The Idle System (A LitRPG series Book 7): Family, Pegaz [learn to read books txt] 📗

the planets we’ve created. We transferred the animals from the origin planet to other planets, too. That’s why every planet has the same creatures.

“The only exception was when one of the Transcendents created small planets surrounded by what you call deflection metal and filled it with life forms created from Life Power.

“We found those planets and instead of destroying them, we simply added a bigger surface for humans to live on.

“After we created trillions of planets, we reached the edge of the universe and found the white space beyond that.”

O’Malley then explained what the white space was and the fact that the universe was still growing. He reckoned that from the time they created the trillions of planets until present time, the universe had grown enough to fit ten times the amount of planets. But none of the Transcendents felt like creating any more planets.

He also explained that Transcendents weren’t willing to explore too far into the white space in case they got lost. It would be the same situation as Jamie would’ve found himself in if O’Malley didn’t save him, so there were still unanswered questions about it.

“When we were finished, we found a place where Chaos Power is highly concentrated to the point where even us Transcendents can’t enter. After years of trying and observation, we concluded that Earth might be beyond that place.”

John jumped out of the armchair out of shock and excitement. “You’ve found where Earth is?”

O’Malley shrugged his shoulders. “We’re not sure. We’ve never been able to get past that barrier made from the concentrated Chaos Power, and we’ve only guessed Earth is there because the first Demon Sider witnessed souls coming into the universe from there.

“The first Sider followed one of the souls and witnessed a Sider being born, so we came to the conclusion that Earth is beyond there. The rest of us, including me, can’t see other people’s souls, so we could only take the first Sider’s word that it’s true.”

John sat back down while thinking about trying his luck getting past that barrier.

He then looked at O’Malley and asked, “Immortals have ranks and levels, what do Transcendents have?”

“Class,” O’Malley replied. “If you transcend by only using five elements, then you enter Class 9 Transcendent. You can become stronger by being able to use more elements later on, but the elements they didn’t use when transcending will always be weaker compared to those who did use those elements to transcend.”

John knitted his brows. “How come immortals have ascending numbers to indicate their strength when Transcendents have descending numbers? I thought Class 9 would be the strongest rather than the weakest.”

“The ascending numbers only go from one to nine and nothing can become stronger than that, but those descending numbers go from nine to zero.”

“So, if Class 9 is being able to use five elements, that means Class 1 is being able to use all thirteen elements? What’s the difference between Class 1 and Class 0, then?” John asked.

“Class 0 is being able to transcend by using all thirteen elements. You can get from Class 9 to Class 1 by hard work and time, but Class 0 is only for those who transcend with all thirteen elements.”

John then used his Immortal Eye on O’Malley.

Shane O’Malley

Rank: Transcendent

Class: 1

Sin: 30,249,935,294,104

Now I get why my Immortal Eye didn’t work last time I met him. I was lacking the information. I shouldn’t tell him I’m Class 0 either.

“Well,” John started, “if you wanted a Sider to become a Demon and transcend, why isn’t there any teleport runes to the origin planet from anywhere else? Any other Sider wouldn’t have reached that planet, so even if you did make another Demonic Sider, they couldn’t transcend.”

O’Malley shrugged. “The plan was to give you clues on how to get there. I didn’t think you would travel through space on your own. As for why there are no teleport runes, I can’t tell you.”

John knitted his brows at the last part of the conversation as he wondered why O’Malley wouldn’t tell him, but he couldn’t think of a reason at that moment.

“I’ve only got one last question that I can think of,” John said, carrying on. “What’s the meaning behind the black star and yellow ring around the eyes of Demons and Saints?”

O’Malley laughed. “If you know about the yellow ring around a Saint’s left eye, that means you’ve met one. I wonder where you met that saint.”

John only shrugged his shoulders, but his heart skipped a few beats because he almost let Sarah’s identity slip out.

“The best theory that we’ve come up with all these years is that the Saint’s yellow ring signifies that they treat everybody equally,” O’Malley answered. “Think about the story of King Arthur and the round table.

“The best example I can think of is, if a Transcendent asked for a favour and that Saint was busy helping a mortal beggar, they would still make the Transcendent wait their turn.

“As for the Demon’s seven-sided star, well, we’ve thought that it signifies how it treats people differently. Starting from the top point of the star, you’ve got family, distant relatives, close friends, friends, acquaintances, strangers, and enemies.

“Demons protect their family, even distant relatives through marriage if there’s any. The Demon might put up with close friends and friends. Acquaintances might live if they annoy the Demon, strangers might die if it serves a purpose to the Demon, while enemies will no doubt be killed if given a chance to strike.”

John was thinking about what O’Malley had said when he heard his system go off.

Ding!

The next second, a small box with two words inside it appeared in his vision.

Update Complete.

John couldn’t wait to see what had changed since the update completed. He opened up the system while ignoring O’Malley.

Chapter 33: Update

Misc List:

??? - Idlers 0/2160, ??? - 0/1 (Unlocks ???)

John knitted his brows because nothing had changed after the update had finished.

Just before he was going to complain, a box popped up.

System has