novelraw Chapter 96 The Overlooker and the String
Chapter 96 The Overlooker and the String
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Rukia's pupils dilated; she couldn't quite understand what Nico was saying.
What does it mean that people are not just from our world?
Is it...
Are there other worlds?
Aliens?
Are you kidding me?
Rukia wanted to say that, but seeing Nico's confident look, she couldn't help but take back what she was about to say.
The elevator has a total of 9 floors, and they were on the seventh floor.
However, above the ninth level, there is another level marked with '∞'.
Rukia knew that this meant positive infinity.
After pressing the '∞' button, Nicole said, "Although it shows that there are many layers, you can't go to any of them except for the top one. People on each layer can only move within their own layer."
"Even if you take the stairs, no matter how long it takes, you will eventually end up on the seventh floor."
After pressing the button, the elevator began to ascend.
It's a wonderful feeling of traveling through time and space, as if you're strolling through the universe.
Then, the door was opened.
When she stepped out of the elevator, all she saw was the endless sky, and in that infinite height, it seemed as if a hidden and magnificent entity existed.
When Rukia looked over, she also felt the gaze of that great being descending upon her.
boom!
As if she were staring into the eyes of that great being, Rukia's mind exploded, and a sense of awe and reverence rose involuntarily within her.
"This...this is..."
"This must be the hostel owner; we call him 'The Overlooker'."
Nicole's voice held a newfound respect as she spoke solemnly:
"The Overlooker can see the past, present, and future, travel through countless worlds, and bring lost travelers to the inn. You can learn anything from Him, and you can also ask Him for strength."
"Of course, the premise is that you have enough 'strings'."
"String?" Rukia's heart skipped a beat. This observer was so powerful, could it possibly know why she had transmigrated here?
"A string is a quantification of the degree to which reality is modified. Something that was destined to happen, is altered through your intervention, and that creates a 'string'," Nicole said.
"Of course, even if we don't intervene, 'strings' will still be generated, because 'observation' itself brings about changes, but not as many strings as those generated after intervention."
"So most of the people who come here are travelers, because only travelers can frequently observe or change things around the world."
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Rukia's pupils dilated. Wasn't she just a natural traveler?
She was originally from the future. After arriving in this era, every move she made was equivalent to observing or changing this era!
"How do I check my own strings?" Rukia asked eagerly.
“You’ll know once you’ve connected with that great being,” Nicole said. “Look, everyone here is praying to the one who looks down.”
Rukia followed Nico's gaze and discovered that the top floor was packed with people!
No, that's not right, these can't be called people either!
They were all different, like various monsters, but in essence they were more like a group of twisted shadows.
"That's how we appear to them too," Nicole said. "These are travelers from other levels, where people on each level cannot interfere with each other, and they come from other worlds, other planets."
Rukia didn't care about any of that; all she wanted to know right now was the number of strings she had.
To establish connections with those who look down from above, is that it?
She closed her eyes, and the feeling of looking down at someone resurfaced in her mind.
Suddenly, a revered name appeared in her mind!
Like Yhwach, she also learned the mystical meaning of the name.
I know that some honorific names should not be uttered, because once they are, it is possible to establish a mystical connection with the person in question.
But now that she's been brought here, that's already equivalent to establishing contact!
Coupled with her intense homesickness, she simply couldn't resist, especially since in her original timeline, the Pure Spirit Court was on the verge of collapse!
What happened after those black tadpoles landed?
Big brother, how are Renji, Ichigo, and the captain?
Rukia didn't want to stay a moment longer!
So she softly uttered the name of this 'Looker-down'.
"The Lord of Dimensions, the eyes that look down upon the mortal world, the source of all illusions, the creator of the world within the painting..."
In an instant, Rukia felt her mind explode, and an unseen connection was established between her and others across time and space.
The word 'string' naturally came to mind.
Her strings have a total of 666 points, but she doesn't know if that's a lot or a little.
But I have to ask anyway!
"Great Overlord, I beseech you to reveal the mysteries of knowledge; please tell me why I have come to this age?"
Rukia asked the question as sincerely as possible.
"Your service is not enough to get the answer to this question."
A thought, as vast as a thunderclap in the universe, yet seemingly arising naturally from the depths of her soul, entered Rukia's soul.
Is serving not enough? Is playing the strings not enough?
So how many strings would be needed to get the answer to this question?
The next moment, she found out.
10W!
To find out why I transmigrated, I actually need 100,000 strings?!
She's been here for several years, but there are only six hundred strings!
That's way too far from 100,000!
This only answers the question of time travel. If she were to travel back in time, wouldn't there be even more to go?
Rukia suddenly felt a wave of weakness wash over her!
But then I thought about it again and realized it wasn't so bad.
After all, although she had transmigrated, all she could think about was how to get back or how to kill Yhwach.
She had absolutely no impact on this era!
In other words, she obtained hundreds of strings in just a few years simply through observation!
What if she actually made a change?
If one day she really kills Yhwach, how much will that change the world?
Rukia felt a surge of excitement, and then wondered what she could do with her six hundred-plus strings.
It would be such a waste to just save them.
Because she is too weak right now, she has no chance of killing Yhwach. Since she has this opportunity, she must make good use of it.
The faster you get started, the more you will earn in the future. Don't let the desire to store a few hundred strings now delay your ability to earn tens of thousands of strings later!
Having made up her mind, Rukia said, "Great Overlord, I beg you to tell me how I can become powerful?"