Logging 10,000 Years into the Future-Chapter 457
Chapter 457
Lu Sheng’s lips curled into a smile.
His parents likely knew by now that he was representing the Eastern Military Region in the Grand Military Martial Arts Exhibition, which was why they weren’t urging him to return, but instead, encouraging him to do his best.
Lu Sheng replied with a simple, “Got it.”
He then exited the chat.
Staring at the family photo set as his phone’s wallpaper, Lu Sheng pondered for a moment, then turned off the phone and calmly sat in his chair.
“I was wrong.” Lu Sheng spoke quietly to himself.
At this moment, the confusion and hesitation in his eyes had completely vanished, leaving only calm reflection.
“I don’t know when it started, but my thinking became skewed.”
Lu Sheng thought back to his earlier self. His mind had been pure, and his thoughts straightforward. He had only ever focused on one thing: becoming stronger. Whenever he encountered an obstacle, he would punch through it. If he could break it, he’d keep moving forward. If not, he’d keep punching until it shattered.
But now, he wasn’t sure whether it was because his mental and spiritual development, his intelligence had risen, or if the omniscient, omnipotent Martial God state, with its ability to read the world like the lines on his hand, had influenced him … His way of handling things had grown more and more complicated, relying increasingly on schemes and strategies … rather than his fists.
“Maybe it was that time when I killed the father and son from Lian Jibei’s family that I tasted the sweetness of plotting and began to stray from the path … Until now, when I’m trapped in this quagmire …” Lu Sheng looked down at his hands, “Sometimes, it’s better to be a little reckless.”
This was Lu Sheng’s personal issue. Then there was the problem with the dream world.
Two beams of sharp light shot out from Lu Sheng’s eyes as his expression turned cold.
“I’ve put too much faith in the future shown by the dream world, to the point where I’ve never really considered … Is this future even real?” A storm of thoughts swirled in Lu Sheng’s mind.
The dream world had been his greatest reliance throughout his rise from obscurity to his current level of power. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that without the dream world, Lu Sheng might still be an ordinary person, living aimlessly, perhaps attending some average martial arts university or leading an uneventful life like a salted fish. Or, like Liu Qiming, he might have enlisted in the army, with an uncertain future ahead of him. It could be said that the dream world had shaped everything Lu Sheng was today.
It gave him immense power, but also an enormous responsibility, bringing him the glory and prestige he now enjoyed.
Lu Sheng had pondered countless times about the origin and nature of the dream world. But he had never questioned the dream world’s existence.
He had never considered whether parts of the Fireseed Repository within the dream world might be fabricated, merely woven dreams.
Ever since Lu Sheng unlocked the Fireseed Repository within the dream world, he had repeatedly refreshed his life experiences and increased his permissions. He had always believed that the future wasn’t set in stone and could be changed.
The notion that a butterfly flapping its wings in 300 M.C. could trigger a storm in 10,000 M.C. was deeply ingrained in his mind.
He couldn’t verify the authenticity of the future and even thought it was natural that deviations from the life data would occur, convincing himself that he was changing the future, feeling proud of it.
He had always thought this way.
He believed that he, the butterfly, was working hard to flap his wings, preparing to stir up a storm in the future 10000 years.
But the result of Lian Su’s death … was a harsh wake-up call for Lu Sheng!
He had repeatedly verified the future through the information displayed in the Fireseed Repository, and until Lian Su’s complete demise, everything had gone according to plan. His flawless execution, from causing chaos at the Chen family to completing his plan, seemed perfect … Yet, despite all of this, no change appeared in the future shown by the Fireseed Repository.
Then, suddenly, the future underwent a radical transformation.
What did this prove? It proved that the previous future had been “wrong”!
“Events that have already occurred can’t go wrong, right? Of course not. Only events that haven’t happened yet or are still unfolding can deviate from their predicted course. The answer is clear … Either I still don’t fully grasp the concept of ‘changing the future,’ and the complexity of the timeline far exceeds my imagination. Or … The future shown in the dream world isn’t the true future at all. It’s just a prediction, an outcome derived from everything happening in the present, calculated through some special algorithm … A result that is the most likely to occur. But if there’s a flaw in the data collection process, it will cause … a massive discrepancy between the calculated result and the actual outcome.”
A flash of insight lit up Lu Sheng’s mind as he muttered to himself, “This also explains why … The future shown in the dream world always excludes the impact of the dream world itself on the future. Because its algorithm … can’t calculate itself!”
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No matter how strong a person is, they can’t lift themselves by the nape of their own neck. A god can create a world, but cannot create a god equal to themselves.
“So, no matter how advanced the dream world’s algorithm is, it still can’t factor its own vast complexity into the equation. If it tried to, it might cause the entire dream world to collapse upon itself …”
Lu Sheng thought back to the first time he encountered the dream world, the moment he saw his life’s record. At that time, his future didn’t factor in the existence of the dream world. And because of that first impression, he believed it was only natural.
It became a “rule.” So, he never questioned the reason behind it.
“Of course, it could also be due to some shift in the timeline I’m on, something unexpected that diverged from the predetermined path, causing the future to change drastically … But if the explanation really is related to the timeline … Then that would mean the dream world is incredibly powerful, capable of tracking the directions of different timelines at any moment.”
Verifying which of these two theories was true would be simple. Lu Sheng closed his eyes and quickly entered the dream world. Once inside, he activated the Optic Mind and gave a command.
“Retrieve: Latest formulas for Spiritual Muscle and Blood Strengthening Decoction, Marrow Nourishing Pills, and Golden Dragon Saliva.”
These three formulas were the only things Lu Sheng had done that significantly altered the world’s progress so far.
The retrieval results appeared swiftly.
Apart from the Spiritual Muscle and Blood Strengthening Decoction, the formulas for the Marrow Nourishing Pills and Golden Dragon Saliva were locked due to insufficient permissions.
Lu Sheng smirked but said nothing.
He lowered his head to carefully review the newly modified formula. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
The Spiritual Muscle and Blood Strengthening Decoction was the first supplement he used after stepping onto the martial path, and he remembered the ingredients and effects very clearly.
“The original low-grade formula has now been upgraded to fifth grade. Its potency has increased by a thousand times compared to the first version …”
But the entire formula had been completely altered, with many unfamiliar ingredients added or replaced.
Lu Sheng randomly picked one such ingredient, “Lanyingcao Su,” and input it into the Optic Mind, only to receive the result—
“Theoretically exists, but not in the current world!”
What did that mean? It meant that this ingredient was only theoretical, fabricated, something that didn’t exist on this planet—or perhaps not even in this world.
The name itself was a lie.
“Am I supposed to leave this planet and search for it out in the universe?”
Lu Sheng felt a sense of absurdity. This formula, which could be priceless, was simultaneously utterly useless.
