Half a year after the destruction of the Light of Creation God and the start of development in the higher-dimensional world...
The Empire had unified the card world, and people with special authorization from the five worlds began traveling between worlds to trade.
Monster dueling cards, a new form of entertainment, swept across every world, helping soothe the psychological scars of people recovering from turbulent times.
An explosion of new concepts-virtual reality, souls, memories, consciousness, space, and more-swept through the Research Department, stunning not only Edison, Ikoma, Takeru, and Hange.
Even Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Hiruko, who had recently joined the research efforts, were left slack-jawed.
Of course, Orochimaru was more excited than anything.
The Empire also made timely adjustments and issued notices covering follow-up work, improvements to its institutions, the addition of a Six Paths tier for Ninja at the Adventurers' Guild, and prompt updates to its databases and Points exchange listings.
Meanwhile, Noah's information processing center was expanded and moved directly into Pangaea Castle in the Shinobi World to operate the city's defenses and handle all kinds of information transmission and processing.
A new Points system and its subsystems were established, with faster, more convenient exchange centers and equipment gradually being made available.
A world-level monster card dueling tournament would be held every two years, with the finals taking place in Pangaea Castle and His Highness the Prince personally presenting the awards.
Prizes included cash, property, new Monster Cards, and potions.
This was what finally brought monster dueling cards to the attention of the upper echelons of every world.
Fresh schemes began unfolding once again.
Tongshino City had now entered a high-tech age, leaving other cities far behind.
Chigusa had received the promotion he wanted and become deputy mayor, yet he could not feel happy at all. Miserable,