21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 517 - 513: The Advantage of Mankind (Please Subscribe, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Listening to Chen Yu explain the knowledge about deities, Jounouchi Hiromi suddenly asked out of curiosity, "Since Xiao Lan and Audis's plan can collect the Power of Faith, that is to say they can undergo Divine Enthronement, and Lesser Gods are already True Gods, why do you say that even if they successfully become deities, they would be the weakest ones?"

"It's because of Divine Duty, which I should have already explained to you." As Chen Yu continued explaining to Jounouchi Hiromi, the light and shadow figure in front of them once again transformed, becoming various symbols: "When a world is born, the rules governing its operation are incomplete and, as the world grows, these rules gradually become perfected. Some rules formed at the very beginning of the world are incredibly powerful, as they are the foundational stones of the world.

As for some concepts that formed later on, and even those that don't participate in the world's operation, although they are part of the world's rules, they are dispensable and even insignificant for the world's operation, and therefore naturally possess very little power."

This is why actors and stars in modern society, though they can gather vast amounts of faith, are unable to become deities—because the admiration and trust their fans have for them is directed towards them personally, as well as the occupation of being an actor.

The God of Drama has never been a powerful deity, and this Divine Duty itself is not very powerful. Even if someone is lucky enough to grasp and harness the Power of Faith to undergo Divine Enthronement, the resulting Divine Duty would only be that of the God of Drama or the God of Singing, for instance, and it wouldn't be comprehensive. It's easy to imagine how much power that entails."

Hearing Chen Yu's explanation, Jounouchi Hiromi could generally understand his point. The divine position that Audis and Xiao Lan were seeking, that of the Guardian God of Stray Cats, could at best only reach the status of a Lesser God. Beyond that, there would be no follow-up strength; it was necessary to expand their Divine Duty in order to be promoted further.

That's why Chen Yu said they would be the weakest deities, because this was a Divine Duty that almost reached its peak after Enthronement, with no potential for development.

"What about Daimon-san? Even if, like you said, she is powered by the faith of the thousands of patients she has healed, she is just one of many doctors. Even if she could become a deity, her Divine Duty would only be a part of the medical profession, which can't be considered a powerful deity, right?" Jounouchi Hiromi recalled Chen Yu's earlier evaluation of Daimon Michiko and was curious why he had given such an appraisal.

"This is where being a doctor differs from being an actor. Each doctor can represent the medical community as a whole, but an actor..." Chen Yu chuckled, then looked at Jounouchi Hiromi, "Do you think any actor can represent the entire acting community? Although each doctor is only a part of the medical community, each can represent the medical community as a whole. Moreover, the Divine Duty of Healing is a very powerful one. A God of Medicine even has the potential to become a Powerful God, which is far stronger than what Xiao Lan and the others aspire to be as the Cat God."

"OK..." Jounouchi Hiromi accepted his explanation, but after pondering for a while, she suddenly asked, "Then, if I were to undergo Divine Enthronement as a doctor too, could I also become a God of Medicine? Wouldn't that take Daimon-san's place?"

"Of course, that's possible and it wouldn't take Daimon-san's place, because within a world, there can be multiple deities with the same Divine Duty. It's just that the domains you each govern would be different." Chen Yu affirmed Jounouchi Hiromi's idea with a smile, while also adjusting the light and shadow in front of him to become a scalpel, a syringe, a stethoscope, and a conical flask: "Each Deificator initially governs only a specific domain of their Divine Duty. For example, if Daimon-san were to undergo Divine Enthronement, what she could grasp would be the domain of surgical operations."

As Chen Yu spoke, he tapped on the scalpel in front of him, causing it to light up.

"And if you, Hiromi, become a God of Medicine, you could only master other aspects of the domain, such as pharmacological healing, blood therapy, or clinical diagnosis, for instance. Just as modern medicine has various branches, different Gods of Medicine control different branches of the discipline, and to become a stronger deity, you must master more domains until you can control all aspects covered by your Divine Duty." Chen Yu's tone became more serious and earnest as he spoke, and with a wave of his hand, he changed the light and shadow into symbols of the sun, moon, ocean, and grains; only then did he continue: "Take, for example, the Three Precious Children and the Inari God from Japanese Mythology—they represent indispensable rules for the operation of the world, so theoretically, they have the potential to grow into supreme deities. Unfortunately, whether it's Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, or even Susanou, none have expanded their Divine Duties to gain promotion.

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On the contrary, the Inari God, initially the God of Grains and Food, now governs the domains of bountiful harvest and wealth. The Divine Duty has clearly expanded a lot, and with the faith spreading wider, the power naturally becomes capable of rivaling the Three Precious Children."

"So according to what you're saying, the closer you are to the most fundamental concepts, the stronger you become; the more specialized the concepts, the weaker they are?" Jounouchi Hiromi summarized Chen Yu's content.

Chen Yu nodded affirmatively, "Exactly, the more indispensable a rule is to the operation of the universe, the greater the power it can acquire. For example, the four fundamental forces in physics—if someone could master these and undergo Divine Enthronement, they would almost inevitably become a supreme deity, or even the strongest deity in the universe if they managed to achieve the grand unified theory that physicists have failed to do in hundreds of years. Perhaps only the God of Mathematics could contend with such a being."

"What's all this about!" Jounouchi Hiromi laughed at Chen Yu's last comment, but she also discerned from his words that the closer something is to the essence of the universe, the more powerful it is. The various scientific concepts discovered by modern science allow a deity to break free from the constraints of faith, and this filled her with pride in being human.

Although humans don't possess the innate strength of giant dragons or other species, it's precisely because of humans' frailty that we constantly explore and yearn.

We lack fangs and claws, so we invented knives and swords; we lack wings, so we built airplanes; we lack fins, so we built ships... We possess a brain that incessantly thirsts for and explores knowledge, enabling us to understand and comprehend the world's fundamentals, and that is precisely where humans' greatest strength lies!