"Could you handle this?"
"This world is very friendly, but I'm curious—what exactly is supporting its operation?"
Shimazaki Setsuna asked curiously.
"Trade secret. No comment."
Chen Li shook his head.
In truth, this New Penacony, fabricated from hell, operated through the Path power connected to New Penacony, along with the Hell Design Points invested in its early stages.
For now, this world truly did seem wonderful. With abundant lives, everyone could do whatever they wanted, and every face bore a heartfelt smile.
But it had been built using Gluttony and Abundance, two of the eighteen Paths spread across the entire galaxy, yet the area it could support was merely the size of an expanded star.
The cost was too high. The cost-effectiveness was far too low.
However, as long as it could be turned into a Three-star Artifact, it could "justify itself."
A Three-star Artifact could absolutely allow a world to develop indefinitely.
But what Chen Li hoped for was not a world where everyone idled away their days, immersed in sweet dreams. It was a world where everyone could do what they wanted.
The two were fundamentally different, so Chen Li had also been considering the issue of logical design.
The final conclusion was—the Paths.
Nihilism was no good, but everyone had times when they wanted to slack off. What if slacking off could produce energy?
There was no need to mention Gluttony's enormous influence on the universe, but what if eating could also produce energy?
The same applied to Destruction, Abundance, Equilibrium...
Just as Chen Li, Shimazaki Setsuna, and Altair were chatting happily, something furry burrowed into Chen Li's arms.
Chen Li looked down and saw the Spring Spirit, barefoot on the booth seat, inching her way into his embrace.
At last, with her feet braced against the