Chapter 278: Follow-up Work: Evidence for the Observer Hypothesis

After this World Advancement, Jerry felt there were many areas he needed to further improve.

This was also where Jerry felt happy; it is said that Cultivation has no end, but before, he completely could not feel what else there was to improve, and now, after the World Advancement, he finally had a clear goal and direction.

The path of Cultivation became smooth once again, and Jerry felt that his progress had gained momentum and hope again.

The changes after this advancement also provided further evidence for Jerry's Observer hypothesis.

He began to believe even more that there was a broader world outside of Douluo Continent.

Douluo Continent is not the Main World; it might be a secondary world, a tertiary world, or something similar beneath the Main World.

It cannot be determined now, unless he leaves this world.

Moreover, there is another matter that confirms this hypothesis: the gods in the God Realm who possess a God Position pass on their God Positions in order to improve.

Then, what happens after they pass them on?

Do they have a way to leave this world?

If they cannot leave this world and cannot improve, then what impact does carrying a God Position have?

After all, the lifespan of a god is long; there is simply no need to pass on a God Position.

Therefore, the gods of the God Realm definitely know the method to leave this world.

This reminded Jerry of when he was collecting Meteorites in the meteorite belt; one of his clones suddenly bumped into a transparent object—this object was invisible, but had a tactile sensation, just like a Barrier.

Who would set up a Barrier inside a meteorite belt?

Previously, because he was in a hurry to collect Meteorites, he did not pay attention, but now he began to think about what this transparent object actually was.

Jerry decided to check that mysterious transparent object; he arrived at the meteorite belt and began to search carefully.

After some effort, he finally found the location of that transparent object.

Arriving at the previous location, he used his hand to touch this transparent Barrier, then followed the Barrier as he felt along it.

Finally, Jerry returned to the original spot.

This is a spherical Barrier; the entire Douluo Star System is wrapped within this spherical Barrier.

Thinking back to the Small World he opened up before, does it not feel very similar? It is practically exactly the same.

If it is truly as Jerry thinks, this meteorite belt is the boundary of the Douluo Star System.

After the World Advancement, his Space Rule attribute became 80%.

He tried it out; relying on 80% of the Space Rule, he could not break this Barrier at all.

He tested it with violent means, but the Barrier remained completely unmoved.

Jerry began to grow more curious; he concentrated his divine sense and approached the transparent object, attempting to crack this mysterious Barrier.

As he approached, the transparent object began to emit increasingly intense energy fluctuations, making him feel a powerful pressure.

So how did the people of the God Realm leave?

There is only the Teleportation Array.

That's right, it is definitely a Teleportation Array.

And it is a cross-star-system Teleportation Array at that.

At the very beginning, when he opened up his Small World, he had left an exit, but the World Consciousness said there was no need to set up an exit: one, to prevent others from breaking in, and two, to prevent those inside from coming out.

Preventing people from the outside from breaking in is easy to understand, but why prevent those inside from coming out? The World Consciousness had once explained this.

The World Rule of a Small World is based on the pioneer.

For example, in the Small World Jerry opened, if a god inside comprehends 100% of a Rule, they can ascend to Douluo Continent at that time.

However, after coming over, the 100% mastered Rule will synchronize with the Main World.

After synchronization, it is only 80%, because Jerry's comprehension of this Rule is 80%.

The 100% comprehension in the Small World is merely a comprehension of the 80% of the Rule that Jerry has mastered.

If it were the Wood Attribute Rule, Time Rule, or Space Rule—these three types of Rules—if Jerry had comprehended 100%, it would not decrease upon ascending to the Main World.

This only refers to the gods of the Small World; if one has not reached the level of a god and accidentally stumbles into the Main World, they would face many problems.

The concentration of soul power between heaven and earth is different, the activity level of soul power is different, the gravity of the two worlds is different, and many other aspects.

This person who stumbled in would be completely unadapted to this environment, making it difficult to survive.

This is actually the simplest form of world repulsion; the world instinctively repels creatures from outside the world, and in severe cases, the world will bring down Heavenly Punishment.

Because Jerry's Small World was opened based on Douluo Continent, although it would not go so far as to bring down Heavenly Punishment, other aspects would make the people of the Small World unadapted.

Previously, the Soul Beasts Jerry brought out from the Small World all had to survive for a period of time in a Barrier Jerry set up.

Jerry slowly adjusted the various attributes within the Barrier until they were finally the same as the Main World; only after the Soul Beasts inside adapted did he let them out.

Within the Barrier Jerry set up, this adaptation period was already quite long; if there were no Barrier from Jerry, creatures that stumbled over and lived directly in the Main World would, after a period of time, fall ill and eventually die due to being unadapted to the drastic changes in the environment.

This kind of illness caused by not adapting to the environment cannot be cured by medicine.

Now it seems the situation of Douluo Continent is very similar to the situation inside the Small World Jerry opened.

There is also no exit, so where exactly is the Teleportation Array?

And regarding ascension, one only hears of ascending to the God Realm; one has never heard of ascending out of this world.

It seems that even if the gods of the God Realm do not look for him, he needs to find the gods of the God Realm to ask them.

When he returned to the interior of Douluo Planet again, it had already been three months; unknowingly, Jerry had spent three months in the universe—truly, time is like flowing water.

In the universe, one cannot perceive the changes of the world; only upon returning to the interior of Douluo Planet did he know it had been three months.

As soon as he returned, Jerry discovered that the world had undergone new changes; the gravity of the world had changed, and the current gravity was nearly 1.3 times what it was before.

In three months, gravity increased by 0.3 times, an average increase of 0.1 times per month; why would the World Consciousness want to increase gravity?

Jerry called out to the World Consciousness a few times, but there was no reply.

Jerry felt that the world had finished its advancement, but the World Consciousness had not contacted him, and he could not find the World Consciousness.

It was not until the fourth month arrived that the World Consciousness finally contacted Jerry.

The World Consciousness only woke up temporarily, and after explaining things to Jerry, it would continue to recede.

Now, the gravity will increase by 0.1 times every month until the world fully completes its World Advancement.

The current world cannot yet be considered to have truly finished its advancement.

After this World Advancement, the gravity within it will also change, needing to reach one hundred times its previous level; only then will the world be considered to have successfully completed its advancement.

However, increasing the gravity by one hundred times all at once would definitely be unbearable for all the living creatures within the world.

There is no way to solve this; it can only be done slowly, and the World Consciousness said it is imitating the method Jerry previously used to cultivate Soul Beasts.

Only in this way can the creatures within the world be gently made to accept one hundred times the gravity without even realizing it.

The current increase of 0.1 is just a beginning, and the speed might be accelerated in the future.

Only when changing the gravity will the World Consciousness be awake; at other times, it will fall into an unconscious state until the World Advancement is complete.

When the World Consciousness explained this to Jerry, the world's gravity became 1.4 times, and then the World Consciousness could no longer be contacted again.

It disappeared right after making the adjustment; although he knew the World Consciousness had fallen into an unconscious state, it disappeared too suddenly.

It seems he can only wait slowly, but Jerry is not worried about the people in Wuhun City, as they already frequently went to the Gravity Field.

1.4 times the gravity is absolutely no problem for them.

What he fears for are the elderly and children in Wuhun City, as well as the commoners of the Two Great Empires.

Many elderly people have long since stopped their Cultivation and now just travel everywhere, admiring the beautiful scenery in various parts of the continent while enjoying the local delicacies.

For these elderly people, they had long since retired or stopped doing farm work; originally, they probably would have spent their twilight years enjoying life on their own small plots of land, but now that the world has undergone World Advancement, their bodies have recovered a great deal, and their current state is more like that of their prime.

With their health improved, coupled with the fact that the continent is now at peace, news of the delicious food and beautiful scenery has spread even to the small rural villages, so what were they waiting for? They set off immediately.

Previously, due to their physical condition, they could only envy others, but now that their bodies are better, it is equivalent to giving them a chance to live again, so what were they waiting for? They left as soon as they decided to, otherwise, when they grew old again, only regret would remain.

As for the children, they are all still in their growing phase, and their resistance and adaptability are insufficient.

Changes in the general environment can easily make these children sick.

Therefore, Jerry feels that a monthly increase of 0.1 times the gravity will have a great impact on them.

It is estimated that before they have fully adapted, the world will have increased the gravity again.

It seems the help of the Spirit Hall will be needed again.

When the world underwent World Advancement, one-third of the supplies were consumed, and these remaining supplies still need to help the commoners hold on for another year so that the crops can mature again, and then their hearts will be at ease.

Therefore, food supplies are currently extremely scarce.

Relying on ordinary people to grow food requires a year's time, and the quantity is limited, which cannot meet the consumption of the entire continent.

It seems he still has to rely on Jerry.

He previously arranged for the Fairy Clan to plant medicinal herbs, but now it seems the work needs to be reallocated.

The Fairy Clan can plant food quickly and well, and if they are lucky, some of these crops might even evolve.

Jerry came directly to the courtyard in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The courtyard was very clean; it seems Dabai cleaned it very well.

At this moment, Dabai is not here; he probably ran off somewhere to play.

Jerry came to the Medicine Field, where the Fairy Queen had left a clone; ever since Time Acceleration was activated, the little fairies have had limited lifespans, so he did not dare to let them come again.

Now the Fairy Clan is developing very well, and their numbers are increasing; because fairies carry their own aura, they are highly favored by Soul Beasts of various races in the forest.

Therefore, the Fairy Clan is developing rapidly.

There is plenty of land, so he arranged for one thousand fairies to start planting food crops.

Planting food does not require them to become Soul Beasts, which is too easy for the Fairy Clan.

(End of this chapter)