above the sky

Cape Avogarod is like a sharp collision horn, crashing into the depths of the vast sea with the persistence of the dwarves. It was originally part of the Ilofas Plain, but when the entire Ilofas Plain was After it collapsed due to the disaster of falling from the sky and became an undersea ruin, the remaining land seemed out of place.

Dwarves live on this incomplete land. Their number has been small since the civilization of the previous era, and this has become even more so after the genetic modification of the entire population. After all, no one likes to be a solid square. Only those ethnic groups who are originally dwarves Only then will we retain our own cultural traditions and be proud of our own characteristics.

However, as the toughest of all ethnic groups, some special professions, such as deep space exploration and alien exploration, require the tenacity and strength of dwarves.

The tenacity and unity of the dwarves allowed them to withstand the most ferocious storms in the disaster, and preserved the remains of the pre-epochal civilization, mainly the "Pole Star Zenith", located around the Ushtalaf Mountains.

Xuntian Sanctuary.

On this plateau at an altitude of 600 meters, even the physiques of Terrans cannot easily adapt. Only dwarves are born with low oxygen tolerance and can move freely. This talent is originally used to adapt to underground caves and is equally useful at high places. .

The main peak of the Ushtalav Mountains reaches straight to the sky, and the stacked mountains are like fortress walls, surrounding the capital of the Republic of Gantrygum, 'Voltem', which is also the 'Vision City'.

It was evening at this time, and the afterglow of the setting sun was blocked by the mountains. It was already night in the city, but above the mountains, the brilliance of the sun had not completely set. There were streams of twilight in the sky. The towering Holy Word Tower was like a real dragon. You need to raise your head to see the whole thing.

From the top of the Holy Word Tower, you can overlook the entire Hongyuan City. There are no clues about the dwarf city on the surface, but if you look carefully, you can find that at the bottom of the mountains and plateaus, there is a giant ant nest. structure.

The Great Forger of the Republic of Gantrygum, No. 30, the Hammer of the Ninth Generation of Creation, the Forger of the Soul Abyss, Panros Strong Shield, is waiting at the top of the Holy Word Tower. This place is far away from the umbrella-shaped Pole Star Zenith in the distance. , one represents the civilization and present of the dwarves, and the other represents the holy land and aspirations of the dwarves.

This dwarf with gray skin, like a metal cast, is visibly determined and stubborn, but he is not a conservative. On the contrary, the dwarf's stubbornness only lies in one thing: their wishes.

If something goes against the creed in their hearts, no one can convince him except the violence that destroys the mind and the undoubted facts - so the dwarves are either extreme radicals or extreme conservatives, and they are very It is difficult to have an intermediate state.

Panros is such a radical who is committed to completely reshaping the social structure and national system of the dwarves to adapt to various changes in the future.

He knows that Terra is about to undergo its biggest change in history, and he also wants to use the various relics of pre-era civilizations protected by the dwarves as soon as possible to help Gantrigum get out of the geopolitical dilemma. But even at the fifth level, sometimes You will really be stunned by your own cunning people.

A group of conservatives who believe that 'it's not the time yet' lead a group of people who are not afraid of death to oppose his policies. However, they are all well-intentioned, and they have no choice but to kill or not. They can only hold meetings and discuss all day long to persuade one by one. .

Fortunately, the dwarves are a republic. As long as they can continuously vote for radical leaders, the conservatives will be willing to admit defeat and obey the state's deployment and complete national tasks without violating the rules. However, it is just a dream to expect them to have any subjective initiative.

Fortunately, thanks to Ian Silver Peak.

The arcane path brought by this prophet perfectly confirms Panros's vision: the world will usher in huge changes, and it is impossible to protect the country and take the lead in the future simply by relying on advanced armor and ether armed technology. , and the conservative policies of the dwarves must also change, and they must participate more radically in the political arena of all Terra.

On the arcane path, the iron-clad facts were like a hammer hitting the heads of the conservative dwarves, beating them into a completely new look. They frankly admitted their mistakes, followed the trend of the times, and continued on Panros's policies and the arcane path.

And this is why Panluosi is willing to wait here.

Because he heard the call.

The call of the arcane path-maker.

The light is gathering.

Ether particles that appeared out of thin air naturally emerged in Terra's environment, forming special structures. These structures rotated and danced like fireflies floating in the air, and were arranged to form a real image.

Image by Ian Silverpeak.

【Thank you for waiting for me】

The etheric humanoid nodded slightly towards the Hammer of Creation, he smiled and said: [So, are you willing to assist my experiment? 】

"Silver Peak Prophet."

Panros said in a deep voice: "Gantrigam sent four large engineering teams to assist you in rebuilding the ladder to the sky of the pre-era civilization. We don't owe you anything, and I didn't agree to assist in your experiment. I just wanted to Understand why you need to..."

[I need your pole star zenith, to be precise, the 'Avogadro Deep Space Shuttle']

Ian said calmly: [The reason is very complicated, I can explain it to you in detail later - to put it simply, I need to use it to send something out. This will not take long. I can provide energy myself and help you by the way. Check for possible faults... Actually, you know that, right?You dwarves have not mastered the method of maintaining Avogadro's deep space shuttle, so you have strictly prohibited others from touching it]

【But I can.I have.I can leave it to you】

"you……"

Panluosi took several deep breaths. He had never thought of agreeing. The reason was as Ian said. They actually did not have the ability to maintain their sacred objects. They could only use the most rigorous and complicated method to determine the number of 600. Information on all parts of this equipment years ago, and then when "damage" is found, parts with exactly the same performance will be replaced.

They actually don’t know what those parts are for, but they can use the most powerful forging technology to forcibly create an exact replica. The pursuit of perfect replicas is also the source of the dwarves’ powerful technical power. They can even After the armor of other countries has been upgraded, through an investigation, the production process of replicating this type of armor is fully understood.

Nothing is a secret in the hands of the dwarves...except their holy lands.

But now, perhaps their holy place is no longer either.

"How can I trust you?"

The originally gray-black face turned darker, and Panros said in a deep voice: "If the holy object is damaged, all dwarves will be enemies of you - don't lie, prophet!"

[very simple]

And Ian said softly: [I went back in time and space and saw the entire process of Avogadro's deep space shuttle from draft to final result - I know their creations better than their creators]

[Pan Luosi, I can completely build another deep space shuttle by myself, but how many years will it take?Ten years, 20 years?It will take more than ten years at the shortest. This is not an exaggeration, because its creators, the Manians, spent their entire civilization 130 years in order to create this civilizational wonder]

[Its core is an ether tunnel generator that can penetrate time and space and transcend distances... It is a creation second only to a perpetual motion machine. Even I cannot easily recreate it]

[I don’t really need your holy objects, I just need to save time... Panros, help me and you can gain my friendship]

[You understand, although I don’t mind lying, this kind of thing is not worth it]

"..."

Panros fell into deep thought. Of course he also knew that the Avogadro deep space shuttle and the many surrounding pre-era civilization ruins protected by the dwarves contained many 'fire creations', those originating from alien stars. Technology is also difficult for them to master, which is the fundamental reason why they cannot maintain it properly.

Ian's proposal was very tempting. It was just a loan, he could gain his friendship, and he could also know the specific maintenance methods of the sacred objects... He had no reason to refuse.

"I understand."

He raised his head: "Just to activate the sacred object, I have to submit a report to the committee - they will agree."

"However, I have one more question."

Taking a deep breath, there was a hint of blush on Panros's gray iron face: "Avogadro's deep space shuttle...it...what is its real function?"

It sounds incredible: the dwarves have guarded the Holy Land for 600 years, but they don't even know the specific use of the things they guard.

But Ian knows that this is exactly what the dwarves can do, because they don’t know what the use is, but it represents the greatest effect. It is like a hammer, constantly beating the arrogance of the dwarves, leaving them ignorant. Walking on the road, there is a clear direction.

This is the guide.Even ignorance is a guide, and a clear unknown is a broad road.

At this moment, Panluosi was still whispering: "We know that the vision produced when maintaining it can break through the sky and manifest a dark starry sky. In that starry sky, all distances are shortened, even distant planets Its surface can also be easily seen, so we call it the Pole Star Zenith, the place closest to the star dome.”

"Once upon a time, all the stargazers in Terra would gather there. However, as the stars gradually extinguished, the stargazers also gradually disappeared, and the starry sky emerging from the zenith of the Pole Star was also dark... and we even do not know why."

【yes】

Ian sighed slightly: [You don’t know why]

At this moment, he couldn't help but recall the past of "I don't know how many reincarnations ago".

In those extremely distant times, some Ians also came to Gantrigham.

As a great human engineer and a second-generation great craftsman who is even dwarfier than a dwarf, Ian even sat on the Gantrigram Central Standing Committee and became one of the most powerful people in this country.

In those time and space, Ian saw other stars so clearly for the first time... and saw the 'Heavenly Hell' clearly.

He was not told by others, nor from ancient ruins, but with the help of the curtain lifted by the Pole Star Zenith, he could clearly see the barrier of Hell, the wound, and the endless light... And the end beyond light.

And the dwarf in front of him, this resolute and steady forger, also taught his skills to others - and during the invasion of the Cangtian Palace, in order to protect the holy land, he also worked with the great man who was approaching the end of his life and launched the final expedition. Khan fought to the end, and the aftermath of their battle even affected Terra's gravity, causing changes in the orbits of the stars and the moon.

And the last sigh he left before his death, the last wish in his life, was exactly the same as what he asked just now.

——Ian.

——It... this sacred relic that we have guarded for 600 years, this relic that was engraved in our blood by our ancestors, warned, or even begged for our protection...

——What is its real function?

Therefore, looking at the old man in front of him, and looking at the old dwarves who were different but the same in many time and space, Ian slowly revealed the answer he found after countless reincarnations.

[Avogadro deep space shuttle, its real role...]

【It's any door】

[Panluosi, it is not the 'hyperspace vortex accelerator' you imagined, nor is it a world-destroying weapon, nor is it a super deep space telescope, nor is it the outrageous 'planetary engine']

[It is a door handle, it is... an 'any door' that can be reached as long as you can see it]

"Any door?"

Pan Luosi blinked, he didn't quite understand: "But, what door? Why didn't I see the door?"

And Ian continued to explain patiently: [The dark star dome created by the Pole Star Zenith, the stars you see are actually the 'target selection' state before the deep space shuttle starts. It's just that you don't know the control instructions, so you can only Randomly select a star field]

[As long as the target is selected, the deep space shuttle will create a wormhole and directly open the door to the other side of time and space]

[It uses the ether-causal link to create a space-time tunnel. As long as the two space-times have a basic causal chain, for example, if the same beam of light passes through the two areas, it can create a space-time gate to connect the two places—— This technology may be a bit over the top for you, but Star Gods generally have similar transition structures in their bodies. In fact, the Avogadro Deep Space Shuttle is a giant structure made to simulate the Star God's transition]

[So, as long as we can see the light of stars, the deep space shuttle can take us to the space and time where the stars are]

[However, there are limits to this. The ultimate distance of a deep space transmitter is between fifteen and 25 light years. In extreme cases, it may even be compressed within two light years. But in general, it is a very simple way to transmit space and time. Methods】

"...Unbelievable."

Panluosi murmured: "We all guessed wrong...but how can we guess right? We went the wrong way..."

[The wrong path may actually take you further]

Ian shook his head slightly: [And shortcuts will make you go longer.Through the research on deep space shuttles, the dwarves have evolved an extremely special technology-oriented bureaucracy, and then have the highest level of mechanical engineering on Terra. As long as you continue to research, you will probably find a deep space shuttle within 80 years. The principle of operation, and then gradually master its usage]

"Is this the prophet's comfort?"

【This is the definite future】

"I understand." The dwarf nodded, and he looked towards the pole star zenith: "Manians... what kind of race are they? Did they come to our planet with the Avogadro deep space shuttle?"

"Do they... still exist now?"

[Strictly speaking, no]

Ian also looked at the Pole Star Zenith: [The Manians are our neighbors, and the arbitrary door is actually not arbitrary... Even the etheric true body maintained at the fifth energy level cannot resist the activation of the arbitrary door. Space-time pressure, in other words, even the fifth energy level cannot cross time and space through it]

[Unless it is transporting a dead object]

【A piece of fire】

Ian turned his head, looked at Panros, and looked at his heart - the blood of the top, the extremely hard rock heart: [Coincidentally, the Manians are a special silicon-based creature, They were born in deep lava caves underground. They did not explore downwards like other similar species, but endured the cold and hollows and kept climbing upwards]

[They dug holes and solidified the soil, and they built huge cities and magnificent wonders underground... Under the guidance of the mysterious, they went up and up, breaking the crystal barriers and crossing the surging waves. Underground rivers, they dug through extremely strong mineral veins and broke through hundreds of kilometers of rock formations and frost]

[Finally, they came to the surface]

[Deadly silent, cold, 'frozen planet' covered with endless frost - the first pioneer to lead his people out of the underground died from the siphon of the extreme vacuum environment. He was drawn into space and became a planet surrounding Manyia. A meteorite from the star]

[However, before losing consciousness, he saw the starry sky, the endless vast land, the sun shining at the other end of distant time and space, the gas giant orbiting his home star... the blue sky '】

[That is his reward, his wish]

[His heart of rock will never flinch and look back, but will always move forward, searching for the sky...]

Ian said to Panros, who was deep in thought: [This may also be the reason why dwarves can easily adapt to the heart of the rock, the blood of the throne, because you already have similar hearts and similar wishes... The Manians have already Died, but they still exist]

[Exists in the bodies of all dwarves and in the hearts of all travelers seeking the sky]

Ian turned his head again and looked at the giant structure in the distance, his eyes flashing with brilliance: [The civilization of the previous era used fire to create a deep space accelerator, but they did not find enough energy to start this giant structure, and when they created it When the True Ether Furnace allows the Dragon of Terra to be responsible for the energy source of this giant structure, the disaster of falling from the sky strikes again]

[Obviously, the deep space accelerator is the most important key to transporting fire, so the ancestors of the dwarves must protect it no matter what... You have done a good job. It has almost no damage. It is incredible. One thousand, six hundred years have passed. It actually still runs smoothly]

"We are like one day for thousands of years."

Panros said a dwarf maxim, and he also received the message at this moment: "There are some opinions on the committee, but the vote is for those who support you."

[I heard it, they want me to come forward in person, prove my existence, and form an alliance with Gantrigam]

Ian smiled slightly. In his eyes, almost all the information in the world had no secrets. He had disappeared for so many years. Even if the Silver Peak Territory was still developing at a high speed, some people would still have doubts: [Okay, but I have to start it first. 】

"So anxious?"

【Time waits for no one】

Ian and Panros flew towards the deep space accelerator. The Hammer of Creation suddenly remembered something at this moment: "Wait, didn't you tell me that the fifth energy level can't cross any gate? You should be no exception, right?"

[Yeah] Ian nodded slightly: [As long as there is no perpetual motion machine, there is no way to pass through any door alive - do you feel malicious?Without a perpetual motion machine, many Star God creations would be useless]

Now Panluosi was a little confused: "Then what are you going to do? Send human fire?"

[I want to teleport my spaceship, one of my exploration satellites]

Ian said calmly: [Follow the light and teleport directly to more than ten light years away.Test something very important]

"Didn't you say." Panluosi asked in confusion: "Except for fire, nothing can be sent out? Aren't spaceships and satellites easily crushed?"

[I will cover them with a protective shell]

Ian raised his hand, and in his hand, a dark ball was rapidly taking shape.

"Heavenly Hell?!"

Panros was shocked when he saw this inconspicuous little black ball. As the holder of a deep space shuttle, the dwarf had of course observed the Heavenly Hell: "You can actually create the Heavenly Hell barrier?!"

【This is my confidence】

Ian chuckled and said: [I never make unprepared plans]

Pan Luosi nodded slightly. He was completely convinced by Ian and no longer expressed any opinions on Ian's actions.

Soon, Ian arrived at the Pole Star Zenith.

This looks like a huge, blown-over umbrella, maybe a bit like a radar or some kind of vector thruster. No wonder the dwarves once thought that this thing might be some kind of planetary engine or planetary shield. ——After all, with Imperial Capital Pearl in front of them, their wild guesses have a certain basis.

However, its energy consumption is even more terrifying than that of the Imperial Capital. Over the years, Gantrygum has had its moments of glory. They have completely built an ether furnace array that is enough to run the Imperial Capital at full power, but the most they can do is activate the deep Space shuttle, let it search for the target from time to time, creating a dark starry sky phenomenon.

The real launch must either be a push with all the strength of a civilization for a moment, or it must be a perpetual motion machine.

But Ian is different.

Raising his hand, under Ian's power, the entire pole star zenith was surrounded by countless lights. Billions of ether particles rushed out of the void in accordance with Ian's will, and for a time, the sky and the earth were The space formed a big snake wrapping around the zenith, completely covering the entire deep space launcher.

The surging energy used Ian's body as a channel, spurting out like a surging torrent. At this moment, even Panros, who was at the fifth energy level, felt his own insignificance. Compared to Ian's efforts, he Like a gurgling stream, it will only be easily submerged!
"you?!"

He said in disbelief: "You have already built a perpetual motion machine yourself?!"

【perhaps】

Ian was noncommittal: [There are many types of perpetual motion machines. What Star God wants us to build is a 'space-time perpetual motion machine' based on infinite time and space]

[But I also found another way... It is indeed very difficult to build my own infinite ring, but what if I directly find a 'universe' that is close to, or even directly has infinite energy]

After saying this, Ian laughed: [As long as I use my body as a channel, I can infinitely activate the energy of that time and space for my own use - at least it can be recharged.]

Panluosi knew very well what Ian meant - as an ally working with the Silver Peak Leader to rebuild the ladder, he actually knew that Ian's journey was to find the mystery of the origin of ether... He thought that Ian would gain something. It won't be too big, but so far, he has indeed found another way to unlimited energy.

Or even a simpler way.

As long as you search far enough in the ether, you can naturally find a world of infinite energy among infinite possible worlds. The hot, infinitely expanding universe breeds many strange creatures. Perhaps pure energy creatures such as the Sun Bird have huge potential in it. ethnic group... But this is just a theory. Who knows that Ian can actually find it?

"Where have you explored?"

At this moment, Panluosi's voice contained a hint of awe, because he knew very well that those who could do all this had surpassed the limit that they could hardly surpass.

The fifth energy level?Sixth energy level?
It makes no sense at all... Ian doesn't need a realm to climb up. The path he takes and the signposts he leaves behind are their realms.

[End] Ian whispered: [The end that all things can reach - I have arrived at the second path, the universe of blazing heat and nothingness, the home of glow and emptiness]

"Then why do you want to come back? You can obviously just cross the end and fly up!"

[Pan Luosi, you ask this question precisely because you don’t understand me.What I want is to go further, not to the end where there is nothing but light after being explored.]

Ian raised his head calmly, and he stretched out one hand, through time and space, until he reached the new moon - and there, a house-sized 'cradle' that had been prepared by the Grand Duke of Junling Castle was placed by Yi. En dragged him over and arrived in front of the deep space shuttle.

[I want to go to a distant place—and the distance is endless]

Brilliant light and pure darkness, the cradle is pitch black that absorbs all light and all energy. It is placed in the center of the deep space shuttle, and the huge, umbrella-like structure shrinks, protecting the cradle in the center, as if closed. of buds.

The dark starry dome reappeared, and time and space at the top of the sky swayed. Driven by nearly unlimited energy, the Avogadro deep space shuttle truly started again after thousands of years. The space was violently churning like a tide, and it was aimed at The direction is...

It was pitch black, without any stars on the other side. [All stars are sealed by the cradle, or are swallowed by the end. Panros, do you think I want to explore other stars?Wrong, what I want to explore is the darkness of nothingness. Whether it is destruction or nothingness, I can get the answer]

Ian whispered, he laughed: [Launch]

As a result, time and space were distorted and torn apart. Around the dark star curtain, the water-like space patterns suddenly disappeared as if encountering a cliff or an extremely deep abyss. The violent space-time chaos caused the entire Terra to shake slightly. .

Then, starting from Terra, a space-time surface with a total length of more than 2000 trillion kilometers appeared for a moment, and then disappeared.

cradle.

Ji Feng Dragon King, who had built a huge observation base around the cradle, saw that as a ripple appeared, something penetrated the cradle and came outside the cradle.

Beyond the cradle.

The end warped slightly for a moment, and the teleportation that occurred in the 'moment' was extremely clear to it. It even used almost zero time to try to capture the ether in the middle of the 'teleport' - but it The Cradle satellite was not found wrapped in etheric space.

Nearly ten light-years away, the universe is empty.

The miniature cradle slowly dissipated. Its existence time was fixed by Ian. It would disappear automatically as soon as it came outside the cradle. A group of flowing light emerged from the 'satellite' wrapped in it, and then condensed into a white Hairy humanoid.

He opened his eyes, staring into the distance with cyan light.

Part of Ian came outside the cradle.

The first time, so far away.

"Yes. The ether is spreading. If you don't drive it specially, it will spread at the speed of light."

After untying the micro-cradle, Ian knew that the ether overflowing from his existence would spread, possibly attracting the ultimate to come closer, but if it spread at the speed of light, he would not be able to sense his existence until five years later.

Of course, there must be a super-temporal perception system in the end, so he may come at any time - so you need to hurry up.

So, at this moment, in the empty and dark vacuum, in the silent universe, Ian looked around the entire universe and space.

Not a single star.

There was only silence in the entire universe, without a single starlight, and everything was pitch black.

All the stars were dimmed, not even a shred of light existed.

An almost desperate silence.

However, Ian did not feel discouraged or had any regrets.

He had already guessed this possibility, because long before Terra's civilization came out of the Stone Age, the stars in the sky had begun to gradually dim. By the time Terra began to build the cradle, it was likely that all the starlight would have been swallowed up.

In the entire etheric universe, because of the war between the Star God and the End, the stars were either turned into black holes, surrounded by darkness, or blocked by the cradle.

The reason why Terra can see the stars is even thanks to the disaster of falling from the sky and the cradle itself - the time and space membrane of the wound records the starlight that is too long ago, and it is released bit by bit, so that the stars in the outside world are beyond time and space. Even after being extinguished by the war, it can still maintain its light.

"However, the darkness is a bit too much. I remember that black holes also emit light."

Shaking his head slightly, Ian raised his head and looked in the direction he came from. The cyan light in his eyes swirled: "Now, let me take a good look at the situation of Terra's cradle from the 'outside'..."

Thanks to the weak ether that will overflow from the wound of Terra's cradle, Ian can directly use it to guide his observation perspective. If this is not possible, the light from that place is also very obvious to him, but what he sees now is five. situation years ago.

Five years ago, it happened to be the time when he became a Star God and then gave up - his spread at that time had spread to this place with a high probability, so Ian could even 'see' the process of his advancement into a Star God. And the frequency with which the ether fluctuates.

Ian simultaneously developed 'hypertemporal perception' and 'normal etheric perception', and simultaneously sensed 'the perspective of Terra's cradle now' and 'the perspective of Terra's cradle five years ago'.

This was not difficult for him, but Ian also sensed that in five years, the Cradle of Terra had moved a considerable distance in the universe, and the axis of time and space had undergone certain changes.

Nothing strange, Ian thought, the cradle is not stationary, just like the solar system seems to be stationary, but is actually swaying on the edge of the river system. As long as the observation perspective is macroscopic enough, even The entire universe would be shaking like a colony of bacteria in a bacteriological dish.

However, after briefly sensing the moving speed of Terra's cradle, Ian was suddenly stunned.

"Five light years..."

He murmured: "Five years moved five light years..."

what?
For a moment, even Ian didn't understand what this meant. Five years moved five light years. Isn't this light?It's normal. The super-light speed in the etheric universe is so simple that moving at the speed of light seems to be a rare and common thing. If nothing else, in Terra, the solar bird of the third energy level can barely move with light.

But here is the problem.

What is moving is not light, nor is it some super-light spacecraft.

The whole cradle is moved.

There seemed to be rumbles of thunder in the silent universe.

The huge space-time aggregate with a radius of five light years moves at the speed of light. Through hyperspace perception and normal ether perception, Ian, who observed two points in time at the same time, sensed that the trajectory of the entire cradle's movement... was almost a straight line.

The reason why I say it's close is because with Ian's perception, he can distinguish anything that is not absolutely straight.

The reason why it is still said to be straight is because the curvature is too small and does not even exist at all.

how to say?

An infinite circle, its line, is such a curve that is infinitely close to a straight line.

"Why is it moving like this..."

Ian's eyes were locked on the position of Terra's cradle. He was sure that Terra's cradle was moving directly at the speed of light, but he had no idea why. This was not consistent with common sense. It could even be said - what kind of force was dragging a radius? A five-light-year collection of space-time moving at nearly the speed of light?
This makes no sense at all!
But just when Ian couldn't figure it out, suddenly, he saw it.

In the light of five years ago, another dark shadow suddenly appeared.

what?
Ian's attention was immediately attracted, and he noticed that on one side of Terra's cradle, there seemed to be another huge black shadow that was isolated from the ether.

No, not one side.

But on both sides.

Ian's vision gradually expanded, transcending time and space, centered on the Cradle of Terra, the fog was dispelled, and the vision was illuminated.

So, he saw it.

As the Cradle of Terra flew into the distance at the speed of light, around it, there were "dark spaces of time and space" one after another following closely behind, flying together with the Cradle of Terra.

That is……

cradle.

Other cradles.

Ian slowly opened his eyes.

Around Terra's cradle, he saw a cradle, two, four, eight... more and more, more and more, countless cradle rotating and speeding, forming a dark river .

The surging black torrent is rushing in the quiet universe, and countless cradles are rotating and flowing, turning in straight curves in the infinite universe.

What exactly is this?
Ian turned around suddenly and looked behind him - he no longer thought about being cautious, but activated all his ether, blessing him from the [Great Ether Circulation] after he failed to advance to Star God. ? 】In the 'Dayan Vision' obtained from 】.

Then, he saw it, just like a painter looking at his album, he saw everything clearly.

His front, back, left, right, up and down, everything.

All are cradle.

The silent universe, the pitch-black vacuum, and countless cradles rotating in space and time at nearly the speed of light. They are connected by cosmic strings. From a perspective that cannot transcend time and space, they are like a pitch-black river.

But if you observe it from a perspective that transcends time and space, you will get an answer that exceeds everyone's imagination.

This is a 'ring'.

Huge, rotating at the speed of light, the [Infinite Ring] is constructed from an unknown number of cradles, perhaps spanning the entire infinite universe.

No matter what it is, it will seem very incredible when it involves infinity.

The infinite universe.

Infinite amounts of life were born.

The Star God helped all life, collecting their fire and pouring it into the 'Cradle'.

The number of cradle is one thousandth, one ten thousandth, or even one millionth of the number of living races.

So, how many cradles are there?

is infinite.

So, let’s arrange and combine the cradles.

Can infinite cradles form a line that can surround the entire infinite universe?
What about two lines?

Ten items?

A trillion lines?
It feels ridiculous to say it, and it feels unbelievable and unbelievable to think about it, but it is the fact.

Ian saw the endless flow of cradles that could not be counted, turning into an infinite river with no end, no depth, and no other shore. The cradles in it appeared and disappeared sometimes, because sometimes these cradles did not exist. not in material space-time, but in other parallel universes.

This is not a ring that only exists in a single universe, this is a ring that spans infinite parallel space and time.

"No, there are not so many cradles..."

At this moment, Ian suddenly realized: "If I only existed in this universe, I could only see the cradle of Terra, and I could only see the lonely stars drifting in the universe. Those few of the same kind are scattered across an unknown number of light years. They move in the same footsteps outside, feeling extremely lonely."

"But I don't exist in just one universe."

"I am the result of Ian in infinite parallel time and space. I am a 'demigod'."

"That's why I can see... I can see the collection of all the cradles in this infinite parallel time and space... That's why I can see this endless torrent of rivers."

"This truly infinite entity...the Infinite Circle."

For creatures with ordinary optical perspective, they cannot see things outside the light cone at all. When they see starlight, the stars may have exploded and died.

They couldn't even see the borders of Terra's Cradle.

For beings with an etheric perspective, they can perceive '1000 years ago, the star released light that arrived in front of my eyes 1000 years later'. They can also perceive 'Now, a supernova is exploding, releasing endless light. "Stars with light and heat", and can even perceive "1000 years later, I will be here and see the light of a supernova reaching my eyes".

Many prophets are at this level. They have a fragmented etheric perspective, so they can see information before and after time and parallel time and space.

They could see the Cradle of Terra as a whole and even sense the existence of 'other cradles'.

However, if you have a perspective that truly transcends time and space, and you can observe the existence of multiple universes and time and space at the same time... you can understand the Star God's majestic ultimate structure that runs through infinite parallel time and space.

In different universes, different time and space, different probabilistic tributaries, different timelines and possibilities, different cosmological constants...infinite types of cradle moving on the same trajectory, jointly construct an infinite ring.

And in the center of this infinite ring, the ring of silence...

Ian seemed to sense something.

He raised his head and looked at the center of the infinite ring, which was the 'center' of the etheric universe.

There is nothing there, just [emptiness].

Incredible power, the infinite power guided by the infinite ring penetrates all parallel time, space and universes.

how to say?

If a universe is one page of an infinitely thick book, then the other pages are other infinite parallel universes.

A person's ring is a certain page of this infinitely thick book. A drop of ink penetrates into the next page or even the previous page, dyeing a certain position in the entire book with its own color, reaching the realm of infinity.

And the Great Ether Circulation is the tape that wraps this book or something else. In the end, this book is destined to turn into decaying ashes, and all parallel time and space merge into one - even if that one is the ending of ashes. .

Then, this infinite ring is when all the ink in this book is collected and melted through all the pages, just like an iron nail driving through the entire book, penetrating all the pages that were originally separated, and even... …

Even books and tape can't stop it, they can't stop the ink from flowing to the [ending] [outside the book]!
That is [Hollow]!
The holes on all pages run through all time and space. As long as the 'ink' flows here, it will leave the book and come to the table, to the ground, to the soil, gravel and anything else that is impossible in the book. area of ​​imagination.

Come to【Other Universe】

At this moment, because Ian used the ether excessively, his existence was obviously discovered by the outside world.

Accompanied by the extremely terrifying and indescribable darkness, he finally stretched out his branches towards Ian. That was the destined ending. As long as he was a resident of this universe, no one could escape or escape. Then It is a necessity.

Unless it has never been born, unless it has never existed, unless it only stays at the source and the end, does not affect the universe and does not create anything, but just waits in silence.

unless……

【Leave this universe】

"I understand……"

Ian muttered to himself, finally understanding the meaning behind it all.

Watching the cradle of the torrent rushing, his body is dying, he will not be caught eventually, as long as he is found, he will destroy himself, and other 'Ian' will know everything he sees: "Star Gods are not running away, nor are they failing, they are still fighting, just not in the way we imagine.”

"Not fighting in this universe."

"I see, this is the cradle... No, what I saw is still too small. The real cradle is the universe itself!"

"When the book becomes blank, the ashes of the book are meaningless."

"And the blank book..."

"You can write a new chapter!"

Ian disappeared outside the cradle, and the branches of the end just extended along the ether flow. It had no wisdom and no motivation. It just extended because there was enough conspicuous ether there.

There is no hostility, no thoughts, and naturally there will be no suspicion or mercy.

It still clung to the wound in Terra's cradle, waiting quietly.

Inside the cradle.

Tyra.

Gantrigham.

Ian closed his eyes and when he opened them again, he understood everything.

【I see】

He whispered to himself, and then laughed: [So that's it... I will eventually chase the ether... everything is clear]

"Ian?"

Pan Luosi looked at Ian who suddenly calmed down, and he felt a hint of danger: "Did the experiment succeed?"

【very successful】

Ian turned his head and looked at the old man who was only 11 years away from the end of his life. He said calmly: [I found a way for Terra to avoid the end, a way to save the world - and also save all of you. A way for you to live another life]

"what?"

Pan Luosi suspected that he had heard wrongly - it had not been 5 minutes since Ian started the experiment, how could he suddenly find the method for everything?
What Ian said next made him even more incredible: [But before that, I want to reshape the whole world]

[Panros, Terra is sick, this world is sick.There is no need for a plurality of fifth energy levels in a star field. If there are a plurality of fifth energy levels, it means that a sixth energy level must appear to suppress these fifth energy levels - a sixth energy level with a perpetual motion machine]

[If there is no sixth energy level with a perpetual motion machine, then there should not be more than two fifth energy levels, because their war will destroy everything, whether it is civilization or life, history or the future]

[Terra is unfortunate and lucky - unfortunately, more than thirty fifth energy levels have appeared on this planet, which is enough for them to dismantle the entire planet twenty times.Fortunately, the thirty fifth energy levels reached a balance, and our world has existed stably for 600 years]

[Such a super cradle must be guarded by a star god, but our heavenly father passed away to protect us]

[Heavenly Father's ether created our world, created Terra and the Void Realm, which are stronger than ordinary planets, created the light world and the semi-perpetual motion machine - even, the reason why prophets like me frequently visit Terra The appearance of Ra is precisely because the Father’s ether that transcends time and space is scattered around the world. The prophet’s foresight may be the reason why Terra can exist for 600 years]

"What on earth are you trying to say, Ian?!"

When Pan Luosi heard the end, he already felt an extremely strange feeling - his wisdom told him that Ian was extremely dangerous at this moment, but his fifth-level super-time and space instinct told him that there was no danger.

[Terra no longer needs the fifth level, Panros! 】

And Ian looked around the whole world with stern eyes, and he said in a deep voice: [Your voice is too loud, too vast, like a storm, overwhelming everyone's voice and everyone's will]

[The storm roars, so no one can hear people crying... Only silence, only a quiet world, can people hear the sound of tears falling on the earth! 】

[Only when the sound of tears rings in everyone’s ears, can the fifth energy level be born]

[Only in a future where tears will never fall again, Terrans will be worthy of having a true 'sixth level'! 】

In fact, if it was the monster killing period, it would not be that troublesome to go to other universes, but now it is 800 million years ago, the ice-condensed void and the great seal have frozen the void very solidly, especially the universe where the Star Gods and the others are located is quite special. , the freezing is particularly strong, so it takes a lot of effort.