Humans are a species skilled at making tools. When they need weapons, they don't need to deliberately sharpen steel fangs and sharp claws - they only need to make the most rudimentary spears and stone axes to suffice.
This principle also applies to god species. The combined computational power of all Ex-Machina far exceeds their creator Holou.
For Holou, creating these Ex-Machina was much simpler than self-modification.
And now, under Ryuga's continuous optimization, the Ex-Machina's computational power and algorithms underwent multiple iterations, quickly improving by several orders of magnitude.
With Holou's assistance, Ryuga modified all Ex-Machina, greatly enhancing their computational abilities while also confirming they could adapt to the magical power of the Campione world.
Thus, the evolved steel torrent was born.
Campione world, Divine Realm.
A sky-covering steel torrent appeared above the Greek Divine Realm. Over ten thousand Ex-Machina appeared in this new and strange world.
Sensing such terrible and unfamiliar momentum, the pitch-black giant dragon that surrounded the entire Greek Divine Realm and completely wrapped around Mount Olympus for protection vigilantly opened her eyes, warily watching the aura of these uninvited guests.
The aura of the steel torrent before her was so terrible it shocked her. Even though she now possessed the body of the primordial mother goddess Gaia, with power that could easily destroy continents and overturn the earth's surface, she couldn't help but feel palpitations.
If her intuition was correct, each of the over ten thousand individuals in this steel torrent, even the weakest, possessed main god-level combat power, and the strong among them could even pose a threat to her current state.
This was extremely frightening.
You must know that in ordinary divine realms, there are generally no more than a hundred main god-level existences, and those in her state are even rarer.
The number before her was over ten thousand. Even in direct frontal combat, this terrifying mechanical legion could sweep through entire divine realms.
Even in her primordial earth mother goddess state, she was definitely no match for this legion.
What was more terrifying was that this steel torrent didn't seem to be the main force.
After arriving above the Greek Divine Realm, they directly cleared the central position, as if welcoming someone of higher status.
Noticing this, the black dragon protected Mount Olympus, which had been frozen into a giant ice cream.
Although she didn't know whose force this power from another realm belonged to, Ryuga had given her a task before leaving - to properly preserve the remains of the gods.
No matter what, the mission couldn't fail.
Just as Athena was preparing to hide and contact her main god, over a thousand pure white Flügel descended in the center of the Ex-Machina legion. They wore halo-like accessories on their heads, and their wings grew in a very special way from their lower backs.
Seeing this familiar appearance, the black dragon coiled around Mount Olympus was slightly stunned, realizing something.
She raised her head high, looking toward the center of the Flügel legion.
As expected, at the core center, she saw an incredibly familiar figure and felt a reassuring aura.
Flügel Jibril, other young goddesses with strange auras, peculiar Ex-Machina, and—
"Master!"
The black dragon, several kilometers long, suddenly let out a joyful call. She flapped her wings slightly and flew directly toward the center surrounded by Flügel.
Seeing this massive creature suddenly approaching the great main god, the Ex-Machina instantly locked onto her movement, with attack formula [Pseudo-Code: Howling Dragon] ready to fire.
The Flügel also cast cold glances, ready for Heaven's Strike at any moment.
If she were an attacker, she would probably be completely pulverized by both legions in an instant.
However, under Ryuga's command, they stopped their actions.
And this huge black dragon, as if completely oblivious to the terrifying aura of both legions, flew toward Ryuga's position without any deceleration.
When locked onto by both the Ex-Machina and Flügel legions, she had no intention of defense or counterattack. On the contrary, she only adjusted her body size.
By the time she reached Ryuga, the black dragon symbolizing the primordial earth mother goddess had completely transformed into what appeared to be a silver-haired loli of about twelve or thirteen years old.
That was how this goddess looked when they first met.
"Master, you're back!"
Originally planning to use momentum to directly pounce into Ryuga's embrace, but seeing the strange young goddess hiding behind Ryuga and intimately holding his hand, the goddess unusually hesitated and stopped half a step away from Ryuga.
She had never even had such intimate contact.
The always proud goddess lady felt inexplicably timid.
Regarding this small gesture, Ryuga didn't mind, because before Athena could react, he had already stepped forward and placed his hand on the silver-haired goddess's head.
"Well done."
Although it was just a simple guarding task, Athena's initiative to seal the Greek Divine Realm to prevent changes in the divine realm from affecting other divine realms was a significant contribution.
It would be very convenient for Ryuga's subsequent actions.
"I merely relied on the power you provided."
Athena shook her head, not taking credit, but it was clear her expression became much brighter.
If Hestia were here, she would definitely complain that this goddess was so easy to please.
Just because the other party took the initiative to step forward, she became so devoted. How could she lead the earth mother goddess faction like this?
Unfortunately, Athena didn't care about this. After receiving Ryuga's praise and initiative, she immediately cast aside her previous disappointment and looked curiously at the young goddess still holding onto Ryuga's clothes.
The wisdom goddess and the god of doubt looked at each other.
One had deep eyes, the other had innocent eyes.
"[Question], are you also Master's pet?"
Holou spoke first, looking at Athena with curiosity.
"Pet?"
Hearing this term, the silver-haired goddess looked back at Ryuga in shock.
Did Master like this kind of play?
Thinking this in her heart, she immediately nodded.
"That's right, yes!"
This time it was Ryuga and Jibril who were confused. The two looked at each other, not knowing when this goddess lady had become a pet.
Even for jealousy, she wouldn't lower her own status, would she?
Obviously, Athena thought it was worth it.
Then she was dumbfounded.
"[Speculation], since we're both Master's pets, we should be sisters!"
Holou tilted her head. After reaching this conclusion, her other hand directly took Athena's hand.
"[Question], do you want to be the younger sister?"
Learning she was also Ryuga's pet, Holou's friendliness toward her immediately increased considerably.
Although it was far from comparing to the main god, this sisterly relationship could also help her establish her own position, especially in this strange world.
"I don't want to!"
After being bewildered for several seconds, Athena flatly refused.
She thought it was some new pet or something, so she specifically changed into a similar loli form to come over. She didn't expect this guy seemed to still be a child?
"[Understood], then you're the older sister. I am Holou. Master says I am the God of Doubt. Just call me Holou - this is the name Master gave me."
Holou naturally introduced herself.
"I am the Wisdom Goddess Athena... no wait, why is it a sisterly relationship?"
The silver-haired goddess still hadn't understood the other's worldview.
But at this moment, Holou was attracted by her first half of the answer, her eyes immediately lighting up.
"[Confirmation], the Wisdom Goddess must surely possess the answers I seek. [Considering conditions], pets have an obligation to get along harmoniously. [Speculation], you can answer Holou's questions."
"[Question 1], I want to know what heart is. I temporarily don't understand Master's answer."
"[Question 2]..."
Natural nemesis of scheming, when the most empty deity met the goddess of wisdom, it immediately became a curious baby's classroom.
Although it wasn't as fervent as when pestering Ryuga before, from Athena's appearance, she was clearly also bewildered by Holou's series of questions.
It wasn't that she couldn't answer these questions, but she couldn't understand why things had developed to this point.
But the phrase about pets getting along harmoniously seemed to make sense too.
So, hesitating, Athena gradually fell into Holou's sea of questions tactics. The two little ones asked and answered, really looking like two pets getting along harmoniously.
For this natural exchange, Ryuga never had any intention of interfering.
After letting the two goddesses cultivate their relationship, he turned back to look at the Flügel and immediately noticed Jibril in young girl form.
"What are you doing?"
He asked in confusion.
Jibril was clearly still in her prime, having not used Heaven's Strike at all. Why would she deliberately change to a regressed form?
"This is the battle for Master's attention!"
Young girl-form Jibril proudly puffed out her chest.
"Although I'm copying Athena's tactics, it is indeed effective on Master. This is probably what they call a honey trap!"
"..."
Ryuga was momentarily speechless.
"Hehe, little Jibril in this state is indeed very cute. Can big sister give you a hug?"
Azril on the side immediately fell for it.
"No way!"
Jibril firmly refused.
"How cruel... Although I expected this result, being rejected by little Jibril still makes me very sad!"
Azril immediately wilted.
After a moment, she perked up and looked at Ryuga.
"By the way, Ryuga-sama, what did you bring us here to do?"
To be continued...