If he had not reached a conclusion, Shi Tiexin would not have ended his secluded contemplation and spoken with Shi Tie Zhu.
"I can only say I've found a preliminary direction." Shi Tiexin spoke truthfully. "After long contemplation, I've formed a rough framework. But I have to admit, my experience is still too limited. I haven't managed to think it all through."
Shi Tie Zhu comforted him. "It's normal not to be able to figure it out. There's still a knot in your heart; until that knot is untied, you can't fully understand it. Besides, this multi-Worldline coordination mechanism hasn't even completely revealed its true form. Take those Destiny Missions, for example—we've never fully completed one so far."
"The first three Destiny Missions opened three channels, each rising by one quarter in equal proportion. In theory, there should be four Destiny Missions."
"So what happens after the Fourth Destiny Mission is completed? What changes will it bring? We know nothing about any of that. Different effects directly affect how we view the world, so imagining things out of thin air now is inadvisable."
Shi Tiexin understood. "So you mean I should do the Destiny Mission first?"
"Correction—not 'I,' but 'we.'" Shi Tie Zhu chuckled. "Don't you think our current state of passing things from the left hand to the right is especially suited to probing the limits of Destiny Missions?"
Shi Tiexin slapped his thigh. "I've felt that way for a long time! So, Big Brother, are you going to go easy on me?"
Shi Tie Zhu refused flatly. "Going easy is impossible. I'd never go easy in this lifetime. After all, these are the deepest desires and expectations born from the soul itself. Even if I wanted to go easy, I couldn't. Still, by stating my wish outright and