"Come to think of it, is this how it'll be from now on?" Kaguya said, holding a map as she walked down a commercial street.
The map was huge... no, rather, this city was incredibly huge...
Jiu Ming shook his head. "More areas will be added later. This is just one of them."
"Like what?"
"Something with an ancient style, a fantasy style, a high-tech style, and so on. Wouldn't all of that work?"
"Your plans... are really grand." Kaguya said only after staring blankly for a moment.
"Still, they're only ideas for now." Jiu Ming shrugged. "What? Do you want a plot of land too?"
Kaguya's eyes shifted. "Well, let's talk about that later. At the very least, it should wait until you're done with your business, right? But is it really alright for the city to be this big? If I remember correctly, its scope seems to have expanded compared to a while ago?"
"That has nothing to do with me."
Jiu Ming said, "Other than certain tangible factors that make the people here different from us, they're no different in other respects. Aside from adding some necessary settings of 'plausibility,' I won't interfere any further."
What he meant was simple: these people would develop on their own, explore on their own, and conduct research. Research would benefit them, and likewise, it would benefit Jiu Ming. For instance, once they created something novel, it would be recorded here by Jiu Ming.
This was also another manifestation of a world's capacity for evolution.
"Fine, fine. In any case, once you've reached this level, the definition of life has already extended across a very broad range."
Kaguya gave a light wave of her hand, her eyes inadvertently glancing at a schoolchild by the roadside who had just gotten out of