Chapter 274
"Yes, after all, the path of cultivation requires mutual verification, so the three of us need to communicate more."
Hua smiled and nodded, "In that case, why don't you stay in my dorm? There's a room left."
And so, a makeshift three-person team returned to the Morning Sun Academy with their mission, where they would build a complete cultivation system for human civilization.
Apart from that, there were only four people left in the room.
Ai Yue also made arrangements for each of them. Among them, Su, as the director of the High-Risk Project Containment Administration, needed to objectively evaluate the progress of the entire plan. If he found any problems, he could stop the entire plan at any time.
Eden and Aponia, on the other hand, need to approach the issue from the perspective of spiritual power. They can utilize the results of the Divine Tone Project to try to assist people in meditation through singing, thereby protecting their spirits from being harmed during cultivation due to certain issues.
As for Mobius...
"So, after all this time, you asked me to come here to farm?"
After everyone left, Ai Yue mysteriously shared the final step of the Artificial Spiritual Energy Revival with Mobius. When Mebius saw the messy plant data in the document, he looked at Ai Yue speechlessly. "This stuff is completely unrelated to my major."
Although she is a top scholar in genetics, and although there are indeed similarities or even identicalities between the gene segments of plants and animals, this does not mean that she, a scholar who studies humans all day long, can understand plant genes!
Moreover, cultivating plants that are full of spirituality and have various special effects is not something that can be achieved simply by studying genes.
"Oh, it's about applying knowledge to other situations, applying knowledge to other situations,"
Ai Yue said with a smile, "This is a very important task, artificially creating natural treasures!"
Since it is a spiritual revival, there will naturally be a variety of cultivation resources, including spiritual plants, animals, and even minerals, which are all indispensable parts of the cultivation system.
However, since this spiritual energy revival is artificial, these natural treasures can only be cultivated artificially as well.
"Then I should thank you for not letting me raise any spirit beasts?"
Mobius continued flipping through the documents, then sighed, "Oh, so the part about spirit beasts is at the end?"
If the first part was somewhat acceptable, then when Mobius saw the last category, he completely lost his composure. "Wait, do I have to be responsible for the 'spiritualization' of ores too? Are you serious?"
The key question is, can inorganic substances like ore really be imbued with spiritual energy in such a short time? Why don't you just reactivate the corrosive nature of this energy?
"Oh, no, that part can be ignored for now."
Ai Yue quickly explained, "So, I'll leave the rest to you?"
"You're not getting away either!"
Looking at the smile on Ai Yue's face, Mobius knew that Ai Yue wanted to leave everything to him, and couldn't help but reach out and grab his collar, "At least... What's wrong with you?"
Mobius was speaking when he suddenly saw Ai Yue's expression darken. Startled, he immediately released his grip.
She had known Ai Yue for many years and naturally knew that he wouldn't be angry because of her behavior, so the most likely explanation was that he had noticed something else at that moment.
"It's nothing, it's just that there's been a bit of a commotion at the Abyssal Eye."
A moment later, Ai Yue's expression returned to normal. He smiled and made up a reason to fool Mobius.
But after Mobius left with the data, Ai Yue's expression turned serious once again.
He closed his eyes and then disappeared from the spot.
Ai Yue hadn't completely fooled Mobius; at least half of what he said was true, because there had indeed been a big commotion somewhere.
However, it was not the Abyssal Eye that was connected to the Sea of Quantum, but something else that was even more crucial.
In the blink of an eye, Ai Yue returned to the space filled with pale purple light. He looked up and gazed at the huge sphere that had returned to calm but had just violently trembled, startling him.
The Cocoon of Finality.
Chapter Thirty-Six: What? The Cocoon of Finality been born?
The Cocoon of Finality has produced some unknown anomaly.
Although he was unable to witness the entire process of the anomaly, Ai Yue's connection with the Cocoon of Finality had already transcended the limitations of dimensions. It could be said that no matter where he was, he could sense the other's situation. Therefore, he could feel how intense the Cocoon of Finality's tremors were through the connection.
For a fleeting moment, Ai Yue even thought that the Cocoon of Finality was about to rebel and break free from his control.
Fortunately, the tremor only lasted for a very short time. Ai Yue's expression had just changed when the Cocoon of Finality returned to silence. It was so fast that Ai Yue thought it was just some kind of illusion.
Unfortunately, this was not an illusion.
Standing before the Cocoon of Finality, Ai Yue could clearly feel the energy fluctuations that had not yet completely dissipated. Although there was only a slight residual warmth, the energy concentration permeating this space was far greater than any Great Honkai that humans could observe.
And this is just the residue after the anomaly subsided. If we use this data to reconstruct the whole picture of the anomaly, what kind of scene would it be?
If such a thing happened in the real world, it might give birth to a Herrscher even more terrifying than the Herrscher of the End.
The thought that such a thing might happen made Ai Yue's brow furrow deeply.
So, what exactly happened?
Ai Yue closed his eyes, carefully examining his connection with the Cocoon of Finality, while also repeatedly checking the state of the Cocoon of Finality, trying to find out the reason for the previous anomaly.
No matter how he checked, he couldn't find any problems—everything was normal. Theoretically, under these circumstances, the Cocoon of Finality should not only not exhibit abnormal energy fluctuations, but even its normal operation would require Ai Yue's permission.
But it is precisely because everything is normal that this matter seems even more bizarre. After all, if there is a problem somewhere, then you only need to fix that problem to solve the matter. But if you can't even find where the problem is, it means that Ai Yue can't even observe where this matter is really happening.
The so-called anomaly is probably just an outward manifestation of this matter. Even if Ai Yue chooses to seal the Cocoon of Finality now and completely give up the opportunity to use its power, he cannot prevent such things from happening again.
Ai Yue's expression was extremely ugly at this moment. He thought he had finally taken control of this unstable factor and made it work for him so that it would no longer harm others. But now he realized that this was just wishful thinking.
This anomaly seemed to have no effect, but that was only because Ai Yue did not use the power of the Cocoon of Finality at that time.
Imagine if, while Ai Yue was using the power of the Cocoon of Finality, it suddenly trembled abnormally and released a violent energy reaction. What consequences would that have on Ai Yue and the real world?
If this problem cannot be solved, not only will the "Artificial Spiritual Energy Revival" project be impossible, but Ai Yue will also be hampered in his future attempts to use the power of the Cocoon of Finality.
So, what exactly went wrong?
Ai Yue's first reaction was that someone wanted to harm him—after all, the universe is so vast that even though he has now ascended, he cannot guarantee that he has reached the pinnacle of the universe's power system. In that case, someone might be causing trouble using methods that transcend the current dimension.
After all, he remembered very clearly that in the original plot, Su was able to transcend this world and enter a higher dimension. Even so, he was still able to interfere with the real world to a certain extent by transcending the previous cause and effect.
If even Su, who has just transcended, can do such a thing, then there must be someone stronger than him who can also interfere with the operation of the Cocoon of Finality.
For example, the civilization that created the Cocoon of Finality still left no trace in the worldview of the Starry Sky Railway, which may mean that the entire civilization has undergone a dimensional upgrade, thus transcending the current world.
If it were them, they would naturally be able to interfere with the Cocoon of Finality even when Ai Yue couldn't observe it.
Moreover, the other party had a good reason for doing such a thing. After all, Ai Yue did not gain the recognition of the Cocoon of Finality by becoming the Herrscher of the End. Instead, he skipped that step and used the power of the Herrscher of the End to complete his own ascension, thereby completely suppressing and controlling the Cocoon of Finality.
Such behavior naturally exceeded the other party's expectations, so it seems only natural that it would attract their attention.
However, after thinking it over, Ai Yue ruled out this possibility.
It wasn't that he thought the mysterious civilization couldn't have done such a thing; quite the opposite— Ai Yue believed that if this was truly the work of the civilization that created the Cocoon of Finality, then the commotion would definitely not have been limited to this extent.
That was a powerful civilization that had been able to create such terrifying things Cocoon of Finality countless years ago. Unless this civilization had already perished, even if we assume the slowest possible development speed, it should have grown to a level that Ai Yue could hardly imagine.
If such a civilization really wanted to do something to the Solar System or to Ai Yue, then it would absolutely not give him a chance to react.
Moreover, Ai Yue didn't believe that the other party would be interested in a seed that had been casually scattered countless years ago.
However, compared to the many possibilities that could interfere with the Cocoon of Finality, Ai Yue has only ruled out one of them.
If they really had to eliminate them one by one, who knows how long it would take. So, Ai Yue simply chose another approach.
While this method cannot pinpoint the source of the interference, it can determine the exact impact of the event on the real world.
With this in mind, Ai Yue activated his own power, transforming into the form of Radiant Giant, and simultaneously commanded the Cocoon of Finality to unleash its authority.
Time power enables future observation.
Soon, the Cocoon of Finality released a bright and warm white light, which quickly illuminated the entire space, covering the figures of Ai Yue and the Cocoon of Finality.
Although it is said to be future observation, this method cannot accurately show the future fate of mankind like the Thread of Fate that Aponia once saw. In fact, not even a single image will appear during the observation process.
This is not because Ai Yue's current power is inferior to that of Aponia in the past, but quite the opposite. Aponia can see is only the observable result, while once fate is observed, it means that it has stabilized and will no longer be easily changed.
Human civilization was once anchored by the Cocoon of Finality, which is why it remained in an observable state under the constraints of the power of time. Since Aponia was part of this civilization, it naturally had no ability to break free from the civilization and change everything.
As an transcendent being from outside the world, Ai Yue, even though he has engraved his existence into the underlying rules of this universe and will be affected to some extent, still possesses the ability to change the already determined future.
However, precisely because he is essentially still that transcendent being, he encounters a blank when observing the future.
After all, Ai Yue's own future is uncertain. If he tries to judge whether the abnormality of the Cocoon of Finality will have a negative impact by observing the future of others, it may not be accurate.
Because Ai Yue's perspective is currently too high, he may see scenes from "parallel worlds" when observing others, leading to distorted results.
After all, there is only one Ai Yue in this world, but there are many other people—for example, Kevin. In Ai Yue's memory alone, there are at least three Kevin.
However, even so, Ai Yue has his own way of making a rough judgment. The simplest method is to observe his own state in the future and the limit of his future "length".
If his condition becomes very weak during observation, it means he is likely to be seriously injured in the future. If there is no significant change, it means everything is going well. If this future ends abruptly before it lasts long, it means he will disappear in the future.
Although such observations cannot guarantee a direct link to the unusual activity of the Cocoon of Finality, the connection between Ai Yue and the Cocoon of Finality is extremely close; one can say that if one is damaged, the other will be damaged as well. Therefore, it still has some reference value.
However, the results of the observation left Ai Yue somewhat bewildered.
At first, everything was normal, which meant that there would be no problems for at least a few days or months. Then, Ai Yue felt that he had another wound on his body.
Although he was injured, the injury had no effect on Ai Yue. It was the kind of injury that could heal itself in the blink of an eye, making it look as if he had been deliberately slashed.
Before Ai Yue could figure out what was going on, he entered a strange state, as if he had become "empty" and no longer existed in this world.
This state lasted for quite some time, seemingly indicating that Ai Yue was in some kind of predicament. However, he recovered from this strange state and at the same time, Ai Yue felt that his strength had increased explosively, as if he had gained some new power from that strange state.
Then, the white light around them suddenly rolled back and shrank back into the Cocoon of Finality. Ai Yue also withdrew from his full-power stance in a daze and turned back into human form.
Ai Yue blinked, still a little dazed as he looked at the Cocoon of Finality, which had returned to its former state.
Future observation was shut down, but not by him, or rather, not by "himself now".
Instead, it was bounced out by the one observing the other side, "the future Ai Yue".
Will I be able to do this kind of thing in the future?
This result was obviously a bit inexplicable, but Ai Yue breathed a sigh of relief. He knew his own personality very well. If the consequences of the Cocoon of Finality were really serious, then his future self would definitely find a way to stop it. Even if he couldn't transmit information to the past, he would at least not stop himself from judging the consequences.
But now the other party has pulled him back from the state of future observation, as if it were a joke, which means that this matter may indeed be insignificant.
Moreover, judging from the information he obtained, even if the strange state in the middle was caused by the abnormal movement of the Cocoon of Finality, it did not cause any damage in the end, but instead enhanced his power.
Perhaps he chose this method to remind himself so that he wouldn't miss out on something like this in the future?
But I don't know exactly what happened. What if I make the wrong choice?
Ai Yue analyzed it repeatedly, but then suddenly laughed.
No wonder some people say that being able to see the future is not a good thing. Even such a vague result makes them start to feel anxious, let alone those more accurate results?
If someone can truly see their future and act accordingly based on that information, trying to gain the most benefits, then what exactly is "the present self"? A puppet of "the future self"?
No wonder Aponia always seemed so strange in the original storyline; it just goes to show that peeking into the future is never a good thing.
Ai Yue didn't particularly like philosophical topics and didn't want to think about such messy things. He simply gathered his thoughts and told himself that it would be better to avoid using such things in the future.
Regardless, although it can be confirmed for the time being that the abnormality of the Cocoon of Finality will not cause too much of a problem, Ai Yue still carefully blocked the Cocoon of Finality's connection to the outside world.
In this way, although he would not be able to use the power of the Cocoon of Finality in the short term, even if an anomaly occurred again, it would not affect the real world.
Just in case, Ai Yue also left behind a set of testing equipment, as well as a backup system for the testing equipment and a backup system for the backup system.
Fortunately, the "Artificial Spiritual Energy Revival" plan is currently only on paper, and I can temporarily fill the spiritual energy supply in the pilot area. Therefore, the blockade here will not affect the progress of the plan. Otherwise, I would have to take back what I just said, which would be quite embarrassing.
Hopefully this matter can be resolved soon.
Ai Yue took one last look at the Cocoon of Finality, then turned and left the space.
Over the next few days, Ai Yue had a very busy time. He had to plan for the future of the lunar ecosystem, design blueprints for the Solar System defense system and factories to produce related parts, and also study with Mobius how to catalyze spiritual plants. He was extremely busy.
After the first anomaly, the Cocoon of Finality remained very quiet, as if the previous anomalies were just occasional, low-probability events. However, Ai Yue was clearly not going to make such an optimistic prediction. He would never relax his monitoring of the Cocoon of Finality before finding the root cause.
The matter of the Cocoon of Finality is of great importance. Ai Yue can do nothing, but he absolutely cannot make a mistake.
As it turned out, Ai Yue was right.
Because just ten days after the first anomaly occurred, the Cocoon of Finality once again exhibited abnormal energy fluctuations.
This time the scale was even more exaggerated than the last time, so much so that even though Ai Yue specially left behind three sets of testing equipment, two and a half sets were still scrapped one after another, barely managing to retain some useful data.
This time, Ai Yue was able to clearly identify that the source of the energy fluctuations came from inside the Cocoon of Finality, which was enough to rule out the abnormality caused by external stimuli.
However, Cocoon of Finality has no will of its own, how could it suddenly exhibit such an anomaly on its own?
Could it be that the Cocoon of Finality also developed its own self without its own awareness?
Ai Yue checked again but still couldn't find the problem, so he scratched his head.
Indeed, relying solely on machines is insufficient to uncover the truth.