Chapter 586 - 409: Moens Wins One Back, Restarting the Star Creation Experiment

Chapter 586: Chapter 409: Moens Wins One Back, Restarting the Star Creation Experiment

A star system was a completely new type of Creation within the Boundless Void. So far, only a single planetary system existed: one centered on Brurel, with its artificial moon. The most important component was still Brurel itself, a natural planet.

Thus, creating a star system, given its scale, would certainly qualify as a Heroic Undertaking.

Isaac’s current theory on Great Creations posited that they primarily fell into two schools of thought. The first involved altering, completing, or even creating new rules. This category included relatively concrete concepts, from the simple power systems of goblins and Goblin Slayers to powerful Extraordinary Systems like that of the Arcanists.

The essential rules of a Path of the Extraordinary were manifested as real-world power. Compared to more abstract rules, it was clearly much easier to construct a new, concrete Path of the Extraordinary.

Of course, "easy" was only a relative term. After all, in all these years, there had only been two truly successful examples: the Knights and the Arcanists.

For the Knights, detailed records only existed for their origin in bloodline modifications performed by Wizards. Whether Wizards were also involved in their ascent to their current prominence remained unknown.

Therefore, the Arcanists were the only truly verifiable success story.

This just went to show how difficult it truly was.

Consequently, Great Creations of this type mostly involved creating or completing rules. However, these Creations were so abstract that their true forms were difficult to perceive, let alone observe in action. There were no examples to follow; success depended purely on one’s innate talent.

The other type, which Isaac called "Wonders," included creations like the Endless Wilderness, the Endless Sea, the Endless Tower, and the Cabin in the Woods.

The Endless Star Realm Isaac envisioned also belonged to this category. Moreover, it was a type with a relatively high chance of success, as the most basic prerequisites for its construction were already in place.

Initially, Isaac’s plan had been rather conservative. He intended to accomplish it all at once: accumulate sufficient Knowledge and techniques, and then, once his abilities were ready, create the Endless Star Realm in one great leap.

The path to [Greatness] was exceedingly narrow; each Great Creation could only elevate a single individual. What made it even more challenging was that, just like with [Miracles], Great Wizards would continuously produce new Great Creations. This wasn’t because they needed the power, but because the very process of exploring Great Creations was deeply fascinating to them.

This process would continue until they found a higher research objective, just as Isaac himself was now obsessed with studying Heroic Undertakings rather than Miracles, which was the typical focus for a Miracle Mage.

Thus, preparing for the worst and to prevent his idea from being stolen, he had planned to be secretive. At the time, this was also because he had several other potential Heroic Undertakings in mind and didn’t need to "waste" this particular one on his advancement.

However, times had changed. Those other options had since been indirectly proven to lack the potential to become Heroic Undertakings. With advancement now his top priority, it was time to put this plan into motion.

Another reason was that he had come to realize that being overly secretive about Great Creations was futile, especially for a project involving a star system. For one, the Arcanists were the ones conducting the Star Creation experiments, and they had nearly perfected their ultimate achievement: the Great Arcane Art·Star Creation.

Knowing the Arcanists’ habits, they would undoubtedly make this Magic public. Furthermore, Brurel was already under a spotlight, its every development exposed to the world. Anyone aspiring to their own Great Creation would surely notice this opportunity.

Therefore, rather than working in secret and with his hands tied, it would be better to be open about it and fully leverage his head start.

However...

Looking at the data from the Star Creation experiments, Isaac let out a long sigh. Ideals were grand, but reality was harsh—as skeletal as a damn Skeleton Soldier, in fact.

The resources required for Star Creation were simply astronomical.

While the planet’s matter would be condensed from the Void, not requiring the Caster to provide it all themselves, the Magic—in both its Arcane and Witchcraft versions—demanded a colossal amount of Magic Power. It was an amount no single individual could possibly bear!

And "individual" in this case meant someone at Tier Six!

To say nothing of the fact that Isaac’s Witchcraft version of Star Creation, while more flexible and versatile than Arcane Star Creation, was inferior when it came to the actual act of creating stars.

Of course, that wasn’t to say it couldn’t be used for Star Creation. But doing so required the old universal solution: a ritual!

As long as it was Enhanced through a ritual, even the Witchcraft version could be used for Creating Planets. It was just that the cost...

...would be that much higher.

Keep in mind, Isaac hadn’t even gathered enough resources to build a Floating City yet, let alone fund the far more expensive project of Star Creation...

Of all the requirements, Magic Power was likely the only one he could easily meet. After all, he had his Dimension World, a source of nearly infinite Magic Power. ’Wait, infinite Magic Power?’

At this thought, Isaac suddenly froze. An incredible idea surfaced in his mind!

’Could the immense costs of Star Creation be consolidated into a single resource: Magic Power?’

The vast majority of materials required for Star Creation were originally just to establish a channel to the Four Elements Plane. This channel would then be used to draw upon a near-infinite supply of Magic Power to activate the Great Arcane Art·Star Creation and subsequently complete the process of Creating Planets.

During this process, the materials prepared beforehand didn’t actually participate in the planet’s creation. All the matter that formed the planet was gathered from the Void by Magic Power, processed through the corresponding Magic Model, and then guided by the Caster to assemble into a complete planet.