HLnovel Chapter 1055 Project Launch
Chapter 1055 Project Launch
City Around the Tower - West City
West City is the most unique of the four satellite cities surrounding the tower.
Compared to the already prosperous and thriving southern city, which has become the administrative and economic heartland.
Compared to the North City, which bears the heavy burden of the soul's return and rituals, and the East City, which serves as the engine of military industry, the West City appears out of place, desolate and empty.
There are no rows of residential areas, no bustling markets, and not even a decent main road.
Vast swathes of leveled land exposed gray-brown soil, like unpainted canvases, silently stretching into the distance under the energy rays projected from other areas of the city surrounding the tower.
Only scattered, roughly styled temporary sheds, energy supply towers, and laboratory camps shrouded in multiple barriers dot this vast "planned area" like isolated islands.
This indicates that this place is not completely forgotten, but rather in a "embryonic" state, poised for development.
The air was filled with the scent of earth and a faint smell of alchemical solvents. Occasionally, figures dressed in Night Watch engineering uniforms or researcher white robes would hurry by, the only living things on this silent land.
now.
Inside a makeshift laboratory constructed from high-strength alloys and transparent energy curtain walls, Kana and Popper found themselves at the heart of this desolate place.
The laboratory is so simple that it is almost empty. In the center, a ball of light that emits a soft white light and through which data streams constantly pass, forms the only light source and focus.
Poppot's small body hovered in front of the ball of light, her tail swaying unconsciously, revealing her inner excitement and focus.
She extended her tiny claws, covered in fine scales, and deftly tapped and traced across the surface of the sphere of light.
"Om..."
The light sphere expanded and deformed in response, instantly projecting a huge and precise three-dimensional model composed of countless light filaments and geometric structures, almost filling the entire laboratory space.
The core area of the model is the most intensely lit and has the most intricate details, while the outer area is relatively blurry, showing a trend of expansion and growth outwards.
"Alright!"
Popper's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible smugness as she twirled her fingers, manipulating the model as if plucking strings.
"This is the latest blueprint for our Earthly Kingdom's 'Ark' project!"
"It's much more complex than the initial concept, thanks to the advanced new knowledge you brought back from the astral plane."
She glanced at Kana standing quietly beside her. His silver-white eyes were calmly focused on the model, and the data ring floating behind his head was rotating slightly, silently analyzing a massive amount of information.
The so-called higher-level new knowledge was naturally what Kana obtained several years ago when he went to the Astral Plane to seek help from the Titan chief god and communicated with the god of alchemy and life.
Popper magnified the core of the model until it occupied most of the field of view.
It was a huge metal sphere with a diameter of about 500 meters. Its surface was not smooth, but covered with layers of thick armor structure, like the petals of a precision machine.
These "petals" are not completely closed, but rather slightly open in a way that is full of power and orderly beauty, suspended around the core sphere, slowly rotating and emitting stable and powerful energy fluctuations.
"This is the 'core of the divine kingdom,' the heart of the 'Ark,' and the most fundamental and irreplaceable part of the entire plan."
Popper pointed to the huge petal-shaped sphere, his tone becoming serious.
"See this petal structure? Does it look familiar? That's right, the inspiration comes from the 'iron flower structure' prototype we made before, which was our earliest adaptive verification."
"However, this is its ultimate form, and its energy carrying capacity and rule carrying capacity are not even in the same league."
She turned to Kana, her gaze intense.
"Kana, this core must be forged by your own hands. You must meticulously and perfectly imprint the power of your 'data-driven rules' into every molecule and every energy circuit of it."
"We, including myself, can only provide the materials and framework at most; the core 'spirit' and 'power' must be your own extension."
"You know what I mean, right? This is a core creation belonging to the authority of the gods. No outsider can do it for you, nor can they possibly touch its essence."
Kana nodded slightly, and the data stream in his silver pupils flashed faster for a moment.
He reached out, a wisp of liquid starlight swirling around his fingertips, and gently touched the core sphere of the model.
The inside of the sphere instantly lit up with a complex and dazzling network of three-dimensional runes, resonating with the light from his fingertips.
"Understood. The structure shares the same origin as 'iron flowers,' but requires a deeper integration of rules and load-bearing strength."
"I will reconstruct it based on this, making it the perfect carrier of rules."
His voice was calm and resolute, clearly indicating that he had a clear idea in mind.
For him, the casting of the core was not a difficult problem, but rather a natural outcome.
Popper nodded in satisfaction, then with a flick of his little paw, quickly zoomed out and lowered the model's viewpoint.
The core sphere shrunk to the top of the model, and below it, a magnificent cityscape composed of countless modular buildings, energy pipes, and data light streams unfolded.
This city model was designed based on the real, desolate western part of the city.
"This is the key point!"
Popper's voice rose, filled with the passion of a planner.
"This is the most core and revolutionary part of the 'Earthly Divine Kingdom'! We are using this western city as a testing ground, as the first cornerstone for the establishment of the divine kingdom."
"The ultimate goal is to bring the entire City of the Tower, along with the Tower of Trials, into your divine kingdom!"
"And West City is the crucial starting point for validating all our theories, technologies, and designs. Only by succeeding here can we replicate and expand the model throughout the entire city surrounding the tower!"
She highlighted an area in the model where a complex, interwoven tree diagram of the occupational system was displayed.
"First, there's the integration of rules. Your data-driven rules will become the 'operating system' covering the entire divine realm."
"We plan to deeply integrate and expand the Night Watch's existing mature and comprehensive 'professional system' as the core framework for the growth of power within the divine kingdom."
"Whether it's combat professions or life professions, they will all be incorporated into this system, forming a clear, quantifiable, and growth path."
“Moreover,” Popper’s eyes gleamed with wisdom, “this system is not rigid; it will become more all-encompassing as your divine power increases and the rules are perfected.”
"It is not impossible for the future to accommodate power systems from other worlds."
Then, she brought up another interface, which displayed countless tiny dots representing individuals or objects, with a simple data panel floating next to each dot.
"Then, there is 'information visualization.' Within the realm of the divine kingdom, every living being, whether human, elf, dwarf, alchemical golem, or even elemental life that may exist in the future, will be visualized."
“Every item, from a small dagger to a large floating fortress; even a ‘functional unit’ composed of multiple structures, such as a house or a workshop, will have a real-time, intuitive ‘data panel’.”
"Power, status, attributes, effectiveness... all information, as long as it conforms to the rules and permissions, will be clearly displayed. This will completely change the way we perceive and interact."
Popper became more and more excited as he spoke, his fingertips rapidly swiping across the model to bring up simulation animations about experience points and energy flow.
"Thirdly, the formalization of the 'experience and growth mechanism'. Our previous experience points gained by killing abyssal creatures were essentially an 'energy sharing agreement' reached with the world's will."
"Within the divine kingdom, we will upgrade and solidify this mechanism! The acquisition of experience points will be transformed into a more essential and direct path for absorbing and utilizing the source power."
"Whether it's fighting, building, planting, researching, or even creative artistic activities, as long as they conform to the rules and generate 'value,' they will be transformed into 'experiences' that promote individual or collective growth."
"This will greatly accelerate the accumulation and circulation of power within the divine kingdom."
Simply put, it's through rules and the absolute control of the divine kingdom.
Instead of letting vague and elusive concepts dissipate randomly, she transformed them all into empirical values. Finally, she focused the model on areas representing production activities such as construction, planting, and forging, where data flowed like a waterfall, simulating the instantaneous loading process.
"Finally, and most directly, this is the acceleration and optimization of the 'process.' Building a structure? Data-driven rules will precisely coordinate materials, energy, and manpower, significantly shortening the construction period."
"Planting a magical plant? The rules will guide the efficient flow of life energy and optimize the growth cycle."
"Forging a divine artifact? Datafication will simulate billions of energy collisions to find the optimal solution..."
"Data-driven rules will not replace the underlying physical and biological laws that govern the world, but they will act as a highly sophisticated 'filter' and 'accelerator,' covering it and deeply integrating and cooperating with the basic rules to change its 'efficiency' and 'process,' making 'miracles' within the divine realm become quantifiable and replicable 'everyday' occurrences!"
After Popper finished speaking, he let out a long sigh of relief, his small chest heaving, and looked intently at Carnegie, awaiting his final judgment.
In the laboratory, only the faint light of the huge divine kingdom model running silently remained, and in Kana's eyes, there was a torrent of silver data that flowed and calculated everything.
On this desolate land of the western city, a grand blueprint that could change the future of the entire material world awaits its divine ruler to make its final decision and initiate it.
Kana remained silent, fiddling with the model in front of him, lost in thought.
He is now taking a more detailed look at the entire model.
Data-driven rules gave him the coldest and fastest way of thinking, in this kind of logical and rational computational thinking.
This set of cities, meticulously constructed by Popper and his team, was understood and analyzed by Kana at an extremely rapid pace.
Kana nodded slightly.
"It should have been perfect at this stage, but things are different now, just a few days ago."
"Why? What did you gain from your trip to the Abyss?" Poppot stood up, his eyes shining, and asked curiously.
After all, Cana had already returned and was preparing to carry out the construction plan of the divine kingdom, but then inexplicably returned to the abyss and only came back now after several months.
Kana smiled and raised his hand.
The silvery liquid structure then formed a huge square box.
When the seal is opened.
The energy was almost gushing out.
Popper looked inside.
Various energy crystals of different sizes were carefully placed inside the box.
"This...this!"
The sheer number startled Popper, who took several steps back.
"Didn't you say there would only be ten at most?"
Looking at the box now, there are at least fifty pieces, which is ten times more than the previous estimate, and five times more.
Fifty times!
The issue isn't whether this energy is enough; it's that there's more than enough to use.
This is the crystallization of energy produced by the collision of worlds and the collision of the very essence of rules.
The God Kingdom Project theoretically has a maximum of five, and this is already the maximum value.
The result is only one-tenth of the energy that Cana currently possesses.
"Although it is enough, what's the use? After all, we can't possibly invest all of it at once, so it's meaningless."
Although the sheer number of energy crystals was astonishing, Popper quickly calmed down and asked curiously.
The Divine Kingdom Project only needs so much; giving more wouldn't improve it.
It only needs energy, and as long as there is enough energy, there is no need to reserve the extra. But for this kind of energy crystal, having extra reserves is meaningless.
"Have we forgotten that it's not just us who need energy, the world needs it too?"
"world?"
Popper fell silent for a moment.
She certainly knew about the world.
Especially after Pope became the god of Cana.
But the problem is that she doesn't really have the right to directly communicate with the world. The world is an instinct, and it's impossible for her to have any dialogue with it.
Only Kana can engage in a detailed dialogue with the world, or rather, it's not so much a dialogue as a more fundamental exchange of information.
"Stone of Creation, do not forget why we came to this point just because you have become a god."
"The Stone of Creation."
Popper sighed upon hearing the word.
The lament lies in the fact that there are no more Creation Stones left in the world; the few that Kana used before were the last ones.
The eruption of the Creation Stone was primarily due to the world feeling a deadly threat, forcing it to consume its own essence and accelerating the cycle of the Creation Stone.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Night's Watch expanded rapidly at a speed that was almost incomprehensible to ordinary people, and within just twenty years, they became the absolute hegemon of the world.
But when Cana became a god, the cycle of the Creation Stones stopped, after the last ones were collected by the Night's Watch and used by Cana.
The world will no longer deplete its own essence to produce this thing.
Because this thing no longer has much meaning for the gods; it is essentially the application of the power of the world's rules.
It's more of a power to control the world.
Becoming a god means mastering one's own rules, which in some ways makes one the creation stone of one's own realm.
"Moreover, the world is now using almost all of its extra energy to resist the invasion of the void from the outside world."
"Used to mitigate the damage caused by the Void Vanguard until the Void fully arrives."
Delaying won't work at all, because once the void has fully arrived, no matter how much energy you have, you can't resist it.
However, the number of vanguard troops can be reduced slightly.
“I know, so I used these energy crystals to exchange for the Creation Stone. The data-driven rules are new rules, born from this world, and will naturally become the essence of this world.”
"If that's the case, why not make it even more intense?"
Cana couldn't help but think of his own thoughts from many years ago.
It can now be done. (End of Chapter)