Mother Earth Gaia gazed deeply at Mobius, a slight smile playing on her lips. "This deity seems unfamiliar. Is he a newly born Source God?"
"Or is he your child, Zeus?" Mother Earth Gaia's words made Hera feel a bit awkward, even though she knew Mother Earth Gaia didn't mean it that way.
Mobius met Mother Earth Gaia's gaze and breathed a sigh of relief. The deity who had just spoken was indeed him. After all, since they couldn't refuse Mother Earth Gaia's "request," it was better to show their obedience.
So he spoke up, being the first to do so!
Zeus paused in silence, looked deeply at Mobius, and patted Hera's hand. "Yes, esteemed Mother Earth, this is a child I conceived with a Nymph from the earth."
"His divine duty is purification and healing," Zeus continued to introduce.
"He controls the power of purification and healing." Mother Earth Gaia narrowed her eyes. "That's quite rare."
"What a lovely child! After the meeting, please come to my temple for a visit," Mother Earth Gaia invited. "How interesting! It's been a long time since I've seen such an interesting child."
After Mother Earth Gaia finished speaking, she departed.
Aphrodite, seated on her divine throne, raised her swan-like neck and looked at the gods with arrogance.
She was now one of the 12 Chief Gods, and it was Lady Gaia who had placed her in that position. Even Zeus dared not treat her with any disrespect.
However, Aphrodite's arrogant demeanor didn't attract much attention. Their gazes were fixed on Mobius, for Mother Earth Gaia had just called Mobius an interesting deity and wanted to invite him to her temple.
It was well known that Mother Earth Gaia had not invited other deities to her temple for a very long time.
Any deity who wasn't foolish knew that Mobius must possess something that Mother Earth Gaia valued.
This also led to much discussion among the gods.
However, at this moment, a fervent light flashed in the eyes of one deity: "Since Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, can become a Chief God, why can't I!"
Hearing this not-so-loud voice, the gods no longer had the mind to discuss that matter, because since Aphrodite's position was settled, the remaining few positions should also be decided!
The face of Selene, the Moon Goddess, who stood beside him, turned pale. She glared fiercely at her brother for speaking his thoughts aloud!
What could be confirmed now was that among the 12 Chief God positions, Zeus and his wife Hera occupied two, along with his siblings Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, and Demeter, making four. Adding Aphrodite, arranged by Mother Earth Gaia, meant seven positions were already taken.
Only five positions remained unclaimed, and everyone wanted to sit in one of them.
After all, the honor of being a Chief God not only elevated them above other deities, even if it was only nominally superior.
But for most deities, it was already a satisfying achievement. Moreover, deities who held the Chief God position could accumulate divine power faster and even gain opportunities for new divine duties.
Helios, the Sun God, continued to speak: "As the master of the sun, driving the sun chariot from sunrise to sunset, I should hold a Chief God position."
At this moment, the gods' gazes also shifted to Helios. Zeus tightly gripped the lightning in his hand, silent for a long time. "The 12 Chief God positions, huh."
"Are you sure you can hold it?" Zeus asked Helios with burning eyes. "Among the deities present, when it comes to divine duties—"
"There are several who are no worse than you, and your divine duty as the Sun God is not yours, but your father's, the original Sun God Hyperion, who is already in Tartarus Hell."
Hearing Zeus say that, the eyes of the other deities also lit up with fervor, because Zeus did not deny Helios's claim to a Chief God position, but only denied his right to the sun.
He was truly about to begin selecting the 12 Chief Gods!
Mobius secretly watched Ares and Apollo nearby, noticing that their eyes also held fervor. It was clear they also had ideas about these 12 Chief God positions.
There was a hint of unease in the eyes of Selene, the Moon Goddess, who stood beside Helios.
Although she didn't know the proverb "the gun shoots the bird that sticks its head out," the current situation was very similar to what the proverb described.
Selene cursed inwardly, but still continued to support him, saying, "Yes, the sun and moon are important factors in maintaining world stability, so my brother Helios, the Sun God, and I should occupy the Chief God positions."
Helios was now in a difficult situation, and she had to support him. Otherwise, once the Twelve Chief Gods were in place, Helios would certainly be held accountable.
If she lost her brother, the Sun God, then she alone would be unable to protect herself and her sister. Her first child was a cautionary tale.
So she could only help Helios contend for a Chief God position! Even getting one would be good.
Hera unfurled her long robe, stood up, and looked at Selene. "Oh, cold Moon Goddess, the clear moonlight should not sit in the Chief God position."
"The Chief God position should belong to the power of war and hot-bloodedness." After speaking, Hera adjusted her long skirt, came to Ares's side, and took his hand. "War belongs to the world; every corner of the world will have war, just as we are now experiencing war."
"War is an indispensable element for the world. Everything that can be seen now bears the shadow of 'war.' Yet the moon is sometimes shrouded by clouds, and the sun sometimes loses its color. When the stars above sparkle, they can even contend with the moon for a moment's brilliance."
"A moon that cannot even suppress starlight should not sit in the Chief God position." Hera glanced at Astraeus, the God of Stars, in the crowd.
Selene's expression turned ugly. She crushed the moon ornament in her hand and retorted, "Dear Goddess of Marriage, you say the moon can be shrouded by clouds and have its light stolen by starlight, but that is only if I don't let it. The warm and gentle moonlight can guide life on Earth."
"When the moon is full, the moon can give life a sense of belonging in the darkness, can't it?"
The Goddess of Marriage's expression remained unchanged as she continued, "But the world can lose the moon, but it cannot lose war, can it?"
Clearly, Hera and Zeus did not want Helios and Selene to sit in the Chief God positions. After all, these two had opposed them during the Titan War. If they were to sit in the Chief God positions, it would truly be a joke!