Chapter 547
Now normally, you'd need around two years at most to complete the first draft of a manuscript . However, there was no such leeway in this world-line .
- The system is losing its powers too quickly . If we miss this week, then I fear that we won't have enough persuasive power to launch the ark .
In the end, Han Su-Yeong decided to start the first wave of transmission after finishing up the second part of the manuscript .
The companions grew excited after hearing about the news of the manuscript's dispatch .
Yu Sang-Ah asked . "How will you transport the file? In a USB?"
"We'll prepare for various contingencies, but . . . Fundamentally, it needs to be taken in the form of a Fable," replied Han Su-Yeong .
"Who will deliver it, though?"
"Obviously me . "
"No can do . If Su-Yeong-ssi leaves, who will look after Dok-Ja-ssi of this place if something happens to him?"
Even if he was only a shell, he was still Kim Dok-Ja . If something strange happened to him and Han Su-Yeong possessing the Bureau's Fable wasn't around, his main body might crumble away .
Yu Sang-Ah continued on . "Let me go . I know the exact coordinates of the world-line where Dok-Ja-ssi has reincarnated . "
But that only prompted Jeong Hui-Won to try to dissuade her . "Sang-Ah-ssi, you need to defend this world, you know! Let me go . Give me the coordinates . "
"No way! I'll go and meet hyung!"
"I'm ahjussi's Incarnation, so obviously I should go!"
"That's not right . I'm the foremost expert on all things related to the 'Demon King of Salvation', so it should be me . . . . !"
Yi Gil-Yeong, Shin Yu-Seung and even Jang Ha-Yeong joined the fray, turning the inside of the hall into pure chaos . Constellations and Incarnations were arguing with each other, saying they should be the one to make the trip .
Yu Sang-Ah sighed while looking at them . "It's not as easy as you all think . Everyone here is aware of how dangerous it is to cross a world-line, yes?"
"Well, yeah . . . . "
"If the coordinate I traced is correct, then the world-line in question is right at the outer-most edge of the universe . "
"Outer-most edge?"
"Meaning, it's a world where 'scenarios' might not even exist . "
No one knew what the world Kim Dok-Ja had reincarnated into was like . It could be fundamentally different from their Earth .
"The system's grace could get much weaker when you reach there . Which means, the powers of both skills and Stigmata will naturally weaken, as well . The length of the voyage will be quite an ask, too . "
Anna Croft listening to the explanation nodded her head in agreement . She then looked up at the ark currently performing a test flight up in the sky . "As the vessel has been cobbled together as a single-seater, the equipment installed on board isn't the greatest . Especially when you're crossing the Dark Stratum, enduring the storm of aftermath will prove to be a massive challenge . Only the person possessing a very powerful mind is qualified . One mistake, and you may even end up as an 'Outer God', that's why . "
The 'Outer God' – that term cast a dark shadow on the expressions of a handful of the companions . They had recalled the sight of 'Hounds Chasing After the Abyss' doggedly pursuing them, that's why .
Unfortunately, Anna Croft wasn't done with her explanation . "And there are far too many world-lines where his soul has scattered to, as well . At the bare minimum, you'll have to cross hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of world-lines . . . Are you prepared for that eventuality?"
Hundreds of thousands . Even if you were to cross one world-line per day, the trip might end up lasting for hundreds of years with that estimate . Even if it was for Kim Dok-Ja, could anyone be able to last that lengthy period of time without losing their sanity?
"None of you are capable . "
The man who could survive even when receiving the absolute minimum grace of the system .
The man who would not lose himself even when swimming against the boundless torrents of time .
And that's why, the man with the highest odds of succeeding in this mission among the companions .
"I'll be the one to head out . "
The ark's passenger had already been decided .
*
Eventually, the ark's date of departure had arrived .
Han Su-Yeong observed Yu Jung-Hyeok currently getting ready to disembark from some distance away .
"I'm not putting on that thing . "
"Conquering King, you must wear it . Don't forget that you're no longer the same as your past self . "
Now, this was a spectacle she would've liked to show to Kim Dok-Ja of five years ago . If he heard about how the prophet was trying to ensure the safety of the regressor, just what would be the thoughts entering his mind?
"You're really becoming a bother . "
"You might be saying that now, but this will definitely come in handy later on . Being a Transcender does not mean you're completely free from the system's influences . Transcenders are existences validated only through their opposition to the system . If the latter disappears, then the former's powers will, of course, grow progressively weaker in turn . "
Yu Jung-Hyeok glared at Anna Croft with disapproving eyes, before putting on the offered equipment one by one .
"This is a cumbersome attire for combat . "
"You are not going there to fight, so it'll be fine . "
Yu Jung-Hyeok's new bloated appearance after putting on the spacesuit was truly a sight to behold . Han Su-Yeong began teasing him .
"That look really suits you . "
" . . . . You're being noisy . "
"You should think this over . You really wanna do this?"
Even as the departure time crept ever closer, Han Su-Yeong still didn't feel confident at all .
⸢Honestly speaking, maybe there was no reason to go this far . ⸥
The voyage about to take place this time was completely different from the regression or jumping between the world-lines . They weren't trying to change the past, nor were they trying to steal the right 'materials' to open the [Final Wall] of the other world-line .
This voyage, in some ways, was much closer to a pilgrimage . One where he was trying to commemorate that one person they had been searching for all this time .
"Hand over the manuscript . "
"Your manner of speech hasn't changed even though you stopped being a regressor . "
Han Su-Yeong sighed and opened her right hand . The power of a Stigma she had been developing until now was circling around the tip of her hand .
[Stigma, 'Cloud System', is on stand-by . ]
This was a similar method to how [The 4th Wall] handed the text files over to Kim Dok-Ja in the past .
The Stigma itself was evolved from her [Predictive Plagiarism] capable of sending obtuse messages across the world-lines .
"It's possible for those possessing this Stigma to share the manuscript . Coming back to Earth several times for the new versions will be too difficult even for you, so I'll just keep sending you the manuscripts through the cloud . "
"Are you telling me to learn your unique Stigma? We don't have the time to . . . "
"Right, we don't have the time . But there is a way to learn it super fast . You don't have a Constellation backer anymore, do you?"
Right away, Yu Jung-Hyeok realised what Han Su-Yeong was saying . "You fool, are you really . . . . "
"You think I'm enjoying the idea myself?"
While furrowing his brows, he accessed his attribute window . When his Stigma [Regression] vanished, his Constellation sponsor had disappeared as well .
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Sponsor: None
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He was a completely free man .
"Are you suggesting that I take on someone weaker than me as my backer?"
"But I won against you the last time . "
"I don't understand the rubbish you're spewing . "
"What, you wanna have another go?"
Even though they didn't concede an inch and continued to bicker, they still finished signing the [Sponsor Contract] . Both of them knew this was the most optimum method available, that's why .
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