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"Gods... Roland, are you a god?"
"Strictly speaking, yes."
Roland was not surprised by their reaction.
After all, when he talked about the gods with those guys from the Type-Moon world, the gods were practically nonexistent. Even when he talked to Medea, the blessings from the gods were almost all bestowed upon him.
Although the benefits of the God Group increased later on, the members gradually adapted to what the God Group was really like.
They go through a gradual acceptance process, so their reactions aren't too exaggerated.
However, in the Honkai world, they don't have this process.
The benefits of the God Group are already quite numerous.
Immortality, advancement ladders, internal remote communication, qualifications to enter the virtual world, qualifications to travel to other worlds, and even the ability to condense a godhood!
There are just too many things in the technological world that are truly awe-inspiring.
"So, once we all join this group of gods, we'll all be gods too?"
Mei was somewhat puzzled, while Roland shook his head slightly.
"Of course not. Joining the gods only means that you have the qualifications to become gods, and you have obtained the qualifications in the freest way. To truly become a god, you still need to condense a godhood."
"Moreover, putting aside the difficulty of condensing a godhood, the strength of gods who have condensed a godhood varies. A godhood will only make you the ideal version of yourself, that is, your own god. In addition to the initial boost, the rest of the path must be completed step by step. It is impossible to reach the sky in one step."
Hearing Roland say that, Mei actually felt it made more sense.
"So how many... um, how many gods are there in the pantheon now?"
After adjusting her form of address, Aponia asked in a soft voice.
"Not many. Including me, only four members have condensed their divine essence so far."
Roland, who already possessed divinity before joining the divine group, didn't mention it. After all, under the rules of the divine group, they could also condense divine essence again, so Roland calculated it according to the rules of the divine group.
"Four...that doesn't seem easy. But could you give me some divine blood so I can study it?"
Mebius frowned at first, and then she laughed.
After finishing her research on the second-generation fusion warriors, she was planning to use the Sea of Life to prove several of her previous ideas, but she didn't expect to find an even better target!
God... just thinking about it makes her incredibly excited!
When they heard Mebius ask this question, Mei and Velvet looked over as well. Actually, they wanted to ask the same question, but Mei felt that she had just joined Anti-Entropy and shouldn't ask things she shouldn't. Velvet, on the other hand, didn't speak because she had a good relationship with Roland and didn't want such a small matter to affect their relationship.
But since Mebius had brought it up, the two of them also wanted to know the answer to that question.
"of course can."
“Even if you didn’t intend to research it, I originally wanted to entrust it to you—the research on those dangerous species can be put on hold, but the two things I originally intended to ask you to help research are the divine blood and a bloodline-like power I awakened called wolf blood.”
Hearing Roland say that, Möbius laughed even more heartily.
The reason she dared to ask the question directly was because she knew that Roland was her confidant, so she thought that Roland would definitely understand, and now it seems that was indeed the case!
Moreover, she was once again certain in her heart that Roland was not putting on an act for her, but was a genuine confidant!
"I, I, look this way—I have a problem!"
After Mebius got the answer he wanted, Alicia acted like a primary school student eagerly answering a question, even raising her hand. Seeing this, Roland nodded to her, and then Alicia smiled and spoke.
"If gods also have varying degrees of strength, does that mean that the pantheon, like the gods in mythology, is internally hierarchical?"
"Yes."
Roland nodded in agreement.
"Although I don't think we need so many messy rules on a regular basis, if we come into contact with other pantheons, they will inevitably look at us through their own hierarchical system."
"So there is still a distinction between strong and weak."
"Just like the awakened gods in our pantheon today—I'm a separate case as the center of the pantheon, but as for the other awakened ones, Artoria and Ryougi Shiki are on the same level. I believe in their future potential; if they were placed in other pantheons, they would probably become very important gods with their current level."
"Even after they have fully developed their divinity, they might become chief gods in other pantheons."
"But among our gods, the two of them are currently considered to be in the second tier of gods."
Second tier?
Many people present showed some change in expression.
After all, they didn't know Artoria and the others, but they did know Ryougi Shiki!
Even Senju admitted that Ryougi Shiki's strength far surpassed his own, and therefore he would not seek out Ryougi Shiki to fight under normal circumstances.
And this guy is actually in the second tier?!
Seeing their reaction, Roland smiled.
“Artoria and Ryougi Shiki, they can be considered as the core gods of our pantheon, but they are not yet considered the chief gods. If we exclude me, and were to classify chief gods, then our pantheon currently only has one chief god, Tiamat.”
"Sister Tia!?"
Padofilis gasped in surprise.
She was the only one who spoke up, but she wasn't the only one who was surprised.
After all, even Mei and Cecilia had met Tiamat before they came. Tiamat gives off a slightly dazed vibe, but she's also very caring and gentle.
She lacks some common sense, which occasionally brings a smile to everyone's face.
Is this being the only supreme god in the current pantheon?!
Seeing their surprise, Roland shook his head slightly.
“Tiamat is like that, and so are the others. I advise you not to judge the strength of an entity based on impressions in the future—don’t be fooled by Tiamat’s appearance, she is extremely strong.”
"After I condensed my divine spark, although I understood her powers, I never saw the power of her after she fully unleashed her special divine body."
"To put it simply, all you need to know is that Tiamat doesn't even have the concept of death—in other words, she will never die. And with her powers, her energy is almost limitless, never running out or being used up. Before she condensed her divine spark, she could have completely released the Sea of Life to cover the ocean and make it her body."
"Now that she has condensed a special divine body, her power is even more extraordinary. I dare not say more, but if she were to go all out to destroy something..."
At this point, Roland raised his hand and pointed to the top of his head.
"Then perhaps even extinguishing one of the twinkling stars in the sky wouldn't be a problem."
This wasn't Roland deliberately praising Tiamat; it was genuine, and he was even being modest.
Before Tiamat condensed her divine essence and possessed the power of creation, the magic power within her was enough to support her interstellar travel. Even Mushroom said that if you wanted to defeat her, you might need Ultraman.
After condensing her divine spark, her unique divine body, which combined almost everything, elevated her strength to a terrifying level.
The power of creation is the beginning, the origin, the power of new life.
Roland had seen this power after he awakened at the center of the power god group. This power allows him to maintain his initial state, meaning that even if he goes all out, he can use this power to turn his all-out effort into a warm-up, thereby making himself even stronger.
The fact that the energy doesn't run out is already a bonus.
The most terrifying thing is that they get stronger the more they fight.
Roland estimated that if there were any major battles that required Tiamat's intervention, then after a few tough battles, Tiamat would likely be able to rely on her power of creation to become the first member of the pantheon to fully develop her divine nature.
Unfortunately, Tiamat dislikes fighting, so Roland will try his best to avoid having her fight.
Roland's divine status is too special to be developed in this way.
Roland was thinking about these things, while the guys present were all stunned for a moment after hearing about Tiamat's combat strength.
Then Roland's office returned to its previous noisy state.
They asked a lot of random questions, and Roland answered them all.
After that, they naturally had no resistance to joining the divine group.
After all, they were members of Anti-Entropy, and now Roland was at the center of the God Group. Just hearing that made them decide.
Not to mention the many benefits of joining the god group.
So—Thousand Calamities, Aponia, Padofelis, Velvet, Seele, Alicia, Hua, Himiko, Eden, Mebius, Mei, and Cecilia.
The group suddenly gained twelve new members.
This instantly increased the number of members in the group to 33!
The bonus to the God Cluster Center has been increased to Lv7 (35 people to upgrade), and the upper limit of the promotion ladder has also been raised to Lv6.
Perhaps because Roland had begun to grasp the [God Group System], no new features were unlocked this time, but Roland's enhancement points increased to 12 in one go!
While introducing Tiamat to these guys, Roland was actually thinking that it was time to strengthen his own abilities.
This wave of 12 enhancement points was his first harvest after working here for so long.
Then
System, add some points!
....
120. Pseudo-explosive Star-level combat power
Roland looked at his 12 enhancement points and immediately went to the Gravity Manipulation (+1) that he had previously enhanced, and added as many enhancement points as possible to it.
Roland didn't plan to draw a prize for the time being. Instead, he wanted to improve his strength. Since he had already strengthened this skill, Roland wanted to see how much it could be strengthened.