Foreign Land Reclamation By a Vegetable-growing Skeleton Chapter 1243

Chapter 1243: Chapter 806: Too Complicated, Let Anthony Handle It Chapter 1243: Chapter 806: Too Complicated, Let Anthony Handle It Watching the Law Breakers gather round with faces full of curious baby expressions, Abyssal Big Mouth knew these people really didn't have a clue about the basic knowledge of the Void.

“It seems that I can't earn your trust without spelling it out for you. In fact, if you understood the basic knowledge of the Void, you would know that any Origin would hope to kill other Origins because this relates to the Three Major Laws of the Void,” Abyssal Big Mouth said.

“Consciousness cannot be created, stolen, or destroyed,” Dark Origin timely added.

The Monarch scratched his head with some embarrassment, “But I've plundered quite a bit.”

Dark Origin and Abyssal Big Mouth instantly got furious, “You don't count, you are Law Breakers.”

Abyssal Big Mouth muttered a few unclear curses, faintly hearing things like 'damn', 'show off', 'shameless', though it was unclear who was being cursed.

After cooling down a little, Abyssal Big Mouth went on, “According to the Three Major Laws of the Void, the most valuable thing in the Void is consciousness. It cannot be destroyed nor created. All life in the Void must rely on consciousness. To own consciousness is to own the entire Void.”

But Anthony then asked, “When a person dies, doesn't that mean their consciousness is destroyed?”

Abyssal Big Mouth had already explained this question before, but Anthony still repeated it, employing an inquiry technique.

“That's your plane creature's understanding. Death is just the erasure of memory, consciousness is not destroyed, it merely returns to the embrace of the Ancient Godlight,” Dark Origin said with some excitement.

Anthony glanced at it without a reaction, not saying anything.

Instead, the Monarch could not help but ask, “Are you saying that the Ancient Godlight is the collective of all wills in the Void? That all destroyed consciousness returns to the Ancient Godlight? Why does this pattern feel a bit familiar?”

Abyssal Big Mouth nodded, “Yes, only the Ancient Godlight can create and destroy consciousness. It is also the ultimate destination for all consciousness.”

“So mighty, but how did it explode?” The Monarch said skeptically.

He also remembered why it seemed familiar–wasn't this the same spiel from the Church of Light? Something about returning to the embrace of the Gods of Light, the same old story.

“Because the Ancient Godlight developed its own consciousness and thus could not maintain the balance of the collective consciousness, and so it exploded,” Abyssal Big Mouth explained with a shrug.

Holding his arms, the Monarch looked at everyone else and they at him, before finally squeezing out a sentence, “That way of dying… um, creative.”

“So, the general idea is that the Ancient Godlight originally was a very pure collective consciousness, but when it developed its own consciousness, it became impure, and that's why it exploded. Isn't that just like Lorca? Keep shouting 'I'm not pure anymore I'm not pure anymore.' If it becomes impure, is it going to explode too?” Negris said.

“Huh? Is it that serious? Tom is the same kind of Pure Water Elf. We once scared it with Lightning's pee, if it got sprinkled with urine it wouldn't explode, would it?”

“You guys are so cruel, next time don't use Lightning's, use Doroc's, he pees more and it's yellow.”

And, as was entirely expected, the conversation had gone off on a tangent.

Anthony quickly steered the conversation back on track, saying, “After the Ancient Godlight exploded, the Void was filled with Chaos Mist. According to you, are these mists actually fragments of consciousness?”

“Yes, fragments of consciousness, which neither increase nor decrease, cannot be created or destroyed. The Ancient Gods born from the mist, due to the presence of a collective will, tend to resemble specific creatures that have existed in reality,” the Abyssal Big Mouth explained.

Those with a theological background on Ange's side nodded in understanding, whether it was the Gods of Light or the Dwarves' deities, without exception, they were all humanoid.

But in fact, it didn't matter if gods were non-humanoid; it was just that when the believers were mostly humanoid beings, they wouldn't be shaped into other forms by the collective will.

“Alright, that's the situation. This is the basic knowledge of the Void. Our Chaos Plane, or Plane, consists of matter and consciousness. All life is dependent on consciousness. Without consciousness, it's merely an inanimate object. Setting aside all factors, in the Chaos Plane, the highest level of struggle is the battle for consciousness,” the Abyssal Big Mouth summarized.

Everyone nodded thoughtfully, and Anthony carefully said, “So, you mean the Void Will is constantly vying for consciousness, and in fact, you are also competing for it. If the Void Will could be eliminated, you would obtain more consciousness. If given the chance, you would definitely be the first to want the Void Will dead, right?”

It was like a battle for resources. There was only so much in the Void–if one side gained more, the other had less, and the side with less would certainly want to kill the side with more. It made sense.

However, the Abyssal Big Mouth shook its head, “It's not that simple. We don't dare to compete with the Void Will. We can only cooperate with it to collect all fragments of consciousness, because it wants to become the new Ancient Godlight and must gain most of the Ancient Godlight's power. It will not allow others to diminish its power.”

“Monopolizing resources, huh? No wonder you guys want it dead,” the silver coin, who had been listening in silence, couldn't help but interject. As a shrewd merchant, he detested those who monopolize.

The Dark Origin also said resentfully, “It also wants to destroy all the Ancient Gods, all life, and extract all consciousness.”

The Abyssal Big Mouth continued, “There weren't so many Ancient Gods in the ancient Chaos Plane. Except for us Origins, there were only creatures like the Iron Scale Cleaners and Honey Elves, who grew by depending on the God of Tree.”

Hearing this, the Monarch couldn't help but interrupt, “That doesn't sound right. I've plundered the memories of many Ancient Gods, and they all possess memories from before the Ancient Godlight exploded. There are quite a lot of them.”

“Did you notice that their memories are actually very similar?” the Abyssal Big Mouth asked.

“Are you saying their memories are artificial?” Anthony asked.

“Yes, created by the God of Tree. The God of Tree mass-produced a large number of Ancient Gods and burned itself, infusing its life into all fragments of consciousness. The Void Will couldn't directly absorb them; otherwise, our Void would have already birthed a new Ancient Godlight, one that devoured all consciousness fragments–a more powerful Ancient Godlight.”

A gasp of awe erupted from someone, evidently shocked by the Tree of Ten Thousand Realms' heroic act and grand gesture.

“So the Tree of Ten Thousand Realms burned its life for this reason? I was wondering why burning its life could prevent the collapse of the Void. So that can prevent it? Does that mean the collapse of the Void is caused by the Void Will? Killing it would prevent the collapse of the Void?” the Monarch asked.

The Abyssal Big Mouth and the Dark Origin shook their heads with a bitter smile, “The situation is now more complex. The Void Will is now the main factor maintaining the stability of the Void. It has found its place in the delicate balance and has become the new stabilizer. Before we can kill it, we need to replace it and become the new stabilizer.”

“I understand,” Durken gave an example, “When renewing a Magic Array, before removing an old Magic Pattern, a new one must be inscribed; otherwise, the Magic Array would collapse.”

“Oh~” Everyone suddenly got it. In short, the current Void had formed a fragile balance, and the Void Will had become a part of that balance.

Its growth would cause the Void to collapse, but its absence would also lead to a collapse, so the Void Will couldn't simply be destroyed–it needed to be replaced first, then annihilated.

Hearing this, Ange couldn't help but scratch his head, the plan was too complex; he would have to let Anthony handle it.

Chapter end

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