Hao Ren and the rest waited outside for a long time until a shapeless arcane energy floated out of the hall and called them in.
In the hall, the giant was sitting cross-legged beside the crystal prism, still in the posture of talking to the First Born. All the holographic projections on the crystal prism were motionless, and the air was filled with silence. Hao Ren came before the giant and tried his best to smile. "Are you done?"
The giant nodded silently, and the First Born's voice rang in the hall. "Why …"
"Why what?" Nangong Sanba asked casually.
"Why did they want to kill Mother …" The First Born sounded confused. "Mother was good to everyone, she loved everything in this world … Why did they want to kill Mother?"
"For some people, it doesn't matter who is good to them," Y 'zaks said in a low voice. "When they ask for more than they deserve, the mortal races will do unreasonable things. Stupidity is a felony, and it's a pity that there are too many such sinners. "
The First Born went silent again, and this time the silence was longer, and everyone could not help but feel awkward. Hao Ren could only take the initiative to break the silence. "Ahem … Say, do you have any plans after this?"
"Well, I do," the First Born finally spoke, although his voice still sounded a little weak. "Mother is actually just asleep, right?"
"Based on the information we have, the power of the Goddess of Creation is still operating in the universe, and her will occasionally respond to the call of her believers, so the possibility of her sleeping is very high." Hao Ren rubbed his chin. "Also, based on what I know, the direct witnesses of the war did not actually see the Goddess fall. What they saw was the explosion of the Star of Creation, and after that, the entire battlefield was banished to a place called the Umbral Realm. This means that there is currently no evidence to prove that the Goddess really died in the war. In summary, the probability that she is still alive is very high. "
"You will help me find Mother, right?"
Vivian smiled. "It's not just to help you. It's also our own goal."
"Then I will wait for Mother to return," the First Born replied. "Until then, if there is anything I can do, I will help you."
Lily raised her head and looked at the crystal peak. After a long while, she still couldn't help but ask, "So, after you heard about what happened in the past … did you feel angry? If you have any unhappiness in your heart, you can say it here. We all come from another universe, so it has nothing to do with the Second Son here. If you are unhappy, you can discuss it with us. You don't have to keep it to yourself. "
The giant silently looked down at them. Obviously, he did not agree with Lily's statement that she had nothing to do with her second son. But in the end, he did not say anything.
The eldest son's voice sounded calm. "I'm angry, I'm sad, but Mother said not to be like the other brothers and sisters. I have to listen to her. Muru also said that all the rebels died in Tian Fa, so we can't pursue the matter. "
"Muru?" Nangong Sanba asked subconsciously.
The giant's rumbling voice came from above, "My name."
"Oh! I feel like I've forgotten something. The last time I talked to you, I forgot to ask for your name. "Hao Ren patted his head as he shook his body in the strong wind." Please don't talk to me, the wind is too strong. Since we know the giant's name, how should we address this one here? I can't keep calling you 'First Born', it sounds weird. "
The latter part of his sentence was directed at the crystal peak. When the First Born was left with only a soul, this facility had become its interface by default.
"Me? We don't have a name. We all live alone in the universe. Unlike the giants, we don't have a society, so we don't need a name. "The First Born sounded a little troubled.
"Uh, didn't the people of Zorm give you a name?"
"They called me many things, but not a name."
Hao Ren understood after a little thought. For a creature that was the only one on the planet, a name was not very useful. It was the only one on Zorm, and it did not matter if the humans called it the Root of Origin, the World Tree, the Ancient God, or even "He". The First Born did not have any other species to compare with, so the concept of names was very indifferent. As for how the goddess and the guardian giants contacted these "ecological managers" scattered throughout the universe, most of them used a spiritual link and a codebook.
"Then I'll call you Zorm." Hao Ren thought for a moment. "Using the planet you lived on. It's a memento."
"Okay." The First Born agreed readily.
After confirming that the fall of the goddess had been smoothly handed over, Hao Ren began to care about the 1.6 billion souls in the mainframe of the space station and the Zorm ecological database (the parameters of the virtual world). "Then let's talk about the database. The blue database of the Dream Ark has been rescued. What do you plan to do next? What will happen to the souls in the Ark? "
The First Born thought for a moment. "According to my original plan, I was going to use the lifeblood to reshape the ecosystem, but now that even my body has been burned, it will be difficult for me to return to the real world. So I can only continue to create the virtual world. But the souls of my brothers and sisters … the restraining lock is broken, and they will wake up soon. It will be difficult for them to accept the current situation. "
Hao Ren heard a new term. "Restraining lock?"
With the First Born's explanation, he understood what the so-called "restraining lock" and "wake up" was all about. The former was none other than the mechanical parts on Zorm. They were the main reason why the people of Zorm could sleep in the dream!
The souls of mortals were delicate and fragile, and their lifespan was the biggest problem. A race with a naturally short lifespan could not be rashly immortal. They needed to undergo complex training and soul strengthening to allow their soul to withstand the extreme extension of life. This was also one of the techniques that the Xi Ling Celestials used to upgrade and modify their kin. But the people of Zorm had no experience in this area, nor did they have the time to research this technology. The first problem they faced after entering the Dream Ark was not death, but survival. What would happen if humans with a lifespan of a few hundred years suddenly became immortal?
They would tire, lose themselves, go mad and ignore the world. Or worse, after enjoying a long and stable life in the virtual paradise, they would completely adapt to the place, and even forget the feeling of the real world. 'Sleeping in the sweet dream' was a beautiful temptation, but it was also the real beginning of the extinction of the race. The people of Zorm had long foreseen this, so they set up a safety measure on the Dream Ark, and that was the 'restraining lock'.
"Their memories are frozen in the tenth year after entering the dream world. That is the period when the human's fighting spirit, mentality, and mobility are at their best. Then their souls begin to reincarnate without memory, and each reincarnation varies from a few years to decades to ensure the vitality of the soul," the First Born explained patiently. "If a dream lasts for too long, history will be distorted, and the things that happened on the 'planet' will accumulate too much data, so the stage needs to be reset every once in a while. This is all their design, they are very smart! "
"So this is the truth of reincarnation …" Nangong Sanba's eyes widened, and he was even more amazed by this grand plan. "So, when the real 'wake up' comes, their memories will return to the state when they just entered the dream ten thousand years ago? That's a good mental state … but won't the things that happened in the past ten thousand years and the accumulated experience be gone? It would be a pity to forget them all. "
"They won't forget, and will be stored as harmless memories, because these accumulated experiences are also useful, and can be used to rebuild society in the future. Their brain capacity is very large, and they can remember a lot of things. When they return to the real world, they will still remember what happened in the reincarnation, but after going through harmless encoding, these memories will be like looking at pictures and movies, although there is a lot, it will not affect the mind. "
"Erasing the feeling of 'personal experience', but retaining the knowledge … This way, when they return to the real world, they will all be polymaths, but because there is no accumulation of knowledge, they should not be able to beat Nolan." Hao Ren muttered to himself. "But now that the restraining lock is gone, they will wake up in the virtual world, and live on endlessly."
"So can you help make another restraining lock?" The First Born asked. "You guys seem to have very advanced technology, you should be able to make it."
Hao Ren laughed after hearing that. "Compared to this … don't you want to return to the real world?"
The First Born did not react for a moment, and the giant Murru also looked over curiously.
"After the ecological disaster, many planets have been reshaped, and this universe is full of fertile wastelands." Hao Ren opened another set of holographic projection, which showed the scenery of Tannagost. "How about this planet? Use it to welcome your new era. "
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