The time spent catching up with Logan was naturally not as long as it was with Diana. After chatting for most of the day, everything that needed to be said had been said, and there were no urgent matters that required Logan's help. Now, all he needed to do was help Atlanna train a qualified successor to the throne, and then he could move with Atlanna.
As for Mera's training, Ethan would not interfere. What did the destruction of Atlantis have to do with him?
"Where are you planning to go next?"
Ethan thought for a moment. He had been to many worlds, and as his strength increased and various equipment was upgraded, more and more worlds were connected.
However, the frequently visited worlds were actually only a few. The DC Universe, the Marvel Universe, the Starship Troopers world, and now, slightly more often, the Resident Evil world, because Annette had returned to her hometown to build her influence.
For the current Ethan, the biggest benefit of building influence in the Resident Evil world was just attracting more "talent." Apart from that, that world was no longer of much help to him.
He did not ask Annette to withdraw and abandon that world. Anyway, building an influence there did not affect anything and could even make it convenient for everyone to vacation in that world in the future.
After a trip around the Resident Evil world, Ethan found that only Annette remained there. In her words, things there were gradually getting on track, and even she did not need to stay there all the time. She only needed to come back occasionally to check.
Because there was not much happening, relative to Ethan's team, that is. That world was never peaceful, and ever since various viruses flowed into the black market, various biohazard incidents had never stopped. The members of Ethan's team rarely stayed there anymore. Annette's safety there had been entrusted to the security personnel hired locally.
These bodyguards, who used the serum Annette created in that world, gained considerable "great" benefits. Their loyalty was somewhat guaranteed, and they could barely be considered the outermost members of Ethan's team, even more peripheral than Modred's personal knights.
It was worth mentioning that Claire, who had always been active in civilian organizations, was also recruited by Annette. Because Claire primarily fought against various biohazard incidents and the large corporations that caused them, the team under Annette, who possessed the means to deal with bio-viruses, was very attractive to her.
Especially since she had, to some extent, awakened the power Ethan had left her back then, and she herself wanted to understand the truth more, she became Annette's subordinate.
Unfortunately, Leon, who had always been highly valued, was not recruited.
But it did not matter. When Leon died in the future, he would have to report to him anyway.
After chatting casually with Annette and learning the whereabouts of some companions, Ethan said goodbye to her and left the Resident Evil universe.
He did not go to see Claire or Leon, nor did he go to see Captain Chris, that amazing person who could get all his teammates killed. He went directly to the Starship Troopers world to find Selene.
"Huh? You actually came to find me first?"
Selene had always lived quite freely in the Starship Troopers world. Most of the time, she could do whatever she wanted, and if she was occasionally bored, she could go to other worlds for a visit.
Sherry Military Industry had become a significant group in this world, and there were fewer and fewer forces and individuals who dared to challenge Sherry Military Industry now.
In this situation, Selene, as a deterrent force, indeed did not have much to do. She was even less busy than Evelyn, who was monitoring the group's situation. Evelyn still had to meet with executives from time to time, have meals, and attend social gatherings, while Selene did not need to participate in these social engagements.
"Or who should I have gone to see first?"
"Ada!"
Selene was not faking it. She was genuinely surprised. Although she had a relationship with Ethan, she felt her position in Ethan's heart was quite ordinary.
"Cough!"
Pretending to have a sore throat to gloss over the matter, Ethan directly turned the topic to his experiences during this time.
Upon learning about Ethan's experiences, Selene also understood why Ethan had gone to see everyone one by one to catch up. He was not doing it just because he was bored. He really had not seen them for a long time.
Plus, they did not always stick together normally, so it was a good opportunity to enjoy some alone time during this period.
Ethan and Selene did not go to a specific world. They just wandered around the Starship Troopers universe.
They started a race from Earth in VF fighters produced by Sherry Military Industry, directly breaking through the atmosphere into space to race planes.
Because they were piloting special models, these two VFs had many special functions. Plus, Ethan could open a spatial gate directly in front of them, allowing them to pilot the VFs to any location.
Due to the astonishing amount of ammunition carried by these two fighters, which utilized spatial technology, in extremely boring circumstances, they even piloted the planes directly to the front lines of the human-bug war, unleashed a barrage of bombing on the bugs, and then left directly, leaving behind a pile of dead bugs and dumbfounded Federal soldiers.
Ethan and Selene had a good time, doing aerial drifts and deliberately swaying a few times before leaving. As for whether the Arachnids would launch retaliatory attacks afterward, that was none of their business.
Because of Ethan's interference, the Starship Troopers world had undergone earth-shaking changes. The combat effectiveness of the Federal soldiers had increased by several levels. Not only were their weapons and equipment sharp and powerful, but they also had various fighters and power armor coordinating in battle, and accompanying the army were healers and combat personnel who could use Holy Light. It was no longer possible for the bugs to annihilate humanity as they had in the past.
It could even be said that if development continued like this, perhaps humanity would turn around and wipe out the bugs, then unify the galaxy.
However, to achieve this, how many hundreds of years would they have to fight the bugs?
Ethan and Selene only killed bugs with transforming fighters once. After that, they just piloted their planes and wandered around the galaxy, occasionally landing on a nice planet to look around and experience completely different scenery.
After playing for a full month, Selene finally asked Ethan curiously, "Aren't you supposed to catch up with everyone one by one? Is it okay to stay with me all the time?"
"I have to satisfy you first."
"Cough, I'm quite satisfied."
"..."
Ethan really wanted to say that he had not been talking about that, but he was not stupid enough to actually say it.
"Oh, right."
"What?"
"Actually, when you came to find me and told me about your experiences in that Main God universe, I wanted to ask."
Ethan suddenly had a bad feeling.
"You stayed there for so many years this time. How many women did you trick again?"
He sighed inwardly. He knew this was the question.
"Why do you all think I'm bound to do that?"
"Hmph, isn't this kind of thing obvious? Just look at how many women are already on the Venus!"
A lot? Ethan silently counted in his heart.
Diana and Ada, Selene aside, Evelyn was Jonathan's sister and was dating O'Connell, so that had nothing to do with him, right?
Annette was someone who came to him, and her daughter Sherry was a bonus, similar in nature to Laura.
Then there was Anck-su-namun, whom he helped Imhotep revive. She had now become his follower and might become a subordinate god serving him in the future.
Next were Nebula? Betty? Illya? Tohsaka Rin? Scáthach? Maybe also count Artoria, who came with Emiya Shirou?
Hmm... Counting them like this, there really were quite a few.
Originally, Modred could also be included, but Modred had returned to her hometown to be king.
As for Hermione Granger and Maria Hill, one was a guest, and the other was simply a passerby. Although she would go to the divine realm in the future, she was not on the ship now, so she did not count.
"However, they don't have that kind of relationship with me."
"Not yet..."
Selene did not believe Ethan would never make a move. She felt that the reason Diana did not stay with Ethan every day was because she was afraid of getting furious after seeing such a large group of women, so she simply chose to ignore it to avoid being bothered.
Smiling awkwardly, Ethan decisively changed the subject to other matters, such as where O'Connell and the others had gone to play.
He could find out about this by asking Luna. Insisting on asking Selene at this moment, anyone with a normal IQ would know he was changing the subject.
Fortunately, Selene did not expose him and followed Ethan's question, dropping the previous topic.
Continuing that topic was pointless, and continuing to dwell on it would bring no benefit.
"There hasn't been anything important with Annette recently. The others have gone to Tony's place for fun."
Among the most closely connected universes, the Marvel Universe was the world everyone visited most often because it was a relatively advanced and developed world, where life was convenient and there was no lack of entertainment. Moreover, they had Tony Stark, a rich guy, as a backer in that world, allowing them to fully enjoy life.
In contrast, in the Starship Troopers world, humans and bugs were in a long-term war, and the standard of living had been somewhat affected, making it less comfortable than the Marvel Universe.
"You're going to Tony's place next, right?"
"Pretty much!"
Ethan thought for a moment and remembered that Selene did not have anything to do here either. How about she just traveled around with him?
He had lived alone with Diana in a world for ten years, and had the experience of living alone with Ada in a certain world for two years, but he had never spent a long period of time alone with Selene.
This month-long trip together was the longest time they had spent alone.
Selene originally wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, she changed her mind.
Did she not want to have Ethan all to herself? She knew it was impossible, but just for a while...
"Alright, let's go back and pick up Evelyn first. She's been attending various social gatherings recently and is probably a little tired of it."
This was only natural, and besides, he was going to talk to Evelyn about the divine realm anyway.
(To be continued.)
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