I Became a God in the Refrigerator

Chapter 76

76. God

Kugugung-!

Bricks that appeared out of nowhere in the empty air began to rain down to the ground.

Countless, hundreds of bricks.

Rising rapidly into the sky and stacking layer by layer on the ground, a massive fortress wall took shape.

Its scale was so immense that it reached from one end of the square to the other.

“Oh, ohhh!”

“A colossal fortress wall, a wall is emerging…!”

All the elves watching in disbelief exclaimed in awe.

It was a transcendent sight that defied common sense.

“No matter how many times I see it, it’s truly astonishing. By the gods.”

“Hmm. Indeed. It remains wondrous no matter how many times you look at it.”

For Irina and her companions, who had always lived here, the shock was somewhat lessened.

But for the other elves who had not been here long, this was unheard of.

“Is this… the power of the gods…!”

For them, this was a shocking achievement beyond imagination.

A sacred feat only possible for a deity.

A being who was now saving and caring for them from the orcs.

How could one not follow such a warm presence?

Idnis, the father of Pafona.

He, lost in gazing at the scene before him, unknowingly knelt down.

“O, great one….”

That was the beginning.

One by one, the surrounding elves knelt down.

Goooong-

As they began to pray with folded hands, a golden glow started to emanate from them.

Waves of golden light seemed to fill the surroundings.

“Wow….”

It was a spectacle that evoked admiration involuntarily.

But this was no ordinary occurrence.

Considering the message that appeared before Han’s eyes.

[Sacred power is rising…!]

[A massive amount of holiness is being reproduced in the real world!]

“…What?”

It was a moment when Han expressed doubt at the unexpected message.

Reproduced in the real world?

What did this mean?

Goooong-!

Han’s entire body started to be engulfed in a golden glow.

The light was so bright that it illuminated the room.

[……!]

Watching this sight, the nearby oak tree shivered, its leaves trembling as it bowed.

“T-This… this is?”

Han, looking around at himself, showed a bewildered expression.

As if smoke rising, a sensation flowed through his body from the tips of his fingers.

Something was felt.

Yet, simultaneously, it was warm and familiar.

“This. It’s divine power.”

The moment he realized his identity.

The system’s message appeared before his eyes.

[Congratulations!]

[From now on, you will transcend the name of a mere lesser god and reach the true status of a god…!]

[You have ascended to the position of an intermediate god!]

[You have gained access to the lower levels of the vast cosmic information repository, the Akashic Records!]

[You will have some authority to oversee the territorial management of Planet Earth!]

[The mana well points consumed will be restored!]

He was utterly unable to come to his senses.

Never before seen contents kept flashing before his eyes.

The Akashic Records, access to the lower levels, that was it.

And why suddenly Earth? Territorial management authority?

But the confusion lasted only a moment.

Soon, he instinctively sensed the change.

“…It appears.”

A glint started to shimmer in his eyes.

He casually gazed outside the house.

Even though obstructed by the wall, it was clearly visible.

Countless ethereal beings with auras were walking around.

They were people.

Among them, there were rare instances of smaller and larger entities.

Flying birds, stray cats, and wild animals were also present in the surroundings.

Unlike ordinary civilians, there were occasional ethereal beings of a somewhat larger size, and Han felt something special emanating from them.

Even though no one had informed him, he instinctively intuited.

“Those are hunters. Or rather, ordinary individuals with the potential of awakening?”

Humans possessing greater and more powerful strength than others.

They were individuals who would awaken like Han or other hunters someday.

Han’s gaze, which had been stretching, ultimately encompassed the entire territory of South Korea.

“…This is.”

He realized at that moment.

This was like looking down at the territory of South Korea through a colossal eye.

On the day Han reached the status of an intermediate god.

A new god was engraved in the infinitely long history of the vast universe.

[…Hmm.]

At that time, high above the distant sky,

a ray of light shone in her eyes as she gazed down.

Her impressive blue hair, seemingly shining on its own, was striking.

She appeared as a beautiful woman who seemed to defy gravity, shimmering in an impressive manner.

Soon, her lips, which had been quietly observing the scar, curved upwards.

“Not bad.”

Her eyes then turned towards the sky.

[…The lord who takes his place and the general who guards it. With both settled, is there only one thing left now?]

Pod.

Her figure vanished without a trace.

***

A magnificent ancient Chinese-style hall painted in brilliant golden hues.

There, a being dedicated to intense reading was engrossed in his books.

[…?]

Quietly flipping through the pages, for some reason, he closed the book and rose from his seat.

It had been three days since he started reading in that spot.

[…]

Behind him, a person who had been silently sitting there without a sound cautiously approached and stood behind him.

The man, bowing politely, asked,

“Do you need anything? I will assist you, sir.”

The words that came out of the man’s mouth were in Chinese.

As if facing a noble presence, he showed a profound attitude.

Then, from this being’s mouth, a fluent and infinite human language emerged.

“Prepare to go out.”

“Understood. I will prepare right away.”

“Oh, wait.”

Seemingly having some thought, he raised his hand to stop the man who was about to step back.

“Is there something you need?”

“Before that, summon Vice President Lang Weihe.”

The man hesitated for a moment at those words.

A look of confusion crossed his face.

“Vice President Lang Weihe, you say?”

“Yes. Is there a problem?”

Mentioning the position of the Vice President of China, a superpower ranked second in the world, did not seem to faze this foreign being.

As if it were the most natural thing.

“…That.”

After a moment of contemplation, the man finally added.

“I apologize, Your Excellency. Vice Minister Lang Weihe is no longer in his position.”

[……?]

At those words, the presence behind him turned around for the first time.

The man was met with the gaze of a large, sharp, wild-eyed beast.

“……!”

Momentarily locking eyes, the man respectfully inclined his head even further.

[Strange.]

With a hint of puzzlement, the presence behind him cocked his head inquisitively.

“So, the Vice Minister is not in his seat. You speak as if he’s completely gone.”

In response, the man explained, “Your Excellency, Vice Minister Lang Weihe left his position over a decade ago, in a distant past. Furthermore, he passed away due to illness two years ago. Someone else has taken his place.”

“Ah.”

Understanding dawned, a faint smile played on the man’s lips.

“So that’s what happened. Indeed, since I started reading, the seat you occupy has changed several times. Seasons have shifted too.”

“…Yes, Your Excellency.”

“Come to think of it, you’ve started to show signs of gray hair. Is this another sign of the passage of time?”

The man in front of him was now visibly older than he had initially seemed.

It felt like just yesterday when a young-faced man appeared as a messenger, but now he was adorned with white hair and wrinkles.

Perhaps it was another reminder of the unnoticed passage of time.

Humans and their time, always experiencing the difference, yet quickly forgetting it.

Once again, it was the same.

“Well, people easily age and grow old.”

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A hundred years were not necessary. In just a few decades, a newborn would grow into an adult, wrinkles adorning their face.

Short it was. Yet, that was human time.

“Lately, I’ve been engrossed in the novels of the current generation, and time has flown by so quickly.”

Though a decade might seem like an eternity to a person, to him, it was merely a few days devoted to reading.

Moreover, recently, the emergence of fantasy? comics and novels had proliferated frighteningly fast.

Even he found them so addictive that his eyes were glued to them.

“Then shall we summon the new Vice Minister for this assembly?”

“Let it be so. Oh, no.”

Changing his mind abruptly, he called out to the man, “I will descend to Hwagwasan shortly.”

“What? Are you… are you sure?”

The man’s eyes betrayed a hint of surprise.

“Why the astonishment? Frankly, in this hall, I believe I should be able to manage as well as you. Most ordinary humans break into a sweat just by coming up here. Perhaps you mentioned it was difficult to breathe due to the height?”

“Well, yes.”

He chuckled softly.

To others, this might seem like a simple outing, but he was no ordinary man.

For a man, this was an outing that spanned at least a few centuries.

It was an extreme change that not even the current generation’s commentators had ever faced.

“Wow, I will immediately send a message to King Lee Hong. Let’s prepare the place quickly so that His Majesty will be satisfied.”

[Indeed.]

Whether he knew it or not,

he smirked.

The Absolute Leader seemed pleased.

[Fortunate.]

“…?”