"Having finished talking about me, let's talk about you next." Luo Ji put out the cigarette, took another sip of water, and said: "Actually, I haven't figured out what you do, the so-called cosmic time.
Line, what is it?"
Mobius paused for a moment. He first looked up at Luo Ji, and then said: "I can tell you some common sense, but you'd better not try to trick me..."
Luo Ji leaned back, put her elbows on the armrests, supported her head with her hands, and said in a very relaxed posture: "Please, I know more about the future of each timeline than you do. Maybe you,
Is there anything else you want to ask me?"
Suddenly, Mobius's expression froze, and he was really moved by what Luo Ji said. So, he glanced sideways at the door and found that the guard was standing far away from the door, and no one else was coming.
He lowered his voice and said:
"You have to understand that there are many things that are beyond our control because of our responsibilities. I hope you won't cause trouble for yourself, and don't cause trouble for us..."
"Don't worry, I understand everything." Luo Ji leaned forward and lowered her voice and said, "I even understand better than you."
Mobius looked aside again and said, "If you weren't really different from those ignorant gods of mischief, I would never have chatted with you for so long..."
Mobius sighed, took a sip of water, and continued: "The so-called universe timeline is actually a timeline. However, different universes develop in different directions and have different timelines."
"Most universes have three timelines: past, present, and future. In other words, they are actually different points on the same line. However, for the convenience of management, what has happened, what is happening, and what will happen in the future are
Records will be classified into categories.”
"Regarding the crime you committed, to put it bluntly, every time you travel back to the past, a point will be added to the past timeline, and this point will be classified as something that has already happened and will be listed separately.
Come up with a possibility."
"But I didn't do anything in the past timeline." Luo Ji said with some confusion.
"This has nothing to do with whether you have done anything." Mobius shook his head and said: "Don't say you traveled back in time, even if you just ascended to the universe and glanced at the past timeline, you would
Create a new possibility."
"Your behavior may lead to changes in what is happening now, it may also lead to changes in what is about to happen in the future, and it may even lead to the birth of a new universe..."
"In the multiverse, most of the single universes were born in this way. If the same person makes different choices at the current time, different universes will be born, resulting in different timelines and infinite timelines.
, which represents the infinite possible universe..."
"However, the timeline of the universe did not exist from the beginning." Mobius shook his head again and began to explain in detail:
"In the beginning, there was only one timeline in all universes, which we called the 'Sacred Timeline', or simply 'Timeline'. Since the Sacred Timeline was broken, the timeline of the multiverse was created. In order to distinguish it from the Sacred Time
line, we call the current timeline the 'cosmic timeline'."
"The so-called sacred timeline is actually a single possibility. Everything develops step by step. Any behavior that jumps out of the sacred timeline and creates other possibilities is considered a crime. This is the original definition of 'time crime'."
"And the scene of Ragnarok that I played for you before is what should have happened in the sacred timeline, and it is also what should have happened in most of the universes that are now divided into cosmic timelines."
Luo Ji nodded, indicating that she had understood this part. She looked at Mobius and asked: "So now, what is the Time Anomaly Management Bureau responsible for managing?"
"It's still about managing the timeline." Mobius took a sip and said, "But now, our job is not to prevent the creation of other timelines, but to ensure that the universe timeline is in a stable state of balance."
"You can understand the universe as a water tank, and the timeline that can be accommodated in the universe is like water."
"The capacity of the water tank is limited. Some universes, due to different reasons, are going to destruction, which is equivalent to scooping out the water. And different people in some universes have made different choices, creating new universes.
It’s like pouring water into it.”
"What we have to do is to ensure that the speed at which water is scooped out is basically the same as the speed at which water is filled. We can neither let the water bottom out nor let it fill up. This is our current mission."
"And the main reason why we arrested you is because your high-intensity backtracking in time in a short period of time is equivalent to pouring water into a jar non-stop. If we don't stop you and let you continue to pour water like this, then there will be
How many universes must be destroyed to scoop out the water?"
"Wait a minute! I have a very important question!" Luo Ji interrupted him and asked: "If you don't care, are the original speeds of filling and scooping water in the universe balanced?"
Mobius's expression froze again. He didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he wiped his mouth in embarrassment and said: "Very good, you asked the key. The answer is... we don't know either."
Seeing Luo Ji staring at him, Mobius lowered his head and said, "I'm just an employee. My company told me that if we don't maintain it, the universe will be destroyed, so we will go. As for
Whether it will really be destroyed, no one knows.”
Luo Ji sighed. She had already guessed the result. In order to get more information from Mobius, she revealed a little bit of important information: "Did the universe undergo some changes some time ago?"
Mobius showed another shocked expression. This time, he stared at Luo Ji, as if he didn't know her. Luo Ji pretended to be profound and said: "I told you a long time ago, I
Knows more than you."
"In that case..." Mobius had a very troubled expression on his face. He gritted his teeth, exhaled, and said, "In fact, the reason why I will tell you so much is related to this matter.
.”
He took a deep breath, looked at Luo Ji, and said: "Before, I swore to you that what you said to me, I would never let it leave this house. Now, you must also promise me..."
"You have no other choice." Luo Ji refused to talk to him at all, and just said: "I'm sure you can't find any more Loki than I know."
Mobius was silent for a while, then slowly said: "The key to the matter lies in the boss of this company."
"Before you came here, you should have seen that there are statues of him everywhere here. We don't know his name. We only know that he is the director of the Time Administration and our immediate boss?"
"A long time ago, when the sacred timeline had not yet collapsed, the Time Administration was directly managed by the director. At that time, our methods were much more cruel than they are now."
"One day later, the sacred timeline suddenly collapsed. This timeline turned into countless timelines, and the Time Management Bureau also turned into countless ones, as did the director and employees."
"No, maybe, only the employees can be called split, and the director..." Mobius shook his head and said: "Well, this is just our speculation, but Lavona and I both guessed that the director might have originally
There are countless..."
"In short, after the split of the Time Administration, every multiverse has a Time Administration and a director. These directors may be the same person, but they may be completely different, but what is certain is that their acting styles
No, it’s not the same…”
Mobius's fingertips suddenly began to tremble a little, and he said: "You should be lucky that you were not arrested when the sacred timeline just collapsed. At that time, the methods our director asked us to use were more cruel than now.
There are so many..."
"He requires us to take the initiative to reorganize the timeline. The amount of water poured in and the water scooped out must be exactly the same. If there are mistakes, then we will affect the people in the universe, create new possibilities, or directly destroy the universe..."
"Can you do it?" Rocky asked.
"I can only say that his power is much stronger than you think." Mobius shook his head and said: "We can't do it ourselves, but he will provide us with a variety of equipment, some of which
Even beyond your imagination.”
"For example?" Luo Ji raised an eyebrow and asked.
"Have you seen the staff B15 is holding in his hand?" Mobius lowered his voice: "That is specially designed to deal with your Asgardian gods. In fact, it is not a staff at all, and it is not used when it is used.
It’s not magic, the golden light you see is Ragnarok.”
"What do you mean?" Luo Ji's face finally became more serious.
"The director imprisoned Ragnarok, which descended on a certain universe, in the staff. It could kill almost all the gods in Asgard easily. In fact, many crazy Lokis who came here and disobeyed discipline were killed.
Being killed like this." Mobius's eyes seemed a little dazed, and he obviously didn't want to mention this period of time.
"Even being killed is a good result..." Mobius lowered his head and his voice became a little dry: "Before that, we will use torture. This is the main difference between us and the director.
…”
"One day, we arrested Loki from one of the universes, who was also a female." Mobius's tone became more and more trembling, and he continued: "She was still a little girl, just like your daughter. The director said she was very
Important, she wants us to torture her..."
Luo Ji's pupils narrowed a bit, and Mobius lowered his head and continued: "We are not willing to do this. I, B15, Lavona and many employees who have dealt with this case are not willing to do this."
"You have met Judge Lavona before. She is a very serious person and hates time offenders. This is related to her personal experience. Therefore, she has always advocated strict and severe trials..."
"But that time, she hesitated. We couldn't even do anything to such a young girl, let alone torture her."
Mobius showed a trace of struggle in his eyes, took a sip of water, and continued: "So, for the first time, we thought of a way to let her go..."
"Then, didn't the director give you any trouble?" Luo Ji asked.
"This is exactly what I want to ask you." Mobius raised his head, looked at Luo Ji with a puzzled look and asked:
"What happened to the universe we live in? Why did the director say he went on a business trip to another universe for a while and never came back?"
"Uh..." Luo Ji showed a strange expression, and Mobius stretched out his hand to signal him to continue.
The corners of Luo Ji's mouth slowly raised, as if she was suppressing a smile. After a while, under Mobius' gaze, she slowly said: