Star Empire

"...Pink light, what could that be?" Kriz's eyes instantly locked onto the strange pink light in the long river carved out by iteration and evolution. Although he didn't know what it was, the mere presence of it made Kriz feel creepy - it should obviously be part of the temporarily constructed story scene, but it gave itself an omnipresent and omnipresent presence. It feels like nothing can resist its penetration, and everything in front of it is riddled with holes.

It seemed to extend longer than I thought.

Kryze further activated his abilities, and the story that unfolded before his eyes was expanded. Based on the knowledge he received and his own experience, the shadow of the behemoth Star Empire gradually unfolded.

"It actually...has extended to here?" Kriz instantly became extremely serious. He saw pink light running through the empire, extending from the present to the past, until before the empire appeared or even before the word star appeared. And the countless story lines that suddenly break at the edge of the dark horizon tell me that these pink lights may have taken root deeper and wider in places that I can't see...

The situation is already very dangerous and must be reported immediately, otherwise if this continues, the empire will...

No, no, that’s not the case!

Kriz noticed something new with his peripheral vision: Although this weird and terrifying pink light belt ran through the entire empire, around this "light belt", he saw many traces of stories that had been obviously shaped. , such traces come in various forms, including many unsightly and abrupt transitions. But such traces are enough to show that the empire knows about the existence of this thing! And, the Empire has already taken many actions in this regard! !

"I don't know what this is..." Kriz wanted to see more clearly the connection, but a sudden feeling of dizziness interrupted his plan. He felt like the world was spinning, and the whole world seemed to be sucked into a huge... The whirlpool - no, it didn't seem like it, he was indeed sucked into a huge whirlpool, a huge whirlpool called knowledge and thinking. The vast sea of ​​knowledge cut off his thoughts and the images that kept dancing in front of his eyes, and made him dizzy.

"...What's going on? Haven't we already coordinated and adapted to each other? How could we still..."

"The relevant information has been entered. Please follow the instructions and go to the safe area to spend the adaptation period."

"...Safe zone, adaptation period..." Kriz mumbled these fragmented words while crawling out of the crystal cabin. Gentle light condensed around him, forming arrows pointing to another space. He looked in the direction where the arrows pointed. There was a whirlpool-like portal there. It was probably an encrypted pocket space-time structure. This structure was very suitable for use as a "safe" hidden outside the macroscopic world.

He looked back at the celestial bodies with metallic luster - to be fair, he had seen many things larger and more magnificent than these celestial bodies. And he is a huge information aggregate. The accretion disk that his body once stirred can cover far beyond the boundaries framed by the world barrier. But now... I am trapped by the information contained in a dozen celestial bodies, which are very "insignificant" compared to the entire world.

Whatever.

Kriz shook his head. He followed the guidance of the arrows and flew slowly toward the entrance of the pocket space.

He really needs a secluded place now to process the extra information in his body.

…

"The deadline for course design is almost here. I really can't believe I'm going to hang out at this time..."

"Isn't it because I ran out of inspiration that I came out to change my mind?" lhjl1864343 glanced at qxzp96349 who had been complaining all the way. "If you don't want to go shopping, you can go back right away, but you can just sit here Did it produce results?"

"In the final analysis, our task requirements are actually too outrageous..." Speaking of the malicious course design, isha354588 also frowned: "The range of task design and indicator elements that can be changed is only a little bit. But this thing needs to be checked for plagiarism... Oh my god, I can't imagine how many people have made this thing so many times. Just such a tank... How many more designs can be made? I'll write one The overview has been revised so many times that even I can’t understand the logic of the writing, but the repetition rate is 99.999%..."

"I can't even figure out how to get 5% of the non-repeating fields."

"It really doesn't work... just take a wrong approach?" lhjl1864343 said tentatively: "To be honest, these indicators are very restrictive, but the "not allowed" given in the question setting conditions in the assignment book is actually quite specific. . In addition to these prohibited practices, there are many other technical systems... How about we reduce the thickness of the inner armor structure by half, and then use a reality intensifier to supplement the missing parts?"

"The energy grid is not enough. To be honest, I have tried it and the armor is almost impossible to change. If you want to use active defense, other equipment will inevitably be affected - do you plan to abandon the main gun or the power output terminal?" isha354588 shake He shook his head and said, "...Taken together, this subject is quite difficult to be honest."

"We have walked a long distance, right? We are all out of the city." lhjl1864343 suddenly said, and the three of them realized that the familiar buildings had become the background behind them. The bright stars cover every inch of the sky. Magnificent space buildings stand in the sea of ​​stars. They are connected to each other by strong but light bridges. The vast roads built on these bridges appear bright and warm because they are bathed in starlight.

"...xs4028 is not here. If he were here, he might be able to give us some better suggestions."

"It's a pity that I finally have a friend who I can remember. Up to now, I have almost forgotten all the people I met during my primary education and secondary education. I remember my own experiences and many scenes and details. But I can no longer remember their names and numbers. I still remember the teachers, but they... are cold in retrospect, just like these numbers and the people who hold them don't want to be recalled by us."

Speaking of this topic, lhjl1864343 feels very sorry. "It is said that xs4028's body has undergone major changes. He has to go to a high-level imperial department for treatment and study. He may not come back."

"The situation we were worried about has appeared... He made too much noise at that time. If I remember correctly, a fleet came directly when we were halfway through world surveying and mapping... To be honest, I I can't even remember what happened during that time." isha354588 looked at the sky with emotion, "It's really a pity. Even if we promised to be mentally prepared for such a situation, when it really happens... … We still have quite obvious emotional changes.”

"Actually...have you ever felt it? In fact, we are...quite lonely."

"qxzp96349?"

"Think about it... although we live in a prosperous and magnificent building complex, there are many classmates and instructors around us, we can enjoy the meticulous care and guidance of the Empire Network, and there are many enthusiastic people who will help us in various ways. They help us in various ways...but can you really feel that their presence brings vitality and activity?"

"In this huge home, people can't remember each other and understand each other. Maybe after the end of advanced education, we will soon forget each other's identity and friendship and take it all for granted. And we won't There is an obvious feeling about this...just like everything we have ever experienced." qxzp96349 was talking to himself, and there seemed to be more and more sighs and sadness in his tone.

"Before...have we seriously considered these issues with such an attitude and thoughts?"

"It seems that it hasn't happened before..."

…

"Kriz, how are you feeling now?"

"I no longer feel uncomfortable, but I am still... very confused, Your Majesty Victorville." In that airtight and empty pocket space, the narrative singularity of a person whose identity has undergone drastic changes in a short period of time looked at Victor. Weir's eyes were still a little distracted: "Although I collected a lot of stories and information before and used them to form a body, everything is different now. I need to look at these stories from a reader's perspective and make a decision. evaluation, and requires a lot of extra thought.”

"It doesn't matter. We know that such a change is still too rapid for you, and the adjustment methods cannot effectively cut off all the peaks of fluctuations. Therefore, we are very grateful that you can choose to cooperate with the empire with such an attitude." Vidoville patted Kriz on the shoulder: "Don't be too formal. By the way, do these clothes make you feel a little heavy?"

"Yes, Your Majesty Vidoville." Kriz nodded. “The size of the garment itself is not exaggerated, but there are a lot of responsibilities and obligations attached to it, a lot of cause and effect – they are really heavy.”

"For life forms that have been recorded by the empire, these derivative entities related to authority should not bring such an obvious sense of strangeness. You are a narrative singularity with life, and you may be more sensitive to changes in stories and information. . It seems that we still need to make some adjustments in the future." Vidoville nodded.

"Let's get down to business. Kryz, the Empire has a new mission for you."

"new task?"

"Yes, Kryz. The detailed information about this new mission has now been unlocked for you, and you can consult it freely." Vidoville said, "To put it simply, the Empire hopes to use your ability to re-examine the history of ‘blind spots’.”

"...Well, Your Majesty, I have finished reading the information." After Vidoville waited quietly for a while, Kriz gave his answer.

"My power can indeed be used in this way, so from the perspective of whether it can be executed, I have no objection. But I want to ask two questions: First, I have now obtained the authority and accepted the relevant knowledge, but I'm not yet proficient in using them. And on that basis, I've just joined the Empire and haven't experienced any tests of reliability yet."

"As an individual who has just entered the empire and whose life form is completely new, now that the empire has entrusted me with this task, will this lead to unexpected deviations or dangers that the empire cannot bear? Secondly, I checked After reading the information, at a glance, I think the amount of information involved in the history of the empire is too huge. Even if I try my best, it will be difficult to achieve the goals and expectations in the mission."

"I don't think you need to worry about these." Vidoville sat next to Kriz out of thin air and responded to Kriz's question like a good friend talking to each other.

"As for the first point you mentioned, narrative singularity life is indeed a new form of existence for the empire. The empire did not have specific experience and knowledge before this. But for accepting new life forms and giving them In terms of their duties, the empire is not unfamiliar."

"You have seen the Emperor No. 1 Life of the Fourteenth District before, the Emperor Chiyuan Xinhai of the Twenty-Nineth District, the Emperor Movila of the Thirty-third District, and the entity of the Thirty-fifth District, as well as The Emperor of the Fifteenth Heaven District, Dornier, and the Emperor of the Thirty-fourth Heaven District, the Doka Yalan, which you have never seen before, were both new forms of existence for the empire when they first appeared. But they were also They were called upon in times of crisis, and now, they stand at the forefront of the empire.”

"Among them, the field beings in the fourteenth day area are artificial life forms created by the empire during the Leap Era to balance psychic anomalies and fill gaps in the field. Dornier's body in the fifteenth day area was created to absorb the "Star Shift" "The information condensed core created by Vesrifan due to the huge information flow triggered by the spell."

"The predecessor of the Blazing Source Heart Sea was an arcane ocean in a certain world of the empire. The roots of the Movila Evolutionary Tree were once buried deep in the endless information ocean inside the Void Matrix. Doka in the 34th Sky District Yalan is the first core flagship of the position to gain independent consciousness and soul and transform from a vehicle into a life."

"As for the Thirty-fifth Sky Zone... they were once the most radical among the zones. Under their leadership, the empire's frontier fields and the latest technology were updated at a speed that was close to the extreme of the Leap Era. However, Their craziest experiment almost ruined the entire Sky Zone - under their crazy experiments, everything in the 35th Sky Zone merged into one individual. This is the 35th Sky Zone entity. You see That giant structure is one of its macro-interaction interfaces..."

"So, you don't have to think too much, and you don't have to feel that you will be alone because of your specialness. And you don't have to worry about other things. We have considered your concerns a long time ago when we faced similar situations. And for these possible consequences Prevention has been integrated into all previous and current inspections and arrangements. If there are still accidents, face them head-on. If you fall into endless inspections and digging because you are worried about small-probability events, then the empire will simply not be able to operate. .”

"As for your second question, it is true that you cannot do this with your own individual strength. But it will be different if there is appropriate equipment to assist - your duty is to manage the empire's void survey Radar arrays and void survey radars can form a narrative retrieval network that can scan the void environment. They can also scan stories, similar to your ability."

"However, your ability to analyze and perceive stories can be regarded as innate. This is your instinctive power, and you can get intuitive sensory feedback. But we are different. In the end, we can only say that it is borrowed from things. . We can also see and write the captured stories. However, we do not have the ability to analyze and perceive them with instinct like you. And such analytical instinct... can sometimes see deeper and deeper than ordinary numerical analysis. Something buried deeper.”

"That's why we need to borrow your power in this way."