In Tabarga Caste-
The king sat in his study, speaking privately with the Reverand.
"How is Hiko doing?" The king asked.
"For now, she is still getting accustod to her new environnt. She also appears to have difficulty walking, being bedridden for most of her life. We are teaching her the basics of spellcasting while finding suitable companions." The Reverand replied.
Although forbidden from giving too much aid, that didn't an they threw the Otherworlders to an early grave. And Hiko was a non-combatant hero and supporter, a Saintess. There was also a fierce argunt over her party mber arrangent. Being a rare dual heroic and supportive Otherworlder with a limitless future, they had to select her future mbers carefully.
"Hm. Let's not rush with it. Let Hiko do as she likes for now." The king nodded and changed the subject. "By the way, what do you think about the ones who slayed Ma Yang? Do you think they are suitable to join her?"
"No. Those individuals are too powerful to add to her group. It would be better for her to find companions herself." The Reverand explained.
"By herself? Are you sure? Because she had Analyze Status?" The king questioned.
"That is correct. Speaking of which, the heroes still haven't co to claim the bounty. I hear they already returned. Don't they want the bounty? They slayed Ma Yanf and even an Echo, after all." The Reverand said with so surprise.
Even an SS-rank adventurer would be eager to receive the bounty. There was no logical reason to delay.
"It is their bounty. Whether they claim it or not is their choice, no?" The king asked back.
"True. It is unlikely the heroes wouldn't claim it." The Reverand nodded.
And so, the two continued chatting.
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Inside the manor's bathroom-
Gerhart, now dressed with a bathrobe, stared at the tired Stella, now an Empress Sli Girl, evaluating her talents.
Stella lost several unique talents: Filth Absorption, Erotic Maid, Pleasant Sll, Bubbly Sli, and Soap Liquid Production.
However, she gained or evolved so talents as a replacent: Superior Starlight Absorption, Division -> Superior Division, Superior Linked Division(Main Body), Erotic Empress(New), Sexualized Body -> Superior Sex Monster Body, Superior Teleportation(Evolvable)(New), Superior Spatial Sense(Evolvable)(New), Superior Linked rge(Main Body)(New), So other tier-5 talents.
There were many fascinating parts, but Gerhart focused on three talents - Superior Division, Superior Linked Division(Main Body), and Superior Linked rge(Main Body).
{Unique Talent - Superior Division: Gain the ability to reproduce through Division, creating independent, inferior clones once the user reaches critical mass. You can accumulate and invest more energy into the clone, raising its quality. The clone is initially friendly to the parent body.}
{Unique Talent - Superior Linked Division(Main Body): Can divide into dependant subordinates with different personalities, roles, talents, and souls but share their consciousness, mories, and thoughts through a soul link. However, these bodies and souls are also dependent on the main body and cannot grow more powerful than the main body. Hence, they have absolute loyalty to the main body. Creating each clone requires a corresponding amount of energy(The more invested, the better the quality). Subordinates are incapable of Division and cannot leave a 100km distance from the Main Body. When Divided, they consu energy but can also gather energy. Limit to Division: 10,000)
{Unique Talent - Superior Linked rge(Main Body): Can rge with subordinate bodies, gaining all their talents and skills while improving and providing power to the main body. rged bodies can separate again. When rged, subordinate bodies don't consu energy and add their energy to the main body. The main body won't beco bloated due to rging. Limit to rge: 10,000)
Stella now had two paths of reproduction. One was a regular Division, and the other was a Linked Division, each having advantages and disadvantages.
Regular Division was limitless and could create independent bodies to continue the race. Unfortunately, they were wholly independent bodies.
On the other hand, the Linked Division was to create infertile servants with roles. When scattered, they were subjects who could do the bidding of the main body. They could also rge with the main body, providing a significant power boost. Of course, if the main body dies, the subordinates also die.
In a way, it was like creating an ant colony. There was a Queen Ant that produced worker and soldier ants to run the colony, and the Queen Ant occasionally raised a Princess Ant to create a new colony.
While it was an incredible power that went in a direction Gerhart wanted, it wasn't exactly what he had in mind. Specifically, the distance limitation was the killjoy.
"If they can't travel too far, they cannot be independent agents. And I will also beco the enemy's target." Gerhart bitterly thought.
It made it so Gerhart had to choose the other thod to have two other independent selves.
Without hesitation, Gerhart copied the three talents from Stella, along with her three tier 7 talents. Before he finished, however, he turned to Hope and asked, "Hope, if I use Division on myself, do you feel like it would cause complications?"
"No. It would even give you a layer of defense. If anything happens to one, the other can continue living." Hope replied.
"Hm." Gerhart nodded and walked to the side, activating Superior Division.
Imdiately, he felt a tug on his energy.
The Host is performing Division on himself.
The Host has a Triple Soul and can Create a Secondary Body.
The Secondary Body has the abilities of the Host and serves as an extension and lifeline. If the main body falls, a Secondary Body will beco the Host.
Reminder - Investing Energy now is 100% more efficient.
"Oh? Then I will invest three billion." Gerhart muttered.
Energy: 5,487m -> 2,184m
The massive pool of accumulated energy vanished by more than half, pouring into the condensing clone body as one of his three souls entered the clone body. However, he prevented the clone from developing the Golden Marrow or Tyrant Bloodline.
A lump ford on Gerhart's shoulder, filled like a balloon as a muscular figure erged, eventually separating from Gerhart. The process was relatively short and painless.
The figure looked like Gerhart but was shorter, only 1.9m tall compared to the hulking 2.2m tall Gerhart. He more resembled Gerhart before awakening the Tyrant Bloodline but had the addition of many talents Gerhart accumulated, including the five compound talents.
When Gerhart looked at the figure, the figure also looked back at him. Gerhart had a feeling of double vision. He could see from both his main body and the clone's body.
"Hoh... It is an intriguing experience." Gerhart muttered.
"Yeah, this is an interesting situation." The clone said and pinched himself, a feeling of pain transmitting to both bodies.
"Then I suppose I should remain Gerhart. What do you think we should call your body?" Gerhart asked.
"We are the sa. But yes, calling Gerhart would be weird. The plan is for to get the Primordial bloodline, right? Then call Primo." The clone said.
"Unoriginal, but it would do." Gerhart nodded.
In actuality, he was having a conversation with himself. The feeling was a bit funny and confusing.
Turning in tandem, Gerhart and Primo saw Hope and To-ri staring at them with astonishnt. They were ntally prepared, but seeing it happen was extraordinary.
"So... Er... Are we supposed to sleep with both of you?" To-ri awkwardly asked.
The thought was as exciting as it was fearful and weird.
"They are the sa person in different bodies, so it isn't strictly cheating," Hope replied, not too moved.
She intuitively knew that Gerhart and Primo were the sa person inhabiting different bodies. Whether mories, personality, sensations, or feelings are the sa. They have synced souls connected by an invisible thread.
Of course, that didn't an she didn't find this situation odd. It was indeed weird for her to suddenly get shared.
"No worries. Primo and I have an arrangent between us. I won't sleep with his won, and he won't sleep with my won unless our won consent." Gerhart reassured.
"It is your choice. We won't force you to do anything." Primo added.
Hope and To-ri looked at each other before nodding, "We prefer staying with Gerhart for now." They both said.
"Suit yourself." Primo shrugged and turned to Gerhart, "You should go and fetch the Bloodline Injection from the dungeon. I will wait here and get accustod to this new body."
"Hm. Hope, To-ri, arrange Primo so clothes. I will be heading to the dungeon for a bit." Gerhart said.
"Okay." Hope and To-ri nodded.
With that, Gerhart started moving.
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In Grand Burgheress Prisca al Mutaism's mansion-
"Your father is dead," Prisca said to her daughter without a change in expression.
"Father... Is dead?" Dontzia widened her eyes in disbelief. "How? How do you know that?"
Dontzia wasn't saddened. Her connection to him was minimal at best. She was more surprised at how such a powerhouse died and what would happen to their family without its guardian.
"Your father spoke to before he left. He said that if he didn't return for more than three days, I should consider him dead. He never lies about such things." Prisca closed her eyes, feeling fatigued.
She also didn't love him, but he was the strongest pillar of the family. Although it wasn't a killer blow, it would inevitably weaken the family.
"What are we supposed to do, then? Without Father, our family is more vulnerable." Dontzia frowned, feeling troubled.
"A bird sang in my ear. That adventurer, Gerhart, is an SS-rank powerhouse, and Ray is an S-rank." Prisca said.
"You want to seduce one of them?" Dontzia pursed her lips.
"Perhaps. The other option is for you to try joining the Heroic party of the new Otherworlder. With your talent, you have good chances." Prisca said with utmost certainty.
"So either honeytrap a strong man or join a heroic party, hah? Talk about a rock and a hard place." Dontzia felt a headache.
If Ray was only A-rank, she still had so chance to snag him. But now, as an S-rank, that wasn't possible anymore. It was too difficult to tie down an S-rank. Soone like this can marry a princess and beco a king sowhere, so why marry her?
Closing her eyes, Dontzia took a deep breath before opening them, a sharp and determined glint in them.
"I will join the heroic party."
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