Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 74: I brought it back.
"To 'get to know each other again'?"

Wang Ji tried his best to calm himself down.

Everything before my eyes was indeed beyond my comprehension, especially the abilities of this great mage.

He can directly access the world's records, but that doesn't mean he can only read them.

If someone has the privileges and skills to access a database, they can probably do more than just look at it; they can definitely do other things as well.

This power has exceeded Wang Ji's understanding of the power system in this world.

Wang Ji can let the world decide.

Judging from his appearance, it seems like he's going to take care of the world.

“Alright, Archmage Oswald, to be honest, I don’t really know much about you.”

Wang Ji probed, "All that I know about you is just hearsay and rumors, and I don't know if it's true or not."

"That's normal."

Oswald nodded, plopped back down on the stone chair, and said, "After all, I've been busy with my own affairs and hardly interfere in mortal matters."

"Or, in your words, it means being detached from the grassroots."

"Even the few apprentices I casually took on rarely get to see me."

As he spoke, Oswald suddenly raised his hand and flicked something in the air twice.

"Oh, this thing is quite interesting..."

As he made his move, Wang Ji was startled and quickly activated the local magic network of the capital city.

A new account has appeared.

【Oswald - Lv. Administrator】

He directly obtained management access to the Magic Network.

Fortunately, it's just the local area network of the capital city; the network here is not connected to the main magic network of the ideal community.

"Oh, sorry, it seems I haven't gotten your permission yet."

Realizing this, Oswald waved his hand and immediately lowered his privilege level to normal.

Quite polite.

Seeing Oswald's relaxed demeanor, Wang Ji remained silent for a second.

He then took out his workbench, conjured a wooden chair on the spot, placed it on the ground, and sat down opposite him.

The main point is to create a sense of "you sit, I sit too," and you must control the atmosphere to ensure no one is left behind.

"Is that your talent?"

Osvid was immediately drawn to the attention.

“That’s not magic, nor is it any rule of this world. I can feel the world giving way.”

"Just as this place has become your world, the rules take precedence over you."

Wang Ji responded, "It is indeed [Minecraft]."

Osvid's eyes lit up as he said, "I know a little about you; I've seen your abilities."

"He can be injured without bleeding, his hands can dig out anything in the world, he is born with a lot of alchemical recipes, he can make some strange tools with a square appearance, and he can make powerful potions with very cheap materials... His laws transcend the world and are irresistible. Anything affected by them will exist forever and never perish."

“This person is born divine.”

Oswald exclaimed, "It's a true embodiment of a miracle!"

"Inconceivable, yet infinitely useful."

“I’ve noticed some people use the term ‘Alchemy Body’ to describe your talent, trying to explain those miracles, but in my opinion, that term is far too crude and a burying of your talent.” After his initial amazement, Osvid suggested, “Why don’t we openly share our talents with each other?”

Without waiting for Wang Ji's reply, he immediately began to reveal his true colors:
"My talent is [Root Perception], that's what I call it."

“From birth, I have been able to see more than others, from the appearance of all things to their more detailed structure, and then to their root—the essence of this world.”

"Everything is transparent to me, whether it's this world or any other world. Theoretically, given enough time, I can figure out the origin of the world."

"Just like this world, the root of miracles and magic is 'the mind over things.' People living in this world are naturally able to interfere with reality with their mental power or spirit, only to varying degrees."

Wang Ji agreed, saying, "I have done some research on this. A friend of mine mentioned it a few years ago. You once said that everyone has the potential to become a master of magic, and those with talent are even better."

"This sentence gave me a lot of inspiration and was very helpful in popularizing the magical arts of the ideal community."

“I am honored.” Osvid nodded.

After briefly mentioning this matter, Wang Ji noticed another point in Oswald's words and immediately asked:

"You mentioned 'this world,' so you mean there are other worlds?"

Yes, there must be!

At the mention of this, Osvid visibly became excited, and he said:
"Do you know about the 'spirit world'? It's another dimension I discovered, but it's not a world. It's more like a river that you can use to travel to other worlds. I'm pretty sure it has that function, but I just can't find it."

"I've searched for decades, tirelessly, but I can't find it. The spirit world is utterly silent; I can't find any sign of life, nor can I find any complete world."

"You know what? I've been wandering for decades and still can't find a place to settle down!"

He clutched his clothes and said, "If it weren't for this body maintaining my connection with this world, I probably wouldn't even be able to come back."

Wang Ji was speechless for a moment.

Osvid's words were so informative that it took him several seconds to process them.

"So…"

Wang Ji asked again, "Why are you so obsessed with finding other worlds?"

Is it merely to satisfy a curiosity for exploration?

That's somewhat plausible.
Oswald sighed and said, "You didn't understand me."

"It's not that we haven't found other worlds, but that we haven't found a complete world."

“I have seen many destroyed worlds, worlds where even the origin has disappeared, leaving only nothingness.”

"You don't understand that kind of fear, where all concepts disappear, even nothingness disappears, it's a state that our brains can't even imagine."

"So what?" Wang Ji asked, "What does this have to do with our world?"

"The end of the world is coming, Wang Ji."

Oswald said, "In something that remains, I see the end of the world, endless apocalypse and calamity, which will never perish until the world is destroyed."

"Now the apocalypse is extending to our world."

I want to apologize to everyone.

Osvid suddenly said that.

"If I hadn't observed these things, perhaps the end of the world would have come later, or if I were lucky, it might not have touched this world for a very long time."

"But by the time I came to understand the concept of 'doomsday,' it was already too late."

"It directly parasitizes my cognition, and through my cognition, it traces back to this world."

"sorry."

"I brought it back."

(End of this chapter)