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Xing covered her mouth and managed to say with difficulty, "Ugh... In order to win, I drove him away."

That's right, competitive eating isn't just about competing on a stage.

Just as business battles don't necessarily revolve around commerce.

"Fine, he must have secretly taken Seele to play, damn it—!"

The "small March" rule is correct.

During this time, Fang Jie and Xi'er strolled through the streets and alleys of Belleburg, enjoying a pleasant shopping and dating experience, which contrasted sharply with Bronya, who was still working overtime in Cripperburg.

Of course, they have a conscience.

“Ever since those companies arrived, they’ve been secretly investigating everything about Belloberg. Based on the current situation, we all decided to cooperate, but these people’s actions are far too blatant. Schwarz told us that they now have all of Belloberg’s source code in their hands…”

Seele complained about how brutal the company was when they arrived in Belloberg again; they were practically ready to send employees to suppress Belloberg.

Of course, as Fang Jie's memories resurfaced, Toppa did indeed suppress Belberg in another timeline.

Even though Toppa is a rare, precious, and kind-hearted person in the company, he can't help but use the company's usual methods at work.

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The purpose of deliberately bringing along such a brilliant employee is to use them, similar to Scott, to provoke conflict by being arrogant and domineering, and then violently implement a plan to quell the conflict.

If this is the case even on Xianzhou, then it's even more so in Belloberg.

It's normal for Seele to feel unhappy.

"What do you mean by the War of the Gods? It seems you've scared that Toppa, the little Yelena you're talking about, with this."

Seele's gaze was intense, filled with a strong sense of inquiry.

Confess now!

Fang Jie said confidently, "It's a great war between the Star Gods, a major event in the galaxy, like a locust plague in the universe. In the future, at least one Star God will die."

Seele was shocked.

While Belloberg may be a galactic backwater, the understanding of a Star God is sophisticated and profound; the death of a Star God signifies something profound...

The company's vast territory is an even bigger headache.

Whether it's a major faction or a minor faction, everyone realizes that this highly likely war of the gods will dominate the future of the universe, and the world will usher in a new round of reshuffling. The major factions of the past may decline, just like the Order, while the minor factions of today may rise, just like the corporation.

Anyone with a modicum of ambition would not turn a blind eye to this situation.

However, this war of the gods is different from the past. It directly determines the 'fate' of the universe, and the forces with the ability to 'predict the future' have made preparations for it long ago.

The company has been dedicated to hunting down Star Core Hunters, especially capturing Kafka alive.

After all, the "Last King" traveled against the flow of time to prevent his own birth, and the ramblings he spread were something that all the forces in the galaxy were eager to interpret.

"That sounds terrible."

Seele wasn't as unstable as Toppa, but Belloberg had just escaped the death line, reconnected to the universe, and even made direct contact with the company and the Immortal Ship thanks to the help of the Nameless Guest.

Then another major event happened in the galaxy!

It's highly likely that it's another legion, or even an envoy, coming to interfere...

Seele was still a little overwhelmed. She should go tell Bronya later and tell her to do her job well and shine.

"It's bad, but it's not the worst time yet. The future that hasn't come is just a prophecy. Even if it comes, nothing in the galaxy is certain, not even the elbow."

Fang Jie exuded a somewhat heroic and awe-inspiring air, his confidence stemming not only from the illusion of once suppressing the solar system.

It was the unknown cost of the gacha pool in Vilvie that made Fang Jie exclaim "Holy crap!" He suddenly realized that, compared to Star Core Essence, he also had a terrifying network of connections.

Therefore, he decided to loosen some restrictions and let the older Dengs, who were suited to adventure, go out and explore.

Heroes, warriors, messengers, and star gods, all of you better work hard!

Don't expect Xing to take responsibility, to acknowledge, or to bear the burden. She is just a baby who is beginning to take human form and has some understanding of human nature.

Fang Jie is also a baby.

He held Hilary tightly, and together they reenacted Titanic from this high point in Belleburg, a place with a panoramic view of the entire city.

"Let's not talk about things that are irrelevant to us for now. Let's get back to the present. Toppa is still trustworthy. Compared to the company, which usually treats backward planets as resources and cogs in a machine, Belloborg, as a member of the City Builders, shouldn't have fallen to that level. Besides, we're here for him. The Nameless One isn't the kind of person who would abandon the world he saved with his own hands."

Whether it's the older generation or the younger generation.

This has nothing to do with the strength of the forces; even though Akivili has passed away, the nameless people have upheld a strong backbone.

"I believe you, and you all."

Seele was absolutely convinced of this.

And so, these people with such a conscience spent a pleasant day, until Bronya cornered Seele in her garden—

"Humph!"

Many spirals were supercharged. Rand Duck, with his long silver-gray hair draped over his shoulders, snorted coldly, glanced at Seele, said nothing, and left on his own.

She was completely at ease; this was one of the few places where she could truly relax. She simply lay herself out on the fluorescent grass and exhaled deeply.

He fell asleep with his mouth open and eyes closed.

"You look really exhausted."

"Don't worry, I don't even have dark circles under my eyes."

Is it possible that we are all just travelers on a path of destiny, and that our dark circles don't show up much?

Not necessarily. When a star burns out and collapses, it's a typical example of a face with dark circles under the eyes.

Oh right, they're staying at a haunted hotel today.

The two conscientious individuals, while complaining together, didn't disturb Bronya and let her rest first...

However, Bronya was not the only one to visit this place.

When the knocking sounded, Seele glanced at the sky.

This is her garden, but it is also open to the public. After all, the love for the botanical garden among the entire Belleburg community is undeniable, and the outer area can be visited.

But the inside...

"Come in when you're here."

Fang Jie was not surprised at all, as he was a part-host who invited guests.

Then Toppa pushed open the door and entered, a capable and polite smile on his face: "I apologize for disturbing you, but considering the precious time of you anonymous guests, as well as some personal matters that are troubling me, I can only visit you privately."

At this moment, she was not Toppa, a tourist.

At this moment, she is Toppa, who has come to negotiate with the nameless guest.

"I thought you would first arrange for the accounts to be kept secret and then naturally make contact with them."

Fang Jie answered dismissively, while Xi'er, like a dutiful wife, went to make tea.

While we're at it, let's cover Bronya with a decent, warm, caring... white quilt.

Ignoring all that, Toppa had already experienced how outgoing and familiar the other person was. He sat down in his seat in the same manner and casually remarked, "What the heck is 'Zhang Zhang Se You'?"

"Little Yelena, you should know that Xing is very fond of gold, especially piggy banks. In her eyes, rare breeds like piggy banks are like peerless beauties."

Toppa nodded with a conflicted expression: "I guess I can understand. But Mr. Fang Jie, my name is Toppa."

The ten members of Shixin urged Huang Yu—Topa.

Call me a plant!

"Okay, little Yelena, just call me Fang Jie."

It wasn't just a March illusion; Fang Jie had indeed lost a lot of weight.

Topa sighed, a hint of sadness flashing across her round face: "There are so many little tricks to dealing with people in the workplace, it's impossible to list them all. But I always believe that the most important thing is to be sincere—whether it's dealing with colleagues or clients, that's my bottom line."

Clearly, she wasn't going to continue the pleasantries. Faced with Fang Jie, who was obviously taking advantage of her, Topa had no choice but to demonstrate one of her professional skills—security, debt collection, actuarial work, etc.—and beat him to his knees. Otherwise, it would be difficult to get him to change his mind.

Hmm, I'll dig a hole and get revenge later.

"So, let's get straight to the point, Mr. Fang Jie, the nameless passenger on the Star Train. I have a very personal, but also somewhat official, question I'd like to ask you—what explanation do you have for the unusual memory regression phenomenon that has begun to spread throughout the galaxy?"

Initially, it only spread in Belleburg and caused no harm.

Later, a similar phenomenon occurred on the Xianzhou ship, which is noteworthy.

These days, instead of dreaming of being a corporate executive and planning his work and buying food for his pets, Toppa's four hours of sleep a day are filled with distant dreams of Belloberg and nameless guests.

If it weren't for this reason, why would Belloberg have asked her to participate in this debt repayment project?

"Clearly, this is a form of honesty."

Fang Jie had already thought about this issue. The biggest problem with the memory regression he brought was not the scope of the problem, but the impact of the memory regression, which even Ling Shi could not be immune to.

Huanlong was once distracted by this, and then revealed a flaw, which led to him being severely beaten by Fang Jie.

She was already being ganged up on by a group of envoys, and she still dared to lose focus...

In short, this is what Fang Jie said.

"That is another situation in the development of the universe. The appearance of the moment that was originally anchored by the machine head, even if I can change a small part of it, it will not affect the machine head's stubborn projection of the anchored moment onto all living beings."

Indeed, Fang Jie frankly began to blame others.

First, let's rule out that this is a cosmic illusion he created as a "nothingness"; then, he's looking for a scapegoat...

Well, recently I've found a solution for understanding parallel universes based on the concept of "heaven".

Topa was not very accepting: "Mr. Fang Jie, I asked you this very sincerely, but this answer..."

Seeing Fang Jie's face full of "it was all done by the machine head," Toppa couldn't hold back anymore.

"Did you just make this up?"

Fang Jie smacked his lips and took another sip of the Fairy's Happy Tea to moisten his throat: "Little Yelena, this is a deduction. You can call it a hypothesis and refute it, but my answer is reasonable."

According to the solitary wave algorithm, it can be deduced that the nodes of the galaxy's inherent knowledge circle are built upon the current essence of the universe. Therefore, any change is a footnote to the knowledge circle of the machine head, and the uncertainty of spacetime is therefore a negative proposition, because the machine head has already calculated and anchored everything.

In other words, your existence at this moment is interconnected with mine. I can show you—in the endless universe and the vast galaxy, only the present I am anchored to, and the two spacetimes you perceive in your memory, are different and truly exist. Everything else, in every other spacetime, is anchored to the machine head's calculations.

He wasn't telling a horror story; it was just the truth.

Therefore, we are the closest comrades-in-arms. What's wrong with calling you Little Yelena? You can cry when you turn back into the exact same person you remember.

Topa was slightly bewildered.

Why is this happening?

Even though she had some suspicions about the memory regression that had occurred to her before, and had undergone professional testing by a private doctor, the conclusion was not optimistic, because everything about her was normal, except for the extra memory, which was the biggest abnormality.

As someone who is at least a Pinduoduo envoy, Toppa has already given the source of all this a lot of credit.

Her understanding of the solitary wave algorithm... well, she couldn't solve it anyway. Black Tower did solve it, but being able to understand her solution was something only renowned scholars in the galaxy could do, which meant keeping up with Black Tower's line of thought.

However, Toppa did have some knowledge of the solitary wave algorithm.

That was a signal emitted by the [Master of Broad Knowledge], a solitary wave, a solitary wave undisturbed by anything.

Using this isolated wave as the origin, it is possible to build a model that can describe the trajectory of the universe, and thus solve one of the four universal mysteries that have not been deduced even after the war of schools of thought: Is the future of the universe certain or chaotic?

It was by solving this solitary wave algorithm that Black Tower became a 'genius' and displayed it in the 'basic technology' of Black Tower Space Station, which was then accessed by Fang Jie.

Fang Jie naturally couldn't keep up with her train of thought, but he could copy her answers.

The intellect of geniuses is an extension of the mind of machine heads, among which the 'Silent Lord' Kakamu stands out in particular—the existence of the Omniscient Domain reveals part of the fate and operation of machine heads.

For the machine head, isn't the galaxy an omniscient domain? Within it, the machine head can determine all probabilistic events and elbow those possibilities that don't conform to its calculations.

The moment the machine head is anchored determines the galaxy's past, present, and future, and remains undisturbed by the minions, just like a lone wave.

From this perspective, the grand imperial wars, the wars of schools, the legacy scepter of Rupert II, and so on in the past of the galaxy are actually just footnotes to the solitary wave algorithm problem, and calculations determined by the machine head's partial thinking.

Of course, the other star gods were also at the galactic moment when the machine head had stopped calculating.

Keep it up, [Myth]!

Having realized this, Fang Jie then considered the memory replay he had brought back and the 'present' he was in, which was undoubtedly different from the time the machine head was anchored to.

It's even more different than those generic parallel worlds.

Fate, amazing.

Who says Fang Jie isn't pioneering? Fang Jie was born to pioneer! Regardless of his thoughts, action triumphs over thought. Through his actions, he successfully shook the predetermined fate of the Milky Way and created a new world.