Abyssal Wanderer.

Why do I have this feeling that I'm being targeted by some troublesome guy...?

Feeling a sudden pang of anxiety, Jiang Zhou carefully recalled the details of how he had handled the situation.

In order to resolve the action plans of both Mars War and Pluto Deep Dive companies simultaneously without revealing his backtracking capabilities, Jiang Zhou backtracked three times before finally grasping the precise window of opportunity for the two sides to meet.

Aside from being caught off guard the first time, the Wolf Poison Force's arrival too late allowed the two sides to stagger their actions and achieve their respective objectives; while the time they arrived too early resulted in a high-level battle. Although both sides withdrew under some pressure not long afterward, they ultimately dismantled the entire E-sector dome.

Upon arriving at the scene and seeing only ruins and corpses scattered everywhere, Jiang Zhou could only put on a bitter face before committing suicide by shooting himself in front of AR and Xita's puzzled gazes.

If possible, Jiang Zhou really didn't want to rely too much on the ability to rewind time. After all, Sybil's warning still echoed in his ears: don't treat this as some kind of blessing.

He wasn't sure if he would pay any price for such frequent backtracking.

Out of similar concerns, he did not make the most of the one-day time limit to create a "mental time chamber" for unlimited special training, or directly use the exhaustive method to try and fail.

Of course, in a situation like this where thousands of lives can be saved, it would be worth dying once—even if there are consequences in the future, I would accept it.

In short, Jiang Zhou thought about it carefully for a long time and finally concluded that unless the other party could dig out the order he issued from Theseus Freight's core database, this matter could only be a coincidence for the person who experienced it.

As for digging into Theseus Freight's core database? If it were that easy, Neptune Transport wouldn't have paid such a high price to kill that "human shareholder."

What causes unexplained heart palpitations?

Jiang Zhou muttered to himself.

Could anyone possibly guess that they have connected with the adjuster of the Sibyl path through the Janus procedure?
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Seeing AR suddenly become inexplicably excited, Xita forced a smile and then said in a tone that was as gentle as possible to avoid provoking the other side:
"Revelations like the Holy Trinity... even if that's possible, it probably isn't very high."

"But didn't you think it was too much of a coincidence before?"

AR immediately replied.

"What I said earlier was just a simple sentiment, not something that would lead to such outrageous speculation. You know, someone who has been out of contact for so long hasn't received any revelation from the Holy Trinity, and he's Theseus at Depth 7; and the same goes for the Theseus Pathfinders of the various Olympus corporations... There's no reason why the Holy Trinity would revere someone at Depth 3, what would they be after?"

Seeing that the girl was about to fall into some kind of delusion, Xita quickly reminded her.

Of course, even if it's true, it's best not to use it to enlighten us... The last "enlightenment," whether true or false, directly attracted a huge thunderbolt, which flattened the Phoenix Islands.

If I were to summon the meme entity of the Holy Trinity during this Dionysian War, Jupiter would probably disqualify me from the competition, even under pressure from the Bacchus Order.

Sita thought to herself, "This is what I'm thinking."

After listening to her analysis, AR nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, indeed...it makes perfect sense."

Although she said it was reasonable, Sita could tell at a glance that the girl was still plotting this matter in her heart.

So she coughed softly, and then unleashed her secret weapon that she had been holding back:

“AR, if you really want to find a potential Holy Trinity Revelation, then as long as you help me win the Dionysian War, I can introduce you to one… Of course, whether he will be willing to respond to you is another matter.”

After all, that guy hadn't paid any attention to him before...

Sita thought somewhat unhappily.

As she expected, AR's expression immediately lit up.

"Revelation Master...you...you...are you sure? You're not lying to me? You're not just making empty promises?"

The girl was so excited that she became somewhat incoherent.

Sita nodded, then recalled the scene of the Styx rising during her time in the Nord settlement.

Like the other residents of the Nord resettlement area, she was pulled into the boundless Narcissus Plain, and she was also not allowed to enter the dilapidated, nameless city.

Even so, she still witnessed the enormous being that filled the entire sky, making it appear as night, and saw its open eyes and outstretched tentacles.

That image is very similar to the image of the Holy Trinity in the remaining records of the Phoenix Islands tragedy.

Afterwards, by peeking into Christie's and Arm 045 "Bedrock's" memory fragments, she was basically certain that the guy named Jim Ritter was the one who was inspired by that being.

Otherwise, how could he have jumped directly from depth 3 to depth 7...?

Thinking of this, Sita suppressed her inexplicable displeasure and continued:
"Would I lie to you about something like this? I saw it with my own eyes... If you still don't believe me, I'll use my strong empathy circuitry to synchronize my feelings with yours in a bit, how about that?"

Upon hearing "strong empathy circuit," AR immediately shook his head.

"No, no, I absolutely trust you... In short, I just want to help you win, right? Don't worry, that's why I came here!"

Sita smiled and then said:
"I know you believe me... Also, I have one more condition: during the Dionysian War, please do not reveal your Holy Trinity background. You haven't experienced many things in recent years, and you don't know how the current Olympian Order treats anything suspected of being related to the First Will with a 'better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free' attitude."

Having said that, she couldn't help but feel a sense of disdain for the Olympian gods.

They say they're on high alert, preferring to kill the innocent rather than let the guilty go free, but in reality, it's all about fear...

After all, the Nord resettlement area is now almost openly related to the First Will, but we haven't seen them make any big moves.

Sita scoffed inwardly and continued:
"In short... once you meet up with the mortician, whatever you do, don't try to use him to establish a connection with the Holy Trinity!"

This time, she spoke in a very serious tone.

"Okay~~~"

Although somewhat reluctant, AR still drew out her reply.

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Is there something strange on my face?

Seeing AR looking at him with a hesitant expression, Jiang Zhou couldn't help but ask.

"It's nothing... Um, did you look at those internal documents I sent you before?"

AR hesitated for a moment before finally saying this.

Ah... those documents... Jiang Zhou suppressed the urge to twitch his lips.

Of course he saw it.

Originally, I planned to see if this Holy Trinity Church was really related to Janus, and whether I could find some truth about the "Great Impact," the "Cyber ​​Wars," and the "Last Wish" from their doctrines.

result……

What does it mean that Janus is essentially a free and eternal deity who, out of concern for humanity, manipulated fate to give birth to the "Holy Son" Jiang Zhou? Then, through this human researcher, he invented himself, allowing himself to descend from an unobservable higher dimension to the observable universe, and then, through the Holy Spirit "First Deep One," guide all of humanity to ascend together?
Putting aside this absurd cause-and-effect logic, does that mean I have to call Janus "father"?

"Of course I read it... Many of the sayings in it, how should I put it... well, they were very interesting. There was a kind of beauty that transcended the logic of language, almost like the experience of esoteric Buddhism."

Having racked his brains to find such a praiseworthy angle, Jiang Zhou felt he was about to collapse from exhaustion—it was even more tiring than staying up all night writing code.

Unexpectedly, AR had an expression as if she had found a kindred spirit.

"You're absolutely right! So-called linguistic logic is precisely the limitation of humanity. Countless cognitive paradoxes based on natural language and even mathematical language are the biggest shackles restricting humanity's advancement. In the past, many people said that our beliefs were not materialistic and did not follow logic, but in reality, logic is just a crutch used to help humanity understand the real world, and now they are wielding that crutch to hit people... Their behavior is the real superstition."

The girl, who appeared to be of mixed Chinese and Western heritage, excitedly pulled Jiang Zhou along, seemingly wanting to continue discussing the theological issues related to the "Holy Trinity" with him, while Xita, standing to the side, coughed lightly:
"AR, let's talk about these things later... Embalmer, has the aircraft from Theseus Cargo arrived yet?"

As Sita spoke, she turned her head and gave AR a look that said, "Don't forget what you promised."

The latter pursed his lips and stopped talking.

“We’ll be there in five minutes… As for the route, because of the previous attack, I asked Ms. Christie to change it. Compared to the previous route, the arrival time will be a bit later; but this route is transported entirely by Titan-class megastructures, so the safety level is much higher than before.”

Seeing that the topic had been diverted, Jiang Zhou quickly said.

Sita nodded in satisfaction with the arrangement, then subtly glanced up and down at the mortician.

How did this guy manage to block the Nyx Factor's mind reading?

Sita thought to herself.

It's not impossible to shield against the influence of the Nyx Factor, but with the technology that humanity has mastered so far, it would generally require wearing a helmet.

The morticians of today, however, are openly exposing themselves within the Nyx Factor, chatting with them, and unlike last time, they are not entering zombie mode.

But I couldn't read his thoughts, as if those changes in his brain electrical activity were encrypted.

Did Christie provide him with some kind of dark web technology?
Thinking this way, Sita didn't bring it up—after all, they were there to cooperate with you, and trying to read your teammate's mind is a bit disrespectful.

Sita has a clear understanding of how much people fear and hate her abilities, and she is quite open-minded about it.

"Then on the way to Thebes, I will explain in detail the important information about this Dionysian War."

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"The War of Dionysus, or the Second War of Dionysus in Thebes, will be a mercenary war in which seven pairs of masters and servants fight each other for ownership of the Dionysian framework."

"Wait a minute, why is it the second time?"

Xita had just begun explaining when Jiang Zhou raised his hand and asked a question.

"Because a similar war has happened before, you've heard of the Phoenix Islands massacre, right? Back then, in order to make the Dionysian structure manifest, the Elysian Order, the Holy Trinity, and the Phoenix Settlement Zone jointly constructed the foundation for the ritual... Of course, everyone knows the final result."

Sita explained.

"If it happened in the Phoenix Islands, then why is it called the Dionysian War?"

Jiang Zhou was still puzzled as to why such a prefix had to be added.

"That's because the headquarters of the Blissful Order was located in the Phoenix Islands, and the headquarters was called Thebes, or Second Thebes, to distinguish it from the Greek city-state that actually existed in history."

So said Xita.

Jiang Zhou nodded. For some reason, he felt that Xita's expression was somewhat subtle when she talked about these things—like the expression a student might have when they used lines from game or anime characters as famous quotes in their essays, and the essay was read aloud by the teacher in front of the whole class as an example.

She paused for a moment, then suppressed her smugness and said:
"Therefore, Theba in Uruguay is now also known as the Third New Theba."

At this point, she casually touched the cross necklace on her chest, her long, wavy purple hair framing her face.

Jiang Zhou simply nodded in agreement, adding, "A name with a rich historical background."

Although she had expected this to happen, Sita, still slightly disappointed with the mortician's reaction, continued:

"The participants in the Dionysian War are known as Masters; and the memetic entities they summon are naturally Servants. But unlike the Holy Grail... I mean, unlike what most people imagine; Masters do not have the means to directly command Servants. Therefore, a key to victory is to maintain synchronization with the Servants they summon."

When she spoke of "synchronization rate," she revealed the same subtle expression she had shown earlier.

Would a normal person think that a Master needs to have the means to forcibly command Servants?
Jiang Zhou silently complained in his heart.

"Because meme entities are products of ideologies, and the Dionysian War is essentially about filtering out ideologies that can be accepted by more people, the more compatible the Master and Servant are, the more they can leverage the advantages of the corresponding ideology, and the stronger their power becomes... The system that deliberately doesn't have mandatory commands is designed to filter out people who don't even believe in the corresponding ideology themselves."

At this point, Sita glanced at AR beside her and then said:

"In fact, due to the global live broadcast of the entire Dionysian War, the strength of the Servant itself should also be affected by the audience's support. This can be considered a temporary enhancement system. If a Servant can produce a highlight performance, then the Servant itself will also temporarily receive a boost commensurate with the highlight performance... In this regard, the memetic entity that I plan to summon has an absolute advantage."

He will definitely be able to deliver a stellar performance.

Sita didn't say the last sentence aloud.

"What about the average strength of the memetic entity... the Servant itself? If we calculate based on the depth of adjustment, to what extent can it reach?"

Jiang Zhou couldn't help but ask.

"This cannot be quantified on average; it mainly depends on what kind of memetic entity is summoned... But what I can tell you is that there has been a memetic entity with combat power equivalent to Depth 9, and I believe that given enough time, it can continue to grow stronger."

Sita answered in this way, and after thinking for a moment, she continued:
"You might wonder, why can a meme entity, which is essentially just a network program originating from a trend of thought, possess such powerful combat capabilities in the underlying reality?"

Then, without waiting for Jiang Zhou's reaction, she continued:

"Because the Servants who will be summoned in the Dionysian War will have a 'Spirit Core' that is a universal printer, capable of converting thoughts and theories into real-world power in real time."

At this point, she smiled and then said:
"Just like those Coordinators who have broken through the limits of human intelligence." (End of Chapter)