Augustine.
Among Ye Qiyan's companions, he could be considered a special existence.
He came from [Abyss], then was abandoned after Abyss grew tired of playing with him.
Afterward, the [Goblin God] obtained him.
After Ye Qiyan slew the Goblin God, he fell into Ye Qiyan's hands.
Ye Qiyan had never performed Ascension on him. His only enhancement was the [Core] obtained long ago.
But even that had merely given him back the self that [Abyss] had erased.
Then came a mode-specific armament for [Blazing Flame MAX!].
Later still, during the battle in the Colorless Land.
His arm broke, and a boy of the Golden Race transformed his sword into the framework connecting his arm.
Beyond that.
There was nothing else.
It was not that Ye Qiyan did not want to enhance Augustine.
It was just that ordinary Mechs were enhanced through the God Cores of False Gods.
But Augustine rejected God Cores.
What he yearned for was more power.
Then...
What about consumables?
Ye Qiyan picked up the Secret Potion in his hand.
This Secret Potion, transformed from a C-Rank God, contained no divinity.
That was right.
No divinity.
Just like the rat that had resisted the plague earlier.
Transformed into a consumable, it bore no trace of divinity. Instead, it turned the concept that False God possessed into an ultimate, single-use consumable.
This consumable could even barely contend for a time with power casually unleashed by a Transcender.
But this Secret Potion's ability offered no increase in power whatsoever.
It simply turned metal machinery into biological machinery, nothing more.
Did Augustine need this?
Ye Qiyan looked at him.
This loyal Mech's potential had already grown.
And before that, Ye Qiyan wanted him to make a choice.
"Augustine."
"Present."
"Do you want to grow stronger?"
"For the Overlord, I naturally