Chapter 1358: You… Are You Also Insane?
What could possibly make you want to run over in person? Roderick curiously asked as she followed Albert. During this time, after becoming a witch, she had learned quite a bit while being beside Albert. The extraordinary is a process of constantly discovering new things and practicing truths.
Even though Roderick is not a scholar, as a powerful being who has reached the pinnacle of the Holy Realm, she has her own understanding of the extraordinary, much like a “long-ill person becoming a good doctor.”
“In the Divine Pattern Experiment, there is a researcher named Thoas who was studying extraordinary knowledge beyond his capabilities and fell victim to mental pollution, leading him to collapse.”
“Hmm? So what does this have to do with us?” Roderick asked in confusion.
Having been at the observation station for a while, she was also aware of its composition and understood Albert’s attitude towards the people there. They were merely a continuous stream of talents being selected to serve Albert.
Within the observation station, the system for cultivating the extraordinary was the most suitable fast-track system for humans. It aimed to achieve the extraordinary quickly, but it did not emphasize combat strength, and such advancement did not significantly extend lifespan. Only those geniuses truly valued by Albert would have the privilege to cultivate stronger and longevity-granting techniques, even enjoying lifespans extended at no cost. However, fundamentally, they were all serving Albert. The people within the observation station had to be grateful to him for a lifetime.
From another perspective, this wasn’t too bad either. After all, life within the artificial world was quite good, at least more “humane” than the barbaric societal order developing in the Void.
“Then do you understand the concept of a totem?” Albert continued.
“I don’t understand, but I’ve heard of it.”
“You just need to understand it as a kind of talent that can be encountered but not sought.” Albert explained: “Thoas is a person with such talent.”
“I see.” Roderick did not pursue this further. If she did, she would have many questions, like why someone he valued so highly was neglected, why such a talent was placed in that Divine Pattern Experiment, and when he discovered that Thoas had a totem, among other things.
After crossing several teleportation gates, Albert arrived outside the monitoring room.
As soon as they arrived, they saw the medical staff controlled outside, along with a crowd gathered around.
“Why are you all outside?” Albert asked in confusion.
His perception told him that there seemed to be an unperceivable area enveloping the monitoring room.
“It was Rosetti who told me to stay outside and not let anyone in to disturb it.”
“Can’t I go in either?”
Seeing that the other party looked troubled but showed no intention of backing down, Albert questioned.
“Y-yes, that’s what Rosetti instructed, and she also said… said this was a request from Teacher Xiao Han.”
Upon hearing this, Albert instantly understood. These former members of the observation station were naturally somewhat fearful of Albert’s authority, but the witch beside him was not intimidated by his status and resolutely enforced this command.
Sighing, Albert ultimately chose not to force his way in, only agreeing to let this person enter to notify Rosetti.
“Ah… I’m a step late.”
“Is it true? Didn’t you come because of the Perfect Witch? You almost fooled me just now.”
“How did I fool you?”
“Even though I’ve just arrived, I can still notice some details. The Thoas you mentioned has been in this situation for some time, right? Since you value him, why didn’t you come over immediately?”
“……Because I wouldn’t have the ability to solve the problem if I came.”
Albert gave a very sincere response: “And who told you that not coming equates to not paying attention to him?”
“So you deliberately let the Perfect Witch come, betting she could handle it?”
“It’s not betting; the witch race in the Void faces the least threat from mental pollution. Even if there’s no ultimate solution…”
“You can have that perfect witch help Thoas transform into a witch to deal with so-called mental pollution?”
“That’s roughly the idea. There are many ways to alleviate mental pollution using this method in the Void.”
And Albert knew that this method was quite safe. Since transforming into a witch meant being ‘summoned’ by the Primordial Witch, returning to the Witch Grand Library would only require a cost, and it could even allow the Primordial Witch to intervene and quell the mental pollution. Every extraordinary witch born in the Void inherently had a network that no one could rival—this was the Primordial Witch. No race in the Void had this kind of advantage over the witch race.
“This is the first time I’ve heard that the witch race is so powerful,” Roderick said, scratching her head.
After this brief exchange between Albert and Roderick, Rosetti also walked out from the monitoring room.
“Mr. Albert World.” Upon seeing him, Rosetti immediately greeted him respectfully.
However, compared to the usual awe shown by general researchers, she appeared more composed. After all, even though she was once one of the heads of the ‘Rune Warrior Research Project,’ she was still a genius with the right to communicate with Albert, who was always very tolerant towards geniuses.
“Miss Rosetti, how is the situation inside?”
“The teacher is currently helping Thoas deal with the mental pollution issue, so we cannot rashly enter and disturb her. I hope you can understand, Mr. Albert.”
“I can differentiate between light and heavy matters.” Albert replied: “But I wonder what methods Ms. Yang Yuelan plans to use to resolve Thoas’s plight?”
“I’m very sorry; the teacher instructed us to step outside and wait, so I, too, am unaware of what she is doing.” Rosetti politely explained, as she could never intrude on her teacher’s techniques.
Then Albert turned to Roderick beside him.
“What are you looking at me for?” Roderick shot Albert a strange look, unsure of his intentions.
“Can you sense the situation inside is similar to when you transformed into a witch?”
“……Oh, after talking so much, you still care.”
“Thoas is a genius born within my observation station’s artificial world; naturally, I need to strive for it.”
“Hypocritical.” Roderick smiled as she assessed Albert: “But I have to disappoint you; I can’t sense anything. There seems to be a perceptual barrier there. You’re aware that most human cultivation techniques are rather peculiar.”
As for the conversation between Roderick and Albert, Rosetti seemed to be oblivious, simply taking out the soul box that Teacher Xiao Han had previously given her.
“Mr. Albert, since we’re waiting, I’ll hand this item over to you.”
“The soul box?”
Albert immediately recognized it as the soul box he had given earlier, which he personally handed to Roderick to pass on to the Perfect Witch.
“She didn’t receive it?” was Albert’s first reaction.
After all, the ingrained stereotype of witches holding grudges in the Void was quite profound.
“She has accepted it.” Rosetti replied: “The teacher received information from it through the Great Knowledge Tree and also stored some stuff inside, instructing me to deliver it to you personally.”
“For me?” Albert responded, slightly surprised, but still took the soul box.
“Yes, this is what the teacher asked me to pass on, and she also asked me to convey a message.”
“Tell me.”
“The teacher said this is her recent research finding in this area, and she wants me to emphasize that she hasn’t lost her mind or gone crazy.”
“Hmm?”
Albert looked at Rosetti with a puzzled face, but Rosetti had no reason to lie.
In Albert’s view, the Perfect Witch hadn’t even finished her cultivation at the Holy Realm level. She was entangled in various matters, even wanting to extricate herself from the Divine Pattern Experiment; what spare time and energy did she have to research theories on ascending to the World Master level?
He had already prepared himself psychologically for her not to venture into the World Master level of research for quite some time.
Their cooperation originated from his desire to borrow the mechanical core from her.
That was a creation beyond the Mechanical God Emperor’s body!
But plans were overtaken by developments he had never anticipated; he had connected with the Earth Vein God Emperor, entered the Earth Vein World, gathered abundant information and data from the Earth Vein World, and even established friendly cooperation with some Earth Vein Life forms.
“By the way, what is this thing? Do I have a share?” Roderick leaned over curiously.
“Yeah, you do.” Albert nodded, then connected the soul box to his personal system.
“What about me? How do I see it?”
“Don’t you have the Great Knowledge Seed? I have the technology for the Great Knowledge Seed to interact with the system. Just give me access, like before, and I’ll send it to you.”
“Then I’ll trouble you~”
Albert operated the system smoothly and shared the contents with Roderick. However, while transferring, he caught sight of the content at a glance.
Power is omnipotent.
If this were a novice speaking, Albert would have a thousand rebuttals to counter such a naive notion, but this phrase appeared here.
Albert suppressed his curiosity, then looked at Rosetti.
“Since we can’t disturb, can we observe from the side, or could you take us to the reception room to wait?”
“Of course, but Mr. Albert, I regret to inform you that even we can’t observe the situation inside the monitoring room. It seems to be shrouded in a strange observational black hole that is difficult to perceive with any method, so I’ll take you to the waiting area.”
“Okay.”
Albert did not refuse, even feeling that this proposal was good. He was already quite curious about the contents of this soul box.
Before they even reached the waiting area, Albert had already opened the category of Power is Omnipotent.
Soon, it summarized the birth of this idea and its rudimentary implementation method with such brevity that Albert had to connect the context to understand it.
The evolution of all things, the stasis of time, rewriting the past, covering history, modifying physical rules, turning lies into truth… No wonder you wanted Rosetti to emphasize that you weren’t crazy.
“What are you talking about?” Roderick said as she similarly looked at the contents inside.
However, after a simple glance, she couldn’t comprehend it. After all, it was written in a concise form that even Albert had to connect the context, so Roderick, as a half-baked scholar, naturally couldn’t understand.
“It’s nothing; I was just shocked by that Perfect Witch’s idea.”
In my view, she is merely daydreaming; she has never touched that level of power. Such hypothetical speculations are not something the World Master can achieve,” Roderick said, shaking her head and pointing at the content.
But she didn’t reject everything outright; for example, modifying history is something she could accomplish, albeit only within her own world. She couldn’t negate events that had already occurred in the past.
“No, she is correct in saying that the World Master possesses the capability to define these concepts. The reason we think it’s impossible is that we view concepts too absolutely, just like in mathematics, where no theorem is universally applicable; the world is the same.”
“You… Are You Also Insane?” Roderick was taken aback. She thought Albert would side with her, but instead, he allied with the Perfect Witch, isolating her?
“No, I’m not insane. I have touched on these concepts long ago, but back then my thoughts were too fragmented, so I gradually forgot them. However, upon reflecting now, the Perfect Witch is right; power indeed could potentially be omnipotent!”
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At that moment, Albert also found it hard to care about Roderick’s confusion; he continued to read on, from the example of magic power that can transform everything to the reverse reasoning validation of “All Things Transforming to Magic”—these can all be verified!
“Look, it’s this—All Things Transforming to Magic!”
“What does it mean?” Roderick was completely lost beside him.
“It’s the move the Perfect Witch used to blow you up in the hotel world, All Things Transforming to Magic. She gained insights into some concepts while fighting you, laying the groundwork for her subsequent ideas and theories; she’s simply a genius!”
“?!?” Roderick looked at Albert with an awkward expression, the kind of resentful look that, if not for her partnership and the abundant resources he provided, she would have wanted to lash out!
“Here, and here! It meticulously records the thought processes and deduction procedures. From the manifestations of power displayed in your battle, she derived the essence of a World Master’s power. Although these are merely speculations, they have the potential for verification. If verified successfully, this would… be incredibly significant!”
