Ronan focused with utmost attention, but the Martial Emperor spoke casually:
"You want to build a Dream Theater. Stage sets, arranged productions, actors and roles—none of those can be spared.
"At first, everyone will find it fresh. The sets can be crude, the productions simple, the acting poor, and the audience will not fuss over it.
"But once they grow tired of it and their tastes become more demanding, clamoring for something new, if you, the theater boss, still have the same ramshackle venue, cannot put on new productions or keep your people fed, and even let the audience spot flaws, then the theater will probably collapse."
When the Martial Emperor spoke in metaphors, Ronan humbly sought instruction.
"Then what exactly do the 'sets,' 'productions,' and 'roles' refer to?"
The Martial Emperor replied, "Let's start with the 'sets.' In the early stages, the demands are not so high. After all, in a backwater like Earth, everyone can understand and will not nitpick. As long as you think you can muddle through, that is enough.
"But later on, considering the esteemed audience of the Central Star Zone, the basic framework of Three Layers, One Zone, One Domain, and that pair of bitter enemies, the True Universe and the Abyssal Spirit Net... those will be indispensable."
Ronan nodded slightly and offered a simple summary. "The macroscopic and microscopic backdrop of the Material Universe, along with its rules and laws... in other words, spacetime, physical nature, and their changes."
The Martial Emperor smiled faintly and continued. "Once the stage sets are in place, there must be all kinds of 'roles' suited to that environment.
"'Roles' exist within the 'sets,' but they are only 'roles,' not omniscient playwrights or clear-sighted audience members.
"They have designed qualities of life, scales of existence, and social rules