Eternal Night

Chapter 882 Personal Alliance
The last remaining individual of the contained civilization was completely bewildered.

Honestly, this situation... is absolutely fucking ridiculous!

What do you think that is?
That's a containment item!
The contained object died of old age?
This joke is absolutely not funny!
Wu Pifu and others did not have a special concept of contained objects, but he was different. He was an individual of the contained civilization, and not just an ordinary mortal who was completely unaware of his own civilization, but the last hope to have truly obtained all the heritage of the contained civilization.

Therefore, he was too familiar with, too knowledgeable about, and too clear about the contained objects.

It is completely different from all the conventional and unconventional things in the dream world.

The so-called conventional ones refer to the extraordinary, the sublimated, the origin, and at most, the nightmare.

The unconventional includes fantasy objects, memes, the bizarre, and some incredible things brought about by pollution, such as lost pollution, dimensional reduction pollution, and so on.

But none of this is as utterly illogical as the Containment Object!

Everything else can be explained by the concept of the extraordinary being contaminated, or by the source of contamination. However, although the contained object is a manifestation of contamination, it does not follow such a thing at all. Its core logic is different from all of these. Instead, it is somewhat similar to the extraordinary in the system of souls and true spirits, but it is much, much more bizarre.

In short, regardless of its form—whether human, biological, or object—the so-called containment object is essentially neither a thing nor a thing; it is neither life nor non-life, neither a concept nor a non-concept, but something else entirely…

This kind of thing can actually die out due to aging!?

The last remaining individual of the contained civilization was completely bewildered.

Wu Pifu, however, was completely unaware of what was happening; he was sharing the information he had obtained from the omniscient Sphinx with the others.

"...It's not as exaggerated as they say. Although there's a lot of information and it's quite messy, you can just ignore it. Just focus on the information you want. The other information is like...noise? Or something similar, so noisy it gives you a headache, and you have to try really hard not to pay attention to it..."

(No... that's not noise, but a terrifying torrent of information. Any mortal, or even an ascended being, would be easily swallowed up by this information torrent. Even beings at the root level, when faced with the special harmful information in this endless information, especially those involving the source of pollution, would quickly be transformed into Tao, lose their self, and ultimately become a domain or rule within the dream world...)
After Wu Pifu finished talking about the noise, he frowned and said, "And this thing isn't honest. It asked me three questions, right? Well, I naturally had some questions I wanted to ask it too, so I told it. I answered honestly, and it had better be honest too, or I'd kill it. Then it wouldn't answer the third question..."

At this moment, the last individual of the contained civilization couldn't help but say from the side, "Excuse me, could you interrupt for a moment? Contained objects are immortal and cannot be destroyed by non-contained objects in any form. Certain contained objects can nullify another contained object, but only when their rules of behavior contradict each other. A contained object with a higher level of danger can nullify a contained object with a lower level of danger. So... how do you plan to kill it?"

Wu Pifu didn't answer, and neither did his teammates. Everyone looked at the void beside them with the same disdain they would give a country bumpkin... even though the last individual of the contained civilization wasn't there.

(...I get it. He's gotten stronger again, even stronger than when I was paying attention to him. What is it? Is it a unique supernatural pathway called "title" from the Gaia human civilization? Or something else? A figment of imagination? Or... his perfect characteristics?)

The last individual of the contained civilization fell silent, continuing to listen to Wu Pifu say, "Then it remained silent, not asking me the third question. I could only endure it. When I was getting sleepy, it suddenly asked the third question. Oh, and in the middle of it, it tried to keep me from dozing off, and even brought out the voices of those monsters I had encountered before."

Monster?
Xu Shilan and Amadei looked at each other, and then they saw Huang Rong wink at them. They suddenly realized that Wu Pifu had once told them about the voices that sounded like narrations when they were facing the three sources of spiritual civilization.

The last remaining member of the contained civilization couldn't help but ask again, "Monster man? During the Q&A session, were you able to see or hear the voices of other life forms?"

Wu Pifu said impatiently, "Narration."

(A voiceover appeared? He was fine after hearing it?! Holy crap, what the hell is he, no, what is it anyway?)
Wu Pifu had just said this and was about to continue telling his team members about the information he had gathered, but suddenly he turned his head sharply to look at the void and said, "I feel like you're thinking about something very rude... right?"

"...Ha, hahaha, how could that be? You're my designated strongest ally!"

(…Damn it, I'm miles away, how could it, no, it, possibly get through the internet cable to attack me?)

Wu Pifu then continued, "Anyway, I took a nap, and it was exhausted from my efforts. Finally, it asked its third question, which was what my question was. I answered that I wanted information about the extraordinary path of the Zanpakuto and the secrets of Buddhism, and then..."

(...Is this the truth behind the Omniscient Sphinx's aging and death? An agent with extremely high cognitive decline did conduct a personal investigation before. He deliberately didn't answer the third question, and the Omniscient Sphinx didn't urge him at all. However, there was no sound, no physical sensation, only emptiness besides each other. He finally answered the third question after thirty-two days, his mind nearly collapsing. So...holy crap, could it be that Wu Pifu was waiting for the Omniscient Sphinx to answer the third question, and then...waiting until the Omniscient Sphinx was nearing its death!?)

The last individual of the contained civilization was completely numb. He realized that the Wu Pifu in front of him was completely different from the information he had gathered through the contained object and the eyes and ears of many civilizations in the dream world. This thing was definitely not what the intelligence showed. Animal! This is an animal!

Able to remain authentic amidst a deluge of information, able to ignore the various forms of pollution and negativity within that information flow, able to hear narration with a mortal body, able to outlast the contained object by simply waiting for it to die...

(What is the lifespan of the contained object? A hundred billion years? A trillion years? Or a hundred trillion? A hundred trillion? I fucking...)
“Let’s form an alliance.” The last individual of the contained civilization suddenly spoke, interrupting the information Wu Pifu was narrating.

"Huh?" Wu Pifu turned his head and asked, somewhat stunned.

The last remaining member of the contained civilization said very seriously, "Let's form an alliance!"

Wu Pifu replied curiously, "You've figured it out? You're not waiting for us Gaia humans to become stronger before forming an alliance?"

"...No, not a Gaia human, but you."

The last individual of the contained civilization said very seriously, "The Gaia humans are still a long way off. To put it bluntly, with the revival of the Heavenly Court, you will be the most unfortunate era in the past few decades. If you want to form an alliance again, you will have to wait until the Gaia humans survive this wave of the Heavenly Court's revival. To be honest, I have no relationship with the Gaia humans, and we have no vested interests. I don't care about the truth of the Gaia humans. After all, my civilization only has my last individual. I have plenty of truth to use... What I really want is you, you, Wu Pifu!"

After a long silence, Wu Pifu said, "Tell me in detail what happened."

The last remaining entity of the contained civilization said, "The Omniscient Sphinx, you've experienced it firsthand. And this isn't even the most dangerous object the contained civilization has ever contained. We, the contained civilization..."

“Very weak,” Wu Pifu nodded.

"...What...we've contained?" the last remaining individual of the contained civilization asked, somewhat dumbfounded.

Wu Pifu spoke frankly: "This all-knowing Sphinx is a weakling."

"...No, buddy, you..."

The last remaining entity of the contained civilization stammered incoherently for a long while before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes! The Omniscient Sphinx is a weak contained object, but my contained civilization has indeed contained many extremely powerful and dangerous contained objects. Among them, about six are extremely terrifying. These contained objects have the most direct causal relationship with my contained civilization. To put it simply, what they want to kill most is me. They will try to kill me in all sorts of ways. In fact, the reason why my contained civilization is now down to only me is largely due to these extremely terrifying and powerful contained objects. We obtained the power of these contained objects, and naturally we have to pay the corresponding price. And this is the price."

“But you… Wu Pifu, Mr. Wu, you seem to have a special way of controlling contained objects. Most importantly, you are the only person I have ever seen who can kill contained objects. Yes, you kill them by exhausting their lifespan!”

The last individual of the contained civilization grew increasingly excited as he spoke, saying, "I want to form an alliance with you, with you as an individual. You will find a way to help me kill those most dangerous contained objects, and I will give you the greatest assistance. Whether you want to find extraordinary paths, obtain top-tier fantasy items, upgrade your 'title,' or other resources, whatever you want, I will get it for you. Is that alright?"

Wu Pifu remained silent, as did the two women who served as his external brains, because they trusted Wu Pifu and believed he could handle these matters well.

Wu Pifu paused for a moment before saying, "If we change the terms, I can form an alliance with you and help you deal with the containment objects. It's just a matter of killing them... Okay! I agree, but on another condition, what about supplies, what about acquisition... I'll handle those myself! I need something else."

"it is good!"

The last remaining individual of the contained civilization immediately exclaimed excitedly, "I'll give you whatever you want! Tell me, Mr. Wu, what exactly do you want!"

"...My companions, my civilization, my home."

Wu Pifu said earnestly, "I lack nothing. I can find ways to obtain what I lack. My ancestors taught me that relying on mountains will lead to their collapse, and relying on the sea will lead to its drying up. No matter how much you give me, once something from outside is lost, it will never be regained. I don't lack anything. What I lack are partners, civilization, and my home... You also said that the Gaia humans are about to be attacked and plundered by the Heavenly Court. I am working hard to sublimate, and the other two strongest individuals of the Gaia humans are also working hard, but we are still not sure that we can fight against the Heavenly Court. So if you want me to form an alliance with you, fine! Help me find a way to deal with the Heavenly Court!"

The last individual of the contained civilization fell silent. He sensed the resolve in Wu Pifu's words, which meant there was no room for negotiation.

After a long pause, he said, "I can't participate in this battle. Our containment civilization is not good at fighting, and I can't leave my current location. Otherwise, if I come out, two super high-power containment objects will kill me immediately... But I can help you find a way."

"A defense mechanism, a meme resistance mechanism, a mortal protection mechanism, a spacetime anchoring system... This is my greatest effort to help you Gaia humans fight against the Heavenly Court, because it will also pose a huge threat to me. It's not much more troublesome for the Heavenly Court to kill me than to kill an insect. If you think it's okay, then let's make a verbal agreement now, and I will immediately transmit these three mechanisms and one system to the mainframe!"

Wu Pifu looked at Xu Shilan, Amadeus, and Huang Rong, then looked up at the ceiling. After a few seconds, he spoke decisively.

"Very well, may heaven and earth bear witness to this promise!"

"I, Wu Pifu, and you, the last individual of the containment civilization, are now allies!"

(End of this chapter)