[Confirmation complete, Unique skill acquired.]
[Confirmation complete, Unique skill acquired.]
Hearing the feedback from Miss King of Wisdom, Rimuru was neither surprised nor particularly pleased.
At her current level, she no longer pursued the quantity of skills.
Adding two new skills was better than nothing!
It must be said that Yuuki left a very unique impression on Rimuru.
A two-faced schemer?
A refined hypocrite?
A fanatic who wouldn't stop until his goal was achieved?
An incorrigible, chuunibyou villain?
It seemed like he was all of them, and yet none of them.
Yuuki was undoubtedly complex, but he was also pure, willing to resort to any means to achieve his goals.
This stubbornness even made Rimuru feel a sense of awe.
A respectable opponent!
Looking at the surrounding Barren Land, a hint of regret appeared in Rimuru's beautiful eyes.
This vast land, with such a wide area, would indeed be too wasteful if it remained barren like this.
You see, Cardinal World is not like the Marvel Universe, which has boundless area.
The living space in this World is much smaller than imagined.
Rimuru's current achievements are also due to the blessings of this World.
Since that's the case, let's consider it a repayment!
"Ciel, help me plan the best cleanup solution. I want to clear the remaining destructive laws from this land and restore its vitality!"
Ciel said in surprise, "Rimuru, are you really determined to do it? This land is not like the ancient wilderness in your memory, where good deeds for the heavens and earth bring merit. Even if you transform this land perfectly, there will be no benefit whatsoever!"
Rimuru: "What benefit? Let's just consider it a repayment!"
Ciel: "After a rough calculation, the scale of the project is terrifying. Even if you complete it with Time acceleration, it might take hundreds of years, and the ecosystem will still be extremely fragile. For this land to truly regain vitality and have a stable ecosystem, it might take thousands of years. Give up!"
Rimuru fell silent.
Ciel wouldn't lie to her; the scale of this project was indeed too immense.
From birth until now, she had never spent such a long time on a single task.
But giving up just like that felt a bit unwilling!
She had finally decided to do something big!
Rimuru's premonition wouldn't be wrong; she was destined to leave this World eventually.
To merely pass through this World like a fleeting glimpse, leaving nothing behind, would be too much of a failure.
At this moment, Rimuru couldn't help but think of Yuuki and Thanos.
Compared to their determination to achieve their goals at all costs, Rimuru truly felt ashamed!
Rimuru took a deep breath, smiled, and said, "If the project is small, then there's no need for me to act, is there?"
Ciel was surprised, "Rimuru, your decision truly surprises me. You feel a little different from before!"
Rimuru said proudly, "People always grow, don't they?"
Under the calculations of Miss King of Wisdom, a feasible plan was quickly devised.
Rimuru finally understood what Ciel meant by the "large scale of the project"!
In this World, destruction is always easier than construction. The birth of a land of life is indeed a great miracle.
However, since she had already made up her mind, there was no intention of backing out.
Ciel reminded, "Rimuru, your great battle with Yuuki has already attracted the attention of many forces. Many people must be coming to investigate now. To avoid your Time power accidentally harming the innocent, you should first set up a large barrier!"
"Okay!"
Rimuru did not hesitate, immediately consuming magicules and casting a large barrier, enveloping the entire Barren Land.
This land became a Barren Land mainly due to the battle between Milim and Guy.
Thousands of years later, the violent laws left by the great battle were still constantly destroying this land.
What Rimuru had to do first was to eliminate the laws left behind by the battle.
This also reflected the power of the Awakened Demon Lord and the fragility of this World!
Time flowed, and under the Time acceleration of the Time Stone, half a month quickly passed within the barrier.
During this half-month, Rimuru's Shadow appeared everywhere in the Barren Land.
But even with Rimuru's methods, she couldn't completely eliminate the proliferation of destructive power.
Thousands of years had passed, and these violent laws had almost permanently altered the climate here, even forming a grand cycle.
Rimuru's attempt to forcibly reverse this situation and restore vitality to the land was essentially an act of defiance against the grand climate cycle of Cardinal World.
The power of nature is truly vast and profound!
At this moment, Rimuru even felt like the Foolish Old Man who moved mountains.
She could easily make this land turn to dust permanently with a single slap, but making it regain vitality was not as simple as she had imagined.
However, since she had decided to do it, she would definitely succeed.
To be honest, Yuuki's stubbornness had quite an impact on Rimuru.
"Rain!"
Rimuru used the energy of the Power Stone as her power source and the Reality Stone as her means, instantly causing heavy rain to fall over an area of millions of kilometers.
Splash, splash~~~
A large amount of rain continuously descended upon this Barren Land, instantly irrigating the land anew.
But the entire land showed no signs of life whatsoever.
Those invisible violent laws were still continuously affecting this land.
This was like a desert experiencing a downpour; although the water content was sufficient, it was completely unable to transform from a desert into an oasis.
Haloxylon, Caragana, Sea Buckthorn, Cactus...
Rimuru used her skills as a guide, creating plants suitable for growing in sandy soil.
Soon, this Barren Land was planted with a large number of sand-reforming plants.
"Time acceleration!"
The shimmering green light of the Time Stone entwined around her wrist, and Rimuru manipulated the timeline.
Ten times acceleration, twenty times acceleration, thirty times acceleration...
Soon, these plants suitable for sandy soil completely withered.
Did it fail?
"Answer: Plant growth is not only related to Water and nutrients, but also closely related to factors such as climate, day-night alternation, and temperature difference!"
Hearing Ciel's prompt, Rimuru suddenly realized.
Plants also need rest; photosynthesis during the day, respiration at night!
Not only did she need to accelerate Time, but she also needed to simulate the corresponding climatic conditions?
The existence of life is indeed a great miracle!
Resilient, yet fragile!
Controlling the flow of Time while simultaneously simulating the climate was undoubtedly dozens of times more difficult for Rimuru.
After repeated failures and continuous exploration, this land, which had been devoid of life for thousands of years, finally began to slowly show some vitality.
At least, it could support the growth of vigorous plants like cacti.
The moment Rimuru felt the Barren Land begin to nurture life, she even had an urge to cry from emotion.
For this fragile life force, she had truly given too much.
This was like raising a child; the more you put in, the prouder you feel when they succeed.
"Rimuru, congratulations. Do you need to add some creatures now? Whether your environmental transformation is successful and the stability of the ecosystem can only be tested by living creatures!"
"Of course!"
Hearing Ciel's prompt, Rimuru did not hesitate.
Strike while the iron is hot, then the vigor will wane, and then decline; how could she falter at this moment?
With the genetic map provided by Ciel, Rimuru quickly created animals such as scorpions, camels, sheep, and horses.
With the addition of animals, the fragile biosphere Rimuru had transformed soon faced a huge test.
The sandy land she had painstakingly transformed was almost half-destroyed by camels and goats grazing on the plants.
There was no other way; Rimuru could only add natural predators to these animals again.
For example, increasing the number of wild wolves to reduce the number of goats; increasing poisonous grasses, poisonous scorpions, and poisonous snakes to reduce the number of large creatures.
Rimuru's actions indeed had a significant impact.
Soon, the numbers of those large animals were appropriately controlled.
But Rimuru hadn't been happy for long before those large animals either developed poison resistance or ingrained the avoidance of poisonous grasses, poisonous snakes, and poisonous scorpions into their genes.
After several generations, they even spontaneously learned how to avoid danger, and their numbers then began to surge again.
However, this time Rimuru had not yet made any new moves when those predators also evolved, greatly enhancing their hunting abilities.
A new balance was automatically formed again!
This deeply touched Rimuru!
In her inner Universe, due to the imperfection of the infinite laws, there was always a lack of driving force for the Universe to develop forward.
But now, seeing the scenes here, she suddenly gained some enlightenment.
Rimuru couldn't help but recall her memories of the Ancient One teaching magic to the sorcerers at Kamar-Taj.
Cutting Water with a knife only makes it flow more; magic is not about creating great power, but about going with the flow, using the smallest force to achieve the effect of four ounces deflecting a thousand pounds.
Rimuru, enlightened, opened a gap in the barrier, like a skilled orchestra conductor, slowly introducing the magicules of Cardinal World into the small World within the barrier.
With the addition of magicules, the entire World underwent another great transformation.
Just like a spiritual energy resurgence, the land quickly became extraordinarily fertile, and many exotic soils containing strange powers appeared.
And under the nurturing of these exotic soils, the plants also began to undergo a great transformation.
What was originally a low Haloxylon tree underwent an astonishing transformation, growing branches and a trunk comparable to rainforest plants.
As the vegetation underwent a great transformation, the animals that fed on these plants also quickly underwent astonishing transformations.
A jackal, whose ancestors were huskies, actually grew a single horn and evolved the ability to breathe Fire.
An ordinary scorpion, no more ordinary than any other, grew larger than a giant python and even evolved into a D+ class demon.
And all of this deeply shocked Rimuru, and her inspiration grew more and more.
Under her intentional guidance, the World within the barrier was evolving in a completely unimaginable direction!