章 156: Chapter 156

The geography of each world is unique and completely dependent on the creator.

While all worlds start flat with a clear border from which creatures can fall, after each rank, the creator will shape it to his liking.

Most people decide to go on with the flat world and expand its borders, while some make it round after some time.

But these two options are not the only ones.

If desired, the creator would be able to create many dimensions connected by portals, a cubic world, or even a world shaped like a triceratops. It all depends on the creator's work and dedication while modifying it.

—Extract from the Builder's Magazine #96, "World's Shapes and How to Change Them."

After adding the restriction to the cultivation rune, Axel continued observing how the cultivators he had chosen were developing.

With just a glance, it was clear that the group from Orixe was doing far better than the others. As the cultivators from Eden weren't collaborating between them, their research speed was much lower, with one that had yet to find the rune's existence.

The other two were doing their best to learn what each rune did and how to inscribe them efficiently, but they still had a long way to go before managing to create a functional item.

In the meantime, Orixe's group decided to go all out, using all their savings and resources to research the runes while hoping they would recover their investments in the future.

Because of this, in just a few weeks, they created a few functional weapons with their first rune. They might not be the most powerful weapon, but they sure were useful, which made their interest in the runes increase even more.

'Well, we can confirm that sending these three to Orixe has been a great idea. Their performance and interest in the runes are great, so maybe I should support them even more. Performance is great, so rewards should be too.' Axel thought.

A smile appeared on his face as he observed the three cultivators working.

"Heaven, increase the heavenly-energy we are sending to these three. Make them "more chosen" so they grow faster." Axel said.

"That would slightly increase the energy consumption of the add-on. Do you want to do it even after knowing that?" Heaven replied.

"Yeah, sure. You don't need to ask me those things while we are still in an energy surplus. If at some point we are consuming more energy than we are producing, just let me know, and we will work on that." Axel explained.

Heaven replied, "As you order."

After that, Axel continued observing the three cultivators.

He saw how they continued studying the runes and developed new methods to work on them. He saw how the Branch Master warned them and how they prepared for the expedition.

He also saw the battle against the giant turtle and how they found the new runes.

"Holy shit. That thing is armored and can shoot lasers. It is like a fucking tank. Well, a tank that shoots lasers. Heaven, I love that thing. Good job at making it interesting." Axel said, with a broad smile on his face.

"Thank you, Master. I did my best while choosing the beast type and the runes to add to it." Heaven replied.

After that, he observed how they killed the beast and how Travis' arm ended up corrupted.

While all this was happening, Eden's cultivators were inscribing their first runes, clearly lagging behind the Orixe's group.

At last, he saw how Orixe's cultivators were expelled from the academy and how they began their journey toward the Guburg's territory.

But there was something in particular that caught Axel's attention.

"Wait a second. What is he doing? Is he inscribing runes into his corrupted arm? Does he want to create a sealed corrupted arm or something like that? Man, that is edgy as fuck. Well, having a corrupted arm is already edgy enough.' Axel thought as he looked at Travis' creating runes on his arm.' Well, if it is just one, there is no problem, but if this becomes a trend, I am going to fucking send bolts of lightning to every edgy boy that appears in the world. I don't want my world to end up in that state.'

After seeing that disturbing image, Axel decided to return to the outside world. He had already been working for a long time today on his world, so he deserved some rest.

Creating a world is like baking a cake. If you do it too fast, it will end up burned. You just need to take your time and do everything according to the plan.