Chapter 314

Within the Mind Palace, the network of consciousness circulated, and each personality quickly took action to handle the cleanup work after the great battle.

On the Federation's side, the main task was to clean up the battlefield, relight the stars, and adjust the positions of planets in the galaxy. This was accomplished using Level 3 technology in conjunction with the extraordinary. At the public and societal level, the task was to hand it over to Dean Ailin and others, and to release a formal and more comprehensive truth through Congress.

As for the empire... Wen Jing was originally the emperor.

Although the imperial delegations all returned via the Ancient Wilderness Traversal, they are all awaiting the outcome of this war.

Inside the military and political command center, imperial dignitaries gathered to watch the intelligence transmitted back by astronomical equipment.

"We won..."

Now that news of victory has arrived, naturally no one will question why Wen Jing is a member of the Federation; on the contrary, they will be glad that she still holds the title of Emperor of the Empire.

The people in the command center exchanged glances, Suolan was the first to speak, "We need to go and consult His Majesty as soon as possible about the situation, and how to deal with those blood descendants."

The delegation brought back news of the Federation's Tenth Star, and the people on the Empire's side weren't stupid either.

Upon realizing that the Federation's humans were being kept in captivity by the Mastermind, one naturally thinks of the anomalies on the Empire's side—if the Empire's humans didn't possess the power to contend with the Mastermind, why didn't the Mastermind keep both human civilizations in captivity?

The only special group on the Empire's side are, of course, the bloodline nobles.

When the news arrived, the Awakened of the empire reacted differently. Those who didn't believe it were naturally skeptical, while those who did were already on high alert for the six bloodline families.

Overall, however, the other party did not make any unusual moves.

However, just as we turned our attention to this matter, new information arrived.

"All the bloodline nobles died at the same time."

Along with this news came a Icon Council detailing the origins of the Alaya Civilization's domestication of humans.

The bombshell truth brought about a dramatic social upheaval and change to human civilization. However, because the two greatest enemies were dealt with before the truth was known, the chaos remained at the information level, and the chaos in reality was quickly stabilized.

Instability is unacceptable, especially since there's an entity above us that has independently dealt with two major level-three civilizations. Anyone trying to take advantage of the situation has no chance.

It is worth mentioning that, not long after, the Imperial Government welcomed a special person.

Having received prior instructions, Prime Minister Suolan dared not delay and personally came to receive the other party.

She paused upon seeing the newcomer's appearance, then immediately understood the reason, smiling as she said, "I understand you've just awakened, and the situation is special during this time. For your safety, I'd appreciate it if you could stay here and increase your compatibility... Please follow me."

The newcomer had fiery red hair and a slightly reserved and uneasy expression; it was Zhen Weiluo, who had just awakened from her slumber.

Weiluo learns that her identity was borrowed by a mysterious person for over a year, and now that person has not only kept her alive but also helped her successfully awaken, she feels this is the best deal she's ever made in her life.

Before she could ask any more questions, they sent her directly back to the Empire, saying they had arranged for someone to settle her in and explain the situation.

Weiluo didn't know who Suolan was, but judging from the surroundings and his clothes, she could tell he was an important figure.

She followed them down the corridor, unable to resist asking, "My safety? Where exactly is this place?"

"This is the Executive Council. As for security, don't worry, it's not the kind of danger you're imagining. It's just that because of your current status... we need to avoid causing any unnecessary misunderstandings," Suolan explained, walking ahead.

The Executive Council? What exactly did that mysterious person do with her identity?

"Excuse me--"

The next second, Weiluo's words caught in her throat, her eyes widening in disbelief.

As she rounded the corner, she saw the holographic screen in the courtyard that played Imperial news around the clock, featuring the latest major event—Emperor Weiluo Thrann's announcement of a visit to the Federation.

... Huh? Her? The Emperor?

Suolan, standing to the side, looked at the expression on that face that she had never seen before, and couldn't help but let out a subtle sigh.

Given Weiluo's current situation, it is indeed only suitable for her to stay with the Imperial government; going out into the world would definitely cause trouble.

Even if Weiluo were to continue as Empress now, it would only be a matter of a single word from that person...

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The turbulent situation between the Federation and the Empire was a trivial matter to Wen Jing at the moment. He only briefly separated his two personalities to deal with it before throwing himself into the information he had gained from the decisive battle with the Mastermind.

To be precise, the Mastermind of the four-dimensional spacetime is actually still 'alive', but having lost its three-dimensional cosmic material foundation, it is trapped in the four dimensions like a rootless driftwood, trapped in that past time.

In the timeline 70,000 years ago, Wen Jing developed complete Information Perception after experiencing an information attack.

By 'seeing' the information carried by the clone, she learned how the Mastermind broke through the fourth dimension.

It controlled the clone of that Super S-Class Awakened, adding a new rule to this entire universe:

[Currently the most advanced technology in the universe, capable of entering higher dimensions]

Thus, the Mastermind ascended to a higher dimension and established a void server in the fourth dimension, capable of launching weapons such as causal strikes.

"Information Perception, information editing, adding 'settings' to the universe—to achieve this, that Super S-Class Awakened should be called the compiler of the universe, or rather... the 'author'."

Within the Mind Palace, the Creation Personality remarked.

"But with such abilities, how could he still be killed by the Mastermind?" the War Personality wondered.

This was also the place that surprised me when I first Wen Jing.

She has the ability to directly tamper with information; she can't even imagine how she could lose.

So she tried to exchange the Fire of Civilization for the other party's information.

Surprisingly, Xu Yuan replied, "The other party's information does not exist."

"How is that possible?" Wen Jing exclaimed in surprise; the Limiter was proof of the other party's existence.

Her gaze immediately shifted. "Could it have been deleted?"

Was it deleted by the clone controlled by the Mastermind, or by the 'author' himself?

"No, that's not right... All information can only be edited and added, ultimately returning to Information Singularity; it cannot be truly 'deleted.'"

Analysis Personality reversal strategy. "If we rule out this reason, then the other person's information never existed in the first place."

Wen Jing's thinking is incredibly fast these days. The instant this idea came to him, he completed the corresponding verification Analysis and deduced a conjecture.

She looked at the Xu Yuan, changing her approach. "Then let's exchange for the cosmic rule information that this ability once added."

The author's information is untraceable for some reason, but the ability itself is real and can be clearly identified.

Sure enough, this time it was a success.

Xu Yuan's expression shifted, and he said, "This ability incorporates three cosmic rules: the clothes won't disappear upon returning from the Ancient Wilderness Traversal; it can only be awakened after the age of eighteen; Ancient Wilderness information cannot be recorded."

The mystery surrounding the Awakened that Wen Jing had once wondered about was actually the work of the other party, which is why it exhibits a degree of subjectivity.

She had already suspected it, so this was no surprise.

The only thing missing was her unwavering belief that "it doesn't eat people."

But it's normal if it's not there.

This part is specifically about Wen Jing. The era of the 'author' was as far back as 70,000 years ago. In the time travel, she also faced clones. At that time, the real enforcer was the Mastermind, and the editor was the Limiter. The Mastermind would not care whether she ate people or not.

The Dominant Will asked again, "Only three times?"

Xu Yuan nodded. "That's right."

"That means the 'author' was killed by the Mastermind shortly after awakening his abilities," the Creation Personality said.

The Analysis Personality Analysis continued, "Altering the entire universe's settings through informational manipulation will affect the entire timeline of the past, present, and future. Once the first two settings targeting Awakened appear, historical records and contemporary phenomena will all be filled in. Clothing goes without saying, but the biggest impact will be on age."

"Even if someone awakened at an earlier age before this, it will be changed to 18 or later, and the records in the Mastermind and the Alaya Civilization will also be changed accordingly."

"The last point is crucial, indicating that the 'author' had learned the truth about the domestication of humans through Information Perception, and thus took action."

"The fact that this rule needs to be added means that the original universe did not have this rule. Perhaps, before the 'author' appeared, the two Type III civilizations had already used the information brought back by the Awakened to obtain considerable research results on the civilization information in the ruins."

"And this alteration of the rules will inevitably lead to unknown deviations in the related technologies and research of the two Type III civilizations."

The Alaya Race is Clustering civilization, which may not be easily discovered, but the Mastermind of Gestalt Consciousness is different.

It can check if there are any gaps in your own technology tree, and even if you don't know what's missing or there's no record of it, it still indicates something is wrong.

"So, upon discovering the anomaly, the Mastermind launched a world-ending attack, killing the 'Author,' obtaining the core of Super S-Class Awakened, and also aligning with the technological explosion that occurred during the Mastermind's event as recorded in the Alaya Civilization's history," the Analysis Personality concluded.

The Creation Personality asked in bewilderment, "Then why didn't the 'author' edit information to strengthen themselves before doing this?"

In addition to adding rules to the entire universe, this ability can also edit and add information about individuals.

"Because it can't be strengthened," the War Personality said. "The lack of information should be related to this passive ability of the Wilderness Body."

This brought them back to the starting point, and everyone suddenly understood, everything became clear.

Just as a doctor cannot heal himself, the 'author' has no information, so he cannot edit his own information.

The 'Author' who originally gained the passive trait of 'no information' after awakening will become a real, invisible person.

Whether on a social or material level, it exists in a transcendent state, undetectable by anyone or anything.