Chapter 399: The End Is Coming
Transforming virtual "data" into real "material" sounds no different from the Arabian Nights to Li Wenyuan.
Even though he had known early on that this might be one of the purposes of this "space experiment", he was still a little incredulous after hearing the news from the "professor" himself.
He had always thought it was a long and big project, and perhaps until they broke away from this world, it would be impossible for the very existence that led the experiment.
But now it sounds like it can already be done? The main purpose of the "cosmic experiment" has shifted in another direction.
In this regard, the "professor" explained their "findings":
"For those civilizations that are in high risk of being invaded by 'foreign wills', 'we' have found a lot from the records they have left behind."
"In the past countless 'cycles', there are not a few civilizations that have been able to realize the 'nature of the world' and make use of those 'reality data', and these civilizations have invariably left their cognition in various places, even if they have been hit hard by 'foreign wills'."
"Even if these cognitive records are damaged and lost for various reasons, there are still parts that can be interpreted, both from the 'void' and from the 'end of time'."
"According to the records of one of these civilizations, they built a strange kind of megastructure at that time, and by description, we believe that the structure bears a high resemblance to the 'Aetheric Engine'."
"In theory, this does seem to be a way to get out of the 'loop', as you know, the 'etheric engine' is able to break the boundaries of the 'world', and for those of us who are essentially 'data life', this is what allows us to transform from 'data' to 'matter'."
This answer once again made Li Wenyuan feel astonished, he didn't expect that the question would go around and go back to this "dangerous technology".
He has always believed that the "etheric engine" derived from the "natural disaster plan" is just a "future vision", an understanding of the "transcendent dimension", and more as a "spiritual symbol" to unite the power of civilization.
After all, he never thought that the technology that could do such a thing as "transcending dimensions" would only have a mere seven levels on the technology tree.
But he also overlooked one point, the tech tree, which has always been known for its strictness, will not put a useless technology on it, let alone put it in the relatively high position of "level seven".
It may not be true that Project Scourge can do anything "beyond dimensions", but it certainly has something special enough to make it a tech tree.
And this may have something to do with the incident mentioned by the "professor".
In this regard, the "professor" also talked about the cognition of the "etheric phase engine":
"The 'Aetheric Engine' is actually a copied blueprint by a certain 'we' based on those fragments of the 'past', and that 'we' want to see if this thing can really 'transcend dimensions' and turn 'us' from 'data' to 'matter'."
"But since we are still 'here', it proves that the 'we' failed that time, and the reason is unknown, so although this technology has been passed down to this day, it is also classified as 'dangerous technology', and it only has a '7' level, and no one is optimistic about it."
"However, given its potential to help us better understand the 'alien will', this technology is a high priority in the 'legacy', and not only us, but many capable civilizations also see it as one of the most important parts of the way."
"If you walk enough, you can see the remains of some civilizations that have chosen this path, the kind of galaxy that suddenly disappears on a large scale is basically because the 'Aether Engine' is activated, and the products they leave behind are completely dead galaxies and civilizations that don't know where to go."
"You might be thinking, 'What if these civilizations do succeed?' However, according to some of the information we have learned, those civilizations did not succeed. ”
"The Professor" said this, and with a flick of his arm, the surrounding scene was transformed into a strange space filled with a large number of strange colors.
"This is a place where so-called 'high-dimensional beings' live, and you should have heard of them, and we call them 'Boundary Breakers.'"
"Very similar to our situation here, the world in which the 'Boundary Breakers' are located will also go through a 'cycle', the difference is that they can't leave anything left in their world, their 'amount of data' is too small, and every 'loop' will be cleaned up, and their 'world' is a kind of subordinate world to our 'world'."
"But a certain generation of 'Boundary Breakers' realized the 'nature of the world' for some reason, so they managed to come to 'this side' and left their traces with the means of 'this side', hoping that a certain generation of 'they' in the future would be able to get the news."
The "Professor" paused at this point before continuing:
"You can guess that, right? Yes, the civilization that used the 'Aether Engine' did not 'transcend dimensions', but came to the 'world' where the 'Boundary Breaker' was. ”
"They were defeated by the homegrown 'Boundary Breakers', and their knowledge was passed on, making the 'Boundary Breakers' aware of this secret, forcing the 'Boundary Breakers' to come to our side to find a solution, and the 'Aether Engine' is not able to 'transcend dimensions' is also confirmed."
"Of course, this does not mean that this path has been completely blocked, and there are still a significant number of people who believe that they just didn't find a suitable way to start it, or that they were missing something that caused the 'Aether Engine' to not work properly, and this perception still persists to this day."
And there are quite a few crazy civilizations that are ready to continue to practice this path according to their understanding...... You should know, right? ”
"Of course." Li Wenyuan nodded, and the words were all about this, of course he knew that "professor" meant "hunter".
There may be other civilizations in the universe practicing this path, but they are the only ones who are closest to Li Wenyuan and are about to be completed.
"A lot of civilizations are watching this moment coming, including us."
"Because whatever the outcome, this will herald the 'end.'"
"Professor" ended the previous narrative with a god-like sentence, but the content of this last sentence was enough to make Li Wenyuan's heart skip a beat.
"The 'end' is coming?" He couldn't help but ask.
The "Professor" gave him a strange look, as if surprised that he did not know about it, but nevertheless replied:
"The current universe is about to reach the peak of the 'Great Collapse', and the calculation of the amount of biological data in the regional density has roughly reached the 'biological limit'."
"You should know that the 'Great Collapse' is related to the number of creatures, right? Do you know why? ”
"Interestingly, after all kinds of calculations, we think that this is because processing too much biological data will cause the universe to 'freeze'."
"Have you ever used a 'realistic perforator'? If you've used it, you'll probably notice this 'stuttering' phenomenon.,Maybe the performance of this 'computer' used to conduct 'space experiments' isn't very good~"
"When the biomass reaches a certain level, this kind of 'stuck' will become very obvious, and the 'big collapse' is to solve the 'stuck' and let the 'space experiment' start over."
"Activating the 'Super Aether Engine' will cause the amount of data processed to explode in an instant, and enter the peak of the 'Great Collapse' in advance."
"So, the 'end' is actually coming soon."
(End of chapter)