Mobius was not tempted by the beautiful future Nyx described. One must know that the sweetest candy given without reason must hide a certain trap.
Nyx said she would give her children to him, but she did not mention any demands. Could such a thing really be that good?
Moreover, she mentioned that the Death God and the Sleep God had attracted the world's attention, which surely implied something else. Subsequently, Mobius asked, "Dear Lady Nyx, I want to know, what must I pay?"
Hearing Mobius's words, Nyx laughed heartily and said, "How clever, dear Mobius. You only need to give up a portion of the world's favor towards you in the future. Your favor can help my children resist the world's displeasure."
"My favor?" Mobius was stunned for a moment, looking at Nyx, somewhat puzzled.
"Yes, Mobius. I see from the divine authority of fate that you will gain an important thing in your future, a divine authority that can cause world-changing reforms. This divine authority will have a huge impact on your future, and the world's order will also become more prosperous because of it."
Nyx paused and continued, "And this divine authority will bring you countless benefits, including the world's favor towards you. If my children become your subordinate gods, they can then use your protection to avoid the world's displeasure."
"Is it really that good?" Hearing Nyx's words, Mobius became suspicious instead. Just a little bit of the world's favor is enough?
So what exactly is going on? If it's really that good, why would Nyx choose him? This is like giving a carefully raised child to another person casually, which is unreasonable and incomprehensible.
If he were Nyx, he would never easily give his children to a god to be subordinate gods; this would undoubtedly put his children in a disadvantageous position.
It's just that Mobius hadn't yet thought of the favor he would later receive, which would be enough to shock the Original God, so he felt doubtful about this. If he had known this, all problems would have been solved.
However, the temptation of having Nyx as a backer seemed quite good. Mobius was somewhat moved.
If Nyx became his backer, many things could be done freely, and he could even gain more power.
Especially with Lady Nyx's attention on him, Mobius didn't feel too flattered, as he knew very well that Nyx sought him out surely for the Death God and the Sleep God, and Mother Earth Gaia's attention on him was because Lord Eros was currently in so-called "death" and needed to be revived.
The Sleep God and the Death God needed his favor and protection, but Eros's resurrection did not require his intervention.
As for subsequent matters, Mobius dared not think too much.
However, a subtle smile played on Mobius's lips as he said, "Alright, Lady Nyx."
Seeing Mobius agree, Nyx smiled and said, "Then congratulations. Let me give you a hint. Although the power of Peace you need requires a complete war, it can be achieved by other means, not just by destroying the world's order."
"I can tell you very clearly that war and Peace are forever the inseparable two sides of the world. As long as you bring out Ares's kind side, you can freely control the power you desire, what do you think?" Nyx stared at Mobius as she spoke.
Hearing Nyx's words, Mobius was somewhat surprised and uncertain. What did this mean, as if she was asking him to help Ares?
In fact, Nyx's words were not entirely to help Ares, but because the divine authority on Ares was too great a threat to her children. She could not bear to see her children suppressed by the so-called power of war.
And if war were imbued with the power of Peace, then the power of war would be weakened.
War and Peace can never coexist as one; they are opposite concepts, so Peace and war can only be controlled by two gods, just like death and sleep can only be controlled by two gods.
If they were controlled by one god, then the consequences would be obvious: their power would be divided, fragmented, and they would lose a large amount of divine power.
Therefore, Nyx merely gave Mobius a choice. If he truly mastered the divine authority of Peace by bringing out Ares's dissatisfaction with war, then this Mobius would not be worthy of being the main god of her children, and the prophesied divine authority would also be mastered by her children.
This was a win-win choice.
Prophetic gods always like to scheme, and masters of fate even more so, but she forgot a widely circulated saying in the world, which is that those who play with fate will ultimately be played by fate. And as a master of fate, she was no exception.
Mobius paused and said, "Then, Lady Nyx, can Lord Ares master the divine authority of Peace you mentioned? Will it affect war?" Mobius felt this was wrong and immediately asked.
"No, Ares cannot obtain the divine authority of Peace. You see, the sky and the earth have separated." Although Nyx did not state it very clearly, this sentence was already very obvious: the sky and the earth would separate, and war and Peace naturally could not coexist.
But her words made Mobius's heart stir, and he had a guess. He softly said, "Good. So there's no other way?"
"Yes, eliminate all living beings. As long as there is no life, war and Peace will naturally lose their meaning, and then they can naturally be together."
Nyx's words made Mobius somewhat understand; the powers of war and Peace are inherently opposite. Previously, Mobius merely wanted war to appear in reality and Peace in thought.
But why did Nyx tell him this afterward? Instead of telling him this from the beginning, this has already exceeded the scope of a test, hasn't it? A hint of vigilance rose in Mobius's heart.
As the mother of the gods of the dark pantheon, Lady Nyx was not a proper character from the start. Mobius had been blinded by her initial compensation to Prometheus and only now realized the problem.
However, Mobius quickly cast his thoughts aside, then smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Lady Nyx, I understand."
Before one's strength reaches that level, one should not have any thoughts; sometimes, pretending to be foolish is also a good thing.