Chapter 13: The Resource Gathering Plan!
"Boom—"
A world is like a giant egg. In its beginning, it is merely a primordial embryo like this.
At this moment, amidst the sound of an explosion, the embryo cracked open. Within the void and chaos, rules began to take root bit by bit. The birth of rules and the construction of laws caused the first world to descend.
Right now, Akira was like a Creator God, building all of this with his own hands, witnessing it all with his own eyes, and experiencing it all firsthand.
The newly born world began to grow its primordial source essence. As the World Lord, Akira also began to assist in the evolution of this realm.
The mana within his body was spread across the entire world on a massive scale. Within the disordered chaos, the rules of order were built piece by piece. This process was incredibly long. One day, two days, three days... a week, half a month, a month.
For a full thirty days, Akira did not return. He had submerged himself into the Primordial World Embryo, using everything he had to provide the initial nourishment for this world.
Because this world was born based on Akira's will, it naturally evolved according to his desires.
The newborn world was only about the size of a city. If converted, its area was roughly five thousand square kilometers. It sounded quite vast, but this was a world, not just a province or a city. In that context, this size was not large at all.
In the very center of this world, a giant tree grew, towering high into the heavens. This massive tree was the World Tree, created by Shin Akira using a limited amount of 'World Essence.'
True to its name, the tree itself was equivalent to the world. If the tree were ever destroyed, the world would perish with it. World Essence was the foundation of the world. If that essence was lost, it was like a human losing their life force; death would be inevitable.
There was a reason for doing this. A newly born primordial world would take an incredibly long time to grow, and that timeframe couldn't be guaranteed even using units of 'ten thousand years,' which was too long for Akira.
Therefore, Akira had thought of a way. If his world didn't have what it needed, he could simply take it from other worlds.
Bringing living beings from other worlds to this one and absorbing the 'essence' from their bodies to improve his own world would be a massive benefit. The method was simple. Every single leaf of the World Tree carried the mark of this world.
As long as someone absorbed it, they would become part of this world and would not be rejected. Conversely, the marks and essence belonging to other worlds would be swallowed by the World Tree and turned into nutrients.
Every living being possesses a tiny bit of world essence within their body, because life itself is a part of the world. A 'world' does not just refer to the land; it encompasses every single thing within it, all combined into a single entity called 'a world.'
"Click—"
The bedroom door, which had been closed for a month, was pushed open, and Akira stepped out.
"Onii-chan, you're finally back!"
As soon as he emerged, he saw Kingu and Tiamat. Out of worry, the two of them hadn't left the house for the entire month, waiting constantly for his return. Now, Akira was finally back.
"Yeah, I'm back. Sorry for making you worry."
"Mother knows you're back; she'll definitely be very happy."
"Where is Mother?"
"She's watching television in the living room."
"Let's go there together."
"Okay."
The two of them walked toward the living room together. At that moment, Kingu looked at Akira with eyes full of curiosity.
If the powerful Akira from a month ago seemed like a Demon God that made people tremble, then now, a month later, Akira looked like an ordinary person. Although his body emitted a 'pure' aura, you couldn't catch even a hint of mana or even a presence from him.
Now that Akira had become a World Lord, his power had returned to a state of simplicity. Unless someone was at the same level, no one could sense Akira's presence.
"Mother, I'm back."
"I felt it. A new world... truly extraordinary."
"Mother, there is something I want to ask your help with."
"What is it?"
"I hope you can become the Mother Goddess of this world."
This wasn't just a title; it was a status of Godhood. Much like the position of World Lord, it held control over all things within the world.
The status of Mother Goddess for this current world wasn't technically on par with Tiamat yet, as she was a true Creation Mother Goddess. However, if this world grew in the future, Tiamat's status would be the highest. In some aspects, even Akira would be beneath her.
The Mother Goddess of a world, as the name implies, is the Goddess who gives birth to the world. This world itself was reshaped by Tiamat and was an embryo created for Akira. Although the creation and birth of the world were driven by Akira, the origin of it all remained Tiamat.
Add to that the fact that Tiamat was Akira's mother, and giving her the status of Mother Goddess was only logical.
"Very well. This world is your child, so naturally, it is mine as well."
Even though he knew Tiamat wouldn't refuse him, Akira still felt deeply touched when she agreed without hesitation. Such selfless trust and support for a child was truly moving.
"Kingu, later, gather all the Generals. Order them to send the ninja soldiers out. Across the entire world, gather orphans, and... well, gather everything in the world."
"Onii-chan, what do you plan to do?"
"A newborn world needs seeds, and they will be the initial seeds."
"I see. I understand."
Plundering populations, plundering all flora and fauna—that was Akira's goal. However, if it was limited to just that, it would only be a drop in the ocean for a world. The nutrients needed for a world's growth were far greater.
Akira had experienced more than one world. Out of so many worlds, taking a little bit from each would result in a massive amount when combined.
After all, if you acted too excessively in one world, it would trigger a backlash from that world itself. Akira wasn't sure if worlds possessed a consciousness, but if one plundered world essence on a large scale in a single place, they would surely be rejected or even destroyed by that world.
But Shin Akira didn't need to worry. The 'sheep' whose wool he could shear weren't limited to just one. There were so many worlds out there; he would just take them on one by one.
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