"The 'Organic Encyclopedia'..."
Under the winter sun, Ronald sat at his bedroom desk, gazing at the original tome with its unique design before him.
This was the spot he occupied when he first transmigrated.
Returning here after a year, everything around him was exactly as he remembered. Costate's protection of the manor was, to put it simply, impeccable.
By the way,
Ronald had also learned the purpose of that warehouse he hadn't been able to access before.
Since the previous Master Ronald had little to do with the mystical side of things, Costate had stored the family's 'collection' there, which was why Ronald initially found nothing when searching.
Clang, clang, clang—
At that moment, a knock sounded under the gentle sunlight.
Vilarnika brought Ronald his afternoon tea punctually and then respectfully explained,
"Master, here's the tea for the afternoon."
"From beverages provided by Il, along with the pastries prepared earlier."
"Il..." Ronald tasted the food and then asked, "It's been two days since Il and the others were settled in. They haven't had any problems in the town, have they?"
Vilarnika replied carefully,
"They've integrated into Corpis just like everyone else."
It was quite peculiar, really.
After resolving the issue in Eoyiz,
Ronald had returned to Corpis with Costate and the others.
Because Il and Helle, two 'girls' from Eoyiz, got along unexpectedly well, they built a house in Corpis, with Il essentially taking care of Helle's daily life.
As for Il, that being...
This evolving lifeform, utilizing her abilities, had opened a modest flower shop in Corpis and was also successful in blending into this peculiar town.
"Ah..."
Thinking about this, Ronald couldn't help but sigh.
Last time he returned in a hurry and didn't have a comprehensive understanding of Corpis.
Now, having resolved Eoyiz's issue,
He knew more clearly just how preposterous this little town was.
The total population was one hundred and forty households, excluding artificial golems and special creatures from other worlds; those with a mystical background were almost fixed at triggering "World Alteration."
Listening to Costate's description,
When the town was 'thriving,' her main job was organizing weekly outings and hunts to keep Corpis safely within certain thresholds.
In other words,
Over the past several centuries,
Corpis had been repeatedly teetering on the brink of disaster, yet it continued to exist safely until today.
Costate's work efficiency was thus evident.
It was just that during the period when Ronald transmigrated, someone in the town finally became impatient and planned to wrap Costate up with "World Alteration," which then led to the maid's oversight within the manor.
As for the outcome...
After Ronald escaped Corpis,
The town's population had decreased from needing regular outings to a bearable level.
Yet even so, there were still many Casters with strange abilities and unpredictable characters.
So much so that every afternoon,
Costate would patrol the town under the guise of a stroll, ensuring that the current townsfolk didn't stir up any absurd trouble.
Ronald pondered over the affairs of the town in his mind.
Seeing this, a glint of alertness sparked in Vilarnika's eyes.
The young lady gently tugged at her dress sash behind her back, then edged closer to Ronald's side:
"Master, the weather is... quite pleasant today."
"Do you need anything...?"
Ronald didn't even lift his head:
"There's nothing for you here, leave now."
"..."
Vilarnika stood frozen, her eyes a mix of reluctance and fear.
But in the end, she didn't do anything more and obediently left the bedroom following Ronald's command.
Hearing Vilarnika's retreating footsteps,
Ronald continued to gaze at the "Organic Encyclopedia" before him.
Compared to feminine allure, someone of his character naturally paid more attention to the object before him.
—The "Organic Encyclopedia."
—Truly a very unique existence.
In the two days since returning to Kulpis, he had fumbled around and finally understood the original purpose of this tome.
Under the premise of avoiding any rampage,
the "Organic Encyclopedia" had indeed fulfilled the intentions of its compilers on the mystical side—namely, to preserve information on organic life within the galaxy.
That morning, Ronald had activated the original tome in the usual manner.
No bizarre genes had appeared, no exaggerated life transformations occurred, and there was no presence of the functionally special "Complete Technique." After activation, the "Organic Encyclopedia" automatically detected the surrounding environment, searched its life directory, and found a species that had gone extinct in this environment. It then created this creature right before Ronald's eyes.
What was this?
In the realm of mysticism—creating life!
A domain purely of the divine, summarized by the term 'miracle' to describe its status.
In the real world—saving extinct species!
From the perspective of environmental protection and biological research, it was also an artifact of profound significance, fitting the core idea of the "Organic Encyclopedia" compilers to preserve life information!
But in practical terms...
This was an alternate world Ronald was in!
If he carelessly kept creating life, it wouldn't be conserving biological diversity but would be playing with species invasion from the galaxy into another world, an outrageous act beyond description!
Take the morning's successful outcome, for instance.
Ronald, by some stroke of luck, made the "Organic Encyclopedia" revive a species of arthropod from Earth—the lone star tick.
...
At the time, Ronald just felt like his head was going to burst.
He immediately squashed the unimpressive little creature, then recorded its genes within the spell system of "Species Origin."
—The harm of this type of insect was quite peculiar.
In short, after being bitten by a lone star tick, there was a high probability that a human would develop a lifelong allergy to red meat. Unless one enjoyed the idea of jabbing oneself with adrenaline when unnecessary, one would have to abstain from pork, beef, and the like for life, and also give up milk.
Unless Ronald planned to vigorously promote vegetarianism in this alternate world.
Otherwise, there was absolutely no necessity for this creature's existence!
Looking further...
The life-creating ability of the "Organic Encyclopedia" was after all based on autonomous searching according to the environment. If Ronald recklessly used it to collect genes of other species, he might sooner or later have a disastrous mishap.
Any entity worthy of the name life
demanded serious consideration.
After all, even a banana shares a high degree of genetic similarity with humans, doesn't it?
Tap tap tap—
While Ronald was deep in thought, rapid footsteps came from downstairs.
Then Vilarnika, with a panicked expression, pushed open the door and almost tremblingly said to Ronald:
"Master... we have a visitor."
"He is... from R'lyeh... he says he's an acquaintance of yours!"
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