After reaching the maximum level, my "soft rice system" finally arrived.

......

Looking at the heavy, mountain-like original text of the forbidden spell in his hand, which contained dozens of times more information than a regular forbidden spell, he felt a sense of awe.

Kieran's expression gradually changed from blank to a liverish color.

Even considering Zilean's status as a legendary mage, it would take at least half a year to compile a forbidden spellbook and arcane model of this scale.

However, as the librarian of the Great Library, for the sake of security and standardization, he must fully understand every new forbidden spell added to the Great Library before making a backup.

Kieran felt an urge to slap himself a few times.

I finally managed to have a few days of free time while Xia Er was away on a business trip to the Silver Plane.

If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have said those extra few words earlier.

Meanwhile, Charles ignored Kiran, who was filled with grief and indignation.

He raised his head and looked down at the screen of light, at the brightly burning cosmic landscape.

"If we were to categorize the civilizations built by life forms within the vast multiverse..."

"Therefore, civilizations confined to the surface of a planet and relying solely on its resources, such as fossil fuels like trees, coal, minerals, and oil, as their primary energy source, can be called Level 0 civilizations."

Shar's calm voice echoed peacefully within the Arcane Hall.

"Whether it is the Dawn World, or the Western Continent and Silver Continent, which previously used magic crystal ore as the main functional method for mechanical and magical constructs, they all belong to the category of Level 0 civilization. The only difference is the different progress within Level 0 civilization."

"And now that controlled nuclear fusion technology has been fully perfected and miniaturized into a 'pseudo-solar furnace'—powered by a controlled nuclear fusion engine—spacecraft capable of escaping the realm of planets and exploring the depths of star systems can be built..."

"Today, we can control the weather with 'climate controllers'... redirecting hurricanes, or even building cities in the ocean or the sky."

"Today, the Western Continent can be said to have completely surpassed the scope of Level 0 civilization and has firmly established itself above the Level 1 civilization level."

Charles's words were calm, yet they stirred up waves of emotion in the hearts of every high-ranking wizard present.

They were at the forefront of arcane and magical artifact technology, and the invention and promotion of almost all new technologies were carried out by these wizards.

Therefore, no one in the entire Western Continent knew better than these wizards... exactly how earth-shattering the progress of civilization in the Western Continent had been in the past few decades.

As those who experienced it firsthand, they naturally knew who was the root cause of the explosive and rapid development of arcane magic over the past few decades.

Countless burning gazes converged on Xia Er.

Despite being the center of attention, Charles remained calm.

He stood up and looked at his fellow wizards beside him, their eyes filled with excitement.

"A Type I civilization can be said to have moved beyond the early stages of civilization and possesses a certain degree of independent exploration capability of the stars, no longer needing to rely entirely on the resources inside its home planet for survival."

"But—this does not mean that this is the end of civilization."

Charles paused slightly in his speech.

"If we define a Type I civilization as one that can fully utilize all the energy resources on its parent planet, then..."

"So, the definition of a Type II civilization is that it is able to completely control all the energy in a star system."

"Considering that the vast majority of a star system's energy comes from its core star—"

"Then the symbol of a Type II civilization is a 'Dyson sphere' capable of absorbing all the energy of a star and converting it for the civilization's own use."

His speech slowed slightly.

"Of course, from a Type I civilization that controls the energy of an entire planet, to a Type II civilization that controls the energy of an entire star system..."

"This spans several orders of magnitude."

"For civilization, this is bound to be an extremely long process, and it cannot be accomplished overnight."

"And that narrow definition of a Dyson sphere, capable of absorbing 100% of the energy of an entire star... if it were to be built, it would require unimaginable resources."

"For the Western Continent and the Silver Continent today, even if they exhausted all the resources that can be mined and explored inside the planet, it would be impossible to actually build... a complete Dyson sphere that can completely cover the entire star."

"Or rather, strictly speaking—"

"A civilization capable of creating a fully-fledged Dyson sphere must have an sphere of influence that extends beyond a single star system."

"For a civilization of that level, building a Dyson sphere may not have any practical benefits; it may only have symbolic significance."

"but......"

Charles's gaze slowly fell upon the dazzling sea of ​​stars on the light screen.

"If we're not referring to the narrow definition of 'Dyson sphere,' but rather the broader definition..."

"It does not strive to absorb all of the star's energy, but only absorbs a relatively small portion of it."

"Such a creation does have practical significance."

"For any star system, the star itself is the largest source of energy in the entire star system."

"Therefore, the mining of stars... is a step that every civilization must take."

"Similarly, this is a stage that the Western Continent must go through."

His gaze slowly swept over every wizard present.

"As long as we haven't lost—"

"That youthful feeling of gazing at the stars..."

"A yearning for and pursuit of the starry sky."

Listen to Charles's calm narration.

Aisveta's beautiful crimson eyes brightened in an instant.

She felt as if she had returned to the capital of Alan several years ago, to the moment she encountered Charles again during the entrance examination for the Imperial Extraordinary Academy.

At that time, Ciel used illusions to present various fantastical landscapes to the students participating in the assessment—

The ultimate fantasy that concludes the story is the "Dyson sphere," capable of absorbing all the energy of a star.

That magnificent fantasy deeply moved countless students present.

The photographic crystals taken by others are treasured by countless wizards and are circulated wildly.

Even Esveda herself was touched by this beautiful fantasy and was one of those who longed for it.

It can be said that a large part of the reason she eventually became a wizard was because of what she saw and heard during the illusionary trial.

And it was from that moment on...

Esveda's feelings for Ciel, which were once a mix of gratitude and sympathy for each other during their childhood escape, have now truly evolved into admiration and love.

The vampire progenitor couldn't help but extend his fair hand.

Then, she gently placed her hand on her chest.

In Aisveta's crimson eyes, the surging emotions within her could no longer be suppressed.

At this moment——

That vague fantasy that could only be presented through illusions back then.

Surprisingly—

And that's really how it has to be.

From fantasy, it has become a tangible reality.

......

Meanwhile, on the other side, amidst the anticipation of everyone's attention.

Charles closed his eyes slightly.

When he opened his eyes again...

Within those jet-black eyes, countless tiny "quantum communication" runes, resembling specks of light, were slowly rotating.

"The pre-designated building location has been reached."

"Begin unfolding—"

In an instant.

That invisible and intangible command is transmitted through the quantum entanglement channel of the astral plane.

From the spiritual ocean of Xia Er, it was instantly transmitted to the vast depths of the starry sea beyond the Silver Continent.

Cruise orbits beyond the burning star.

The slowly flowing, jet-black liquid metal suddenly boiled in an instant.

The originally thick and viscous metallic fluid suddenly became extremely fine in an instant.

And inside that pitch-black liquid metal...

The molecular structure that makes up the components of metals is also undergoing drastic changes.

The metallic body, composed of millions of atoms, is being laid out and unfolded.

Then, little by little, it becomes thinner and more delicate.

From ten thousand to a thousand, from a thousand to a hundred, from a hundred to ten.

finally.