"Melody, is it? How old are you?"After determining that Melody was going to try and join the branch clan, Vela asked. Age was important in determining someone's talent. If one spent a hundred years just to reach class 4, then they obviously weren't very capable, otherwise they would have pushed through the barriers to each class quickly.Dream knew that the majority of people would never reach class 4. Some people wouldn't ever be able to enter the class 3 realm. They either had poor skills, a weak soul, or just bad perception, making it impossible for them to expand on their skillsets.Dream and Melody, on the other hand, were incredibly talented. Dream had entered the class 4 level after only a few years, and that was only because he held back from advancing for a while. Even now, he could kill class 5's. His soul was extraordinarily powerful, and his skills were so amazing that he had already touched a concept.As for Melody, while she wasn't like Dream, she still possessed incred
After Dream made his little declaration, Vela spoke with doubt."...That's a bit more than I expected. I'd like to see where this confidence of yours stems from. After all, our clan has a long history and fantastic crafters, all of whom have built up our clan's foundation over hundreds of years. It won't be easy to just improve on everything. Plus, how much can one man do?""Mm. Indeed."Surprisingly, Dream nodded in agreement. It truly wasn't easy to simply improve on everything a long standing clan had built. After all, this clan even had class 6's. Those people could surely create many varieties of powerful gear. These pieces of gear would be passed down through the generations, maintaining their glory for the lifetime of the clan.However, this difficulty only applied to those who had shallow understandings of science and magic. Dream was confident in his ability to build up any nation or clan into a powerhouse. Back on Earth, he had legions of billions of bots, millions of which
"A foot! The blood level has reached a foot!"When Dream and Vela walked back into the evaluation center, they could hear cheers and cries of surprise. Dream took a look at the space where Melody was fighting.The previously dead desert was now a sea of blood. Melody stood within this blood that reached her shins. In her hand was the sword that Dream gave her, the roses of blood on it glowing with vibrant vitality as if it had absorbed the lives of the enemies it killed.Melody's breathing was calm. She stood across from an army of creatures. Some of these creatures were merely humanoids wearing armor and wielding weapons like swords, spears, bows, or axes. Others were giant and burly. Some were smaller and looked like tigers, while some flew in the air with brilliant wings.All these creatures stood opposed to Melody, drowning the space with roars and screeches. Waves were kicked up as they charged toward her, the only thoughts in their minds to kill her.Melody dashed, sprinting int
There are two main aspects of a person's being.The first was the most important. The soul. The soul contained the most fundamental aspects of a person's being. Their personality, their consciousness, their memories, their feelings and desires, and their wisdom. These things drive all intelligent beings.The soul exists almost as an intangible mass of energy. It cannot be touched or interacted with by anything material. It resides in a higher dimension, the 4th dimension.The second aspect of a person's being is their body. There are two types of bodies. The first is the physical body. The physical body is usually a mass of flesh and blood, and it is connected to the soul. It could be thought of as a material puppet, driven by the soul but also basic instinct that comes from the brain. Most intelligent beings only have a physical body. This body usually decays faster than the soul, and it's also usually incredibly weak.Finally, there is the spiritual body. The spiritual body is a mas
Vela was quick to show Dream and Melody to a residence within the clan. Dream hadn't expected much, but surprisingly, Vela brought them to an incredibly large mansion.The mansion was located within the depths of the clan but also far away from anything like the standard clan areas. It was isolated and surrounded by natural landscapes. The size of the clan was easily the size of a large country back on Earth, so finding an empty area wasn't difficult.After taking them to the residence, she let them be. She had many things to discuss with the clan leaders, and Dream had things he wanted to do himself. So, they parted ways. Though, not before Vela left Dream with some kind of mana device.The device she left him was a communicator. It used mana signals to send voice or text transmissions across distances. Basically, it was a magic phone. In order to send messages, you needed someone else's contact mark, a special mark specific to the person not unlike a phone number.Vela left him with
After Tersa and Dream came to a consensus, Dream was quick to begin transforming the planet.The pool of nanites quickly became a lake, and then a sea. The nanites constructed dozens of fusion reactors that further powered their expansion. The nanites also formed clusters that would launch themselves to all corners of the planet, establishing more sites of expansion.Dream was going to engulf this entire planet, turning it all into pure material. After that, there would be nothing he couldn't do with it.While the nanites expanded, Dream had them create massive machines at different points on the planet. These machines would be responsible for terraforming the planet, modifying its atmosphere in order to make it hospitable. At the same time, factories were erected that began producing powerful bots and ships. Naturally, Dream had to establish massive magic machines that would be responsible for enchanting everything. His bots and ships could no longer survive in space with just physic
"Wow, old guy. At least several thousand years old..."Melody mumbled as they walked in through the doors and laid eyes on the man behind the desk. Hearing this, Vela's eyes widened before she shot a warning gaze at her. The old man behind the desk also didn't seem pleased.But that old man wasn't too concentrated on Melody either. His senses landed on Dream. While Dream could unconsciously hide his power from even high level class 5's, doing so in front of a class 6 wasn't so easy.At first, the old man couldn't sense anything from Dream. It seemed like Dream didn't even exist, not the slightest hint of energy or aura leaking from him at all. This caused the old man to sweep Dream with his Will, and the things he saw and felt astonished him.When this happened though, it was Dream's turn to frown. Getting analyzed by someone's Will felt incredibly intrusive. With a thought, Dream's own Will countered the old man's. The old man felt his Will be systematically enveloped, isolated, and
After a bit more looking, Dream suddenly sent the books around him back to their places. His control over the repository's enchantments also retracted, leaving a back door just in case.Seeing that he was done, Vela looked at him oddly."So... was it helpful?""Not as much as I thought it would be."Dream let out a small breath as he spoke. Vela was surprised by his disappointment."Really? Those books record a large part of the advancement process. They've helped very many people in their advancements.""Those books only contain superficial knowledge. It doesn't grasp the core truths of the advancement process.""They definitely do. I know because I've read those books and used their knowledge in my own advancement.""No, you misunderstand. They don't hold the core truths, because the most foundational processes during advancement are overseen by the System. Thus, you can't possibly understand those truths. You were never allowed to.""...Oh."Vela was stunned silent, unable to retor