Liliana was a miraculous person. Of course, basically everyone in my family was miraculous, but Liliana could be considered a fighter among the weirdos. Regardless of whether it was in terms of seeking death or being highly psychotic, whether it was in terms of being funny in Chinese or asking for a beating in American. In short, this evil black loli was quite accomplished in various fields that made people want to hang her up and give her a beating.
She was known as a loyal follower of the Goddess of Life and a devout spokesperson of the Galactic God Realm. However, other than being polite to Jingle, I had never seen her being polite to the Protoss of other Galactic Gods …
I chased Liliana to the side before nodding and smiling at the two Protoss experts in front of me. "Don't mind her, this naughty child's personality isn't too normal. She's usually like this. I really didn't expect that the Seven Hands Heaven that Jingle got from who knows where would actually have someone responsible for maintaining it. This will save me a lot of trouble. Hurry up and see if this Yggdrasill can still be saved. Oh right, how should I address the two of you? "
The tall male Protoss smiled warmly. "Well said. I am Keltimus Deimos. I am Keltimus, the Heart of Darkness. You can call me Old Ke. "
The Goddess of Elegance beside him also nodded slightly. "Livella? Atilphone, you can call me Xiao Li. "
Old Ke and Xiao Li … I had just witnessed the transformation of the lofty into the vulgar. At this moment, I could almost guess how high-end and classy the Pantheon Xiao Li and the Pantheon Gatekeeper Lao Wang's real names that Icetis usually mentioned were. Would these Protoss die if they didn't say something?
At this moment, Old Ke and Xiao Li (these two names sounded really weird, but considering that their real names were too long, let's just make do with them) saw that the masters of the scene had already shown themselves. Only then did they show a more serious expression and prepared to talk business. Old Ke first took out a scroll from his suitcase and passed it to me. "First, I need you to sign here to indicate that you agree to volunteer organizations to maintain this Yggdrasill in your place. As we are a private organization, the Pantheon is quite strict with us."
I took the scroll and realized that it wasn't a storage device that carried a huge amount of information. Instead, it was just a simple contract. The format was basically the same as a delivery receipt or warranty card for a color TV. I looked at the paragraph on it and didn't see any problems. Only the last paragraph was shocking. "… I am the actual owner of the territory where the world management system is located (The management system includes but is not limited to the World Tree, the mass-produced Heaven, the mass-produced Temple of the True Gods, Catila's Ark, etc.). I hereby agree to temporarily open up a portion of the territory. Volunteers will carry out the upgrades, maintenance, and major repairs of the world management system as mentioned in the above clause.
I silently raised my head. "Isn't this Yggdrasill something from the Realm of Gods? Why do you still need to apply for permission from me? "
"But it's planted here." Old Ke didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Logically speaking, the Yggdrasill should be planted in the Surface World, which is the real universe outside. Because the Shadow Dimension is the territory of the Empire, and the Surface World outside is the territory of the Realm of Gods. Who knows what that magical Jingle is doing … But forget it. It's not like she's only been muddle-headed for a day or two. It's good that the Yggdrasill is in the Shadow Dimension. At least it's more convenient to travel."
I couldn't help but look around for Jingle. Then, I found her sitting on top of Lin's head, happily jumping up and down as she talked to her team members. Uncle Kenser wasn't around. Jingle and Kenser had gone to the Realm of Gods to report on the situation. Now, it seemed that only the little one had returned early because his world management system needed maintenance.
"So this little one's reputation in the Realm of Gods has already reached such a level," I muttered as I signed. "In the past, I've only heard a few people from the Great Temples talk about Jingle's glorious deeds. When it comes to dropping the ball, she's even more outstanding than the Goddess of Life."
Old Ke took the scroll and chuckled. "How should I put it? The Three Treasures of the Realm of Gods. No matter what she does, a bunch of situations will happen but in the end, she'll always be fine. The number one scholar in history who tore apart the principal's office on the second day of graduation as a farewell gift. And the highest Dragon God who would be kicked off the stage by the Father the moment he stood on the podium during the meeting — everyone knows about him."
I silently turned to look at Icetis. The female rogue had already taken out her meteor hammer and was swinging the chain vigorously. She pointed her finger at Old Ke in a provocative manner. "Kid, come over here. I guarantee that your father will still recognize you after I beat you up."
Of course, we didn't let Icetis mess around at this time. After Sandora had pacified the female rogue to the side, the two Protoss Consumers' Association volunteers started to get down to business. Lil 'Li … Forget it, it's too weird to call her that. I'll just call her by her real name. Livella arrived in front of the World Tree and placed her hand on the tree trunk that was like a precipice. She silently communicated with the world management system. I didn't understand what she was doing, but I heard a soft and indistinct sound of wind chimes around the World Tree. I looked up and saw the huge green canopy swaying slowly. The green leaves of the World Tree began to undulate like a sea of clouds.
"First, copy all the logs of the World Management System. Then, check its operating records for the past month. Then, compare them with our observations of the universe outside. First, confirm if there's a problem with the information collection function of the World Management System," Keltimus patiently explained to me. "If there's a problem with the information collection function, it will cause the management system to 'disconnect' from the real situation of the universe. This kind of dislocation can easily cause data overflow. Finally, the snapshot of the universe simulated by the World Management System will begin to erode and replace the real world. The conflict between the two will result in all kinds of abnormalities. Under normal circumstances, third-tier brands and lower tier bulk systems are prone to this problem. They place too much emphasis on operating efficiency and convenience, so they often omit a lot of the self-correction process … "
I tried my best to pretend that I understood as I turned to look at Halland and Sandora. In the end, I found that both of them had the same expression on their faces. I immediately felt much better. It seemed that it wasn't a problem of my comprehension ability that I didn't understand, it was purely because the technology tree didn't match.
Of course, I usually had the same expression when Tawil talked about the technology of the Empire. Let's not delve into that kind of situation …
"Speaking of which, the problem with the World Management System this time seems to have affected a lot of people?" Sandora asked casually.
"Yes, the number of cases has skyrocketed to over a thousand, and it's increasing every minute and second." Keltimus nodded with a serious expression. "Otherwise, we wouldn't have been mobilized on such a large scale to investigate the scene one by one. Apart from the two of us, there are more than a dozen groups of people busy in other worlds. We were originally a volunteer technical team with a total of only a few dozen people. The maintenance of the bulk system was mainly done out of interest in research. Normally, we wouldn't have organized into such an operation. But this time, the Pantheon has even recruited us and deployed us. Can you imagine what this means? The Pantheon has already begun to prepare for the problem of manpower shortage and is training their troops in advance. "
Sandora frowned. "Originally, I shouldn't have interfered in your internal affairs, but you also know that the Empire and the Divine Realm have just started a joint operation, and the Abyss is constantly moving, so we are very sensitive here. Are you sure that this incident has nothing to do with the Fallen Apostle?"
"The suspicion of the Fallen Apostle is really not big." Keltimus shook his head. "In fact, some of us had such suspicions in the beginning. The Godfather even specially organized people to investigate. We scanned the flow of information in the entire Abyss, but we didn't find any information that pointed to the Divine Realm. This proves that the Fallen Apostle didn't do anything to the Divine Realm. However, I'm just a small character. Apart from winning a few awards in the individual innovation competition, I don't have much of a presence, and I don't know much. If you want to know more, you can actually ask the Pantheon directly. It should be very easy for the upper echelons of the Empire to find out these things. Anyway, there's nothing to keep secret about. "
I held back for a long time, but I was too embarrassed to ask what the individual innovation competition was, so I could only ask something else. "We've already asked the upper echelons. Isn't Icetis right there? Then let's talk about something else. Analyze what the malfunction might be from an expert's point of view. "
Although Keltimus kept saying that he was just a volunteer very modestly, I was a hundred percent sure that he was an expert. Not to mention, Icetis was staying in the City of Shadows, and she was the official ambassador of the Divine Realm. Under such circumstances, how could the maintenance personnel sent by the Divine Realm be weak? At the very least, he had to be someone who was even more ruthless than the bookworm Icetis in the field of expertise.
"Right now, we haven't come up with any rules." As expected, Keltimus didn't hold back this time. Instead, he spoke with a serious expression and the strict attitude of a professional. "This is bad news. If the malfunction was concentrated in a few specific systems, then we could still suspect that there's a hidden danger in the structure of the world management system. But now, these malfunctions are completely random. Basically, any structure of the world management system has a problem … This means that the root of the problem might be somewhere else, and the trouble it causes is' impartial '."
At this moment, the World Tree let out a melodious cry. Although I didn't know how it worked, it had been rooted in the City of Shadows for several years, so I more or less knew some of its symbolic movements. Right now, it should be rebooting quickly. As expected, Lin Xue quickly sent a message through the spiritual link. "Hey, blockhead, what's Jingle doing? Why did the real world suddenly stop for a moment?"
"The World Tree is rebooting," I replied casually. At this moment, Lin Xue should be in her home or out shopping. In short, she was on Earth in the real world. The rebooting process of the World Tree would have a slight impact on the surface world. Even though the world management system would compress this impact to a few Planck's time, which was almost beyond the reaction ability of any mortal civilization, it definitely couldn't escape the eyes of the prophet. "Say, what are you doing now?"
"I'm out shopping with your fox sister, and I bumped into Ding Ling and XO." The missy's tone was a little strange. "Your fox is helping to walk the dog … Oh, the dog is walking her now."
I replied, "… Watching that fox. If she wants to impart her powers to the dog, hurry up and stop her. Recently, she's been reading some Chinese myths, and she's a little obsessed. It seems like she's thinking of opening a cave and building a residence."
"Not to the extent of imparting her powers, but she's talking to XO about life and TV shows. Ding Ling is about to go crazy."
"Are there any passersby around?"
"No, this place is a small path, and it's off the beaten track."
"Then let her continue talking," I replied helplessly. "Recently, the cats and dogs near our house have been under a lot of pressure. Basically, they've been tormented by Fox's' talking about life '. It's good to let her vent her frustrations on another target."
After ending the call with Lin Xue, I raised my head to look at Keltimus and Livella. I realized that the two of them were already busy setting up a bunch of mysterious runic arrays outside the World Tree, and they didn't seem to have the time to talk nonsense with idle people. Icetis, on the other hand, seemed to have something on her mind as she slowly walked over. "Chen, actually, I have a guess."
"Go ahead," I replied casually.
"There are different types of world management systems, and due to the different power systems of each God, even their basic principles might be different. It's impossible for these systems to all have problems due to the same reason," Icetis said slowly. "That's why I've been thinking since yesterday … Could this incident be caused by some sort of 'large-scale activity' in the void?"
I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but a few seconds after Icetis finished speaking, I finally realized what she meant, and my hair instantly stood on end. "You mean …"
"There's only one 'large-scale activity' that can affect the entire void: the Great Void Cataclysm."
Icetis said word by word.
My eyes widened, and my instincts immediately told me that this was something to be wary of. Meanwhile, Icetis added, "Of course, it's just a guess …"
"Stop 'just a guess'," I hurriedly interrupted Icetis. "Tell me, how did you suddenly think of this? I reckon that even Shallow Shallow wouldn't dare to think of this! "
"It's the nature of the world management system," Icetis said, spreading her hands. "This thing is actually equivalent to a scaled down world … Hey, don't look at the World Tree. I don't mean that it's scaled down, but it's a simulation of a pure mathematical 'world'. All the information in the universe, including the data of every elementary particle, is recorded in the world management system, and it's simulating and evolving in sync with the real world outside. This is also why the expert said that when the world management system and the real world are 'misaligned', there will be all sorts of abnormal phenomena: because the world management system is a complete reflection of the real world. Under this premise, through a series of transformations and hyperlinks that you don't understand, the world management system has absolute control over the entire universe. But the reverse is also true: anything that can happen to the entire universe, the world management system will also encounter it — even if it's only at the level of simulation. This is why this tree is called the World Tree, and why it's said that there's a small universe inside the artifact. "
"The universe will collapse, and so will the world management system. The universe will die, and so will the system," Icetis added. "The real world will encounter a cataclysm, and so will the management system."
"But aren't the worlds with Void creatures immune to cataclysm?"
"Don't ordinary people shiver for a few days after being vaccinated?" Icetis rolled her eyes. "Immunity can ensure that there's no physical damage, but it doesn't mean that these fragile mortal worlds won't even shiver when faced with the largest turbulence in the Void. Even Void creatures have times when they can't handle it. How did you 'ah' die back then? "
"… Let's not talk about this."
"Anyway, that's what I'm guessing," Icetis said, flicking her hair. "The world management system is equivalent to the real world, but there are still some differences. Its scale is smaller, and it's more 'sensitive' than the real world. Before the Void cataclysm happens, the world management system might really be the first to react abnormally …"
At this point, Icetis nodded with certainty. "Yes, that's it. The range of the impact is so wide, and any world would be affected. Moreover, the problem is the management system equivalent to the world … Other than the Void cataclysm, I can't think of anything else. "
I rolled my eyes and looked up at the gigantic tree that covered the sky. Five words floated over from the horizon: This is a big deal!
"The Void cataclysm hasn't happened yet, right?" I said, half-muttering to myself.
"Indeed, it hasn't happened yet," Icetis exhaled. "But I'm afraid it's getting closer … We don't even know what the nature of the so-called cataclysm is, so it's impossible for us to conclude any patterns and preventive measures. Saying that any phenomenon is a precursor to the cataclysm is actually bullsh * t, but this bullsh * t has to be bullsh * t …"
"Can you not always speak so clumsily?" The corner of my eye twitched as I looked at this female hooligan with a huge grain of sand in her mouth. "Can you learn from a normal girl and have a higher sugar content when you speak?"
"Don't you have a lot of sugar content in your family?" Icetis rolled her eyes at me. "I started scolding my father when I was two hundred years old. It's a habit of mine."
I felt that I couldn't continue this topic with this female hooligan. Otherwise, I would be led into a ditch by her sooner or later. I could only quickly change the topic. "Then, do you think we should tell Xing Chen about this?"
"I'm guessing that God Father must have a premonition in this regard. It's just that he isn't as sure as we are," Icetis waved her hand. "God Father hasn't lived to such an old age just to take care of children. There's no reason that he wouldn't have thought of something that even a half-bottle of vinegar like me could think of."
The Yggdrasill was still undergoing tests, but Keltimus and Livella were no longer at the plaza outside. They were tinkering with the seven-handed counterfeit system in the Divine Temple. Icetis looked at the towering tree that was giving off strange noises from time to time. She couldn't help but sigh. "This is a true expert. Look at their dedication. If they didn't have the courage to sacrifice themselves and the masochistic mentality of a masochist, most people wouldn't dare to drill into the bottom of Jingle's Yggdrasill. When I drilled into the system to take a look, my wings immediately cramped. From then on, I only cared about patching Jingle and didn't help her repair the system anymore …"
I was speechless.
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