novelraw Chapter 444: The Heart of Nature Selected
Chapter 444: The Heart of Nature Selected
The nations reached a final agreement on the transformation of the new world almost in an instant.
Afterward, Harry, acting as the supreme leader of this transformation, used his Transcendent power—the ability to open portals to another dimension—to travel across the nations. He personally transported their developers, engineering teams, and immigrant groups over one by one.
Naturally, this ability was not permanent. It was an authorization granted by Bai Yang. He planned to revoke this access in the future through Merlin's words and establish stable dimensional passages instead.
But that was a matter for the future. For now, it was certainly much more convenient to let Harry do the running around.
This could be considered fully mobilizing the subjective initiative of these countries. In a time when various Transcendent beings were constantly emerging across the globe and Transcendent crises were breaking out with alarming frequency, having a world completely devoid of Transcendence as a retreat route would make many people much bolder.
The appearance of the new world was bound to alter the already turbulent global landscape.
Companies and corporations that had reached their developmental limits now possessed more room to grow and a brighter future. Ordinary people, previously trapped by resource constraints, also found completely new avenues for advancement.
Just like Europe's Age of Discovery or America's expansion into the Wild West, many people would inevitably die, but a new group of individuals would absolutely rise to power.
By injecting the element of Transcendence into the mix, Bai Yang ensured that this rise would be filled with even more unpredictable twists and turns!
"Perhaps the future new world will turn into a completely new battlefield and a Transcendent arena?" Alvin mused quietly. He was already contemplating the possibility of creating another starting point for Transcendence on this planet."Of course! As long as they want it, never mind a Transcendent arena, I could even forge a Path to Godhood for them!"
Bai Yang declared with utmost confidence. The emergence of this brand-new world would push his Wish Power collection to a new peak. Given thirty to fifty years, he was confident he could double Earth's population!
What was the primary reason why many countries struggled with declining birth rates before this?
Gender conflicts? The cost of raising and educating children? Or something else?
None of the above. There was only one true factor restricting population growth: insufficient resources!
If a country truly had enough territory and abundant resources that required a massive population to develop, they would relentlessly encourage reproduction, going so far as to use every method imaginable to lower the costs of childbirth!
This phenomenon had been vividly demonstrated during the Age of Discovery, the era of massive colonization, and the westward expansion!
Did people really think those nations did not want their populations to grow? It was simply because their domestic conglomerates and mega-corporations monopolized too many collective resources. That led to a complete decline and collapse of regional resources, leaving them indifferent to the issue of population growth.
The leaders of every Major Power understood clearly that population equaled productivity, consumer power, Combat Power, and the very foundation of a nation. If there was truly a place to expand their population, they would try it no matter what!
"Once this world is developed, we can use this method to continuously replicate the worlds of various Divine Pantheons, and even virtual or integrated worlds for group expansion. Perhaps it won't be long before we can truly complete the Setting of the Ten-thousand Worlds' deities!" Alvin said with profound reverence. "When that time comes, Crown, you will be the true Lord of the Ten-thousand Worlds!"
Bai Yang chuckled and nodded. Only then did he slowly shift his figure from the planet's surface up into its exosphere.
Up here, he could observe the high-dimensional information flow. He could see the Wish Power accumulating in the sky above this planet, as well as its sources.
Aside from the trial candidates, the first batch of new world explorers—wearing hazmat suits and protective masks—also provided him with a massive surge of Wish Power.
The Wish Power offered by these individuals was not immense in quantity, but it was exceptionally pure. This was because the expedition included various scientists, engineers, and researchers who were currently analyzing the environment and cosmic location of this world.
If they eventually discovered that this was a planet they had previously observed from Earth, who knew how they would feel?
"This increase in Wish Power... it is perfect, absolutely perfect!"
Even Bai Yang looked incredibly approving and satisfied. Right before his eyes, high above this unique planet, Wish Power belonging to the Celtic Divine System was slowly converging!
It was still that special method of Reversing Cause and Effect he was most familiar with. Everyone believed that this world and this Tree of Life were nothing more than a casual pawn placed by the Celtic Divine System in this realm. Only Bai Yang knew the truth: this was no mere pawn, but the very core of the Divine Pantheon known as the Celts!
He was now highly proficient at shaping Divine Pantheons. He no longer relied on the Godhood methods of the Dylan Continent, choosing instead to forge them through Divine System Anchors he selected himself.
The results appeared to be exceptional. Next door, the Sun of the American God System continued to shine brightly, while the Tree of Life and this world itself served as the Divine System Anchor for the Celts.
For the future Olympian Gods, or rather the Greek Titan pantheon, the anchor would simply be Kaos himself. Bai Yang had truly taken the art of molding deities to a whole new level! At this moment, the high-dimensional information flow was telling him that the purity and quality of this Wish Power were superb. If he hoarded it for another two days, he might even be able to rely on this Wish Power to unleash a storm of Divine Miracles on this planet as well.
"Oh, that is right! There are only forty thousand people here in total. Putting on a show for them will consume far less Wish Power, and thanks to the giant screens, it can still be broadcast live to the entire globe! They will not even suspect the authenticity of this place! I am Numb With Winning!"
Bai Yang suddenly thought of a way to achieve massive results with a tiny investment. Since there were fewer people here, the Wish Power and God Power required would naturally be vastly reduced.
This was unlike the world next door. Because of the three Overseas Students from the Dylan Continent, many rigid God Power expenses simply could not be spared, turning into a massive drain on God Power within Bai Yang's plans.
"Let me think... how can I make this trial a bit more entertaining to watch!"
Every action was for the sake of Wish Power. Bai Yang understood perfectly well what the people tuning into this Celtic trial wanted to see. Therefore, he prepared to cater to their tastes and let some unique Transcendent lifeforms make their grand debut on this continent!
"Alvin, tell me, if everyone believes that this continent has dragons, Giants, Fairies, and druids, will this land actually spawn these creatures? I mean, not things designed and deployed by me, but self-derived existences?"
Bai Yang asked softly.
"Of course, Crown! You are the Creator God of this world. The future of this realm will shift and evolve according to your vision and the Wish Power of the masses. This is the very foundation of world-building!"
Alvin naturally accepted Bai Yang's hypothesis without hesitation, and he even helped brainstorm ways to complete this Setting.
"In that case, perhaps you could orchestrate a simple and direct descent of a nature spirit? The remaining trial candidates have already finished their watering phase. It is time for the next step!"
Bai Yang nodded slightly. "Yes, it is time for the nature spirits to descend and select the true candidates!"
They pushed forward with both matters simultaneously. While the development teams from twenty nations—including Britain, France, America, and Russia—had just driven the first piling for their new base into the soil of another continent, the forty thousand trial candidates were continuously being eliminated through grueling round after round of fetching water.
From thirty thousand, down to fifteen thousand, then five thousand, then two thousand, and now... a mere one thousand remained!
Many slumped to their knees before their seeds. Watching the people beside them successfully sprout their plants while their own seeds remained utterly dormant, the Despair and remorse in their eyes was Shocking to Behold.
Yet they did not even have a chance to remedy the situation. Many had completely exhausted their strength and could only kneel in place, awaiting the final Pronouncement of Judgment.
This allowed the outside world to witness the sheer cruelty of this selection process. The second phase of the trial had not even concluded, yet only a thousand participants were left.
Going from three million down to a single thousand had taken merely a short week. The brutality of this Transcendent selection gave everyone watching a profound and sobering realization!
In the very next second, the winds and clouds in the sky abruptly changed. A deafening roar echoed in everyone's ears, instantly crushing their already exhausted bodies back down to the ground!
A colossal draconic silhouette that blotted out the sun suddenly manifested in everyone's eyes!
It was a Red Dragon. And upon the back of this Red Dragon sat a man clad in silver Armor, appearing just like that before the crowd: "Great Mage Merlin, Gareth has arrived as promised!"