The Only One
Su sat in the observation device of the Thousand Worlds, his expression somewhat serious.
The World Bubble existing in the Sea of Quantum fall into two categories.
One type is that the projection of the Intrinsic World into the Sea of Quantum forms World Bubble. The time of this World Bubble is generally static, and its existence time is relatively short. If it is a "slice" that is closer to the Intrinsic World, then its existence time will be slightly extended, but in the end it will still be annihilated into the Sea of Quantum like a bubble, unless some method is used to continue its existence.
Another form of existence of World Bubble is different from the previous one. The theory that Su currently accepts is that those World Bubble were formed when other worlds failed the test of Honkai and fell into the Sea of Quantum.
This statement was accepted by Zhu Yufeng. After all, in Zhu Yufeng's knowledge, he had never come into contact with the concept of "sliced" World Bubble. On the contrary, he believed that World Bubble were formed by the fall of worlds from the Imaginary Tree. Later, in order to fulfill his promise to Durandal, Otto directly attached a World Bubble from the Sea of Quantum to the Imaginary Tree.
The concept of the Imaginary Tree was very vague in the Previous Civilization and only began to develop in the modern civilization. However, due to Zhu Yufeng's confession after his rebirth and the exchange of information with others, Mobius and others have gained a general concept and basic theory of the Imaginary Tree. However, the existence of the Imaginary Tree has caused some conflict with the existence of the Cocoon of Finality.
The theory of the Imaginary Tree directly provides a way out for the existing theory of the Sea of Quantum, namely that the Imaginary Tree is indeed an existence that is opposed to the Sea of Quantum. Therefore, it is not a wise move to use the energy in the Sea of Quantum to fight against the Imaginary Tree, which is the essence of the existence of the Intrinsic World.
Finally, regarding the theory of the Cocoon of Finality, with Mei's help, the senior researchers of the Fire Moth, including Mobius, have also agreed with Mei's view on the Cocoon of Finality. That is, the Cocoon of Finality should be a special device created by a certain advanced civilization to seek its own kind, interfering with the operating laws of the Imaginary Tree itself. Therefore, the Cocoon of Finality does not only exist in one world, nor does it only exist in the Intrinsic World. This is also why Su can observe similar situations in other so-called "parallel worlds".
And in all worlds similar to this Intrinsic World, there is no such person as Zhu Yufeng. If we were to say that this guy is the illegitimate son of the Imaginary Tree or something, then it wouldn't be impossible...
In short, there are many theories about Honkai at this stage, and each one seems to explain the situation, but when put together, they always seem a bit awkward. When asked how much Zhu Yufeng actually knows and why this is the case, Zhu Yufeng first said, "I'm not a researcher, what's the use of asking me?" Then he would mutter to himself something like "maybe he's retconning the book," which is incomprehensible. Lilith, who should be able to understand, didn't explain, only saying that Zhu Yufeng really didn't know the specifics of the situation.
The Cocoon of Finality envisioned by Mebius is essentially a theory deployed by an alien civilization in search of its kind. This actually overlaps with a long-held assumption by Mobius: the Finality they face in the War of Finality is merely a machine executing a "reincarnation" mission. The true power to execute the Finality, conforming to the concept of "reincarnation," and theoretically possessing all the Herrscher of Herrscher ...
Does this seem to coincide with the powers that someone should theoretically possess and their current performance?
Moreover, the Herrscher of Finality mentioned in the Imaginary Tree Theory is consistent with the predictions made by Mei and others in the previous life about the Finality. In other words, the Moonlight Throne Project could work on the Herrscher of Finality. However, the actual result was... even operating at a self-destruct rate and almost sacrificing Vill-V's life inside, the Finality could only lose 30% of its (MISSING) Honkai Energy. In the end, the Finality didn't really lose that 30% of its (MISSING) Honkai Energy. At worst, it would enter a shutdown state and recover after a period of time. During the shutdown period, Kevin and the others tried everything they could but couldn't harm the Finality in the slightest.
According to the current theory of the Imaginary Tree, the true Finality exists to bring the final judgment to the world. The Finality born in the Cocoon of Finality is simply borrowing the permission of the Finality from the Imaginary Tree by opening a back door, and is carrying out an incomplete "reincarnation" destiny.
Regardless, the concept of the Herrscher of Finality, the Present after the Tenth Herrscher Incident, has been confirmed within the Fire Moth. This is one of the main reasons why researcher Afaen urgently proposed developing the energy source of the Sea of Quantum recently. However, in the current thinking of the Fire Moth researchers, the arrival of the Finality should still be quite some time away; it's just that the existence of the Finality has been confirmed.
This is also due to the existence of Ugar, which allowed the Fire Moth to propose the X Herrscher theory very early on. This is the main reason why the theory of the Herrscher of Finality in this life was proposed earlier than that of the previous life and gained widespread recognition.
Furthermore, because of Ugar's actions, the theory that the Finality is time has been further confirmed. The Present, almost all the researchers at the Fire Moth believe that Ugar is the Companion Honkai Beast of the Herrscher of Finality. Even though Ugar has been behaving relatively well so far, the researchers led by Mei still insist on labeling Ugar as an enemy.
According to Mebius's theory of the Cocoon of Finality, Ugar is indeed an enemy of humanity. According to the theory of the Finality of the Imaginary Tree, Ugar is also an enemy of humanity... After all, Mobius and Vill-V, who know the inside story, can't very well say that Ugar's master is actually a Fire Moth, and most likely the Finality of the Imaginary Tree's theory of the Finality...
The Present, the reason for Su's serious expression was not about these matters, but about the anomalies in the Sea of Quantum.
Based on existing theories and past experiences, Su believes that if Zhu Yufeng is the Finality of the Imaginary Tree Theory, his time reset of the world is a higher-level cycle than the Cocoon of Finality Finality. After all, according to the Imaginary Tree Theory, the Imaginary Tree is the essence of the existence of the world. However, since the Imaginary Tree is opposed to the Sea of Quantum, the time reset of the Intrinsic World within the Imaginary Tree should not be able to affect the corresponding time slice before the reset in the Sea of Quantum.
Once that time slice is found, it can prove the connection between time reset and the true power of the Finality, which will help Zhu Yufeng and others to further understand his identity Herrscher.
But here's where the problem lies:
Sue discovered that he could not find the "slice" of the World Bubble from that time, but he could find traces that seemed to have existed there before.
This is a very strange phenomenon. The "slice" World Bubble at that time should not have disappeared so quickly. However, according to Su's observations and his own analysis, those "slice" World Bubble may have self-annihilated not long after their birth. A few "slice" World Bubble that may have existed for a longer time seem to have been swallowed up by the existence of some Sea of Quantum.
This put Su in a difficult position. All of the above were, in the end, his guesses. Those traces could be considered coincidences or realities, but they could not be used as direct evidence. Science is about rigor, and guessing alone is useless.
Afterwards, Su began searching for other time slices related to the Intrinsic World of the Sea of Quantum, since some of these "slices" were created because the people in them made different choices.
Like the priest Otto and the evil Welt in later generations, it is World Bubble that appears because a person made different choices than the Intrinsic World at different times.
These choices do not occur in the Intrinsic World, but rather are "possibilities" derived from the development of the Intrinsic World and the thoughts of the parties involved in a moment in the Imaginary Space outside the Intrinsic World. Then, due to the different choices at key junctures, they separate from the Intrinsic World, becoming "slices of divergences" left by the Intrinsic World in the Sea of Quantum.
Yes, there are two types of "slice" World Bubble: one is "split point slice" and the other is "section slice".
"Cross-section slices" are slices that follow the historical operation of the Intrinsic World, where world time is close to stillness. "Odd-point slices," on the other hand, will continue to operate depending on the choices made, until the natural demise of the World Bubble. One of Su's main tasks in his previous life to observe the Sea of Quantum was to observe these "odd-point slices."
After all, the "sectioning time" is fixed at a few milliseconds, so it's not very useful for reference...
As for the other worlds that fell into the Sea of Quantum- shaped World Bubble, Su could only say that the probability of finding the information he needed in them was really low... After all, even the laws of physics in those World Bubble were not necessarily the same as in the Intrinsic World. Su still remembers the shock he felt when he saw the "magical boy Kevin" in them. As an enlightened being, he almost couldn't keep his composure.
Why did Kevin become like this? What the heck is this magical boy? Thankfully, the version of myself in that world is still relatively normal. Although I'm still Kevin's friend, I'm a student who doesn't know my friend's true identity... It's so good that there's no weird magical boy setting like this...
For Kevin's sake, Sue kept the matter to herself and didn't tell anyone, especially Elysia. If she told Elysia would most likely spread the news everywhere the next day. Even if she didn't, she would definitely try to make Kevin dress like him in The World Bubble.
However, speaking of Elysia, Su did not see Elysia's presence in the World Bubble of the Sea of Quantum. But he did not think too much about whether there was anything wrong with it. After all, in the other worlds on the Imaginary Tree, Elysia had all chosen to sacrifice herself without exception, so it was easy to explain why Elysia was not in the World Bubble fell into the Sea of Quantum.
Then another problem arose: Su not only failed to find the "cross-sectional slice" of the world before its repositioning, but also failed to find the "segmentation slice" of the world after its current repositioning.
This is not just a thorny issue; it's a much bigger problem...
You could definitely find them in your past life, but you really can't find them at all in this life?
Su took a deep breath and could only conclude that he hadn't "dive" deep enough into the Sea of Quantum. Although he didn't need to go this deep to find the "slice of the divergence" in his previous life, there are always exceptions now. If he didn't "dive" down to take a look, how could he further confirm the details of the anomaly?
However, the deeper one "infiltrates," the greater the probability of encountering Vita, that crazy woman who has lived from hundreds of millions of years ago. Sue is still unsure whether she can escape Vita's pursuit.
This forced Su to first consider why he couldn't find the "Cross-Point Slice," and why the "Cross-Section Slices" from the period after the battle with the Finality in his previous life disappeared so quickly that he could only guess that those slices should exist.
Su was completely baffled by this. While he was considering whether to risk "diving" to further search for "divergence slices" and unconsciously flipping through the existing "cross-sectional slices", he suddenly noticed something was wrong. It was as if a flash of inspiration made him open his eyes, and then he began to quickly search through all the "cross-sectional slices".
"What's going on? In all the 'cross-sectional slices'... Elysia and Maple aren't there? Hmm... even Lilith isn't there..."
Su fell into thought once again. The only connection between these three people was that they were all Herrscher, and it had been confirmed that Elysia was the Origin Herrscher, Lilith was suspected to be the Origin Herrscher, and Zhu Yufeng was presumed to be the Herrscher of Finality.
"Is it that Herrscher from the Intrinsic World cannot appear in the Sea of Quantum? No, in my previous life I clearly observed other Herrscher in the 'Cross-Point Slice' and the 'Cross-Section Slice' were no exception. Wait... It seems that I have never actually seen Elysia in the 'Cross-Point Slice'... When I observed the 'Cross-Point Slice' in my previous life, I only observed that the people inside mentioned Elysia, but I never actually saw her in the 'Cross-Point Slice'."
Is it because Elysia's choices in every world have never changed, so there is no possibility of a "spinning point" being created?
Or is it that the Origin Herrscher is so unique that even the Sea of Quantum cannot reproduce her reflection? Therefore, neither the "Cross-Point Slice" nor the "Cross-Section Slice" can find Elysia's figure?
There must be some kind of connection between the Origin and the Finality, but so far this connection has not been proven to be what kind of connection it is. However, this does not prevent Su from making further speculations based on this.
Could this be proof that Feng is indeed the Herrscher of Finality?
The authority of the Finality is undoubtedly granted by the Imaginary Tree itself. The creation of heaven and earth and the extinction of all things are manifestations of the authority of the Finality. So, is it possible that the Sea of Quantum, which does not have the ability to generate life on its own, is unable to reproduce the Finality of the Imaginary Tree because of this? Is that why it has been unable to find the World Bubble where Maple exists so far?
"If that's really the case... Maple, you're not just the only one in the Imaginary World. If you were to pass away again, and we were powerless to stop it, we would never be able to find you again, not even a lingering shadow of you..."