GREED: ALL FOR WHAT? C.1780: Dubious Information Broker

Legion-1 also checked out the competition from his throne. There was a lot of them to see, but only one in particular that he cared for. But he didn't stare at that particular true god. He behaved just like everyone else watching each other.

There were a lot of god kings in the Divine Council now that true gods are becoming the norm. In Gemmis alone, there are about 10,000 of them. That's 10% of the divine population of the divine city. This has made it so that there are about 1,000 god kings in the Divine Council.

He observed to himself, "It seems we are distributed at random. At least I don't see any order to our arrangement."

The seats line the platforms from the bottom of the cathedral to the top, but the gods sitting on them appeared to be at random because the gods near him are not orcs. They are elves and ogres.

It is unexpected to him because that's not how things were done in the divine plane realm of high heaven. Gods are either arranged in the order of their ascension, level of power, domains, or race. It all depended on the whims of the Celestial Supreme. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

But he doesn't see any of such order around him. He should know since he is the first god and he also knows who the second true god is. But the second true god is nowhere near him, and there are no similarities between him and the god kings around him.

He didn't concern himself with that for long. Observing the similarities between him and other god kings is, after all, a false pretense. After he was done examining his true target, he switched to the Divine Council itself.

He could see down below because the center of the cathedral is empty. He could even fall over from his seat down to the bottom through the center. It would be easy to do as there is no railing or obstacle to stop him from plunging to what might be his death.

The gods were examining each other, but some of them wanted to do more than that. Especially one particular goblin goddess.

She stood up from her throne and yelled, "Which one of you is 9 Crowns? Show yourself!"

Some gods looked around, hoping to spot this reclusive god, but they were disappointed. No one stood up to claim the identity.

Crystal Hoarder was dissatisfied. She sneered and said, "Are you so cowardly? I expected more from the first true god. Didn't you claim that dragons are scared of you? Why don't I see the spine of a dragon killer in you?"

Someone spoke up. It was an orc. The orc said, "I have information about the 9 Crowns. I have come across his religion, so he should be an orc."

Crystal Hoarder asked excitedly, "Give me the location of his religion. I will pay you

handsomely. I'll pay anyone with useful information well."

Another orc spoke up, "I have never heard about him, but I'll look out for me."

One of the other orcs said, "I have, and I heard he is fearsome."

They began discussing the identity of the 9 Crowns while Legion-1 went ahead to exchange

the false information about the location of his religion with Crystal Hoarder.

He thought to himself in derision, "She didn't even ask for a contract. She must be so confident in herself."

He is the orc that spoke up first about coming into contact with the religion of the 9 Crowns. He did so to take advantage of the information others might have about him to earn some money and mislead Crystal Hoarder.

In a year, they have done well for themselves in the mortal realm. Their religion is expanding rapidly, so it is a matter of time before information about the nation of orcs that they are building will become known to the public. So he might as well earn something before that time comes. 1,000 divinity gold is not something he can disregard at this point.

This conversation was just one of many going on. But soon the cathedral fell into silence when what appeared to be a large gem appeared in the middle of the gods.

The gem looked different from every direction, but anyone who gazed at it would admit that it was beautiful. Crystal Hoard in particular was entranced by it.

The Gem said to them, "Greetings. I am the divine spirit of Gemmis. I am to be the moderator of the divine council."

"The divine council is where decisions that will affect the whole divine city will be voted on. As the king of gods, you represent the will of the other gods and, as such, are qualified to have a say in the affairs of the divine city."

"This is the inaugural session of the divine council, so you are not familiar with the rules. I will give your angels permission to make it known to you now."

It waited a few seconds for them to have a chat with their angels. Then it resumed its duty.

"On to the first agenda. The matter of rankings. It is time to decide if the city is to begin paying those at the top of the ranking for their excellence. You god kings can vote to allow it or prevent it."

"Take note that allowing it will also enable me to grant quests. One of those quests is the quest for domain. So please consider this agenda carefully before you vote. If you have any questions, direct them to your angels."

"You have a minute to consider. You can either vote Yes, No, or Abstain. The agenda will pass when there are more votes in its favor than those against it. If you don't vote after 1 minute, you would have automatically abstained from voting."

A prompt appeared in front of every god king. It displayed the three options for them. They have a minute to make a decision or a decision to abstain will be made for them.