Nexus Ascension: My Comprehension Defies the Heaven Chapter 501: Meeting the Supply and Demand

Upon reaching the Nexus Domain, the spaceship encountered a significantly more crowded scene than before. From a distance, Grey could observe actual space traffic, a consequence of the immense number of spaceships converging on the Nexus Domain. In the vicinity, the Human Alliance's space police were diligently managing the vessel flow.

"Grey, are you absolutely certain this is your planet?" Lia inquired, her bewilderment evident.

The sheer scale of everything was overwhelming, but more importantly, the question of why so many individuals were flocking here lingered.

It's important to note that Grey had been away for a mere week and a half. Previously, he was just a fourth-ranker from Blue Star. Now, a short week later, he possessed a sprawling, hyper-advanced planet?

Its size was vast enough to accommodate trillions with ease.

"The outcome has far surpassed even my most ambitious expectations," Grey admitted, equally stunned.

How had the population surged so dramatically in such a brief period? At this pace, wouldn't construction materials become scarce for everyone?

He would need to visit a neighboring planet and convert its entire mass into metal.

From the exterior alone, the formerly barren world appeared completely saturated.

The Dragon Monarch vessel plunged into the Nexus Domain, where numerous alliance law enforcers were utilizing light beacons to direct the high volume of spaceship traffic. Surrounding the colossal central tower where he resided, towering structures, expansive residences, and massive corporate headquarters had already been erected.

Beings occupied the skies above, and crowds thronged the ground below.

His mind interface updated with the latest statistics.

[Current Population: 103B]

"Unbelievable," Grey breathed, utterly astounded.

Immediately after the Dragon Monarch spaceship touched down, he proceeded directly to meet with Eterna, who was overseeing the planet's automation efforts.

"You've returned," Eterna greeted him. "After you departed, more and more people kept arriving. Eventually, the Yellow Ancestor, noticing the considerable commotion, deployed the Alliance law enforcement to maintain order. Space became so congested that some ships collided and were instantly destroyed."

"Your evolutionary path and your title as a Saint are not to be taken lightly," Eterna added, her gaze fixed on Grey.

Both the man and his domain had achieved significant prominence.

"You hardly need to remind me of that," Grey chuckled wryly. Eterna then provided him with a briefing on the current situation.

Leading cosmic corporations, venerable families, and major businesses had already established their primary branches on the planet. Naturally, to do so, they were required to remit taxes. Grey had instituted a uniform 10% tax rate for all entities.

And now, an estimated over one hundred billion housing units had been constructed here.

"If we include the robots and mechas manufactured by the mecha forge, that figure doubles the organic population," Eterna stated.

"How did you manage the metal shortage?"

"We procured resources from other cosmic companies; they were quite eager to sell. However, it proved insufficient. We are also lacking other crucial, highly intricate components."

Grey fell into deep contemplation upon hearing this.

Yet, he already possessed an ideal solution. For that, he required the assistance of an eighth-rank cultivator.

But before undertaking that, a far more critical task awaited him.

"Automate the reality-bending Divine Decree."

It was an audacious notion. However, Grey had previously transmuted the decree's power into raw data, rendering it entirely feasible to transfer that functionality to other entities or objects.

"Perhaps a central processing unit, like a core robot." Grey began making the necessary preparations.

Before his departure, he returned the pocket server fragments containing Eterna's complete consciousness, which he had safeguarded.

Subsequently, Kaelith and he ventured into deep space in search of asteroid belts. With Kaelith's divine assistance, these immense asteroids were transformed into 8-star ores and complex circuits. Through cognitive manipulation, Grey could ensure Kaelith perfectly recalled and executed even the most complex mechanical schematics in existence.

Thus, Kaelith aided in the mass production of the highest-grade ores and essential components. Grey rapidly iterated on his blueprints, refining them extensively before finally conceptualizing the design for an orb.

This orb was destined for the planet's core, serving as the automated, sentient AI responsible for unendingly managing the reality-bending function.

Given its composition—crafted from pure 8-star ore—and its intended power, it possessed the capacity to manipulate reality at a staggeringly high level.

He commenced its intricate forging, infusing it with the detailed data pertaining to the reality-bending Divine Decree. Naturally, the process required the support of Kaelith and the Beast of Finality. An 8-star ore was no trivial matter; its natural existence in the universe was highly doubtful.

But such was the inherent might of a divine being.

Shortly thereafter, a perfectly formed orb, rendered in absolute black, was completed. It contained the comprehensive, ultimate power to reshape reality.

Grey commenced by setting up a sophisticated yet remarkably adaptable algorithm for supply and demand. This system would empower the core to automate the reality-bending process, thereby fabricating more specialized items tailored to the planet's specific requirements.

Subsequently, he imported an extensive database encompassing a vast array of metals, technological components, utility modules, and more, feeding this entire collection directly into the core. For seamless integration, he replicated this process precisely with Kaelith.

"Now, for the subsequent phase," he mused. His objective was to create numerous spatial rifts encircling the planet's core. These rifts would serve as conduits directly to various densely populated asteroid fields scattered throughout the cosmos. The core would then harness its reality-bending capabilities to transform these celestial bodies into whatever materials were needed.

Every creation incurred costs, thus procuring raw metals independently represented a substantial financial advantage. Without this measure, the burgeoning popularity of the Nexus Domain would eventually lead to financial ruin, even with a 10% transactional tax applied to all users.

Before long, Kaelith and Grey ventured deep into the planet's core. With great care, they positioned the orb within its designated housing. Then, with a simple gesture from Kaelith, a network of extensive pathways leading directly to the planet's surface was ingeniously formed.

He established approximately 100,000 such pathways, intended to function as the primary conduits for raw metal resources to the surface.

Following this, Kaelith extended his immense divine sense across the surrounding expanse, swiftly identifying numerous regions abundant with asteroids. These resources were projected to sustain their needs for innumerable years.

Without a moment's delay, he forged stable spatial rifts that established direct connections to these distant locations. Grey then took action, erecting diminutive energy barriers around the spatial rifts. This granted the orb complete autonomy to open or close these portals at its discretion. Upon activation, a torrent of asteroids would surge through, enabling the orb to immediately commence its conversion process.

Speaking of which, Grey resolved to engineer specialized builder robots, designed to execute construction tasks with unprecedented efficiency. He also inaugurated the establishment of numerous additional mecha forges across the planet's surface.

He then strategically placed several spatial wrappers, directly linking their coordinates to the mecha forges.

Consequently, newly fabricated materials would be instantaneously teleported to the mecha forges. However, he meticulously implemented a stringent algorithmic directive: if the demand registered as two, production would be set to four. Two units would be dispatched directly to the 100,000 material deposit sites they had just established, while the remaining two would be directed to vast subterranean storage facilities. Kaelith had already utilized his spatial manipulation abilities to ensure these storage zones possessed virtually limitless capacity, capable of holding immense quantities of materials without ever reaching their limit.

The resulting logistical framework was remarkably seamless and highly efficient.

With all preparations complete, he finally activated the orb, which he simply christened the Reality-Bending Orb.

The orb commenced its operations immediately. Interfaced directly with the Nexus Domain's local information layer, it could effortlessly access and process data that had not yet been officially logged on the standard internet.

A colossal influx of asteroids poured through the spatial rifts, rapidly transforming into potent 4th or 5th-tier metals. These then surged into the warp gates in rapid succession. In under a single second, over a thousand asteroids underwent conversion and were smoothly distributed to the mecha forges and the material deposit sites.