Guanlan's presence trembled. "This feeling... I've never experienced anything like it..."
"It's as though... countless versions of 'me' exist at once, yet merge perfectly into one..."
Xu Chi marveled as well. "I saw possibilities I'd never imagined..."
"So time can be understood this way..."
Wu Wu was more direct. "I understand now."
"Twenty epochs of confusion, all resolved in this moment."
Lin Ye watched the changes in the network, a sense of accomplishment welling up inside him.
The successful establishment of the superconsciousness network marked the Multiverse's entry into an entirely new era.
But with it came a series of practical problems.
The network now had hundreds of thousands of nodes, encompassing civilizations from the Third Dimension to the Fifth Dimension.
How could beings of so many 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 keep the network from splintering?
All these problems required a mechanism to resolve them.
Lin Ye considered it for a long time before finally proposing a plan.
"I suggest establishing a 'Dimension Council,'" he announced through the network.
"The council's duties would be to establish the network's basic rules, coordinate relations between different civilizations, and resolve major disputes."
"But the council would be a service body, not a ruling body."
"Its authority would come from the authorization of all participants, not the will of some powerful being."
The proposal immediately sparked heated discussion.
Some civilizations supported it, seeing it as a necessary administrative mechanism.
Others opposed it, worried that the council would evolve into a new ruling class.
Still others remained neutral, wanting to see the specifics before deciding.
The Absolute One was the first to raise an objection.
"How would council members be chosen?" they asked. "If they're