Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!-Chapter 271 - : 270

Chapter 271: 270

At last, it’s over!

Returning to that pristine white space, Fang Zheng let out a long sigh of relief.

This journey through the instance had been taxing both mentally and physically for Fang Zheng. Creating a world was by no means an easy task. Moreover, in order to elevate the mission evaluation to the highest level, he had also expended a great deal of effort. After creating the new world, by leveraging the Free Method given by Lamy that restored lost items and the vast Power of Existence left in that world by the Followers of the Crimson Realm, Fang Zheng first revived all the humans that had been devoured by the Followers of the Crimson Realm within that year.

Upon arrival in the new world, he, along with Shana, used the Masquerade Ball and the outside lodge as foundations to organize a brand-new alliance council. The Masquerade Ball was responsible for dealing with the Followers of the Crimson Realm, while the outside lodge managed the Fire Mist Warriors. Berupeoru and Shana acted as representatives, and naturally, the president of the council was none other than Fang Zheng, the Ritual Snake.

Of course, the establishment of the council was not smooth, particularly with the outside lodge, who had significant objections to Fang Zheng. But he didn’t care because, under his guidance, a new generation of Fire Mist Warriors represented by Nanoka was gradually taking shape. Unlike the old generation and Shana, Nanoka and her group fought with the aim of protecting humanity. In Fang Zheng’s view, as long as they were given enough time, Nanoka’s faction would be able to represent humanity and secure a place in the council. By then, the situation would be much improved.

After dealing with all these affairs, Fang Zheng chose to initiate his return, and now, it was time to see what rewards he had reaped for all the effort he had put into this world.

“Begin settlement!”

No sooner had Fang Zheng’s words fallen than the system in front of him immediately began to display a series of messages.

[Beginning user task completion evaluation]

[Awakening task “Guardian”——Progress Evaluation——S]

[Main task “End All This”——Progress Evaluation——S]

[Overall Evaluation: S]

[User rank upgraded to Executor]

[User receives additional reward: personal space unlocked——The Heavenly Dao Palace]

[User receives additional reward: Golden-Grade Soul Summoning Stone——Black Katie]

[User receives additional reward: Dimensional Passage rank upgraded to C-class, maximum 300 points]

[User receives additional reward: Scorched Eye World transformed into Free World, exclusive summoning slots +2]

[User receives task reward: Dimensional Codex assistance mission mode unlocked]

[User receives task reward: select one skill to upgrade in level]

“Awesome!!”

Seeing the continuous stream of reward notifications appearing before his eyes, Fang Zheng clenched his fists tightly. This was indeed a lucrative gain, not a loss. Although it took some time, the rewards for improving the task evaluation were as fantastic as he had anticipated!

Personal space was nothing new to Fang Zheng, a common feature in many mobile games, which essentially provided living space for the Soulstones. As long as players were willing to spend money, they could furnish their space with furniture, plants, backgrounds, and whatnot. However, in “Dimensional Codex,” what Fang Zheng received was not just a room, but an entire personal space, which meant that as long as he found a place in the Main World to unfold his personal space, he would effectively have a grand base of operations and wouldn’t have to worry about not having a home to return to with the Hearthstone anymore!

As for acquiring Black Katie in the form of a Soul Summoning Stone, it was somewhat expected by Fang Zheng. During the ritual, he had specifically used the Prophecy Technique to predict Black Katie’s future, and it indicated they would soon meet again. So Fang Zheng had somewhat anticipated this. Logically, Black Katie would only appear again in the capacity of a Shrine Maiden once the Followers of the Crimson Realm’s wish matured enough to summon the God of Creation. But clearly, this was not a problem for the system.

The fact that Black Katie’s Soulstone was of Gold Grade did surprise Fang Zheng. After all, although he knew her power “should” be very strong, the truth was that perhaps because of her Shrine Maiden status, Black Katie had never physically fought before him. But now it seemed… Black Katie’s power was on par with the likes of Arthas and Malthael?

Upon further reflection, given that Black Katie was one of the Enchanted, a member of the Three Pillars, and as an attendant to the God of Creation, if her status were compared to that of the Dark World, she would undoubtedly be an Archangel Commander, hardly inferior to Malthael.

What moved Fang Zheng the most was that he finally had a Golden Grade Soulstone to boast of!

Looking at Black Katie’s adorable appearance, dressed in a white robe, staff in hand, that holy and innocent aura — damn it, at last, I don’t have to swing a BOSS around anymore!

Indeed, the anime world has its charm, beauty is justice! Unlike the game world, where every BOSS oozes a villainous vibe that could practically burst through the stratosphere!

With the “Dimensional Passage” skill upgraded to C rank, Fang Zheng considered it to be a match for “Free Form of the Scorched Eye World.” Once this instance world became a Free World, Fang Zheng could summon people from the Scorched Eye World to fight alongside him, just like how he could summon the Zerg in the Ironblood World. However, Fang Zheng knew that “Dimensional Passage” could only summon those with whom he had a close relationship and those who were decent enough, like the Three Pillars, the followers of the King of the Crimson Realm from the Masquerade Ball, and people like Shana and Nanoka. But as for the Fire Mist Warriors who were not on good terms with him, Fang Zheng couldn’t summon them.

But he hadn’t intended to invite those troublemakers over anyway, so it didn’t really matter.

The exclusive summoning slot is used to set the Soul Summoning Stone, but unlike ordinary summoning slots, the exclusive slot can only contain souls from specific worlds. For example, the Soulstones of Tilia and Black Katie that Fang Zheng got in the World of Shana could be placed into the exclusive summoning slots, but if he wanted to put in Nymph or other worlds’ summoning stones, that wouldn’t work.

However, what made Fang Zheng feel odd was the activation of the assistance mission mode.

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Assistance missions as a concept weren’t strange; they’re an old trick in mobile games. When rookies encounter levels they can’t beat, they call for support, seeking help from other players — an opportunity for big shots to show off. But… right now, he was the only one who could use this system, where would the assistance missions come from?

Could there be other “players”?

This thought only circled through Fang Zheng’s mind briefly before he shrugged it off as he considered it a minor detail. If there truly were assistance missions, he would check them out when the time came, clearing up any confusion.

As for the final quest reward, after much consideration, Fang Zheng decided to upgrade the “Time Manipulation” skill from E to D rank.

The reason Fang Zheng did this was after a thorough consideration. Having acquired the Noble Phantasm “Resonant Sound,” Fang Zheng experienced firsthand the changes in the “Time Manipulation” skill as its rank increased. The initial “Time Manipulation” allowed Fang Zheng to manipulate time only within a ten-meter radius centered on himself. But after the skill reached D rank, Fang Zheng discovered a significant improvement; its range was no longer centered on him but could be applied to any point within his line of sight. In other words, if Fang Zheng wanted to accelerate the time of a tree, he simply had to gaze at the tree, and then time within a ten-meter radius around that tree would be affected.

Furthermore, after experimenting, Fang Zheng also noticed that the upgraded “Time Manipulation” was no longer reflexively rebounded when encountering someone with similar strength. Instead, when fighting an opponent of similar strength, if Fang Zheng tried to stop the opponent’s time, they would undergo a round of resistance. If they succeeded, the skill would have no effect, but if they failed the resistance, the time ability would still take effect, albeit reduced depending on the opponent’s strength.

Regardless, this was much stronger than the previous complete inability to use the skill.

Moreover, upgrading to D rank also produced changes when Fang Zheng used “Future Sight.” Previously, using Future Sight, he could only see ten minutes into his own future. But now, Fang Zheng could observe any time within the next ten days. This meant that when Fang Zheng invoked “Future Sight” again, he no longer had to focus solely on himself; instead, he could choose any time within the next ten days to observe his future. This, combined with Fang Zheng Prophet Mage’s skills, improved accuracy.

After upgrading his skills once more, Fang Zheng casually refreshed and returned to the Main World.

“Whoosh!!”

Maybe it was because of the panel upgrade, but this time, rather than being flung out like a roller coaster, Fang Zheng merely felt his feet lighten, and the next moment, he landed on solid ground.

Immediately following, two streaks of light, one gold and one silver, quietly emerged behind Fang Zheng; soon, Tilia and Black Katie’s figures appeared beside him.

“Is this the world where Elder Brother lives?”

While twirling her parasol, Tilia curiously looked around. Black Katie remained silent, only inching a bit closer to Fang Zheng.

“Let’s go; when we’re back, I’ll introduce everyone else to you.”

After a glance around the surroundings, Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that the Dimensional Codex and Main World’s time flow had changed, or else after being away for half a year, who knows what could have happened upon his return. It seemed he had been absent from this world for at most a month, which was not a significant issue. Moreover, the place where Fang Zheng teleported back to was the exact spot he had left from, not too far from the town where Nanali and Nymph lived—just over the hilltop.

While talking, Fang Zheng led the two down the mountain path. It wasn’t long before the trio reached the mountain’s foot, but upon seeing the Alchemy Workshop, Fang Zheng’s expression slightly darkened.

He saw a dense crowd gathered outside the Alchemy Workshop, and judging by the armor they wore, these people seemed to be… soldiers?

What was this situation now?