504: Civic Square

Early the next morning.

Maple Leaf, sensing something, withdrew from her cultivation and stepped out of her house.

As she emerged, she saw the Martial God Hall guards already waiting outside.

"Lady Maple Leaf! The Martial God requests your presence!" the Martial God Hall guard said to Maple Leaf.

"Understood, let's go!" Maple Leaf nodded and then followed the temple guards to the Martial God Hall.

On the way, she noticed that the residents of Austerlitz City seemed to have all risen early and were heading in one direction.

"Is that place... Citizen's Plaza?" Maple Leaf saw the direction the residents were heading. If nothing unexpected happened, they should all be going to Citizen's Plaza.

Citizen's Plaza is the largest plaza in Austerlitz City, located in the very center of Austerlitz City, and it is extremely vast.

This plaza is, naturally, a public, open space.

However, for residents to gather there, it usually means something significant is happening, such as a change in the City Lord of Austerlitz City, or a divine inheritance of a god position, only then would residents gather.

One is to announce to the world, the other is a ceremony.

Clearly, this time the matter must be significant, and this significant matter should include her ascension to power.

Maple Leaf couldn't help but furrow her brows slightly. She was very nervous, her fists involuntarily clenched, and her body felt a bit stiff at this moment.

"Phew~ Calm down~ Calm down~" Maple Leaf felt that she was someone who had seen big scenes. Even when she challenged the Martial God under the watchful eyes of the crowd, or even faced death, she had never reacted like this.

No tension, no fear...

But at this moment, she found herself uncontrollably nervous, trembling all over. She didn't know if it was due to nervousness or excitement; she could no longer distinguish.

The position of Martial God! This was a dream and pursuit she had since childhood, her goal, and now... unexpectedly, it was directly placed before her, within reach.

How could this not make her nervous!

Moreover, the fundamental reason for Maple Leaf's nervousness was not because she had obtained the position of Martial God...

"Here she comes!"

Maple Leaf arrived at the Martial God Hall, where the Martial God was already waiting for her in the main hall.

Maple Leaf felt that the Martial God Hall was very deserted today.

The Martial God seemed to notice her confusion, smiled, and said, "Everyone in the Martial God Hall has already gone ahead to Citizen's Plaza to wait."

"I understand!" Maple Leaf nodded.

"Are you ready?" The Martial God looked at Maple Leaf's appearance and couldn't help but laugh: "I can tell you're not ready yet, you're very nervous!"

"W-what do you mean! I'm already ready! Hmph! You know how long I've wanted the Martial God position!" Maple Leaf said with a hint of playful arrogance when she heard the Martial God's words.

"Hahahahaha!" The Martial God couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "As long as you're ready! However, even if you're not ready, you still have to accept this matter! Of course, if you don't want to, you can first keep this Martial God position safe for me, and when I return alive, you can return it to me!"

......" Hearing the Martial God's words, Maple Leaf couldn't help but fall silent.

"Alright, let's go, let's set off, don't keep others waiting too long." The Martial God smiled and said, then walked towards the outside.

Maple Leaf took a deep breath, her eyes becoming firm, and then followed behind the Martial God, walking with him towards Citizen's Plaza.

Upon arriving at Citizen's Plaza, it was already packed with people, countless residents of Austerlitz City had gathered there.

However, the scene did not appear chaotic; instead, it was very orderly. One reason was that the citizens were very experienced, and another was that the highly experienced city guards were managing the order.

On the temporarily erected platform, the City Lord of Austerlitz City stood.

The City Lord of Austerlitz City was a middle-aged man, approximately thirty-five years old, with a muscular physique, giving off a somewhat handsome uncle vibe, and having held a high position for a long time, he appeared very dignified.

He was a pragmatic City Lord, or rather, all previous City Lords of Austerlitz City had been pragmatic.

After all, this world, in essence, is still a world ruled by gods.

The City Lord of Austerlitz City naturally couldn't have any messy ideas.

Furthermore, the City Lord himself was elected by the approval of most citizens, and without opposition from the gods (under normal circumstances, gods do not participate in the selection of the City Lord).

Naturally, the City Lord himself was capable and trusted and recognized by the citizens.

"Citizens of Austerlitz! Today, I have gathered you here, and I believe most of you already have some understanding! That's right, Extraterrestrial Demons will invade us again! I believe you are all used to it by now! I won't say much more; as long as we don't hinder or cause trouble for the gods, that is the greatest help we can give them!

Additionally, the biggest reason for gathering you all here today is that there will be a Divine Authority Inheritance Ceremony! Next, I will hand over the stage to the gods!" The City Lord did not waste much time. He went up, briefly explained the situation, and then stepped aside.

Two gods appeared. Maple Leaf did not recognize these two gods, so they must not be very famous ones, as her own "knowledge" was not extensive, and she wasn't very familiar with these matters. She only knew the very famous gods, such as the Thunder God, the Sun God, the Lunar God, and other innate gods.

Post-natal gods included those related to her, such as the Martial God and the Fist God.

There were also some gods who were not directly related to combat but were closely tied to daily life, such as the God of Wealth, the God of Abundance, and so on.

Maple Leaf would know these gods.

And the "status" of these two gods was clearly not very high. During the ceremony, they quickly passed down their divine authority.

The divine inheritance ceremony was not complicated; it only needed to be completed under the witness of the world... To be honest, if you didn't want to announce it to the world, you could just complete the inheritance in private.

However, if a new god emerged without such an announcement, no one would recognize them... It would take some effort for others to realize you were a new god.

That's why this convenient inheritance ceremony, which announces to the world, exists. The emphasis is not on the inheritance itself, but on the announcement.

However, Maple Leaf did not see other post-natal gods like the Fist God or the Spear God performing inheritances... She wondered if they didn't think it was necessary, or if they didn't want to give up their divine authority. After all, if they "died," their divine authority would naturally return and be inherited by other gods or autonomously passed on to their designated successors.

After all, they were going to the "battlefield," and having divine authority would make them stronger and ensure their lives were more secure.

Maple Leaf didn't know why the Martial God didn't have such thoughts; instead, he wanted to directly pass on the Martial God position to Maple Leaf.

Perhaps it was because... their perspectives were different?