Chapter 432: The End Is Coming

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio | Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Turning virtual ‘data’ into real ‘matter’ sounded like a fantasy to Li Wenyuan. Even though he knew that that might be one of the purposes of the ‘universe experiment,’ he still found it hard to believe after hearing the news from the ‘Professor.’

He had always thought that that would be a long project. Perhaps until they left the world, the existence leading that experiment would not be able to achieve that.

But then, it seemed that it could be achieved. The main purpose of the ‘universe experiment’ had changed its direction.

In response, the ‘Professor’ explained their ‘discovery.’

“For the civilizations that were most likely invaded by the ‘foreign will,’ ‘we’ still discovered a lot of things from the records they left behind.”

“In the countless ‘cycles’ in the past, many civilizations were aware of the ‘essence of the universe’ and used the ‘realistic data.’ And without exception, these civilizations would leave their knowledge in various places, even if they were severely damaged by the ‘foreign will.”¹

“Even if the cognitive records were damaged or lost for various reasons, there were still parts that could be deciphered. Some of them were from the ‘Void,’ and some were from the ‘End of Time.'”

“According to one of the civilizations’ records, they had built a very strange megastructure back then. Through their description, we believe that the megastructure was highly similar to the ‘Ether Phase Engine.'” “Theoretically, this seems to be a way to break away from the ‘cycle.’ As you know, the ‘Ether Phase Engine’ can break the ‘world’s boundary.’ For people like us who are essentially ‘data lifeforms,’ this is to transform us from ‘data’ to ‘matter.'”

That answer once again left Li Wenyuan speechless. He didn’t expect the problem to return to that ‘dangerous technology.’

He had always believed that the ‘Ether Phase Engine’ derived from the ‘Natural Disaster Plan’ was just a kind of ‘future vision,’ an understanding of ‘transcending dimensions,’ and more of a ‘spiritual symbol’ that condensed the power of civilization.

After all, he never thought that a technology that could achieve a feat like ‘transcending dimensions’ would only be Level 7 on the Technology Tree. However, he had also neglected one point. The Technology Tree, which had always been known for its strictness, would not place a useless technology on it, let alone on a relatively high position of ‘Level 7.’

Perhaps the ‘Natural Disaster Plan’ could not achieve a feat like ‘transcending dimensions.’ Still, it definitely had something special that made it worthy of being a part of the Technology Tree.

And that might be related to the matter mentioned by the ‘Professor.’

In that regard, the ‘Professor’ also discussed his understanding of the ‘Ether Phase Engine.’

“The ‘Ether Phase Engine’ is actually a blueprint of the megastructure that ‘we’ copied from those incomplete ‘fragments of the past.’ At that time, ‘we’ wanted to see if this thing could really ‘transcend dimensions’ and turn ‘us’ from ‘data’ to ‘matter.'”

“But since we’re still ‘here,’ it means that ‘we’ failed that time. The reason is unknown, so although this technology has been passed down to this day, it’s also classified as ‘dangerous technology.’ Moreover, it’s only at Level 7, so no one is optimistic about it.”

“However, given its potential to help us better understand the ‘foreign will,’ this technology has a high level of priority in the ‘legacy.’ Moreover, it’s not just us. Many capable civilizations also view it as one of the things that must be passed down the most.”

“If you have been to enough places, you will see the remains of civilizations that chose this path. The sudden large-scale disappearance of group of galaxies is basically due to the activation of the ‘Ether Phase Engine,’ and the products they left behind were completely dead galaxies and civilizations that had disappeared.”

“You might be thinking, what if these civilizations really succeed? However according to the information we gathered, those civilizations did not succeed.” The ‘Professor’ waved his arm gently, turning the surroundings into a strange space filled with bizarre colors.

“This is a place where a type of so-called ‘high-dimensional lifeform’ lives You should have heard of it. We call them the ‘World Breakers.”‘

“Similar to our situation here, the world where the ‘World Breakers’ live in also experiences ‘cycles.’ The difference is that they can’t leave anything behind in their world. Their ‘data volume’ is too small and every ‘cycle’ will be cleaned up. To our world, their world is a subordinate world.”

“However, a certain generation of ‘World Breakers’ realized the ‘essence of the universe’ for some reason. Hence, they thought of ways to come to ‘this side’ and used ‘this side’ to leave behind their traces, hoping that a certain generation of ‘them’ would receive the news in the future.”

The ‘Professor’ paused for a moment before continuing.

“You should be able to guess by now, right? That’s right, the civilization that used the ‘Ether Phase Engine’ did not ‘transcend dimensions.’ Instead, they arrived at the ’world’ where the ‘World Breakers’ were.”

“They were defeated by the local World Breakers,’ and their knowledge was passed on, allowing the ‘World Breakers’ to realize this secret, forcing the ‘World Breakers’ to come to our side to seek a solution. The fact that the ‘Ether Phase Engine’ can’t ’transcend dimensions’ is also confirmed.”

“Of course, this doesn’t mean this path has been completely blocked A considerable number of people still believe that they just haven’t found a suitable way to activate it or that they lack something that causes the ‘Ether Phase Engine’ to not work normally. This understanding still exists to this day.”

-There are many crazy civilizations, so I’m prepared to continue practicing this path according to their understanding…You should know, right?”

“Of course.” Li Wenyuan nodded. Since he had said so much, he naturally knew that the ‘Professor’ referred to the ‘Hunters.’

Perhaps other civilizations in the universe also practiced that path, but the Hunters’ were the closest to Li Wenyuan and completion.

“Many civilizations are paying attention to the arrival of this moment, including us.”

“Because no matter what the outcome is, this will foretell the arrival of the ‘End.'”

The ‘Professor’ ended his narration with a sentence that sounded like a charlatan. However, the content of that last sentence was enough to make Li Wenyuan’s heart skip.

“The ‘End¹ is coming?” He could not help but ask.

The Professor looked at him strangely, as if surprised that he didn’t know about that. However, he still replied, “The current universe is about to reach the peak of the ‘Big Collapse.’ Based on the calculation of the regional density’s biological data, it has roughly reached the ‘biological limit.”‘

“You should know that the ‘Big Collapse’ is related to the number of lifeforms right? But do you know why?”

“It’s interesting. After various calculations, we believe that this is because processing too much biological data will cause the universe to ‘stumble.'” “Have you ever used the ‘Reality Penetrometer’? You should have noticed this ’stumble’ phenomenon if you’ve used it before. Perhaps the performance of this computer¹ used for the ‘universe experiment’ is not very good.” “When the amount of lifeforms reaches a certain level, this ‘stumble’ will become very obvious. The ‘Big Collapse’ is to solve the ‘stumble’ and let the ‘universe experiment’ start over again.”

“Activating the ‘Super Ether Phase Engine’ will cause the data processing capacity to surge instantly, entering the peak of the ‘Big Collapse’ in advance.” So, the ‘End’ is actually coming soon..”