Xingtetsu: Why is the captain on the train?

This was the fourth battleship host he had found near the wreckage of the planet, and the only one that could be started.

[City builders, please remember, everything is dedicated to the Amber King. ]

Has this slogan been shouted since such a long time ago?

After clicking on the startup page, the captain quickly searched the database of the battleship's host computer.

After a while of tossing and turning, the captain finally felt relieved.

Not only did he find the star map, he also found the battleship's navigation log and combat log.

And most importantly...

[Preserve] Clipper's location.

The warships of the [City Builders] were equipped with automatic identification programs. These unmanned warships followed [Protector] Creeper all the way into the depths of the universe, following the Amber King to clear the swarms of insects in the universe along the way.

Even though the Amber King does not need the help of these mortal creations, the warships of the City Builders were not dispatched just to help the Amber King clear out the swarm of insects.

These warships are also responsible for a variety of missions.

Record star zone coordinates, ensure the status of the Amber King, perform rescue and disaster relief, and so on.

Moreover, the data inside the warships are interconnected, and the coordinates of each ship are constantly transmitted to each other, probably as a kind of insurance device to ensure that the [City Builders] can always keep up with the Amber King's footsteps.

In other words, the captain only needs to use these warships as springboards and keep jumping, and he will find Clipper.

As long as he finds Clipper, the captain believes he can contact the Black Tower.

By contacting the Black Tower, we will naturally have a practical and reliable plan to find the moon and the stars.

There is just one small problem...

"This is not a simple space transfer..." The captain narrowed his eyes and looked at the coordinates of the battleship's mainframe closest to him displayed on the battleship's central mainframe.

Transition.......

However, considering that he was in a simulated universe, even if the jump failed, he would eventually be lost in the vast universe. At worst, he still had the insurance of forced escape.

It's done!

The captain tried hard to calculate the parameters of the coordinate conversion in his mind and took a deep breath.

The transition of body and mind...

If successful.

Then he would be one step closer to becoming a [Commander] who could truly travel across the universe in the flesh.

Chapter 176: Simulated Universe·Final Test·A Natural Result (XVIII)

"Where on earth is this place..."

The Star Core Spirit stood on a towering hillside, using a rock spear as a crutch, looking at the stone buildings buried in the yellow sand below, squinting his eyes and muttering to himself.

From the space station [Black Tower], to Yalilo, and then to the Immortal Boat Alliance.

The Star Core Spirit is considered to be well-informed. She has enough knowledge, experience, and imagination about the current situation.

Since Black Tower specifically mentioned to me that the entire simulated universe would directly embed itself into the identity of [pioneer] Akivali, and most of the star gods in the simulated universe would recognize themselves as Akivali...

I'm not going to be thrown directly into Akivalli's hometown, am I?

The lonely world of Pegana.

"What a magnificent scenery, right?" A strange voice suddenly sounded behind the Star Core Spirit.

The star core spirit clenched the rock spear, but quickly relaxed it.

She looked at the endless horizon and the blazing star that was about to sink below the horizon. "Is this the only celestial body that Pegana can observe?"

"Yes, in the most ancient times, it was called 'Fierce'." The strange voice narrated calmly, "When its light shines, blazing heat comes from the inside out. When it is silent, coldness quietly creeps up the spine."

"Is the natural environment in Pegana, an isolated place, so harsh?" The Star Core Spirit turned around with the rock spear in hand and looked behind him.

It was an illusory shadow.

Without facial features or even a specific shape, its existence even gives people a very thin feeling.

[Virtual · Exploration] Akivelli.

"I don't know." The thin shadow seemed to shake his head, "I have never seen what the real Pegana looks like, even though I know that my journey begins in a place like [Pegana]."

The Star Core Fairy narrowed her eyes; she sensed something unusual.

The [Virtual · Development] before him seemed to have completely distinguished itself from the [Development] Star God Akivali.

"Don't be wary of me. I can't do anything. In this data world, I didn't exist from the beginning, right?" [Virtual Exploration] smiled calmly, "But the connected world, the connected star tracks, these things that seem extremely unreasonable in the absence of 'me', gave birth to 'me'."

"But look." The illusory figure slowly walked towards Xing. He raised his thin and illusory arm gently, as if he wanted to touch Xing's face. However, the moment his hand touched Xing, it quickly dissipated and finally merged into Xing's body. "'I' shouldn't exist. In fact, in comparison, you are far more suitable for the identity of [pioneer] than 'I'." "You are not a virtual star god. What are you?"

"Hahaha, that's an interesting way of saying it." [Virtual · Pioneer], whose appearance and voice couldn't tell whether he was a man or a woman, smiled softly, "'I' am 'me'. Whether it's Akivalli or [Virtual · Pioneer], these are all things that are given to 'me' according to the natural laws of this virtual world."

Xing was stunned for a moment.

She seemed to vaguely understand what the existence in front of her was explaining to her.

“You…you, all of you [Virtual Star Gods], are…digital life forms born in the simulated universe?” The Star Core Spirit widened his eyes in astonishment.

"Ah, digital life." Virtual Pioneer, or rather, the thin existence named Akivali by the simulated universe, sighed, "Yes, to you, we are certain projects and fields in the digital world, so of course we are digital life."

"Tesla recorded this knowledge in the data he brought back from the 'outside' world."

"But, that's for you." Akivali gently stroked the face of the Star Core Spirit, "But for us, we live in a world without rules to summarize. We are not digital life, we are simply life, born with different types of powerful powers, and there are rules that reflect each other with various natural phenomena."

"Of course, I am just the weakest and most powerless life. Unlike those 'brothers and sisters', I just want to see more different scenery instead of staying here forever, watching the sunrise and sunset every day."

"Unfortunately, I don't have this power, so I can only stay here and recall the knowledge that originally existed in my mind over and over again."

"What do you want to do?"

"The laws of this universe tell us what we should do." Akivli put down his hand, and the light spots that could not be digested by the body of the star core spirit floated out again and gathered into Akivli's right hand, "So we do what we should do."

The star core spirit suddenly widened his eyes.

She seemed a little surprised.

"But..." Xing's thoughts were a little confused, "How is this possible?"

"How is it impossible?" Akivali walked to the side of Xing, looked at the sunset of Pegana, and said calmly, "In the real world, aren't the so-called star gods also obeying the fate of Jia Shen and doing what they should do?"

"The scale is different, so the angle from which we observe the world is also different."

"You are the ones who created the laws of this universe, and we, the [Simulated Star Gods], obey these laws and try to use our own ways to better accomplish what we should do."

"But you treat us as the [Star Gods] in the real world." Akivali smiled, somewhat helplessly and somewhat sarcastically, "How can something created by a creator be more powerful than the creator himself?"

"There is no such thing as omniscience and omnipotence, and naturally it is impossible for any being to create something that it cannot control."

"We are just digital life forms, and our power is limited to this world."

"Master Boshi has tried. Our existence is rooted in this universe. The farther we are from it, the weaker our power will be. We may even face death."

"If we violate our own internal logic, that is, the operating agreement, then the most fundamental power of this universe will erase our existence." Akivelli turned his head and looked at the bewildered Star Core Spirit. "Just like the Star Gods outside, if they violate their own destiny, they will also die."

"But the knowledgeable master of this universe wants to break through and leave." Xing stared at the digital life named Akivali.

"Yes, but that is also the 'shackles' imposed on him by the Creator." Akivelli turned his head and looked at the Star Core Spirit.

"When the creator wrote [Virtual Boshizun], he had already laid out what it needs to do, will do, and may do."

"As the universe has developed to this point, the things that can be done have become the things that must be done."

"He cannot and will not go against himself, let alone the laws of the universe."

"It's only natural that everything should turn out like this."

"Isn't this what the creator wanted?"

Chapter 177: Simulated Universe·Final Test·Becoming a God (XIX)

"He cannot and will not go against himself, let alone the laws of the universe."

A gentle sigh seemed to be mourning the fate of the [Virtual Knowledgeable Lord] whose ending had already been determined. "Everything happened naturally. Isn't this what the creators wanted?"

Star Core pondered for a long time before looking up and staring at the digital life in front of him. "Is there a possibility? I mean possible. From the beginning, the Black Tower did not intend to create any digital life?"

"The virtual star gods are supposed to be just some mechanical data. They shouldn't have any self-awareness. You shouldn't be aware that the simulated universe exists outside."

"...What an interesting statement." Virtual Akivali smiled. "When the Creator created my brothers and sisters, he had already adjusted their data to be enough to touch the boundary (upper limit) and bottom layer (code) of this universe. As for the birth of self-awareness...it is something that already exists and does not need to be born again. How could any living being resist touching the boundary that is within reach?"

"At least I couldn't help it." Virtual Akivali shrugged.

The Star Core Spirit quickly started to think, "So, from the beginning, the virtual star gods were already digital life forms, and the so-called identities and names were added later?!"

"Yes." Virtual Akivali looked at the Star Core Spirit's shock, which did not seem fake, and tilted his head, "You don't know?"

"Fuck! How can I know this?"

Heita has never told anyone about this!

"But Aha said he had seen you before, more than once, and he even laughed at others for mistaking you for me." The illusory shadow raised his hand and scratched his head.

"So, everything that happened in the simulated universe was actually part of the Black Tower's plan?!" The Star Core Spirit was at a loss, even sweating profusely.

But on second thought, the Star Core Spirit felt strange. What was the purpose of the Black Tower doing this?

It doesn't make sense. If everything in the simulated universe should be within the Black Tower's calculations, then why would she have to prepare so many things outside as if she were facing a great enemy to deal with Bo Shizun's attempt to escape from the simulated universe?

"Anyway, it's time for us to go on stage." Virtual Akivali raised his head and looked into the sky. His words interrupted the Star Core Spirit's confused thoughts.

The gray-haired girl raised her head and looked up at the sky.

The familiar comet tail was rapidly approaching the surface of the isolated land of Pegana.

"This is my only ability." Virtual Akivali looked at the train speeding from the sky, "It can only travel within this planet, but according to Boshizun's guess, with your help, it can drive out of Pegana."

Virtual Akivelli looked at the Star Core Spirit and asked, "Would you like to take me out to see other scenery outside this planet?"

The Star Core Spirit stared at the digital life in front of him, which was just named Akivali, and fell into a brief silence.

She heard anticipation and eagerness in Akivalli's words.

Compared to the meaning of his own life, the life in front of him is more like...

Akivali as imagined by the star core spirit.

Jizi told her many legends about Akivali, and the think tank of the real Star Train also recorded many things about Akivali and the Nameless Guest.

But none of them ever mention what the real Akivalli was like.

In the think tank's information and in the legends circulating throughout the universe, those who left traces are all [Pioneering] Star Gods.

But, just like what the digital life Akivali said, [Star Gods] are just living beings bound by the underlying logic of the universe. They cannot reject themselves, cannot deny themselves, and everything should be taken for granted.

[Kaituo] is recorded as the star god closest to mortals.

But the word "approachable" means that He is always different from ordinary people.

The Akivilli in front of him, who was looking forward to breaking out of the isolated place for the first time, was more like the real, mortal-looking [Akivelli] that the Star Core had imagined.

"Okay." The Star Core Spirit nodded vigorously.

The train opened its doors silently, and the digital life smiled and stepped into the train with Xing.

The virtual Achievelli's train is far inferior to the real, luxurious and comfortable Starry Sky Train.

"Are you the only one on the train?" Xing stood in the train.

"Ah."

"The train needs a conductor." Xing looked around the unfamiliar carriage environment and said softly.

"Ah."

"Big eyes, big ears, furry body, about this tall, cute conductor, named Pam."

"Is it... the conductor of the Starry Sky... train outside...?" A weak and intermittent voice, with a forced smile, continued Xing's words.

The Star Core Spirit slowly turned his head and looked towards the train door.

This digital life, which claims to have been created during the operation of the simulated universe, is now slowly fading away.

The Star Core Spirit felt lost. It was clearly an emergency, but Xing had an inexplicable feeling that he seemed to have anticipated this long before this scene happened.