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Chapter 72 The Perfect Awakening Condition for Vector Control—'Space' [6000-word Chapter]

10 PM, Near the Sea District, Star Envoy Association Deep Blue Branch Office Building.

Boom!

In mid-September, the weather in the deep blue metropolis is unpredictable, with both sunshine and rain.

As a clap of thunder ripped through the sky above the sea, the nearshore area, which had been bathed in sunshine during the day, began to drizzle by nightfall, and the rain gradually intensified.

clatter--

Ghosn's black leather boots pounded in the puddles as he walked towards the entrance of the Deep Blue Chapter office building, holding an umbrella.

Unlike his somewhat eccentric attire when he was in front of Tiandao and the others.

At this moment, Ghosn not only took off his comical husky headgear, but also changed his clothes from his dowdy referee uniform to the black, form-fitting association envoy uniform that resembled raven feathers.

Ghosn looked up at the raindrops falling from the sky and couldn't help but mutter, "We're right in the open sea, surrounded by ocean, yet we still have to deal with this kind of troublesome weather system. What, do you think this constantly changing weather is some kind of ritual?"

Ghosn shook his head speechlessly, then folded up his black umbrella and put it in the umbrella rack next to the front door.

After brushing the rainwater off his uniform, Ghosn walked straight into the brightly lit building in the rainy night.

Although it was already past working hours, there were still a large number of clerical staff working inside the branch office building.

And after they saw Ghosn's iconic Association Star Envoy uniform and the Association badge on his chest.

They all stopped what they were doing and bowed to Ghosn.

Ghosn was not arrogant in response, and politely nodded to everyone.

His move surprised many people.

At the same time, it made them look excited, and their breathing became a little rapid.

After all, for these ordinary civilian staff, Ghosn, as a second-level Star Envoy, was a synonym for power and mystery.

They are the objects of their worship and longing.

Receiving a response from one's idol is naturally something that fans can be very excited about.

Amidst the admiring, envious, or excited gazes of these people, Ghosn walked through the crowd and went straight to an old-fashioned elevator in the lobby.

As Ghosn's finger traced the association's badge on his chest.

Two of the seven stars engraved on the association's badge on his chest immediately emitted a faint white glow.

The next second, an octopus statue standing on top of an old-fashioned elevator door suddenly opened its eyes and shot a cone-shaped green beam of light at him, scanning him up and down.

[Ding! Identity verification has been successful]

[Star Envoy Association - Deep Blue Branch: Welcome, esteemed Level Two Star Envoy, Mr. Ghosn]

As that familiar, nauseatingly mechanical electronic voice appeared, the previously closed old-fashioned elevator doors opened.

Ghosn stepped into the elevator, and the elevator doors closed instantly.

Without Ghosn needing to retrieve the floor buttons, the old-fashioned elevator began its automatic descent, heading into the unknown abyss directly below.
Inside the elevator, Ghosn stood in front of a smooth mirror and began to groom himself.

In the mirror, 25-year-old Ghosn has a tall and straight figure, and is about 1.85 meters tall.

His clean-cut black buzz cut, combined with his angular features and serious expression, made him stand out.

At this moment, Ghosn appeared to be a composed and upright Star Envoy of the Association, showing no trace of impetuosity or arrogance.

This contrasts sharply with his somewhat comical and humorous style when he was in front of Tiandao and the others.

This is precisely the public image that Ghosn has been striving to maintain in the association and in other public settings.

But all of this was just a disguise by Ghosn.

His true personality and style of doing things were exactly as Tiandao and the others had seen them at the time.

It's both unconventional and a bit of a maverick.

The reason why Ghosn exhibits such a huge personality contrast is...

It is related to Ghosn's Star Source: Referee, and also to his ideals.

'Referee' is a star source with 'fairness' as its core trait.

Ghosn was able to obtain this star source and successfully complete an awakening, reaching the second level.

This shows that he does indeed have a strong sense of 'fairness'.

However, Ghosn had his own unique understanding of the word 'fairness'.

In his view, the 'fairness' in the current mainstream social concept, including the Star Envoy Association, is not only not fair, but is the greatest 'injustice'.

Because what they consider fairness is nothing more than using all sorts of pointless rules to constrain and restrict the strong.

This caused the swords of these powerful warriors to be sheathed and their armor to gather dust.

And eventually they become no different from ordinary people.

Ghosn scoffed at such 'fairness'.

True fairness should never be about strictly restraining the strong while endlessly favoring the weak.

Instead, the strong should be allowed to unleash their full power.

With an overwhelming force, it leads the weak to overcome obstacles and reach a wider world.

Ghosn had this idea because he felt that the weak, hiding behind the strong, had no right to point fingers at the strong standing in front, nor to set rules for the strong.

Of course, Ghosn was well aware of just how extreme and heretical his ideas were in the new Commonwealth.

Therefore, even though he harbored resentment towards many of the Star Envoy Association's current rules.

But Ghosn still tries his best to abide by the association's rules and maintain his image as a 'fair' person in the eyes of outsiders.

After all, compared to the behemoth that is the Association, Ghosn is a true weakling.

He has neither the ability nor the right to interfere with the association's current rules.

While he may not be able to change these things now, that doesn't mean he won't be able to in the future.

Ghosn believes he will reach that position sooner or later.

At that time, he will bring about a huge change to the entire Star Envoy Association and give all Star Envoys true fairness.

This is Ghosn's greatest ideal and ambition as a 'referee'.

Inside the elevator, Ghosn straightened his collar and the buttons on his sleeves.

He suddenly let out a sigh.

"Sigh, after today's match, I was only five wins away from achieving the 'perfect awakening' condition of 100 wins, but it turned out to be all for nothing."

"That means the words 'perfect awakening' came from that old bastard, the Grand Master. Otherwise, no one would keep suppressing themselves and constantly refusing to break through."

"but."

As the elevator came to a stop, the elevator doors opened.

Ghosn stepped out of the old-fashioned elevator with a blank expression and arrived at the actual Deep Blue branch venue—Deep Blue Tide Sound Place.

"If you want to break the rules and fight for true fairness in this world, how can you do it without paying a price?"

Just as Ghosn stepped out of the elevator, a young Star Envoy who had been waiting for him immediately came to greet him.

“Vice Captain Ghosn, the General Envoy from ‘First Floating City - Star Trail Corridor’ has arrived in the conference room.”

"Besides you, the branch president and the other special operations team leaders and deputy leaders of the Deep Blue branch are also on their way. Please follow me."

Upon hearing this, Ghosn nodded, indicating that she should lead the way.

On the way to the conference room, Ghosn casually asked, "Did that special envoy reveal the purpose of his trip?"

The actress who was leading the way shook her head.

"No, that lord only said that this operation requires a complete special operations squad to be transferred from our area."

"He didn't reveal anything else."

"Oh? A complete branch special operations team? It seems our special envoy has brought a rather difficult mission."

The female envoy replied with a worried look, "Who says otherwise? Our branch only has three special operations squads in total, and that special envoy just wants to take away an entire one of them with a single word."

“If he can’t give a reason why he has to do this, I think the branch president will definitely not agree to his unreasonable request.”

"After all, this isn't the headquarters located in the Star Corridor. Where are we going to find so many free Star Envoys to cooperate with him?"

Ghosn nodded: "Yeah, a branch isn't the headquarters, we don't have that many people."

"We've arrived, Vice Captain Ghosn. This is today's meeting room."

"Okay, please."

"You're too kind, Vice Captain Ghosn."

Meanwhile, in the coastal area and villa district of the deep blue metropolis.

Tiandao was half-lying on the bed, gazing at his fingertips.

A peculiar black aura was seen constantly dancing between his fingertips.

The reason why this black aura is considered special is that the black aura that the Heavenly Dao is currently condensing is not only small, but also doesn't seem to have any destructive power, which is completely different from the black aura that he usually releases.

After gazing at this peculiar black star for a moment, the Heavenly Dao suddenly began to mutter to itself.

"Perfect Awakening. I originally thought that this would not be fully detailed until the second season of the main series, Stellaris, airs."

"I didn't expect it to have already appeared in the prequel."

Perfect Awakening: Before encountering Ghosn during the day, the Heavenly Dao didn't actually know much about this setting.

Because he knew the words 'perfect awakening'.

This is because this setting briefly appeared at the end of the first season of the original work.

The person who uttered those four words was the fourth-level high-ranking star envoy from the General Association at the end of the first season.

It was because of this person that the Heavenly Dao learned that, in addition to the Star Envoy level of '1234', there were other levels as well.

There is another ranking standard within the association to distinguish the differences between 'Star Envoys of the same level'.

That is the lower level, the middle level, the upper level, and finally the perfect level.

Although at the end of the first season, the fourth-level Grand Star Envoy did not explain in detail the principles behind the division of these four 'location levels'.

However, it is not difficult to see this from his description of the Doctor as a Level 3 Perfect Star Envoy who has undergone a 'second perfect awakening'.

The principle behind the 'location level' classification should correspond to the completion rate of each 'Star Source Awakening' by the Star Envoy.

It is somewhat similar to the concept of 'low-grade golden core, middle-grade golden core, high-grade golden core, and heavenly golden core' in cultivation novels.

The Heavenly Dao, prior to today, had long known of the existence of 'Perfect Awakening'.

But he didn't know how to make his first awakening reach the perfect level.

But as Ghosn inadvertently mentioned during the day, his strong obsession with a '100% win rate' became apparent.

This led to the awakening of the concept of perfection within the Heavenly Dao.

A relatively clear but vague inference has already been made.

If he guessed correctly, a Star Envoy would need to reach the 'perfect' level when awakening their Star Source.

In addition to meeting the two hard requirements of 'basic star energy value' and '100% current star source level development degree', they also need to meet other requirements.

Another very special 'awakening condition' needs to be met.

The specific conditions for awakening depend on the different star sources.

Taking Ghosn as an example, the Heavenly Dao believed that he met the perfect conditions for awakening.

The goal is to maintain a 100% win rate after meeting a certain number of match requirements. Only in this way can Ghosn achieve a perfect Star Awakening.

This also explains a question that Heaven had at the time.

Because at the time, it was clear that Ghosn was actually hiding a lot of strength.

If he really goes all out, I'm not afraid, but winning won't be easy.

Looking back now, Ghosn was probably worried about going all out.

Then he might be unable to suppress the instinct of the star source within him to break through.

This would disrupt the perfect conditions for his long-awaited awakening.

This is why he ultimately preferred to spend money to buy a draw from the Heavenly Dao rather than go all out and fight the Heavenly Dao head-on.

Thinking of this, Tiandao couldn't help but ask, "Since Ghosn's perfect awakening condition is a 100% win rate in a high number of matches, what is the perfect awakening condition for my Vector Control?"

"Furthermore, although the source of the Star Core is the Star Beast, it is essentially a type of Star Source. After all, the only difference between the Star Core and the Star Source is that part of the Star Core's power is completely integrated into the Star Beast's bloodline and genes, unlike the Star Source which is pure."

"If that's the case, then the perfect awakening that exists in the Star Source should also be applicable to the Star Core."

Thinking of this, the Heavenly Dao's thoughts began to gradually expand.

A moment later, unable to suppress his desire to try it, he suddenly jumped off the bed and crushed the black cang in his hand.

After the shattered Black Azure transformed into numerous specks of light, it silently dissipated in the Heavenly Dao's room.

He looked directly out the window at the open space where it was raining.

"Instead of just thinking about it here, why not go out and try it out now? After all, practice makes perfect."

With this idea in mind, Tiandao immediately left the room and went alone to the rainy courtyard.

Meanwhile, Caroline, who was planning something in her room, heard the commotion of Tendou coming downstairs next door.

He immediately put down his tablet and walked to the window.

From this vantage point, she could just see Tiandao, who had already entered the courtyard.

Under Caroline's watchful gaze, Tendou, standing alone in the courtyard, first used the 'Azure Flowing Robe' to shield himself from the rain that was falling upon him.

Then, he summoned five miniature black orbs, each only one-fifth the size of the original.

And make them spin around you.

Caroline, however, did not know the reason why Tiandao did this.

But she always felt that Heaven wouldn't do anything meaningless.

Therefore, Heaven must have thought of something, which is why it didn't sleep at night and went to the rainy courtyard alone.

To Caroline's surprise, the Heavenly Dao stood there from the thunderous, rainy night until the clouds dispersed and dawn broke.

As the first rays of dawn emerge from the horizon.

Tiandao, who had been keeping his eyes closed in the courtyard for a long time, suddenly opened them and threw a punch.

At the same time, the five black orbs that were originally surrounding his body...

At this moment, they all converged at his wrist and disintegrated in a very short time, completely merging into the right hand of the Heavenly Dao.

boom!
A black light flashed at the spot where the Heavenly Dao swung his fist.

The grass in front of him seemed to have been swept by an invisible shockwave, suddenly blasting out a huge crater five meters wide and fifteen meters long.

And this was only because Heaven's punch landed on empty air.

If his punch had landed on a star envoy...

The star envoy he hit will most likely die on the spot.

However, the power of Heaven's punch was indeed considerable.

But his hands also developed problems.

It was clear that all five fingers of Tiandao's right hand were visibly swollen.

Obvious purple bruises quickly appeared on his palms and forearms.

Such injuries are extremely rare for the Heavenly Dao, which possesses vector control.

Because his vector control can reverse all energy and completely isolate it from the physical body.

Therefore, the Way of Heaven is rarely harmed.

But this Heavenly Dao, which rarely suffers injuries, has now injured itself with just one cultivation session.

It is evident that the Heavenly Dao did not cover its right hand with a vector force field just now.

Instead, it gathered all the energy that formed the force field into its arm.

And with that punch, they were all blasted out in an instant.

This explains why Heaven only threw a punch, yet it was suddenly injured.

Although the Heavenly Daoist was injured, his azure eyes revealed an unprecedented excitement.

Because of the experiment he had just conducted, he was certain that he had found the perfect awakening condition for vector control.

The core of this condition is 'space'.

A 'vector' refers to a geometric object that has both size and direction.

The 'vector control' of the Heavenly Dao is capable of transforming these abstract geometric objects into concrete vector targets in reality.

For example, a truck speeding down the road is a vector target that can be observed and manipulated by the natural order.

If Heaven wants to change the direction of these two trucks, it needs to change the trucks as a whole.

It's similar to him needing to push the truck forcefully to change its trajectory.

Doing so would naturally consume a considerable amount of star energy.

However, if the vector target of 'truck' is cut into thousands of smaller targets.

If Tian Dao wanted to change the direction of the truck's movement, he only needed to change the direction of the truck's front wheels, or simply turn the steering wheel on the cab.

In this way, he can achieve the same effect as before with less star energy.

If the Heavenly Dao wants to achieve the latter, then its 'vector control' needs to satisfy both conditions simultaneously.

First, a longer vector control distance.

Second, smaller vector control units.

Currently, the farthest vector control distance of the Heavenly Dao is at the millimeter level, and the limit distance is 9 millimeters.

His smallest vector control unit is 'centimeter level', which is '1 cubic centimeter'.

According to the deduction of the Heavenly Dao, the direction of ordinary people's vector control awakening should be in controlling distance.

They only need to satisfy the critical point where the limit control distance of 'vector control' is between 'millimeter' and 'centimeter'.

Then their 'vector control' can complete a Star Source Awakening.

As for the level of this awakening, Heavenly Dao believes it should be around this critical point.

The closer the ultimate control distance is to the 'centimeter level', the higher the awakening level, until it reaches the 'higher level'.

However, if you want to reach the 'Perfect' awakening level...

That's not enough to just control the maximum distance.

It is also necessary to make the smallest unit of vector control reach the critical point of 'millimeter level' at the same time.

Only in this way can the awakening of the 'Vector Control' star source successfully break through to a higher level and reach the legendary perfection.

This conjecture of the Heavenly Dao also corresponds to Ghosn's exaggerated pursuit of both 'fairness' and 'extreme winning rate'.

Because if you look closely at Ghosn, you'll find something very interesting.

So what exactly are the standards for a qualified referee?
Is it absolute fairness, or perfect control of the game's rhythm?
The former is relatively easy to handle, but if it's the latter, then the referee needs to find a perfect balance between 'fairness' and 'unfairness'.

Only by appropriately disrupting fairness can referees perfectly control the rhythm of the game.

And this tipping point is undoubtedly what Ghosn has been desperately searching for.

It is also a necessary condition for him to achieve perfect awakening.

Based on this, Tiandao increasingly felt that his 'vector control limit distance' and 'vector control limit minimum unit' were the two necessary conditions for him to complete a perfect awakening.

However, before Heaven could think too much about how it should do these two things perfectly,

Caroline suddenly appeared behind him and angrily slapped him hard on the back.

Sensing the movement behind him, Tiandao interrupted his thoughts and turned around in surprise.

Caroline's incredibly gloomy face instantly caught his eye.

Before the Heavenly Dao could ask what had happened, Caroline spoke first.

"Tiandao, I understand your determination to become stronger, and I acknowledge all the efforts you have made for it."

"But I implore you, next time before you undertake these dangerous attempts, could you please inform me in advance so that I can be prepared?"

"Forehead"

Tiandao raised his intact left hand and scratched his head somewhat awkwardly: "Well, I... I was just too excited, so I couldn't help but want to try it out. Besides, it's not that I didn't want to call you, I just thought you were asleep, so I didn't go."

The explanation of the Way of Heaven is clumsy and lacks conviction.

Because it wasn't that he didn't call Caroline; he didn't even have the thought of doing so!

Caroline clearly understood this as well.

Therefore, she did not easily forgive him because of Heaven's sophistry.

Instead, after glaring at him fiercely, she disregarded whether Heaven wanted it or not and directly took his right hand, which was already congested and purple.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Be gentle, Caroline, be gentle!"

"It hurts! You feel pain now? I didn't see you feel any pain just now!"

"If I hadn't come to call you, I think you would have wanted to stand here a little longer and let the injury on your hand continue to worsen!"

"Come on, I have some Dream Candy from Liuli in my room. Eat one first to ease your injuries, and then I'll bandage you properly."

"Ouch! Caroline, you can say whatever you want, but could you please stop pinching my right hand like that? It really hurts!"

"Pain? I'm going to make you feel pain, otherwise you'll never realize you're wrong!"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong this time, please stop pinching me, please stop pinching me!"

"Shut up! How am I supposed to know if your bones are broken, or the extent of damage to your arm muscles and blood vessels if I don't pinch you! Don't move, sit still!"

"Okay, okay."

Inside Caroline's room, Tiandao, who had been severely reprimanded by Caroline, could only obediently sit down on the edge of the bed and let Caroline carefully examine his injured right hand.

Although the doctor always says that Caroline is his tool.

But Tiandao felt that he was more like Caroline's tool.

Because in the two years or so that they got along, it was always himself who was being educated and scolded!

However, Heaven does not object to this.

PS: Vector control units: centimeter (cm), millimeter (mm), filament (dmm), centimeter (cmm), micrometer (μm), nanometer (nm)
[Preview: Fat Tiger knows these are just units of length, not units of space, but it's easier to understand this way, so please don't be too critical, this is just a novel, not an academic paper!]

I'll upload another chapter before midnight. I can only write two chapters today. There's no other way. This chapter almost killed all of Fat Tiger's few remaining brain cells as a liberal arts student before I finally came up with a reasonable and perfect awakening condition.

(End of this chapter)