Planet Master

181- Stable Situation

Year Three Hundred and Twenty-Three of the Father God Calendar.The entire Federation's fleets, the Undead spaceship, and the Gling fleets were gathered on the Cerulean Planet for an important matter.

Along with them was the remnant of the Rodents’ fleet. They were included because the migration would be initiated.

Some of the Rodents were necessitated to become the race in the Cerulean Planet. This policy sought to allow numerous races around the world to coexist.

While this happened, a discussion happened on the Planet Master Space.

“Now that things have stabilized, let’s talk about the thing we saw when we left the Municipality’s star system.” Dian said.

“What is there to say? Isn’t the Watcher leaving?” Cisor asked.

“Well, along with what he said, I received this.” Dian then let out an octahedral with a black background and gold markings like a circuit board. It was floating above Dian’s palm.

“What is that? This is the first time I've seen it. Master, what was going on?” Frie quickly realized an issue. The Watcher/Warden that they had seen looked like sending something to Dian.

“I don’t know. This thing suddenly popped up in my inventory.” Dian honestly replied to the question.

Dian thought but there was still no result.

He shook his head and then tried something risky. He tried to touch it.

The moment he touched it…

He seemed to have experienced something.

-

“Item Number One. This is the crystallization of our civilization, the Immortal Core.”

Dian felt that his consciousness landed on something. He looked around but all he could perceive was the cube glass box that caged him.

Dian looked at himself and was surprised to see that his form was that of a transparent core. The core was so beautiful that some of the people with white coats outside shifted their gazes toward his direction.

“The Immortal Core can absorb information, genetic and Nafs inside it. It can also become anything provided that there is enough impression on it. Furthermore, like its name, its nature is immortal. It is indestructible and undying.”

Dian was confused. Why was he called the Immortal Core?

And what about this related to him?

Dian decided to remain silent and observe further to glean more information.

“So cool. That means the entire information about the human race can be stored there and be released as intended, right?”

“Yes. But it needs something to trigger that. We call that thing Life Catalyst.”

Dian was shocked. It was as if this was the first time he had heard about something so shocking to his very core.

Furthermore, he had seen the term Life Catalyst before.

Dian honestly felt that everything started to make sense but he still felt lost. But he should not conclude so soon since this experience was indicating that Dian was involved somehow.

But he remembered or at least was aware, that the Life Catalyst was given to him by the Universe Council. Or could it be that even that was wrong?

Dian could only bottle things like this to himself. This was something he could not share with anyone. Additionally, they were humans. What did this mean?

He continued the observation.

“We need to verify one more time. Let’s call Automaton Eve for it. I am sure even she would be able to unveil some of the mysteries of what we perceived as the future.”

The crowd of white-coated humans then gave way, and the white-dressed woman appeared. There was an unnatural light coming from her eyes. Dian realized that it was probably the Automaton Eve.

“Esteemed Master, what can I do for you?” the automaton asked in a polite manner.

“Please calculate for us. If we store the Immortal Core inside the specific subspace, will our human race be able to do the Dimension Ascension Protocol? Or the chance of the human race reappearing increased?” the leading scientist asked.

“Replying to the Esteemed Master, doing that changed nothing for the Dimension Ascension Protocol. But it is observed through causality that the reappearance of the human race became as high as seventy percent.” Automaton Eve replied after closing her eyes for a few seconds.

Dian was dumbfounded. So they were really human race. But the human race was something that Dian had produced.

Dian realized that this was a precious opportunity to unravel the secret of his own existence.

Then, when was this happening? Past? Or future?

Dian inclined toward the former since the latter was almost unlikely, since the future could change with each moment. The past remained fixed, and that was why it was safe to view for a high realm transcendent.

Dian thought.

“What? No effect on the Protocol is normal but to think that the reappearance of the human race increased so much, there is hope.”

“But Chief, that means we have to sacrifice ourselves and likely disappear for good. The human race after us will be slightly different. Do you…ready to shoulder the responsibility of both the advantage and the disadvantage of agreeing to do the Protocol?”

“Eve, record all of this in details.” The Chief suddenly said.

“Recording the current event.” Eve said.

“Good. Now, I understand your concern. But this is ultimately something that we need to do. To uncover the mysteries of the world in which we live.”

Dian was a bit confused. Dimension Ascension Protocol? Automaton?

He did not even begin to understand the scope of the former but the latter, could it be a Scientific Inheritance?

Dian realized that the thing the Watcher/Warden gave was actually a Scientific Inheritance.

The purpose was still not clear but interacting with it caused Dian to experience all of this. So there should be significance in it. But he believed that there should be a reason for him to specifically experience this.

As for what the human scientists had said, Dian also wanted to know about that but thought the information was unnecessary for him at this stage. So he shoved it in the back of his mind.

But he did not expect that the Automaton Eve would walk toward him, looking at him right on his current form, the transparent core.

“Detecting a fluctuation in spacetime. The item Immortal Core is experiencing Historium Playback. Should we delete this information?” Eve’s eyes lit up as she extended her hand and touched the glass; her hand had some sort of energy fluctuation.

“What? Is that true? Where is the source of that?” the scientists were scrambling toward the glass case and asked.

Clearly, they knew that the experience came from the Immortal Core but did not know where in the future it possibly was.

“Looks like I have a guess as to which one it is that peeks into the past. Eve, restrict the Historium Playback from this point onward!”

As the Chief Scientist ordered, the Automaton Eve let out some energy from her extended hand and into the palm of her hand.

Dian saw that everything around him became distorted before Dian saw utter darkness.

-

“Master, Master!”

When Dian knew it, he had returned to the Planet Master Space where numerous subordinates called out to him. Dian shook his head and blinked to make sure that what he perceived was not the previous state.

He could feel that the octahedral was gripped by him. The Planet Master System reacted.

[Scientific Inheritance detected. Legacy Database opened.]

[Legacy stored: - Dimension Ascension Protocol]

Dian’s eyes were focused on the system prompt. He frowned as he knew the word Dimension Ascension Protocol from what the humans there called Historium Playback.

He wanted to retrieve what was inside but then…

[Insufficient permission and power.]

“So this thing is a storage device.” Dian murmured. But for the others, they looked at the octahedral object, realizing that it was likely a Scientific Inheritance.

“Master, are you sure you are alright?” Frie asked.

“I am fine.” Dian waved his hand as he let the object float once again. Then he stored the octahedral object in the inventory.

“You look spaced out for a moment.” Leif explained what was going on from their perspective.

“Do I look that to you?” Dian smiled slightly as he remembered the experience of the scientists gathering, Automaton Eve, Immortal Core, and Historium Playback.

“Yes. That is why we know something had happened to you.” Ghylea said.

“I see. It is just something related to me perhaps but I don’t dare to guess too much. Well, let’s talk about the item you have seen. It is apparently called the Legacy Database. Its function is to store something extremely important.” Dian explained a bit about the item that had been stored in the inventory.

“That’s a rare item.” Frie opened her mouth in surprise.

“How rare?” Dian asked.

“A million energy points won’t be enough to buy it. Even if it is auctioned, the price will skyrocket.” Frie explained.

Dian’s expression turned flat. It was because he could not believe that the Legacy Database was such an expensive item.

Then his expression changed to one of disbelief and surprise.

“What do you know about its function?” Dian asked again. This time, everyone looked at Frie, wondering what kind of information she knew.

After a few years of knowing each other, even Cisor, Halden, and Olza knew that Frie was the one handling the intelligence in the group.

“It usually stores the legacy left by other civilizations. That is its primary function. As for what legacy it stores, it is usually a Scientific Inheritance or a Transcendent Heritage, depending on the civilization's expertise.” Frie said.

Dian nodded. That matched what he knew about the Legacy Database from examining it and its contents. Although he lacked the permission and power to open the content, Dian believed that increasing his rank as a Planet Master and his existence power would eventually solve this.

“Well, there is one thing inside that Legacy Database.” Dian wanted to explain but then there was a strange feeling of not being able to even articulate the word ‘Dimension Ascension Protocol’.

It was as if Dian’s mouth was sealed by some sort of rules.

[Information Transfer detected…nullify!]

Dian realized what was going on. He stomped his feet into the ground and ceased his intent to share the knowledge with the trusted others. The moment he did so, the rule did not seal his mouth any longer.

Dian was frustrated, but he could not let it hinder what he set out to do.

“Forget it. Looks like I can’t share it with you guys.” Dian said apologetically.

“No, it is understandable. When the higher concept is too early to be introduced, there should be some sort of preventive measures to make sure that it does not spread.” Frie shook her head and understood what was going on.

“Argh, whatever. When the time comes for it to reveal its content, it will be. So, don’t worry about it now and focus on the news from our races.” Dian’s shoulder dropped due to the excitement being cut off.

“The situation is now stable. After a year of arrangement, the races under us finally have some peace of mind.” Leif reported.

Dian looked at him and noticed that although his eyes looked spirited but there was undoubtedly a tired expression so small it was hard to notice if not for his keen sense.

“Thank you for helping in the most important moment and area.” Dian grabbed his shoulder and gave him a little bit of his existence power.

“You don’t need to do that. I can recover just fine.” Leif shook his head. Despite being Dian’s subordinate, Leif felt that Dian treated them as an equal more often than not. But he knew the reason for that was that Dian’s mindset was totally different from the others.

“This is just to make sure that your recovery won’t be hindered.” Dian coughed up as he stopped channeling his existence power.

“Back to the topic, our races have a period of adjustment and are spreading in Cerulean Planet, Futuro Planet, Bultar Planet and Ghowul Planet. They are doing quite well at terraforming Futuro and Bultar while sharing the Ghowul environment with the Gling.” Frie informed everyone since this was an annual report.

“Then what about Virya? Although the Dyson Swarm there is quite thick but we should be able to detect something from it, right?” Dian asked the most important thing.

According to the information he had on his mind, every civilization had its Watcher. If the Municipality had one, it also meant that Dian’s civilization had one too.

“Well, we have tried to match the wavelength of the Watcher we have observed with the one supposedly in the core of the Virya Star. The conclusion from both our civilization instrument as well as our own investigation showed that there is a similar entity inside the core of the Violet Sun.” Frie then enlarged the Virya Star as well as the readings from the civilization.

“Hmm.” Dian focused on the Virya Star whose violet hue shone in all directions. He felt that this was insufficient so he focused on sensing the similar wavelength that the civilization had provided.

Then Dian felt it. At the core, there was a being who kept watching over them. Of course, since Dian detected him, the Watcher also detected him, even though he was still inside the Planet Master Space.

“I am just doing my duty. Don’t mind me.” There was a faint voice inside Dian’s mind reverberating.

“You’d better just do that.” Dian responded with that.

Then he returned his consciousness to the Planet Master Space.

“Don’t worry, at least the Watcher will only do its primary task.” Dian exclaimed for others to hear.

-

Tatsumi opened his eyes only to see a familiar ceiling. He had stayed at his home right after his mission at the frontline was complete.

Furthermore, he requested that the child soldiers in the Federation’s custody be brought to the Cerulean Planet for intensive care and observation. Not only that, but also include their family through the intelligence channel.

Now, he could sleep on his own master bed without being interrupted by the mission or task at hand. He could feel that his arms were heavy.

When he turned to his left and right, he smiled. On each arm was a beauty. He felt that waking up at this moment was unfortunate since he could not move his arm.

On his right was a pink-haired woman. She looked like enjoying her sleep time, even to the point of drooling.

Although the three of them were transcendent and did not need to sleep but they had agreed to retain some of their habits when they were weaker.

Especially sleep and sleeping together. That way, they did not forget about their own previous state.

But when he woke up and looked around, the beauty on the left suddenly moved.

Tatsumi had to turn his head to his left and saw that she had opened her eyes and smiled quietly at him. Tatsumi blinked.

Whenever he slept, he went straight into the Library of Consciousness to gain new knowledge or share the new things that he had.

“Good morning.” Tatsumi said as an opening. He felt a serene sensation in his heart as if everything else was insignificant and fleeting.

“Oh, you woke up earlier than me.” Ame said while hitting Tatsumi’s cheek with her finger.

“Of course. I am done with the usual routine and now can enjoy some time with you.” Tatsumi cheekily said.

Then Ame, with her understanding of Tatsumi, shifted her head to allow him to move his left arm. Tatsumi finally could at least move one of his arms, so he did. While doing that, he also let the blood flow properly to his left arm, and he felt a tickling sensation doing that.

“But Sister Charlene looked like still enjoying your arm pillow.” Ame chuckled and said.

“Ah, right.” Tatsumi turned to his right and saw that Charlene was enjoying something in her sleep. He didn't want to disturb her, but it looked like his small wish was unfulfilled.

“Hmm.” Charlene slowly opened her eyes. She awoke to the voices in the two dialogues.

“Good morning.” Tatsumi said with a smile.

“Did you enjoy our company?” Charlene curled up her lips and her eyes flickered.

Tatsumi’s heart skipped a beat. Actually, he enjoyed their company but why did she ask?

“Of course. After all, you two are my wives. If I don’t enjoy your company, should I go to another woman?” Tatsumi looked at her sincerely.

“You’d better not go to them. Don’t you have the two of us here?” Ame interjected.

“Right. You don’t want us to be sad, right, husband?” Charlene said coyly.

Tatsumi gulped down. The way they said it and their expression, he truly could not resist. Therefore…

He kissed them on the lips. His eyes had a satisfaction as he finally could move both arms. Of course, for them this was a routine but a small blush still appeared on their faces. It was actually the remnant of what had happened at night.

“Alright, let’s get out of bed. We have something important to do.” Tatsumi reminded.

Then, as if on cue, Ame and Charlene got out of bed and put on their clothes. Tatsumi also got out of bed and put on his clothes.

‘This time, it is actually a visit to their location.’ Tatsumi thought as he prepared himself.