Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 224 14. Let's cooperate! We will be the perfect allies before the final breakup.

"The conservative strategy is a classic trade-off. When you cannot bear the worst outcome of an event and do not want to lose control of it, choosing a conservative strategy is the most appropriate strategy.

Just like now.

Even if the observation fragments in your body are extracted, even if the newborn subspace shadow is killed and the faith fragment is retrieved after the gestation of the fetal moon, even if all the seven fragments bestowed by eternity are recovered to strengthen the stability of the sacred benchmark in the chaotic time system, I still cannot guarantee that the success rate of crossing the absolute time point will reach 100%.

In the most perfect simulation, the success rate is only 91%, but how can we have the perfect simulation environment we desire in reality? "

In front of Zhou Ke, Old Aqiao said with a tone full of regret:

"So if you want to hear me trying to persuade you to support my decision, you will be very disappointed. That is not the strategy I will take tonight. I took the time to come here just to reach a cooperation agreement with you, a short-term agreement that does not involve deeper cooperation."

Zhou Ke did not respond.

He just looked at another old Dr. Acholi with a strange look in his eyes, who appeared from the vibration of time, walked to the supercomputer used by Han Bin to record the changes in Zhou Ke's body data, called up the records to check the previous series of decisions and the algorithm that had just been reset, then pulled out a chair and sat there, and began to rewrite another evaluation algorithm.

Although for someone of Old Acholi's status, having abilities like "clone" is just basic skills, but even clones have the distinction between "master" and "slave", Zhou Ke can be sure that the two Old Acholi in front of him are real.

If he closed his eyes, he could even capture two identical breaths of life.

"Is it a clone?"

He asked curiously:

"Or is it some special use of time? The Time Loser told me that he can appear at different points in time on a timeline at the same time. Do you also have this enviable ability?"

"this?"

Old Acholi was somewhat helpless about Zhou Ke's divergent thinking, but if he didn't satisfy this guy's curiosity, the conversation would most likely not be able to move forward, so he shrugged and raised his finger in front of Zhou Ke.

During the whole process, one old Acholi after another appeared from his original body and stood near the bed in various postures.

In just a few seconds, the entire room was filled with identical people, and then returned to old Acholi's side just as they appeared, leaving only two of his selves beside the supercomputer to assist the other self in completing the writing of the new algorithm.

"This is not a new use of time. It's just a personal habit of mine. After all, my energy is limited. If I can't expand my time to a level sufficient to solve all problems, I can only find ways to improve efficiency."

Old Acholi sighed and said:
“There are so many questions and so little time, and the paradox is that the more you learn, the more you don’t know.

That "circle of wisdom" is like a curse and a whip, lashing an already diligent donkey, forcing it to burn itself faster and faster despite being covered in blood.

When the results achieved by a hundred of my simultaneous selves still cannot keep up with the unknown that I have been exposed to, I realize that I am cursed.

But knowledge is innocent, so my sin is probably greed.
My unbridled desire made me the donkey.

But don't worry that I will try to do something dangerous to you in this way. As you can see, I am not a violent person. All my energy and desire are devoted to the process of solving problems.

And I'm already dead.

I and my disciple, whom I truly regarded as my son, died together in the last startup of that machine.
This is the core issue I must tell you. According to our previous rules, the Sacred Benchmark will accumulate data and experience in cycles again and again and constantly correct the errors and strength of the timeline manipulation, just like Han Bin is thinking now.

As long as the timeline can sustain this cycle, we can always find the result we need.

Unfortunately, something went wrong during the last launch. Not only did the unexpected explosion of the Sacred Benchmark involve us, severely punishing us for playing with time, but the aftermath of its failure also affected the stability of the timeline itself.

If it weren't for my most trusted friend Valsenk who came forward in time to complete the time trimming, this timeline would have already fallen."

"So, the last failure interrupted the cycle?"

Zhou Ke raised his eyebrows and said:
"Is this your last chance?"

"In theory, every restart of the cycle is the last chance, but every time we managed to win by luck, which made us lose our awe and caused the disaster. However, from an experimental point of view, the last experience cannot be said to be a completely bad thing."

Old Ajoli answered in a very subtle tone.

This guy was like a person who had experienced too much and had already burned out all his emotions and energy. He looked energetic and not tired at all, but there was little fluctuation in his every word. Combined with the light in his eyes that was no longer bright, what was reflected in Zhou Ke's eyes was only a tired soul.

He seemed to have lost all expectations for the future. All emotions related to himself had dissipated. The only purpose left in his existence was to solve the current problem. He could give everything, even his own existence, to solve this problem, and this sacrifice was not even a pressure for him.

He would gladly give himself up in that situation for an answer and see it as "relief".

This guy must have a strong desire for self-destruction.

The reason why he didn't kill himself was purely because his strong rationality restrained him. At least before his work was completed, his rationality did not allow him to give up or escape. He was really a terrible guy in every sense.

Facing Zhou Ke's inquiring eyes, the old doctor explained:

"For more than 20 years, I have been analyzing the reasons for the previous failure. I finally confirmed that it was not a problem with the method, but a 'self-upgrade' of the benchmark instrument's own methods, experience and iterations to fill in the gaps.

That instrument becomes more efficient, smarter, and more in line with our expectations for it.

However, we failed to discover this change in time and continued to use the previous rules to complete the iteration. However, the result of the failure to upgrade the benchmark itself was disastrous.

But the fact is that we have completed the "adjustment" of the Holy Reference Instrument, and the new instrument body has been remade in the past twenty years. The combination of the two gives the Holy Reference Instrument greater potential energy, allowing it to have enough power to shake the absolute time point, coupled with the assistance of the eternal fragments currently collected.
Let me tell you this, Zhou Ke.

If this experiment fails despite this level of preparation, it means that the Sacred Benchmark Project has effectively failed.

The instrument that I designed and produced and continuously iterated and strengthened has reached its peak. It is like a sharp blade that has been polished to the extreme, waiting to be aimed at the right target and swung the final blow.

No one knows the outcome of this sword, but as the swordsmith, I have fulfilled my duty and mission.

Delivering this weapon to the right person at the right time is my final mission. After completing it, I can finally greet my long-overdue demise with satisfaction."

At this point, old Acholi smiled and said:

"I was so tired. It's hard to imagine how it felt like every cell in my body was emitting the sound of exhaustion, and even breathing became a burden.

Of course, if the actions I take to complete my work seem very 'cruel' to you or others, then I welcome you to express your dissatisfaction by vandalizing my grave after my death.

Oh, that's right.

I died more than 20 years ago.
In short, I have told you the truth, Zhou Ke. I will not persuade you to choose between me and Han Bin. I even suspect that you will sneer at this choice. Perhaps you must have your own ideas and are eager to take action, wanting to personally challenge the overly cruel fate.

These are your business, I won't get involved.

I just want to ask you one thing, can we try to maintain our cooperation until that final moment comes? "

"That depends on what you want to do with me."

Zhou Ke leaned comfortably on his hospital bed, resting his head on his arms and said to the old Acholi in front of him:
“Although I’m not a very reliable person, if you really use your own eyes to watch the whole world all the time as the legend says, then you will know that even a bastard like me actually has a bottom line.

It's flexible, but real.

So, come and see.”

"It's simple, and you will definitely be willing to do it."

Old Acholi pointed to the sky and said:
"The thing above our heads was bred with the pain, despair and torture of the entire world and two timelines. Coupled with its inherent nature in the warp, it was born as a demigod-level evil.

And it will only stay at this stage for a short time, just like a newly hatched bird needs to eat the eggshell to supplement nutrition, it will do the same thing after its initial birth.

The main timeline, and the branch timeline is its 'eggshell'.

We must kill it before it can be further upgraded, or at least obtain the fragments of the Enlightener Thoth's faith to strengthen the 'destiny potential' of the sacred benchmark.

But this job is not easy.

I calculated many ways to capture the monster bred in the month of fetal movement, but unfortunately the success rate of all methods was not satisfactory until you appeared.

The sample of End in your body is extremely poisonous to all creatures in the Warp. As long as it has not returned to the Warp, we can execute it here with your trump card.

Of course, you can't do this now, and your strength is not enough to support you to play a core role in such an operation. The good news is that we still have time. "

"Ding"

There was a light prompt from the supercomputer whose algorithm had been modified. Old Acholi and Zhou Ke turned around at the same time and saw that a brand new model had been put into operation. It was like a medical program being activated, which programmed Zhou Ke's body data into a three-dimensional projection of a human figure, and then gave different enhancement suggestions according to different parts of the body.

It is a systemic strengthening of the body, promoted through drugs and a series of biotechnologies, as well as modifications that take effect at the genetic level.

Such deep transformation is extremely risky in the Badlands, but the technology in Eden is obviously not comparable.

Old Acholi took an assessment report from his other self. He pushed his glasses and carefully examined the data and conclusions on it. After a moment, he said:

"The quiet and beautiful nebula in your spiritual world"

“That’s not my sense of self.”

Zhou Ke emphasized:
"I told Abin about this conclusion, but he felt I had no evidence."

"Of course not, and it shouldn't be! If you want to form such a physical projection in your own mind, you must at least enter the demigod level of life form and possess more advanced psychic organs to do this."

Old Acholi nodded seriously and said:
“But I have a guess. That thing may not be as mysterious as you think. In fact, the truth may be simpler than you think.

Since you have had consciousness, the symbols of Chaos and the End have been fighting against each other in it, and this irreconcilable war has been going on for many years.

It is now known that chaos and the end cannot undergo any form of power conversion. They are completely relative energies and will only perish together in the form of annihilation in a large-scale, high-intensity collision. And if your spiritual world is an area that is completely closed off from the outside world.

Then the problem is coming.

After any energy is annihilated, there will be residual waves.
May I ask, where have the aftermath of the constant confrontation between Chaos and the End in your spiritual world gone over the years?
Energy, all types of energy, once generated will never disappear out of thin air. In a closed area where no additional energy consumption is generated, the aftermath and waste of war will only be reused in other ways.

Moreover, you clearly stated in several of Han Bin's questions that you had heard Dr. Qin Ge's voice in that quiet and beautiful nebula.

You think it is not an illusion, and this nebula entity will actively protect you in the confrontation between Chaos and Doom. This is your "safe zone" in this cruel battlefield.

So to sum up, the answer is actually very clear.

This is some kind of 'supplementary design' for the Eternal Singularity Project by Dr. Qin Ge. She used the residual energy from the confrontation between the two symbols to create this symbolic entity for you. No, perhaps this energy symbol created by her is the real 'Eternal Singularity'.

Because you are the product of the conflict between the two symbols, you also have some wonderful existential talents. The accumulation day after day finally makes the quiet and beautiful nebula take shape, and as your individual strength continues to grow, its connection with you continues to deepen, and finally to the current level that can withstand the pressure from both sides. "

Old Acholi stroked his chin, and a rare light appeared in his calm eyes, like a dancing flame.

As one of the Eternal Seven, he was blessed by the Warp Shadow Eternal with "inspiration", which allowed him to be far ahead of his companions in terms of exploration and curiosity about the unknown, and also gave him extremely powerful logical thinking and unconventional thinking.

He narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said to Zhou Ke:
"I seem to have found a way to strengthen your spiritual world."

"Of course. If I still don't understand what you've said, then I'm just an idiot."

Zhou Ke smiled and said:
"Then it seems that I have to go back to the surface of the Bad Land and hunt down powerful monsters in the occupied areas to stimulate the continued confrontation between Chaos and End in my spiritual world, so that the intensity of their confrontation will increase, so that I, a third party hiding nearby, can devour the remnants of the war.

Hmm, why does it sound like I'm a garbage collector?
But it doesn't matter. In this world of Badland, mad dogs and trash cans are a better match."

"Don't leave yet. Complete this set of body strengthening that can only be completed in the Garden of Eden. If you can't reach that stage, we won't be able to take out the last observation sample."

Old Acholi put the evaluation form aside, straightened his collar and said:
"So, we have a deal?"

"Ok!"

Zhou Ke nodded and said:

"I will come as promised. Before the final breakup, we will be best friends. I said I would make that idiot Yueyue pay with blood. You can't joke about such a harsh statement, right?"

"Very good. I look forward to seeing you in the Garden of Eden. On the day when this timeline is about to collapse or be reborn, before the craziest show with the world at stake begins, I will reserve a perfect first-row seat for you."

Old Acholi bowed politely and stepped back.

When he was about to leave through the "Gate of Time", Zhou Ke asked:

"What does the Garden of Eden mean to you?"

"Well, good question."

Old Acholi did not turn his head, but waved his hand and said:

"For someone who has been working so much overtime that he has no desire to live, do you think a luxurious office building would be a blessing? Whatever you want, do it! If it makes you happy.

After all, they have been pampered for so long, it is time for them to contribute their strength to the world. "

"So what do your two children mean to you?"

"Well, I should say something sentimental to show my 'humanity', but the fact is, I don't have time to think about these things now.

Perhaps only when Rhine and little Acholi come to me in person, point the gun at my eyes and pull the trigger, I can tell you my true feelings. If I have the honor to choose my own executioner, then please give my two children a chance.

If it allows them to let go of the past and start anew.”

Having said this, Old Acholi disappeared into Zhou Ke's ward just as he had appeared.

It was quiet here, but Zhou Ke had already lost his sleepiness.

He reached out and took off all the detectors on his body and threw them aside. He ignored the beeping of the machines, walked to the window and looked at the starry sky outside the Garden of Eden and the world that was so different from the one in his memory. Even in space, he could see the damn purple light shining on that innocent world.

"Well, my poor evil land, what can your uncle Zhou Ke do to save you?"

Boss Zhou leaned against the window, lit a cigarette and pretended to be a literary youth in his twenties who couldn't find a job and could only imagine himself as a writer. However, before he finished the first cigarette, the door of the laboratory was pushed open.

Han Bin, with an angry face, obviously didn't want his laboratory to become the mess it is now. What made him even more unbearable was that Zhou Ke, who had clearly promised him that he would cooperate with the treatment, now took the initiative to terminate the monitoring program. But just when Han Bin came over angrily to question him, Zhou Ke handed him the evaluation form.

Han Bin raised his eyebrows, looked down, and then turned pale with shock.

"Has he been here?"

he asked.

Zhou Ke nodded and said:

"Not only did he treat my illness, he also prescribed medicine and even gave me a complete set of suggestions for improving my strength. I'm not saying anything bad about you, Abin. It's ok that your mentor is better than you in terms of professional title, but how can you lag behind that old man in your professional field?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense?"

Han Bin looked at the evaluation form that Old Acholi had made and sighed:
"You only see one old man, but in fact he has a whole 'think tank' behind him that provides him with various decision-making suggestions. How can I possibly compete with him when he works together at multiple levels?
I guess he must have shared some truth with you, which made you accept his advice so easily."

"Don't try. I won't make a stupid choice between you and your mentor."

Zhou Ke waved his hand and said:
"But I will give you a suggestion just like he gave me. Abin, you, me and him, the three of us all have our own ideas on this matter, so why don't we just cooperate temporarily? Before the final backstabbing and falling out, the three of us will be the best collaborators.

At least we should join hands to kill the stupid thing born in the fetal movement month.
What do you think? "

"can!"

Han Bin nodded, took a cigarette from Zhou Ke's cigarette box, put it under his nose and sniffed it, and said:
"You want to go back to the surface, right? My daughter."

"Before she embarks on her next disobedient adventure, I will record her if she wants to. Don't worry, how could I let the only child of my temporary partner end up in vain?

So, is that a deal?"

"Well, it's settled."

(End of this chapter)