Chapter 755: The Cold Heart of a Decaying World
"I have established contact with a certain force in another universe, and I have understood the plan for saving the world that you left behind.
They told me very clearly that if I wanted to establish a connection between this doomsday universe and the normal universe, I must first get one thing.
Those bastards didn't tell me what that thing was.
But I think what I am looking for now is the same thing you have been looking for for the past five hundred years."
In the second ring of the Doomsday Fortress, in the pyramid where the Mechanical Sage is located.
Lao Jiang confessed his current situation to the "reincarnated" mechanical life of the great man in front of him. He looked at the mechanical sage and asked in a serious tone:
“So, you spent five hundred years to build an invincible iron army like the Alpha World, and then continuously launched wars of aggression outside the dark stars.
What exactly is it that they are trying to find by tearing down other worlds to advance their war reserves for the Doomsday Fortress?
What use is it for? Is it worth it for the great man to abandon everything, seal the evil thoughts of the wasteland lord, and even abandon his past and reincarnate as a machine just to get it?
Is this thing part of the great man's plan to save the world?"
"Not here!"
The Mechanical Sage is a mechanical life form. Although it has all of Ju Zi Mo Jiu's memories, emotions and wisdom, it itself said that it and Ju Zi are two different beings.
Compared to the legendary giant who likes to leave riddles about everything he does, the Mechanical Sage is very honest.
Perhaps it was confirmed that Lao Jiang was the best solution left by Mo Jiu, so it did not choose to avoid Lao Jiang's question, but answered directly:
"The existence of me and the mechanical life of the entire Alpha world, the so-called oracle of the machine god and the truth of the Doomsday Expedition, all our actions and the upcoming decisive battle have nothing to do with the three strategies for saving the world left by Mo Jiu.
If you really want to be clear, I would describe it as 'rebellion' in addition to 'escape'.
What you represent is Mo Jiu's plan for the future of these stars. He wants your civilization and other civilizations that can be saved to continue in a normal universe.
After you choose to leave, the disasters among the stars will no longer have anything to do with you."
The Mechanical Sage paused for a moment, waiting for Old Jiang to digest the meaning of his words, and then continued:
"And we, mechanical life forms born for war, are responsible for the battle after you escape, that is, the 'final battle'. Our existence is a supplement and improvement to Mo Jiu's three strategies for saving the world.
We and you are two unrelated systems.
The only reason for the existence of the Doomsday Fortress, and even the mechanical civilization of the Alpha World, is to get the thing that "created" the Lord of the Wasteland before his evil thoughts return to the dark star field.
That is the source of all suffering.”
The mechanical lifeform raised its hand, and a holographic projection was projected in front of Lao Jiang, describing a planet made of steel. Although it was called a planet, its appearance was more like a huge casting.
A furnace-like mechanical device with traditional large heat dissipation holes and a combustion chamber-like structure.
But it's too big.
In the comparison given by the Mechanical Sage, the structure of the entire thirteen rings of the Doomsday Fortress is only one-third the size of the extra-large furnace planet.
"This is?"
Jiang Xia didn't understand, but he was deeply shocked.
He looked at the sage, who said in a poetic and melancholy tone that was not quite in line with the characteristics of a mechanical life form:
“It is the beginning of the end, the source of disaster, and the life inspirer that once burned fiercely, releasing endless light and heat, illuminating the entire universe and giving birth to all things.
But it is also when the firewood is burned out and the last flame is extinguished, a shadow will fall to block the sun, ushering in the era of extinction.
It was its extinction that created the destructive concept of "Lord of the Wasteland", a devourer that symbolizes the end of a cosmic era and is the absolute interpretation of "depravity, darkness, coldness, death and decay".
It is the cosmic furnace.
Every extinction means the end of an old era. When the cold darkness engulfs everything among the stars, the last ray of heat is also absorbed. This is the so-called heat death.
A supermassive black hole will take in the remains of all things, constantly compressing and collapsing, until finally a singularity is formed in the furnace of the universe.
That is the best firewood. When it collapses to the end, it will be reignited. The first ray of light and heat will burst out from the darkest source, releasing endless matter.
Thus, a new cosmic era begins again.
This is the operation of the rules of the universe, the most primitive balance and cycle of life and death, and the mission of the cosmic furnace.
It is both a creator and a destroyer.”
"What you said makes a lot of sense. I can't refute it. Reason tells me that everything you said is right."
Lao Jiang manipulated the mechanical body and rubbed his head. He asked again:
“But what’s going on with the Lord of the Wasteland this time?
It is constantly expanding its dark star domain, and after swallowing up one-third of the universe, there is no sign of it becoming a supermassive black hole."
"Because there won't be another season of civilization, Jiang Xia."
The Mechanical Sage shook his head, and after a few seconds, he said softly:
"This universe has been restarted many times, and the matter that makes up its body and external framework has been consumed. The life of this universe has been completely extinguished, which means that it is heading towards its final end.
After this great destruction, the only unique existence left here will be the Lord of the Wasteland. After completing the feat of devouring the universe, the Lord of the Wasteland will also perish in the self-destruction of self-devouring.
It is just the final executor.
There will be no future.
Hope is just the ravings of a madman. This is the destruction of destruction, this is the end of the end.
After we die, and after the Lord of the Wasteland dies as well, this area will be completely filled with nothingness. During the explorations and discoveries of my mechanical subordinates wandering around among the stars, I have obtained some fragments of information left by the civilization of the previous season.
They called 'nothing' the void, and predicted the birth of 'wilderness' and the ultimate destruction of all things.
Although it is regrettable, our civilization was born in an old and deformed universe that is constantly dying. Destruction is our destiny."
"If that's the case, then why is Fortress of Doom still on the expedition?"
Lao Jiang asked back:
"There must still be hope, right? Otherwise, wouldn't it be better for everyone to just wait quietly for death? Although you are filled with despair, even your data consciousness is filled with such decadent thoughts.
But you still haven't stopped the Doomsday Fortress from moving towards the center of the universe.
tell me!
The purpose of the giant's last adventure... Do you want to reignite the Cosmic Forge?"
The Mechanical Sage fell silent.
After nearly thirty seconds of silence, it raised its hand, and the metal pyramid in front of Jiang Xia continued to move, twist, and rotate along with the sage's movements, eventually revealing a spiral observation port.
From the observation port, Lao Jiang could see the blazing furnace at the core of the Doomsday Fortress.
"That is the 'flame' we are preparing."
The wise man said to Jiang Xia in a straightforward tone:
“That is the heart of the Alpha world. I spent two hundred years transforming it and igniting it. I drove the machines to constantly search for worlds where the heart of the world still exists, destroy them, and plunder them.
Take their weak world hearts and inject them into the melting pot, make its flames more intense, and its light and heat more intense.
The purpose of the Doomsday Crusade is not to capture the World Crucible.
You're right, we're here to reignite it.
Illuminate the darkness from its source, destroy it from the birthplace of the Lord of the Wasteland. As long as the furnace of the universe can be ignited, even if there is only a tiny spark, it will be enough to illuminate the dark stars created by the Lord of the Wasteland again.
The Lord of the Wasteland can be killed!"
The Mechanical Sage came to a completely different conclusion from Mr. Crow, and they seemed to contradict each other, but Lao Jiang immediately sensed the difference between the two.
This is not a contradiction.
With a bad premonition, he said:
"What will happen after you forcibly ignite the Cosmic Furnace?"
"Light Burial."
The mechanical sage's metal face changed through the combination of mechanical modules, revealing a creepy smile, and it said:
"A blazing light will burst forth from the furnace, illuminating the entire universe in an instant, for the balance of light and darkness has long been unbalanced, and the ignited flame will be full of destructive power.
First the entire dark stars, and then the entire universe will be enveloped in hot and bright flames.
That is a light burial.
All darkness will be burned, along with the carrier of darkness itself. This old universe will burn fiercely, and after shining brightly, it will disappear forever in the most dazzling manner.
The Lord of the Wasteland will die burning.
Of course, before that, we first dissolve into the light.
Doomsday Crusade was never about redemption.
This is the final battle of this war, it is revenge, it is a counterattack, it represents mutual destruction.”
“What’s the success rate?”
Boss Jiang's scalp was tingling at this moment. He was shocked by the madness of the mechanical life. He forced himself to calm down and asked the most crucial question.
The Mechanical Sage shrugged very humanely and said:
“After three hundred years of calculations, even though I and the entire Alpha World have been continuously strengthening the Crucible, our success rate is still less than 2%.
The heat from the melting pot may not be enough to ignite the cold furnace of the universe. This doomsday expedition is most likely just an arrogant dream.
But besides this, what else can we do?
I just told you that your existence and our existence are the products of two completely different plans left by Mo Jiu. There should be no intersection between us.
Go ahead.
Continue your work of salvation, and we will continue our crusade."
The Mechanical Sage turned around and returned to his sitting position on the pyramid floor. Without even turning his head, he said:
“The Doomsday Fortress is about to reach the oldest center of the universe, which is also the location of the cosmic furnace, but we will not start the Doomsday Battle until you complete the containment of civilizations among the stars.
This final war will begin only after you are all sent away.
If we win, cheer for us and enjoy the view of the burning universe.
If we fail, then we fail. There is no need to reminisce or feel sad. We have failed so many times, so this last time is not a big deal. "
"A plan with only a 2% success rate is not worth investing so much money in."
Lao Jiang thought for several minutes and then said:
“Besides, I still need the help of the Cosmic Furnace to complete the last shuttle, that is, to jump from our universe into the new universe.
I admire Ju Zi's wisdom and determination.
But I'm afraid he himself didn't expect that his two plans would be intertwined like this. Maybe he did expect it, otherwise he wouldn't have left a series of clues for me to follow all the way.
He may have sensed that his counterattack plan needed to be completed, or there was a possibility that it would be terminated at the last moment.
I am not asking you to stop your Doomsday Crusade.
I am not qualified, but I ask you to give me a little more time before igniting the cosmic furnace.
After all, the Ku Mu Realm can still hold out for about ten years. As long as the evil thoughts of the Lord of the Wilderness do not return to the Dark Star Domain, the great demons under his command will not be able to stop you who are full of martial virtues.
The initiative is in our hands.
Perhaps, the Alpha World does not need to be destroyed. Perhaps, there is a way to fight back with a higher success rate.
Besides, a melting pot is what I need.”
Boss Jiang raised his head and said seriously:
"I need to take over part of the control of the melting pot at the heart of the world in the Alpha world.
In this way, I can upgrade my teleportation ability again. I have collected four flowers. I must get the fifth flower to perceive the outline and rules of the doomsday universe more clearly. "
"Then go ahead."
The Mechanical Sage said in a calm tone:
“If it helps you…no one will stop you.”
