Cedric, who observed the creatures in the Crystal Cube world, has been in a bad mood. He wishes to pin and leave a bad review for the System. It said his sense of time will go back to normal after a short time. But, this short time actually took fifty fug years! Fifty years already passed sihe time he asked that stupid System the question!

  Unlike before when Cedric could actally go into a daze for a day without knowing it. The current him feel every sed or even milliseds that pass by. But even when he feels so, he doesn’t seem to get bored or tired simply by spending time watg living creatures go on with their lives.

  Even without asking, Cedriew it was a ge caused by the godhood he had. But as the ge is beneficial, he just silently accepts it.

  While sitting ihe replica of his house in Divine Space, Cedric begins to observe the progress of the human races. Uhe elves and dwarves that’s still pretty mu the previous state he st saw them, the human’s progress this st few years are akin to a rocket.

  Under Gratian’s lead, the human race whiitially only sisted of 50.000 humans has already more than doubled in size.

  Most of the popution increases es from Winter City whose status has increased along with time. This makes the city’s expansion bee immi.

  Gratian, whose appearance has ged into one of an elderly man, feel his body slowly weakening with age. The Divine Might he is proud of is also uo fight against time as it slowly weakens.

  Although he already experienced most things that be experienced by humans, tasted every food the humans have created, accepted many wives, and birthed many desdants. He still feels there is something g. Especially now when he won’t be able to stay in the world for much longer, he stantly recalled the grand pace he saw in the god’s kingdom whe the god in his youth. That building slowly turns into his obsession which he ’t simply fet.

  Along with the expansion of Winter City, he forcefully gathered manpower and foods from the surrounding cities uhe name of tribute. Some of them are sent to expand the city and build a massive wall made out of stone surrounding the city to repel the beasts that keep oing stronger. Meanwhile, most of the people are sent to

  With Gratian’s order to gather manpowers, the surrounding human cities slowly fell into poverty and began to have a hard time to even survive.

  ***

  Inside River Stoy, one of the human kingdom’s cities. The young city lord, Lacius, who is a native of the city looked at the impoverished people around him.

  Just like Gratian, Lacius is one of the few noble humans who has been blessed by mana and awakened magical power. A magical power that allows him to trol the earth.

  Seeing the people of his city toils for the whole day, yet they only enjoy aremely small fra of their hard work. Coupled with the fact that most of the fit young men in his city had been taken to the Winter City to build Gratian’s pace, Lacius became dissatisfied.

  Allying himself with other like-minded city lords whose city also fell into poverty, they po stop Gratian from wasting man resources by building his pace.

  Using the horses like animals that the humans had just retly learo tame, the city lords went to the Winter City while apanied by some retainers, which mostly sisted of their friends and distant family that had been trained and equipped with bronze spears aher armor.

  Arriving at Winter City, the lords stood i the tall city wall that’s being structed around the city and the huge pace located at the ter of the city.

  They waited for a long time befratian finally met with them and listeo their plea.

  When he heard it, Gratian refused to stop building his pad even threateo kill them for their disrespectful idea. Upon hearing his refusal, Lacius and the others silently returned from the Winter City to their respective city.

  Although they seem to easily retreat due to Gratian’s might and status. Everyone is still unsatisfied and has prepared a ply, the amount of bronze produ in those cities increased.

  Gratian, who is busy overseeing the stru of his pad the expansion of Winter City, actally heard of the sudden spike on bronze produs at those cities.

  Although he has grown old and isn’t as powerful as before. But, with time es wisdom. He easily ected their dissatisfa with the spike in bronze produ and guessed their pn.

  Faking his ignorance, he gathered the city lords and their family to visit the Winter City for the sake of celebrating the middle phase of his pace stru.

  Greetings the city lord and their families ihe throne room of his pace, which is the first room he built. Gratian smiled and asked his guards t tables and foods he had prepared.

  When those people lowered their guards, Gratian summohe dozen of blessed and hundreds of spear-wielding soldiers he had hidden and began killing the city lord and their families.

  Those city lords watched their family suddenly getting killed and shouted while gring at Gratian. “King Gratian, what are you doing?!”

  Still calmly sitting in his throne, Gratian spoke with a stone cold face. “Nothing much, I am just destroying anything that wishes to block my dream.”

  One of them dazedly asked, “What do you mean?”

  “I’ve heard of everyone’s focus on bronze produs. Although that act should’ve made me happy, but everyone’s secrecy makes me feel unfortable instead.” Gratian saw some city lords have shocked expressions while some others still seemed to be fused. So, he tinued. “It seems some of you still haven’t uood. Basically, I’ve guessed everyone’s pn to create many ons and start a rebellion against me!”

  Seeing as every siy lord finally wore a shocked expression, he nodded in satisfa and joihe sughter.

  Although most city lords begin to shout for mercy while expining their reasons, Gratian ignored all of them.

  Pg the scepter made of gold that he held to the throne, Gratian fixed the on his head while uhing the bronze sword tied to his waist.

  As the first few to awaken supernatural power, his Divine Might keeps on strengthening with time and has surpassed those blessed with simir ability.

  Even in his old age, every ssh of his sword easily decapitated several members of the city lord’s family.

  With Gratian joining the fray, within a minute, most of the guests have turned into corpses. Even those city lords that sist of Blessed ’t stop Gratian and his subordinate’s attacks.

  Except for Lacius that’s mostly uninjured, and Yasu, a middle aged city lord who successfully escaped with heavy injury. Everyone else has died under Gratian’s ‘ba’.

  Esg from the Winter City with the help of those few retaihey brought, Lacius brought Yasu to the River Stoy and helped him to recover. While at it, he sent some of his retaio spread the news of their city lord’s death and called all of them to gather and fight against Gratian and aveheir city lord!

  ***

  Ihe Divine Space, Cedric who saw the human prepares to start a war, opened his mouth agape and screamed. “I swear, I merely wish to secretly push the human civilization from stone age to bronze age just like the history oh!”

  After a few unintelligible screaming, Cedric calmed down and said, “Those humans were created less than one hundred years ago. Yet, a war is already going to happen. Should I say, as expected of the super troublesome human race.”

  “I am starting tret my choice. Perhaps I should’ve just created a world entirely filled with dwarves and elves, or perhaps other races expect humans.” While pressing his temple, Cedric observed the dwarves that’s still experimenting to create the stro metal alloy and the elves that’s still pying around with their kiln and bronzes.

  Tapping the armrest of his chair, Cedritered a dilemma. “Should I try to stop this war or let it happen? If I let it happen, then the amount of humans might decrease once more. But if I intervene, I am afraid it will result in other plications and make things worse.”

  He then asked the System, “Do you think I should intervene and stop the war?”

  [No ent.]

  With that unhelpful answer, Cedrially decided to take a wait and see approach.

  After a short wait, he gazed into the Crystal Cube World and saw the war in the Human Kingdom had begun. Winter City has gathered two thousands huurned soldiers that’s fully equipped with bronze equipment. They have taken the initiative to attack the surrounding cities, with Lacius and Yasu as their main target.

  In front of the army, Gratian together with dozens of others blessed under him lead the march. Their first target being the cities which stood between Winter City and River Stoy where Lacius resides.

  Using his army’s might aation as the king of humanity. Within a few days, Gratian easily quered those cities and turhem into a pce for his army to traheir resources. Most of the cities eveuro his trol without any fight at all.

  Ihose cities, the retainers who have long siurned from Winter City reyed the news of their lord’s death to the other retaihat hadn’t left with them to the Winter City before.

  Upon hearing their city lord has been killed by Gratian and seeing his army marg toward their city, those lord’s retainers fell into fusion and quickly fled from the city at the same time of Gratiary. As they had received Lacius’s message, the fleeiainers decided to join him ao the River Stoy.

  in River Stoy, Lacius who has brought Yasu and his retaio recover has heard the news of Gratian’s march from those fleeiainers and began to pn.

  Calg the amount of armed retainer which barely reached five hundreds, Lacius anded his trusted subordih ched fist. “Hars, spread the o every citizens. After my failure to advise the king to stop building his pad wasting manpower, king Gratian has went mad and will soon attack our city and kill everyone in it. We must arm ourself and fight back!”

  Hars replied, “But the other city lord’s retainer said the king simply passed by their city! Please think about it! If we start a battle using civilians, the amount of death will be…”

  Before he could finish his word, Hars saw Lacius’s bloodshot eyes and sighed. “I will ask everyoo help spread the news. We’ll also gather as many ons and armour as possible.”

  With the help of his subordinates, Lacius successfully recruited most of the city’s inhabitants to join the war to fight against Lacius. Using all of the citizens, he blocked the march of Gratian’s army.

  When Gratian saw the involvement of many citizens in the war, he shouted. “Citizens of River Stoy, cease your resistance. I never inteo start a sughter oy!”

  Between the king and Lacius, the citizens of River Stoy believed more in Lacius that’s born and raised in their own city and has always worked for their well being.

  On a pin nearby River Stoy, humanity’s first internal war officially begin. On one side stood Gratian’s two thousand soldiers. While on the opposite side, five hundred retainers a thousand civilians from River Stoy joihe fight.

  Just like a meat grinder, using their primitive ons and the retly awakened supernatural abilities, the humans sughtered each other without mercy.