"Those women had terrible taste. And those people who stole Dave's girlfriend were truly awful. What, I was the one who stole Dave's girlfriend? Uh, never mind, then."
Andrew shook his head and flicked out a beam of light that landed on Dave.
Dave immediately entered a state of enlightenment.
Clearly, this was Andrew's special Ability for helping others comprehend rules.
If Dave had not performed well, Andrew would not have used it on him. It was a reward, of sorts.
After delivering the female commander's message, Andrew went to find the Earth Turtle.
It had not gone to the Zombie World. Instead, it was underground sensing the Power of Rules and refining Earth Puppets.
"You definitely aren't here for anything good."
The Earth Turtle looked at Andrew with utter disdain.
"Let me make this clear first. I don't have much life force left. I'll soon reach the three-thousand-year limit, so don't expect me to give you any more life force then."
Andrew smiled.
"This time, it's a good thing. Do you want to become a Skyfather?"
"Nonsense. Who wouldn't want to become a Skyfather?"
"Wait, is there another shortcut to comprehending the Power of Rules?"
The Earth Turtle's eyes lit up.
The last time it went to the Zombie World, it had made rapid progress with rules. It did not mind doing it again at all.
"This time, it isn't about comprehending the Power of Rules."
"It's about transplanting an Earth-based Ability to strengthen your own Earth Ability and bring you closer to becoming a Skyfather."
Andrew said, "Simply put, it's an experiment."
"An experiment?"
Terms like "dissection," "blood draw," and "test subject" immediately surfaced in the Earth Turtle's mind.
It turned around at once. "Sorry, I left the gas on at home. I need to go turn it