The Master of the Strange Realm

The gear man looked at the gem in Jenkins' hand:

"Or enjoy the tranquility, be willing to live quietly in this extraordinary era, and watch everything from the perspective of a bystander."

"Sure enough, these seven goals have their own purposes... I'm probably as unwilling as the tower keeper. I've come to such a magnificent era and witnessed this extraordinary world. How can I be willing to live like an ordinary person?"

"You are a very ambitious person."

The gear man commented.

"Of course, I have always been quite ambitious. You understand me very well. After all, most people around me think that I am the kind of person who is indifferent to fame and fortune and has few desires."

"They just don't see the stronger desire hidden in your heart."

Except for Alexia, the differential engine is the first person to take the initiative to realize this.

"That's why I'm willing to ask you again and again if you're willing to join me. You're different from these humans. You look at the world from the same perspective as I do, above the world. And these mortals only see what's in front of them. Maybe you still don't agree with my ideas, but it doesn't matter. Whether you beat me or I beat you, you'll slowly understand. Compared to your strength, you're too young. You haven't seen enough things, and you don't know enough about the world."

Jenkins couldn't refute this. The difference engine was right. He was indeed not mature. Compared to the other party's experience across countless eras, Jenkins couldn't be considered mature even if he had read so many books in his hometown world.

"But you don't seem to be sure that you can beat me? I noticed that you used assumptions just now. What about your calculations? Why don't you calculate your winning rate? Or, because you're not sure how long you can delay me, you can't give a definite answer."

"First of all, there is no 100% probability of anything, so even if my winning rate reaches 99.9%, I won't think I can definitely win."

"Meow~"

A cat called.

"Secondly, your guess is correct. I am indeed waiting for time. Now is the critical moment. I don't mind telling you that I can complete the final fusion at any time in the next half an hour."

"So, I just need to throw this diamond to you, complete this strange world, and then I can face you who have not yet completed the fusion?"

Jenkins tossed the gem in his hand.

"No, after you give me the diamond, I will break the rules like the strange world host you met during the tower climbing process, and will not announce the end of the strange world. So, you have to use a similar duel method to defeat this body of mine first."

The gear man pointed to himself and introduced:

"You have defeated many of my bodies in the past, but I can guarantee that this one is the strongest humanoid body I have created, and it will never let you down."

"If I defeat you, I can see your core?"

Although this sentence is very confusing, Jenkins believes that the other party understands the meaning.

"No, defeating this body of mine only means the end of the strange world. You can certainly choose to leave, but you won't do that because you are here to find me. When the strange world ends, my huge body lurking in this strange world, Nolan City, will be free of restraints, and you need to defeat the body I use to fight.

I know you have already defeated it once in the last strange world, but that body is only used to test the upper limit of your power and is a tool to determine your state when you meet me. What is here is the concentrated essence."

"So after defeating your huge body, you can see the core of your body?"

Jenkins asked again.

"Yes, that is the final decisive battle."

"So that's it, two transformations and three stages, I didn't expect the end of the strange world is still three."

The gear man certainly didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, but it also didn't understand why Jenkins didn't throw the gem to it immediately.

"Do you mind if I delay time?"

"Of course I don't mind, it's very interesting to chat with you."

Jenkins said, still making it difficult to see his expression.

"Savior William, what is your trump card? That spiral sword? I predicted that you would possess it. Or is it the new power you gained while climbing the tower? Or are you extremely confident in the power of the world tree. Or do you think you will definitely win in the competition of mechanical ability?"

"It's hard to say, you can give full play to your imagination."

"Are you waiting for your teacher Oliver? He is now under the tower, and holding a very interesting numbered item, but I don't think he can interfere with our duel... That key? The evolution key? Do you want to use it to further open the evolution of the world tree?"

In theory, this is feasible. When Jenkins used the [Four Seasons] ritual to feed the world tree, he used the power of the evolution key. The power of the key is not only that, it can also support the next step of evolution. But in this way, Jenkins may permanently lose his human form and the power of death and the power of machinery. Before he can master the balance, the rash growth of the world tree will have a profound impact on Jenkins's nature.

Seeing that Jenkins didn't speak, the gear man guessed again:

"Are you waiting for people in the material world to help you? With a very small probability, your friend does have a chance to come here in an almost miraculous way. I have considered this small probability event, but I don't think you Are you a person who gambles on odds? Or, during the two times you left the tower, you found a way to increase the probability of your friends entering the treacherous realm? "

Chapter 2212 The Destruction of Civilization (Part 1)

"No need to test, Difference Machine, you should know what I did after leaving this tower, right? Even if the core enters the tower, you will not relax the control of the outside world. You should know everything I do, So I asked this deliberately, I think it’s not necessary even if it’s just to delay time?”

Jenkins asked under the moonlight in front of the window.

"Yes, I do know that your friend found fragments of the tablet."

"Um?"

Jenkins didn't know about this, and no one had mentioned that Miss Magic and others had found such a thing.

"do not you know?"

"I...can guess."

He could completely guess what kind of miracle Miss Magic would create once she could harvest from the slate fragments.

But none of this was Jenkins' trump card. After understanding the hint that Ovia had been trying to give him, he knew that he could not lose this battle no matter what. Therefore, at this time, he acted in an almost "leisurely" manner. Attitude talks to the Difference Engine here.

Jenkins just said that he would wait until the Difference Engine becomes a beast of disaster before taking action, so that he does not have to wait decades or hundreds of years for a brand new beast of disaster to appear.

"Meow~"

The cat being held also wants to wait until the other person has completely transformed into a beast of disaster before taking action, so as to better demonstrate the power and role of the cat. Although the difference engine will be very troublesome to fight after it completely merges the original steam engine with the [Mechanical Heart], the cat now is not the cat a year ago.

After following Jenkins for so long, eating so many good things secretly, and still being able to slowly rest in a happy state, the power that Chocolate lost due to forcibly entering the material world cannot be said to have been completely replenished, even if it is not yet fully replenished. It is in peak condition, but there is still no problem in fighting a new beast of disaster.

The cat is so confident that it is happy to spend time with Jenkins here.

"Then what confidence do you have to talk to me here?"

the gear man asked, then praised:

"As expected of a god who possesses the power of lies, people can never see through you...could it be because of your cat?"

So far, the difference engine has not known the true nature of chocolate. Although the disguise that chocolate considers itself to be "perfect" and "clever" has many flaws, only people who come into contact with it frequently can discover it. People like the Difference Engine who have barely seen chocolate a few times, as long as the chocolate is deliberately disguised, it is guessing. Can't see the cat's true face.

"I know your cat is abnormal, otherwise I wouldn't have been brought here by you. Does it mean that your cat has space power and can break through the space wall of the enchantment and let the Orthodox Church from outside enter here? No, you should You know, the combat power of the Zhengshen Church is meaningless in our battle. If you want to win, your winning rate is the best when you face me alone."

Listening to its guess, Jenkins had a smile on his face, but did not acknowledge or deny:

"Skip my trump card question. Before I start, I want to talk about some more valuable topics."

"What do you want to talk about?"

"I want to know, among the seven goals of never being tired, fearless, hard work, full of vigor, selfless dedication, whimsy, peace and indifference, which ones are arranged by you? Or, all of them Is this all arranged by you?”

"Does it matter?"

"Just think of it as satisfying my curiosity."

"None of it was arranged by me. I said that this strange place is here, waiting for you here. I just arrived one step ahead and distorted some unimportant details. You should think that it is fate that is working for us. Arranging the last journey before the decisive battle gives us the opportunity to walk through this era together. I think both of us should enjoy this journey instead of guessing whether it is a trap."

"I didn't think this was a trap, I just felt strange about it. These seven important benign qualities appeared in a humorous way. Since they were arranged by fate, could they be giving me some hints? ? Selfless dedication is mixed with a utilitarian mentality. Under the vigorous spirit, there is a hesitation that only adults can have. The never-fatigued miners are already tired. Don’t you think it’s quite interesting that the unafraid sailor doesn’t dare to face the future while the hard-working woman has a calm and indifferent attitude?

Jenkins asked, shaking his head.

"It is indeed interesting. It is difficult to calculate the variables of human heart. You should understand better than me that there are no pure people in this world, and there is no pure heart. A heart cannot remain pure, there will always be something mixed in it. Yes. These seven people represent your era, the saviors. Do you need me to repeat such a simple truth?"

replied the cog man in the shadows.

"Yes, complex and impure. So if the Difference Engine dares to absorb such impure hearts, isn't it afraid of contaminating itself?"

Gear Man doesn’t deny this:

"Pollution? No, I am absolutely rational. In fact, the half-broken and incomplete soul is the most suitable for me. Nothing is perfect. If I have a perfect body, perfect calculation power and a perfect soul, On the contrary, I will be jealous of fate. I am absolutely rational and will regard everything I absorb as a model and reference variable. The power of the human heart cannot pollute me unless my soul is completed. "

From this point of view, completing the other party's soul and then polluting it from the human side is probably a way to defeat the other party. Unfortunately, this is too troublesome, and Jenkins will not choose this path.

"That's pretty much it. Let me ask you a final question. What do you think of this era?"

Jenkins asked. He was still standing in front of the window, but more of his body stayed in the darkness. The brightest thing in the darkness was the chocolate eyes, but the outline of Jenkins's body was still clear, so it was like a cat growing out of Jenkins' chest. Same eyes.

At present, only the hand playing with the diamond can still be illuminated by the moonlight. Reflecting the moonlight, the diamond was stunningly beautiful.

"This is a big question, but I can answer it. Your times are the best and the worst."

"Interesting, I became a gifter a year ago and said similar words (Chapter 16) when I left the church and saw this era on the street for the first time. Did you overhear it then?"

"How did I know who you were at that time? Savior William, that's why I said you knew me best. In the best era, there was great development of culture, economy, industry, and even the Big Bang. There will be something happening every moment. New ideas, new ideas, and new ideas are generated, and opportunities are everywhere; but it is also unfair. The huge wealth you have created has not been distributed relatively equally to everyone here.

William the Savior, you are the king of the human kingdom. Can you think of how many families’ living expenses can be covered by one meal of yours? This is unfair, and with the dual order of the kingdom and the church, people can't even find room to resist.

That’s why I say this is the best and here is the worst. "

"So from your perspective, have there been similar eras in past history?"

Jenkins asked again, not because he had nothing to say, but because he was really curious.

"There have been many civilizations of intelligent creatures in the material world that reached their peak in different forms. The ones related to you are like the heyday of the elves."

Although this period of history is very long, Jenkins has heard that the elves once ruled the entire material world and included other alien races and humans under their rule.

"So how did the elves' heyday come to decline?"

Jenkins asked again.

"There is a problem with World Tree. The order of World Tree has caused the population of the elves to decline rapidly, weakening their control over the core territory."

"In other words, the decline of elf civilization is due to the World Tree rather than its own problems. Although it cannot be called a natural disaster, it is not a man-made disaster... Are there any similar examples?"

"The dragons once developed a powerful civilization. Although they are not a humanoid race, the art, architecture and creativity of the dragons are also worth remembering."

"How did the dragon's civilization decline?"

"Destroyed by the Doomsday, you should know that among the beasts of disaster there are dragon-related ones..."

"The nine-headed dragon king who assimilates all things?"

This one does not appear in the Nine-Story Tower.

"Yes, I also wanted to find its power to deal with you, but unfortunately I couldn't find it. The appearance of this disaster beast is due to the ambition of the dragons. In this world, there are still most humanoid intelligent life forms. So the dragons came up with a magical idea, well, it’s very magical, you might as well make a guess.”

The Gear Man extended an invitation to Jenkins.

"They want to use their own blood to pollute the blood of other races, thereby assimilating all things in the world?"

The tone of exclamation is an affirmative statement.

"It's not exactly right, but it's almost right. From a human perspective, you can imagine what a crazy idea that is. So of course, in this cross-race transformation, strange individuals will inevitably appear. From these huge numbers In the strange madness, the small probability event was magnified, and the disaster beast was born in an almost impossible way. "

"Really...this is probably a lesson."

This is really a classic case of seeking death.

"In this respect, the end of the Age of Dragons is very similar to your time. They both died out because of the greed and immoderateness of the race."

"Our era will not die, and the end of the Dragon Age is not due to the collapse of our own society. It should also be regarded as an external force... This is not accurate. In short, the end of the Dragon Age is not because of System, the destruction of civilizations you have witnessed seems not to be due to the system, but to extraordinary factors.”

Chapter 2213 The Destruction of Civilization (Part 2)

"You want to prove that even if the order of human civilization is rotten to its current level, it can still be saved?"

Cog Man asked.

"Then please give me an example of a civilization that was destroyed due to the collapse of order."

Jenkins said as he played with the Silmaril.

"It's very simple. Do you know the age of the sea in the material world?"

"Of course I know. At that time, there were no complete continents in the material world, only scattered broken islands. Because of this, the races in the ocean had the upper hand in that era, such as mermaids, fishmen, Naga, etc. Although it was an ancient era and almost no information was left, from modern archaeology and scattered relics found on offshore islands, we can also know the glory of that era... Is the rupture of the sea civilization due to institutional reasons?"

"The sea civilization is not a civilization of a single race, but a civilization jointly established by intelligent creatures living in the sea at that time, jointly ruling land creatures. With your wisdom, even if you have not experienced a society of multi-race co-governance, you must be able to understand the risks involved. Therefore, at the beginning, the various races could still guarantee to live according to the original contract, but the accumulation of conflicts from generation to generation eventually led to a full-scale war."

"So, the civilization of the sea was destroyed because of a full-scale war?"

Jenkins could imagine the scene of strange species fighting each other in the sea. According to the description of the gear man, this result is indeed possible.

"No, they just reached the critical point of civilization destruction. They were just a little bit away from destroying their own civilization."

"Did someone save them? Was it an excellent leader in the group, or a strong man who suddenly emerged?"

"Neither, but someone destroyed their civilization one step ahead, so they were unable to completely self-destruct."