The beginning of confusion.
"Our world is like a sealed sandbox. From 1800 AD to 2100 AD, the intricate boundaries alternately exist. As long as there is a slight disturbance - an accident that has a certain impact on the world, the boundaries will collapse and return to the past."
The philosopher raised his head, looking at the dark sky of Victoria that seemed to remain unchanged, and murmured, "Three hundred years that have been repeated over and over again. Even we don't know how long this process has lasted. Was it three hundred years? Was it thousands of years? It's not clear.
"In search of answers, I once used the 'Traveler' to go to the more distant past and the longer future to look for answers to everything, but I was horrified to find that this world only has this fragment of three hundred years.
"That's right. Even though there are countless real historical records and countless corresponding evidences, in the truth revealed by the "Traveler", the world before 1800 did not exist, and the world after 2100 does not exist either. Our world is like a sandbox, gradually heading towards its destined collapse in the "chaos". "
The surrounding scenery changed again, this time, it was not collapsing, but moving forward.
From the Victorian era, gradually moving towards modern times, the modern times that Luo Ling is most familiar with, and even the near future, it finally freezes in the year 2100 AD. This "videotape" has finished playing and freezes in a desolate state with nothing.
That is the burial place.
"Perhaps, what is frozen here is the moment that the world once reached, and then it continues to collapse into the past era." The philosopher said softly, "In other words, the burial ground is the future world, the end we are destined to reach."
Hearing this, Luo Ling's expression finally wavered slightly.
It occurred to her that what the philosopher had said might be true, at least the part about the burial ground.
A burial ground possesses all the characteristics of the Kingdom of God.
This place has always been shrouded in an unknown disaster, forever frozen in a moment of desolation.
The philosopher was not aware of the existence of the Kingdom of God, but he was able to deduce it to this extent, and he is indeed worthy of being called the leader of the "pioneers".
Also, if what the philosophers say is true...
Luo Ling suddenly thought of something and her face turned a little pale.
... a cycle that lasts three hundred years.
Isn’t this the characteristic of the Kingdom of God
Could it be that the entire region with Victoria as its origin and all its boundaries extending outwards... is a super-large kingdom of God
If this is true, what does the so-called real world look like
"To escape a hopeless future, there is only one way: to move towards a brand new world and completely escape from the "chaos"."
The philosopher's eyes lit up with an indescribable light, and he said in a deep voice,
“Victoria is the original origin of this sandbox world. As long as there are any changes, the boundaries of other eras will be affected to a certain extent.
“If you want to completely break the sandbox world, you must annihilate the entire Victoria, and then use the original Victoria as the mother model to create a world like a burial ground, completely free from all restrictions... The only dawn I can see in the countless failed futures is that only a new world can save everything.
"As long as I can ascend to the position of the Sequence, even if it is only for a short moment, I have already made arrangements to do my best to lead the advent of the new world. I have gambled everything. I have never failed completely. The new world will surely come. This is the "time of birth" revealed to me by "fate."
After hearing this, Luo Ling finally understood.
... Philosophers want to create a kingdom of God.
Moreover, it is a kingdom of God of unprecedented scale. It is no longer just a cycle that lasts for a few minutes, but a normal kingdom of God world where time can move forward.
However, if her conjecture was true, even the new Kingdom of God would inevitably end up in a future similar to the present one...
"You can't do it, philosopher," Luo Ling's voice was a little sad, because she felt sad that the philosopher's countless efforts were destined to go to waste, "Even if the new world is successfully born, it will only be another desperate future."
"Miss White Witch, my pathetic brother once said the same thing to me, but now he has declared his complete failure with his death." The philosopher said slowly.
"My brother is indeed a genius. He tried every possible means to expand the organization we established into a "company", which gradually became a behemoth that controls all boundaries. He tried to establish order on his own and keep Victoria in the safest era, thus avoiding the final outcome of complete collapse.
"But this is just an escape. You can escape for a while, but not forever. After his death, the "company" will inevitably fall apart. His wishful thinking will eventually come to its due end."
This is the path that the "company" and the "pioneer" have taken. There is no possibility of reconciliation between the different paths they have chosen.
After seeing the real world revealed by the burial ground, the elder brother chose to destroy everything and then recreate a new world that would not have such an ending, while the younger brother was willing to spend everything to stay in the present and escape such a horrible future.
But Luo Ling knew that it would not succeed.
Whether it is a philosopher or an old man...
No matter who you are, you can't escape this.
There is no escape from the end of "doomsday".
After realizing this, Luo Ling sighed and said softly,
"I mean, if Victoria is such a new world, but is heading towards the same future, what's the point of all you're doing?"
"No, you are wrong, Miss White Witch." The philosopher chuckled and said, "In the new world I created, there is only the other side and this life.
In the new world created by the "birth time" of "fate", everyone can see their own future. "Fate" controls everything, but there will be no more awakened people.
"In this way, there will be no more "confusion" and boundaries. Not only that, because everyone knows their future, all problems will be solved. As the saying goes... Those who are enlightened are always happy.
"The new world is a happy world."
At this point, the philosopher's eyes finally revealed the fanaticism that had been buried deep in his heart. What he did was not just to solve the desperate future, he also wanted to become the real savior who could save everything.
To create a truly ideal world.
Since the creation of a new world depends on the power of the "Messenger of Fate" and one of the abilities of "Fate", "Time of Birth", the philosopher cannot erase all traces of the path, but he did not intend to do so.
This is the fact that the philosopher concealed from the gypsy girl, and it is also the fact that enabled him to become a pioneer of the new world.
The gypsy girl, who was also an awakener of the "Other Shore" path, saw through this, but did not care about it at all, as if she already knew the philosopher's end.
Luo Ling just looked at him sadly, and finally said softly, "In that case, let me stop you."
"Are you afraid too?" The philosopher suddenly laughed, his old face full of wrinkles. "White Witch, are you afraid that when the new world comes, you will lose the powerful power you have?"
"If your new world can take away the terrible power I possess, and bring back to life the girl I want to keep, I will support your sacrifice."
Luo Ling raised his head slightly, his expression returning to his usual indifference, "But unfortunately... you can't. Everything you do will only lead to one result, which is complete failure.
"So, I will try to stop you, philosopher, before you head towards an even more desperate future."
The philosopher smiled slightly, and the solid shadow also melted away a little.
“I am looking forward to whether the White Witch, who has embarked on the path of ‘death’, can fight against the ‘fate’ destined in this life.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the philosopher's figure completely disappeared.
Luo Ling knew what he wanted to do, but couldn't help sighing.
The philosopher wanted to completely cut off the present Victoria at the source and destroy it all from the very beginning of the origin.
The reason why the Land of Origin is called the Land of Origin is because all boundaries originate from Victoria. As long as Victoria is completely annihilated, all boundaries will no longer exist.
The philosopher wanted to use the promoted "Traveler" to find Victoria's most vulnerable moment and annihilate her. At the cost of this, he used the forbidden power of "Destiny" and "Time of Life" to lead the advent of a new world.
To create such a huge new world, the price to be paid is bound to be heavy, and it can only be done by using Victoria, the place of origin, as a bargaining chip. This is why the "Company" tries its best to stop the philosopher.
If they fail, the price will be total destruction.
"I didn't expect that this promotion was accomplished by utilizing the characteristics of the Boneyard..."
Feeling the remaining breath around him, Luo Ling pondered for a moment and figured out why the philosopher chose to return to the burial place, but left as if he had done nothing.
Everything in the Boneyard will gradually fade away, inspiration is just one of them, and it also includes the philosopher's promotion ceremony.
After one third of the power was "eaten" by Luo Ling, the philosopher's remaining power was no longer enough to support such a powerful promotion ceremony. There was only one result if he continued, which was that he would be overwhelmed by the overly powerful promotion ceremony and would not have enough power to maintain his ascension to godhood.
The philosopher stayed in the burial ground for a while, until he was able to master the ascension ceremony well enough, then he chose to start it again and continue on his journey to godhood.
In this case, the philosopher who successfully ascends to godhood will be much weaker than expected, but it doesn't matter, as long as he can reach the threshold to use the perfect forbidden power "Destiny".
When it comes to studying forbidden powers, the philosopher is far inferior to the old man. He can only use this method to mobilize the perfect body's "moment of life", and once the old man's plan succeeds, he will be able to directly use the perfect body's "moment of death".
Of course, it is another matter that Yue Jian had realized this in advance through the information provided by Luo Ling and killed the old man in advance, thus taking away the fruits of his life's hard work.
"so... "
Luo Ling slowly closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she was already in the dark rain.
She has returned to Victoria, which is still in the process of collapse.
The sky was covered with dark clouds and thunder rumbled, shrouding Victoria of all ages.
A pair of burning dark golden vertical pupils are particularly eye-catching in such a dim environment. The nearly out-of-control "devouring" power spreads wantonly throughout Victoria. The terrifying black dragon is greedily eyeing this land full of suffering.
If Luo Ling wanted, she could "devour" the entire place of origin, Victoria, and turn it all into the "realm of nothingness". At that time, she would take a particularly terrifying step on the "doomsday" path, and perhaps become the first taboo on the "doomsday" path.
By then, even Luo Ling didn’t know whether she would still be the individual called “Luo Ling”.
This is the real "doomsday".
But this situation is impossible to happen.
The burning dark gold vertical pupils gradually dimmed.
Luo Ling quickly stabilized his out-of-control state and would no longer be unable to "swallow" the collapsed boundaries uncontrollably.
She would be the master of power, rather than being controlled by it.
In the endless rain, Luo Ling took a step forward. As she moved, the speed at which the boundary collapsed slowed down at an alarming rate.
... No, it hasn't slowed down.
But at this moment, Luo Ling is like a philosopher, walking in the cracks of time.
"It's just a 'traveler'." Luo Ling thought to himself, "It's okay to use it for a while."
Luo Ling once seized one third of the philosopher's power, although most of it went into the "devouring" power, transformed into nutrients in the form of purple beads, and promoted to Naraku's third ability.
There is still a small part left in the mycelium and can be used within a short period of time, but it is much deteriorated compared to the original.
But this level is enough for Luo Ling.
She didn't need to search through countless boundaries like a philosopher, searching for Victoria's most vulnerable moments.
There was only one thing she had to do now.
Catching up with philosophers in the past.
Then, brings his "moment of death".
"Now... a hunt begins."
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Chapter 105 New World (5k)
The philosopher's ideal is indeed perfect, but it is completely contrary to reality.
Putting aside the question of whether such a crazy move, disregarding everything and using everything as a bargaining chip to bet on the advent of a new world, can really succeed, the essence of the new world is nothing more than the creation of a new kingdom of God of unprecedented scale.
This new kingdom of God is shrouded in a disaster of "fate" of such power that all awakened people from other paths have lost their abilities.
Because the abilities of the awakened are granted by the path and come from the gods at the end of the path. In the new world, no one will be able to connect with paths other than "the other side" and "this life", so it is ridiculous to want to obtain corresponding abilities.
What's more, the new world that the philosopher decided to gamble everything on is one that even he himself cannot be sure will really come.
But the philosopher doesn't care, his point is simple.
This world is destined to collapse and perish, so it is better to give it a try. Even if it is a regrettable failure, it is worse than waiting to die. If you succeed, you will usher in an unprecedented new world of happiness.
For such a future, the philosopher is willing to give everything, including his life.
Even after completing the promotion ceremony, the being called "Philosopher" is destined to be replaced by "Messenger of Destiny", but as long as he can welcome the advent of the new world, the philosopher's purpose has been achieved.
"I am a pioneer who leads mankind, and I am a philosopher who pursues the end of all life."
The philosopher murmured softly, putting all hesitation behind him.
From the moment he embarked on this path, he was doomed to not turn back, not to mention that his younger brother who insisted on taking another path had already failed and died. This further proves that Victoria today is only maintaining a fragile peace on the surface, and a more terrifying crisis is waiting for everyone in the not too distant future.
If we continue to struggle in the old world until irreversible despair comes, it will be too late.
The philosopher took a step forward, and the changing scenery around him froze in an instant. The setting sun on the skyline was about to set, and a little afterglow of the evening light sprinkled down, and a hunched and skinny shadow was stretched across the earth.
He was already in "Victoria at dusk".
Of course, it was not Miss Iris's kingdom of God, but a real moment in the continuously collapsing Victoria.
Due to countless collapses and confusions, Victoria's true timeline is not calculated based on the AD calendar. A more accurate calculation method should be the number of years after the collapse.
"Victoria at Dusk" is the 74th known collapse of the Victoria boundary, and the most recent collapse.