MC Creative Mode: Wholesale Perpetual Motion Machine

Chapter 197: Continuing Background Completion

After the boy named Kurosaki Ichigo was declared the successor by Aizen, the second Soul King, and designated as the new King of Hell, a grand celebration lasted for more than a week.

It seemed as if an invisible force was secretly driving the visit. The surrounding spirit world forces, which originally came to visit because of the birth of the second generation of the spirit king, gradually increased in scale and eventually gathered into an unprecedented exchange event.

Within a week, almost all the major and minor spiritual forces across the Japanese mainland, as well as some scattered small forces and even small and medium-sized foreign forces that traveled across the ocean, received news and sent representatives to participate in this grand event.

Representatives from various spirit world factions engaged in a grand exchange of interests with the Soul Society, and some unique products of the Soul Society became the medium for commercial exchanges with other factions.

Each party showcased their local specialties, exchanged ideas, discussed orders, and agreed to cooperation.

After dealing with the probing and enticement attempts of various forces during several days of banquets, Ichigo Kurosaki was finally able to extricate himself from the subsequent business exchange meeting. He strolled through the bustling, market-like place, curiously observing the rare treasures brought by different spirit world forces.

He watched with great interest as they displayed their respective spirit world specialties and engaged in lively transactions with the people of Soul Society.

Fang Zheng was also constantly observing the increasingly rich backstories of various characters within the entire rendering area surrounding Kurosaki Ichigo.

As the rendering continues, characters such as Ichigo Kurosaki, Aizen, and Rukia Kuchiki now have relatively complete life backgrounds.

Even the background characters that appear with the real-time rendering have increasingly detailed backstories.

For example, a giant lizard that was sealed and suppressed and kept breathing heavily caught his attention. This thing had wings and all four limbs, just like a dragon in Western mythology.

This is an exhibit from the Natural Dragon Protection Association, an organization in the Spirit World where London is located—a place with some connection to Soul Society.

Through observation of the animal and the members of the Natural Energy Conservation Association who were guarding it, Fang Zheng has recorded a large amount of relevant information.

For example, in a glass cabinet engraved with runes, countless insects are killing each other, eventually condensing into a cocoon that shimmers with golden light.

Under Fang Zheng's observation, this thing was a Gu worm cultivated by a profession called "Jiang Tou Shi" in the spirit world of Southeast Asia.

The palace is filled with countless strange and unusual objects. The once vast and tranquil Spirit King Palace has now been divided into several areas, bustling and noisy like a vegetable market.

As Ichigo Kurosaki wanders aimlessly, Fang Zheng is able to observe each different object he sees and the different people displaying it, piecing together an increasingly detailed backstory.

People from different factions each occupied a section, displaying their rare treasures like street vendors and enthusiastically promoting them to passersby.

Suddenly, a gasp caught his attention. Ichigo Kurosaki turned around, his eyes widening in surprise. "A dwarf?"

"Oh, what a fine prospect!" In a corner of the Spirit King's Palace, a sturdy, strong dwarf wearing a horned helmet was stroking a thin blade and praising it excitedly.

He was short and strong, with a full beard that reached his chest, making him a perfect example of a dwarf from movies and television shows.

"Hmph!" Wang Yue, who was squatting on the ground like a street vendor with a tattered cloth in front of him and a pile of lightly pounded coins on it, patted his chest with an arrogant expression.

"All the Zanpakuto in the entire Soul Society were made by me!"

"I'll stake my honor as a swordsmith on this; I won't allow any substandard products to come from my hands!"

After becoming the new Soul King, and after much consideration, Aizen also resurrected Oetsu Nimaiya, a former member of the Zero Division.

Knut Ragnalsen, a renowned artifact craftsman from Iceland in Northern Europe, admired the sword while taking out a small hammer from his pocket and gently tapping the blade.

A crisp humming sound rang out beneath his hammer, like a beautiful melody, conveying to him the various characteristics of this knife.

He closed his eyes, listened intently, and a look of rapture appeared on his face.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, looked at Nimaiya Oetsu beside him, and said, "The raw material for this knife is what you call a Void evil spirit in your area, right?"

"I've heard about the sword-forging techniques in your Japanese region. The most advanced forging process is called 'Sanmai-gai,' right?"

"Only through three processes—folding, layering, and forging—can the finest knives be crafted."

"Among them, layering refers to the soft and hard steel wrapping technique, which uses softer steel sandwiched between two harder steels. After forging, it combines the advantages of soft and hard steel, making the blade less prone to breakage while maintaining sufficient sharpness."

"Great, great, this is really a good product!" he exclaimed.

"Judging from the two houses in your name, I already have a general idea of ​​your skills. It's really ingenious."

"By eroding the evil spirit's body with intense fire during the forging process and forging it multiple times, its core power is cleansed while its spiritual body is precisely preserved and shaped into a blade."

"It's like creating an empty shell waiting to be filled, an embryo waiting to be conceived."

"Just like the layering technique in the three-piece set, the user continuously infuses power into it, making their spiritual energy the key to the forging process."

"As power is continuously injected, the invisible forging continues. Once the power within is fully developed, it is almost equivalent to creating one's own offspring, a brand new life, a sword spirit with independent power!"

"Once the sword spirit is fully formed, it can exist for a long time. Even if its master passes away, it can continue to be used by a new successor. With a certain price paid, it is almost equivalent to inheriting all the power of the original strongman."

"Furthermore, if the spiritual energy attribute is sufficiently matched, one can continue to inject one's own power into it, allowing the sword spirit to grow stronger and stronger. Over time, it may even create a powerful divine artifact!"

Although the gestation period is a bit long and the power is very weak before completion, the advantage is that it is extremely well matched with the user's power.

“Such fine blanks,” Knut Ragnalsen grabbed Oetsu Nimaiya’s hand, his eyes gleaming with eagerness, and waved his hand. “Give me a hundred first! How about it?”

"The food looks good, give me one too."

"I want one too"

"Give me some too..."

The people surrounding Oue Nimaiya also placed their orders after conducting their own tests.

The Zanpakuto is essentially a product unique to the Soul Society.

Its power is not particularly strong, but its nature is very special. It has a growth potential that is rare among special artifacts such as magic weapons, spiritual artifacts, and spell tools.

If used properly, a Zanpakuto can grow alongside a weak person without needing to be replaced. Even if damaged, it can self-repair as long as the sword spirit is not involved. It can even be passed down from generation to generation, becoming a family heirloom that grows stronger with each generation.

Its crafting process is not complicated. It can be used to create raw materials for shallow-scaled crafting—the Great Hollow, a special evil spirit with extremely strong polluting properties. On the entire Earth, it basically only exists in the Kansai region of Japan.

Due to the barriers between the spirit worlds, it is difficult for outsiders to enter without the master's permission, making it difficult to capture such special evil spirits. Although it is possible to capture some weak Hollows in the outer areas and feed them at a certain cost, the time and effort required to crack the forging process of a Zanpakuto are not worthwhile.

“Right, let me see…” After some discussion, Knut Ragnalsen hesitated and touched his pocket, from which he pulled out an extremely thick bone, taller and stronger than his entire body, with a metallic sheen. He then took out his small hammer and struck it heavily.

Suddenly, a deep, heavy, and mysterious sound, like muffled thunder, echoed through my bones.

Legend has it that in the realm of the Norse gods, which was once a union of eight spirit realms known as the Nine Realms or the World Tree, the Aesir and Vanir gods, later known as the Norse gods, perished in Ragnarok, a twilight that affected all eight spirit realms.

Later, the Hall of Heroes, a spirit world organization rebuilt by survivors in the ruins of the former spirit world, unearthed the remains of many dead gods from those ruins.

Just hearing that deep, resonant voice, Oetsu Nimaiya's eyes widened in astonishment. As a swordsmith, his love for fine materials was almost ingrained in his very soul.

He caressed the metallic bone in front of him as if it were a beautiful woman, stroking it tenderly and pressing his face against it, listening intently to the echo as if he were listening to the heartbeat of a lover.

Listening to the vibrations in his bones, the atomic concerto played, Fang Zheng was able to glean an immense amount of information from it.

The bones even retain a certain degree of activity, and some of Thor's memories are preserved within them.

Knut Ragnalsen stroked the bone with some reluctance, looked at the crowd surrounding him, and said, "It's been a pretty good exchange meeting, and everyone here is an expert in the field. Why don't we take this opportunity to exchange some good materials?"

The group looked at each other in bewilderment, and then began to take out some of their precious materials from small items with storage space on their bodies.

Even Nimaiya Oetsu gritted his teeth and took out a fragment of the mask of the progenitor Great Void, which was killed by the first generation of the Spirit King.

As the banquet continued to expand, amidst various disturbances, the process of filling in the gaps in the background story continued under Fang Zheng's watchful eye, becoming increasingly in-depth and detailed...

Like pieces of a puzzle, they are gradually pieced together to form a complete picture.

At this moment, deep within the Spirit King's Palace...

"Mr. Aizen, you wanted to see me?" Kurosaki Ichigo arrived looking exhausted, his elegant clothes loose and disheveled, with several different lip prints still on his neck.

Aizen had his back to Ichigo Kurosaki, and in front of him was a huge screen with a constantly rotating globe on it.

Was that really a globe?
Kurosaki Ichigo was puzzled. Why did the continents on those lands all look so small?

Was it drawn incorrectly?
"You've arrived," Aizen turned around, still looking calm and composed.

Looking at the disheveled Kurosaki Ichigo, a playful smile appeared on his lips. He then waved his hand, and several girls gracefully emerged from the shadows. With lightning speed, they tidied up Kurosaki Ichigo from head to toe, instantly making the previously disheveled boy look radiant and much more energetic.

Even though more than half a month had passed, Kurosaki Ichigo was still not used to being served by others, and he shifted his body uncomfortably.

Then, he sighed and said, "Mr. Aizen, although you say I have great potential, is it really necessary for you to regard me as your successor, or even designate me as the King of Hell?"

"If what Father and Kisuke Urahara said is true, Mr. Aizen, we do have a deep-seated hatred between us."

"Because of your experiment, my mother was corrupted by the void, gradually weakened, and passed away when I was five years old after giving birth to me."

Kurosaki Ichigo calmly gazed at Aizen Sousuke's face and said, "Although you are not the direct murderer of my mother, but only indirectly, there is still a great hatred between us."

"Perhaps it will be ten or eight years, or even longer, but a battle will eventually break out between us."

"Are you really so comfortable with someone like me who harbors hatred towards you and yet possesses immense potential?"

“Kurosaki Ichigo,” Aizen said calmly, looking directly into his eyes, “there is indeed hatred between us, but you are someone I watched grow up.”

"I know your personality better than you do."

"Therefore, I have enough confidence in you. Regardless of whether you choose to fight me in the future, you are the successor I have chosen."

"By the way, how was the interaction at the banquet these past few days? Was there anything you felt uncomfortable about?"

Kurosaki Ichigo sighed deeply again: "This is terrible. Instead of asking me if there's anything I can't adapt to, I should ask if there's anything I can adapt to."

A deep sense of confusion was evident in the boy's eyes. Although he had always been a good kid, he had also gotten into fights quite a bit. In the past few days, he had witnessed what real power was.

A group of adults... no, it should be said that a group of ancient ghosts, whose ages were unknown, hundreds or thousands of years old, surrounded him like stars around the moon, flattering him almost constantly, trying to please him according to his preferences and personality, constantly making various hints, constantly promising all sorts of random benefits, and even making some threatening hints...

This radical change made him extremely uncomfortable, and he wanted to escape countless times.

"Heh..." Aizen chuckled softly, looking at Ichigo Kurosaki with an affirmative gaze, and said, "You've done very well these past few days. In the future, you will have an even higher position and even more people who will flatter you."

"While your own strength is the most important thing, you must also learn to discern the true intentions of those who flatter you."

“But…” Kurosaki Ichigo frowned, looking at Aizen, and asked, “I have done as you said. Today, you should be able to tell me what your purpose is, right?”

"Don't try to fool me. I may be a high school student, but I'm not stupid."

"More and more people are coming these days, and there are even more and more foreign faces. This doesn't seem right."

"I've asked around these past few days, and the area where Soul Society is located only corresponds to the Kansai region of Japan. Even if the appearance of you, the second generation Soul King, might cause some chaos, at most only a few Soul Societies adjacent to Soul Society will come to visit."

Aizen nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Ichigo, your senses are very sharp."

"Since you've already noticed, then I'll tell you."

He lightly tapped the air with his fingertips, and a large amount of spiritual energy surged from his fingertips, outlining the shape of a huge sphere in front of the two of them.

Next, continents and oceans were outlined within the sphere, and then, many glowing spots began to appear in the corners of these continents.

With a flick of his finger, the sphere spun rapidly. Aizen then pointed his finger again, and the sphere came to a stop. His finger also stopped on a glowing spot.

"Ichigo, do you know what this is?"

Ichigo Kurosaki frowned, looking at the familiar terrain beneath the patch. "The patch you're referring to, is it Soul Society?"

(End of this chapter)