A different world game? A different world game!

After saying this, Bugret looked intently at Kana with his alchemical dragon eyes that gleamed with a metallic sheen.

To Bugret's suggestion, Cana shook his head almost decisively, without the slightest hesitation.

"Of course not, this is a very simple cost and benefit calculation problem."

His voice was steady and rational, carrying the kind of insightful calmness unique to gods.

The answer becomes obvious if you calculate carefully.

His long-term presence within the world does indeed bring some short-term, tangible benefits to the world.

However, compared to the long-term and enormous benefits he gained from venturing into the depths of the world, exploring and strategizing in the abyss, this small amount of profit is not even in the same league.

While both short-term stays and long-term expeditions contribute to the overall positive development of the world, a weighing of the pros and cons suggests that the more critical external battlefields, especially the front lines of the abyss that determine the progress of the plan, are more important.

The potential benefits he can gain from traveling are undoubtedly and significantly greater than the meager bonuses that staying in the world can provide.

Therefore, from a strategic perspective, remaining in the world for an extended period is naturally an inefficient, or even unprofitable, choice.

He was merely taking advantage of the brief lull in all this activity and the period of relative calm to enjoy a little leisure and rest within the world for a while and observe.

It is foreseeable that after a period of time, once everything is fully arranged on the other side of the abyss, he will naturally have to set off again and return to the war-torn and unpredictable battlefield of the abyss.

That is the core area that requires a deity to be present for a long time and to personally drive key strategic plans.

Especially after the decisive action to expand the scale of the Abyss Bloodbath battlefield is about to begin, it is not necessary to personally handle every detail and control the overall situation.

But at least as the core decision-maker and promoter of the entire plan, he himself must be on the front line and have a real-time, accurate and clear grasp of the overall situation so that he can make key adjustments and decisions in a timely manner.

Moreover, upon deeper reflection, it becomes clear that the expansion of the Abyss Bloodbath battlefield is now of paramount importance to the success or failure of the entire world's struggle against the Void.

Because that is the only feasible and effective way to obtain the unimaginably vast primordial energy needed to drive all subsequent battles against the void, and it is the most indispensable foundation for the implementation of the entire grand plan.

The core bottleneck to all of the Night's Watch's current grand, strategic plans and major processes lies here—in the severe shortage of the massive amount of primal energy necessary to drive these plans.

The successful expansion of the Abyss Bloodbath battlefield is currently the fastest, most direct, and relatively risk-controlled way to acquire energy.

Not to mention the related preliminary preparations, which are now basically complete and close to being finished.

Once the energy in the Abyss Battlefield is gathered as planned, and once the Bloodbath Battlefield successfully expands as expected, the abundant primal energy feedback obtained will be enough to fill the dauntingly large energy gap required for a series of grand strategies such as the "Ground God Kingdom Plan".

Only in this way can the "Earthly Kingdom Plan" truly move from a blueprint on paper to a tangible reality.

After briefly explaining the huge differences, Kana...

That makes sense.

Burghert agreed with a sudden realization, nodding in amazement.

Although he was a level 15 Night's Watchman, he rarely participated in major decisions made by the higher-ups, or even in the execution of some plans.

He was almost a completely free man.

He was happy to do these things himself.

He had no interest in those complicated and varied plans, and besides, he was an astral dragon whose lifespan was far too long.

It's difficult to offer truly useful advice or assume any responsibility for command.

Taking advantage of this rare moment of leisure, Kana turned his gaze to the towering Three Trees Platform not far away, focusing on the three precious trees that shimmered with a mysterious luster.

Those three silver trees, originally intended solely for use in executions and suppression.

At this moment, their state is completely different from Kana's initial impression of them as pure creations.

This should have been an artificial Blood Silver Tree created by him through his own rule-based abilities, perfectly combining silver metal with blood energy conduction.

However, now, they seem to have truly absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, miraculously come back to life, and radiate vitality, becoming strange plants with the breath of natural life.

The thick trunk has grown lush leaves, which are a noble and elegant white-gold color, with faint, eerie and beautiful blood-red patterns flowing on them.

Although the overall structure still has a cold, metallic feel, it strangely makes people truly feel the pulsating vitality of life.

"Why do I feel that the special materials on these three trees are not decreasing due to use, but rather slowly increasing?"

Kana asked with a hint of confusion, his tone somewhat strange.

The materials produced by these three trees are undoubtedly the most important and top-tier forging treasures in the Night Watch's current strategic resource pool.

Its core purpose is to use rare materials collected from trees to create powerful, high-level legendary weapons.

This is a key method to significantly enhance the overall strength of the Night's Watch legendaries in a short period of time.

After observing them, it seems that they are not being used effectively.

Could it be that the members of the Night's Watch felt this place was too sacred and of too great significance, and were therefore afraid to use it lightly out of awe?

On second thought, it seemed impossible.

After all, the Night's Watch, under his exemplary, pragmatic, and efficient leadership, were essentially very pragmatic.

How could we possibly waste such a valuable resource that could be used to enhance our strength against the Void Core?
Hear this.

Biglett grinned and offered a casual explanation with a knowing tone.

"It's very simple. Don't be too idealistic. To put it bluntly, looking at the entire Night's Watch and even the world, who are the top blacksmiths who can truly master and successfully forge this kind of top-grade material?"

Upon hearing this, Kana was stunned for a moment, and almost instantly only one incredibly clear figure appeared in his mind.

Sergio.

"See? Right? That's just how it is. There's nothing we can do about it. Sergio's forging skills are currently undisputed to be far ahead."

"I'm not saying that the other dwarven masters are mediocre or weak. It's just that they are indeed limited by their experience and abilities and are not yet able to properly handle and control these overly exquisite and powerful top-grade materials."

"Conservatively speaking, it may take another five or ten years before the best among them can barely reach Sergio's current level of skill and begin to try to help forge some top-level equipment."

"Moreover, in the field of forging, the masters are far ahead. In comparison, the masters who are skilled in other manufacturing techniques such as tailoring and leatherworking are still far from reaching the same level of skill. Naturally, they do not need to use these top-grade materials that are exclusively used for weapon forging for the time being."

Cana nodded knowingly, no longer dwelling on the matter.

The Night's Watch is already developing at an astonishing pace, and forcing them to do more is pointless and will only backfire.

"How are those extraterrestrial visitors—the observers—doing lately?" Cana changed the subject, asking a question he hadn't really cared about before. Those observers from outer space—Cana had previously granted them permission to retain a portion of their personnel to operate globally, allowing them to investigate and collect information of interest.

The aim is to allow them to experience firsthand the lingering effects of the God of War crisis and the dangers posed by the Void.

“Them? I’ve only seen them a few times,” Biglet said, spreading his metallic dragon claws. “They are extremely discreet and almost never actively disturb the normal lives of the world’s native inhabitants.”

"On the few occasions I was fortunate enough to witness them, they would quietly observe from one corner, curiously touch things in another, or pull people aside to ask questions, full of the exploratory desire of researchers."

“Is that so…” Kana murmured thoughtfully.

After chatting casually for a while, Kana suddenly said with great interest:
"It's quite a coincidence that I've recently made considerable progress in the technology of life compatibility of alchemical constructs. Come on, this is a rare opportunity, I'll upgrade your body core and construct."

"real?!"

A look of surprise flashed in Bugret's eyes, and he asked incredulously.

I never expected that coming to see Kana just to catch up would lead to such an unexpected and substantial gain.

Cana nodded calmly and matter-of-factly.

"That's natural."

You should know that during this trip, he made a powerful friend by chance, whose strength reached the level of a medium god. The core rules that the other party wielded were highly compatible with the creation and improvement of artificial life forms.

Without a doubt, this friend is recognized throughout the entire astral plane as the most powerful alchemical construct master, especially skilled in the perfect construction of the soul and body of living beings.

Although Bugret cannot be entirely classified as an artificial life form, his core soul essence is a special existence born from the instinct to avoid death after the fall of an astral dragon.

In other words, the soul, which constitutes the core essence and carrier of will of a life, is born naturally and spontaneously.

Therefore, strictly speaking, it cannot be considered an artificial life form. After all, the most important core of the definition of an artificial life form is the independent soul represented by the word "life".

A mere moving metal or magical body can hardly be considered a "life"; it is nothing more than a puppet, a sophisticated marionette.

Only by truly possessing an independent soul and self-awareness can one be considered a complete and genuine life.

Therefore, the focus of artificial life technology has never been on shaping the external physical form; that is merely a relatively easy path to achieve.

The true pinnacle and challenge of technology lies in how to create or imbue something with a soul—the core of life—from nothing.

That is the most important thing, containing endless mysteries.

However, very few living beings can gain any understanding or make any progress on this profound and unpredictable path.

Deities, due to their highly specialized evolution of their own exclusive rules, rarely get involved in the fundamental and complex realm of soul creation.

After all, the rules concerning the soul are one of the fundamental rules that form the basis of the multiverse. Generally speaking, only a few deities who govern life, death, and other related aspects will have some connection to them.

While other deities in other domains of authority may also desire to acquire such abilities, the vast majority lack the talent or opportunity.

At most, it will only touch upon the application level, since it is itself an extremely profound basic rule.

People like Kana, who are not only exceptionally skilled in alchemy but also have some knowledge of the essence of the soul, are extremely rare. Moreover, his mastery of alchemy makes him even more exceptional.

This is the underlying reason why Numinar, the friend from before, was so eager to build a deep friendship with Kana.

To be fair, Karna's progress in constructing techniques for creating souls is not particularly significant.

However, the understanding and practical experience in optimizing the alchemical structure of the external body, and in how to make the physical structure of the alchemical body fit the soul residing in it more perfectly, and even make the soul feel as comfortable as if it had a natural flesh and blood body, have indeed increased by leaps and bounds.

It can be said that for Bugret, who is an alchemical construct, this highly targeted technology is tailor-made and perfectly suited.

Kana also happens to need a suitable target to test and practice his skills.

Wasn't Biglett the perfect experimental subject?
Kana gracefully waved his hand.

The spatial rules surged silently, and the two figures vanished from their original spot in an instant, appearing precisely inside the towering Trial Tower in the blink of an eye.

More precisely, it appeared in a hidden dimensional interlayer within the Tower of Trials.

This is a pure, pristine, and open space that emits a soft white light.

The Dragon of Life and Death, who had been seriously injured before, was properly cared for and treated here.

Now this place has returned to its original blank state.

However, unlike the somewhat monotonous space before, some intricately designed alchemical devices with a faint blue glow appeared at the edge of the space.

The sudden arrival of the two clearly startled the person who was originally there.

The only living being here is the spatial deity, Popote.

"Whoa! I thought it was someone else. Don't suddenly appear and scare people like that, okay?"

Popper patted his chest, complaining with a hint of coquettishness.

She is now a subordinate deity of Kana, and the main rule she controls is the profound power of space.

Since acquiring this power, she can usually sense in advance whoever intends to approach her, thanks to the spatial ripples.

Because this falls within the scope of her spatial authority.

However, apart from Kana.

Because Kana is the ultimate source of her divine power, his very existence transcends the limits of spatial monitoring and therefore cannot be monitored by her perception.

Seeing Pope standing there looking somewhat flustered, Cana was genuinely taken aback.

He really didn't expect there to be anyone in this hidden space.

Because this place is completely independent of the main space and has no regular entrance, it can only be entered by opening a tunnel using powerful spatial magic.

"I figured this place was just sitting idle anyway, so I moved my main laboratory here."

Bobo composed himself and explained with a hint of smugness:
"After all, the environment here is exceptionally pure and stable, and the pervasive power of rules is very suitable for in-depth research."

Cana nodded knowingly, paying no attention to the arrangement.

This place had been empty for a long time, and it had only been used as a temporary place to house the Dragon of Life and Death. Apart from that, it had rarely been used for any real purpose.

It's quite good that Popper can use it as his personal laboratory location, making the most of it. He can also borrow the space here whenever he needs it. (End of Chapter)