But then, he continued to throw out a new question:
"Miss Alice, since you said you are dead and my current location is still intact, it means that you have solved the hunter crisis, right?"
According to the records in the notes, the so-called "Hunter" is an incredible existence at the river system level. This place is really going to be targeted, and the planet under its feet has no chance of surviving!
The only explanation is that Alice in front of her did something at the expense of herself, otherwise this is an unsolvable problem.
Faced with Karl's inquiry, Alice nodded with satisfaction.
"You are right."
"The reason why hunters came to this universe is actually to follow the trajectory of this machine. So if you want to avoid this result, just modify the past history."
"Don't tell me that all the causal weapons in science fiction novels have been created..."
"Not that strong."
Alice shook her head and continued to explain:
"Actually, when I noticed the hunter's arrival, I made a decision with my partner, the man you met.
Through the advanced dimensions in the microscopic world, the two of us try to influence what has happened in the past through things in the present.
It's difficult to explain on a technical level, but you can just think of it as an advanced application of optical path reversibility and quantum delay selection.
Anyway, in the end, we succeeded.
The only regret is that we can never return to this world where ‘we have disappeared’.”
"..."
Although he didn't understand what the other party was saying, Karl always felt very powerful.
"So......"
"Stop, stop, stop!"
As soon as Karl opened his mouth, Alice interrupted him with gestures.
"I'm not good at things like mind reading and brainwashing, so I know your doubts clearly. Just listen to what I have to say."
Immediately, Karl shut his mouth.
Whatever the boss says is whatever it is, just listen to it.
"I couldn't tell you in detail before. In fact, it's because the information left behind in this world does not allow this. I can only follow the guidance and pass the trial to the shadow plane of the dream world, and then go deep into the deep dream again.
The world, a place where the laws of time itself are chaotic, can allow this machine to inform you of these things."
"So this was all designed by you?" Karl couldn't help but ask.
"That's right."
Nodding to acknowledge Karl's inquiry, Alice continued:
"Except for the opportunity to choose whether to return to the original world, everything else is calculated by this machine, including the behavior of your little girlfriend Ceryl, which has also been calculated early.
Okay, in short, that's what happened before, there's no point in going into details.
Now this machine gives you one last chance to choose!"
After saying this, the expression on Alice's face became serious, and her eyes looking at Karl were also filled with complex emotions, including expectations and worries.
"Are you going to go back to the world before time travel, or are you going to stay and solve the world's most important problem?"
"Let me declare in advance that if you stay, you will end up paying the same price as this machine."
"..."
Suppressing the panic and confusion in his heart, Karl forced himself to calm down:
"Does the so-called price mean disappearing from this world?"
"That's right."
There was no deliberate deception or changing the subject. Alice answered Karl's questions generously and head-on.
"This is actually the machine's fault."
"Because of the unique dream world system of this universe, the possibility of hunters coming here still remains in the deepest layer of the dream world, which was ignored by this machine before."
"If we can't solve it, this starry sky will still face the end of destruction in the near future."
"I'm really sorry."
With an apology, Alice lowered her head deeply in front of Karl.
"Once again, if you want to go back to your previous world and live a good life, this machine will not complain and can send you back to that universe now."
"..."
What should people do with this...
To say that this is the most at a loss for Carl since time travel.
Save the world and disappear by yourself, or clear your memory and return to the world before the time travel, and spend the rest of your life honestly?
He doesn't think he's a good person, but with so many things involved, it's really hard to make a choice.
Death.
This is...
"Sir, did you misunderstand something?"
At this moment, Alice suddenly said:
"The outcome of using this method is not death, but being expelled from the universe."
"Using the backup left behind by this machine, you can completely jump... that is, travel to a new world, where you can spend the rest of your life safely."
"I did it!"
This time, Karl didn't hesitate at all.
It’s not like he’s risking his life, will he be afraid?
It was just the right thing for everyone to do. In reality, he was already wanted for treason in the UK, and he was not a psychopath who liked to play spy wars.
There's no big problem in taking advantage of this opportunity to run away.
The only one who is reluctant to leave may be Ceryl...
Thinking of this, Karl's tone was somewhat downcast.
Human emotions are really complicated.
I am actually obsessed with that terrible goddess who barks like a dog, seduces horses, has no moral integrity at all, eats people indiscriminately, and is very jealous. It really makes me think that I don't know what to say.
However, looking at Karl's appearance, the corners of Alice's mouth curved for an unknown reason, as if she had seen something interesting and was suppressing her laughter.
Alice quickly controlled her emotions and continued:
"Mr. Karl, let me explain to you what you will do next."
As she spoke, Alice took out the compass Karl had used and put it in his hand.
"Without this trial, you will have the opportunity to travel through the deep dream world and then enter the lower dream world."
"It's similar to the movie "Inception" you've seen. It's a place of complete chaos and anything can happen."
"Use it to find the Hunter's beacon hidden there."
"And the decomposable bullet in the pistol is the only thing you can possibly break through that thing."
"Do you understand?"
"Okay, then it won't be too late."
After receiving Karl's answer, Alice nodded again.
Immediately, the feeling of almost soaring came back again.
Karl understood that he was leaving this trial space.