"So, how many girls did you abduct this time?"
After Ethan finished recounting his experiences once again, he heard this question again, which was no surprise.
He looked helplessly at Ada, who had changed out of her combat gear into loose, comfortable clothes, wide capris paired with a T-shirt. She held a cup of coffee and stared at Ethan with an expression that clearly saw through everything.
"Ahem."
"Oh, two!"
Ada seemed surprised. According to Ethan's description, the time he spent in that Main God universe was measured in centuries. Even without counting the time he later spent in the Source Sea, he had spent many, many years in those training worlds.
He had only abducted two girls in such a long time?
That did not sound like the Ethan she knew. She had long since seen through this guy's personality. Like most men, he wanted to pursue a relationship with pretty girls whenever he saw them. The difference was that most men could not actually act on it or succeed for various reasons, while he had enough resources to achieve his aims.
"How did you know it was two?"
Ethan was curious about how Ada had figured it out. He had not said anything.
"I deduced it from the story you told, and from my understanding of some of your little habits."
This was what she was best at. While Ethan was talking, she had been constantly processing various pieces of information, using his subtle expressions and changes in tone to reach her conclusion.
This kind of judgment was not guaranteed to be completely accurate, so she spoke with a hint of testing him.
Ethan was speechless. The women around him were too sharp, which gave him a bit of a headache.
"Do you still have things to deal with here?"
"Of course. You don't really think that in a country this big, there are only a few troublemakers, do you?" Ada took a sip of coffee. She had no intention of leaving. "Or is there something you need me to do?"
"No, I just wanted to confirm your schedule so I can arrange a time for all of you to visit the God Country together."
"I'm actually not too concerned about that. I'll be living there in the future, so I'll see it sooner or later."
Ada thought for a moment, then finally offered Ethan a suggestion.
"I don't think you need to rush everyone into visiting the God Country together. You might as well use this time to improve the God Country further, especially the teleportation channels. It would be best to prioritize setting those up."
If travel was not convenient enough, everyone would be reluctant to go. What if they liked it after seeing it and wanted to settle down, only to find it troublesome to go in and out? That would be frustrating.
"You're right. After I go back this time, I'll make more modifications to the God Country."
Besides teleportation, he also needed to find a suitable floating mountain and carry out basic infrastructure construction to make it a place suitable for everyone to live.
"Shouldn't you go pick up those two girls first?" Scáthach unexpectedly poked Ethan. "Those two girls are so pitiful, waiting there so bitterly."
"..."
Ethan really wanted to emphasize that he would return to the appropriate point in time, so neither Night One nor Bulma would have to wait long at all.
But he felt that saying this would be useless and would only weaken his momentum, so he swallowed the words back.
"Oh, right!"
After poking Ethan, Scáthach proactively changed the subject, not leaving Ethan awkward for too long.
"According to what you just said, with your current strength, you can easily locate and find Betty's family, right?"
"Yes!"
"Before you pick up those two girls, help Betty find her relatives first!"
"Okay, I was planning to do that anyway."
Ethan had made a promise back then that he would definitely help Betty find her relatives. Whether her relatives were dead or alive, he would make sure Betty got an accurate answer.
"Okay, nothing else. You can go back!"
"..."
Ada and Scáthach both had the attitude of, "Go back and be busy with your own things!" He found that several of his close women shared this habit.
However, there was indeed nothing for him to do if he stayed.
If he had come alone, he could have spent a few days being intimate with Ada. Scáthach would also constantly look for opportunities to tease him, and maybe, if he could not control himself, he would also spend a few intimate days with Scáthach.
But this time, he had brought Selene with him. With the intelligence of these two, they immediately guessed his intentions and responded, You play with Selene. We won't cause trouble!
Ethan spread his hands helplessly, said goodbye to the women, and returned to the Venus with Selene.
"Luna, who's currently staying on the ship?"
"Betty, Nebula, and Sherry."
"Laura and Shirou went to the Space Knight world again?"
"No, Laura went to the DC Universe, and Emiya Shirou went back to the Type-Moon Universe."
"What about Arthur?"
"Arthur is currently in the Alien world."
Arthur had actually gone to slice up Aliens. He hoped his longsword would not be damaged because of it.
"What are the people on the ship doing now?"
"Sherry and Betty are in the cockpit, and Nebula is resting in her room."
Hearing that Betty was in the cockpit, Ethan felt the timing was just right. He could talk to Betty about her matter.
Selene suddenly spoke at this point, saying that she was preparing to return to the Starship Troopers world. That world was currently an important logistical supply world, and it was more reassuring to have someone constantly watching over it.
Currently, none of the ship's crew members were in the Starship Troopers world. Evelyn was still vacationing in the Marvel Universe, and the only one left in Starship Troopers was Dylan Gould, whom Ethan had casually left behind back then.
After abducting this guy from the Transformers world, Ethan had thrown him into the Starship Troopers world. This Mr. Gould had been very well-behaved so far, obediently helping Ethan manage Cherry Military Industries.
If he could maintain this performance, he would receive more rewards in the near future. It was not impossible for him to even live in the God Country, become a "citizen of God," and receive various blessings.
But for now, he still needed some monitoring, and Ethan could not just hand over all the power to him. So Selene still needed to go back and keep an eye on things.
"I've had a very happy time during this period!"
She lightly kissed Ethan's lips. During this time, the two of them had been inseparable. Except for the period in the parallel universe of the Marvel Universe, Ethan and Selene were together wherever they went, especially working hard on their "research" every night. Although it could not be said that her favorability would be full and never decrease from now on, their relationship had indeed become better.
"There will be many more days like this in the future."
Ethan watched Selene step onto the teleportation device. Only after her figure disappeared did he turn and walk toward the cockpit.
Just as he reached the door, Imhotep and Anck-su-namun suddenly returned to the ship using the teleportation device. Neither of them expected to see Ethan as soon as they returned, and they immediately hurried forward to bow to him. The two of them had completely regarded themselves as Ethan's servants, and the meaning of their existence was to serve him.
Moreover, Imhotep and his wife consistently provided various faith powers to Ethan. After being "refined" by him, these powers would be fed back to Imhotep and Anck-su-namun, and their current strength was actually very great.
"You've returned at just the right time."
These two had previously built a temple in the Starship Troopers world and then went to the Resident Evil world to do the same, but in that world, the establishment of the temple did not go very smoothly.
As Ethan's team's focus on that world declined sharply, Imhotep felt that a new battlefield should be opened up. He had returned this time because he wanted to go to Modred's side to see if he could build a new temple there.
He had also set his sights on worlds like World of Warcraft and Diablo, feeling that temples would develop more easily in such worlds than in worlds with backgrounds like Resident Evil.
On the way to the cockpit, Imhotep explained his ideas. Ethan did not object to this. Since he was idle anyway, he let Imhotep do whatever he wanted.
Moreover, developing temples in various worlds also vaguely fit Ethan's subsequent plan: to establish the God Country world "above" the endless universe, making it a higher-level universe. Besides the foundation of the "construction" being built in a higher "position," a closer connection was also needed.
Connecting the two worlds through an organization like a temple was a good method.
Once successful, these worlds would be more closely connected to the God Country world than ordinary worlds, and would absolutely be below the God Country universe, making it completely impossible to reverse their positions.
Upon arriving at the cockpit, Imhotep finished speaking at a very opportune moment. As a servant, he knew when to speak and when to keep quiet.
Ethan was heading directly to the cockpit, clearly looking for someone. No matter who he was looking for, he would need to speak. Imhotep could not steal his master's thunder.
He had to admit, this feeling of being served so meticulously was very satisfying. Ethan was increasingly appreciating Imhotep as a servant. He also finally understood why those high and mighty beings, even knowing that many people had no real ability and only knew how to flatter them, still relied heavily on them.
Furthermore, Imhotep was not only an excellent servant, but also possessed outstanding abilities and could complete the tasks assigned to him.
Feeling happy, Ethan had an urge to "bestow more divine grace," but fortunately, his mind quickly cleared, and he remembered that he had come here to find Betty this time.
Imhotep's reward could wait until he completed this task.
Since he was not willing to work hard to train and improve his realm, should Ethan use rules and divine power to create a divine personality and give it to him, allowing him to directly ascend and become a god?
This task itself was time-consuming, and deciding what kind of divine personality to create also required consideration. Ethan decided to resolve Betty's matter first and think about this issue while improving the God Country.
"Oh? You're back? Have you notified everyone?"
He did not know who had started the trend, but all the young ones on the ship liked to put their legs on the table. Sherry was sitting in that position now, holding a bucket of popcorn and watching a movie with Betty to pass the time.
"Yes, I've notified everyone... If you keep eating like this, aren't you afraid of getting fat?"
(To be continued.)