Chapter 151 Choosing A New Power System 2
[World Name: The World of Alchemy
World Owner: Eternal Academy
World Creator: Eternal Academy
World Size: Large
World Type: Instanced
World Genre: Magical (Soul)
Bionics Allowed: No
Psionics Allowed: No
Superpowers Allowed: Yes
Requirements: Student ID
Duration: Unlimited
Description: This is a world that has the design of the medieval era of Europe, but with heavy steampunk technology. In this world, special people can awaken the ability to communicate between their souls and the rules of the world, allowing them to transmute anything following the rules of equivalent exchange.
Objectives: Discover the truth of the world.
Limitations: All Bionics and Psionics are not allowed because they conflict with this world's power system.
Provisions: You can use superpowers freely as they do not conflict with the power system. You are also free to use the full range of your AI chip's abilities.]
Oh? Dante definitely knew the source and origin of this type of world. The idea of Alchemy was actually designed by Hermes Trismegistus, an ancient Egyptian who wrote the Hermetic Corpus on which this world was likely based.
Dante did not like this power system either, though it was definitely cool. Firstly, there was a permanent limitation to the entire power system that was equivalent exchange. You cannot create something from nothing, and there was the law of the conservation of mass as well.
If Dante was in the void of space, unless he spat out something from his quantum depository or used anything on his body, his alchemy would become useless. Given that he was targeting the Zero Gate of his home realm, which was in the void of space, his decision was not without merit.
Secondly, this power system was limited. Its maximum level was controlled by the entity called 'Truth' which would take your limbs away at the slightest provocation. It might also take your younger brother too if you were not lucky.
Thirdly, unless you appeared before Truth and survived, you would need to perform alchemy with transmutation circles and raw materials. Only those who had stood before the gate and survived could perform alchemy on the fly, only needing raw materials.
So no, it was out of the question.
[World Name: The Spirit World
World Owner: Eternal Academy
World Creator: Eternal Academy
World Size: Small
World Type: Instanced
World Genre: Spiritual
Bionics Allowed: No
Psionics Allowed: No
Superpowers Allowed: No
Requirements: Student ID
Duration: 180 days.
Description: This is a world that is limited to two locations, the physical city of Karmakura and the spirit realm of the dead. Karmakura city is plagued by the spirits of the dead that either do not go to the afterlife or become twisted and harm innocent people. As such, a special group of defenders appointed by the government called the Spirit Lords are formed, using special techniques to empower and weaponize their souls against the forces of evil that hide beyond the veil.
Objectives: Defeat the Soul Emperor of the spirit realm of the dead and restore peace to Karmakura city.
Limitations: All Bionics and Psionics are not allowed because they conflict with this world's power system. Superpowers are also banned because they do not fit the world's setting, and nothing like AI chips can be used as well.
Provisions: The force you will join, the Spirit Lords, is small but very rich and influential, giving you access to many tools and items to empower yourself easily compared to other worlds.]
Dante was surprised. He was more inclined to choose this world because it was small and focused, and it seemed like he would be able to maximize his various advantages there going in with his real body.
However, he wasn't in a rush to choose it simply because this kind of soul power was not 100% what he was looking for. The power system of this world was geared solely towards dealing with spirits and had little effect on physical beings because they weren't the main threat in this world.
As Beatrice said, if Dante wanted to deal with the supernatural, all he had to do was throw out his hellfire. Even at the 3rd level of the Inferno Ascension technique, Dante was confident he could solo that final boss and cook him to death.
There was not much value. Heck, even the Magus World had a Spirit Plane where Magi could contact and interact with spirits, as well as spells of all elements dedicated to dealing with spirits.
When Beatrice chose those two worlds for him to go, it was based on the premise that both power systems had all their various criteria as well as being versatile. So if he wanted a new power system, it had to do something that his current ones could not in order to prevent redundancy and overlap.
Dante rubbed his forehead and suddenly moaned as his body twitched. He slumped into the couch as Beatrice raised her head with a look of satisfaction, swallowing a mouthful of something that left a white streak on her cheek.
She stuck out her tongue and licked that too while smiling playfully. Dante felt like he had run 300 laps around the world while Beatrice looked completely refreshed and chipper.
"So, what did you choose?" Beatrice asked with a smile.
Dante shook his head. "They are all good, but not 100% there. I can make a choice among them, but I want to look further."
Beatrice nodded and tapped her lip. "I guess we'll have to look outside of the school's worlds. This might be a problem because public Etraverse worlds have lower computing power and can glitch easily unless they pay a high amount to the Etraverse company for a good quantum server."
"What if I created my own quantum world in my base? You know, I have more than enough computing power to create one focused world for my use." Dante asked with a hushed tone.
Beatrice jumped with a look of fear and began to sweat as she looked around crazily. "Don't even think about it. The technology of creating quantum worlds is patented and heavily protected by the Etraverse Corp."
"Even the almighty Eternal Academy, who arguably have equal power to the Prime Human Council, obediently create their worlds on the platform and only use their quantum server to power it, which is why the school's worlds are higher quality and far more stable." Beatrice explained.
Dante was amused by her fear, but he understood. When they spoke about his special abilities and superpowers, even though they 100% knew no one was listening in, they were not bothered because the fallout was controllable, especially given their current power.
But whew, talking about the interests of the elite? Are you trying to die? On earth, around 10 years ago, a bunch of Redditors bullied the elite through the stock market. However, the retribution from the top was swift and brutal, also showing us just how much they controlled.
The Etraverse represented even bigger interests than anything on earth as it involved the entire universe and all its races.
"Sure, let's try the public worlds." Dante suggested.
In truth, he did not agree with Beatrice that they should stick to the school-made worlds. He did not have an overall good impression of the Eternal Academy and instinctively felt that
even if their quantum worlds were better, it would not be by much.
After all, the general public were still able to populate all those worlds without a problem, right?
"Hmm, the options are far more plentiful here. Out of all of them, I like this one the most because you can eventually find something for yourself." Beatrice stated as she shared a screen with Dante.
Dante looked at what Beatrice sent and could not help but be amused. He instantly noticed the difference between the school worlds and the public ones just by looking at the details.
[World Name: The World of Myriad Eyes
World Owner: Etraverse Corp
World Creator: Uchiha_Rulez
World Size: Tiny
World Type: Instanced
World Genre: Parody/Multi-genre
Bionics Allowed: No
Psionics Allowed: No
Superpowers Allowed: No
Requirements: Basic Etraverse Subscription
Duration: 1 session.
Description: Yo, people of the universe! This is daddy Uchiha_Rulez, and I created this world in order for us lovers of various eye techniques and powers to have fun! This is a battle royale-type world where you load into the transplant area where your virtual avatar would have the eye power of your choice transplanted into them. Any and every eye technique conceived in history is available, so pick anything you want!
Objectives: Choose your eye power, load in, and drop on the battlefield. You have various stats to decide your utility of your eye powers and can find equipment to enhance your abilities as you go!
Limitations: Meh, forget all those stupid add-ons, just choose your eye power and have fun! Also, forget superpower users, y'all suck.
Provisions: My dude, just choose an eye power and drop in. Look, how many of these shitty fields do I need to fill in?]
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