Federal Calendar: 22nd July 2145
On the way towards Star Island,
I see, I hit the jackpot! My clone has acquired some awesome technology from the dungeon. But I have some questions, though. Why would someone give me this core without any ulterior motives? Forget it, I'll find out when I get stronger.
My clone is headed for the next dungeon to become even stronger. I'll solve the cosmic energy problem. Yes, I'm going to use the cosmic vault once again. This is crazy, but I don't have any choice because this world is a lot crazier than I thought.
The experiment of a higher lifeform is even worse, and no one knows about it. We are living in an artificial universe that looks like a lab, and we are the mice. Forget it, I'll find out everything clearly, but for now, let's see what I can find from the cosmic vault.
"Alice, stop the process if my life is about to end. If it consumes more lifespan than we calculated."
[Yes, Master.]
"Status window:"
[Name: Alex] [Occupation: LOCKED]
[Rank: A]
[EE (Energy Essence): 6.1k/10k]
[Lifespan: 1k]
[Vitality: A]
[Mana: S ]
[Strength: A]
[Agility: A]
[Existence: LOCKED]
[Cosmic Energy: ---]
[Cosmic Vault: Enigmatic Repository of Knowledge] [Lifespan Cost: ?]
I see, now my lifespan is 1k. If the cosmic vault consumes some of it, I'll be fine. After I'm done with everything, I said to Alice,
"Activate the cosmic vault."
[Yes, Master.]
I teleported to the infinite realm, and once Alice connected to the cosmic vault, her tone changed again, just like before.
[[Master, what's your question? I'll try to find an answer as soon as possible to minimize lifespan consumption.]]
"Find out how I can harness cosmic energy from infinite space."
[[Searching all available data regarding the uses of cosmic energy and how to harness it.]]
[[Successful, Master. I have found the information we needed.]]
Wow, why does it feel like using Google search, but I have to pay the price with my lifespan? That's absurd. Let's see what I've obtained after sacrificing my lifespan like this.
"Show me the information, Alice."
[[Master, you are a mortal, and mortals cannot use cosmic energy. However, after your soul combined with the cosmic vault, you gained the capabilities to use cosmic energy. But the cosmic vault is not fully integrated with your soul.
You have merged with half of the cosmic vault, allowing you to use the infinite realm as your own space. However, to fully access cosmic energy, you need to merge with the other half of the cosmic vault. Unfortunately, your soul cannot handle the combination.
Your body is unable to handle it, regardless of how much you attempt to merge with it. Not now or in the future, as no entity in the universe can fully combine with this vault due to a glitch. Your soul combined with the damaged state of the cosmic vault.]]
I see, so when I was transmigrated here, my soul must have combined with the cosmic vault due to something that happened at that time.
Author - He doesn't know that he was attacked by the four unknown Elders, and half of his soul was destroyed. Coincidentally, the cosmic vault was also damaged at that moment due to a glitch. They got combined, but the cosmic vault...
[[MASTER, THERE WAS AN OUTSIDE FORCE TRYING TO SEE INTO OUR INFINTE REALM]]
[[ACTIVATION OF THE FOURTH WALL INITIATED]]
"Stop it, Alice. It has to be the Fucking author trying to provide information to the readers that I don't know about. I have read many novels, and I can literally feel the storyline with my experience."
"Continue."
[[So, Master, no one in the universe can fully combine with the cosmic vault. We don't even know what's inside the vault. However, we do have a way to use the cosmic energy. We can utilize the other half of the cosmic vault. Technically, it's not fully integrated with you, but we can still use it.
Master, the only way to use cosmic energy is to make your soul stronger. This is the only way.]]
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I'll find another way to fully combine with the cosmic vault because I don't feel safe if someone discovers it. I'll use any means possible to achieve that.
After exiting the infinite space with the obtained information, the first thing I checked was my status window.
"Status window:"
[Name: Alex] [Occupation: LOCKED]
[Rank: A]
[EE (Energy Essence): 6.1k/10k]
[Lifespan: 300]
[Vitality: A]
[Mana: S ]
[Strength: A]
[Agility: A]
[Existence: LOCKED]
[Cosmic Energy: --- ]
[Cosmic Vault: Enigmatic Repository of Knowledge] [Lifespan Cost: ?]
Fuck! I burned 700 hundred lifespan just for this information. But was it really worth it? Yes, it is, because I have a crazy idea to make my soul stronger. If I can strengthen my soul, I can use cosmic energy, and then I can utilize the limitless evolution core to solve my problems.
I know what people need in the apocalypse. It's simply called hope, but in exchange for that, they have to pay the price. I'm not a saint, nor did I claim to be one.
I'm just a normal guy who got messed up in this damn novel. I'll help those who can survive. It's up to them. Once I finish my entire plan with the evolution core, I can save any creature on this planet, not just humans.
"Alice, establish a connection with the planet core of this planet."
[Connection to the world orb is in process...1%...23%...70%....90%...100%]
[Connection successful, Master. I have connected my interface with the world orb interface so that both you and the planet core can communicate.]
{{ Hello, Alex. I see you're doing your best for this planet, but what's your goal?}}
"Wow, you got straight to the point as soon as you arrived. Let's skip the small talk. Tell me, do you know that this universe is artificial?"
{{ So, you know about this. Yes, I am aware of it, but I am not permitted to discuss it due to Universal law. However, since you already know, we can talk.}}
"No, I don't want to dwell on it because what has happened has already happened, and we cannot change it. But we can still change the situation on our planet. However, I have a deal for you that will benefit both of us."
{{ What can you do about this situation, Alex? I know I don't have any way to save myself or the living beings on this planet, but I'll listen to what you have to say.}}
"Don't worry, I have a way to save you and the people on this planet. And if everything goes right, we can also make those responsible pay for their actions."
{{ You think you've gone mad. I can't do anything to them, so how can you? You're not even an S-rank.}}
"I know, but trust me on this. You don't have any other choice. Just listen to my deal, and you won't regret it."
{{ I'll trust you this time because the situation is dire. If I am going to be destroyed, not a single living being can survive this disaster, including you, Alex. Tell me your plan.}}
"I'm going to give something to every intelligent living being on this planet, but they will have to pay a price. It's better than dying, don't you think?"
"The first gift I will give them is additional inventory space so they can store their supplies."
"Secondly, I will provide them with a platform where they can make purchases. We will create a website-like interface where they can buy and sell supplies across the entire planet. They can exchange water with someone who needs it, and someone else can exchange food for water."
"These two gifts will significantly improve their chances of survival in this apocalypse. But you will have to deliver these gifts to every intelligent living being. In return, I will save this planet and the people who accept my gifts."
{{ You, how can you be capable of giving such things, and how can I help you? Tell me. Your idea is crazy, but you make a valid point. It's better than dying. But what is the price they have to pay?}}
"Oh, the price is minimal. They only have to give a portion of their soul. In exchange, I will provide them with these two gifts. Also, when I save you from being destroyed, I will save all the people who are connected to me through the gifts I am giving them."
{{ Are you crazy? You will die if you absorb that much soul substance. }}
"Don't worry. I will fulfill my promise because, as you know, I will die with you if this planet is destroyed. I have many people to care about on this planet."
{{ Okay, send me the gifts. I will distribute them to all the intelligent living beings on this planet and inform them that if they accept, they will be bound to you, }}
"Okay, but before you go, send me the information about the people who are destroying you."
After receiving the information and making a deal with the planet core, it seems like my plan will work. This is an absolutely crazy plan, but if it succeeds, all my enemies will face despair while fighting against me.
Yes, I have an idea of how I'm going to ascend to the top using my own methods. I will utilize the limitless evolution core and my cosmic vault to create the way. First, I need to strengthen my soul.
After my clone gathers all the information, he heads towards the location where the people trying to destroy the planet core are. They will meet a brutal end at my hands.
"Alice, utilize your skill creation ability. First, design an inventory space using my infinite space for every creature on this planet. Link the inventory spaces to yourself for management and impose restrictions.
Give them unlimited access to the space, but they must pay with their soul. They can access as much space as they need, but they must pay the price with their soul. Add restrictions to prevent people from abusing this ability."
[Yes, Master]
30 minutes later, during which I absorbed energy from my surroundings, I suddenly heard Alice's voice.
[Master, here are the details of the skill.]
Skill Name: Soulbound Repository
Rank: Ultimate
Mana Cost: 10k units [One-time cost for the creation of the space]
Description: The Soulbound Repository skill allows you to create an inventory space within your infinite cosmic realm. This space is connected to every creature on the planet, granting them access. However, utilizing the space comes at a significant price - a small portion of their soul.
Features:
Unlimited Access: Creatures can freely access the inventory space as needed for storing and retrieving items.
Soul Payment: In order to utilize the inventory space, creatures must willingly offer a small part of their soul as payment. This act binds their soul to the cosmic realm, ensuring ongoing access.
Restriction Safeguards: The skill incorporates safeguards to prevent abuse. For instance, the soul payment is non-transferable, ensuring that each creature can only access their designated inventory space. Additionally, the value of souls is protected, preventing malicious entities from exploiting or depleting souls beyond the agreed-upon terms.
Wow, this skill will work, and it's quite impressive. People are likely to accept it because it's a better alternative to death.
"Okay, Alice, create a website-like skill that can link itself to every intelligent being on this planet. This skill will enable them to exchange the supplies they need for the supplies they have.
Use my infinite realm as the base to create this website-like interface, so they can exchange supplies across long distances. Add the same restriction: in order to use this interface, they have to pay with a small part of their soul."
[ Yes, Master. It will take 2 hours to create this.]
Two hours later, while my main body and Sam were heading to Star Island, I used my skill to absorb mana. Sam was sleeping, so I continued with my tasks to avoid erasing his memory again.
[ Master, here are the details of this skill.]
Skill Name: SoulLink Exchange
Rank: Ultimate
Mana Cost: 10,000 units [One-time cost for creating the website interface]
Description: The SoulLink Exchange skill allows you to create a website-like interface that connects intelligent beings across the planet for supply exchange. This interface utilizes your infinite cosmic realm as its foundation, enabling long-distance exchange of supplies.
Features:
1. Global Connection: The SoulLink Exchange links intelligent beings from all corners of the planet, allowing them to connect and exchange supplies despite the distance between them.
2. Supply Exchange: Users can list the supplies they need and offer the supplies they have available for exchange. The interface facilitates matches and enables secure communication and coordination for supply exchange.
3. Soul Contribution: To use the SoulLink Exchange interface, participants must willingly contribute a small part of their soul as a form of payment. This soul contribution binds them to the system and grants them access to the exchange platform.
This will do the job. Once every living being on this planet accepts this, their survival rate will increase, and my soul will grow stronger, allowing me to proceed with my crazy plan.
"Alice, use my mana and activate these skills. Send them to the World Orb to inform the planet core."
[Yes, Master]
"Fourth wall"
Hello, everyone. I know you're reading this, but if you think I'm too overpowered for this novel, consider that even with all my powers, I can't do anything to the enemies from outside the universe.
I'm just a guy who isn't even an S rank. Plus, this author isn't giving me much choice but to use everything I have to get stronger, especially after hearing the details from the elf in the dungeon.
I've been thinking, why doesn't our real world know about the outside of the universe? Is it because the universe is expanding faster than we can catch up, or is there something else? but this universe is nothing but an experimental lab.
Well, I hope you see what I'm doing first before deciding if I'm too overpowered or not. But let me tell you something interesting: once I become strong, I'll going on a journey to find out the last stop of creation.
Along the way, I'll accomplish my goal of freeing myself from this author and writing my own story. So, support this novel, and my innate abilities will soon upgrade, which will be helpful in the upcoming war.
With everything done, I headed towards Star Island with Sam. I'll be meeting my parents soon. But then, I heard a cracking sound and saw the sky being ripped apart.
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