The Paladin on the Infinite Tour - #636 - Chapter 636

Its name is – [Cocoon of the End].

The so-called [Original Project] is to use the connection between Alicia as the Herrscher of the Origin and the [Cocoon of Finality] to allow Axia to open up a path to the location of the Cocoon of Finality. To find a way to solve the cocoon of the end, we can overcome the collapse.

“To put it bluntly, I think it’s feasible.”

Dr. May said.

“In fact, we have been aware of and understood the existence of the Cocoon of the End as early as the pre-civilization period, but that was not confirmed until the end of our civilization. Earlier, that It’s just a conjecture that exists in my mind.”

“guess?”

“Exia, have you ever thought that there may be a special existence deep in the starry sky.” Dr. Mei’s tone began to sound a little yearning and fantasy, “They are just like us, living on their own planet. and developed its own civilization.”

“……alien?”

“Well, in layman’s terms, that’s it. And do you think that if these aliens can integrate with their own planet and let the will of an entire civilization spread to every corner of the planet, be omnipresent and last forever, it will truly In a sense, there is no barrier between each other’s hearts… If such a kind of aliens really exist, what do you think they would want as a whole?”

It’s really a science fiction question.

Alexia held her chin and thought for a while: “I…I don’t know. If that kind of civilization really exists, it must be an extremely advanced advanced civilization. I don’t think it can even reach the universe.” Getting involved in things we can imagine.”

Even now, Exia is fully capable of space travel.

Dr. Mei smiled slightly: “I think they will be very, very, very eager to [embrace their own kind].”

“…I see. Is this your guess?”

Exia quickly understood the reason why Dr. Mei mentioned this conjecture at this time: “In your opinion, the so-called cocoon of the end is actually an alien civilization that is much more developed than us. In order to allow ourselves to A [device] launched to the earth to get more of its kind… um~~~ to accelerate the development of civilization?”

“Well, it can be understood that way.” Dr. Mei nodded, “Of course, I don’t know whether this is actually the case.”

“…It’s an interesting guess. Does this have anything to do with Alicia’s plan?”

“To say that the connection…is based on correct guesses, maybe there are some.”

Assuming that Dr. Mei’s conjecture is true and the Cocoon of the End is really a device sent to the earth by aliens to help the earth’s civilization develop and evolve faster, then completely destroying it can be said to be destroyed in a sense. A possibility for earth civilization.

But given that there are still many unknowns about the Final Cocoon, this idea is completely untenable.

“Sorry, I said some digressions, let’s get back to the topic.”

Dr. Mei brought the conversation back to the original plan.

“As I said before, Alicia’s plan is theoretically feasible. In fact, when we fought against the Herrscher of the End, we made a similar attempt – remember Prometheus Is it the seventeenth?”

“Yeah, remember.”

Prometheus 17, a super artificial intelligence from a pre-civilization. During the fight against the Endgame, he became the [Hello Will] through some method, responsible for controlling the power of the Herrschers, so that the Herrschers of the current civilization should be as consistent as possible with the previous civilization in terms of abilities and order of appearance.

“At the end of pre-civilization, although no one said it explicitly, we already knew in our hearts that from the moment the Herrschers of Corrosion destroyed the last three cities of mankind, we had lost. Therefore, I made multiple plans , such as the Fire Project, the Hengsha Project, and the Stigmata Project that you know.”

“Prometheus is also part of the planned Stigma Project – we finally confirmed the existence of the Final Cocoon and somehow sent Prometheus to the location of the Final Cocoon… …nearby.”

nearby?

Alexia raised her eyebrows: “Didn’t you completely send it over?”

“We don’t know the specific coordinates of the Cocoon of Finality. What we can be sure of is that it is indeed located between the [end of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers] and [the Eigen World]. What Prometheus did is also It just puts a restrictive shackle on the Cocoon of Finality, limiting the types and order of release of the Herrscher’s powers.”

If the specific coordinates of the Cocoon of Finality are known, then the power of previous civilizations may be able to find a better way to fight against Finality through the One-Year Vehicle of Thousand Realms.

And now——

“The plan proposed by Alicia was actually the plan that I had conceived, but was ultimately thrown into the trash can by myself. After all, we did not have any way to determine the location of the Final Cocoon at the time.”

“But now we may be able to do it – so if we want to talk about the feasibility of [Origin Plan], then I think it is 100% feasible.”

Dr. Mei responded affirmatively.

This reply made Alexia and Alicia look at each other, and both of them saw obvious hope in the other’s eyes.

“but.”

Suddenly, Dr. Mei made an unexpected turn.

“I don’t think I need to explain too much about the reasons. This plan also carries huge risks. Especially for you, who is almost destined to be the executor of the plan, Ixia.”

“Before we officially start the practical test of the entire plan, can you please listen to what I am going to say?”

51. Cross the end? Become the end!

The risks of Project Origin.

This was not something that Exia had expected.

“What is the specific content of the risk?”

“Well… the first thing that needs to be alert is definitely the [Cocoon of Finality] itself.” Dr. Mei explained, “Assuming that the Cocoon of Finality is indeed something similar to a [device], Alicia also said that the Cocoon of Finality seems to have a certain degree of self-will, so what we have to consider is – [the consequences of attacking the Cocoon of Finality].”

No one has ever tried to destroy the Cocoon of Finality. After all, there are only a few people who can recognize the existence of the Cocoon of Finality, and no one has ever been able to reach its location, let alone destroy it.

Therefore, no one knows whether the Cocoon of Finality itself has some function… similar to a [self-defense mechanism].

“…I think if it is limited to the performance of the Final Cocoon itself, then I should be able to handle it no matter what the situation is.” Exia thought for a moment, “One of my powers can cut off the ability itself. The incarnation of the Final Cocoon, no matter what special abilities it has, I think I can solve it…it will just take some time.”

“Well, I know that. But there is one more thing you have to be concerned about – if you cause damage to the Cocoon of Finality, what impact will it have on the Herrschers.”

“——!”

Dr. Mei’s words made Alexia look shocked!

“What does it mean?”

“Exia, in your opinion, what is the core of the Herrscher?” Dr. Mei asked back, “It is something released by the Cocoon of Finality, and it is what the Herrschers can infinitely extract Honkai Energy from the imaginary space.” Gate], to explain in a simple way, the core of the Herrscher and the power of the Herrscher are actually the [authorities] given to the Herrschers by the Cocoon of Finality.”

While speaking, Dr. Mei operated the computer in front of him and drew a simple tree diagram on the screen.

“Based on my research with several doctors from Counter-Entropy, as well as Bishop Otto’s participation in the discussion, we have come to the conclusion that since the cocoon of the end is located at the end of the “Tree of Imaginary Numbers” and “Eigen” [world], and firmly grasps everything about Honkai, then he may also be regarded as the “only core of the Herrscher”.”

“And all the rest of the Herrscher Cores are just projections of the Cocoon of Finality in different dimensions.”

All Herrschers are just a [projection] of the cocoon of the end.

Just like the relationship between the world bubble and the intrinsic world.

In this case, if there is damage or impact on the Cocoon of Finality as its main body, then the Herrschers who are its projections… are very likely to be affected!

Worst case scenario…the moment the Cocoon of Finality is completely destroyed, all Herrschers will also disappear together!

Without Dr. Mei’s explanation, Exia himself calculated the possibility that he would face, and if it was the worst possibility, then he would never accept it!

“The Herrscher of the Sky is your sister, the Herrscher of Thunder and the Herrscher of Ice are your fiancées, and the Herrscher of Knowledge now shares the same body with Hua. It can be said that they are of the same mind – plus the principle of anti-entropy. The Herrscher. If the impact of the Cocoon of Finality will be directly reflected on them, then whether to destroy the Cocoon of Finality is something that must be carefully considered.”

“In addition, after the Cocoon of Finality receives damage and stimulation, there may be the possibility of riots, such as releasing the remaining Herrscher powers at once, or allowing the Herrscher of Finality to arrive in advance… .In short, there are many risks to consider.”

In other words, what Dr. Mei wants to express is that the beheading plan proposed by Alicia is completely feasible, but the potential risks are too high. Based on the current complete understanding of the Cocoon of Finality, it is extremely unlikely to directly execute the plan. This may lead to a lose-lose situation for both parties.

No, it cannot be said that both sides suffer.

It should be said…that it would cause Exia, the executor of the plan, to lose someone important to him, and he would send him away with his own hands.

“….”

(My Lord Prince.)

(My master…)

【Lord】

The three people accompanying Alexia also became worried.

They are all people who understand the origin and reason of Exia’s fight. It can be said that it is because he wants to protect the most important people that he has gone all the way and become so powerful today. But the risks facing us now are so cruel.

“It’s really unacceptable, isn’t it?” Dr. Mei said, “Then, how about you listen to another method I heard from the anti-entropy doctors?”

“Eh?”

Another way?

Dr. Mei pressed a button on the console, and a plan suddenly appeared on the big screen. The words “Second Generation Moonlight Throne Plan” came into Alexia’s sight for the first time.

“The Moonlight Throne? I remember that was-“

“The final weapon used by former civilizations to fight against Herrscher of the End was a conversion device that could convert Honkai energy into harmless energy on a large scale. But in conclusion, it was a failure. The design concept was indeed correct. But various reasons made it impossible to complete this plan.”

“Therefore, based on the design concept of the Moonlight Throne, Counter-Entropy launched a brand new plan – to artificially create the [Final Herrscher] and let the [Final Herrscher] replace the Moonlight Throne.”

Alexia: “!”

The content of the plan mentioned by Dr. Mei made his body shake violently!

Alicia also laughed: “It’s really shocking, isn’t it? I was shocked when I first heard about it. The Herrscher of the End is an existence that we must defeat, but reverse entropy can actually Making this kind of conjecture… is really a very unreasonable idea.”

“But in theory it is completely feasible – provided that the artificially created Herrscher of the End is just like you, Alicia.”

“Hey~~~” Alicia stuck out her tongue.

At the same time, Exia once again understood what Dr. Mei wanted to express.

“Changed from the original [Decapitation Plan] to the [Assimilation Plan].”

“Through the fateful connection between Alicia and the Cocoon of Finality, let me open up a path to the Cocoon of Finality, and then let me, as the executor of the plan, take the initiative to accept the power of the Cocoon of Finality. , to become the final Herrscher of this era.”

“——That’s what you mean, right?”

Dr. Mei nodded: “You can think so in general. With the help of Prometheus, the authority of the End can be reliably transferred to your hands, but what will happen after you become the Herrscher of the End… .No one knows either.”

“…”

“In any case, which plan to adopt can only be decided by you, the executor of the plan – I invite you here this time just to explain these things to you. You can spend some time to seriously Think about it, and when you decide which plan to adopt, just inform us directly, and we will fully cooperate with your thoughts and actions.”

“……I see.”

52. Just keep moving forward

[If you are faced with a situation in the future where you can save countless people by sacrificing yourself, what will you do? 】

Alexia remembered what happened almost a year ago for no reason.

That was what Nangong said to him in a conversation a few months after the Banquet of Flames.

At that time, Exia’s thoughts had not completely changed, so his answer at the time was – [I will try my best to save everyone without dying, but if it doesn’t work, then I will die]

This kind of over-exaggerated hypothetical situation actually has no practical significance. Anyone can say something that sounds good, or sounds great and reasonable. If you pick any high school student in a Japanese high school, they can say it. It’s clear and logical, but few can actually do it.

At that time, Ixia was half serious, but half was not serious. After all, it is difficult for a person to speak his true words without special circumstances.

And now…

“It should be said that it is an unexpected but reasonable situation, Prince.”

In the corridor of World Snake Base.

Alexia walked slowly with his hands in his pockets at a walking pace, and Sajo Aige who was following him said this.

The risks of Project Origin.

In the month before coming back, although Exia was very busy and had no time to think about more things, he had thought about this matter a little bit – just to a little extent.

In a sense, this is also a [God-killing].

After killing a god for the first time, Exia became the Godslayer. And this time, if he kills that [God], what will he become?

“Miss Aige, the Great Holy Grail…is there any way for me to fight without any worries?”

Exia asked with her back slightly arched.

There is no doubt that he can exert 100% of his power anytime and anywhere, even when facing the Cocoon of Finality. But if taking action against the Cocoon of Finality means that all Herrschers will be affected, then he… probably won’t be able to take action.

Dr. May has spoken out.

The Herrscher of Sky is his sister, the Herrscher of Thunder and Ice are his fiancée, and the Herrscher of Knowledge is his master.

The person who is very important to him has a lot to do with the Cocoon of Finality… To be honest, Exia should have thought of this earlier. After all, it was the existence that directly gave birth to the Herrscher. It is impossible to have any relationship with the Herrscher. There is no connection between them.

If the cost of completely destroying the Cocoon of Finality is that all the Herrschers must also disappear, then he——

“I don’t think the power of the Great Holy Grail is needed.”

Shatiao Aige said this.

Stopping, Aixia’s eyes lit up: “What should I say?”

“Prince, have you forgotten? You have a divine sword that can cut off cause and effect.” Shajo Aige said with a smile, “Theoretically speaking, as long as the incarnation of the Messiah is used, all Herrschers and Finalists can be killed. The cocoon’s connection in destiny and cause and effect is all severed, so no matter what impact it has on the cocoon of finality, it cannot be fed back to the Herrschers.”