My setting is above yours!

Chapter 123 [Truth] Sector Prometheus, Complete Ability Formula [Unknowable Domain] (4k8)

When Ron saw the new world setting pop up in the Dimensional Update Manual, he almost couldn't resist clicking the "Create New World" option and directly merging "Void" and "Technology" into one—

But then he immediately realized that the anchor of the [Void] setting was still hidden in his small safe in his dormitory. If he chose to [Create a New World] now, who knows what that semi-illusory finger bone would become?

What should I do if I make a scene and my roommates find out?
That's too impulsive... Let's talk about creating a new world when we get back to the dorm.

Ron suppressed his excitement and forced himself to calm down, but he still couldn't hide the upward curve of his lips—

After all, this is about the harvest of the Dimensional Update Manual!
Ron never imagined that his visit to the Central Intelligence would yield such an unexpected and delightful surprise...

To put it bluntly, it had been a full three months since he last obtained the world setting of [Void], before he even took the college entrance examination.

Ron has been completely baffled by the method of finding the "Setting Anchor," and has no idea how to obtain a "Setting Anchor" in order to access the world setting.

But this unexpected surprise saved him from continuing his aimless search and led him directly to a harvest that would unlock a new world!
That's a new world...

Ron created the "Potion Age" solely through [mysticism] and [potions], and then rapidly rose through the ranks by profiting from his dealings with the "Potion Age," reaching his current position.

If Ron were to create some kind of "Void Age" or "Technological Age" using [Void] and [Technology], the benefits he could gain would naturally increase exponentially!
The benefits are just around the corner—you know, every time Ron goes to a new world, he extracts the basic settings of that world!
Upon arriving in the "Potion Age," Ron obtained the [Ember of the Age of Gods], the foundation of this era. The [Potion Sequence] is built upon this foundation, and Ron even now occasionally needs to use the [Ember of the Age of Gods]'s "Magic Vision" to constantly provide him with buffs...

In the "Superpower Era," [Illusion Dissolve] is Ron's greatest contributor to his current success, being the most powerful and unreasonable of all his abilities.

Once he arrives in this new world, Ron will naturally receive a powerful ability equal to these two... and perhaps even one that synergizes with certain other abilities, like [Out of Control] and [Ability Model: Telekinesis], bringing Ron a new leap in power!
Not to mention, there's something else very important...

Ron stared at the word "technology" on the Dimensional Update Manual's screen, his eyes practically overflowing with longing.

It's important to understand that even in a technologically advanced future like Ideal City, the Dimensional Update Manual only designates it as the so-called "Superpower Era"...

"Superpowers" are the dominant theme of this era; technology is merely an added embellishment and is fundamentally incapable of becoming an important part of this era.

However, with the world setting of "technology", Ron can naturally create a new world with "technology" as the background of the era. Because of this underlying world setting, this world will inevitably take "technology" as the foundation of the era, just like the "Potion Era" with "potions" and "mystery" as its background!

At that time, the science and technology, which are far more advanced than those of Ideal City, will naturally be a real gold mine for Ron!
For example, one of the most obvious, and also the most helpful, benefits to Ron—

Prometheus's Experiment in Seeking Knowledge!
Prometheus needs a complete FTL technology, but in the environment of Ideal City, Ron's research capabilities are indeed lacking, making it difficult for him to develop FTL technology based on a technological system in a very short time using purely scientific methods.

If we follow Dawn's plan and take a shortcut through the Spirit Realm, Ron will have to risk his life in the Potions Age to find a way to cross the Spirit Realm...

While it is indeed possible, it is also quite dangerous—Ron had originally planned to do so, but now it seems unnecessary.

After all... how could a world with science and technology far more advanced than Ideal City not have FTL technology, which is found in the most classic science fiction works?

Ron could simply go to this new world openly and honestly, then look for papers and documents related to [FTL technology], or even try to obtain related products directly—

If this world's technology is truly advanced enough to explore the stars, then Ron would naturally have the opportunity to purchase a private spaceship, and Prometheus's experiment in seeking knowledge would naturally be solved!
Thinking of this, Ron's suppressed excitement surged up from the bottom of his heart once again, and he could no longer hold back his laughter.

404, who was standing to the side, was completely confused and couldn't help but ask:

"While I understand you're happy to receive the reward of direct access to the [Central Intelligence]... there's no need to be so excited."

As she spoke, gazing at the silver mirror atop the tower, her face, unusually free of its usual languor and weariness, brightened, and she spoke with seriousness:
"Don't look around carelessly... The head of the [Central Brain] think tank is watching us from up there. Bow with me first!"

After saying that, she looked up at the majestic figure with a crown on his head, whose gender was indistinguishable, then gently clenched her fist and tapped it against her heart before giving a standard military salute.

"For Moen..."

she whispered softly.

Seeing 404's actions, Ron immediately understood that she also knew this god hadn't died, but merely existed as a shadow within this silver mirror, guarding the [Tower of Mirrors]...

'No wonder it's called an audience with the [Central AI]... To put it bluntly, it's actually an audience with this deity!'

Thinking about this, a hint of doubt couldn't help but arise in Ron's mind:
'But... ultimately, why gods?'

The time before last, my [setting anchor] was a novel I found at a roadside stall; the time before that, my [setting anchor] was a finger bone from a corpse in a [historical void]...

'But this time, the Dimensional Update Manual is using a god as a "setting anchor," only ceasing assimilation because the god is still alive—there must be something wrong with that!'

Even disregarding the vast differences in their status, just considering the commonalities among these "anchoring points," this whole thing seems rather strange—

After all, by all accounts, a "set anchor" should be an inanimate object.

'The Dimensional Update Manual didn't assimilate this [Mirror God] because it was discovered that he wasn't an inanimate object, but there must have been a reason why he was assimilated as a [Setting Anchor] from the beginning—'

'After all, when we saw the impending arrival of [7] in the mortal realm before, the Dimensional Update Manual didn't use it as a [setting anchor]...'

Thinking of this, Ron suddenly understood:
'This [Mirror God]'s condition... can no longer be described as being alive normally!'

'He wasn't in a normal state like [7], but was clearly on the verge of life and death... It was precisely because His state was too close to that of an inanimate object that He was assimilated by the Dimensional Update Manual and extracted from the world's setting!'

'But...what exactly caused Him to become like this?'

'If I remember correctly, 404 mentioned before that the [Mirror Tower] would pull people into the mirror to fill the redundant calculations of the [Central AI]...'

'So… as the shadow within the largest mirror at the top of the tower, is the vast majority of the [Central AI's] computing power provided by this [Mirror God]?'

'Such eternal torment, and the responsibility of maintaining the [Anti-Mystic Equation]...'

'I wonder which god He was who built the ideal city, and what order He belongs to... Could He be [Atina]?'

Thinking of this, Ron's gaze at the shadow in the mirror became complicated, with a hint of pity in it.

But seemingly noticing Ron's gaze, the shadow on the silver mirror atop the tower tilted its head slightly. Although Ron couldn't see its expression, a sudden realization dawned on him—

The "God in the Mirror" seemed to have seen through the meaning in his eyes and was smiling at him!

Ron quickly averted his gaze, solemnly mimicking 404's gesture as he bowed to his reflection in the silver mirror, earnestly repeating:
"For Moen!"

The next moment, an ethereal voice, indistinguishable in gender, distance, and language, rang in their ears:

“In the name of Moen… you are permitted to do what is within the bounds of authority.” As the voice faded, Ron saw the shadow on the silver mirror at the top slowly solidify, no longer as agile as before, but transforming into a pure, imposing shadow, like a portrait, without any movement.

404, standing to the side, resumed his previous lazy expression and said:

"That person just now was the head of the think tank of the [Central Intelligence]... He is responsible for the equipment maintenance of the [Central Intelligence], and as the holder of the authority of the [Central Intelligence], he is always resisting the erosion of the [Historical Void] in Area A."

"The operation of the Anti-Mystic Equation owes a great deal to Him... However, He is very busy most of the time, and I cannot help you apply for His assistance, so you can only look at other things here at most."

As she spoke, she took out the silver mirror that had just been used as her identification to enter the Tower of Mirrors, and casually slid it across its surface. Several mirrors then flew down from the suspended sky, one of them landing in front of Ron—

"This is the direct access channel to [Prometheus] - by touching the silver mirror, you can directly access the [Central Brain]'s think tank intranet and get the most comprehensive data support."

404 then pointed to two other mirrors placed next to each other, "This is the database under the jurisdiction of [Prometheus], ​​and only [Prometheus]'s Lv.4 can access it."

Ron immediately understood what she meant and pointed to another mirror next to the silver mirror representing the authority in charge:
"So this is the database with the authority of [Prometheus]?"

“That’s right,” 404 snapped his fingers, “Everyone who wants to participate in the [Knowledge Experiment] must access this access database to obtain the experiment qualification.”

“I know you’re very interested in Prometheus’s Experiments of Knowledge, so once you’ve constructed your Ability Formula, you might as well take over all of Prometheus’s Experiments of Knowledge directly…”

"Anyway, there's no punishment for not finishing the work, and it's a good thing that I can take you away less often in the future."

'Well, as expected of 404... Their lazy, meddlesome approach remains unchanged.'

Ron sighed inwardly, but he had no intention of backing down—after all, the [Experiment of Knowledge] was his goal, and there was nothing wrong with taking it on early.

Although, according to Dunn, there are still many of his legacies in Moen University's "Laboratory 0," or rather, ongoing "experiments in the pursuit of knowledge"...

But who cares if you conduct experiments or not? Wouldn't it be faster and easier for me to create a technological world and copy the answers?
'Who knows, if I go to the new world and come back, I might just become a Level 5...'

'Hmm...no, no, I can't think about it anymore. I need to be more practical and focus on building the [Ability Formula] first...'

Ron thought to himself, and carefully touched the silver mirror that represented the direct access channel with his fingertips.

Ripples appeared in the mirror, and Ron's consciousness was slightly startled. Then he found that everything around him had changed, and his consciousness was pulled into the silver mirror!

Looking back, you can still see the world outside the mirror, and see yourself with lifeless eyes after touching the silver mirror.

Looking ahead, Ron saw a pure white, pristine tower...

'Why is this the kind of thing that connects to the Prometheus think tank's intranet...?'

Ron scratched his head, somewhat confused about the reason, but knowing there was no danger here, he still walked into the pure white tower with peace of mind.

Then he saw that the tower was filled with bookshelves... It wasn't a tower at all, but a huge library!
Looking up, one can see a vast sea of ​​stars flowing above the library, with countless galaxies twisted together by delicate threads, like the mud of the Milky Way being stirred into a gel-like state, flowing slowly.

In the very center of the library, an ancient staircase spirals upwards, reaching into the sky and disappearing into the vast sea of ​​stars, vanishing into darkness amidst the twinkling stars, with no end in sight.

Countless enormous and towering bookshelves, like the spiral staircase, lead to the sky. Thick books are crammed onto the shelves, packed tightly together, leaving no gaps whatsoever.

As if Ron's mind and purpose had been completely dissected, a book flew out of thin air from the bookshelf and landed in Ron's hands—

The book cover was blank, but the moment Ron took it, gilded words appeared out of thin air:
Vector manipulation!
The next moment, Ron discovered that his [ability model] had begun to operate at its limit...

35%...45%...75%!

Ron's control over the [ability model] suddenly and inexplicably soared, reaching a terrifying level of 75%!
But in reality, all these changes did not come from Ron...

Ron didn't actually use [Vector Manipulation]; everything that just happened was done by the book in his hand... This book has a 75% control over [Vector Manipulation]!

The next moment, Ron's Vector Manipulation stopped working, and everything returned to normal. Only the book in Ron's hand slowly opened, inside which was a record of Ron's complex and powerful Vector Manipulation.

Then, an incomprehensible and precise formula emerged from the pages of the book and caught Ron's eye.

Ron was slightly taken aback, then suddenly felt enlightened. A portion of the [Vector Manipulation] model was thus imprinted, transforming into the "rules" that Ron could mobilize through the activation ritual—

The next moment, a pop-up window appeared in front of Ron's eyes:
[You have completed a rule imprint using the "[Truth] Sector - Prometheus", and have obtained the ability formula. You are currently extracting the setting...]

[Setting Extraction: Ability Formula - Omniscience Domain]

In your personal reality, you have imprinted with rules that allow you to control all vectors and monitor the movement of all matter—

The direction of movement of all things gradually became clear.

"All fear stems from the unknown... but in the void of the unknown, where should we go?"

—Ronald, president of SkyEye Corporation, the first cave explorer, and [the fire thief]

This is a "Profession: Superpowered" binding setting. By loading this setting, you will be able to use "Omniscient Domain - Pseudo" through the activation ritual.

Activating this formula will significantly enhance your perception of material movement within your personal reality, allowing you to react automatically based on the formula's preset parameters.

[Player has constructed a complete ability formula, and unimported rule segments have been obtained. Do you wish to import them?]

Of course!

Having fought so hard in the [Fleeting Light and Shadow] for so long, Ron had long wanted to use this important reward for himself, so how could he possibly choose to give it up?

Upon seeing the text in the Dimensional Update Manual, Ron chose to import it without hesitation.

The text on the screen faded, and then new text appeared:

[You have selected to import the [Unique Rule Segment: "▆"] for [Ability Formula - Omniscience Domain], and have performed a corresponding rule upgrade for it.]

[Upgrading... Upgrade complete.]

[Setting Update: Ability Formula - Unknown Domain!]

(End of this chapter)