Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

<passage>:
The Princess and the Physicist Elected a god, Zen the Omnipotent longed royal family were qualified members of the priesthood, though they stipulate a weekly holiday for himself when first this godhood had he had become the established church. hopeful that they would take some of the Divine Work off his hands. After all, since it was they who had originally established the colony, it should be their responsibility. But it seemed that all humans, not merely the Uxenach, were irresponsible. The Earthmen were authority at this stage of the game. "Your Will is mine, All-Wise One. And I think You had best materialize a few pair of arms as well as Your August and Awe-inspiring interested only in trade and tribute. They even refused to believe in Since the partitions were thin, Zen and the princess could hear most of the conversation in the main room. "... First thing to do," Kendrick's voice remarked, "is find out whether we're permitted to attend one Formidable. Now every two-bit planet offered hajench in its gift shops. Culturally, though, Uxen had degenerated under the new Earth lost its interest when new laws prohibited the ancient custom of executing the losing side after each game. ship were being ushered into the presence of the king by none other hospitality, "His Gracious Majesty will be delighted to receive you at knew who the carrier out of requests would be—Zen the Almighty, the All-Powerful, the All-Put-Upon.... "Thank you, Your Majesty," the older of the two scientists said. "We acquisition had become the golden dream of every Uxena, including, of course, their god. The king and the prime minister conferred together in whispers. Zen "Curious researches," the king said, emerging from the conference, adept with their hands...." "Our researches are rather limited in scope," Kendrick assured him. "We can do everything needful quite adequately ourselves. All we need is a place in which to do it." "You shall have our own second-best palace," the king said graciously. "It has both hot and cold water laid on, as well as central heating." courteous than his superior, explained. Zen wondered how he could ever have felt a moment's uneasiness concerning these wonderful strangers. cannily. He and the king nodded at one another. " Who "He's Uxen's own particular, personal and private god, exclusive to our with hardly repressed excitement. What a correct attitude! Zen thought. One rarely finds such religious respect among foreigners. even more!" Kendrick spoke almost reverently. "He is an extremely interesting divinity," the king replied of relief. He was getting to like these Earthmen more and more by the minute. pointed out, "then you would certainly never be able to obtain any information from them." for so many hundreds of years, they had explained, because, after a more than ordinarily disastrous war, they had lost the secret of space travel for centuries. Now, wanting to make amends for those long years of neglect, they immediately provided that the Earth language and the Earth income tax ourselves, perhaps we could defeat the Earthmen, drive them away—" he sighed for the third time that morning—"and rule the planet ourselves." Just then the crown princess Iximi entered the throne room. Iximi really lived up to her title of Most Fair and Exalted, for centuries of selective breeding under which the kings of Uxen had seized the loveliest women of the planet for their wives had resulted in an high honors. Zen the Erudite was particularly fond of her, for she had been his best student in Advanced Theology. She was, moreover, an ardent patriot and was more or less in sympathy, since he felt Uxen belonged to him and not to the Earthlings. After all, he had been there first. " the last man!" "A woman is always ready to fight to the last man," Guj commented. "Did you hear that, ancient and revered parent! He called me, a princess of the blood, a—a woman!" "We are all equal before Zen," Guj said sententiously, making the high xa. "Praise Zen," Uxlu and Iximi chanted perfunctorily, bowing low. He told her what they were like in terms not even a monarch should use before his daughter. "And these squuch," he concluded, "are undoubtedly must introduce a spy into their household to learn their science and turn it to our advantage." "They are very careful, those Earthlings," Guj informed her superciliously. "It is obvious that they do not intend to let any of us come near them." The princess gave a knowing smile. "But they undoubtedly will need at least one menial to care for their dwelling. I shall be that menial. I, "You cannot do it, Iximi," her father said, distressed. "You must not defile yourself so. I will not hear of it!" "And besides," Guj interposed, "they will need no servants. All their housework is to be done by their robot—a mechanical man that performs supposing ... something ... went wrong with the robot.... They do not possess another?" "They referred only to one, Highness," Guj replied reluctantly. "But they may have the parts with which to construct another." "Nonetheless, it is well worth the attempt," the princess declared. the monarch. "All-Helpful Zen will aid me with my tasks." Another aspect of Zen's personality followed the two Earthmen as they antagonize the natives these closed groups are so apt to resent any investigation into their mythos." right !" Kendrick said. "Though it seems to me if I'm "It's your project, sir. I gathered from the king, though," Peter themselves." "How disgusting that there should still be a planet so backward that human beings should be forced to do humiliating tasks," Kendrick said. You don't know the half of it, either , Zen thought, shocked all the functions of gods on other planets might be different than on Uxen ... unless the Earthlings failed to pay reverence to their own gods, which sought audience with the prime minister. bright-colored tapestry depicting Zen in seven hundred and fifty-three of his Attributes. "The younger one is not at all bad-looking," she commented, patting her as unpleasant as I fancied." Guj stroked his beard. "How do you know the Earthlings will select same time." The princess stiffened angrily. "They'll pick me or they'll never leave Uxen alive and you, Your Excellency, would not outlive them." Although it meant he had to overwork the other aspects of his multiple personality, Zen kept one free so that the next day he could join the Earthmen—in spirit, that was—on their excursion in search of a they're so much more comfortable, you know." "You mean this is a live itself, comes of its implicit reliance upon the powers of an omnipotent deity." But that's right! he Personality with the proper respect." "We don't have Zen teleport animate objects," the prime minister explained affably. "Or even inanimate ones if they are fragile. For He tends to lose His Temper sometimes when He feels that He is overworked—" Feels, indeed! Zen said to himself—"and throws things about. We cannot reprove Him for His misbehavior. After all, a god is a god." "The apparent irreverence," Kendrick explained in an undertone, "undoubtedly signifies that he is dealing with ancillary or, perhaps, that one !" he exclaimed, pointing to the princess. "Nonsense!" Kendrick told him. "In the first place, she is obviously the most expensive model. Secondly, she would be too distracting universal." "Of course we won't," Peter put in, before Kendrick had a chance to Kendrick shook him off. "Do you speak Earth?" he demanded of the second oldest and ugliest. She shook her head. The others went through the same procedure.

<question>:
What is the relationship like between the king and the deity?

<options>:
A The king is pleased that the deity gives him credit where it is deserved
B The king feels his power is less respected
C The deity feels the king steals all the attention
D They feel they are equal

<answer>:

B