Testing the Divine Core

He was naturally referring to Aleister, the chairman of Academy City. If that guy had entered Chaldea, there probably wouldn't have been so much trouble.

Of course, Aleister might also destroy the entire lineage of Magecraft, and the future world will no longer belong to Magecraft.

"Yes, that's right. Black holes, ultra-small black holes. The technique to capture and stabilize such black holes is also very powerful. No wonder Chaldea can interfere with time; it's all based on this core."

Artemis's face was full of admiration; she looked like a parent who had seen their child exceed their expectations and achieve outstanding results.

"Although the output is small, in terms of technology, this power reactor has already surpassed Chaos's power reactor. If it can continue to be developed, future humans will surely be able to create beings with a true form far superior to mine, or even surpassing Zeus's true form."

Just then, the communicator suddenly activated, and Leonardo da Vinci's voice came through. "Warning! Sheba has observed that the Earth's rotation speed has slowed by 0.3 seconds!"

Mephistopheles laughed and flicked his finger at the other's distorted Projection: "It's just the tidal locking effect caused by the Moon Goddess herself. Taking her for a walk in the opposite corridor a couple of times will cancel it out. But you also reminded me that in addition to taking back the Moon Goddess's power, we also need to take back the concept of the Moon Goddess."

Artemis pouted. "I'll go walk around the corridor in the opposite direction twice, and once I've recovered, I'll put away the concept of the moon goddess as well."

"Thank you for your help."

"Indeed, the Earth now is very different from the Earth of the past. I never encountered such troubles when I was walking on land in the past." Artemis said, and obediently walked in the opposite direction for a while. After confirming that her rotation speed had been restored, she withdrew her lunar powers.

Mephistopheles nodded slightly, but then fell into deep thought.

"What are you thinking about?" Artemis asked.

Mephistopheles looked at Chaldeas in the core area and said in a deep voice, "If we modify the core, or even implant the Tree of Life directly into it, could we make the entire Chaldea a special area?"

Artemis was puzzled. "A special area?"

"Based on the implantation of the Tree of Life, we will then divide the Chaldea: one is the present Chaldea, and the other is Phase based on the present Chaldea. This Phase might be able to accommodate all the unique environments created by Chaldea's unique characteristics."

Mephistopheles offered an explanation, but then shook his head.

"These are all just my guesses. I can't be sure they will come true. I only have one experience in creating worlds so far: I created the world of the Lion King, and it was just an ordinary Phase, relying on the power of the Holy Lance."

"If I were just an ordinary True God, I might find it impossible, but I also have data left behind by the true body. If we analyze the data, your idea might actually be feasible. But why would you want Chaldea to give birth to its own Phase? Is it to accommodate subsequent Singularity?"

"No, Singularity cannot be preserved because Singularity are errors in the course of time. Once repaired, they will disappear. Even if they flow into Phase, they are merely replicas, not the originals."

Mephistopheles shook his head, pondering the future plot development of FGO. He didn't remember much of the subsequent plot, except that it seemed that many worlds that should have been cut out suddenly reappeared.

Although, according to normal development, the future of the world should be about destroying these usurpers, in the end, it's about survival. If we could preserve these worlds and throw them into the Phase, it wouldn't be so bad.

In this way, Earth has its own normal development trajectory, and those worlds that would otherwise be destroyed can have a chance to survive.

"No rush, let's take it slow. I'll gain some experience first, and maybe I can even learn some knowledge for free," Mephistopheles said with a smile.

Upon hearing Mephistopheles's words, Artemis immediately became alert. "What are you planning to do now?!" This man in front of her was the one who dared to drag her to fight Typhon back then; he was a complete brute!

Mephistopheles smiled slightly, "Summon the Goddess of Creation and see if she can give me some advice."

"You!" Artemis's eyes widened. The goddess of creation? Based on her understanding of Mephistopheles, the so-called goddess of creation he spoke of was definitely not someone like Chaos, and might not even be any god she knew.

"You also have the identity of motherhood and womanhood, so you have to help me this time. If I successfully summon the Primordial Goddess Shakti, I will not only gain some high-level True Magic knowledge and a part of the truth of the world, but also deepen my understanding of creation."

"In this way, my Creation Lightning will definitely be able to be upgraded again. In the future, perhaps I can tear the entire world apart with a single Creation Lightning!"

"Are you insane?!" Artemis glared at Mephistopheles, seemingly surprised by his audacity. "The Primordial Goddess Shakti is the Supreme Shakti of the Trimurti. You intend to summon her in this place?"

Mephistopheles looked surprised. "You knew too?"

"Of course I know!" Artemis tapped Mephistopheles on the head in annoyance. "After all, with the memories you passed on, I also gained some knowledge, which is why I was worried about your summoning. That's a being completely different from the Shakti I know."

"I know... the Supreme Shakti is the ultimate form that transcends a single deity and unifies the powers of all goddesses, symbolizing the Root creative and destructive power of the universe, and also the fundamental creative and driving energy of the universe."

Mephistopheles smiled, appearing quite relaxed.

"But don't worry, I'm confident, because I already summoned Shiva last time."

Artemis fell silent. She stared at Mephistopheles for a long time before finally saying, "You summoned Shiva, but not the Shiva I know, right?"

Mephistopheles nodded.

Artemis took a deep breath; she now understood just how reckless this person was.

"However, it wasn't my fault that time. It was just that the summoning was too successful. I originally wanted to summon Shiva of this world, but I ended up summoning Shiva from mythology. But it was a blessing in disguise. I gained a lot of knowledge. Although I'm only at the 7=4 rank now, I can still use a lot of that knowledge even if I continue to improve."

"If I successfully summon the Primordial Shakti this time, then I will gain knowledge, make up for the shortcomings in the middle, and rely on the 7=4 rank, I can also invoke a part of the higher-level power."

Seeing that Artemis still hesitated to agree, Mephistopheles said, "Really, don't worry, I won't summon my main body. At most, I'll summon a clone. Moreover, I will further enhance Temple so that it can withstand cosmic-level attacks. With this as a foundation, even if the summoning fails, there will be enough time to interrupt the process and prevent any accidents."

Seeing that Mephistopheles had gone this far, Artemis finally sighed, "Alright, but I must be involved throughout. If anything unexpected happens, I have the right to interrupt the process."

Upon hearing her say that, Mephistopheles immediately nodded. "Okay, no problem!"

Chapter 218 Testing the Divine Core

Olga Marie was staring at the screen, which showed Mephistopheles and the others who had gone to the core area, but her attention was now focused on the beautiful woman who had appeared.

Artemis, the Greece goddess of the moon, and one of the principal Greece gods!

Moreover, this is the actual body descending!

Normally, these things would have shocked her, but at this moment, none of them could attract her attention. What she cared about more was the intimate contact between Artemis and Mephistopheles.

"These two were inseparable during the Singularity last time, and now that they've been summoned, they'll definitely be glued together like Medea, never able to be separated!" Olga Marie thought to herself, gritting her teeth.

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Romani walked in. He said to Olga Marie, "Director, I have a report about Artemis."

As he spoke, he saw the image on Marie's screen and chuckled, "So the director is already paying attention to the Moon Goddess."

"Ah? Yes! That's right, I've already started paying attention to her." Olga Marie said, then, seeing that Romani didn't seem to understand why she was paying attention to Artemis, she pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "So, what's wrong?"

The cold light from the screen cast ripples on Olga Marie's face as she unconsciously twirled the pen between her fingers. This unconscious action seemed to express her inner turmoil.

"Take a look at this." Romani handed her a stack of documents. Olga Marie took them, carefully examined the contents, and then looked surprised. "Could it cause irreparable catastrophic damage to the Earth itself?"

"That's right." Romani nodded. "According to Leonardo da Vinci's tests, Artemis, in her true form, could use power roughly equivalent to the moon under extreme conditions. This would mean that the damage would not be limited to the surface."

"You mean, Artemis walking on Earth is almost like a being whose power is sealed away from the moon itself; if she were to release that power, it would be like the moon crashing onto Earth?"

"That's right, you can understand it that way." Romani nodded immediately. "Our past calculations were wrong. Earth in the Age of Gods is indeed different from Earth now. Many things that didn't seem to have much of an impact back then would cause catastrophic disasters in this era."

Olga Marie was silent for a moment, then suddenly waved her hand. "Actually, I don't think there's anything to worry about..."

Seeing that the other party had suddenly given up, Romani looked at her with some confusion, only to hear Olga Marie say, "Hasn't Mephistopheles already broken through? Artemis may only pose a threat to Earth, but given Mephistopheles's current situation, if he really makes a move, it won't just be Earth, but the entire world that will be doomed, right?"

Hearing Olga Marie say this, Romani suddenly felt relieved, realizing that what she said was absolutely right.

What is Earth? If someone in Chaldea were to really go all out, the entire world would be destroyed.

"Furthermore, if I'm not mistaken, that Phase that Mephistopheles created also includes King Arthur —yes, the Lion King, where King Arthur became a god. The Lion King's power also increased as the mythology progressed. If the mythology's description is correct, the Lion King's power in his later years might have increased several times compared to his power during the Singularity."

"The Lion King...?"

"Yes, the Lion King. Mephistopheles is even writing new spells to correspond with the Lion King, so that he can directly draw power from the Lion King and even summon the Lion King's avatar. For Chaldea, familiarizing themselves with these spells is the most crucial thing now."

Olga Marie smiled slightly as she said this.

"Chaldea at its most powerful point in history right now. Even excluding Mephistopheles, we now have two True God, plus several beings comparable to Grand Servant."

Olga Marie relaxed. As long as she didn't care about the relationship between Artemis and Mephistopheles, she felt that life would be easy from now on, and she wouldn't even have to deliberately think about how to deal with Goetia.

Goetia is nothing; how much power can they possibly have? Can they compare to the forces here?

However, she found it difficult to ignore the relationship between Mephistopheles and Artemis. Even though she tried hard not to think about it, it would always pop into her mind from time to time, disturbing her thoughts and disrupting her peace of mind.

Her face immediately fell again, and she said to Romani, "You can go out now. Don't come looking for me unless it's something else."

Romani glanced at Olga Marie, who had suddenly become listless again, then looked at Mephistopheles and Artemis chatting and laughing on the screen. He understood, said nothing, and left.

As Mephistopheles grew closer to more and more women, Olga Marie's romantic path became increasingly difficult.

Romani understood this, but there was nothing he could say at the moment.

He simply couldn't bring himself to pursue a married man, at least not as a modern girl.

Leonardo da Vinci sipped his tea, staring at the data, and clicked his tongue, saying, "I really didn't expect that, according to Sheba's calculations, Artemis's true form's Spirit Origin fluctuations have reached the A++ level Divine Core standard. Indeed, there is a fundamental difference between her true form and her appearance as a Servant."

"But if that's the case, what level would Zeus's Divine Core reach? Would it be A+++?"

"It can't be EX, can it? If it really is EX, then we'll need to calculate the minimum required value..."

Muttering to herself, she suddenly remembered the Shiva that Mephistopheles had summoned last time, which made Leonardo da Vinci look curious. "Speaking of which, what level could that Shiva's Divine Core reach? Since we couldn't find any information about it inside the Temple... Perhaps, that Shiva's Divine Core is at an undetectable level."

Thinking of this, Leonardo da Vinci couldn't contain himself any longer and immediately opened the communicator. "Mephistopheles, shall we discuss something?"

Mephistopheles's voice came through the microphone. "What is it?"

"So, are you going to perform a new summoning ritual?" Leonardo da Vinci said, then quickly added, "I'm not talking about Servants, I'm talking about summoning a god."

Mephistopheles's somewhat puzzled voice came through. "There is such a plan, is there a problem?"

Seeing that Mephistopheles indeed had this plan, Leonardo da Vinci immediately became excited. "How about this, while you're summoning, I'll set up some detection devices in the Temple, okay?"

"You want to collect data?"

"That's right, I do have that plan. I'm very interested in gods of this mythical level, and if possible, I'd like to study them carefully. But don't worry, I will do my best to prevent any interference with your summoning."

Mephistopheles was silent for a moment before saying, "But the problem is, my summoning is surrounded by True Magic circle, and the inside of the True Magic circle is not connected to the outside."

Leonardo da Vinci was stunned; she hadn't actually thought of that.

Mephistopheles's summoning True Magic looks the same as Servant summoning, which involves drawing a circle. However, unlike the circle used in Servant summoning, Mephistopheles's summoning circle also has a sealing function. In other words, divine power cannot flow out, separating the inside and outside of the circle into two independent worlds.

This design is intended to protect the summoner, but it also prevents external probes from entering the True Magic circle unless a detection device is brought inside. However, if this is done, the presence of foreign objects inside the True Magic circle might affect the summoning effect.

Just as she was pondering what to do, Mephistopheles's voice came through again.

"Why don't you go and probe the angels?"

"Angels?" Leonardo da Vinci was stunned. Mephistopheles's tone was so matter-of-fact. "Yes, angels. I can now summon archangels more effectively. Although I can't actually summon their true forms to avoid a crisis in the world, summoning archangels stronger than before is no problem."

This method does work, but the strength of the angels summoned is entirely controlled by Mephistopheles. By analogy, the strength of Spirit Origin is entirely controlled by humans, making it difficult to detect.

However, there are currently no other better detection methods.

"So, roughly what level of power would you need to summon?"

"Let me think, you actually want to test the level of Shiva from last time, right?"

"That's right."

"Then I'll just summon an Angelic Power to the Shiva I summoned last time." Mephistopheles raised his hand. "I'm going to summon it now. Remember to check it carefully."

After he finished speaking, a powerful divine force descended upon Mephistopheles. The winged archangel Gabriel floated beside him, his power perfectly calm and showing no signs of agitation.

But no matter how peaceful it was, under Sheba's scrutiny, the data belonging to this god was constantly being detected and then entered Leonardo da Vinci's eyes.

That was the divine power within Gabriel, which intertwined and transformed into a hidden Tree of Life. These miniature Tree of Life were not static models, but rather constantly reorganized with the angels' breaths, transforming into a peculiar mathematical structure.

"Incredible!" Leonardo da Vinci's holographic Projection flickered due to data overload. "This is not a simple aggregate of energy, but... but a living model of the universe!"

"Although I have controlled the magnitude of the projected power, the archangel's true form is indeed equivalent to the world itself. You're not wrong to call this a living cosmological model," Mephistopheles said. "Dual waveforms detected in the Spirit Origin map!" Leonardo da Vinci's voice trembled with excitement. "EX-level Divine Core fluctuations! But then they started to change, and now they've stabilized—it's an A+++ level Divine Core!"

The peculiar changes led Leonardo da Vinci to consider a possibility.

"He is regulating his own state, and can even affect the strength of his own Divine Core?"

"Yes, after all, we need to maintain a stable state to prevent too much impact on the surroundings." Mephistopheles nodded. Compared to the archangels he used to summon, the current archangels can fight on their own, instead of existing as batteries.

It can be said that the archangels of today are truly powerful. Even if the strength summoned by Mephistopheles is the same as before, the archangels who can move freely can still exert power far exceeding that of Mephistopheles in the past.

After confirming that Leonardo da Vinci had recorded the data, Mephistopheles released the summons and let the archangel's figure dissipate. He did not question the suddenly quiet Leonardo da Vinci, knowing that the other was now immersed in the world of exploration and did not need to be disturbed.

Artemis, having finished her visit, gently leaned against Mephistopheles.

"So, can we go back now?" she whispered in Mephistopheles's ear, her warm breath brushing against Mephistopheles earlobe, her soft tongue touching his earlobe. "I meant your bedroom~"

Artemis, completely oblivious to the stares of those around her, remained as straightforward and passionate as ever.

The moonlight, which appeared with the fluctuations of divine power, filtered through the gauze curtains and cast dappled patterns of light on the sheets. Artemis's silver hair was spread out on the pillow like spilled mercury.

She tilted her head back, her robe revealing a soft shoulder line as she looked at Mephistopheles lying on the bed. "I've been waiting for this summons for a very, very long time. You won't be getting any rest tonight."

Her gaze was gentle, yet it carried the determination of a hunter. To Artemis, Mephistopheles was her prey, a target she was determined to devour.

Compared to her previous appearance as an avatar, Artemis, now in her true form, was much more proactive. She straddled Mephistopheles, using her weight to suppress him, and grabbed Mephistopheles's hands with her right hand, placing them in front of Mephistopheles as if tying them up.

Her hair fell loose, landing on Mephistopheles's eyes like a Mephistopheles veil, and then came a deep kiss!

Medea was not seen tonight; she had willingly handed Mephistopheles over to the newly arrived moon goddess.

When Mephistopheles awoke from his sleep the next night, he saw the girl smiling at him, her beautiful eyes filled with his image.