Chapter 241: 241
The God's Envoy was a surprisingly hearty looking fellow . He was a thin and slightly handsome man with extremely pale - almost pasty - skin, neatly combed white hair as well as a face that was shaped like a 'V' .
He wore loose white robes with a golden trim line around the arms, legs, and torso . His eyes were like Dorian Purple's, set into a crescent moon .
Despite the pleasant aura coming from the fellow, Draco had a natural aversion to squinty-eyed people, and this was mirrored by Riveting Night, Zaine, Hikari and Roma, as well as the two babies .
Draco and his posse rose to their feet and bowed deeply while greeting the envoy .
"Draco (Eva/Hikari/Roma/Zaine) pays respects to the Divine Envoy . "
The Envoy waved his hands and sat opposite Draco . "No need for such formalities . Please have a seat all, so we may discuss certain matters . "
Draco and his women shared a look, seating themselves simultaneously as many thoughts ran through their minds . First and foremost was surprise due to the gentle and amiable demeanor of the envoy .
Truth be told, they had expected him to behave as arrogantly as Mephisto had, to be a cold-hearted fellow who would declare them heretics unless they provided a proper explanation… or at least someone who would use their divine aura to stifle them to death .
However, if it wasn't for the warning that had popped up in Draco's feed, he would have mistaken him for a competent but normal envoy from a Kingdom that wanted land from Vita City-State .
「Vita City-State Announcement
An envoy of the Gods is entering the area! Pay heed and tread carefully, lest one finds themselves at fault!」
"My name is Kilobar . I am an Envoy of the Supreme Pantheon of Gods, here to handle an issue concerning the possible return of the exiled Ultima Sunt race . "
The Envoy introduced himself and gazed at Rosella, then cast a glance on Loki, before looking at Roma, Zaine, Hikari and Riveting Night . One couldn't see what was going on in his mind, but Draco could guess he was intrigued by the line-up here .
As for their race, items and whatnot? Easily distinguishable . Even Richmond had been able to discern everything about Draco's bloodline, much less a true Divine Being .
"Lord Kilobar, please give us your directions . " Draco requested humbly .
Kilobar went silent for a while before placing his arms together by intertwining his palms . "Truth be told, I can tell what you're thinking… what everyone in the world thinks . "
"All I can say is that after the old war, the goals, wishes and mentality of the Gods in the Supreme Pantheon are not the same as before… not even close . "
"If such things still bothered us, we would not even segregate ourselves into the heavens and leave the main plane to exist without our troublesome influence . "
Draco's heart skipped a beat . He had naturally left Rila in the Anomaly Realm in order to hide her presence should the Envoy come around, but it seemed as if it had all been for naught .
"You - and the same is true for every mortal - are free to do whatever you like as long as it does not harm the Supreme Pantheon . Raising an Origin Goddess does not harm us, instead it is actually a boon for all of us . "
"However, giving birth to children with Ultima Sunt blood is a little more in the grey area . " Kilobar ended with a thin smile .
Draco was silent . He wanted to see what Kilobar and the Gods had to say before he presented his defense . For someone to have done something wrong, a charge had to be pinned on them first .
"Truth be told, having children with that bloodline is not as much of a problem now as it was before . Ever since you acquired it, the Gods have been reevaluating our position on the Ultima Sunt race . "
"We… might have been a bit too harsh in destroying them so thoroughly without giving them a chance to defend themselves . However, this is something that had occurred in the old era, and such… considerations… were not something the old pantheon was known for . "
Draco nodded in understanding . Admittedly, his knowledge of the Supreme Pantheon stemmed form game lore about the Gods' involvement in the world during the old era .
How the heck was he supposed to get more lore on them in the new era if they didn't even take half a step out? Even 15 years of play wouldn't help . They had never even got to see an envoy back then and what was happening now was a first .
In fact, Draco would still be blissfully unaware about Origin Gods, Origin Energy, True Gods and the like if not for Vadoma's explanation during the Flora and Fauna quest, when the system was trying to find how much he knew as a reincarnator .
To him, all Gods were Gods . They were cold, harsh and very possessive . If you posed the slightest threat, out of existence you went . Just look at the Ultima Sunt race…
However, Draco could paint a picture of the current Supreme Pantheon with Kilobar's short revelation . It was likely that the death of the large majority of Gods back then had made the remaining few sober up .
They must have decided to be more considerate towards mortals, the world's ecosystem, and each other in order to prevent such a horrible event from occurring again… whatever it was that happened exactly .
Of course, this was just his speculation, but it did seem reasonable . Learning that the Gods were more reasonable now than ever before, Draco became more relaxed .
"Since we might have wronged the first generation of Ultima Sunt, we would like to make amends with the second generation of them . However, the threat the old Ultima Sunt posed had been too great to ignore . Can you agree with me on that?" Kilobar asked .
Draco nodded . From the point of view of the Gods, the Ultima Sunt race had shown the possibility of rising against their creators . Had they been allowed to live, they would have certainly devoured anything and anyone!
Look at the nonsense that had passed through King's head back then . Was it wise to let such a race grow? If Draco had been a God, he would have destroyed them and even the second generation as well .
"The reason why we are willing to compromise on you and your descendants . . . is because of three things . "
"The first is the fact that no matter what, you aren't a true Ultima Sunt . You are a half-Ultima Sunt that started out as a human . As such, due to the mechanics of racial assimilation, you take only the positive aspects of the race and leave away the weaknesses . "
"The second is that we have realized that the Ultima Sunt race could form a very powerful member of the natural ecosystem despite being an artificially manufactured race . If things had been done in moderation, many species could be strengthened by this, which would benefit the Origin Gods . "
"The third and most important, is that we have observed you for a while . While you cannot be called a paragon of justice, you are extremely prudent and display insane wisdom despite being new to our world . "
"You always seem to know what to do, your limits in doing it, and how best to go about it while maintaining general stability of the ecosystem . "
"For these three reasons, we do not wish to take any punitive actions against you, but we would like to restructure our agreement properly once again . " Kilobar ended with a pat of his lap .
Draco's heart calmed down thoroughly as he understood what was going on . The Gods wanted him to continue as-is, but he would have to do everything in moderation .
His ability to judge what would be harmful to the worlds ecosystem or not was what had won him the favor of the Supreme Pantheon . It's not like he had completely won them over though, more like they just didn't hate him .
Assuming there was a slider from 1 to 10, where 1 was utter hate and 10 was devotion, then 5 would be neutral . Right now, he had been told that he currently sat at 5 . 2 with the Gods . It was just barely above neutral, but it was still better than neutral .
"Please let me know my limitations, I promise to uphold them with the best interests of the world at heart . " Draco replied with a smile .
Kilobar nodded and they spent the next few hours discussing the terms of the new agreement . Draco had sent away Roma and Zaine with the kids, as they had other things to take care of .
Only Hikari and Riveting Night stayed, and they were silent throughout . This wasn't the kind of matter they could barge into easily . If the Envoy came looking for them though, it would have been Draco who would be silent in the background .
After this was done . Kilobar left with a light smile, leaving Draco to lean back into his throne with a tired sigh . These kinds of matters were truly tiresome, but they had to be dealt with .
Draco thought about the advice Mephisto had given him . It seemed like he truly had to leave the majority of the childrearing to the mothers of the children . This was something he had already planned to do for his children from concubines and slaves .
However, he would have loved to have a more hands on approach for his main children, yet it seemed that until he could successfully sprout his inner world, this would be hard .
Kilobar had spoken for the Supreme Pantheon of Gods, but the sheer existence of a 'Supreme' Pantheon indicated that they weren't the only ones around . Indeed, the Supreme Pantheon were the strongest group of Gods who had survived the old war .
However, many new pantheons had sprouted up, with five notable ones that almost reached the level of the Supreme Pantheon .
What pressured Draco was learning about the Pantheon of Power, of which Sigurd was a part of . Kilobar stressed that Draco should tread carefully, for that group were very tyrannical .
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