Chapter 1145: The City of Molten Time
Zhao Wenrui once thought that the Pei Ang in front of him was a parallel world, and he also suspected that this was an 'illusory reality', the materialization of the mirage's divine domain.
But when he couldn't help but spend some mysterious elements out of curiosity, and from a high-dimensional perspective, and all matter and energy, only from the perspective of information, he found that this is the source of time and space.
The so-called source of time and space refers to the possible source of all time and space evolution. In a way, it's like a material storehouse, where all kinds of changes can be found.
Of course, the source of time and space in front of me is limited, not the universe, not the world, but just Peon.
What is special is that this material library is a fusion of information, containing all the information of Peon's past, present, and future, but it is organically integrated.
Therefore, if Peon is taken out of any space-time node alone, compared with here, the conclusion will be 'plausible'.
To put it up in a more divine way, it is: it is all, but all is not it.
Such a peculiar place is not simply brought about by the intervention of Weili, but without Weili, it will not be substantial, so it is more appropriate to say that it is semi-artificial and semi-natural.
For the current Zhao Wenrui, the consumption of 'mysterious elements' is a painful thing.
On the other hand, such expenditures, if they are to be spent, they must be used on the cutting edge.
Therefore, although the high-dimensional field of view is only a fraction of a second, he used his extraordinary memory ability to complete a high-resolution 'aerial photography'.
With this 'aerial photography', it is equivalent to obtaining high-level information, and as long as the analysis is completed, key clues can be obtained, rather than scurrying around in a daze.
So, when he sat on a high stool, eating grilled sausages and drinking beer unhurriedly, he was not only observing the other people in the bar and listening to what they were talking about, but also trying to amplify the information content of the 'aerial photography', and study and analyze it piece by piece.
This level of information is much more difficult to study than to understand the flowing digital sequence that is a gimmick in {The Matrix}, and it belongs to the level where ordinary people will drop their San value when they see it, and once they really 'see it', they will immediately faint or simply collapse their consciousness.
The main problem is not that it is not the complexity and sheer volume of information, but that it is inherently infectious, and when the two actions of 'reading' and 'analyzing' occur, it is equivalent to jumping into a torrent or flame, it will be washed away, it will be melted.
And even if Zhao Wenrui is not in charge of the deity, he still has the strength and divine blessings of the Holy Domain+, as well as the additional attributes of the old dominator, so he can maintain himself like a reef and not be afraid of the waves washing away.
To be more specific, the strength of Sanctuary+ refers to the energy protection represented by the law.
The divine blessing is the attribute protection brought by the life level, just like the ordinary information is water, and the divine blessing gives him the attribute of the memory information rock.
As for the additional attributes of the Old Dominators, they mainly refer to scarce and even unique information that transcends the universe and even the multiverse. If divinity allows memory information to acquire rock properties, then with this scarce, unique information, the rock is elevated from sandstone to granite.
With such a compulsion, it is natural to be able to swim in the sea of information, without worrying about the loss of self-consciousness embodied by memorized information, as is the case with ice and snow melted by water.
After some analysis, Zhao Wenrui did find several key points.
Jon Joyce's house, hotel, hospital, church, theater.
There are five points in total, and if you connect these five points, you will find that it is an inverted pentagram.
With his current knowledge, he naturally would not think that the appearance of such a pattern was a deliberate result.
It should be said that the god-level means, the elephant is invisible, but there are certain laws and legal principles.
Patterns like this inverted pentagram are a rough summary of the trajectory of laws and laws.
Conversely, when we know this pattern and use it deliberately, then at least in terms of operation, we are already moving closer to a certain law and legal principle, even if we do not know the specific content of the law and legal principle.
And if we know where the starting point of the pattern is, and how it is drawn in order, we will undoubtedly be able to move closer to a certain law and legal principle.
By analogy, the nature of the materials used to draw the pattern, and the information added accordingly (including spells and spellcasting materials) can increase the degree of closeness, and the more powerful it becomes.
It is precisely because of this that even if only the pattern information is leaked and circulated, even if the user does not know why, it can still conform to certain laws and legal principles in the dark, and the display effect to a certain extent......
Zhao Wenrui also knew these truths after inheriting the information of the old branch. So I understand why many people in the transcendent world think that the source of magic is the demon god.
The existence of this bureau in front of him can be called a demon god, at least in the understanding and application of the laws of time and space, far surpassing him.
This is the law of the famous superiors, although his darkness is not bad, but if you want to win the battle, it is impossible to achieve it lightly, you have to endure it, until you seize the right opportunity, go all out, and win.
After the meal, he did a little experiment, which was to pay the bill with the money he brought from the outside world.
As he expected, the bartender collected and looked for money, but the money he was given for several eras, but the bartender did not show any abnormality, as if this was normal.
"Even people have problems. ”
After determining this situation, he completely stopped thinking about salvation.
The people here are real, but none of them are real.
They are a patchwork amalgamation of the Peon people of various periods, illusions of reality.
After settling the bill, he didn't choose accommodation, but got into a taxi and headed to the train station.
Along the way, he looked at the cityscape through the car window, which confirmed his previous analysis and speculation.
The distribution of information materials in this 'city of materials' is uneven, such as the square area surrounded by functional facilities, which has been a key area of the city since ancient times, and many large and small events have taken place.
Because of this, the information material of the square area is enriched, and its style is naturally extremely strange, whether it is a skyscraper, or the square fountain pool, floor tiles, all because of the enrichment of information materials, showing an indescribable style.
This style is not enough to describe in any language, it is a perfect fusion of abstraction and realism, an extreme balance between distortion and straightforwardness.
Such a thing, in the eyes of ordinary people, cannot peep into its true face at all, whether it is the five senses or the brain, it is not enough to contain the information it presents, so there is only an indescribable appearance.
In other words, when ordinary people come to this city, it is equivalent to arriving at the ancient city of Lalaye, which is dominated by Cthulhu, and what they see and hear is incredible and dreamlike.
This also confirms from the side that the 'evil' of the old rulers is not a deliberate result.
Just like people don't pretend to show off in front of ants, just like people drive excavators to dig for their own purposes, not to dig ant nests.
After arriving at the train station, Zhao Wenrui glanced around, and walked towards a man wearing a front hat, a tweed half-coat, a collar standing up, shrinking his neck, and stomping his feet from time to time, as if waiting for someone.
"Is there a ticket?" he asked.
The man looked at him calmly and asked, "What ticket?"
"Express ticket to the royal capital at 21:10. ”
There was a glint in the man's eyes, and he suppressed his voice and said, "Do you want to lie soft?"
"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I only have enough money to buy a hard seat, preferably number 44. ”
The man shrugged, "I'm sorry, I can't help you." ”
As he spoke, he took a cigarette out of his pocket and lit one for himself.
Zhao Wenrui didn't say anything more, turned around and walked a few steps, standing on the side of the road.
That is, a few seconds later, an old-fashioned van drove out of the shadow area not far away and stopped in front of Zhao Wenrui.
The side door was pulled open, and a large hand stretched out from inside, "Get in the car!"
Zhao Wenrui did not hesitate, shook hands with the other party, and got into the car under the pull of the other party. Then the doors closed and the van started.
At this point, the joint step is considered complete.
The ticket dealer is the connector.
He is an existence formed by the fusion of connectors from different eras.
Therefore, the words of the joint are just one of the pieces that Zhao Wenrui filtered out from the information he peeked at. He doesn't know exactly what era he belongs to, but he knows that his current identity is a secret investigator. There was a big situation on Peon's side, so the officials sent him over to secretly investigate. If necessary, the local police and even the garrison can be mobilized, which is very forceful.
Of course, in Peon, there is more than one jointer, and there is more than one jointing location.
However, the railway station is an area with a lot of secret joint incidents, especially the secret joint with an official background, which mostly occurs here.
Zhao Wenrui also considered that wearing the tiger skin of the government would make it easier to act, so he chose here.
In the van, the big man who pulled him into the car was like a ballast stone, and one person occupied most of the seats.
However, the face car has three rows, front, middle and back, which will not affect Zhao Wenrui's seat.
As soon as he did it, the young woman in the passenger seat, combing her hair, twisted half of her body and looked at him with some excitement and said: "Comrade Dawson, I can look forward to you, with the failure of the armed uprising, the people of the branch are panicked, and they can't even carry out normal work. Everyone is worried that the traitor will leak information and maybe he will be arrested and imprisoned at any time......"
Zhao Wenrui interrupted with a serious face: "I'm Kurt Wieland, special event number XXXXXX......"
The young woman's face changed in seconds, and she said in a different temperament: "Welcome to Peon, Monsieur Wieland, your lodging is in the east of the city, and we will send you there." ”
"I'm tired. Zhao Wenrui leaned back and closed his eyes to recuperate.
It turns out that the same vehicle pick-up is also a combination of information from different eras.
The young woman's previous set was set against the backdrop of the contest between the Revolutionary Party and the ruling party, and Zhao Wenrui was an elite sent by the organization to find out and eliminate the high-status mutineers on the branch in a very short period of time.
And Zhao Wenrui's answer pulled the plot to another timeline.
In this timeline, Zhao Wenrui plays the role of a senior investigator of the Special Affairs Section of the National Security Bureau, with spiritual vision and extraordinary powers, ordinary civil servants, even agents, can only be auxiliary cooperation, and the events that require the intervention of senior investigators are too high to ask.
From such a small incident, it is not difficult to find that in this city, people's consciousness is distorted, and everyone is a versatile actor who performs in his true colors. Maybe this moment is still a down-and-out homeless man, and the next moment is a city guardian and an invisible rich man who uses the identity of a down-and-out homeless man as a cover.
Therefore, in this world that is indescribable to ordinary people, and if they stay for a long time, they will lose themselves, become idiots, or collapse and go crazy, even if they can not be afraid of these problems by forcing them, they must also face their peculiarities.
For example, there is no fixed force or information to rely on. Including the official secret development of special weapons, represented by the escape of Jon Joyce, it all exists here but does not exist.
In this context, the only event coordinates he can refer to are himself.
On the other hand, as long as he has enough ability, he can also use the characteristics of the city to complete operations such as building and borrowing power in a way that is impossible in reality.
Now even if it's on the line, the simple dialogue here is just to determine the identity and twist the plot to a trajectory in his favor.
About half an hour later, Zhao Wenrui was taken from the train station on the southern outskirts of the city to a villa in the northeast corner of the city.
And here, Zhao Wenrui had to face new problems.
At first, the flow of information that took less than a second of 'aerial photography' was limited, and the useful information that could be analyzed was limited.
He only had a cursory knowledge of the five scenes, which were closely related to his purpose.
On this basis, some information can be unearthed.
However, he does not know the full story of the 'High Secret Investigator Peon Demon Eradication Incident'.
And every existence in this city, whether it is a person or an object, is an organic fusion of information from different time and space nodes, so it can be said to be ever-changing.
Maybe just because of a simple question of getting out of the car and stepping on the left foot or the right foot first, triggers and awakens a completely different identity and personality.
Therefore, interacting with people is the most difficult, and it is necessary to output as little characteristic information as possible in order to maintain the inertia of the characters, rather than unintentionally changing the track again, or changing the track again and again.
But it's really hard to do that. The information he has is the point at the station, otherwise he would have come here directly to check in, and he wouldn't have to run to the station first.
As a result, although he tried his best to talk less and speak less, it was still because of the lack of key information that the derailment situation occurred.
This can be seen from the interactive content of the woman who greeted him.
The woman was shocked at first, her eyes wide open in disbelief, her mouth open, and then she wept with joy, and she ran over and pulled the lamp under the eaves, and choked up, "Let me take a good look at you!
"......" Zhao Wenrui was speechless, this is especially the scene where the wife is surprised to find that her husband who has been absent for many years comes home, or keeps the clouds open to see the moon, and waits for the missing or killed husband to come home, right?
The reason why he pretended to be serious and cold before was the result of one-sided information, interpreting and speculating on the character traits of the senior secret investigator.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be wrong, or rather, in the process of getting off the van and meeting the greeter who came out of this villa, there was a very important step of self-expression that he failed to do, so the trajectory of the space-time node was out of order, and he turned on another road.
So he's not a high-level secret investigator now, and even if he knows the specifics of the steps to reveal himself after getting out of the car, it's useless.
The city's hodgepodge background of all time and space nodes gives him the opportunity to play big skewers, but with him as the time anchor, there is still an irreversible timeline advancing, and if you miss it, you miss it, just like ordinary people's lives.
An important reason why he chose to leave the hotel and run to the station connection was that when he peeked from the high dimension, he not only dug out the key information, but also vaguely saw the relevant timeline.
This timeline is not a way to record a certain year, a certain month, a certain day, and a certain time, but a timeline that occurs first and then where, during the day or at night.
That is, using him as an anchor and assigning a timeline where he would visit the hotel during the day, Jon Joyce's house at night, the hospital at night, and the church at night......
Only in this order can he get the information he wants, otherwise it will be useless to go, maybe a good old ruler will be secretly traced, and he will become a happy father.
Of course, he can also use the mysterious elements to continue to peek from the high dimension to obtain exact information.
But there are three obstacles.
First of all, the information related to the old rulers must not be peeped at from the perspective of the old branch, or even from the perspective of the transcendent, otherwise it may alarm the target.
This principle, he has been abiding by since he came to this time and space node, and it is still the case in the outer world, and it is even more necessary to adhere to the principle in this divine domain.
Second, peeking from a high dimension will also be touching. It's like a master who can sense the gaze of others even if he doesn't face it directly.
God is naturally more awesome than this.
It's normal to be glanced at occasionally, as if you were being inadvertently glanced at by someone passing by.
But if you peep five times or for a long time. It's time for people to say, "What are you looking at?"
And if alerted, the flow of information can become a trap.
After all, this is a god's domain supported by others, and there is still a home advantage.
Third, it is the consumption of mysterious elements. Again, it involves his purpose.
Profit, profit, profit!
Say the important thing three times.
Especially now that he basically has no start-up capital, it can even be said that he is selling blood to support the project, and he can run to this time and space, but he also uses technology to force the grid, and he simply turns the disadvantage into an advantage, turning the space-time exile into a time training, from himself to the puppet, all of them have gained benefits through the training.
In this case, he is not stingy and reluctant to invest, but has to consider selling too much blood in the early stage, what kind of fight to fight when opening the BOSS to tear up?
So, he thought about whether he could borrow or borrow.
In addition, the bar is a place of mixed fish and dragons and smoky miasma, especially in the context of the organic integration of the time and space nodes of this world. It is not certain that the first half of the night will be haunted one after another, and the second half of the night will be haunted repeatedly.
So he instinctively thought of the safe house.
The local government can't handle special events, but it should be possible to complete logistics support and provide comfortable accommodation for masters, right?
Therefore, as long as there is no jumper in the trajectory of time and space, he can spend this night as a master appointed by the state.
To say that he is not afraid of any fight, the problem is that God knows what will lead to the follow-up once the fight starts. Correspondingly, he can't be like in the outside world, trying to erase anyone, raise his hand or let his subordinates order them to be wiped out and scattered.
Everyone in this city is an information-rich collective, and they represent all the people who have existed in the city of Peon from its birth to its complete existence.
This is because Peon is a new city, and it only flourished after Coremand III came to power.
And if we take this world as the end point, the time is less than 7,000 years.
If you change to a historical one, you may even be able to dig up a prehistoric civilization. Of course, if that is the case, it will far exceed the upper limit of what the Divine Domain can support, and it will be a temporary Divine Kingdom, or a copy, that cannot be built on the main material plane.
Even now, strictly speaking, it has exceeded the limit. This also made him more and more convinced that the other party was indeed an old ruler. Relying on superb technology, curves and circuits, to a certain extent, bypassing the relevant laws of the Heavenly Dao, thus establishing such a game.
Therefore, while reminding himself to be cautious, he also determined the value of the other party, so as not to win, only to find that he was busy in vain, and the information that the other party had was all he had.
In general, he is confident that he will not lose to the opponent at the technical level, and at least he is qualified to wrestle his wrists.
But the opponent has the advantage of first move, home field, and resources.
His main strength is stealth, and once he grasps the key point, he can take it away in waves. At worst, after obtaining profits, they can also use the laws of heaven and earth to make the other party unable to gain a foothold in the main material plane.
Although he will inevitably be kicked away in that case, he has gained dry goods and will not lose.
But victory was laid by one solid footprint after another.
Like now, what is he going to do with this woman?
Sacrificing hue?
If this kind of thing happens, it is generally not the men who suffer.
And the one in front of him, his posture and figure are all the best choices.
And for him, he is not a moral pacesetter, he can do nothing without making waves in his heart. After all, in essence, he was not emotional, and the other party did not derail mentally, it was just a misunderstanding based on the chaotic nature of time and space. Loosen up the understanding, just think too much, and find a duck with her husband's headshot for a night-love.
What he worries about is that all the events that can become nodes in time and space are the ones that have a huge and widespread impact.
According to this line of thinking, it is also said that the incident in which the wife prays for her husband to return home and finally waits for her husband to return is probably not the end of the incident, but a passing scene, or even the beginning.
At the same time, this event must be one of the most far-reaching events in the city's history.
He couldn't expect it to be as timeless and perfect as the world-class classic {Kiss of Victory} that took place in New York at the end of World War II.
If {The Shining}, {American Psychopatient} and the like, the focus of the scene is in the second half, and the room is the main stage, then he will inevitably be substituted into another time and space trajectory, and it is a very deep state, which is difficult to exit, which is obviously not a good thing, and it is not what he wants.
After all, adding a deceptive note in front of the white prostitute is quite disgusting. If he thinks, what type of can't be obtained, why bother with such indiscriminateness?
As for the forbidden pleasure, let's put it this way. For a person, the most extreme taboo is afraid that it will be anti-human. So is slaughtering a city with one hand considered anti-human?
According to this statement, what he did in the mission world, if not anti-human, is difficult to whitewash.
Let's ask, even the extreme taboo has been done, how many standard units of stimulation can be generated by cheating on this taboo?
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