Game Concept Creation II

⟪ BLUEPRINT CREATION SUCCESS ⟫

[ Game Understanding – 91% ]

[ Virtual Reality Understanding – 1% ]

[ Would you like to activate Mindframe Design LV1? ]

[ CP Cost: 13 ]

I continued experimenting, testing different mechanics, and refining details with Mindframe Design. Each attempt pushed my understanding further, revealing the intricate ways systems interacted.

Time blurred. Constructing, deconstructing, iterating. Just as I was about to refine another concept, a system notification interrupted me.

⟪ SYSTEM NOTICE ⟫

[ Sandbox Domain Duration: 12 hours remaining ]

I exhaled, realizing how much time had passed. Twelve hours left. If I wanted to make meaningful progress, I needed to focus.

With a growing grasp of the system's creation process, I decided to prototype a simple game [Sword and Sandals]. A gladiator-style combat game where players trained, customized warriors, and battled in the arena.

With the game concept ready, I first focused on creating the environment. Since the original Sword and Sandals had a simple 2D art style, I needed to translate that into a fully immersive virtual reality experience.

I started with the environment. The town, was a central hub where players prepared for battles. Textures, UI design, and the world's aesthetic needed to match the gritty, ancient theme. Stone roads formed beneath my feet, wooden market stalls stood beneath faded banners, and even the UI began taking shape as a transparent interface, refined by Mindframe Design for clarity and immersion.

Next, I started work on the warriors. Customization options height, weight, hair color, eye color. As I worked, I noticed something Mindframe Design was working overtime, refining details at a rapid pace.

Then it hit me...

I wasn't just adjusting visuals—I was unknowingly trying to create a functional body. Not just a model, but something structured, proportioned, intricate. Bones. Muscles. Joints. The unseen mechanics of movement.

No wonder the system struggled...

Then a system notification flashed before me.

⟪ SYSTEM NOTICE ⟫

[ Sandbox Domain Duration: 5 minutes remaining ]

I wrapped up my prototype. The foundation was set. The mechanics were functional. Now, only one thing remained, seeing what it would cost to turn it into a blueprint.

Sword and Sandals

⟪ BLUEPRINT CREATION SUCCESS ⟫

[ Game Understanding – 100% ]

[ Virtual Reality Understanding – 21% ]

[ Would you like to activate Mindframe Design LV1? ]

[ CP Cost: 8 ]

[ YES | NO ]

I pressed [NO], deciding to test a few more things before the Sandbox Domain shut down completely. As I moved through the game world, tweaking minor details, another system notice appeared.

⟪ SYSTEM NOTICE ⟫

[ Sandbox Domain Duration: 5 seconds remaining ]

Once I returned to reality, I took a deep breath, letting the weight of everything settle in. The sheer amount of information I had processed inside the Sandbox Domain was staggering. Every interaction, every refinement, every adjustment contributed to my understanding, but it also made me realize something important.

The level of complexity required to lower CP cost was far beyond anything I had done before. Every detail mattered the physics of movement, the way light interacted with objects, the subtle expressions on a character's face. With this realization, I decided it was time to return to my body in the Divine Realm.

In an instant, I was back.

The celestial temple stretched before me once more, divine energy thrumming in the air. Despite the abrupt transition, my mind remained focused. Based on the past Karma's memories.

The Ascendant Hall had a Divine Library, a repository of godly knowledge, and insights left behind by past deities and apostles. If I wanted to deepen my understanding, it was the best place to start.

With a goal in mind, I didn't waste any time and went straight to the library. The moment I stepped inside, an overwhelming stillness greeted me. Towering shelves stretched endlessly in every direction, carved from celestial stone and adorned with glowing divine inscriptions.

The previous Karma had spent ten years here, scouring its contents for any path to power. But I wasn't here just for any knowledge; I needed something specific.

I already knew nearly every book in this library. The knowledge wasn't the problem it was the sheer amount of it. Decades' worth of divine research, theories, and ancient records were all crammed into my mind, but in a jumbled, fragmented mess.

I needed to sort through it, piece together what was useful, and find anything that could help me now.

"You return."

A deep voice rumbled through the stillness.

I looked up at the giant man before me, his towering frame casting a long shadow beneath the library's ethereal glow.

⟪ SYSTEM SCAN ⟫

[ Name ]: Eryndor, Keeper of Tomes

[ Race ]: Titan

[ Rank ]: Exemplar (Stage 4)

[ Faith Authority ]: ???

[ Known Abilities ]: ???

[ Apostle Status ]: Apostle of Othren, The God of Knowledge

I smirked. "Of course. Where else would I be?"

The Titan let out a deep chuckle a rare sound from him. "If nothing else, you remain consistent. Still chasing answers?"

"Always," I said, stepping forward. "And you? Still hoarding knowledge like a dragon with its treasure?"

Eryndor's lips curled slightly. "Knowledge is more valuable than gold. You should know that better than most."

In my memories, Karma and Eryndor shared a rare bond one built on knowledge and mutual respect. Unlike other gods who dismissed him as just an Apostle, Karma treated Eryndor as an equal. That respect had forged a lasting friendship, one I could still feel lingering even now.

I leaned against a nearby shelf, arms crossed. "Eryndor, I need books on constructs, life creation, body composition, and beast crafting. Anything that deals with shaping existence itself."

Eryndor raised a brow. "Ambitious, even for you. What exactly are you trying to achieve?"

I shrugged. "I just wanted another look. Maybe there's something I missed—something that could help with my… divinity."

Eryndor's gaze lingered before he nodded. "Very well. If there's an answer, you'll find it within these tomes."

Without another word, he led me deeper into the library, past towering shelves and glowing inscriptions, toward the archives that held the oldest and most obscure texts.

The first book he handed me was unlike any other. Ancient, bound in celestial materials, its pages humming with dormant power.

"This," Eryndor said, "is a collection of writings from the Primordial God of Creation."

I looked at him sharply. "A Primordial God?"

He nodded. "The only reason you can even lay your hands on this is because he was the one who founded The Ascendant Hall itself."

It made sense only a being of that level could establish a domain where even Exalted gods were only instructors. But the fact that his teachings were still accessible, even in written form, was an opportunity beyond value.

"This is knowledge left behind by one of the oldest beings in existence," Eryndor continued. "Even gods rarely get the chance to study his insights. Make good use of it."

One by one, he handed me additional tomes.

From the [God of Life], a book on vitality and existence.

From the [God of Earth], knowledge of shaping matter.

From the [God of Beasts], insights into creating living creatures.

And finally, from Othren, the [God of Knowledge], a text meant not to teach creation, but to deepen understanding.

I ran my fingers over the covers, feeling the weight of what lay inside.

Answers...

Possibilities...

The first true step toward understanding Virtual Reality.