Changes in the Main God Space

Complete Secret Manual for Geppo Training

Rating: D-rank, Perfect

Description: One of the Marine Six Styles, a Taijutsu technique that surpasses the limits of the human body in the One Piece World. Though it is only D-rank, that certainly doesn't mean it has no room to grow.

Price: 3 D-rank side-story missions, 1,000 points

Note:

1. Purchasing all six Marine Six Styles together costs only 1 C-rank side-story mission and 3,000 points.

2. Direct enhancement costs twice as much.

This was the information Shinichi Izumi had found by searching the Assistant System.

The secret manual for Geppo training alone was close to second-tier. If he chose direct enhancement, it would cost as much as a second-tier enhancement. On the other hand, the Main God Space was fairly generous in raising it straight to the proficient level.

The Main God Space kept things simple when it came to skill levels, dividing them into only three ranks: beginner, proficient, and perfect.

Usually, when Reincarnators exchanged points for enhanced skills, the Main God only enhanced them to the beginner level—the point at which they could just barely use the skill.

So, enhancing Geppo straight to the proficient level put its user on par with a naval officer who had trained for a long time. It didn't make them second-tier, but it was still quite considerate. Otherwise, classifying a mere Taijutsu technique as second-tier, without any supernatural abilities, would have been a terrible deal.

Back to Shinichi Izumi.

Shinichi had once been in contact with Koala from the One Piece World and had heard about the Marines. That was why, on his first visit to the Main God Space, he had paid attention to some of the Marine enhancement options.

The Marine Six Styles had caught his interest in particular. His right hand had already merged with Migi, and as a Parasyte host who could directly control cells and fight using his body, he was especially interested in skills that enhanced physical combat ability. So he had memorized the name of the Marine Six Styles. He just hadn't expected to see it here in the Main World today.

"This is real too, and it's even more valuable than the previous one."

Shinichi said this with certainty, his eyes fixed on Saeko Nogami as he waited for her explanation.

"The government obtained these resources through a deal with those outsiders from last time. I doubt anyone else in the country could make better use of them than you. You can think of this as the country investing in you. As for what we want in return, it's simply that we hope you'll stand with the country when it needs you."

Shinichi had almost no reason to refuse. He didn't have enough points to exchange for any more enhancements.

He had spent all the rewards from surviving the 24-hour Novice Mission on reviving his girlfriend, Satomi Murano. As a result, he had entered the Main God Space only to stare longingly at countless powerful abilities he couldn't afford.

Many enhancements were beyond his reach even if his mission rewards were doubled, but that didn't diminish his desire for them. Or rather, the pursuit of strength was human nature!

Shinichi smiled and gently covered his face with his right hand.

"That's an offer I can't refuse!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Migi, the Parasyte living in his right hand, transformed. His normal-looking arm became an alien limb over a meter long, and a thin strip of muscle sprouted from its tip. A huge eyeball swiveled as it stared at Saeko.

The smile on Saeko's face grew increasingly strained, and cold sweat trickled down her forehead.

"Uh, the people upstairs already know about your condition. You don't need to prove it to me."

"Didn't you promise me yesterday that the people upstairs would do everything they could to help me get stronger? This right hand is my strongest asset. So, what do you think? Can you do anything for it?"

A hint of wickedness appeared on Shinichi's face, but inside, he was perfectly calm. If anything seemed wrong, he would immediately teleport to the Main God Space!

As it turned out, the people at the top of the country hadn't spent all that time and resources trying to lull Shinichi into a false sense of security so they could capture him. They had truly resolved to cultivate their own supernatural forces!

Shinichi had simply come to the government's attention at just the right time.

"I'm not quite sure about that yet, but after seeing these materials, you can rest assured that the people upstairs take you very seriously and will help you."

Saeko forced herself to calm down and continued,

"Besides, the people upstairs have already paid a certain price to form a partnership with some supernatural beings. More and more talented people will emerge in our AID department. On that front, we'll be counting on you to guide us, Chief!"

"Other supernatural beings? Interesting... And Chief, huh? Heh. That sounds pretty good."

Shinichi narrowed his eyes as he spoke. He wasn't particularly interested in power or status, but as a Reincarnator who had been exposed to the government, he knew that if he didn't act strong, things might not end well for him.

Saeko let out a long breath.

"Please come with me, Chief. I'll show you around our AID department..."

"Our AID department..."

The rest of the Parasyte world could wait. It had already become part of the Main God Space, and it would surely appear again someday.

Inside the Main God Space.

Zhu Shen was experimenting with the [Cell] Law ability.

A gigantic dragon with antlers like a deer's, a head like an ox's, eyes like a shrimp's, and scales like a fish's flew through the air. It wasn't soaring through the clouds by some supernatural power, though. It was flying on a pair of wings covered in blue feathers.

Apart from those wings, the creature looked somewhat like an Eastern dragon, but it lacked any of the dragon's spirit. It was merely similar in appearance.

This was the knockoff dragon Zhu Shen had created using the Cell Law.

His experiments had shown that the Cell Law allowed him to freely control the cells of various low-level organisms. He could strengthen them, multiply them, destroy them, and even fuse them together. This knockoff dragon had been made by combining the cells of several different animals.

"They say dragons have nine animal features, but I guess looking the part isn't enough! Why does this feel less impressive than one of Kaido's Mythical Zoan Fruits?" Zhu Shen muttered to himself.

The dragon wasn't as weak as it might seem. Although it lacked supernatural abilities like soaring through the clouds or controlling water, fire, thunder, and lightning, its body was made up of cells strengthened to their limits. It was already as strong as a newly advanced second-tier being.

What's more, it could manipulate its flesh and blood to a certain extent, reshaping them into tentacles, bone armor, and the like. The result looked bizarre, but it still had some fighting power.

On the other hand, the reason Laws were so powerful was that they could alter reality, turning the impossible into the possible. Creating a brand-new species out of nothing, as he had done, was another form of power.

The Main God Space could revive people and create humans with ease, but in truth, creating life required at least a fifth-tier, Law-level ability! And that was only possible with certain special Laws, such as life, cells, or souls. Truly creating complete living beings at will and gaining the Deva Path's recognition required power beyond the fifth tier...

As for a being like the Main God Space, which stood above the Laws of countless universes, crossed the river of time, reversed life and death, and revived a specific person, the power required was beyond measure.

Zhu Shen understood all of this, of course. He just had a habit of making snarky remarks.

"Blue scales... I'll call you Xiao Qing!" Zhu Shen murmured. He had created the little creature, so he might as well raise it for now. It could keep him entertained.

"And you..." Zhu Shen glanced at the Ferocious Beast Hou, which sat obediently at the feet of his enormous humanoid soul, looking like a well-behaved pug. He scratched his head.

"I'll call you Xiao Hong. You're in charge of looking after Xiao Qing and teaching it."

Zhu Shen waved a hand, carving out a continent in the Origin Space for Xiao Hong and Xiao Qing to roam.

Once he had settled them in, Zhu Shen took a single step and arrived high above his Origin Space.

From above, Zhu Shen could see the whole of his Origin Space.

It was a vast planetary surface, most of which was shrouded in clouds and mist. An open, spherical region showed through the sea of clouds, containing a cluster of buildings. This was the Main God Space, which had changed from its original plaza into a complex of buildings beneath the Big White Sphere.

As time passed, more and more Reincarnators would join, and he believed this place would grow livelier and livelier.

Beneath the clouds that obscured the planet lay a desolate continent. One part of it held a vast primeval forest where Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong lived.

There weren't many animals in the forest. Some had been created on a whim by Zhu Shen for his experiments, while others had been mass-produced directly by the system. Since they were all ordinary creatures, they didn't cost many points.

Beyond the planet was nothing but empty space. When Zhu Shen had first arrived, he could only roam around on the planet in his Origin Space. Now that he was a little stronger, he had tried flying into the sky, only to find an invisible barrier in his way. Then it occurred to him that this was the subconscious space of his planet's will, not the Ninja World. There might be other planets beyond the Ninja World, but perhaps his own subconscious space was only this large.

However, after he had taken control of the Parasyte world's origin last time, his fate had become linked with that world's, and his Origin Space had doubled in size!

Looking past the initial planet, he could see a water-blue planet hanging quietly beside his Ninja World planet.

Since both were projections of the subconscious, they seemed close to each other, yet neither exerted any gravitational pull on the other. They were like two independent entities that didn't interfere with each other.

This blue planet was the Parasyte world's subconscious space! The Gaia Consciousness of the Parasyte world existed above the planet as well.

After taking control of this world, Zhu Shen had established a Main God Space there too. He had also exchanged for another artificial intelligence, naming it Baymax No. 2, or simply No. 2.

After establishing the Main God Space, Zhu Shen had discovered to his surprise that, after he took control of the Parasyte world's origin, the Main God Space's world-travel function had become more powerful.

It could now send Reincarnators directly to parallel universes of the Parasyte world and adjust the time at which they arrived.

These parallel universes depended on the main universe, but in theory, they were like tributaries branching off from a river of history. The main universe was their source, but differences in historical developments at certain points had given rise to parallel universes.

For example, in some parallel universes, Shinichi's parents had died, and he had become a cold-blooded Parasyte hunter. In others, the Parasytes had taken over the Earth. In still others, the Parasytes had been wiped out before they could make a splash. And in some, Shinichi had become the last hope of the human resistance, leading the surviving humans in their fight against the Parasytes...

The system had initially located just one of the countless parallel universes. But from the moment it was located, that universe could be considered the main universe of the entire Parasyte world.

It was the most special one—or, more accurately, the system had chosen the parallel universe with the strongest fate and the greatest chance of containing the world's origin.

This was a little like Schrödinger's cat. Before the system had located it, no one knew which universe was the main one, and none of the parallel universes outranked the others. It was only the arrival of the system, an entity from outside the world, that disrupted the balance and established a hierarchy.

With the main universe located by the system as a point of reference, all other universes became parallel, subsidiary universes. It was hard to tell whether the system had captured this universe because it was already the main one, or whether it had become the main one because the system had located it...

Cause and effect were difficult to fathom. Everything had its own fate.

Zhu Shen didn't want to give himself a headache thinking about it. He simply told No. 2 not to limit its recruitment to the main universe and to step up recruitment in the parallel universes as well.

For other worlds whose origins he had not yet fully mastered, he could only spend extra points to locate a timeline or travel to a parallel universe.

Now that the Main God Space in the Parasyte world had been established, the cycle of reincarnation would continue, supplying the Main God Space with a steady stream of Reincarnators.

As for ruling the world or managing the planet, Zhu Shen had no interest in any of that. He could let them do as they pleased, like watching his own children run wild, as long as they didn't get into too much trouble.

His true focus still needed to be on the other worlds whose origins he had yet to acquire.

After all, a world's origin was unique. Once the Parasyte world's origin had been assimilated, its parallel universes could only serve as training grounds and provide backup Reincarnators.

Zhu Shen then remembered that he had spent a fortune on this world mission. He'd need to find a way to milk the Reincarnators for points.

"System, make the following Assistant System upgrades available to all Reincarnators.

1. Add a social module. Upgrade cost: 500 points.

After unlocking, Reincarnators can add each other as friends and make cross-world calls.

2. Increase personal storage space to 10 cubic meters. (Cannot store living beings.) Upgrade cost: 1,000 points.

3. Unlock the ability to transfer items to the Main God Space: living beings may be transferred. 1,000 points per use. Please note:

1) Cannot be used during Reincarnation Missions.

2) The target must be at least one tier weaker than the Reincarnator and must be completely willing. (Abilities such as charm and mental suggestion are ineffective.)

3) Additional points will be charged based on the target's strength."

Oh, right, there was also the trading system. Well, he'd save that for the next upgrade. There were only a few worlds for now, and he needed them to stay focused on their missions.

After editing the announcement, Zhu Shen published the update.

At the same time, all the Reincarnators saw the latest announcement in the Reincarnator Assistant System in their minds.

Nearly every Reincarnator with enough points chose to purchase the first two upgrades. After all, it was difficult for Reincarnators to stay in touch with one another.

If two Reincarnators were in the same world, that was fine. If they weren't, they had to wait until a Reincarnation Mission happened to send one of them to the other's world. Alternatively, they could exchange for a [World Training Card] to return to a mission world they had visited before.

If they added each other as friends, they could communicate in real time even when they were in different worlds. It was extremely convenient. Even Lone Wolf Reincarnators would exchange for it.

The second upgrade, extra storage space, went without saying. It was exclusive to Reincarnators. It didn't offer as much space as the storage rings available for exchange, but its greatest advantage was that it couldn't be lost. That alone made it worth the price.

The third option was the least popular.

Zhu Shen had intended it to let Reincarnators bring family, companions, and others into the Main God Space, so they could take on Reincarnation Missions without worrying about them.

But to prevent Reincarnators from exploiting loopholes—like pulling off an "invincible Warp dodge" or using "Dimensional Banishment" in the middle of a battle—he had added a lot of restrictions.

For now, though, hardly anyone seemed interested in exchanging for it. So far, only Orochimaru had.

All in all, after this world mission, the Main God Space had undergone a complete upgrade.

Not only had it taken control of the Parasyte world and added the No. 2 Main God Space, it could now choose any time point or parallel universe. Even though those options were limited to this world, they had undoubtedly opened up countless new possibilities for the Main God Space.

In addition, the Main God Space had grown in size, its functions had been upgraded, and it had acquired a [Cell] Law Fragment. There had been quite a few changes, but the Reincarnators would surely get used to them soon enough.