I am the former civilized hero.

He sighed inwardly and met Mei's questioning gaze: "If you think it is necessary, then go ahead and move forward."

"What do you think?"

"In order for humanity to survive, we have no choice. Fusion of warriors is the first step to changing 'humanity' itself. Now that we have taken this step, we don't care about the second step."

"You are more realistic than I thought." Mei seemed to be relieved and skipped the topic directly. She picked up the remote control and pressed it, "Then you should be more interested in the second topic."

"I used the unfinished Second God's Key to detect the imaginary space."

The big screen showed a blurry picture. Ryan turned his head subconsciously, and his gray pupils shrank slightly.

With just one glance, he saw the scene in his dream!

Chapter 185: Imaginary Space!

In the pitch-black space, a faint golden light can be vaguely seen. The light band is fuzzy, just like a winding branch. There are countless "branches", and there are brighter spots of light on each of them.

But if you zoom in, every light band and light spot seems infinite.

It was very mysterious and full of unknown beauty. Even though the four smartest people in the world were sitting in the room, they could only marvel at this scene without having any extra thoughts.

It is impossible to understand, let alone explain, but it is certainly not the universe in the astronomical sense.

The distance seems too pale and powerless. Even if humans create the most advanced spacecraft and travel to the end of the galaxy, they cannot get close to this space even a step.

Although human space technology is not strong, it is possible to go to the moon and explore Mars, and even use astronomical telescopes to observe celestial bodies light years away.

However, the images displayed by the Second Divine Key were like mirages in the mirror; they could be seen but could never be touched.

It’s not a question of far or near, it seems to be right next to you, and yet it’s so close yet so far away.

Ryan's eyes were a little confused. He was sure that this was the scene in his dream. Those scattered memories began to slowly emerge. What he saw was not only this wonderful space, but also the knowledge in the memories and pictures.

The tree of imaginary numbers, the center of the multidimensional universe.

"This is a dimensional gap, a place that can never be reached by humans."

Mei said calmly, a very strange expression on her face, tired and excited.

You know, two years ago, she could only use a particle collider to create a small hole, but now she can observe it.

"Are those spots of light stars?" Weiwei couldn't help but ask. She felt that "cool" was not enough to describe what she saw.

"No, I prefer to call it a 'leaf', a leaf soaked in infinite imaginary energy." Mei really picked up a withered yellow leaf and stroked the edge with her fingers. "Ryan, do you still remember the theory we discussed at Qianyu Academy?"

Ryan suddenly came back to his senses and realized that his instinctive reaction just now had conveyed a lot of information, but now was not the time to compete with Mei, so he nodded immediately.

"Well, the leaves represent our world, and the omnipresent air is the imaginary internal energy. Logically, this terrifying energy should not interfere with reality, otherwise no living thing will be able to survive."

"That's right. Just for observation, you need the Second God Key. And you all know where its core comes from."

The law of the void, authority is space.

Everyone nodded, and Wei Wei asked again: "Then where does this energy come from?"

“If real creatures want to survive, they must be isolated from imaginary internal energy. We can imagine the surroundings of the leaves as a barrier that prevents our world from falling into deathly silence, but—” Mei stretched out her hand and gently pointed to the location of the petiole.

"Hole appeared in this barrier, and infinite energy penetrated in. And this penetration is controllable, otherwise we would not be sitting here talking."

The explanation is very rigorous. If that energy poured in like a dam bursting, everyone would have died long ago, no matter how high their adaptability was. No one could resist this energy.

"So you think Honkai is a man-made disaster?" Mobius leaned back slightly and asked, "This is related to theology. No wonder you classified it as top secret."

If these assumptions were to spread, the world's charlatans would be overjoyed because this proves that there are gods above humans.

"It doesn't have to be a god or a human being, but there must be some kind of mechanism in the imaginary number space. Are you right, Ryan?"

Seeing three heads turning around at the same time, Ryan's mouth twitched slightly.

I'm not a collapse scientist, so how would I know? Isn't it good to watch Valkyrie every day and study the plot? Isn't that a serious problem?

Ryan didn't do in-depth research in this area, but at least he had lived for more than 20 years, and by combining his research with his past memories, he understood some things.

"Of course, the imaginary space has its own operating rules, and these rules are neither harmful nor beneficial to us. Collapse is one of these rules." He thought about the wording and thought of two people.

One is a certain archbishop of pure love, and the other is a star god. At least these two things are truly beyond the Three Realms and are not in the Five Elements, so the Tree of Imaginary Numbers is very close to everyone.

Of course, this also includes himself, but Ryan doesn't know how he floated in the imaginary space and how he survived.

"Haha, you mean, this is a test from God for us?" Mebius laughed, and his voice sounded somewhat similar to those of the charlatans.

"It's not necessarily a test, it's just a law. Because energy comes from movement, the imaginary internal energy must have a source, otherwise it would become theology."

"You mean that the development of human civilization will accelerate this movement?" Mei didn't smile at all, she was as serious as a piece of ice.

"It should be. When the collapse occurs, this development cannot be stopped. The more intense our movement, the more imaginary internal energy will flow in, just like doing relative motion." Ryan licked his lips, his mind was a little confused, and he was silent for a few seconds before explaining:

"It's like a faucet, constantly pouring imaginary energy into the world. If you want to break free, you have to take control."

"So we have to turn it off?" Mei looked focused, tapping the table unconsciously with her fingertips. "But this faucet can't be in the real dimension. Could it be that someone can go outside the world?"

The top star gods should be able to do it, but let’s just forget about it here.

Ryan thought about the wording and explained: "Theoretically, it should be impossible, but the other leaves may be able to do it, which has a certain reference value, and the Second God's Key can complete this kind of observation."

Observing parallel worlds?

Except for Wei Wei, everyone else was silent. Ryan muttered to himself that there was actually another way. No matter how strong the water flow was, there was an upper limit. He could just use his strength to fly bricks beyond this limit.

After all, collapse does not represent the Tree of Imaginary Numbers itself. If a Star God could come, we would definitely be able to clear the level.

"Okay, I'll put this plan on the schedule. It's just that it's so easy to observe other worlds. The huge amount of information is enough to make ordinary people have a mental breakdown after just one look."

“It doesn’t matter. The Second God’s Key isn’t completely completed anyway, so we can take our time deciding on the candidate.” Ryan adjusted his glasses and breathed a sigh of relief.

Another path appeared ahead of time, and even triggered his fantasy of defeating Honkai. Fate determined that Ryan could not stop to enjoy it, and he would continue to advance into the unknown.

By proposing an important hypothesis, Mei has a new direction for exploration. At least she attaches great importance to Ryan's speculation and is willing to put it into practice.

If we can turn off this "faucet", no, even if we understand its nature, it will be of infinite benefit to mankind.

So she clattered away on the keyboard, recorded a long paragraph, and proposed several preliminary experiments.

While she was busy, Ryan first glanced at Weiwei who was busy at the conference table. He didn't know what this guy was doing. He turned his head to look at the big screen, which was captured by the Second God's Key.

"I actually existed there. No wonder my soul has traveled through time. It is impossible for my body to be preserved. Logically, even my soul should be annihilated."

This is unscientific. A certain pure love archbishop took great effort to jump out of the world, but a certain sit-up leader got another leaf.

Hmm, it seems that there is an essential difference between Otto and Lao Yang. The former directly came into contact with the tree of imaginary numbers, while Lao Yang only shuttled between the leaves. In terms of prestige, Otto is undoubtedly more impressive.

Ryan looked at the empty space, seemed to understand something, and put forward many hypotheses.

Are parallel worlds adjacent leaves on a branch? Is the distance Lao Yang traveled to a completely different universe? Is the quantum ocean unique or corresponding?

Countless questions linger in my mind, and finally turn into the purest desire.

I really want to go and see, I really want to touch the tree of imaginary numbers.

Ryan's eyes lit up with desires far beyond what he had known, and then he felt a strange touch.

Delicate stockings swept across the calves, and flexible toes gently rubbed the ankles. Then the ears felt a hint of warmth, accompanied by lazy words.

"Now, what are you thinking about?"

Ryan turned his head and found that Mebius had come closer to him without him knowing, with his arms wrapped around his arms, and his snake eyes were seductive and full of infinite desire.

For a moment, Ryan thought it was okay to share this knowledge, but he quickly became wary again.

It doesn’t matter, but I want to keep you in suspense.

"I'm thinking about a profound question."

"Tell me quickly." Mebius' eyes lit up and he almost picked up a notebook to take notes.

"In the theory of parallel worlds, each leaf represents a world or a universe. We humans are not so arrogant as to use the Earth to refer to the entire galaxy. So do aliens exist in the world or outside the plane?"

The series of questions made Mebius freeze. Who could know this? It was just like not understanding what would happen to the world if Honkai destroyed civilization.

Shattered stars? Or the dead earth?

"How should I know this? Do you have any guesses?"

"Well, there are seven guesses in total, but it's meaningless to say them out loud. It's such a difficult topic, it's meaningful to explore it together." Ryan gently spread his hands. He enjoyed the process of exploration and promoted the observation plan. He also wanted to confirm one thing:

Am I unique?

He won't say this out loud, but depending on the results, it can lead to some very interesting consequences.

"Don't daydream. It's important to look up at the stars, but we still have to deal with the current situation." Ryan slapped the table lightly, retracted his divergent thoughts, stood up, took the remote control from Mei's hand, and switched the big screen back to the 'Skynet' detection mode.

Dense red dots are flashing, some are fleeting, and the global concentration of Honkai energy is also increasing. I just finished watching the imaginary space that made me think a lot, and now seeing this cruel mode again is as disgusting as eating feces.

"How many Herrschers and Pseudo-Herrschers are hiding right now?"

Chapter 186: Rebel Squad

To be honest, Ryan is a bit annoying. When everyone is fantasizing about the unknown, he insists on dragging people back to reality, and the first thing he says is the most annoying topic.

Mebius rolled his eyes at him instantly. He was already thinking about the problem of parallel worlds. Those assumptions were so interesting.

But the reality is a big quagmire, with no hope of an end and no reward of victory.

Today humans lost a village, tomorrow they lost a small city, and the day after tomorrow they annihilated hundreds of Honkai beasts. No matter how optimistic a person is, once he is put on the front line, he will be left covered in mud.

Kill until your body and mind are numb, the enemies are endless and can appear from anywhere, and the comrades you meet today may be gone tomorrow.

But no matter how disgusting it is, we have to face it. Now only the good news of killing the Herrscher can boost morale, even though no one knows which Herrscher will be the last.

"I can't answer this question. There are still many unknowns in Honkai. We only know that energy needs to accumulate to a certain level before the next Herrscher can be born." Mei replied in a deep voice and took a deep breath.

"From the perspective of paper strength, the Herrschers no longer have the upper hand, but your report proves that they can be supplemented in two ways."

"Control the omnipresent Honkai beasts, and the Pseudo-Hermaphrodites. The latter, in particular, has a very high IQ and strange abilities."

She had read the report on Snow Prison Town and immediately had a headache. Destruction does not necessarily have a strong direct destructive power. If Ryan had not acted in time, the Pseudo-Hermendator would have caused heavy losses to mankind.

For example, this fortress, which cost countless resources to build, the Herrscher can come and go freely like a public toilet.

God knows how much more power is waiting to be discovered. Mei even feels that Honkai is so terrible that it is abnormal, just like a bad planner in the game who adds crazy difficulty.

"As time goes by, a Pseudo-Hershers may become a true Herrscher and make up for the deficiencies in his abilities," Mebius added, adding that this was in line with her view of evolution, before her voice turned sharp and mocking.

"Then, a large group of powerful enemies appeared right under our noses, which was equivalent to offsetting the advantages of the Fusion Warrior Plan. I suspect that this was a deliberate targeting. If there were no Fusion Warriors, perhaps this change would not have occurred."