In the " Eternity " audience section, Aha, who was passionately debating with Ye Yan, suddenly realized a problem.
Wait, it seems He's been misled? Wasn't His initial goal to thoroughly crush the " Eternity " that mortals so harshly criticized?
"Holy crap, daring to change the subject? Is this the ' Eternity ' Aeon?!"
Ye Yan shrugged. "You just spout nonsense. I think the ' Elation ' Aeon is quite adept at slandering people."
Ye Yan lightly tapped the leather sofa with his fingertip, and the star map that had appeared in the void suddenly vanished, leaving only the " Eternity " silence of the audience seats.
He picked up the teacup; the water reflected no image, yet it seemed as if the entire galaxy of the universe was suspended upside down.
The Fool's Mask was almost touching the tip of his nose, and his wide-open mouth was still chattering incessantly:
" Aha ~ The Eternity boring nature of life has been exposed by a mere mortal! Aha, I'm going to award him the 'Best Spoof Award'! Shall I share a cup of milk tea with you to celebrate?"
"I feel like I've heard that phrase before?"
Ye Yan's gaze pierced through the mask, landing on the tiny yet sharp figure in the "Holy City" of Okhema below.
"Disrupt him?" A barely perceptible smile played on Ye Yan's lips. "No... he's 'forging' him. Using mortal thinking to shatter our commonplace concepts."
"Guess how this hammer will strike the ' Erudition ' of the Nous?"
Not long ago, the Garden of Life
A gentle breeze rustles through the exotic flowers and plants, bringing a sweet fragrance that is both refreshing and subtly hints at decay.
At that Anaxa's gaze fell back on ' Lygus's ' face, which was full of wisdom lines. Even though the other party was wearing a black and gold mask, it was hard to hide his unique temperament.
As for the discussion about " Eternity " and " Elation " just now, it was like a stone thrown into a deep pool; the ripples it created had not yet subsided before it led to an even colder depth.
" Erudition..."
Anaxa repeated the word, her fingertips unconsciously tapping the cold stone table, producing a crisp knocking sound, as if she were striking a piece of ancient, unmelting ice.
"You just said that it cast an anchor point called 'Moment' into the chaotic ocean?" Anaxa looked at the star map projection floating between the two of them.
Clearly, it wasn't a reflection of real stars, but rather a result of the amazing technology of the Astral Express's Data Bank tank, plus a tiny bit of [ Eternity ] modification.
Countless points of light, like cosmic dust, are captured, connected, and gathered by invisible lines of gravity, eventually converging into one complex node after another.
Each node exudes a heavy aura of 'inevitability' and 'unchangeability'.
"That is indeed the case, Anaxagoras."
' Lygus's' voice was deep and steady. He lightly traced a line on the star map with his finger, and a huge node that was frantically absorbing the surrounding light was specially marked.
That was Amphoreus's " Fourth Moment," originally intended to represent the coronation of the " Lord Ravager," the Iron Tomb, but at this stage...
Perhaps the " Fourth Moment " will be the coronation ceremony of an " Eternity " Emanator?
None of that matters anymore. What ' Lygus ' needs to do now is to take advantage of Anaxa's words to give a sharp critique of his " Erudition " colleagues.
Ah~ It's a pity that Real Lygus isn't here, otherwise there would have been quite a show.
"A 'moment,' in the eyes of ordinary people, may be a momentous event, a turning point in history."
"But in the dimension of ' Erudition '..." Lygus's fingertip hovered at that point, "This is a 'slice of process' that has been forcibly extracted, given meaning, and is therefore inevitable."
"It is ' Erudition, ' the great solver, that, with its unparalleled computational power, forcibly salvaged a specimen of Order from the torrent of chaos."
"What ' Erudition ' is anchored to is not the moment we discussed earlier, but rather the fateful journey that has been forcibly defined and given a logical chain."
Anaxa. He stared at the blindingly bright node, as if he saw countless possibilities being forcibly constricted.
Moreover, countless coincidences were crushed, and the trajectories of countless lives were drawn together by invisible lines, ultimately converging into this cold ending.
A tremendous, inhuman sense of indifference gripped him.
At that Anaxa's voice lowered, carrying a chill that touched the very core of things:
"So... it wasn't some all-knowing divine treasure trove at all, was it?"
He raised his head, his gaze piercing through the light and shadow of the star map, staring directly into the unfathomable eyes beneath Lygus's mask, as if trying to delineate the colossal entity hidden in the other's words.
Ultimately, Anaxa concluded, "It's more like a... prisoner."
"An Eternity prisoner, bound by his own desire to find answers!"
"Prisoner?"
' Lygus ' raised his eyebrows slightly, his tone revealing neither praise nor criticism, only pure inquiry; He was very satisfied with this answer.
"Yes, prisoner."
At that Anaxa's voice suddenly rose, carrying an almost cruel insight.
"A Titan locked in the invisible cage of 'solving all things,' its very existence is a never-ending torture of calculation."
The sole meaning and driving force of " Erudition " existence is to constantly raise questions, then exhaust all possibilities to find solutions, anchoring itself to one so-called "moment" after another.
This cannot be stopped; if it were to stop, the very foundation of His existence as a 'solutioner' would collapse.
In other words, the greatness of " Erudition " is precisely its " Eternity " shackle!
"Imprisoned by its own logic, enslaved by the desire to find solutions."
"Endlessly circling within this cage called the universe, constantly throwing out chains called 'moments,' attempting to solidify that ceaseless flow of life."
"This is not creating knowledge, but rather using so-called 'logic' to block the boundaries of knowledge."
" Erudition itself is the most central, the largest, and the most tragic prisoner in this cage."
Anaxa were like icicles, piercing the omniscient halo usually bestowed upon " Erudition," revealing its cruel essence, which was trapped by its own logic.
He is not depicting a god, but a prisoner who is Eternity running through a labyrinth of logic.
Cerces, standing nearby, let out a long, ambiguous "hmm" after hearing this, and it was unclear whether this " Reason " Titan had actually understood.
' Lygus ' remained silent for a moment, showing no change in expression or emotion.
After a moment, He slowly spoke, "An... Eternity prisoner. An interesting perspective."
"Then, Anaxagoras, what is the connection between this prisoner's Eternity labor and the ' Eternity ' we are discussing?"
' Lygus his hand gently, the star map disappeared, and suddenly the topic shifted, cleverly turning the focus to " Eternity ":
Is this infinite imprisonment of " Erudition " also part of " Eternity "?