"What is the purpose of your search for me?"

"Our world has fallen into an unprecedented disaster, with virus outbreaks, natural and man-made calamities, and the invasion of alien creatures. If this goes on, perhaps that entire universe will be destroyed. You might be the only hope in this matter," said Roland, expressing that this was precisely why they spared no effort in pursuing him through the crystal to this timeline, as their own Feng Yi from the original universe was no more.

Feng Yi had some trust in Roland's words at first, but when he heard her associate destruction with the universe, he found it laughable without reason. "If you want to tell me a story, I've heard enough."

"What I have stated is merely the truth. You haven't let me finish speaking, have you?"

Upon reflection, Feng Yi considered she might have a point, "Alright, I'm listening."

So Roland outlined what she knew about the Feng Yi they were familiar with, the encounter with the Magic Crystal civilization in this universe, even mentioning things like the Blade Warriors of Maraca's Freedom Port and her company's Combat Power Tester in the most succinct way possible.

Feng Yi was clearly not a man lacking interest. As Roland's topics delved deeper, he even started to take an interest in the nature of his own counterpart from the original dimension, listening rather intently, especially to the part concerning the Revenge Shadow Rider.

However, that was all there was to it. Compared to these matters, Feng Yi cared more about the order and rules of the other universe's dimensions. It seemed that their average combat abilities were not very strong, yet there were many interesting things, such as the Blank Paper Realm's mental power which he couldn't understand at all.

It took quite a while before Roland finally finished explaining what she wanted to express. In essence, aside from Feng Yi of this universe, no one else's magnetic field could contain something as 'Bizarre' as this. If one considered the parallel universe that Roland came from as a real world, the life forms that 'Bizarre' represented tended to lean more towards the lost space—a terrifying monster born out of dreams and transcending dreams into reality.

Due to its unpredictability and its tendency to deviate from the universal laws of gravity in an opposing manner, humanity is utterly powerless against such an entity. If one were to make a comparison with the current human predicament, it would be analogous to humanity attempting to hit a patch of air, to fight a dream, to battle something that doesn't exist in this world, all through high-tech means.

As dreams are illusions conjured by humans and other living beings, the electronic form it takes is of a structure yet unknown to us. Up to now, humanity has labeled it as dark ions, somewhat related to dark matter.

It is precisely because 'Bizarre' was born in a 3.5-dimensional fantasy space, from our consciousness, that biological electricity has a certain effect on it. However, the biological magnetic fields of ordinary people are almost negligible, which is the greatest challenge faced by their universe.

That is why Roland and others went through great lengths to come to this cosmic space, in search of another person who might be able to turn the situation around.

Feng Yi was silent for a moment, but his pause was brief as he said, "You've got the wrong person."

"Uh, the wrong person...?"

"Yes. Every individual has their own troubles, whether it's human civilization or the universe itself, and this universe is no exception. It's even worse than your skies. Life, aging, illness, death cycle continuously... Did you know, even when you combine the entire world population, it's only a few billion. The form of disaster we face may differ, but things here are no better than where you come from. Over 99% of people have died; they have gone through hardships time and time again, evolving and growing amidst these tribulations, breaking free from the shackles of viruses and death, holding onto a sliver of desire for life to survive to this day—at least, your world isn't as bad as here. We've passed through the darkest times; why don't you consider relying on your own hands to strive for the future, for survival, instead of constantly seeking external assistance."

Ah... this? Roland was momentarily baffled. They had also tried various means to restrain the very existence of 'Bizarre,' and they wouldn't have come to this cosmic space had they found even a trace of possibility. Who would have thought that the Feng Yi of this temporal dimension was still so verbally adept.

"Besides…" Feng Yi's words were clearly not finished.

"Besides what?"

"You just mentioned that when you arrived in this star domain, you had already discovered me, but could not pinpoint my identity based on my magnetic field, otherwise you wouldn't have waited until now to find me. Are you suggesting that my magnetic field is fundamentally different from that of the me in the other spatial dimension?"

Upon hearing this, Roland's mind buzzed. Why hadn't they considered this before? Every human soul's magnetic field is unique. Even if there were two completely identical individuals from two different dimensions or realms, their personalities and life trajectories could not be exactly the same.

Or perhaps, even if some had considered these factors, they were reluctant to bring up such a topic. Humans are emotional creatures; facing the unknown and unpredictable, they tend to cling blindly to a sliver of optimistic longing, thereby overlooking other objective factors. However, reality often diverges greatly from their expectations.

Roland couldn't understand why the situation here could be worse than the universe she came from. At least, the environment she saw on Colonial Planet 103 was harsh but not to the extent that it was uninhabitable for humans. Besides, the civilization here seemed to be no less developed than their own universe. "What happened here?"

Feng Yi found Roland's words quite surprising. "Don't you, coming from Earth, know what happened here?"

Roland shook her head, indicating that everything she saw was normal, so normal that it couldn't be more normal. It was because she was rushing to find Feng Yi that she didn't wait in the Earth district.

This led to Feng Yi boarding the shuttle, bringing Roland along towards the Earth district.

In this dimension, the technology for interstellar navigation was even more advanced than in their own universe. The acceleration process used anti-gravity inertial dampening methods that could significantly reduce the pressure from gravity, making it possible for both Roland and Feng Yi to ride together in the shuttle.

In the instant the shuttle paused, Roland hadn't even realized that she had arrived at Earth so quickly.

"Look, this is the Earth you're talking about."

After breaking through the atmosphere, the shuttle maintained a cruising speed at an altitude of several kilometers, allowing one to clearly observe below...

What Roland saw before her eyes was unbelievable. The ground had no intact facilities; collapsed skyscrapers stood like the enduring relics of a civilization destroyed by history, houses overgrown with moss everywhere, cities mostly submerged by floodwater becoming homes for fish, with only a handful of giant structures dimly towering, as if silently testifying that humans had once been here.

Due to genetic characteristics, animals were essentially immune to viruses. They reclaimed the habitat that was once theirs, inheriting the fair bounties of nature.

Humans had completely disappeared from the Earth, and even the few who had survived were highland indigenous people who adhered to natural cycles and did not contact the outside world.

"There are hardly any people left on Earth. Your starry skies at least still hold the possibility of migration. Isn't that fortunate?"

"How could Earth have become like this...?"

"It's expected, within reason. You should understand this better than I do."

Roland found herself speechless in the face of Feng Yi's words. Indeed, she understood better than Feng Yi. Even without getting involved in politics, being in this position, she would have access to environmental secrets that many people wouldn't hear about.

Governments around the world were the same; they mouthed environmental protection slogans while signing contracts that would damage the environment, infiltrated by capital to become its loyal lapdogs. Every power was no exception. Where there were transactions, there would be harm, thus forming a vicious cycle that marched step by step towards destruction.

Development accompanied destruction, yet the so-called destruction was not a consequence of development itself, but rather the inability of the spiritual and cultural civilization to keep pace. Looking back, the human morals prevalent in early science and education books had been devalued to nothing. Everyone lived for themselves, and traditions passed down through the ages had, in this short millennium, completely turned into negative teaching materials.

Knowledge became the least useful product of this era because it couldn't bring direct economic benefits.

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