A/N: For better immersion, check out the images of the uploaded fauna that go along with this chapter.
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Instead of what I had hoped for, reality slapped me hard, reminding me that I'm not the protagonist of a story where progress comes smoothly.
All five anchored worlds were unfamiliar, and I couldn't hope to encounter one that resembled anything I knew.
Among the five, four were regular worlds with no magic and no anime worlds, only parallel Earths set in different timelines—many of them specifically in the 90s.
The last one was a low-level magical world where magic relied heavily on witchcraft and rituals, which were useless to me in my current state.
Still, it had its own merits, such as a few rare and wonderful magical beasts. Since there's no better option, I'll visit that world just for the magical beasts.
As I willed it a perfectly round, blue portal appeared before me. I stepped through.
Once inside, I began cataloging the magical beasts immediately:
Lumina Serpents: Small, glowing snakes feeding on ambient mana. Harmless to my current fauna, they could stabilize forest energy and maintain natural mana flows.
Mossback Turtles: Semi-aquatic, moss-laden wanderers capable of spreading flora across lakes and rivers, enriching both aquatic and shoreline ecosystems.
Skyfin Fish: Amphibious, light-infused fish able to thrive in rivers and lakes alike, providing nourishment for aerial predators without destabilizing existing food chains.
Gleamstags: Small, reflective-coated deer whose gentle grazing promoted forest health and nutrient cycling without interfering with native herbivores.
Whispering Owls:
Tiny, ethereal owls with translucent feathers. Their soft hoots carry faint magical signals that calm restless creatures and subtly guide migratory birds, preventing overpopulation in any single area.
Lumen Voles:
Small, luminescent rodents that tunnel under the forest floor. They aerate soil, disperse seeds, and their gentle glow encourages symbiotic fungi growth—enhancing forest fertility.
Rippleback Otters:
Semi-aquatic, smooth-scaled otters whose movements create small currents in rivers and ponds. These currents prevent stagnation, distribute nutrients, and help aquatic plants flourish.
Mirage Frogs:
Frogs with iridescent, almost holographic skin. Their presence in ponds encourages insect diversity, which in turn supports birds and amphibians without disturbing existing food chains.
Dreammoths:
Large, softly glowing moths that feed on pollen. Their pollination patterns are highly selective, enriching certain plant species without overwhelming others, subtly maintaining ecological balance.
Some of them were just too cute, while others leaned more toward practicality than cuteness. Using my creator-god powers, I copied their DNA and entire existence and recreated them in my own world.
Feeding this data into Raphael, I ran extensive simulations. Each species integrated seamlessly, enhancing existing food chains and creating subtle symbiotic relationships. My world's magical diversity would be enriched by including these magical beasts to it.
As for unleashing anchors into the void again, it could destabilize a world's barriers, so I had to wait until space was somewhat stabilized before trying once more.
Even then, it wasn't guaranteed that I would come across any familiar worlds. The omniverse was simply too vast.
With that in mind, I entrusted Raphael with the task of searching for both new and familiar worlds, leaving the burden of navigation to it.
As I walked further into this low-level magical world,I discovered moss that glowed faintly at midnight, rivers where reflections moved a fraction slower than reality, and trees that produced fruits with unpredictable flavors depending on the moon's phase. Small wonders, but wonders nonetheless.
For the people of this world, these were mysteries to be revered or feared. To me, they were simply building blocks.
After cataloging the beasts and absorbing the ecological patterns, I shifted my attention toward the natives. I had no intention of interfering deeply, but observation was always useful.
The settlements were primitive—small villages huddled together, marked by crude wards etched into wooden posts and stones smeared with blood from ritual sacrifices. Their witchcraft was a desperate attempt to control forces they barely understood.
It's weak, but not without potential.
As I passed unseen among them, thanks to my concealment, I overheard their chants. It was clear that their rituals were built upon fragmented truths.
I was uninterested, but I recorded them nonetheless using Raphael.
After some time, having gotten what I wanted, I returned to the daily crossover world.
Then I returned to my own world and recreated the animals using my creator-god powers, placing them in their respective biomes so they could seamlessly integrate into my world as they had in the simulations.
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