ATPnovel Chapter 1058 The Transformation of the World's Will
Chapter 1058 The Transformation of the World's Will
Kana presented the detailed design scheme for the "core service processor" form that he had already prepared, which was jointly constructed by the Poppot design team and his own understanding of the rules.
Ark Core Protocol.
The data and information package transforms into the purest flow of rule information, which, through the bridge of the Creation Stone, is deeply implanted into the core furnace of the world's will like a seed.
The light from the six Creation Stones was so intense at that moment that it was impossible to look directly at them. They were no longer independent entities, but had become six key nodes and six powerful engines for reshaping the rules of the world.
The immense power of creation began to fundamentally reconstruct and weave the underlying rules of the world in accordance with the "Ark Core Protocol".
In the sea of will, the emerald and golden light streams that constitute the myriad phenomena of the world began to be permeated, covered, and reorganized by countless data runes that shimmered with silvery-white luster.
The world's "operating system" is being completely rebuilt.
Beyond the world, at the edge of the barrier.
The perspective suddenly shifts to the outside of the world barrier, to the cold, lifeless void.
The countless purple void passages that had pierced the world's barrier like hideous sores were temporarily closed by an invisible giant hand, as if forcibly squeezed together, after being swept by the global shockwave of ordered energy triggered by six energy crystals not long ago.
Those who had just peeked out or were pouring in, along with the passage itself, were all reduced to ashes by the pure, ultimate power of annihilation.
The surface of the world barrier seemed to have undergone a brutal "disinfection," temporarily returning to a relatively "clean" state.
However, this "cleanliness" is fragile and fleeting.
The energy surge was like a tsunami, coming on strong and receding quickly.
The power of the void, like a maggot clinging to a bone, began to seep back into and erode the cracks in the rules the moment the shockwave subsided.
New, finer purple veins, like stubborn mold, are quietly re-emerging and spreading on the world's barrier, attempting to reconnect the inside and outside and open new gateways for invasion.
More importantly, at this moment, all of the world's "computing power" and "attention" have been firmly occupied by the earth-shaking reshaping process within the world.
It is like a patient undergoing major surgery, instinctively focusing all its energy and consciousness on the internal upheaval, no longer able to spare even a fraction of its energy to maintain a real-time, high-intensity resistance to the void's erosion.
That "mental firewall," maintained by instinct and protecting against whispers of the void and spiritual pollution, has now become thin and fragile.
Kana's connection with the world allowed him to clearly perceive this crisis, both internally and externally.
The world's will's "surgery" takes time, but the void's "counterattack" will not wait.
"We cannot afford to fail at the last minute."
Cana's will was resolute.
Without the slightest hesitation, he once again took out an energy crystal the size of a pigeon egg, its interior shimmering with starlight, from the subspace container woven from liquid starlight and data runes.
This treasure, containing the very essence of the collision between the abyss and order, was unhesitatingly thrown into the channel connecting it to the will of the world.
hum!
A vast and pure torrent of energy surged once again into the core of the world's will, which was undergoing dramatic reconstruction.
This time, the energy was not used to reshape itself, but was instantly transformed by the world's will, a conditioned reflex-like instinct, into a pure, temporary "impact barrier" covering the entire globe.
This barrier, like a huge, invisible energy shield, was generated close to the inside of the world barrier.
It has no ability to repair barriers, nor can it completely stop the penetration of void power, but its only function is to slow down.
It acts like a tough yet elastic film, forcibly slowing down the speed at which the void forces re-establish a stable channel, thus buying precious time for the world's will to complete its internal restructuring.
The newly emerging purple veins, hindered by the impact barrier, were like being stuck in sticky glue, and their expansion and connection speed was greatly reduced.
The large-scale, organized influx of the Void Vanguard has been temporarily halted.
Having done all this, Cana's mental core immediately projected the information precisely to Aliris in the core area of the City of the Ring through the Night Watch's highest-level encrypted data channel.
The message is concise yet profound:
[As the world's will is being reshaped, defensive instincts have been reduced to a minimum. The shock barrier has been activated, delaying the reconstruction of the void passage. The barrier's duration is limited; it is anticipated that after the barrier fails, the suppressed void power will erupt in a retaliatory surge, with the vanguard forces pouring in with an intensity and number far exceeding any previous period.]
[All rift defense forces, immediately go on high alert, reinforce defenses, and reinforce reserves to prepare for the biggest impact before a full-scale air invasion.]
Alyris's bloodshot eyes sharpened instantly, and her expression turned serious.
Without the slightest hesitation, Kana's message, like a supreme command, instantly spread through the Night Watch's command network, like invisible ripples, to every known Void Rift garrison point around the world.
The war command center in the eastern part of the city of the Ring Tower was instantly brightly lit, and the huge tactical star map was illuminated. Next to the red dots representing the various rifts, the alert level instantly soared to a blinding scarlet.
The order was relayed through commanders at all levels in the most concise and unquestionable tone.
"Attention all units! High alert! 'Bastion Oath' heavy infantry to the front lines! Long-range firepower clusters to saturation strike readiness! Logistics support, maximum supply! This is not a drill! Repeat, this is not a drill! Prepare to face those damned purple maggots!"
From the outer walls of the city of the Ring Tower to the frost outposts of the far north ice plains, from the quicksand fortresses deep in the endless sea of sand to the coral reef defenses on the edge of the Emerald Islands...
All the Night's Watch legions, elven ranger phalanxes, dwarven rune fortresses, and even other combined defense forces guarding the Void Rift received an alarm at the same time.
After a brief period of silence, a wave of preparations for war erupted like a volcanic eruption.
The piercing alarm blared through the sky, and the soldiers who were supposed to be on rest were urgently awakened, their heavy armor being quickly donned amidst clanging sounds.
The runic shield slammed heavily onto the ground, producing a dull resonance.
The dwarven engineer roared as he directed the golems to carry crates of explosive rune bombs and energy cores.
The elven rangers silently and swiftly inspected their longbow strings and enchanted arrows, their fingertips glowing with the faint light of natural energy.
Temporarily reinforced alloy barriers were raised by the combined efforts of the golems and earth mages, and the energy shield generator was overloaded, emitting a low buzzing sound.
The already heavily guarded defenses were transformed in a short period of time into steel hedgehogs with their spikes bristling and poised to strike.
Let's shift our focus back to the Sea of World Consciousness where Kana resides.
This place is no longer a calm "ocean," but the epicenter of a spiritual storm sweeping across the entire dimension.
The "water" of will, which originally flowed with golden and emerald light, now seemed to boil, stirring up towering waves.
These colossal waves, composed of the thoughts of countless living beings and the rules of the world, are no longer a gentle flow, but rather a violent force that reshapes heaven and earth, violently slapping, colliding, and merging with each other.
Each collision of the giant waves burst forth with blinding light, and at the core of the impact, a substance that shimmered with a cold metallic luster, like liquid mercury, was squeezed and extracted.
This is precisely the embodiment of the data-driven rules of Kana.
These silvery liquids did not flow randomly, but rather, as if guided by an invisible mold, they quickly converged and took shape.
They connect, stack, and extend to each other, outlining a vast, precise, and complex geometric structure that is difficult to describe in words.
Initially, it resembled a giant, rotating metal cube frame, but soon the interior was filled with countless extremely fine silver pipes, energy circuits, logic nodes, and data lattices.
These structures are not static; like the nerves and blood vessels of a living organism, they flow, combine, and self-optimize at high speed within the framework, shimmering with a cold yet efficient light of order. Gradually, this structure becomes clearer and clearer.
It was the prototype of a world mainframe so large it was unimaginable.
A core processor that processes world information, composed of purely data-driven rules.
Deep within this silver, cold, and precise structure, faint yet resilient traces of blood began to emerge and spread.
They are like the pulse of energy, or the beating of life, flowing along specific energy pathways.
This is a concrete manifestation of the Karna blood rules and alchemical rules, symbolizing the pumping and circulation of energy and information, injecting the vitality of "life" into this cold machine.
This mainframe grew and expanded rapidly amidst the waves of the sea of consciousness, its size soon exceeding all expectations.
It is no longer a concrete object, but more like a star composed of pure rules and logic, radiating a cold silver glow, suspended in the center of the sea of consciousness, exuding an unparalleled sense of presence.
Immediately afterwards, the surging sea of consciousness itself responded.
A large amount of "seawater" converged and condensed upwards, forming a huge, transparent, flowing spherical energy shield that gently and tightly enveloped the newly born "silver star"—the world's mainframe.
It resembles an egg that is pregnant with new life.
hum...
The moment the shield closed, a stable, star-like silver-white light suddenly shone from the core of the world's mainframe, which was encased within it.
Immediately afterwards, countless tiny points of light, representing the flow of information, began to flow and flicker in the pipes and loops inside and on its surface.
It has started operating.
I don't know how much time passed.
From the illusory sea of consciousness, we plunge into the cruel battlefield of reality.
Perhaps in the sea of consciousness, it felt like only a short while had passed.
But in reality...
In reality, more than half a year has quietly passed since Kana invested that energy crystal, activated the impact barrier, and issued the highest alert order.
Labik, a border region known as the "Rust Wasteland".
Here stands a giant circular defensive fortress codenamed "Anvil".
In the center of the fortress, a huge purple fissure, over a hundred meters in diameter, gaped open like a scar on the earth.
Two months ago, the temporary "impact barrier" created by energy crystallization burst silently, like a bubble reaching its limit.
The pent-up power of the void, like a torrent suppressed to its limit, instantly found an outlet.
These outlets are, of course, the same cracks from before, and now those cracks can once again produce void creatures.
This time, the will of the world is being reshaped. Without any defenses, they can freely withstand the limits of every void rift.
This significantly increased the number of void creatures.
"Roar--!!!"
A soul-chilling, inhuman roar erupted from the depths of the rift, more violent and intense than ever before.
The purple energy tide surged forth as if it were a tangible force, followed by an endless, distorted vanguard of the void.
They are like filthy creations poured out of a hellish furnace.
The main body is a wriggling, proliferating dark purple flesh, irregularly inlaid with clusters of sharp crystals that shimmer with an ominous purple light.
Some resembled giant, spiky worms, rolling and crushing against the alloy city wall; others looked like multi-legged arthropods, spewing corrosive acid from their joints.
Others resembled floating, fleshy tumors covered in eyes and tentacles, constantly emitting mentally disturbing purple beams of light.
"They're here! Those damned monsters! Fire! Fire at will! Keep them under the wall!"
The Fortress Commander, a human general clad in heavy power armor with a hoarse voice, roared into the communications channel, his voice drowned out by deafening explosions and screams.
On the walls of the fortress.
At the forefront of the shield guard formation, the steel wall composed of heavily armored Night's Watch shield guards stood firm and unyielding.
Barton, an old soldier with a claw mark on his cheek and gray hair and beard, slammed the heavy rune shield "Big Iron" into the pre-set latch.
His calloused hands gripped the inside of the shield tightly, his thick arms bulging with muscles and veins.
"Hold on, boys! Let these purple-skinned bastards taste the iron wall!"
He roared, his voice still clear amidst the chaos of the battlefield.
Behind him, the young shield guards gritted their teeth and poured all their strength into their shields, bombarding the surface with dark purple acid and energy beams.
These attacks blasted out clouds of corrosive smoke and energy ripples, causing the heavy alloy shields to groan under the strain, their surface runes flashing rapidly as they struggled to absorb the impact.
Each impact caused Patton's burly body to sway slightly, but he remained rooted to the spot, refusing to retreat an inch.
On the slightly elevated platform behind the shield wall, the Elven Ranger troops were like precise killing machines.
Captain Lylanis, her silver hair flying wildly in the energy storm, her emerald eyes as cold as frost.
She held a longbow called "Wind Whisperer" that shimmered with natural light; each vibration of the bowstring was accompanied by a piercing whistle.
She wasn't firing blindly; her gaze swept across the chaotic battlefield like a hawk's.
"Three o'clock position! Crystal node! Focus fire!"
Her voice was transmitted through the telepathic connection unique to elves.
In an instant, more than a dozen arrows flashing with different elemental light pierced the air and accurately pierced several key crystal nodes on the back of a huge "Crystal Spiked Worm" that were flashing with the strongest purple light.
puff!puff!puff!
The crystal node was hit by the enchanted arrow and exploded! The raging void energy lost its stability and rampaged through the flesh worm's body.
The enormous monster let out a shrill wail, its rolling movements suddenly freezing, the chunks of flesh on its body swelling and bursting like boiling water, finally turning into a puddle of purple sludge billowing smoke in a series of dull explosions.
Night Watch warriors use data panels to perform friend-or-foe identification, threat level assessment, and energy vulnerability analysis.
The shield guards, based on the markings, focused their defenses on energy beams and self-destructing units.
Rangers and mages, based on weakness indicators, prioritize focusing fire on high-threat targets or command nodes embedded with massive energy crystals.
The entire defense line, linked by data, operated with the efficiency of a precise killing machine, pinning the surging purple tide firmly beneath the city walls. (End of Chapter)