Chapter 1831: Ascension Coordinates
"Interesting..." Gao Yuanyuan murmured softly, a curve born purely of curiosity lifting the corners of her mouth. "The physical constants here were 'set' in advance. Is gravity 'anchored' to some building? No, to the entire space itself... The curvature of spacetime was deliberately 'ironed flat' to ensure an absolutely 'neutral' field? Even quantum fluctuations were suppressed below the baseline. What a tremendous undertaking."
"No wonder ordinary ascenders have trouble with it." As if she had discovered something amusing, she raised her head and smiled sweetly. "They're used to the universe's 'breathing' and 'pulse.' They're used to being part of that vast background noise. Then they're suddenly thrown into a completely 'muted' room where every parameter is locked, and the 'resonance' between their own energy and the outside laws is forcibly severed. It's like suddenly going deaf, or having one of their senses stripped away... Of course they can't adapt."
As Gao Yuanyuan continued observing her surroundings from the Observer's perspective, an extremely faint yet unusually clear "ripple" pierced through this "silent field."
Buzz...
It wasn't sound or an energy impact, but an almost primal "existential tremor" bearing a distinct mechanical logic and a specific frequency signature.
It was like an invisible tuning fork struck in a completely soundproof chamber—not vibrating the air, but acting directly upon space, time, and even deeper layers.
The observing light in Gao Yuanyuan's eyes, which had already settled, instantly flared up again, sharper and more urgent than ever before.
"The 'coding logic' of this fluctuation..." Her speech quickened, carrying a rare astonishment born from the stirring of core memories. "It's the underlying protocol of the 'Mechanical Revolution,' but its purity is much lower. The match is only 11.4%... And it didn't come from the main universe."
She closed her eyes, then