Chapter 68 - Level 46 - Artificial Universes (2/2)

However, despite that, most creatures can travel to other Universes, because we always keep a piece of our own World inside. It's an inborn trait if you want. Point is, that such connection allows people to travel across the Multiverse and even Creation.

And the stronger creature becomes, the stronger connection to the Universe becomes and the more power you are allowed to borrow from your mother world. And that's where the problem lies.

Artificial worlds don't have a core. Hence, the only way for them to produce energy, oh so required to continue existence, is the population of the world itself. Both living and dead parts of the population. Just by existing, everything in the Creation produces some sort of energy or another type of resource, similar to how in my current Universe everything produces Mana. And in normal worlds, this energy is collected by the Core and properly controlled by World's Minds, but Solo Worlds lack a core.

This means, that this resource is continuously produced. Unmanaged, it increases its own density of in that World. This, in turn, increases the probability of stronger creatures appearing. And the stronger something is in the Creation, the more energy it produces.

All these interesting facts created a situation where Artificial Worlds became places labeled as 'High-Risk-High-Reward'.

And if you understood the 'High-Reward' part, let me explain to you 'High-Risk' one. The strength you gather in one Universe works properly only in borders of that specific Universe. To put it simpler. A strong cultivator, from Xianxia world, will be a weakling in the Harry Potter's one, simply because his power comes from another Universe.

Fortunately, most Universes(their consciousness to be precise) are smart and sly. They let strong people borrow the resource produced by them as a... sort of investment.

If they become stronger, they will produce more of the resource/energy/Mana/Prana/etc. Furthermore, because the Universe is connected to every one of her creations anyway, it's getting its dividends back, no matter where her child's located. Even in other Universes.

So it becomes a win-win situation for all. Or so you may think.

Laws don't just cover strength. It covers everything. From complicated dimensional interactions to simple acts of breathing. A weak human being, outside of his Universe, will die in a few seconds if not supported by his mother world.

Now, imagine, what happens if you kill or destroy everything in the Artificial world. It will run out of energy. Even if pebble can produce energy the same way an animal does, the difference in quantity is huge. Pebble is bȧrėly covering its price of existence with the energy it produces.

Of course, for creatures on the level of Marcus or Dark, it wasn't hard to survive. Nonetheless, the consequences were dire. They lost a substantial part of their strength. But before going into the details, let me explain the background of these two and their respective Universes. And trust me. It's not boring. Plus, I have nothing better to do, while waiting for System's notification. Knowing, Dark's character, he will take his time getting to Shanghai.

And we will start with Marcus, the Great Centurion and his homeworld. Roman Universe.