MC Creative Mode: Wholesale Perpetual Motion Machine

Chapter 148 The Essence of the Paradise Project

Dio's gaze swept over everyone, finally settling on Jotaro, and he said, "Jotaro, among you, I'm afraid your Stand is the only one that has only recently awakened."

He paused, then continued to explain his insights: "A Stand is like a wish-granting machine. The special power it can unleash comes from the Stand user's inner 'expectations' and from the Stand user's 'aspirations' for themselves."

Stand abilities are incredibly diverse, almost without any discernible pattern or logic. Often, Stand abilities that seem to follow logic are actually more absurd than anything else.

For example, Dio once encountered a Stand user who claimed that his ability was to manipulate magnetism and, in turn, to manipulate iron.

However, this person's abilities are utterly absurd and outrageous.

He insists that he can manipulate the iron element in the human body through so-called magnetic manipulation.

However, a normal human body contains at most 3 to 4 grams of iron compounds. Iron compounds should not be manipulated by magnetic forces, at least not by magnetic forces that do not reach astronomical levels.

But this guy can conjure up a dozen kilograms of blades out of thin air inside a person's body, making a person who originally weighed less than 100 kilograms weigh more than 100 kilograms.

Even more outrageous is that under this bizarre attack, the cells in the victim's body, from those in the blood to those in every corner of the body, will die due to the lack of iron compounds.

Even more unbelievable is that victims only need to replenish some 'iron' or drink some blood in time to recover from the damage that caused the cells in their entire body to collapse.

This is practically like putting physics in dog poop and then stepping on it.

However, during Dio's four years of travel and organization building, he conducted in-depth investigations into various Stand users. In particular, through bloodline resonance and with the help of the key intelligence obtained by "Hermit Purple," he was able to roughly summarize some patterns and internal logic.

Dio observed the silent crowd and suddenly smiled: "Jotaro Kujo, according to my intelligence, when you first awakened your Stand, 'Star Platinum' had an extremely long range. It was even able to run to a store several kilometers away to steal comics, game consoles, cigarettes, and beer while you were locked in the detention center, and then bring them back to you, right?"

Jotaro gently adjusted the brim of his hat; Dio's words were true.

When Star Platinum first awakened, it did not have a fixed form. Even Jotaro himself could only see a blurry, transparent outline. Its form was as ethereal and elusive as an evil spirit.

It wasn't until he shot himself with a pistol for the purpose of the experiment that "Star Platinum" revealed its complete form for the first time.

From then on, "Platinum Star," which was originally in an undefined form and could reach game consoles and drinks from several kilometers away, became completely unable to stay more than two meters away from his original body.

Dio continued, "Many Stands are extremely unstable when they first awaken, but their abilities are also extremely powerful, far exceeding their abilities after they stabilize, making them even more terrifying."

A look of reminiscence crossed Dio's eyes as he recalled a chance encounter during his four-year journey.

At that time, in a church in a small town in Venice, Italy, he met a friend named Pucci, who gave him an ancient arrow that could awaken a Stand.

Later, due to some unforeseen circumstances, Pucci was chosen by the arrow and awakened the Stand "White Snake," which could control souls. Due to the resonance of their bloodlines, Pucci's younger brother also awakened his Stand.

Due to some complicated emotional entanglements, Pucci's younger brother harbors a crazy hostility towards Pucci, and the newly awakened Stand also begins to go berserk as a result.

A strange rainbow enveloped the entire town, inexplicably turning almost all residents and creatures into snails.

During the Stand rampage known as "Weather Forecast," even Dio was affected and nearly died there.

If he hadn't realized in time that the reason he turned into a snail was because he saw that strange rainbow, and hadn't decisively destroyed his own eyes, and if Father Pucci hadn't quickly taken away his brother's memories, ending the Stand's rampage, Dio would probably have died there without any resistance.

"A stand-in is our subconscious, our potential personality, another side of our mind. It has a certain degree of self-judgment and usually protects the original spontaneously."

"In extremely rare cases, an awakened Stand may even explicitly state its abilities and name through a dialogue with its original user."

"When the Stand has just awakened, this somewhat unusual self-awareness is the strongest, so strong that it can ignore the control of the original body's consciousness and act autonomously, thereby satisfying the original body's wishes in a way that it believes is correct, or even forcefully violating the original body's wishes to carry out actions that it believes can protect the original body."

"Furthermore, at this stage, damage to the Stand does not necessarily result in the same damage being reflected back to the original user."

"For example, when my 'world' was first awakened, it was similar to the newly awakened 'Platinum Star'. It could even travel as far as the main body, spanning the entire city of Cairo, and it would not be harmed by sunlight at all."

"However, it's a pity..."

Dio shook his head slightly with regret. "As the brief berserk period after the awakening of the Stand gradually ends, the Stand will gradually stabilize. After being injured, the Stand's response to the user will be stronger, and the user's response to it will also be stronger."

"My Stand, which was completely unaffected by sunlight when it first awakened, has strangely shown the same weakness as my vampire constitution after it gradually stabilized."

"This 'world,' which should be unaffected by matter and accessible only to fellow Stands, actually suffers the same damage as my vampire constitution when exposed to sunlight in its ethereal state, without interference from matter..."

"However, stabilizing also has its advantages. The Stand has become more and more 'controllable'. Although it no longer follows strong instincts to protect the user, it has higher control precision."

"The self-awareness that it initially showed gradually faded, and those Stands that could talk to their original users often became more and more silent. Even if the original user harmed itself for some purpose, the Stand would obey the command."

Dio stood up again, hands behind his back, completely ignoring the contemplative crowd, and began to pace around, recounting his past as if confiding in a tree hollow.

As Dio gradually realized that the power of Stands was essentially derived from rewriting the information of the world, he made many attempts.

He used the power of the "arrow" to try to awaken the doppelgangers of many people, thereby discovering and observing the connection between their specific abilities and factors such as personality and memory.

The experimental data were as expected.

The Stand user's personality, experiences, and the things they instinctively pursue are the source of the Stand's abilities.

Dior deliberately had his men capture people with specific personalities and obtained specific results from the tests.

For example, they could capture teenage delinquents who have run away from home due to domestic violence and then identify two groups with distinct personality traits to conduct experiments on.

Among them, those who suffer from long-term domestic violence and outwardly exhibit a volatile personality but are inwardly fragile, and who try to use this behavior to assert their existence, will have their awakened Stands awaken to possess a series of significant abilities such as escape, defense, and self-healing.

Among them, those whose personalities are completely distorted and corrupted due to years of domestic violence, and who are influenced by what they see and hear to become scum, often awaken a substitute with destructive and controlling power that can be used to bully the weak.

Some psychopathic killers, assassins, and extreme criminals are more likely to awaken Stands with powerful destructive capabilities.

Doctors with a compassionate heart are generally more likely to awaken the ability to heal others.

“For example…” Dio looked at Polnareff, shook his head regretfully, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes, and said:
"Polnareff, without a doubt, you are an excellent warrior and a knight of high moral character; however, you cannot be considered an excellent Stand user."

"Your silver chariot was awakened from birth, and as it grows older, it gradually grows stronger and more stable."

"However, Silver Chariot does not have any special abilities, only the most basic Stand power to interfere with reality."

"Do you know why?"

Before he could answer, Dio revealed the answer: "The reason your Stand has no special abilities is because of your noble chivalry."

"Perhaps it was the influence of the culture and education of your region that made you realize that even though you had already awakened your Stand ability in your childhood, you never used your Stand power to bully others. Instead, you always maintained the virtues of a protagonist in a knight-errant novel, always limiting your power and remaining restrained."

"You once regarded your Stand power as an honor, as a knight's armor and sword."

With one hand on his hip and a slightly contorted pose, Dio pointed intently at Polnareff. "And so, under your own will, under your desire to become a knight, the Silver Chariot has answered your wish!"

"Most Stands that have a human form possess the same senses as their original user, and are even equivalent to additional thinking organs. They are like another body that ordinary people cannot see, and Stand users can gain extraordinary advantages from this."

“But you are different!” Dio exclaimed.

Polnareff is a rare exception in Dior's four-year travel survey.

"From a young age, for some reason, the chivalrous spirit deeply ingrained in your soul made your subconscious believe that knights should fight alone and should not resort to underhanded tactics."

"Therefore, your silver chariot doesn't even communicate with your own senses, or rather, you instinctively believe that having sensory communication is a despicable act of ganging up on your opponent, so you sever its sensory communication..."

"Huh?" After listening to Dio's story, Polnareff, who had been silent for a long time, couldn't help but look at his silver chariot and stare at those eyes that were not connected to his senses and were almost just decorations.

He even vaguely felt that his Stand was looking at him with a speechless gaze. He stared incredulously at his hands, at the arm that Silver Chariot had manifested, and muttered, "Did I cut off Silver Chariot's senses myself?"

Dio continued, "A typical humanoid Stand usually possesses a certain degree of self-awareness. As long as the original body issues a vague command, it can execute it precisely."

“In my research, this is less a kind of self-awareness and more a kind of latent personality of the self, or the subconscious.”

"Just like you control your own body without needing to precisely control the movement of every single muscle, most Stand users control their Stands in the same way."

"But your words are different."

"Your silver chariot is under your powerful mental control, which is too strong and has extraordinary precision. However, because the control is too strong, it can only act accurately if you give it a precise command."

"What I find most laughable, and also somewhat admirable, is that Silver Chariot's swordsmanship was all achieved through your own hard work and training."

"Your powerful mental strength and the chivalrous spirit etched in your subconscious give you an extraordinary control over your Stand. This is both your strength and your weakness."

"Excessive control makes the Stand extremely controllable, but also equally limited."

Dior strolled through the garden, stopped in front of a potted plant, and knelt down.

The potted plant, laden with bright red fruit and meticulously pruned, was a feast for the eyes. He picked it up, examined it closely, and said, "Look, a substitute is just like these plants."

"The weaker a Stand is, the more recently it has awakened, or even before it has awakened, the more infinite its potential is. Those unforgettable, soul-deep emotions, those lifelong obsessions, will become the key to the Stand's awakening of special abilities."

He pointed to his chest. "My lifelong pursuit, Dior, has always been peace of mind and absolute control over unstable factors. Therefore, under this absolute obsession, the ability to control time was born."

"To be able to pause time, to move freely in a world where everything is still, and to freely interfere with things that are forbidden."

Dio paused, then turned his gaze to Polnareff. "And you! From your childhood, you have had an excessively deep pursuit of chivalry, which has both made you who you are and limited you."

"Your Silver Chariot has become a near-perfect knight as you wished, but it has also awakened almost no special abilities. Even your extraordinary swordsmanship, that terrifying light-speed sword, was all achieved through your own hard work. Once your Stand awakens, the longer and more stable it becomes, the lower the chance of you awakening special abilities."

Dio pointed at Joseph: "In your past, you experienced a time when your own strength was extremely weak, and you had to rely on intelligence advantages to barely defeat your enemies. Because you valued intelligence, you also awakened the Hermit Purple, which allows you to obtain intelligence."

“And Jotaro,” Dio looked at him and continued, “you are a very surprising case. When I first noticed you, you hadn’t been using a Stand for long and didn’t have any special abilities. I thought you were just pursuing power and speed.”

"However, in the continuous battles, your spirit was constantly raised to its peak, and the power of your Stand was constantly increased. It was not until after fighting me that you finally awakened the same power as me in order to defeat me with my time-stopping ability."

"Although I knew from the prophecy that you would be the one to defeat me, it is really surprising that you have awakened a time-stopping ability similar to mine, or even the same as mine."

Through repeated Stand awakening experiments on individuals with different personalities, and through continuous observation, Dio began to have questions—

Is it possible to awaken a Stand with specific abilities by altering the Stand user's memories and personality?

In other words, is it possible to customize a stand-in by customizing their memories and personality?
The answer is regrettable: it's impossible, or rather, it's impossible in the short term.

Just as Dior discovered in his experiments, special emotions and obsessions can unleash special abilities.

However, such emotions and obsessions act as a special catalyst, and when a Stand has just awakened, there is a high probability that it can trigger the emergence of special abilities.

Just like solidified concrete, the more effort required to change it.

Once a Stand has become more stable, the threshold of intense emotions and obsessions required to bring about new changes in it will be higher.

During his four years of research and investigation, Dio discovered that the awakening of Stand abilities, and the changes in those abilities caused by intense emotions, follow certain patterns and patterns.

When a Stand is not yet stable, if the awakened ability undergoes some kind of evolution or change, in most cases, the original ability becomes stronger, and in very rare cases, the original ability is changed into a completely new ability.

Just like a branch originating from the same tree, or a tributary of a river, developing downwards, along the extension of the ability itself, is the simplest approach.

For example, the Red Magician's fire manipulation has evolved from simply breathing fire to gradually controlling the flames and exploring various variations of the flames. Over the years, it has even developed the ability to use flames strong enough to evaporate steel to create fire chains that contain heat and do not harm human hair.

However, if one tries to go against the current and try to grasp more fundamental power, it becomes extremely difficult.

No matter how much the Red Magician develops his abilities, it will be almost impossible for him to create ice. Unless he surpasses a certain peak and changes his control from fire to heat, or even more fundamental phenomena like entropy, he will be able to create ice by extracting heat.

In pursuit of peace of mind, in control of one's own destiny, and in order to avoid being affected by the ever-growing and more terrifying Stand abilities that emerge with the passage of time...

Dio was left with only one choice: to allow himself and his Stand, 'The World,' to undergo a completely new evolution!

To master abilities that are closer to the essence of Stand powers. To become a "god"!
Based on the different experimental data and related results, a relevant plan gradually came to mind.

The bizarre abilities of Stands are essentially all about rewriting information about the world.

But just like 98% of the phenomena in the universe are extensions of electromagnetic and gravitational forces, whether it's friction, action and reaction forces, etc., everything is a change in electromagnetic force, but it's just an extension and doesn't get to the essence.

While both involve rewriting information about the world, different substitutes vary in their distance from the essential purpose of rewriting information about the world.

Stands can evolve or even degenerate during the period when they are not fully stable, depending on the changes in the Stand's spirit, emotions, obsessions, and so on, as well as the active development of the Stand user.

However, the evolution between Stands is not a leap, but a gradual process.

Unless one's Stand undergoes some kind of leapfrog evolution, in order to truly approach the essence of rewriting the world's information, one's original ability must be extremely close to this essence.

For example, greater strength and speed, as well as the ability to manipulate flames and control water...

The various Stands and their unique abilities, while all of them are essentially the same, still include some abilities that are closer to the essence of information rewriting.

The Stand 'The World's' special ability is to stop time, inserting and rewriting a process and result of Dio's interference with things while they were still. This ability is extremely close to the essence of information rewriting.

"But how can I make my already stable Stand 'world' undergo a new evolution, a leap closer to its essence?"

The answer is already clear...

Stands are most malleable only in an unstable state, or even before they are conceived.

Then let the Stand enter an unstable state!

In the heat of battle, or even in the face of death, as the mind undergoes drastic changes, the Stand will return to an unstable state. Then be prepared to abandon your Stand!

The awakening of a Stand's power requires a deeply ingrained emotion and a soul-deep obsession that is strongly directed towards it.

The limit that Dior's own emotions and obsessions gave rise to was simply the cessation of time.

So go and acquire that kind of feeling and obsession!

The soul possesses a kind of inertia; only a sufficiently deep and unforgettable obsession can be imprinted within the soul and drive the transformation of the substitute.

If it were just myself, even if I used some method to make my substitute return to an unstable state, or even to conceive again.

As long as you remain yourself, as long as the inertia of your soul persists, it will be impossible for you to cultivate the power you truly desire.

So why not use external forces?
If your own feelings and obsessions aren't enough, then go find more people!

Seeking more emotions and obsessions!

A hundred years ago, before being trapped at the bottom of the sea, Dio had already vaguely sensed the existence of Jonathan's soul when he took over Jonathan's body and his soul left his body.

A century later, during his travels around the world, Dior conducted in-depth research on this topic.

(End of this chapter)