I loaded the dream game

"So expensive..." He couldn't help but complain.

Although a sufficiently complete ritual framework that can even operate independently has been constructed, it still consumes so many dream points. It is hard to imagine how much it would cost if one had chosen to create such a ritual out of thin air.

Xia Zhi thought hard about the fantasy rules he had filled in, and found that there seemed to be not much room for tricks and compromises. He had no choice but to temporarily remove the "universality of the multiverse".

This way, the prompt becomes -

[This modification will consume 469 dream points. Do you want to confirm the modification? ]

More than a thousand dream points were saved in one go. Is this really the big deal?

Xia Zhi thought to himself as he submitted the confirmation.

The next moment, the shadow of the magic technique in the air shook slightly for a while, and then suddenly disappeared.

"...Failed?" Seeing this, Hubie asked doubtfully.

"No, it should be successful." Xia Zhi never doubted the modification ability of the dream game.

As for why the already launched technique suddenly collapsed and disappeared...

"Maybe it was because of the version update that caused it to restart automatically?" He guessed after thinking about it.

Hubie tilted his head, thought for a moment, then stretched out his white and tender little hand, opened his palm and pointed it at the void in front of him, and said softly: "... [Dian Kai]——"

Dreamy geometric lines intersect and overlap, and the gradient patterns gradually outline an extremely complex ritual pattern in the void.

If the multiple spells of the elves are the ultimate application of multiple elven magics relying on their own talents, then the spell in front of them can be called the ultimate deduction of a single spell by Hubie as an Ex-Machina. Its complexity has even reached the point where anyone except the Ex-Machina, a race with absolutely rational thinking, will feel dizzy at a glance.

However, despite its complexity, Hubie quickly noticed after taking a glance:

“…No changes?”

Neither the distribution of magic pathways nor the locations of ritual nodes have changed at all, and are exactly the same as the "old version" in the database.

"It is normal for there to be no change." Xia Zhi replied.

After all, what he did was not "improvement" or "perfection", but directly added new settings on it. Settings do not rely on the existence of physical reality, so even if there are any changes, they will not be reflected on a purely external level.

Hubie still didn't quite understand, but since Xia Zhi said so, she believed it.

"…"True Scripture: Simulacrum"!"

As the technique was performed, the feeling of being one with time and space reappeared in Xubi's mind.

This feeling was very wonderful, as if he was in the entire time and space of the past and the future at the same time. Hubie even felt that if he wanted to, he could see through everything that happened in the past and the future at a glance.

But... this is just an illusion.

Leaving aside the established past, even in a multiverse of unified time and space, Hubie still cannot fully foresee what may happen in the future.

"This is actually a good thing, right?" Xia Zhi said after listening to the girl's explanation.

“Compared to a certain future, isn’t an uncertain future more exciting?”

After all, "foreseeing a certain future" and "the future is certain" are contradictory concepts in themselves. If we insist on making them valid separately, we have to add many assumptions that did not exist originally, which violates the principle of Occam's razor.

So, forget about fatalism, it’s better to throw that kind of stuff into the dustbin of history as soon as possible.

"And I remember... someone in this world seemed to have discovered a related theory a long time ago? I remember it was called... 'Theory of Space-Time in the Spirit Field'?"

"The uncertainty principle of the convergence of possible worlds... Even God doesn't know what the future will be like... Is that roughly what it means?"

Interference in the past cannot affect the converged present, and the uncertainty of future convergence will make interference itself impossible to achieve, even for pluralistic beings like elves and dragon elves who span time with "planes".

"Xia Zhi... knows a lot..." Hubie thought for a moment and continued to ask: "Did you also get this knowledge from the documents on the bookshelf..."

Summer Solstice: "..."

Just take it as it is.

Chapter 180 Does this mean I don’t have to study anymore? Great!

After completing the research on multi-dimensional space and time, the existence of the dragon naturally became unimportant, and Xia Zhi let it go according to the agreement (although it was a unilateral agreement).

"Congratulations, you're free."

After receiving such an inexplicable congratulation, the dragon, who was already full of anger, naturally thought that he was provoked. Although he knew he couldn't win, he was still prepared to fight for his dignity. In the end, it was Xia Zhi who hit it on the head again before it finally calmed down again.

"The dragons in this world have really bad tempers." Xia Zhi couldn't help but sigh.

They are always fighting and killing each other. No wonder they have been killed into an endangered species even though they have such strong power. They cannot continue like this.

So, out of kindness, Xia Zhi placed two books, "Parenting Guide: Easily Conceive a Healthy Baby in 90 Days" and "800 Questions on Postpartum Care and Recovery", next to the unconscious dragon's head before leaving, hoping to provide some guiding advice and help to this endangered species.

After thinking about it, Xia Zhi felt as if something was missing, so after thinking for a moment, he left behind a book whose name and cover were not easy to mention, hoping that it would play a role in inspiring the reproduction work of the dragon spirit species.

After a simple "goodbye" to the dragon, Xia Zhi returned to the cave in the settlement.

...No, it shouldn't be called a cave now.

After the problem of computing power was solved, through the analysis and deduction of the Dwarf Spirit Equipment obtained from certain channels and the power structure of the Ex-Machina itself, Hubie successfully designed a ritual spirit equipment that combined the advantages of both.

The new type of ritual spirit equipment retains the ability to use magic through the rituals engraved on it, and can even achieve the multi-ritual magic effects of the elves to a certain extent through the combination of the engraved rituals. At the same time, it also gets rid of the dependence on the user's own elves for energy.

A new type of spiritual equipment that simulates the spirit corridor connection nerves has been added, which can provide power for magic by directly absorbing external spirits like the Ex-Machina.

In other words, this spiritual equipment can allow even humans with zero magic aptitude to use magic, and even achieve power that is enough to rival the multiple spells of the elves after becoming proficient in it.

In this way, the only difference between humans and other races is their weak physical fitness.

However, this will soon cease to exist in the future when the "Pseudo-Cosmic Technique" that grants users multiple time and space becomes popular.

By then, an era will come where everyone is literally like a "dragon".

"How come they say knowledge changes destiny?" Xia Zhi sighed to the divine girl beside him.

After hearing this, Suwako became thoughtful.

"But, didn't Xia Zhi say that... fate doesn't exist?" Hubie asked doubtfully.

"…I was just speaking metaphorically."

Hubie nodded, and then drew inferences from one example and said, "So... the saying that knowledge changes destiny... is it also a metaphor?"

Since "fate" is a metaphor, then the theory that relies on the metaphor should also be a metaphor, right? This is how the girl understands it. (bidc)

"...You understand it correctly." Xia Zhi was silent for a moment, then nodded and replied.

She has always been good at reading comprehension.

"Eh?" Suwako was slightly stunned, and asked with a confused look on her face: "Does that mean... I don't need to study anymore?"

Obviously, this person's comprehension ability is not very good.

"You weren't studying anyway, were you?" Xia Zhi rubbed her head and said unhappily.

Suwako laughed, adjusted her posture, leaned her head on his chest again, rubbed it gently twice, and narrowed her eyes slightly.

Xia Zhi gently rubbed Suwako's head in his arms again, then looked up and found that the girl opposite was looking at him eagerly.

He thought about it and patted Hubie on the head, which finally made her happy.

"..."

Continuing with the previous topic, with such spiritual equipment, humans can at least be said to have the ability to protect themselves in this world. They no longer have to stay in caves all day long, and can finally go out and live outside.

The usable land area suddenly expanded so much that Rick, the leader of the settlement, was a little uncomfortable for a while. It was said that he had not slept well in the past two days, fearing that he would wake up and find that it was just a dream.

Originally, Xia Zhi thought that this was just a rumor and a relatively exaggerated description, but when he saw Rick again, this idea suddenly became a little uncertain.

"Have you really not slept in the past two days?" Xia Zhi asked puzzledly, looking at Rick's tired face with dark circles under his eyes.

"I guess so..." Rick replied with a yawn.

"Woke up by music?"

"It's impossible no matter how you think about it!" Rick complained loudly.

"I've suddenly had so many things to deal with these past two days, so it's normal that I don't have time to sleep... If you're willing to help me share some of the burden, I won't have to work so hard."

Xia Zhi pretended not to hear.

"Those things aren't urgent right now, so it's okay to delay them for another two days, right?"

"I want to, but I can't..."

Rick paused, looked at Xia Zhi meaningfully and said, "After all, your plan is about to start, right? I can't hold you back..."

Chapter 181: Equal Exchange

For Rick, these days really seemed like a dream.

Things that he had never dared to think about or even dream of in the past have been realized one by one in the past few days. If Rick had not had no time to sleep, maybe he would really be woken up by joy in the middle of the night like Xia Zhi said?

At the same time, he finally intuitively confirmed the possibility of the "end of the war" mentioned before Xia Zhi.

If that's the case, then he can't be too lazy.

This is the first time humans have the power to step onto the stage, so they can’t perform too badly, right?

With this idea in mind, Rick wanted to finish his chores as quickly as possible, and then free up his hands to help Xia Zhi with all his strength.

only……

"How can you help me in this state?"

It’s good enough if he didn’t die suddenly halfway, right?

Xia Zhi complained while pushing the coffee on his desk towards Rick: "Wake up, or you'll fall asleep in the middle of the conversation."

"At this time, shouldn't you usually advise me to go to bed?" Rick smiled bitterly and took a sip of coffee.

"Well……"

Leaving aside the taste, it is indeed refreshing... because it's hot.

"You're not a pretty girl, why should I say something to show my concern?" Xia Zhi looked at him strangely.

Wouldn’t you care about me if I wasn’t a pretty girl?

Rick only felt that his hands and feet suddenly became cold in the hot summer, and his whole body was chilly. The look in his eyes when he looked at Xia Zhi was full of resentment.

On the other side, Azriel held the tray in front of her chest with both hands, staring at the cup of coffee in front of Rick with her heterochromatic eyes, muttering something like "I made it specially for you, meow" under her breath.

Lala...

Azriel felt a faint pulling sensation at the edge of her clothes, and turned around in confusion, only to meet a pair of familiar deep orange eyes.

"Go... make another cup?" Seeing that she was a little frustrated, Hubie tilted his head and gave his suggestion.

“That’s not the reason, meow!” Azrael retorted.

She just felt unwilling that the coffee she had worked so hard to brew was drunk by a mere human being...what's the difference between that and being wasted?

"Xiazhi said... racial discrimination... is wrong..." Hubie first corrected the girl's wrong view, then after thinking for a while, he continued: "Besides... making coffee is not hard at all..."

After all, it's just brewing coffee powder, and anyone with both hands can do it.

“That stuff contains people’s hard work and blood, and it’s just being given away so casually. You’d feel wronged no matter how you think about it, meow?” Azriel said with a look of grievance on her face.

...She wanted to talk about heart-blood, right?

Hubie had a slightly puzzled expression, somewhat unsure.

"Summer Solstice, to..."

While the two were talking, Suwako had already brewed another cup of coffee and brought it to Xiazhi.

"Thank you, Suwako."

Xia Zhi touched the girl's head to express his gratitude, and Suwako happily narrowed her eyes into two crescents.

"..."

Hubie turned around and looked at Azrael:

“Azrael… it’s useless…”

"Don't deny my entire value because of this, meow!"