Chapter 316 Rika And Hikaru...



"The core of the world?" Hikaru saw the bulletin board and was surprised.

[That's right. Although this is only the most basic state, it is truly the core of the world.]

[In simple terms, it can power things for a million people in the territory to use Runes comfortably for 10,000 years.]

"So… what if it powers home appliances?"

[You mean you want to turn this Core into a giant generator?]

"That's right. I want to reform utilities that support life, but for a better life, electricity is indispensable."

"There is no electricity in this world, so I want to use something else instead. I think the energy within this core can be harnessed."

"Anyway, I still have a lot of soul points and elemental stones right now. Besides, we can also let Anno use the Lucky Dice to get even more resources."

[Hm… according to my calculations, if it's used by 1 million people, it will only last about 500 years if used at full capacity.]

Hikaru nodded, he felt that 500 wasn't too much.

In fact, if it was on Earth, having enough energy for 1 million people to use was huge, but this place was a Fantasy world.

He wanted enough energy to provide for other matters such as magic to protect the territory or defensive weapons..etc.

Of course, there were many other problems, he just couldn't think of it at the moment. But he wanted this core to be able to provide more power.

Nor did he think that his territory would only have 1 million inhabitants. The number of players in this world was already over 700 million, the number of inhabitants of this world could be said to be even more numerous.

Besides, The Race Gate could  also 'produce' many residents for the territory.

Currently, as Darnag expected, his domain could only hold up to 5 million people, if he wanted to accommodate more people, he needed to expand the territory but that was not a good way.

The best way was to build satellite cities. But that was still a long way off, and he didn't have to worry about that.

What he needed to focus on was creating a core that could provide as much energy as possible.

"Rika, is it possible that after the creation is complete, we can recharge the core if it runs out of energy?"

[In theory, you can do that. The Core is like a giant battery, if it runs out of energy you can power it up.]

Hikaru nodded, deciding to use the ME skill to evolve the core.

[Ding! To evolve the Core of the World, you need to spend 10 billion soul points.]

"Agree!"

[Ding! Evolved successfully, you have obtained the Core of the World V2.]

Although the size of the core remained unchanged, Hikaru could sense that the energy inside had doubled.

[Master, you should control it before evolving it to a higher level. The higher its level, the harder it is for you to control it.]

At this moment, Hikaru frowned, he felt that this was a bit troublesome. Suddenly, he had a brilliant idea.

"Rika, can you become the core operator?"

[Heh?!]

"Hm… I have an idea . If you become the core operator, you will have enough energy to create any body shape you want."

"Thanks to the Runes, they will keep your body alive and you won't have to live in the dark anymore."

"Besides, you are the only one I trust to manage the core. Whoever manages the core can't manage it as well as you."

"Also, you are capable of resisting the intrusion of others, right?"

[Hahahaha… Master, you really think about me a lot. But it's just that you find it troublesome to manage the Core, don't you?]

"Ack!" Having Rika speak his mind, he felt a little embarrassed, immediately he explained: "Rika, you misunderstand, I was just thinking how to help you."

[Alright! I understood, thank you master, hehehe…]

Hikaru breathed a sigh of relief, he asked, "So… my idea isn't bad, is it?"

[Yes, that's a great idea indeed. However, in order to create a body and maintain it to function like a normal human would require a tremendous amount of Runes.]

[Master, can you do that?]

Hikaru immediately nodded: "Okay of course, since everyone has solved the other problems, I just need to focus on studying Runes."

[Heheheh… I'm looking forward to that.]

"Alright! So… how do you control the core?"

[If I'm the one controlling it, you just need to evolve it to the maximum.]

Of course, Hikaru trusted Rika, and he decided to continue with the core evolution.

[Ding! To evolve the core of the world, you need to pay 100 billion soul points.]

"Accept!"

[Ding! Evolved successfully, you have obtained the Core of the World V3.]

At this point, the Core had a diameter of more than 10 meters, the energy inside it was 10 times that of the Core of the World V2.

Hikaru was afraid that something would happen to him, so he used Void Energy to cover the whole place.

"Continue to evolve."

[Ding! To evolve the core of the world, you need to pay 1 trillion soul points.]

"Accept!"

[Ding! Evolved successfully, you have obtained the Core of  the World V4.]

Seeing this, Hikaru felt that the core of the world seemed to have no evolutionary limit.

After spending 1 trillion soul points he still couldn't  evolve it to his final level.

[Master, don't worry. The higher the core's level cap, the greater its potential.]

Hearing this, Hikaru nodded.

At this point, the Core V4 had 100 times more energy  than V2, but the diameter had shrunk to only 2 meters. It gave off a blinding white aura like a miniature sun.

Hikaru then spoke up: "Rika..."

[Um…]

Right after that, a plume of white smoke flew out from the center of Hikaru's forehead and crept into the Core.

In the end… it all disappeared as if nothing had happened.

While Hikau was feeling confused, Rika's voice spoke again: [Master, I have taken control of the core.]

Hikaru: "..."

At least you should have found it a bit difficult in  taking control of the core like in  novels.

"So… where is Core now?"

[I am keeping it inside my soul, as long as you find the right place, I will put it there.]

Hikaru went to an empty room in the underground palace. This room was still unused, and it was about 500 square meters.

"Rika, is this place okay?"

[Very good!]

As soon as Rika finished her words, the core was placed in the middle of the room, and many magic circles also suddenly appeared.

Hikaru discovered that those magic circles weren't simple, they were all Runes.

That's right, those magic circles were all Runes that started to work on their own.

"Rika… you…"

[That's right, master. I learned how to use Runes from Narita.]

"Heh?! Since when did you learn?"

[Since you received the Rune documents from him.]

Hikaru: "..."

How far is the gap between a genius and an ordinary person? Hikaru didn't know, but he knew how far the distance between himself and Rika was.

[Hehehehe… master, don't worry. Don't you want to have some free time? The higher my ability, the more free you are. Isn't that what you're hoping for?]

Hikaru shook his head: "That's exactly what I wished for, but like this I'm like a puppet king."

[Hehehe… don't worry. Leave everything to your queens to handle, you just have to 'serve' us well.]

Hikaru: "..."

[Just kidding! Hahahaha…]

Hikaru sighed, he asked: "So…  will you have to stay here forever to control the Core?"

[No, I will still be inside your soul and I can control the core from afar. Everything has a rune that solves it.]

[Runes are really convenient, anything can be solved with them.]

[Ah! I also created Runes to help you pick up Treasure Chests that appear inside the territory. Those Runes not only help you pick up Treasure Chests, but they can also help you sort and evolve them.]

"Heh?! Can you use the evolution skill?"

[No, I just put your skills automatically on those Treasure Chests.]

At this moment, Hikaru felt that he had really turned into a puppet king. He felt that Rika was truly powerful and scary.

[Hehehe.. master, I look forward to the time when I have a real body to meet you.]

"Since you can use Runes, why don't you create your own body?"

[Huh! You really don't know the psychology of women.]

"Alright! I will create it for you."

[Thank you, master…]

"So… Now what do we need to do?"

[Heh?! That's what I have to ask you, isn't it? What do you plan to do next.]

"I… don't know either."

[...]

"Because… no matter what I want to do now, there isn't enough manpower to do it. Though Runes can help me do those things quickly."

"However, it also has a consequence that many people will not have a job."

"In the past, when we lived on Earth, a lot of factories put robots in the production process to replace humans."

"The robot worked very well, they worked tirelessly and they had almost absolute accuracy. This helped to reduce the product value to a very low level."

"However, if everyone had no job, then there was no money, if they did not have money, then they would not buy the product created by us."

"So what's the use of a lot of robots?"

"What we're aiming for is for Runes to turn into a kind of tool that can help people do things better, not a substitute for people."

"So… everyone can use Runes, but they can still create new things to help society develop."

"Runes or machines, no matter how good they are, they are just inanimate things. Without humans, their existence is meaningless."

[You are right, master.]

"So…" Hikaru took a deep breath and said, "Hopefully we can make this territory a great place."

"Although this territory is only a tool for me to level up, I want to make it the most livable place in this world."