Chapter 61

Even Nous mentioned it, so it must have something to it; maybe he could understand what Nous meant.

Therefore.

The "player" identity Lin Qi thought of now was not even in this world.

Speaking of which, Lin Qi knows the Imaginary Tree hypothesis.

This hypothesis was proposed by Zandar, the first seat of the Genius Society, the creator of Nous.

He viewed different worlds in different times and spaces as a whole, which is the different branches under the "Imaginary Tree."

And every leaf on the branch is one star system after another.

What separates the leaves is the imaginary space that cannot be crossed below the Emanator level.

It's just that these "leaves" are a bit numerous.

Countless leaves together constitute the world Lin Qi is currently in.

Or rather, the universe.

According to Lin Qi's understanding, there are countless leaves, so the branches... perhaps there is more than one.

Other branches might represent a world completely different from Honkai: Star Rail.

Maybe people there worship some gods and have to go to dungeons to fight monsters every day.

Or revolve around a certain "curio," unfolding struggles every once in a while in hopes of obtaining the special effects of the "curio."

Even having similar worlds to the Honkai: Star Rail world, where one can see similar flowers and meet similar people.

These are all unknowns.

Of course.

Even if these potentially existing "branches" really exist, there must be a barrier similar to the "imaginary domain" but definitely harder to break through.

Whether Aeons can do it is unclear.

Emanators definitely can't.

At this time.

Lin Qi couldn't help but think, could the "players" Herta mentioned be found from other "branches."

It must be said, this is a bold idea.

When Lin Qi sent his idea to Herta.

Even Herta felt speechless.

【Herta: You really dare to think! I was just thinking of finding some special people, but you, you want to go to other universes?】

【Herta: But that's fine too. After your suggestion, the Simulated Universe project really shouldn't be limited to researching Aeons. If there is a chance, it wouldn't be bad to look at other universes.】

【Curio in the Forest: You really think highly of me, aren't you afraid I won't find them?】

【Herta: Not finding them is normal. Anyway, when the time comes, if you can't find suitable "players" for me, then you go yourself.】

【Curio in the Forest:...】

【Curio in the Forest: How much time do I have?】

【Herta: Five years? Or ten years? Don't worry, this project has been upgraded now. I want to simulate a real world as much as possible, real in all aspects. You can simply understand it as... Metaverse? So it can't be developed in a short time.】

【Curio in the Forest: Then I'll try my best.】

【Herta: Come on!】

It was very rare for Herta to say an encouraging word.

Although there were only two words...

But usually, Ms. Herta wouldn't say it.

Because in her view, there is nothing that needs her encouragement.

It's just spending some energy to research things.

Is it hard?

Not hard at all.

This time is different.

Even Herta had to admit the difficulty was high.

If Lin Qi really discovered other "branches," it would refresh the universe's cognition.

Just like natives who have lived on a planet for countless years suddenly discovering that there are aliens in the universe.

Of course.

After finding other worlds, the world found would be the "natives."

Lin Qi and others would be the "aliens."

Because this is much harder than crossing star systems.

The gap in technical content is no less than using an atomic bomb to bomb primitive people.

The only problem is...

Can it be found?

Ending the chat with Herta, Lin Qi stood on the land of Jarilo-VI and fell into deep thought again.

After landing on Jarilo-VI, he used a universal capsule to turn into a house with a yard.

In fact, he had more than one such house.

It wasn't that he deliberately put them in, but test products when researching the universal capsule.

Now, these test products came in handy.

Although building a house or something is simple, it's not as fast as having a ready-made one.

Find a flat ground, throw the capsule.

The residence is there.

"The players Herta mentioned, even if found from other worlds, probably not just anyone can do it."

"I guess only the protagonist can be gazed upon by the Aeon of the Simulated Universe?"

Lin Qi guessed.

However, he didn't dwell on this question for too long.

After all, it's still far away.

Now there is no clue at all.

What he has to do now is neither pondering the newly acquired Path power nor starting research on the next project.

But repairing Xueyi.

Fortunately, Xueyi's overall damage is not heavy, and the materials needed are not much, so there is no need to spend as much time as the last modification.

In fact, Lin Qi could also directly use the Time Towel.

As long as it is covered, it won't take long for Xueyi to recover intact.

But he doesn't intend to reveal this curio in front of others for the time being.

No way.

The power of time is too special; it's better to be steady before fully mastering it.

That is, first dismantle Xueyi...

And just as Lin Qi was about to start the repair work.

Several prompts suddenly interrupted him.

【Ordinary influence points +600】

【Plot influence points +300】

"Eh?"

"Where did it come from?"

Lin Qi was a bit puzzled.

In fact, before landing on Jarilo-VI, Lin Qi had already harvested a wave.

And before landing, he had already drawn everything.

And the source of these previous influence points was very clear; it was brought about by the Aeon's watching being known by the universe.

It's just that nothing good came out.

Only a Valkyrie armor, which was a bit interesting.

Unfortunately, it was a blue quality.