At this moment, Xiao Fu suddenly said, "No, it's not."

"The Great Holy Spirit is the collection of all consciousnesses in a world; it is the ultimate form of group consciousness. To forcibly impose a command on it, in theory, one would need to control more than 50% of the existing consciousnesses in the entire world and have them make the same choice."

"Higher-dimensional civilizations can indeed achieve this. However, in existing cases, they always select large numbers of specific consciousnesses to create their own Great Holy Spirit. That's not the case here."

"But the fact that records related to the Circular Flow outbreak have been erased is true. In other destroyed worlds, although these records are few, they always exist, yet on Earth, they cannot be found at all."

"The goal of the Heavenly People is the Ring Solar Wall, seeking an alternative life form for the glass men."

"To avoid being recorded by the Great Holy Spirit, they adopted vertical consciousness projection, that is, like the Heavenly Dog, they find local life and project onto this world. The early attempts projected parts of their bodies but did not interact with local life."

"They never died here, and real information about them is not known to any life in this world. Precautions against the Mechanical Life are also to prevent their details from being discovered by the outside world."

Zhou Yi silently contemplated.

No wonder when that dying Heavenly Person merged with the dragon, the other Heavenly People immediately struck the dragon fatally.

The Reverse Flow said, "Golden Elephant Shepherds, the name is indeed fitting. This group has at least set foot on both Earth and Mars, raising electric cats and golden elephants in both places, which suggests they are at least a second-level civilization."

"The relationship between the Heavenly People and them is unknown, but neither side invades each other's territory."

"Judging by their actions, the Golden Elephant Shepherds are only interested in nurturing various life forms and creating special locations."

Zhou Yi felt it made sense.

He asked, "So why can't the Great Holy Spirit record the Circular Flow?"

"By eliminating the incorrect answers, what remains is the closest result."

The Reverse Flow slowly said, "The conclusion is that this world has more than 50% of its consciousnesses controlled by a certain group or groups."

"Not the Heavenly People, but a life group that has always been here."

"They shielded and hid the records related to the Circular Flow outbreak."

Zhou Yi listened, his hair standing on end: "You mean... it's the Earth natives?"

"Of course. Although their specific identity is unknown, there have been many clues to follow."

Xiao Fu seemed very interested in this group, speaking incessantly: "They have a high degree of control over the consciousness side, which is why the Heavenly People avoid stepping into the consciousness side."

"They excel at hiding themselves and deeply influencing this world from behind the scenes, so much so that most life forms are unaware of their existence."

"I think, even most Concept Life may not discover them."

"On the material side, they gave up the domain to the invading Heavenly People but continued to control the consciousness side. The Heavenly People have reached a sort of tacit understanding with them, not stepping into the other side of the world."

"They existed long before the Circular Flow outbreak, a powerful group of life forms coexisting with the old humans, perhaps even more ancient."

"This ancient ruling group witnessed the destruction and rewriting of the material side of the world by the Circular Flow outbreak. Under the strong impact of the Circular Flow, they couldn't hide at that moment. Because the material side was overturned, the consciousness side would also suffer enormous damage and movement. Given their enormous numbers, they would be revealed."

"So they needed to eliminate the witnesses of that time and the related consciousness fragments to continue hiding behind the scenes of the world."

The Reverse Flow concluded, "Surface rulers come and go, but their position remains as solid as gold."

Zhou Yi silently absorbed this information.

He had never imagined that such a large group had existed during the era of old human civilization in which he lived.

However, research into consciousness, whether by old humans or by various life forms of this Wasteland era, seems to have been challenging.

Perhaps this is related to the group.

Zhou Yi conveyed Xiao Fu's deduction.

The Book-eating Demon, who had a relaxed expression earlier, suddenly turned serious: "You know about them?"

"No, it's just a deduction based on existing information."

"I thought this was my exclusive discovery..."

The Book-eating Demon looked disappointed but quickly recovered: "The name 'ancient rulers' fits them well. I have been tracing this group for many years, and it is only in recent years that I have made breakthrough progress."

"They manipulate and influence the Great Holy Spirit. In the domain of the Great Holy Spirit, they cannot be detected."

"But on the material side, I have found their traces."

"I have been collecting various books, especially paper records from the old human era, as there are very few books now."

She took another sip of bubbly water.

"In the course of my search, I delved deep underground because old humans constructed many underground buildings, some of which are quite secret, holding special paper records inaccessible from the outside."

"As I continued deeper, I found an unusually large number of consciousness fragments underground."

"Under normal circumstances, there are very few life forms residing underground, mostly insects, with few large organisms present. The soil, compacted and hardened by the Dead Sea's effect, makes movement extremely difficult with many impurities, rendering it unsuitable for most life forms."

"Yet, in such an environment, several hundred to even a thousand meters below ground, the number of consciousness fragments was not significantly lesser than on the surface. This was very strange."

The Book-eating Demon spoke softly, "I kept going deeper, and the number of consciousness fragments only increased. However, I couldn't find a single intact consciousness."

"Until I reached the deepest area I could venture into, all I found were consciousness fragments. Eventually, I had to halt my attempt."

"Upon returning, I pieced together a large number of collected fragments. As long as there was enough content, my 'book writing' ability could complete the connections and fill in the gaps between the fragments. While it took a considerable amount of my time, the results were very satisfying."

"I found them."

The Book-eating Demon looked at Zhou Yi, enunciating each word clearly: "They created and extracted these fragments."

"As long as the consciousness persists and continues to move, it will constantly separate some fragments."

"The relatively quiet depths of the underground are areas they frequently inhabit."

"The consciousness side cannot observe them; only through material side methods can they be observed and verified."

Zhou Yi listened attentively.

"In the process of tracking and seeking them, I discovered a pattern. If one divides a consciousness into specific fragments and connects them with others, then one can continuously expand the area they cover without going through the Great Holy Spirit."

The Book-eating Demon said, "Give me a piece of paper."

Yuan Xiao handed over a piece of white paper from the side.

The Book-eating Demon took it and tore it into four strips.

"Like this, divided into consciousness fragments."

"Then connecting them with other consciousnesses, those consciousnesses become natural coordinates for jumping connections. This is what I learned from them."

"Those guys move around by hitching a ride with consciousness fragments."

"They are rulers prior to the old humans. Once you enter the consciousness side, you enter their kingdom and dominion. Every Spirit Interface of the Great Holy Spirit could be them in disguise."

Although Zhou Yi had vaguely guessed this was a possibility,

he still felt a chill down his spine when the Book-eating Demon said it out loud.

"In this world, the material side is under the Heavenly People's control. The consciousness side is the territory of the ancient rulers. So where can we go? Probably only to escape this world."

The Book-eating Demon smiled as she spoke.

"But, I have found a new place that has been rarely explored."

She added, "Information remains a free domain, existing between the consciousness and material sides. The fragmented consciousnesses dispersed across the world form it."

"By opening up a middle information side, we can bypass the Great Holy Spirit to find complete and detailed information. What the Great Holy Spirit can check, our information side can also check. What the Great Holy Spirit can't check, we still dare to check."

Zhou Yi was surprised, "You want to create a new Great Holy Spirit?"

"Yes."

The other party nodded, "There are problems with the Great Holy Spirit on the consciousness side. Many Concept Life should have sensed it, but because they are deeply bound and dependent, they have no solution."

"The information side can gather all the information provided by life forms through numerous consciousness fragments and validate them against each other. Although it may not be 100% accurate, it will be fundamentally unrestricted. Just provide consciousness fragments to access the information without paying expensive access energy. The 'Book of All Living Beings' will serve this role in the future."

Zhou Yi understood.

The Book-eating Demon aimed to turn the 'Book of All Living Beings' into the Wasteland's Wikipedia.

Faced with the various dilemmas of this world, all parties are trying to find a way out.

The Heavenly Kingdom expands territory, the Star Axis embarks on cosmic voyages, and the Book-eating Demon seeks to pioneer the information side.

"By the way."

Zhou Yi suddenly recalled something: "I heard the Taishan Knight Order has a conflict with you? They are also collecting various books from the old human era."

"It's not a conflict."

The Book-eating Demon waved her hand dismissively: "It's a direct competition."

"That group is also vying for control and discourse power in the information domain, defining it through data spaces created by programs."

"After the defeat resisting the Heavenly People, the Taishan Knight Order didn't remain idle. They had already set their sights in this direction. However, while they started earlier, due to their mechanism, they can't leave data and programs. I dynamically expand using consciousness fragments, so their progress and mechanism fall behind mine."

"So they are searching for old human cities on the sea floor everywhere."

Zhou Yi then understood the conflict between the two sides.

He asked, "Is there anything you need help with?"

The Book-eating Demon smiled: "Coming here was actually by chance, by Xiao Chu's decision, which was a pleasant surprise for me."

"Xiao Chu's Divine Clothing model is a pilot project of mine. Dispersing consciousness fragments long-term and forming connections with each life's consciousness body. As they move, I can connect with other fragments around them, beneficial for the growth and improvement of the 'Book of All Living Beings.'"

"I hope he continues with this task."

Zhou Yi nodded: "That's no problem; we can collaborate with our Clothing Factory to produce customized collaborative Divine Clothing."

"I also want to borrow your electric cats."

"Electric cats?"

"Yes."

The Book-eating Demon said seriously, "I want to use them to mutually convert consciousness fragments and electric signals, establishing a stable super-large information database here to backup and connect the 'Book of All Living Beings.'"

Zhou Yi frowned: "But we don't have such large-scale physical carriers or consciousness fragment conversion technology. That might be something the Mechanical City has the complete setup for."

"No need."

The Book-eating Demon said, "The electric cats have inherent information characteristics; they are natural information databases!"

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