Facing everyone's expectations, Zhongli calmly shook his head.
"No!"
"Reason?"
This was Jack's question.
"You are a human who became a god; you don't need to experience the ignorant and chaotic period of divine indifference like us, and then gradually come to understand the emotions humans should have. You, who already have attachments, have long been infected by the seven emotions and six desires. Even if you are temporarily influenced by power and become indifferent, with time, you will still return to your original self."
"In other words, it's roughly like a cup of water that has been muddied. Even if a large amount of clear water is suddenly added, it might temporarily make people think it has become clear water, but as time passes and the mud continues to spread, the seemingly clear water will still be polluted back to its original state?"
"Precisely! Brother Qu's analogy is very apt."
"But the spread of mud takes time, right? How can I accelerate this process?"
As Zhongli had experienced the stages from an indifferent god to a street-roaming god, with over 6000 years of experience, Jack humbly sought his advice.
Zhongli pondered for a moment.
Then he gave his conclusion.
"Memories! Memories with friends, with loved ones, and with all things in the world.
When you also have hundreds and thousands of years of colorful memories, that immense power will no longer be a burden to you, but rather your accumulation and foundation.
They will be at your disposal, making you even stronger!"
"Memories… are power?" Jack murmured to himself.
"Exactly, memories are power!" Nahida replied firmly and powerfully.
Jack unexpectedly glanced at Nahida, who rarely interjected.
He remembered the wondrous creatures called Lansari.
They seemed to use memories as their source of power.
The more memories they had, the more beautiful they were, the stronger they became.
Strong enough to resist terrifying abyss incursions and forbidden knowledge; it was an idealistic power that transcended reality.
"It seems my next journey has been decided."
Jack stroked Nahida's head.
Nahida also showed a bright smile.
"Sumeru welcomes your arrival at any time, my first Sage."
On this day, Jack officially became the Creator, gaining the immense power of Creative Mode.
However, his current memory cannot sustain prolonged "creation activities," so he can only occasionally use a cheat, bringing out some small items.
For example, the artifact he just pulled out, named Heart of Creation.
This is a mysterious relic that can only be obtained through Creative Mode.
The effects of the Heart of Creation are extremely overpowered; in addition to immunity to most debuffs and granting players infinite flight, among other things.
Most importantly, after equipping this item, the player will become immortal.
Immortal: Health will not drop below 1 point.
"Doesn't that make you invincible?"
"Only within this world."
Jack replied to Lumine.
"Worlds also have their limits. If I were to be attacked by something like the Star God cluster in the Honkai: Star Rail universe, the Heart of Creation, made with the current strength of the Minecraft World, would likely be unable to withstand it."
Lumine clicked her tongue in slight regret.
"No, wait! You said 'current situation', which means it will definitely be different in the future, right?"
"Absolutely!"
Jack tightly gripped the Heart of Creation, giving a firm answer.
Lumine rubbed her twin peaks against Jack's arm, pouting playfully, "Um, my dearest husband, could you give your lovely wife a Heart of Creation? I'm already preparing to restart my journey, so having some protection while out would also put your mind at ease, wouldn't it?"
Jack shook his head.
Lumine pouted her lips.
"Stingy!"
"It's not that I'm stingy, Lumine."
Jack pinched Lumine's upper and lower lips, chuckling, "The Heart of Creation is a divine artifact that can only be made by gathering all the resources of an entire world. While it's true I've become the Creator, I cannot overdraw the world's development to create a large number of overpowered items."
"That's not right. Many things in the Minecraft World are generated out of thin air. Why would there be restrictions on you, the Creator, taking things out?"
"There are two issues."
Jack explained, "One is from myself. My memory and experience are not sufficient to sustain prolonged use of Creative Mode. Otherwise, my brain would be overwhelmed by the omniscient and omnipotent information flow, turning me into a 'cold god' for a period of time."
"The second is from the world itself. Only by truly becoming the master of the world did I understand that the basic rules of a game are underlying code, while the basic rules of reality are a cyclical system based on the power of existence."
Under its rules, the Minecraft World can produce infinitely.
But when Jack bypasses the rules and uses the Creator's privilege, he needs to consume the power of existence generated during the Minecraft World's activities, which is the power of faith and thoughts from all living beings in the world.
This resource is very durable. If it's only used to exchange for basic materials, or even materials like Dragon Steel and Doom Steel.
Jack can exchange almost without limit.
However, some items are set to only produce one per world.
This includes the Heart of Creation.
This is an ultimate equipment limited only to the Creator.
Even if Jack wanted to make a few more for his wives as life-saving talismans, he currently cannot produce a second one.
Unless...
"Unless I open a second world."
"Second... world?"
"That's right. After defeating the Ender Dragon, the first phase of the system task is complete. I've unlocked the permission to create new save files. With the power of existence provided by multiple save files, divine artifacts like the Heart of Creation can also be mass-produced."
Furthermore, Jack also needs to research mods for his wives' accessories, which also requires time to explore.
Creative Mode only foolishly gave him the ability to get things for free from a shop; new things still need to be created by his own hands.
Lumine frowned and thought for a moment.
According to Jack, he needs to explore and survive in a new save world, but exploring a world is not a simple task.
With such a massive workload on him alone, would it truly not cause problems?
Lumine didn't want to see her husband come home exhausted every night, too tired even for intimacy, and just collapse into sleep.
That would break her heart!
"Um... I guess I don't need the Heart of Creation after all. Anyway, Teyvat is about to become your backyard, husband, so I don't think I'll encounter any danger."
"Hm? Why the change of mind? Although making a second Heart of Creation is difficult, it's not impossible."
"It's like this, I can't let my husband be busy like a pug every day just because of a little selfishness of mine!"
Lumine explained her recent thoughts to Jack.
After listening, Jack couldn't help but laugh, gently stroking her golden hair.
"Good! It's not for nothing that I dote on you so much; you actually know how to care for me... But Lumine, your worries are actually unnecessary."
"Eh?"
Lumine tilted her head in confusion.
Coincidentally, at this moment, the room door opened.
A young lady in elegant green robes walked in.
"Jack, the Void Terminal's networking function is largely complete. Regarding what you said about having all of Teyvat help develop new planes, we can begin preliminary testing."
"See, isn't the solution right here?"
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