novellk Chapter 1707 Final Chapter: Crossing the Shore [51] [This is your third regret: A Perspective You Di
Chapter 1707 Final Chapter: Crossing the Shore [51] [This is your third regret: A Perspective You Di
Chapter 1707 Final Chapter: The Shore Crossing [51] · [This is your third regret: The perspective you didn't see]
Su Ming'an opened his eyes.
His soul seemed to leave his body and float above a sailing spaceship. He entered the scene and looked down on the floating little world from the perspective of a "god".
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[Story Background: In 2021, the world game entered a cycle lasting one billion times, delaying time. One hundred million people traveled to an unfamiliar universe aboard a small world called "Rovasha" to create a life for the remaining one billion. Later, they found a vibrant planet called the "Mirror of Creation," and after successfully merging with it, they became "Rovasha: Mirror of Creation."]
However, due to the rushed nature of the operation and insufficient resources, even carrying 100 million people was a stretch for the small world. It had to be transformed into a militarized ark, where each person occupied only a small personal space, food was distributed in rations, and there was a strict hierarchy of permissions (A, B, C, D).
Many people simply want to stay in the World Game rather than risk venturing into the vast universe. The current hardship of resource scarcity is far less appealing than the pleasures of life within the World Game. While Hui Bai and his companions' actions were intended to protect the survival of civilization, they have incurred immense public resentment.
Your starting piece is "Antetoria," who will act as your "protagonist." You can monitor her movements in real time and manipulate her to perform actions. Your interference level is related to your Faith level.
As you play more cards, you'll be able to manipulate more and more pieces. But be aware that higher levels of interference mean greater potential for change.
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Previously, when Su Ming'an played "Fate Simulator," he could completely control the protagonist "Little Su," but now he can only indirectly interfere with "Antetoria." After all, Antetoria is an independent person.
According to the original history, there are three key points to follow.
Firstly, Edith's experiment—creating artificial "gods." This is the birthplace of Su Liujin.
Secondly, the expedition team of Black, Locke, Casadia, and Su Qing landed on the "Mirror of Creation," where they encountered Ijurel and the World Tree. They learned that the twin star fusion was a lie by the World Tree, and the truth was that the World Tree wanted to devour one hundred million people. In desperation, Casadia fused with the core of the World Tree. Just as he was about to be overwhelmed by the energy, the High Dimensional Smite invested in him, helping him become a High Dimensional being and the new Third Seat.
Thirdly, at the moment of the twin stars' fusion, the one hundred million humans within the Ark were affected by the rules, collectively transforming into a new race and plunging into immense chaos. At this time, Casadia fabricated the concept of the Radiant Mother Goddess through lies, leading people to worship this righteous deity to stabilize order through faith. Subsequently, according to the peace agreement with Ijurel, Huibai, Ludwig, Mu Changying, Black, Ranbo, Locke, Maolian, and others jumped off a cliff to erase their memories and begin new lives.
“If those two Gray Mist people aren’t after victory but are solely focused on killing me, they’ll stop at nothing to interfere with my three stats, even if it means mutual destruction,” Su Ming’an pondered. “One of them is Ijuliel, and the other is Si Que… I must be careful about two key moments—first, the timing of the outpost’s contact with Ijuliel. If Casadia dies prematurely, my faction will be destroyed. Second, the timing of Si Que’s investment in Casadia. Fortunately, Si Que wasn’t manipulated, but indirectly interfered with. But if the Gray Mist people do something to stop Si Que from investing, my faction will still be destroyed.”
They did not possess the Magpie or Anthetoria, but rather intervened indirectly from the perspective of "God," like an unseen hand.
Given Si Que's aloof and indifferent nature, it would be extremely difficult for the Gray Mist people to interfere with him. They might try everything, but the lazy bird would remain unchanged.
"Wait... unseen interference, an invisible hand that cannot be detected, secretly guiding the world in the direction it wants to see—have we become the masters of dreams?" Su Ming'an realized this.
Isn't this game just a "Dream Master Experience Device"?
Experience what it's like to be the master of a dream world, and see how a "god" outside the sandbox secretly manipulates the future within it.
This perspective is extremely terrifying... Even someone at the pinnacle of human civilization like Antetolia wouldn't perceive anyone interfering with her. The entire civilization thus unknowingly drifted in one direction.
With a thought, Su Ming'an transformed his spirit into a gentle breeze from the vast and boundless sea of stars and entered the ark.
The ark had one hundred floors. The deeper one went, the dimmer the light became, the scarcer the resources, and the more rugged and dilapidated life became. Su Ming'an flew deeper into the ark and saw cold metal, exposed pipes, and densely packed individual rooms…
People were dressed in drab clothes, looked tired, and hurried along.
Su Ming'an raised his field of vision, looking vertically at the hundred floors inside the ark, from top to bottom.
One by one, word bubbles appeared:
[...We can't hold on any longer. The crying, the resentment, the opposition... Back then, we put the world into a billion-times-long cycle of the game, and the hundred million people we brought out resent us. Why did we lead them away from their homes...?]
So tired.
Are we having IV fluids again today? I'm really going to throw up...
The lower classes are still starving.
History is not only filled with glory and brilliance; it is also filled with silent, sorrowful, and subtle cries. Yet, all the sorrow is swallowed up by the phrase, "They were great pioneers."
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Su Ming'an's perspective quickly found Antetolia. As one of the most powerful figures, she was not enjoying herself at the highest level, but was now appearing at the lower level.
In Su Ming'an's perception, her figure was similar to a pixelated figure, a blonde pixelated figure playing the violin, surrounded by some children.
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Your chess piece "Antetolia" is playing an instrument to soothe the children.
You can use "cards" to intervene. You will receive 3 to 7 cards each turn. The number and strength of the cards are related to your Faith value.
Each turn you can play a maximum of 1 "Action" card, 1 "Retention" card, and 2 "Concept" cards. "Concept" cards must be played in conjunction with "Action" cards to be effective.
The game consists of five rounds.
[In the first round, please play your hand.]
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Su Ming'an looked down and saw that his current faith value was 43 points, and he had gained 4 cards in this round.
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[“Spy” (Detention System): Spy on the actions of the other three factions this round. After the other three factions have finished their actions, you will be the last to act.]
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[“Action Description - Low-Level” (Action-Based): This card requires the use of a concept-based card. Once played, it will implant the relevant concept into either faction. Because the card is low-level, it only affects lives below the average.]
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[“Collective Consciousness - Intermediate” (Action-based): This card requires the use of a concept-based card. Once played, it will implant the relevant concept into any faction. Because the card is intermediate-level, it can only affect beings of demigod rank and below.]
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【Concept: Distance (Conceptual System)】
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Su Ming'an was stunned.
...This is completely different from "Fate Simulator," it's a completely new game.
Fate Simulator also intervenes in the world through means that humans can understand, such as talking to some people and calming their emotions; constructing buildings to promote the development of the medical system; and building walls and dikes to prevent war and floods...
This game uses weapons based on concepts far beyond what's commonly known in the world.
Collective consciousness, intervention in actions, and the substitution of concepts... these are clearly things that even higher dimensions struggle with, and can only be accomplished by the most powerful of the higher dimensions.
—It is indeed a "Dream Master Simulator." It's just that it's divided into four perspectives. Su Ming'an and the others don't control Antetria, Si Que, the Awake, and Ijurel, but rather intervene in these four factions from the perspective of the "god" of the Dream Master.
Su Ming'an thought for a moment and then typed "spy".
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Please select the object you wish to "spy" on.
[Mo Yan, Gray Fog Man 1, Gray Fog Man 2]
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Su Ming'an decided to see how the person in the "Ijurel" camp responded, and chose Gray Mist Man 1.
From a different perspective, he saw the pink-haired girl, Igulaire, gazing indifferently at the nascent earth.
The cards in Gray Mist Man 1's hand are: "Tragic Factor" (Conceptual), "Action Description - Low-Level" (Action), and "Communication" (Detention). With only 38 Faith points, he only has 3 cards.
Gray Mistman 1 has already used the "Communication" card and is talking to Gray Mistman 2. Perhaps due to the card's bonus, Su Ming'an understood their language this time.
The androgynous voice of Gray Mist Man 2 came through: "Your kindness value is only 5 points, which is too low... Let's raise it first. The opponent's three values are all relatively average, making it difficult to kill quickly."
“No, we must attack first,” said Gray Mist Man 1. “His faction’s kindness value is only 24 points, which means that the group has been on the verge of oppression, hardship and despair for a long time, and their sense of morality and compassion are being eroded. A sudden tragedy would be very effective. I will use ‘tragedy factor’ in combination with ‘action description’ and target the children next to his faction’s piece ‘Antetoria’.”
“Alright, let’s attack. After all, I don’t know anything about Si Que. I’m afraid that if we just defend, we’ll get blown up. We have to take the initiative and attack first,” said Gray Mist Man 2.
Gray Mist 1 played a card with "Action Description" and "Tragedy Factor," targeting the child beside Antetria. A tragedy is about to unfold.
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[The "tragic element" has been implanted. A slight shift in the narrative anchor point.]
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Seeing this, Su Ming'an realized that the other party had indeed grasped the crux of the matter. In the extreme environment of the Ark, any minor misfortune could be magnified.
His 24 points of kindness and 71 points of danger are both vulnerable. If his kindness drops sharply due to the collapse of group morality, or his danger soars due to suspicion and conflict, the game could be lost instantly.
He has to deal with it.
You have two action cards, "Collective Consciousness - Intermediate" and "Action Description - Basic", and one concept card, "Concept: Stay Away".
Although the card descriptions were somewhat vague, Su Ming'an roughly understood how to use them. Action cards were like verbs, concept cards were like nouns, and retention cards were cards with special effects.
—Does one use "collective consciousness" + "distance" to build psychological protection within the collective sphere, or does one use "action description" + "distance" to precisely intervene in the children around Antetoria who are about to suffer a tragedy?
“Collective consciousness focuses on the group, while action descriptions focus on the individual…” Su Ming’an thought quickly.
He doesn't have any "offset" cards, so he can't prevent the tragedy from happening. His only solution is to divert attention and make people less concerned about the incident, thus avoiding impacting the overall situation.
Thinking of this, he felt helpless. This was the perspective of the gods, who could not care about the life or death of a single child.
The effect of the "Spy" card is that you are the last to act after the other three parties have finished their actions. After you, Mo Yan's Awakened faction and Gray Mist Man 2's Magpie faction have not yet acted.
What will Gray Fog Man 2 do? Will they coordinate an attack? And how will Mo Yan respond?
"I'll wait and see what they do," Su Ming'an decided.
On the other side, against the backdrop of the Blackwater Dream.
"What should I do..." Mo Yan looked at his five cards.
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[“Fine-tuning Narrative Anchor Point” (Detention System): This card focuses the observations of all four participants on a specific area or piece, preventing them from seeing other areas and causing a loss of vision. This card can counter “Spy” cards.]
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[“Omission” (Retention): After playing a card, skip the meaningless plot points that don't affect the overall situation in that turn, leaving only the key parts.]
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[Narrative Shift (Action-Based):]
[Original meaning of the term: To shift from a God-like perspective to a first-person perspective, thereby altering the depth of information.]
[Card Effect: After playing this card, you will switch from a "god's" perspective to a "human's" perspective, directly controlling a specific piece. The strength of your control is related to the goodness value of your faction.]
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[“Perspective Shift” (Detention System):]
[Original meaning of the term: piecing together the same event from the perspectives of multiple characters.]
[Card Effect: After playing this card, your pieces will share the story progression with other players' pieces for a period of time.]
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[Concept: Vigilance (Conceptual System)]
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"I don't understand... Although I can understand the literal meaning, when I put them together, my brain feels like mush... Is this the perspective of a higher dimension? I don't quite understand..."
Mo Yan hesitated about how to use it. His task was to assist his elder brother, but directly interfering with his elder brother's camp seemed difficult.
"Let's see how things go first. I can't cause trouble for my brother." Mo Yan didn't use it recklessly, only employing "fine-tuning the narrative anchor." The effect of this card is to focus everyone's attention on a certain area, causing them to lose sight of other parts of the scene. He chose a dangerous area in the Blackwater Dream called "Abyss of Wrath," a place known for its chaos and danger.
The moment Mo Yan played the card, system notifications simultaneously appeared at the edge of the vision of Su Ming'an, Gray Mist Man 1, and Gray Mist Man 2:
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[Please note that all participants' perspectives will be forcibly focused on "Blackwater Dreamland: Abyss of Wrath" for the remainder of this round. You will not be able to observe anything outside this area, whether it is your own faction's or other factions'.]
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"What?" Gray Mist Man 1 and Gray Mist Man 2 were both startled. Their vision was instantly forced away from Ijur and Si Que, and plunged into a bizarre and surreal abyss.
Su Ming'an was also taken aback, but he immediately realized that this was Mo Yan's doing. Mo Yan was using this method to forcibly interrupt the subsequent operations of Gray Mist Man 1 and Gray Mist Man 2 against Su Ming'an's camp!
The effect of "Fine-tuning the Narrative Anchor Point" is "last for the remainder of this turn," while Su Ming'an's "Spy" card effect fixes it as his last action. This means that even when Gray Mist Man 1 and Gray Mist Man 2's vision is locked in the Abyss of Wrath, Su Ming'an can still perform his last action of the turn!
He needs to decide how to deal with the "tragic factor" of the attack from the Gray Fog 1, given his limited visibility.
With time limited, Su Ming'an immediately played his cards.