cooking to folktale, into books and soon teach them the Eldorian alphabet.

  Thankfully, the Lycanthropes became a part without any fuss, Hadro was to switch on another perspective when he noticed a prayer of gratitude near the very same settlement that interested him.

  Karsor, an initiate of Alpine was having what you can basically call a date with a Lycanthrope named Nina. He was having a full smile while he was speaking a broken Lycanthrope language trying his best to tell what kind of a village Foreline is.

  Hadro started reading his status and could see that he had the potential to be a mage, Hadro tried to dissect his soul and saw that his soul leaned on creating more Mana than other powers like Aura and Vim.

  But that's not the only part, his body had developed enough for him to become a magic spearman, unlike Shavik and Arkum who use Aura. Magic spearmen could lead to potentially magically attuned magic, for ice example.

  Hadro thought of a way to bring his potential to light, without bothering the life the initiate had built. Well, that's what the quest panel is for. Hadro commenced a quest to the Initiate and gave him the option to reach for the class of [Magic Spearmen] a quest.

  Hopefully, the Initiate would accept and be a first of his class, after all, most Initiates are on the path of Aura, also, now that Hadro had unlocked another level, although not fully, he learned that Aura is not just proof of existence by a feedback loop of the soul.

  Aura is the power of history, the more history a person has, the more powerful their aura is. Arkum for example. Became the Spear of the Village, a title that speaks volumes. This makes his Aura stronger.

  Magic, on the other hand, is more like defying the world, as it causes anomalies and causes the laws of the world to momentarily bend to its will. Vim… Vim on the other hand has its own laws but is heavily connected to one’s mind.

  Maybe, Hadro would fully unlock the Information once he became a complete Minor god. Hopefully, he wouldn't be disturbed now as he ascended.

  Meanwhile, on the eastern part of the continent. the Tribes were having a competition on whoever goes to the west first. Once they were told by Drakins that the plan to finish the quest of uniting the people of the continent was to cross the west, the Tribes thought it would be an honor and a great glory for their family.

  So the tribes immediately patriarchs and matriarchs started discussing which direction they wanted to explore to avoid conflict.

  The Garlushan patriarch immediately shouted, “We want the south!”

  “We would also like the south.” The Raamont matriarch spoke.

  The Garlushan patriarch glared at the Raamont matriarch, who impassively returned a stare. “I will take it first!”

  “Only if you can.” the Raamont matriarch snickered.

  “You!─”

  “Settle down.” A Drakin Elder spoke and the room went silent. “Theres not a lot of directions to choose anyway, we have the north, the south, and the west. And theres six of you, so theres at least teams of 2 for each of you.”

  The room went silent the Matriarchs and Patriarchs started to openly discuss and the conclusion somehow reached a point.

  The Raamont and Garlushan agreed to go south, despite their earlier banter, thankfully the two reached an agreement. The Irkifi and Fauthili decided to go west and the Aamuka and Sanghili were to go north.

  The supply still comes to a discussion which the tribes and the elders started to discuss. The tribes had a way of farming, however, they were all unique to each other. After all, each tribe came from different parts of the East that used to settle near dungeons.

  In a way, they traded these goods from their respective groups. Thankfully, the discussion came to that an agreement. After all, if there was something that the tribes needed trust for, it was the Drakins.

  The Drakins had to give the tribes supply as they did their expedition.