Chapter 283

Feeling the gazes of the three people, Mobius sighed helplessly, "You don't need to do this. I knew this guy wouldn't agree. After all, you should save even if there's only one person left, right?"

Mobius knew Ai Yue's personality well, and naturally knew that even if all three people present agreed to the plan, Ai Yue would never accept it, so he did not intend to persuade him.

Moreover, even Mobius himself did not like the result.

The moment this thought popped into her mind, even Mobius herself was somewhat surprised—after all, in the past, in order to achieve her goals, she would never have been emotionally affected, let alone the sacrifice of one person, or even ten or a hundred.

But now, she actually feels that even if there is only one person, she should still go and save them.

Thinking of this, Mobius couldn't help but glance at Ai Yue.

Is it because of his upbringing? Or is it something more than that?

"What's wrong?"

Ai Yue was somewhat bewildered by the intense emotions in Mobius's eyes, wondering why the other man would have such an alluring expression at this moment. "We're talking about serious business now."

"Of course I know!"

Completely surprised by the other party's response, Mobius rolled his eyes, all the emotions he had been building up vanishing instantly. "So, continue with your plan."

"Oh, okay, next one then..."

"Don't go down to the next one. I know you must have divided the plan into several levels, but those are not what you really want to do, are they?"

Mobius waved his hand to interrupt Ai Yue's stalling for time, "Just tell me your most perfect solution."

As the other party's only assistant so far, Mobius knew Ai Yue's personality well. He might prepare many plans, but those were just for show. The one he truly preferred and would execute no matter what was necessary was always the most perfect one.

"Oh dear, isn't this a bad idea?"

Ai Yue scratched his head. "If I don't proceed step by step, how can I convince you to accept the last option?"

"You even laid the groundwork, didn't you?"

"I know this method," Vill-V chimed in, "It's like boiling a frog in lukewarm water, right?"

"That's far from the truth."

Ai Yue shook his head. "Forget it, let me just state my thoughts—I don't intend to let the Pre-Civilization overshadow the Post-Civilization."

Seemingly completely unprepared for this answer, none of the three spoke for a moment.

How can we prevent Pre-Civilization from overshadowing Post-Civilization?

"But didn't you say this is the operating logic of the rules?"

Vill-V spoke first, "If you don't let the former cover the latter, then how do you do it? Are you suggesting that the Post-Civilization should become independent? Haha, that kind of thing..."

Vill-V stopped mid-sentence, realizing she had meant to joke, but seeing no smile on Ai Yue's face, she exclaimed, "Seriously, boss? You're serious? Creating a separate timeline?!"

When Vill-V said those words, she couldn't hold back her own emotions—she had never thought that timelines could be independent, how could she do such a thing?

Compared to Vill-V, Mobius and Aponia were quite calm. After all, they had spent more time with Ai Yue and knew better just how crazy this person could be for his obsession with "saving the world".

Back then, Ai Yue only had one and a half usable people at his disposal, yet he dared to directly unpack the Eighth Herrscher offline. Now that she has been elevated to godhood, let alone splitting timelines, even if Ai Yue were to say now, "I want to become the Lord of the Galaxy," these two people would probably just nod and say, "So, where exactly should we begin?"

"So how exactly do I do it?"

Mobius paused for a moment, then asked, "Even for you now, it would be difficult to do something like this, wouldn't it?"

"Strictly speaking, this is simply impossible."

Ai Yue shrugged. "After all, this is about dismantling the original timeline, not creating a completely new branch. Although I have this idea, I don't know how to do it in detail yet."

"I don't know how to operate it,"

Aponia stared into Ai Yue's eyes and slowly said, "Still not sure if this is possible?"

"Well..."

Ai Yue's eyes darted around, and he was about to say something, but he shut his mouth under the other person's gentle gaze. Then he sighed, "Well, at present, it is only a theoretical possibility, so I really can't be sure."

"I knew it! Timelines aren't something you can change so easily."

Vill-V let out a sigh of relief, then looked at Ai Yue, "So what is that theory?"

"In some ways, you're even bolder than him."

Mobius glanced at Vill-V, "You don't have any ulterior motives, do you?"

"How could that be? I might mess around with the assembly line at most, how could I possibly have any ideas about the timeline?"

Vill-V gave an awkward smile. "But it's always good to listen, isn't it? Besides, do you really think Ai Yue has no ideas?"

"Of course not, is there anything in the world he wouldn't dare to do?"

Mobius sighed. "The mere existence of a theoretical possibility is enough for him... So, shall we elaborate?"

"The principle is actually very simple."

Ai Yue immediately perked up and began to explain excitedly, "First of all, we need to make one clear: with two anchor points in place, the timeline between the Pre-Civilization and the point in time when Kiana became the Herrscher of the End has become fragmented."

"Those vanished cities and people, because they fell into the cracks of the rules, so from the perspective of the timeline, they never actually existed—but theoretically, once the operation of the rules returns to normal, they will return to their original timeline and reappear in the real world."

Ai Yue reached out and tapped the screen in front of him. The center, which represented the Post-Civilization anchor point, suddenly disappeared. With its disappearance, the broken string of rules reappeared, filling the previous gaps.

"However, please allow me to make an assumption."

As Ai Yue spoke, he snapped his fingers. "What if what drives the rules to operate is not their original logic, but a force controlled by some kind of will?"

And so the anchor point representing Kiana reappeared, but this time the gap created by the dual anchor points was filled by a pale purple string. These strings extended and intertwined, promptly patching up any tear in the gap—

As Kiana's anchor point continued to rotate, all the strings of rules centered on it were eventually replaced with pale purple. At this moment, the two anchor points finally became independent and stopped interfering with each other.

"This is okay?"

Vill-V stared in disbelief. "No, I should say, is this even possible? You said before that this is just a convenient way to understand it; in practice, it won't be that simple, right?"

"Furthermore, did that pale purple string of rules originate from you, or from the Cocoon of Finality?"

Mobius asked, "If it were you, could your power support such a massive demand? If it were the Cocoon of Finality, even if it could fulfill the need, could you perform such precise operations?"

"Even if such an operation could actually make up for it, what would you be like then?"

Aponia asked with some concern, "Can you act as an anchor point for Pre-Civilization while also filling the ever-expanding gaps in Post-Civilization?"

At this point, Aponia paused slightly, and the other two immediately realized what she meant. "Elysia!"

Mobius stared intently at Ai Yue: "You said you wanted to keep Elysia to work, you don't mean you want her to replace you as the anchor point of the Pre-Civilization, do you? Like Kiana had Raiden Yae Sakura temporarily act as the anchor point?"

Vill-V stared at the pale purple spiderweb that had unknowingly taken up half the screen. "The price for doing this, is it that you will transform into the rules themselves?"

The central hall fell silent once again, just like it had at the beginning.

Chapter 43 discusses just how big a mess humans can make.

Oops, I've been seen through.

Ai Yue remained silent in the face of the three people's questions, but for some reason, he felt much more relieved.

After a moment, Ai Yue spoke again, "So, this is only a theoretical possibility. You should all understand that the difference between theory and practical application is enormous, so things may not actually turn out this way."

"The possibility of things getting better also means that things could get worse, right?"

Mobius snorted coldly, "Just as you said, theory and practical application are completely different things—so, can our great ruler of the Solar System tell us roughly what the success rate of this theory is?"

Faced with Mobius's Yin and Yang, Ai Yue could only awkwardly scratch his head and say, "Uh, fifty percent, I guess."

"When you say fifty percent, you don't mean the success rate of 'flipping a coin to guess heads or tails,' do you?"

Vill-V, standing to the side, couldn't help but show a subtle expression. "Boss, you're just relying on luck!"

"If it's just a matter of luck, then that could be considered optimistic."

Aponia sighed, "If this is really the success rate of the theoretical plan, then in practice it will only be less than fifty percent, right?"

Mobius didn't speak, but just kept staring at Ai Yue. His cold gaze was like that of a venomous snake that had locked onto its prey, ready to strike at any moment and ensnare Ai Yue.

"Oh dear, look at you all, you're all so pessimistic!"

Faced with the three people pressing him, Ai Yue quickly explained, "It happened suddenly, and this is just a plan I came up with on the spot. Please give me some more time."

"But when you faced Kiana, you didn't show the slightest surprise, did you?"

Mobius spoke again, "Whether it's her identity, her purpose, or even everything she said about the original timeline, you seem to have known all along. So, can I assume that you actually anticipated this all along?"

Unlike most of the others who were focused on Kiana, Mobius's attention was actually focused on Ai Yue throughout the entire conversation.

Because she really wanted to know what kind of expression Kiana's description would elicit from Ai Yue, and what his surprised and unexpected reaction would be.

Unfortunately, Ai Yue's calm attitude disappointed her, but it also made her realize that Ai Yue seemed to be quite familiar with Kiana.

She originally wanted to verify this matter with the other party privately, but everything Ai Yue described made Mobius unable to hold back any longer.

She now wanted a positive answer from Ai Yue.

"It's just a guess, after all, these things are easy to guess, aren't they?"

Ai Yue simply shrugged, his expression barely changing. "Didn't you also determine the truthfulness of their words based on Kiana's description and what you knew?"

Mobius wanted to say something more, but suddenly shut her mouth. She glanced at Aponia beside her, and finally frowned. "In short, I do not support this plan."

"I'm not really supportive either."

Vill-V nodded in agreement. "Well, this plan is completely unlike your usual style—since you said it's just a temporary idea, there must be a more complete plan, right?"

Ai Yue simply smiled at her, then looked at Aponia.

All I can say is that I don't object.

Aponia thought for a moment, then said, "At least I want to be with you while you're carrying out your plan."

Mobius immediately turned his head. "Hey!"

We agreed to work together to dissuade Ai Yue! What do you mean by this?!

In response to Mobius's angry glare, Aponia simply smiled.

She never opposed Ai Yue's plans because she knew he was not the kind of person who would give up because of others' opposition. As long as Ai Yue believed that the plan could achieve his goal, he would carry it out to the end even if the whole world resisted him.

Moreover, Aponia knew very well that she was not a smart person. Dr. Mei, Vill-V, and Mobius were all very smart and could offer valuable advice, but she could not.

So all I can do is stay by Ai Yue's side.

But this is actually the most effective way— Ai Yue might be willing to risk his life, but he absolutely cannot tolerate the mistakes of those he cares about because of his actions.

So he immediately tried to persuade Aponia to give up the plan, but before he could speak, Mobius suddenly stood up.

Under the watchful eyes of Vill-V and Aponia, she wrapped her arms around Ai Yue's neck, bit him hard, and then walked out the door without looking back.

Wow!

Vill-V immediately started teasing, then turned her head away in a mocking manner, "Is she angry?"

"Perhaps, but probably only a little."

Ai Yue watched as Mobius's figure was obscured by the automatically closing door before turning back. "Otherwise, she should have already returned to Earth through the Teleportation Gate, instead of running out of the hall."

So what are you planning to do now?

Vill-V didn't continue the topic, but instead looked back at the two spiderwebs that had separated. "To be honest, I don't think there's any need to rush. We can think about it more, right?"

"Of course I can wait, but Kiana can't."

Ai Yue shook his head. "Raiden Yae Sakura is not a true Herrscher of the End. She can only maintain the anchor for a short time. Once the anchor point collapses, we will not only lose the best time to intervene, but Kiana will also never be able to return to the era she knows."

At this point, Ai Yue smiled again, "The only good news is that the two times are not synchronized, so although it's a bit tight, there should still be enough time."

Is there anything we can do to help?

"I'm talking about all of us," Vill-V continued. "While we may not be as good as you, we might still be able to offer some ideas, right?"

"Let's leave it for now; there's no need to cause everyone a headache."

Ai Yue shook his head, then looked thoughtful. "But what you said did remind me. Perhaps I can take someone's opinion into consideration."

Speaking of familiarity with the rules, there's someone here who's studied them for many years, and although he hasn't achieved much, he's certainly very experienced.

"My Lord, could you please repeat the question?"

In the Abyssal Eye laboratory, So, who had just returned from the Sea of Quantum, had a subtle expression on his face. "I'm probably too tired because I haven't had a rest lately, so I didn't hear your question clearly."

"Stop pretending, you can't possibly get so tired that you go deaf, can you?"

Ai Yue rolled his eyes. "I know my question might be a bit exaggerated, but you should have thought about it, right?"