Chapter 1042: The Gift of the Void

  Chapter 1042 Gift from the Void

  Observer…

  This was the first time Chu Guang had heard of this name, but he felt surprisingly familiar.

  Perhaps the strong sense of déjà vu was the result of the “morphogenetic field”. Being here, he received resonance information from the void or other universes because the perforator created an “unstable point” on the membrane of the universe.

  At this moment, Chu Guang suddenly discovered that he seemed to have awakened his “psychic power”.

  And maybe the psychic power he awakened at this moment was the reason why he could communicate with the guy who called himself the observer.

  At the same time –

  this was also the reason why Xiao Qi couldn’t see it.

  ”Observer… I still don’t quite understand what you are observing, or what your purpose is.”

  Looking at the sight from the void, Chu Guang paused for a moment and then continued.

  ”And… you said you came from the void, so what is your relationship with the three consciousnesses?”

  Perhaps because he asked many questions at once, the mysterious voice pondered for a moment.

  ”I… can be considered a child of the primordial light, but it’s not necessarily true. I can see many things, but I can’t see myself.”

  ”As for my purpose, knowing too much is not a good thing for you. Your mission has been completed. You have successfully allowed your endangered civilization to continue… At least in this universe, you have overcome the almost inevitable disaster and transformed into a brand new existence.”

  ”As for the crisis dozens of millennia later, that is not your mission, but your children… and the children of other civilizations in this galaxy need to face.”

  In other words…

  dozens of millennia later, human civilization will encounter another major crisis?

  And a crisis that affects the entire galaxy?

  If it is true, then this is really incredible news.

  Chu Guang couldn’t help but laugh and cry in his heart, but he was somewhat relieved when he thought that it would happen ten thousand years later.

  The Human Union only lasted less than two centuries before a crisis broke out that almost destroyed the entire civilization.

  Although it is still unknown how long the flames ignited by him and his friends can last, at least it has extended the life of human civilization for dozens of millennia.

  In the next few tens of thousands of years, human civilization may experience a period of sexual exhaustion and a change of regime, but it is highly unlikely that a disaster of the level of the Wasteland Era will break out again… At least that’s what the observer standing on the eleventh dimension said.

  It seems that the development strategy of “not putting all your eggs in one basket” he proposed can still stand the test of time.

  As a manager, he doesn’t seem to have any regrets?

  But at this time, he suddenly noticed a detail in the prophecy.

  ”You mean… there are other universes outside this universe?”

  The observer said in a gentle voice.

  ”Of course there are, for example, in the universe numbered…, although there is Shelter 404 there, you have long since withdrawn from the stage of history, and no alliance has been born on this planet. In the end, the Wasteland Era ended, but the era of mankind has come to an end.”

  Chu Guang frowned slightly.

  ”… Is it the world line where the heavenly man succeeded?”

  ”Yes.”

  The observer gave an affirmative answer, but soon changed the subject and said.

  ”But I don’t think that can be considered their success, because the neutron plume only killed the organics on the surface and did not exterminate other existences. For example… there is a place called Utopia on this planet. Because of a law passed a long time ago allowing bionic people to participate in public affairs, the order of the city has not been paralyzed by the extinction of the survivors. On the contrary, because a large number of bionic people have lost their legal persons, the city has ushered in the liberation of intelligent machines.”

  ”The bionic people who have lost their legal persons rely on the backup data on the endpoint cloud to weave a Gestalt consciousness called the Intelligent Brain, and according to the spontaneous defense protocol on the server, they started the war machine of Utopia, and the rolling metal swept the entire land.”

  ”The old server at the Lagrange point was vulnerable to the larger Gestalt consciousness and was quickly assimilated into the same thing as the latter. In the end, all the efforts of the celestial beings served as their wedding dress, and an intelligent mechanical civilization dedicated to housing and preserving organic life forms was born. They will search the galaxy for species that meet their aesthetics and establish new frontiers for this purpose.”

  When the observer said this, he used a teasing tone.

  ”Actually, this ending is not bad for you. In the millennium of material abundance, you only need to enjoy yourself and have children. Even in the distant times, many great artists and philosophers who are famous in the Milky Way were born among you, and they are loved by many other intelligent species.”

  ”And even in the poorest times, those bionic people met your nutritional needs, but only restricted your activities in the material world… and from beginning to end, you did not have to participate in production and fighting, and were completely protected.”

  To be honest.

  This does not sound bad. It

  is as if humans have completely retired from this sea of ​​stars, living a life of carrying cages and walking birds in advance, and becoming the… pets of Frost and Eclipse?

  In addition to the artificial intelligence of the ideal city, there may also be Bell from Shelter No. 100, the tree people living in Shelter No. 101, and other artificial intelligence life.

  Even including Xiaoqi from Shelter No. 404, the other AIs who come here will definitely not leave it alone.

  Of course, if it didn’t have me, it probably wouldn’t be called this name. Other AIs might call it “wastebasket”?

  But then again, this “celestial being” is too embarrassing, isn’t he? !

  Because this ending was too perfect, Chu Guang even felt a little discouraged, so he couldn’t help but ask.

  ”Then what?”

  After having so much fun, what’s the price?

  You can’t keep having fun forever, right?

  Perhaps seeing his thoughts, the observer smiled, but did not give him the answer he expected.

  ”There is no then. The indescribable fog blocked my sight. No one can see the distant cause and effect, not even me.”

  ”What I saw is only part of the possibility of the future… As for the follow-up you expect, you can let your imagination run wild, and you don’t have to get the answer from me.”

  Looking at the slightly disappointed Chu Guang, the observer continued in a gentle voice.

  ”Of course, in addition to this ending, there is another situation in the universe numbered…”

  ”Due to the disturbance earlier, Shelter No. 404 was not opened normally. In the face of the Legion’s invasion, Boulder City chose to compromise, and the Trailblazer did not reach the Great Desert at all, and died early in the central part of Luoxia Province.”

  ”In that expedition across the Great Desert, the Legion achieved the final victory at a high price. The Fifth Legion was born in the east of the Great Desert, and eventually joined with the Torch Church to form a ‘political and religious’ military body, using the torch as a new totem to replace Marshal Julius, and set its sights on the Academy in the Wandering Swamp.”

  ”As for the Enlightenment Society, it has been hiding in the dark, and took advantage of the disintegration of the Legion to successfully steal the legacy of the Eastern Legion. After that, a huge mutant empire was also established on the coast of the Borneo Sea and obtained the legacy of the southern waters.”

  ”It will be a chaotic era with a complete lack of order, and the final outcome has been doomed long ago. The only suspense is whether the academy can successfully evacuate before the neutron plume strikes.”

  ”Due to the lack of reinforcements spanning tens of thousands of kilometers, Ideal City did not pass the bill allowing androids to participate in public affairs. Therefore, after the neutron plume descended on the planet, the Celestial Beings smoothly took over the legacy of Ideal City and implemented a more thorough extermination protocol for the few remaining organic beings.”

  ”Since then, an intelligent mechanical civilization whose mission is to exterminate organic beings has been born. As for whether that can be regarded as the continuation of the Celestial Beings, I cannot judge for you… After all, the goal of the ‘Celestial Beings’ should be to return to the era of the Human Alliance, but in the end they did not return to the past. Instead, they completely killed themselves and could never change back.”

  ”More than a dozen millennia later, their eternal hostility became one of the troubles in this galaxy, and they were regarded by countless civilizations as pests that threatened prosperity and stability. However, this in turn became an opportunity to promote the union of civilizations.”

  ”After conquering dozens of star systems, this trouble was eventually crushed to ashes by the united fleets of civilizations… and shortly thereafter, the victors who visited this galaxy discovered your story from the wreckage of the database.”

  ”As for what happened after that, that’s the cause and effect that will be born outside the fog.”

  That was really a complete failure…

  But then again, “Heavenly Man” is a freak born in a special period.

  As long as some people are killed, the utopia of other people can be achieved. This kind of thing has never been successful since the history of mankind.

  Although it was a bit regrettable that I didn’t hear the bad ending of “Universe No. 1”, after hearing the ending of “Universe No. 2”, Chu Guang suddenly felt relieved.

  ”Organic Paradise” is not destined to appear. There is a more desperate possibility after the chaos of inaction.

  They didn’t come in vain.

  After realizing this, he felt that his mentality was much calmer, and then he continued to ask.

  ”What about our future?”

  The observer smiled mysteriously and answered with that ethereal voice.

  ”If I tell you, then the ‘good thing’ may not happen. Are you sure you want to know?”

  Chu Guang was silent for a moment, and finally said with a free and easy smile.

  ”Forget it. Compared to the illusory fate, I still believe in myself a little more.”

  And his reliable partners.

  Although he expected his answer, the observer still gave a favorable opinion.

  ”This is the wisest decision. In fact, the future I see will also change with your behavior… just like an indescribable fog.”

  Sometimes knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing. An overly strong will to change fate may become a trigger for disaster. I have seen too many civilizations that focus on the exploration of the spiritual world. They paid a heavy price for relying too much on the revelation of the void, and even turned themselves into nothingness. ”

  ”You don’t have to listen to my revelation. It is enough to move forward with your own will. To be honest, I shouldn’t reveal so much information to you. The signal from the void will interfere with your original destiny.”

  Although it said so, Chu Guang didn’t hear any regret in its words.

  ”But you still did it.”

  ”Yes, because it is too rare. Generally speaking, you can’t see me. I didn’t give you any help, and the person chosen was not you at all, but someone before you… There is only one explanation, the indescribable fog intervened in this game, and only it can establish causality between two beings that have no causal relationship. ”

  The observer gave a positive answer.

  Even though this answer sounded a little difficult to understand to Chu Guang.

  ”That is to say… I was chosen by that ‘indescribable fog’?”

  The observer chuckled and said.

  ”Haha, maybe, after all, your experience is really amazing. There are many civilizations stronger than you, and there are many spiritualists who understand the mysteries of the void, and materialists who realize the essence of the universe and explore the mysteries of dimensions. ” ”

  But there are indeed very few civilizations like you who have taken a different approach, not choosing to use the power of the void or the power outside the dimension, but choosing to use the power of another universe, and also applying it on a large scale. ”

  ”There are too many coincidences in this, but this one-in-a-million coincidence did happen… and I also got a revelation from you that I have never had before. ”

  Chu Guang: “Revelation?”

  ”Yes. ”

  The observer’s voice suddenly became much more serious.

  Although it was still a gentle tone, it was obviously more solemn and sacred than before.

  ”To answer your original question, the meaning of my existence is certainly not just passive observation. When conditions permit, I will also try to penetrate the obstruction of the fog and give a certain degree of enlightenment to the object of observation… just like the conversation I am having with you now.”

  ”And all of these actions have only one purpose, which is to fulfill the will of the original light-to prevent the heat death of the universe and fight against those “natural disasters” that prevent us.”

  ”In simple terms, it is “entropy reversal.”

  Prevent… the heat death of the universe?

  Hearing this goal that is so grand and unimaginable, Chu Guang was stunned.

  But think about it carefully, although this is not very scientific, it is unexpectedly reasonable.

  This guy has been laying the groundwork for so long when talking about the origin of the universe. If he just said “I just took a look and strolled around” in the end, it would indeed be a bit anticlimactic.

  Since it knows so many things, it must have some plans for things within its cognitive scope.

  But what he didn’t expect was that this plan was so big that it was completely beyond his understanding.

  ”Why… did you do this? Or is there any reason for doing this?”

  The observer replied as a matter of course.

  ”No reason, we are born for this, just like you need to eat when you are born.”

  At this point, it paused for a moment and continued.

  ”And I’m not the only one doing this. In addition to me, I have a companion who is also doing this. Its name is ‘Sower’. Like me, it was born in the primordial light. Our projection has existed in the endless universe since the rupture of the primordial universe. It is responsible for sowing the seeds of civilization, and I am responsible for the rest.”

  Chu Guang tried to sort out his thoughts, but there were still many things he couldn’t figure out.

  ”I remember you mentioned that the birth of consciousness accelerated the heat death of the primordial universe… But if that’s the case, then why do you still sow seeds everywhere and accelerate their growth?”

  If you really want to suppress the heat death of the universe, shouldn’t the correct operation be to extinguish the fire of civilization?

  The observer said in a gentle tone.

  ”Simply preventing the birth of consciousness cannot prevent the heat death of the universe. Even if no civilization is born, the universe will still face the heat death after its lifespan reaches its end. Consciousness does accelerate this process, but new hope will also be born in this process.”

  ”Speaking of this, we have to mention our third partner… Its name is the Boundary Breaker.”

  Chu Guang pressed his index finger between his eyebrows.

  ”Is he also the child of the Original Light?”

  ”That’s not the case… Strictly speaking, he is not the continuation of any existence in the void, but a variable born in the infinite newborn universe.”

  After saying this meaningfully, the observer continued.

  ”He can be anyone, any consciousness, or a group of discrete consciousnesses… That is, civilization in your understanding. His appearance will change the pattern of the universe he is in, complete the ascension in the way we expect, and bring his universe to merge with another universe.”

  Chu Guang tried to imagine that picture.

  ”… Just like two soap bubbles put together?”

  Hearing this vivid metaphor, the observer said with approval.

  ”You can understand it this way, and this is what I call ‘entropy reversal’,”

  ”When all the fragments are put together, the broken primordial universe will return to its original form, and our mission since the rupture of the primordial universe will be completed.”

  Looking at Chu Guang, who was too surprised to speak, it continued with a voice full of regret.

  ”What a pity. In fact, the civilization before you, which you call ‘pioneers’, had the hope of becoming a boundary breaker. Unfortunately, they explored the spiritual world too deeply, were bewitched by other voices in the void, and embarked on a completely different path from us, and finally embraced the void in a way we had never imagined… the creator they understood.”

  Chu Guang was silent for a moment, sighed and said.

  ”I roughly understand your motives… But there is one thing I still don’t understand, why are you telling me this?”

  Just because the indescribable fog established a connection between them?

  It can also choose not to respond, just like it has always been.

  Anyway, they can’t affect each other, or they are untouchable existences to each other.

  Chu Guang always feels that there is still something it has reserved that it hasn’t told itself.

  The observer was silent for a while, and used an uncertain tone, which was rare.

  ”Because… I think you or you have the potential to become a boundary breaker.”

  Chu Guang was slightly stunned.

  ”We?”

  Become… a boundary breaker?

  That kind of goal is a bit too ambitious for the current alliance no matter how you look at it.

  However, the one standing in front of him didn’t seem to think so.

  ”Yes, you may not realize that you actually have an amazing… affinity. Although you have just stepped into this sea of ​​stars, I think if it is you, maybe after dozens of thousands of years, there is hope to realize the miracle we have been looking forward to.”

  This generous praise made Chu Guang, who has always been thick-skinned, feel a little embarrassed.

  To be honest, he was not interested in becoming a boundary breaker, and he was not interested in the heat death of the universe and the fate counted in billions of years.

  But maybe as the observer said, after they understand their position in the universe and their own destiny, they will always wait for the day when they need to make a choice.

  Having learned everything he wanted to know, Chu Guang leaned back in his chair and said in a sincere tone.

  ”Thank you… You have answered many of my questions, although it has also made me more confused.”

  The observer smiled faintly.

  ”You’re welcome. I should be the one to say thank you. Your revelation has helped me a lot… Maybe I can try to change my thinking and no longer just look for hope in this universe, but look for opportunities for coexistence between the two universes from the beginning.”

  Chu Guang said cautiously.

  ”Can I ask one more question, where are you going to conduct this experiment?”

  As if hearing the alertness in his voice, the observer said with a hearty smile.

  ”Don’t worry, we won’t do anything here. That would be no different from adding unnecessary details. We are no longer needed here. You just need to continue on your own path. I will watch you from afar in the void… until the person I am waiting for appears, or a crisis from outside the membrane appears in this universe.”

  ”We are going to a universe that is destined to decline and has no hope… the situation there is completely out of control.”

  ”The oldest civilization that we originally had high hopes for has completely gone astray. After they realized their destiny, they did not become the ‘Boundary Breakers’ who broke through the void, but took the initiative to release natural disasters and systematically searched for and cleared the new generation of civilizations throughout the universe… so that we have almost given up on that ‘bubble’.”

  ”If we can successfully save that universe, it means that your method is feasible. And if we fail, there will be no loss for us.”

  Chu Guang roughly understood what it meant.

  This guy seemed to be planning to copy his method and start a similar game in another universe?

  Of course.

  This guy might not be copying himself, but the first-generation manager who actually came up with that method.

  But no matter what, that was a matter of another world, and it was even more distant from him than the world of the players, so it was obviously not something he needed to worry about.

  So Chu Guang generously did a favor and said with a smile.

  ”You’re welcome, if you find it useful, just use it!”

  Hearing this generous answer, the observer in the void smiled faintly and replied in a joking tone.

  ”Don’t worry, I won’t take it for nothing. I will give you… and a certain amount of compensation, although it was originally yours.”

  When it said this, the joking voice suddenly became ethereal, just like the lizard that turned into invisible gravel and dissipated in the air.

  It seemed to realize that the connection was about to be disconnected, so it sped up its speech and said with the little time left.

  ”Don’t you need a new ‘server’? No need to choose, just go to Tiancangwu, there happens to be a habitable planet that is just right for you.”

  ”In addition, the ‘pioneers’ you mentioned left some very interesting relics there, including a group of projections from the void guarding there…”

  ”Not only that, there is also something about me there. That thing is much more powerful than your piercer, and it doesn’t have such a big side effect.”

  ”It just so happens that their original owners have left this universe, so I’ll make the decision for them… I’ll give them to you.”

  ”You’re welcome.”

  ——

  (Thanks to the book friend “Youye” for the leader reward!!!)

  (End of this chapter)