Another day… [System Check-in!]
[Ding, congratulations, Host, for obtaining 'Magic Cultivation from Beginner to Burial - General Edition' (Red)!]
[Huh? What do you mean 'from beginner to burial'? I'm not learning JAVA!]
Zhong Chen looked at the book with complex magical patterns in his hand and couldn't help but complain internally.
Although he said that, his actions were very honest.
Zhong Chen opened the book and briefly scanned its contents, realizing that this thing seemed quite useful.
It covered everything from the most basic magic power extraction to various forbidden spells in the later stages, and finally, magical deification.
The entire magic system was incredibly complete, allowing one to reach the peak of the seventh tier in strength after achieving magical deification.
It wasn't impossible for some exceptionally talented individuals to even reach the eighth tier.
"Good heavens, if you cultivate this to the end, won't it just be those Magic Gods from A Certain Magical Index?"
"Jing will probably be happy now; it can serve as a general cultivation manual for the Monster Country Federation."
Up until now, the Monster Country Federation's cultivation methods were cobbled together by its high-ranking officials.
For example, Hakuro's swordsmanship, Rimuru's organized magic cultivation methods, and the cheats Zhong Chen enabled using his soul.
However, as the Monster Country Federation's population grew, Zhong Chen couldn't keep using his soul to enhance their overall strength.
He even considered creating a set of basic immortal cultivation techniques for the Monster Country Federation's people to practice.
But after trying it out, he found that it was too dependent on talent and couldn't be popularized.
He was planning to thoroughly research a magic cultivation system once he had some free time.
[This is truly 'speak of the devil and he shall appear.' System, I give your operation full marks this time!]
[Hmph!]
"But this thing also needs to be broken down layer by layer; otherwise, if some ungrateful people learn it, I'll suffer a huge loss."
The Monster Country Federation currently has over 700 million people, and among such a large population, there are always some rats lurking in the shadows.
Zhong Chen didn't have the leisure to constantly monitor these matters; after all, that was the job of the Chief Prosecutor, Ultima.
[Ding, Dimensional Gate charging complete. Anchor world coordinates?]
[Ding, anchoring world coordinates...]
[Ding, world coordinates anchored successfully! Based on Host's memory retrieval, the current world is 'What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us?'. Does Host wish to begin the Crossing?]
[Uh... it's this world...]
Zhong Chen recalled the plot from his previous life when he saw the world anchored by the Dimensional Gate.
This world tells the story of a group of beings called 'Star Gods' who flew around in spaceships.
One day, they suddenly arrived in a world full of creatures called 'Beasts.'
After wandering for a long time, they felt extremely tired and no longer wanted to wander.
Most of the Star Gods suddenly declared they were tired and didn't want to live anymore, then self-destructed into countless soul fragments.
These soul fragments merged with the 'Beasts' of this world, creating a race called 'Humans.'
However, as humans continuously procreated, their numbers grew, and there weren't enough soul fragments to go around.
Furthermore, as time passed, the soul fragments were constantly disappearing. If no changes were made, humans would revert to their 'Beast' form.
At this point, some clever humans had a flash of inspiration: if there weren't enough, why not just kill the living Star Gods?
Thus, an organization called the Heroes was formed, and the protagonist of the entire story, Willem, was a probationary Hero.
Moreover, his master was a Star God, but unfortunately, her composition wasn't pure enough to save humanity.
So, humanity set its sights on the last Star God, the red-haired Elq, whose mind was only about ten years old, the hope of the entire village.
But as the last Star God, she naturally had a few subordinates around her.
The Star God Guardians, who were also Three Earth Gods, fought against the protagonist and his companions, and the protagonist was even petrified.
The skull that appeared in the anime was the last of the Three Earth Gods.
After fighting their way through, only the protagonist's junior sister, Lira, reached the Star God Elq.
Finally, Lira used her last remaining strength to stab Elq with the Holy Sword, which could turn everything into death, thereby sealing Elq.
Of course, Elq did not resist; otherwise, no one could have killed her.
The regrettable thing was that Elq's soul was indeed shattered, but not completely enough, leading to the failure of the plan, and ultimately all humans still turned into Beasts.
Actually, this setting dictates that all humans are destined to perish because the soul fragments will eventually run out.
So, the author, that old scoundrel, never gave humanity a way out from the very beginning of the setting; their ultimate fate was still to become Beasts.
Of course, all of the above is a world background introduction (contains spoilers, but you've already seen it anyway, so I don't care if you're spoiled!).
The story begins five hundred years later, when the petrified protagonist is brought out of the cave by new creatures evolved from animals.
Because the surface was covered with so-called 'Beasts,' the last Earth God and the male protagonist's teammates from five hundred years ago created the floating islands in the sky.
And so the story begins... "Oh dear, Chtholly is my eternal regret..."
Thinking of this, Zhong Chen already had an idea, after all, there's a saying:
Lord Chen has arrived, and good times are here!
And this time, Zhong Chen planned to go alone first, then call for reinforcements depending on the situation.
"Hmm, before I go, I need to find Vegapunk."
After speaking, Zhong Chen's figure disappeared from the room, reappearing in an underground research base in Academy City.
"Oh my goodness, Newgate, why are you here?"
Zhong Chen looked at Whitebeard, who appeared here, with a surprised expression.
"Gurarararara, I brought that girl Seryu to see Vegapunk. You know about that child's worldview..."
"Oh, I see. Well, you continue to wait; I'll go in and find him."
Zhong Chen nodded to Whitebeard and walked into the room.
As soon as Zhong Chen entered the room, he saw Sentomaru, that notoriously tight-lipped fellow.
"Ah!!! Lord Chen!"
Seeing Zhong Chen, Sentomaru quickly stood up and saluted.
"Hahahaha, yes, thank you for your hard work guarding Vegapunk!"
"It's no trouble; this has always been my job."
"Very good, very spirited! Keep it up!"
"Yes!"
His Royal Highness Prince Zhong Chen highly praised Sentomaru's work ethic and gave important instructions for his future work.
Having completed his instruction session, Zhong Chen looked at Vegapunk, who was hunched over a test bench, seemingly engrossed in something.
"Vegapunk!"
"Isn't this Lord Chen? You actually came here? Is something the matter?"
Dr. Vegapunk looked at Zhong Chen, who had suddenly appeared, with a surprised expression.
In his impression, this overly idle fellow rarely came here.
"Hehe, I just wanted to ask you how the shipbuilding project is progressing, didn't I?"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Vegapunk, with his long tongue, spoke proudly:
"Lord Chen, the shipbuilding project is progressing very smoothly, thanks to the help of Lord Rimuru."
"Currently, we have built thirty frigates, fifteen destroyers, five cruisers, and two battleships and aircraft carriers each."
"And one Titan battleship!"
"Lord Benimaru has already sent people to space for adaptive training!"
Hearing Vegapunk's words, Zhong Chen looked at him with surprise, not expecting the construction speed to be so fast.
Benimaru was as reliable as ever in his work.
"Good, I understand. I just came to ask about this, as it will be needed very soon..."
That's right, because this world is full of floating islands, Zhong Chen plans to use battleships to make a grand entrance...