[The Record has arrived on Earth!]'...Hold on.'Dream circulated his mana and cleared his head of the alcohol. When his thinking was sharp, he exited the kitchen and went to the living room. He sat on the couch.'What do you mean, the Record has arrived on Earth?'[Exactly what you think. The system, which is present in this world, is now present on Earth. I have also looked through the connection given by [Summons from Another World] and I have confirmed that mana is also present.]'...'Dream went silent. Not because he was shocked, but because his brain was working in overdrive. When he finally understood, he spoke.'Get me a laptop.'[Alright.]A laptop was summoned on Dream's lap and he opened it. The first thing he did was go to a news website.He didn't have to look for long as there were already several articles on the new mysterious system. Artists had also taken to the forums.Sure enough, Dream saw a post of a picture looking just like the status screen. There were even a c
Elaina guided them up the floors.The third floor consisted of the twins two rooms. Just two doors across from each other in a hallway.The 4th floor was Graff and Elaina's room. This time there was no hallway and just a door. Looks like they had a whole floor for themselves. The 5th floor was similar to the twins floor, having two doors."We have two empty guest rooms here. There's another room upstairs, but its barely a room. We would have to furnish it before someone uses it." (Elaina)"The study isn't up there?" (Dream)Dream remembered Elaina saying there was a study and figured it would be the top floor or something."My study is underground. I have a platform in my room that leads down to it and there's no other entrance." (Graff)"...I can't believe you bought a platform." (Riddick)"What else is there to do with my loads of money? Speaking of, I can go buy some furniture for the 6th floor." (Graff)"There's no need. I have my own furniture. I'll just take the 6th floor." (Drea
"...Is mana really that important?" (Iris)Iris looked at Dream, who had stopped looking at the computer."...Do you remember after our fight in the forest, when I told you that I was one of the people who gave up? And during the talk with my mom, when she said that it was suicide? Well, it was. Because I had lost hope on that world, and because I longed for knowledge that I could never get, I decided that death was my best option. Death was the only release, the only way out that I could see. And I wasn't the only one. There are many people who lose hope, and even more who choose to ignore it and distract themselves with entertainment.Mana, however, signifies a greater calling. Mana is the way out of the cage. It shows us that we can become powerful by our own strength. And most of all, it lets us see a higher realm of existence. Now, everyone knows that that godhood isn't just some made-up concept in religion. Now, everything is truly possible. Even if I were the one choosing if Ea
Luna and Iris looked at Dream, a bit surprised.Dream, as far as they knew, had never been scared of something. However,"It's alright. We're gonna be with you, so we can help you." (Iris)Iris said, wanting to comfort him. Luna grabbed his hand."You must be stressed. Let's head to bed. A lot has happened today.""...Alright."Dream nodded and let Luna pull him into the room. Iris also pranced over and jumped onto the bed while Dream climbed under the covers."Aren't you guys going to your room?" (Dream)"It's too much of a pain to climb down. We'll just stay here." (Iris)"I'm also rather tired." (Luna)The girls climbed under the covers as well and snuggled up to Dream, who was kind of relieved that they would stay." *sigh* You're body is warm." (Iris)"..."Dream looked at Iris as she hugged his right side like a body pillow. Luna also laid on his left."Hey, Dream." (Luna)"?"Dream turned his face and saw Luna's. She spoke with a soft whisper."I wanna put on a song." (Luna)Dr
Dream walked in and looked around."It's not as big as I thought." (Dream)"Well what you see now is only a bit. There's a library off to the side. There's also a storage room where I keep my materials. There's a forgery and crafting area over there where I make things. This area we're in is where I do most of my writing and theory work." (Graff)Graff pointed out the doors to other rooms as he explained what they were. In the room they were in, Dream could see a big table with many papers on it, along with boards on the walls, like chalkboards. These chalkboards had many drawings and writings on them, which Dream didn't know the purpose of.Graff spoke after noticing Dream's curiosity."Alright! Our purpose today is not explaining the crap on the walls, but the knowledge in your head, Dream. I want to see if it's really as good as I think. Let's sit down first." (Graff)Graff led everyone to a table and sat."Now, If I'm going to explain my knowledge to you, there are things you need
"This book is called, 'Metal Collection'. Sophia?"[It really does have what we're looking for! It's an encyclopedia listing a bunch of different metals and their properties! Graff probably used this to find the best metal for those wires.]Dream could sense Sophia's excitement at getting new and important information. He also flipped open the book to a random page."Hmm... Orichalcum? Highly shapable material and gold in color. Wait, this is just gold."[Elements will be the same on this world as on Earth. The only difference is that manmade materials like steel won't be present. That and the quantities of certain materials will be different. But, that's not what we're looking for.]"We're looking for how mana affects those materials. So how does mana affect gold?"[From what I see, its much stronger, but still very malleable. It's also a good mana conductor. Graff may have chosen gold for his wires.]"So is there any other difference? Just stronger?"[Don't expect too much from it.
Dream sat down on a box with the titanium chunk in his hand."Alright, we need to figure out the language of mana. That guy on the forum said that mana works by giving parameters, like a program. He called it a sequence. But this isn't as simple as electricity in a circuit. And correct me if I'm wrong, but it doesn't seem like mana is as simple as being a regular substance either. I'm not even sure if mana is 3-dimensional since it has such bizarre properties, not that I know what they are."[Mana is 3 dimensional. I don't have any doubts about that. I believe that the soul, however, doesn't operate in the 3rd dimension, but the 4th.]"If the soul doesn't operate on the 3rd dimension, then how does it control the body?"[Well there's one thing that you can't misunderstand. It's that just because something is located in the 4th dimension, doesn't mean it can't be in the 3rd at the same time. Just like how things in the 3rd dimension can be in the 2nd dimension. This, however, means tha
Dream sat there contemplating for a bit.[There's not much we'll be able to do to help from here. All we can do is warn people and they'll have to figure everything else out.]"I know. But I still can't help but wish I were there. You said that people are leveling up? What about skills?"[The most common skills are shooting and basic sword mastery. There's also sports-related skills popping up. Cooking is another one.]"I guess that's good. I was actually thinking of posting some of our findings about magic. Like how levels strengthen the soul, skill signatures, how the soul is 4 dimensional, stuff like that."[I can do that. We can post it as an addition to the guidebook. Maybe make a section for our findings.]"Sure. Another thing, make a general A.I. for them, like Siri. It can help with various things and give them something else to focus on."[Alright.]"...Is there anything else?"[There isn't. At least for now. Its been barely a day since we sent things out, things need time to
"What was that?! How do you know the World Eater?"Not long after Luna left, Vursoid appeared in front of Dream. He wasn't the only one. The rest of the asura gods appeared as well.7 gods stood around Dream, who continued to sit lazily in his chair. Truly, any demigod standing in here now might pass out from the stifling Wills. But Dream remained unaffected, simply because he understood far too much about Will.He scratched his head.Dream was honestly surprised. Not by Iris, but by how quicky everyone was able to figure out who he was. Ziji only needed to hear that single name, Dream, and he figured out who he was.Of course, Ziji also knew far more about the universe than Dream. Ziji knew the famous World Eater, Iris, and knew that she had come from a world with an Asura Craftsman. This was Dream's lie that he planted not just in Giros' head, but in his book as well. The book that Giros held carried all the information about the world he oversaw, and anybody above him could look at
Nothing changed much after Luna and Alice appeared. For the next long while, Dream continued to lay back and ponder the universe.In his concept of Physical Reality, Dream was constantly learning all he could from those around him. Vursoid gave the greatest amounts of information while Dream occasionally mined away with Kevin or steal some of Quanta's gadgets.After some time, Dream quickly noticed an abnormality with the others though.None of them attempted to comprehend all aspects of Physical Reality. For instance, Quanta specialized in devices based off of quantum mechanics, but Kevin hadn't the slightest clue about how Quanta's bots worked. For someone who was comprehending a concept, Dream found it shocking to know that they didn't study everything.They all fell into their own specialized paths and pushed that set of knowledge to its extremes. This was very much unlike Dream who worked from the ground up, learning absolutely everything he could across every subject.Dream obvi
Luna and Alice instantly appeared on the other side of the portal, and they looked at their new surroundings.There were tall buildings all around, and people rushing down busy streets. All of them were asuras."The Blood Drop Primary World."Luna mumbled. She obviously had intel on this place, and all the other significant celestial landmarks throughout the universe. Coming here was simple for her.Then, she turned her head, looking at the building beside her."Dream's Armory?"She was a bit stunned when she saw all the thousands of people flooding in and out of this cubic building.Before she could get curious though, she suddenly felt herself shudder. Her soul bond that had been dormant for years was finally strengthened. She could feel Dream on the other side, and immediately knew exactly where he was. Alice felt the same thing.Without hesitation, both of them jumped into the void, appearing on the planet next to the primary world. Specifically, she appeared in Dream's mechanical
The last place Dream stopped was Kevin's mountain. At the base, he walked through the entrance of a mineshaft before descending through the eerily silent tunnels.At first, Dream didn't think that this tunnel could descend very far. From the ground until the edge of this world, one could only descend 2 miles at most. Dream's metal tree rooted a bit over a mile deep before hitting the edge of the inverted world.But Dream was easily able to tell when he went far deeper than what was possible. At some point, he went 20 miles deep. It was only here that he finally arrived at the end of the long tunnel.The sounds of clanging metal rang out as Dream turned a corner. When he peeked out, he saw Kevin digging away with his pickaxe. It didn't look like there was anything special behind his actions, but Dream refused to believe he did this for no reason."If you're here for tutelage, then start digging."Kevin plainly spoke, prompting Dream to conjure a pickaxe out of thin air. Merely using th
A month after Dream officially spread his business, word spread like wildfire.Dream knew it would take a while for publicity to reach him. In truth, he had actually expected a month to be all he needed for his business to explode. And sure enough, it happened exactly as he thought.Dream's bots were too useful. They were manufactured power, something unseen in the wider universe. Dream didn't know of any others, god or otherwise, that could make use of physical energy and arcane transmutation to create bots capable of crushing anything above the class 3 level.After all, normal power was individualized. A person had to increase the power of their souls through skills and levels, opening up larger energy reserves that could be used to move magic with greater power. But these bots didn't need the energy reserves of a soul. They could use energy from physical sources and convert it into magical power.While this conversion wasn't infinite, relying on enchantments to transmute, Dream mad
Orin nodded at Dream."Very well. Your services are welcome. We fight a great many battles with Hell, and these disposable soldiers will help us mitigate losses. Of course, you will be properly compensated. What do you wish for?""Well, first and foremost, I have a sister who needs training. You see, she's an asura who happened to inherit the so called Blood Drop Stance. I'd like her to receive tutelage.""I understand. How about I take her as a disciple?""I like that idea."Dream readily agreed. Of course, Melody's life would be out of his hands if she were being taught by the sword god, but on the other hand, there was no better way for her power to explosively grow. Dream was sure she'd like this idea, and to some extent, he trusted this sword god."Other than that, I need materials. These bots require great sources of power, and strong materials help greatly.""Of course. You'll be paid for their use, and upon destruction, we'll give you the materials to create another. You'll co
The Red Eye clan was exceptionally busy. At the moment, they were making final preparations. Many just stayed in their homes as they were instructed, while people from all over the planet returned to their roots. Like that, everything associated with the Red Eye clan concentrated on their cities.Patriarch Star sat in the capital city. Dream had told them to gather in a select few cities and wait. He also gave them a deadline. At that time, he would move them all, though he didn't say how.They were given plenty of time, and now, they were finally ready. Now, they just waited.That was when Patriarch Star sensed something. Standing, he left the building he was in and looked at the sky.A mile above the city, a hole in space opened. This hole expanded from one mile wide to a thousand miles wide, and it didn't stop there. Everyone on the ground was baffled as the sky became black, turning the city below pitch black as well.After a few seconds though, everyone felt suspended before the
After a few hours, Dream was able to get a hold of the situation.Everyone in Dream's immediate family was marked, their souls taking on this symbol of the ascendency. They also gained titles, but since they weren't Dream's children, their titles were special. His parents had a title displaying their position above Dream and his siblings received a title reflecting their position beside him. Of course, they didn't suddenly gain power equal or above his, or any authority.But surprisingly, they did still gain power. Dream's parents had risen to the class 3 realm, while only one of Dream's brothers became a class 4. While they couldn't compare to Melody's power when she was at the same level, compared to the general populace, they were actually normal.But now, both of Dream's parents spontaneously broke through to have class 4 power. Even Dream's brothers had a burst in power. Not even Melody was spared, gaining more power than all of them.And Dream could feel his effects on them. The
"What the hell just happened?!"As Dream and Tersa hung around outside the planet, there was a ship that suddenly sped toward them. Out came a panicking Melody. Behind her in the ship was their mother."Hi mom!"Dream waved like a child when he saw his mother, ignoring Melody's shock. She waved back, although a bit absentmindedly.Seeing Dream's mother, Tersa became a bit curious, looking at Shannon with wide eyes. At the same time, Melody poked at Dream."What did you do?! Since when do you merge planets just because?!""I didn't do it just because. I did it because I want to take Earth along with me. Now you can see mom and dad whenever you want.""That's true, but at least make some preparations first! You literally just tore the planet apart! People are going crazy! Besides, you left some people behind.""Left people? Oh!"Suddenly, Dream remembered something.Earth had advanced to create megastructures and navigate space. How could they have not colonized other planets like Mars?