Warhammer 40k Origins Stellaris Civilization Simulator

70. Transcendental Logic

"What I'm thinking about is which one is more powerful, the Warhammer Universe or the Planar Nightmare's home, and I wonder if a Time-Ring Black Hole will appear in this round. The Nun, Bean Sprout, and Titanium Girl are all too ugly. I'm going to find the Worm Mother. If that doesn't work, the Infinite Divine Machine will also be fine."

The Fourth Scourge is a perfectionist. The only best ending he recognizes is the eternal love of the Worm of Time. All others are always one level lower.

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It is well known that science paves the way for progress.

If we are to realize our true potential, we need to continue to advance scientifically.

But even so, our current technological achievements are still insufficient.

Our mastery of technology is self-evident, yet much remains beyond our comprehension: the ways of the ancient pioneers, the powers of the astral beasts, the mysteries of psychic insight, and so much more.

To penetrate the deeper meaning of reality, we need a new science, not a science of understanding reality, but a science of obtaining reality.

We need a "transcendent logic" that will allow us to gain the deepest and most fundamental understanding of the universe.

Inspired by a spirit of exploration so powerful it could be described as arrogant, the Federation's Science Council proposed this vision: For years, scientific work has been dedicated to allowing us to transform the world according to objective laws. But what if these objective laws are insufficient, hindering our ability to transform the world? Could we one day truly deconstruct and reconstruct the reality that created us?

Psychic power uses power from another cosmic dimension to influence and transform reality, achieving a reality-distorting effect.

But even the craziest psychics may not have thought that perhaps, without relying on external systems, we can understand the operating procedures of reality and let our own will permeate it through our own insights.

Time, gravity, and space are the fundamental building blocks of reality. If we can learn to manipulate them, we can unlock and control everything.

Ultimately, perhaps we can create a universe that lives up to our expectations.

Although this process inevitably makes other civilizations in the universe hostile, those in the Federation who seek to see the future in the long river of history have long imagined that there will be a natural disaster.

It would be a crisis of life and death for all intelligent life, surmountable only by unprecedented unity and perseverance, if surmountable at all.

Popular predictions about the nature of this disaster were quite fanciful, such as an invasion of extraterrestrial predators, a rebellion of mechanical intelligence in the galaxy, or a spillover from wars in other dimensions, but now it seems.

That natural disaster will always be us.

Science always requires sacrifice, and if any other inhabitants of the universe possess the knowledge necessary for our civilization, then we have the right to surpass them by any means necessary.

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Under the influence of this new theory called Reality Mastery, or the Cosmic Creation Hypothesis, the Federation began to explore the underlying logic of reality.

The operation was successful. When the first part of the transcendental logic was summarized and presented to the people of the Federation through the day and night work of the scientific research department, the plan to create the universe itself had strong evidence.

When they first gained a true understanding of the fundamental structure of the universe, the shocking feeling almost plunged everyone into disbelief. This was not a simple discovery, but a subversion of all kinds of self-evident axioms, the edifice of basic science, and even the subject of psychic power.

The understanding of the theory of applied infinity allows the Federation to face the heavy reality with a fantastic attitude: through transcendental logic, we can create unprecedented phenomena and literally change the world.

We can adjust the flow of time and space, alter the speed of light to combat faster-than-light travel, and even modify basic mathematical theorems and use them as weapons. These transcendental theories, so-called applied infinity propositions, will be sufficient to overcome all the difficulties we currently face in the physical universe.

It's not about letting the holders of truth adapt to this universe. This universe, where the speed of light creates barriers, where intelligent creatures escape the shackles of time and space by leaping into the mire, only to bring corruption out of the muddy pit, making everything appear dark and distorted, like a dying person.

Rather, the universe is now adapting to us.

Going further, perhaps we can cover up the old reality, or shape a new reality, and truly replace the will of heaven with our own.

In those old science fiction novels, it was once imagined that by fully mastering string theory, the randomness of the universe could be overcome, and even the birth and development of the entire universe could be reproduced at the level of elementary particles.

It discusses the establishment of different cosmological constants and their impact on the overall macroscopic manifestation of the universe, and explores the development of these worlds through "mirrors." Unfortunately, our universe is an open system, making the mirror project a fantasy. However, the concept is invaluable.

Perhaps the world consists of only 11 fundamental particles, and everything is utterly empty. Perhaps the world is a vast ocean, with everything floating on the surface, as in myths and legends. Perhaps in another universe, the dimension we currently inhabit simply doesn't exist, and there's no such thing as anger or darkness.

The psychic entities of the Warp we encountered in the cults of debauchery may have considered themselves great, boasting in their speeches that they could seduce every inhabitant of every universe simultaneously. Those illusions of the birth and death of universes, of seducing all living things, were the reality of everything.

In fact, it now seems that they were so shallow and boring that the so-called universe they could imagine was countless copies of such a universe, not even one billionth of our current insight.

We have seen things they have not seen, and we know things they do not know. This is why the journey of technological exploration is so arduous.

Worlds that even demons can't recognize are a future option for us, and we can understand how they came to be and drive the process, rather than just simulate them in computers.

This great ascension project will create the universe and travel to a new universe as the final application of the infinite proposition. This is the Exodus Era.

Although this grand vision appeared before the Federation's eyes, there was still a lot of preliminary work to be done. The first thing to consider was the first application of the infinite proposition.

That's a theory about mapping and changing the extent of reality that's extremely relevant to our current situation.

We are thinking about whether a truly standard, common-sense, and physically law-hardened universe should be filled with interdimensional invaders?

71. Reality Index Theory

"In the world where this theory was proposed, the so-called normal reality is just an illusion created by human self-hypnosis. It's really lamentable."

The Fourth Scourge issued a sharp critique of the maintainers of normalcy in another dimension.

"And can they be a little more creative when adapting it? Every time it's about realistic decryption and terrifying escapes, aren't there a lot of creative ideas in the document?"

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Cracking the first applied infinite proposition is an extremely difficult task. After all, previous physics exams did not involve how to modify and create the universe.

In any case, the Federation has now achieved a new result in the exploration of cosmic ontology, a problem that is more of a philosophy than a physics problem.

The scientific research director of the relevant department proposed a theory. He believes that since there are differences in the degree of reality, we can measure the "value" of the universe in some way.

Imagine that everything in existence is covered by a layer of fine sand. This grain of sand is basic reality: a standard unit of reality.

If you remove the sand in some way, there will be a part with less sand, and the level of reality will decrease. If you fill it with more sand, the reality will increase.

The level of reality will have a huge impact. Just as in those lower civilizations that have not yet eliminated class differences, those with higher social status can command those with lower status, higher reality can also make lower reality surrender.

This is the reality distortion effect. The reality recognized by units with more sand is more important and real than that of units with less sand, and becomes the first priority result.

If an event occurs under baseline reality, but a person with a high level of reality refuses to accept the outcome, they can use their own ideas to override and replace the outcome of the lower level reality. This is the reality distortion effect. If the reality distortion effect believes that a white horse is not a horse, then Gongsun Long's sophistry will become the truth.

Obviously, this theory is extremely important, and it is of great help in transforming the reality of the universe's creation and in studying psychic energy. However, the improvement and verification of this theory are extremely difficult because we lack reference points and measurement tools, and cannot determine the basic units of measurement in reality.

You can't measure something that can't be mathematically summarized, so research was put on hold for a long time.

But our old enemy, the Empire, has helped the Federation again. The old guy is really rich.

On those Imperial ships we captured, there was a device called the Geller Stand. When we obtained the Psionic Theory technology, the mystery of this technology was immediately cracked in front of the Federation.

The Geller Field is a protective system used by Imperial ships while navigating the Warp. Its primary purpose is to protect ships from Daemon intrusion, allowing Warp-capable ships and their crews to survive the harsh environment of the Warp. It protects ships and their crews from the hostility of the Warp itself, as well as attacks from Warp entities.

In reality, the device was a simple "human shield" powered by awakened psychics. The Geller field was generated by unconscious psychics stationed within the ship's hold. The Geller device absorbed the psychic's mental energy, releasing a wave of energy that formed a small bubble of realspace around the ship. Because Warp creatures struggled to adapt to the highly stable physical laws of the real universe, this method, while crude, was highly effective.

However, the Federation does not care about those functions related to subspace navigation. The Geller Stand has only one function for us, that is, it provides a basic reference unit for measuring reality index.

Inspired by Geller's position, the Federation finally determined the measurement method of the Reality Index Theory, and based on this, established a complete set of reality level reference tables.

This breakthrough is as important as the invention of the periodic table. We can now use the database to check what is happening in our current real environment.

This also led to the further development of psychic power theory. Through the derivation of the reality index theory, sociologists determined that psychic power is the technology to move this reality.

Through the unspeakable connection between the virtual world and reality, psychics can use the energy of the other world to actively change the "reality index" so that the reality they desire is indexed greater than the standard reality, and then make their wishes come true.

However, psychic technology has significant side effects. Monitoring of the former Warp rift region created by the cult of debauchery, where demons once appeared, has revealed a less favorable phenomenon. Investigators believe that the reality index of this region has been significantly reduced, making it more fragile than ordinary space and more susceptible to expansion into a breach for alien invasion.

The misuse of psychic energy doesn't just move sand; it depletes the entire sandbox. Misuse by psychic users can lead to the overflow of Warp energy, potentially swallowing up some of the "sand" in the afterlife, damaging the reality of the entire universe and weakening the veil against alien invasions day by day.

However, we cannot completely ban such a widespread power as psychic energy to cover up the problem, because the more serious problem is that the other world is not harmonious.

It is filled with evil entities that are eager to actively invade the material universe. Each of their invasions can further enhance the influence of psychic energy and plunder a large amount of "reality index", causing reality to be depleted much faster than the ideal state. We must use psychic energy to fight them.

The constant intrusion of demons by psionic forces damages the fabric of reality until all of reality is consumed, resulting in a type of destruction different from heat death, which we can call dissolution.

There will no longer be a distinction between reality and the Warp, with the entire universe at the mercy of the malevolent entities of the Beyond, forever, as time will no longer exist.

During the discussion, the head of sociology raised a shocking point: considering that there are so many species with powerful psychic powers, this kind of plunder may have begun in the distant past.

So perhaps at this moment, perhaps the actual reality of the entire universe is far lower than the "standard reality index" in our theory.

Traces of psychics exist widely throughout the universe, and the veil has become so thin that a slight use of psychic power can create a gap large enough to connect to the other world, allowing a large number of demonic creatures to pour in. Could the normal structure of the universe be so fragile?

Perhaps it's not just intelligent life, but even this "reality" itself is in danger.

But how did this all happen?

Who caused a massive reality depletion beyond the imagination of all researchers, leading to an unprecedented increase in the power of the subspace and resulting in the current dilemma of the universe where not using psychic energy is equivalent to self-destruction, and using psychic energy is equivalent to chronic self-destruction?

The sin of this originator is indeed enough to curse all his descendants forever, if he has any.

72. Reality itself serves as a shield

Important evidence was soon found for the speculation of large-scale loss of reality, but it was not a rigorous argument, but because someone saw traces of the incident.

An astronomy enthusiast and psychic from the beetle species reported to us what he saw and heard.

In the Federation, the abundance of common living materials and the encouragement of publicity enable ordinary residents to become folk scientists and cohesive producers even if they do not work. The community academic institutions they establish can also receive support from the Federation and achieve success.

This is the case with the beetle man Aska-Greda. He once served in the psychic corps for a period of time. After retiring, he became interested in astronomy. His psychic sensing ability enables him not only to perceive the subtle changes in conventional astronomical phenomena in the universe, but also to touch those extraordinary astrological phenomena.

One day, during a routine astronomical observation, Askar accidentally discovered an unusual phenomenon.

He and another human friend were searching for a predicted supernova, but he saw something else: an object in a very distant star field whose gravitational fluctuations and motions behaved in patterns completely unlike any known natural phenomenon.

When Asuka unconsciously used his psychic divination ability, the sudden feeling of terror shocked him both physically and mentally.

Askar pointed out his discovery to his friend, but the other party had completely ignored the celestial object.

"I found a supernova."

"The supernova is not important anymore. Astrology shows that now is the time when darkness is rampant." Asuka immediately sent a message to the psychic department, and then continued to observe despite the discomfort.

This celestial body emanated an extremely disturbing, strange, and intense energy wave. This energy wave did not come from the natural reaction of any material or dark matter, but was instead a projection of a psychic phenomenon. It appeared to be deep purple, with a storm surging within it, deep and twisted, and indescribable.

He located in detail the strange astronomical entity that spanned an unimaginable amount of light-years, like a giant wound in the Milky Way, and submitted the relevant information to the Psionic Department separately, which ultimately led to our knowledge of the existence of this "Eye of Terror."

The "Eye of Terror" is not a simple celestial body, but a space-time crack formed by a powerful psychic force that penetrates reality and the warp. Only psychics can see it through astronomical observations.

It is not a celestial body like a star or a planet, but a large twisted belt covering a vast number of celestial bodies, with purple-red light flashing in it.

Obviously, the discovery of this celestial body has solved our long-standing doubts about why the reality index of the material universe is so low, because there is even a huge wound that needs to be sutured, which is sucking away normal matter and spitting out spiritual energy every moment.

No one knows how the rift was formed, even the Vision Prophet is secretive about it. We can only guess that it was the result of some huge psychic ritual, a super-powerful torrent of psychic energy launched by unimaginable psychics, which permanently created this strange area connected to the subspace.

This aroused the vigilance of federal scientists. If psychic power could do this, then the practical application of the Reality Index Theory was urgent.

We cannot guarantee that we will not encounter the same situation one day, so we must take protective measures first.

The ultimate result of this research is the birth of reality stabilization instruments.

The core of this special instrument is based on the Federation's latest "transcendent logic" concept, and its creation relies on the deconstruction of the essence of reality. Conventional technology and power alone cannot cope with the threat of psychic power that transcends the laws of conventional physics.

The basic blueprint for the "reality stabilization device" wasn't designed by a single discipline, but rather integrated the results of multiple fields. Physics, engineering, mind science, space-time theory, and even elements of philosophy and theology found common ground in this research.

Its principle is very simple, which is to strengthen the laws of reality to make it more difficult for supernatural phenomena to occur, but it is very difficult to create.

Every reality stabilization instrument is a product of the consumption of transcendental logic. Every part of the structure of this anchor-shaped instrument is completely calculated step by step by scientists through complex transcendental logical propositions.

The manufacture of this instrument is very expensive, mainly due to the burden of computing power, but it is worth it.

When this facility is placed in an area of psychic influence, it will fill the "sand pile of existence" in this area with its inherent transcendental logic, causing the reality index to rise significantly, making the laws of physics "heavier" than the influence of psychic energy, and making it difficult for all supernatural phenomena to occur.

If using psychic powers in ordinary areas is like manipulating sand, then in a reality anchored area, it becomes like moving a pile of boulders. Psykers without sufficient power will simply exhaust their energy and not be able to produce any magic, while those with sufficient power will be significantly weakened.

This reality anchor is not without its drawbacks.

The first is that it requires transcendental logic to manufacture, and there is a power limit, and it can still be broken through by powerful psychic entities.

Secondly, it is time-sensitive, as the self-healing properties of the universe itself tend to eliminate the influence of transcendental logic.

Finally, if it is improperly utilized for some reason, such as reversal activation, it will increase the power of the warp within its area of influence.

But these flaws are completely controllable, and our only concern is whether it can be successfully implemented.

In order to verify the effectiveness of the reality anchor, we once again returned to the old battlefield where the esoteric cult once appeared. This area was designated as unsuitable for living after that battle. It was originally expected that it would take a fifty-year observation period before it could be considered for reconstruction as a residential area.

But now, the experiments with reality anchors have put that cautious probing and testing, and the fear of corruption, behind them.

Our Psionics Department has conducted a variety of taboo psychic experiments under the newly established reality anchor.

Due to the semiotic attraction of psychic energy, also known as "like attracts like," repeating certain related behaviors in an area where abnormal psychic influence has occurred will attract the concentration of related psychic energy again.

In other words, indulging desires again in the area of primary Slaanesh demonic corruption can easily cause psychic corruption to reappear and attract psychic entities.

However, under the influence of the reality anchor, the experimenters even performed a complete comedy recreating the demon invasion incident, recreating the scene at that time one to one, but no supernatural events occurred.

The Dragon God's intuition also confirmed that the dangerous cause and condition had not been re-established, and the reality stabilization anchor prevented the formation of a psychic connection.