Dimensional Chat Room

Chapter 289 The Three Systems of Gensokyo

"Where's Yakumo Lan?" Ye You and Qiong sat at the stone table.

"I followed the seventeen-year-old's instructions to deal with some matters on the barrier."

Qiong's name for them is very interesting.

Yakumo Murasaki is also Yakumo Blue's teacher.

Her name is Yakumo Ao-sensei, but she is called Yakumo Murasaki seventeen years old.

Because Yakumo Blue's teachings call him his teacher, there is nothing wrong with him, but Qiong really doesn't know how to call Yakumo Purple that way, so he just calls her by her online name.

"It should be to repair the enchantment that may have errors. Speaking of which, Yakumo Blue has always been doing this kind of thing. There is no need for Purple... to deliberately give instructions."

Ye You was frightened and secretly thought it was dangerous.

This was Yakumo Residence, and the habits she had developed in her daily life almost made her blurt out 'Purple Mom'.

Although Youkai Xianzhe seems to be sleeping now, who knows if she can feel the outside world while sleeping?

"This time is a little special." Qiong looked like he was thinking: "Normally, I should be back, but today there may be a more difficult problem regarding the barrier."

The sun over the mountains has risen, melting the clouds, gradually turning from crimson to golden. Unknowingly, the sky has become blue, clear and transparent. The whistle of cicadas also sounded among the treetops.

At this time, the space fluctuated, ripples appeared like water lines.

Yakumo Lan, wearing a counselor's uniform with a star map in the center, walked from the realm with a tired look on his face.

"You're here."

She didn't seem surprised by Ye You's arrival. Did she already know about it?

"Thank you, teacher." Qiong chuckled.

"Hello, Miss Yakumolan. Is it so hard to maintain the great barrier?" Ye You asked.

Miss Strategist sat on the vacant stone chair and put her hands in her sleeves: "This year is quite special..."

"Special?" Ye You couldn't help but become interested.

Facing his curiosity, Yakumo's blue pupils froze slightly. He glanced at the wooden house where Yakumo Purple was sleeping without leaving any trace, and then just said solemnly: "Gensokyo has two major barriers, you should know this."

"Um."

Ye You nodded, Qiong sat next to him and listened carefully.

What Teacher Yakumo Lan said always had a profound meaning.

The nine-tailed fox talked about some past events.

When talking about the barrier, most of the time it refers to the 'Hakurei Great Barrier'. This is a huge barrier that was opened in the late 19th century and covers the entire Gensokyo. It truly separates the outside world in a physical sense.

At the same time, there is also a barrier, which is the barrier between illusion and reality that was opened 500 years ago. Its function is to ‘turn Gensokyo into a fantasy world, and turn the outside world into a physical world’. The main purpose of existence is to ‘increase the power of monsters in the Gensokyo world’.

And 'Fantasy Township' itself existed in even more distant antiquity.

It's just that at that time, only the real big monsters could increase their power by 'changing their own existence'. Therefore, the opening of the 'realm of illusion and reality' had epoch-making significance for the weak monsters.

Ye You had always seen the saying that "monsters were driven into Gensokyo and huddled in a corner" before, and he didn't know where the idea came from.

The reason why the monster sage is called the monster sage is because she looks at problems from a higher standpoint, and what she does is not selfish.

The establishment of Gensokyo, in addition to borrowing the power of the 'Dragon God', was more because the monster sages and the 'sages of Gensokyo' reached a consensus on a certain aspect. The establishment of Gensokyo is an existence that is beneficial to everyone. At least for youkai, it is a brand new way of survival.

Just like human beings will pursue a better life and transform the world, erect tall buildings and build bridges.

The establishment of Gensokyo is just a means for the big monsters to transform the world for a better life.

"But Gensokyo is actually very fragile." Yakumo Blue's voice was still unhurried, as if he was saying words that had nothing to do with him.

"The barrier and the system of Gensokyo are inextricably linked. There are some errors, even if they are very small, they may be magnified to shocking proportions after a chain reaction."

"Are you just going to eliminate these 'errors'?" Unconsciously, the temperature rose a little. Ye You took out tea from the chat room and asked.

"Haha, this time is a little bit special." Strategist Fox said again.

Then she raised a finger and Gu Zuoyan said: "Did you know that there are three major systems in Gensokyo that operate independently without interference?"

Yakumo Lan didn't seem to care whether Ye You knew or not. She didn't pause, but said directly: "Gensokyo currently has three systems, attributes that are not subject to any interference, and they can be combined to form the entirety of nature."

"All of nature?" Qiong picked up the tea cup and placed it in front of Yakumo Lan.

"Yes. First of all, the system of the sun, moon and stars has coordination and non-coordination, and the natural 'temperament' it displays. The sun, moon and stars are called the 'three spirits'."

There was confusion on Qiong's face. Sure enough, these words were still hard to understand.

"Then there are the four seasons. Spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The changing of the four seasons represents the flow of life."

Everyone is very familiar with this.

"The last is the attribute of matter. Invisible and hot fire, water that returns to nothingness, strong and gentle wood, cold and silent gold. Then, the regenerated earth becomes the end point of the return of all things. These five elements are the final expression of material form. properties."

Qiong tilted her head, she still didn't understand, "Does this have anything to do with the Great Barrier?"

Yakumo Lan sighed, "It's just because of the relationship that I have a headache."

“These three systems express the natural temperament, life, and matter. When combined, they can express the entire nature of Gensokyo.

The three systems rotate independently to obtain balance. That is, the attributes of the sun, moon, stars, sun, moon... change every year. Similarly, the attributes of spring, summer, autumn, winter..., metal, wood, water... change in this way.

You see, the three essences, four seasons, and five elements, the numbers multiplied together are 60. In other words, with a cycle of 60, new changes will occur in the Great Barrier every year, and its nature will continue to change, requiring constant recalculation. Even in the second 60 years, the data from the last time cannot be used as a reference. "

Yakumo Blue complained: "Last year was a combination of sun, spring and soil. Unseasonal flowers were blooming everywhere in Gensokyo. The Great Barrier was the weakest year, but Murasaki-sama was wandering around leisurely. But this year ..."

Then, the nine-tailed fox raised his head and stared at Ye You: "So, do you understand?"

"ha?"

What should I understand?

Are you trying to guess some riddle?

"Three essences, four seasons, and five elements, don't you think the two most important systems are missing? Moreover, sixty is not a perfect number. Twelve, or one hundred and two, or one thousand and two will do. Perfect. You..."

"Mmm..."

At this moment, a lazy groan came from the wooden house, interrupting Yakumo Lan's words.

"Today doesn't seem to be a good weather for sleeping."

Then, I saw the monster sage walking from the door wearing purple pajamas and a white nightcap.