Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

Chapter 622 - 203: Guidance

The vast venue was filled only with the sound of the wind.

The clouds gathered on the horizon, seemingly heralding the imminent rain, but at this moment, no one in the venue paid it any mind.

This was not only because of the speeches the two contestants had just made but also because they believed in the technology of Athens.

Rumors had it that in distant Silver Moon City, the locals had mastered a magical technique called "Maze Lock," which could locally tweak the strands of the Magic Net to form a semi-permanent huge barrier, thereby warding off disasters and manipulating the weather.

Of course, Athens lacked such capability, and even the Maze Lock of Silver Moon City was a unique case, purportedly crafted by the Goddess of the Magic Net for Artemis, who had once resided there, or it was said to be her gift to the first generation of wizards.

In any case, the existence of Maze Lock was irreplicable, but conjuring a rune barrier to fend off a downpour was not particularly difficult.

It was unfit for military use since its coverage was too vast, thus failing to block the sharp lances of knights effectively. But if it were to ward off rain, it seemed quite effortless.

’Indeed, compared to a glamorous appearance, the brilliance of the spirit is truly captivating; and how many in this world possess both?’

Ignoring the others, Odysseus had now set aside the rest of the contestants.

These intellectuals from various nations might indeed be capable, but the conference had been convened all too hastily, and they might not necessarily represent the pinnacle of their respective nations. With their level of competence, how could they compare with him? Fortunately, he still had opponents.

Previously, Odysseus had felt regret for the three contestants who had dropped out, but now, he only sensed the challenge.

’Miss Leah, although we stand as opponents on the debating platform, I must applaud your recent speech. However, regarding your last questioning, my response remains unchanged.’

Raising his voice, standing on the debate platform, Odysseus’s voice echoed throughout the venue.

’You asked me, ’From a human perspective, is the destruction of the Bronze Humanity justifiable?’ but in fact, even when referring to human customs, cognition, and history, I still believe there was nothing unjust about the Destruction of the Bronze Age. The reason lies within what I outlined at the very start.’

’First of all, I appreciate your acknowledgment of the differences between gods and humans, admitting that the relationship between humans and divine beings is as incomprehensible as that between humans and wild beasts.

Such nobility of character, willing to accept speeches unfavorable to oneself, but I must say that the disparity between gods and humans is even more profound than that, and this is precisely the reason why the Destruction of the Bronze Age was ’just.’

’I’ve heard that skilled craftsmen will use the most suitable tools, so a caster’s hammer must suit the strength and material, changing as they age; outstanding musicians will use the most fitting instruments, thus a poet’s harp strings are continuously tuned, altering material as per personal preference.

People do not blame the caster for discarding an old hammer, for the hammer was made for him, and he has reasons to recast it. People do not blame a poet for changing strings, for the strings exist for their resonance, naturally possessing the right to replace them.’

’Isn’t the greatest disparity between gods and humans exactly this? Deities differ from other living beings in their immortality, but isn’t their superiority over other lives the fact that all spirits in the world are their creation?’

’Humans differ from beasts, yet humans can only kill them; gods differ from humans, but divine beings can create life! From the ancient era, everything capable of movement in this world was created by the gods; everything that can grow comes from the hands of the deities.

You use human justice to judge deities, then naturally the same standards must apply, if something is permissible for humans, then deities can practice it without reproach. Thus, if humans discard an imperfect creation to make a perfect one, such actions are blameless; deities forsaking an imperfect creation in anticipation of a perfect one should likewise be acknowledged.’

’The imperfect Bronze Humanity was obliterated, and our generation was born; this is the very proof that our generation is superior to the Bronze Age and that the deities’ actions were just.

The obliteration of humanity was not the goal, replacing decayed creations with superior ones is the root reason; you measure divine justice by human standards, but have you forgotten that the birth of the Bronze Humanity stemmed from the Divine King’s will, and that the decadence of the Bronze Age’s humanity is inseparable from Prometheus’s misguided teachings?’

Loud and powerful, Odysseus once again countered Andrea’s speech, this time, fully elaborating on one of his key points.

Andrea had used ’human justice’ as a standard, believing that human debates naturally required measuring everything by human dimensions, but Odysseus pointed out another key aspect, which is that in this mythic world, humans were not naturally born but, like other lives, were created by gods, a fact undeniable by anyone.

The inequality between creator and creation indeed exists, even from a human perspective, one cannot forcibly assume there’s no difference. Furthermore, with this argument, Odysseus artfully avoided a potential criticism, which is ’if the gods plan to destroy the fourth generation of humans equally, would you consider it just?’