“So, so, so, let’s see,” after claiming his due rewards, he was pondering on how to allocate his stats.

“After I invest them I’ll also reach 1 000 total stats, so another million EP for me to claim, hehehe!”

It was a lot easier to think loudly when he was in his bedroom, it was a statement that was true even before the Ether Law awakened.

But maybe months of farming and splitting his awareness affected him a little, he did it a lot more naturally now than he remembered doing months ago.

"249 stats, I have 249 stats to use as I want, who can say they have 249 stats to use as they want today?” Thinking for a moment, he couldn’t help but think about what he said to Arik, about taking energy stats in case he became blocked.

“But in only 15 days I successfully divided my awareness… Energy should be similar, as long as I have the stats to practice it should be easy, as for the martial arts…"

They're like an old man waking up from a thousand-year nap. They’re trying to catch up quickly, but as much as they really try, they still remain behind the rest,” Rune nodded his head at his own conclusion.

The current state of affairs of the IGS was stable. Ether, stats, avatar, dimensions, combined they destroyed common sense, but the IGS wasn’t intergalactic for nothing, causing havoc to its administrative system was close to impossible, it was too big.

Even more fortunate, of all things that could have been supremely detrimental to the IGS, the whole society just got out of a period of political complications and social unrest just 500 hundred years ago, so everyone was currently working in unity.

It was a golden age to which you added the equivalent of discovering a new continent, except it was a dimension, nearly the same thing except for some details.

After 3 months of Aspera’s training converting all the easily swayed to the energy mage branch, the energy field could also be said to be in a golden age.

Energy mage geniuses were already pumping out practical spells, so much in fact that for the board, the primitive energy manipulation era was already over and their universe sector already entered the basic energy manipulation era.

Energy beam, energy bullet, energy compression, energy telekinesis, energy wings, energy-infused words, intent-infused words, medium revitalization, energy cooking.

So many new spells and so many geniuses thinking outside of the box created a scene never before seen for any living being born in the Intergalactic Era, everyone was able to engrave their name in history and be remembered forever.

They just needed to be better at something where everyone started at the same level of expertise.

Companies were preparing for ether-traveling spaceships with ingenious means to circumvent the current low ether density problem to adapt their tech to problems that would only come naturally in millions of years, already hyping their product on the board.

The government was also preparing something big, so big that they couldn’t keep the secret for long.

They were creating the Adventurer’s Society and the Dimensions Department, which was going to recruit Patrollers in charge of helping safeguard the value and principles of the IGS.

And in this golden climate, Rune was only someone who made his own plan, independent of any trend and in his own little bubble.

Having already released his method to split one’s awareness months ago, he just forgot about it, it now belonged to the public domain and he for sure wasn’t going to announce he was the creator.

‘I can max out my perception stat now and be over with it, then start to train in manipulating my sphere like the board said is possible while farming, I’ll also retrace my steps and invest in my physical stats, Utopia had a point after all, and the special resources millstone will not complete itself alone.’

‘Yeah let’s do that.’

Confirming his plan, he took action.

‘First, invest everything in perception.’

*Ding*

‘Then claim the one million EP.’

Attain 1 000 total stats: 1 000 000 EP (COMPLETE) (Claim?)

‘And re-invest everything in perception.’

With his 194 996 EP remaining, he invested everything, excluding his safety deposit, equally between health and cohesion.

Avatar (Basic Rank) (Tier 1)

EP: 14 996

Stats Total: 1 153

Health: 19

Health Regeneration: 10

Strength: 10

Cohesion: 19

Energy: 10

Energy Regeneration: 65

Purity: 10

Affinity: 10

Momentum: 500

Perception: 500

“The legendary 3 000 000 EP per day, hehehe,” laughing viciously like he remembered a prank, Rune put on some music before cutting all his senses except hearing and switching his awareness to his avatar.

It was a new playlist, hours-long chill and background style compilation made the majority of it.

‘I’m going to do it in 4 hours this time.’

Fixing impossible deadlines was often more stressful than useful, but every time he came back, Rune fixed himself this challenge.

And 5 hours later, he succeeded and sent 4% of his awareness back to his original body side.

‘good things come to those who wait, I’m not in a hurry, I don’t need to succeed in 1 year, maybe even 2 years, I just need to never stop practicing.’

With new music he never heard playing in his mind, he started his farming slash training, focusing more on modifying his perception sphere than going at maximum speed

*Ding*

‘Oh, is it special news?’

Opening his global system, he was attacked by something that hadn't happened since 6 months ago, an announcement by the Ether Law, forwarded by the greatest composing that made it, the Compensation Law.

Compensation Law Quota Announcement

Progress bar “Universe Ether (Void Dimension Opening basis): +20%” will be updated to “Universe Ether (Deep Void Dimension Opening basis): +0%”.

Universe Information Board Sectors will be gathered following increased Ether Law power capacity.

The Information Board will now allow administrative classification of individual units in Group or Alliance, with no effect or consequences on dependent entities.

Rifts leading from the Universe Dimensions to the Void Dimension will start to appear, ether density cannot increase by dimensional rift way, the Universe Dimension still doesn’t allow ether resources or ether life forms.

The Deep Void Dimension can now be accessed, use the Dimensions window to know more.

Event “Deep Void Initiation” has been created.

…

In the office of the IGS leader, multiple things were happening, the first was the personal secretary of the IGS leader transmitting answers after answers to everyone who came asking the same things.

“Should we delay the government announcement, or modify it a bit?” Was what those who were preparing to finally lift the veil upon a lot of changes were asking to the IGS leader.

But the IGS leader was who he was for a reason.

“Add a clause reminding that the IGS is always ready to help foreign civilizations and has never used violence in its entire history, have the Pachins Explorers’ Front contact the Dimensions United Companies for them to collaborate on the rift discovery and usage.”

Thinking for only a few more seconds, he continued like he planned everything.

“Authorise the Kajos’ Investment Funds to make resources an official currency and make them forward their plan to the economy department’s head, don’t include it in the announcement, don’t change the Adventurer’s Society and Dimensions Department part, learn immediately what those administrative classifications are.”

“Also allow the Martial Supreme Dojo, the New Energy Institute and the Psychic Union to include an advertising message in the announcement, they need to show the strength of the IGS, better be prepared than suffer what could be hiding in those far-away sectors.”

And another few seconds later.

“That’ll be all for now.”

The Rululus didn’t attain the peak of the IGS politics by chance, if they weren’t limited by special economic laws, the Kajos would have lost everything thousands of years ago.

Remembering all they saw, heard, and felt made them able to answer sudden events as they came back from time.

Before the awakening of the Ether Law, even the other 4 leading species didn’t even try to intrude into the masterful political sphere of the IGS anymore.

An 80-year-old Rululu could make any one of the equivalent age of another species run back to their home and not go out for the rest of their life.

Not to mention the IGS leader position, only Rululus with 150 years of life memories could even think about candidating for it, and the “Legendary Debate of the Leaders”, a Humans and Kajos sponsored program was something that convinced the entire alien civilization to submit to the authority of the IGS.

…

As Rune and his friends who suddenly came back to life were still discussing the new Ether Law announcement, an IGS Government announcement arrived like thunder.

[Adreana: It’s just logical, trying to fight ether life forms is impossible, don’t even need to try, the event is broken]

[Gar: The government just released an announcement, you will have to continue your talk later]

[Astryde: An optimized energy beam can deal 5 health per second, how will that be insufficient? Do you think the ether life forms that live at that ether density will have a thousand health or what?]

[Nelo: It’s not a video-game big sis, anyway we all belong to the observers' group, not the front liners group. And we aren’t even at the first town yet, we don’t even know if slimes or dragons will be our first fight, so I think it’s better to wait for a little]

[Rune: I can’t take my eyes off the board, I can’t focus on farming, did you receive the invite for the Tireless Group? That’s sick, last I checked we had 14 562 members, now we have 84 521, the family’s growing too fast]

[Arik: The government just released an announcement, you will continue your talk later bis]

When life-changing events happened, you could discuss for hours what you intended to do, and even being an asocial person, Rune wasn’t an exception.

You could even get a grumpy old man to talk enthusiastically about the situation with the current upheaval that was happening.

‘Ok, the government first.’

Opening the official IGS Government forum he checked the last announcement.

[Dear Citizens of the Intergalactic Society and Unknown Civilizations that will soon be contacted here is the summarized version of the announcement we made.

This is an announcement to express our opinion, stance, and undertaken actions after the recent event of the Ether Law second announcement.

Given the recent sector fusion, this message is also destined for any major forces that are possibly open to negotiation, as well as a less technologically advanced civilization, this forum is open to every plea for help, the IGS will answer them to its best ability.

From the moment this announcement can be read, the Adventurer’s Society has been officially founded and will be officially recognized as a government independent subsidiary.

The less ambitious but still important Dimensions Department also opens its newly created door to any valiant patroller and ambitious fighter who want to become part of the official advanced front of the dimensions.

The newly introduced administrative classifications will be used as much as they are useful for this enterprise.

As a responsible member of the Universe Dimension, It is primordial for you to report any anomaly that could lead to the discovery of a rift leading to the Void Dimension, a bounty of 100 000 regular ether resources will be given to the major contributor or contributors group.

The newly created but IGS-supported Martial Supreme Dojo, New Energy Institute, and Psychic Union are now open, and you are invited to contribute to the IGS through them while furthering your own ambitions and goals.

The Martial Supreme Dojo is the only officially established organization that has the training necessary to improve and polish the physical use of stats. Join to learn how to use 100% of your strength stat or 1% when needed.

The New Energy Institute is a professional research organization, inheriting hundreds of universe cycles, or hundreds of thousands of years, of refined and confirmed scientific methodologies. With currently thousands of approved original spells, everything discovered will be credited to the creator with no ambiguity possible.

The Psychic Union is a new generation corporation, with only knowledge sharing in mind, profit with our concerned stats isn’t a problem, but manipulation beyond the easiest level is hard. We propose a free and advanced guide to all currently known spiritual stats applications, including perception sphere manipulation, awareness manipulation, and momentum manipulation.

To end this announcement, as the new era down on us, as the current leader of the IGS, I am proud to be the one who will help our civilization have a smooth transition to the Interdimensional Era, and hope that your hard work will be rewarded.

Don’t be left behind, the IGS Leader authorized this announcement]

Astonishment radiated from Rune’s mind, ‘How could the government be so proactive? Was it just because I didn’t watch the news before?’

To make sure he understood right, he read the summarized announcement again, as he did for the Ether Law’s one, then he returned to his friend group's private forum.

[Utopia: Yeah! The Ninja Momentum Technique looks so dope! I’m just waiting for their forum and universe headquarters to accept my submission, only 2 days to wait!]

[Arik: You just don’t want to admit the energy institute superiority, the institute existed long before you were even born, a startup like the psychic union will need years before becoming useful, I don’t understand why the government decided to do it this way, seems stupid]

[Nelo: Every path lead to the same destination, only because everyone saves from Utopia and Rune specialized in energy and that energy is the only true path doesn’t mean anything in the grand scheme of things, maybe tomorrow, the energy field will be started from the ground again because someone found a new application with a 50% efficacy bonus, that’s reality]

[Astryde: Blasting you with energy orb will be the most fun part, I can’t wait for that 50% efficacy bonus]

[Rune: Want to do the Ninja Momentum Technique training together with Utopia? A get-together in the Universe Dimension while listening to epic Naruto music?]

[Utopia: We can, but only when the government colonized the Void, with spaceship mapping it, did you know that in fact if you gather the description of lots of dangerous grounds from avatar you will find some very similar one?]

[Rune: I think I read something like that, is it the theory about the existence of a “starting zone”, an enormous but central zone in the Void where the Ether Law sent everyone to save up on power?]

[Utopia: Yeah, avatars are born in the “center” but this center still has a size equal to a quarter of a minor galaxy]

[Arik: It’s linked to the Ether Law power, or so it’s hypothesized by our supreme energy path specialist, ether density equals power, but some disturbing facts appear once you think about it, why doesn’t the Void dimension have an Ether Entity? The current theory is that it’s linked to the intrinsic properties of each dimension law]

[Rune: So ours is the Ether Law? Seems like bullsh*t, I’m more for the “Ether Law everywhere forever” theory]

[Gar: There’s no clear answer, but the global system law and compensation law are connected to the reasons behind the awakening of the Ether Law?]

[Rune: Seriously? So many implications?]

[Adreana: Easy creation of an avatar, easy sharing of information, easy communications, nonsensical events, Ether Law making announcements, everything point to the compensation and global system law being our true savior, what would have even happened if the compensation law didn’t use its quota to tell us the Ether Law awakened?]

[Nelo: Without those, only the IGS and similarly technologically advanced civilization would have been able to transmit info on how to manually create an avatar, if the add-on was even activated, and if they even had the insight to try it after feeling the changing world around them]

[Astryde: Everyone's acting as they knew it for years, but they didn’t tell you that an article about that subject was released and you two just missed it, so they’re rubbing knowledge from this article on your naive face. And it’s very enjoyable]

The end conclusion was that only when ether life forms started to kill everyone after our Universe Dimension reached a sufficient ether density to allow for them to survive millions of years later would everyone become aware that the Ether Law awakened.

Or maybe the famous “ether erosion” would have started and everyone would have just spontaneously been eroded, whatever that means

But all of this is based on the assumption that when the Ether Law woke up, it’d be so complete that events we can’t understand would happen to the sapient of this dimension, it’s all just a conspiracy, in the end, to make us feel lucky even if we probably aren’t]

[Utopia: Oh Sh*t]

[Rune: I’ll now change my religion from asteroid god to compensation law and global system god, my faith and gratitude are infinite, never let the Ether Law say anything else. I’m joking, I’m open-minded but how can anyone believe in so many nonsensical things?]

[Gar: As long as you keep being open-minded, maybe the future will surprise you]

On that note, they descended again on arguing about which path was the best.

In the end, the reasonable one Nelo said that to attain tier 2 we’ll have to learn everything anyway, but ego and pride were heavier than logic and fact, so the fight didn’t end even though an objectively true answer was reached and accepted.

As true friends, nobody puts a pretense on the fact that they’ll all ignore the adventurer’s society till they receive good news about it.

They also just didn’t even breach the dimensions department’s patrollers employment opportunity subject, they were all too free-spirited to seek a job in the government.