Zeus gently shook his head, a smile once again appearing on his face: "Justice must not be defiled, order must not be violated."
"Forcing the noble goddess of justice and order to act against her will is not something any deity should do."
"I have come to visit you today not to make you participate in this war, but merely to discuss with you the future order of the universe."
"You should also be able to see that God King Kronos's current order has decayed to the point where its stench cannot be concealed."
"Therefore, establishing a new order—a superior order, an order that can maintain peaceful coexistence among all deities and beings in the universe—has become imperative and urgent."
"You naturally should not betray order, but when I establish a truly just new order in the future, would you be able to defend that new order for me?"
Charming Themis smiled lightly and asked in return: "Are you so confident that you can definitely achieve final victory?"
Zeus's lips curved in a confident smile, his pupils sparkling with determined light: "Because I firmly believe that justice and free will shall ultimately triumph! While decay, greed, and cruelty will eventually be completely destroyed!"
"What I will create is a truly fair and just order! An order that allows all beings to live harmoniously in this world!"
"I will not allow any being to harm this world at will. I will deal fairly and justly with all disputes in the universe. I will forever defend fairness and justice! I will establish a completely new, truly sacred and righteous order!"
"I will represent the will of all gods, allowing the gods and all beings throughout the universe to achieve health and tranquility, fully enjoying all the beauty this wonderful world brings in this beautiful world!"
Themis quietly gazed at Zeus's firm and confident eyes, her heart receiving tremendous shock.
But her flawless beautiful face remained impassive—the goddess of justice knew well that justice was accomplished through actions, not words.
How the final result would turn out still depended on Zeus's actual future deeds!
Even so, her attitude toward Zeus obviously became much more courteous.
Flawless Themis asked in a serious tone: "Respected Zeus, what kind of new order do you intend to establish?"
Zeus's expression grew serious as he slowly replied: "Great Mother Goddess Gaia created all living beings; great Father God Uranus granted spirituality to all things. When the lofty firmament separated from the earth, all things thereby gained free will."
"Free will should rightfully belong to all beings, but unrestricted freedom only leads to indulgence, ultimately bringing destruction and endless conflict."
"True freedom is not doing whatever one wants, but having the ability to refuse what one doesn't want to do, possessing the right to say 'no'!"
"Therefore, my new order will follow these three core principles:"
"First, neither gods nor spirits may arbitrarily destroy the world. The world is the great Mother Goddess's embodiment—we should build the world and make it more beautiful, not harm our Mother Goddess."
"Neither gods nor spirits are allowed to act recklessly, not allowed to arbitrarily harm, destroy, or coerce other beings. Even gods must not transgress this limit."
"Second, each god enjoys their own honor, and other deities may not take it by cunning or force. Divine authority is sacred and inviolable."
"Third, gods are allowed to freely gestate new laws and enjoy corresponding honor in the world. However, this is only permitted within the scope of their own authority, or in ways that do not conflict with or relate to other deities' authority."
"I absolutely will not allow any deity to destroy or devour other laws, will not allow erosion of other deities' laws in any form, and gods must resolutely fulfill the duties corresponding to their respective authorities."
"If disputes arise among gods, they will be adjudicated jointly by all gods to ensure fairness."
After stating these three principles, Zeus looked seriously at Themis and continued: "These are my three principles, which everyone including myself must strictly observe. I have come to visit you today to sincerely invite you to join Olympus in the future."
"Not now, but in the future after the new order is established."
"In the future, Olympus will become the universe's center of order. All disputes throughout the universe will be adjudicated jointly by the gods under my presidency, with you as the embodiment of order personally witnessing, giving just rewards and punishments. We will gradually perfect all order, making it approach perfection."
"Respected order, flawless justice, you are a great existence indispensable to the universe. I sincerely invite you to protect the world and defend justice."
"I ask you to assist me in governing the universe in the future, maintaining cosmic stability, and I also ask you to constantly supervise all my actions, ensuring I forever abide by the laws of justice and never take the wrong path."
Themis had been quietly listening throughout. Regarding the magnificent blueprint for the future universe that Zeus depicted, her heart was filled with deep yearning.
However, her flawless beautiful face remained calm throughout, revealing no emotion.
Only Zeus's final words caused violent shock in her heart, making her unable to help asking: "Are you telling the truth?"
Zeus nodded heavily and declared: "From the heart, absolutely true, without any falsehood."
Beautiful Themis couldn't help but frown lightly, saying with a trace of inquiry: "Do you know what enormous power you've given me with these words? Do you know how much power as God King you've given up?"
Upon hearing this, Zeus burst into hearty laughter: "Beautiful Goddess Themis, I am the God King's son, son of Rhea—how could you doubt whether I understand the true nature of power?"
"It is precisely because I understand the essence of power too clearly that I make this request to you so solemnly."
Zeus's expression became serious again: "Sky Father Uranus and God King Kronos—one possessed unlimited power, the other also possessed nearly unlimited power."
"But precisely because of this, holy Themis, look at what they ultimately became after possessing this unrestricted power!"
"If power has no checks and limitations, then no matter how heroic or merciful a God King once was, they will inevitably fall in the end, becoming the most terrible disaster for all beings in the universe."
"Sacred Themis, please allow me to speak my most sincere words here: even I cannot guarantee that if I possessed unlimited power, I wouldn't ultimately repeat the old path of the two former God Kings."
"I deeply know that power is poison—while poisoning others, it also corrodes the container that holds it."
"Therefore, from the very beginning, I decided to forever renounce that unlimited power from start to finish!"
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