Chapter 191

Seeing the message, Lin Qi fell into deep thought.

The hypothesis provided by Herta was very imaginative.

It was also a direction Lin Qi hadn't considered before.

When leaving Jarilo, the two had divided the work.

Herta continued to research how to communicate with other group members.

Lin Qi was looking for new materials.

For example, the Qiong Sang, to see if he could transport objects to other worlds through researching it.

Now Lin Qi had obtained the Qiong Sang.

Herta had also found a direction.

After some thought.

Lin Qi felt it was truly possible that it was a time flow issue.

After all, no one had stipulated that the time flow of different worlds must be the same.

And considering it from this direction, it could well explain why there had been no response to the messages sent over.

At first.

Lin Qi thought it was a "translation" problem.

That is, the other world didn't have a Synesthesia Beacon, so they might not understand.

Now it seems, it's not just that.

The best proof is that sending "pictures" to other group members also received no response.

But if the time flow was different, it could be well explained.

Additionally.

Since the "Chat Group" was built on the basis of the Synesthesia Dream.

And the Synesthesia Dream itself was ten times faster relative to reality.

If there was also a time flow difference between reality and the other world.

Then for people in the other world, the information sent over would be even more obscure and difficult to understand.

After pondering for a while.

Lin Qi felt this possibility was very high.

There was just one problem.

[Curiosity in the Woods: I basically agree with your conjecture, it's just... why can we communicate with Elysia? Is the time flow the same? Or is it because she comes from the "past"?]

[Herta: Both are possible.]

[Herta: Anyway, the next research direction is this.]

[Herta: I strongly suspect that there might be differences in the time flow of different worlds, not a fixed value. But there should be a standard: what kind of world flow is fast, and what kind of world flow is slow.]

[Herta: Also... can you still contact Elysia?]

[Curiosity in the Woods: ???]

Lin Qi sent a message to Elysia with regret.

But the result was just as Herta said.

No response.

He could only unilaterally receive a stream of noisy information.

The kind that even the Synesthesia Beacon couldn't translate.

Even with manual translation and cracking, no useful information could be found.

It was as if this was just a bunch of useless noise.

In other words.

The only member from another world in the group who could communicate had "lost contact."

"Strange."

"Why can't I contact her anymore?"

Lin Qi was a bit puzzled.

He couldn't help but speculate.

"Because she comes from the past? Is it a timeline issue?"

"If it's this, then there's a lot to look for; it's possible we'll never find her."

"It's also possible that because of my interference, the future has changed, so..."

"Right!"

Lin Qi hurriedly checked the list of Jarilo engineers.

He was looking for the name "Welt Yang."

Soon.

This mechanical engineer was found by Lin Qi.

But after finding him, Lin Qi's brows furrowed even tighter.

Because this meant multiple possibilities.

Either his influence on Elysia hadn't changed anything, so the "Previous Era" was still destroyed, which is why Welt could continue to be born and appear in Honkai: Star Rail.

As far as Lin Qi knew.

Only when the "Previous Era" was destroyed would a new civilization be born, and then continue to begin the "trials" of the Honkai.

If Elysia had successfully changed everything, then the Previous Era wouldn't have been destroyed.

How could Welt possibly appear?

So the mechanical engineer working here should have disappeared instantly.

Not leaving a single trace of him.

But now Welt was completely unaffected.

Therefore.

Either Elysia failed and nothing changed.

Or the timeline disturbance...

Produced a "parallel world"?

Thinking of this.

Lin Qi found that his understanding of space-time was still somewhat shallow.

He could already play with space, but only within this universe.

Time could also be controlled to a certain extent, but only in the Synesthesia Dream.

If space and time were combined, he was completely a novice.

He hadn't even entered the door yet.

Suddenly.

Lin Qi remembered one thing.

"As an Aeon, I can check the total amount of Path power of Creation!"

"If the total amount has decreased, it means that the Elysia influenced by me has completely perished."

"If it hasn't..."

With this thought, Lin Qi hurriedly entered the Synesthesia Dream.

With the authority of the Aeon of Creation, he began to investigate.

It would have been fine not to investigate.

This check gave him a huge surprise.

Because the total amount of Path power not only hadn't decreased, but had actually increased!

And the amount was quite considerable!

Then, thinking that no new Pathstriders had joined recently.

Or rather, the only relatively powerful Pathstrider recently was Elysia.

So he concluded.

Elysia wasn't dead!

Not only was she not dead, but she had very likely recruited some equally powerful members to embark on the Path of Creation!

Lin Qi couldn't help but sigh.

"If I could penetrate some of the mysteries of time, perhaps..."

"I could see people from both the Previous Era and the current era join the chat group at the same time?"

"A bit interesting."

Next.

Lin Qi sent this conjecture to Herta.

Hoping it would inspire her.

[Herta: You mean that because of the timeline change, a parallel space-time was created? If that's the case, no wonder we can't connect to her.]

[Herta: After all, our space-time anchor is still stuck in the original space-time.]

[Herta: Sigh, it's just that now, it will be difficult to contact her again. How much luck would it take to encounter the same Elysia twice in the vast space-time?]

Herta defaulted to Lin Qi's conjecture.

Believing that the possibility of finding her again was not high.

Regarding this.

Lin Qi didn't think so.

[Curiosity in the Woods: Don't be so pessimistic, we still have a connection; have you forgotten that she is also a Pathstrider of Creation? This is the best space-time anchor.]

[Curiosity in the Woods: As long as her Path power hasn't been cut off, after the authority of the Aeon of Creation is further improved, we will sooner or later be able to locate her through the Path power.]

[Herta: Got it! So when will you start building the Thousand-Year Star?]

[Curiosity in the Woods: Now! Immediately!]

The authority of Creation is currently maintained through computing power.

Therefore.

The simplest way to improve the authority of the Aeon of Creation is to increase computing power.

This is also the reason why Herta asked when the Thousand-Year Star would start construction.

Herta was also very concerned about the megastructure of the Thousand-Year Star.

She knew the significance of computing power all too well.

A stellar-level computer whose main body is several orders of magnitude larger than Nous before ascension, even without relying on any Path power, has quite astonishing computing power.

It has reached a realm that human power cannot achieve.

It can even elevate the Synesthesia Dream and the Simulated Universe by several levels.

It can be said to be quite important.

Herta could not ignore it.

Lin Qi was the same.

This was also the reason why he wanted to return to Jarilo first.

If this megastructure didn't start construction, he wouldn't even have the heart to go out and "roam."

Fortunately, Herta had chosen the location early and deployed that blue-white O-type star there.

After Lin Qi returned, he could start working directly.

As for why he had to wait for Lin Qi to return instead of starting in advance...

It was not only because Lin Qi had the highest authority.

But also because he was prepared to do it himself.

To improve construction efficiency.

At least for the first phase, he wanted to be deeply involved.

Next.

Lin Qi did not hesitate at all and arrived at the construction site of the new megastructure at the fastest speed.

Then he began to invest resources and take out various curious items and props for assistance.

"It's a pity that after the magnifying lamp magnifies to a certain scale, the structure will change."

"Otherwise, if I made a celestial-level magnifying lamp, I would only need to build a microscopic model the size of a city, and I could complete the construction instantly."

Lin Qi felt a bit regretful.

Speaking of which.

Ever since he got the magnifying lamp, he had been thinking about being able to skip construction steps.

For example, megastructures.

That is, first build a city-level "model."

And then magnify this model.

In this way.

Wouldn't it save both materials and time?

It's a pity.

Lin Qi thought it was good, but when it was truly implemented, it couldn't be done at all.

The main reason is that stellar-level megastructures are too large.

Even a "miniature model" the size of a city cannot restore all the details of the megastructure.

Because any star is hundreds of thousands of times larger than a planet.

A planet is hundreds of thousands of times larger than a city.

When these two are multiplied, how many orders of magnitude is that?

The key is that this is just selecting an ordinary star.

What if it's the largest star?

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Then it's not hundreds of thousands of times larger than a planet, but tens of trillions of times!

Converting it again.

The order of magnitude is even more exaggerated.

If Lin Qi could use the magnifying lamp to magnify the megastructure model and make it operate normally, it would be no less than carving a city on a scale smaller than a quark.

As everyone knows.

Quarks are smaller than atoms.

It is precisely because of this conversion that Lin Qi dismissed the idea of complete magnification.

It's not that the "magnifying lamp" can't be used.

But it can only be used part by part.

Of course.

Even so, it can greatly improve efficiency.

Otherwise, how could a stellar megastructure be completed in a few years?

Normally.

This would take decades or even a century!

At this time.

Lin Qi operated it himself, and the speed was even faster.

Soon.

The base of the first phase of the Thousand-Year Star, or the "foundation," was completed.

After that, Lin Qi no longer needed to be involved.

It could be handed over to machines and Jarilo engineers.

Lin Qi estimated that at most in half a year, the first phase would be completed.

By then, the computing power of the Synesthesia Dream Simulated Universe would directly increase tenfold!

"Not bad!"

"Wait until it's finished to contact Elysia."

"And other worlds?"

With this thought, Lin Qi returned to his loyal Jarilo planet.

— Author's Notes —

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