novelOrigin of the Mother Stream 1
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Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"That's fine as well." Pera glanced at Garen knowingly."Cocosher."
A blonde girl with a tall slender body and charming features who was dressed in a black, tight-fitting silk mini skirt walked out behind him immediately.
"Inform the rest to place the portraits of His Excellency the Sword Master in the various departments with the permission to pass through."
"Understood."
The golden-haired woman nodded in response.
"So would you like to have a meal now first?"
Pera smiled while looking at Garen.
"That won't be necessary. However, I only have two wishes." Garen lifted two of his fingers.
"Firstly, I'd like to examine and inquire about the situation on Earth before we transmigrate. Is there any way to find out about the whole situation regarding the status of Earth?
"Secondly, in regards to viewing the records of the Origin of the Mother Stream, my Contribution Points are most probably sufficient."
"Regarding these two questions, " Pera smiled, "I think that it'd be better for us to talk while we walk."
Pera and ten other people clustered around Garen and the three other girls who were in the center. The group walked towards the interior of Lighthouse slowly along the Starry Sky Sword Bridge.
This was a long strip-like sword bridge that appeared outdoors in the star-studded sky. It resembled a sharp blade that poked straight out of the side of the lighthouse. The top of the bridge was filled with densely-packed Teleportation Linking Point. This place was directly connected to the circular plaza area on the third floor.
As Garen was clustered to walk in the middle, he could occasionally see rays of white light behind him that came from the new people who were being teleported back.
Meanwhile, Pera introduced the fundamentals of the area to him.
"There aren't many people who are living in the Lighthouse headquarters here because the Transmigrators only occupy one percent of the population. The majority are personnel who stayed back to manage the place while most of the others would rather live in the Plots of worlds that were slightly more peaceful. You understand as well that in many worlds excluding the places in where the Plot is occurring, the other areas are actually very safe because the locations that are involved are not vast."
"I can understand that." Garen nodded."So how are these worlds classified?"
"Classified? No, that's not quite right. Every world belongs to a universe that contains a myriad of planetary worlds. We don't have any way of fully probing or determining the true situation of the universe through elimination. The only thing that we can do is contact our companions that have transmigrated and incarnated in different worlds or universes. We can all contact each other to form an organization that provides services that led to mutual benefits. Simultaneously, we can also engage in the trade and optimization of resources."
Pera smiled and continued."For instance, Dark Colored Gold isn't valuable in worlds where they are present because they can be found anywhere and you can obtain a large amount just by grabbing it randomly. However, Dark Colored Gold possesses unimaginably terrifying magic in the worlds where it is present. Hence, they're a first-rate resource that everyone yearns for even in their dreams. Therefore, we transfer between worlds to conduct reasonable allocation of these resources. This allows us to promote everyone's development further to obtain an even greater influence throughout the various worlds."
"I understand what you mean." Garen nodded."What about Earth? Since we have so many Transmigrators from Earth, even if everyone's homes were in different dimensions on Earth that were in parallel spaces, someone would've surely engaged in the exploration of this aspect, right? What was the conclusion?"
Pera furrowed his eyebrows slightly when this matter was brought up.
"We've always been working hard in this aspect but so far, it seems like we can't even touch the edges because the distance between us and earth is too far. On the other hand, we've discovered numerous similar planets in other universes. These were the additional benefits as some of these planets are very unique. You should visit these places if you have the chance in the future."
"In other words, you still don't have any clues regarding Earth?" asked Garen directly.
"You could say that, " Pera exhaled then sighed."Many of our companions who yearn to return are truly looking for a possible way to go back. However, we currently don't see any rays of hope from the looks of it. This doesn't apply to the human earthlings like us only. Many people in the other two clans have the same sentiments but none of them have discovered a path to return yet."
The group walked through the entrance of the circular plaza and entered it.
They stood on a suspended silver platform that resembled a parallelogram. The platform that was made of metal silently pulled more than ten people through a purple round-arched tunnel.
Pfoo...
A few rainbow-like Airstreams that were overflowing with vibrant colors gradually appeared in their surroundings. These fine, continuous thread-like things revolved and flew around everyone.
"These are Rainbow Elves. We discovered them in a unique universe. They're considered as a species of microorganism that can purify the air while constantly emitting beneficial magnetic fields that are healthy for us humans. Moreover, they also serve as landscaping ornaments in the city, " explained Pera.
"It's very beautiful."
Garen lifted his head and glanced at the translucent, multi-colored Elves that resembled flowing water in the tunnel. They did not look physical but presented a faint illusory impression instead.
Garen reached his hand out and caught the Rainbow Elves beside him gently but could not feel anything substantial.
Pera smiled at this sight.
"Speaking of these increment creatures, the Origin of the Mother Stream, which is also your main goal of coming here this time, had recorded the existence of a being that is of an even higher level than the Rainbow Elves. They seem like pure energy bodies so we've named them the Elementals. Perhaps you will gain some things when viewing through the records."
"I hope so." Garen smiled and nodded.
"The Origin of the Mother Stream that is a part of the Mother Stream System belongs to a section of the first-rate records that require middle-ranking viewing rights. Regarding the viewing rights, I don't know whether you're acquainted in this aspect?" asked Cocosher quietly while standing beside Pera.
"Cocosher's other identity is of a service person who manages the High Hall. Therefore, she's more qualified in that aspect than me, " Pera explained while smiling.
Garen shifted his gaze towards the beautiful blonde woman who was dressed in black silk.
"Viewing rights?"
"You still need viewing rights to just look at something?" asked Kong Xinxue, puzzled.
"Don't tell me that the quantity of the information here is so great that everything has become jumbled, causing most people to be unable to accept the effects of the information overload at one go?" This assumption made it more obvious that Nine-Tailed Fox was more experienced and knowledgeable.
"This is one aspect, " said Cocosher, nodding."The main issue is that the Origin of the Mother Stream is constantly releasing powerful radioactive rays. We only have one thing to filter these unique radioactive rays to turn them into protective shields that allow people to view them head-on. Otherwise, when we're unable to proceed with sheltering it, regardless of the greatness of your own power, there's a probability that you will instantly suffer Soul Beckoning and be drawn into the Origin of the Mother Stream directly."
"Soul Beckoning?!" yelled Night Water in a slightly shocked manner. As she was also a powerhouse of the Mother Stream System, she was naturally clearly aware of the number of evil ways that existed within these playthings."The Mother Stream is the source of all life. Therefore, anything that possesses a soul cannot withstand her Soul Beckoning at all! Isn't this just asking for death? No wonder it's so expensive!"
Garen knew about this Soul Beckoning as well.
It was as if the Mother Stream was the positive pole of a gigantic magnet while the Soul Beckoning seemed to be the opposite side that also resembled the tiny weak negative pole of a magnet. In other words, viewing the Origin of the Mother Stream was like drawing the distance between these two magnets closer to achieve a stage where it could be felt that they were both pulling each other.
He had heard Black Sethe mentioned this before. It was a first-rate True Soul killing move that existed in Ancient Endor. It had previously instantly destroyed two large armies of Void Creatures and three Demon Lord level powerhouses. It was worthy of being called invincible!
The position of this Soul Beckoning move in the Ancient Endorian civilizations was simply equivalent to super strategic weapons in the civilizations on Earth such as nuclear bombs and hydrogen bombs. They were considered as first-rate mass weapons of destruction.
"Lighthouse actually possesses the materials and resources to counter the Soul Beckoning? That's truly unimaginable!" Garen sighed with sincere emotion.
"This is another benefit of converging with many other worlds and being entrusted with their resources, " Pera explained."There's a world that's purely a soul world that is abundant with materials that are specially used to counter the traction of souls. We've also exhausted a great deal of effort to merely create a tiny amount of it that is only sufficient to be seen once by a single person. Moreover, it can only be seen for ten minutes. Otherwise, even if the resistance of these materials are weakened, that power will still cause living creatures to lose their minds and throw themselves into it voluntarily."
The group had just entered a gigantic white plaza. The surroundings of this plaza were round while the ceiling above their heads was not the white sky that they had imagined. Instead, it was a cerulean sky filled with white clouds and an additional little golden sun that was hanging there quietly. It seemed as though they had truly entered a whole new world.
"We've entered the initial part of the plaza here. If you walk forward from here, there's a large stretch of land below with an area that is almost equivalent to half the size of the planet that you arrived from earlier, except that its surface area is measured by spreading it out completely. The entire circular plaza refers to this whole area of land, " said Pera while smiling."Welcome to the third level of Lighthouse."
He snapped his fingers before the silver platform that was supporting the group accelerated suddenly. It flew quickly and passed this small-scale plaza before arriving at the edges of the said plaza.
The borders of this entire plaza were actually suspended in mid-air while this place was situated in high altitude skies. When they looked down, they could see the terrain of a long stretch of rugged uneven mountainous grounds, lush green forests, and a silver flowing river that resembled a ribbon. There were also flocks of wild geese that flew below them frequently. This was basically another living world.
Garen walked towards the edge and looked down. They were currently situated in the utmost point of high altitude. They were at a height of at least a few thousand meters while the ground below them resembled an exquisite and fine site model.
He looked towards the faraway distance on his front-right side. There was a long stretch of white area that seemed to be a cluster of many buildings there.
"The trade section of the plaza is located there where a myriad of items are sold inside. Transmigrators aren't allowed to kill each other but other than that, this place permits any meaningful fights as long as no lives are taken, " said Pera while standing next to Garen.
Nine-Tailed Fox and Kong Xinxue stopped Cocosher who was trying to catch up to Garen on the other side. They asked her random questions and found conversation topics even when there were none. They were obviously trying to prevent her from getting too close to Garen.
Garen had no time to pay attention to their insignificant thoughts now. He was observing the white trading section below from afar.
"So where should I go if I want to view the Origin of the Mother Stream?" The trade section was not that important to him. Other than those with the Transmigrator status, the other people here did not share any similarities with him or provide him with a sense of belonging. As for the rare and strange energy systems, they were insanely suppressed when they arrived in the communal universe here. Although they were not as overpowered as the Four Great Cornerstones, they were considered to be extremely vicious in comparison to most of the other worlds.
Garen's current power grade had already barely restored itself to the Planetary Level now. He could influence the grades that were on the levels that could balance planets. It was stronger than the world of the Four Great Cornerstones but much weaker than the Mech World.
"The Origin of the Mother Stream is one of the thirteen main sources of records. Since you must go to the High Hall which isn't on this floor, we'll take you to your dwelling place first. You can proceed to the High Hall anytime by either teleportation or fly there on your own, " answered Pera.
The group simply used the silver platform as support before flying off the plaza and soaring speedily to the bottom. Along the way, Garen constantly asked about the various situations here before he gained a certain understanding towards almost the entire layout and distribution of Lighthouse. This place no longer gave off the atmosphere of good friends helping each other. Instead, it was a place that was flooded with disputes and the bartering of benefits. No wonder Kong Xinxue and Nine-Tailed Fox were unwilling to return here and settle down. It was not surprising that many other people were more willing to hide in different worlds to live their own lives.
While he spoke to Pera along the way about certain major events and situations that occurred on Earth previously, Garen was certain that the other party did not originate from the same Earth as himself at all. It seemed as though Nine-Tailed Fox and Kong Xinxue did not transmigrate from the same Earth as him either. Instead, it seemed like they came from certain parallel spaces that were branched out in history.
This declined his interest slightly.
After flying to a silver palace-like place among the mountains, Pera gave Garen a key. The entire territory that spanned a few hundred square kilometers was now Garen's domain.
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