These "curtains", as well as the clouds and statues in the middle, are actually the "Mist Palace" around the new version of the "Relay Station" that contains the fragments of billions of gods' rules in the "Deformed Planet" outside the "Yuanzhao Agency"... some of the power of the space.
projection.
In fact, this part of the power is mainly used to simulate the power of "Dream God" or "Nightmare Lord". To be honest, it is not very efficient.
After all, Ronan has not captured the relevant rule fragments in the "Misty Maze", and is purely suppressing it with the personality of the "Palace". However, at this stage, using it to link and support the "Gate to Rebirth (Experiment)" is illusory and incomprehensible.
The structure of the test is so appropriate that before the "window period" has really arrived, it can already evolve into the general appearance of the year and lure Lao Jin into "the urn".
It's just that these are mostly illusory aspects after all, and the actual structure is still affected by the "non-window period" and is actually blocked by the "tattered god's cloak". There are many "curtains" here, which are not just mysteries, but many obstacles.
’s manifestation.
In this real and illusory field, not only Lao Jin was frozen in place, unable to move forward, but Ronan was also restricted.
It is also difficult for him to pass through all the "curtains" and reach the "other shore".
Well, if you want to rush over, it's not impossible. After all, it's just a last-minute kick, but you have to show the intensity of bombarding the "Tattered God Cloak" with "Great Tong Yi" last time, and the determination to completely fall out with His Majesty the Martial Emperor.
Also, Ronan was really not sure whether doing so would alarm the "opposite party".
Based on the limited information he knows now, he feels that it is really reckless to make a big splash at all costs.
But at this time, the "shadow" is heading that way. Every time it passes through a layer of "curtain", it is equivalent to passing through a layer of obstacles, and the movement is extremely small and weak, with almost no fluctuations.
This is acceptable: because the essence of "shadow" is just the embodiment of a piece of information, it can be transmitted more freely.
It's like writing a sentence on the side of the "window". At this point in time, it can be seen on the other side, even if it has been passed; if there is no person or instrument to record it... it is still considered to have been passed, but it will be quickly lost in the world.
In the waves of the long river of time.
The same "window" metaphor can also be used for "Da Tong Yi".
Ronan passed through the "curtain" with "Great Understanding", not really penetrating through with any force, but imitating the ancient god's observation mode, lifting some of the obstructions, and looking "outside" against the "window"
, to collect the information over there. Just like passive radar, it uses a special analysis algorithm to absorb the "outside" information, forming a one-way information flow.
This method is definitely the safest and almost impossible to be discovered.
But the "shadow" is different. No matter how illusory or immediate a piece of information is, once it breaks through the "window", it is equivalent to providing the world outside the "tattered god's cloak" with the three animals from "under the cloak".
Cat" unique information.
No matter how subtle it is, it adds "weight" to it after all.
Another point: pure information flow should not have such a clear direction.
But the "shadow" keeps moving forward between the "curtains", heading straight towards the still closed "window". It feels like something is guiding...waiting for it on the other side of the "tattered god's cloak".
In 1994, Jin Buhuan plunged into the volcanic cone and crashed into the framework of the "Gate to Rebirth (Experiment)" in the "window period" stage. Was this the result of being "guided"?
Undoubtedly, there are risks in allowing the "shadow" to move forward, and Ronan wants to find out the source of this risk.
He thought about it briefly and made a plan.
So on the "shadow" side, the "clouds" filled by the "Mist Palace" began to gradually seep out. This was the support of Ronan's continuous drawing of external power to restore the "shadow" to its proper appearance, making it easier to analyze. But again
It should be noted that it is too fragile, so it must be gradually reduced, so as not to completely collapse before it is sorted out.
During this period, Ronan used his subtle perception and structural attainments to gain a more detailed understanding of the information structure of the "shadow".
In the process, Ronan discovered that there was still a connection between the "shadow" separated by multiple "curtains" and Lao Jin, which was more than ten steps away, a weak and subtle but familiar one.
——Precisely because the connection is weak, neither side now has the power to make it really work.
Ronan can.
Because the "cloud" was withdrawn, a very small part of the embodied memory image that had begun to fade around the "shadow" became clear again, and that was the "balance of truth."
It no longer floats around the "shadow", but "sideways", magnifies at the same time, and stands between the multiple "curtains". One end of the black scale is at the "shadow", and the other end of the white scale is at Lao Jin
there.
At this time, the beam is tilted, with the old Jin part sinking and the "shadow" part rising.
But then, the overall balance was slowly "leveling".
Ronan's will is at work.
On his shoulder, the "Mirror Mirror" still at the "Relay Station" projected over, forming a ball of light on his shoulder. The light projected towards the middle of the scale, making the embodied projection of the "Scale of Truth" clearer and "leveling"
The speed becomes faster.
Yes, Ronan is trying to reverse and trace the replacement process between Jin Buhuan and the "Fugitive from District 13" - not to restore it completely, but to capture some of the key points that may have been obscured or replaced.
information.
Considering that the existence of "Shadow" has been reduced to nothing, the focus of Ronan's retrospective capture is Lao Jin.
The "shadow" only plays a role in guiding and inducing.
Lao Jin, who stood frozen behind the heavy "curtain", completely entered a state of trance. His tall but fat body was exhausted and he could hardly straighten his waist. At this time, his physical and mental framework and even his core thoughts,
They were all stirred by the phantom of the "Scale of Truth" from the past, as well as Ronan's will hidden in this phantom, and all "interfaces" were released to connect and match the information structure of the "shadow".
The long river turns over, and three years, on the grand scale of hundreds of millions of years, are just an intermittent breeze.
Therefore, the main body of the long river of time still surges forward with its inherent rhythm, while a few "bubbles" rolled by the waves drift backward an insignificant distance, which is the "moment" reversal of pure information flow.
What Ronan wants is this "moment".
Blurred light and shadow, like smoke and mist, overflowed from between Lao Jin's mouth and nose, and from the pores of his exposed red skin. In just this moment, the "weight" on both sides was balanced, and the "balance of truth" returned to normal, oscillating slightly.
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However, this "light and shadow smoke" did not turn to the "shadow", nor did it exist alone. Instead, it suddenly disintegrated and dispersed into the void surrounded by smoke.
The replacement of the "balance of truth" requires "replacements" and there will be losses. Ronan traces the process and must abide by this rule. At both ends of the balance, neither "Old Jin" nor "Shadow" have this resource.
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Ronan's brows beat together with his thoughts. Above the extreme realm, the speed of the "Magic Talisman" rubbing its forelimbs suddenly accelerated. The ugly human face opened its mouth and screamed silently. The next moment, the crown sculpture dome in the center of the "Scale of Truth"
Here, six heterochromatic gemstones in two rows shimmered, and eight "branches and leaves" trembled and undulated... But the pole, which was still oscillating slightly just now, entered a complete state of balance.
The "altar spider web" led by magic symbols is also a master of "replacement", and its intervention is very smooth.
It's a little too smooth.
Ronan was not going to be distracted from studying this for the time being. Because of his intervention, the "light and shadow smoke" that had just flowed out of Lao Jin reunited. Ronan thought about it and did not let it blend into the "shadow" on the opposite side.
The information structure of the "shadow" is sorted out and mapped out.
So, Ronan once again saw the "Thirteenth District", that corridor environment that seemed to be always hot and cramped.
He saw the predecessor of "Shadow", the "cyborg escapee" who had an experience that was not shown in the memory that was manifested before. It was about the time when he had just escaped from the tiger's mouth of "Deep Blue World Mining Area" and entered "Thirteenth".
"District" Wolf Den... At that time, the transformation ratio of that person was significantly lower than when he finally fell into the hands of the second-generation chief priest.
The reason for this difference was not revealed in the previous information, but now, Ronan saw:
The "Fugitive" and his friends ran away in the "Thirteenth District" and were pursued by "cybers" similar to them and various forms of mechanical creations. The process is very vague, but it can be confirmed that some people died.
Lost, the "fugitive" and some others were captured.
But this is by no means lucky, because the captured people face cruel transformation that is beyond their imagination and beyond the limits of their will:
Their bodies and brains were torn into two halves or more and spliced together with cold machinery; their consciousness was also split, twisted, filled, and re-injected into those modified inhuman bodies by some kind of technology, and implanted
A special order was issued, requiring them to patrol in the "Thirteenth District", which is an area seemingly called the "Abandoned Mine Isolation Zone", looking for those "escapees" of the same kind, so that they can also "enjoy" a similar fate.
In addition to "patrol", their commands also have the options of "tracking", "reconnaissance" and "message".
In fact, the cruel "dismemberment and transformation" is precisely to achieve a better "communication" effect.
Even if it encounters powerful force majeure factors, is directly killed, and is completely destroyed physically and mentally, as long as there is a little bit of information left, it will be captured and received by other transformed bodies that split off. Perhaps this is why "Shadow" insists on sending "curtain"
"The reason for traveling behind - even through the "tattered god's cloak", the corresponding information may be "guided". Once it "crosses the boundary", there is a high possibility of being "captured".
The "thought star cluster" that can create the "three elements of thought" does have such a technical level in theory.
Yes, this is what happens behind the "curtain" and "beyond the tattered cloak".
It was this valuable information that, through the magical replacement of "The Balance of Truth", transformed into the "practice plan" and "catalyst" that Jin Buhuan longed for back then, helping him become a transcendent species.
Well, no wonder there will be future troubles. The "plan" transformed by this "dismemberment and transformation" technology did not make Jin Buhuan go crazy. It was already a "balance of truth" with great magical powers, and the second-generation first sacrifice was morally noble.