MC Creative Mode: Wholesale Perpetual Motion Machine

Chapter 363 The Noise of History

So when did it start?
In a daze, Daigo thought to himself.

Beyond that time and space, in that indescribable and inexplicable place, Tiga and the Land of Light, who had no idea how many times they had returned, continued their long standoff.

Brilliant light shone on Tiga's body and on every giant of light in the Land of Light. Their existence rose endlessly and continued to surge under the ever-present perpetual motion machine effect, constantly striking and suppressing the Dragon of Time and Space.

However, just a moment later, something, some infinite darkness lurking in an unreachable place, granted the Dragon of Time and Space and the Land of Light an absolutely corresponding power, and immediately overtook them.

Thus, Ultraman Tiga and the Land of Light were forced to burn themselves out once more, showering light upon the magnificent dragon of time and space.

In this inexplicable place where there is no past and no future, and where the concept of time simply does not exist, the Kingdom of Light burns down everything, scattering light across time and space, and once again takes root and sprouts in the past and the future, saving countless lives suffering from hardship and despair, and forging their own Kingdom of Light.

Thus, the light was rekindled, and the battle lines were upgraded once again.

Like an ouroboros without beginning or end, or like DNA spiraling upwards.

The cycle begins again, and once again Daigo becomes Ultraman Tiga, leaping into the space-time continuum once more, receiving the information left over from each cycle, and recalling once more the days when the battle first began...

The Land of Light, a miracle born from the transcendent evolution and unity of human civilization, has been growing stronger and stronger ever since its inception!

As the Land of Light continues to advance into new horizons, it has unknowingly begun to become a shining beacon in the multiverse.

Its light extends not only space but also time.

Early in the Land of Light's existence, thanks to the power brought by the Giants of Light, the Land of Light was no longer limited to traveling in three-dimensional space, but was able to shift towards the fourth dimension and explore those adjacent subspaces that have certain spatial differences from the three-dimensional universe.

When the deviation towards the fourth dimension reached a certain limit, the Land of Light naturally began to touch other parallel universes and interact with more life forms.

In this process, not only the relatively close parallel universes, but also those more distant parallel universes, and even the past and future stages of certain universes, were reached by the Land of Light through some special spacetime wormholes.

Meanwhile, the power of the Land of Light continued to surge, and its understanding of the world deepened, like a fish constantly growing, thus attracting the attention of certain beings.

Or rather, it's not really about targeting; it's just like in a vast ocean, no predator would specifically target a microorganism. The Land of Light simply came into view naturally.

From that moment on, when Ultraman Tiga had a "dream" of Earth ruled by the Lord of Corruption, the Land of Light realized that they had finally encountered a force hidden in history, which was launching an attack against the Land of Light.

Early in the Land of Light’s endless advance, a “noise” from history had already come into the sight of the Land of Light’s Supreme Council.

Due to the properties of light quanta, the giants of light generally possess extra-dimensional senses. They have a strong resistance to interference with the timeline and can detect strange changes that are impossible for ordinary life forms to perceive.

Therefore, in order to guard against possible time interference, when the Land of Light first established the Space Science Research Bureau, it set up a special department to observe subtle changes in spacetime by using the senses of all the Giants of Light, in order to ensure the stable existence of the Land of Light in history.

But when this observation officially began, the Land of Light discovered that, as the theory of relativity points out, time and space are indeed relative on a general level, and the past and future are also relative.

Therefore, subtle changes are constantly occurring in the past, the future, and even the present.

For example, a child eats a cookie, chews it a few times, and chews it into a certain shape.

However, such slight changes are not necessarily harmful, because they discovered that the actions of observers, or rather life itself, are like anchors in the sea of ​​spacetime, constantly anchoring the stability of history.

Even though, in theory, slight changes in certain things can trigger a butterfly effect, causing a chain reaction and leading to drastic changes in the future, under this anchoring, history will be constantly corrected, thus presenting a dynamic and stable pattern.

However, as the amount of observational data increased, some unusual and subtle changes appeared in the observations of the Land of Light.

That was a time traveler.

Initially, this was mistakenly thought to be a historical revision scalpel actively released by some macroscopic life form, such as the Alaya consciousness of a civilization, or Gaia, the ecosystem of a planet, in order to proactively maintain history.

Such cases are not uncommon in the Land of Light when it comes into contact with many civilizations.

Just as the Giant of Light, once powerful enough, was able to observe and even interfere with the timeline, it is not difficult for beings with equal power to interfere with time.

Although minor natural changes can be corrected by the observation of life, if an entity of equal level were to forcibly interfere with the timeline at a certain cost, the resulting major changes would require targeted correction.

But soon, the director of the Time Observation Bureau, Makio Kirino, an observer with specialized spacetime senses, reported a disturbing conclusion.

"Everyone, the source of time disturbance does not come from the outside!" His thoughts echoed in the council hall. "It originates from within, woven into our history, lurking beneath every major 'turning point' in the course of every civilization."

In the council hall, historical observation data from every civilization that the Land of Light had come into contact with—every one that was still going strong, none that had perished, and every civilization and intelligent life form that was about to be born—was presented.

Further deep-sea exploration revealed a chilling truth.

By comparing Earth in countless parallel universes and the history of every civilization that the Land of Light can explore, the "time archaeologists" of the Time Observation Bureau discovered that history is not a flowing river with subtle changes but an unchanging mainstream, but rather an oil painting that has been repeatedly and specifically painted and modified.

What has been repeatedly smeared and modified by some force is—civilization!
Case 1: The Fall of an Ancient Civilization.

Three hundred million years ago, life forms of light from a distant universe descended upon Earth. This ancient civilization, relying on the extremely advanced technology possessed by the giants of light, was destroyed. However, the cause of its destruction appears utterly absurd in the current investigations of the Land of Light.

They possessed the power of giants of light, so why, why was this ancient civilization confined to Earth? Instead of spreading to countless universes like the Land of Light?
Even if, as historical investigations suggest, the destruction was caused by internal conflicts between civilizations and the descent of a powerful evil god named Gatanothor, it's impossible that only a pitiful few survivors would remain.

Even if there are only a pitifully small number of survivors, 3000 million years is more than enough time for them to rebuild.

After all, archaeological surveys have shown that the ancient civilization 3000 million years ago was just a primitive civilization that had not even developed technology before the arrival of the life forms of light. Relying on the power of the giants of light, the ancient civilization reached an extremely high level in less than a hundred years.

However, after investigation, very few survivors were found, only a handful, and not even one other civilization that had inherited some of the technology of the ancient civilization could be found.

This is ridiculous.

It was so absurd that it was like a powerful empire at its zenith suddenly turning against itself because the king stepped out with his left foot.

The question of this absurd history is also why, in a subspace corresponding to the Pacific Ocean, after the Land of Light excavated the ancient civilization ruins called R'lyeh, the three crazy dark giants who were acting mad at Ultraman Tiga were not imprisoned, but instead put into a mental hospital for treatment.

However, the absurd process of the destruction of ancient civilizations has become increasingly blurred in the process of tracing history.

In the historical investigation of ancient civilizations in numerous parallel timelines of Earth, some incomplete data show that, in a history that has been repeatedly erased and completely altered, there was a very brief peak of abnormal time-space fluctuations.

Its spectral characteristics do not belong to any known ancient civilization technology or dark evil god; rather, they are more like a time scar that has been forcibly embedded.

After extensive calculations, it was discovered that something, a highly targeted entity, engaged in a major battle with the ancient civilization on the eve of its destruction.

This great war caused massive changes in time, space, and history. It caused the ancient civilization, which should have become stronger and spread to countless time and space, even advancing synchronously into the past and future, to become weaker and weaker through repeated alterations, and finally, absurdly and ridiculously, it perished.

Case 2: The Time Traveler Files

These are the most direct pieces of evidence. After conducting targeted searches, the patrol teams of the Land of Light intercepted a large number of individuals in different times and spaces.

They often appear to be time travelers who have entered a time tunnel, but they generally carry technology, knowledge, or abilities that clearly do not belong to that time and space, and attempt to use them to change the course of history.

Some possess futuristic technology and attempt to establish empires in ancient times. Others have otherworldly magic and cause chaos in modern society.

Others possess particles of light or dark energy within their bodies, and according to their inner dreams, they play the role of Ultraman, to become heroes, or simply rely on their powerful strength to do evil.

These time travelers are not limited to humans. In the history of every alien race and every intelligent life form that humans can discover, a large number of incomplete traces belonging to time travelers have been found.

“This is not a natural phenomenon,” in the council hall, Tiga’s gaze seemed to pierce through the dome of the council, tracing back to the past of those so-called 'systems,' 'panels,' 'chat groups,' and other cheat codes, looking towards the end of time and space, looking towards their origin.

"This is a systemic 'poisoning' that is 'poisoning' our timeline."

These transmigrators, who possess special abilities or items, are either extremely kind or extremely evil; it's almost impossible to find an ordinary person among them.

Even if a few time travelers seem mediocre, unambitious, or even have no intention of changing history to gain benefits, they are still bound to make a difference.

However, even so, the abilities, knowledge, or tools they possess will almost inevitably, through their unconscious use, and even after their death, gradually turn the original history upside down.

In order to trace the origins of these cheat codes and anomalous time travelers, the Land of Light activated the "Time Reversal Array," a massive ritual in which millions of Ultra Warriors resonate in sync, immersing their wills into the torrent of time.

Their collective consciousness is like a giant net, cast into the abyss of history, tracing back layer by layer to the bottom of the historical records that have been repeatedly erased and have long since become blurred.

What they initially tracked down was not a specific "murderer," but rather a "chance encounter."

Tracing back to those time travelers and "golden fingers," unsurprisingly, they found the "mastermind" at certain points in time and space.

These behind-the-scenes manipulators, whether harboring some conspiracy or some ideal, created a cheat system to use time travelers to try to change history and achieve their goals.

But this is by no means the real answer. These so-called "masterminds" are merely pawns driven by a grander, more powerful will.

During the ongoing investigation in the Land of Light, a "pulse" was discovered.

A pulse of spacetime itself, so vast it is unimaginable and so ancient it surpasses the memory of any civilization!

It is neither evil nor good.

It is like the breath of the universe, cold and regular.

However, during each of its "breathing" relaxation phases, a large number of "potential bubbles" rise and burst from the time base.

Interspersed among these bubbles are those "time travelers" and "abnormal phenomena".

The Land of Light finally glimpsed the true culprit who had erased history and saw His true form—the Dragon of Time and Space!
He is not a physical being, but a personification of space and time.

Its "body" is woven from countless entanglements, collisions, births and annihilations, forming a loop with no beginning or end, presenting a myriad of forms of time itself.

Its "scales" are frozen moments of history; its "eyes" are shimmering branches of the future; and its "breath" is a storm of possibilities that sweeps across and changes everything.

It unconsciously roams "under the skin" of the multiverse, or rather, it is almost a spontaneous physiological activity, an immune system, of the multiverse itself.

Where He is, the spacetime structure will undergo violent activation and oscillation.

This kind of shock itself will bring about countless time-traveling images.

In the past and future, as well as in parallel universes and even more distant universes, countless "time travelers" are like the exchange of matter within the cells of the Time Dragon.

For the Dragon of Time and Space, this was merely an unconscious physiological activity. It had no subjective malice or goodwill; it was simply stirring up endless history, much like how a whale's movement stirs up plankton.

These time travelers, carrying both good and bad intentions, capable of causing radical changes to the history of civilizations and races, became products of the Time-Space Dragon's physiological activities.

However, for civilizations that rely on a stable timeline, this "physiological phenomenon" is undoubtedly a catastrophe or a windfall.

"He is... maintaining a certain balance."

The Land of Light discovered the Dragon of Time and Space, and on this more macroscopic level, finally realized the role of time travelers, and what the phenomenon of time travel had brought about and changed.

Just as life eats food, eliminates dead cells, and constantly generates new cells, as an open system, it continuously absorbs low entropy from the outside world to maintain itself.

Ordinary life forms exhibit entropy-reducing systems locally, but from the perspective of the overall environment, they promote entropy increase. However, the physiological activities of the Time-Space Dragon suggest that it is the exact opposite of ordinary life forms.

In His physiological activities, the benevolent time traveler gives hope to civilizations on the verge of suffering and despair, while the evil time traveler brings suffering to peaceful civilizations.

This is like pouring hot water into cold water and cold water into hot water, constantly increasing entropy.

Or to put it more accurately, He is preventing the collapse of possibilities, allowing the already collapsed and determined possibilities to return to the superposition state.

His physiological activities seem to be constantly devouring the 'dead' timeline that has collapsed, has moved toward certain possibilities, has become too rigid, and has become extreme (whether extremely good or extremely evil).

At the same time, its activities have led to a disruptive change in these timelines that have gone to extremes, and have also given rise to a large number of new, uncertain 'active' time branches.

He is preventing the universe from 'crystallizing'.

If the multiverse itself is a living entity, then perhaps the Time-Space Dragon is its immune system.

However, the Land of Light cannot accept this!
The spirit of a civilization is built upon the continuity of history and the dignity of self-determination.

In the conference room, Tiga looked at the many giants of light and said loudly, "It is certainly good to let kind people carry power to save the despair and suffering in time and space!"

“Every life that is saved should be given heartfelt thanks.”

"But!"

As Ultraman Tiga stared at the vast and boundless observation data, his face grew increasingly dark. He paused for a moment, raised his hands, looked at his companions, and roared, "Giving power to those rotten, filthy scumbags and bastards, sending them to those peaceful and beautiful times and spaces to bring endless suffering to those peaceful and kind people—what kind of beastly behavior is this?!"

"After saving those suffering and in despair, history is overturned again, causing them, who have already moved towards peace and happiness, to suffer again, only to be saved again, and then suffer again..."

"What the hell is this? What kind of monstrous behavior is this?!"

By allowing the golden dragon of time and space to stir up time, the meaning of the existence of the Land of Light itself is completely denied. In fact, this denies the existence of any civilization or any life form!

If the Time-Space Dragon is a physiological phenomenon or an immune system in the multiverse, then it means that the suffering and happiness of all living beings in the world are all designed to be used repeatedly for cyclical torment!
If history is simply a process of repeated rewriting, where suffering becomes happiness and happiness becomes suffering...

So why must there be suffering? Why can't we have lasting happiness?
The resolution was passed: We must confront the Time-Space Golden Dragon and stop its beastly behavior.

Even if the Time-Space Dragon is a physiological phenomenon in the multiverse, even if this confrontation might bring about some even more terrifying disasters.

However, as long as we see, as long as we see the endless changes that occur in that boundless spacetime, as countless time travelers come and go, constantly moving from the most extreme suffering to happiness, and then being thrown into the abyss at the peak of happiness, the Land of Light will never give up!

(End of this chapter)