The number of participants had doubled, the Interdimension nodes had completely stabilized, and several new structures had emerged that he had never anticipated.
"What happened?" he asked.
"A lot," Guanlan said. "First, the Dimension Council passed the Network Basic Law."
"It stipulated the network's operating principles, the rights and obligations of participants, mechanisms for resolving disputes, and more."
"This law was not imposed by anyone. Through Consciousness Resonance, it was jointly created by all participants."
"Even I did not expect collective wisdom to devise such a comprehensive system of rules."
Lin Ye nodded. "This is exactly what I hoped to see."
"The network should not depend on a single leader. It should rely on everyone's wisdom."
"What else?"
"Second, we discovered the practical value of the Interdimension." Guanlan displayed a set of data.
"Those gap spaces can be used to store information, and their capacity is virtually limitless."
"More importantly, transmission through the Interdimension allows instant communication, unrestricted by dimensional distance."
"This means the network can now expand into every corner of the Multiverse."
Lin Ye's eyes lit up. "That truly is a major breakthrough."
"Communication delays have always been the bottleneck limiting the network's expansion. Now that problem is solved."
"Third," Guanlan continued, "Primordial Origin's arrival triggered a chain reaction."
"Many higher-dimensional civilizations that had been watching from the sidelines saw that even the Sixth Dimension had joined, and they began applying to join as well."
"The network now spans 137 dimensional branches, with more than five million total participants."
"That number is still growing rapidly."
Lin Ye was somewhat surprised. "Five million... much faster than I expected."
"Because what you created was not merely a network, but hope," Guanlan said.
"Many civilizations had already reached the limits of their own dimensional levels and could find no path forward."