The inner structure of the Heart of the World was almost identical to the Creation Engine's. Both shared the Creator's signature futuristic, minimalist, no-frills style. There were hardly any unnecessary devices, and bright lights illuminated every shadow.
No one had been here for over a thousand years, yet it remained spotless. The diligent machines had clearly never forgotten their duties. As soon as Murphy entered, he began trying to take control of the Heart of the World.
Unfortunately, the permissions here were highly unusual. Full control required the authority of "Creator—Sole." Murphy could only control a portion of its subroutines.
That meant he couldn't access the Heart of the World's really impressive security measures and use them to kill the two groups of bastards who'd entered alongside him.
A bit of a shame, but it wasn't the end of the world.
He couldn't take control of the facility, of course, but this was the absolute core of the Order Realm. Anyone who dared use Chaos powers here would definitely draw a lethal response from the security programs. Murphy didn't have to worry about that.
His permissions were sufficient to ensure that none of the deadly devices here would lock onto him as a target.
"Retrieve the Heart of the World's architectural plans and plot a route to the monitoring area."
Murphy was very familiar with the systems of the Creation Realm. As soon as he entered, he found an external information terminal and used the Myriad Phenomena device to access it and issue his command.
In the next instant, a holographic projection of the entire Heart of the World appeared before him.
The place had six levels in all.
The bottom three levels were storage areas for energy devices and all kinds of rare items. The two central levels housed