Clear Heart, See Nature

"Isn't this just competing for market share? Who's afraid of who!"

Meng Yi's face darkened, his tone vicious and hostile. "Can't beat them now? What about later? Let's see who's faster at technological iteration—me or those beasts!"

"Damn bastards! Those 'Paradise Beasts' are truly awful!"

Completely disillusioned with the "Free Trade Zone," he vowed that once he ascended to 15th Order "Strategic Partner," he would ruthlessly clean up the rotten atmosphere in the Paradise.

No, that's not right! He couldn't do that!

He'd suffered losses—why should later newcomers lie back and enjoy the benefits?

Because he'd been rained on, he loved tearing up others' umbrellas.

Grateful for the beasts, questioning the beasts, cursing the beasts, understanding the beasts, becoming the beasts, and finally...

The blood flowing through his veins had turned black. Meng Yi crossed the transformation that ordinary players needed to endure countless losses and pitfalls to achieve, at lightning speed, gloriously becoming a member of the "Great Benefactors of the Paradise."

"Other beasts are beasts, but I'm different—I'm a 'Great Benefactor' who thinks about helping new players survive their Instance Missions better!"

Shameless to the extreme, Meng Yi gilded the lily for himself.

Little did he know that the so-called "Paradise Beasts" he cursed also labeled themselves the same way.

Integrating into "Evolution Paradise" in a short time, in a sense, Meng Yi's compatibility with "Evolution Paradise" was too high—to put it bluntly, they were birds of a feather.

Leaving the trap-ridden "Free Trade Zone," the Mist Vortex opened the path to the "Omnipotent Enhancement Zone."

Meng Yi sighed, "This place isn't bad. Finally, I see where normal people should go."

The "Omnipotent Enhancement Zone" was broadly divided into two areas: ① the "Enhancement Zone" and ② the "Omnipotent Zone."

The "Enhancement Zone" on the left was cold and desolate, with bizarre facilities rarely visited by anyone.

As the name implied, these facilities could enhance skill levels, equipment quality, bloodline tiers, innate talents, technique proficiency, concept depth, rule mastery, law comprehension, scale magnitude...

Tier 5 Players had initially forged their own path systems. Only an idiot would waste World Origin Crystals on direct enhancement using "Evolution Paradise's" equipment.

Those who only knew the surface without understanding the essence, putting the cart before the horse, wouldn't survive to Tier 5.

In front of the "Omnipotent Zone's" gate, there was a sea of people, a stark contrast to the "Enhancement Zone" across the way.

This place was formidable—there was nothing a player could imagine that "Evolution Paradise" couldn't provide.

Even if someone wanted to create an "Infinite Multiverse" to verify a hypothesis, they only needed to pay the corresponding currency to "Evolution Paradise," and their request would be granted.

Of course, public facilities at Tier 5 couldn't reach that level; at most, they could create planet-tier "Testing Grounds" on an assembly line.

Meng Yi even spotted a few neighbors he'd seen this morning at the entrance.

Without pointless pleasantries, a few minutes later, Meng Yi entered the "Omnipotent Zone."

Arriving at a single-person meeting room, a faint, hazy light screen appeared, and the Paradise's notification rang in his mind.

[Notification: Will Player 'White Devil' pay the equipment activation fee: B-Rank World Origin Crystal·1?]

Meng Yi didn't answer, patiently reviewing the "Omnipotent Zone's" supplementary information.

The starting fee was B-Rank World Origin Crystal·1, with charges varying based on the type of "Testing Ground" the player set.

The "Testing Ground" would provide "infinite" required resources, but if the player wanted to take the final results out, they'd need to spend currency for certification.

At the same time, the player's comprehension, thought processing speed, sparks of inspiration, innate talent, giftedness... would all receive temporary enhancement from the current rank's "Omnipotent Domain."

During the operation of the Testing Ground, a Tier 5 Player had to spend 1,000 Paradise Coins daily to maintain it.

The "Omnipotent Zone's" timeline differed from the outside world—no matter how long passed here, it was only an "instant," with no delay in any narrow or broad sense relative to the outside.

Of course, Meng Yi could also open Testing Grounds for Tier 4, Tier 3, Tier 2, or even Tier 1.

The starting fees required C-Rank Source Crystal, D-Rank Source Crystal, E-Rank Origin Crystal, and F-Rank Origin Crystal, respectively.

Daily maintenance costs: 300 Paradise Coins, 100 Paradise Coins, 30 Paradise Coins, 10 Paradise Coins.

As for players who developed something game-breaking or gained massive improvements, how to choose the scope of certification—the nuances contained within were worth deep inquiry.

"So that's how it is. High-Level Players mostly spend their accumulated wealth in the 'Omnipotent Zone,' while the 'Free Trade Zone' accounts for a very small share."

"No matter how much time you spend in the 'Omnipotent Zone,' it's never enough, which is why players' wealth is always insufficient."

Consumption between adjacent ranks increased overall at a ratio of [3:1].

From Tier 2 to Tier 3, Tier 4 to Tier 5... it was slightly higher than [3:1], but not by much.

"Does 'Evolution Paradise' load players with the theoretically most perfect current-stage 'Omnipotent Domain'?"

Meng Yi clicked on the introduction for the "Omnipotent Domain."

Whenever a "High-Level Player" was born in "Evolution Paradise," or a "High-Level Player" advanced in rank, the "Omnipotent Domain" would receive a slight boost within its existing scope.

Whenever a "Top-Tier Player" was born in "Evolution Paradise," the "Omnipotent Domain" would receive a massive boost, taking a big step toward the ideal of "infinite perfection."

What did the lowest-level "First Order - Omnipotent Domain" even mean?

For example, running on par with Bolt, boxing on par with Tyson, wisdom on par with Einstein—all-round strength with no blind spots, mastering every science, metaphysics, language, and wisdom in human civilization from ancient times to the present...

That's no longer within the scope of "genius."

"Prodigy," "monster," "freak"—none of them can be mentioned in the same breath as the "First Order · Omnipotent Domain." There's not even a little bit of comparability!

And this is just the "First Order · Omnipotent Domain."

Players are divided into 1st to 15th Orders, and the "Omnipotent Domain" likely also has 1st to 15th different tiers.

How powerful would the "Fifteenth Order · Omnipotent Domain" be, built from the final stages of countless systems?

The "Omnipotent" that constantly evolves toward "perfection"—perhaps this is the true meaning behind "Evolution Paradise."

Meng Yi was left breathless, deeply shaken.

With a choice available, there was no way he'd abandon the "Fifth Order · Omnipotent Domain" and settle for something lower.

A B-Rank World Origin Crystal? Hand it over!

Money lost can be earned again, but if you miss an opportunity, you'll be stuck at the bottom of the Shit Pit Paradise forever!

"Before I 'open' the Omnipotent Zone, I need to figure out what I need at this stage."

Meng Yi's mind raced, and he quickly compiled a list.

① D++-Rank Body Strength → C-Rank Body Strength, to support a higher level of "Psionic Power." ② Upgrade the newly acquired "Biochemical System" to the level of the "Mind System," unlocking the yet-unlocked "Biological Force Field" and "Electromagnetic Manipulation"... ③ "Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen" → "Psionic Lifeform · Red Queen." ④ C+-Rank "Psionic Power" → B-Rank "Psionic Power." ⑤ "Cellular-Level · Microscopic Domain Interference" → "Molecular-Level · Microscopic Domain Interference." ⑥ Digest and absorb the "Tech Tree" brought back from the Selection Dungeon, enriching the "White Studies" framework. ⑦ Cellular-Level Immortality → Molecular-Level Immortality.

"No! This isn't right!!"

Meng Yi reined in his greed. Wanting everything would only lead to getting nothing.

He had 2B + 1D + 43,870 Paradise Coins left. Opening the "Fifth Order · Omnipotent Domain" required B·1, and the cost of maintaining it was unknown.

The cost of certifying the results after the temporary state of the "Fifth Order · Omnipotent Domain" faded was also unknown.

"I can slowly modify my Body Strength myself, and research the 'Biochemical System · Psionic Power' branch on my own."

"Once my Body reaches C-Rank, the bottlenecked C+-Rank 'Psionic Power' will naturally break through, and the precision of 'Microscopic Domain Interference' will improve accordingly."

Forcing himself to calm down, Meng Yi first ruled out ①, ②, ④, ⑤, and ⑦.

"The 'Omnipotent Domain' is a deadly poison wrapped in honey."

"If I can't hold onto my true nature, I'll eventually lose myself!"

With his thoughts clear and his heart seeing nature, Meng Yi had no more doubts.

He needed to transform "Red Queen" into a "Familiar · Psionic Lifeform" to assist with future research.

He needed to digest the wisdom of the civilization from the Selection Dungeon and choose the beneficial parts to integrate into the "White Studies System."

"That's right—I started out with 'knowledge.'"

"If one day I begin to blindly chase 'perfect evolution' and lose sight of the fundamentals, I won't be me anymore."

Between short-term, immediate gains and long-term growth, Meng Yi chose the latter.

His current level was only lv5, and the First Order dungeons he'd experienced weren't difficult.

There was no need to abandon his own path and rely on the "Omnipotent Domain" to get stronger.

What difference would that make from those leeching off the "Enhancement Zone" facilities?

"As expected, the Shit Pit Paradise is full of traps!"

"Damn it, even the seemingly most reliable 'Omnipotent Zone' has hidden pitfalls!"

These two chapters set the main tone.

The worst leek-tier players rely on external things and get harvested back and forth by high-tier players.

Slightly better waste-tier players understand that their own foundation is key and use the Paradise Enhancement Zone for immediate gains.

A bit better rookie-tier players get fooled by the Omnipotent Domain offered by the Omnipotent Zone, addicted to the feeling of omnipotence, and rely on it for so-called 'perfect evolution.'

The top-tier normal players only use the Omnipotent Domain as a time-saving tool, developing everything else on their own.

Leek-tier and waste-tier players don't survive to the 5th Order; rookie-tier players don't survive to the 11th Order.

1st-4th Orders: Seedling stage. 5th-10th Orders: Youth stage. 11th-14th: Adult stage. 15th: Shareholder stage.

Leek → Waste → Rookie → Normal—these are different stages of 'mindset,' regardless of scale or power.

Only a player like the protagonist, who has a clear heart and sees nature, can advance to the 11th Order and become a 'high-level player.'

Anyone who achieves a ++ rank evaluation at their current Order is a ruthless person in the fourth tier, like the Fire Mage Loli.

Is the omnipotence of the Omnipotent Domain truly perfection? Then what's the point of Evolution Paradise's existence? Why does the Omnipotent Domain keep evolving?

What suits you best is what's truly best.

Only by not being fooled by dazzling external things can you go far.

If even the Omnipotent Domain can't tempt the protagonist, then so-called opportunities, treasures, women...