Wen Wen recounted all the information he possessed to the Qilin God, which completely shattered the Qilin’s worldview.
The more powerful a person, the more they cling to their worldview, and the greater the damage when it is destroyed.
Wen Wen had heard that when the theory of a flat Earth was disproven, some arcane mages’ heads exploded like fireworks due to the shock to their worldviews.
Although the Qilin did not build his power based on his worldview, he still suffered a significant blow. He remained silent for a long time, processing the information Wen Wen provided, only to see Wen Wen produce another item.
“This is the Qiling Pearl, an item left behind by the true Qilin. Its power is now greatly depleted. Only you can awaken the Qiling Pearl, and then the true Qilin will be resurrected.”
Upon seeing the Qiling Pearl, the Qilin understood Wen Wen’s purpose in seeking him out.
The conditions for awakening the Qiling Pearl were extremely harsh, and even for the Qilin God to perform it would cost him half his life.
Furthermore, because this world was false, awakening the Qiling Pearl would be equivalent to the true Qilin appearing in this world. Consequently, the false Qilin would disappear, meaning he would die.
Thus, the only path left for the Qilin God was to merge entirely into the Qiling Pearl, combining with the one left by the Beast God Qilin.
That way, at least a part of him would have a chance to reach the real world, perhaps truly living then.
This was akin to him actively seeking death, something a normal person would never agree to. However, after realizing the falsity of his world, the Qilin God no longer cared.
The moment he saw the Qiling Pearl, he had already made his decision.
“There were many things I never understood before; now, everything is clear.”
“This mountain, this water, these plants and creatures—they are all fake. And me…”
Wen Wen shook his head, refuting him, “It cannot be said they are fake. In your time, you truly exist. However, once you return to the normal flow of time, you will completely vanish.”
The Qilin smiled wryly. Wen Wen’s words offered no comfort. He, the mighty Qilin God, had a moment of glory, but it was merely a fleeting illusion. Such a revelation would be difficult for anyone to accept.
“I agree to your terms. Come back here at the same time tomorrow.”
Wen Wen nodded. It was understandable that before leaving this false world, the Qilin God wished to bid farewell.
After bidding farewell to the Qilin, Wen Wen did not leave this world. Instead, he quickly toured it.
Wen Wen eventually found a barren land far from human habitation and began to set up a super-large rune array. After setting it up, he placed an ancient book in the center of the array.
This book was Lovis’s Grimoire, and the target of this array was Lovis, the Rune God, who was trapped outside the real world!
After all, Wen Wen had signed a contract with Lovis, and thus he was obligated to find Lovis a safe haven.
The real world was impossible, so having him reside in this temporal echo was the best choice.
Calamity-level beings would feel incomplete if they stayed here.
However, a True Immortal could live here for a thousand years without issue, so it was likely Lovis could live happily here, at least better than being bullied.
Normally, such temporal echoes did not possess the conditions to summon Calamity-level entities from the outside.
But Wen Wen was now the master of Juliannu, and with all obstacles removed, he could ensure the summoning ritual reached Lovis.
This summoning ritual was created by Wen Wen himself after witnessing multiple rituals summoning Calamity-level beings from the inner world.
Compared to those rituals with stringent requirements, this one merely had slightly more expensive materials and did not require blood sacrifice or high-energy items.
The only drawback was the longer summoning process and more noticeable summoning fluctuations. It would take at least several months for Lovis to truly descend.
In the real world, such a ritual would be dismantled the next day.
But within this temporal echo, only the Qilin God could interfere with Wen Wen’s plan, and the Qilin would disappear from this world tomorrow.
Lovis had promised Wen Wen that once he reached the real world, he would assist Wen Wen three times.
The projection space was not the real world, so Lovis had no reason to act for Wen Wen. However, once he truly descended into this world, whether he would act as Wen Wen’s subordinate would no longer be up to Lovis.
After leaving, Wen Wen took out a notebook and pen and began to write and draw.
The Xia Mansion was merely a temporal echo within Juliannu. Merely utilizing it was only exploiting a sliver of Juliannu’s value.
The other bizarre temporal echoes were the truly valuable places, and ways must be found to utilize them.
Items within temporal echoes could not be brought back to the outside world, whether they were objects or beings.
Therefore, the most important thing here was information, or rather, knowledge!
For example, the super bomb he encountered in the ‘Crispy Noodles’ city, which even he, with his Calamity-level strength, felt threatened by. If the method of its creation could be brought to the real world, they would have more means to deal with monsters from the inner world.
However, Wen Wen’s own efficiency in entering temporal echoes to find useful knowledge was too slow. He might not find anything truly useful in months or even half a year.
He was now a major figure of a faction and did not need to handle every matter personally.
Therefore, he decided to find people from the real world to enter and help him collect knowledge, similar to how containment specialists were screened.
This kind of exploration carried some danger, so Wen Wen would specifically seek out those who found the real world boring or had suicidal tendencies.
After pondering for a while, Wen Wen settled on a basic plan.
“I will assign this task to Ding Mingguang and Yan Biqing, and also grant Isvit partial authority over Juliannu.”
“Ding Mingguang’s strength has greatly improved compared to before. His ability to control the digital world is now incredibly powerful, enough to find the people I need within this vast world.”
“Yan Biqing can directly snatch people from computers or mobile phones.”
“The captured individuals will be sent to Juliannu, where they will enter temporal echoes to collect important information. They will be rewarded based on the information they gather.”
“They are all people disillusioned with the real world anyway. Asking them to explore might even help them find joy in life, hehehe…”
“I’ve even thought of the dialogue: a pop-up on the computer saying, ‘Do you want to know the meaning of life? Do you want to truly live?’.”
“Gahahaha… Hmm, in front of these people, I should also have a cool title. Black Cross is too lame. How about God of All?”