"Are you okay?" Abigail asked.
Athena snapped back to reality from her inexplicable daze, looking at her with a serious request: "Could I receive the knowledge granted by your father god? I'm very curious!"
"..."
Abigail fell silent for a moment.
Click~ Click~
The door of truth opened once more.
Under the onslaught of endless information, the goddess of wisdom felt the joy of acquiring infinite knowledge again.
She collapsed to the ground, trembling violently.
Athena was lost in confusion: "Who is erasing my time?"
But that didn't matter.
She had come here to seek the knowledge granted by [Yog-Sothoth].
So,
She asked again: "Could I receive the knowledge granted by your father god? I'm very curious!"
That previous feeling was truly a peak of pleasure.
Let's do it again!
Next.
The nameless heroic spirit, having completed his mission to protect humanity by defeating and conquering the Star-Eater, returned to his most loyal little nest.
He pushed open the door and smiled at the little bear child running towards him: "I'm back."
Time and again, fighting desperately was all for the sake of enjoying such a warm daily life.
Roya exclaimed excitedly: "Did you see? Nameless defeated and conquered the Star-Eater; he's so amazing!"
"Yeah, he really is both handsome and powerful; I admire him so much!"
Souma replied without hesitation.
Gilgamesh, standing nearby, was momentarily taken aback, utterly amazed by his close friend's shamelessness.
Truly, as expected of the king's closest friend, he was narcissistic to the extreme.
Such words, even he could not utter!
Qin Shi Huang maintained a smile.
Truly, he is a gentleman!
Having walked through human history and experienced countless brutal battles, he returned with the same youthful mindset.
There were no signs of being changed at all.
This will and mindset alone had already far surpassed that of the gods!
"So, what exactly were you three doing?"
Roya looked at the three with a puzzled expression.
Clearly, the Star-Eater had descended, nearly destroying the world, yet these three could still laugh and stroll around.
Weren't they afraid of being accidentally caught in an unknown AOE attack?
Souma replied with righteous indignation: "Of course, we went out to buy groceries and, by the way, saved the world."
With teammates growing stronger, he finally didn't have to fight alone anymore.
If they really couldn't win, he could just summon his mother and other teammates to start a righteous group fight!
"Tch, a world that can be saved by you guys, I could easily destroy it." Roya rolled her eyes.
These three guys weren't even heroic spirits; what right did they have to save the world?
"If you dare to destroy the world, I will hang you up and beat you a hundred times!"
Souma calmly replied.
Qin Shi Huang and the King of Heroes exchanged strange glances at the two.
On the surface, Souma was just an ordinary high school student, yet he was actually the nameless heroic spirit saving humanity.
And on the surface, Roya was just an ordinary elementary school student fallen angel, yet she seemed to be a great demon king capable of destroying the world.
Neither of them was lying!
Gilgamesh frowned slightly.
The bear child was sealed with countless seals comparable to the locks of heaven.
Could it be that after the release of the anticipated video, she would awaken related memories and completely break free from her seals?
This left him feeling quite complicated.
Everything had been explained clearly before.
The seemingly ordinary little loli before him was actually on par with [Alaya]—
No, she possessed a terrifying power that surpassed [Alaya].
She had once recklessly ignited the history of humanity across countless parallel worlds, creating singularities like "Absolute Demon Beast Front" and "Holy Round Table Realm."
A true world-destroying demon king!
If she were to be completely unsealed, she would undoubtedly destroy humanity!
Even if his charming friend was incredibly charismatic, to conquer her, he would have to defeat her once more.
Would that mean he would have to fight desperately again to restart the entire world?
Qin Shi Huang also wore a grave expression, naturally thinking of this point.
Indeed, the confrontation with the Star-Eater was merely a rehearsal for what was to come.
Roya pouted: "If you hit me, I'll cry for you! Hurry up and cook; I'm hungry!"
"Alright, I'll cook right now."
Souma skillfully tied on an apron, entering another battlefield—
The kitchen.
As a genuine top-tier chef, the kitchen was his favorite battlefield.
Gilgamesh and Qin Shi Huang exchanged glances, their expressions growing even more peculiar.
Who could imagine that the nameless heroic spirit, just victorious over the Star-Eater and protecting human history, would be cooking in an adorable panda apron?
One could only say, as expected of you!
But leaving was not an option.
The two unhesitatingly stayed, preparing to openly mooch a meal.
Oh right, this wasn't mooching; it was a celebration!
Celebrating their joint victory over the Star-Eater and saving humanity!
While eating, Qin Shi Huang's mechanical body, the Efang Palace, was engaged in a tense and orderly discussion.
Zhuge Liang was excited: "Your Majesty, we are about to decipher the Olympus Machine God's code; the era of mass-producing Machine Gods is about to arrive!"
After defeating the council of gods from the Lighthouse.
The corpses of the various council members had all been sent to the testing platform, becoming lab rats.
To do a good job, one must first sharpen their tools.
To conquer the stars and the sea, one must have powerful cosmic battleships.
What could be more suitable than the Olympus Machine God?
"Very good." Qin Shi Huang praised.
These ancient sages had all received a significant boost in intelligence after becoming heroic spirits.
For instance, Zhuge Liang, who was working overtime, managing all the internal affairs of the vast Dragon Country.
The education, healthcare, and more for two billion people in the Dragon Country were a massive computational task.
In this regard, even the so-called overworked wise king couldn't compare.
After all, the Uruk in the singularity was merely a small city of several hundred thousand people.
Zhuge Liang pointed at the battleship blueprints, smiling: "Your Majesty, the Olympus Machine God is considered artificial intelligence; to create similar battleships, we naturally need corresponding artificial intelligence."
"Oh, you want some heroic spirits to achieve mechanical ascension?" Qin Shi Huang looked at the design blueprints.
In the alternate history, he had completed mechanical ascension, freeing himself from the cycle of human life and death.
"We can allow humans to achieve mechanical ascension, but having heroic spirits as controllers would be more beneficial for combat."
Zhuge Liang grew increasingly excited, "We manufacture cosmic battleships and endow them with intelligence, sailing into the stars and the sea alongside the heroic spirits, temporarily calling them—"
"Ship Girls."
The number of heroic spirits was too small.
To conquer the vast and endless starry sea, it was evident that they needed to cultivate beings of the same level.
Thus, Zhuge Liang preferred to cultivate independent cosmic battleships rather than making heroic spirits into cosmic battleships.
"Ship girls, huh?" Qin Shi Huang said with interest.
"Yes, we can invest resources to build one after another of cosmic battleships with independent consciousness."
Zhuge Liang explained in detail, "And by personifying them as girls, it creates a sense of identification for ordinary citizens, thus shaping them into idols to increase their popularity."
Aren't girls delightful?
Cold, unfeeling machinery paired with soft, adorable girls—this is the ultimate contrast cuteness.
Once created, it will surely make countless citizens shout "Wife!" while frantically spending money on figurines, posters, and other merchandise.
This will serve as military funding!
"Well, you handle it."
Qin Shi Huang naturally delegated authority to the other party.
Having spent so much time with his teacher, he was more than willing to lie back and relax.
Unfortunately, with the calamities of the world descending one after another, there was no way to just lie back!
...
Meanwhile.
In the Winterwood Grand Hotel.
The Sun Knight, Gawain, said with great joy, "Congratulations, my king, on your promotion to a Grand Servant!"
A Grand Servant is the pinnacle of all Servants.
Specifically designed to combat terrifying enemies capable of annihilating humanity.
Once King Arthur is promoted to a Grand Servant, her popularity among the citizens of Britain will undoubtedly soar.
At that point, implementing a series of economic and social reforms will become much easier.
Reviving the glory of Britain is our duty!
Everyone praised the king, which only made Mordred feel more sour, so she simply returned to her room.
Out of sight, out of mind.
At that moment.
She casually sat on her bed and pulled out her phone, noticing a video call request from her little friend in Winterwood City, and she tapped to answer.
On the other side of the video, Roya was sitting cross-legged on her bed, laughing, "Hey, Mordred! I saw your heroic figure during the livestream!"
"Don't joke around. I'm just a mere supporting character," Mordred rolled her eyes.
If she were truly to display great power and shock the world, would she still be feeling this annoyed?
The truth is, she had been merely a bystander the whole time!
"That's still impressive! I envy you Servants so much!" Roya replied, filled with admiration.
As an ordinary person, she had always dreamed of one day transforming into a powerful Servant to save the world.
Unfortunately, that was just a dream, utterly impossible!
She tentatively asked, "Mordred, since you've been in Winterwood City for a while, would you like to come over to my house?"