In the Four-Dimensional Pocket, Zhao Cheng observed for a long time before finally extracting a trace of special substance from the Paradise Seed.
As the special substance was extracted, the Paradise Seed's structure itself was not greatly affected. Its various functions continued operating without issue; only the delicious sensation the seed had given Zhao Cheng vanished as well.
Besides that, Zhao Cheng understood that the Paradise Seed had lost its "possibility."
To restore it to its former state, it would have to undergo many cycles of "reincarnation," fulfilling its mission time and again before restarting and evolving anew...
After countless such cycles, this trace of special substance had brewed forth.
From Zhao Cheng's perspective, this so-called special substance appeared to be a liquid fluid, but it was not matter at all. Rather, it was an aggregate of concepts.
And the feedback Zhao Cheng himself received was that digesting it could increase his own possibilities by a tiny amount.
Indeed, in theory, every life possessed infinite possibilities. But that infinity referred to the fact that, if life continued onward without end, its possibilities would have no limit.
Yet when facing a single point of choice, one had to admit that every life had a finite number of options.
Like in an RPG game: as the protagonist, when you encountered an event—say, a heroine confessing to you—you would generally have two options: accept or refuse.
Of course, reality differed from games. Choices were more flexible. Beyond refusing or accepting, you could drag things out—or simply run away...
But when it came to how one chose, the possibilities were finite.
At the same time, one also had to admit that people in reality had a wider range of choices than game protagonists.
In such a case, assuming the game could continue forever and