Lin Yi thought to himself:
If Zhuxing were here, this would be the perfect moment.
Kids had no filter.
Sometimes, you really needed someone nearby who could say the things everyone else was thinking.
Silkall continued calmly.
There is not much more to say.
I remained inside the Meta-Domain until recently.
Then you, Lin Yi, obtained two fragments of the Key of Erudition in succession.
And both belonged to Silkall.
I specialize in quantum studies.
And I never believe in coincidences.
This must be the work of an Aeon behind the scenes.
Just like the reason I managed to escape Nihility's shadow.
I simply do not know which god...
Which Aeon that merges with Dao and binds with all phenomena...
intervened.
So I began observing you in secret.
Until I decided to give you that small greeting earlier.
Lin Yi nodded.
So you came to reclaim your Key of Erudition?
Then why didn't you stop me when I turned the first fragment into a relic?
Silkall shook her head.
Those two fragments belong to the original Silkall.
They are useless to me now.
Nihility's influence is irreversible.
My existence has missing pieces.
I am still slowly fading.
My supposedly eternal life...
Now has an unknown end.
Lin Yi fell briefly silent.
In this universe, anything related to immortality always seemed to come with hidden flaws.
Silkall shrugged lightly.
I came to Shenxiao Space City because I sensed an Aeon urging me to leave the Meta-Domain.
And since I had nowhere else to go...
I came to see you out of curiosity.
But now...
I have a new idea.
She looked directly at him.
Her expression was utterly serious.
I have observed you long enough.
Your character is beyond doubt.
Proud geniuses are willing to befriend you.
They joke with you.
You achieved what Elias Salas once dreamed of.
You made many geniuses acknowledge you.
Then she extended a hand.
Although we have only just officially met...
I am willing to trust you.
Will you trust me?
Will you share your inspiration with me?
If you accept...
From this moment onward, we will become one.
Your creativity will repair my missing parts.
And my wisdom will become yours to use.
Her voice softened.
I have reached the end of my path.
I desperately need new directions for research.
Lin Yi was stunned.
That escalated quickly.
She had observed Elias Salas for eighty years.
Yet with him, she had made the decision almost immediately.
A genius's wisdom...
Lin Yi thought: I have bold ideas.
Silkall thought: I have the means to make them real.
Without speaking, both reached the same conclusion.
This would be the ultimate combination.
Lin Yi hesitated.
He was tempted.
But he did not answer right away.
Trading a genius's inspiration for a genius's wisdom...
That is an extremely fair and tempting offer.
But—
You said trust is necessary.
So I need to understand one thing first.
What exactly is your Quantum Star Chain?
And how would you borrow my inspiration?
Silkall smiled.
She was already satisfied.
Because refusing to reject was, in itself, half an acceptance.
She began to explain.
The Quantum Star Chain is the result of reaching the absolute peak in two fields.
Information Engineering.
Phase Transformation.
You know what happens when a genius loses inspiration.
We can only continue building upon existing knowledge.
Stacking higher and higher until reaching a limit.
When both fields reached their limits...
They naturally converged.
Lin Yi casually picked up fried chicken and took a bite, then washed it down with cola.
Different roads leading to the same destination?
Silkall nodded.
More or less.
The convergence produced something new.
A deep and extreme utilization of quantum fluctuations.
Using the quantum ripples that exist everywhere...
I can now easily accomplish everything Information Engineering and Phase Transformation once could—or could not—do.
Watching Lin Yi eat so comfortably, Silkall picked up another memory crystal and began chewing it as well.
Screwllum spoke while recording data.
Recording.
Intersection phenomenon between Information Engineering and Phase Transformation.
Hypothesis.
Quantum research could improve coordination among mechanical lifeforms.
It may help achieve mutual understanding between machines.
Logical extension.
If inorganic lifeforms fully understand this concept...
It could become the first step toward coexistence between organic and inorganic life.
Conclusion.
Thank you for the knowledge, Ms. Silkall.
Silkall slowly turned her gaze toward him.
Was he seriously displaying fresh inspiration in front of someone who had lost hers?
Screwllum realized his mistake at once.
My apologies.
You are unquestionably a genius.
I had no intention of boasting.
Silkall ignored him.
Her good mood from chewing crystals had vanished.
She continued.
Later, I used synchronized quantum ripples to create a shared consciousness network.
Then, by accident, one ripple connected to another intelligent lifeform.
I discovered something incredible.
The moment someone connects to this network...
Their intelligence and inspiration become shared with me.
She said it calmly.
But sadness lingered in her eyes.
Because if Silkall had still possessed her original inspiration—
she would have discovered this path on her own.
The original Silkall had elevated a primitive spider civilization into an interstellar one within days.
A genius of that level would never need accidents to reveal new roads of research.
So I began connecting more and more intelligent lifeforms into the Quantum Star Chain.
Each star in the chain represents a mind.
She raised a hand.
A three-dimensional cube of light appeared before them.
What manifested in the physical world was only a tiny corner of its true form.
Holographic chains unfolded outward, spreading into a vast star map.
Every point of light represented a connected intelligence.
Lin Yi and Screwllum silently watched, recording everything.
When the number became too large...
I could no longer fully utilize the intelligence of ordinary minds inside the network.
So I created the Chain Matrix.
To organize and regulate chaotic thoughts.
But even then...
There were too many useless thoughts.
They began influencing my own mind.
So I created another system.
Her voice became colder.
Dominion Logic.
A technique that turns thought and logic into tangible vectors.
It functions somewhat like a Thought Imprint.
But it is fundamentally different.
With Dominion Logic...
I maintain absolute authority.
Life and death within the Quantum Star Chain are entirely under my control.
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