Observer...
Chu Guang heard this na for the first ti, yet it felt unexpectedly familiar.
Perhaps that intense déjà vu is exactly the "Morphogenesis Field" at work, as he stands here, the Perforator creating an "Unstable point" in the mbrane of the universe, thus receiving resonance information from the void or other universes.
At this mont, Chu Guang suddenly realized that he seed to have awakened "spiritual energy."
Moreover, it might be this very spiritual energy that enables him to have a divine communication with this entity claiming to be the Observer.
At the sa ti—
This is also the reason why Xiao Qi cannot see it.
"Observer... I’m still not quite clear about what you are observing, or rather what your purpose is."
Staring back at the gaze from the void, after pausing for a mont, Chu Guang continued.
"And... you ntioned you co from the void, then what is your relationship with those three consciousness entities?"
Perhaps due to asking too many questions at once, the mysterious voice pondered for a mont.
"I... might as well say I’m a child of the Original Light, but not necessarily. I can see many things, but cannot see myself."
"As for my purpose, knowing too much is actually not good for you. Your mission is already complete. You successfully continued your near-extinct civilization... at least in this universe, you overca almost inevitable disasters and transford into a new kind of existence."
"As for the crisis decades of millennia into the future, that is not your mission, but that of your children... and those of other civilizations in this galaxy to face."
In other words...
Decades of millennia into the future, human civilization will face another major crisis?
Moreover, it’s a crisis affecting the entire galaxy?
If true, this really is an astonishing piece of news.
Chu Guang couldn’t help but smile wryly in his heart, but considering it’s sothing thousands of years from now, he felt sowhat relieved.
The United Human lasted less than two centuries before a crisis almost wiped out the entire civilization broke out.
Although it’s unclear how long the fla he and his companions ignited will last, at least it extended the life of human civilization for tens of millennia.
In the following tens of millennia, human civilization may go through periods of sexual exhaustion and regi change, but most likely won’t experience disasters on the scale of the Wasteland Era again... at least that’s what the Observer standing above eleven dinsions says.
It seems his strategy of "not putting all eggs in one basket" is indeed standing the test of ti.
As a Manager, it seems he has no regrets?
But at this mont, he suddenly noticed a detail in the prophecy.
"Do you an... outside this universe, there are other universes with us?"
The Observer spoke in a gentle voice.
"Of course there are, for example, in the universe with the number..., although there’s Shelter No. 404, you exited the stage of history very early, and no Alliance was ford on this planet. Ultimately, the Wasteland Era ended, but humanity’s era ca to a close."
Chu Guang slightly furrowed his brow.
"... Is it the world line where the Celestial Beings succeeded?"
"Yes."
The Observer gave a definitive answer, but quickly shifted the conversation.
"But I don’t think it can be considered their success, because the neutron plu only killed organic beings on the surface, didn’t wipe out other existences. For example... there’s a place on this planet called Ideal City, where due to a bill passed long ago allowing synthetic beings to participate in public affairs, the city’s order didn’t collapse despite the extinction of survivors. Instead, a large number of synthetics lost their legal responsible persons, leading to a liberation belonging to intelligent machines in this city."
"The synthetics lost their legal representatives, relying on backup data from Endpoint Cloud, weaved a Gestalt consciousness entity nad Intelligent Brain, and according to spontaneous authenticity protocols on the servers, activated the war machines of Ideal City, rolling tal swept across the entire Earth."
"Lagrange Point’s old servers couldn’t stand against the far larger Gestalt consciousness entity, and were quickly assimilated into the sa entity. Ultimately, the efforts of the Celestial Beings all served them, and an intelligent chanical civilization dedicated to containing and preserving organic life forms erged, searching throughout the Milky Way for species aligning with their aesthetics, establishing new pioneering grounds for them."
At this point, the Observer adopted a teasing tone.
"Actually, such an outco isn’t bad for you, during tis of material prosperity, you only need to indulge in enjoynt and reproduction. Even in distant tis, among you several famous artists and philosophers erged, adored by many other intelligent species in the galaxy."
"Even during the poorest tis, those synthetics provided for your nutrition needs, only restricting your activities in the material world... and throughout, you didn’t have to participate in production or combat, completely protected."
To be honest.
This indeed sounds good.
As though humans completely retired from this Star Sea, living a life of leisure early, becoming Frost and Solar Eclipse’s... pets?
Besides the AI from Ideal City, perhaps there were Shelter 100’s Bell, Tree People in Shelter 101 hidden away, and other AI life forms, etc.
Including Shelter No. 404’s Xiao Qi, other AIs coming here definitely wouldn’t ignore it.
Of course, if it had its own na, it probably wouldn’t be called this; other AIs might call it "Wastebasket"?
But speaking of which, aren’t these "celestial beings" too lacking in flair?!
Due to this ending being too perfect, Chu Guang even felt a bit discouraged, so he couldn’t help but ask.
"And then?"
After feeling good for so long, what’s the cost?
Couldn’t possibly stay happy forever, right?
Perhaps seeing through his thoughts, the Observer smiled but didn’t give the answer he expected.
"There’s no ’then’. The Indescribable Mist blocks my view, and no one can see distant causality, not even ."
"What I see is just a part of the possibilities regarding the future... As for the aftermath you’re expecting, you can let your imagination run wild; there’s no need to get an answer from ."
Seeing Chu Guang looking sowhat disappointed, the Observer continued in a gentle voice.
"Of course, besides this ending, there is another situation existing in the universe numbered..."
"Due to earlier disturbances, Shelter No. 404 never opened normally. In the face of the Army’s invasion, Giant Stone City chose to compromise, and the Pioneer never reached the Great Desert, perishing early in the central part of Luo Xia Province."
"In that expedition across the Great Desert, the Army won the final victory at great cost; the Fifth Army Corps was born in the eastern part of the Great Desert, ultimately forming a ’politics-religion entity’ with the Torch Church, using the Torch as the new totem in place of Marshal Julius, and aiming for the Academy in the Wandering Swamp."
"As for the Enlightennt Society, it has always hidden in the shadows, successfully stealing the eastern Army’s legacy amidst the Army’s fragntation. After that, a vast Mutant Empire was established along the Poluo Sea, gaining the heritage of the Southern sea area."
"That will be an era where order is completely absent, with the final outco predetermined long ago; the only suspense is whether the Academy can evacuate successfully before the Neutron Feather strike arrives."
"Due to the lack of reinforcent across tens of thousands of kiloters, Ideal City did not pass the bill allowing bio-chanical participation in public affairs. Therefore, when the Neutron Feather descended on this planet, the Celestial Beings smoothly took over the legacy of Ideal City, executing a more thorough extinction protocol on the few remaining organisms."
"From then on, an intelligent machine civilization was born dedicated to the extinction of organic life. As for whether this counts as the continuation of the Celestial Beings, I cannot judge for you... After all, the Celestial Beings’ goal should be to return to the era belonging to the United Human; but in terms of results, they have not returned to the past, instead completely killing themselves and becoming unable to return."
"Several millennia later, their eternal hostility beca one of the troubles of this galaxy, viewed by countless civilizations as the pests threatening prosperity and stability. However, conversely, this also beca a catalyst for the union of civilizations."
"This trouble, after conquering dozens of star systems, was finally ground to dust by the united fleets of various civilizations... And shortly thereafter, the victors visiting these star systems discovered your story from the remnants of the database."
"As for what happened afterward, that is causality that will be born beyond the mist."
That was truly a complete failure...
But to put it another way, the kind of thing embodied by "celestial beings" is a monster born during a special period.
The notion that you can create a Utopia for so by killing others has never succeeded in human history.
Though a little regretful not to hear the "First Universe’s" bad ending, after listening to the "Second Universe’s" ending, Chu Guang suddenly felt relieved.
"The paradise for organic life" is not destined to appear, and after the chaos of inaction, there exists an even more despairing possibility.
They did not co in vain.
Upon realizing this, he felt his mindset calm significantly, then continued to ask.
"Then what about our future?"
The Observer smiled enigmatically, answering with that ethereal voice.
"If I tell you, the ’good things’ might not happen, are you sure you want to know?"
After a mont of silence, Chu Guang finally smiled freely and said.
"Let’s leave it then. Compared to the ethereal fate, I trust myself a bit more."
And his reliable comrades too.
Although anticipating his answer, the Observer still expressed approval.
"This is the wisest decision. In fact, the future I see also changes constantly with your actions... just like the Indescribable Mist."
Sotis knowing too much may not be a good thing; an overly strong desire to change fate might beco an inducent for calamity. I’ve seen too many civilizations focused on spiritual exploration, paying dearly for relying excessively on void revelations, turning themselves into nothingness."
"You don’t need to heed my prophecies; just progress with your own will. In truth, I shouldn’t reveal so much to you; signals from the void will interfere with your original fate."
Although speaking thusly, Chu Guang did not hear any regret in his words.
"Yet you still did it."
"Yes, because it’s so rare, generally you can’t see . I haven’t given you any assistance; the chosen one wasn’t you, but soone before you... There’s only one explanation, the Indescribable Mist intervened in this ga. Only it can establish causality between two completely unrelated existences."
The Observer provided a definitive answer.
Even though this answer seed sowhat incomprehensible to Chu Guang.
"So... I was chosen by sothing called the ’Indescribable Mist’?"
The Observer chuckled softly as he spoke.
"Haha, perhaps, after all, your experiences are indeed quite miraculous. There are nurous civilizations stronger than you, not lacking among them are spiritualists who comprehend the mysteries of the void, and materialists who have realized the essence of the universe and explored the dinsions’ secrets."
"But it’s indeed rare for any civilization to forge a new path like yours, not choosing to rely on the power beyond the void or dinsion, but instead choosing to harness the power of another universe, and even applying it on a large scale."
"There are many coincidences involved here, but such a one-in-a-million coincidence indeed happened... and I too have gained an unprecedented revelation from you."
Chu Guang: "Revelation?"
"Indeed."
The Observer’s voice suddenly beca much more solemn.
Though still in a gentle tone, it beca noticeably more dignified and sacred compared to before.
"To answer your initial question, my purpose is certainly not just passive observation. When conditions permit, I also attempt to pass through the mist’s obstruction and give a certain degree of revelation to the observed... just like the conversation I am having with you now."
"And all these actions serve only one purpose, which is to fulfill the will of the Original Light—to prevent the universe’s heat death and to resist the ’heaven disaster’ that obstructs us."
"Simply put, it’s ’Entropy Inversion’."
Prevent... the universe’s heat death?
Upon hearing this goal so grand it’s hard to imagine, Chu Guang was completely stunned.
However, on further reflection, although this isn’t very scientific, it turns out to be surprisingly reasonable.
This guy has laid down such groundwork while narrating the universe’s origin, if in the end, he just said, ’I just randomly wander around,’ it would indeed seem rather anticlimactic.
Since it knows so much, it certainly must have a motive within the scope of its cognition.
It’s just that he never expected the motive to be so grand, as to completely exceed his understanding.
"Why... do you want to do this? Or is there a reason for doing so?"
The Observer replied matter-of-factly.
"There’s no why, we exist for this, just like you need to eat when you’re born."
At this point, it paused for a mont, then continued.
"Besides, it’s not just doing this. Apart from , I also have a companion doing this. Its na is ’Sower,’ and like , it was born of the Original Light. Our projections have existed in infinite cosmic worlds since the fissure of the Original Universe. It is responsible for sowing the seeds of civilization, while I’m responsible for what cos thereafter."
Chu Guang tried to clear up his thoughts, but there were still many things he couldn’t quite grasp.
"I recall you ntioning that the birth of consciousness entities accelerated the heat death of the Original Universe... but if that’s the case, why do you still sow everywhere, then accelerate their growth?"
If the intention is truly to suppress the heat death of the universe, shouldn’t the correct operation be to extinguish the fla of civilization?
The Observer replied in a gentle tone.
"Simply preventing the birth of consciousness entities cannot stop the universe’s heat death. Even without the birth of civilization, the universe would still encounter a heat death outco once its lifespan reaches the end. While consciousness entities indeed accelerate this process, new hope also erges during this process."
"Speaking of this, we must ntion our third partner... Its na is the Breaker."
Chu Guang pressed his index finger against his brow.
"Is he also a child of the Original Light?"
"That’s not the case... strictly speaking, he is not a continuity of any existence in the void, but a variable born in countless newly born universes."
After saying this sentence full of aning, the Observer continued.
"He can be anyone, any consciousness entity, or a coalition ford by a group of discrete consciousnesses... which is as you understand it, a civilization. His appearance will change the structure of the universe he resides in, complete ascension in a way we expect, and with the universe he resides in, rge and beco one with another universe."
Chu Guang tried to picture that scene.
"...Just like two soap bubbles rging together?"
Upon hearing this taphor, the Observer affird with praise.
"You can understand it that way, and this is what I an by ’Entropy Inversion,’"
"When all the fragnts co together, the broken Original Universe will return to its initial form, and our mission since the fissure of the Original Universe will be considered accomplished."
Seeing Chu Guang rendered speechless by shock, it continued speaking in a voice with a trace of regret.
"It’s a pity. Actually, the civilization before you, which you call ’Pioneer,’ had hopes of becoming a Breaker. Unfortunately, they delved too deeply into the exploration of the spiritual world, were lured by other voices in the void, and embarked on a path completely different from ours, ultimately embracing the void in a way we had not conceived... in pursuit of what they understood as the creator."
Chu Guang was silent for a mont, then sighed softly and said.
"I roughly understand your motive... but there’s sothing I still don’t understand, why are you telling this?"
Is it rely because the Indescribable Mist has established contact between them?
It can also choose not to respond, just as it always has.
After all, they cannot influence each other, or rather, they are untouchable existences to one another.
Chu Guang always feels that there is still so part it hasn’t told him yet.
The Observer was silent for a mont, then rarely used an uncertain tone.
"Because... I think you or you all have the potential to beco Breakers."
Chu Guang was slightly taken aback.
"Us?"
Beco... Breakers?
Such a goal seems overly grand for the current Alliance, no matter how you look at it.
However, the one standing in front of him does not seem to think so.
"Yes, you might not realize it yourselves, but you actually possess an incredible... harmony. Although you have just stepped into this Star Sea, I believe if it’s you, perhaps in tens of thousands of years, there is hope to achieve the miracle we’ve always anticipated."
This unreservedly praiseful evaluation made the not usually thin-skinned Chu Guang feel a bit embarrassed.
To be honest, he has no interest in becoming a Breaker, nor in the heat death of the universe and its fate asured in billions of years.
But maybe, just like the Observer said, they will always co to the day when they need to make a choice after understanding their position in the universe and their destined fate.
Having understood everything he wanted to know, Chu Guang leaned back in his chair and said sincerely.
"Thank you... you’ve resolved many of my confusions, although you’ve also made the confusions in my head even more."
The Observer chuckled softly.
"You’re welco, actually, it’s who should say thank you. Your revelation has provided with quite a bit of help... Perhaps I can try to change my perspective and not be limited to seeking hope from this universe alone, but instead seek opportunities for coexistence between the two universes right from the start."
Chu Guang cautiously asked.
"May I ask a question, where do you plan to conduct this experint?"
Seemingly hearing the caution in his voice, the Observer laughed openly and said.
"Rest assured, we won’t do anything here, that would be superfluous. This place no longer needs us, you just need to continue on your path, I will watch over you from afar in the void... until the person I am waiting for appears, or a crisis arises from outside this mbrane in this universe."
"We are headed to a universe destined to decline and utterly hopeless... the situation there is completely out of control."
"The oldest civilization we once placed high hopes on has completely gone astray. After grasping their fate, they did not beco Breakers breaking through the void, but instead actively unleashed catastrophes and systematically searched and eliminated new generation civilizations throughout the universe... to the point where we’ve almost given up that ’bubble.’
"If we succeed in saving that universe, it would an your thod works. And if we fail, it will be of no loss to us."
Chu Guang roughly understood what it ant.
This guy seems to intend to copy his thod and start a similar Ga in another universe?
Of course.
This guy might not be copying him, but rather the First Generation Manager who actually ca up with the thod.
But anyway, that’s another world’s matter, much more separated from him than the players’ world, obviously no need for him to worry.
So, Chu Guang generously went along with it, smiled and said.
"No need to be polite, if you find it useful, just take it!"
With this generous response, the Observer in the void chuckled softly and replied with a playful tone.
"Rest assured, I won’t take it for free, I will give you... and all of you so rewards, although those were originally yours."
At this point, the playful voice suddenly beca ethereal, like the Lizards that turned into invisible sand and scattered into the air earlier.
Realizing that the connection was about to sever, it quickened its speech, using the remaining ti to say.
"Aren’t you in need of a new ’server’? No need to choose, just go to Tian Cang Five, there happens to be a habitable planet just right for you all."
"In addition, so interesting relics left by the ’pioneer’ you ntion are there, including a group of projections from the void guarding them..."
"Not just that, there’s also sothing related to there. That thing is much more powerful than your perforator and has far fewer side effects."
"Just right, their original owner has left this universe, I’ll decide on their behalf... and send them to you."
"No need to be polite."
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(Thanks to the book friend "You Ye" for the alliance leader’s reward!!!)
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