Xingtetsu: Why is the captain on the train?

"That's what I wanted to say." The captain materialized the Key of Restraint and slammed Judah to the ground. "You know I was upgraded. This weapon once had its own characteristics in my world, but I can clearly say that the nature of its power has been changed."

"Change, what do you mean?" Latio's cold voice sounded beside him.

The communication between the captain and the Black Tower has attracted the attention of all the scientists present. Even Ruan Mei, who was analyzing the data of the mutated [Phase Spirit Fire], turned to look at the captain in front of the virtual screen.

"Its name is [Key of Constraint: Judas's Oath]. When fully deployed, it can release a barrier called [Divine Grace Barrier]. Its effect is that as long as it does not exceed the upper limit of the barrier, all energy fluctuations within the barrier will be extinguished, including electricity, heat, light, magnetism, and other energies that exist in macroscopic forms within my knowledge."

"Question: Why is it specifically mentioned as a macro form of manifestation?" Screw Gumm asked.

"The opposite of the macroscopic is the microscopic... Someone once studied the manifestation of this power and raised a question." The captain shrugged helplessly, "Her question was, [The Divine Grace Barrier should not be able to eliminate the Coulomb force]."

ScrewGum nodded and gave his evaluation, "Strictly forbidden to think about it. Coulomb force is the force between electric charges. The [Divine Grace Barrier] that the captain calls can eliminate electricity, but it cannot eliminate something like the basic rules of the world."

"Yes, speaking of electricity, on a larger scale, it can erase lightning and thunder, and on a smaller scale, it can eliminate the transmission of electrical signals in the human body. But when it comes to the microscopic aspect, it can't do it..." The captain said, his voice lowered, and he deliberately added, "At least it couldn't do it before."

For a moment, Latio's thoughts came to a halt, Black Tower also showed a dazed expression, Screwgum's eyes flickered rapidly, and Ruan Mei, who had been operating the virtual screen, stopped what he was doing.

"Now... can it do that?" Latio's eyes were fixed on the huge oath projected by the captain, his eyes filled with fear and eagerness.

"It should be possible, but I don't want to try it." The captain narrowed his eyes. "I'm not a professional scientist, but I have some knowledge of this aspect. If the Coulomb force in a certain area is eliminated, a chain reaction may occur, which can develop into a world-destroying crisis."

"Question, Mr. Captain, you should have your own speculation, right?"

"Well, after using its power, the results it produces are still the same as before. What Judas could do before, it can do now, but the internal operating logic has completely changed. It's hard for me to describe it verbally, but this is a fact." The captain frowned.

"I guess this is a kind of 'nesting'." Heita touched his chin, thinking, "I have proposed various hypotheses about your [Upgrade] before. In fact, I have never figured out one thing. Even if you can come to this universe through [Upgrade], I don't believe that everything in your former world is 'exactly the same' as in our universe."

"Various physical parameters, digital models, and even material composition..."

"It should be said that the examples given by the Black Tower should be different." Latio also joined the conversation, "Otherwise, the so-called [Upgrade] would be out of the question. If they were all the same, then the operating logic of [Upgrade] would be unnecessary."

"Yes." Heita nodded, her eyes cast on Judas at the captain's feet, "But before I could only make guesses, but now..."

“The evidence has emerged.”

"Its operating logic is separated from the external environment and operating logic before the captain's [upgrade], and it quickly found a position for itself in this universe, supplemented its own operating logic, and gained more powerful power." Black Tower raised his head and looked at the captain. "This is what I just said, [nesting]."

The captain was silent for a moment. "In that case... the power of Judah's Oath is definitely not the only one in this universe."

"Yes." Heita nodded.

“Since it is embedded in the destiny of [Order], it has acquired this power.”

"Then, this power must have appeared before. Maybe it is still in someone's hands now."

Chapter 150, [Simulated Universe]

In the main control cabin, in the Black Tower office, Estelle was chatting with Yuexia.

It was basically Esta who was talking and Yuexia who was listening.

The big guys all went to deal with the trouble of [Phase Spirit Fire], and considering that the captain had already gone to help, Yuexia had no intention of getting involved. The thoughtful girl chose to stay and accompany Esta, who she had been worried about.

Just as Ester was complaining that the clerks had too many ideas and were always causing trouble for her for no apparent reason, the office door suddenly opened, and Black Tower, Screw Gumm, and Latio returned to the office together.

"The staff have no idea about your life experience or background. As long as you reveal the identity of your company, those troubles will no longer be problems." Heita obviously heard Estelle's complaint and gave Estelle some advice.

"I..." Estelle hesitated with an embarrassed look on her face, "But I just want to stay away from those things, so I came to learn from you, Ms. Black Tower..."

She herself did not have the confidence to say this, and her expression was somewhat awkward and powerless.

Heita shook his head imperceptibly, "Forget it, I just mentioned it casually."

Many things cannot be rushed, and a change in mentality cannot be achieved overnight. As I said, as long as the Black Tower is still standing, the troubles in the space station are not a big deal. She can solve them with just one word, but she was too lazy to even say that and left it all to Ester to practice.

And the Black Tower can also see that after experiencing the last invasion of the [Legion] and this time's incident with Duke Hellfire, Estelle is really getting a little anxious and is seeking change.

Otherwise, when I mentioned similar topics to her in the past, she would always be very relaxed, optimistic, and just brush it off without caring. She wouldn't be as conflicted as she is now.

"Eh? Didn't the captain come up with you?" Yuexia waited until the two of them finished their conversation before asking her own question, "And what about Miss Ruan Mei?"

"Ruan Mei has a test project, and the captain is cooperating with her in the experiment. To be precise, he is helping to cover the back, but he does have plans for you." The doll girl stared at the silly ○v○ expression on the pretty face under the moon.

"Arrange?" Yuexia blinked.

"Come and have a physical examination with me. We have just made some discoveries in the [confinement compartment] and need to verify them on you." As Heita said this, he walked towards the control panel in the office.

"Discovered? What do you mean?" Yuexia looked at the background of the black tower. Not getting a response from the black tower, her gaze turned to ScrewGum and Latio.

"Inference: A special nested mode caused by the phenomenon of Upgrading. The weapon named Judas's Oath held by the captain has changed its energy operation mode under unknown operation logic and has become a weapon with the power of Order." ScrewGum looked at the moon. "And we have made a guess. Maybe Miss Theresa, the same type of change is happening to you."

"Eh? Me?" Yuexia scratched her cheek in confusion, "But I don't have any special feelings."

"Influenced by the wind." Latio also spoke up. He looked at the moon as if he was observing some rare creature. "After all, there is a difference between living things and dead things. We have preliminarily discussed this set of rules. It is highly likely that there will not be overly obvious side effects."

"Okay." Yuexia smiled heartlessly, "Anyway, it's just a physical examination, I'll cooperate."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you to go to the simulated universe first." The puppet in the black tower looked back at the moon, "All the data of the physical examination will be completed in the simulated universe."

"it is good."

———Meanwhile, in the confinement section————

"Is it related to the simulated universe project?" The captain raised his eyebrows and looked at Ruan Mei who was concentrating on operating and adjusting complex parameters on the screen.

"Yes, you should know about the locust plague, or at least have heard of it." Ruan Mei's hands kept moving while she communicated with the captain.

"In the Amber Age, the Locust Plague is the most recent and most exaggerated event that has had a huge impact on the entire universe..."

Of course the captain knew about the locust plague around the world, or rather, in the process of learning and understanding this strange world, the locust plague can be said to be an unavoidable historical turning point.

In the Barracuda Galaxy, after the mass extinction of Coleoptera, the final survivors ascended to become gods and fulfilled their destiny of [reproduction]. Afterwards, the descendants of Taizyuros, the flying insects of the Coleoptera, became a nightmare that swept across the entire galaxy.

Wherever the flying insects pass, everything is swallowed up and turned into nutrients.

A locust plague affected almost all the star gods in the universe, except for one or two.

Among the participants...

[Order] Taiyi was swallowed by [Harmony] Xipei.

[Greedy] opens a bug buffet throughout the universe.

[Destruction] The birth of Nanook is inextricably linked to the locust plague.

[Memory] Fu Li also appeared silently in this world during the locust plague. It is even difficult to say whether he was born during the locust plague or came to the fore during the locust plague.

And [breeding] Taiz Yuros….

"The [breeding] star god did die, but in the chaotic situation back then, ordinary people like us could not figure out how Taiziyulus died." Ruan Mei set the parameters, raised his head, and looked at the captain. "Ordinary people can only get specious results."

"As far as we know, only [Order] Taiyi took the initiative to step forward and confront [Breeding] head-on. The club members once asked [Knowledgeable Lord] for the answer, but the response they got was just to let us explore it ourselves."

"So you started your quest?" The captain raised his eyebrows slightly. "Is this also how the simulated universe project was born?"

"You can say that." Ruan Mei nodded slightly, "but it's not absolute."

"Can you explain it?"

"We need a test site." Ruan Mei retracted her gaze and continued to stare at the screen in front of her. "The construction of the simulated universe is based on this idea. There is an entire universe there, and all the parameters in it are calculated, collected and input by us personally."

"Including [Star God]?" The captain narrowed his eyes. "I have seen [Joy] Aha in the simulated universe. He even accompanied me on a planet. He could clearly recognize that he was in a virtual world. I don't think such a thing was created by you."

“[Star God] was not created by us.” Ruan Mei raised her eyes and looked deeply at the captain.

"The [Star God] in the simulated universe was created by the [simulated universe] itself."

"It is indeed a world of data, but as I just said, all the parameters within it are almost exactly the same as the space-time we live in."

"In our universe, [Star Gods] and [Destiny] can be born. Of course, this is also possible in the [Simulated Universe]."

"Except that it is one dimension lower than ours, there is no difference between there and our world."

Chapter 151: Not Yet Transformed

Ruan Mei's explanation of the simulated universe put the captain into difficult thinking.

Of course, he was not thinking about the simulated universe, but about Dr. Tesla.

There are many Tesla's 'masterpieces' left in the [Redundant Area] of the simulated universe. Although I don't know the specific situation, Black Tower has complained to me.

Ruan Mei's explanation of the simulated universe gave the captain some inspiration. The captain's intuition told him that if he could figure it out or find some clues, it would help him find Dr. Tesla who had lost his consciousness, but...

He couldn't figure it out, or rather, couldn't grasp the inspiration.

He had a horrible feeling that the door was there, but he couldn't find his keys.

The captain was in deep thought, and Ruan Mei did not disturb him, but concentrated on operating the parameters of the life cultivation sample.

She needs the captain's help to back up the plan, which is also the key to launching the next stage of the simulated universe.

She needs to successfully breed a [breeding] messenger to use as a reverse parameter to anchor the [breeding] star god, and then import this data into the simulated universe to push the timeline in the simulated universe back to the moment when the locust plague occurred.

With the technical capability of the space station [Black Tower], a [Breeding] Order Envoy can be barely detained, but the biggest threat of a [Breeding] Order Envoy has never been its combat power. The three geniuses of the Genius Club combined cannot even trap a [Breeding] Order Envoy. They might as well find a piece of tofu and pretend to be dead.

The [breeding] order requires someone to back it up, not with military force, but with the power to limit the insects' ability to reproduce.

Otherwise, give it a few seconds and it will develop hundreds of subordinates, which will fill up any prison.

On the other hand, in order to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of the data in the [breeding] order, Ruan Mei, as the creator, cannot add any backdoor programs to the insects that are rapidly developing in the petri dish.

"So, what you need is the power of [Order]?"

"That's right." Ruan Mei nodded. "If the Legion hadn't spread the news that you hold the power of [Order], the participant I originally needed would be the girl who can seal the star core with her body."

Ruan Mei pressed the last key hard.

The captain looked at the virtual screen, and all the complicated data columns disappeared. Instead, a real-time monitoring screen appeared. A glass jar fell into a huge culture chamber along the transmission line.

"No one knows the cause of the star core, but the existence of the star core can obviously disturb the normal imaginary energy. I also know that the [breeding] order that I cultivated is definitely not stable. As long as there is a little opportunity, she can withstand the pressure from the [breeding] order, and even fight back."

"But with the power of [Order], the star core becomes the last resort." Ruan Mei turned around and looked at the captain, "Are you ready?"

Being asked this suddenly, the captain raised his eyebrows instead, "Prepare? Do I need to prepare anything?"

Indeed, the captain really had nothing to prepare. Ruan Mei was silent for a moment, and could only nod, "Then let's go."

"Are you sure?" The captain looked at Ruan Mei steadily, and then swept his eyes around the main control room. At a glance, he saw the eager and fearful eyes of the "Little Snacks" hidden in various corners, under the tables, high up, and low down. "We are not in a hurry."

Ruan Mei pondered for a while, lowered her head and looked at her feet.

Next to the operating table in the main control hall, there was a mooncake cat with milky white and bright yellow colors curled up. The little guy was looking up, and the moment Ruan Mei lowered her head, the eyes of the man and the cat met.

The little guy gently shook the tip of his tail, and after trying to hold it in for a long while, he meowed weakly.

"I can give you some time." The captain spoke from behind Ruan Mei, "Don't say I didn't warn you, it seems that the Duke of Hellfire has set his sights on your creations. I think you'd better give them a word and make some arrangements."

"Send me your location when you're ready."

As soon as the captain finished speaking, he took a step forward, made a space jump, and disappeared directly into the main control hall of the [confinement compartment].

After the captain, an outsider, disappeared, dumplings, buns, moon cakes and plum blossom cakes of various shapes all popped up in every corner of the main control hall. They were all looking at Ruan Mei, but none of them took the initiative to step forward.

They are all waiting.

"Come here, let me see you."

Wait for a sentence like this.

———Black Tower Office——

"Captain?" ScrewGum's gentle voice sounded after the captain landed after teleportation. "Are there any results from the experiment?"

"It hasn't started yet. I left some private time for Ruan Mei." The captain looked at Screw Gumm, who was standing next to the black tower and looking back at him. "Has the inspection under the moon begun?"

"Yes, she is currently traveling with the Sea Ranger." ScrewGum nodded, "Just as you speculated, through the most precise data comparison, the energy called Honkai energy in Miss Yuexia's body has increased and changed in terms of fluctuations and energy levels compared to the data from the last physical examination."

"Can you tell what fate is?"

"It's still a little vague right now." Black Tower, who was concentrating on the simulated universe detection panel, answered the captain's question. "The main reason is that the form of expression is a little obscure. Her energy utilization is almost all concentrated on that suit of armor. The armor is the energy receiver and output end. She has not shown any new abilities, so we can only judge from the obscure waveform. At present, [Destruction], [Memory], [Harmony], all are possible."

"They all fit her will." The captain nodded. He was not surprised by the three destinies mentioned by Black Tower. "So now we have another piece of evidence. There is a logical difference between the nesting rules between dead things and living things. The Oath of Judas, especially the Judas I directly created, cannot be classified as a living thing."

"Conclusion: Inanimate objects will be directly embedded into an existing [Template], but living things are different. Even though the selection mechanism is more obscure, living things have the opportunity to make their own choices." ScrewGum nodded thoughtfully. "Speculation: Miss Yuexia has not yet truly obtained the identity of a Destiny Walker. Perhaps it is related to her own mentality."

"You mean..." The captain raised his eyebrows and looked at ScrewGum, "She hasn't made up her mind?"

"It's not determination. Becoming a destiny walker is not something that can be achieved with determination." Screw Gumu sorted out his words, "Miss Yuexia has not yet reached the standard to become a destiny walker, so the [Honkai Energy] she possesses has never been completely transformed into imaginary energy under a certain destiny."

"So, once she reaches the standard..." The captain didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "she can immediately transform into a destiny walker?"

"Correction: ..." ScrewGum hesitated for a rare moment, "He is an extremely powerful Destiny Walker."