Chapter 459: The Plan to Deify Gods

Countess Catherine smiled from the bottom of her heart, feeling happy with her life. Yet, there was also a hint of concern in her mind.
The man who had silently supported her from behind dedicated his whole being to her woman, asking for nothing but to stay by Donald’s side until old age.
Since Donald would become a demi-god or even an actual god, as a mortal, she was destined to be unable to accompany him far. Thus, out of love, she developed admiration for him and faith in him, hoping to follow him to the divine realm after death to continue being by his side.
Donald was aware of this, but he already had other plans. The time was not yet right, so he hadn’t revealed them.
Suddenly, the space in front of Donald’s true form trembled, and a dazzling light like an aurora emerged, revealing a towering figure thirty feet tall.
The power of the rules radiated far and wide, allowing all powerful beings within a hundred miles to sense its immense might.
The aura of the avatar weakened gradually until it was suppressed within the limits of a demi-god. Donald had previously felt the pressure of the main world’s rules, but perhaps because he had received considerable favor from the plane’s will since early on—almost being regarded as a son of the plane—and because he had never disrupted the natural environment of the main world, instead eliminating and purifying many abyssal demons, he earned even greater praise from the plane’s will.
As a result, the rejection from the main world’s rules was very weak—only about one-third that of other true gods. Moreover, the Book of Truth shielded some of his aura, making it relatively easy for him to return. Otherwise, it would have required at least three times more divine power!
“No wonder the gods rarely come to the main world. A demi-god avatar with less than 50% of its true power needs so much divine energy to return. If the faith power accumulated earlier is also exhausted, just imagine how much energy it would take for even more powerful avatars or the true form to descend after ascending to the throne!”
“It seems I should learn from Princess Eilien and the others. Unless it’s a serious matter, it’s better to use only my will to create an avatar!”
The avatar said to its true form. The light of its towering figure faded, turning into a chain of divine power that flowed back into its true body.

This experience of talking to oneself, with both selves able to think, struck Donald as utterly novel, as if it had broadened his horizons. If maintaining his avatar in the main world didn’t require constant consumption of divine energy, he would really like to keep it active—so he could send his avatar to handle certain tasks and not feel overwhelmed! After withdrawing his avatar, seeing a hint of worry on Katherine’s face, Donald couldn’t bear it and revealed his plans ahead of time. “Katherine, you needn’t worry. As a true god now, I have countless ways to keep you by my side forever. The reason I haven’t told you yet is that I haven’t found the best method yet!” “Really?” The countess’s eyes lit up immediately, hope burning in her heart. “When have I ever lied to you? Not only you, but Kord and William too will always be by our side! I once heard a proverb from a distant, mysterious great nation: when a person becomes a true god, even their chickens and dogs can follow them to the divine realm and enjoy eternal life and happiness. If even animals can do that, how much more so those who are most important to me?” The countess’s eyes instantly filled with tears from such tenderness. “Oh! Donald…” “Shh! There’s nothing more to say. I already know everything!” After soothing the countess, Donald grew anxious to find out how well the matters he had arranged earlier were progressing. So he silently appeared at the lord’s manor and summoned the administrator William to inquire. “My lord!” William bowed respectfully, his eyes filled with fervent admiration. After all, his lord had now become a supreme true god, and being an administrator to such a being was even more honorable than becoming a minister in a nation! “William, tell me how things are going with the task I assigned you not long ago.” Hearing his lord’s question, William hurriedly reported, “Yes, my lord. The task you gave me is progressing well. News about Lady Katherine’s skill in business and her management of Dalaran’s trade has already spread, earning her considerable reputation in the Northshire region and the Thalassian areas!” “Hmm! And how’s the bank established in Katherine’s name, along with the supplies donated to the poor, the elderly, the weak, and the orphans?”

“The Golden Path needs military support, so it can only operate under the branches of the Dalaran Adventurers’ Guild. Currently, branches have been established in many major towns across Thelos, and the Golden Path has been set up accordingly. Only the six new towns in the south, built after the war, remain unfinished. It will gradually spread to the towns below.”

“Additionally, three branches of the Adventurers’ Guild have been established in the kingdom territories on the New World, but only the Thelosians who migrated there use them. The indigenous peoples of the New World are not yet fully convinced by something new like the Golden Path; they prefer to keep their wealth in tribal homes protected by totem gods!”

Donald nodded in satisfaction.

“There’s no need to rush. It takes time to accept new things. I think those people on the Totem Continent will gradually accept it. Now that they are citizens of the United Kingdom, there hasn’t been any unrest either—they’ve started to understand, right?”

On the contrary, after the establishment of the United Kingdom of Thelos and Ceryll, the standard of living in that region improved rapidly under the influence of Thelos’s more advanced ideas. Those indigenous peoples now take pride in being citizens of the kingdom.

What people fear most is the lack of comparison. The contrast between old and new lifestyles made those indigenous peoples quickly realize the benefits of the United Kingdom.

“Since things are almost ready, you can continue to oversee the follow-up plans. Leave the rest to those below—there’s no need for you to travel everywhere every day and work so hard!”

Pleased with Donald’s praise, William left happily, leaving Donald alone to think.

All these arrangements were preparations for his plan.

The reason he ordered William to actively promote Catherine’s reputation was that he intended to make her a true god—or at least a demi-god—through the method of deification through faith.

Turning a mortal into an immortal true god isn’t some impossible fantasy. In fact, if Donald were stronger, reaching the level of a mid-tier god, he could use the immense power of the Book of Truth to directly elevate a mortal to a true god.

But since he was still quite far from the level of a mid-tier god, he needed to devise a relatively perfect plan.