Supreme Lord: I can extract everything!
chapter-1025

Michael was bothered about Danny's comment and decided to stir his main body awake. He interrupted his training with the God Curses, alarming Loki, only for Michael to wave dismissively.

It took him a moment to recognize the Primordial Curse and understand how easy it was to switch between the main body and the secondary body. Once he returned to his senses, Michael talked to the God Curses.

'Didn't you all tell me that 10-Star Soultraits won't grant me the rights of Laws and Authorities…that the knowledge of 10-Star Soultraits will only be 'helpful' to strengthen my Soultraits, but that it will never be enough to do more?'

[What are you talking about? Focus on the task ahead, idiot!] Fenrir growled, but Jormungandr and Hel noticed his confusion and accessed his mind and memories.

[Daniel is learning about the Sword Law from the Sword God Soultrait? That is…unusual.] Hel murmured.

[Maybe the last Sword God died in the Origin Expanse? Maybe he was searching for something in the Origin Expanse, just like Hel? If that was the case, the Sword God would have to seal his Divinity to enter the Origin Expanse. Thereafter, he wouldn't have access to most of his powers. After all, the last Sword God was a born god.] Jormungandr commented. [I don't know how the Sword God died, but it happened.]

The World Serpent shrugged or would have if he had shoulders to shrug. One way or another, Jormungandr didn't care much about Michael's discovery.

[The Sword God's sealed Divinity was probably a perfect target of Essence to transform into a full-fledged Soultrait, which turned into Danny's Sword God. Isn't that great? Why are you so worried?]

Michael's lips parted, but Fenrir intervened.

[You are wasting precious time. Advancing Sword God to 10-Star will help your brother create his Divinity in the future. The more he learns about the Sword Law, the better. Maybe he will become your first Demi-God! Wouldn't that be great? Stop worrying and focus on my Divinity. I do not want to waste my Essence for you if you keep interrupting this training!]

Michael clicked his tongue but did as told. His main body resumed the painstaking training to grow into the Nemesis of the Primal, while his secondary body spent some quality time with…everyone. Mostly Alice and his daughter, though.

'It would be great if Daniel advanced to a proper Divine Lifeform and acquired the Sword Law in time. A Demi-God would help a lot with the Untamed Jungle's expansion…though I doubt we will have any major problems for the next few months.'

The Untamed Jungle expanded smoothly, but Michael focused on clearing and researching the mutations and evolutions of both flora and fauna. It was necessary to check everything occasionally. The Primordial Tree Spirit may tell him if something major happened, but given its focus on expansion, Michael deployed more Forest Rangers to check everything up to the finest detail.

"The danger level of the wild parts in the Untamed Jungle will increase slowly but steadily. It might look like I have everything under control, but I cannot always keep all jungle monsters in check. That would destroy my mind, the connection to the jungle monsters, and the entire ecosystem," Michael explained when he received some complaints about massive boars charging through an Intermediate Farmland, utterly destroying it.

"We do not wish to destroy the ecosystem, but we want to live with it and take advantage of it. The areas known as the "outer area" of the Untamed Jungle have long since transformed into the medius area, whereas the inner areas are now part of the core area. The reason for that is simple. The Untamed Jungle has expanded. The region generates more energy, which is released into the surroundings. The flora and fauna in the core area are more resilient and prone to drastic mutations. However, only the strongest mutations will survive. Therefore, we have to pay attention to the mutations and evolutions. It is necessary to check on the flora and fauna and prepare for all kinds of mishaps. That might seem like a lot at first, but trust me when I say that ample preparations can decide between life and death."

He took a deep breath, but sighed instead of saying anything right away. Looking at the men and women staring at him, ordinary Farmers who want nothing more but to tend to their fields and live a comfortable, peaceful, life full of wonder, Michael could only feel foolish.

They didn't care what was happening. All they came for was a simple solution.

"We will deploy more guards around the Farmlands and upgrade the installed defenses, too. Don't worry, we will block the jungle monsters if they seek the plants and herbs growing in your Farmland. I will reimburse you for your loss as well. The Sabertooth Boars won't return again."

That was enough to satisfy most Farmers. They turned away and left for their farms. Michael raised an eyebrow and turned to Lilica, who smiled faintly.

"I felt like you needed to see this," Lilica responded with a shrug.

The Forest Elf, who had been with Michael and his territory for a very long time, had asked him to be present for today's meeting with the Farmers, but Michael hadn't expected it to be like this.

"Why?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Lilica smiled mischievously at him, "I wanted you to see that not all problems are as difficult to solve as you may think. The Farmers didn't want much. All they were hoping for was some consoling, a few pleasant words, and promises to help them against the jungle monsters. They do not care why you cannot control them at all times or about the districts of the Untamed Jungle, the mana density, and the mutating flora and fauna."

Michael pressed his lips together. He understood where this was going but was unsure if he liked it.

"Sometimes, you overcomplicate things because the last few years have been hard on you. Nobody can fathom how hard you had it in the last few years, but we want to support you. Sometimes, it might be better to ask someone else for help or to put them in charge of things you don't know. Not knowing something doesn't mean you are an idiot or anything like that. No. You don't have to try so hard at being perfect. After all, nobody is perfect."

Lilica cleared her throat.

"As long as you try your best and do what you are good at, you will be fine," She smiled, "We know you are good at many things but I hope you can rely on us more often. Also, I think it would help you if you start looking at some situations from a different point of view. Maybe your secondary body will help you with that."

Lilica's commentary wasn't as bad as Michael thought. Still, he was uncomfortable about the lecture. He wanted to do everything right but noticed in the short 'discussion' with the Farmers that his attempts were idiotic.

'Am I really that bad when it comes to overthinking?' He asked, only to recall various incidents where his mind fooled him.

Michael sighed deeply before he smiled at the Forest Elf.

"Thank you."