Cedric woke up and found himself in a pure white room.
While grabbing his dizzy head, he tried his best to recall how he ended up in his current situation.
The last thing he remembers is a loud explosion and scorching heat, which is soon followed by a massive tremble from the earth. Then, there was an extreme pain as he lost sensation of his body.
Amidst his dizziness Cedric already concluded, “Have I died? Did I get struck by a meteor in broad daylight?”
[Detecting a new creator god. The System has granted 10.000 years of assistance and protection. During the time, please get used to using your Divine Ability. After 10.000 years, you may only use some of the current system functions like shops.]
[The System has lent you 100.000 God Points, the points must be returned as soon as possible. After System assistance time ends, the GP lent will start accumulating 10% interest each millennium. Please use it wisely to create a habitable world.]
[You may open the status window to check your personal information or ask the system for questions.]
Although Cedric isn’t sure what’s happening, he still subconsciously thought of status window after reading the words written on the screen.
Immediately, a different screen appeared in front of him.
[Name: Cedric Hills
Level: Pseudo Lesser Divinity (Actual level: 0)
Law: None.
World: Unnamed
World Level: 0
World’s Average Potential: None
GP: 100.000
Annual GP income: 0]
After seeing the weird screen, he finally come to his sense. “Where am I? What’s going on?”
[You are inside the divine space of Unnamed world. Previously, you have accidentally obtained the godhood and world of a fallen god. Right now, you’re an immortal existence.]
“What? What kind of nonsense is this? Is this some kind of prank using holograms?” Cedric denied while trying to touch the transparent screen in front of him.
[No. You may check your mental ability like memory retaining and calculation power. As a god, you’ll gain an increase in your calculation ability and memory.]
Cedric followed the word written on that screen and closed his eyes. He indeed feels a massive increase in his calculation power and memory. For example, he can remember what food he ate when he was two years old.
Now that he already accepted his current state, Cedric doesn’t feel it is all that bad. Especially the part about immortality that has been mentioned. After all, if there is something he is good at, it is his ability to accept things and adapt. Or at least that’s what others have said about him.
Nevertheless, he still asked several questions. “Have I died and turned into a god? Furthermore, I now own a world?”
[Indeed. Also, it’s not owned. The world has started to merge with you and turned into a part of yourself. The stronger the world, the stronger you will be.]
Cedric scratched his head, “Can you tell me what this whole god business is? I think I still don’t quite get it.”
[Immortals, gods, administrators, etc. is a title for someone who have achieved eternal life. Among those, some will merge with a world and can advance to a higher level. Those who successfully merge with a world are usually called creator gods, which is the status you have right now. As the worlds under those creator gods grow stronger, they will open the door to a higher level of existence.
[Please note: As you’ve gained the status of a god through boon, it is necessary to train slowly until you’re suitable to fully merge with the godhood and become accustomed to its ability. The System’s protection time also includes protection from the burden of godhood’s information. So, it is recommended for you to reach a high enough level to wield the godhood on your own. Otherwise, you’ll turn insane due to the information contained in a godhood and explode to smithereens. The kind that can’t be pieced back together by even 3d puzzle experts.]
[Warm reminder: It is possible to forcefully increase your level by spending GP.]
After he read all the notes and reminder, Cedric thought of something and asked about his home. “Can I return to Earth and meet my family and friends?”
[Your hometown, Earth No. 38, is directly under the System’s jurisdiction. You may spend GP to visit it.]
Cedric sighed in relief upon hearing the fact. With that information in place, he can first manage this whole god business first before taking care of other things.
Refocusing his attention on the screen, Cedric saw the word GP for god knows how many times and decided to ask, “What is this GP you keep on talking about?”
[GP, which is short for God Points, is the energy that can be collected by god through godhood. GP can be gained through multiple means, with the main source of GP mostly related to managing a world.]
Thinking how the screen or at least the person behind it sound pretty chill, Cedric asked. “Who are you? What’s your goal for helping me?”
[You may call me the System. In simple terms, System is the embodiment of the universe’s will. My job is to make sure the universe keeps on getting stronger and maintain a healthy level of progression.]
After a moment of silence, the System asked.
[Do you have any more question?]
Cedric shook his head.
[Then, please begin creating your world. As this is the first time you start to create a world, System has decided to lend some helping hand and guide you through the process for free.]
[Please open the shop by thinking about it.]
‘Open shop.’ When Cedric thought so, a screen opened right in front of him.
You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story.
[GP: 100.000
Shop:
Energy Source
Race
Divine Item
World System
Visa]
[First, please open the Energy Source section.]
Cedric focused his sight on the word Energy Source. Before he could press it, the screen changed.
‘As expected of a weird fantasy like technology, it can actually detect my thought!’ While he thought so, Cedric began reading the screen that has just changed.
[Special Energy Source (Warning: any world may only have 1 Special Energy Source.)
None: 0
Mana: 30.000
Spirit Qi: 30.000
Basic Life force: 30.000
Elementals: 50.000
Mutation energy: 50.000
Spatial Crystal: 100.000
…]
Cedric ignored the energy that cost more than 100.000 GP. He isn’t even sure why such a thing is placed in the store. After all, he only has 100.000 GP in his pocket.
He instead focused on the ‘None’ sold by the system.
“What does ‘None’ mean?”
[If you purchased None, you can still purchase one special energy in the future after you’ve gathered enough GP. Please note though, world without special energy usually releases GP at a much slower rate.]
“Why?” Cedric asked the system in curiosity.
[GP are usually gained when creatures inside your world die and return some feedback to the world. The stronger the creature’s level, the higher the amount of GP you can gain. World without any special energy makes it extremely difficult for creature to train and increase their level. Which decreases the amount of GP you gained.]
“Alright.” Cedric nodded his head and discarded the idea to skip the purchase. After all, he is under a time constraint. Although he isn’t sure how hard it is to collect GP but the faster he is at collecting them, the safer he should be.
With this godhood thingy he just got, he already has an eternal life. Cedric doesn’t want to lose it too fast due to self explosion. Some might think eternal life as a burden, but at least for now he will treasure it with all of his being.
Returning to the topic, He can also guess the more expensive an energy is, the more powerful they are. But he is in no condition to be picky with the limited budget in his pocket right now.
So, he looked at the three cheapest energies.
[Mana. Can be used to temper the mind and/or the body. A versatile energy with average effect on everything.
Training speed: Average.
Lifespan increase per level up: Average.
Compatibility: Inorganic matters, animals, plants, humans, elves,...
…]
[Spirit Qi. Can be used to temper the mind and body. A versatile energy with an average effect on everything.
Training speed: Extremely slow.
Lifespan Increase per level up: Great
...]
[Basic Life force. Can be used to temper the body. An energy focused on increasing the power of flesh.
Training speed: Average.
Lifespan increase per level up: Beyond Average.
…]
When he saw the additional information on those energies, Cedric compared their function.
First, he discarded the Spirit Qi as it is introduced to have extremely slow training speed. System has informed him the higher leveled a creature is, the more GP they feedback. With slower training speed, the profit cycle will also be slower.
Then, he compared Mana and Basic Life Force. He mainly focused on the description about lifespan increase per level up. The Basic Life Force grant beyond average amount of lifespan, which should be more than the average lifespan that Mana gives.
Cedric’s brain quickly made a simple calculation.
More lifespan gives more leeway in term of time, with more time, people will be lazier. That should affect their training speed to a certain extent. Which makes it a similar case to the Spirit Qi, just not as extreme.
Furthermore, Basic Life Force lacks the word ‘versatile energy’ and the ability to temper the mind in its description. Although he isn’t sure how important those are. But it should simply mean that except for the bonus lifespan, Basic Life Force is less powerful and versatile than Mana.
While thinking, he suddenly clapped his hand and realized he can simply ask the System for advice. “Among the three cheapest energies, which one do you think is the most suitable for my situation?”
[Mana. It has the highest turnover rate and can make your growth easier in the early stage. Its versatility will also grant diversity in your world’s power system, which will be a great help in future advancement.]
With the System’s answer, Cedric finalized his choice. “I purchase Mana.”
His GP that’s initially at 100.000 quickly decreased to 70.000. Then, Cedric feels something and closed his eyes.
Upon closing his eyes, he can sense a vast empty space. Furthermore, he feels he is now capable of generating the energy called Mana by spending GP and spread it into the empty space.
The power to create Mana most likely appears when he purchased it. But Cedric doesn’t know what’s the business with the empty space he sensed. So, he asked System about it. “System, what’s the thing I saw just now?”
[That is your world.]
Its answer is extremely concise, but it makes Cedric even more confused instead. “Why aren’t there anything though? All I can see is emptiness.”
[It’s because you haven’t purchased any structure for your world. You may purchase it in the World System section.]
Cedric opened the World System section and a new screen appeared in front of him.
[Please think of your world’s expected size. You may manually craft the landmass or used the advanced filters to generate a random landmass. It is possible to expand the size of your world in the future.]
Cedric decided on creating a continent around eight million square kilometers. As for the shape, he chooses to randomize it.
Surrounding the continent, there is a vast sea. In total, the sea is around as big as the continent. Outside the sea, there is nothingness.
While he imagined the world he was going to create, a 3D hologram appeared in front of him. After curiously touching the hologram and felt a sensation of touch which shocked him, he begins to observe what’s shown on it.
Looking at the continent surrounded by seas, he checked it and found out it is pretty much the same as the world he thought of.
On the continent, there are many flat areas, some randomized contour, several lakes, and rivers that end up in the sea. As for the huge sea, it ended upon reaching the edge of the world.
The world he decided was in the shape of a flat square with 4.000 x 4.000 kilometers size. It is the wet dream of every flat earther.
Once he saw the prototype shown by the hologram, Cedric feels a bit concerned. “With this kind of shape and size, will the water spill outside? Furthermore, could creature even live inside? After all, I think a world so small won’t have the gravity required to pull things to it.”
[The world system also includes basic rules required to craft a habitable world you’re familiar with. It includes gravity, day-night cycle, sea tides, weather change, and other rules.]
Cedric nodded his head at system’s explanation. With his nod, another screen appeared.
[The expected cost is 25.000 GP.]
He thought of something. “Wait, how many steps are required to create a world until you deem it fit for creatures? After all, I still need to manage the amount of GP I have so it can last till the end.”
[After choosing special energy and creating the world system. There is only one last step, which is to create the living being that will populate your world.]
Cedric counted the amount of GP he should’ve left after purchasing the landmass and asked. “Do you think 45.000 GP is enough to populate the world?”
[It is enough. Based on other god’s record, the average amount of GP spent on first population is 30.000 GP]
Hearing that word, he nodded. “Then let’s start creating the world.”
[Alright. System will start using your GP to create the world. Please follow and feel the change as you need to do it on your own in the future.]
[As the size of your designed world hasn’t reached the minimum required size to be a planet, the system decided to envelop it with a Crystal Wall so it may contain living creatures inside.]
“Wait! What the hell is a Crystal Wall?” Cedric quickly asked, but it’s already too late.