Abyss Sequence-Chapter 404 - 61: Foundation Establishment Hypothesis
Yulia thought Yan Luo made a lot of sense, so she posted the question that had puzzled her for three days and nights online, inviting people all over the world to discuss the path to Sequence One with her.
This topic immediately caused a global sensation once it was initiated.
Sequence One, that’s an unattained realm!
Perhaps some ancestors from ancient times had reached it, but in modern times no one has achieved this realm.
Currently, the strongest Engraver on Blue Star is a Sequence Two, and that’s Yulia.
She possesses a unique twelve engravings, making her the only one on Blue Star who might become a Sequence One powerhouse.
Who wouldn’t be thrilled when such a powerhouse invites everyone to participate in the construction of the Engraving System?
Indeed, there would be hecklers and killjoys, but they couldn’t overshadow the enthusiasm of the people.
Perhaps this is the first time in a decade that the people of Blue Star have been so united, so passionately involved in the same endeavor.
Even Yevgenia, who was secretly watching from behind the scenes, was astonished. She couldn’t imagine such a thing happening among elves and was deeply moved by human unity.
Although humans currently fall short of elves in high-end extraordinary powers, their racial and civilizational resilience certainly surpasses that of elves.
Countless people online threw out their ideas; some were serious, some were humorous, some were quite bizarre, and shortly after being posted, they were deleted by administrators.
Supporters championed their favorite theories and argued for their own, as the Blue Star Society erupted with unprecedented passion in an ’instant.’
Votes emerged one after another, with people’s suggestions competing like a talent show. Through rounds of fierce selection, a few answers emerged that could be widely accepted.
Seeing answers appear that she herself couldn’t conceive of, how could Yulia not be surprised?
Besides being surprised, she felt touched and proud.
This time, she didn’t rely on any media power, didn’t accept any promotional help from companies; she depended solely on her own abilities to engage society in discussing the same question.
After all, since no one currently knows how to establish a Foundation, why not try the suggestions of netizens?
Yulia sat in the newly renovated quiet room of her villa, where the wall in front of her was laid with a Tai Chi pattern in black and white tiles, and a scroll with the word ’quiet’ hung behind her.
The air was filled with a faint fragrance, making it easier for Yulia to enter a meditative state.
Closing her right eye, Yulia took a deep breath.
There were a few answers that gained the approval of the vast majority, and she planned to try them one by one.
First, was the answer related to the poem ’The Immortal touched my head, binding my hair for longevity.’
They said, the answer to Foundation Establishment might lie in the ’brain.’
The brain, this is an extremely important organ, on par with the heart in status, perhaps even more critical.
Without a heart, one might live for a few more seconds; without a brain, there would truly be no life.
Yulia attempted to immerse her mind into her head, hoping to channel the power of the engravings into her brain.
However, she meditated for a long time without any reaction.
Opening her single eye, Yulia sighed in disappointment.
It seems that channeling the power of engravings into the brain couldn’t help her establish a Foundation.
Next, Yulia started to try the second answer.
People believed that Foundation Establishment was about laying the groundwork for ’becoming an Immortal,’ hence the body must be transformed into an extraordinary state.
Thus, she should integrate the engravings into every corner of her body.
This answer seemed very broad, but Yulia tried anyway, directing the engraving power throughout her body.
However, this was nothing more than activating the engravings.
Or was her method wrong?
After a moment of contemplation, Yulia looked at the third answer.
This answer seemed logical and well-reasoned—stack the engravings together to form a new engraving.
But it was just logical and well-reasoned.
Even if all engravings were stacked to form a new one, it would still just be an engraving, unable to truly transform a person into an extraordinary being.
Yulia considered for a moment and then looked at the fourth answer.
Many people thought that what she should do next was connect the neurons forming the engravings to various parts of the body.
This answer bore similarities to the second one, being a more detailed version of the second.
But after connecting the engravings throughout the body, what would be the use?
An Engraver just needed a thought to activate their engravings, and even if connected throughout the body, the bearer of Magic Power would still be the engravings, unable to transform oneself into a true Extraordinary person.
Yulia still remembered what the concept of an ’Immortal’ represented—truly, a peerless person of extraordinary power returning to oneself.
Sequence One represents ’Foundation Establishment,’ whereas Above the Sequence, comparable to the elves’ ’Saints,’ is the ’Immortal.’
Therefore, to become a real Extraordinary, being able to bear Magic Power oneself rather than relying on engravings is a prerequisite.
Yulia sat idly in the quiet room for an entire day, spending almost all her time there except for eating, drinking, and relieving herself.
Even so, she still didn’t know how to establish a Foundation.
Indeed, the world’s populace’s creative ideas inspired her a lot, but unfortunately, none led her to the road of Foundation Establishment.
On top of that, Yulia was now old, and thinking for too long drained her Spirit, so after pondering for over ten hours, she went to sleep.
The next morning, when she awoke, Yulia found that people were still arguing online.
Furthermore, some people attempted to simulate neural connections using nanomachines, linking their engravings to various parts of their bodies, or stacking them together, with the obvious result of being ineffective.
What truly is Foundation Establishment?
Yulia felt somewhat urgent.
Because she didn’t have much time left to ascend, as the longer she was from ingesting the Saint’s Marrow, the more she felt her physical condition reverting to its former state, growing weaker.
Added to this was the injury from an assassination attempt by Abyssal Believers, which severely damaged her body.
Although she had recovered, her body still showed signs of debilitation.
The time she could use to ascend was dwindling, and if she didn’t expedite the ascent, she’d really have no hope of becoming Sequence One.
"What exactly should I do... to establish a Foundation?"
Or is it that this path is actually wrong?
......
"Impossible! This path definitely isn’t wrong!"
Helena was arguing with people online, opening the voice chat to curse.
"The Alfheim Grand Library records much information on ancient Blue Star Civilization, ’Foundation Establishment’ and ’Immortals’ are written in oracle bones, and the translation plugin Sasa carries can translate oracle bones, so there’s absolutely no problem! Moreover, Ms. Bilukova herself felt it, unable to add another new engraving; twelve engravings are the limit, there is no thirteenth engraving!"
Helena didn’t think her idea was wrong, because they had previously successfully deduced the cultivation method of ancient Engravers, and if a thirteenth engraving could happen, nanomachines should achieve that too.
Therefore, there’s definitely something they’ve overlooked!
Helena pulled her junior Huang Yetai and Sasa into a chat group, discussing what exactly went wrong.
Recently, Huang Yetai had been delving into Xia Country’s ancient texts, discovering a wealth of mysterious insights.
So, when Helena and others were in a voice chat, Huang Yetai suddenly sent a message in the group: [Could it be that it’s still related to engraving? If Above the Sequence is becoming Immortal, and Sequence One is Foundation Establishment, then Engravers might not have fully transformed into Extraordinary.]
Extraordinary...
Upon seeing this word, Helena, who was previously squabbling, suddenly plunged into thought.
Wait, don’t they already have an Extraordinary on hand?
Upon thinking of this, Helena excitedly messaged Sasa: [Sasa, quickly take Yan Luo for a medical examination, a thorough check from head to tail, inside and out! Yan Luo is an Extraordinary; his physical state should provide us some insights!]
Seeing this message, Sasa suddenly realized.
Right, why hadn’t she thought of this!
All along, they’ve had an Extraordinary among them, but in their blind spot, they hadn’t noticed his presence. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Yan Luo!
Yan Luo truly is an Extraordinary!
