Hearing those words, Ivy suddenly became curious.

"So my power is considered rare?" she asked. "Then... with this kind of ability, could I possibly compete for the throne of the superior being’s planet someday?"

The instant those words left her mouth, the temporal storage suddenly fell silent.

Meanwhile, Ivy herself froze.

Several seconds later, she frowned deeply.

"What nonsense am I even saying?" she muttered under her breath.

Then she lightly slapped her own mouth.

However, after a long silence, the temporal storage suddenly spoke again.

Its voice sounded unusually hesitant.

[I think... you are being manipulated.]

The moment those words entered her ears, Ivy’s eyes widened instantly.

"What do you mean?" she asked sharply.

The temporal storage was calmly explained.

[In reality, your personality has never shown strong desires toward ruling or obtaining a throne. Yet recently, thoughts related to the throne continue appearing naturally inside your mind. You already subconsciously believe that obtaining the throne is necessary for survival.]

A cold chill slowly spread through Ivy’s body.

The temporal storage continued.

[This suggests that someone may have implanted subconscious influence into your mind.]

Hearing that, Ivy immediately fell silent.

After several moments, she finally spoke in a low voice.

"There is... actually something suspicious."

Taking a deep breath, Ivy continued slowly.

[You probably won’t believe this, but whenever I sleep, I sometimes feel as though someone is whispering plans directly into my mind.]

Her fingers unconsciously tightened slightly.

[And lately, I’ve become obsessed with meaningless activities.]

The temporal storage remained silent while listening.

Ivy continued quietly.

"Reading random novels. Watching endless television dramas. Wasting time doing unnecessary things."

Her expression darkened.

"At first, I thought it was simply laziness."

Then she slowly lowered her gaze.

"But whenever I try to stop... it feels as though some invisible force keeps pushing me back toward it."

The moment those words were spoken, the temporal storage responded.

"If that is truly the case... then I have a method to confirm whether your mind is being influenced."

Hearing that, Ivy immediately agreed.

The temporal storage then instructed her through several strange mental exercises and concentration techniques.

Ivy followed every step carefully.

After finishing, she lay down expectantly and attempted to sleep.

However, no matter how hard she tried, she could not fall asleep at all.

Instead, her mind became strangely active.

At the same time, curiosity about her newly evolved creation abilities continued growing stronger and stronger inside her heart.

Finally, unable to resist anymore, Ivy closed her eyes once again.

This time, she thought about one of the television scenes she had watched recently.

She carefully reconstructed the environment inside her imagination.

Every tiny detail.

Then suddenly, the space around her distorted.

The next instant, the exact same environment appeared directly before her eyes.

It looked so real that it was almost as if someone had literally transported the entire filming location into reality itself.

Right before her eyes, the entire scene became astonishingly vivid.

Ivy stared at the recreated environment with widening eyes.

Curiosity immediately surged inside her heart.

Suddenly, she remembered a novel she had once read long ago.

In that story, the female protagonist possessed a creation-type ability capable of bringing fictional creatures and scenes into reality.

Eventually, that woman became incredibly famous and was even treated as a national treasure because of her powers.

As the memory surfaced, Ivy’s thoughts immediately began wandering.

Without hesitation, she took out a camera from her storage space and slowly began recording the surroundings.

The moment the footage appeared on the screen, even Ivy herself became stunned.

The environment looked perfectly authentic.

There was no distortion. No flaws.

Taking a deep breath, Ivy carefully observed her own condition afterward.

To her surprise, she realized that recreating such a massive scene had only consumed around 0.0001% of her energy.

That discovery instantly shocked her.

’Doesn’t that mean... I can create countless scenes endlessly. ’ she thought in disbelief.

In the current world devastated by the zombie apocalypse, filming television series or movies has already become nearly impossible.

Humanity barely had enough resources to survive, much less waste time on entertainment production.

Even if someone attempted to film something, it would require enormous manpower, preparation, actors, editing, and equipment.

However, Ivy suddenly realized something terrifying.

She alone could directly create everything instantly.

The thought immediately made her experiment further.

This time, instead of recreating something real, she imagined entirely fictional protagonists.

A handsome male lead.

A beautiful heroine.

Then she mixed certain appearances from actors she vaguely remembered from her previous life.

The next second, images began forming exactly according to her imagination.

Not only that, but she could freely alter every detail.

At one point, she noticed a missing roof tile within the recreated building. The moment she thought about fixing it, the damaged tile immediately restored itself perfectly.

This ability felt completely new and bizarre to Ivy.

Still, her curiosity only deepened.

Eventually, after countless experiments, Ivy somehow ended up creating an entire episode of a mini short drama.

The drama revolved around several students trapped inside a school during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse.

It showed frightened teenagers slowly exploring the outside world while desperately trying to survive against the infected.

There were scenes filled with fear, betrayal, panic, and emotional desperation.

Shockingly, the quality looked incredibly realistic.

Once she finished, Ivy uploaded the episode onto the internal forum developed by the technicians inside her base.

After uploading it, she did not think much about it anymore.

Exhaustion soon overwhelmed her, and she eventually fell asleep peacefully.

That night, however, a voice suddenly echoed inside her mind.

"You must obtain the throne."

The voice sounded distant yet strangely clear.

"In order to gain the throne, you must slowly capture their loyalty. Only after that will you possess the qualifications to compete against the other candidates."

Ivy’s sleeping expression slowly furrowed.

The voice continued whispering endlessly.

"Remember the songs from Earth. Recreate them. Watch more shows. Study more entertainment. Use them."

The words repeated continuously like hypnotic commands.

However, this time, something unexpected happened.

Instead of unconsciously listening, Ivy suddenly spoke.

"Who are you?"

The instant she asked that question, the mysterious voice abruptly fell silent.