The Anchor Point

Since Rowan descended into the egg of Efiash, he has been somewhat confused. He does not have Efiash's inheritance, and even if he did, his situation is very different from that of the previous Efiash.

This is a new universe, with rules completely different from those of the Wizard Continent. It is also a new life form that was born under various coincidences.

It can be said that he and the Efiash known on the Wizard Continent are completely different species.

Initially, Rowan used his abilities instinctively, collecting and fusing gene fragments. Then, after a sacrifice, he gained the Swarm Network, and his life form was elevated.

After sleeping for millions of years, Rowan has awakened to become a being that is half physical and half virtual. The physical is the foundation of the virtual, and neither can be lacking.

Rowan then modified gene fragments to cultivate Intellect, and then, relying on the power and intelligence of these Intellect, upgraded the Swarm Network once again. He also seemed to have broken free from the constraints of the physical body, becoming a complete Net-person.

But that was only his previous understanding.

After the Swarm Network was upgraded, more things became available to him. Or rather, they had always been available, but he simply couldn't see them before.

Rowan had no lineage to inherit; he could only rely on his instincts to feel, experience, and understand.

It wasn't until Rowan was struggling with how to infiltrate the Star Sea Alliance with network signals that he suddenly understood something, realized something.

Rowan had always believed that the Swarm Network was his ability, and although the two were inseparable, he thought it was more like the relationship between owner and item.

Rowan later concluded that he was the Swarm Network itself. Perhaps before the sacrifice, the tiny insect the size of a fingernail, or the giant insect the size of a pot lid, was his true form, but after the sacrifice, the Swarm Network became his true form.

But now, Rowan felt that saying that wasn't quite accurate. It should be that the sacrifice made him an indescribable being. And the Swarm Network was merely a derivative in a way that he could understand.

In other words, the Swarm Network is Rowan, but it is not his entirety.

Rowan himself seems to have become a being in a higher dimension. But in any dimension, there are strong and weak. Having just undergone a sublimation and transformation of his life form, essentially being reborn, he is the weakest of the weak.

The weak always seek to become stronger. Newly "born" weak beings instinctively attach themselves to anything that can make them stronger.

At that time, Rowan was essentially an existence independent of this universe, separated from it by countless dimensions and turbulent currents. Given Rowan's weakness at the time, it would have been virtually impossible for him to find and infiltrate this universe.

Fortunately, his "remains" still exist in this universe. This item, which is closely related to him, acts as an "Anchor Point" to strengthen his connection with this universe.

Rowan himself was essentially an existence that had ascended from this universe, carrying its aura. Therefore, this universe did not take any precautions against Rowan's "return".

By sheer chance, Rowan regained control of his insectoid body in this universe. But this operation consumed his already limited energy, and he fell into a deep sleep.

After gaining a new understanding, or rather, after getting to know myself better, my perception of many things has changed.

For example, Rowan had always thought that the Swarm Network's powerful performance was due to his billions of years of slumber. But in reality, although Rowan was young in another dimension, just as a young child can still express their thoughts in a painting, beings from higher dimensions can interfere with lower dimensions to some extent.

This is an innate advantage, nothing else.

While one reason Rowan slept for so long was that he had indeed expended a great deal of energy and needed to recover through sleep, the bigger reason was that higher-dimensional beings have a different perception and understanding of time. When Rowan's consciousness was asleep, he was sustained only by instinct, and at that time, his instincts perceived a higher-dimensional timeline. Perhaps in his instinctive understanding, he had only slept for a short while.

So he overslept, and when he finally woke up, his perception of time returned to normal. At this point, Rowan's body, Rowan's essence, was already a higher-dimensional being, but his cognition remained at a lower-dimensional level.

But regardless, becoming stronger is the most important thing. The previous description didn't mean that this universe is low-dimensional; it's even a higher existence than Rowan. It's a combination of multiple dimensional worlds, but some things within it belong to lower dimensions, such as Rowan before his ascension, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Pterosaur, the Rat-folk, Rickon and Duoqi, and the worlds they perceive, etc.

If Rowan wants to become stronger, he needs to attach himself to this universe and absorb substances that are beneficial to it to enhance himself. This is similar to the process of feeding, but the "feeding" of higher-dimensional beings is not the feeding that lower-dimensional beings usually understand. It is a more complex process that is carried out in some unique ways.

But before feeding, Rowan had to hold onto his "food" tightly; having only one "Anchor Point" was clearly unsafe. Once he let go, finding his own universe again in the vast dimensional turbulence would be virtually impossible. Even if he found another universe, given Rowan's abilities at the time, intruding into it would be impossible.

Thus, under these circumstances, the "Swarm Network" was born. Rowan initially believed it was a product born from his obsession with real-time Interaction System.

In reality, it is his higher-dimensional essence manifesting in a lower-dimensional world in a way that he can understand. This may be influenced by his obsession with real-time Interaction System, but it is by no means the whole story.

With the Swarm Network, the Swarm developed rapidly, giving rise to numerous Node Unit, but these Node Unit were not "Anchor Point." Only Rowan's so-called main body and the Mother Nest were the true "Anchor Unit." However, Node Unit could protect Anchor Unit, making Anchor Unit safer.

Although Rowan didn't understand these things at the time, he simply wanted to expand the number of his Swarm and its territory, but these were all instincts that influenced him to protect himself and become stronger.

If Rowan were to completely transform into a higher-dimensional being, he might choose to remain in slumber, because time is meaningless for beings at his level. As long as he remains attached to this universe, he can absorb nourishment and continuously grow stronger. Therefore, what's the point of growing stronger taking a hundred million years, a billion years, or even longer?

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