Saying that my area is 13 to 26 times larger than the normal area means that it is incredibly difficult to manage.
I don't have any subordinates. I do have clones, but I sent one of them out for consulting, three to the other cartel members, and one of them goes around the community looking for the next prey and "promote" our Meteor Cartel.
I need to actively use my graphic and interior design skills, which I've gained through working in the fan community, to decorate our group bulletin board and meeting place.
Even though the number of clones is the main body + 12, there is still a severe shortage of manpower. That's why I learned some of Mihun's techniques.
"::Clone Creation::"
Unlike the clones created from『Divine Unity』who can perfectly synchronize with myself, these clones can only do what they've been programmed to do. Their performance also varies depending on the amount of divine power invested.
But wasn't I already overflowing with divine power? I created a large number of such clones and scattered them around the world, diligently managing my land, which was as large as the three southern provinces combined.
However, before the ecosystem could be properly managed, several unexpected problems arose.
First, the 'sun' passes only through certain areas, and the amount of sunlight was greatly reduced.
"What is this? Why is it like this?"
"It's simple. The
"Sky?"
"You didn't choose the {Great Sky}, did you? The sky did expand thanks to the effects of 『Creation of Heaven and Earth』, but the 'climate' that is part of the {Great Sky} was severely lacking."
So I checked and it was drizzling and the wind was less strong. There were few clouds.
The mountains, fields, and wetlands are drying up little by little, and the entire area is truly becoming a desert.
The jelly-like creatures that originally lived in the desert seem to be doing well, but they were also gasping for breath as the amount of sunlight decreased.
"This is a really unexpected problem."
"What are you going to do?"
"Hmm... Let's unleash the full potential of 『Creation of Heaven and Earth』."
While studying ecology, it's inevitable that we'll talk about climate. I have a lot of knowledge myself, but if possible, expert knowledge would be better.
I've always bought things like biological knowledge that other players share, as well as creatures, whenever I had some points left. This time, although it costs a lot of points, I bought additional knowledge about climate and geography, as well as agriculture, livestock, forestry, and fisheries that would help with consulting, and I was able to make up for what I was lacking.
I have a study clone who takes care of my studies. I didn't hate studying to begin with, so this is perfect for me.
With it, I greatly increased the usability of 『Creation of Heaven and Earth』 and manipulated the world. It's simple. It is literally the『Creation of Heaven and Earth』. It can change not only the earth but also the sky.
It increases sunlight to specific areas, regulates rainfall, modifies topography to support climate, and creates 'islands' to support diverse vegetation.
Ecologically, an island isn't a piece of land surrounded by water, but rather a geographical feature isolated by a specific environment and impassable. In essence, a lake is an 'island' for fish, as they have no way to cross onto the next lake.
Any ecologically isolated terrain is an island, so anything can be an 'island'. Forest terrain, for example, can be an island, or a single tree. For parasites, a particular species is an 'island', and for things like pubic lice, things like human pubic hair are geographically isolated 'islands'.
And new species emerged on islands. Island resources and environments are limited, and the diversity of species is limited. Consequently, new species emerge like mushrooms, adapting to the limited environment.
Accelerate that. I don't want to merge my entire ecosystem into a single terrain, or create some weird terrain where specific terrains are all clustered together. Actually, I was originally going to do that because it's easier to manage that way, but… that's what Wahwando advised me not to do.
"Map making would be too easy if the terrain in a specific area were all similar.
Are you planning to have soldiers charge in a straight line towards the {Nectar Spring}? It would be better to intentionally twist the terrain so they have to keep exploring new places."
That seemed like a good idea, so I intentionally placed similar fragments of god apart rather than combining them, and created countless islands by subtly differentiating the species that inhabit them. These specialized creatures would become a new species, and through constant competition with the influx of new creatures, they would develop ever more vicious survival strategies.
Sometimes, if a huge mistake was made, I might end up with a species like the dodo that has lost all aggression because there are no predators, but that's all that's being prevented manually.
Anywhere in my ecosystem, there must be a million ways to tear an intruder to pieces: venom, pack tactics, size, horns, jaws, teeth, tentacles, whatever.
Accelerating time was quite convenient. The perceived time was, of course, reasonably fast. As a result, the biodiversity of my ecosystem became incredibly diverse and complex, comparable to the combined size of the three southern provinces.
So, the first problem that can be solved is that the climate is a mess. Instead, we can concentrate the climate in a specific area and create an 'island' with a different ecosystem.
The second problem is that nectar production has not increased further.
Of course, the Nectar Spring increases its 'production' rather than size as it levels up, so the size of the Nectar Spring does not suddenly double just because『Creation of Heaven and Earth』shaped it so.
But I couldn't help but feel like something was wrong, because not only was the nectar not rising, but the lake's volume seemed to be gradually decreasing.
Since it didn't seem to be a biological problem, I went to the chat room to discuss it, and I received a simple answer.
"It's simple! You just used up all the resources you had to make nectar."
"You said I used it all…?"
"Isn't it obvious? The world is so vast, and it's all made of material. Even the untamed lands, which don't really generate any flow, are so vast. Just look at the size of Syrup River and Creamland—aren't they vast? Creamland covers about a quarter of the world, sucking up all the flow within, leaving no way to generate any more magic."
"But my dessert army continues to convert life resources into magic."
"Even considering that, it's all been used up. If all your jellies die, the circulation of magic will stop, and the Nectar Spring will crush even Creamland into nectar, and when all that nectar is sucked up by other things, the spring will dry up and twist, leading to the destruction of the ecosystem."
In short, it is because my ecosystem is currently in perfect equilibrium. It was an unexpected problem. There is ample biological resources, but the lack of magic is ruining it?
Mihun also took a quick look at my ecosystem and gave similar advice.
"You. Look at the living beings for a moment. Don't you see that they are weakened?"
"Hey! It's true. Why did you become so weak?"
"Your beings were so strong because their spirit and flesh were in perfect harmony. But now, while the physical element is abundant, the spiritual element is extremely lacking, so the mind cannot handle the body."
This time, it's a nutrient deficiency. They have enough carbohydrates, fat, protein, and minerals, but they're struggling because they lack magic.
There's a simple way to solve this problem: just supply more horsepower.
There are creatures in my ecosystem that convert their life force into magic, like {Syrup}.
But now, the resources themselves are very scarce. Tens of thousands of living creatures are dying.
So, if I increase the amount of syrup, the number of creatures will just decrease accordingly.
I wish there were more life, but my ecosystem is a vast island. There's nowhere to go.
So what should we do here? We could either buy it with points, or exchange it with a Seisaisasha, who, like me, is short on biological resources.
"Why does this guy, despite receiving so much consulting from me, lack biological resources?"
However, the former is a waste of points, and the latter gains from trade, but the world's total quantity does not increase. It simply becomes equilibrium.
So there is only one way to go about this.
I opened a community and looked for guys selling magic.
『Title: I will make/sell you any high-purity magic stone.
Content: High purity, directly created by a mystical engineering expert using spirit creations.
We create and sell high-density, high-power magic stones. Skill level 11 or higher.
Any type of flow can be condensed into magic stones, or processed and sold. Prices are below…』
The price doesn't matter. I sent this guy a message.
[Vein: Habogul-nim^^ You said you were selling magic stones]
[Habogul: Ah. Yes. What magic stone do you want? Or a crafting request? Using my knowledge of spiritualism, I can condense any mystery into a magic stone...]
[Vein: You're talking to a person with a current military score of 1.2 million and a potential military score of 2 million. If you don't want to fall behind, give me any magic stone worth 300,000
[Habogul: …Huh?]
[Vein: Ah;; You want to fall behind?]
Habogul begged and pleaded that if I took 300,000 points, he would be uprooted, and I said, 'Then choose one of the two: either accept consulting instead, or accept a 300,000 point non-aggression treaty with all of the Meteor Cartel members.'
[Habogul: Consulting... I don't really need
[Vein: Ah;; No, I can't ㅠㅠ]
[Habogul: Then, in consulting, if there's a limitation on divine power...]
[Vein: Ah;; No, I can't ㅠㅠ]
[Habogul: Please have mercy… Then how about exchanging 300,000 points for any magic stone with any living creature?]
[Been: Haha, that's okay.]
So I gave Habogul a 300,000 point dessert bundle consisting of 653 types of weeds that suck up all the nutrients in their surroundings once they're planted, 16 types of candies that are good at hunting all kinds of creatures, and just plain Bisyakheet.
…Habogul contacted me again a few days later in absolute time.
[Habogul: Mr. Vein! I was wrong! Please tell me how to get rid of these evil spirits!]
[Vein: Are you curious about how to get rid of the creatures I gave you? ㅇㅅㅇ]
[Habogul: Yes! What the heck, how are there such devils! It's all your fault, so please do something about it!]
[Vein: Oh my gosh ㅠㅠ Consultation will be paid in 'Magic Stones' worth 4 points per contribution, so prepare well! I'll be there soon!]
[Habogul: Ah…no way ㅠㅠ]
[Vein: Haha, okay.]
He looked so wronged that he almost went crazy when I crossed over to his world, but then he should have just quietly accepted it when it was handed over. Or he should have just kept a good back.
I did this to seven other people besides Habogul, and before long I had enough magical energy flowing to fill my world.
Good.
And thanks to the dedicated sales efforts of four people, the number of lower-ranking members of our Meteor Cartel has increased to 30.
"Hey angel. Can we make a contract where they don't disembark for a few rounds?"
"That won't do. The most fundamental right of a player is the right to leave, and it is absolutely impossible to block it through a contract."
"I see. It's a bit disappointing."
"How much more vicious are you planning to become?"
As human as I am, I will become vicious in a human way.
[(Group) Vein: Notice to the lower-level members (>o<) This is the next disembarkment section, right? If you disembark, there's nothing I can do about it, but if you don't, we'll provide a free consultation service that doesn't take points away to all players who didn't disembark! In addition, we will definitely retaliate and threaten any forces that attack you for up to round 12, so members, go about your business with peace of mind^^ Our Meteor Cartel is strong!]
I don't know what the lower-ranking members are saying. They don't talk to us.
They just think it sucks that they lost points, and they might just negotiate with the other team in the next collision and disembark.
That's okay though. It's something that has to be in the game anyway.
Anyway, there are still a lot of people. I'll squeeze as many points and resources as possible from the other guys.
I'll squeeze out the foundation and then destroy it all.
But, we have finished organizing the ecosystem.
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