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Jiang Lu was stunned when he heard Nyarlathotep's casual words.
Did he mean...
Did Yin Di just discover his existence?
If this is true, it means that Yin Di did not conspire with them to do these things, but was unconsciously and subtly guided by them.
But when?
While Nyarlathotep was thinking about how to eliminate this obsession, Jiang Lu pretended to be a curious kid and started searching through Yin Di's memory again.
But he had lived for too long and had too much memory, which made Jiang Lu at a loss as to where to start.
However, he was keenly aware of one thing.
Now it doesn't matter when he was influenced by Nyarlathotep, what matters is how he was influenced.
Naturally, Jiang Lu thought of the exaggerated abilities of the spiritual realm that Nyarlathotep briefly described to him -
By intervening in memory, the effect becomes the cause, affecting the past in the future.
This may be the method used by Nyarlathotep to manipulate behind the scenes.
Precisely because the facts that would affect the past in the future were so bizarre and contrary to common sense, they would not attract anyone's attention, and he would always be able to hide in the shadows.
But what Jiang Lu couldn't understand was that if the past was changed in the future, then the future world line would change. Even as the other party said, as long as the past of an existence of the magnitude of the main god was not rewritten, it would not have any particularly significant impact on the future. But who could guarantee that under a series of butterfly effects, a certain established fact would not be completely pushed to the opposite side?
Just like when Jiang Lu was working as a factory worker in the black-hearted factory in Xinshi, he used his evil left hand to reverse time within a certain range, so that the achievements that should have been made by other workers yesterday became his own today. Thus, he went from being an ordinary factory worker to the sales champion of the workshop in an unexpected way.
So although my consciousness and memory have not changed today, I am no longer the same person in terms of social values such as identity and status.
This is just the effect caused by changing the past one day ago in a small range. If we change things that happened longer ago, we can imagine how serious changes will happen in the future.
In other words, the consequences of changing the past will at least be reflected back to those who are directly related in the future.
Then the problem is coming.
How could Nyarlathotep remain unaffected by changing the past in this way in the future, rather than traveling directly back to a certain point in time and participating in that world line?
This is the first point that Jiang Lu really wants to figure out.
In addition, his intuition told him that this method of changing the past in the spiritual realm must have limitations. Otherwise, wouldn't it be equivalent to having countless opportunities to correct past mistakes?
But until now, Jiang Lu was still very clear that in "Kingdom Star Gate", Nyarlathotep's slime monster incarnation was completely sealed, and all his plans were destroyed because of his appearance.
If there were no limitations, then Nyarlathotep, standing in the future and looking down at the past, would be invincible and would never fail.
Unless his failure was part of his plan, but this possibility seemed very small to Jiang Lu, because if his goal was to be sealed by Nodens, there were ten thousand ways to do it without arousing his suspicion, and there was no need to pay such a high price.
Compared to that possibility, it would be a bit hasty to say that Nyarlathotep made dumplings just for the dish of vinegar. It's like he made a nuclear bomb just to make popcorn and then gave it away.
It doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense at all.
And this is the second point that Jiang Lu wants to figure out, are there any limitations to doing this?
Thinking of this, he asked tentatively: "I say, I'm still a little worried. Looking at his memory, it seems that he is involved in many people and things. If we rashly tamper with it, will it cause changes in the world line?
For example, I mean, for example, with our intervention, he killed a woman on the roadside, and that woman turned out to be my mother, so wouldn’t I be gone then?”
“Hmm?” Nyarlathotep came back to his senses from his contemplation and answered without thinking too much: “The probability of this happening is very small, don’t worry.”
"Ah, actually that was just an example. My mother died before I was born."
"What the hell?" Nyarlathotep was stunned.
“I mean, it’s not important.”
Jiang Lu explained:
"What I want to say is that you hide in here all day and don't see anyone. There are very few people and things that can connect with you. But it's different for me. I have a lot of friends. What if one of them is changed and then indirectly affects me? Will I still be the same person I am now? I doubt it.
We are all here for fame and fortune, there is no reason for me to do you a favor and get myself involved."
However, after understanding Jiang Lu's meaning, Nyarlathotep just smiled and said with certainty: "This is impossible."
"Why?" Jiang Lu could now ask with confidence: "Is there any way you can avoid being affected?"
"That's not the case." Nyarlathotep shook his head. "Have you ever heard of the multiverse?"
"Multiverse?"
"To put it simply, when you change something at a certain point in the past, a parallel universe will appear, independent of the original universe, and continue to extend into the future with the changed point in time as the origin, but the original universe will not change." Nyarlathotep said.
"Is that so...it turns out that Marvel is not a science fiction comic, but a realistic comic."
Jiang Lu nodded slowly at first, but soon thought of something and said in surprise:
"That's not right. Doesn't that mean we are now living in the multiverse? Oh no, I'm a stand-in?!"
Nyarlathotep still had a faint smile on his face. “But what I want to say is that this statement is wrong.”
"?" Jiang Lu was startled and said angrily: "Then you mentioned the market? Are you kidding me?"
"You were the one teasing me first. How can someone's mother die before they are born?"
"Don't worry about it." Jiang Lu waved his hand with a gloomy look on his face: "Everyone's physique is different."
"alright."
Nyarlathotep shrugged and began to explain again seriously:
"The multiverse is just a lie anyway. If there were really so many universes, it would have been chaos long ago.
The truth is that there is only one universe, everyone is extending forward and backward on the same timeline, and everything on the timeline is an established fact in the same general direction and cannot be reversed, otherwise the universe will collapse.
In order to prevent collapse, time has a self-protection mechanism called mitigation correction.
If things change at a certain point in time, then someone will definitely appear in the future to push the changed direction back on track. In order to achieve this goal, the luck of the entire universe will be concentrated on this one person. This is the truth of what people often call the son of destiny.
For example, if we now need to eliminate his obsession, we will inevitably have to change some things in the past. Even if these things will lead to some immeasurable consequences, as long as they happened before he became the main god, then before the consequences appear, there will definitely be another person who will appear and push everything back on track, and it will definitely succeed.
The period between the two changes is called the correction period. The so-called chaotic times that have appeared countless times in history are actually such correction periods. This period will not be too long. It will basically take a few years to decades for everything to return to stability. "
"If you say so... everything suddenly seems to make sense." Jiang Lu nodded after thinking about it.
Although he asked about the first doubt in his mind, Nyarlathotep's answer also answered the second doubt.
In this way, changing the past is not such a simple thing. In many cases, although we have the ability to change the past, the result is still difficult to change. When one situation is solved, thousands of situations will still arise. Therefore, this also indirectly proves that Nyarlathotep's clone who was sealed in the Dreamland by Nodens did not want to win, but that he simply had no way to win.
However, standing at that point in time, he obviously could not predict the future and could only do his best in the present.
From this point of view, I'm afraid that the incarnation of Nyarlathotep in front of him at this moment must also feel a deep sense of powerlessness when he sees his failure in the dreamland?
Thinking of this, Jiang Lu asked again: "Then why can't the Lord God do it?"
"The main god..." Nyarlathotep frowned: "Because the main god should not exist in the first place."
"Hmm?" Jiang Lu smelled a hint of conspiracy.
“Forget it.” Nyarlathotep sighed, as if unwilling to talk about this topic any more, and changed the subject: “But there is another situation where even a correction period is not required.”
Seeing that he didn't want to talk more, Jiang Lu stopped asking questions to avoid making him suspicious, and followed his words and asked, "What's the situation?"
"It's possible that you are the child of destiny."
Nyarlathotep smiled and said:
“If, when you look at someone’s memories in his mental history, you see a past that is obviously inconsistent with your cognition, but other people do not find it abrupt or strange, then it proves that this history is not the history you are familiar with.
This means that your seeing this memory is inevitable, and you are destined to change this history at this point in time and put everything back on track, so naturally there will be no backlash, and no chaos will be caused. "
"Does this situation happen a lot?" Jiang Lu asked blankly.
Nyarlathotep thought for a moment and said, "It's a good chance that I met my kind by chance, that I had the opportunity to enter the spiritual realm, and that I had the opportunity to personally observe the spiritual river."
"How low is this probability..." Jiang Lu complained: "Isn't this just a theoretical possibility?"
"Not really." Nyarlathotep shook his head. "One of our tribe members who likes to wear yellow clothes has actually done it. Otherwise, I would never have joked like that."
"There was only one from beginning to end, right?"
Jiang Lu was speechless. The probability of this happening was probably even lower than Liu Xiu successfully summoning a meteorite.
Oh, no, it seems that he is the son of destiny. According to the theory just now, he is here specifically to eliminate the variable Wang Mang and put everything back on track. It is normal for him to summon a meteorite.
"What are you telling me about this probability that is almost zero?"
“Because that’s what I was thinking about just now.”
Nyarlathotep pondered and said:
“You can try to re-read his spiritual history and see if there are any points that contradict your understanding. Then we can start from that aspect. This way, there will be no side effects.
After all, this is the critical moment of the Underworld War, and I don't want to make any mistakes. It would be best if I can solve this problem without affecting the overall situation."
Jiang Lu pursed his lips and thought to himself, do you really think I'm Liu Xiu?
Seeing his expression, Nyarlathotep asked, "What's wrong? Are you dissatisfied?"
Jiang Lu quickly shook his head: "Ah, it's not dissatisfaction, in fact, I feel a little guilty. If you talk about it, you are not angry with me, according to what you said, his obsession was caused by me..."
Nyarlathotep was silent for a moment, then answered seriously, "Don't be angry. I've said so much, but you still don't understand. This is fate!"
Jiang Lu was silent for a moment. "Fuck, you speak so fatalistically. Do you think this is cool?"
“?” Nyarlathotep’s earlobes suddenly turned red, and he was a little embarrassed and annoyed: “Don’t talk nonsense, read it carefully!”
"Well, okay."
Although he was not happy about it and felt it was a waste of time, Jiang Lu still carefully read the memories in the Yin Emperor's spiritual river again.
This time he didn't just take a cursory look like before and fast-forwarded through all the useless parts. This time he didn't miss any details and played the game of finding the differences seriously, trying to see which part contradicted his own understanding.
While he was looking at the River of Spirit, Nyarlathotep was also looking at him carefully.
Because he had a feeling that Jiang Lu was the son of destiny.
He has always been wondering, although the mental struggle with Yin Di was very difficult, why did he subconsciously want Jiang Lu's help when he saw him for the first time.
And why did he not feel any anger when he found out that the other party had cheated him before?
Things at the moment are more important. The fact that he has no choice is certainly a reason, but there is no reason to completely ignore it. After all, he did love the little elk.
But he did it anyway, and even patiently explained so many secrets to the other party. This was not his character.
Unexpectedly, these secrets did not cause any mental fluctuations to Jiang Lu, but successfully convinced himself. Now that he thinks about it, he feels that the only possibility is that Jiang Lu must come to the spiritual realm through him, which means that there must be something here waiting for him to change.
At this moment, Jiang Lu suddenly made a surprised sound.