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Chapter 200 The Beginning and the Primordial
[Note at the beginning: This chapter mainly describes some settings of the Rick Universe; those who are not interested can skip it.]

The dimension in which the original Rick resides, which we'll call the Primal Universe, contains Rick's family, whose potential is top-tier within the finite Central Curve universe.

The original Rick, who first invented the teleportation gun; Morty, the protagonist who keeps growing; and Jerry, the strongest in the finite central curve universe. In the universe where Rick the Fool lives, there's a richest man named Jerry, but that's only outward strength; while Jerry in the c137 dimension is strong inwardly.

The protagonist Rick is called the "most Ricky Rick" probably because, in countless parallel universes, Rick, who values ​​family the most, has no family of his own. To put it another way, it could be understood as the "loneliest Rick."

Under Rick's tutelage, the protagonist Morty initially appears somewhat saintly, but he gradually begins to disregard life and family. In an infinitely similar parallel world, the loss of family in this world is simply a change of scenery for Morty.

Therefore, when Morty returned to the C137 dimension for the second time, he said, "I've already apologized." In Morty's eyes at that time, perhaps if Jerry were given a different parallel world, everything would be the same as before.

Su Yun wasn't quite sure whether this was a change that Morty had gradually developed on his own through countless adventures with Rick, or whether the protagonist Rick was intentionally guiding Morty's mindset in this direction.

As for the protagonist Rick, he doesn't have any family of his own, making his relationship with the protagonist Morty the opposite. As they experience more and more events, Morty becomes indifferent to the lives of his loved ones, while Rick gradually softens and begins to care about his family.

However, Su Yun wasn't interested in Rick Morty's familial relationship. What he was more interested in was whether the original Rick was the "mother" Rick that Evil Morty was talking about.

According to Evil Morty, the countless parallel worlds within the finite central curve do not contain countless Ricks, but rather a single old man, meaning all Ricks are countless copies of one Rick.

One version of Batman from a parallel universe in the DC universe said: Every decision we make creates a parallel universe where we make the opposite decision.

This suggests that parallel universes are constantly being created, much like bacteria dividing, while simultaneously having an initial blueprint.

For example, if we design a universe, where Grandpa steps out with his left foot first one day, then a parallel universe based on this universe, where Grandpa Rick steps out with his right foot first, is created.

The two universes are completely identical in every other way, and even the subsequent outcomes are exactly the same, but this one difference determines that they are not two identical universes.

So, when the grandfather of parallel universe number two took his second step with his left foot, a third parallel universe, modeled after this second parallel universe, was born. The grandfather of the third parallel universe then flashed and took his right foot. This process, like a chain, continuously creates each parallel universe that is slightly different from the previous one.

Since Evil Morty has said that they are just a copy of an old man, then the starting point of the whole story is at a certain point in the timeline, when Rick was born as the most intelligent being in that universe.

Then, based on this universe, an infinite number of Ricks were born, making it the smartest universe. This is probably why the central finite curve is a spiral; it actually has a starting point, the original parallel universe, the original Rick.

These parallel universes constantly give rise to other parallel universes, so Rick is endless. New Ricks are constantly being created, and new Ricks are constantly joining Rick City.

The plot has not yet mentioned what the universe dimension number of the protagonist Rick is, and Su Yun is very curious about what the original Rick and the original universe were like.

The original Rick's dimension is c137, which is most likely not the starting point. The "original" he represents should be the node that began with the "invention of the teleportation gun".

"Hmm, I'll take some time to visit Rick's Universe." Once Su Yun had this idea in mind, he planned to travel to Rick's World. However, the early episodes were more episodic; the main storyline only truly unfolded after the Rick City Council joined the plot.

Su Yun had almost forgotten that he could use his "Fiery Eyes" ability to see if the protagonist Rick was the original Rick. Since the protagonist Rick was called the "most Ricky Rick," he must have something special about him, like the original Rick being the first to invent the teleportation gun. He wondered if the protagonist Rick's specialness lay in being the original Rick, or in not having his own Morty. Besides the original Rick, Su Yun wasn't more interested in the protagonist duo, but rather in Evil Morty. That Morty who broke the finite central curve in pursuit of a peaceful life. If given the chance, he'd quite like to follow Evil Morty to the infinite universe.

Rick being the smartest is just one branch of the vast array of parallel universes. The proportion of infinite parallel universes in this branch should be very small, negligible. In other words, Rick not being the smartest should be the norm in most parallel universes.

Using letters to represent categories and numbers to represent identifiers, Rick in the infinite universe can be categorized as A, B, C, and so on. Here, A does not refer to an individual, but rather to a category.

For example, Category A universes are where Rick is "the dumbest person in his own universe," Category B universes are where Rick is "the strongest person in his own universe," and Category C universes are where Rick is "the smartest person in his own universe."

The central finite curve is constructed with Rick, the smartest member of Rick C, as the origin of the reference frame, forming a wall that separates Rick C from other classes B, A, D, etc.

According to this classification, within the central finite curve, Rick's individual identifiers can be represented as Rick C1, Rick C2, Rick C3... Rick C137...

"They're just different versions of the same old geezer." The "old geezer" in this sentence refers to Rick C, who is very likely the protagonist Rick.

With Lope's help, Chen Long's father and his group finally made their way to the pyramid near where the Book of Time was located. From afar, they saw a colossal, dark structure, almost as large as the entire pyramid.

Compared to the somewhat cute small Shadow Clan splits, this giant Shadow Clan looks incredibly ferocious. Upon closer inspection, you can see a throne placed atop its head. From the pitch-black shadow, black vine-like tendrils extend to secure the throne to its head, and Shadow Morty sits atop the throne.

While Morty was waiting for Chen Long and the others, the cell where Rick had been imprisoned was now empty. The Shadow Legion guarding Rick quickly appeared beside Morty and informed him of Rick's disappearance.

"It's alright, just an old geezer who doesn't even know what he wants." Shadow Morty responded to his loyal subordinate without blaming him. If Cheng Yiyi and the others were closer to Morty, they would notice that he was still surrounded by black energy, but his expression had become much calmer.

Those who simply control the power of the Shadow Kingdom will also be controlled by darkness, just like Jade. Even though she is a simple little girl, she still amplifies the dark side of her heart.

Shadow Morty is also a case of magnified dark side: tyranny, hedonism, and a desire for control. After consulting the Encyclopedia of Magic and leveraging his buff as the leader of the Dark Aura faction, Shadow Morty quickly mastered various air magic spells. His mage-like intellect allowed him to suppress his easily swayed negative emotions.

As the evil Morty observed, the Central Limited Curve is essentially Rick's way of closing himself off, a cradle for a child who never grows up to escape reality and isolate himself.

All the Mortys in this cradle are merely mass-producible, meaningless, and replaceable entertainment props (brainwave complementarity) for this giant baby (Rick).

That's why Evil Morty wanted to leave this absurd Class C tree-like universe and go to the true infinite multiverse, and this idea was considered evil once it arose.

In other words, if "getting rid of Rick" is the criterion for judging whether Morty is "evil," then the indifferent Shadow Morty at this moment is very close to the mentality of Evil Morty. He can be simply regarded as a weakened, magical version of "Evil Morty."

Therefore, whether Rick escaped or not was no longer important to him. Morty was more interested in his magical experiments at this moment, specifically the magical experiment of fusing the Shadow Legion warriors with the demonic energy he had them collect.

(End of this chapter)