When the plot-skips players into the game world-Chapter 1314 - 37 Euler and Zhu Shijie

"Come back first, Vinesse."

Aiwass patted Little Crow’s head and first returned it into his soul.

At any moment, they could encounter the daughter of Hebashia.

And according to Hebashia, she cannot contact the Phantom Demon, otherwise she might become the Phantom Demon at any time. Just in case, Aiwass returned Vinesse, the Phantom Demon.

Not long after, the space before their eyes collapsed again, and Euler led a Helasir figure with a rugged appearance, wearing a jade crown, out.

When he saw Aiwass’s antlers, his eyes brightened and he showed joy.

"I am Zhu Shijie, nice to meet you, sir."

The man’s voice was loud, and he performed a grand bow to Aiwass. Three bows and nine knocks, which was the Saint of Candle’s holy number.

Unlike in the Material Realm—language is not needed for communication in the Dream Realm. Language is merely a carrier of information, while the Dream Realm itself is composed of information. People’s communication appears as speech, but it is actually a direct spiritual interaction.

This is also why all sorts of strange Phantom Demons in the Dream Realm can directly communicate with people, whereas in the Material Realm, one must have enough inspiration to normally interact with the Phantom Demon.

However, Aiwass didn’t react much to this and merely gently supported the great mathematician of the Primordial.

Previously, Aiwass had talked to Wizard Zhu Tang about beliefs and customs related to the Primordial—

Candle Master, Serpent Father, and Hourglass are the three main beliefs of the Primordial people. Added to the faith of the Giant Dragon Clan to the Lord of Scalefeather, it perfectly forms the four elements of wind, earth, water, fire, and the four origins of heaven, earth, and human beings.

While the other five Pillar Gods belong to secondary beliefs... not the state religion.

The Primordial people do not worship the Nine Pillar Gods simultaneously like the Helasir people influenced by the elves. In most countries—such as Parthia or Horus—simultaneous worship of the Nine Pillar Gods does not occur. After all, advocating everything is equivalent to advocating nothing, which leads to societal chaos to some extent.

But according to Zhu Tang, the Primordial people in ancient times had another layer of lost belief—among the four venerable gods they worshipped, the Lord of Scalefeather was not included. However, one of them consistently failed to show divine signs, so they removed its position and let the Hourglass rank first, adding the Lord of Scalefeather’s belief in the fourth position.

Aiwass generally guessed who that was.

Clearly, that was the faith of scale bearers and Winged Ones... It used to be the Pillar God of the Sun Path, Taiyi, who created the scale bearers and Winged Ones.

Ever since the Sun Falling and the Beast Master ascending, this belief gradually faded. Thus... Before the Giant Dragon Clan hatched by the God of Stolen Scales and Feathers arrived, the ancient Primordial land must have been inhabited by descendants of scale bearers or Winged Ones. Only these races born earlier than elves could possibly record the secrets of Taiyi.

For the current Primordial people, the Candle Master symbolizes the southern fire god.

The most ideal Primordial Emperor is someone with scales and antlers—namely, the heir of the Serpent Father and the Candle Master. They, relying on the power of the Hourglass to balance Transcendence and the Power of Devotion, transform into the giant dragon body of the Lord of Scalefeather.

The heir to the throne will exhibit the tendency of Devotion and Transcendence, growing either antlers or snake scales. The first to simultaneously display both features is the Crown Prince—the first in line for the throne.

If the Emperor passes away before a Crown Prince is born, the dynasty is termed "Lack of King". Alternatively, it might be termed "Deer Emperor" or "Snake Emperor". If the succession proceeds normally, it is deemed "Complete King".

In the Primordial perspective, deer symbolize Auspicious.

The implication is that "Complete Kings" are rare and "Lack of Kings" are common. The Deer Emperor is always kind, while the Snake Emperor appears more strict. Most dynasties cycle between the Snake and Deer... Only a few peaceful eras see a Complete King. Hence, it is believed that those growing antlers are saints, while those with snake scales are heroes.

Clearly, Aiwass fulfilled Zhu Shijie’s admiration and imagination for a "saint".

Though for a Sage on the Path of Wisdom, to participate in such affairs is somewhat inappropriate... Nevertheless, Aiwass could understand. If someone told him during work that a Dragon Prince had appeared outside, no matter how pressing his deadline, he definitely would step out to take a look.

However, considering Zhu Tang...

Aiwass looked intently at Zhu Shijie and noticed a certain resemblance between him and Zhu Tang!

—Could it be Zhu Tang’s ancestor?

It’s not impossible—they look alike, even sharing the same surname.

"Now that you mention it, sir... I might know your descendant."

With this thought, Aiwass warmly greeted Zhu Shijie.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Shijie perked up, "Then may I ask... what research are they currently involved in?"

"They currently hold the position of Taichang."

Aiwass responded, "Overseeing nationwide temple rituals."

—As for annoying the Emperor and being exiled to the borders, later sneaking out of the country and still not returning, these details were unnecessary to share.

"Taichang... head officer of temple rituals, chief of ceremony masters."

Zhu Shijie’s expression turns somewhat delicate, "Unbelievably on this path..."

He doesn’t seem overly happy, but neither disappointed.

He shook his head and politely smiled at Aiwass and the others, "Let me take you to Find Hebashia’s workshop. Euler knows the location but might not be able to open the door. Let me guide you there... Please follow closely, don’t look around. Or you might end up lost in some unknown equation."

As he spoke, Zhu Shijie led the group stepping into the staircase with "paradox" as its core. He walked at the front, while Euler walked at the back.

Although the staircase had no upper or lower, under the guidance of the two mathematicians, it twisted downward.

Arsene attempted to look around, but he almost immediately got lost in the staircase. Luckily, Sherlock quickly grabbed him, otherwise, who knows where he might have ended up with his step.

Seeing this, Euler asked Sherlock with interest, "Can you see the formulas?"

"Yes."

Sherlock nodded, "Not difficult... but solving them at this pace would be tiring. Slowing down a bit... I feel I could keep up on my own."

"Formulas?"

Arsene appeared puzzled.

"Each connected segment of stairs forms a formula. The longer the stairs, the harder the formula. You can see the formula, which means you at least have a Fourth Level affinity for the Path of Wisdom."

Euler explained, pointing at the continuous downward stairs, "You can provide an answer at any staircase step. If it’s correct, that segment is ’real’; if incorrect, you’ll immediately step into a ’false’ displaced space. Space here seems finite but is actually infinite. Every stair step might lead to a false place... intertwining real and false repeatedly, the serpent vortex thus expands into endless space.

"If you had continued looking around and stepped forward, it would essentially be ’abandoning the current problem,’ prompting a wrong assessment, hence stepping into false space."

"But sometimes incorrect answers need to be intentionally given," Zhu Shijie at the front spoke, "After all, it’s not about going lower... it’s not for audience geometry Celestial Marshal. Hebashia’s workshop switches real and false stairs with every wrong or correct answer, starting from zero layer, respectively being 43, 1, 24, 1, 44, 4, 6. Following this sequence will lead to her workshop..."

As he spoke, Zhu Shijie walked 43 steps downward, suddenly took one step upward. To Arsene behind, his figure then abruptly vanished.

Yet Aiwass also vanished shortly after.

Luckily, he constantly saw Sherlock ahead, thus closely followed Sherlock into another space segment.

One step upward was followed by a downward move.

When Arsene took another downward step, he saw his companions ahead again.

Along with Zhu Shijie’s previously interrupted voice sounding again, "... many people like setting various special sequences as their address number. We sometimes visit each other. There are those who don’t need to return to ground level for a reference point and can perform spatial operations directly, calculating specific coordinates to reach another’s studio via an alternative route."

"—That ’transmission’ of ours is similarly a capability. It isn’t really transmission, it’s merely folding the space between two points."

After twenty-four steps downward, a step upward followed. Then came forty-four steps downward, four steps upward, six steps downward.

After entering the "password" correctly, they arrived right in front of a blue triangle-shaped house. It was clearly empty, with dust already gathering at the entrance.

"Here is Lady Haibasha’s workshop."

Zhu Shijie stopped and remarked.

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