Eternal Night

Chapter 630 A Hilarious and Accidental Event

The Spirit of Time and Space civilization was born at the very end of two-dimensional spacetime.

The original form of the entire universe is no longer recorded or known; the entire world has long been fragmented.

Limited records and explorations suggest that the universe was originally a multi-ringed, multi-dimensional eleven-dimensional structure. However, with the end of the idyllic era, the entire universe was plunged into a terrifying war that affected the entire universe.

This is a war beyond the imagination of most civilizations and life forms. The weapons used are no longer just matter and energy, but have evolved from the initial super-energy to gravitational waves caused by extremely compressed matter, and then to space weapons, time weapons, dimensional reduction weapons, digital weapons, logic weapons, and existential weapons...

The entire universe has been fragmented since then, especially due to the erasure of existence and the reduction of cosmic dimensions. This caused the initial multi-ring, multi-weight, eleven-dimensional structure to become a single-ring, single-weight, ten-dimensional structure. Then the rings and weights disappeared, followed by nine dimensions, eight dimensions, seven dimensions...

The universe became increasingly smaller, more crowded, more closed off, and darker. Countless civilizations born in the idyllic era of the universe perished, and the universe was finally reduced to two dimensions. But... the war did not stop!
Based on the cosmic philosophy of the Dark Forest chain of suspicion, every civilization is a mortal enemy of another, unfamiliar civilization. There is no cooperation in the universe, only a hunter-prey relationship. Even if we reduce from eleven dimensions to two dimensions, the extinction of civilizations from the ancient past continues, and some civilizations have even begun to prepare to further reduce the dimensions of the entire universe... from two dimensions to one dimension, to an infinitely small point, which also means...

The end of the entire universe!
The origin of the Spirit of Time and Space dates back to that time. This civilization was not one of the ancients, but a new generation in two-dimensional space. Moreover, it was not a race or civilization that was born and developed naturally, but was born in the laboratory of an ancient civilization. The purpose of its creation was an experiment by the ancient civilization to survive the end of the universe...

Ancient civilizations sought to transcend the universe and survive on the temporal plane when the universe was reduced to one dimension, or to defy the most fundamental laws of the universe, violate logical concepts, and achieve true spacetime reversal.

Among the books in the great library that Wu Pifu found, this was the record of the birth of the Time and Space Spirit civilization and race.

The entire library appears ancient, but its technology is quite advanced. Every item that looks like a book will turn into a crystal once it is taken off. Then, as long as you hold the crystal, the information recorded inside will be directly obtained by your brain. The entire contents of a million-word book can be absorbed and read in just about ten minutes.

Moreover, each cabinet may seem simple, but as soon as you place your hand on it, you can filter the information you want through big data. Then, without even moving your feet, the books in the cabinet will be instantly transformed into the information you want, and you can pick up any one of them to read.

What appears to be a simple physical object is actually a highly technologically advanced, fully digital operating system; the entire library is essentially a gigantic, super-intelligent digital computer.

This is perfect for someone like Wu Pifu, who is mentally challenged and doesn't like to use his brain.

However, the information in the records of the birth of the Time-Space Spirit civilization that he selected was incomplete. The hundreds of records of the origin of the Time-Space Spirit all had in common themes of a two-dimensional universe and an ancient civilization creation theory. After that, the details became vague, including how the Time-Space Spirit escaped from the laboratory, how it learned knowledge, acquired civilization and intellect, and how it survived the end of the one-dimensional universe. All of this became unknown.

There are theories about divine intervention, possession by ancient civilizations, spacetime turbulence, and rescue by the Time Wheel, but all of these have been denied by the Time Spirit itself because they contain huge logical paradoxes. That is, even the oldest and most powerful civilizations cannot escape one-dimensional destruction, so how could the Time Spirit survive?
Between its birth and its sinking into the dream world, a huge blank layer appeared in the historical record of the Time and Space Spirit civilization. Everything in between was vague, without any process or warning. It entered the dream world's structure directly from the moment of its birth.

The records contain a wide variety of information, and they are extremely detailed. They cover not only the development of races and civilizations, but also various events each year, the resumes of every slightly famous extraordinary person, the birth and great achievements of every Time Spirit Ascension Body. The smallest and most exaggerated record is the renovation and upgrading of public facilities in a street of ordinary people. Even events at this level have been recorded.

However, there are still no real records of the blank period, which is the biggest mystery of the Time Spirit civilization.

When Wu Pifu flipped through the records to the time when the Time-Space Spirit civilization fell into the Zero Point Seven Dream World, he could see from the records that the Time-Space Spirit's unique extraordinary pathways were already very well-developed at that time.

The crystal injected into newborns of the Time-Space Spirit is called Time Crystal. Only the most special individuals among the Time-Space Spirits can coexist with it. Through this coexistence, they can absorb time-space energy and become extraordinary beings. Moreover, this trait is hereditary.

The higher-ups of the Time and Space Spirit civilization were not unaware of the dangers involved. The greatest danger was undoubtedly the solidification of social classes, where the descendants of the extraordinary remained extraordinary and the descendants of ordinary people remained ordinary.

However, faced with the pollution of the dream world, the root causes in the lower levels of the dream world, and the threat of ancient civilizations, the higher-ups of the Time and Space Spirits had neither the means nor the time to resolve all of this.

"...That's the truth."

A gentle female voice rang out beside Wu Pifu.

Wu Pifu had already noticed it, and looked up at that moment, and sure enough, he saw a glowing crystal faintly visible.

This is an ascended being of the Spirit of Time and Space, and among the many ascended beings who descended before, he was the one who showed him the greatest kindness.

"Wu Pifu, just as I predicted, you are not merely a scoundrel who knows how to fight and kill, but a patriot who hides his good intentions and worries about the country and its people," the woman's voice said.

Wu Pifu remained expressionless, only looking at the crystal.

The female voice continued, "Don't misunderstand, I'm not here to help you cheat or anything. The trials you've gone through are all those we ascended beings have gone through: self-perfection, the perfection of others in our own time, and the perfection of our race and civilization. These three are not only tests and progress for your ascension, but also a process of helping and building up the Wheel of Time. We've all come this far. Don't you think we're trying to suppress you?"

Wu Pifu hadn't thought about that at all. He wasn't a true member of the Time-Space Spirits, so he immediately asked, "Are you saying that the higher-ups already knew about the class stratification?"

The woman sighed and said, "Yes, we already knew, but we couldn't stop it. At least... the moment the existence of the entire civilization was confirmed, we couldn't stop it."

Wu Pifu didn't quite understand, so he frowned and thought about it carefully.

The female voice continued, "You and I, on the eve of our ascension, also came to look through these past records. In fact, I also had such doubts at that time, not only about why class solidification was not stopped, but also about many other philosophical contemplations, such as... was our life really determined from the beginning of our birth? Is so-called free will just a lie? Why... did we so firmly choose the absolute view of space and time?"

Wu Pifu's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately focused his attention, listening carefully to the woman's words. The crystal representing the woman's voice swayed, its light shifting between light and shadow, before the woman continued, "All of this involves the deepest and ultimate secrets of our clan. You are not yet qualified to know the answer... Let me remind you again, this is not suppression. Even if you are the strongest prodigy of this generation, with talent that is extremely rare in the history of our clan, this information is absolutely forbidden to you until you complete the three trials. Because once you learn it and act incorrectly, you may be jointly wiped out by us. All traces of your existence will be completely erased from all time and space. So, keeping you from knowing is actually the greatest protection for you. Do you understand?"

Upon hearing these words, Wu Pifu's intuition suddenly kicked in. Clearly, there was very important information in these words, but he just couldn't figure it out for the moment.

The female voice remained silent for a while before saying, "If you want to watch, then continue watching. Anyway, you only have so much rest time. Complete the three major tests as soon as possible, and then you will be qualified to know the greatest secret of my clan."

After she finished speaking, the crystal represented by the female voice began to appear and disappear intermittently. Wu Pifu suddenly asked, "Is this secret... also related to your forced growth?"

The crystal represented by the female voice paused, its light and darkness shifting rapidly. The female voice asked, "Oh? Forcing growth? Why do you say that? Becoming a sublimated being is considered forcing growth? You, a prodigy, are far too arrogant."

Wu Pifu ignored it and simply said, "The sublimated body should be perfecting itself, perfecting the extraordinary path and itself. However, the three trials of the clan are actually a way to achieve perfection through the closed loop of time under the absolute spacetime concept. The body itself is not perfect at all. To put it bluntly, I can take on three of these sublimated bodies!"

"Arrogant! Arrogant, arrogant..."

The female voice emanating from the crystal was initially furious, but then grew lower and lower until it was just a sigh.

"You guessed right, Wu Pifu. We, including myself, and even the First Ascension Chief, are indeed forcing growth, because we are forcing ourselves to grow. I repeat this for the last time: this is not suppression, not suppression of you or anyone in the clan. We have our reasons for doing this... Go through the three tests, no, you don't even need to complete all three."

The female voice seemed to have made up her mind. She said, "As long as you pass the two tests and defeat two Ascended Beings, I will decide to tell you the truth in advance. After all, your talent is so strong. If you assist the First Ascended Being, we might still have a glimmer of hope..."

"The time left for you, for our civilization and our race... is running out!"

After saying this, the crystal disappeared, seemingly trying to avoid Wu Pifu guessing anything more.

Wu Pifu then spent the rest of his time reading and reading and reading...

Just as the seventy-hour mark was about to be reached, Wu Pifu suddenly asked in a low voice, "Main Brain... determine this point in time, before the Root of the Spirit of Time and Space was born, whether the Wheel of Time and Space has already been born."

This question is really strange, because his previous test of penetration was achieved through the Time-Space Wheel, and the entire Time-Space Spirit civilization is extremely familiar with the Time-Space Wheel, so how could the Time-Space Wheel not have been born?

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete. The Time-Space Wheel may have been born."

Wu Pifu keenly noticed the word "perhaps".

He stood there silently pondering for a long time, a flash of inspiration appearing and disappearing. He seemed to have found the greatest secret of the Spirit of Time and Space, which involved the blank history of the Spirit of Time and Space, why the civilization of the Spirit of Time and Space forced the sublimated beings to grow, and the most crucial point...

Why did they choose the "absolute" view of space and time?

But this glimmer of inspiration was always elusive; something was always missing.

As the seventy-hour rest period came to an end, the crystal brand on Wu Pifu's wrist began to glow, and at the same time, the main brain's voice rang out again.

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete. Citizen Wu Pifu, the second stage of the faction mission, the test of perfecting others in your time and space is about to begin."

"This mission will last 700 hours, and the Time Wheel is interfering..."

"Improve 823 others. Please achieve the perfection of 823 people within 700 hours."

Wu Pifu immediately shouted, "I'm so stupid! Eight hundred and twenty-three people? You might as well just kill me!"

Just as Wu Pifu's mind went blank with fright, the title of the Deception Orb he was wearing suddenly flashed.

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete. An accidental and comical event has occurred. The interference of the Chrono Wheel has been neutralized. The Chrono Wheel was unaware of it..."

"The second phase of the mission has changed. The test to perfect others in your timeline is about to begin. This mission lasts for 700 hours, and you will be able to perfect one other person. Please achieve the perfection of one person within 700 hours..."

"About to penetrate..."

"Target……"

"Dream of the Red Chamber achieves the perfection of Lin Daiyu."

(End of this chapter)