Chapter 535: Long Live Scientificism

From the standpoint of position and the premise of protecting one's own people, Mu Lingxiao's plan has no problems at all; it could even be called perfect.

Within their limited capabilities, they try every way to save the entire world on the brink of extinction, yet at the same time they have prepared an alternative escape for when the world truly heads toward a disastrous end.

Unfortunately for them in the real world, they happen to be the unlucky ones among countless parallel worlds.

Although for people in the game world, if Mu Lingxiao's plan truly succeeds, calling her a savior would not be an exaggeration, but for those in reality, she is the chief cause of all disasters.

Yang Yixie does not have to give a positive assessment of Mu Lingxiao's actions; he only needs to know one thing.

Mu Lingxiao is his enemy.

Mu Lingxiao linked the two worlds together for self-preservation, and Yang Yixie wants to sever the link between the two worlds also for self-preservation.

The world has never been simply black or white; they only move forward for their own interests and desires.

Mutations have never brought only power and opportunity; they bring more disaster.

Every person in the game world is deeply entangled with the mutation; almost everyone is tainted by it, and when they, accustomed to the mutation, come into reality, their very existence already influences others.

And the foe they have to deal with is exactly such a troublesome enemy......

Compared to that, Yang Yixie cares more about other matters.

If we say he has almost figured out Mu Lingxiao's plan, then what about "Yang Yixie"?

"Yang Yixie" is far away in Heavenly Dome City, cannot be a member of Mu Lingxiao's plan, and there is Mu Linyuan, who has almost never appeared in the current dungeon storyline.

Linyuan, Lingxiao—how much does Mu Linyuan know about Mu Lingxiao's affairs? How much about her plan? Does she take a supportive or opposing stance?

He probably thinks it's the former.

When the two worlds became connected, it has never involved only spatial changes; Mu Linyuan, who masters the laws of time, certainly also meddled here.

Compared with Mu Lingxiao, Mu Linyuan seems to hide deeper; whether in planning or execution, it appears that Mu Lingxiao is the one driving everything single-handedly.

But in terms of status, it is clear that Mu Linyuan is the Pope, the true leader of the Church, while Mu Lingxiao occupies a position that is above everyone except the one person.

And there is the "compensation" offered by Mu Linyuan.

A relic that can reverse time, equivalent to a "rollback", was handed to him so easily?

Is the duration of this relic's time reversal limited, or can it only be used in prescribed circumstances?

And the most important point: if he chooses to rewind the entire world's time, will the real world also be affected?

"Dong dong dong—"

"Sorry to bother you, there's a piece of data here that requires your personal verification......"

The sound of a knock suddenly interrupted Mu Lingxiao and Min Xingyao's conversation; the two exchanged a glance and simultaneously chose to set the matter aside for now.

Mu Lingxiao went to handle matters outside, leaving Min Xingyao alone in the office.

Besides practicing the development of her own aberrant arts, she also has to attend to the development of destiny laws because Mu Lingxiao needs it.

She truly couldn't help with the lab's busy work at all; she just silently set the teapot she was holding aside.

In fact, many times she doesn't like hot things.

"But how many times can a person decide purely based on preference, without considering anything else?"

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Yang Yixie shared all his findings here with Meng Kexin.

Hua Jian Lei and the others are still displayed in the dungeon, and only the two of them can discuss the current situation; after they exit, they'll just review the chat logs themselves.

As mentioned before, the game's invasion of reality is for self-preservation, and they also fight solely for self-preservation.

But before that, there is another prerequisite.

【Meng Kexin: So, the Church's goal is to slay a god, although we don't know the exact reason, but the world's destruction is related to that god, right?】

In other words, as long as they truly kill that god during their actions, there will be no reason for any of this to continue.

The game world will not be destroyed, and they will have no reason to continue invading other worlds; each will be fine.

But the prerequisite is that Mu Lingxiao's plan can succeed.

Ah......

Should we say "Long live scientificism"?

Meng Kexin already feels the headache of being a materialist; after a "god" appeared in the neighboring world, the disasters they encounter can actually push toward world destruction.

Although their world is also plagued by constant warfare, within the strong and stable nations there can still be a scene of peace; however, natural and man-made disasters claim lives every day.

At least, such a world is still in human hands.

【Meng Kexin: After we go out, should we notify the authorities?】

【Ying Duo:... No need for now.】

It really is unnecessary.

The officials' personnel reserves in the game world are still too weak, and most are linked to the Church; the Church does have ulterior motives, but its protection of the Undead and assistance to the officials is genuine.

The officials cannot provide them much convenience in the game; if real-world weapons could still be used in the game, perhaps negotiating with the officials could even allow cheating with some nuclear-dimensional strike.

But that's at most a fantasy; if these scientific weapons were effective against the non-scientific Aberrant Species, the Old World in the game would not be doomed.

"Let's wait a bit first."

Yang Yixie looked at his now fully Data Stream‑converted body; maintaining this state drains mana, yet it lacks the sluggishness of using a Ying Duo body.

Even a fool knows that the "sluggishness" of a Ying Duo body is essentially an irreversible effect of a mutation on his body.

It should be noted that Ying Duo's mutation value has several times spiked over seventy, even higher, but was promptly suppressed by medication or holy water, and since his appearance showed no obvious change, it was temporarily ignored.

Ying Duo, looking at the plot item in his hand that seems to function as a "rollback", silently sent a message to Meng Kexin.

He now completely doubts that this item can be of much use.

【Ying Duo: Regarding the matter I mentioned before, do you think you can manage it after level 40?】

Meng Kexin looked at his message and sighed.

She actually has little confidence either, and Yang Yixie keeps putting forward some requests, none of which are easy to resolve.

Even if she really is that so‑called Divine Oracle, there's no way that just by touching Aberrant Arts she could instantly stand at the peak, right?

Meng Kexin: I can only do my best.