"Hm?"
To get things off to a good start, Nolan prepared to use spatial traversal to enter. However, something unexpected happened. He was actually blocked. The "world membrane" was abnormally stable, completely isolating all spatial power.
"What's wrong?" Vita looked at him.
"Can't get in," Nolan said directly.
"Oh?"
Vita also tried to use the authority of the Sea of Quanta to enter the Glass World Bubble without obstruction, but to her surprise, she failed as well.
Looking at the world bubble, she made a guess:
"The 'membrane' of this world bubble may have evolved to a certain qualitative level. If a normal 'world membrane' is like the surface of a bubble, you can enter it with ease.
"But now it has reached the level of a 'wall,' extremely stable. Ordinary spatial power likely can't affect it anymore."
After saying that, Vita folded her arms, subtly lifting her chest as she looked at Nolan and smiled.
"Aren't you able to quickly locate world bubbles and fuse them? You can find one first. While it's in the process of merging, we can enter that world bubble and follow it in."
Clearly, she was also curious about the phenomenon of world bubble fusion.
"Uh, aren't you worried we won't be able to get out?" Nolan asked in confusion.
He had the "Sword God of Lumine" inside, so there was no need to use such a troublesome method. He could simply have the Sword God open the "Void Star Sea" from within.
After all, if they couldn't break through the world membrane from the outside, they could just bypass it.
However, he didn't say this for the time being. Instead, he followed Vita's line of thought and raised the question. He figured that if he used Vita's method, he could naturally invite her to search for world bubbles together.
That way, he could deliberately take more time, dragging things out to gain more of Vita's affection.
"Oh, right." After being reminded, Vita also realized this point. She touched her chin and thought for a moment. "Got it. I'll create an energy body to carry my consciousness inside. That way it won't affect my research."
At the same time, she secretly marveled at how cautious this guy was, even paying attention to such details.
"Alright then, follow me. Finding a world bubble may take one to two hours, depending on its distance. Do you want to come along? If not, you can wait here for me."
Nolan asked Vita.
Of course, he hoped she would come with him. Only then could he build up affection. But he couldn't show it, or it might arouse suspicion.
Given Vita's personality, she was unlikely to stay here out of boredom. Of course, if she didn't follow expectations and actually chose to remain, he would have no choice but to have the Sword God of Lumine inside the world bubble keep an eye on her in secret.
That way, she wouldn't suddenly leave and cause him to miss his chance to go to the Earth of Honkai Impact 3rd.
Fortunately, Vita didn't notice his intentions and, just as he expected, agreed to go see how he searched for world bubbles.
Nolan sensed the direction of nearby world bubbles, and the two of them set off.
During the process, Nolan deliberately slowed down his spatial traversal speed, dragging it out for a full three hours before finally leading Vita to a new world bubble.
Even Vita was still extremely astonished. If it were up to her to locate a world bubble, she would need all kinds of equipment as support, and the time required would be measured in months or even years.
But Nolan simply picked a direction at random and went straight to it.
During those few hours, Nolan and Vita chatted casually and became much more familiar with each other. Her affection gradually rose to the level of acquaintances:
[Vita Has Developed Good Feeling Towards You. Obtained 1 Affection Point. Current Affection Level: Lv.2 (104/200)]
As long as it reached Level 3, equivalent to being friends, then if he proposed visiting Vita's side, she would most likely not refuse.
"You actually found one. So what's next? How do you fuse them?" Vita asked curiously as she looked at Nolan.
"Just a moment."
Nolan skillfully opened a spatial gate and bent space, causing the world bubble to slide toward the other side.
He also reduced the degree of spatial distortion, taking a full half hour to move the world bubble across.
While the two world bubbles slowly merged, Vita used quantum energy to create a spherical energy body and fused it into the world bubble.
Although Nolan had already placed a "Sword God of Lumine" inside, in order not to seem suspicious, he summoned another one and sent it in just like Vita did.
Not long after, the two world bubbles completed their fusion, and the "avatars" they had summoned successfully entered the glass-like world bubble.
After carefully sensing it for a moment, Vita spoke in a thoughtful tone:
"As expected, this world is now complete."
World bubbles within the Sea of Quanta were generally not complete worlds. They might be parallel timelines of reality, or fragments of a world that was on the verge of collapse and had fallen into the Sea of Quanta.
No matter the case, such worlds were incomplete. For example, they could not form a fully functioning energy cycle and required energy support from the Sea of Quanta.
Otherwise, they would not have fallen into it in the first place.
A complete world, even without external energy input, could sustain a perfect self-cycle due to its fully established rules. It would also possess a powerful world barrier capable of resisting external intrusion.
And this glass-like world bubble was exactly that.
"If I'm not mistaken, this world will be the first truly complete world born within the Sea of Quanta."
Vita could feel that this world had an exceptionally high affinity with the Sea of Quanta, allowing it to easily absorb vast amounts of energy from it.
Ordinary world bubbles couldn't do this. Those were all on the brink of collapse. Even if they absorbed energy from the Sea of Quanta, it would never be enough, and they would eventually collapse.
But this world bubble not only had a fully constructed cycle system, its rules were also highly complete. While maintaining its existence within the Sea of Quanta, it could continue absorbing energy and grow.
It was undeniably incredible.
After observing for a long time, Nolan roughly understood what was happening. It seemed that through the fusion of different world bubbles, their rules had complemented one another, ultimately undergoing a qualitative transformation into a complete world.
This meant that this world bubble could now grow on its own, becoming larger and larger. He had truly struck gold.
Nolan felt a bit delighted.
Most likely the only complete world within the Sea of Quanta, it could practically be called the Sea of Quanta's favored child.
After another hour and a half or so, Nolan and Vita had basically gained a thorough understanding of all aspects of this world bubble.
At this moment, Vita's affection for him finally reached Level 3:
[Vita Has Developed Good Feeling Towards You. Obtained 1 Affection Point. Current Affection Level: Lv.3 (12/300)]
(End of Chapter)
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