Whether it's the Three Universal Civilizations or the World Tree Civilization, they are all empty shells.
Han Xiao exhaled, composed himself, suppressed his emotions, and stopped looking at the blank ball of light in front of him.
"This isn't necessarily a bad thing. At least Galaxy isn't a phantom of the past like the Federation of All Stars. And from the Federation of All Stars's timeline, Galaxy is still a long way from Great Restart. I don't even know if I can survive until then..."
By the way, if I search for Earth, I wonder if I'll get any results.
Han Xiao suddenly had this idea on a whim.
He glanced down at the mark, only to find that the indexing function wasn't working this time, which made him raise an eyebrow.
"Hmm, no response? Then you might be thinking the wrong thing. Our hometown is still another world, and it has nothing to do with our iteration..."
Han Xiao shook his head.
He composed himself and got back to work, inputting the information he had read into the storage device.
Although the device was offline, its basic functions were still running. He wanted to try using hardware storage to see if he could overcome the Sanctuary's memory capacity limit.
Soon, Han Xiao transcribed the technology he had read into the storage device. Then, he began to contact the light sphere again to read the information inside. The newly acquired technology once again replaced a portion of the data he had memorized.
At this moment, Han Xiao opened the storage device again and found that some data had also disappeared from the storage device, which seemed to coincide with the parts he had forgotten.
"It seems this approach won't work either. It's somewhat similar to the mechanism of the Child of Destiny, only the Sanctuary embodies it on a more advanced level... Whether it's the human brain, mechanical hardware, or anything else, as long as it's a medium for recording or transmitting information, it ignores the form of the medium's existence and directly eliminates that part of the information from its very foundation. This is one of the principles of High-Dimensional Information State..."
Han Xiao muttered to himself, still unwilling to give up, he tried several different methods, but after confirming that there was no shortcut, he had no choice but to temporarily abandon the idea.
He put away the storage device, ceasing his futile attempts, surveyed the Sanctuary space, and silently nodded.
With the Sanctuary Revival, Jess's statement confirmed, some of the Sanctuary's operating mechanisms understood, and his memory capacity reached its limit, Han Xiao believed that he had basically achieved his goal of entering the Sanctuary and could now leave through the passage.
Just as Han Xiao was about to set off, a sudden thought struck him, and he realized a problem.
"Wait a minute, I think I'm being influenced by preconceived notions. I learned about the origins of the Sanctuary, the contributions of the Savior Civilization and the Sanctuary Civilization, and the generations of inheritance from Jess, so I know the ins and outs very well... But how did the Oathkeeper know all this so clearly?"
If his information only comes from reading light orbs, then with so many light orbs here, plus the limitation of memory capacity, the information he possesses should most likely be incomplete...
Han Xiao frowned, becoming suspicious.
The objects recorded in the Sanctuary are not just the final civilization of a single iteration, but all civilizations in each iteration. As long as they have left traces of existence, regardless of their strength, they will be included. This is different from individual civilizations.
This means that only a very small number of orbs of light record information about the origins of the Sanctuary and the Great Restart.
Based on Han Xiao's experience of reading the Information State light sphere multiple times, if he hadn't already learned the whole story from Jess, he probably wouldn't have been able to piece together such clear information by reading the light sphere on his own. The main factors were memory and the book capacity limitations.
The Oathkeeper's Third Sanctum Access was far lower than his own. If he hadn't stumbled upon an "ultimate civilization" by sheer luck, it would have been virtually impossible for him to know the whole story. Therefore, Han Xiao had doubts about the Oathkeeper's source of information—he didn't believe that this guy was so lucky, otherwise why would it have taken him so many years to collect Sanctuary Key?
Han Xiao was deep in thought when, just as he began to question the reason for the existence of the Sanctuary, a sudden change occurred!
Buzz--
The Sanctuary Authority Mark on his hand suddenly flashed, emitting streams of light that wove together like threads into a semi-transparent light screen that floated in front of him.
"Hmm? Another fancy trick? What's this?"
Han Xiao's spirits lifted, and he stared intently at the scene.
On the screen appeared strings of incomprehensible characters, as if the script changed every few segments, and Han Xiao Quan.
But in the next second, all these characters were translated into the universal language of the Galaxy.
"Is there a principle that allows Information State to be automatically converted into language that readers can understand...?"
Han Xiao composed himself and started reading from the beginning. He found that the content about the Sanctuary and the iteration was at the very top, clearly explaining the ins and outs, which was basically consistent with Jess's statement, but with more details.
As you look further down, gaps begin to appear in each paragraph, with more and more gaps appearing as you go further.
After watching for a while, Han Xiao roughly understood what was going on.
"I see. The messages recorded on this light screen are from each iteration of the ultimate civilization. This thing is probably a special message board that passes down the important experiences of the ultimate civilization from generation to generation."
These messages are likely sorted chronologically, with the oldest content at the top containing crucial information like the Sanctuary and the origins of the iterations—probably the source of the Oathkeeper' messages... As you scroll down, the closer to the current iteration, the more randomly missing content appears, probably related to access levels; higher access levels reduce the number of missing messages.
Han Xiao suddenly realized the significance of the message board: it was to record the iteration order and allow future generations to quickly understand the origins of the Sanctuary and the Great Restart (https://www. hetushu. com. com), without having to randomly read the light orbs and piece together the truth by chance. It also allowed future generations to learn from the experiences summarized by their predecessors and avoid going astray.
This message board should be the main platform for the relay of power between the ultimate civilizations of each iteration!
Han Xiao was secretly surprised, stroking his chin and muttering, "It feels like this message board function isn't something that comes with the Sanctuary, but rather a mutation brought about by subsequent iterations..."
Jess once said that because of the Sanctuary's immortality, many ultimate civilizations have used the Sanctuary as a breakthrough point to carry out various plans. This has caused the Sanctuary to mutate and develop new functions time and time again. The Sanctuary Revival may be a result of this mutation, because the profession of the resurrected object is not restricted by the Sanctuary's classification.
This message board is most likely one of the mutated functions. Through what he just read, he discovered that many civilizations' plans do indeed revolve around the Sanctuary. And the original message poster implied that it was the first to discover the message board function, and that there were even earlier iterations of civilizations' orbs before it.
The initial commenter also briefly introduced the basic mechanics and various functions of the Sanctuary, such as the key requirements for the other Sanctuary, and as Han Xiao expected, the Sanctuary fragments were the permissions.
Even when Beyond Grade A powerhouse occasionally gains revelations about the Sanctuary, it's a mutated new function designed to allow those in the next iteration to access the Sanctuary earlier and have more time to develop.
Meanwhile, subsequent iterations of the ultimate civilization continued the work of explaining, adding new features of the mutated Sanctuary to the message board, although most of these were empty and could not be seen.
"Is each iteration's dominant player paving the way for future generations...?"
Han Xiao's eyes shifted, and with mixed feelings, he scanned the screen again, as one message after another came into view:
[Tomorrow is the day to implement Plan ███. I hope everything goes smoothly.]
[Can the ███ plan really succeed? Actually, we're not confident...]
[The principle of Nirvana Plan is ███. According to calculations, our success rate is around 1.44%. Perhaps our research is not deep enough to survive the Great Restart, but the technology of Nirvana Plan will be recorded by the Sanctuary. We hope that future generations can continue our research based on our work. The name of our civilization is ███. Please search for it yourself.]
[We are the ███ civilization. The Great Restart has begun. This is not a hoax. We are leaving a message in our last moments: our plan is about to fail, proving that using ███ technology is unworkable. We hope future generations will not follow our path; it is a dead end. Remember this!]
On the screen, there were messages full of hope, messages lacking confidence, and messages seriously analyzing one's own thoughts...
Looking at these messages, Han Xiao could almost feel the emotions these civilized people expressed—suppressing anxiety, despair, and panic, forcing themselves to calm down, and leaving behind a concise legacy for future generations...
"This is the true meaning of ' Relay Across Iterations '... It's a truly great undertaking."
At this moment, Han Xiao had a deeper understanding of the name of this mission, and his feelings were complicated, with a hidden respect rising within him.
"Perhaps one day in the future, the Three Universal Civilizations will also leave their messages here... or maybe it will be the World Tree?"
Han Xiao sighed softly, calmed himself down, thought for a moment, and began searching for relevant messages from the Federation of All Stars.
Because the message board is arranged in chronological order, the order of iterations can be seen from it. He wanted to figure out the order of Federation of All Stars and see how many iterations had passed between him and Galaxy.
He read through the entries one by one, and suddenly, on the fifth to last entry, he saw some relevant information.
Because it was so close to the time, most of the comments below were empty, but he saw the familiar term "Civilization Restart Plan," which was the plan for Federation of All Stars Ren's Great Restart.
"The fifth to last one, huh? That means the Federation of All Stars is at most four iterations behind us, and at least one iteration behind our last one..."
Han Xiao nodded secretly.
Because multiple messages can be left within the same iteration, he didn't know whose messages were in between—they might be from other iterations, or they might be from the Federation of All Stars itself. He could have used language as a criterion, as identical text indicated messages from the same iteration, making it easier to distinguish. However, the entire message board was translated into Galaxy Common Language, Han Xiao couldn't revert to the original version. He didn't know if this function was missing or if he lacked sufficient permissions, and he was at a loss for what to do.
The last few paragraphs are largely blank; the only valuable information is a short, disjointed passage inserted in the middle of the penultimate paragraph.
[... Transforming Information State into reality is the correct path...]
Han Xiao scratched his head, unsure of what to say.
"Information State transformation... Intelligence Plague and Sanctuary Revival are probably based on the same principle, but this comment actually says that this path is correct... If it really succeeds, how come you guys are doomed?"
Han Xiao sighed helplessly.
After marveling at it for a while, he tried to leave a message on the screen, but found no response.
"Hmm, speaking of which, this screen is full of civilized messages, not individual ones. I don't know if it's because I don't have enough permissions to leave a message, or if individual messages aren't included in the message board?"
Unable to figure out the problem, Han Xiao had no choice but to put it aside for the time being and close the message board.
The objective of this trip has been largely achieved. In his view, the biggest gain was that he was able to fully record the opening methods of the other Sanctuary using his authority, which far exceeded that of the Oathkeeper.
Due to the limited capacity of Information State storage, any further gains will likely require waiting for the next entry, like the Foolish Old Man Who Moved Mountains, to gradually "empty" the information within.
"I hope to visit other Sanctuary next time, preferably the First Sanctum. My initial access level there isn't low either."
Han Xiao muttered to himself and returned to the stable passageway to the Sanctuary.
With a reluctant glance at the Sanctuary, Han Xiao resolutely turned back and flew into the passage.
As the light filled his vision once more, in the brief moment of blurred consciousness, only one thought remained in Han Xiao's mind:
"I was in the Sanctuary for a maximum of five hours; I have no idea how much time has passed in space..."