K424 of the Collapse World

The familiar feeling of being watched—from beyond the more distant boundaries of space.

That is matter from the observer's world, the real high-dimensional realm. It is an area that cannot be explored by four-dimensional creatures in the rules of this fusion space.

Moreover, there was more than one gaze coming from the void.

(Could it be that these observers’ avatars are just spokesmen pushed to the front, and the experiment operators behind the scenes are someone else... or, are these guys just cannon fodder in disguise, and the ones hiding behind are the real observers?)

Feeling countless undisguised scrutiny falling on her, the corners of Shilis' eyes twitched unconsciously.

No matter how you put it, this feeling is not very good. Hillis felt like a clown under the spotlight in a circus, being repeatedly and unscrupulously looked at by the audience in the shadows.

Hillarys wondered whether she should pull all her friends on Earth over and put them in the outer space corresponding to the four-dimensional world to help her hold the fort and compete with the other side.

But just thinking about it, she gave up this joking idea.

Even Otto, a seasoned negotiator, had no experience dealing with high-dimensional creatures. Pulling more people to wade into this muddy water would only cause chaos on his side.

Before the higher-dimensional civilization responded, Shilis yawned slowly.

"Just this once, try to convince me within two minutes. If you have another solution that I agree with, I don't mind changing my mind once."

Even though she saw through the plans of the higher-dimensional civilization, Shilis did not intend to give up the initiative.

She no longer suppressed the corrosive instinct of the collapse energy, allowing the powerful energy fluctuations to dissipate. Purple corrosion lines spread outward at a uniform speed in a spider web shape under the seat, just like the countdown to the destruction of this negotiation space.

At the same time, the girl was trying to analyze the other party's actions.

But as a native life form of the four-dimensional universe, she knows almost nothing about the civilization structure of the higher-dimensional world, and has no idea of ​​the significance of the observers' layout.

Knowing that the Herrscher of the End has interdimensional perception, he still did this. Was he trying to increase psychological pressure on his opponent? But Shiris didn't think that this would have any impact on her spiritual essence. It was just that she felt a little uncomfortable externally.

(Negotiation psychology? Although it is a useful method for four-dimensional intelligent life, as long as they have a little common sense, they will not play such tricks on an extraordinary creature with multi-module thinking ability... Tsk, the form of life limits the breadth of my thinking, and I still cannot determine their code of conduct.)

The girl folded her arms and shook her head.

It doesn't matter - negotiation is just one of the ways. She has already prepared a retreat and backup plan.

Don't put all your hopes on a negotiation with no guarantees.

Rather, the primary goal of negotiation is merely a pretext for obtaining information.

But as it stands now, an equal dialogue is impossible. Although the shadows of these observers imitated the appearance, manners and even communication methods of humans, Shilis was sure that until now, they had regarded themselves as the targets of some kind of observation experiment, rather than equal interlocutors.

As Shirley was thinking, she suddenly found that the shadow of the observer in front of her suddenly bowed towards her, and then retreated unevenly into the shadow outside the space, just like a host leaving the stage when the performance officially began.

The next moment, the curtain covering the higher-dimensional realm was suddenly lifted!

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Miss Hillis."

The owner of one of the lines of sight revealed his appearance, forming a tall human figure in the fusion space.

"We have created countless Herrschers of the End, using conceptual bodies to steal the power of the origin, and they are constrained by the pseudo-Houkai system and restricted to the infinite parallel universes of the four dimensions."

1050 Invitation >>

His voice is standard and coherent, comparable to the most famous voice actors on earth.

"The Herrscher of the End that has lost system control will re-evaluate the current civilization power under the will of the Void Tree, and will either automatically return to the roots of the Void Tree, or continue to execute the civilization destruction project and then return to the Void Tree."

Another voice continued, and in the direction of Shirley's sight, it transformed into a slender female figure.

Then, more different voices rang out.

"But you are the only special existence who can ignore the will of the virtual tree after getting rid of the connection with the system. No one will question your ability."

"Moreover, apart from the unknown power of the true god, your power is not at all inferior to that of similar Herrschers of the End."

"This is a miracle of civilization! Without any external interference, your existence is enough to save the civilization of the four-dimensional universe from the invasion of collapse!"

"Sincere congratulations, the transformed Herrscher of the End. You have achieved the highest realization of your self-worth."

"The value of your existence has surpassed the barriers of dimension. To us, you are no longer just dust in the lower dimension."

"Congratulations, you are the first member of the alliance from a lower dimension!"

"..."

The silent dark world suddenly became lively. Silis sat quietly on the crystal throne, listening to the sounds coming one after another, with a dazed expression.

She could hear every word clearly and naturally understood what these consciousnesses wanted to express.

That's why she was stunned.

"Congratulations again, Miss Hillis."

At this time, the first man who spoke came in front of Shirley, and she asked questions without hesitation.

"You...what do you mean by this?"

"It is just as you heard, dear Miss Shilis."

The incarnation of higher-dimensional consciousness said so, and its invisible eyes seemed to be facing Shirley's eyes.

"Yes, you will become one of us. This is a decision unanimously passed by the Observer Organization of the Alliance, regardless of the differences in life forms and the height of the dimension in which you are located."

"what......"

The girl opened her mouth but could not say anything. She lowered her head in silence, her silver-white hair covering her cold face with a veil.

"Hehe... Honkai is the common enemy of all civilizations. This should be our consensus and the undeniable law of the virtual tree world."

Not minding the girl's silence, the man walked slowly around Shirley, talking non-stop.

"You don't have to worry about anything, Ms. Shilis. You are an additional product of the 05th Collapse Experimental Field, and you will also be the final product."

"We know your demands and wishes. Your source world will be permanently removed from the experimental area, and everything you cherish will no longer be harmed."

"And you will gain the goodwill of the Alliance and become our collaborator. Together with us, you will find the loophole that is the root cause of the collapse, so that the virtual tree will no longer be an obstacle to civilization."

"Liberating all civilizations from the will of the Void Tree, this is also your wish, right?"

The man who was the embodiment of higher-dimensional consciousness extended his hand to Shiris with a warm smile.

"Although we have had many unpleasant experiences, those experiments were all unavoidable sacrifices. I do not deny the cruelty of the Alliance towards the low-dimensional world, but we believe that you will make the right choice with your rationality."

"..."

Shiris lowered her head and began tapping lightly on the crystal handrail.

......Indeed, the Earth's collapse disaster came from the experiment of a higher-dimensional civilization. Now that the experiment has been successful, as a condition, as long as Shiris herself reconciles with the higher-dimensional civilization and joins the so-called alliance, her world will no longer suffer from the collapse experiment, which can be regarded as fulfilling the oath of protection.

Oh, that sounds reasonable...

As Shirley thought, the originally dark and crude space turned into a banquet hall, and the phantoms of the consciousness bodies that made the sounds also turned into the shapes that matched the current situation.

The handsome men and beautiful women who satisfied the public's aesthetic standards were in the vast palace, smiling and raising their glasses to Shirley, who was in the center.

"For the Alliance!"

"For Miss Silis!"

"cheers!!"

"......"

Colorful clouds replaced the dark sky, thousands of colorful lights dotted the dome like stars, and flowers and green grass covered the ugly earth covered with erosion lines... It seemed as if all the beautiful things in the world would appear one by one in this space.

"I will explain the detailed rights and obligations after joining the alliance. For now, please enjoy the welcome ceremony for the new members of the alliance..."

The man said with a smile, and kept extending his hand, as if inviting Shiris to dance.

The girl ignored the man's outstretched hand, slowly stood up from the crystal throne, and walked forward.

Surrounded by the cheers of countless conscious beings, the girl walked up to the high platform in the center of the hall and looked around at the laughing and talking people with her beautiful blue eyes that looked like stars.

Then, he opened his hands expressionlessly.

"...Two minutes are up."

1051 The End of the Moon

As Shirley stretched out her hands, the dense erosion lines under the flower carpet suddenly lit up, spreading rapidly from the girl's feet to all directions, and the magnificent hall was instantly dyed with a layer of strange purple.

"I'm sorry you didn't convince me."

She clenched her open palm tightly, and the purple light in the erosion lines burst out violently - the pure collapse energy connected to the root of imaginary numbers was freed from the corrosive restrictions by the girl.

The Law of Honkai, which was originally isolated at the other end of the dimension, was implanted into the concept of this world due to the power of the Ruler of the End, and began to automatically evolve in this gap dimension.

——This gap dimension is the creation of a higher-dimensional civilization, and the creation of civilization is naturally part of civilization. So, it is self-evident what kind of situation these unbridled collapse factors will cause.

The purple beam of light rushed up into the sky, knocking down the huge crystal chandelier on the central dome of the hall, and shattered into countless colorful crystals around Shirley. Among them, thirteen crystals of different colors floated up, flashing the divine ring marks corresponding to the thirteen Herrschers, and were scattered by the girl's wave of her hand, turning into streams of light and flying in all directions of the hall.

The stable spatial structure was instantly shattered, and a wave of collapsed beasts surged out of the void cracks; the chaotic sky was filled with lightning and thunder, and a hurricane that surged out of thin air began to tear apart everything in the hall, crushing the human form of the consciousness body along with the environment; after the storm raged, the floating debris ignited out of thin air, and was swept away by the storm of fire...

The material world based on Earth's civilization also showed the rules of the four-dimensional universe when it was attacked by Honkai. If left unchecked, a new Herrscher life form would soon be born.

"..."

In an instant, the luxurious banquet hall was reduced to ruins, and countless human forms of consciousness were crushed by the disaster of the law, leaving blood and broken bodies all over the ground. But even so, no one at the scene showed a horrified expression, and there was no commotion among the remaining crowd.

"why?"

The man who had lost most of his head opened and closed his mouth, but he was still able to make an elegant and easy-going voice, echoing in Shirley's ears.

"You are right to be angry at us, but we also have ways to make amends. Why reject them so easily?"

The girl glanced over, and the remaining half of the man's head was wiped out by the golden light. But even so, he continued to talk.

"Even if you let your emotions guide your actions, you will still understand with your true rationality that cooperating with us is the only way to fight against the Root System."

The girl looked coldly at the half-destroyed world gradually melting into the void and chuckled softly.

"As long as you don't treat me like a fool, it shouldn't be difficult to guess why I refused."

She closed her eyes and took control of the surrounding void that had lost its material filling. The missing parts of the destroyed Infinite Palace began to be replaced by deep stars and galaxies.

The dominance of the gap dimension created by the higher-dimensional civilization gradually fell into her hands.

"If I am really that important, according to your past behavior, you should have taken swift and forceful measures to deal with me, instead of this extremely incongruous plea for peace and win-over. Do you think that I, a poor, weak and helpless Herrscher of the End, will be grateful for your high-dimensional recognition and acceptance?"

Shilis took the initiative to speak. After confirming her guess, she looked at the high-dimensional consciousness with no more solemnity and vigilance, but a hint of mockery instead.

"However, you still covet my power, there is no doubt about that. Rather, this unreasonable negotiation method just exposes the fact that you are weak. After I surpassed your experimental system and sublimated the Herrscher of the End, you have already lost control of the simulated collapse system, right?"

The source of the Earth's collapse is no longer a secret - at least most of the top leaders of the three major organizations know that "collapse" is the immune system of the imaginary tree, and it will regularly prune the civilizations that threaten the roots. And the human civilization in the four-dimensional universe has no

Some have crossed that line but have also suffered the baptism of collapse. This is all because of the collapse simulation experiment of this high-dimensional civilization, which stole a small amount of energy from the rules of collapse and released it into the four-dimensional universe where humans are.

As the core of the system, the Herrscher of the End, Shiris, left the system and sublimated, and because the dimensional civilization level had not reached the cleanup line, she, the original Herrscher of the End, did not receive any orders from the will of the virtual tree after her birth, and continued to maintain her own thinking and consciousness.

How could a simulation system's collapse control power possibly compete with the true Herrscher of the End connected to the Tree of Imaginary Numbers?

"I was not sure before, but after seeing how you went to great lengths to imitate the way humans communicate and how you used diplomatic means that seemed strong but were actually passive to mislead people, I basically understood your current situation—"

"I'm at the end of my rope, and it's hard to move forward, but I still have greed, so I have to pretend to be rich. Is my guess correct?"

As the negotiation space was gradually seized by Shiris, the incarnations of the consciousness finally stopped playing dumb and directly abandoned their human disguises, turning into semi-energy entities similar to Herrschers, releasing their own power in an attempt to consolidate their positions from erosion and plunder.

But Shiris just snapped her fingers, and the divine grace barrier of the binding law enveloped the consciousness that tried to resist. The semi-energy body whose energy was eliminated was then pierced by the Spear of Judgment and turned into ashes on the spot.

"Have you forgotten? This place is also connected to the four-dimensional universe and is governed by the rules of the four-dimensional universe. The Ruler of the End of a dimensional universe will become the strongest person in the current dimension. This is the universal law of the entire Virtual Tree Universe, and it is also a basic concept that your simulation system cannot bypass."

"Moreover, different dimensions cannot directly interfere with each other. You have lost the simulation system that controls the collapse. If you want to continue to influence this universe, you must consume a lot of energy and create dimensional rifts like you are doing now, reducing the dimensions of creations that conform to the rules of the four-dimensional universe to this universe. Then, I will inevitably notice this, and your reduced-dimensional creations will inevitably face me - fighting against the strongest creatures designated by the laws under equal conditions. Tsk tsk tsk... No way? You shouldn't pin your hopes of defeating me on a pile of scrap metal, right?"

The silver-haired girl, who looks taller against the backdrop of the starry sky, looks down at the crack space and high-dimensional consciousnesses that are heading towards destruction with a playful expression.

1051 The End of the Moon>>

"It is undeniable that you have done some research on human thinking patterns, but have you forgotten that I am a Herrscher, a Herrscher of the End whose thinking and computing capabilities far exceed the theoretical values ​​of carbon-based organisms? This obvious way of probing is really too clumsy."

"If you maintain your usual arrogance and threaten me with the survival of that world to join you, perhaps I will consider it for a few more seconds..."

At this time, the man who had faked his death before appeared in front of Shirley again.

"The analysis is very accurate, Miss Hillis. However, the proposal of cooperating to fight against Xu Shu is not groundless. Since you can rationally analyze our situation, you will naturally know that only cooperation can fight..."

"Shut up. What makes you think that my 'rationality' would choose to go against the will of the virtual tree? Instead of taking revenge on your enemies from outside civilization?"

The girl's anger instantly turned into a real disease, rushing towards the man in front of her with the law of destruction. However, the fire of destruction that burned everything could not stop the man's resurrection again and again.

"As Earth civilization continues to evolve, it will sooner or later reach the bottom line of collapse and 'pruning'. Rather than emotionally consuming each other, visionaries should choose to cooperate in advance to find a way to fight against the virtual tree."

"I'm sorry, I'm the kind of person who is petty and short-sighted."

The girl shrugged and gently folded her arms.

"Cooperate to fight against the Imaginary Tree? Ha... I can only say that ignorance is bliss. The will of the Imaginary Tree is a behemoth that transcends countless dimensional civilizations. Its existence is no different from the root of the world itself to us low- and medium-dimensional beings, and the destruction it creates is equal to the rules of the world."