"I want to go in there." Qin Mo rested his hand on the device he had built. "Can I?"
"Others can't, but you can." The star map nodded. "Because you are a traveler by nature."
Qin Mo nodded and began adjusting the device, preparing to travel to the reality the Star Map had spoken of.
He had many reasons for doing this.
Pity, salvation, curiosity—or perhaps the hope of finding the lessons that universe had learned after failing to deal with Chaos.
In any case, Qin Mo did it.
The device he activated instantly tore open a small portion of the Maelstrom's already incomplete reality.
The boundary between reality and the Warp became utterly blurred and chaotic, and here, the Throne Qin Mo had previously obtained—the Dominion Engine—could finally serve its purpose.
An unreal passage formed from a portion of the Warp appeared before Qin Mo under the Dominion Engine's control.
Qin Mo retrieved his weapons and equipment from dimensional storage, changed into a body nearly identical to his true one, and stepped inside.
As he entered the passage, Qin Mo appeared as though his true body had arrived here: an ordinary human.
"No matter what sort of condition you see in other Real Universes, whether it is optimistic or bleak."
The Star Map's voice followed Qin Mo's footsteps, eventually causing him to stop within the passage controlled by the Dominion Engine and turn back toward the Star Map.
"Make sure you come back." The Star Map sounded almost pleading. "Do not abandon this place. This is the most complete and resilient reality, like the roots of a towering tree. Do not abandon it."
"I'm only going to look at other universes, learn from the reasons for their failures, and then return here to save this reality. Whether it is