Chapter 351: Creation of Another World

Chapter 351: The Creation of Another World

Mountain City, underground.

"You are running out of time."

Lin Yu stared at the faint, slightly blurred image projected before his eyes, and turned to Lin Xi beside him:

"Actually, I'm very curious—how exactly do you see these images?"

"You don't have drones like the Huaxia army; how do you see the images?"

"Satellites."

Lin Xi replied:

"We have satellites."

"You may think of them as a kind of drone that flies very high."

Lin Yu nodded thoughtfully, then said:

"That can't be right either."

"If you fly that high, you must be above the clouds."

"But how could you possibly pierce clouds and fog to see what lies on the ground?"

A faint smile crept across Lin Xi's face.

"You are clever; you've hit upon the crux of the matter."

"Yet this is not a great problem at all."

"We employ an optimized SAR synthetic aperture radar technique, first generating a grayscale map, then using intelligent algorithms to reconstruct a high‑precision image that approximates optical photography."

"In fact, we have already used this system to observe many places—including the Huaxia army's base."

"We know everything."

When Lin Xi finished speaking, Lin Yu gave a mildly mocking grimace.

"But you didn't know they would strike, and they are about to breach your stronghold."

"That is impossible."

Lin Xi waved lightly, the star‑filled image faded, and the two found themselves again on the grass outside the village.

"We have many ways to stop their continued assault; if necessary, we can even mobilize every Tier‑One monster on the perimeter to launch a synchronized offensive against them."

"Their strength alone could never withstand such an onslaught."

"So it is not we who are running out of time, but they who are."

"Then why haven't you acted yet?"

Lin Yu interrupted Lin Xi, who paused before answering:

"The final moment has not yet arrived; we refuse to pay an unnecessary price."

"The construction of Mountain City embodies the blood, sweat, and wisdom of countless people; we will not allow it to suffer any substantive harm."

When he spoke, Lin Xi's tone was unshakably firm.

Yet Lin Yu remained utterly unmoved.

"So you have placed your hope in me."

"You want me to adopt your thoughts and then persuade them?"

"Exactly."

Lin Xi nodded.

"Then why not reshape my mind directly? You can read my thoughts, can't you?"

"In theory, you should possess that ability as well, shouldn't you?"

A hint of suspicion colored Lin Yu's voice.

In fact, this had been a lingering question of his since the conversation began.

He was constantly on guard against his thoughts being altered, and constantly

also reflecting and reviewing.

But up to now, he truly has not noticed any change in his thinking.

Or perhaps his memory and thoughts have already been tampered with, and he simply does not recall?

The notion sent a chill down his spine, yet Lin Xi's candid reply soon caught him off guard.

"We do not alter anyone's thoughts."

"That is the foundation of Mountain City's existence, and the deepest design logic of this city."

"This rule cannot be broken."

"This is Agreement One."

Agreement One.

Lin Yu recalled that he had heard the term before.

among the populace of the Mountain City that a scout had sliced in one stroke.

"So that's how it is."

Lin Yu mused, while Lin Xi continued:

"In short, we truly have little time left."

"Then let us proceed."

"You have already grasped our motives, our plan, and the predicament we face."

"Now, I shall formally attempt to persuade you."

Lin Xi waved, and the surrounding scene shifted once more.

The two sat above a vast sand table, looking down upon the real ground below.

On the ground lay a tiny village.

"Let us simplify the predicament as much as possible."

"We shall still extrapolate from the background you saw in the ‘story.’"

"We have designed ‘entropy’ as action points." "When you exhaust your action points, the monster will appear."

"Your task is to use those limited action points to defeat the monster."

"Now, give it a try."

Lin Yu stared at the sand table below, asking bewilderedly:

"What should I do?"

"Choose your strategy."

Lin Xi explained:

Each strategy consumes action points, while also raising the number that represents the village's strength.

When the village's strength surpasses that of the monster, you can defeat it.

You need not concern yourself with the names of these strategies; it's fine if you don't understand them.

All you must do is, based on the boost they grant, contemplate how to enact the strategies.

.Understood.

Lin Yu slowly nodded.

He carefully gazed at the list of strategy names arranged in a line, tentatively selecting a few of them.

"High‑Energy Particle Collider."

"Deep Space Observation."

"Fundamental Force Monitoring."

With just three strategies, he exhausted all his action points.

And thereafter, the monster effortlessly razed the village.

"Try again."

Lin Yu shook his head as the sandbox reset.

This time, he chose a handful of strategies that cost fewer points.

"Deep Shelter."

"Space Colonization."

"Accelerated Reproduction."

"Genetic Engineering."

"High Environmental Adaptation."

"Information Control."

"Technology Regulation."

All points were spent, and the village's "strength" value rose above one hundred.

Yet Lin Yu realized that this still fell far short of the monster's thousand points of power.

As expected, the village was destroyed once more.

"This is unreasonable."

"The gap in strength is too great; I could never overcome the monster through any combination of strategies."

"Indeed."

Lin Xi spread his hands.

"Isn't this the answer I've been telling you all along?"

"In fact, several of the strategies you chose have already been tried in the real world."

"The Holy Blooded stand for genetic engineering, Huadu for accelerated mutant reproduction, the Mechanical Cult for information control and technology regulation, and the Xia Army for 'high environmental adaptation.'"

"But see, even when these are combined, they cannot defeat that monster."

"You say it's impossible, so it's impossible?"

Lin Yu interrupted Lin Xi.

"That's merely the outcome you wanted me to see, isn't it?"

"No."

Lin Xi shook his head.

"This is the inevitable result after extensive simulation."

"I am more up‑to‑date in employing these strategy combinations to achieve the goal, but alas, we cannot."

"It remains unreasonable."

Lin Yu shook his head again.

"If the points aren't enough, just increase them."

"Increase the points?"

Lin Xi smiled.

"You mean entropy reversal, don't you?"

"Entropy increase is irreversible."

"Unless there exists a higher‑dimensional 'space,' or rather power, that can devour the already generated information entropy."

"Then you would possess more points."

"But that is fundamentally impossible."

"You can't possibly be telling me that those so‑called 'Xia Army' aren't material entities of this world at all, but creations from another dimension that we cannot yet comprehend, can you?"

(End of Chapter)