If he could bring a Rank Five existence into the Fourth Layer by paying Origin Points, then others should be capable of doing the same.
That wasn't particularly comforting, since he knew that while it might not be easy for others to claim a cornerstone like his, they would eventually do so.
Michael's expression became thoughtful.
Fortunately, there was no reason to worry about that possibility yet.
He looked around the enormous white space again. There was no exchange platform or option to convert ordinary resources into Origin Points. The only choices presented to him concerned Lunara's entry.
If another Awakener somehow arrived here with a higher-ranked companion but possessed no Origin Points, they would probably be forced to leave that companion behind. And if Michael's current understanding was correct, the Universal Cornerstone remained the only known method available to him for obtaining Origin Points.
Michael's eyes narrowed slightly.
