In fact, I can add unlimited points

However, they are all too young now and need to be nurtured for another year or two before they mature. I also have to actively suppress the restless thoughts of some of them.

Everyone had a blast for several days, leaving their worries behind, until three days of vacation were left when Kagurazaka Ayame suddenly showed up and dragged him to a book signing event organized by the publishing house.

The short week, a blend of work and leisure, is quickly coming to an end.

So on the evening of August 31, the head of the Aragaki family, whom he hadn't seen for several days, finally returned and handed a large pile of documents to Aragaki Shun.

"Here you go, this is the information you wanted, including cutting-edge knowledge in biology, medicine, astronomy, and even religion and the supernatural. Everything the family could find is here."

After receiving several USB drives and some precious paper documents from his adoptive father, Shun Aragaki nodded and put them in his luggage, preparing to take them back to school.

In this era, most knowledge can be found online, but some hidden things are still controlled and can only be preserved in paper form.

To maximize the effect of his cheat ability, Shun Aragaki needs a sufficient knowledge base, which should keep him from being too bored next semester.

“I went back to my hometown a few days ago and looked through various historical records kept by my ancestors.”

After watching his adopted son pack his belongings, the head of the Aragaki family also shared the information he had gathered.

"What can be confirmed is that no real human god has ever appeared in Sakurajima's history, nor is there any evidence that any other supernatural events have occurred in this country."

"In addition, I also specifically looked through the relevant government files. Since society entered the modern era, there has been surveillance everywhere, but I did not find anything too unusual. Those religious tricks can basically be regarded as fraud."

In other words, even with the power of the Aragaki family, no other being related to the supernatural could be found.

This basically shows that, from the perspective of the Sakurajima government, there are no other supernatural entities in this world.

To be honest, this was to be expected, since Aragaki Shunya had never sensed any kind of spiritual energy or magical power.

Asking the adoptive father to investigate things that had already been determined was only for that slim chance of finding anything; in reality, it would be normal if he found nothing at all.

"That's enough, there's no need to investigate further."

With a sigh, Shun Aragaki was indeed somewhat disappointed.

Since this world is a complete end of the Dharma era, it will be difficult for him to continue to draw on source power to grow after he integrates all the world's resources.

After all, the height of a fountain cannot exceed its source.

Even if he were to seize all the influence of human society and even the ecosystem, it would still be impossible for him to grow into a supernova.

It's really a headache.

232. External attempts; at home, they want Aragaki Shun to open a harem.

Shallow waters cannot nurture dragons, and small temples cannot accommodate revered deities.

In this degenerate world devoid of other extraordinary systems, Shun Aragaki's normal limit is to unify the entire human society and make everything related to "humanity" operate according to his will.

But compared to the planet beneath our feet, the so-called human world, if not as insignificant as dust, is no different from a piece of clothing on Gaia's body.

Shun Aragaki was able to grow gradually in this harsh environment because of his source power, which had almost no upper limit.

This omnipotent primordial power must be drawn from the myriad phenomena driven by fate.

The problem is that the easiest target to obtain Source Power is undoubtedly the intelligent and civilized human race.

The second is an ecosystem composed of a large number of plants, animals, and microorganisms—if it could trigger a mass extinction, it would guarantee to obtain a massive amount of source power in one go.

Finally, there are the thoughtless and emotionless mountains, rivers, land, sea, sun, moon, and stars—these things are simply too vast in scale. To have even the slightest impact would require hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years. Even if one were to force it, the gains would be disproportionate to the costs.

Under these circumstances, it is foreseeable that once he reaches the pinnacle of human society and digests the readily available source power, he will inevitably fall into a long bottleneck phase.

Unless an alien civilization suddenly emerges in the future, or there is an interdimensional fusion, this planet can only provide him with so many growth resources. Once he reaches the limit, continuing to grow stronger rapidly will only be a pipe dream.

For this reason, Shun Aragaki had to make some preparations in advance.

After all, with the three talents of [Danger Premonition], [Turning Misfortune into Good Fortune], and [Ignoring Anomalies], although he cannot do whatever he wants now, he is not afraid of any accidents. If he simply wants to protect himself, there is absolutely no problem.

Even if he is targeted by some ill-intentioned rulers who have the power to control the army, he can simply keep a low profile. As long as he doesn't want to, he can hide and no one can find him.

They might even forget him in a couple of days and ignore his existence.

In two or three years at the shortest, or four or five years at the longest, there will be no force in this world that can withstand him.

At that time, Shun Aragaki will inevitably have to find a new way out in order to continue to draw on the source power, break through the bottleneck, and enter a new stage of growth.

"The merging of alien civilizations and other worlds, their outward expansion and internal transformation... it's really a headache."

With a sigh inwardly, Aragaki Shun narrowed his eyes and deduced the many thoughts in his mind.

Finding ways to raise the ceiling isn't difficult; the key is how to put theory into practice.

The simplest way is to propel human civilization into the stars. As the population and territory grow, civilization expands and grows, and the source energy it can provide will naturally increase dramatically.

Another direction is to carry out internal reforms and propel human civilization towards a comprehensive and extraordinary system.

After all, he also has an optional quest called "Inheritance and Propagation," which, once completed, will surely bring him unimaginable rewards from the world's attention.

The last, more fantastical path is to find a way to gain the ability to travel through time when this world reaches its limit, and then find a completely new and more suitable environment for growth.

He was originally from another time, so theoretically, his cheat ability should also grant him the ability to travel through time a second time.

Of course, these three directions are not actually in conflict. If resources are plentiful, one can simply say "I want them all" and pursue all three simultaneously.

However, filling all three sinkholes at the same time would be impossible, even if the entire nation of human society were filled in, let alone the Aragaki family's size.

At this stage, all we can do is create new folders and make some preparations in advance, the effectiveness of which is uncertain.

"Please ask Father to pay more attention to research in the fields of biology and aerospace."

Although he didn't have high hopes, Shun Aragaki still added, "If you have connections, try to recruit more people in related fields. You might need them in the future."

"I understand." Seeing his adopted son's calm expression, the head of the Aragaki family nodded and kept the matter in mind.

"These are some theoretical materials I've gathered in my spare time these past few days. They may be useful or they may not. Father, you can ask some professionals to study them."

Shun Aragaki took a stack of documents from the drawer next to him and handed them to his adoptive father.

This is the information he deduced from the specific effects of the "Sun's Kinship" talent using specialized equipment.

No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't possibly leave behind materials like his own blood for others to study, so he had to do it himself and create a document whose usefulness was unknown.

To be honest, he really just wanted to verify whether this extraordinary foundation could be replicated using the scientific research methods of this era.

But he didn't have much hope for it.

I just wanted to see if I would be blessed by fate, and maybe I would succeed by accident.

At that time, Shun Aragaki will definitely condense a contract-type or patent-type skill as soon as possible, with the effect set so that any human who obtains this foundation will have to give back a considerable portion of their power to him as they become stronger.

Then he won't need to rack his brains to find new paths; he can just be a pioneer of the new era and watch countless working people help him become stronger without lifting a finger.

Well, it's just a beautiful dream, and the probability of it becoming a reality is so slim that it's almost impossible. Perhaps it will take decades or even centuries for human technology to develop before there's any hope.

"...I understand. My family will have someone conduct the relevant research."

After flipping through the document titled "How to Convert Solar Energy Through the Human Body System" and realizing that he couldn't understand it at all, the head of the Aragaki family didn't dwell on it.

Leave professional matters to professionals; this is the quality that an excellent leader should possess.

After putting the document away and seeing that Aragaki Shun didn't seem to have any other instructions, the middle-aged man thought for a moment and then went to the study next door to get another paper document. "There's also the matter of amending the marriage law. The specific progress is all on it."

At this point, the head of the Aragaki family looked at his adopted son with a somewhat subtle expression.

He had assumed that Shun Aragaki had told them about his situation because there was something difficult that required the family's help.

Unexpectedly, in addition to collecting data and conducting some research, there was also this nonsensical task.

Of course, even with the political power of the Aragaki family, amending the marriage law would be quite difficult and could easily cause social unrest.

However, given Sakurajima's situation, it's not entirely impossible for such a thing to be done.

In fact, in this country, there are indeed openly observed phenomena of polygamy or polyandry.

Some people take advantage of the adoption system to marry a legitimate wife while simultaneously adopting other wives as their daughters, allowing them to live together openly.

The estate after death can also be divided in this way between the wife and the nominally adopted daughter.

This is something that ordinary people can do. For those with power and influence, it's even easier to keep multiple men or women as long as they don't do it too openly.

Therefore, he couldn't understand his adopted son's thinking. Wasn't this just a waste of manpower and resources, and an unnecessary step?

Even if they couldn't understand it, the Aragaki family's higher-ups, who knew the truth, did not refuse.

As per the previous agreement, Shun Aragaki will henceforth be the supreme head of the Aragaki family, with all family resources at his disposal.

Since he chose to be willful, everyone had no choice but to comply.

As a long-established family, they have always had their own views on investment.

In any case, as long as the boy eventually grows up, all the sacrifices made now will be worthwhile.

"Does that mean it will be quite some time before the relevant policies are officially released?"

After flipping through the documents and looking at the research on birth rate and the crisis of low birth rate and aging population, Shun Aragaki glanced at it briefly and then put it aside.

He didn't care about the specifics of how it was implemented; he just wanted to know how much influence a national policy could have if he pushed it forward himself.

As for why he chose the marriage law... all I can say is that he generally doesn't have any other needs.

"After all, we also need to consider public opinion. In order to maintain fairness and justice on the surface, normally, such a policy would not be able to pass."

Worried that Aragaki Shun might be dissatisfied with the efficiency, the head of the Aragaki family gave a special explanation.

"To achieve this goal by force, we must first make a deal with other factions to exchange interests before we can amend the relevant bills in Congress."

In other words, in order to complete the task assigned by Aragaki Shun, the Aragaki family will have to spend a lot of time negotiating with other factions and make sacrifices to some extent.

But if Shun Aragaki waits patiently, the results should be available by next year at the latest.

After all, Sakurajima's birth rate is declining continuously, the total population is decreasing every year, and the crisis of low birth rate and aging is becoming more and more serious. So it seems that it is not a problem to introduce some seemingly bad policies under this pretext.

If all else fails, they can try the "open window" theory.

Other factions, seeing that the Aragaki family was willing to invest a lot of resources in such a thankless task, naturally did not strongly oppose it.

Shun Aragaki nodded; the corresponding feedback was already displayed on his personal panel, which no one else could see.

[Achievement Completed: Become the head of a top family in a nation. Long-term influence increases, and monthly Source Power gain +1.]

[Achievement Completed: Possessing absolute power, forcibly amending a nation's marriage law due to personal will (Progress 1/3), Source Power +12.]

[Source Energy: 10 → 22 (Current efficiency: 5 → 6 per month)]

To be honest, seeing this rather substantial haul, Shun Aragaki was actually a little disappointed.

The long-term impact of the first point is understandable, since this thing gets harder to deal with as time goes on, and it requires a gradual and sustained approach.

Gaining +1 Source Power per month may not seem like much, but over a period of ten, a hundred, or even a thousand years, it becomes an incredibly vast foundation.

Moreover, Shun Aragaki was originally the first heir of the Aragaki family, and now he has simply taken over the position ahead of time, so it is understandable that the long-term impact will not increase much.

The key point is the second achievement. It was at least a direct amendment to an important law of a country with a population of over 100 million, and he was just given such a small amount of source power as a reward?

Even if the progress is divided into three stages—initial proposal, discussion and approval, and specific implementation—and the progress is maximized, there will only be 36 source energies in the end.

However, the time spent in this process can range from several months to one or two years. Compared to Shun Aragaki's highly developed growth, this efficiency is indeed a bit slow.

It can only be said that this world has always been biased. Just as wealth and power are concentrated in the hands of a few, the source of fortune will also continue to converge on certain groups that receive attention.

"Take it slow," Shun Aragaki muttered to himself, then regained his composure and decided to grow up step by step as usual. "I'm going back to school tomorrow. Father, is there anything else you want to tell me?"

"Advanced Nurturing High School, huh..."

Muttering the school's name, the head of the Aragaki family couldn't understand why his adopted son had to go to school.

Normally, given his condition, shouldn't he stay at home to safely get through the rest of his growth period?

However, after hearing from Shun Aragaki that the place was more suitable for his growth, the head of the Aragaki family had nothing to say and could only try his best to help him resolve his worries.

"I remember your girlfriends at school, their names were Shiraha Chihiro, Wang Meiyu, Yamamura Miki, and Ibuki Mio, right?"

"I've already had people find out about their family situation these past few days, and I'll also try to extend the influence of their families to them. You don't need to worry about those unnecessary trivial matters."

In the eyes of the head of the Aragaki family, the reason why his adopted son suddenly wanted to amend the marriage law was probably because of his few girlfriends.

This may sound a bit capricious, but since it's within the Aragaki family's capabilities, it's a good thing.

After all, the family's resources can only help the adopted son for the next few years.

The more things that demonstrate their role, the better.

"Young people are prone to being a little fickle, it's normal. You can play around at school as you please, and even if someone gets pregnant, don't worry. Whoever gets pregnant, the family can provide the best possible care."

As for the aforementioned matter of letting Ayase be the first to give birth...

Ah, when did I say that?