Inside Hecate's courtyard, Ares slowly opened his eyes again, then stood up from the ground, feeling the boiling power flowing within him.
After successfully acquiring the power of Magnetic Field Rotation, he continued to cultivate it diligently, and after two days, he finally managed to raise his Magnetic Field Rotation to the level of 230,000 horsepower.
This physical body had infinite potential; if it were an ordinary body, Ares would never have been able to raise this superpower to 230,000 horsepower immediately after gaining the power of Magnetic Field Rotation.
One must know that reaching 150,000 horsepower allows one to remain unharmed in a nuclear explosion 100 times stronger than a Japanese nuclear bomb, and even protect others behind them. With 230,000 horsepower, it is no exaggeration to call oneself a god among men.
Of course, Ares was already a god, and a Main God of the Age of Gods at that. The 230,000 horsepower of Magnetic Field Rotation might not be as strong as his power when he fully unleashed his War God divine power. However, this power did not come from the favor of the Age of Gods environment, nor from the blessing of the Suppression Force, nor from the genes of the outer-world Divine Ancestor Uranus; it was truly his own power.
Even if magic declined, the Age of Gods perished, and Ares' own divine authority was stripped away, this 230,000 horsepower of Magnetic Field Rotation would always exist and be at his disposal.
Moreover, after cultivating this power of Magnetic Field Rotation, Ares clearly felt that his divine body, which was already among the highest tier of gods, had now become even stronger and more resilient.
Physical strength and Magnetic Field power are a mutually reinforcing process.
However, to continue increasing this power, he could only rely on daily accumulated training and seeking breakthroughs in intense battles. Ares also had a premonition that after the power of Magnetic Field Rotation reached 250,000 horsepower, it would hit a bottleneck. Whether he could break through this bottleneck would determine the extent of his future achievements.
But Ares was not in a hurry now. In order to cultivate the power of Magnetic Field Rotation, he had been in seclusion for a period of time, starting from when he began learning lightning magic. During this time, Prometheus should have trained the newly created humans quite well.
Seeing that Hecate still showed no sign of coming out, Ares focused his attention on his avatar on Olympus.
During this time, at Zeus's instruction, gods such as Demeter, who managed fertility, procreation, and growth, exerted their divine power. All living things on earth rapidly multiplied, quickly forming large populations that migrated and spread throughout the world of the Greek Pantheon.
Among these populations, the humans personally taught by Prometheus quickly stood out. They had the wisdom bestowed by Athena and the combative nature given by Ares. Under the guidance of the God of Forethought, they learned to make tools from stone and wood, gather fruits, hunt animals, strip animal furs for warmth, and find dry caves as homes. Moreover, they also learned cooperation and language.
However, humans at this time still lacked the most important thing: fire. Zeus still regarded intelligent humans as a type of livestock, and he never intended to grant them this source of civilization.
Because they had no fire, humans were unable to begin a true era of civilization. They could not eat cooked food, and therefore often suffered from various digestive system diseases. At night, they also could not light fires for warmth or use flames to drive away wild beasts stronger than themselves, leading to a significant number of human deaths.
Furthermore, God King Zeus not only refused to bestow fire upon humans but also used his authority as God King to seal off all sources of fire on Earth. Dry plants on Earth could no longer be ignited by the sun's high temperature, and humans could no longer obtain fire by rubbing sticks together.
Just as the Holy Spear became a membrane to shield mystery, Zeus also used his ability to manipulate the Aether of the Earth, shielding this part of the basic physical laws.
Ares could see that Prometheus was already very anxious about this matter. He repeatedly came to Olympus to advise Zeus, hoping that the God King would grant fire to humans.
He explained to the gods how abundant the offerings and faith would be once humans formed a civilization, but Zeus consistently refused to agree. The other gods on Olympus also harbored their own thoughts; even Athena did not speak up for him. Only Ares, feigning simple-mindedness, supported him with a couple of sentences, only to be scolded by Zeus.
It is estimated that soon, Prometheus will undertake his most celebrated and respected act of "stealing fire" in his divine life. Ares also estimates that the God of Forethought is not aiming for a secondary divine fire like that on the Sun God's chariot or on Ares's sword, but rather intends to steal the olympus holy fire burning fiercely at the core of Olympus, within the God King's Hall, which can also be considered the energy source of the entire Olympus.
Coincidentally, during this period, because Ares had ostensibly returned to Olympus, the guardianship of the olympus holy fire was entrusted to him.
For Ares, the emergence of humanity was necessary. Although he still lacked empathy for the humans of this world, the black crystal was currently being obstructed by the Suppression Force, preventing him from directly leaving this world. He could only settle for the next best option, the middle path he had previously conceived. To carry out this plan, he had to achieve a flourishing human history, allowing the history of this world to gradually align with the Pan-Human History, rather than forming strange Lostbelts.
"I need to find a way to assist Prometheus."
At night, Ares walked along the patrol route on Olympus, pondering as he carried his spear.
"But the assistance cannot be too obvious. I need to find an excuse so that others don't realize I'm deliberately creating a vulnerability for Prometheus."
As soon as he thought of shifting blame, Ares subconsciously thought of his dear sister Athena. However, since the completion of creation, the Goddess of Wisdom had been living in seclusion, rarely appearing before the gods except for morning meetings. And recently, he heard that she had specifically requested leave from Zeus to visit Oceanus, who had been angered by Zeus and left for the ocean. She was not on Olympus at this time.
Therefore, this time, Ares could not pin this black mark on Athena again, and he felt deeply regretful about it.
As he pondered, Ares unknowingly walked to the entrance of the Temple of Aphrodite, one of the Olympus Twelve Main Gods' temples. Just as he had previously guessed, Aphrodite looked down on Hephaestus's appearance, and marrying the God of Fire was merely a formality due to Zeus's pressure. These two gods had never lived together except on their wedding day. Hephaestus continued to stay in his Fire God's Hall, tinkering away, while Aphrodite moved to the Temple of Aphrodite the very next day.
As Ares arrived in front of the Temple of Aphrodite, his gaze inadvertently swept over, and he suddenly saw the figure of a male god stealthily making his way into the Temple of Aphrodite.
He narrowed his eyes, looked carefully, and then identified the male god:
"Oh, isn't that Notos, God of the South Wind?"
The God of Fire's work was demanding, often preventing him from meeting Aphrodite, which gave the Goddess of Beauty much free time. During these times, this restless Goddess of Beauty naturally indulged in flirtations. Ares knew exactly what Notos, God of the South Wind, was going there for, even without thinking.
Seeing Notos, God of the South Wind, with a lewd smile on his face, enter the Temple of Aphrodite, Ares in the darkness rubbed his chin, and then a meaningful smile appeared on his face as well.