Star Empire

During the cruise, the fluctuations released by the VHF nonlinear scanning matrix penetrated all the world on the route gently but unstoppably. No matter how weird the world structure is, no matter how distorted the order environment is, the abnormalities lurking in it cannot escape the eyes of the Arcane Throne and the Void Matrix that never stop scanning the void.

From the moment he decided to return to the empire, from the moment the empire decided to fight for survival and even space for civilization to live, everything had already entered a one-way street.

In the process of empire expansion, battles large and small have never stopped - war and emergency are absolute, and peace is only relative. There are a large number of Σ debris in the void. Now it seems that there may be errors in the previous data, or it may be that the level gap is too large, which has caused cognitive errors in civilization... Who knows?

As the borders of the empire continue to lengthen and the territory of the empire continues to expand, the void space that the empire itself involves becomes larger and larger. The simultaneous expansion of the sample space in breadth and depth makes events that were once low probability become more frequent. War is inevitable, and in the course of the increasingly frequent fighting, more and more anomalies are filling the Imperial archives.

The corrupted fleet that is hard to find, the extremely active information fluctuations, the broken world with floating virtual and real, the weird and shrill screams... These once rare phenomena now flicker in Victorville's perception, like the dark and deep night sky. The dim remaining stars.

The Empire had recorded similar phenomena hundreds of thousands of years ago, and the name "ΣDream" has been recognized by the Empire ever since.

It's just that...perhaps, this "Σ Dream" is the opposite of the definition of "dream" understood by the Xingming people - according to the information currently available to the empire, the Σ civilization is likely to have "dead", but its own The powerful strength it possesses, the influence it has on countless worlds, the reverberations caused by its own eternal history, and may even have carved almost indelible historical traces in the void, etc., have made this existence in the fog constantly being revealed by reality. The force pulled hard again and again.

To this day, these broken and decayed body fragments are still "twitching" - the intuitive manifestation is that these fragments are constantly interacting with past history and past influences, and based on this, they project those things that can reshape the world. , but its essence is an extremely illusory "fantasy of a prosperous age."

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It can actually be said to be very difficult for a powerful being to die completely.

After the popularization of technologies and concepts related to the narrative layer, in the broadest concept, the "survival" of a powerful existence is almost directly equated with the "survival of influence" itself. The time when various types of existences, including living bodies, or the "life" of various types of existences are completely attached to their own bodies may not hold much weight. They can not only exist in various environments, but also be attached to other people. Among the influences caused by oneself, this may be the main weight of "existence".

Such an influence may ultimately completely transcend the limitations of time and space.

Since the life of the Empire became compatible with crystal energy, similar phenomena began to be gradually discovered - in the past, after the life organism on the physical level was completely inactivated, if the soul could not be transferred out of the body, then the soul would It can almost be said that it will "dissipate immediately". However, after the crystal energy is integrated into the soul, the change and improvement of the information structure of the soul itself greatly enhances its logical stability. It can even be said that the soul has reached the "supernatural" category of cognition at that stage directly because of that step.

The most intuitive manifestation is that when the evil epidemic raged within the Ark Fleet, and most of the basic individuals of the empire were completely corrupted and festered due to the influence of the unexplained death tide, their souls were still able to remain intact independently, and they were able to lose their physical bodies. After that, they could survive independently without relying on any encapsulation structure for a long time, until the Empire was able to safely operate them. This is the first type of "transcendent existence" phenomenon that the empire has seen from the information level beyond the physical level, and this is only the most basic manifestation.

After the expansion of theories such as existence attributes and narrative systems, the related possible categories have been further broadened - if a once-existing individual wants to be resurrected, it no longer requires the survival or partial survival of its original subject.

According to calculations, if all the memory systems can be fully developed and all the details are fully integrated, then many "undead" will be resurrected from the dusty history, and they will have real bodies again, and even possess Weakly changing the body that is exactly the same as before on a philosophical level.

Even if a person opens his heart and gives up all his defenses, he may not be able to be seen through by one or a few outsiders, but if there are hundreds, thousands, hundreds of millions, or even hundreds of millions of observers and rememberers of him. How about computing in trillions, even like stars?

In the ancient star culture, there has always been an unwritten fuzzy axiom: Under a stable environment of conventional logic, the object's cognition of the subject is often more accurate than the subject's cognition of itself - the scope and depth of this fuzzy axiom are not The fixed number may be just a point, or it may be all sides... When there are enough perspectives and a sufficient number of eyes looking at the same existence, the whole that is pieced together from the fragments from these sights and memories may even be better than the individual reconstructed by extracting the soul. more realistic"……

If technology is absolutely advanced, perhaps one day there will no longer be absolutely unsolvable problems in the void... However, such an ideal level of order may never be achieved - the empire does not need to consider the issue of resource limits, but the empire is always Every moment we need to face various problems in reality - when solving real problems, the resource "bandwidth" that the empire can mobilize at the same time is limited.

If the empire forcibly solves these problems in order to make up for its shortcomings, then from the current perspective, sooner or later the empire's resource scheduling system will be overwhelmed by its inability to withstand the huge instantaneous total amount - of course, this may also be One-sided part, however.

In fact, although the empire now possesses a huge amount of high-precision technology and theoretical systems that were once unimaginable, these theoretical systems themselves are not yet stable. While they are driving the empire to continuously rise, they are capable of facing the Σ Corrupted Fleet head-on. , is also forcibly stretching the development possibilities and destiny of the empire.

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In the void, large and small battles have never stopped. Inside the world, in the order field, and even in the void, a seemingly invisible line of fire is slowly extending.

More and more Holy Sound Praise Fortresses are being pushed into the battlefield, and the constraints of the Web of Existence ensure "absolute annihilation" on the battlefield in the world; after the new flagships are incorporated into the "Mobile Territory" fleet and put into actual battles, The gap between the imperial fleet and the wreckage of Σ is narrowing; and the main flagship is like a sharp blade. With every virtual jump, corrupt blood will burst out from the endless darkness and be completely evaporated by the blade - —So far, the Arcane Throne and the Void Matrix are the only units in the empire that can exist permanently in the void without opening any order fields and shields. They are also the only units that can use "absolute Units that are processed in a "crushing" manner.

Ultra-high speed and "crushing" first-level power, these two factors allow the two general flagships to deal with the "cancers" that are all over the void environment around the empire at a speed far exceeding that of the empire's regular fleet. On this basis, , it is natural that the general flagship will accumulate massive records and observation reports at a speed far exceeding that of the empire's regular fleet.

The "flash" that the end of the star array and the divine will can create is more brilliant than the end of the world. Vidoville believes that after the fire cleansing, the chaotic sea will be purified and the endless dream will be ended. After the corrupt wasteland is purified, a new order and a new world will take root and grow here.

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"The web of existence has been closed, the barrier to this world has been sealed, the void rift has been confirmed to be closed, and all additional structures have been divided and dismantled."

"The ultra-high-intensity distortion rank jump phenomenon has been detected. It has been confirmed that the crescent dismantling ray cluster, the strong reality stabilization field, the arcane directional probabilistic collapse field have been penetrated, and the barrier-class fleet's existential enrichment beacon is operating in good condition."

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"The data upload is completed. The Void Forge has completed the preliminary analysis of the Σ flagship wreckage." Deep in several worlds located at the core of the empire, dim light mist gradually dispersed and orbited the Void Forge control station. His original entity condensed nearby. They wear different emblems, and the basic crystal energy/arcane assignment equations they use are also different - this is a major operation, a major operation that requires coordination across the sky.

"The results obtained are detailed and rich, but the burden on the world itself when the Void Forge is dismantling heterogeneous sources is too huge, so it is recorded." After multiple environment comparisons and constant corrections, it was confirmed that the environment in the world has not exceeded the stability threshold. Afterwards, the chiefs of each district responsible for this task issued a return order.

This time the mission is considered over, but there will be new missions continuously uploaded to the network.

The golden glow emitted by the cosmic benchmark anchor is gradually dissipating, and the information star network is gradually returning to their original appearance of sparseness and dimness. The originally dark depths of the space are now filled with strange waves, as if the invisible void is filled with mercury. Clusters of enchanting and twisted patterns flash by like ghosts from time to time. The moment they come into contact with the golden glow, these patterns will evaporate. But even if the Information Star Network and the Cosmic Benchmark Stable Anchor have used most of the calculation bandwidth to deal with the mutated space rank, the sparkling light all over the world's highest weight world line may not be able to dissipate in a short time.

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"On a non-theoretical ideal level, after taking into account the imperfect factors of reality...the mathematical structure is perfect?!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, we have tried our best to eliminate all possibilities of interference and low-level fallacies. If they do not emit interference fields powerful enough to deceive all creation and reality, including the flagship, then all analysis results point to this First conclusion: According to the strong law logic and mathematical foundation we can currently achieve, the information structure of these materials that you classify as "self-consistent law armor" cannot reach the perfection of the theoretical ideal level, but at the application level , they are perfect.”

"...I understand. You continue to perform other tasks according to the existing arrangements of various ministries. I need more time to further analyze the details."

"clear."

“It is possible to measure perfection with a measuring stick of logic within the height and range that can be achieved in practical applications, even if this perfection is based on many imperfect factors... It is not easy for so many research teams to agree with this term. , the actual application of "mathematics" and conventional logic cannot cover all the order patterns in the void, it is indeed too far away. But if the properties of materials that can be widely used by such a powerful civilization can reach such a level... then What can this reveal..."

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"...The degree of space rank disturbance is within the acceptable range. The calibrated fleet block structure is executed according to the target weight list. The target's existing attribute range has been clarified. The countdown to the first wave of salvos has begun to synchronize..."

"Several worlds are suspected to be affected by resonance, and it is confirmed that the Gate of Class I Mass Unstable Death Tide - abandon the headquarters battlefield and implement the apocalyptic process. The secret key of the Web of Existence is refreshed, all units are withdrawn in order, and the internal field of the fleet is broadcast. Location beacon, Spear of Nothingness projection level one warning..."

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Massive orders, countless messages, countless fluctuations of thoughts, they are arranged, proposed, executed, and canceled in the existential network of the empire... They only flash once in a lifetime, and they only need to flash once - in endless In the process of their life, death and destruction, the countless creatures and creations contained in the entire empire were connected by these fleeting streams of glory, forming a huge whole.

Between distortion and trembling and consolidation and fragmentation, the operating trends of time rank and space rank are constantly tampered with, added and deleted by both parties. Both sides are fighting for the power to control this world and the thousands of worlds beyond this world.

The chaotic and solid order correction wide-area fusion field licks the fuzzy space that is already chaotic again and again. Each lick will directly cause the huge space interval and the space order that supports them to collapse. The reflections of chaos are pervasive, and they sweep across the sky like a swarm of insects, assimilating everything into themselves - they may not even know what order will look like when it falls into that disgusting fusion field. The struggle between the strong reality stable fields is beginning to go awry. In the process of gradually losing authority, the directional arcane fields are losing their power to collapse the future and the probability of events.

Then it all evaporated in a gray-white flash.

"The projection of the Light of Creation is completed, the system enters the charging stage, the countdown to the salvo of white matter dismantling rays begins, and the main axis time calibration of the entire fleet is completed."

Among the fleet's arrows, the light at the bow end of the dagger-shaped giant ship is gradually extinguishing, and in the constraint ring of the gap at the stern, the skeleton of the world that was forever frozen at the moment of "creation" begins its next journey. After charging, the battlefield has been completely activated. Under the vision of the Third Order, a horrifying black mist straddling the two army groups is squirming and shrinking.

The power of Genesis and Doomsday is difficult to control, and because in high-intensity battles, the field defense system supported by the imperial fleet will often be intertwined or even fused with the Σ Order Correction Wide Area Fusion Field, Genesis The field-killing radiance emitted by the light can only choose to burn them together again and again in the blazing and nothingness before the birth of order.

Above the great abyss of order, in the vast battlefield where the endless time order and space order overlap, countless light points are fighting, and the intertwined information torrent continues to engulf the existence representations of both sides. In the chaotic time and space where both sides are trying their best to fight for authority, everything has become unstable - time, space, laws and standards... they are just different attributes of the same type of existence. In the struggle for authority, everything has become unstable. , they are repeatedly fought over and tampered with until they themselves are broken.

Is there any limit to this kind of battle? Can separate views that were once confirmed as contradictions be able to exist independently and independently, or are these metaphysical views and ideas just a partial manifestation of the resurgence of old paradoxes that have long been confirmed to be unapplicable...?

Theoretically, information is everything, and existence constitutes order; interaction is mapping, and influence is memory. In the endless and vast order existence structure, the sum of these influences across all worlds will probably be endless.

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The concept of "infinity" is indeed very tempting, but the infinity in the reality of order cannot truly correspond to the pan-concept in the strong law logic system and the higher and more absolute infinity. Perhaps even in the endless void, many of the heights that have been conceived to face and deal with everything in the world with an attitude and method that completely transcends infinity and transcends logic may not be reached after all.

"Perhaps it is not absolute...it is impossible to develop and understand infinity. This may just be our current thinking. All possibilities here will still be restricted due to our level. Just like in the past, we did not think that the world could be like this. Manipulation is the same as influence.”

"It's still too early... there may be a lot that we don't know, and such far-fetched and broad speculations... may not necessarily have high reference value."

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"Forget it, no one can communicate these words. There are too many speculations and details behind them, which is not conducive to the current atmosphere and attitude. Even I don't understand... What am I thinking?"

"Continue recording..."

According to the latest discoveries, it has been possible to confirm the properties of some super-flagship-level shipwrecks - before they were contaminated by the dead tide and damaged by high-intensity erosion, the materials that made them up may have possessed "strong laws, logic and mathematics". The ultimate in perfection. At least, even if the empire exhausts its own power, it will be difficult to find problems that can be pointed out from the information mapping clusters that make up the material...

There is no doubt that in the void, strong laws, logic and mathematical structures are not the only standards for measuring information bodies, but if you consider the possible "weight", the real weight they occupy is probably quite huge... If you also consider the possible transcendent level , such as the decisive battle flagship and the self-consistent law armor equipped by itself, they also have limits, even though they may have structures that can perform to perfection in more areas.

"...Perhaps, the infinite "order" and "potential" should be further refined. A vague guess about this, maybe..."

——Data storage——

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During the battle, a similar tactical speculation system gradually took shape as time progressed and as everything evolved and interacted.

Fighting in such a battlefield, learning how to use a large enough force to stabilize oneself, and fighting for battlefield authority is only the first step, and the most important second step is to learn to "adapt" - to let the numb body and consciousness be transformed by external influences When a successful stimulus arrives, they react subconsciously, and after the attack is over, they quickly forget all this and prepare themselves for the next wave of attacks. If we don't do this, even the current Emperor of the Heavenly Region will have his spirit rot and fall into madness after looking directly at the chaotic battlefield intertwined with the wide-area fusion field of order correction and various strange and powerful attacks for a long time.

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"Your Majesty Zhai Cahir, the joint meeting of commanders of the first echelon returns to you. The fleet has been deployed. In accordance with your order, we have avoided all possible dangers in the intervention stage."

The dark and chaotic space was torn apart by the blazing Creation Flash. Within the world of order, countless groups of light filled with blood and destruction turned into spears that penetrated the world in an instant. They spanned the order of time. With the limitations of the space rank, all the advance fortresses invested by the empire were completely destroyed, and countless ripples were sent out on the fleet's joint shield. In the depths of the chaotic vortex, countless lightning-like chains of darkness are wandering. Information benchmark stable points calculated in trillions quickly rise along all controlled space orders and cover the world's celestial pole in a very short time.

“It seems like this will be a very intense battle—?!”

Wherever he looked, the distortion level rose to an unimaginable level in an instant.

Corrupt, dark, depressing...these adjectives for the atmosphere accompanying the appearance of death wave pollution quickly become no longer applicable. The vast and sticky space quickly became deep and clear like waking up from a big dream. The iron-gray stars formed one dazzling galaxy after another. Hundreds of billions of galaxies spread out from the center of the world like chains. A considerable degree of linear connection is still maintained on a scale of billions or even trillions of light years. And in the depths of the stars, little bits of black-red light appear particularly dazzling - they all have extra-dimensional attributes, and it is easy to separate them from the light of the stars that are still bound by the laws of the world.

"The dream of Σ...is very strong - contact the core of the barrier and activate the existential enrichment beacon early!"

The quiet and clear space seemed to suddenly cast a shadow - the stars became a little dazed, the astrolabe seemed to melt, and the stars were splashing everywhere like out-of-control molten iron. And in the chaotic light and shadow, countless cracks opened instantly, and the visible and invisible sharp blades once again tore apart the space itself and the strong reality stable field. Most of them fiercely collided with the golden-red celestial pole that had just risen. They collided together, while some bypassed the incomplete existential enrichment beacon, creating a large area of ​​impenetrable space around the combined shields of the Imperial fleet.

"The intensity of Σ's dream exceeds the limit of past records..."

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"A little uneasy..." Zhai Cahir let go of all his soul restrictions, and with the help of the power of the Holy Inquisition, he cast his sights into the void.

The intensity of anomalies is rising.