Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 76: The Ultimate Alchemy: Equivalent Exchange
Outside the tower.

Wang Ji floated in mid-air, observing the entire capital with his exceptional eyesight.

The situation has gradually stabilized. The biggest threat, the five high-level magic users in the sky, has been dealt with and temporarily imprisoned, awaiting further action.

Good news kept coming from the magic network, and all the nobles and high-ranking officials had been dealt with.

Even just reading the written reports, Wang Ji could sense a stench of decay emanating from these people.

Of course, there are also occasionally one or two outliers. Represented by Giovanni, the former Imperial Secretary, this very small group of people expressed their agreement after understanding the ideal community's concept, which provided a lot of help for the ideal community's infiltration activities in the capital.

Provided there are no problems, they will be able to continue living as citizens just like everyone else and play a role in their respective professional fields.

All the rotten things were completely cleaned up, leaving no trace of their existence.

The concepts of nobility and privilege have disappeared; from this day forward, such people no longer exist.

Even if a very few manage to survive, they will try every means to forge their identities, conceal their past identities, or even completely destroy the evidence, taking the secret to their graves.

If they are lucky enough, their descendants may be able to shed their former identities and integrate into the new world.

As for bad luck, he'd better pray for good luck.

In any case, the world has truly changed, and is completely transformed.

Everything seemed peaceful, and a prosperous future was just around the corner.

That chapter is finally over.

"correct."

Thinking about what had happened recently, Wang Ji asked Oswald, "Do you know about the subterranean insectoids in the Southern Rift?"

“Somewhat.”

Wang Ji: "According to our recent research, these insects can continuously evolve in a targeted manner, develop resistance to external threats, and can reproduce indefinitely as long as there are resources."

"Most importantly, they are not picky eaters and can use anything, whether it is animals, plants, rocks, soil, or minerals from underground. It seems that they can digest and process everything that exists."

"If enough pressure is applied, I think these insects will have the ability to devour the world."

Are they a form of apocalypse?

After explaining, Wang Ji asked the key question he most wanted to know.

Osvid slowly shook his head and said, "No, those insects have existed for a long time, perhaps even longer than humans."

"Not really?"

Wang Ji thought about it and realized it made sense.

Because when studying the insects, the progress bar showed 'World Awareness' instead of 'Apocalyptic Elements'.

I've been studying insects for a while now, but my progress in understanding the world is still slow...

"I care more about the earthquake than the insects."

Oswald brought up something else, saying, "That wasn't an ordinary earthquake, or rather, it shouldn't be called an earthquake."

"The world has moved."

"The whole world was moving, it was hard to tell whether it was wriggling or trembling, it was as if it was trying to wake up, but it seemed to have failed."

"Whether it's the Great Rift or the migration of the underground insectoids, these are just insignificant symptoms."

“This matter is very important, Wang Ji. The world doesn’t react for no reason; there must be something wrong.”

"I will be investigating the cause of the world's tremors over the next period of time."

"If you need any help from me, feel free to contact me anytime using your magic network."

"By the way, there's also this."

Oswald stretched out his hand, and a black square crystal appeared out of thin air, which made Wang Ji feel a little familiar, mainly because of its appearance.

"This is the control key to the Four Towers of Miracles. It contains not only the operation methods of the four towers and the central matrix, but also my research and understanding of the origin of the world over the years. If you are interested, you can try to learn about it. It may be helpful to 'Genesis'."

"Now I'm handing it over to you."

Oswald gave it a gentle push, and the small black cube floated toward Wang Ji.

Wang Ji reached out and grabbed it, and the name of the item appeared as he came to know it.

The Key to the Four Towers of Miracles

A strange feeling rose from within Wang Ji, making the building before him suddenly feel incredibly familiar and welcoming. He was also intimately familiar with how to control it.

These four towers and the matrix above truly embody the concept of 'mind over matter,' and its specific operation is—no operation.

Wang Ji only needs to think about what he wants to do, and the tower and the matrix in the middle will automatically start to perform calculations according to his ideas, trying to build functions that can meet his needs.

Wang Ji was surprised and couldn't help but smack his lips.

This is practically a universal processor.

However, what surprised him even more was yet to come.

"Understanding the origin of the world?"

Wang Ji has always been very enthusiastic about new knowledge and is unwilling to let any slip by.

He immediately retrieved this knowledge and tried to understand it.

It was different from what he had imagined.

This understanding does not exist in the form of words or physical records, but is more like a perception and experience.

At that moment, the very essence of the world was laid bare before my eyes.

From appearance to essence, from matter to energy.

Everything, in fact, has a 'covalent value'. By grasping this covalent value, one can achieve the basic substitution in alchemy.

The soul and mental power inherently possess their own formidable strength, but in some places they are suppressed to the point of being almost negligible by the laws of reality, while in others they are manifested. For example, in this world, miracles and magic arise from this.

Some underlying operational logics gradually seep into cognition.

[Global understanding progress: 100%]

[Cognitive Points +1]

Coming to his senses, Wang Ji looked around at everything again, and had a completely new understanding of it.

It's amazing, and hard to describe.

So this is how Oswald felt; he could easily uncover the secrets of the world.

The experience just now was Oswald's simulation of his own talent, so that Wang Ji could experience a part of his perception ability.

Yes, only a part, not all.

This part allowed Wang Ji to fill in the gaps in his understanding of a single aspect.

'If this talent could be used indefinitely, wouldn't my knowledge points increase by one every now and then...'

"That's cheating."

Looking at the small black cube in his hand, even Wang Ji couldn't help but say something like that.

Oh, yes, I almost forgot.

World perception.

This is a new category that Wang Ji has never seen before.

Similarly, there's the point awarded for the 'Doomsday Element'.

Both have only just appeared, and I haven't had time to examine them closely.

So, what surprises might come if we understand the root type of a world?
Wang Ji's eyes sparkled with light and shadow.

He couldn't help but widen his eyes as he looked at the tangible thing that appeared in his mind.

Equivalent exchange

"The ultimate goal of alchemy, the essence of the world."

Without the slightest hesitation, World Knowledge Points were consumed.

A new module has emerged.

On this day, the inherent value of everything in the world was revealed and was no longer a secret.

The one who reveals the truth will seize control of the truth and overturn the principle of equivalence.

(End of this chapter)