Guanlan's presence trembled. "This feeling... I've never experienced anything like it..."
"It is as though... countless versions of 'me' existed at once, yet merged together perfectly..."
Xu Chi was equally astonished. "I saw possibilities I had never imagined..."
"So this is how time can be understood..."
Wu Wu was even more direct. "I understand."
"Twenty epochs of confusion were all resolved at this moment."
Lin Ye watched the network change, a sense of accomplishment rising within him.
The successful establishment of the Hyperconscious Network marked the Multiverse's entry into a brand-new era.
But with it came a series of practical problems.
The network now contained hundreds of thousands of nodes, encompassing all kinds of civilizations from the third dimension to the fifth.
How could so many entities of different levels, cultures, and interests be coordinated?
How could rules be established to ensure the network's healthy development?
How could conflicts be handled to prevent the network from splitting apart?
These questions all required a mechanism to resolve them.
Lin Ye pondered for a long time before finally proposing a solution.
"I propose the establishment of a 'Dimension Council,'" he announced within the network.
"The council's responsibilities will be to formulate the network's fundamental rules, coordinate relations among different civilizations, and handle major disputes."
"But the council will not be a ruling body. It will be a service body."
"Its authority will come from the authorization of all participants, not the will of any powerful entity."
The proposal immediately sparked heated discussion.
Some civilizations supported it, believing it to be a necessary management mechanism.
Others opposed it, worrying that the council would evolve into a new ruling class.
Still others remained neutral, intending to decide after seeing the specific plan.
The Absolute One was the first to raise a question.
"How will