Hearing Restara's question, Barbatos was deep in thought, trying to come up with an excuse.
But given their deep bond, how could Restara not know his thoughts?
Before Barbatos could say anything, Restara waved her hand and said, "You don't need to tell me. I was just curious. Everyone has their own secrets, and I have mine that I'm not willing to share with you."
"It's not that I want to hide it from you, but knowing certain things might put you in harm's way. Sometimes, ignorance is bliss."
"Just as you can't tell me your secrets, I'm the same. Even some married couples have secrets they don't share, yet it doesn't stop them from having a deep bond."
Barbatos nodded in agreement. Both were satisfied with the current status quo and didn't want to change it due to uncertainties. Furthermore, their current strength wasn't enough to handle such huge secrets, let alone share them.
In the end, Barbatos clenched his fist secretly, cursing himself for being poor and weak.
Noticing Barbatos' troubles, Restara yawned and said, "Your divinity comprehension is already at the level of a Silver Demigod. But the lack of divine energy prevents you from increasing your power level."
Restara waved her hand, and a transparent white crystal filled with golden light appeared floating above her palm.
Restara extended her hand and offered the crystal to Barbatos. "It will take too long for you to accumulate divine energy, and I can see you've become impatient because of it."
"Nevertheless, you still take the time to prepare lunch for me, so I can't let you leave empty-handed."
The white crystal floated towards Barbatos, stopping in front of him.
"Take this," Restara said, "consider it a token of my appreciation for all the trouble you've gone through for me. Or, you can think of it as your future wife giving you some pocket money, my handsome future husband."
"This divine crystal contains one hundred thousand strands of divine energy. It's enough for you to become a Four-Turn Demigod and still have some left over. I know you need reproduction cards since your number of believers is lacking."
"This might not be enough, so if you need more, just ask me—your rich future wife."
Seeing the white crystal filled with golden light floating in front of him, Barbatos didn't reject Restara's gift. After all, she was his future wife.
In their love war, no matter who won, the outcome would be the same—they would become husband and wife.
The only difference was whether Restara won and could monopolize him, or he won and could start a harem with Restara as the main wife. Either way, they would end up together.
Since Restara was his future wife, Barbatos felt no qualms about accepting her support. In their past lives on Terra, Barbatos had relied on Restara for financial needs.
He had been more of a househusband and wasn't particularly ambitious. It was only after their transmigration to the Divine God City that his ambition to become the strongest was ignited.
Storing the white crystal inside his space storage, Barbatos asked out of concern, "Are you sure you want to give this to me? What if you run out of resources?"
Restara shook her head. "You don't have to worry about me. Since I gave you that crystal, I still have plenty left for myself. Besides, I don't need divine energy strands for my training."
To prove her point and reassure Barbatos, Restara revealed her power level.
A divine pressure emanated from Restara's body, revealing her as a Four-Turn Demigod.
In just a year, Restara had become a Silver Demigod!
Feeling the immense pressure, Barbatos realized that Restara's Transcendent-rank Idling To Rule The Gods talent was even more outrageous than he had imagined.
A year ago, Restara had mentioned she would likely become a Four-Turn Demigod, but Barbatos had assumed she was only estimating. Now, he saw that she had indeed reached that level by doing nothing but lazing around in her villa.
Barbatos knew Restara's power level was higher than his when he entered her villa, but he didn't expect her to be this strong.
In just a year, Restara had surpassed him and become a Silver Demigod.
Seeing Barbatos' shocked expression, Restara smirked, feeling a sense of pride at outdoing her rival and future husband.
Restara bragged, "See? You don't have to worry about me, Barbatos. Just focus on your training, and if you need money, just ask this future wife of yours."
"I started with ten thousand believers. They generate a lot of faith power, and my Transcendent-rank talent allows me to gain much more faith power than an average demigod would."
"Moreover, I'm running some business ventures secretly in the Divine God City, so you don't have to worry about money. As usual, let this rich, beautiful, and capable wife of yours take care of your financial needs."
Though there was still a hint of laziness on her beautiful face, Restara looked capable and proud as she bragged about her ability to support him.
Hearing Restara's support, Barbatos felt moved and made a plan in his mind, 'When I become stronger, I'll use some of my Hundredfold Increase talent opportunities for Restara. Not only can I use it to further improve my Free Wind godhead, but I can also use it to increase the quality of Restara's Laziness godhead.'
'It's the least I can do for all the support, love, and trust she has given me.'
Barbatos understood the immense value of Restara's support, especially since he was currently weak and unable to procure the resources needed to increase his power level.
His two Origin-rank talents would only shine later on, but in the early stages, his Divine Faith Nexus talent was almost useless, and his Hundredfold Increase talent had a long cooldown.
Without Restara's support, it would be difficult for him to become stronger. Her help made everything much more convenient.
'Eating soft rice is indeed the greatest bliss in life. No wonder I was so addicted to being a kept man in my past life with Restara.'
'In modern society, having a sugar mommy or a rich woman financially supporting a man is frowned upon because most sugar mommies are older and less attractive, relying on money to get a lover.'
'In my case, Restara is very beautiful, rich, and capable. She is also loyal and only has love and affection for me. She is basically the perfect lover.'
'If I had awakened a weak talent, I might have stayed as an unambitious kept man.'
'However, I have awakened not one but two Origin-rank divine talents.'
'It will take more than this to make me lose in the love war!'