Origin: The Past Shrouded in History

What is the game? Su Mo had made some guesses before coming here.

But regardless.

A live stream by a higher-dimensional civilization to entertain the masses.

The Dimensional Restriction scavenger has lost control of its master.

An intelligent system that develops self-awareness and desires to transcend.

A creation of a mad scientist used to destroy the world.

These are speculations.

In the end, it was overturned by more and more evidence and facts.

Three months in the wasteland, three months in the Ocean God Ruins.

All of this adds up to only six months.

The overall time was too short, and the long struggle for survival did not leave Su Mo much time for reflection or verification.

Even when Jiang Chu was communicating with the talisman just now, the thought even crossed his mind.

Games are an exaggerated idea created by humankind.

But now.

As Jiang Chu brought up the topic directly, Su Mo did not hide his curiosity and immediately began to listen attentively.

Before I explain to you the changes that have taken place in the wasteland over the long years, I need to ask you a question first, Su Mo: Do you know the concept of parallel universes?

Su Mo nodded. "I know that!"

Parallel universe.

There will never be a shortage of supporters on Earth.

Even renowned figures like Einstein and Hawking participated in its discussions.

From Schrödinger's cat to the subsequent film adaptations and various science fiction novels, it has been a source of inspiration for many works.

This theory satisfies humanity's fantasies about the beautiful and its desire for the unknown.

We will not discuss string theory or higher-dimensional concepts related to mathematics.

Among the many parallel universe theories, two stand out as particularly famous.

First: Bubble Universe.

In this universe, each bubble contains a different cosmological constant.

Most of the people who support this theory are fans of cultivation, fantasy, and magic, or some top-notch "amateur scientists".

They imagined a different universe, the same as Earth's, where the speed of light was no longer 300,000 kilometers per second, and the gravitational constant of the universe was greater than the electromagnetic constant.

The cells in the human body living on Earth were not as fragile as they are now, but possessed boundless power.

With the ability to develop, even without technology, humans can move mountains with their bare hands and travel through interstellar space.

Second: Brane parallel universe.

According to the assumptions of string theory, our entire universe is like a membrane that floats in a higher-dimensional space.

In this higher-dimensional space, there are other membranes, corresponding to other universes.

Each membrane is a surface in a higher-dimensional space, and this higher-dimensional world is like a book.

The universe we live in is like a page in this book. There is no exchange of information between any two pages.

Those who support this theory are mostly genuine scientific researchers.

However, because few people in the general public have heard of it, this theory has not been widely discussed.

Of course, besides these two, there are more than a dozen other conjectures, such as the quantum universe, the slit universe, the cyclic universe, and the holographic universe.

"Then what do you think all these countless Earth timelines are? Are they parallel timelines?"

While Su Mo was pondering, Jiang Chu smiled and asked another question.

Su Mo shook his head. "My feeling is that it doesn't count. Parallel universes are about other universes having people like us, doing different things, and having different developments. But in our universes, it seems that every person on Earth is different, even their history and countries are different. Apart from things like language intersecting to a certain extent, the other lines are completely opposite and completely different!"

Snap! "You guessed right. Sure enough, you were able to discover the fundamental theories that many researchers struggled to understand for a long time, relying solely on your intuition!"

"This world really does need geniuses like us to drive it forward!"

Jiang Chu snapped his fingers, laughed heartily, stood up, and waved his hand sharply into the air.

A beam of light, blue in color, burst forth in the room as he waved his hand, eventually transforming into a screen resembling a projector.

"If we calculate my time travel according to Earth Calendar, it's around the beginning of 2000, but in this world, it's about 1800 years ago!"

"I have witnessed the rise and fall of this world in its entirety, and I have gone through the process from an outsider to a participant, then to an observer, and finally back to a participant."

"Many Earthlings who come here believe that our Earth is special, possessing countless parallel universes, the most magical place in the entire universe, the epicenter of storms and changes, and that we humans will be the chosen ones, leading All Heavens and Myriad Realms to participate in the transformation."

"But in reality, our initial status was even lower than that of a single cell in the body of a pitiful Mutated Creature in the wasteland!"

Whoosh! As Jiang Chu began to narrate, the dazzling images on the screen started to flash.

Upon seeing it, Su Mo knew he had come to the right place.

If we were to recount the history of the wasteland, which period would be the most mysterious and also the most important?

The story takes place on the eve of the war in the wasteland, and throughout the entire war itself.

This history, unknown to Connie, is a complete record of humanity's struggle and the tremendous changes that have taken place on this land!

And now, what Jiang Chu posted is precisely this lost history.

"Having just arrived in this world, with the help of the game and the identities of players, we're like fish in water!"

"Furthermore, we did not use our resurrection ability to sweep across this world, but instead honestly developed our own power according to the missions issued by the game."

The screen flashed, showing the moment when Jiang Chu had just arrived.

Back then, he was just a young lad.

The place where he appeared was also familiar to Su Mo; it was a large city that he had conquered in the Title Ruins.

According to the footage, they are just like normal indigenous people.

The arrival of humans, despite their terrifying numbers, did not cause much of a ripple in this magnificent world.

Furthermore, they possess excellent qualities such as being hardworking, fearless, and helpful (taking on tasks).

Soon, humans were welcomed by the native inhabitants and joined various professions.

As time goes by, the status of humankind changes as more and more people climb to higher positions.

The "exploration journey" reached its climax when the first human deity rose to power on this land!

"This is the first god born from humankind, the God of Courage, Wei Jun!"

"It's funny, actually. This guy was just an ordinary person at first. He got a quest with an exceptionally generous reward through a game. All he had to do was die in a high-profile adventure to complete the quest and get the reward."

"But what's hard to accept is that he participated in a total of 230 adventures, and every time he was about to die, he would inexplicably survive for various reasons, and these reasons were all extremely absurd, the kind that would never happen a second time, even if repeated ten thousand times or a million times."

"Over time, because he continued to risk his life even when he was covered in shattered bones, his name became widely known, and he gained the favor of the previous generation's God of Courage, successfully succeeding to the Divine Position among humankind."

The image shows a man wearing a windbreaker, but he doesn't exude any of the majesty one would expect from a deity.

But miraculously, countless people worshipped him below, seeking peace and protection.

"If before Wei Jun appeared, we humans could still refrain from doing anything insane to this world under the guidance of the game's missions..."

"Then Wei Jun's success has given too many people a chance to turn their lives around!"

The scene then shifts again.

This time, the wasteland world was no longer as peaceful and tranquil as before.

Some people who felt inferior gradually felt a sense of loss because of Wei Jun's incredible luck.

They began to take advantage of their status as players to commit massacres and unleash their evil desires.

The once peaceful world began to show signs of war due to the instigation of these people.

God of Slaughter, God of War, God of Desire, God of God of Terror, God of Death God of Malice, God of Death, God of the Undead, God of Plague. More and more negative-attribute Divine Position are being acquired by them through amplified means because of the immortality of humans.

Using these methods, they instigated even more terrifying wars, plunging the entire world into chaos! Initially, the indigenous gods thought it was just a disturbance, something that could be controlled.

But by the time they realized what was happening, the whole world was completely out of control!

"So, this war wasn't actually caused by the people of this world oppressing us, but rather by us humans starting it ourselves?"

As the things on the screen became increasingly absurd, Su Mo's eyes showed little doubt, but rather a hint of understanding.

Logically speaking, such a thing is indeed possible, and the probability of it happening is not small.

Once you have the identity of a player, not everyone can control their desires.

Even though they knew this was the real world, not a GTA game.

But Wei Jun's success still managed to jolt them.

"Su Mo, there's something else I need to remind you of."

"For the native inhabitants, creatures, and their gods of this world, we have instigated a war of blood and fire."

"But from our perspective as humans, do you consider this war?"

Jiang Chu tapped the back of his hand, and the image on the screen stopped, finally settling on a statistical chart showing the percentage of humans and deities.

The data in this chart clearly shows that the number of human deities has increased dramatically in just 20 years (the wasteland era).

Especially in the final year, the number of human deities exceeded 35% of the entire wasteland—a true miracle! After pondering for a moment the meaning behind Jiang Chu's words, Su Mo slowly shook his head. "No, since we can't die, it's like we're just playing a simulation game."

"These dead natives are just NPCs in the game, and even their gods are just slightly more powerful bosses among the NPCs."

"To human players, these people's deaths are just like data; they don't count as war!"

It adopts the perspective of human players at that time.

Su Mo quickly learned the thoughts of all the Expeditionary Force at that time.

Put yourself in their shoes; what if Su Mo were one of these people?

He might also do something similar, becoming a god through this kind of "invasion".

To become a god or ancestor in this world and enjoy longevity.

"So, by now, can you guess the game's identity?"

Jiang Chu nodded and waved his hand again, causing the images on the screen to continue playing.

The next scene shows all the human players shocked to discover that they have lost their most relied-upon resurrection ability, and their expressions are filled with panic.

Everyone, including humans and gods, is treated equally with all creatures in the wasteland, without any special privileges.

The real war broke out instantly.

"Could it be..."

As the scene unfolds, the Expeditionary Force of the First Generation Butterfly Timeline opens more and more time and space gates, and a large human army pours out from them.

This is in conjunction with what Jiang Chu said earlier.

A terrible thought suddenly arose in Su Mo's mind!