The hatchery room fell silent again, and Enya had to take the initiative to break the silence: "I know that this answer is contrary to common sense. ”

"Wait a minute, I need to take care of it......" Gao Wen subconsciously waved his hand to interrupt the other party, and only slowly raised his head after finally smoothing out his train of thought and confirming the information described by the other party, "That is to say, when the 'Great Demon Tide' came, this world was not affected at all, but all the individuals who could become 'observers' had cognitive shifts, and the originally normal world became indescribable and incomprehensible in their eyes...... Things, the so-called 'end of the world', are in fact the 'illusions' they generate? ”

"This is not an illusion, the illusion can be treated as nothing if you close your eyes and block your five senses, but the 'exile shift' brought by the demon tide can break the boundary between matter and reality - if you mistake ice for fire, then 'fire' can really burn you, if the sun in your eyes turns into extinguished black embers, then the whole world will dim and cool around you, which sounds very counterintuitive, but the truth of the world is like this.

"The observer constructs the world in which he lives through his own cognition, and this world accurately overlaps with the real world, and when the demon tide comes, this 'overlap' will be misplaced, and the observer will be swallowed by the deranged vision in his own eyes, and in the extreme madness and fear, they try their best to leave a record of the world being distorted and broken, and the demon tide destroying all things, but these records are ...... for those who come after It's just the whispers of madmen, and illusions that can never be confirmed by any theory. ”

Gawain sat in the wide, high-backed seat, the ventilation system blew a cool and clean breeze, and the low humming sound reached his ears, which became extremely illusory and distant at this moment, and he fell into a long contemplation, and it took a long time before he woke up from the contemplation: "This...... Indeed, contrary to normal cognition, the observer's observation creates an 'observer's world' that overlaps with the real world? And this shift in the observer's world will also bring the observer's self-destruction......"

"But you don't look as surprised as I thought," Enya said in a calm tone, "I thought you'd at least lose your temper." ”

"That's because I'm not new to many of the concepts you've mentioned—I just can't believe it's happening in the macrocosm," Gawain said with a complicated expression, with a hint of doubt and as if to say something to himself, "but if what you're saying is true...... So where is the boundary between the real universe and the 'cognitive universe' in our world? If the observer is burned to death by what he perceives as an 'illusory flame', then what is the point of the real world working? ”

The voice in the Golden Dome paused before responding: "...... It seems that in your hometown, there is a clear distinction between the material world and the spiritual world. ”

"At least in the macrocosm," Gawain said in a deep voice, "for us, the real is the real, the unreal is the unreal, and the observer effect only works in the microscopic realm. ”

"Really...... It's a pity that in this universe, the boundaries of everything seem to be in a state of flux," Enya said, the speed of the pale golden runes on her eggshell gradually became smoother, as if she was using this way to help Gawain think calmly, "In the eyes of mortals, this stable and peaceful beautiful world, it only takes one magic tide to turn into an indescribable twisted purgatory, when there is a deviation between perception and reality, the crossing between sanity and madness will become easy, so from a certain point of view, pursuit' The meaning of the real universe is meaningless in itself, and even ...... Does the real universe really exist? ”

Listening to Enya's question at the end, which was enough to make a scholar with a weak mind think crazy, Gawain's heart calmed down for some reason, and suddenly, he thought of the strange "layered" structure of this world, the shadow world under the material world, the shadow world under the shadow world, and even the "deep world" under the shadow world, and the "deep sea" that only existed in concepts for the gods......

In his mind, an endless sea seemed to emerge from nothingness, that is the real appearance of this universe, the layers of "realms" in this ocean in a way that the human mind cannot understand, and they are intricately mapped to each other, in the deep sea where the sun cannot shine, the deepest "truth" is buried in the darkness that no one touches - the ocean is undulating, and mortals are just small mayflies floating and wandering in the shallowest layer of water, and the real appearance of the whole ocean is far beyond the cognitive boundaries of mayflies.

He took a light breath, withdrew his reason from the illusory imaginary "sea", and whispered in a tone that seemed to be out of the world, "I'm suddenly curious now...... When the tide comes, what will become of the world in the eyes of those who have been 'banished'......"

He had seen the catastrophe seven hundred years ago in Gawain Cecil's memory, seeing the earth scorched and curled, the heavens terrifying, the chaos of magic sweeping across the earth, and countless monsters coming from all directions - it was almost the most terrifying "end of the world" that mortals could imagine, even Gawain himself once thought that it was the end coming, but at this moment, he suddenly found that his imagination was not enough in front of the real appearance of this world.

"Even if you are an extraterritorial wanderer who can compete with the gods, the terrifying impression that the demon tide will create on the minds of mortals will be something you don't want to face," Enya's voice came from the Golden Dome, "Frankly, I can't answer your question exactly, because no one can compete with someone who has gone mad and lost his mind. It is difficult to conclude from their chaotic words and even noises what the scene they witnessed is normal communication among the victims of the real universe, and I can only guess from the traces of madness left by those civilizations that have not been able to withstand the tide of demons—

"The sun goes out in their eyes, or swells into huge balls of flesh, or becomes black masses that fall from the sky, and the earth melts, and grows endless teeth and eyes, and the seas boil, forming a whirlpool that reaches to the center of the earth, and the stars fall into the earth, and turn into cold streams of fire that splatter out of the rocks and clouds, and they may see themselves thrown into the stars, and the universe opens its great mouth, full of indescribable glow and giants, and they may see everything in the universe stripped away, Cast into the shadows of madness and the constant noise - and in the final moments of destruction, they themselves will become victims of these deranged madness, becoming one of them.

"This is the mad observer, and the world as they see it—in the intricate mapping of everything in the universe, they lose their self-focus, and they lose everything, and in this case they see anything possible."

Gao Wen was speechless for a long time, and after more than a minute, he couldn't help but shake his head with a complicated expression: "Your description is really vivid, that scene is enough to make any person in their right mind shudder." ”

"Thank you for the compliment," Enya said calmly, her always calm and gentle tone that was very calming and soothing at this time, "but don't take what I'm telling for as reliable research, after all, it's just my speculation, after all, even gods can't reach the exiled minds." ”

Gawain was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Regarding the reshaping of everything in the world caused by the Great Demon Tide, it was originally told to me by the Krakens, and I believe that they did not deceive me in this matter, so the only explanation is that they did 'see' the scene of the reshaping of the world in their eyes, which means that they are 'observers' under the influence of the Demon Tide...... But why are they okay? They seem to have only seen some phenomena, but they have survived the demon tide again and again. ”

"Siren......" Enya chuckled, as if feeling helpless, "they may be the only race in this world that I can't even understand. Even though I've seen them fall from space on this planet, and I've watched their kingdoms from afar, I've always tried to avoid communication between the dragons and the starry visitors, and you know why? ”

"Because the Krakens are from the universe, there is a high chance that their interstellar knowledge and ships will cause the dragons to turn their attention to the universe, thereby accelerating your loss of control?" Gawain speculated, but he had already realized that the question might not be that simple—otherwise Enya wouldn't have to deliberately ask himself at this moment.

"What you say is indeed part of the answer, but more importantly...... The Kraken race is a kind of 'toxic observer' to me.

"They perceive the world in a very different way than any race in the world, as if they are not from this planet, not even from this universe, they have a distinct ...... Anomaly, it is a kind of 'estrangement' that is incompatible with our world, this estrangement causes the demon tide to not completely affect them, they will see some deviation when the demon tide comes, but it only takes a short time, their self-awareness corrects this 'mistake' on its own, this correction even makes me feel ...... Fear, because I found that they would not only 'correct' themselves, but even affect other sapient beings, slowly changing the perceptions of other races, and even spreading this influence to the gods behind other races through the current of thought.

"Remember the 'closed system' we talked about when the gods were out of control in the previous topic? In the eyes of the gods, those Krakens are like a bunch of 'corrosive poisons' that can actively destroy the closed system, they are mobile, offensive external information, can you understand what I mean? ”

Gawain blinked, and he immediately thought of a sentence he had jokingly recited:

The gods and the kraken met and exchanged a san check—and then the gods went crazy.

This unintentional joke...... It turned out to be true.

The presence of a Kraken can pollute the gods! If there is a "priority" for their cognition and self-correction, then this "priority" is even above the magic tide?!

Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly changed, and he said in an unusually serious tone: "Then wouldn't it be ...... for us to establish more and more extensive communication with the Kraken now?"

"I think by the time I 'fall', the Krakens, a race of 'poison watchers', should have lost their poison," Enya knew what Gawain was suddenly worried about, and she said in a gentle tone, "The barrier between them and the world is almost completely gone, and the pollution that comes with them will disappear - for the gods in the future, the Kraken will no longer be dangerous from this season of civilization." ”

Gao Wen was stunned: "Why?" ”

"I don't know, there are too many mysteries in this race," the golden rune on the surface of Enya's eggshell paused for a moment, then slowly flowed, "I can only be sure of one thing, and that is that before I fell, I finally managed to observe the ripples of the Kraken's thoughts in the depths of this world...... This means that after such a long time, this race that is out of place with the world has finally integrated into our world. ”

"Integration ......" Gawain frowned and thought about every word mentioned in Enya's words, he tried to understand what kind of strange state the group of "extraterrestrial visitors" who crashed on this planet were in such a strange state that the oldest gods on the planet had been afraid for more than a million years, and even today this fear has just been lifted, and at the same time he was guessing how the "integration" of the Sirens took place, and several potentially reliable speculations had popped up in his mind.

It's just that at least at this stage, none of these speculations can be confirmed - I'm afraid that even the Kraken itself can't figure out these processes.

The only thing that can be determined now is the final conclusion: the Kraken is like an insoluble foreign substance that has been in this world for 1.87 million years, and finally gradually dissolves into the shell, and is no longer a bug that can jam the system, which may be a good thing for the races with whom they have established communication, but for the Kraken itself...... Is this a good thing?

He couldn't help but ask, "They have integrated into this world, does this mean that the demon tide will also take effect on them from now on?" ”

"Probably not, I know it's a bit irresponsible to answer, but there are so many mysteries about them, even if they solve one, there are countless waiting ahead," Enya said helplessly, "The biggest problem is that their life is still an elemental being...... An elemental creature that can survive stably in the main material world, and the elemental creatures themselves can be reborn after the Demon Tide, which may indicate that even if they are destroyed by the Demon Tide like other mortals in the future, they will be reborn after the Demon Tide is over.

Of course, it could be the other way around, and who's to say? These are things that have never happened before, and even God cannot predict. ”

"Maybe I should talk to them about this when I have the chance," Gawain said with a frown, and then he suddenly remembered something, "Wait, we just talked about the fact that the Great Demon Tide will not affect the entities of the 'True Universe', so will the Little Demon Tide affect it?"

"I mean, the Gondor Empire was swallowed up by the Minor Tide after the explosion of the Deep Blue Well, and the Pioneers saw for themselves how the Chaos Magic Energy affected the environment, and then we mined a new kind of ore in the Dark Mountains that has been identified as the product of the Demonic Tide...... Is this the result of some kind of 'reinvention' phenomenon? ”

"This is also a misunderstanding," Enya said lightly, "There has never been any 'reshaping of everything in the world', whether it is the Great Demon Tide or the so-called Small Demon Tide - the big explosion that happened in the Gondor Empire confused your judgment of the Demon Tide, in fact, what you were facing at that time was just the shock wave of the Deep Blue Well, those new ores and mutated environments are just natural reactions caused by the erosion of high concentrations of mana, if you don't believe it, you can reproduce this result in the laboratory." ”