Chapter 962 The Truth Behind Stellaris Part One (2/2)
( )?
Blank? What does that mean?
Joshua paused puzzledly for a moment at the Beacon of Perpetuity's question, before understanding what it meant at once.
The blank could have been the Sage's name.
To be fair, everyone else, including even the Seven Gods to World Wills, had been calling the Sage 'the Sage' over and over without ever mentioning his real name… it was acceptable for the Seven Gods since their memories were incomplete in the first place, but there was no reason for the World Wills to have been compelled to address him as the Sage like ordinary Mycroftians.
Joshua also had many theories on why the Beacon of Perpetuity could have only asked in blank portions, but he left that aside as he did not have enough information at the moment. ”I am an heir of the Extraordinary individual known as the Sage, belonging to the same world as him.”
It is a pleasure to communicate with machines, the warrior thought. Very pleasant—direct, no nonsense, and comforting.
Truth be told, Joshua had long since spoken with anyone so pleasant, for nothing could be simpler than getting an answer for each question.
[Confirmation: The Life Preservation Sequence has provided you with 00θ-level clearance.]
[Relaunch: Commencing negotiations.]
[Entrusting: The Life Preservation Sequence invites you to aid the Final Defense Protocols and assist us in resisting the invasion of Evil Gods. In exchange, we will fulfill any reasonable requests, including and is not limited to Initial Psi Construct, Creation Course, Arbitrary Living World Maker, Reality Rewrite, and others.]
[Note: Third Curtain holds full clearance, but requires unanimous agreement with First and Second Curtain to fulfill any demands. Delays are to be expected, we thank you for your understanding.]
Joshua was not surprised—in fact, he had expected everything.
The Life Preservation Sequence… the curious machine intelligence collective possessing the capacity to lead the alliance of an entire universe, as well as to stand up against Evil Gods and speak to Star the Steel Python. Joshua currently knew that the Sage had came to Stellaris with an intention beyond helping the Midgardians, even having met Star albeit just once and without exchanging too many words.
So, who was it who really talked to Sage? The answer was too simple: there was a huge chance that it was the core intelligence of the Life Preservation Sequence who was now talking to him. But what they actually shared could wait. Joshua had other questions now.
Didn't the intelligence mention something unusual? he thought perplexedly. Star is said to have only 'awakened partially twice since its birth in the observable universal history'… that meaning and way of putting it seems to suggest that the Life Preservation Sequence had witnessed Star's birth, and is treating the Mother of All as an equal…or simply considering it a tool that benefits the living.
Like himself.
Furthermore, the 'Creation Course' and 'Arbitrary Living World Maker' seemed to be hinting at something.
The Sage had previously deliberately left a beacon to Stellaris, and the Multiverse Sacrificial Grounds had also listed it as the priority mission. If he had not been there, the other Apostles might even have been called upon…
The truth behind Stellaris was certainly extraordinary.
Knowing that it was better to ask, Joshua quickly did so.
”I want to know the history of Stellaris, from the beginning to the present, along with the purpose of the Sage's visit to this place. ”
In response, the huge psionic crystal flickered as if processing and assessing. Soon, simple and precise waves reached Joshua, carrying endless information.
[Clearance confirmed: requirements up to standard. Transferring data: summarized observation of No. 79524913 (including all present documentation)]
[Detailed response: Stellaris is a project of the Creator to artificially expand their world. Its original scale was a single planetary system, with its present form coming to be after several hundred thousand years' worth of enlargement and natural gathering of stellar bodies. It would have grown by default without limit if the Evil Gods had not attacked. Stellaris's growth hence stagnated by year 34,796,621, even as diverse primitive lifeforms were born.]
[Detailed response: Star the Steel Python was a natural physical manifestation of the Extraordinary forces birthed following the founding of Psi and world expansion. Its existence cultivated innumerable living worlds, a prototype of the Arbitrary Living World Maker. The galactic psionic network was the technology that observed the creation of Star's body, just as the Triple Curtain was made to shoulder the duty of watching over the world and the Mother of All. We maintain stability.]
[Detailed response: ( ) had visited Stellaris in search for our Creator who had left (disproved)/been destroyed. We had provided him with relics and data of the Creator, while ( ) aided us in regulating the realm's construct before leaving. Since then, Extraordinary powers aside from Psi have appeared in Stellaris. We are very pleased with the enriched information.]