After obtaining all the memories of Xue Yan's remnant soul, and combining Esdeath's understanding of the experience of reincarnation, Le Yuan has a lot of understanding of the nature of the world's operation. Although it cannot be said that he fully understands the so-called truth of the real world, through You can still learn something by analogy.
Everything in the mission world is arranged by the so-called fate, or in other words, these are scripts that have been arranged long ago. "The Little Master of China", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Marvel World" and other series of worlds cannot escape the fate of reincarnation. Of course, it can only be said that each fate is not a complete repetition of the last one, or that This is how we try again and again until we find the most perfect timeline.
The so-called Day of Apocalypse in the real world and the restart of the mission world are extremely similar. After death, everyone's soul will return to the Sea of Souls, waiting for the next reopening of the world, and then throw everyone into endless reincarnation again.
However, compared to the aborigines in the mission world, people in the real world have a chance to transcend, and that is the game "Inner World". Through the game in the other world, the strongest among human beings are constantly selected, and in this way, the ending desired by the game owner or the "destiny" and "script editor" of the real world can be obtained.
"What has the world gained in the end from this endless cycle of reincarnation? Who is the source that controls the continuous destruction and creation of this world? Do you know?"
Le Yuan couldn't help but ask Esdeath, who had received the memory of the powerful sister Xueyan in the previous century's reincarnation. Rather than directly asking the sister Xueyan, Esde who had already entered into a mandatory contract with him On the contrary, it is easier for Si to ask the answer.
Regarding Le Yuan's question, even Esdeath, who had quite a lot of experience, didn't know how to answer it for a while. The awakening ceremony performed on her by the demon mark was not so much a memory infusion as it was a complete activation of the remnant soul that was about to become an aborigine of this world, allowing her to regain her consciousness as a player.
As for the real body, the royal sister Xueyan, after she separated the remnant soul, nothing was transmitted to the remnant soul through the demon mark.
Therefore, the gap between Esdeath's vision and the original sister Xueyan's is not small now. However, although she did not get the memory from the royal sister Xueyan, she also has a lot of knowledge.
After sorting out her words for a while, Esdeath then explained her understanding to Le Yuan while drawing pictures on the sand with her fingers.
First, Esdeath drew a small oval dot on the sand, then pointed at it and said: "Well, in my understanding, this is the origin of the world. It is just a small seed, although it looks very small. It is small, but it has been recorded and includes everything that will be needed in the future, including the plans for the future development of the world, the souls, energy, and even matter that give birth to all kinds of life, etc."
Then Esdeath continued a second picture next to the simple seed. With just a few strokes, a small sapling was vividly displayed under Esdeath's pen.
"This is the second stage of the development of the world. From the day of the apocalypse, the world began to develop again, from the initial evolution of life to the game survival of various creatures, and then finally reached the key to everything, that is, in the key character-plot The characters, that is, all the preparations before the actors go on stage, have been developed. Just like this small sapling, the roots, stems and leaves have all begun to grow."
The third picture was born immediately after Esdeath's pen, a big tree that has become leafy.
"This is the third stage. The tree has fully grown. At this stage, it has luxuriant branches and particularly strong vitality. At this moment, I think it is the critical period of the world script, that is, the period when the protagonist appears and becomes active. . The time when the world in the real game opens can be considered to be in this period."
"But this doesn't make sense. Why does the world want to be arranged like this? What does it need? Everything in the world comes from it. Doesn't it give us everything we have? Does such an existence need us? what?"
Esdeath's explanation gave Le Yuan a lot of inspiration, but it still couldn't answer Le Yuan's long-standing doubts.
Esdeath rolled her eyes at Le Yuan at this moment, as if she was using her eyes to say why she interrupted her explanation. I saw that Esdeath did not continue to draw at this time, but still pointed to the big tree with a solemn expression.
"Just as spring passes and autumn comes, the branches and roots remain the same year after year, but the leaves of some big trees often change. In the world we live in, the plot characters are not unchanged, even if Even the protagonists often appear in a state of overlapping. Spring goes and autumn comes again and again. This is why the third stage of a world can flourish several times or dozens of times. There is not only one world script, but one. Script for the series.”
Just when Le Yuan had finished explaining, Esdeath began to create the fourth picture next to the third picture. I saw that the content of the picture was almost the same as the third picture, except that the lush tree had only branches left at this moment, and the leaves all fell to the ground at this moment and turned into dead leaves and became nutrients for the big tree, and the big tree There is an apple hanging alone on the branch.
"I think this is the ultimate goal of the world. Everything, not even the seed, is important. The most important thing is the fruit that has absorbed all the nutrients from the fallen leaves. This fruit is its real purpose."
"Fruit? The purpose of the script editor is to harvest the fruit he expects through this extremely complicated process? Is it worth it for him to keep trying again and again?"
As an ordinary person, it is difficult for Le Yuan to understand this incomparably long process with little hope.
"Qiang—"
Esdeath's hand flashed with coldness, and Le Yuan's mouth was completely frozen by a layer of ice. Esdeath, who had received the memory of eternal life, was caught off guard by the control of power. This hand was indeed A skill that can only be acquired through repeated training.
Finally it was time for Esdeath to explain. He pointed to the fruit hanging on the big tree in the sand painting on the ground and said with a gloomy face: "Whether this last fruit is used for eating or for decoration, It has extraordinary significance for script editors.”
"So it's not difficult to guess the reason why so many people are selected to become players in the immersive world that is constantly opening up in our reality. The ultimate goal is to select the person who is most likely to become a fruit and let others become him. The nutrients that grow into fruits are just waiting for the harvest."
Then, before Le Yuan could interrupt, Esdeath drew a fifth painting. It does not follow the fourth picture, but exists as a branch. A large tree that was already wilting soon appeared on the sand, and next to it was a picture of the original seed.
Even if Esdeath didn't explain this picture to Le Yuan, he would still understand what it was painting. As a plant, it will eventually die one day, and this exactly represents the irresistible day of apocalypse ushering in reality. , but the only thing to be thankful for is probably that everyone has lost the memory of this century and ushered in a new reincarnation, and there will be no such thing as being scattered.
"You also know that due to script reasons or improper cultivation, the big tree has luxuriant branches but cannot harvest fruits. Naturally, this big tree has no value in cultivation. After it dies, it will leave a new tree. An indestructible seed, the end of one reincarnation is the starting point of another reincarnation."
Esdeath then put a big question mark on the top of the fourth painting and drew a few leaves next to it.
"what do you mean?"
Le Yuan was a little confused as to why Esdeath continued to paint on the fourth picture, and what he painted seemed a bit unclear.
When Esdeath started writing on it, Le Yuan finally understood what she was doing. He saw the word "Xueyan" written next to the first leaf on it. Later, Le Yuan even saw the word "Yuan" written on it. One" name.
"Although all leaves cannot escape the fate of death, there are always a few exceptions that can survive for a longer period of time. The natives of the mission world rely on Shattered Void, or they are taken out of this world by those of us from the other world. , those of us in that reincarnation generally call it daytime ascension.”
"There are only two ways for those of us in the real world to survive. Unexpectedly, I used both of these methods."
Esdeath said this and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Originally, either of the two methods could have the ability to extend life, but the combination of the two gave Yu Jieyan the hope of becoming a player again.
"Are you referring to the two paths of self-degradation into the mission world and becoming an NPC in the other world?"
Of course Le Yuan is not ignorant, and it is not easy to be able to use these two methods. The first kind of strength is not enough, let alone downgrade, and cannot even separate the remaining souls and leave the game. As for the second type, one has to be so good that it surpasses 99% of the billions of people in reality to be selected by the other world.
Although there are two methods, the advantages and disadvantages between the two are also very obvious. It means jumping out of the sea and coming to the lake. After all, you can't avoid the fundamental cleansing method of reincarnation, but relatively speaking, you have room for self-selection. As long as you are strong enough, it is not impossible to be a protagonist with a better life in a better world.
Although the second type is difficult, it can obtain a life of more than hundreds of thousands of years at a time, and it can also retain its original memory. Although it has lost its freedom, it has relatively gained a lot of power from the system.
"Yes, as for this method of evading the day of apocalypse, there are rumors in ancient and modern times at home and abroad that there is no such thing as jumping out of the Three Realms and not being in the Five Elements, or that those who believe in me will have eternal life. But this is just for the ignorant. In the end, they all cannot escape death, and only by trying to become that fruit can they have a glimmer of hope to escape this fate of eternal reincarnation."
Are Esdeath's words cruel? Maybe it doesn't matter to ordinary people. After all, their lives are only a few decades and they may not consider this issue at all. But for those who have gained great power through the other world, they are never satisfied that their efforts have come to nothing.
The only thing Le Yuan has to do now is to work hard to climb up. If he becomes that "fruit", he may be eaten, but if he doesn't work hard and is not even qualified to be eaten, he will only become an unknown cannon fodder.