Chapter 1716: Chapter 1714: Divergent Views (Rolling Over, Rolling Back, Curling Up)

After this, Fang Zheng quickly made contact with the fleet and informed the Goddess of Order’s avatar of his discovery.

"I really didn’t expect such a thing to happen..."

After listening to Fang Zheng’s report, the Goddess of Order was also surprised, and then her expression quickly became serious.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, I hope you can immediately eliminate the polluted Order Core!"

"Why?"

Fang Zheng obviously did not agree with the Goddess of Order’s decision.

"The core has been polluted by Chaos. Who knows what kind of unexpected events might occur? In this situation, we must ensure the elimination of all dangerous factors!"

"But if you think about it the other way around, isn’t this a good opportunity? The originally intangible Chaos is now bound and has taken on a tangible form. This is, in itself, an expression of Order! Maybe we can use this method to transform Chaos into Order..."

"But the invasion of Chaos could have unimaginable effects on Order... If something goes wrong, it could lead to the complete collapse of Order!"

"But hasn’t that problem not occurred yet?"

Fang Zheng obviously had a different opinion from the Goddess of Order.

"Your prototype tried, but failed. History also tells us that extreme Order is undesirable. They say: ’things turn into their opposite if pushed too far’; ’water overflows when it’s full’; ’the full moon wanes’. The Heavenly Dao reduces excess and supplements deficiency. Thus, emptiness surpasses fullness, and insufficiency surpasses excess. It is precisely the flaws that have the value of compensation. Perfect perfection doesn’t exist because you cannot define what is perfect."

"But..."

"I can understand your concerns, and I agree to monitor and protect this world and the coordinate point to a certain extent, but completely eliminating the Golden Nightmare King and this world is impossible. No matter what, even if the core is polluted, it’s still a coordinate point, unless we can find a new way to create coordinate points... Well, I could give it a try."

At this point, Fang Zheng immediately thought of the scene he had seen before. Obviously, before being polluted by Chaos, the Order Core of this world sent coordinate data to the other five continents, which means that this coordinate data should currently be located on those five continents.

The coordinate data in the world of Louise has already been confirmed, and if I’m not mistaken, it should be the Void System.

However, the coordinate data in Lina Inverse’s world is still uncertain, not to mention there are three other worlds.

"I’ve made my decision."

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng spoke up.

"I plan to first recover the five Order coordinate data that were launched out, then combine them to see if I can create a new coordinate core."

Currently, the Golden Nightmare King is nothing more than the artificial intelligence of this world in the past, with a weak connection to the coordinate core that can be ignored. But just as the Goddess of Order feared, Fang Zheng also cannot completely trust the Golden Nightmare King, so he wants to recreate a Third Coordinate Point core under his own control.

"Do you really not need our help, Master?"

Nymph looked at Fang Zheng worriedly.

"You are alone in that world, without companions, right."

"I still have some, you know I’ve roped in quite a few people in this world."

Fang Zheng expressed that his headhunting skill rank had long been maxed out.

"But, if companions are around, we would be more at ease... Don’t you plan to let the people of the Heavenly Dao Palace go?"

"Well... to be honest, I am not comfortable letting you into this world."

Fang Zheng thought for a moment, then gave an answer.

"The Order of this world has been polluted by Chaos. Although it’s not very obvious, the fact is indeed somewhat exaggerated."

Fang Zheng was not without reason for saying this. In fact, he could feel that Megumin, Meiyin, and several others had traces of Chaos Aura. Of course, this aura was not strong and felt more like a cold. But their behavior was already quite extreme. Never mind that Megumin insisted on casting Burst Magic every day; Meiyin’s attempt to change the world just to read books was also quite astonishing. And Mel’s obsession with the ordinary was clearly influenced by it.

To be honest, these were not things that a logical and normal person would do. The Aura of Chaos seemed to have amplified their "desires" to an exaggerated degree.

This is also why Fang Zheng was not comfortable letting the people of the Heavenly Dao Palace enter this world.

Once they are polluted by the Chaos Aura, it could cause large-scale spread.

"In fact, I do not intend to connect this coordinate point with the Heavenly Dao Palace; it will operate independently, just like the Second Coordinate Point."

In the EVA world, Fang Zheng similarly hadn’t connected it with the Heavenly Dao Palace, just to avoid interfering with that world’s development.

But this world is different; it is currently under the control of the Golden Nightmare King. The concerns of the Goddess of Order are not without reason, it’s just that Fang Zheng does not agree with her chosen strategy. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

However, rebuilding the core... Sigh, this is going to bleed me dry again.

The last world required significant effort from Fang Zheng to reorganize the core, but at least that was just refurbishing an old house. Now, in this damned place, it’s like digging up the foundation to build a new house.

There’s a risk that Fang Zheng might be drained completely dry.

Looks like after dealing with this world, I’ll have to start a fodder run to replenish my energy.

But for now...

"What a hassle..."

Scratching his head, Fang Zheng was feeling a bit troubled. Originally, he just wanted to figure out the core of this world and then leave. But now it’s different; if Fang Zheng truly wants to rebuild the core, then he needs to ensure someone is there to guard it. In other words, he needs to establish his own force at this coordinate point.

Not just in Lina Inverse’s world, but also in Louise’s world, as well as the remaining three worlds... it’s the same.

In this world, it’s relatively simple; just let Felt or Emilia become king. But in Louise’s world, it’s more troublesome.

"However, everyone is very worried."

Nymph’s voice sounded again.

"Everyone can’t see the master, so they’re worried, and you don’t let us into this world, which makes them even more worried."

"The strategy in the Main World is different from the other worlds..."

Hearing this, Fang Zheng breathed a long sigh. Although there is a time flow difference between these coordinate worlds and the Main World, it doesn’t allow for self-setting like in the Heavenly Dao Palace and the Free World. Previously, Fang Zheng could stay in the Free World for a year, and upon returning to the Heavenly Dao Palace, it would just be an hour.

But here, the time flow of the Main World is relatively close to that of the coordinate worlds, and if fully integrated, like the current synchrony between the Golden Fairy World at the First Coordinate Point and the EVA World at the Second Coordinate Point after reactivating the core coordinates connected to the firewall, the time flow speed of these worlds has already fully synchronized with the Main World.

Once the Third Coordinate Point is activated and incorporated into the firewall, its flow speed will also synchronize with the Main World.

If the past adventures in other worlds for the kids of the Heavenly Dao Palace meant temporary business trips or overtime, then this time it’s akin to being sent abroad.

More importantly, in other worlds, they could still receive messages from others.

For example, Little Hei would frequently post online, with messages like "Big Brother found a harem," "Big Brother found another harem," "This harem seems quite special"...

Although each time he returned, Fang Zheng would tidy up Little Hei, making her meow in distress, she simply wouldn’t stop enjoying it.

But at least with these, everyone would feel at ease, even if the posts were not quite serious; they would know what Fang Zheng was doing in the outside world.

However, in this world, no one is accompanying Fang Zheng, and he’s only in contact through personal terminals with Iona, Nymph, and a few limited individuals. Iona is a soldier, so naturally, she can’t leak information, and the Little Angel isn’t someone who casually discloses information. Because of this, it’s inevitable that those with no news are somewhat anxious.

"I also think it’s too difficult for you to accomplish everything alone; why not let the Golden Fairies handle it?"

At this moment, the Goddess of Order joined the conversation.

"Katori and the others?"

"That’s right, those Golden Fairies are fragments of the soul of the Star God, also blessings from the Goddess’s Power of Order. They should have enough resistance to Chaos, even if they enter that world, they won’t be too heavily affected."

"Hmm..."

Upon hearing the Goddess of Order’s suggestion, Fang Zheng contemplated for a moment. Indeed, although he’s recruiting people, aside from Ram, Rem, and a few others, no one else belongs to his force. Moreover, many things are unknown to them, and, among them, most people are weak.

Mel possesses the ability of half an Ancient Dragon, yet her fighting skills are zero. Meiyin has vast magic power but doesn’t understand magic, making these two protagonists useless. Megumi can only unleash one Burst Magic a day. Only the Priestess of the Goddess and Ais are reliable, but their strength is very limited. Beyond this, Parker is the strongest, yet he works a nine-to-five schedule and won’t act unless it involves Emilia.

As for Emilia, she indeed has powerful Spirit User abilities, but she has a Holy Mother’s heart...

Beatrice hasn’t found her destined person, so she won’t come out and help.

Rem seemed strong once, but her horn broke...

In the Zero Messenger’s world, Louise, with her character as a human-shaped nuclear bomb... her personality is not reassuring—naive, childish, and with a particularly strong ego...

If that’s the case...

With these thoughts, Fang Zheng immediately had an idea.

"Notify Katori and Neflen to prepare the Undead Squad."

"Is there any problem?"

"No problem; if it’s the Undead Squad, it should be fine."

Currently, the Undead Squad being rebuilt by Fang Zheng includes Katori, Landoruko, and other Golden Fairies, along with Raphtalia and five or six subhuman girls. Katori is the team leader, and Raphtalia is the deputy leader.

Fang Zheng has no alternative since the requirements for the Wolf Sword Technique are very high—not just for strength, but for physique as well. Katori and Landoruko, as Golden Fairies, have already been accustomed to wielding the Holy Sword in their world, while Raphtalia was taught directly by Fang Zheng. Of course, Fang Zheng also granted them divine blessings in his name, making the Undead Squad the only group, apart from Fang Zheng, who can utilize Primordial Fire in the Heavenly Dao Palace.

However, they can’t manipulate Primordial Fire directly for attacks like Fang Zheng; they can only enchant the sword at best.

But with the support and protection of Primordial Fire, combined with the soul resistance protection from the Golden Fairies as the power of the Goddess, there should be no issues.

"So, it’s decided then. Let them prepare first. Next..."

Fang Zheng pondered.

Since the focus has shifted, what’s left is how to handle the situation on Louise’s side.

It seems, the original plan for Tolisstin needs to be changed.