It took Cedric a few moments before he calmed down from his anger. This time, the emotional turmoil has caused him to feel slightly tired.
Once he calmed down, Cedric finally got the time to ask a question he had been quite curious about. “What is the demon king you keep on mentioning. I can still understand NE infected creatures just from the name. But, I don’t understand what Demon King even means.”
[Demon Kings is a term coined by some gods in time immemorial. They’re the core and personification of some Negative Energy and also the easiest form of NE to defeat.]
The easiest? Although he subconsciously questioned it, Cedric isn’t in the mood to hear just how dangerous the harder form of NE will be. Just the demon king mess is enough to give him a headache.
The System probably has read his mind, as it doesn’t mention anything about it.
Then, he recalled how the System said that the demon king will be born in 20 years and the System estimated it’ll have level 2 power once it is born.
He closed his eyes and spread his mental power throughout humanity’s Sacred Kingdom. First, he checked Lacius’s level, which is the strongest human in the Crystal Cube World. Well, at least among the ones he has checked.
Activating his Divine Sight, Cedric stared at Lacius that’s currently busy preparing for the developments of villages and currencies.
[Life Level: Peak level 0
Potential: Peak level 1]
Compared to the last time he checked him, Lacius’s level has increased from Upper level 0 to Peak level 0. That should’ve meant he will soon enter level 1.
Cedric asked, “How powerful is the demon king that’ll be born in my world compared to someone who has just reached Level 1?”
[The demon king that’s at Middle Level 2 can easily defeat dozens of Lower Level 1 creatures without breaking a sweat.]
“Then, how high is the chance my world could survive against the demon king and NE infection?”
[With your world’s current civilization level and power, there is a 10-40% chance of survival.]
Hearing the chance given by the System, Cedric simply decided to test his luck and asked, “System, can you recommend a way to increase my chance of survival?”
If the System answered him, then that’s good. Otherwise, he’ll continue to rack his brain after he rests for a moment. Although since merging with the godhood he never felt physical exhaustion, but he can still feel mental exhaustion. Especially after the mental roller coaster that he felt before.
Surprisingly, the System actually became useful at an important moment as it answered his question.
[You can spend GP to make your world give birth to a hero.]
“What’s a hero? Why should I make the world give birth to a hero?” Cedric asked because he was a bit taken aback by the sudden change in topic.
He indeed knows what a hero means. But the hero that the System mentioned probably has a different meaning than the one he knows.
[Heroes is a term coined by some gods in time immemorial. Heroes are creatures with potential far above the masses. Due to their high potential, they can grow at speed far beyond others in the world. Especially with the existence of NE infected creatures.]
Cedric nodded as he read the message. That’s until the last part of that message confused him. “What is the relation between the hero and the existence of NE infected creatures?”
[Although NE is dangerous, it is also a chance. Just like how NE infected creatures will turn stronger by killing others. Living creatures could also increase their life level by killing NE creatures. The level increase from hunting NE creatures is capped at each person’s potential levels, which is also one of the benefits gained from having a high potential levels.]
“Ohh! So, creatures in my world can kill those creatures infected by NE to get Exp and level up. Meanwhile, the potential limits are like their level cap?” Cedric exclaimed as he continued, “As for heroes, they’re people with extremely high level caps and also have a bonus EXP buff?”
[Well, you can say so.]
Then let’s quickly help my world give birth to a hero that can kill the demon king.
[Assistance request received. As the user is still within the protection period, the first assistance in creating a hero will be free of charge.]
[Searching for the hero creation module.]
[Searching for the hero creation module.]
[Searching for the hero creation module.]
[Warning! Hero creation module not found. Assistance request canceled.]
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“Wha- what does that mean?” The System’s sudden red colored warning gives Cedric a bad feeling.
[Your world seems to be… infertile?]
“What do you mean?”
[The System can’t find the rule that’s usually used to create a hero among your world’s core operation rules. Your world seems to differ slightly from normal ones.]
“Then, what should I do?”
[Fret not, you can still summon one from another world.]
“What are the disadvantages of summoning heroes from another world? Also, how do I summon one?” Although his world couldn’t give birth to a hero, he still wants to know how much of a disadvantage he has compared to other gods with a normal world.
[Summoning heroes is a bit more expensive than creating one on your own. You also need to look for a suitable target on your own. Furthermore, summoned heroes usually retain the memory from their original world, which can either be an advantage or disadvantage depending on the situation.]
[To summon a hero, you must first enter another high leveled world. Which can be accessed through the ‘Visa’ button on the shop. You may also press the filter button to filter a suitable world for your needs.]
Cedric followed the guide and pressed [Visa]. Soon, a long list of worlds appears in front of him. He clicked the [Filter] button located next to the search bar and began studying it.
The filter button is a bit complicated. There are buttons to filter world type, price, staying time, time dilation effect, and many other things.
So, after studying it for an entire minute. Cedric simply pressed the price filter button and set it to be lower than 10.000 points. Then, he sorts them based on the prices.
[Visa (Press for further details):
-Random Earth Number 10.000-99.999 (7 day): 100 GP
-Mortal Quashi Realm (7 day): 1.000 GP
-Backward Scientific Planet (7 day): 1.000 GP
-Demi plane (7 day): 1.500 GP
-Beast meteorite (7 day): 1.500 GP
…]
Cedric is quite surprised that the cheapest one is actually a [Visa] to Earth. It is actually 10 times cheaper compared to the next cheapest world.
In curiosity, he pressed on it, and a new screen appeared in front of him.
[Do you wish to spend 100 GP to purchase a 7 day visa for Random Earth No 10.000-99.999?
By purchasing this visa, you agreed on the following terms:
1.) Transferring a person from Earth to your world will require an extra 100 GP per person taken from Earth.
2.) Transportation means for summoned Earthling not included. Please purchase a suitable transportation method in the shop.
3.) You will land in a relatively safe area. Some money and identity cards are included. You’ll gain money used by the country you landed in. For further detail, please purchase ‘Earth travel guide for first timers’.
4.) Before arriving on Earth, your power will be sealed to the utmost to decrease the impact you have on the world. Please purchase Divine Items to safeguard your life, as only Divine Item won’t be sealed. Any death because of negligence is outside of our responsibility. Any attempt to forcefully break the seal will result in a fine.
5.) You will be charged with extra GP when leaving traces of supernatural power on Earth. So, please hide your power as much as possible. After you leave, any trace of supernatural power will be cleansed from Earthling’s memory. The cost of memory alteration will be your responsibility.
6.) It is forbidden to suddenly take someone of importance that will greatly affect the world (Example: president, prime ministers, ministers, kings/queens, etc.). When breached, depending on the person’s importance, there will be an extra GP penalty.
7.) There is a 365,25 : 1 time dilation effect on Earth Number 10.000-99.999. One day on Earth Number 10.000-99.999 is equal to one universal year.
…]
Cedric read the terms and couldn’t help but grumble, “Ain’t the seller too irresponsible? Furthermore, there are so many rules that restrained me. There is even a chance of death.”
He closed the details for Earth and pressed several other choices.
After checking dozens of worlds, he found out the terms of service among them are pretty much the same as the one for earth. There are only a few differences between them.
For example, the price required to bring someone from another world varies from one world to another. The price required to bring someone from that world is equal to the price for a 7 day visa used to visit that world. Basically, in a world that costs 500 GP to visit, it’ll cost 500 GP to bring one person from that world.
Except for the price, Earth also has an extra term regarding time dilation and about not leaving traces of supernatural power in the world that he rarely finds in other world’s terms.
“Now then, which world should I choose?” Cedric tapped on his chair’s armrests as he opened several screens which show the description of many different worlds.
He actually wished to visit Earth for the sake of nostalgia, even when he knew the Earth he will visit wasn’t the Earth he’s familiar with. But for him, surviving this NE mess is still of utmost importance.
While Cedric is in deep thought, the System suddenly appears.
[For your current situation, it is recommended for you to purchase a visa to Earth.]
“Huh? Why?” Cedric subconsciously asked. Then, he thought of when the System said that most Earths are under its management. “Is it because those visas to Earths are your product?”
The System fell silent for a moment before it replied.
[The Visa to Earth is indeed System’s product. But, that isn’t all the reason. The main reason the System recommended Earth is because you still have a buffer period for your hero to grow.]
Cedric stared at the screen in confusion. “What does it have to do with choosing Earth as my destination?”
To be honest, if the System recommended other worlds, he would’ve accepted the suggestion without questioning it much.
But with the fact that Earths are under its management, coupled with how he could sense some sort of merchant-like aura from the System. The kind of merchant with blackheart and wouldn’t bat an eyelid at scamming someone for profit. He decided to keep a certain level of doubt. after all, this time things are related to his well-being.
The System saw his doubt and quickly replied.
[The benefit of choosing Earth is that it has a higher density of people with high level potential compared to other worlds. So, finding someone with a high potential level is easier on Earth than other worlds. Of course there are also disadvantages, mainly that Earth doesn’t have supernatural powers. Which means everyone there starts at level 0.]
[Meanwhile, other worlds have some sort of supernatural power. By the time they arrived in your world, they already had some combat power and didn’t need to train from the beginning. Of course, they will also be weakened greatly due to the difference between the rules and special energy of their original world and your world. But, after getting used to that change, they’ll still be able to utilize most of their power.]
“So, there are many people with high talent on Earth, but they all start at level 0. Meanwhile there are only a few people with high talent in other worlds, but they are immediately ready for combat?]
[Correct. That’s why in your current situation, it is recommended for you to choose a hero from Earth. Mainly because you still have enough time to nurture them before the demon king is born.]
“Alright then, you got me. I’ll purchase one visa to Random Earth Number 10.000-99.999.”