Chapter 288: Power Systems
[After all, while it would be very inconvenient, you could still do without Hint Prompt (Gold) and Absolute Compass (Orange).]
[But for Unlimited Food Creation (Gold), it was the simulation talent that allowed you to no longer lack resources since the first doomsday simulation.]
[As for the Power System Unity Physique (Red), its presence among your simulation talents might be the lowest, but it was by no means a useless simulation talent.]
[In the background, it was the simulation talent that didn’t have much presence since it’s mostly passive, but it was the sole reason why you could possess different power systems.]
[The Train Conductor Authority might possess similar effects, but as a mere Authority, it was still far inferior to your red-grade simulation talent.]
[’I don’t have much power systems now, so the Train Conductor Authority might seem sufficient, but as I experience more doomsday life simulations, the importance of the Power System Unity Physique will be more evident.’]
[’Moreover, I can’t acquire the Train Conductor Authority in the following doomsday life simulations since my simulation body always starts from my normal pre-system self.’]
[’Unlike the Train Conductor Authority, I can bring the Power System Unity Physique talent to future doomsday life simulations. Not to mention, even the Train Conductor Authority has its limits, as it can only allow the possession of multiple power systems, but it couldn’t deal with conflicting power systems.’]
[’It was for this reason that Scarlet didn’t learn magic since the Train Crewmate Sub-Authority I passed on to them couldn’t deal with conflicting power systems. Rather than learning magic, Scarlet instead has a physical energy-based power system derived from those martial arts and cultivation power systems.’]
[You recalled that you’ve specifically modified some magic spells just for Scarlet’s usage. Instead of using mana, those magic spells you’ve modified consume blood energy instead.]
[Awakening mana would conflict with other physical-based power systems since, at the early stage of the magic power system, mana veins were still physically present in the body.]
[Scarlet had already acquired a power system that was based on those martial arts and cultivation worlds, but it was further improved and modified by you and Jade to fit her physique as a werewolf and ensured that it was biased towards the moon attribute.]
[Due to this, not only was Scarlet’s physical body stronger than most Starlight rank powerhouses, her affinity towards the Moon Authority increased as she became stronger.]
[According to your plans, Scarlet would first enter the Starlight rank with her Wolf Authority. But after stepping into the Starlight rank, she’ll slowly replace her Wolf Authority with the Moon Authority.]
[At your power rank and talent as an Ancient Human, creating power systems using other power systems as reference wasn’t that difficult.]
[At least, a power system created this way, with the assistance of Hint Prompt to ensure there were no flaws, would at least guarantee that the power system you’ve created didn’t have any hidden traps.]
[There was even a cultivation world you and the others encountered that literally had a widespread cultivation manual with a hidden back door in that cultivation manual. Anyone who practiced that would become a leek to be harvested by the creator of the cultivation manual.]
[Even then, such a situation wasn’t too unusual. After all, it wasn’t the power system that was problematic, but merely the cultivation manual used to progress using that world’s power system.]
[But after traveling to thousands of worlds during the past two decades, you and the others even encountered a world where the entire power system was the problem.]
[’In that world, there wasn’t any power system that evolved from that world. Rather, a third party set up that power system. Whether it’s the energy used by that power system, or the power displayed after achieving something using that power system, it was all a trap.’]
[’Interestingly, such a power system was created by a Wild God who wanted to use the entire world’s inhabitants as food for his power.’]
[You recalled that such a Wild God was only at Mid Aether rank, so even at that time, he was merely an ant that you could easily defeat.]
[But what made it memorable for you was the realization that you could create your own power system.]
[For this reason, you used Wish Maker to wish for stations that had unique power systems you could use as reference.]
[With your talent and comprehension as an Ancient Human, along with the guidance of Hint Prompt, you eventually created a power system that suited Scarlet’s bloodline and authorities.]
[Unlike most native powerhouses of this world, Train Conductors and Train Crewmates weren’t solely locked to one power system.]
[Rather, the power system didn’t matter much, since Train Conductors and Train Crewmates rely on "attributes" as a foundation for exerting that power.]
[A near-perfect analogy of that would be the Train Conductors and Train Crewmates’ physique as the hardware, and the power system as the "software".]
[Because of this, you could allow your train crewmates to possess multiple power systems, just like how Jade has fairy energy from Fairy Fruits, spirit energy from Spirit Avatar, blood energy from Blood Fruits and Bloodline Magic, and many more.]
[However, the main power system of this universe was still the advancement via Authorities and Principles.]
[You’ve discovered that there was a way to achieve Starlight rank without possessing a Principle, but you’ve never taken such a path since it was nothing but an inferior shortcut.]
[Those who didn’t possess Principles would be at the mercy of those who did. Although there were a few exceptions, even those few exceptions required possessing rule-based abilities or also possessing an Authority at a higher grade.]
[Recalling the progress of your train crewmates while eating Starlight Berries, you were glad that the Zenith Train Crew had already become true powerhouses in the entire universe.]
[After eating countless Starlight Berries, your stat attributes soon reached the limit of the Initial Starlight rank.]
[To further advance to Mid Starlight rank, you’d need to possess a Principle with 35.001% law fragment percentage.]
[But due to possessing the physique of an Ancient Human and other stat-boosting power systems like the Spirit Avatar and Fairy Fruit, your stats had already approached Mid Starlight rank!]