Eternal Night

Chapter 794 Pre-determined Goals and Tests

Wu Pifu felt that making the whole world realistic was indeed a bit of an exaggeration.

This is the entire Earth, plus all the creatures that live on it. Not to mention anything else, there are over seven billion humans alone, which is more than the total number of humans in Gaia. Wu Pifu doubted whether it was really possible to bring it all to life.
Even if it were possible, wouldn't it require thousands or trillions of points?
Upon his return, Wu Pifu's doubts only deepened.

"Master, if we bring this parallel world to reality, does that mean the entire planet will become real? Including all life and matter on it? How many points would that cost?"

Wu Pifu asked the mainframe, feeling that there was a big difference between creating a real world and creating a real individual, but he didn't know the difference.

"It is estimated that it will cost hundreds of millions of points, depending on the specific circumstances."

Wu Pifu was greatly alarmed.

It wasn't that he had too many points, but rather that he had far fewer points than he had expected, to the point that he felt it was unreal and that the AI ​​was fooling him.

"Mastermind, do you think this is right? You're giving me tens to hundreds of millions of lives from the Lost Lands, and then you're giving me hundreds of millions of points for the entire world... Are you kidding me?"

Wu Pifu immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Judging in progress...judging complete."

"The real world is vastly different from real individuals, and the false parallel universe is also vastly different from illusory individuals, illusory worlds, and lost worlds. To make the false parallel universe real, it involves the Wheel of Time and Space of the absolute spacetime concept. If citizen Wu Pifu were to make the false parallel universe real, the total cost would be between one hundred million and nine hundred million points."

Well, after hearing what the mastermind said, Wu Pifu gradually understood everything.

So the mastermind's idea is to have him deceive and rob Chrono Wheel again?
However, upon closer examination, this seems quite reasonable. The false parallel universe is not simply a dream world, nor even a lost dream world. It is a fragment of past time created out of thin air from the other side of time. If such a parallel time fragment is to be made real, it really has to be approached from the perspective of time. Simply using a simple real share, that is, using points, is not enough.

Although realizing this false parallel universe only requires a few hundred million points, it involves the Wheel of Time. And anyone with a modicum of common sense knows that this is far more difficult than simply rewinding one's own personal time. It's probably as difficult as having Wu Pifu rush up and chop at the Wheel of Time a few times, similar to how he chopped at the Heavenly Dao, breaking off pieces of the Wheel of Time, and then the mainframe processing those pieces like a wizard concocting a potion…

Ta-da! A fresh parallel universe is here!
"...Sounds pretty good." Wu Pifu stroked his chin and thought seriously, "Compared to thousands or trillions of points, it seems more reasonable to kill the Time-Space Wheel. Okay, it's settled then."

Mastermind: “…”

Squeak: "..."

A few seconds later, Zizi shouted, "No way! What's wrong with you?! You really believe in the Mainframe?! You really want to cut down the Time-Space Wheel?! What's wrong with your brain?! That's the Root, and at least at the 0.1 level! It's the Root that governs the entire Absolute Spacetime Concept!!"

Mastermind: “…”

Wu Pifu and Zhizhi were sunbathing on the villa's rooftop.

They have been back in the parallel universe for five days now. Apart from initially causing a stir among world leaders, these past few days have been uneventful. After all, Wu Pifu is back on vacation. His parents are there, and it is the home from his earliest memories. This is still a fake parallel universe, so there is no possibility of any enemies. Therefore, Wu Pifu is living a very leisurely and comfortable life, and he is lazy every day.

As a mere accessory, there's nothing to say about Zizi. She follows Wu Pifu wherever he goes. But when she heard Wu Pifu's conversation with the main AI, she couldn't help but complain and immediately yelled.

Wu Pifu frowned and looked at Zhizhi, saying, "You're too noisy, and can't you even do basic math?"

"What!?" Zizi asked, dumbfounded.

Wu Pifu earnestly calculated for Zhizhi, "Didn't I kill four Roots back then? If you really think about it, each Root only has a few hundred billion points at most, right?"

"Is...is that right?" Zizi asked somewhat uncertainly.

Wu Pifu said with a profound expression, "Don't doubt it. I did the math afterwards. Even including the points I spent to determine those origins, it was at most a few hundred billion. If it's said that to completely materialize this fake parallel world, it would require hundreds of billions or even trillions of points, which means I would have to kill dozens to hundreds of origins to make up for it. In comparison, just destroying the Time-Space Wheel would immediately reduce the price to a few hundred million points. Don't you think this is a worthwhile deal?"

With a look of utter disbelief, Zizi asked, "Is that so?"

Wu Pifu lay back down on the sun chair and said, "What else? I'm an expert in this area. Just listen to the expert and be my accessory. I'll still take you to go on a rampage with Gaga. In short, let's add the Time-Space Wheel to our target list."

"...No, that's the root of everything. But for you, points seem more important, yet it's still the root of everything, but..."

Zizi's eyes were filled with question marks, and she kept muttering to herself.

These are just everyday little incidents.

However, for Wu Pifu, the strength of the enemy was unimportant; what mattered was whether there was a feasible solution. As long as it wasn't a riddle requiring guesswork, as long as he was told there was a workable method—for example, where the enemy was, how many there were, and how to deal with them—then in his view it was simply a matter of fighting and risking his life. This made it very easy to handle. The reason he couldn't do it now was simply because he wasn't strong enough, but the solution was right there. As he continued to grow stronger, he would eventually be able to do it. This is the Wu Pifu way of thinking!

That's another story.

At least Wu Pifu now knows that a fake parallel world can be made real, and even if there are many difficulties, at least he has some confidence.

The next few days were uneventful; Wu Pifu simply ate when he was hungry, played when he was free, and slept when he was tired. Even though he stayed in the villa, he was very happy, acting like a complete shut-in, showing no signs of being the so-called savior who had experienced countless battles.

However, his parents were very happy.

According to the timeline, Wu Pifu should have been frozen at this point in time, and the two elders would never be able to speak a word to him again or see their child's face again. But now he is safely by their side. Although everyone knows that he won't be here for long and that the next time they see each other is far away, at least at this moment they are at peace and happy.

Time flies, and ten days passed quickly. That evening, Mother cooked a large and sumptuous dinner herself, while Father took out a bottle of his treasured old wine, filled Wu Pifu's glass, and drank a glass himself first.

"...I don't need to tell you anything else. You're an adult now, with your own ideas, and you've done many great things. I'm very satisfied," the father said, picking up some food with his chopsticks.

Wu Pifu remained silent, simply drinking the cup of wine, then took the bottle and filled both his and his father's cups.

At this moment, her mother instructed Zizi, "Keep an eye on your brother while you're out. His personality has changed too much lately, and he's become very reckless. Although he's become capable, I'm afraid he'll be too impulsive and offend someone he shouldn't."

Squeaky had a lot to say and wanted to complain.

No, this is not just "being a bit reckless", nor is it "having the ability". He wants to cut off the root of the problem, and it sounds like he has more than one target in mind.
And what does it mean to "provoke someone you can't mess with"? He usually just yells that they're inhuman and then beats them all to death!
However, at this moment, Zhizhi naturally couldn't complain, and could only nod and agree.

The two elders chatted intimately for a while, and after dinner, while the elders were tidying up, Wu Pifu took the lead and left the villa with Zhizhi.

"Are we going back already?" Zizi looked at the villa with some reluctance.

Wu Pifu shook his head slightly. He looked up at the sky, holding Zhizhi in one hand, and stepped into the air, reaching a distance of several thousand meters above the ground in just a moment.

Zizi suddenly realized, "You want to go and see the nothingness outside?"

"Do not."

Wu Pifu shook his head slightly.

Beyond this false parallel universe lies nothingness, true nothingness, the kind where there is absolutely nothing. He already knew this, so there was nothing to see there. What he really needed to do was something else entirely.

In just a few dozen seconds, Wu Pifu brought Zhizhi to the edge of the atmosphere. He then stopped climbing. Although he could still see the starry sky and the cosmos from his position, he instinctively sensed danger. Beyond this step lay "nothingness," and he was not yet able to enter that nothingness.

He didn't step inside. Instead, he turned to look at the Earth below, then closed his eyes, concentrated, and opened them again...

In an instant, he entered a state of oneness with nature.

In an instant, veins bulged on his skin, capillaries began to rupture, cracks appeared at the corners of his eyes, and his skin and muscles began to be damaged.

But in that one glance, he saw the truth before him.

There was nothing there, not even a trace of color; there was only a very, very small black dot.

That's right!

It is far inferior to the world scattered under the Heavenly Dao.

What a blatant lie...

Wu Pifu spat out a mouthful of blood and reverted to his state of oneness with nature.

"Mastermind, return to Gaia."

(End of this chapter)