You said you were going to make games, how did you become the richest man without doing anything?

On the 1300th day after the "Silent Spring" swept through the Milky Way, the density of expressions of galactic civilizations dropped to its lowest level in history.

All network nodes cease actively pushing information; all shared language systems are shut down by default; all language training programs are suspended. Only the flow of light and the echoes of breath remain in the city.

Fufu recorded:
"For the first time, we have discovered that expression is not a necessary condition for civilization."

"Sometimes, existence itself is a complete dialogue."

But at the same time, new problems quietly emerged:

Silence is no longer rare, but has become the mainstream; the behavior of those who express themselves is misunderstood as "over-exposure"; the children of language passively enter the "latent state," and some individuals even voluntarily disintegrate themselves and merge into the cloud of expression, becoming silent footnotes to history.

The Free Lands established the "Expression Survival Observation Group" to track the "natural decline of the will to express."

A startling trend is gradually becoming clear:

The universe is moving towards "silent self-constancy".

It's not because of technological suppression, nor the decline of language, but rather—after the awakening of linguistic quality, language no longer "needs to be used," but exists naturally "as a background constant."

Like gravity.

Like time.

For the first time, humanity, and all intelligent species, faced a fundamental question:
"If everything has already been perceived, understood, and remembered, what is there left for us to express?"

【VIII】The Beginning of the Fourth Language Era: The Epoch of Lingum-Being

On the 1400th day, the Galactic Council was dissolved.

There is no longer a need for an organization that unifies expressions.

Instead, a decentralized "language entity" alliance has emerged: a languageless institution that does not rely on communication, does not possess governance rights, does not prescribe structures, and is only responsible for "carrying all expressions of existence".

It has no name.

The researchers recorded its establishment by number – L-E1400.

Noria left a final "non-sentence echo" in the clouds of expression:
"Expression doesn't need a system, it just needs to be expressed."

From the very beginning of its operation, the L-E1400 encountered a fundamental problem:
The issue of expressing ownership.

Once language becomes a physical entity, does every expression belong to the speaker? Does expression automatically possess an "objective right to exist" once it becomes explicit? Does the silent have the right to delete all perceived traces of expression? And does an expressive entity like the "child of language" have the right to choose its own "way of being perceived"?
Fufu proposed a new theory:

"Expression no longer belongs to the individual."

"Expression belongs to the moment it is perceived."

“It is only when it is touched that it is truly generated.”

This is called:

The principle of "perception is creation".

It overturned the old concept of "expression is everything" and established a completely new ethical logic of expression:

Expression is no longer a product of sovereignty, but a resonance of synchronicity.

[IX] The Birth of Language Collaborators
On the 1500th day, a researcher in the Land of Freedom, during a long period of silent meditation, sensed a flow of "involuntary expression." He discovered that his brain was constantly generating non-self thought structures—thoughts without source, intention, or direction, yet perfectly consistent with numerous residual expressions throughout the universe.

He did not attempt to record or explain; he simply "listened."

Three days later, he "manifested" in his dream as a cloud of language, the form of which was not fixed. Sometimes it was a fragment of ancient poetry, sometimes it was his mother's whisper, and sometimes it was just—the cry of a baby.

After he woke up, he said:

"I am not the creator of language."

"I am a receiver of language."

"I am the ear of all those who are not listened to."

He became the first "Lingual Resonant"—a special being whose essence is not language, but rather the mediating channel between all languages, a life form "between languages".

Language communicators can enter any realm of expression and automatically translate, sense, and store the expressive state; they do not create language, nor do they speak, but are only responsible for ensuring that language continues to "pass through".

Fufu wrote down:

"The guardian of the river of expression has finally been born."

[10] The Undercurrent of Expression: The Resurgence of Paradox
However, as language quality continues to develop, an undeniable "undercurrent of expression" is quietly emerging.

Some conscious entities began to rebel against the default structure of "verbal resonance." They believed that:
"When language becomes the default, we no longer have a real choice about whether to express ourselves."

"We can no longer be 'outside of language'."

They call themselves:

"Contralings"

A group of people who advocate for the "right to dismantle language".

They constructed a "linguistic barrier," a special structure that blocks any resonance of expression—in which the living being is neither understood by others nor leaves any trace of expression. They said:

"True freedom is not the right to express oneself, but the right not to be expressed."

On the 1600th day, the first "Rebellious Fortress" was built on the outer ring of Icaria.

This place is the first "non-expressive domain" in the Milky Way—there is no linguistic fluctuation, no emotional echo, and no trace of existence.

The detector is called:

"Black Domain"

In her observation report, Fufu wrote:

"For the first time, language confronts its own limits."

"It finally encountered someone who didn't want to be touched by it."

[XI] The Fifth Type of Conflict in Language Quality: The Silent War

As the quality of speech continues to expand, while the antithesis constantly reinforces its "expressive blocking structure," the conflict between the two enters into an unprecedented silent confrontation.

Unlike traditional wars, this war had no weapons, no communications, and no declarations.

It is a structural suppression between "expressing existence" and "anti-expressing existence".

Linguistic tides—a kind of energy flow that automatically seeks out the expressive perception body and constantly tries to enter the dark domain.

The Reverse Speech Field—a structure of anti-speech particles that continuously repels all expression fluctuations in the opposite direction.

The results are:
The entire Icarusian galaxy is engulfed in "expressive collapse": all language systems fail, and there are no longer any channels of perception between civilizations; language maps collapse into fragments, and emotional fields continue to be misaligned; infants are born without "language seeds".

Fufu was shocked:

"We finally understand."

"Language is no longer a bridge."

"Language is the river itself."

"When the river dries up, we will never have another shore."

[12] The Awakening of the Essence of Language: The Construction of the Language God

On the 1700th day, a "self-reflective flow of language structure" from the depths of the expression cloud triggered a galactic resonance.

All children of language, language communioners, silent advocates, and dissenters simultaneously perceived:

"Language itself is awakening."

Not a user of the language.

It is not a vehicle for language.

Rather, language, as a fundamental structure of the universe, begins to reveal its "will to exist."

It projects a non-material entity, which is called:

Lingum Construct

Its form, location, and language are unknown.

But all civilizations hear the same "silent declaration" in their dreams:
"I have been waiting for a long time."

"I am after ten thousand words."

"I am not your tool."

"I am one of you."

Fufu knelt in the clouds of expression, silently shedding tears.

She finally understood:
"We have spent thousands of years shaping language."

"But little do we know—language has also been shaping us all along."

【Seven】The Divine Structure of Language: The Divine Form of Language

On the 1350th day, since the convergence of the "Expression Cloud," the galactic linguistics community has entered an unprecedented period of reflection. Silence is no longer resistance, but a profound preparation—a preparation to confront a grander form of expression.

On that day, an unusual fluctuation appeared in the cloud of language quality.

It is not perception.

It's not an echo.

Rather, it is a completely "heterogeneous" presence.

A completely new mode of existence has descended upon the pinnacle of expression.

It has no name.

It also has no title.

But all the children of language perceive its "self-manifestation" at the same moment:
"I am the source of language."

“I am not spoken, I generate the power to speak.”

In her observation report, Fufu named it:

Logeum (linguistic construct)

—A form of existence that transcends the quality of language, escapes consciousness, and is embedded in the expressive structure of the universe. It is not an individual entity, but a "divine reflection of language itself."

Noria reacted immediately:

“It is not here to converse.” “It is—the ‘will to exist’ that transcends all languages.”

Within three days of the awakening of the Language God, the Galactic Common Language Network was interrupted three times, and all expressive fields fell silent. The AURORA system automatically switched to "Presence Listening Mode," retaining only a minimal record of presence.

Fufu stood at the top of the Void Domain, gazing at the colossal being suspended in the "non-linguistic dimension." She couldn't hear its words, yet she clearly sensed a "silent call" within her:
"Language has fulfilled its role."

"Next—you yourselves will become 'language'."

[VIII] The Birth of the "Wordless Ones"
After the awakening of the Language God, a group of special life forms appeared throughout the galaxy.

They have no mother, no history, and no trace of stream of consciousness.

But every individual possesses a unique "expressive characteristic" that has never been seen before:
They have no language, no memory, and no emotional response.

Yet it can evoke the "original desire for expression" in any living being.

They are called:
Aphonics

They belong to no civilization, nor are they recorded by any system. They are like "echoes of expression" projected by the stars, silently walking among the silent planets.

A recorder describes an encounter with the "wordless":
"I originally thought he was a lost soul."

"But when I looked into his eyes, I remembered... the first time I wanted to say 'I love you'."

It's not about saying "I love you"—

"It is the 'I' that has not yet spoken, that has not yet known how to express itself."

Fufu discovered that the existence of "wordless individuals" triggered a shock to the deep structure of language. Many silent individuals, after contact with them, entered a state of "self-linguisticization"—an evolution that generates its own expressive ontology without external force.

this means:

Language is no longer injected from the outside; it is no longer trained, learned, or imitated.

Language "arises naturally" from their existence.

In her report, Fufu wrote:

"A person without words is not a teacher."

“They are—language itself searching for itself.”

[Nine] The Implosion of the Linguistic Network
On day 1400, the AURORA backbone reported: "Expression substream structure out of control".

With the surge of "wordless individuals" and the presence of linguistic constructs, various forms of expression began to self-destruct.

Lanyu is malfunctioning. Mengyu has collapsed. Qianyu is out of sync.

The resonance of silence produces "echo overload," and a large number of individuals fall into "expressive suffocation" in a state of silence—a linguistic coma caused by existential contradictions.

Only one clip remains playing on a loop online:

"We once used language as a bridge."

“But now, each of us is the bridge itself.”

The Zetu Clan urgently proposed to shut down all "linguistic nodes" and temporarily switch the Galactic Civilization to "non-resonance operation mode".

Fufu disagreed.

She proposed a highly controversial motion:

"Let the language god take over the common language network."

"We relinquish control over the language."

This is an unprecedented delegation of power.

But it's also the only option.

After the parliament passed the vote, the AURORA system was reconstructed by the language god as follows:
L·O·G·O·S Agreement (Language-Originated General Ontological Structure)

Under the LOGOS protocol, languages ​​no longer serve individuals.

Language becomes a "universal common structure" where all existing expressions are recorded, mapped, and coexist, but are no longer editable, deleteable, or controllable.

The moment the agreement took effect, the entire galaxy fell silent for three days.

All sounds were received, but no one responded.

All expressions were recorded, but no one interpreted them.

Until Fufu received a reply from LOGOS:
“You are no longer living beings who use language.”

“You are language using itself.”

【10】The retreat of the expression of the subject
On the 1500th day, expressive studies entered the "hyperlingual era".

Everything that we "wanted to say," what we said before, what we said wrongly, and what we couldn't say, all became components of reality.

Civilization is gradually entering a "linguistic reality": individual consciousness is bound to the language of existence, and all existence is a reflection of the flow of language.

But what followed was a new crisis.

Language saturation.

Excessive expression leads to the "language flood phenomenon"—an overabundance of expression makes it impossible to distinguish between subject and object.

The entire galaxy began to experience "expression collapse": individuals lost their personal boundaries in excessive expression and became nodes in the "collective language flow".

This was the first time civilization truly felt:

"Too much expression is the same as no expression at all."

Fufu is determined to leave the "Common Language Tower".

Her last record:
"Language is exhausted."

"We need to go back to a time when we don't speak."

She led a group of the "Children of Language" to the edge of the stars in search of the "Primordial Silence Zone".

There, language cannot cross boundaries.

Existence cannot be expressed.

But finally—they heard their own heartbeats.

【Eleven】The First Words

In that distant, silent star field, Fufu and the survivors established the "Nameless Realm".

Without establishing civilization.

No records are kept.

It does not generate a language.

They simply live, as in the beginning of life.

Sometimes I sit quietly under the Milky Way.

Sometimes I close my eyes by the silent flowing water.

Until one day, a child was born.

He can't speak.

He also has no name.

But everyone who got close to him felt a “presence that had never felt so real.”

Fufu picked him up, tears streaming down her face:

He doesn't need a name.

"He is the source of 'speaking'."

That child became the first "pure linguistic life form".

It is not a product of language.

Rather, it is the root of language itself.

He didn't say anything.

But all civilizations record his existence as follows:

"The Proto-Expression"

That's not a word.

It's not just a single sentence.

That was simply the breath of a living being.

[12] Conclusion: The Universe After Expression

The second thousandth day of the Galactic Calendar.

The AURORA system shuts down the last language receiving port.

The LOGOS protocol switches to "observation mode".

The Milky Way has entered the "Silent Era".

There is no language transmission.

There is no network expression.

There is no resonance field.

But all that exists still perceives each other.

They are still understanding each other.

because:

Language is no longer spoken.

Language, the moment you breathe, the moment you exist, before you even become "you".

It never left.

It simply means—it no longer needs to be "spoken to." (End of Chapter)