[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-emperor-of-the-source":3,"chapter-emperor-of-the-source-emperor-of-the-source-chapter-130":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Emperor of the Source",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1713128,2188,"Chapter 129: The Birth of the Origin Capital","emperor-of-the-source-chapter-130",130,"\u003Cp>Varik's gaze moved to the prototype formation etched into the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just multiple concept attacks, it also somehow carried the entire Origin Net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doubted even Lexaria's galactic net worked like this. Their Nodes connected to distributed servers across thousands of worlds, not a single formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is this… how is this even stable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian didn't answer immediately. He simply watched the golden-white interface flickering in Varik's Node.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare the mana ink,\" Adrian said. \"Enough for planetary-scale formations. And gather the mana crystals for it. The prototype is ready. Now we build for real.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varik's eyes widened. \"Planetary-scale? My lord, that's—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian handed him a parchment. Lines of runes covered its surface, describing how to modify Nodes with the Origin Net's signature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Train every inscriber who can etch this,\" Adrian added. \"They'll need precision. Even a single wrong symbol and the Node won't connect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varik took the parchment with trembling hands. \"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bowed low, already barking orders before he left the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Days passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Origin Capital system buzzed with preparation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barrels upon barrels of mana ink were delivered to the Origin Construct every day. Thousands of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crates of mana crystals followed, carted through anti-gravity rails into vast vaults deep beneath the construct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian personally infused each one with the Source. One by one, the pure mana crystals transformed into Source essence crystals, glowing faintly white-grey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the rest of the Origin Capital's construction continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the capital, everyone had their roles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelia managed the defense fleets and spacelanes, coordinating patrol routes and docking schedules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elara and Thomas oversaw trade networks, negotiating contracts with merchants from every clan and empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael and Draven drilled new recruits, turning former slaves and volunteers into disciplined soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena and Septimus trained inscribers, teaching them precision and discipline in runic work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassian and Lucian oversaw the production of Knowledge Spheres, ensuring quality and distribution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day, Origin Capital grew. Step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every day, Draven grumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood on a landing platform, watching another ship unload barrels of ink. More caravans of mana crystals rumbled past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this rate, half our income's drowning in ink and crystals!\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Septimus smacked his shoulder with his staff. \"Better drown in ink than blood. It's for the planetary defenses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Draven scowled. \"Hah. Defenses? That much ink could paint the entire Origin Capital blue!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassian walked past, arms crossed. \"Let him work. Adrian knows what he's doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does he?\" Draven shot back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucian didn't speak, but his gaze followed the barrels being unloaded. His expression was thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Days turned into weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vaults beneath the Origin Construct filled with Source-infused crystals. Thousands of them, glowing softly in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian stood among them, hands glowing faintly as he infused the last batch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His essence flowed into each crystal, converting pure mana into Source. The process was slow, draining, but necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the last crystal pulsed white-grey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian exhaled slowly. He rose to his feet, looking at the sea of glowing crystals around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, Adrian stood atop the highest balcony of the Origin Construct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked across the void, at the seventy planets orbiting in synchronized patterns. At the moons, the suns, the vast emptiness between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rose into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stolen novel; please report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All across the capital, people felt the surge of his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void itself shimmered with pale white-grey light as his Source essence unfurled, expanding like a sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Workers on construction platforms froze. Soldiers on patrol ships turned toward the Origin Construct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below him, every sealed container of mana ink exploded open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in chaos, but in harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Millions of liters of glowing ink burst free, coiling and weaving through the void, following invisible threads of will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It formed rivers of light that swirled around him, encircling entire planets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across every world, ships halted mid-dock. Work crews looked up from towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even deep in the mines, people paused as the void above shimmered with unnatural light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Billions looked skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varik stood on the command balcony of the Origin Construct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze in place. He recognized that pulse of mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Lord's starting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Azrael, on his planet, felt the tremor ripple through the atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up into the void, his black wings unfolding instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is that human doing?\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confusion spread among those who saw the spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why's he using it all at once?\" one inscriber whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't he building separate formations for every planet?\" another asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Draven's voice crackled over comms, loud as ever. \"Tell me he's not pouring a planet's worth of ink into space. Is heinsane?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could speak again, the answer revealed itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian's essence guided every droplet of ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He etched runes directly into the fabric of the void itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ink solidified mid-void, burning into reality as permanent symbols.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian hovered at the heart of the formation zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void above the system was illuminated only by the swirling lattice of symbols taking shape across the stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the glowing lines connected. Forming circles upon circles that stretched beyond planetary orbits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrapping around suns and moons alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal formation began to take shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A star-system-scale formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrapping every planet, moon, and sun within the Origin Capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first of its kind in galactic history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the surface, it looked like the heavens themselves were being rewritten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the gods…\" Varik whispered, watching from the balcony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelia stood beside him, her space domain resonating faintly. She could feel the structure taking form above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not a planetary formation…\" she murmured. \"That's something much, much larger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena's golden tattoos flickered, reacting to the runic density above. \"Is he insane? He's turning the entire star system into one big rune!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Septimus said nothing. He simply stared, staff gripped tight in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Draven had gone silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azrael rose into the void, wings unfurling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the spectacle. The web of light spanning planets like veins of a living being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible,\" he whispered. \"No one… no one could inscribe a formation that large alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not even Lexaria attempted this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian floated at the heart of the massive formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Source pulsed through him, each beat guiding his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every rune aligned. Every concept locked into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final symbol burned into existence, a closing bracket to contain the system itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the last stroke solidified, millions of Source-infused crystals rose from their vaults far below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They drifted upward through the void, trailing faint white-grey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crystals gathered before Adrian, clustering together into a single radiant mass that hovered like a miniature sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He extended his hand. His fingers brushed the core socket of the formation, a hollow space at the very center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cluster slid into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formation awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pulse of white-grey brilliance erupted outward, cascading through the void in rippling waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It washed over planets, moons, stations, every celestial body within the Origin Capital system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire system glowed as if reborn, bathed in soft, radiant light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From below, people stared upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian descended slowly, his form outlined against the glowing formation above. He landed atop the Origin Construct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him stood everyone who mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelia, Elara, Thomas, Septimus, Selena, Kael, Draven, Cassian, Lucian, and Varik.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces reflected the glow still shimmering in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian turned first to Varik. \"Did you finish training the inscribers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varik opened his mouth, but Septimus stepped forward first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We took care of it,\" Septimus said, staff tapping the ground once. \"Not many could handle the precision you asked for. Etching into a Node isn't simple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena crossed her arms, golden tattoos flickering faintly. \"But we finished modifying the Nodes of all core members.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head. \"I still don't understand why you wanted it done. What's the point of this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She assumed it was just a technical tweak Adrian did and followed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian smiled faintly. \"You'll see soon enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He folded his hands behind his back. \"Activate your Nodes, think of switching networks, and choose Origin Net.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elara frowned slightly. Thomas raised an eyebrow. Draven grunted but complied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, Nodes flickered to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue holograms shimmered before each of them, familiar Lexarian interfaces. Then the blue wavered and shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden-white light replaced the cold azure glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Text appeared across every display,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>› Origin Net: Connection Established\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>› Registering mana signature…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>› Registration Successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolute silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared at their displays, eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena's voice came out in a whisper. \"He's… created another Net.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Draven blinked at the hologram, shaking his head slowly. \"Madman. He's tearing down another monopoly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elara's hand rose to her mouth, her voice soft with disbelief. \"You built a new Galactic Net…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas chuckled under his breath, pride and awe mingling in his tone. \"Haha, that's my son!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael said nothing, but his jaw tightened. His gaze flicked between Adrian and the glowing formation above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Septimus finally looked up from his Node. \"How…? How did you evendothis?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian raised his hand and pointed toward the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above, the glowing formation still shimmered faintly, an endless web of light encompassing the entire Origin Capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that formation,\" he said quietly, \"lies the core of the Origin Net.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his hand. \"And it does far more than connect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelia's eyes narrowed. \"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian looked at them, \"When danger comes, you'll see for yourselves what it can do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke for a long moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Adrian straightened, his voice ringing clear across the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We've built this for months. It's time to open the Origin Capital.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have been building the capital for nearly 2 months now since the banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned toward Varik, \"Announce the opening of the Origin Capital. Invite everyone. Let the galaxy see what we've built.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varik's eyes widened briefly, then he bowed deeply. \"At once, my lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and began transmitting orders to every communication relay across the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Messages rippled outward, carried through the void toward every empire, every clan, every corner of the galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassian's eyes glowed faintly, his voice soft but resonant. \"This is the dawn of something greater. The galaxy will never be the same again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucian stood beside him, silent as always, but his gaze lifted toward the formation above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes turned upward, to the vast, glowing formation that now wrapped their skies like a celestial halo.\u003C\u002Fp>",1751,"2026-06-06T15:05:27.003Z",1,"novelbin.me","0014183069eb22bcf56f98e3ae3042f2eb12d197bc26d7ca85388a0fd88f5766","emperor-of-the-source-chapter-131","emperor-of-the-source-chapter-129",347,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Femperor-of-the-source-cover.jpg"]