I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

Following the rules written by Zhongli, it began to gather the power of the golden lake, using souls to accelerate those tiny creatures.

There should be many fish in the water and countless birds in the sky.

There should be various kinds of animals on the ground.

Thus, within a single day, under the rules of this universe, the power of the soul achieved an ultra-fast evolution that was impossible on a physical level.

Except for the fact that they have not evolved any intelligence, all living beings have been transformed in a single day into the same form as when the world was destroyed five hundred years ago.

sixth day.

The beast, infused with golden light particles, has awakened.

They were draped in the pale golden blessing of Zhongli's soul, transformed from beasts into humans.

Immortal and indestructible, eternal and everlasting, all past memories, those belonging to humans and those belonging to beasts, have merged together and transformed into the new life we ​​have now.

They are perhaps truly deserving of the term "new human."

Souls born with a connection to the lowest level of the world, the Golden Tree, will be replenished by the Golden Lake on the Golden Tree even in death.

Eternally immortal and indestructible, yet possessing the replenishment of wisdom.

This day marks the birth of [humanity], a being similar to the Star God.

The seventh day.

Zhongli's clone was already somewhat eager to rest.

However, he knew that the most important step was still to be completed, so he could not rest for the time being.

His lingering consciousness and the last remaining particles of his soul stood atop the Golden Tree at the very bottom of that world.

From the Spider World, the system, which learned from the superior administrator [D], began to link with the [Golden Tree].

At the same time, all the newly awakened humans in the world began to have the following information appear in their minds.

[First generation, initial version 0.1, the all-around adaptive Virtual Tree is now in use.]

[Initialization and adjustments are in progress.]

[Connecting with initial users....]

[Communicating with other worlds and other timelines....]

[Backing up the historical nodes and time-space nodes of this world in progress...]

[Currently writing the plan for the future of this world.....]

[Currently accumulating Alaya consciousness....]

[Currently collecting planetary souls....]

[Writing complete.]

[General knowledge books are now being used.]

[Initiating global networking, rewriting...]

Welcome, user. You are currently in the world of "Seventeen Beasts and Souls." To change the name of this world, you can use a certain amount of value points.

Thus, the day's work was finally completed, and Zhongli's seven days of hard work came to an end.

His barely maintained individual consciousness gradually disappeared.

Then, the history of this world finally emerged from its doomsday and began to move forward again.

Then, the system that was initially created began to spread in a network across the worlds according to the route it had planned.

.....

The Gastrea world.

The army belonging to the "Cursed Children and Lost Generations United Front" is fighting against the last army loyal to the Holy Emperor and the reactionary forces in the surrounding metropolitan area.

Yuko Kobayashi, the commander of the first front line, is now twenty years old. She can no longer be called a "child" and is very quiet and reserved.

Aside from observing the battle situation and occasionally issuing orders, she didn't say anything else.

Behind her, the Second Frontline Commander, Hanafuda (official name: Bell Hanafuda), looked at Kobayashi Yuko with a hint of helplessness and shook his head slightly.

Hanafuda knows that since three years ago, when the leader of the entire "Cursed Children and Lost Generations United Front," formerly known as the "Children's Knights," Master Zhongli, left Tokyo and went to the depths of the wilderness to find the reason for the birth of Gastrea, Kobayashi Yuko, the strongest commander in the "Cursed Children and Lost Generations United Front," has never smiled again.

She fully understood Kobayashi Yuko's inability to laugh out loud, after all, Mentor Zhongli had once been her secret crush, or rather, every cursed child who joined the "Children's Knights" loved Mentor Zhongli.

But perhaps the children's love wasn't that deep, or perhaps the children became more realistic as they grew up. At least three years after Mentor Zhongli left, there weren't as many people in the entire "Cursed Children and Lost Generations United Front" who still missed him as always. As for the management level, there were even fewer of them.

"How did the battle go?"

Just as Hanafuda was pondering, a crisp voice came from the video phone in the temporary combat base.

It was Maria, the second leader of the "Cursed Children and Lost Generations United Front," who was being questioned.

"It's alright." Yuko Kobayashi responded indifferently to her former friend, Maria, a political creature who had become a stranger to her since growing up.

Maria, however, remained as enthusiastic as ever. Her long golden hair, doll-like face, and heterochromatic eyes became even more ethereal and beautiful as she grew up. Coupled with the change in her temperament, she was practically unrecognizable from before.

"Then, First Commander, please resolve the battle as soon as possible. Some government work in the rear still requires our coordination. Coordinate the work as soon as possible and complete our first task. This is also the task that our teacher agreed to with us before he left."

"Our immediate goal is to complete the liberation of the Tokyo metropolitan area, to bring the privileged class attached to the 'Holy Emperor' to justice, to break down the old authority, and to create a new class of people."

"Okay, I understand." Kobayashi Yuko was impressed by the explanation and nodded slightly: "I can guarantee that the battle will be over before 3 p.m. today."

"Huh??" Maria paused for a moment, then quickly corrected him, "The saying 'strategically respect the enemy, tactically despise the enemy' is something Mr. Zhongli once said. Don't make a mistake because of pride and complacency."

"I know you better than you do," Yuko Kobayashi said, her tone neither too firm nor too soft, before hanging up the phone.

Sitting in the town government office building, which had already been transformed into a small city, Maria looked at the phone that had just been hung up and shook her head slightly.

However, she had known Yuko Kobayashi for so long and understood her very well, so she wouldn't get angry over such things.

---Hope everything goes well.

Maria stood up, her mind blank as she reflected on her diligent performance over the past three years, since her mentor Zhongli left and before she assumed the leadership role. Looking at the thriving small city and thinking about the Tokyo metropolitan area about to be occupied, a slight smile crept onto her lips, and she murmured to herself...

"Mr. Zhongli, if you were here, what would your opinion of me be?"

Just as Maria finished speaking, a strange voice, seemingly belonging to Zhongli, suddenly entered her ears.

[First generation, initial version 0.1, the all-around adaptive Virtual Tree is now in use.]

[Initialization and adjustments are in progress.]

[Connecting with initial users....]

[Communicating with other worlds and other timelines....]

[Backing up the historical nodes and time-space nodes of this world in progress...]

[Currently writing the plan for the future of this world.....]

[Currently accumulating Alaya consciousness....]

[Currently collecting planetary souls....]

[Writing complete.]

[General knowledge books are now being used.]

[Initiating global networking, rewriting...]

Welcome, user. You are currently in the [Gastrea and Virus World]. To change the name of this world, you can use a certain amount of value points.

Upon hearing this voice, she froze on the spot.

-----What's this???

Before she could even process it, the question had already slipped into her mind.

Question: What is this?

[Answer: This is a common development and planning support system for humanoid intelligent life forms across many worlds, established by Zhongli, the Rock Dragon.]

---Hmm? ? Zhongli, the Rock Dragon? ?

----Does this refer to Teacher Zhongli??

Could it be that the stories Teacher Zhongli told us before she left were actually true?

Maria was now completely filled with astonishment.

Chapter Thirty-Four: Preparations for a Mature Worldview

Tower World.

Chito and Yuri are making new items in their new home.

Two years ago, the two of them, accompanied by Zhongli and Yukino Yukinoshita, came down from the top of the city tower and have been living in this high-tech mechanical park ever since.

The two of them had achieved their goal; they had a home—a home with a double bunk bed, a bookshelf full of books, a food shelf filled with food, and a few green plants and flowers as decorations.

The reason they settled in this park is because it contains the most important machinery for reviving their respective civilizations: the [Individual Single-Sex Cloning Machine] and the [Large-Scale Socialized Human Training Base].

Zhongli led them to the two factories, taught them how to use them, and then left this world.

For the past two years, they have been struggling with whether or not to use these two scientific and technological means to increase the population.

After the argument, the final conclusion was to let things take their course and use it when needed.

Then, this natural process took two years.

And a few days ago, when Qianhu

When she realized that there weren't enough people to carry out a certain experiment, she knew that the need and opportunity to increase the population had finally arrived.

So, after discussing it, Chito and Yuri pushed open the door to the [Individual Single-Gender Cloning Factory].

Looking at the incomprehensible complex mechanical structure before him, and the various robots busily operating within the massive machinery, Chito felt as if he had stepped onto a crossroads of fate.

The events that unfold below will determine whether civilization on this planet can be restarted and reborn.

"Are you ready?" Chito swallowed hard, looking at Yuri, who stood expressionless beside him.

“Yes, I’m ready.” Yuri answered naturally. “I’ve wanted to clone several of myself for a long time to help me with my work. Now you’ve finally agreed.”

"Hmm?? It's not that I disagree." Chito was annoyed by Yuri's lack of awareness about cloning itself: "Random cloning can lead to social and ethical problems, not to mention the side effects such as gene fission that occur after self-cloning."