If the Mastermind were to lock onto and hunt down Wen Jing like it did back then, it wouldn't be able to find the target at all.
However, the Mastermind, unable to detect where the anomaly was, was frightened and decisively activated the apocalypse, which inadvertently turned out to be a positive outcome.
Although the 'author' is invisible on an informational level, the person is indeed in the Federation.
And so, an Awakened whose power surpassed S-rank died before even reaching full maturity...
Their understanding and awareness have not kept pace with their capabilities, so they have failed to recognize the executive power and decisiveness of a civilization.
It's absurd, yet so true.
The author dies from the limitations of his own understanding.
Wen Jing could even imagine how surprised the Mastermind would be after successfully creating the clone and discovering its abilities.
It used the power of the 'author' to realize that it was currently the most technologically advanced in the universe, and then added settings that allowed it to enter higher-dimensional spacetime.
Originally, the Mastermind's focus should have been on the Ancient Wilderness. However, the Ancient Wilderness is not a higher-dimensional spacetime under the concept of the material universe, so it entered the fourth-dimensional spacetime, built a void server in the fourth-dimensional spacetime, and developed causal weapons.
Therefore, it deleted its own information and used the residual power of the clone as a backup plan.
Over the years, the Mastermind has probably been both anticipating and wary of the emergence of a second Super S-Class Awakened.
In a flash, Wen Jing deduced the complete outline of the events that occurred 70,000 years ago.
Unfortunately, this second Super S-Class appeared in its weakest form.
As for why Wen Jing was certain he was the second Super S-Class?
The Limiter has existed since the moment she was born, and it can be added using Skill Points. In other words, she actually broke the new rule of awakening after the age of 18 long ago, which only shows that she possesses power of the same level.
The only chance the Mastermind could truly kill her was probably when it first reported the collapse of the Ancient Wilderness wasteland.
"At that time... I guess it was luck."
Wen Jing smiled slightly upon thinking of this.
"So fast? Is there no problem? Didn't you say it would take at least half a month?"
When Xie Ming saw Wen Jing appear before him ahead of time, his surprise was followed by worry.
Xu Yuan was also standing next to Wen Jing, but he was completely ignored.
Wen Jing waved his hand. "Don't worry, I have a better method."
Seeing her like this, Xie Ming confirmed the truth, and then felt a wave of dizziness and tension wash over him, making him momentarily at a loss for what to do with his hands and feet. "What is the new method? Is there anything I can do?"
After the victory in the war, he learned from Wen Jing about the preparation time for resurrecting Dean Bai, as well as her experiences over the years and the general trend of cosmic civilization.
However, there was too much to Digestion. Even though Xie Ming's horizons had been broadened, the concept of information was still difficult to grasp. For someone without Information Perception, it might be easier to understand without a concept. But for someone who already had their own scientific perspective, it required crossing two levels of scientific concepts to truly comprehend it.
Wen Jing naturally realized this, and simply said, "Teacher, don't be nervous, you will succeed."
Xie Ming was taken aback, but then calmed himself down.
"Good."
After a pause, as if remembering something, he looked up at Wen Jing and said, "There's something else I've always wanted to tell you..."
"Huh? What?"
" Bai Xiao would definitely have come to save you back then." Xie Ming said, then suddenly smiled gently and helplessly, "If she hadn't gone, it wouldn't have been her."
Now, Wen Jing was the one who was stunned.
When Xie Ming first saw Wen Jing return alive, he couldn't help but wonder why the person who was alive wasn't Bai Xiao, but he never thought that everything was because of Wen Jing.
If anyone in the world understands Bai Xiao best, it's none other than him.
Having experienced the helplessness and regret of her mother's disappearance, she, now capable, would have immediately rushed to stop the Prophet upon receiving news that he intended to kill Wen Jing, instead of passively remaining stationary like him.
"I know."
Wen Jing nodded slowly, understanding what he meant.
Her desire to revive her teacher was not out of guilt or a desire to make amends.
"Let's go, we'll see her again soon."
"Hmm." Xie Ming had just agreed when he noticed Xu Yuan behind Wen Jing. He suddenly wiped his face and said, "Wait, wait a minute, I'll be right there!"
Xie Ming now is not only less energetic than he was eighty years ago, but he also looks noticeably more weathered than he did four years ago.
Although his mental state improved significantly after receiving news of his resurrection, the traces of that past will not disappear.
He realized this too, and after saying that, he ran into the room behind him.
Less than three minutes later, Xie Ming, having changed his clothes, tidied his hair, and even used his special ability to activate his dermal cells, completed a 'water-based skin rejuvenation' treatment, ran out of the room.
"Alright!"
To be fair, aside from being a bit clueless when it comes to combat skills, Xie Ming is actually quite capable when it comes to developing and applying superpowers.
However, Xu Yuan rested his chin on his hand, shook his head, and, having studied in the Alaya Civilization, professionally stepped forward to tidy up his hair again before nodding and saying, "That's enough."
"Oh, thank you." Xie Ming suddenly felt that Wen Jing's boyfriend was actually quite nice.
Wen Jing watched this scene speechlessly from the side.
Then, with a thought, the three of them appeared in space the next moment.
"Here it is..."
Xie Ming's expression darkened as he realized where he was.
This was the very spot where the two were ambushed and killed by the Mastermind.
With Wen Jing's transformed Information Perception, he was able to directly trace back to Dean Bai's last moments.
As for her new plan, it was naturally to exchange for the 'author's' abilities, directly changing the teacher's life status from 'dead' to 'alive'.
This method not only provides a true, side-effect-free resurrection, but also consumes less Fire of Civilization than the Holy Spirit power Wen Jing originally intended to exchange for.
Because in the context of the 'author's' editing universe, editing individual information is only a very small application of their abilities.
This is the difference brought about by improved cognition.
If she hadn't known about this Super S-Class ability, she would have had to resort to a roundabout and complicated approach.
After reviving the teacher, the future Fire of Civilization will be sufficient to revive Bai Ling as well; this would be the truly perfect timeline.
After finding the teacher's information, Wen Jing looked at Xu Yuan.
"Exchange for power."
The next moment, the Fire of Civilization she had accumulated vanished, and a strange power descended upon her fingertips.
Wen Jing stretched out his hands, as if facing an input window to the back door of the universe, and hesitated slightly.
"Etc."
At this moment, Xu Yuan suddenly spoke up in the Mental Link.
"What's wrong?" Xie Ming tensed up immediately. The unreality in his heart hadn't completely faded yet, and this pause made him feel like he had made a mistake at the last minute.
Xu Yuan looked at Wen Jing: "Are you trying to say...?"
No, I don't want to.
Xie Ming Wen Jing looked embarrassed and avoided eye contact.
He was about to press for more information when he saw Xu Yuan's eager expression. "Really? I'll say it for you!"
"Rise again--"
Wen Jing immediately muted him in the Mental Link.
She did have that thought just now... because the moment had finally arrived, and she felt nervous, so she subconsciously wanted to lighten the mood.
However, this interruption had the same effect; the next moment, her fingers quickly tapped in the air.
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, without any energy fluctuations, Dean Bai reappeared completely unharmed.
"..."
The space was silent, and none of the three moved for a moment. It was Dean Bai on the other side who reacted first.
Her memory remained stuck in the last moments of her life. When she saw the three people in front of her, her pupils contracted, and she was momentarily stunned.
Is this some kind of post-mortem fantasy? But she doesn't recognize or have ever seen the person next to Wen Jing before.
But she quickly realized what she was doing and pinched her hands and face.
"Huh? I'm not dead?"
Dean Bai instinctively spoke up, then, realizing they were in space, used Mental Link with Wen Jing and Xie Ming: "What's going on? Tell me!"
Sensing the real and tangible spiritual fluctuations, Wen Jing finally came to his senses and had the real feeling that his teacher had been resurrected.
She curled the corners of her lips into a smile, about to begin explaining—
"Old Bai!"
Wen Jing and Xu Yuan's vision blurred.
The next moment, Xie Ming burst forth with unprecedented speed, appearing in front of Dean Bai and pulling her into a tight embrace.
"Whoa!"
The two spoke in unison.
At the same time, Wen Jing silently tore off the labels she had previously attached to Xie Ming.
Chapter 259
"Sigh, it's been three days, and we still can't find a way out. Let's send a signal to Wen Jing."
In space, inside a small spaceship, Dean Bai patted Xie Ming, who was looking at documents next to him, out of boredom.
Xie Ming looked up. "Aren't we going to try and hold on a little longer?"
"It's been three days already, I've held on long enough!" she sighed. "And the Federation still has a ton of things to deal with."
"There's always work to be done," Xie Ming laughed. "Didn't you realize? Wen Jing is just using this opportunity to let us relax and rest."
Dean Bai shook his head. "Three days is enough. With the Mastermind system in place, all that's needed is internal decision-making. We can't just dump everything on her."
Xie Ming waved his hand. "Don't worry about that. Wen Jing has set aside a separate personality to handle matters of social change, making her a million times more efficient than us. Besides, we're actually benefiting from her influence; since it's a decision she makes herself, no one objects."