All the information in the world boils down to one point; perhaps this is the ultimate goal of the universe.
I don't know how much time passed...
As the familiar panel notification appeared, Wen Jing felt as if he and the world had been reborn from that point.
[Evolution complete]
[ Gestalt Consciousness ]
[Gained Traits: Absolute Mind, Personality Network ]
Chapter 208
Wen Jing's consciousness revived from that strange cosmic origin.
It felt like only a moment had passed, but the timer she left behind showed that a full thirteen days had gone by.
This evolution was unlike any she had ever experienced before; she felt an unprecedented clarity and order.
Neither the world nor 'I' myself have ever been so vivid.
Her previously fragmented Multiple Consciousnesses have now reunited in a unique form, returning to a single, absolute 'one'.
However, beneath this 'one', there can exist independent thoughts, much like a pyramid.
This is completely different from the Multiple Consciousnesses that existed before evolution.
Multiple Consciousnesses are like a set of parallel pipes; even if the body can manifest as an individual entity, the essence of thought remains 'a single Wen Jing '.
These consciousnesses together form a large conduit that connects to the outside world, through which information flows; if one part is contaminated, the entire conduit will be contaminated as well.
But now, everything is different.
The four consciousnesses become interconnected yet independent personality nodes, each capable of independent thought and interaction with the outside world.
However, this form is not the 'other'; each individual personality node with independent thinking ability is still Wen Jing.
The difference is that its form has evolved from the initial, most primitive parallel division to a clear hierarchical relationship between superiors and inferiors.
Personality nodes are sublimated and converged through a network of consciousness, forming Wen Jing's absolute self.
This is the ultimate, all-encompassing her, the ' Dominant Will ' that governs and determines all actions.
Wen Jing's worldview, values, and outlook on life, formed from childhood to adulthood, have condensed into the constitution of class relations, which is her ' Constant Self '.
In Gestalt Consciousness, each node of consciousness is a terminal for Wen Jing to access external information.
Once information is acquired by a personality node, it does not directly reach the Dominant Will, but rather undergoes screening by the ' Constant Self ' law.
Whether it's an idea, a moving culture, or a subtle meme... any unfavorable factor that could cause a change in Wen Jing will be eliminated first.
Only filtered and processed key information, like a memorial presented by ministers from all sides, is conveyed to the Dominant Will for judgment.
All of Wen Jing's thoughts and actions operate efficiently and uniformly under this ruling.
This is the meaning of [ Absolute Mind ] and [ Personality Network ] under Gestalt Consciousness.
The evolution of the panel is never one-sided, but rather it evolves in accordance with Wen Jing's current situation and will.
The true 'absolute self' might mean completely rejecting and resisting all external information, but that is obviously impossible, as people interact with the world every moment.
Therefore, she eventually evolved a system based on the ' Constant Self ' as the law, the 'id' as the master, and 'personality' as the node, in order to maintain the ability to receive external information while protecting her absolute self.
If Wen Jing were to encounter the situation in the 'Family' world again, his personality nodes would still be corrupted and 'betrayed' by the extraordinary power, but the Dominant Will could immediately detect and erase them.
Constant Self remains steadfast, her will will never falter.
Wen Jing quietly contemplated all of this, as different sparks of thought ignited at different points in her personality, generating new inspiration.
Each node represents Wen Jing, but none of them constitute a complete Wen Jing.
The complete Wen Jing is the sum and master of all of this.
All sounds and all thoughts are clear and distinct, without any conflict, and ultimately converge like rivers flowing into the sea, converging at the single core—that more steadfast and clearer self.
"I'm no longer just creating a family tree, I'm creating a whole species..."
"And this structure..."
It is civilization.
This concept clearly crossed her mind.
As she grew stronger, she traversed numerous Ancient Wilderness ruins, essentially witnessing the entire history of human civilization.
The birth of primitive civilization began with the differentiation of social classes.
Although Wen Jing in the past Consciousness Split and possessed Clone, he was essentially still one person.
But now, she has evolved into a unique miniature civilization, both in terms of its material ( Clone ) foundation and, most importantly, its spiritual foundation.
"So, I guess I really am that kind of person now..."
At this moment of confirmation, a term on the panel suddenly changed—
[Species Level (Insect)] has been updated to [Species Level ( Insect Race )]
"I have this strange feeling of being appointed..." Wen Jing thought to himself.
In the past, although she awakened to the form of an insectoid Wilderness Body, she never considered herself as a 'classic villain in interstellar literature'.
After all, she is a human being... cough, even if the attribute panel for being human disappeared, she is still an individual, and there's no way she would think of herself as belonging to a race.
So, does the " *** Calamity " in the book title correspond to this?
Thinking of this, Wen Jing couldn't help but recall the information he had seen in the 'Home' world.
However, her situation is different now than it was then. Anchored by her ' Constant Self,' it's just a self-amusing joke; she hasn't seriously considered the matter by tilting her thinking in that direction.
Therefore, this thought, which was of no immediate value, quickly dissipated. "The most urgent task is to maximize the development of my current strengths and capabilities."
Inspiration from different angles bursts forth from the nodes of personality every moment, no longer as simple as the 'dual core' or 'multi-core' of the past Multiple Consciousnesses, but has once again achieved a qualitative leap.
The key variable here is mindset.
Although Multiple Consciousnesses enhance Wen Jing's mental capacity and computational ability, the fundamental perspective and way of thinking about problems and things remain the same; it is a form of 'multitasking'.
But now, it's truly about 'multitasking' and maximizing the liberation of thinking power.
The way to achieve this goal, of course, is through learning.
However, Wen Jing's thoughts immediately shifted...
Having grasped the Information Touch, the learning location can now be changed.
The three figures vanished simultaneously, traversing the Ancient Wilderness.
The next moment, the three Clone instantly traversed hundreds of thousands of light-years and arrived at the edge of a medium-sized black hole that the Reconnaissance Clone had previously recorded.
Upon its arrival, the powerful gravity caused the weaker Reconnaissance Clone and Devouring Clone to sway, while only the Strongest Clone remained unmoved.
Black holes: death zones in the material universe.
Even the most advanced technology of a Type II civilization cannot utilize its effects; even if it could Wen Jing stars, it would have to detour to get around it.
But now, with [ Information Touch ], she can harness its power.
The Reconnaissance Clone and the Devouring Clone held back the Strongest Clone, stabilizing their own bodies while transferring their attribute points to the Strongest Clone.
The Strongest Clone temporarily 'upgraded' the level of the Gravity Silk Gland once again.
[ Gravity Silk Gland III (Temporary)]
The temporarily upgraded gravity perception allowed Wen Jing to connect with the gravitational string of the black hole, like the strings of a vibrating universe, using his own Gravity Silk.
Guiding and resonating, it draws out a stable and surging force of spacetime curvature, constructing an invisible 'base' outside the horizon of events, like building a workbench that will not be washed away on the edge of a raging waterfall.
Immediately afterwards, her energy was rapidly depleted.
Gravity begins to weave across the base, space is folded and compressed like cloth, and time is thus stretched and diluted.
Combining the regular Gravity Silk with the terrifying gravity of the black hole itself, an invisible spacetime bubble gradually took shape. The curvature of spacetime inside was so great that even light appeared to stand still.
"Whoosh!"
Each of the Reconnaissance Clone and Devouring Clone, each carrying a personality node, was drawn along the Gravity Silk, transforming into streams of light and entering the spacetime bubble.
From the outside, their movements appear to slow down, eventually becoming almost still.
But within Wen Jing's Personality Network, the thoughts of the two personality nodes instantly boiled over, unleashing a massive amount of information!
Fast, incredibly fast...
Because the difference in time flow rate inside the time bubble compared to the outside world is an astonishing ratio of more than 1 to 300, a day outside is roughly equivalent to a year inside the time bubble.
Inside the bubble, the two personalities are learning and Digestion the Star Alliance civilization knowledge that Wen Jing has collected in the past at an alarming speed, and their Skill Points, which had been reset to zero due to leveling up, are Extreme Speed increasing.
The personality nodes carried by her Strongest Clone couldn't keep up with the speed of the two personalities inside the bubble, but all she had to do at the moment was maintain the time bubble.
How long Wen Jing could maintain this rapid seclusion depended on how long the Strongest Clone's energy could sustain it. That's why Wen Jing transferred most of his attributes to the Strongest Clone before sending two Clone in to learn.
A moment outside, a season inside the cave.
This is the most practical 'seclusion room' in the world.
By achieving this, it can be said that Wen Jing has truly reached the level of a 'Level 3 Civilization'.
Even the pinnacle technology of a Type II civilization cannot maintain stellar-level energy output at such a tiny 'point,' let alone under the extreme gravitational gradient of a black hole, where any mechanical or field device would be torn apart by the enormous tidal forces.
Of course, the more crucial issue is the paradox of Information Exchange. Even if a region with extremely slow time is created, electromagnetic waves and gravitational waves traveling out of the slow time region will be extremely redshifted and travel at extremely slow speeds, thus defeating the purpose of creating a time difference.
Only Wen Jing's unique Personality Network can utilize the black hole to achieve a more than 300-fold increase in thinking speed.