The World Gate of this universe was set up in an empty area far away from the major galaxies. It operated quietly in the deepest darkness of the universe. There were no large celestial bodies or anything else that could be used as a gravitational beacon. For many civilizations, even flying their own spacecraft from their home galaxy to the World Gate was a difficult technical problem. So, whether a civilization could reach the World Gate with its own power was also a test to see if a civilization was ready to face the challenges of the multiverse era.
Of course, this restriction did not exist for individuals who had obtained a special pass.
As the darkness outside the spacecraft receded, the distant starlight shone brightly in the cosmic background. Everyone on the bridge was attracted to the magnificent building in the center of the holographic projection. It was a space facility of unknown size. It was made up of countless silver-white arc-shaped parts. These arc-shaped parts glowed with a metallic and crystalline luster. They formed two rings, one big and one small. Each part of the gate was connected by a bright blue light stream, making the entire gate look like it was immersed in a never-ending lightning storm. Outside the two complex rings were a large number of towers, ports, and other unknown space buildings. Each of these buildings was many times larger than Kuiper Station, but they looked like a bunch of toy blocks attached to the World Gate. A faint and mysterious blue light flickered in the middle of the double rings. No doubt, the Petrachelys was going to pass through that layer of light next.
This huge thing occupied nearly half of the image, but in fact, the spacecraft was still quite far away from it. If a human-made spacecraft were to climb this distance, it would probably take at least half a week of supplies for the pilots.
Hao Ren let the MDT slow down the spacecraft so that he could have more time to observe this incredible and magnificent building. He had seen something else in the background behind the World Gate: it looked like three planets. They were located not far from the World Gate, and from this angle, they were just visible from the edge of the World Gate. The three planets looked very strange. They did not have the rough color of a rocky planet, nor did they have the smooth appearance of a gaseous or liquid planet. They also did not have the natural colorful surface of an ordinary ecological planet. They were shrouded in a layer of light blue light, and under the light, one could see the clear colors and the straight and orderly land. It was hard to believe that the neat surface divisions were formed naturally. Hao Ren couldn't help but ask, "What are those three?"
The voice of the MDT came through the on-board broadcast. "Oh, they are K1, K2 and K3, mass-produced planetary fortresses made by the Empire. They are placed here as the sovereign hub and also the management device of this universe. K1 was responsible for constraining the fundamental constants of this world, such as the speed of light, Planck's constant, fundamental force values, and so on. K2 was the mathematical rate calibrator. It was responsible for constraining the computational rules of all the constants in this world, such as one plus one equals two. It was the rule calculator. According to the more fashionable term you humans used recently, it was the server used to run the Heavenly Axiom. K3 was a redundant host and also a disaster safety server. It would only be activated when K1 and K2 malfunctioned. Also, if there was a catastrophe in this universe, such as the world suddenly collapsing, K3 could also extract a mirror image and reset the universe to a perfect state. But to be honest, it's best not to rely too much on K3's disaster restart ability. This algorithm was only recently popularized. While it's quite complete, I heard that the restart of this thing will ignore part of the data of the mods. Many of the complicated laws of your universe were written in by the mods. Once it is restarted, I'm afraid many civilizations will return to the feudal era. Also, your universe has the Plane of Dreams. The sovereign hub's power strangely does not affect the Plane of Dreams... "
Hao Ren was speechless.
"Eh, why aren't you talking?" the MDT asked.
"... Holy sh * t..." Hao Ren was speechless.
"That's why I can't communicate with you. You make a fuss about everything." The MDT sighed like a human. "Do you think 'the gods run the world' is a joke? This was a very serious job. The deities did not sit in the hall all day waiting for the tributes to be collected. They had to clock in every day and be busy everywhere. Madam Raven was the one in charge of these three administrative devices. Of course, most of the time, this thing doesn't need to be operated by humans. The Heavenly Axiom is ruthless. In other words, the Heavenly Axiom is an automatic system, and it is always in auto mode... "
Hao Ren buried his face in his hands and leaned on the control panel. "Stop it. I can't even read the English-Chinese dictionary now..."
Y'zaks may be a demon from another world, but he could understand these things. "That makes me feel like mortals are a group of programs living in the computer, and the gods are the administrators outside..."
"If you look at it from the perspective of authority, it's pretty much the same. But the difference is that mortals can jump out of the computer. The World Gate in front of you is a passage to the 'outside of the box'. Although it can only allow you to jump from one world to another, like transferring from one hard drive to another, it contains the mysteries needed to jump out of all the rules and constraints of the world. If a mortal race can create their own World Gate, then they will have mastered all the truth of the universe, and can jump out of all the rules and control the whole world. By then, they will be able to self-interpret and self-sustain, and their immortality will not be based on anything. But they still have to abide by the Void Navigation Safety Law and the Regulation of Civilization Development. "
Y'zaks asked curiously, "Can mortals really reach this height?"
"Of course," the MDT said firmly. "When a race is enlightened and realizes that endless knowledge and wisdom is the real power, and learns to use the collective wisdom to analyze the truth of the universe, they will embark on this path of transcendence. When their entire race abandons the various personality and ideological defects of being mortals, and becomes truly wise, they are basically qualified to call themselves gods. But there are very few civilizations that can really do this, and only one can go to the extreme. "
The MDT paused and concluded with a few words. "It's either a natural disaster, a man-made disaster, or a successful death. This road is full of thorns and forks everywhere. The Imperial Database recorded many victims who went the wrong way. Many of the most talented races are the most likely to go the wrong way. Most of them eventually fell into the blind pursuit of pure 'power', and became more and more capable in combat, but at the same time, more and more stupid. In the end, they were killed by other smarter races, like animals. "
Vivian suddenly sighed. "That's what happened to those brainless guys on Earth. They only know how to fight all day long. Now, they are no different from animals. They can't even beat humans."
Lily turned her head and looked at Vivian, and then at Y'zaks. She was curious. "You can all understand it?"
Hao Ren laughed dryly. "Let's get down to business. Let's get down to business..."
The World Gate had already received the navigation request from the Petrachelys and began to guide the spacecraft to the teleportation area. The hazy, pale blue light screen grew bigger and bigger in everyone's field of vision. Soon, it almost filled the entire image. Only then did Hao Ren notice that he was not the only spacecraft going through the World Gate. There were many other spaceships from other civilizations going through the light blue light screen. But the gate was too big, and those spaceships were like ants in the light screen, easily overlooked from afar. It was said that the World Gate could allow an entire planet to pass through it. Now, it seemed that this was true. Hao Ren asked the MDT curiously, "So many spaceships going through the same gate at the same time, and they end up in different universes?"
"Yes, this is also a new technology. It was designed to cope with the rapid increase in traffic after the lowering of the Macro World's standards. The World Gate can provide a unique 'guidance frequency' for every traveler. When you pass through the gate, you will be modulated into a set of data with a specific frequency and sent to the target universe. The gate has changed from a 'teleportation device' to a 'frequency modulation + teleportation device', but the name remains the same. Oh, by the way, you can turn on the external network channel. The World Gate is quite lively. Many of those spaceships are private merchants who rent the Imperial Gate. You can experience the life of the people in the Macro World. "
Hao Ren heard this and turned on the public channel curiously.
"Karedos, Karedos! Head in the direction of Karedos, 300 for one, 300 for one. Two more to go, Master will go! "
"East Eden, East Eden, East Eden reception! Head to East Eden, A3 Terminal 7! East Eden, East Eden! Terminal A3, Terminal A3! "
"It's a long journey to Haisenwood. The ship leaves in ten minutes! Long-distance to Hazenwood, 10 minutes left! We can get one more! "
"Local Universe Chattar, hurry up and get on the ship. There's a big seat! There's a big seat! "
"Calling the service team, calling the service team, there's an accident scene in Area B27. A Fairy Void Consortium merchant ship has collided with a Forest Elite cargo ship..."
Hao Ren silently hung up. The people's livelihood in the Macro World had indeed hit him in the face. More than just hit him in the face, it was literally smashed in the face!
"All the World Gates in the Empire are basically like this," the MDT said with a smile. The spaceship was about to touch the misty blue light curtain. It suddenly roared, "Yahooo! Passengers, hold on tight, I... No, I'm going to step on the accelerator!"
A strange atmosphere suddenly swept across the entire bridge. When Hao Ren came back to his senses, he found himself in a strange space outside.
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
