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Chapter 260: The Meteor Named Chao Fan
Chapter 260: The Meteor Named Chao Fan
"The third Shadowbearer Conference will be held again in Shen'an City on the 9th of this month to discuss the popularization of Chao Fan."
"Recently, the Astronomical Bureau has detected a comet approaching. It is expected to pass by in about a month. To commemorate the Shadowbearer Conference, the Astronomical Bureau has named it Chao Fan."
Qin Muye looked at this news and was somewhat stunned. A meteor?
He didn't have a very good impression of meteors.
From the type of dimensions, this world wasn't a universe but more like a plane.
So theoretically, what was above their heads shouldn't be the vast cosmos but rather a flat structure similar to certain magical continents.
The only difference was that this world had two layers: the upper layer was the Human World, and the lower layer was the Shadow World, forming a unique mirrored world.
"So, where did the meteor come from?"
Qin Muye was somewhat bewildered as he looked at the news, feeling that something was seriously wrong.
He thought that in a month, it was more likely to hit the target rather than just passing by.
If it did, it would shatter the entire world, which would be quite interesting.
"If this world isn't a planetary universe, what are the sun, moon, and stars up there?"
As far as he knew, this world had no lunar missions or satellite launches, and its information technology was rather unique.
Moreover, due to the existence of the Shadow World, even though it was modern, there were certain differences. For example, communication used a unique gap technology, utilizing the space between the Shadow World and the Human World for transmission. Researchers hadn't noticed this but had found a way to exploit this gap.
Therefore, in areas where the Human World and the Shadow World were too close, the signal would be weaker.
"I want to know the truth about the Great Impact!" Qin Muye activated the Wish Spell, but it had no effect.
It was clearly intercepted by the Magic Network. The reasons were either that it couldn't be realized or that he couldn't afford the cost.
He guessed it was the latter, meaning he couldn't afford the cost, which indicated that the secret behind the Great Impact was immense.
"I want to know how to resolve the Great Impact."
He couldn't afford the cost to know the truth, but the solution should be possible, right?
These two things weren't the same. The former might involve some terrifying event, but the latter was focused on the meteor itself.
'Blow it up!'
A tiny bit of mana disappeared, and these three words appeared in his mind.
"..." Qin Muye was exasperated. This wasn't a surprise; he knew that directly blowing up the meteor would indeed solve the problem, though it was a rather brute-force solution.
But the question was how to do it. Could he really just make a wish?
He estimated the cost wouldn't be too high, maybe just one percent of his mana.
However, Qin Muye felt this seemed a bit unreliable. Was the task really that simple?
"Could it be a facade?" Qin Muye pondered.
For example, this meteor might not be the cause of the Great Impact but rather a result of his temporary skill, the Mass Extinction Engine.
As for who would be exterminated, it would definitely be his teammates, all of humanity.
"But that doesn't make sense. The Shadow Administration hasn't been wiped out yet, so why would it be...?"
Just as Qin Muye was about to say that the Shadow Administration hadn't been wiped out, so it was unlikely to be humanity's turn, the news began to scroll urgently.
"The Chao Fan Management Organization and the Shadow Administration are under intense investigation for their collapse. Preliminary findings suggest that the Emperor of the Shadow World, Dead Shadow, is responsible and have revealed numerous political scandals. Please watch the live report."
"???" Qin Muye was stunned. When did this happen? How did such a massive organization like the Shadow Administration get wiped out?
He had only been in the Shadow World for a week, not a year.
According to the news, the Shadow Administration was found to have traded with the Emperor of the Shadow World, their mortal enemy, and had engaged in aiding the enemy. This led to the arrest of a large number of people.
In addition to the charge of aiding the enemy, there were also cases of destructive tomb raiding and intentional murder.
Even the most powerful Tianpeng couldn't escape and was killed on the spot by officials riding the Yinshan Jun. Within a few days, the Shadow Administration was dissolved nationwide, and various noble families and political figures took over.
"Is the Mass Extinction Engine that terrifying?" Qin Muye was certain that these people were basically done for. Even if they were still alive, they were on their last legs.
This appeared to be a large-scale purge, but in reality, it was likely due to a failed political struggle leading to a power shift.
Killing these Shadowbearers was simple; it was just a matter of replacing them with his own trusted subordinates to gain better control.
With the resources of the Shadow Administration, he could mass-cultivate his own extraordinary descendants, thereby completely controlling the situation.
Surprisingly, the situation was well-controlled. Some regions might have been chaotic for a while, but it was now apparently settled.
However, this move benefited the Shadow World, not humanity.
With these Shadowbearers dying in large numbers, many Dead Shadows were born in the Shadow World.
But the ruling powers didn't care about this. While Dead Shadows wouldn't cause an outbreak, losing power meant losing interests.
Currently, the entire Sheng Nation was transitioning from a technological society to an extraordinary society. The once-illusory veil had been torn away, and it was evolving into a stark world of the strong preying on the weak.
It was a feast for the ambitious and a tragedy for the weak. Fortunately, shadow stones were not monopolized; otherwise, it would have been even more terrifying.
"The recent situation in the Shadow World is also a bit strange, as if it has become overly active, and this activity seems somewhat abnormal," Qin Muye frowned.
After his Shadow Sage's Book awakened, he entered the deeper layers of the Shadow World through the simulated activation of shadows, further detecting and controlling the situation in the Shadow World.
To others, the Shadow World was a world, but to Qin Muye, it was more like a flowing shadow, similar to the shadows of the Human World.
However, this shadow, after accumulating enough strength, seemed to be planning to take the lead.
The birth of many Dead Shadows gave the Shadow World sufficient logic and rules, making it far more advanced in terms of intellect compared to the Human World.
By weakening the Human World and strengthening itself through Shadowbearers, the method was not much different from borrowing a chicken to lay eggs.
But the Human World was still the elder brother. As long as the environment remained unchanged, the Shadow World had little room to change the situation and take the lead.
"Heaven, Earth, and the Great Impact?"
Qin Muye suddenly realized that he might have misunderstood the Great Impact. It wasn't about Heaven and Earth colliding with each other, but rather Heaven and Earth colliding with you.
"Damn, I won't believe this is a coincidence."
As long as the environment of the Human World remained unchanged, the Shadow World was just a junior. The Human World's environment was naturally hostile to the Shadow World, so even if the Shadow World had once eroded it, the Shadow Administration wasn't afraid because the erosion was limited and could even be healed by the Human World.
But what if the environment changed? For example, if a large meteorite struck and gave the Human World a push, that would be interesting.
Therefore, he needed to stop not just the meteorite but also the increasingly active Shadow World.
It seemed that the meteorite's magnetic field or force field was causing the Shadow World to become active, or it might be that the meteorite was a backup the Shadow World had pulled through connections.
In any case, Qin Muye felt that he was in deep trouble.
Even if he blew up the meteorite, the Shadow World wouldn't give up easily, so Qin Muye needed to blow up the Shadow World as well.
"No, a more thorough approach would be to destroy the Shadowbearer system altogether; that would be the best solution."
Qin Muye narrowed his eyes, thinking of a one-time, permanent solution.
The Shadow World had grown by relying on the continuous sacrifices of Shadowbearers to provide Dead Shadows. Therefore, the extraordinary system in the Human World essentially served the Shadow World, not itself.
The Shadowbearer system was easy to destroy; he could simply wish for the Shadowbearers to die, which wouldn't cost much mana. However, the real challenge was cutting off the source.
As long as the Shadow World continued to produce shadow stones, Shadowbearers wouldn't disappear.
But wishing for the Shadow World to stop producing shadow stones was too difficult. This was a matter of opposing a world, and even if Qin Muye could pay the price, his level was not sufficient to make such a wish come true.
This involved the operation of a world, not just killing people outright.
"So, I need to find another way. If I can't force a hardware explosion, I can solve it from the software side."
The meteorite could be blown up, and the Shadow World could be infected with a virus or even made to self-destruct.
Because his identity was that of a Shadowbearer, relying on the awakened Sage's Book of Shadows, taking such actions would be consistent with his role.
His identity as a history professor had already been resigned, so he didn't have to worry about it not fitting the main quest requirements.
(End of Chapter)
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