"Gift Gas" could encompass everything—gas, comrce, festivals, rituals, even contracts. Wherever there are people and gods, disputes will arise. And while there are countless ways to resolve such disputes—murder, arson, exploitation, forceful seizure—
The Main World forbids this kind of chaotic, evil god behavior. But when neither side is willing to back down, then they must establish a fair set of rules and determine the winner within those boundaries.
For example, there's only so much divine wine to go around. Countless gods want a taste. Then let there be a "competition," with the victor claiming the prize.
Or, when selling the divine wine across nations and business conglorates all want the rights—another "competition" is held.
This would be a standard "Gift Ga."
During festivals, the host might even hold various "Ga-type Gift Matches," and whoever wins earns the host's "prizes."
Thinking of this, Noah couldn't help but smile.
"Gift Gas... Since Communities already exist, we may as well introduce Gift Gas too."
This would energize all the pantheons. In fact, why not even launch a full-scale "Pantheon Ranking Tournant" initiated by a Supre God?
Right now, the "Sun Authority" and "Moon Authority" were still vacant. Wouldn't it be interesting if he, as the Heavenly Principle, hosted a "Solar Sovereignty War"?
The Sun Authority wasn't just a singular divine right. It ca with nurous subordinate authorities. If divided into twenty-four parts and distributed among the pantheons to compete for, it would ignite a grand battle.
Even a minor Sun Authority would be a power at the level of a First-Tier Primary God—powerful even among that rank.
...
After a satisfying al, Noah left Wanmin Hall, thoroughly pleased.
Guizhong patted her belly, cheeks tinged pink. "Xiangling's food is just too good. Even Lord Noah loves it. As expected of our Teyvat Universe's Number One Culinary God. Way better than that Olympian hearth goddess, Hestia."
Xiangling scratched her head shyly. "Guizhong, I'm really not that amazing to be called the universe's top food god..."
Xianyun agreed with Guizhong. "Xiangling, if you're being modest now, it's just arrogance. If even that person loves your cooking, then without a doubt—you are the universe's top culinary god."
Mada Ping added with pride, "As expected of my disciple. I'll be relying on you in the future, dear~"
Xiangling blushed. "Grandma..."
Xianyun clicked her tongue. "Ping, can't you ever change that old lady tone of yours?"
Mada Ping chuckled. "It's been centuries—habit's hard to break."
...
After leaving Wanmin Hall, Noah imdiately began updating the rules within the Cosmic Nexus.
He overlaid the Gift Ga Rules onto the Main World. The other planets and parallel tilines didn't receive this change.
Gift Gas would only function within the Main World—as the central hub, it was always going to be a bit special.
Once the rules took effect, anyone wishing to hold a Gift Ga would need to apply to the Cosmic Nexus. The Nexus would then oversee every detail of the ga, preventing any form of cheating. Any participant caught cheating would suffer the full consequences of that ga's penalties.
[Gift Ga Rules successfully uploaded. All interpretation rights belong to the Heavenly Principle.]
[Rules take effect imdiately.]
The Cosmic Nexus instantly applied the new Gift Ga frawork across the entire Main World.
Simultaneously, each pantheon's internal system received the notice.
—Mondstadt Pantheon—
[Venti: Ehhhhh?! 'Gift Ga Rules'?! What's this?! Let see! Oh my god—it lets you create your own ga rules to resolve disputes!]
[Diluc: This rule... could resolve 99% of the world's conflicts. In fact, practically anything could be turned into a Gift Ga to settle.]
[Kaeya: Oh? Gift Gas, huh? This rule is really interesting.]
[Jean: Crafting fair rules and resolving conflicts through competition!]
[Venti: Mhm~ It's like the heavens delivered a pillow just as I was getting sleepy. Diona must be pretty troubled—Gift Gas are a perfect solution!]
[Venti: The winner drinks, the loser watches. If you lose, you've got no room to complain.]
The Gift Ga rules were simple—anyone who wasn't a fool could understand them. And it was clear at a glance what they were ant for.
—Liyue Pantheon—
[Hu Tao: Whoa~ Gift Gas! Sounds fun! I want to host one too!]
[Yanfei: How are you planning to host it, Hu Tao?]
[Hu Tao: Hehe, I've decided to give away three free funeral services every year! The top three winners of my Gift Ga will get them!]
[Ningguang: Only the eccentric mind of Hu Tao could co up with such an idea.]
[Keqing: ...]
[Ningguang: These Gift Ga rules are extrely comprehensive. I think they'll make the Lantern Rite and Moonchase Festival even more vibrant.]
[Ningguang: They could even have imnse use in comrcial negotiations."]
[Zhongli: Hmm... the applications are indeed vast. Even contests between gods could be handled this way. If both sides agree, even authorities, artifacts, or wealth could be wagered in a Gift Ga.]
[Xingqiu: Hss...]
[Toga: What?! Gift Gas can go that far?!]
Less than a minute after the rule's announcent, every major chat group erupted with discussion.
In Mondstadt, Gift Gas had already begun.
When individuals host a Gift Ga, the rules must be fair to both sides.
At least two win and loss conditions must be clearly listed. No self-contradictory rules, and no gas where the outco is predetermined or impossible to win.
If the host is a Community, they must stake their reputation. If the Community's reputation is too poor, they'll lose the right to host future Gift Gas.
This was to protect contestants—most of whom were weaker parties. If a contestant won but the host couldn't provide the prize, the Cosmic Nexus would penalize the host's reputation.
If a Community's reputation beca too terrible, it could be forcibly dissolved.
Community reputation was also tied to the Pantheon it belonged to. If a Pantheon's Communities were all notoriously dishonorable, that Pantheon would be flagged for review by the Cosmic Nexus, which might consider forcibly dissolving the entire pantheon.
The Supre God chat group exploded in chaos.
Certain rules were visible only to Supre Gods, and what they saw sent a shock through their very divine souls.
Only Primary Gods could see the newly added rules—naly, the "True Na Contest" and the "Solar Sovereignty Gift Ga."
[Gift Ga Na: True Na Contest]
Across the myriad realms, myths and legends often repeat.
Among pantheons, many gods share the sa nas. But "Authority," "Rule," "Truth," and "Concept" are unique.
If two gods share the sa True Na, one must be false.
In the Teyvat Universe, only one True Na may exist.
The victor will claim all authority related to the True Na.
The loser will forfeit everything associated with the True Na and be downgraded accordingly—minimum demotion: Lower God.
Participants: All gods in the Teyvat Universe
Victory Conditions:
1. Defeat the other.
2. Opponent concedes.
Host: Heavenly Principle.
Start Ti: Imdiate.
Note: All interpretation rights reserved by the Heavenly Principle.
...
[Gift Ga Na: Solar Sovereignty Gift Ga]
Stars in the Teyvat Universe are tied to unique Authorities and Powers.
Many of these are directly connected to myths and legends.
So of the solar constellations include: Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Morning Star, Mars... Gemini, Capricorn...
Victory Conditions: To Be Determined.
Failure Conditions: To Be Determined.
Participants: All Pantheons in the Teyvat Universe.
Host: Heavenly Principle.
Start Ti: To Be Determined.
Note: All interpretation rights reserved by the Heavenly Principle.
...
These two Gift Gas, encompassing all pantheons and all gods in the Teyvat Universe, sent a shock through every Primary God's divine soul.
[Odin: What's the aning of these rules? Especially this 'True Na Contest'—does this an that if there's another god nad 'Odin,' the two must fight to determine the real one?]
[Nyx: Yes... I an, I'm not doubting Lord Heavenly Principle, but is it even possible for two gods to share the sa identity?]
[Indra: Unimaginable. I am myself. How could there possibly be another ?]
[Shiva: Exactly. That shouldn't be possible.]
[Barbatos: ...]
[Morax: ...]
[Furina: Why are you all acting like gods sharing the sa na isn't a thing?]
[Guanyin: Hiss...]
[Shakyamuni: Amitabha... Barbatos and Morax, even before joining Teyvat, your nas belonged to the 72 Demon Gods. If those beings still exist, a 'True Na Contest' will be triggered.]
[Barbatos: Across the multiverse, similar myths and shared nas are incredibly common. Even on Earth, myths often overlap. Shared nas are abundant.]
[Morax: However, a True Na is more than a label. It represents Authority and Power bestowed by myth. Thus, it must be unique.]
[Raiden Makoto: Exactly. A Primary God's Authority is absolute within this universe. If multiple gods share a True Na, that Authority becos fragnted. If it splinters too much, the god would be downgraded.]
[Raiden Ei: Therefore, only one True Na can be real.]
The original Seven Archons instantly understood what was going on. They were, after all, the first to start this journey. Their understanding far surpassed the later-added pantheons.
Upon hearing this, panic spread among the Primary Gods.
[Odin: What?! What are we supposed to do?! If we lose the True Na Contest, we'll be replaced!]
[Nyx: Yes! This is terrifying—we can't allow this!]
[Shakyamuni: Amitabha...]
[Nahida: Everyone, let's not be so pessimistic. The ones who truly need to worry aren't the Primary Gods.]
[Guanyin: Wisdom God, what do you an by that?]
[Nahida: Lord Heavenly Principle's conquests always go from stronger to weaker. He wouldn't take risks attacking worlds equal to or stronger than Teyvat.]
[Nahida: Which ans that at the Primary God level, there likely won't be another god with the sa True Na who can compete with us.]
[Nahida: The real concern lies below the Primary God level. That's where equivalent or even stronger duplicates could appear.]
[Lumine: Exactly. Primary Gods don't need to worry. But for everyone else—it's going to be nerve-wracking every ti we annex a new world.]
[Lumine: Actually, more precisely—it's the gods with myth-based True Nas who should be afraid. Those of us who rose from humanity step by step don't have that concern.]
[Nyx: Oh thank goodness. That scared so much!]
[Odin: So that ans we can use the True Na Contest to seize everything from our counterparts!]
[Gaia: That just reminded —I've been researching ani and novels across the spacetis, and I found a lot of characters with nas linked to .]
[Barbatos: Well, the na 'Gaia' represents too much—planetary consciousness, Earth Mother, etc.]
[Indra: I broke into a cold sweat just now.]
[Nyx: But other gods in our pantheon are in real danger. Especially Athena. The True Na Contest doesn't allow third-party interference.]
[Tsaritsa: Personally, I'm more excited about the 'Solar Sovereignty Gift Ga.' Especially the 'Sun Authority'!]
Tsaritsa's eyes were burning. Those star and constellation authorities—the weakest of them were Third-Tier Primary God level. The 'Solar Sovereignty' was potentially First-Tier Supre God level.
And the Sun Authority ca with twenty-four distinct First-Tier Primary God authorities.
These powers would scale with the Teyvat Universe itself.
[Morax: I'm also more interested in the Solar Sovereignty Ga. It's not just about powers—it's about the permissions a pantheon holds in the Teyvat Universe. The more permissions a pantheon has, the more prosperous and powerful it becos. The stronger its gods.]
[Barbatos: For Lord Heavenly Principle to even offer such cosmic-level permissions... it's almost too incredible to believe.]
Odin, Nyx, Shakyamuni—all the Primary Gods could hardly contain themselves. They'd never even dread of such privileges. Their mouths watered at the thought.
And at worst, these were Primary God authorities. At best... Supre God.
[Focalors: I just wonder when the Solar Sovereignty Gift Ga will begin.]
At this mont, every Primary God's heart burned with raging desire—all of them locked their sights on the 'Solar Core Sovereignty.'
That Supre Throne would belong to their pantheon—no matter what.
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