The first lifeform to create when forming an ecosystem is clear.
It was the "Producer". A creature producing energy on its own. On Earth, the history of "Producers" started when a creature called cyanobacteria first started photosynthesis.
FLASH!
The first lifeform was probably not created with such divine light. In reality, the first lifeform was surprisingly not a "Producer".
Anyway, I created the first lifeform forming the base of the food pyramid, the very foundation of the ecosystem. It is a small, squishy creature.
「You have created the first lifeform! What will you name it?」
"Nectar Jelly."
「You have created {Nectar Jelly}」
「You can freely assign any characteristics to the first lifeform.」
"High Metabolism."
[High Metabolism: The life activities of the organism are accelerated. Energy consumption increases.]
Since there is a Nectar Spring, there is plenty of energy, so this is good.
"What are you doing right now…? Since you have the first creation privilege, shouldn't you create the first intelligent being or at least a plant?"
No, there is no need to create plants. We need to create a "Producer".
In short, at the bottom of the deep sea, there is a creature called a tube worm which produces energy through chemosynthesis using the heat and sulfur compounds from hydrothermal vents.
It's an animal but it's also a producer, and it doesn't use the mechanism of photosynthesis.
So I don't need to use the mechanism of plants that produce glucose and oxygen through water, carbon dioxide, and light.
「The protection period has begun. During the protection period, players do not interact with other players' worlds. After the protection period ends, you will collide with other worlds.」
I will perfect my ecosystem during the protection period, the strategy is already in place. If this succeeds, great; if it fails, only one human would disappear.
Just watch, I'll make your eyes pop.
While talking with the angel, the Nectar Jelly I have created started multiplying at an incredible speed from the Nectar Spring.
It would be more surprising if it didn't. This barren desert has an abundance of
Consuming all of it, it produces the most lacking
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The number of Nectar Jelly increased to the point of being visible to the naked eye, continuously spitting out water and magic, causing the Nectar Spring, which was almost 50 meters in diameter and 5 meters deep, to overflow as it got diluted with water.
I used the only resource players can actively utilize and the omnipotent resource,
「The level of {Nectar Spring} is rising」
As this process repeated, the spring, which was at level 0, became level 1.
The upgraded Nectar Spring became an oasis about 100 meters in diameter and 7 meters deep. Of course, it's not all nectar; most of it is water, so it's diluted, but even considering that, the amount of nectar I can use has greatly increased.
And this level 1 seemed to be the limit. The Nectar Jelly consumes nectar and spits out water and magic, and no creatures in my ecosystem consume "water" yet.
The Nectar Jelly, which needs
Due to the deepened water depth, diluted nectar, and much more scarce minerals, reproduction slowed down, and eventually the environment reached equilibrium.
"It's a good build up. Raising the level of the Nectar Spring with the power of organisms along in such a harsh and narrow environment. It's definitely an eye-catching strategy. If you had thought of it like the game days and planted plants right away, it wouldn't have turned out like this,"
This angel understood. Yes, it's a build up.
In a strategy simulation, what do you do if you just start producing combat units right away? First, you gather resources, set up a multi-base to increase resource supply, then think about building a larger army.
First internal affairs. Then combat. It's basic.
"So now that the water has increased, are you really going to create plants and build a civilization?"
No, the protection period is a long way off, so if you're going to build up, you have to do it to the limit.
Nectar Jellies eat Nectar and excrete water and magic.
In a few billion years, it will naturally transform into a wonderful ecosystem, but since I'm a god, is there a need to wait that long?
I artificially accelerate evolution through
「{Nectar Jelly} has evolved into {Rock Jelly}」
Rock Jelly is a much larger creature than Nectar Jelly. Unlike Nectar Jelly, which was close to a bacteria, these guys roughly formed a jellyfish like body through
Rock Jelly also secretes an acidic solution slightly less potent than human gastric juice, allowing it to directly dissolve and consume rocks, which were also abundant resources in this ecosystem.
The rocks, having their mineral components sucked out, break into stones.
As the surrounding bedrock is split, the nectar oasis expands, and as Rock Jelly grows, it consumes a tremendous amount of water, reducing the water in the nectar oasis.
Then, the spring's depth remains relatively unchanged, but its shores are eroded, expanding its area, and eventually, more nectar jellies proliferate the surface. This increases the water.
Then, the number of rock jellies increases again, and since the rock jellies are fundamentally Nectar Jelly, it produces magic through rocks and sunlight, and in fact, produces more than nectar jellies, ensuring a constant supply of magic to the Nectar Spring.
This process repeats infinitely until the ecosystem reaches equilibrium.
「The level of {Nectar Spring} has increased」
As a result, the nectar spring has expanded enormously, becoming a massive oasis with a depth of 10 meters and a diameter close to 300 meters.
"Amazing! The nectar spring has already reached level 2! Level 2 is a level only achievable by winning two collisions with other worlds!"
I know. And now, there was a more important result other than the growth of the nectar spring.
「The
Due to the flourishing life in my ecosystem, a new trait has been unlocked. Now my creatures will become even more powerful.
However, unlike the initial traits where I could choose the desired trait, this time is random. However, it is structured to select one of the traits that seem most suitable for my creatures.
The angel created three cards with magic emitted light and floated in front of me.
"Here are three traits that seem necessary. As you know, (Selection) must designate a specific species, and (Divine Ability) is permanently applied until the end of the game."
[(Selection) Increased Evolution Speed: Natural mutations become more frequent]
[(Selection) Increased Energy Efficiency: Creatures can act similarly with less food]
[(Divine Abiltiy) Artificial Evolution: When directly using
"Artificial Evolution."
This is the perfect trait. I can continue to build up by just tweaking these jellies without creating anything new.
"Good, this seems like the real limit. Now are you going to build a civilization? You can create creatures that live by eating jellies without needing plants."
No. Since the environment is already established, I will go to the end.
"What?"
Rock jellies are adept at breaking large rocks and consuming minerals, but even Minecraft doesn't classify minerals into a single entity.
Of course, there are minerals and rock residue the rock jellies couldn't consume. Other creatures which can consume these are evolved from the Rock Jelly.
「{Rock Jelly} has evolved into {Gravel Jelly}」
「{Gravel Jelly} has evolved into {Soil Jelly}」
And the same Rock Jelly also diversifies by consuming various minerals, such as the Black Rock Jelly and Gray Rock Jelly.
My desert ecosystem was just a mass of rocks with no gems, precious metals, or even common metals, no matter how much I dug. But there were a variety of rock types. Rocks become gravel, gravels become soil, and finally, soil becomes sand.
「The level of {Nectar Spring} has increased」
Now, the Nectar Spring is at level 3. The Nectar Oasis has grown to nearly 800 meters in diameter, and the diluted nectar flows into the cracked bedrock, forming rivers and seeping into the softened ground to create swamps.
When the Nectar Jellies create water, the Rock Jellies grow; the Rock Jellies eat the rocks and leave gravel behind; the Gravel Jellies come and break down the gravel into soil; and the Soil Jellies eat it and spit out sand.
The terrain which was once just Nectar Springs and rocks, has now transformed into a vast oasis with sand, soil, gravels, rocks and bedrocks the jellies have not yet reached. The rocky terrain will only be accessible when the Nectar Oasis grows larger.
An ecosystem so impressive that it's almost touching has been completed. Although a few more processes are needed to make it perfect, this alone can be considered a great success.
「The
Even more touching is the new trait. It's only natural traits are pouring in since I've abandoned all other growth and invested everything in life production.
The game system recognizes balanced development, but if you focus only on one thing, this is what happens.
The angel recommended three traits again this time.
[(Divine Abiltiy) Evolution Proficiency: When directly using
[(Selection) Increased Energy Efficiency: Creatures can act similarly with less food]
[(Selection) Increased Nectar dependancy: The energy obtained from nectar is doubled. You can only consume nectar]
There was no need to hesitate.
"Evolution Proficiency"
Evolution will continue to be a necessary task, so this much is needed.
"Hey, shouldn't we create a civilization now? It's become a wonderful land with overflowing jelly and nectar, and a civilization that lives off these would achieve incredibly powerful development, don't you think?"
Civilization, civilization, like a parrot. Sorry, but I have no intention of building a civilization.
"What?"
Civilization is trash. No, to be specific, the survival strategy of biologically increasing intelligence is trash.
Stupid dinosaurs thrived for hundreds of millions of years and were all wiped out by a meteor, but the smartest homo sapiens built a civilization and destroyed a planet they lived on in just 10,000 years.
To truly reign forever as a god, you must not raise intelligent beings.
"Excuse me, but you know this game is about building civilizations in your world and having different races fight each other right?"
No, this game is about creating a fantasy ecosystem. At least, it was for me.
I didn't completely exclude civilization-building tactics while playing the game, but now I'm more accustomed to a different playstyle.
So let others start with their Stone Age fantasies. I will be building the most ideal civilization I can think of.
The ultimate wilderness where no civilization or species, no matter how intelligent, can possibly survive. A perfect ecosystem that surpasses any civilization, possible only in a fantasy world.
"Are you trying to become a demon king who controls monsters?"
Oh. That's a good phrase.
If other players are gods, then I am the demon king. The creatures I create will be designed to completely destroy their civilizations.
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