Chapter 1422 - The Solution (2/2)
“Did you not say that the goddess was worried about her year-end bonus? How do we know she would not shift the blame on Vivian?”
Hao Ren’s heart missed a beat. The news of the decay of integrity of the goddess seemed to have spread wide and far. Even Hessiana, who had hardly come into contact with the divine realm, had hit the nail on the head. But then when Hao Ren thought carefully, he realized that he was mostly the one who bad-mouthed Raven 12345, he quickly wiped the non-existent cold sweat off his forehead. “Ahem, don’t worry. She is ethical. Probably.”
While the two of them were discussing the ‘blasphemous’ topic, the voice of Raven 12345 jolted them. “Have you two finished mumbling? It is time to brief you on the mission.”
Hao Ren and Hessiana immediately went up, listening to Raven 12345 with a serious look on their face but a guilty feeling in their hearts.”
“First of all, I would like to emphasize that the key to bringing Vivian out is to let her find herself,” Raven 12345 said as she glanced at everyone. “She has now self-breaking down. The stronger the resonance and imbalance between the divine and corrupt forces led her to self-control. It was the reason that caused the information overflow to contaminate the real world. So as soon as she regains control of herself, half of the problem would be solved. Thanks to the resonance between the different Malevolences, every fragment of the divine avatar has a connection. So Vivian becomes a complete body, but her own consciousness is still sleeping. This led to her becoming a source of contamination that constantly releases energy uncontrollably.”
Raven 12345’s eyes landed on Hao Ren. “Hao Ren, I will send you to the second mirrored Earth that is so much more contaminated than the first mirrored Earth that you have seen before. Space and time there has been mostly swapped out with 99% of the 21st-century real world that you know has disappeared. You must trace the coordinates of 10,000 years ago through the broken historical trajectory until you find Vivian, who has first arrived on earth. In theory, that is your target.”
“In theory?” Raven 12345’s ambiguous reply baffled Hao Ren.
“Yes, in theory.” Raven 12345 repeated. “Because Vivian’s first ‘landing spot’ was not on Earth but planet Inferno. She has completed her first division there, yet you could only trace the historical timeline of Earth, so you can’t do anything about the history in Inferno. But my calculation shows that even without the history of Inferno, it is good enough for you to find Vivian and reconstruct her self-awareness.”
“Well, then I understand now,” Hao Ren said. “But how should I wake her up? Can I just go up and say hello when I see her? How do I backtrack? It sounds enigmatic.”
“The space-time breakage and distortion is based on the ‘memory breaking point’ of Vivian, and the memory breaking point is usually the time when she wakes up from her hibernation. So you should look for her place of hibernation when you arrive; most likely, she will not wander too far after waking up. But the thing is that the memory breaking point is not necessarily the exact coordinates. Sometimes there is disruption to the space-time continuity before Vivian goes to sleep, and sometimes during her sleep. So you may encounter Vivian who is awake or mad but most likely sleeping. As for how to wake up when you find her—I am not sure right now.”
“Not sure? Then why do you ask me to go there?” Hao Ren was wide-eyed.
“All I can say is that you will cross the bridge when you get there,” Raven 12345 said as she spread out her hand. “After all, this is also my first time encountering this kind of thing. If I am not wrong, as soon as she sees you, she will regain her memory of the real space and time. In the severely distorted space and time on the Number Two Mirrored Earth, you are the only foreign matter. Your appearance should have a big impact on Vivian, who is the source of distortion, and is enough to wake her up.”
“What if she does not wake up?”
“Then a fight with her might do the trick.”
Hao Ren was rendered speechless.
“You need to find node by node. It is like walking through history and meeting Vivian in different periods. You have to let her regain consciousness and get out of each dream. Every waking from the dream will restore part of the messed-up space and time. Each restoration of space and time will push you to the next node. Considering that Vivian in history is very different from the Vivian you know, I need someone who knows her well to explain the dos and don’ts in dealing with Vivian of the past to you.”
Before Raven 12345’s voice trailed off, Hesperides and Hessiana finally knew their purpose of being here. Hesperides said, “So this is the reason for bringing us here?”
“That’s right. The two of you know Vivian good enough, including about her past,” Raven 12345 said as she glanced at Hesperides and Hessiana. “To maintain the stability of the sandbox environment, Hao Ren must go into the distorted historical space and time alone. He cannot even bring the MDT. So he will be all by himself. The intelligence and guidance you two provide will be of utmost importance to him.”
So this was the reason for the few of them to be there.
Hao Ren looked at Hesperides and Hessiana in anticipation.
“If you find Vivian awake, the first step in building rapport with her is to buy her meal. Better still, buy her with money if possible.”
Hao Ren was bewildered.