Infinite Chimera Creation

“Those little guys you caught are creations I designed and made five hundred years ago.”

Upon hearing this, Yueyan's pupils constricted. He naturally knew how astonishing the speed of progress Yuan Yuan could make. Since the seven small snakes he had captured had nothing remarkable about them other than the Magic Furnace, Yueyan subconsciously assessed Yuan Yuan's level as that of a little guy who had just started his journey less than three hundred years ago.

Yuan Yuan, who had just begun his research over the past three hundred years, posed no threat to Yueyan. When the two clashed, Yueyan could resolve the issue by force without any psychological pressure.

However, if the Seven Serpents were Yuan Yuan's creation from five hundred years ago, then Moon Rock would have to change its attitude. Using the Seven Serpents' level as a reference, Yuan Yuan's technology, developed five hundred years later, would already pose a significant threat to Moon Rock.

After reassessing Yuan Yuan's threat level in less than a second, Yue Yan's stiff smile immediately returned to normal. She shook her head, looking rather helpless, and said...

"Seriously, you guys are all too serious and boring. You won't even agree to something this interesting. But if you won't agree, fine. I can't force you to change your name."

Yuan Yuan's expression remained unchanged, and his smile remained natural.

"Okay, let's skip this topic and ask a few questions now, shall we?"

After speaking, and seeing Yueyan nod in agreement, Yuan Yuan pointed to the insect boxes still floating in the void and asked a question that had puzzled him greatly.

"Why are the things you make so... so childlike? Are you saying you unexpectedly have a childlike heart?"

It's no wonder Yuan Yuan had such doubts. Insect boxes are usually something children use to catch insects in the summer. Yet Yueyan had actually turned a tool capable of capturing creatures with physical strength reaching the Authority level into a child's toy. No matter how you look at it, this guy named Yueyan is far too childlike.

Yueyan's eyebrows twitched. He had thought that after what had just happened, Yuan Yuan would definitely ask him for some information or something, but Yuan Yuan's focus was actually on whether he had a childlike sense of humor.

"No, wait a minute! Are you sure you didn't ask the wrong question? It's fine if you're unwilling to give up Yuan Yuan's name, but don't you care at all about the humiliation that guy brought you?"

Even though Yueyan's heart was already as hard as stone, he couldn't help but get excited at this moment. He took a few steps forward and questioned Yuan Yuan loudly, his face almost touching Yuan Yuan's.

Frowning, Yuan Yuan pushed Yueyan aside before answering.

"Of course I care, but why should I be in such a hurry? A little speculation is enough to guess that the guy who humiliated me is still asleep somewhere, and I certainly can't harm him right now. Since that's the case,"

Seeing the stunned Yueyan, Yuan Yuan's lips curled into a vicious grin, and he let out a sound like a wild beast's low growl.

"I just need to patiently find a way to deal with him, slowly build up my anger, and then unleash it at the right time to burn that guy to ashes, right?"

After saying that, the ferocious smile on Yuan Yuan's face vanished instantly, replaced by a calm smile. He chuckled,

"Look, this solves everything, including the name. You changed your name because you felt ashamed that the name belonged to that person. But for me, the name Yuan Yuan is first and foremost my name, and only secondly that disgusting guy's name. So, rather than changing my own name, I'd rather kill that guy and take the name for myself."

Hearing Yuan Yuan's explanation, the anger that had ignited in Yue Yan's heart because the other party was unwilling to discard that shameful name instantly subsided. He looked at Yuan Yuan with interest, and for the first time, a genuine smile appeared on his face.

“I’d say you’re a bit different from us. None of the people I’ve met who used to be named Yuan Yuan have ever had such strange ideas as you.”

Yuan Yuan thought for a moment, then condensed a wisp of pale white madness called [Arrogance] at his fingertips, shook it gently, and laughed.

"I think it might be because of this thing. Okay, okay, now it's time to answer my question. Are you really that childlike?"

As Yueyan carefully observed the madness emanating from Yuan Yuan's fingertips, various data flashed through his eyes like a waterfall as he rapidly analyzed the object before him, which both evoked a strong sense of danger and seemed inexplicably compatible with him. It wasn't until Yuan Yuan called him a second time that he snapped out of his daze.

In nearly a minute, Moon Rock had mobilized the maximum computing power it could without affecting the normal operation of its headquarters, but it still couldn't analyze anything.

Yueyan was secretly shocked. He knew that the amount of computing power he had just mobilized should have been enough to analyze even a world core, but he hadn't been able to analyze even a single trace of information from that wisp of white mist.

Realizing that it was impossible to analyze the nature of the madness now, Yueyan gave up immediately, even though she was unwilling to accept it.

As the torrent of data disappeared from his sight, Yueyan smiled and explained to Yuan Yuan.

"I could never have a childlike heart. The reason why all the props I make are so 'childlike' is simply because my manufacturing process is somewhat unique."

As he spoke, Yueyan took out a ring from his bosom that looked like a bracelet but was much larger, and gestured for Yuan Yuan to come and take a look.

This ring is clearly a spatial prop; through the hole in the middle of the ring, one can see other scenes.

What appeared in the void was a blue robot that looked like a raccoon dog, and a silly-looking elementary school boy wearing tacky round glasses, a yellow short-sleeved shirt, and black shorts.

However, it was this seemingly foolish elementary school boy who made Yuan Yuan stare wide-eyed in disbelief the moment he saw him.

Chapter Seven Hundreds

Ten? Dozens? Hundreds? What appeared in Yuan Yuan's eyes was not that stupid-looking boy, but an aggregation of countless magical runes.

[Strong Luck I], [Strong Luck III], [Strong Luck IV], [Strong Luck V], [Absolute Strong Luck], [Lucky Star], [Fortune], [Heavenly Blessing], [Great Fortune], [Great Auspiciousness], [Abundant Blessings], [Good Fortune Blessed], [Turning Misfortune into Good Fortune], [Turning Adversity into Auspiciousness]...

Various runes, symbolizing good fortune and auspiciousness, shimmered with intense magical light, forcefully entering Yuan Yuan's vision. Looking at these runes, Yuan Yuan doubted his own eyes for the first time.

Based on Yuan Yuan's experience, magic runes are undoubtedly extremely rare. Among the people he has met, 99.999% do not have magic runes. Only a handful of people have magic runes, and these people only have one magic rune.

Of course, Yuan Yuan speculated that Lolo and Yakumo Yukari should have multiple magic runes on their bodies, and quite a few at that. However, because the two were too powerful, their bodies instinctively blocked his observation, making it impossible for him to be certain.

The only person Yuan Yuan could clearly observe who possessed multiple magical runes was himself.

Arrogance, steadfastness, and strong luck are the runes Yuan Yuan possesses. Of course, now he also has the runes for life, protagonist, and rebellion.

Yuan Yuan didn't know the effects of the other runes, but the effect of [Strong Luck] was undoubtedly powerful. For hundreds of years, Yuan Yuan had almost never experienced bad luck. Even when his research encountered difficulties, he could always find a perfect solution in the end as long as he put in the effort.

While this situation is primarily due to Yuan Yuan's personal talent, hard work, and dedication, it cannot be denied that there must have been an element of luck involved.

Yuan Yuan could hardly imagine how terrifying the effect would be if hundreds of luck-enhancing runes were gathered on one person, especially since there was also an extremely conspicuous one among these runes: [Strong Luck - Absolute].

How lucky could someone be? Would they accidentally sneeze during an experiment, knock over a bunch of reagent bottles, and just happen to mix the reagent they need? And would this happen 100% of the time?

Because he witnessed such a shocking scene, Yuan Yuan couldn't control his emotions. He subconsciously widened his eyes and stared intently at the boy, as if he couldn't wait to turn him into his own collectible.

Yuan Yuan's blatant behavior surprised Yueyan.

You see, this silly boy doesn't usually show anything special, and he's often bullied by his friends. Only in certain special circumstances does his incredible luck come into play.

Even Yueyan herself only discovered how special this seemingly ordinary boy was because of a series of unexpected events.

But judging from Yuan Yuan's behavior at this moment, he clearly saw the boy's peculiarity at a glance, which made Yue Yan very surprised.

Although surprised, Yueyan showed no intention of asking further. He curled into a frivolous smile again, waved his hand dramatically, and shouted,

"Look, this is my biggest secret weapon, the super invincible lucky star, Nobita Nobi!!"

Yuan Yuan composed himself, calming himself from his shock, and asked with a light laugh,

"I won't ask you why you would show your secret weapon to someone you've just met. Can you tell me why you call this little guy a secret weapon? Although he is indeed very lucky, I don't see any connection between him and the secret weapon."

[So he really could see Nobita's special qualities?] Tsukishiro thought to himself, his smile unchanged, and began to explain loudly.

"Let me tell you, Nobita is incredibly lucky! So lucky that if he believes something truly exists, even if it didn't exist originally, it will become real because of his wish. For example, it was just a small hill with no fossils at all, but because he believed he could dig up fossils there, fossils actually appeared! And it was exactly the dinosaur fossil he wanted! Isn't that amazing?!"

Although Yueyan didn't directly explain why Nobita became a secret weapon, after listening to his words, Yuan Yuan frowned and pondered for a moment before roughly understanding his meaning, and suddenly realized,

“You give Nobita a gadget that is not yet finished, or even a gadget that you only have a preliminary idea for and have only made the outer shell of, and guide him to believe that the gadget in his hand is already finished and can be used normally. Then these gadgets really become ‘finished’.”

Yueyan nodded gently with a smile, confirming Yuan Yuan's guess, and added...

"As long as the completed props are retrieved and studied afterward, the underlying technology can be deduced. Then, using that technology, these props can be mass-produced. Compared to the old method of slowly researching and overcoming one technical challenge after another, which could potentially waste a lot of time due to going in the wrong direction, this method of manufacturing props is more than a hundred times more efficient!"

Yueyan was clearly very satisfied with his efficient method. He spread his arms wide and said with a hint of pride,

“Children are more likely to trust others and are more easily controlled, so every once in a while I will reverse time in Nobita’s life, erase his memories and growth, and keep Nobita in the state of an elementary school student forever.”

"To be even more secure and convenient, I even created a world specifically for Nobi-kun. In that world, everyone's memories are compiled by me personally, so no matter who Nobi-kun comes into contact with, he will never discover the truth."

Yuan Yuan nodded, neither confirming nor denying Yue Yan's self-satisfied boast, and calmly asked,

"So, the blue tanuki robot next to him is the one responsible for giving him unfinished items and collecting the completed ones?"

"That's right, this robot is called Doraemon. Isn't the name cute and perfect for kids? But even Doraemon doesn't actually know the truth."

As he spoke, Yueyan revealed a wicked smile, seemingly quite pleased with himself for keeping everyone in the dark. For a fleeting moment, his image overlapped with Yuan Yuan's.

"In Doraemon's memory, he was indeed sent to the past to help Nobi-kun by his future grandson. And in that future world, there was indeed a child created using Nobi-kun's hair who was convinced that he was Nobi-kun's grandson. No matter where it was, I didn't leave any flaws."

"I see. Well then, I'll ask one more question."

Nodding again, Yuan Yuan was no longer as shocked as he had been when he first met Nobita, and said calmly,

"Having gotten used to this method of research, can you still conduct research independently now? Without Nobita Nobi, can you produce even a trace of research results?"

Chapter Eight: The Tacit Understanding Between Oneself

Instantly, Yueyan's smile froze on his face. Not only his smile, but his entire body stiffened, like a finely crafted statue.

This stiffness, rather than being so surprised as to finally discover a serious problem that had gone unnoticed, is more like the result of being caught off guard by something that had been carefully concealed.

Seeing Yueyan's performance, a knowing glint flashed in Yuan Yuan's eyes.

"As expected, you realized long ago that you had gone down the wrong path. But for some reason, instead of correcting your mistakes, you pretended not to notice anything and continued to move forward on this increasingly narrow road."

Yueyan's hand trembled slightly, visible to the naked eye.

"Let me guess why you made this choice. Hmm, I think it's... fear. Because of fear, you simply don't dare to continue your research."

"Pfft, Yuan Yuan, you're really naive. Do you really think I'd feel fear, such a ridiculous emotion?"

Yueyan, who had been frozen in place, suddenly burst into laughter, revealing a wicked smile that seemed to say, "You've been tricked!" as she looked at Yuan Yuan, showing no trace of her previous dejection.

"I'm saying, you're really naive, aren't you?"

Looking at the moon rock, Yuan Yuan tilted his head, a somewhat strange smile on his face, and said,

"I'm an expert at manipulating emotions and souls. No matter how perfect your expression is, do you think I wouldn't notice your emotional fluctuations turning cold and mechanical in an instant? [Soul Mechanization] is a little magic I've mastered. Its effect is to make the user become like a machine, unable to generate any emotions. What you're using should be a similar item, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yueyan's smile vanished instantly, replaced by an emotionless coldness. Then, he reverted to his previous flippant demeanor, clearly indicating that he had deactivated the tool that allowed him to control his emotions.

Waving his hand, Yueyan said with a hint of helplessness,

"That's why I hate you magicians. Indeed, I am terrified. Who wouldn't be terrified after knowing the truth?"

As if to release all the emotions that had been building up inside her, Yueyan started to complain incessantly, regardless of whether Yuan Yuan was listening.

"All Yuan Yuans are driven by instinct to conduct research with fervor; all Yuan Yuans seem to have a flawed soul, being insensitive to emotions and rarely experiencing emotional fluctuations; although they have not discussed it, the research directions chosen by each Yuan Yuan based on instinct will never overlap; although the possibility of encountering another version of oneself in the void is pitifully small, Yuan Yuans always inexplicably meet each other."

Whether it appeared out of thin air or was taken from his personal storage space, Yueyan suddenly held a bottle of wine. He tilted his head back, took a large gulp, stared at Yuan Yuan, and raised his voice as if to vent some kind of dissatisfaction.

"This disgusting thing is obviously the kind of thing we all thought about when we were young. Split yourself into countless parts, each responsible for a research direction, and then just put them back together to become omniscient and omnipotent."

"You know very well what kind of lousy personality Yuan Yuan has, right? Since he dared to split up, he must be confident that he can reunite them! Once all the Yuan Yuans have reached the pinnacle in their respective research areas, the backup plan that guy left behind will definitely be activated!"

"Damn it, the thought that I'm just an information collector who will inevitably merge into some random guy's body in the future and completely lose myself terrifies me. The closer I get to the end of the research, the closer I get to annihilation. This intense fear makes me dare not continue the research!"

Seeing Yueyan growing increasingly dejected, Yuan Yuan nodded, feigning sudden realization, and deliberately spoke in a voice Yueyan could hear.

"I knew it. With Yuan Yuan's personality, if he really split himself up, he would definitely write the rule that 'he will never have any thoughts of resistance' into each of his split souls."

"I dismissed this idea before because I easily entertained the thought of killing that guy when I was considering this matter. Now, judging from your appearance of feeling extremely humiliated but not having the slightest thought of resistance, this rule of 'non-resistance' should exist, but has it become invalid because of some change that has occurred within me?"

Hearing Yuan Yuan's words, the dejection on Yue Yan's face gradually faded, and hope shone in her eyes. She became excited, stared at Yuan Yuan, and nodded vigorously.

Seeing that Yueyan understood his meaning, Yuan Yuan's lips curled into a mischievous smile. He patted Yueyan's shoulder and asked,