1355 Prime World

A huge cave, its mouth stretching open thousands of miles stood majestically in the mountain ranges that made the cave seem less abnormal.

The mountains were as big as normal stars, trees rivalled the lengths of moons and space was so strong that a non-celestial wouldn't even be able to take a single step in it.

This was the world that greeted Varian when he visited his first 'Prime World'.

"They are built to last." Isadora said as she silently landed beside him.

This was one of the Prime Worlds in the Pala kingdom.

Specifically, it's one in the north-west sector and operated by a rank 9 nobleman with great influence.

The powerhouse liked adventures above everything else and dedicated the Prime World to building one of the finest 'adventure' lands of the Empire.

Everything was so enormous, of proportions that made the normal planets tiny in comparison.

Varian was at a loss for words as a warm breeze swept past them.

That was 'warm' even for him. Warm for a peak rank 6 Adept. That breeze would kill even rank 3s!

"Try stomping." Isadora suddenly said.

"Huh?"

"Stomp. Punch the trees. Break the space. Things you usually want to do but hold back because the world is too fragile." She said with a smile.

"Well…" Varian hesitated but only for a moment.

Ever since he reached rank 3, he had been very, very delicate in handling his strength when he's back hom. He feared one forceful stomp and a planet would be done. Despite getting better at it, it was a bit suffociating.

"Arghh, damn it!" Varian raised his foot and stomped down hard.

The land shook and a powerful tremor swept the surroundings. Cracks spread under his foot and expanded rapidly for hundreds of miles.

"Woah!" Varian opened his mouth in shock and pointed it to Isadora with a big smile. "Did you see?"

"I did." Isadora replied with a chuckle, trying to imprint this moment into her memory.

Varian who was usually very calm and collected behaved like a child who got a new toy. It was a side she was witnessing for the first time. And she found it cute.

'Now I finally have some blackmail material, hoho~'

Unaware that the Princess was planning something unholy, Varian ran around kicking the ground, punching the trees and slamming into the mountains.

The ground cracked, the trees nearly split into half and the mountains half-exploded.

But the world didn't end.

The space cracked at his violent power but it didn't collapse to the point it created an apocalyptic situation.

It was so, so much better.

Varian wasn't using his full strength. Not even half. But from the demonstrations, even if he did, the destruction wouldn't cross a million miles. It's a very, very limited damage range.

As he ran up a tree carefree without having to worry about a 0.001% of extra strength accidentally demolishing it, Isadora appeared on a branch and patted the place next to her.

When Varian sat down without complain, she nodded in satisfaction and pointed to the areas which he previously wrecked. "Prime World isn't that simple."

The ground was quickly turning back to normal. The trees were attaching themselves back. The stones of the mountains, the ones that didn't turn into dust, climbed back.

And of course, the space cracks closed up far more quickly.

In just a few minutes, the damage was completely undone. The world was almost exactly as it previously was.

Varian watched this in fasciation. "This is great!"

"It is. From the perspective of the Empire or even the kingdom, Prime World is a very recent technology. It's held in the hands of a few. Do you know why?" She asked in a pensive tone.

Varian turned around and looked into her eyes for a moment before shrugging. "If I have to guess, it reveals information about the makers' divine path understanding.

The world is a fusion, right?

So many matter-energy and space-time powerhouses must've come together to piece together a method and a structure to build something like this.

If the method is leaked, it's like giving away some of the deepest comprehension notes of our brilliant awakeners to the enemy."

"Yes." Isadora placed her hands on the branch and leaned back.

"And unlike planets existing within a star system and a star system within the open space, Prime Worlds are a seperated space in and of themselves. If their spatial details are laid bare, it's possible for the Jai to directly teleport in."

Varian paused for a moment as he chewed on her words. "Teleporting from another galaxy to here, in the middle of a kingdom, that's…"

"Very much possible. You should realize it too, right? As your rank grows, distances mean less and less. Instead of the vast light years, they see an open road they can jump in anytime. A single weak place is enough for them to exploit and enter."

It's like standing under an umbrella. One small hole was more than enough for leakage.

"So that's why be careful. The Academy has powerhouses to prevent any mischief. People have attempted similar things in the past. For things more precious than what you want to steal and things less precious. But they all failed. And their endings weren't pretty to look at." Isadora sighed.

"It's just a week or two." Varian said and looked up.

The leaves of the tree covered the sky. It felt wrong to even call them leaves when each of them were easily as big as a city.

"I'll guard the solar system until then. If things really get bad, I'll take a few important people and abandon the rest." Isadora said in a calm tone.

Varian paused for a moment before nodding stiffly.

If he succeeded, he'd be able to permenantly solve humanity's safety issue.

If he failed, there's a risk for his own life.

…And most likely, the next assassin would destroy humanity to lure him out.

"I am not nervous, I swear."