"What method?"
"Assimilation... Assimilate and absorb enough Celestial infants. Use quantity to make up for quality and forcibly raise the energy level to that of a complete form," Ego said.
"That's a great idea!" Homelander's eyes lit up with interest.
But then he frowned again.
"The universe is so vast. Where am I supposed to find Celestial infants for you? We don't even know which planets the Celestials have seeded."
At that moment, Ego's six eyes fixed on Ikaris in Homelander's hand.
"Master, you can't find them, and neither can I. But the synthetic lifeforms at your side can."
"What do you mean?" Homelander looked at Ikaris in confusion.
Ego explained, "From Tiamut's memories, I learned that the Celestials placed a 'Celestial Communication Orb' inside every Eternals team leader."
"This orb not only allows them to contact the Celestials, but is also connected to the Celestials' interstellar monitoring network."
"As long as they unlock the permissions, their leader can use that network to reverse-search for the locations of other communication orbs."
Ego grew excited.
"As long as we find the coordinates of a communication orb, it means Eternals must be stationed there. And wherever Eternals are stationed..."
"There will definitely be a Celestial infant," Homelander finished for Ego.
Homelander looked at Ikaris in his hand and finally smiled.
"So that's how it is... Looks like I've found the proper use for these Eternals tools."
V.G.D headquarters.
At an empty open-air training ground.
Pietro led several Eternals to this completely unobstructed patch of open ground.
"Listen up, guys." Pietro shrugged, his tone casual.
"The base recently recruited a lot of superheroes, and there really aren't any spare rooms. You'll have to make do and rest here for now."
"Homelander is busy at the moment. Once he finishes handling his business,