Main Volume Chapter 146 The Butterfly Effect
Edward said, “Almost.”
"We don't care who is the big fish and who is the farmer. This is the inevitable result of the world's evolution, just like the emergence of humans, the formation of villages, and finally the formation of kingdoms... There must always be creatures at the top of the food chain."
"The strong prey on the weak, and the fittest survive."
“That’s the rule.”
“…”
Zhang Yun was a little confused: "So what do you mean?"
"The Outer God defeated other creatures, became a farmer first, and then set rules to suppress other creatures and prevent them from growing, so as not to threaten their dominant position... Isn't this normal?"
"No matter what kind of creature it is, it will have such thoughts. This is a nature deep in its genes and has nothing to do with intelligence."
"Even a small insect knows to kill its food completely and not give it a chance to escape or resist, let alone a higher being whose intelligence far exceeds that of an insect?"
Zhang Yun expressed her understanding of Edward's actions. After all, no one wants to be oppressed. There will always be a few brave ones who can't stand it and choose to resist the rule of higher creatures.
But Zhang Yun couldn't understand his reasons.
You said you wanted to maintain the order of the world, and you also agreed with the theory that the strong prey on the weak and the strong rule over the weak. But the current situation is that the Outer Gods have become strong and rule over everything. This is a product of following the rules...
"No, if it's normal suppression, for example, the Outer Gods wipe out all the creatures in our world, or only eliminate those that pose a threat to them, these are all normal."
"We don't care."
"but."
"Their actions are based on 'cheating' methods that break the rules and hurt the foundation of the world. It's like draining water from a lake. One day, the lake will dry up, killing all the small fish and destroying the surrounding trees that can't get water."
"Once the trees are destroyed, it will be impossible to control the yellow sand. The original green land will gradually turn into a desert, and there will be no trace of life anymore."
"Then, the entire world outside the lake will be affected, and everything will be destroyed!"
Zhang Yun: “…”
Wait! What does this mean? Did those Outer Gods do something wrong?
Seeing Zhang Yun's puzzled expression, Edward did not keep her in suspense and said directly: "In ancient wars, the inheritors were able to fight the Ancient Evil God head-on, but now, to deal with a small phantom, the inheritors have to go all out and find the enemy's weaknesses to defeat them... Do you know why this is?"
"because!"
"The Outer Gods have taken away the source of energy for this world!"
"Without a source of energy, the person who receives the inheritance is like a bottle with a huge capacity. They have great potential, but without enough water to fill it, they cannot exert their true power!"
"In addition to making the inheritor stronger, this energy is also like the air you and I breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. It is something that this world must have."
"The Outer Gods took it away."
"It's like taking the heart of the world away."
"Do you think this kind of suppression is in line with the rules or breaking the rules?"
Zhang Yun hesitated, "Ah... this... I don't know the details, so it's hard for me to comment..."
Seeing that Zhang Yun seemed confused, Edward expressed his understanding. After all, many things could not be explained clearly in a short period of time, so he simply omitted them. Naturally, it was impossible for people to understand the details in an instant.
So he added a few more sentences, trying to make it more clear.
"Put it this way!"
"Our world is just a small star in the starry sky. From the initial chaotic sea, countless creatures evolved, and countless creatures continued to evolve and became the various intelligent races in the world, as well as the ancient evil god who possessed powerful power."
"Then, due to the disparity in power, the Ancient Evil Gods became the controllers of the world, and all intelligent races had to obey their orders."
"According to normal development, the Ancient Evil Gods will begin their long and tyrannical rule until they kill each other and die; or other intelligent races will rise up and overthrow their rule; or they will go crazy and destroy this world directly."
"They even changed their minds and felt that it was meaningless to harm other creatures like this. It would be better to develop civilization with everyone..."
"No matter what the result is, it is the result of the natural evolution of the world. As long as the heart of power representing the origin does not change, even if the world is destroyed, it will still be revived!"
"But at this moment, a group of creatures that did not belong to this world and should not have appeared suddenly appeared, interfering with the normal development of this world and extending the trajectory of the entire world to an unimaginable direction..."
"Just like, sharks in the ocean will never appear in the lake. Once they appear, the lake will inevitably undergo unpredictable changes."
“That’s the first problem.”
"At the same time, in order to prevent the creatures in this world from continuing to evolve and threatening their own status, they took away the source of energy that supplied the world and suppressed the evolution of this world..."
"It's like reversing the rules that water flows to lower places, organisms need to eat, and apples fall to the ground, so that water flows to higher places, organisms no longer eat, and apples fall from trees and only fly into the sky."
"In other words, it takes away the nutrients from a big tree and cuts off its stem and roots, hindering its growth."
"Although we can't feel anything now, as if all creatures are safe and happy, over time, this act of forcibly changing the rules will definitely destroy the world!"
"And just like the example of pumping water from the lake I just mentioned, it will have unpredictable effects on other worlds and the entire starry sky. If the impact is great, it is very likely that the entire starry sky will be destroyed in the end!"
“That’s the second problem!”
“…”
After hearing this, Zhang Yun frowned and confirmed: "What do you mean?"
"According to the original rules, the Outer Gods shouldn't be here?"
"When they come, they create a butterfly effect and disrupt the original process of this world?"
"As a result, not only did they disrupt the progress of the world, they also did something to cause the civilization of this world, which was supposed to continue to evolve, to regress?"
"And then, they stole the 'heart' of this world. Without the continuous energy supply from the 'heart', this world will sooner or later be destroyed due to energy exhaustion?"
"At the same time, the destruction of this world will affect other worlds, causing them to also experience the butterfly effect and explode together, and finally the entire universe will be destroyed?"
Edward was a little confused: "What does the butterfly effect mean?"
Zhang Yun explained: "This is what we say in our area. It basically means that a butterfly is... well, let's take your example, a butterfly flapping its wings in the desert. According to its nature, it only flaps its wings three times a day, and nothing will happen."
"But if it gets bored today and flaps its wings a few more times, a tsunami will occur in the distant Alberia Inland Sea..."
"That is to say, this tsunami would not have occurred otherwise, but because this butterfly suddenly had an idea and flapped its wings once more than it was supposed to flap three times a day, the tsunami was caused."
"And replacing the butterfly with an Outer God... let's assume that the Ancient Evil God could have continued to rule this world for several thousand or several hundred years, until other creatures in this world evolved and became strong enough to compete with the Ancient Evil God, and then killed that group of Ancient Evil Gods."
"But because the Outer Gods suddenly appeared and passed on their heritage to other intelligent creatures, a butterfly effect occurred, causing the Ancient Evil God to be defeated hundreds or thousands of years earlier."
"At this time, the world was in chaos and completely deviated from its original track..."
After hearing Zhang Yun's explanation, Edward slammed the table and shouted, "Yes, yes, yes! That's what I mean! This explanation from your world is so perfect! It really deserves to be a world with a much higher level of civilization than ours!"
Ah?
Is this advanced?
If I were to say all the advanced words like tool man, etc!
Wouldn't you be full of admiration?
“Ahem…”
Zhang Yun coughed twice to dispel the magical thoughts that suddenly popped up in her mind, and then said, "Okay, I understand what you mean, and I also roughly understand the reason why you rebel against the Outer Gods."
“But have you ever thought about it?”
"If……"
"The rules have not been broken. Everything the Outer Gods do is correct. Your world was originally meant to be sacrificed to facilitate the achievement of those Outer Gods or something else?"
“…”
Well, this is not an argument, this is called a rational discussion, considering things from multiple perspectives.
As a rational person, you must learn to explore problems from all angles, especially from the perspective of your enemy, so that you can make decisions that are more beneficial to yourself.
The so-called argument is to completely deny the other party's position, regardless of whether the other party's point of view is correct or not, and always sing the opposite tune of the other party to show the superiority of knowing everything...
As for the matter of outer gods invading the world, if we stand from the perspective of Edward and others, then it is indeed they who are at fault.
It's like a person who is supposed to get up at 8 o'clock to go to work, but you hit him on the head with a club, making him sleep all morning, which leads to his resignation. From his point of view, it must be you who is sick.
But if we look at it from the perspective of the outer gods, perhaps they have something difficult to hide and that is why they have to do this, then the nature of this matter is different.
It's like you hit the guy who gets up at 8 o'clock with a club and let him sleep until noon, and then he is fired by the company. In fact, it's because you know that he will be hit by a car when he goes out at 8 o'clock, so you have to let him sleep past this time to avoid his death...
For Zhang Yun, he has always believed in a certain point of view, that is, there is no right or wrong in the world, everything is determined by stance and thinking, and everyone has a certain degree of individualism.
Therefore, he never worries about right or wrong, but only cares about whether he wants to do it and whether he will lose money.
As long as it is beneficial to you, it is right .
Victory is justice...
Edward just talked a lot about the Outer Gods. Except for the other party's attempt to eliminate the inheritors, which was related to him, the other influences and actions had nothing to do with him for the time being.
Therefore, he was not in a hurry to make his position clear, but first put himself in the perspective of God and asked Edward what to do if what the Outer Gods did was right?
Edward was stunned when he heard such a new perspective, because he really hadn't considered this situation.
I have never thought about whether there is a deeper reason why the Outer Gods use coercive means to control the development of a world, other than the fear that something else will grow up and threaten them...
However, he soon confirmed his thoughts and said seriously: "No! What they are doing is not right! And this is not the future our world should have! They are violating the rules of the entire space and time!"
Zhang Yun asked: "How can we be sure?"
At this time, Edward suddenly fell silent and said no more words.
Zhang Yun: “?”
Ah! Big brother! If you have an idea, just tell me! What are you holding back on? Is it fun?
Edward sighed, "This matter cannot be said yet. If it is said, it will cause big problems... Not only me, but also you, and more beings will be affected!"
Zhang Yun: “???”
Ignoring the question marks on Zhang Yun's face, Edward restored his calm and relaxed expression at the beginning, raised his glass and took a sip: "Zhang Yun, now you already know the secret of my betrayal of the Shensheng Cult, and you also know almost everything else you want to know."
"This information is useless to someone like you who comes from a different world, but it is very important to those of us who want to change this world."
"so."
"I hope you can keep it a secret for me."
Nonsense! Isn't this a secret? No matter whether those Outer Gods are right or wrong! Just based on their principle of wanting to kill the Inheritors! We can't be friends with them!
future!
There is a high possibility that they will become my mortal enemies like Ajid!
And those of you who know the true face of God and possess the inheritance will become my allies!
Zhang Yun understood this very clearly, and knew which side to take in the future, but this did not prevent him from exploring the thoughts of Edward and others, as well as the true purpose of that group of gods.
after all……
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle. This is an old idea...
However, Zhang Yun still wanted to find out the information that Edward did not tell her. How did he figure it out that the actions of the Outer Gods were against the rules and changing the established future, rather than following the correct development of the rules?
Unfortunately, when he was about to ask again, the silent barrier in the room was lifted, the closed door was opened, and Pope John suddenly walked in.
He said, "Zhang Yun, hurry up, the time is up, the others are coming soon, you must get out immediately, be careful not to be discovered."
"If they find out that you have entered the depths of the Arbitration Bureau without permission, I won't be able to protect you."
"understand?"
Zhang Yun: “…”
Well, there is no chance anymore. I can only wait until next time. Then I must ask everything clearly!
After thinking about it, Zhang Yun nodded to show that she understood, then walked out through the open door and disappeared at the end of the underground prison.
After a while.
Edward stood up.
Bow respectfully to "Pope John".
"Um……"
"My Lady Goddess!"
"You've finally arrived!"
