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Chapter 497 Inferences and Newcomers

"In that case, many things make sense."

"Because of the lack of a true, unified Gaia will, the collective unconscious of mankind, namely Alaya, has been eroded and taken over the dominant position."

Reality is distorted by subjective 'stories,' and this is the fundamental reason why the cyclical world we experience largely originates from works of entertainment.

Zhang Qi nodded, and as he spoke, he walked to the huge crystal globe, his fingers gently brushing across the cool surface, as if touching the pulse of a world.

"And the core of the God's reward system... to obtain more reward points is always 'changing the plot'."

The greater the change, the greater the reward.

Isn't this a form of confrontation?

The Supreme Deity is encouraging us, even instigating us, to resist and dismantle the existing 'story' of the current world—that is, the Alaya consciousness of that world.

He recalled the previous world, a world haunted by curses and on the verge of utter destruction.

"And the privilege rewards I received last time."

The reason the Supreme God rewarded me is because I prevented the destruction of that cursed world.

In other words, the supreme god needs a stable, accessible world base.

"By combining these two points, the logic of the main god's actions becomes very clear."

It wants us to become a scalpel, precisely removing those plot points, that is, the 'Alaya' lesions that cause the world to collapse.

When the storyline of a world is completely overturned by us, the old narrative logic ceases to exist, and Alaya falls into chaos, the supreme deity will intervene to guide Gaia and Alaya of that world back to a certain 'balance'.

...or rather, the balance it controls.

"In that case, the purpose of the person who built the Main God Space is only one of two possibilities."

Chu Xuan's voice followed.
"First, repair the entire multiverse."

To bring the world, distorted by humanity's collective unconscious, back on track and rebuild a unified, stable set of objective rules. Second…

He paused, then uttered an even more chilling word.

"...devour. To completely transform this multiverse into something 'one's own."

"That depends on the identity of the builder of the main god."

Zhang Qi chimed in, saying that he had completely followed Chu Xuan's train of thought.

"It also depends on the being that broke the original, unified Gaia will."

If these two are the same thing... first shattering the multiverse of Gaia, then rebuilding it with its own rules, then the purpose is self-evident.

"That's right... but there's still too little information at the moment."

Chu Xuan nodded. Even though they had deduced such an astonishing conclusion, they still had far too few pieces of the puzzle to reach the ultimate truth.

He suddenly raised his head, his sharp gaze piercing Zhang Qi:

"Moreover, I am more concerned about something else."

If the essence of the supreme god is indeed a man-made, multi-dimensional Gaia that unifies countless worlds, then... what exactly is the 'underlying code' that constitutes its existence?

Gaia is a set of rules for the objective world and the definer of physical constants.

However, the God Space can accommodate countless completely different and even contradictory power systems, such as magic, cultivation, technology, and superpowers.

Among all these systems, there must be one that transcends all others and forms the foundation upon which the supreme deity exists.

"Gene lock...or, cultivation."

Zhang Qi gave his answer almost without hesitation.

He recalled what he knew of the original text.

In the world of "Legend of the Gods and Demons," the protagonist Zheng Zha once came into contact with information left behind by the creators of the Main God Space. According to that information, the 'Saint' group that built the Main God Space possessed two of the most fundamental transcendent systems.

The first is the genetic lock, exploring inward to unlock the limitations of life itself, constantly evolving, and reaching the non-human realm.

Secondly, there is cultivation, seeking outwards and analyzing the laws of heaven and earth and the universe...

I prefer the latter.

Genetic locking is an internal pursuit, essentially still the evolution of an individual life form, while cultivation is an external pursuit, with the ultimate goal of understanding, mastering, and even modifying the rules of the world, which is clearly more in line with the definition of 'Gaia'.

Furthermore, there is another point that can serve as corroborating evidence…

His gaze shifted to Chu Xuan, and he said, enunciating each word clearly:

"In the exchange list of the Main God Space, all the technologies related to 'cultivation' are outrageously expensive."

Whether it's advanced cultivation techniques, certain powerful magical artifacts, or even the ultimate memory system capable of holding vast amounts of information, as well as some of the core technologies of this [Simulated Gaia Model] beneath our feet... tracing back to their origins, they can all be considered, to some extent, methods of cultivation..."

"Heh... Do you want to stop us from getting closer to the truth?"

Upon hearing this, a very soft, almost imperceptible laugh escaped from Chu Xuan's throat.

His lips involuntarily curled up slightly, not with joy, but with the excitement of a chess player finding a worthy opponent.

"It's...so interesting."

After verifying the hypothesis of the "anthropic universe" and making preliminary inferences about the nature of the main god.

Zhang Qi's next experimental plan was also clarified: how to truly "connect" to Gaia and modify it to a certain extent.

This is undoubtedly a massive undertaking...

Fortunately, he had earned enough reward points from the previous horror movie to support his initial research.

Even so, compared to this massive project, the astronomical number of reward points seems rather short-lived.

That's how scientific research is; there's never a concept of "enough" funding.

Therefore, another plan of his had to be put on the agenda—to reproduce and improve the [time-space travel stabilization device] that he had invented in the Ultraman world.

Once they can break free from the teleportation of the main god, they will truly have control over their own actions, whether it's exploring other worlds or searching for resources.

And so, time slipped away quietly amidst the intense and fulfilling research.

The interior of the warehouse has long since changed.

Centered on the “simulated Gaia model,” countless complex lines and pipes extend from its base, connecting to newly added devices of various shapes and sizes.

Claire, carrying two steaming cups of coffee, carefully walked around a faintly glowing energy conduit on the floor to the control panel.

Over the past few months, she has emerged from her initial fear and confusion and gradually become accustomed to this unreal daily life.

She placed one cup of coffee next to Zhang Qi and handed the other to Chu Xuan.

"Thank you."

Zhang Qi didn't even look up, his gaze fixed on a holographic projection of an energy tide model being simulated.

Chu Xuan took the coffee, took a sip, and his gaze remained fixed on the tablet in front of him that recorded the genetic lock data.

Claire didn't disturb them; she simply stepped aside quietly and sat down against a cold equipment chassis.

She didn't know what the future held, but she knew that staying here was her only option.

Just then, Zhang Qi's body stiffened without warning.

A familiar feeling washed over him once more; his own private space was beckoning him once more.

This means... someone new has arrived...

(End of this chapter)