Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 524 The Source of Madness

The clues revealed by the City of Glory are crucial.

At least for Tang Zijun, this was the case. The hands of the gods of the era had already reached into the real world, and they were not even giving up. They still wanted to establish a connection with the dream world, and what's most outrageous is that they actually succeeded.

Although they themselves were unaware of this, and it could only be considered an accident, they had indeed successfully opened the gates between two worlds. This was bad news for Tang Zijun. He hadn't had time to figure out the situation in the dream world, nor did he know what had happened there. The actions of these people in the wasteland world could very well disrupt his plans, and no one could guarantee what would happen next. His gaze lingered for a moment on the two old men arguing incessantly, then Tang Zijun turned and disappeared into the shadows, unnoticed by anyone.

Quietly returning to the lower city from the inner city, Suolin noticed that Tang Zijun's expression seemed a little off as soon as she entered.

"You're back. How did it go? Nothing went wrong, right?"

"It's out, and quite unexpectedly..." Tang Zijun opened a bottle of mineral water, took a sip, and then plopped down on the table. "You really can't underestimate these wastelanders. Now I understand what it means to say that technology is a curse."

"What do you mean?" Zolin blinked her big eyes.

She didn't know what Tang Zijun had gone out to do, nor what he had discovered, but she knew Tang Zijun wouldn't hide anything from her. In fact, Tang Zijun didn't keep her in suspense either. He put down the water bottle and explained, "I don't know what benefits the wastelanders' technology has brought, but their ability to create fathers is just too strong. Besides the god-creating project, there was an even more insane predecessor."

Suolin paused for a moment, seemingly not understanding Tang Zijun's meaning, but then she quickly realized. "You saw their lab? They're really replicating the Ark Knights' plan!?"

"Humans, aliens, and mutants created by the gods of the ages—basically everything you can imagine is there," Tang Zijun said grimly. "And it's not just about replicating the Ark Knights' plan; they're doing something even more outrageous..."

At this point, Tang Zijun looked at Suolin, deciding to have a serious talk with her and also to organize the information she had gathered. "Perhaps we were wrong from the very beginning, the people in the wasteland were wrong, and even the gods of the era made a mistake—do you remember the disaster caused by the scientists before the God-Making Project? The disaster about the particle accelerator."

"Hmm...I vaguely remember that. What's wrong?"

"Afterwards, those scholars and scientists went into a frenzy. They began speaking languages ​​that no one could understand, and writing incomprehensible scripts. They even claimed to have seen the true God..."

"What if they weren't lying? What if they weren't insane? What if they were merely showing signs of severe mental distress, but still retaining a sliver of reason?"

"You...you mean..." Zorin frowned, surprised. "They...they really saw gods?"

Tang Zijun didn't speak, but simply nodded silently.

But Zolin couldn't help but murmur, "How is this possible? There are no gods in this world... I mean, besides you." "That's the problem. What if the particle accelerator experiment succeeds? What if that technology, after emitting powerful energy, affects the minds of everyone around? What if they all enter another world while unconscious?"

"You mean!"

Now, even if Suolin was slow to react, she understood what Tang Zijun meant.

"Yes." Tang Zijun gazed intently at Suo Lin before her, uttering this unacceptable truth. "On the day the particle accelerator collapsed, countless people were pulled into the dream world while unconscious, and upon returning, they descended into madness, just like those in my world who unintentionally entered the dream world."

"The only difference is that the world I live in doesn't have such advanced technology, and people who enter the dream world can't do much except be sent to mental hospitals. But it's different here."

"These scientists, scholars, professors... are at the very top of the technological pyramid. At the same time, they are the smartest people in the world. They have wisdom and resources. After witnessing and being corrupted by divinity, they took the initiative to open that 'emergency door'."

Perhaps it's also related to so-called fate. If an ordinary person were to enter the dream world, they wouldn't be able to make much of an impact even after they return. But it's different for people in high positions.

After being corrupted by the divinity of the dream world, those scientists desperately wanted to elevate everyone in the world to a higher level. To put it bluntly, they didn't want to be "human" anymore; they wanted to become "gods."

Whether it was the initial consciousness uploading technology project or the later artificial god project, the core element of both has always been to break down the differences between humans and gods.

If consciousness uploading was the scientists' attempt to replicate their experience of entering the dream world, then the birth of the epochal gods was their last effort after failure. They never gave up on that powerful force. Since they could not actively contact the gods of the dream world, they created a god themselves, because only a god has the right to communicate with other gods.

But for some reason, the thinking of the gods of the era went astray.

Or one could say that even he didn't understand the pursuit his creator wanted to express; he simply went astray on the path of intelligent evolution and iteration.

So is this the truth?

In this wasteland world, among the gods of an era, the reason why this world has fallen to its current state is all due to a realm that has always existed but has been overlooked.

"So what should we do next?" Suolin glanced worriedly at Yedi, who was still asleep, and then turned her gaze to Tang Zijun.

Tang Zijun pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Suo Lin. "If I take you into the laboratory of the City of Glory, do you have a way to copy those experimental data and information?"

"Of course, that's my forte." Zorin immediately raised her head. "Don't underestimate me just because I only have one head now; I still retain many functions."

"That's fine then." Tang Zijun nodded.

"Let's rest for a bit first, we need to meet up with Leisen this morning."