GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

He was excited just thinking about it. But he didn't voice his thoughts to Mother High Heaven yet. He let her continue with her mission.

He did ask her a related question. "If there are no divine sparks in the realm of high heaven, does that mean that divine sparks are rare in the void universe? Or is it just something unique to the realm of high heaven?"

He asked her that because she said something earlier about the third spark being rare.

She replied with a nod, "They are rare. From what I know, the tree father will be the first one in this iteration of the void universe. Speaking of which, you created a very special world spark to bait CARNAGE, so CARNAGE is not like the other world-enders. It is at least the first of its kind in this iteration of the void universe, too. Be careful what you are doing with it."

Helios asked, "CARNAGE is special? How special?"

"You will find that out when you mess with it. You have made your bed, so you must now lie on it."

Helios groaned inwardly. "This wasn't part of the plan. We didn't set out to make a special world ender. We infused the world spark with cosmic energy to render it inert. That's the only way we could have brought it into the realm."

"And you were right. Now you have created a world ender the likes that have never been seen before. That's your problem. My job is to tell you what the next step is after a divine spark. And that is a world forge."

Helios wanted to get more information out of her, but he gave up on it because she couldn't be forced. If she doesn't or can't say something, she won't say it, no matter how much he asks her for it.

If she intends to say it, then she will find a roundabout method to tell him. Like the way she told him about what Legion is doing to acquire the third spark.

Besides, he has another thing on his mind right now that he doesn't want to miss out on one world.

So he asked her, "A world forge? Do you mean a creator of worlds or a tool to create worlds?"

"Both. It depends on free will and freedom. If the tree father can become a world forge, he could be employed by the Void Universe to become an Archon. Unlike world gods, the void universe likes world forges. World forges will be able to heal the Void universe, help it create more realm trees, and will be paid in cosmic energy."

"You wouldn't need to fight the void universe for cosmic energy like world gods. That's the lowest benefit, of course. You won't need to fight the void universe for most things. If you become an Archon, you will be able to produce Authority easily. You might even be able to get a cosmic source."

Helios had so many questions, but he asked the most important one. "What do you mean by producing Authority easily? Do world forges have sparks of power?"

"You will have to find out on your own."

"Fine. What about Authority? What exactly is it? How is it different from the Authority of gods? And what is this cosmic source you speak of?"

"It is not my job to tell you any of this. You will know when you become a world forge or a world god. For now, we focus on how to become a world forge."

"Alright. How about this thing on free will. Can the void universe force the Tree Father into becoming an Archon?"

"Unfortunately, that is also beyond my purview. I don't know if the void universe or other powerful entities can force the Tree Father to do their bidding."

Helios felt like grabbing Mother High Heaven and forcing her to answer all of their questions, but he held himself back because he was not powerful enough. Legion is not powerful enough to bear the consequences of that action, so he didn't interrupt her despite his frustration.

She continued from where she stopped. "A normal Celestial will become a divine spark with some assistance from the realm as long as they have fused with 10 domains and formed a level 10 authority. A Celestial Supreme won't need that assistance. The Authority of the Celestial Supreme in their possession is all the assistance they need to become divine sparks."

"As for the tree father, I am sure he can find his way. The issue is how to become a world forge. You will need…"

So Mother High Heaven told him how to become a world forge. It is a piece of information that is probably possessed by only Legion in the void universe. That is other than the realm trees. And probably their realm lords. Which means the realm lord might know it too.

That's the thing that managed to sully their mood despite all the good news they just received. But Legion is mostly happy. Their goal of perfection is getting closer and closer. If one spark doesn't bring them perfection, surely all three of them should be able to.

He said to her after her explanation, "Thank you again for the information."

"It is my job, and I have high hopes for the tree father."

That perplexed Helios. He expects that either Mother High Heaven won't care about the future of her children or she will care about all of their futures. The fact that she picked one of them out is surprising. It is more surprising that she didn't say she had high hopes for Legion as a whole.

"Why?" he asked.

Mother High Heaven said something that made him and Legion think for a long while, "The information about the competition of world gods and the plans the realm lord has for it is not available to everyone. You didn't stumble onto it. It came for you."

A/N: Don't forget that I will upload an extra chapter for every person with a golden ticket contribution above 20. This is aside from the normal contribution goals and will start next month.