Chapter 12345 In all Honesty

To be honest, Hao Ren didn't immediately understand what Crow 12345 was saying. He stared blankly at the little mermaid who was squirming around in the goddess's arms, and after a long summary, he only concluded one sentence: "So, she's very powerful? Why?"

"Symbolism. Although this is an ethereal thing for ordinary people, in some higher-level concepts, the 'symbol' of a thing often has great significance," Crow 12345 explained patiently while teasing the little mermaid with her finger. "For a living universe, the 'life system' is one of the important pieces of information for this universe, and it will naturally be included in the 'symbol' system. A single life individual belongs to the sum of life, so a single individual is lower than the overall life, just like a grain of sand is only one of the cornerstones of an entire desert. But in Dou Dou's case, an extremely rare situation occurred: her home universe was destroyed, and the entire world's life system is now only her..."

"Both ten thousand and one, both the cornerstone and all things..." Vivian unconsciously recited this somewhat religious sentence. "She alone represents all the living beings of an entire universe, while the Source Blood is only part of another life system, so..."

Crow 12345 laughed. "So, in terms of hierarchy, the Source Blood must revere her. Although they each come from different universes and belong to different life systems, it seems that the Source Blood can still recognize Dou Dou's special nature. Plus, what I just said: the Creation Goddess represents the beginning of all beings, and Dou Dou represents the end of all beings. This is also a very important symbolic meaning."

Dou Dou perked up her ears to listen to the adults' conversation. She knew that they were talking about her, but the little one didn't care about these things at all. On the one hand, she couldn't quite understand them, and on the other hand, she was still far from the age to consider such complicated things. So, the fish baby just continued to wave her arms, chasing Crow 12345's fingers, her face full of innocence, radiance, and excitement.

She had no idea what the destruction of her hometown and the extinction of her race meant, and even if she knew about it in the future, it would probably be difficult for her to feel anything. After all, Hao Ren picked her up when she was still an egg. Compared to her hometown and clansmen whom she had never met, she was probably closer to the pot at home.

After Hao Ren understood Crow 12345's explanation, he pinched his chin in disbelief. "That works too?!"

"This is the realm of the surreal," Crow 12345 smiled. "But it is the 'fundamental reality' that many universes are following. Sometimes young mortal civilizations believe that this world is a completely rational, describable, and precise model, but in fact, the universe often operates in incredible ways at its deepest level. Just as the observed atom will fall into stagnation, the universe smaller than the Planck scale is not continuous. Earthlings have already begun to touch the quantum realm, so the deeper you dig, the more you will find that this world is built in a bizarre way, but it is ultimately built into a seemingly rational and solid fortress. However, the more evolved a race is, the harder it is to touch the deepest things in the world. On the contrary, the Source Blood, which has been at the 'origin' from the beginning, can feel Dou Dou's special attributes by instinct."

Hao Ren felt a little dizzy, but he could still understand the meaning of these words. He exclaimed in disbelief, "Sounds like philosophy. But are you sure the fundamental laws of the universe are so absurd not because you gods cut corners when creating the world?"

Crow 12345 immediately glared at him. "Don't talk nonsense! The creation gods are all trained before taking their positions. Do you know how many test reports there are when each universe leaves the factory? You wouldn't understand even if I told you."

Hao Ren realized that this was indeed a field he couldn't understand, so he coughed twice and changed the subject. "Ahem, let's not talk about this. Anyway, I understand Dou Dou's special nature, but what's the use of this special nature? Right now, it's just that the Source Blood is afraid of her, but the little one herself doesn't seem to be growing at all..."

"Of course, she's not growing, it's not like she's mastered some divine skill," Crow 12345 said matter-of-factly. "She herself won't have any changes. Only the Source Blood can sense her special attributes. So, she will still be an ordinary little mermaid, and a meal will still be those two chopsticks."

Hao Ren thought that Dou Dou would immediately become powerful after uncovering this secret, but after hearing that there was no change at all, he was greatly disappointed. But thinking about it, she just had a title that sounded cool—what does this have to do with combat power? He took the little mermaid back and put her in his arms again. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck his mind, and he looked at Crow 12345 with a hint of doubt. "Wait, did you already know about these special things about Dou Dou?"

Crow 12345 didn't hide anything. "Yes."

Hao Ren had some guesses in his mind. "Dou Dou's special nature is completely useless to ordinary races, but there will definitely be mutual induction to the Source Blood or the Creation Goddess... Could it be that this was all arranged by you?"

"I really didn't arrange this," Crow 12345 shook her head frankly, then changed the subject. "But now it seems that Dou Dou will really become a relatively key link, so maybe there really is some arrangement in it, arranged by fate."

Hao Ren carefully observed the other party's expression, but he couldn't see any information on the goddess's face. Whether she was intentionally hiding something or not, Hao Ren felt that he definitely couldn't see it with his observational skills, so he finally withdrew his gaze and pushed Vivian forward. "The second thing is related to her."

Crow 12345 raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"

"This time I went to a place called the Gates of Sluun..." Hao Ren repeated what happened on the Crooked Star Cluster, and showed Crow the images recorded by the Dataplane Terminal. "...That's it. Now Vivian's origin and how she was born has been confirmed, and there are some differences in the details from the initial guesses. Now it seems that she was designed to have self-awareness from the beginning, and has a strong learning ability. Moreover, she could even open the portal from the Plane of Dreams to the Surface World on her own at first. This shows that the Creation Goddess not only knows the existence of the Wall of Reality, but also knows quite a lot about its nature. At the same time, she also knows about our Surface World."

"She knew about the existence of the Wall of Reality from the beginning..." Crow 12345 narrowed her eyes slightly. "But you said that the guardian beside that goddess didn't know about this wall."

"The guardians don't know all the things about the Creation Goddess either," Hao Ren said, while thinking about the Creation Engine. However, they were discussing Vivian's topic now, so he decided to talk about it later.

Vivian looked at Crow 12345 and suddenly stepped forward. "Now Hao Ren and I both think that the Creation Goddess created me to give me a mission. Since she gave a database the ability to think, there must be something she wants me to do... But I forgot this most crucial part."

"Mission... Is it to revive the Founding Star? Or to revive the entire universe's ecosystem? Or is it to solve those rebels?" Crow 12345 looked into Vivian's eyes. "You first appeared on a ship of the Apostates. I think this is the most suspicious. If she just wanted you to pass through the Wall of Reality, then she could open a door anywhere—she definitely has this power, but why did she let you 'visit' those Apostates first?"

Hao Ren keenly noticed that Crow 12345 used the word "visit." "You're saying Vivian's mission might be to negotiate with the Apostates?"

"After all, she appeared on that ship," Crow 12345 spread her hands. "Of course, it's also possible that the Creation Goddess's launch failed and she didn't aim accurately, so she threw you in the wrong place, but what do you think the probability is that she happened to throw a blob of liquid right into the center of a spaceship's control hall in such a big universe? She would have to aim for a long time, wouldn't she?"

Hao Ren was speechless. He suddenly had a bold idea. "What if Vivian is a weapon? Maybe the goddess threw her onto the Apostates' ship to prepare her to backdoor them?"

"Based on the records on the video, I don't think Vivian had this ability back then," Crow 12345 shook her head. "Although those rebels were afraid of her, judging from their performance before and after their retreat, it wasn't that they couldn't deal with her, it's just that they needed to pay some price."

Hao Ren fell silent, silently pondering the meaning behind these things.

He had previously ignored this point: Why was the first stop after Vivian was created on the Apostates' ship?

If this doubt is really the key, then Vivian's mission—or one of the missions—is it really related to the Apostates?