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Chapter 330 - Chapter 331: The Cardinal Universe is Just a Protective Shell

However, doing so would require Rin to bear some risks.

Unlike merely maintaining a passage and acquiring laws through infiltration, directly relocating a continent would inevitably lead to its full integration with the Cardinal World.

In other words, the Voice of the World would incorporate the entire continent into its existing rule system.

As a result, those summoned might not feel anything at first. But with continuous slaughter or the accumulation of merits, the magicules of the Cardinal World would eventually begin to flow into that side, raising the new continent's level.

Common Skills, Intrinsic Skills, Extra Skills, Unique Skills, Ultimate Skills, and Special Skills.

These power systems belonging to the Cardinal World would gradually appear on the new continent over time.

In the worst-case scenario, new True Demon Lords might even be born.

"Violet, can't it be completely controlled?"

"No."

Rin shook his head and said, "The power of the Voice of the World is divided into active and passive."

"In this case, when an external entity enters the Cardinal World, the Voice of the World will passively integrate it."

"Even Violet can't interfere with this process."

The changes within are like a person's brain and their body.

You can control your body to do many things, but you cannot control blood flow, endocrine responses, or the immune system.

That's why the Cardinal World needs Demon Lords and monsters.

On the Cardinal World, the role played by monsters is exactly that of the immune system governed by the Voice of the World.

While the Demon Lords protect the core of the world—the Cardinal World—they also serve to eliminate existences that would harm the ecosystem.

"Establishing a passage between the Konosuba World and the Cardinal World is like taking a tonic."

"But directly summoning a continent is much more like an organ transplant."

The introduction of new functions will inevitably be accompanied by bloodshed.

What Violet controls is the subjective initiative of this 'person.'

She can choose to take tonics or choose to undergo surgery.

As for the outcome, it will depend on Rin, as well as the local Demon Lords and the strong individuals of various nations, and how they respond.

"With such a flaw, do we still want to proceed~?"

Velzard didn't understand. She could comprehend what Rin was worried about.

They weren't afraid, just a little troubled.

It was like how flies couldn't harm people, but they could disgust them.

"This is the downside of the Cardinal World being the foundation."

Right now, Rin truly controlled only two worlds: the Void Universe and the Cardinal World within the Cardinal Universe.

Yes, only the Cardinal World, not the entire Cardinal Universe.

The world created by the Star King Dragon was not yet entirely Rin's.

"Although saying this might be unfair to big brother,"

Velzard advised, "But if this world really ends up dragging you down, when it's time to abandon it, don't hesitate."

"It hasn't come to that point yet."

Rin smiled bitterly. He was honestly surprised by how decisive Velzard was.

How should he put it?

Rin supported Violet's idea of completely replacing the Voice of the World.

Controlling the Voice of the World was equivalent to gaining sovereignty over the Cardinal World.

But that was all it was.

For the entire Cardinal Universe, no matter how many new laws Rin acquired from Otherworlds, he wouldn't gain much benefit.

"The Cardinal Universe, for us right now, is still the best protective umbrella."

Rin's true foundation had always been the Void Universe.

The potential of the Void Universe was unquestionably superior to that of the Cardinal Universe. That was beyond doubt.

However, the Void Universe had only been born recently, and in terms of scale, it couldn't compare to the Cardinal Universe.

To put it simply in data:

At the beginning, the Star King Dragon used 100 units of authority to create the world—that was quality.

Then, countless years passed.

This batch of authority self-evolved and split, causing both the material and spiritual realms to continuously expand, forming the current Cardinal Universe.

That was quantity.

Just like how the universe is vast, many parts of it repeat.

When it comes to uniqueness, ultimately, it's just that much.

The origin at the beginning of creation and the origin during the era of the great universe had no change in terms of quantity.

However.

Due to Rin's appearance, the Cardinal Universe welcomed new rules, allowing it to undergo qualitative transformation.

After countless years, a new qualitative change occurred again.

"According to Violet's calculations, it's actually impossible for us to completely control the Cardinal Universe."

The only thing Rin could do was to dominate the Cardinal World through the Voice of the World, turning this world center—the origin of laws and concepts—into his own.

In this way, Rin would be like a GM, able to remotely control the entire universe through the Cardinal World.

"In comparison, my Void Universe is actually superior to the Cardinal Universe in terms of primordial essence."

The Void Universe itself was copied from the Cardinal Universe.

From the very beginning, their quality was on completely equal footing.

However, with Rin subsequently introducing new rules from Konosuba, Type-Moon, Soul Land, and other universes, the primordial essence of the Void Universe had already surpassed that of the Cardinal Universe.

There was no other way. The process of importing new laws was the same.

The Void Universe was like a blank canvas, capable of swallowing them whole.

But the Cardinal Universe needed to digest and absorb them through the 'stomach' of the Cardinal World.

Only then could the newly acquired concepts be transported as nutrients to different parts of the universe.

"The current Void Universe, compared to the Cardinal Universe, is like a drop of water compared to a vast ocean."

"It's just that the elements contained within this drop of water are exactly the same as those in the ocean."

The difference in volume between a nascent universe and a matured one is just that huge, so there's nothing strange about it.

Which is more important, qualitative change or quantitative change?

If Rin had to answer, he would choose the former.

This is just like the difference between magicules of the Demon Lord's Domain and magicules of the Calamity Domain.

When two universes collide, the one with less source essence will definitely be devoured.

"The reason the Cardinal Universe is our umbrella," Rin said with a smile, "is because if we encounter an enemy we can't beat, we can just abandon the Cardinal Universe and escape with the Cardinal World."

Since Velzard was completely on his side, he no longer had to be cautious when talking about escape.

This was also why Rin was reluctant to give up the Cardinal Universe.

There was no helping it. The legacy of the Star King Dragon was just too useful.

It was like a protective shield, a massive shell.

If he really did run into a powerful enemy like the Godly Profound Grand Venerable, Rin could evacuate before the opponent destroyed the Cardinal Universe.

On the other hand, if the Void Universe merged with the Cardinal World ahead of time, he'd have to take a huge risk, allowing the enemy to trace the Void Universe through the Cardinal World, thus damaging Rin's foundation.

(To be continued.)

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