Black Star was in a state of confusion, questioning his life.
On the other side, Professor Wales was traveling far and wide, collecting "Human Body as a Great Medicine" from one newly born world after another, gathering the Creator Gods' brains.
"Can that Black Star be relied upon?"
"It's just to have him oversee the imperial examinations, stall for time, and study the bonfire... By the time I return, the rewards for the examinations will be ready, we'll first fool this batch of people, slowly bring them in, and make them part of us."
Wales was contemplating Black Star.
This should be simple, nothing unexpected should happen.
He was genuinely committed to developing and managing, building a Divine Country, intent on living in this Mysterious Universe... After all, the more he learned, the clearer it became that this place was terribly dangerous, and weakness was the original sin.
But what's most important in a civilization?
The first is resources.
The second is talent.
