"What do you want to talk about?" Nathan asked.
"Iām wondering what you will do next, especially with so many cores?"
Nathan explained, "As usual, since I usually have a higher absorption rate than you guys, due to your condition being limited by the situation, I will absorb them."
"Oh, weāre talking about evolution. There is no way I can skip this." Xolotl suddenly rushed to them.
And it turned out he wasnāt the only one.
Fenrir, Nidhogg, and Orochi also came.
"Why are you guys so fast when weāre talking about cores?" Nathan shook his head helplessly.
"We canāt let this opportunity slip by. Iāve done my part in the battle. Surely, Iām qualified to be the next!" Orochi smirked.
"..." Tiamat was quite speechless. These divine beasts had humbled themselves before Nathan.
At the same time, she could somehow understand why they ended up this way. Nathan had gained their respect. In addition, his power was so strong that it would make a huge difference.
She couldnāt help but recall what happened in the past. The young gods would do the same thing before they became arrogant.
Nathan waved his hand. "There are alpha class aliens. For the time being, I am planning to hand over the alpha class aliens to Luna and Evelyn, at least the aliens on their own battlefield.
"Meanwhile, we still have three alpha class cores, including the one that we got from Erendtall.
"So, Iām thinking about increasing the amount of my ena as well as a few familiars.
"As for the elite class aliens, I think about distributing them to Selena and the others. They canāt absorb the alpha class alien cores, so this works perfectly. The rest of the cores will be distributed accordingly."
"In that case, you probably need to know this." Tiamat paused. "Iāve heard that there are locks on our abilities. From what I can see, there are three locks left."
"Three locks?"
"Yes. If my prediction is correct, they are at 25 million ena, 50 million ena, and 100 million ena."
"Hmm?" Nathan looked down, contemplating. "Iāve expected the next lock will be 25 million. Originally, I wanted to break my own lock. The original Nathan had become a true god as well, so if I could unlock my power, the Soul Contract might be upgraded as well."
"About that." Tiamat sighed. "From what I have observed from everyone and gathered from your memory, Iāve made a prediction on the locks. Right now, we are able to use our divine rules just fine or even unlock a portion of our divine body.
"So, from what I can see, the next lock will allow us to fully utilize our divine body, maybe a portion of our godhood as well.
"At 50 million ena, we will definitely unlock our full potential, such as our full godhood as well as our original power. At least, this is true for these guys.
"For me, I will need the last lock to be opened to unleash the true power of the true god."
Nathan thought for a moment. "Thatās my original plan. I think itās better for me to unlock it first. This way, my absorption rate can reach 100%, meaning more ena for everyone. And depending on what the Soul Contract will be capable of next, I can do a lot more. The Soul Contract has been helping me the whole time, so Iām wondering if I can actually incorporate the Soul Contract with my divine rule next time."
"You had reached 25 million ena in the past, right?"
"Well, as you had seen from my memory, yes." Nathan nodded.
"Thatās my point. Even if you reach 25 million ena right now, it will be useless. Do you understand why I mentioned the three locks first?"
"!!!" Everything instantly clicked in Nathanās mind. Now that he thought about it, the original Nathan had reached the level of a true god. If that were the case, the three locks should be applied to his body.
In other words, if he wanted to upgrade his quality as well as the Soul Contract, he might have to complete his divine rules first. There was a possibility that he might also need his divine body to evolve.
When Nathan thought about it, he couldnāt help but say, "So thatās how it is..."
It was no wonder that Tiamat said the topic was quite unique, but not really important. They could talk about it at another time, but they definitely needed to discuss this matter.
Nathan crossed his arms. "If thatās the case, I think I know what I should do next."
Tiamat became curious. Nathan had shown a dazzling mind on the battlefield all this time, so she wondered what kind of arrangement he had come up with this time. "What is it?"
"I think about pushing you, Xolotl, and Garuda to reach 25 million ena. Only the three of you!" Nathanās expression turned solemn.
"What?"
"This is racism."
"You canāt be that selective."
Fenrir, Nidhogg, and Orochi complained.
Nathan raised one finger, making a gesture as if he wanted to say something else, so they needed to shut their mouths first.
Fenrir and the others glared at Nathan, demanding an explanation.
"While itās true that I will be focusing on your ena, it doesnāt mean Iām going to deprive everyone. Instead of ena from the cores, Iām thinking about pushing your evolution progress."
"Evolution progress?!" Fenrir and the others remembered something. Nathan had once shown that they hadnāt reached their most powerful form yet. In other words, they might need that evolution if they wanted to become a true god.
The ena was necessary, but helping with their evolution relied heavily on Nathanās karma.
In other words, evolution is worth more than mere ena. It allowed Nathan to concentrate everything he had on Garuda, Xolot, and Tiamat while still satisfying everyone.
They looked at each other, thinking it was worth a shot.
"Since you understand now, why donāt you guys help me clean up the battlefield? Maybe the ones contributing the most will be the first ones. Who knows? Maybe the first one will have more progress than the others?" Nathan smirked.
"!!!" Their eyes lit up. They turned around and started running. "Iām first!"
"No, itās me!"
"You guys can argue. I will focus on working!"
Nathan just shook his head helplessly before scoffing. "Heh."