After hearing what Matthews said, Asolun exclaimed in disbelief, "Ah!"
After thinking for a moment, he realized that it seemed to make sense.
"Then we're in danger!"
Matthews nodded. "We've been in danger all along. They were using us as bait before. The Divine Planes are even more dangerous than this, so let's stay here for now and fight to improve our strength. Understanding the Fusion Law and becoming stronger is what matters most!"
After that, Matthews summoned Fiona, the eighth-rank Necromancer, and said to her, "Go ask a Saint Realm member of the Utteridge Clan and Cassie of the Rem Family to come see me."
The reason Matthews hadn't chosen to hand over his two Lowgod Divine Spark spoils was that he intended for the two of them to refine them. Lowgods who refined divine sparks were the weakest, but if he gave the sparks away, the gods who refined them would no longer be under his command.
Matthews now regarded the gods who had descended from other planes as enemies, so he naturally wouldn't hand over the divine sparks for them to choose subordinates to refine.
"My lord, you wanted to see me?"
Cassie arrived first. He was much more polite to Matthews than before. Many Saint Realm experts had died in the Aika Plane lately, and the old man had lost his usual carefree attitude.
"Old man, sit down first. There's someone else who hasn't arrived yet."
Before long, Eaton, a Saint Realm member of the Utteridge Clan, arrived as well.
"Greetings, my lord!"
"Mm. Sit down."
Once Eaton had sat, Matthews got straight to the point. "You've seen how dangerous things have been lately. I called you here because I have some good news."
"I have two divine sparks. There's a drawback to refining them: anyone