Only God
Chapter 372 - 328 I Want to Go to the Mortal World

Chapter 372: Chapter 328 I Want to Go to the Mortal World

"God, I wish to go to the Mortal World!"

One day, Mira stood before the throne and made her request.

Chen Yi looked at the child, not rejecting but questioning instead,

"Really? Mira."

Mira nodded firmly, then said,

"Even though everything is here, I still want to go see the Mortal World...I’m very curious."

"Maisy will try to stop you,"

Chen Yi said softly.

Mira had been in Heavenly City for a while now, and the Great Angels were familiar with her and accepted her, just as they had once accepted Love God Lian Xidi, and the pure-hearted Maisy was Mira’s best friend.

"That’s why I didn’t tell him."

Mira giggled,

"God, there are so many people in the Mortal World, I could meet all kinds of people and hear all sorts of stories."

"Oh? Can’t you meet and hear them here?"

Chen Yi countered.

"Here, many of the stories are so wonderful, I want to see something different."

Mira explained with a hint of embarrassment.

Then, fearing that the God on the throne would disagree, Mira further said,

"God, hasn’t Solamus been to the earth before to travel?

I want to walk the earth like him, to spread Your divine deeds and grace.

Grant me a mission, God, let me be Your envoy, reflecting Your light like a mirror."

Mira, caught up in her enthusiasm, stepped forward and excitedly said,

"I will be a traveler upon the earth, living through countless stories, witnessing every sparkling regret, listening to every sigh, to experience a journey I have never had before, and in the end, leave behind my name and songs of praise to You.

I’ll tell those who accompany me along the way: praise the Heavenly City, praise the rebirth of the earth."

Mira said a lot all at once, the child was trying her best to persuade the God on the throne to agree to her small request.

Chen Yi looked at Mira, noticing those eyes full of anticipation.

She knew that this day would come, this child who couldn’t suppress her curiosity always had to take a look at the Mortal World, and wouldn’t turn back until all her inner curiosity was satisfied.

Seeing that God wasn’t speaking, she scratched her head, feeling somewhat guilty.

After all, although she had given many reasons, none of them were truly convincing.

Suddenly, Mira thought of something and said repeatedly,

"God, in my race, there’s only me.

I’m not going to the Mortal World just for fun, I’m doing it for my mother’s expectation."

He always hoped I would continue my kind, with Miras spread across the world, occupying a place on this vast earth.

And don’t worry about anything, when I go down to earth, I will disguise myself as a human and never reveal my identity and origin."

God knew, these were all just excuses for Mira’s playfulness.

Chen Yi smiled and said softly to Mira,

"Then go, Mira.

Go to the earth and do whatever you want."

Mira almost jumped for joy, but in front of the throne, she restrained herself, pressing her hands against her body to keep from moving too much.

God continued,

"However, on this journey,

do not become too attached or too heartbroken,

otherwise, you might just lift your foot and need to stop, and from then on, stand still at the starting point, unable to move forward."

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Danschel.

Or rather, the Danschel and Poplatore Empire.

Mira, with her paraglider, descended from the high skies, flying with the wind coming from the northwest, staring intently at the empire before her.

This country is an empire, which means that, within this great nation, there isn’t just a single race, a single ethnicity, or a single faith, but a place that accommodates different races, ethnicities, and beliefs. Even though humans are the foundation of this great nation, Beastmen, Three-eyed Ape People, Dwarves, and even Elves all have left their footprints in this nation.

Each city-state, province, and even Kingdom that has joined are all integrated under the crown and scepter of the Emperor of the empire, and they are all one, indistinguishable from one another.

Now it’s the three millennia of Heaven’s descent, according to the current calendar of Danschel, it is the year 3324.

Danschel is no longer the small, secluded country it used to be. In years past, King Phil and King Nesol exchanged the crowns of their two kingdoms, signifying the sharing of sovereignty between them. Since then, the two families intermarried, and when the Nesol royal family died out, they would seek heirs from the Phil royal family. After many generations, the two families had almost merged into one – even saying they were the same family.

But, this is just the history of the late kingdom period and early empire period.

Three thousand years is a long time for a nation with vast territories, and it is inevitable to experience changes and dynastic successions.

Both major families declined in the early and middle periods of the empire, leading to frequently incompetent rulers. The last Emperor of the early-mid period, Marcus VI, sparked the sweeping Silver Uprising by minting and forcibly implementing insufficient quality silver coins. The capital’s citizenry rioted, besieged the crown, captured Marcus VI from the Imperial Palace, and executed him in the grand square.

With the death of the Emperor, the already crumbling empire fell into chaos nationwide, at one point, nine individuals even claimed to be Emperor, but there were only two crowns. After fifty years of turmoil, the empire was reestablished.

The Danschel Empire, in the nearly two thousand years that followed, constantly went through rebellions, coups, invasions, and various rises and falls of dynasties. During this time, both major families briefly regained the throne, but their rule didn’t last, with the last Emperor being Elon III, who ascended ninety years ago and ultimately abdicated.

The Empire fell into the hands of the Delos family, a family that rose from the frontier, step by step entered the political center of the empire over a hundred years, and through a court coup, forced Elon III to abdicate and gained control of the empire, which to date has only passed through two generations.

As time accumulated, today’s Danschel Empire, beneath its veneer of prosperity, subtly revealed the bones of impending decline.

Although Danschel had never lacked dynastic successions, major uprisings, Barbarian invasions, and other subversive events, an empire lasting nearly three thousand years could hardly escape becoming rigid and ossified.

The Empire had not been without reforms. At the onset of their usurpation, the Delos family had implemented various reforms related to currency and taxation throughout the empire. However, without the strong force of change in a relatively peaceful coup, after two generations of Emperors, the entire Delos family was assimilated by the existing system.

Mira, who had descended from the heavens, knew nothing of all this.

Mira’s mind was pure, with the innate innocence of a child. When children act, they often don’t consider too much. Considering that Danschel’s dynastic history and political situation are extremely complex, even the nobles deeply involved in politics may not fully understand, let alone Mira.