Boundless, without beginning or end, the eternal void is destined to give birth to everything from the moment it was born. The gods have created many worlds, but more worlds are born independently from the void. They emerge from this source of all things.
Condensed, extracting order from chaos, gaining form from nothingness, forming oases filled with vitality in the sea of chaos. This is an infinite reaction that no one knows when it will start and will never end. However, a world is born
, there will inevitably be a world that perishes. Most of the worlds under closed systems regain their balance in heat death and turn into tombs that will be dissolved by the void at an unknown time, while worlds under open systems are created after the internal laws gradually shift.
Disintegration, falling into chaos and turbidity from the inside out, and finally re-assimilating with the void. For a single world, the birth to destruction is a very long time, even enough for it to breed hundreds of millions of generations of splendid civilizations, but for the entire void
, the birth and destruction of the world happen every moment.
It is said that in the eyes of those eternal gods, the densest place in the multiverse is even like the starry sky, and countless worlds that may host highly intelligent civilizations are shining like stars, and thousands of life, death, creation and destruction can occur in an instant.
——Of course I did not come up with such a sour beginning. The above original text is excerpted from an interview with the former Xiling Emperor Belavila, "The Destruction of the Empire". If there are any copyright issues, the defunct Xiling Empire's Cultural Department will be responsible
I have the sole authority to explain and I will not be held responsible.
On the way the Death Star fleet returned to the rebel assembly point, the silver-haired girl who still maintained the personality of Bella Vera recalled those ancient times and recounted a dusty history.
"Greed is the nature of all races, and even the Xiling Apostles are no exception. Although we understand it as a necessary decision resulting from a high degree of rationality, it is indeed a fact that after possessing endless psionic energy, they greedily get involved in the void.
"Bellavilla closed her eyes slightly. If she hadn't spoken much more eloquently, no one would have been able to tell the difference between her and Sylvia, "Before the catastrophe came, 80% of the apostles of the empire jointly started a mission.
The series is a reckless plan in retrospect, including studying the application of void energy, analyzing the rapid writing method of basic laws, and even trying to explore the secrets before the birth of the void... The Father God of the Star Protoss and the Supreme Dark Goddess made a special trip to
They came to warn us. They told the imperial emperors at that time that these secrets needed to be treated with caution even by the gods. Even the low-level gods were not allowed to study these things at all. But at that time, we were already impatient because the development of civilization had reached a bottleneck.
We despised such warnings and still invested a lot of energy in studying these things. Due to the equal alliance relationship, even the gods cannot interfere with the Xiling Apostles' own decisions. In this way, we dug our own graves.
The research has achieved a lot in the early stages. We have a higher understanding of the nature of energy, and have successfully created an 'infinite cube' that can continuously change the psionic energy in the positive and negative states, thereby generating energy in a perpetual motion.
Analyzed the theoretical formula for the final energy to jump in reverse and eventually become void energy again, and even developed the technology to directly extract the laws of order from the void and use it to create the world - this has always been the case before.
The innate abilities of the Gods are something that they have not been able to teach us for a long time. But driven by those taboo studies, a series of miracles were born. This kind of stimulation, like sweet poison, makes even the most
Even the calm Emperor must be ecstatic.
So we became even bolder and finally conducted the most reckless experiment: artificial void."
When Shandora heard this, she finally couldn't calm down and exclaimed: "Are you crazy?! I didn't even know there was such a plan!"
"Princess Zhansong has spent her whole life fighting. Apart from opening up borders and tearing apart the land, you basically don't participate in any scientific research activities of the empire. This is famous among the entire race." Belavera raised her eyelids slightly, her somewhat indifferent eyes in front of her.
Sandora's suddenly flushed cheeks quickly flashed, "I was 1.2 meters tall when I was promoted to a high-level brood. When I was promoted to a general, I was still a 1.2 meter war machine. Before I was crowned as king, I personally led the troops.
The Warsong Princess, who fought everywhere and was inactive for two days and three hours after being crowned king, is one of the two weirdos of the empire and a highly vigilant figure in the multiverse. Although you don't know it yourself, even the gods have heard of this reputation."
I was stunned, and while I was holding Pandora down, who was about to headbutt Bellavilla, I leaned into Sandora's ear and whispered in a low voice: "Girl, you also have a dark history."
Sandora bit a Rolex on my aorta on the spot: "Listen carefully to the history lesson! Haven't I changed now!"
The problem is that the guy next to me who keeps moving up hasn't changed at all. From his height to his personality, he looks exactly the same as he did tens of thousands of years ago!
"Okay, okay, let's get down to business, artificial void... No matter what the imperial technology geeks had in mind at that time, in short, something went wrong with this experiment?" I finally comforted Pandora by hugging her into my arms.
Yimi was angry at being poked at the painful spot, and then asked curiously.
"The big problem...artificially creates void. The ultimate goal of the experiment is this, but in fact it got out of control in the early stages. The first step of this experiment is to separate the void. As you and I know, the void is transforming into material form.
When it decays, elementary particles will be born (different from the elementary particles that humans have studied), when it decays into an energy form, phantom energy will be born, and when it decays into a mixed form, a singularity will be born, but these are all secondary products. We
What is studied is what can be born in the void without decaying. This process is somewhat similar to the birth process of those original worlds that were not created by the gods. The latter are products that are directly 'dialyzed' from the void. Their birth process
There are all kinds of strange things, but basically they are all self-combinations completed without the void decaying. This kind of creation without debugging by the gods is of course a huge waste. The huge void energy can only turn into ordinary worlds in the end.
But it is of great significance, because by controlling this process, we might be able to create something on the same level as the void... So, driven by the bright prospects, we began to try to make this thing that even the gods have not disturbed.
Forcibly control the process and create a void equivalent..."
"What... did you create in the end?" Qian Qian, who had completely treated this as a horror story, grabbed the armrest of the chair and asked cautiously.
"No need to ask," Bellavera smiled. "The Abyss, the strongest and most concentrated abyss in history, may even be the mother of the abyss. It was born in the artificial world we used as a testing ground, and then
, invaded us all!”
"The abyss is the equivalent of void?" I tried hard to let my brain nerves work normally, and then understand Bellavilla's theory.
"Of course not, there is no equivalent to void at all!" Bellavilla suddenly opened her eyes, "We were wrong from the beginning. Void is something that occupies the absolute apex. Its change to any form is decay, even if it is
Those worlds that are directly 'dialyzed' cannot have anything to do with void equivalents. They are just residues extracted from the void that formed an orderly structure by chance. We have misunderstood this concept.
Because of the sexual things, he thought that even if the experiment failed, he would only gain a deformed world. However, he did not expect that the void would actually create an abyss out of thin air due to random decay!
It was a disaster. At that time, 80% of the online apostles participated in this research. Apostles from the mystery department and the science department were all involved. When the giant abyss manufacturing machine we created broke out in the hinterland of the empire, nothing could be done.
To recover, the spiritual network security system used to prevent similar contamination is basically useless. That energy first infected the emperor-level apostle who personally controlled the test site, and then broadcast the will of the abyss in the full frequency band in the command link under the highest authority. As long as you are connected
Almost none of the apostles who entered the spiritual network were spared."
"This...is the truth behind the sleeping empire?"
After a few minutes of silence, I broke the deadlock.
"I didn't expect that the extremely powerful Xiling civilization was finally wiped out in a failed scientific experiment." Bellavilla's eyes were a little sad, but more of a self-deprecation, "It's a shame that we dare to bring it with us.
He ignored the warnings of the gods with a dismissive attitude."
"One failed scientific experiment is not enough to destroy our civilization," Sandora said slowly. When the truth was finally revealed, her expression calmed down so quickly. It was hard to imagine what this seemingly weak girl actually was.
How many shocking storms can we withstand? "What really destroys us is probably arrogance.
In fact, long before the last expedition, I felt that something was sprouting deep in the soul of Xiling Civilization. Supreme power, unrivaled authority among the gods, the surrender of thousands of worlds, and one after another.
A difficult situation that was overcome finally made the purely rational Xiling apostle also develop arrogance. This is not the superficial personal pride of ordinary species, but the entire race and the entire civilization are tainted with a superior color. We firmly believe that we
Able to control everything with ease, we firmly believe that one day even the void must surrender at the feet of the empire. We even begin to slander those slow-moving gods, mistaking their wisdom accumulated over endless years as slowness. What really destroys us is not just that.
It was an accident, but a sense of pride that gradually accumulated under this arrogance. Otherwise, how could such crazy research be carried out without any worries?"
Listening to Shandora's sighs, I didn't know what to say or how to say it. After all, she was a human being who became a monk halfway and could not empathize with certain things at all. However, these sighs really came from this girl's heart.
"Bella Villa just said that 80% of the Xiling apostles who are connected to participate in this joint research have reached 80%," my sister, who had been listening in, wanted to lighten the atmosphere, so she diverted Sandora's attention.
"What about the remaining 20 percent? They should all have survived, right?"
"The remaining 20 percent? Of course, after the sudden silence in the empire, they rushed back to rescue or connected to the emergency channel to inquire about the situation. What happened after that, do you need me to tell you?"
Sister, you really failed to start this topic.
"Ahem, let's talk about something else, such as the Archives. Can you talk about its construction in detail?"
"You all know the general situation, right?" Bellavilla closed her eyes a little tiredly, "After the catastrophe broke out, there were very few surviving Xiling apostles, and most of them relied on their own soul power to hold on.
Emperor-level apostles, we are all deeply infected, and our numbers are being reduced every second. The mausoleum plan was urgently carried out under this severe lack of preparation, and a huge database was established to preserve all the empire's civilization, just like us
Just like those weak worlds we have saved, we ourselves have also embarked on the road of packaging and backing up our own civilization. This database is the archives. In order to make these data foolproof and can be reactivated in the future, we have established
The mausoleum system used to preserve and create unmanned fleets, as well as the platform of creation supporting the literature library, with the help of the self-sacrifice of more than thirty emperors, the entire system became a system that can run forever, and once activated
We named this creation device that can create several worlds in an instant the Sanctuary.
In addition to these things, we also need a crucial role...the watchers after the apocalypse. They shoulder the important task of pressing the start button at the right time. Now, I don’t need to explain this in detail.
?”
"Is this the fallen apostle now?"
Onee-sama asked softly.
"Not entirely," Bellavilla shook his head, "Some of the fallen apostles were former watchers, but most of them were guys who did not self-destruct but regained their sanity after the entire empire was transformed into the abyss. They are even more
Danger... We won't discuss this. In short, the mausoleum project was also a failure, and our last efforts were in vain. The database was infected when it was first established. Now we want to find out which link caused the problem.
Impossible. The only thing that can be confirmed is that all the Watchers eventually became fallen apostles, such as Occam who served as the compiler of the Document Library, Caesars who was the keeper of the first-level keys, Savi the tomb guardian, and Kang the night watchman.
Latin...the names of these old friends have now become synonymous with sin, including my own..."
"So, how did you leave this world in the end?" I had new doubts, "Since your minds have been controlled by the abyss, why didn't you release the abyss-shaped empire at that time, but... Look, now this
Except for the self-disciplined spaceships, there are no fallen apostles in the world, so you all voluntarily evacuated?"
"It is to evacuate actively," Bellavera muttered to himself with his eyes closed. "When we found that something was wrong with our situation and some weak-willed guys were trying to activate the already seriously contaminated database, we all chose
They took the initiative to leave and rushed into the depths of the void. At the same time, they first completely deleted the coordinates of this world from their own memory cores. Some people self-destructed in the void, and some others transformed into the abyss in advance and were hunted by the last friends who remained awake.
Killed, and the remaining ones eventually became the backbone of the Fallen Apostles Alliance, and this is the end of the story. All along, in addition to destroying the world, we fallen apostles have always regarded finding the archives as the first priority. You may not
I dare to believe it, but... this is out of loyalty to the empire, so what, is it the same as what Occam said?"
Seeing that we were all looking at him strangely, Bellavilla shook his head and continued: "I'm not kidding, the fallen apostles are still loyal to the empire, and Occam is truly a loyal minister. The entire fallen apostles organization regards the resurrection of the empire as the highest priority.
One of the missions, the only thing that needs attention is that the empire that the fallen apostles are loyal to has been transformed into the abyss! In other words, the fallen apostles no longer care about the nature of the empire. Their only purpose is to revive the great cause, even if they themselves
It opens the door to destroy everything without hesitation. This kind of obsession seems to be called..."
"Wraith."
"Oh, Sandora, you summarized it very accurately. This should be one of the side effects of the abyss energy... But there is no need to worry about anything now. The archives has been destroyed. This is what I wanted to do when it was first established.
As for the things I didn’t have time to do, now I feel relaxed and can have a good rest..."
Bellavilla's voice gradually became calmer, and it wasn't until she became completely quiet that I realized what was happening.
"Hey! Wait! Bella Vera, you can't..."
As soon as the anxious call came out, the silver-haired girl in front of her suddenly opened her eyes: "Ah, by the way, I have a few more words to say!"
Everyone: "..."
"Are you looking at me?" Bellavilla looked around dissatisfied, and then deliberately acted coldly, "I will say it again, it is up to you whether you listen or not: First, regarding the ultimate purpose of the fallen apostle, this
You don’t have to think too much about destroying the world and resurrecting the Abyss Empire. These two goals are now impossible to achieve, and Occam’s death will definitely be known to them soon, so you should concentrate on dealing with them.
The first action is, when you see the fallen apostles, don’t show mercy because of their past experiences. Eliminating them without hesitation is the best way to get rid of those old friends. Second, I don’t know how I suddenly recovered.
Rational, but it must be related to another personality in this body. The girl named Sylvia has a willpower that amazes me. She even changed my mind with just a single obsession. So, what is really happening today?
She should be the one who made the great contribution, Chen Jun. Because of those two sentences you said when you killed Occam, from today on, I temporarily agree with you, take good care of Sylvia, and don't let down my expectations.
Finally, I would like to give you a piece of friendly advice. Now the empire is in a mess. Even if you think you are reviving it, it is still a mess. So don’t miss the glorious days of the past. Look for the gods. In the endless void, they are the only ones.
They are true friends, and as Sandora said, the wisdom they have accumulated from endless time is by no means dull. When encountering problems that cannot be solved, let the gods come to help. We have nothing to be proud of.
Hold on - during the catastrophe, we had no time to ask for help, but now you have countless times more time than we did then."
The voice gradually became lower, and the expression on the face of the girl in front of him had completely relaxed. This time, Bella Vera really left...
"Ah, also, I drank some water. After talking so much, I feel so thirsty. I don't want to have a nightmare of looking for water during my long sleep - Hey! The look in your eyes..."
"...You don't want to leave until we have dinner together?"
(It’s the end of the month!! I didn’t get confused this time! Don’t hesitate if you have ***, they really don’t have the ability to reproduce...)