To ascend, I had no choice but to create games-Chapter 816 - 452: Opening a Store Simulator_1
"Recently, observing how players engage with ’Parallel World,’ I have gained some insight into probability and thus developed a new spell. This spell can interfere with probability. To put it simply, before something is observed, it exists in an uncertain state. It is at this point that probability can be altered, enabling one to make events lean more favorably towards oneself. However, this spell doesn’t have a broad range of application; it is more suited for the unstable temporal nature of Heaven-Opening Blocks," Fang Cheng explained.
Zhiyi Heavenly Lord listened in silence and, after Fang Cheng explained the principle, found the principle of the spell quite simple.
For Fang Cheng, that is. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
As for himself, he was stuck at the very first step.
How does one even perceive probability!
If it hadn’t been for Fang Cheng telling him that even in his next life it wouldn’t be possible, he might have been tempted to die on the spot just to prove a point.
Full of grievances, Zhiyi Heavenly Lord looked at the opened Heaven-Opening Blocks and then sensed a declaration from another Immortal Organization.
Declarations were a common method of communication between different organizations, especially since, during the invasion by the Overall Conscious Entity, each organization had been scattered, with nearly all lines of communication disrupted. Everyone had been so desperate to survive that organizations as such ceased to exist.
Furthermore, Immortals who dispersed to various locations might start to gather suitable disciples nearby, thereby cultivating different powers. In places devoid of Spiritual Energy, the capability of an Immortal would continually degrade, and after a millennium, they would forget their original history and mythologize their former tales.
To prevent local disciples from losing contact with their predecessors, the original pioneers would leave behind declarations in these places.
Each declaration was a spell that included methods of self-verification required by the other party, the origin of visitors, basic information about the location, and contact methods after successful verification.
Upon encountering the declaration, Zhiyi Heavenly Lord quickly completed his self-verification, afterwards seeing the declaration approved and turn into a streak of light that disappeared into the void.
Before long, several New Celestial Honors appeared silently. Upon seeing Zhiyi Heavenly Lord, they revealed a look of surprise.
"It’s actually an old Heavenly Lord. You’re not all extinct then," a female Celestial Honor said in confusion, "I thought all you old-timers had left the stage of history. I didn’t expect any of you to be around still. Are you here for help? Come if you want, but we’ve only got some basic services here - don’t expect anything else," she said.
Zhiyi Heavenly Lord looked at the displeased Celestial Honor before him and translated her words in his mind:
"You’re actually still alive! That’s truly remarkable! But now, please rest well, and leave the rest to us. Follow me; we aren’t living comfortably here ourselves. We can only maintain basic living conditions, so please don’t be too critical," he mentally translated.
There was no helping it; the New Celestial Honors were less than eloquent, each sounding as if they had been practicing in a latrine for centuries, their words as offensive as the stench that would accompany such a claim.
If he didn’t mentally translate their words, the New Celestial Honors’ blunt speech might have been the death of him.
As he followed her into the Heaven-Opening Blocks, Zhiyi Heavenly Lord realized the situation was worse than he had imagined.
The colossal Heaven-Opening Blocks had been shattered with a single strike, and substances leaked from an unknown epoch had contaminated the site thoroughly. The entire area was engulfed in black mist, and the only space left for the Heavenly Lords was a tiny enclave.
"Old man, you’ve never seen a place as bad as this, have you?" a New Celestial Honor said with undue confidence and smugness, "This place has been completely contaminated. It’s beyond what you can handle, so just rest in that little area over there! Once you’ve rested enough, leave quickly. Don’t even think about staying. If you don’t leave, well," he hinted ominously.
[The situation here is dire, and your presence might lead to trouble. For your safety, please rest in the secure area for a while, and then we will escort you out.]
"That’s right, you can’t handle this place, so get going quickly," she insisted.
[Your arrival won’t make any difference, so please depart as soon as possible. We’ll handle things here.]
Listening to the New Celestial Honors’ words, Zhiyi Heavenly Lord kept mentally translating to make it more bearable for himself.
Though their words were unpleasing, they had more or less briefed him on the situation.
This place seemed to be the doom of the Heaven-Opening Blocks, a block that had existed in countless timelines and was finally meeting its destruction here, brought upon by the black substance from another timeline.
Zhiyi Heavenly Lord reached out and collected some of the black substance, then observed it carefully.
The material was not of this world; it hadn’t appeared in either universe and could only be understood as something brought by the Overall Conscious Entity.
Although it was only a small amount, Zhiyi Heavenly Lord could sense a profound malevolence in it, the same composition as the pollution in Reincarnation Land, suggesting a definite connection.
After inspecting it for a while, Zhiyi Heavenly Lord incinerated the impurities with a wave of his hand and then addressed a Celestial Honor: "Is there anything I can help with?"
"I already told you, old man, you’re of no use. Just get going. We’re well aware of the situation here; don’t get in the way. If you truly want to contribute, well, you can work in logistics, doing some of that useless backend work," he replied dismissively.
