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Unlike the vacuum where no medium exists, the terrifying power of the "Hero Race" can only be directly felt after entering the planet.
A simple action, propelled by boundless force, becomes destructive. The mere act of trampling the land to gain forward thrust triggered an earthquake of magnitude 10 or higher, with visible shocks spreading outwards wave after wave. This rapid advance of just a few kilometers turned into a harbinger of plate tectonics.
Faced with the charge of "Hercules", Lin Yi did not continue to bully it with the "repulsion rule". Instead, he used a spatial warp to avoid it from the front. When the opponent crashed into the mountain behind it and rushed out from the other side, he pulled out the "experimental material" that had been prepared in the subspace.
In the eyes of Hercules, who turned around with a furious roar, the enemy before him had transformed from a tiny individual into another "Hero Race" of similar size, somewhat similar to another member of his own race but possessing a different aura.
If it could still maintain its sanity, it should be able to recognize the predecessor of this "hero race".
"Speaking of which, I should thank you. If it weren't for you on the Black Iron Clan's side, it wouldn't have rushed over under the Silver Clan's orders, plunged headlong into the Time and Space Administration's offensive, easily succumbed to madness, and perished."
Using the remains of the deceased hero race as material and the "Giant Virus" as a template, and incorporating a small portion of the "Forbidden Zone" and "Rules" systems, it finally completed a shoulder that was almost the highest creation on the "Life" side, and placed its palm on the side of its head.
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Code name: Apocalypse.
After a moment of deathly silence, the silent "giant" opened its eyes, which emanated a crimson color similar to that in the eyes of the already berserk "Hercules".
[Conquest (War) Begins]
Amidst the howling of the distorted atmosphere, the two figures collided head-on. The next moment, Lin Yi, who had teleported into outer space, witnessed the scene of the tectonic plates twisting and collapsing. It was like throwing a stone into the water; from a single point, the cracks spread outwards in layers. Even at such a distance, several cracks were still clearly visible.
This scene, resembling a natural disaster, was only the beginning. As the battle between "Apocalypse - War" and "Hercules" intensified, the two sides clashed and fought against each other across different tectonic plates as if they were playing around in a sandcastle. In just over ten minutes, the landform on the side Lin Yi was facing had almost completely changed, with traces of meteorite impacts scattered throughout it, the largest of which almost pierced through the earth's crust...
It was in this all-out confrontation that Lin Yi saw clearly the core rules upon which "Hercules" relied for its power.
"...the rule of 'existence'."
As beings that ravage the universe, the source of the Hero Race's strength does not come solely from their physical bodies, but also from a set of rules that they are integrated with. Among them, "Hercules" is integrated with the rule of "existence": a passive rule.
Under these rules, the individual hero named "Hercules" exists in a world separate from any other being, bound by time and space; in other words—
"A rule that won't disappear... or that won't lead to death?"
Watching Hercules constantly being injured and then recovering in the frenzied battle, Lin Yi felt that something was amiss.
Other rules would be fine—the first Hero race member would be taken out by the Time and Space Administration's Rainbow Cannon in one shot. But passive rules like "existence" that are active at all times are quite troublesome. At least with the means Lin Yi can currently use, there is really nothing that can completely counter it.
Time and Space Administration: Chapter 468 Experiment Summary
While pondering how to deal with this invincible Hero Clan, Lin Yi suddenly paused, "...We've stumbled into a dead end."
In the midst of the silence, a spatial teleport appeared directly on the shoulder of "Apocalypse - War," accompanied by a rift magnified dozens of times opening in front of it. The next second, Hercules, who roared and charged forward, missed his target. Even though the immense power leveled the ravaged land once again, it could not make the vanished opponent reappear.
In outer space, Lin Yi watched with satisfaction as the Hero Clan, having lost their opponent, turned their attention to the planet beneath their feet.
"If you can't kill me, can't you at least run away?"
Having completely lost its rationality, the Hero Clan naturally couldn't hear it, because the prolonged high-intensity battle had completely suppressed the rational part of its soul belonging to humanity. At this moment, the Hero Clan was in control of this body, a race that had been sealed away by the Golden Clan because of its uncontrollable power and threat. However, unlike when the Golden Clan still existed, there was no one in this world that could stop its rampage now—even if there were, they wouldn't be able to intervene. Under these circumstances, what should it do?
Having witnessed firsthand how "Hercules" destroyed the entire planet by crashing into the Earth's core in its berserk state and then disappearing into the distance in space, Lin Yi harbored a small sense of anticipation.
See you next time, if possible.
No longer paying attention to the departing "Hercules," Lin Yi began to organize the findings of the experiment.
The most important part is naturally the data and materials from "Hercules". Although it was not controlled or killed, it was still very easy to leave some "odds and ends" during the battle. With the support of the "existence" rule, even if it was shattered to pieces, it could easily repair itself, so it would not care about the body tissues lost in the battle.
Based on these materials, Lin Yi can further analyze the rules of this world, and it's even possible that he could use them as a starting point to deduce the rules of "existence"...
In addition, this experiment brought Lin Yi a second gain.
"Although it is generally in line with expectations, there are still some problems with the energy output of the core reactor."
Pulling the "Apocalypse - War" that he had left in subspace into the real world, he frowned as he looked at the bio-engineered creature that had suffered considerable damage in the fierce battle just now.
Unlike Hercules, who has the rule of "existence" and can completely ignore damage, this bio-engineered being, created based on the remains of another hero race, does not have the ability to repair itself. Even the slightest damage must be repaired by Lin Yi, the creator. Moreover, the rarity of the various materials on this bio-engineered being makes it somewhat difficult even with the support of the entire God Space.
"It's only because of my current situation that I could conduct research of this scale with the resources of any single world. Otherwise, it would be a pipe dream."
Lin Yi took out various materials from the main god space and began to repair the damaged parts of "Apocalypse - War" while sensing its internal operation.
Because only a portion of the tissue remaining from the Rainbow Cannon was obtained, the resulting individual was far less complete than that of a true hero race. In the short term, with the God of War supplying energy at any cost, it could exert power equal to or even better than that of a hero race, but its sustainability was a major weakness.
If "Hercules" hadn't gone berserk and lost his mind, and hadn't noticed the true state of "Apocalypse - War" and engaged in a protracted war of attrition, Lin Yi's side probably wouldn't have been able to continue this experiment.
"In general, the strength of the Hero Race in this world lies in two aspects. First, their bodies—their density is similar to that of ordinary metal, but their strength and flexibility are quite exaggerated. At least, no known material in this world can match them in this respect."
"Not just their physical tissues, but also the hearts of the Heroes. There really isn't a better word to describe these 'hearts' than 'reactor'."
Looking at the heart structure that the main god scanned from Hercules' body on his retina, Lin Yi's eyes were filled with intense interest: "A simple and crude reaction structure, yet it can generate such a huge amount of energy out of thin air... Could it be that everything they take in is undergoing fusion?"
The current data is insufficient for Lin Yi to analyze the true answer. He can only temporarily leave the "heart" of the Hero Clan questionable and turn his attention to another proposition that is much clearer.
The strength of the Heroes lies in two aspects. The first is their physical body, which consists of the torso and the heart. The second is their "rules"—rules that exist in every inch of this world, omnipresent yet impossible to find.
The one that was previously destroyed by the Time and Space Administration was destroyed too thoroughly by the Rainbow Light Cannon because the contact time was too short. It is impossible to determine what kind of "rule" it merged with just by looking at the "corners". But it is likely that the cause and effect is not a passive rule that is biased towards survival, otherwise it would not have been so easily wiped out.
The rules that "Heruka>Mio5?Umbrella?8fin>『ArtIII〗?Lacles" are fused with were learned through the experiment just now.
--exist.
Under these rules, the hero named "Hercules" exists in any time and space; in other words, he neither disappears nor dies in this world.
Lin Yi had already encountered a similar being in the previous world; that's right, it was "Tiamat".
"Although the forms of expression are different, they are essentially similar."
Faced with such an opponent, Lin Yi no longer felt the initial sense of helplessness.
"The simplest way is to let it leave this world. Since there is no 'generalization' rule, even if it exists, it only exists in this world. It will have no effect in another world."
However, the problem is that the Time and Space Administration's 'Reverse Positioning' is still in effect. The more you move, the easier it is to lock your location. Considering this problem, Lin Yi didn't use this rather simple method just now.
"Or should we create another separate space?"
Recalling the power and speed that "Hercules" had displayed in the battle, Lin Yi quickly abandoned the idea.
Unlike Tiamat, who is a "production base," Hercules is an out-and-out fighter. To deal with it in the same way, Lin Yi would need to be able to create an independent space of planetary size within a few seconds, and the structure would need to be stable enough to withstand violent attacks, otherwise it would be easily torn apart.
Clearly, this "major project" was far too difficult for Lin Yi, at least until he could fully integrate the "new fragment."
Time and Space Administration: Chapter 469 Change of Throne
After much thought, Lin Yi still couldn't come up with an effective way to deal with "Hercules" within the existing framework.
Ultimately, the root of the problem lies with you.
If it weren't for the Time and Space Administration, Lin Yi wouldn't have needed to enter this world so rashly, nor would he have been entangled with a "Hero Clan" to this extent. But because he was being dragged along by the "Time and Space Administration," all the simple problems became complicated.
"Looking at it another way, it's not that difficult to simplify these complex things."
We can solve the problem by addressing its root cause.
With that thought in mind, Lin Yi left and returned to the newly established laboratory on "Platinum Star" to begin modifying the various production lines that were being deployed on a large scale on the planet.
Things are different now. Under the constraints of the "intelligent conservation" rule, Lin Yi can't do much. But now that he's touched on so many systems, there are many ways to bypass the "intelligent conservation" hurdle and move on to the next step. What Lin Yi needs to do is to remodel these "weapons" that are no longer suitable for the current interstellar battlefield, so that they can bring some "surprises" to his opponents in the vast universe someday...
Lin Yi once built a prototype of an intelligent civilization on the radiation ruins of World Four, which was ravaged by the "Spark". Although it failed in the end due to the existence of "intelligent conservation", the experience and technology accumulated in the construction process will never disappear.
Now that we have methods to transcend "intelligent conservation," it is not difficult to reproduce this scene and make adjustments and evolutions based on it.
In the concept of "intelligent conservation," true intelligence is not limited by the creation or control of its existence; the only limitation is the concept of "authority."
"Then let's try another approach: just make sure that the AI doesn't have 'permissions'."
This problem once interrupted Lin Yi's progress in mechanical intelligence. It was essentially that simple, yet this simple problem prevented him from making any progress for decades.
"Many things are not that we don't know them, but that we don't understand them. Once we understand them, that's all there is to it."
While modifying this batch of automated humanoid templates designed for interstellar warfare, Lin Yi suddenly recalled his past struggle with the concepts of "weapons" and "life"—which led to the ultimate question of "mechanical intelligence."
But when a machine intelligence reaches its limit, possesses a high degree of autonomous thinking, and appears and behaves no differently from ordinary life forms, and is not subject to any form of "authority," is it "intelligence" or "life"? Is it "machine" or "human"?
Now, after navigating numerous wrong turns and detours, Lin Yi has found the answer.
"—Is there a difference?"
Distinguishing between "intelligence" and "life," and between "machine" and "human," is so that we can treat them with corresponding attitudes. Just as a person can act arbitrarily towards a machine, but cannot act recklessly towards another "person" with a sound and independent personality.
Similarly, if mechanical intelligence develops to the point where it can blur the lines between "human" and "non-human," then we should change our attitude towards it and treat it as we would treat "human" rather than "robot."
But does all of this make a difference to the Main God Space?
"Human beings are social beings and cannot be restrained by strict laws alone. Therefore, they need another kind of 'morality' to function properly. But what about the God Realm?"
What is there that cannot be sacrificed on the road ahead?
No, it should be said that on this road forward, what hasn't been sacrificed?
"This is a problem that talented people need to grapple with."
Gazing calmly at the automaton born in the incubation chamber, Lin Yi said, "So I don't need it."
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As Lin Yi decided to make a big splash in this world with his brand-new "mechanical intelligence" system, the Time and Space Administration, which had already completed its initial exploration of this alternate dimension, officially launched follow-up operations targeting this world.
The first to arrive was the Time-Space Administration Bureau's Time-Space Fleet.
In addition to the Seventh Fleet, six full-strength space-time warships of various types were transferred to the inner part of this world. With the help of the Black Iron Clan (who had to provide them), they quickly established themselves in the solar system and spread outwards from there.
In addition to the Time and Space Administration's main search target, Unknown Target A, individuals known as the "Hero Clan" were also included in the management list. Ironically, their reasons were no different from those of the former Golden Clan.
The existence of the Hero Race threatens the peace and tranquility of the universe and must be effectively managed (restricted).
With such a righteous and awe-inspiring reason, no matter how many ideas the Black Iron Clan had, it was to no avail. In addition, under the influence of the Time and Space Administration's public opinion, more and more members of the Black Iron Clan were inclined to these "kindred spirits" who had the same appearance but were more powerful than one level. The call for "entrusted management" of the individual members of the hero race belonging to the Black Iron Clan also rose.
Against this backdrop, Princess Venus, whose influence was steadily waning, could only secretly rejoice at having sent Edge away first, while praying he wouldn't return anytime soon... Of course, Princess Venus, unable to quietly "observe the stars" due to her surroundings, was destined to be unable to discover "Hercules" and fall into a state of madness like in the original story. So, the current situation is:
The Black Iron race began to split, with more and more people leaning toward the ideology of the Time and Space Administration, believing it was necessary to manage the dangers in this universe (especially the Hero race).
The Bronze Race (including the part on Earth) suffered repeated defeats as the Time and Space Administration continued to invest more resources. If it weren't for their ability to travel through time and space, they might have been wiped out. The Time and Space Administration, which led them to this predicament, provided another legitimate reason: it threatened the evolution of the world's "major civilization".
After losing a member of the Hero Clan, the Silver Clan remained on the sidelines. However, when the Time and Space Administration was eliminating the Bronze Clan, they noticed the immense power the Bronze Clan possessed and were forced to shrink their forces to protect themselves.
The Golden Clan, which Lin Yi believed to be the embodiment of the world's will, remains missing. Perhaps, just as the legend says, they have "left the entire universe to explore the unknown."
On the newly born "Platinum Star," the first batch of "weapons" for interstellar warfare have been completed and are officially expanding outwards under the guidance of a certain will.
Unbeknownst to many, the protagonists of this war for the revival of the Black Iron Clan have changed. The once invincible Hero Clan has fallen to the point of being "hated by everyone." This situation may continue until the clash between these two "new protagonists" changes, or... it may never change.
Time and Space Administration: Chapter 470 The Flawed "Perfection"
"Mobile Section 6, Star Squadron Leader, Nanoha Takamachi."
"Mobile Section Six, Thunder Squad Leader, Fate Testarossa".
"Mobile Section Six..."
……
After the routine report, Takamachi Nanoha, who had just received her new appointment from the temporary command, returned to the base of the Mobile Section Six. The first thing she saw upon entering was her juniors looking out the window with surprise.
"This is the 'second Earth'?!"
"Seriously, it looks exactly like the Captain's world!"
"Do you think there might be a second captain up there?"
"I don't know, but we can go and take a look—"
Hearing this, even though she was feeling helpless, Takamachi Nanoha had no choice but to interrupt their increasingly absurd conversation: "Although it is also called 'Earth,' it is just a matter of translation. Moreover, humans were driven out of this 'Earth' a long time ago. Even if you go up there, you won't find a second Narumi City, let alone a second me."
"If you really have that time, you might as well do more training!"
A lecture with a hint of intimidation successfully dissuaded the magical girls from going down to find a second Nanoha Takamachi. While feeling helpless about the unreliable behavior of these juniors, Nanoha Takamachi noticed another "magical girl" who was spacing out.
"Eve-chan?"
After returning from that illusory world, the girl from the 105th dimension still seemed out of sorts. Although she was able to complete the assigned tasks and did not miss her daily training, Nanoha Takamachi could definitely sense her absent-mindedness, which became even more obvious after she accepted the transfer order from the Time and Space Administration to enter this new dimension.
A few seconds after Takamachi Nanoha called out, Eve seemed to notice her presence: "Sorry, Captain, I was thinking about something."
"Is Eve-chan having any troubles?"
"trouble……"
Chewing on the complex emotions swirling within her—anxiety, hesitation, confusion—that she herself couldn't describe, the girl remained silent for a long time before finally speaking: "If there's something you know is wrong, can you still do it?"
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