Chapter 568: Stars!

Initially, Xu Zhi thought his ambition was already immense and that he was quite capable of stirring things up. When he was merely a Heavenly Emperor, he already envisioned terraforming the solar system and cultivating planets across the universe. Who knew Caroline's ambition was even greater? Was she even more capable of stirring things up? With just one glance at the God of Creation, she enthusiastically desired to become the creator god of this world, at the realm of a deity, to create planets and multiply all things, just to experience the thrill first...

"I was just casually encouraging you..." Xu Zhi felt like spitting blood. What's more, this wasn't even the most exaggerated part; what was more astonishing was that this fantastical Creator God plan actually seemed feasible! The Entirety Race. Perhaps, it could genuinely be achieved.

"Indeed, one should never underestimate anyone..." Xu Zhi made a helpless expression. He secretly observed the beautiful cherry blossom-like girl with the red umbrella in front of him, who was still excitedly spouting astonishing remarks, not daring to disturb her. "She's truly a super research talent. She wants to create planets, create life... and she could really mold them from mud, truly taking its place."

And what was the Entirety Race? A biological 3D printer! Its internal structure of life could be generated in one go, making it far more complete than the mechanical magic weapons usually assembled from tens of thousands of parts. This was truly "one is all, all is one." Perhaps, it represented two extremes compared to Cthulhuian evil gods: one was an aggregate organism, while the other pursued integrated, whole units. Although, it also had many limitations. Regardless of the appearance or form of life, its essence would be the Clay Cell Race.

At this moment, as Xu Zhi felt bewildered and numb inside, Caroline remained oblivious. She slowly exhaled with a smile, her fighting spirit increasingly high, her eyes clear, and she waved her fair fist, saying, "To be frank! Since the initial planning for this new world has been entrusted to me, it must naturally be perfect. Creating the Entirety Race and manufacturing planets... that is the ultimate plan!"

"However, matter is equivalent; where will the soil and energy come from?" With a serious expression, she continued to analyze, "If we want to create floating mini-planets, we must excavate matter from the ground, constantly reducing the mass of the small planet beneath our feet... Of course, we won't excavate too much, because if we reduce too much, it will cause the planet's mass to become imbalanced and deviate from its current orbital path...." "And this detachable mass will be enough for us to create more than ten planets! Yes, more than ten planets!!" Her face flushed with excitement. "For future development, perhaps the two of us will have to find a way to transport new matter from another world to create stars and suspend them in the sky."

Xu Zhi: "..." Alright, you win... you've truly won completely. Even he couldn't help but admire the grand scale and magnificence of this plan, which actually had extremely meticulous principles and could genuinely be achieved! —As long as one is bold enough, it might truly be possible to manifest an entire world.

Xu Zhi felt somewhat dazed inside. However, he looked at Caroline, who was utterly serious, immersed in a scientific frenzy, constantly spouting ideas, and excitedly sharing her creative and grand plans with him. She was completely revealing her mischievous nature, yet he found it somewhat endearing. Watching her incessantly chatter, he suddenly felt a wave of emotion. "It vaguely reminded me of her in her old age, back in her room, when the trembling old lady with reading glasses excitedly explained the basic theory of her Monster Beast Contract to me, unable to stop."

The glorious civilization of the Ishdarian people, its splendor—everything felt like a scene from yesterday. Back then, any Ishdarian who encountered Caroline formed a first impression of her as iron-willed and cold, meticulously calculating, inspiring prostration and worship. Like Levius in his prime, she was too perfect to be an ordinary mortal; powerful, mysterious, transcendent, possessing the mind of a deity—an idol to be worshipped from a distance. But Xu Zhi understood that Caroline was also human, needing companionship, and she too experienced joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

However, the world of stars Caroline was describing now was still quite distant. Because creating a single planet was already a massive undertaking, equivalent to an area of about a hundred mu, comparable to the landmass of an entire ancient or wizarding world. The creation of multiple planets would not be accomplished in a short period.

"But this will be a true miniature universe!" This was enough to fill Xu Zhi with both shock and delight. But what surprised him even more was Caroline's next, even more brilliant, real plan.

Caroline continued to chatter excitedly, "Did you think this was the entirety of my plan? If so, then these planets would just be replicas, with no distinction, merely floating continents. How could they be called a miniature universe?" "For each elevated planet, we will modify parameters to achieve planetary diversity. Each will have gravity ranging from 0.5 to 100 times, and their water, ice, and soil compositions will vary greatly. One planet might have abundant soil, while another might have vast amounts of metal..." She looked up, exclaiming loudly, her eyes gleaming with excitement, "The living environments between these planets will be completely different! This... is my goal!"

"As for the beings on the ground, unable to adapt to these planetary environments? That's impossible...." Full of confidence, she stepped forward and pointed at the ground, "Because, over these past two hundred years, I have already created the seven experimental continents, 01 to 07, in accordance with the preset planetary environments, precisely to facilitate their future migration to these planets. I designed their evolutionary environments over these two centuries based on the planets they will eventually inhabit!!"

What?! Her words, in that instant, were like a bolt of lightning in the dark. Xu Zhi felt his entire body tremble slightly, startled by the audacious, perfectly meticulous plan, and he was utterly, inexplicably shocked to his core. He had initially thought the environments of those seven continents were the mature worlds that would evolve in the future. Who would have known they were merely temporary residences? Simply for future migration to planets? Was that their true habitat? He suddenly felt that his previous thoughts were as simple as child's play.

"Incredible, truly incredible," Xu Zhi marveled inwardly. As expected of an Ishdarian from a scientific background, the meticulousness of this plan was simply brilliant, like a supercomputer on a divine level. Its brilliance reminded Xu Zhi of the "Death God Immortality" plan from back then. "As expected of you," Xu Zhi praised. "A very clever and perfect idea. Each planet will have a wide variety of parameters and environments."

Caroline's face flushed slightly, realizing she had been a bit overly enthusiastic. She had just fallen into a somewhat embarrassing state of manic self-indulgence, but she quickly dismissed it; after all, her true nature had been fully exposed to the Super Ancient God back in the milk tea shop. "You flatter me! This is the Miniature Universe Project. Right now, the most important task is to elevate a planet." Feeling a little self-conscious, she took another deep breath and regained some composure. "Their civilizations are still developing. When they are ready to fully mature, we will release them into the atmosphere!"

Xu Zhi nodded, stating seriously, "At the very least, the 'Entirety Race' must reach the Heavenly Emperor realm, along with the profound divine power of a deity as a backup energy source, to create such a massive planet." A planet of a hundred mu would be difficult for an ordinary deity to create; only high-level gods might find it relatively easy.

Caroline smiled, "Yes, the next task is cultivation. Fortunately, as a high-level god residing in the Sea of Consciousness, rebuilding this human body clone won't be too slow. Over these two hundred years, I've recovered most of my cultivation and returned to the high-level god realm. As long as there's enough energy, it will take approximately eighty years to rebuild a Heavenly Emperor. Eighty years from now, the first planet will ascend, and by then, these native civilizations should have just begun to develop."

Xu Zhi nodded, also seeing the vast future ahead. Subsequently, Xu Zhi said nothing more and left directly, letting Caroline take charge on her own. After all, what could he do by staying? Cultivate to the Heavenly Emperor realm together and help create planets? He knew his own limitations well, so he could only seize the opportunity to "escape the task."

After Xu Zhi left, Caroline took a deep breath and began cultivating earnestly, encouraging herself. "The Super Ancient God seemingly said he would allocate me a portion of the land, but in reality, he completely entrusted this entire world to me, never interfering from beginning to end..." Her eyes were deep and contemplative; her heart felt light and joyful, yet also filled with gratitude. This was an immense opportunity. But for her, what made her even happier wasn't the opportunity itself, but rather having someone who could set aside their status and position to listen to her as a friend—that alone was enough to make her feel at ease.