Chapter 4471: Thaumata IV
Chapter 4471: Thaumata IV
In a corner of the Early Veiled Shore.
Inside a Plot holding tall, vibrant green-gold Auric Vitae Grasses that now grew as tall as 100 meters.
Noah’s figure sat cross-legged within such a plot, surrounded by overabundance of accumulated harvest that manifested as floating spheres of concentrated authority.
Before him were the figures of Heidrun, Yoshinami, and Malphas...his Land Lifeforms who had answered his call and become integral components of his grand Civilization.
Heidrun’s radiant white-gold hair coat gleamed in the ambient light, her majestic goat form exuding serene, arrogant vitality.
Yoshinami had assumed her human form...wearing a obsidian silk dress that contrasted sharply with her crimson spider eyes that held predatory intelligence.
Malphas maintained his butler attire with characteristic precision, though his posture suggested unusual tension.
Noah calmly stroked Heidrun’s coat while contemplating numerous things.
When it came to the many potential solutions to surviving The Fallout, he had come to understand something fundamental.
Similar to his Way of Existence itself, not simply complexity and raw power... but knowledge was unfathomably critical.
The specific type of knowledge could change everything.
And when it came to acquiring more knowledge, he possessed multiple viable sources.
He planned to make another trip to the Earliest Folds very soon. Another source was THE Dead Order, he would be initiating conversation with her shortly.
Khor represented yet another wellspring of information as more of her memories returned with her terrifying rate of progression toward reclaiming original power.
Khor could also be considered another fully viable solution to surviving THE Loom, as long as she regains her distinction as THE First Hunger!
Many possibilities. Many options.
And yet none of them were where they needed to be. They all required time, and time seemed to be the one resource that remained perpetually scarce.
But another path he had pursued involved utilizing Existential Rollback on his Land Lifeforms...specifically Malphas!
Malphas had served THE Living Emotive directly. He had been granted isolated Everythings of THE Living Emotive herself! If more of his suppressed existence could be systematically restored... substantial information might become accessible.
And at this moment, Malphas had undergone Civilization Specialization in addition to already fusing with a Primus Inevitability.
He had chosen The Infinite Bulwark Specialization...wanting to serve as shield for his Master above all other considerations.
His Complexity and Purity stood at 16 Sextillion due to his remarkably high Potential classification.
Heidrun had specialized to join The Verdant Cycle, choosing healing and support roles that aligned with her nurturing nature.
Yoshinami had specialized to become Hungering Maw, her predatory instincts finding perfect expression in pure offensive power.
Each of them pulsed with tremendous accumulated authority.
At this moment, Noah looked toward the visibly trembling figure of Malphas as he asked with measured calm.
"Did you recover something substantial through the Existential Rollback?"
Malphas nodded with heavy expression...his eyes hiding something that appeared to be a mixture of pain and profound shame.
His voice emerged with uncharacteristic hesitation.
"It is best that I show you the recovered memory directly rather than attempting to articulate what I’ve recalled."
With such words, he waved his hands with deliberate motion....causing an illusory screen to manifest before them.
On the screen, lights began flickering as a scene started materializing with increasing clarity.
The memory depicted cloudy multicolored domain seemingly composed of countless concentrated emotions given tangible form. The entire space pulsed with feelings...joy, sorrow, rage, serenity...all woven together into environmental fabric.
Within this domain stood two magnificent thrones positioned opposite each other. Between them rested table covered with...Everythings.
Vibrant multicolored Everythings that radiated such unfathomably potent authority that even viewing them through memory caused Noah’s existence to pulse.
They were filled with pure Civilizational Authority, distilled essence of THE Living Emotive’s accumulated cultivation.
Two beings occupied the thrones.
One appeared to exhibit humanoid female form...though their features remained difficult to focus upon directly, as if their fundamental nature resisted simple observation.
The other was humanoid entity composed entirely of elemental lights and concentrated Everythings...their form seeming not entirely real.
Around this cloudy domain that held the table and thrones, the figure of Malphas could be observed along with two other servants adorned in butler and maid attire respectively.
Their hands held drinks and plates of condensed Everythings...luxury refreshments that would be priceless beyond measure in normal contexts.
Even more elaborate plates of Everything fluttered around them like attentive servants...ready to provide additional refreshment the moment their masters desired it.
From one throne, a voice emerged with tone of curiosity and mild concern.
"Emotive, is it acceptable to conduct this discussion with audience present?"
The speaker gestured toward the figures of Malphas and the other caretakers with subtle motion.
On the opposite throne, THE Living Emotive turned toward THE Living Elemental and laughed with genuine warmth before waving her hand dismissively.
"Don’t concern yourself with them. They won’t retain any memories of this conversation afterwards."
Her tone shifted to become more focused.
"But you came here because you wanted specific clarifications regarding THE Loom’s architectural design... I have completed the specifications for most interior components. The structure will contain many internal domains that are infinitely more vast than even the First Folds themselves."
She leaned forward with evident enthusiasm.
"Early Creatures will permeate throughout it as inhabitants rather than visitors. Unlike how existence currently functions in the Earliest Folds where all Civilizations occupy shared territory, I plan to separate the Living Existences into different domains... different Shelters."
Her hands gestured expansively.
"So your Primordial Civilization and mine and all others fortunate enough to gain entry would enjoy their own separate advancement spaces inside grander construct that supports everyone equally... well, equally for the most part at least."
Her expression became more animated.
"We would collaborate systematically and cooperate across Civilizational boundaries...and isn’t that cooperation something utterly magnificent? There will be structured collaboration and eons upon eons of dilated time with absolutely no conflict, no wars, no wasteful expenditure of resources on mutual destruction..."
Her voice carried weight of profound conviction.
"Simply the systematic advancement of all Civilizations contained within. And when the time eventually arrives for The Fallout... the collapse of everything else in Observable Existence outside THE Loom will provide one final burst, one ultimate push of concentrated resources to our preserved Civilizations."
She paused deliberately.
"That final harvest may potentially elevate us incrementally closer toward the next Scale. Toward that glorious Scale that THE Creature himself stands to be the only one who will successfully reach."
BOOM!
Noah heard such terrifying revelations in this scene...this memory recovered from a servant of THE Living Emotive as significant information crystallized before him!
THE Loom is designed with separate Shelters for different Civilizations...and one of the reasons behind all of this...ah.
His eyes pulsed with intense focus as his mind raced through implications.
He looked at the still-trembling Malphas with renewed appreciation and...
"Show me more."
He gave his command.