Destiny, Closed Loop, and Overlord Stance

Looking at the familiar interface with its rows of post titles.

Roger fell silent.

In fact.

The first thing I did when I saw those posts from 'my past self'.

He then realized what had happened! So he quickly lowered his head.

Try creating a new post and uploading attachments.

"I have something amazing here, you should definitely try it! It's absolutely the bane of mages, guaranteed to let you beat the game in one life..."

He was writing.

He selected the "Hidden Hero" template in the data panel.

And try clicking on the infected person's specialty.

really.

The data panel shows that the expertise is available.

In other words...

You can upload the Hidden Hero template to this website and designate a specific infected person.

And that person was as expected.

He was himself throughout countless years and times!...

Thinking about this...

Roger's body began to tremble uncontrollably.

A wave of resentment, fear, and anger, driven by a sense of destiny, surged forth like a tidal wave! He pounded the delete key with his right hand.

Quickly delete that line of text.

Then click the close button hard! The new post page disappears instantly.

The message from my past life asking for help was still vivid in my mind...

"What if I choose to refuse...?"

He silently asked himself this question.

If you refuse—

What will happen? Will I disappear?

Will this bizarre cycle ever end? Will the very premise of my existence crumble?...

He didn't know.

Therefore, he experienced unprecedented fear.

"Grass!"

"It's another fucking Closed Loop!"

Roger couldn't help but curse out loud.

He thought of that touch during the planetary journey; he thought of the grudges and entanglements between Loli Zhan and Vilan; he originally thought that the events involving the time Closed Loop ended with Vilan! He never expected this.

It was in this Celestial God Game of unknown origin that things began.

He encountered another cruel twist of fate! It was all part of destiny.

He seemed to feel a sense of mission—

He knew what he had to do.

He knew that doing so would be foolproof!

As long as you follow the procedures.

Regardless of whether Roger from another universe will be summoned.

He should be able to protect himself.

But he was unwilling to accept it! He didn't want to be controlled by fate. Yes.

His temperament is cautious, conservative, and peaceful.

But deep down, he possessed a fierce spirit of rebellion and unbridled will! That's why flipping tables became Roger's most frequent tactic! What he hated most was being manipulated!

He can be patient.

It's okay to keep a low profile.

They can even pretend they don't know they're a puppet.

But he couldn't bear the thought of being a puppet for countless lifetimes and even countless reincarnations! Whether this is a conspiracy theory or not.

He longs to escape this cycle!

This moment.

He desperately wanted to escape from here!

"Screw closed Closed Loop!"

Roger cursed angrily.

"This is not Closed Loop; on the contrary, it's a war of attrition..."

A petite figure slowly rose from the lake.

His appearance was clearer than when Roger last summoned the statue of O.

In Roger's memory.

Pandora's figure is somewhat similar to that of the Fairy Queen.

The difference is...

Pandora's temperament is more versatile and captivating.

He appears excessively weak.

It gives the impression of being completely incapable of fighting.

Even though Roger knew He was a god.

He would also subconsciously feel that the little guy in front of him posed no danger to him.

Roger knew.

This is the most terrifying part of Pandora!

"Hint: You have encountered Pandora's projection..."

"A war of attrition? What do you mean?"

Roger forced himself to calm down.

Pandora walked calmly on the lake.

His voice was ethereal and melodious:...

"Do you see the ripples on the lake?"

Round and round.

They rippled outwards with all their might.

Each ripple.

Although they are different.

But they all have extremely similar ripples.

They pressed on, one after another, just to get one more glimpse of the distant water...

"Oh dear... I made that up, but I really can't think of a better analogy..."

Pandora blinked:

"Although it's just a projection."

But I also know that you are one of the few Multi-Universe Lifeform among the Nine Great Planets.

I can see you're gathering your strength—

Or rather...

It is you who continue to exert your strength!

Let's use ripples as an analogy.

You know that.

We threw a small pebble into the center of the lake.

This will create countless ripples.

But the ripples have many circles.

It seems to go on and on, endlessly.

But without subsequent external support...

The impact of these ripples is ultimately limited.

Therefore, more pebbles are needed.

Only then can more splashes and ripples be created...

Even similar pebbles create similar ripples.

But this ultimately contributed to the ripples on the water's surface...

"And every Closed Loop you mentioned."

It is a process of accumulating strength;

I'm guessing.

At the end of the universe.

Ahead of time and space.

Perhaps there are countless versions of you striving forward...

"And behind you, countless others like you are silently waiting for the call..."

"If this is fate, then it certainly is—but if people have the ability to change their fate, then there's no need to complain about heaven and earth..."

"Change fate?"

Roger's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. "You mean I can entrust the model... my mission to someone else?"

"Sure..."

Pandora replied with a smile:...

"In fact, it's not impossible for you to refuse."

Because no one stipulates that you must complete the infection now.

No one told you that you had to choose another version of yourself from another universe;

All of this is entirely at your discretion...

Roger was somewhat confused.

He sat by the lake.

He hugged his knees and pondered.

Pandora walked to his side and continued:

"I am not Multi-Universe Lifeform."

Therefore, I cannot understand your thoughts and feelings.

I can't understand your confusion and loneliness.

All I know is that there are indeed countless you fighting ahead.

So, what lies behind the Closed Loop concept?

This is bound to involve a momentous change!

"Actually, I don't need to say too much."

I believe that in the end you will always choose yourself.

Because that's what you used to do.

You and all those previous versions of yourself are still you.

There is no difference between you...

That's why I said it's not fate.

Every step of your life is one you take yourself.

So-called destiny is nothing more than the sum of all the coincidences and chance encounters...

Of course, it's normal that we can't see things clearly when we're in the thick of it.

perhaps.

Only someone who looks down upon the entire universe with Overlord Stance could understand what has happened to you...

Having said all that...

Pandora then quieted down.

His eyes became dull again.

It's as if it's entered an idle state.

Roger knew.

This Celestial God Projection likely serves as a tool.

Is the purpose to reveal this information to oneself?

Roger thought about it calmly for a while.

His emotions were too calm.

But my thoughts are still very chaotic.

A moment later.

Roger asked Pandora, "If all of this has nothing to do with you, then what about this game?"

"This game was always designed for me, wasn't it? The so-called Moonlight Island was meant to allow me to summon my future self and complete the Closed Loop, wasn't it?"

To everyone's surprise, Pandora shook her head:

"This is just a small coincidence in a Closed Loop..."

"You might not believe it—I copied this game. As for Celestial God Game, although many gods are enthusiastic about them, I'm actually not that interested in them. Apart from ' The Art of Dressing,' which I designed myself, all the other games are copied from other gods..."

"Copied? Why would you copy it?"

Roger was somewhat puzzled.

Pandora doesn't seem to have any taboos.

He said casually:

"The origins of the Celestial God Game are very complex."

All you need to know is this.

If you were a god.

Then you must learn how to create Celestial God Game.

In very ancient times.

We have performance indicators for this, and in order to meet those indicators, I had to submit these three games as a way to get by...

Let's get back to the game ' Shipwreck Simulator '!

I copied its framework from Xuan!

However, it suffers from insufficient originality.

I was blocked by the review mechanism of Celestial God Game Center.

So I stole another Time Vortex from O and put it in there—which is the Moonlight Island where you are now. This Time Vortex was traded between O and the Lord of Time.

It's one of the few items among the Nine Great Planets that can be somewhat related to time travel...

"Anyway, it was cobbled together like this, and a game was barely made; before you came here, I didn't know that this Time Vortex could trigger this kind of mechanism..."

After hearing all this...

Roger asked, "Then what kind of being is the Lord of Time you just mentioned?"

Whether it's Quinan or Mystra.

Roger had never learned about this "Lord of Time" from any ancient texts.

If He is a god.

It's not that there were absolutely no records.

For most creatures on the Nine Great Planets, the Lord of Time is an extremely mysterious being.

Even someone as knowledgeable as Roger.

They only had indirect contact with each other over Legacy of Time.

"The Lord of Time is a being even more ancient than the gods..."

If I remember correctly.

He was already there when we arrived in this universe and began planting planets...

Pandora said with a smile:

"He is very likely the kind of being I mentioned who transcends all universes..."

"Only Multi-Universe Lifeform have the opportunity to come into contact with the Lord of Time. Among the people I know, O is half one, you are half one, that little snake is half one, and there aren't any others..."

Roger nodded thoughtfully.

His mind was also racing with thoughts—

"So.

Let's assume that countless instances of Roger traveling through time with the Hidden Hero template have occurred before.

So it was Roger summoning himself—

No.

The matter of summoning.

It may require many steps.

All I did was infect myself.

The summoning ritual is then performed by someone else.

For example, Mystra! He and Xuan joined forces to complete the summoning ritual—which should be a ritual to summon extraterrestrial life to break the deadlock—this is what is meant by the so-called 'summoning of phantoms above the river of time'.

certainly.

If I hadn't been infected with the Hidden Hero template.

The summoning cannot be completed...

Ultimately, I summoned myself!

Is this kind of thing interesting or boring?

Roger smiled bitterly as he thought about it.

What will happen if I choose to refuse now?

"I want a definite answer."

He asked Pandora again.

"Nothing will happen. You will enter the Celestial God Game Hall and then claim your rewards..."

Pandora chuckled and said, "But according to my speculation, even if you refuse the summons this time, in your future, you will always step into other Time Vortex, and at that point, you may complete this summons..."

"Of course, you might as well be bold and try summoning others..."

"It might have a surprising effect... Besides, summoning myself all the time is so boring, I'd definitely summon someone else if it were me..."

He looked like he was enjoying the show.

Roger silently shook his head.

He then quietly squatted by the lake for four hours.

final.

He still stood up.

Then he walked resolutely toward the computer.

"Prompt: Set Roger (Earthling) as the target for infected individuals?"

After confirmation.

A warm current flowed out of Roger's body.

It was injected into the computer.

In the darkness.

Roger suddenly gained a perspective.

He saw a room in a studio apartment.

A young man sitting in a computer chair with red eyes suddenly let out a strange laugh, "Download complete!"

"Watch me take you down without using any cheat codes..."

The next second.

A bright current enveloped his body.

The young man looked like trash swept up by a vacuum cleaner.

In the blink of an eye, they disappeared from the spot!

The curtains in the room trembled slightly.

The remaining computer sat there quietly.

That moment.

Roger felt as if some heavy burden in his heart had been released.

He seemed to have accomplished some important mission! Like a torch relay in the darkness.

He passed on the torch.

"You did it anyway, just like I said before..."

Pandora looked at Roger with a grin.

"You seem to know me very well..."

Roger stared intently at Pandora: "You've been hiding a lot of things from me, haven't you? The fact that you know so much about Multi-Universe Lifeform means you're at least half a Multi-Universe Lifeform, isn't it?"

Pandora didn't hide anything. "That's true, but my situation is a bit more special..."

"Regardless, I was indeed lying to you just now. If you choose to refuse now, you're doomed, because other Time Vortex aren't so easy to touch. Once the Closed Loop loop isn't completed in your lifetime, it means the ripples will end with you—no matter how dark and terrifying beings you were fighting against before, when you in the present life reach the end of time, that struggle will come to an end, and most likely, it will end in failure..."

"Of course, what I say is not important. Even if I were to appear or not, it wouldn't affect your decision. You are a very rational person, and also a very conservative one. This can be seen from your choices..."

"And from another perspective, as long as the torch is passed on, it doesn't matter if I fail... there will always be successors..."

Roger shook his head:

"I believe I will succeed! No matter how powerful the enemies that await me in the future may be."

I will defeat them all on my own timeline!

"Since you're so confident, why do you keep summoning?"

Pandora said provocatively.

"Because I know myself very well."

Since I am so confident now.

I must have had a similar mindset back then.

Since they have chosen to summon.

Then I trust their judgment.

Because they are myself.

I believe in myself.

I also believe in myself—

That's why I did it!

That's a very convoluted way of saying it.

But Pandora's projection understood.

He nodded thoughtfully.

Then it quickly disappeared:

"Then I wish you all the best!"

"Hint: You have completed the Shipwreck Simulator. Do you wish to claim Pandora's Treasure and additional rewards?"