A different world game? A different world game!

Kana's lips curled up slightly, revealing a knowing smile.

His gaze swept over the people sitting around the conference table, finally settling on Apis, and he suddenly asked, "Apis, how many Creation Stones do the Night's Watch currently possess?"

Deep red, murky light shone through the fortress's thick observation windows, casting oppressive shadows inside. The air seemed to still carry the lingering scent of sulfur and blood.

Upon hearing this question, Leilia, Apis, Greytooth, and the others exchanged knowing glances, clearly having already guessed Kana's intentions.

Of course, except for the Sky Dragon sitting in the corner, with a cold expression, seemingly out of place with her surroundings—she merely raised her eyes slightly before reverting to her indifferent demeanor.

Those of you here, such as the sisters Lelia and Apis, and Greyfang and the others, can be considered among the original founding members of the Night's Watch.

They have followed Kana for a long time, watching the organization rise from humble beginnings to its current state.

Throughout this magnificent history of development, the mysterious and powerful Creation Stone has always played a crucial role, something they are well aware of.

At this moment, Karna mentioned it, and it was clear that their prophetic leader was about to use this precious item to give the Night's Watch some exciting new activities.

"what!"

Leilia sat up abruptly, her lightly armored hooves pawing excitedly on the carpet.

Her brown ponytail swayed, and her face instantly radiated a youthful glow. She spoke almost impatiently.

"Are you starting again? It's been so many years, and you finally have some new ideas! I thought you stopped doing these 'old tricks' after you became a god."

For her, and for the elders like Apis and Greytooth, every time they witnessed Kana using the Stone of Creation to create things that would change the world, it was the moment they looked forward to the most and were the one that excited them the most.

Apis gently put down a report on material losses that she was reading, a gentle smile appearing on her face.

She recalled for a moment and replied, "I don't have specific real-time data here, but I did hear Popper mention a relevant data summary at the strategic meeting in the Ring Tower City a few months ago."

She paused, organizing her thoughts, her fingertips tapping unconsciously on the table: "Poport's analysis says that as the Night's Watch grows stronger, it has begun to dominate and lead the course of events across the entire continent."

"Furthermore, after we successfully drove out all those evil god forces that were entrenched there, the pressure on the origin of the world should indeed be much less."

She frowned slightly and continued cautiously, "Although we cannot directly communicate with the will of the world, we can still indirectly learn about some things through the bridge of the Child of the World."

"According to feedback, during the darkest period of the evil god's invasion, the world consumed a large amount of energy on the Reincarnation Creation Stone in order to protect itself and fight back, which was almost an act of overdrawing its own origin."

"Therefore, after the evil god was defeated and the world temporarily stabilized, a large portion of the energy that was originally used to forcibly induce the cycle of the Creation Stone was reduced and flowed back to strengthen the world's defensive barriers and basic rules."

Apis raised her head and looked at Kana with a frank expression, her eyes carrying a hint of confirmation: "Therefore, Popper's conclusion is that in recent years, the natural cycle of the Creation Stone has indeed slowed down considerably."

"Fortunately, thanks to the Night Watch's current size and control, most of the newly generated and available fragments of the Creation Stone on the continent have been systematically collected and stored by us."

After she finished speaking, she tilted her head slightly and looked at Kana with a hint of inquiry.

“However,” Apis’s tone carried a hint of caution, “Popot also emphasized at the meeting that she insisted that these collected Creation Stones must be strictly stored as strategic reserves and should never be used lightly.”

"Because the scope of the Divine Kingdom Project is too vast, the stability and load-bearing capacity of its basic structure necessitate the use of the Creation Stone, a substance containing the fundamental rules of the world, as its core foundation and nodes. This—"

She looked into Kana's eyes. "—It should also have been one of the core principles you and he jointly established, right?"

Her implication was clear: these stones are the foundation of the Divine Kingdom Project, and they are not easy to collect. Using them now could not only slow down the overall progress of the Divine Kingdom Project, but also bring unpredictable variables and risks.

After listening attentively, Kana nodded slowly and replied calmly, "That's right, Apis, that's a fact, and it's also our previous consensus. The Divine Kingdom Plan is fundamental, and the Stone of Creation is the cornerstone."

He changed the subject, a new light flashing in his deep eyes, "However, after this trip to the Titan world and witnessing the structure and foundation of the top-level astral order forces, I have gained a broader perspective and reference point. I do have some new ideas and assessments regarding the priorities and possibilities of certain things."

"Therefore, we can reconsider the use of the Creation Stone, don't worry."

Upon hearing Kana's reassuring "Don't worry," Apis's tense expression visibly relaxed, and a relieved smile returned to her lips.

She raised no further questions, after all, within the Night's Watch, the members almost unconditionally trusted and supported the decisions that Cana had made after careful consideration.

This trust stems not only from his current divine status, but also from his past as a prophet, where he repeatedly turned the tide and led everyone out of dire straits.

Greytooth and the others nodded in agreement.

“As for the exact number,” Apis continued, “I’m not sure of the exact number of the fragments, but it shouldn’t be too many. As for the complete Creation Stones, according to Poppot’s report a few months ago, there were already two at that time.”

Upon hearing the key number "two," Kana's eyes visibly focused, and he fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

The conference room fell silent for a moment, with only the faint sound of the abyss wind coming from outside the window and the noise from the demon processing site in the distance.

When the Kingdom of God project was first developed by him and Popper, after countless simulations and discussions, they set a basic resource threshold for this grand project.

He quickly sorted things out in his mind.

The first phase of the Divine Kingdom Project aims to successfully anchor the Divine Kingdom's territory in the core region of the Leviathan continent.

Its minimum requirement is to achieve data coverage at the core city level.

The ideal goal is to cover the entire Leviathan continent; the bottom line is that it must cover more than half of the key areas of the continent.

To achieve this goal, two Creation Stones are the minimum calculated requirement, and that's already the limit; covering the entire world is simply a pipe dream.

This estimate also benefits from the special geographical advantage of the City of the Tower – whether it is the rule infiltration of the Tower of Trials or the guidance of the Torch of Light, its construction and operation are partially integrated with the power of the Creation Stone, which allows the launch of the Divine Kingdom Project in the City of the Tower region to obtain certain efficiency bonuses and rule affinity.

As for the second phase of the Divine Kingdom Project, it will only begin to be considered for expansion to the outer continents after the first phase has been successfully established and is operating stably, if the time window allows.

After all, just completing the first phase of this behemoth and successfully landing it before the apocalypse was already a remarkable victory.

This ensures that the Night's Watch possesses the relatively safe fortress of order on the continent of Lebia, preserving the lives and the flame of civilization within its borders.

In this era filled with despair, preserving the stability of a continent would be a tremendous victory. The second phase of the Divine Kingdom Project is more like an infinitely expanding, visionary blueprint.

Its ultimate goal is to completely digitize the rules of the entire world and reshape it into a vast divine kingdom.

However, the energy required from the Creation Stones is almost immeasurable. Theoretically, it might be possible to achieve this only by gathering all six core Creation Stones that were scattered at the beginning of the world.

However, there has never been such a precedent since the birth of the world.

Therefore, once the first phase is completed, the second phase will be a gradual expansion.

Each additional complete Creation Stone acquired will have its power used to extend the reach of the Divine Kingdom Project beyond the continent of Leviathan by one region.

Now, they have two complete Creation Stones, plus the collected fragments, which actually slightly exceed the energy equivalent of three complete stones. However, fragments are still fragments, and their stability and effectiveness are far inferior to those of complete core stones.

With that thought in mind, Kana no longer hesitated. He simply raised his hand, and a semi-transparent virtual interface, flowing with data light, instantly unfolded in front of him.

He quickly opened the chat window with Alyris. As a core manager, Alyris possessed the most accurate inventory of supplies.

In just a moment, accurate data feedback was clearly displayed on the interface.

After confirming that everything was correct, Kana felt relieved, waved his hand to close the interface, and a look of relief appeared on his face.

This data means that even if two are consumed during the execution of the Divine Kingdom Project, the preservation of these two core cornerstones is absolutely guaranteed until the project is completed.

Then, you'll have an extra amount of energy, equivalent to a complete Creation Stone, at your disposal!
Although using this "extra" stone will affect the progress of the second phase of the Divine Kingdom project in the future, that is a long way off.

Right now, focusing our efforts on ensuring the success of the first phase of the Divine Kingdom Project, which forms the foundation of our nation, is of paramount importance.

You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to go step by step.

My thoughts are completely clear, and my decision has been made.

Kana raised his head, his eyes gleaming as he looked again at the key figures around the table, and announced his decision directly:

"Let's first get in touch with you core members, discuss the detailed plan and final decision. After that, we'll definitely have to go back to the City of the Tower and convene a large meeting with all the senior executives to formally finalize it."

He paused to make sure everyone was focused before clearly stating, "My plan is to use a complete Creation Stone as its core to construct a special space—which I call the [Legendary Dungeon]."

"You don't need to delve into the literal meaning of this name. You can simply understand it as—this is the ultimate version of the 'Tower of Trials' specifically prepared for Level 10 Night Watchers, a path to legendary status!"

Leilia, Apis, Greytooth, and the others immediately nodded in understanding.

They were very familiar with the Tower of Trials; it was the cradle where the new blood of the Night's Watch grew.

Today, the Night's Watch has developed a very mature and efficient "upgrade chain".

The process is roughly as follows.

New recruits join the Night's Watch and receive basic training at the training camp.

If your level is below level three, you need to continue training until you reach the required level to become a full Night's Watchman; if you are already above level three when you join, you can become a full member after a short period of adaptive training.

Once they become full members, Night Watchers of level three or higher will be dispatched to various parts of the continent, but will mainly be stationed at the various identified Void Rift defense points.

There, they must first undergo the mental trials of the whispers of the void, gain a deep understanding of the nature of the void and learn to remain rational under pressure, before engaging in brutal combat against the minions of the void.

When most people have honed their skills and reached around level five through practical experience, they will enter a relatively "free" period.

While they claim to have free time, they are actually turning to a more focused form of "cultivation"—most people will choose to go to the core building of the City of Towers: the Tower of Trials.

There, they can spend long periods of time immersed in virtual battles built on rules, quickly accumulating experience and leveling up through repeated challenges.

This process involves a significant risk of injury or death and is filled with a brutal elimination mechanism.

Those with talent can make rapid progress in a relatively short period of time, reaching level eight or nine.

It's not that it's impossible to reach level 10 within the tower, but with the explosive growth in the overall number of Night Watchers, the resource burden on the Tower of Trials is increasing day by day. Relying solely on trials within the tower to reach level 10 has become extremely time-consuming.

Therefore, those Night Watchers who reach level seven, eight, or even nine will be rotated and sent away from the relatively "safe" Trial Tower and Rift Defense Line to the most brutal front line—the Abyss Bloodbath Battlefield.

Here, an endless number of demons become the most "generous" source of experience.

The battle never stops, and experience points flow into the Night Watchers like a surging river, propelling their levels to climb rapidly until they reach the threshold of level ten.

This process varies from person to person; talent, effort, and luck all play a role.

However, according to statistics from the logistics department, it now takes an average of about three years for a Level 3 official Night Watchman to reach Level 10 through the tempering of the Abyss.

This speed would be an unbelievable miracle in the eyes of any other power.

Of course, behind this "miracle," we must "thank" the vanguard minions of the Void and the "generous and selfless" contributions of experience from the "brave and fearless" and relentless demon armies in the Abyss.

However, level ten is a huge watershed.

After reaching level 10, accumulating experience points is no longer the bottleneck. The real challenge lies in understanding the rules and gaining insight into one's own path—this is a process of qualitative change that can no longer be achieved quickly by simply accumulating experience points.

To rise to legendary status, one must "grind slowly and steadily."

Those with talent, opportunities, and a resilient mind, like Leilia who constantly breaks through their own limits in the abyss of blood and fire, may find an opportunity to successfully ignite the flames of legend after another three to five years of hard work.

However, those Night Watchers with relatively mediocre talent and insufficient comprehension may not even be able to touch the threshold of legend until the end of the Void war.

This harsh reality is also the crux of why the Night's Watch's current high-level combat strength is far lower than its massive level ten legion size. (End of Chapter)