"Other alternatives? You mean create our own virtual system?" Lux asked in shock.
Since he could merge other Seeds of Path into the source of knowledge, turning his omniscience into omnipotence.
Building a virtual system or even an Ethernet system that could connect everyone in the Aeon Plane was entirely possible.
Although it would take a long time before he reached that level, the plan was a guaranteed success.
With his power and wealth, he could compete with the Virtual Realm head-to-head without losing.
And by then, Maximus would already be an overlord, capable of pushing through anything.
"Huh~ That's right! I didn't think of this!"
Enlightened by his father's idea, Lux couldn't help but laugh.
He had been too impatient and couldn't see the big picture.
With his father backing him, why worry about senseless things?
"Just do a good job and use the Virtual Realm to our advantage against the Dark Disaster. No need to force anything."
After talking to his father, Lux had calmed down.
"Good. Now let's go prepare, let's enjoy these next few thousand years…"
Once the family had finished preparing, they embarked on another journey to relax their minds and bodies.
Thousands of years later.
After another vacation, it was like shedding their baggage, giving them unprecedented lightness in their bodies.
"Want to come with me to the Space-Time Lab?"
Thinking his family might be getting bored of merging Seeds of Path over and over again, Maximus invited them to the Space-Time Lab.
"Can we come? Wouldn't we just be a distraction?"
"No need to worry. With your abilities, you can even help me. How could you be a hindrance?"
Although they weren't particularly interested in experiments or studies, they were curious about the third most powerful architecture in the Aeon Plane.
Was it really as awesome as their father said?
Soon, with his family in tow, Maximus began leading them to the hidden coordinates of the Space-Time Lab.
"It's so small. Is this really one of the top three structures in the Aeon Plane?"
"Can you even run experiments here?"
Staring at the lab, their expectations were crushed.
Aside from the unusual aura, nothing seemed special about the Space-Time Lab.
"Come inside—you'll see."
Maximus had once reacted the same way.
But after spending over a hundred thousand years here, he had come to see how perfectly everything was arranged.
As his family began exploring, checking out each facility one by one, their expressions shifted, from curiosity to amazement, to shock, and finally to numb silence.
With Maximus explaining the lab's unique feature, Limit Breaker, they finally understood why this place ranked among the top three architectures in the Aeon Plane.
The Space-Time Lab was built purely for research and discovery.
Especially for Hazel, Angeline, Irene, Denice, Lily, Lydia, Luke, and Sam.
Having been keen on research, invention, and discovery, they felt their blood pumping, wanting to quickly test the equipment around.
As for the others, those not fond of such a boring hobby, beyond some amazement, they felt everything was just okay.
Of course, there were still things that took their breath away.
Like the power measurement system Frir had invented.
Using the attack of a peak Absolute as a baseline model made visualizing their strength much easier.
Even though they knew they were strong, they hadn't known exactly how strong.
Eager to measure themselves, they stayed in the testing room for a long time, checking their strength one after another.
"Tsk, Skye, it seems you're the strongest among us!"
After the tests, Skye's average strength reached an astonishing 2.5 magnitude.
To put it into perspective, even Maximus's average attack was only 1.7.
With nearly double the power, it was no wonder Skye had become the strongest of them.
"Mother's the most diligent. It's only natural she's the strongest."
Even though Skye's physique and path weren't focused on combat, she still trained harder than anyone.
Fatigue and injuries didn't seem to bother her. She kept pushing forward like there was no tomorrow.
Even Max, a battle maniac who took pleasure in fighting, had to bow to his mother.
"You really push yourself too hard…" Maximus sighed as he looked at Skye's results.
As for the others, besides Luna, Rose, Isabella, Jane, Freya, Etheria, Iris, Max, Nathan, and Cyra, who all reached over 1.5 magnitude, the rest hovered around 1.0.
From this alone, it could be said that even if they hadn't yet reached the peak Absolute Realm, they were already stronger than most who had.
Coupled with their secret techniques, trump cards, and ultimate treasures, they could already overpower everyone except the top Absolutes like Marcus.
After finishing their tests, they asked Maximus for the data, planning to use it as a reference and distribute it to the front lines.
With clear benchmarks, it would be easier for the powerhouses fighting the Dark Beasts to understand their strength.
Another thing that caught their interest, especially Lux, was the complete array of materials in the Storage-Synthesis Lab.
Preserved since the beginning of time, it contained the full heritage of the Aeon Plane.
Not only that, with the Storage-Synthesis Lab's ability, every material in the room could be mass-produced as long as they had the energy.
"Why didn't you tell me about this material store, Father?" Lux's eyes turned red, feeling he had stumbled into a treasure vault.
He had been slaving away, managing the Virtual Realm just to scrape together rare materials, only to discover his father had a more complete set all along.
"I didn't think you'd need it," Maximus said with a helpless smile.
His mind had been preoccupied with other matters. And with their wealth, how could they be short on materials?
"It's different. With this variety of materials, maybe we can develop and innovate more ways to fight the Dark Disasters!"
After all, wealth couldn't buy everything, especially rare materials that were either extinct or found only in forbidden zones.
As for the information that his father had transferred into the Source of Knowledge. Who had the time to browse such a massive archive?
"All right, all right, my fault. If you have time, collect whatever you need here."