Three months later, in an unknown dimension, inside a mine.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
A group of miners are swinging their stone picks with all their might, fighting desperately for a living.
At this moment, a man dressed as a foreman walked over, surrounded by several people.
"Stop for a moment, everyone, go and pack your things."
"grown ups..."
The miners' faces changed, and they hurriedly said, "We didn't slack off, it's just that this vein of ore is too difficult to mine, please give us another chance..."
"Don't worry, it's a good thing."
The overseer waved his hand to interrupt, saying, "Today is the day the results of the first stage of the God Conferment War will be announced, and our Mondik Empire's guardian deity has also participated in the competition."
"Therefore, His Majesty has granted everyone in the Empire half a day of rest, so that they may go to the nearest town center to watch the live broadcast and pray for and cheer on the Guardian God."
Hearing this, the miners breathed a slight sigh of relief and cautiously asked, "Yes, sir. What is the pay for this half-day...?"
"Don't worry, you'll get your share."
The foreman laughed and said, "His Majesty has decreed that all trades shall pay wages in full. If the Guardian God successfully advances, everyone in the empire will enjoy a ten-day paid leave and ten silver coins."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor! Our Guardian God will surely prevail!"
Upon hearing this, the miners' faces lit up with joy.
For them, the War of the Gods and the gods themselves were too distant; only the wages they received were real.
Guardian Deity, you absolutely must advance!
With these ten silver coins, as long as I work hard for another three years, I will have enough money to send my child to a junior magic academy.
A miner thought to himself, a glimmer of hope appearing in his weary eyes.
...
Meanwhile, similar scenarios are being replicated in the City of Freedom, various beginner planes, native planes, the open world, and even the real world.
Beings from all the heavens and myriad realms flocked to their respective local broadcast centers.
With the help of various realms, the live broadcast footage will be automatically converted into a format suitable for each civilization.
At that moment, the virtual projections, magic projectors, and biosignals from different dimensions suddenly lit up simultaneously.
Two beautiful figures appeared in the picture.
"Friends from different worlds, may the Holy Light bless you. I am Analia."
"I am Hina."
"By order of the Lord, we are here to announce the results of the preliminary rounds and the format of the second round."
With smiles on their faces, the two gently waved their hands, and several golden lists appeared as projections.
Anna enlarged one of them:
"First, the winners will be those who excel in the combat capability assessment."
"First place goes to Harun, a high-ranking god from the Cave Toad Starfield, who has killed a total of 1,173,600 alien beasts."
"Second place: A four-winged angel from the Holy Light pantheon, who killed a total of 1,026,200 alien beasts."
"Third place, also from the Holy Light pantheon, is a four-winged angel who has killed a total of 1,013,300 alien beasts."
“...”
"Tenth place: Du Changkong, a professional from the Origin Star Federation in the real world, with a total of 963,300 alien beasts killed."
"Congratulations to these ten examinees. They will receive additional rewards from the Holy Lord, as well as certain preferential treatment in the second stage."
"The list of 11th to 1 trillionth place has been uploaded to the All-World Events Channel. You can directly jump to the relevant rankings by thinking of the name in your mind and check them yourself."
"Now, Hina will announce the winners of the support dimension assessment."
As she spoke, Analia glanced sideways, a hint of pride in her eyes.
Sheena pursed her lips and turned her head away, pretending not to see.
In terms of individual strength, even the Bone Dragon Knight, the most powerful mass-produced unit under Jiang Yan's command, is far from being a match for the Four-Winged Angel.
They made up almost half of the top ten.
Conversely, the best results achieved by the undead warriors sent out were outside the top 100.
Shaking her head helplessly, Sheena zoomed in on the support player assessment leaderboard and began reading out the rankings:
"The first place winner comes from the God of Crafts. At his request, his code name is Divine Forger."
“...”
As the two proceeded with their methodical narration, the lists of promotions across various dimensions—combat strength, support, scientific research—were quickly announced.
Although there are a trillion spots available for advancement in each dimension, the total number of applicants exceeds ten billion, making it no exaggeration to say that only one in a billion can be chosen.
"This is the list of all the players who have advanced from the first round. They will qualify for the second round of the competition."
Anna waved to put away the list and smiled at the screen:
"Of course, those who are eliminated from the assessment should not be discouraged. The Holy Light Pantheon plans to recruit some well-behaved assessors as part of its non-staff personnel; those interested can apply directly."
"Our Undead pantheon is the same, and the treatment will be better than that of the Holy Light pantheon. Each person will be assigned at least 2-3 undead warrior helpers."
Sheena then spoke up.
Upon hearing this, the beings from all realms who had been disheartened by the failure of their own participants to be selected were given renewed hope.
"That's great! Our ancestor was ranked 1.01st, just a hair's breadth away from making it into the second round. I think becoming an unofficial member of the Holy Light Pantheon should be no problem!"
"Brother, are you sure it's Rang and not Zhao? My suggestion is to just end it yourself. If you've already made it a fait accompli, there's still a chance."
"Necromantic Pantheon: Get lost, we don't accept trash~"
“...”
On the live sports channel, messages scrolled rapidly.
Almost every plane of existence hopes to have two major pantheons added to it.
After all, although the abyss is temporarily sealed, it will return sooner or later.
In the previous promotional video, Jiang Yan, the master of the Holy Light and the Undead God System, was able to easily defeat and suppress the "Abyss Demon Emperor". With his protection, it seems that even if the Abyss makes a comeback, it will not be a problem.
Just as everyone was discussing it enthusiastically, the live stream footage changed again.
"Now, please welcome the great God to personally announce the format of the second round of the competition."
Analia and Sheena stepped back to the left and right respectively, and bowed in greeting.
The golden light in the center receded, and Jiang Yan walked out with a smile.
"I am honored that my event has received such a warm response from all corners of the world."
"The assessment format for the second stage may be completely different from what you imagine."
Jiang Yan waved his hand, projecting images of fighting against the abyss, and continued:
"As everyone knows, our Holy Light and the Necromancer pantheon have always been dedicated to defeating the Abyss and restoring peace to all realms. Therefore, in the selection of outstanding individuals, in addition to exceptional strength, character is also an important criterion."
"Therefore, my plan is that in the second stage, every kind and law-abiding being in all the heavens and the world can pray to the Holy Light and describe their wishes. These reasonable wishes will be transformed into tasks for the second stage through faith."
"Each examinee must complete at least 100 tasks and receive five-star ratings for each one in order to advance to the next round."
Jiang Yan looked at the screen, a meaningful smile appearing on his face, and said softly:
"In other words, you are now the examiners."
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