I Can Assimilate Everything - Chapter 579

Chapter 579: A Glorious Campaign! I
The Vakochev Scales of Existence!

The name alone carried grand weight simply from how it resonated through reality when spoken aloud, and what it represented seemed to be something even more profound than the impressive title suggested.

“Vakochev…”

Achilles uttered the name with a voice that tested how it felt to speak such a designation, and his mind immediately formulated the obvious question that followed from learning this information.

“What entity is so monumentally grand and significant that they were able to have their personal name attached to the very Scales of Existence themselves? What kind of being achieves that level of existential recognition?”

At such words, the figure of Eyyanah smiled with an expression that combined amusement at his curiosity with genuine uncertainty about the answer.

“Those are mysteries that even entities like myself or THE Corpse Hierophant do not possess definitive answers to despite our elevated status and accumulated experience across eons.” Her tone was measured. “We only know of the Scales themselves as fundamental framework that Existence operates within. We only understand through painful experience how absolutely arduous it is to climb higher through these classifications, to the extent that THE Corpse Hierophant waged the catastrophic war he initiated specifically for the purpose of trying to ascend further up the hierarchy.”

She paused with expression that suggested contemplating vast distances.

“But even for him with all his accumulated power and strategic brilliance, the next threshold was impossibly far away. He was and remains nowhere close to crossing into whatever lies beyond Level One Scale despite everything he accomplished and destroyed in pursuit of that goal.” Her jeweled eyes refocused on Achilles.

“But never mind speculation about unreachable heights or mysterious architects who established these cosmic structures. What matters for practical purposes is simpler truth. These Scales are Existence, and Existence operates according to these Scales. If you wish to succeed in your ambitions, you must climb them systematically. If you wish to have any meaningful say in how reality unfolds, you must climb them relentlessly.”

…!

If he wanted to have a say in his own fate and the fate of everything he valued.

In Existence, one either possessed sufficient power to have a voice in decisions that mattered, or they perished as victims of forces beyond their capacity to resist.

Achilles had managed to have a say when confronted by the idol of THE Slumbering Genesis attempting to extract his Natal Foundation precisely because he could Assimilate what was trying to consume him. His unique capability allowed him to claim agency in situation that would have left others as unwitting victims, because if he hadn’t possessed that technique to assimilate and remained under the comfortable illusion that he was simply joining a grand Civilization, he wouldn’t have even realized that half of his vital life force was being parasitically drained.

He thought silently about everything Eyyanah had explained regarding Scales and power structures and the fundamental nature of hierarchies before he nodded with decisive certainty.

“Okay. Let’s get started with whatever you have planned.”

THE Endless Dream smiled with satisfaction at his readiness to move forward, and she waved her hands with a graceful gesture. Sandy silver-gold light manifested in response to her will and began forming intricate patterns that represented compressed information.

Her voice carried focused intensity as she introduced their first target.

“The starting point for our coordinated campaign is the Collapsed Civilization of Alchemy.”

The Collapsed Civilization of Alchemy!

The sandy silver-gold light responded to her declaration by forming into a grand manifestation that represented everything this particular organization embodied.

The conjured image showed elaborate networks of transmutation circles and refinement processes, with beings who had mastered the art of transforming base materials into transcendent substances through understanding of fundamental principles.

Alchemists appeared in the visualization as scholars and craftsmen who believed that all of Existence could be understood through proper analysis and deliberately reconfigured through application of discovered formulas!

Their Civilization was built around the conviction that nothing was truly immutable, and everything could be broken down to essential components and reassembled into superior configurations.

Eyyanah spoke with voice that combined an educational tone with strategic planning, and the manifestations around her shifted to illustrate what she was explaining.

“Across the Shattered Folds scattered throughout Observable Existence, there are multiple Sacred Civilizational Holy Lands belonging to the Collapsed Civilization of Alchemy, similar to how other Primordial forces maintain their own critical repositories.” Her hands gestured to show different locations appearing in the dreamscape.

“In each one of these Holy Lands, tremendous concentrations of Civilizational Authority are stored and protected by formidable defensive forces. The typical guardian composition includes False THE Existences who wield fragments of elevated authority without having genuinely achieved that distinction, alongside legitimate Pre-THE beings who stand at the threshold of significance, and of course the Firstborns of Alchemy who represent their Civilization’s most refined creations.”

The visualization shifted to focus on one particular location as she continued.

“But I want to draw your attention to one specific Sacred Civilizational Holy Land of Alchemy that presents optimal opportunity for our purposes.” Her tone became more focused. “This repository is located within the Shattered Fold designated as the Crucible Expanse, positioned approximately seven hundred thousand gigaparsecs spinward from our current relative position. The region is relatively isolated from major population centers of Civilizations.”

She gestured to show forces positioning themselves around the target.

“I already have multiple of my Dream Walkers and several Firstborns of Dreams stationed in concealed positions near this Holy Land, maintaining surveillance and preparing.” Her expression carried predatory satisfaction.

“The operational plan is elegantly straightforward in its core mechanics. We initiate the raid by sending my assembled forces forward, and I place you disguised among their ranks to make you appear as simply another member of my Civilization participating in the assault.”

The manifestation showed tactical movements as she explained the approach.

“Once engagement begins and defensive forces commit to repelling the apparent invasion, I personally escort you through concealed pathways that my dream-sight has identified, taking you into the deepest levels of the Holy Land of Alchemy where THE Civilizational Authority is contained within the most secure vaults.” Her jeweled eyes gleamed.

“Your role becomes critical at that juncture. So long as you can successfully devour THE Civilizational Barrier protecting those reserves and cause THE Civilizational Authority of Alchemy to spill out from containment, I will be able to move decisively at that exact moment.”

She smiled with expression that was simultaneously beautiful and terrifying.

“We can then systematically sweep away this entire Holy Land completely and claim everything it contains as I will handle the Manifestation of the monster that leads Alchemy.” Her voice carried casual confidence.

“Easy enough conceptually, correct? You accumulate more and more THE Civilizational Authority as you progress steadily toward achieving that distinction yourself, while simultaneously I grow stronger relative to my rivals through their losses. Easy pickings for both parties involved in this alliance.”

…!

The plan and intended path forward was laid out with clarity that left no ambiguity about objectives or methodology, and Achilles couldn’t help but study the intricate manifestations that Eyyanah had conjured to illustrate her strategic vision.

He processed the implications and calculated the risks involved while considering what this represented for his continued advancement.

It didn’t take long before he reached his decision and nodded with firm conviction.

“Let’s go.”

…!