Starsea Departure

The Concept Furnace had never shone so brilliantly.

Three hundred seventy million stars slowly revolved beneath the vault. They were not mere points of light, but complete civilizations—mountains and rivers, cities and towns, countless living beings thriving within them.

Lin Ye stood at the Furnace Core, the cloak behind him having transformed into a sea of stars.

Seven days had passed.

He had walked through every returning civilization, listened to their stories, and remembered their faces.

At this moment, he finally stopped.

"Xuxi."

A streak of light condensed at his side, taking the form of Xuxi's phantom.

"Tuner, the Archivist Network's full scan is complete. There is a fatal loophole—"

"A 'paradox command' was implanted into the Blueprint's core rules by the leader of the First Epoch's rebels. It requires three Proofs of Existence to appear simultaneously to activate, causing the Blueprint's logic to deadlock for zero point zero zero one seconds."

Lin Ye smiled. "Where are the three?"

"The first has already been destroyed. But a civilization once saw that leader with its own eyes."

The oldest star slowly drifted forward.

"I saw him. The rebels of the First Epoch all called him the 'First Man.'"

"Before he was erased, he said—if anyone could return carrying our obsession, I would wait for him in the Final Land."

Lin Ye's pupils contracted slightly. "The Final Land?"

"The Blueprint's core—the Absolute Order Throne."

Lin Ye turned around and looked toward the distant, cold Radiance.

"What about the other two?"

Xuxi said, "The second is deep within the Memory Corridor, guarded by three projections. The third—"

She paused. "It is inside the Blueprint itself, fused with it."

Radiant Stilllight's expression changed. "Doesn't that mean we have to enter the Blueprint's body?"

Lin Ye said nothing. He merely stared at the throne faintly