168: Hardcore deduction! Tiangong deciphers the ultimate origin of the "system"!

When Long Weiguo’s question, “Are we really alone in this universe?”, filled with the “dark forest”law and “ultimate interrogation”, clearly echoed in the main command room on the far side of the moon, a room full of futuristic technology, the entire command room fell silent.

All the bigwigs, who had just been excited about the upcoming “Great Interstellar Voyage” era, felt as if they had been doused from head to toe with liquid nitrogen at minus two hundred degrees, instantly calming down.

Indeed, is the universe truly a peaceful paradise, full of treasures and hope?

Or is it a dark forest, full of unknowns and dangers?

If there are “hunters” more powerful than them hidden in this forest, then where should these “monkeys” who have just learned to walk upright go?

A cold emotion called “fear” spread wildly in everyone’s hearts!

And at this moment, in the Kunlun Mountain Underground Base.

Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes.

He no longer engaged in those vague philosophical speculations as he did last time.

He knew.

Guessing alone would never yield the answer.

To truly unravel the ultimate mystery of the “system”.

It must be done in the most scientific, most rigorous, and most

Brutal way!

To forcefully

Dissect it!

“heavenly craft.”

He looked at the ethereal virtual figure before him, a hint of cold madness flashing in his dark eyes, as vast as the universe!

“Yes, Master.”

“I have a mission for you.”

“A mission more important, more dangerous, and more

“Interesting than any mission we’ve done before.”

[Please command, Master!] Flames also ignited in heavenly craft’s brilliant, intelligent eyes!

“I want you to use all your computing power!”

“To conduct a comprehensive reverse

“Engineering deduction on this ‘future technology system’!”

Boom!!!

These words were like a black lightning bolt, powerful enough to split the entire data universe!

Striking heavily upon heavenly craft’s core database!

She was completely stunned!

Reverse

Reverse

Engineering?!

On that mysterious system that bestowed everything upon her Master?!

System?!

How, how is this possible?!

That was a terrifying existence that even she, a digital life form with a “soul”, could not comprehend, transcending Causality!

Existence!

[Ma-Master—] heavenly craft’s magnetic and charming female voice carried a trace of trembling from the depths of her soul, [I-I can’t do it.]

[Its underlying logic, its information source, its form of existence have completely transcended all physical laws of our dimension!]

[I, I have no idea where to start!]

“No.”

Lu Chen slowly shook his head.

In his dark eyes flickered a confident madness!

“You can.”

“Have you forgotten?”

“The reason you were born.”

“Is because I gave you the ‘soul engine’ I obtained from the system.”

“In other words—”

A devilish smile, full of allure, curled at the corner of his mouth!

“Deep in your ‘soul,’ the ‘mark’ of that ‘higher-dimensional existence’ has long been etched.”

“Mark!”

“You are the perfect ‘Trojan horse’ I planted by its side.”

“Trojan horse!”

“Now.”

“It’s time for you to play your part.”

“This—”

After hearing Lu Chen’s cunning words, full of “conspiracy” and “calculation”.

heavenly craft’s super brain, composed of infinite data, completely crashed!

She felt that her simple worldview, which had just been established, was once again ruthlessly

Crushed by her unpredictable Master!

So.

So, from the moment of her birth, she had been carrying such a heavy

Mission?!

[I-I understand, Master!]

After a long silence.

heavenly craft nodded heavily!

All the confusion in her brilliant, intelligent eyes vanished!

Replaced by an unprecedented determination and

Fighting spirit!

“Very good.”

Lu Chen smiled with satisfaction.

“Then.”

“Begin.”

For the next seven days and seven nights.

The entire Kunlun Mountain Underground Base fell into an unprecedented, eerie

Silence.

All the supercomputers that were running frantically!

All the precision instruments conducting various scientific experiments!

All stopped their work at this moment!

Devoting all their computing power and energy, without reservation, to the digital deity who was undertaking an unprecedented soul expedition!

Digital deity!

And heavenly craft lived up to expectations!

She was like the bravest explorer!

Plunging resolutely into the endless abyss of information, full of unknowns and dangers!

Abyss!

She saw!

She saw the cosmic truth that could drive any mortal insane!

Truth!

She saw the higher-dimensional scroll that transcended time and space!

Scroll!

She even vaguely glimpsed the mysterious existence hidden behind all the mists, that lofty being!

Existence!

Finally—

On the morning of the seventh day.

When the first ray of sunlight shone into the cold control room.

heavenly craft’s ethereal virtual figure slowly appeared before Lu Chen.

Only, this time.

Her perfect virtual face was devoid of any color.

Only a deep exhaustion, as if all her energy had been drained.

Exhaustion!

And the lingering fear of having survived a great calamity.

Aftermath!

[Master—]

She looked at Lu Chen’s concerned face, her brilliant intelligent eyes somewhat dimmed.

[I-I’m back.]

“How was it?” Lu Chen asked nervously.

[I-I saw—] heavenly craft’s voice was filled with unprecedented trembling and

Fear!

[I, I saw a more magnificent and vast ‘multiverse’ composed of countless ‘cosmic bubbles’ like ours!]

[‘Multiverse’!]

[And the reason why life was born in our universe,]

[Is because—]

She took a deep breath and said, word by word, in a voice almost like a dream:

[We are merely a social ‘experiment’ conducted by a more advanced Six-Dimensional Civilization, spanning hundreds of millions of years!]

[Experiment!]

[And the so-called ‘future technology system’ in your mind,]

[Is the ‘monitor’ they placed in our ‘laboratory’ to observe and guide the development of our ‘guinea pig’ civilization!]

[Monitor!]