Trading Cosmic Battleship From The Start
Chapter 226 - 153: Opening the 2nd Future Line_2

Chapter 226: Chapter 153: Opening the 2nd Future Line_2

However, this isn’t really their fault.

Consciousness is yours, the authority is yours.

No one could have imagined the possibility of commanding fraudulent tactics by intruding on consciousness links.

The command abilities within interstellar can only be exercised within specific technological limits.

"Xin’Er, you chat with Iwen about our situation. I still have matters to deal with," Shen Shi said.

"Okay, you go ahead." Ai Xin’Er was holding Iwen’s hand, speaking without turning her head, appearing to have instantly become close with Iwen.

It made Shen Shi feel like he was unnecessary.

Shen Shi shook his head, smiled, and walked towards the villa.

His fingers brushed along the wall, and the touch was incredibly real. Even with his current Primordial Energy Mastery, he couldn’t determine whether it was information or substance. However, he knew that within this Realm of Illusion, a large amount of material technology similar to simulation and transformation existed, which was also far more advanced and powerful. After all, this technology is only D-level within the microscopic technology domain.

And what was on Iwen was undoubtedly a product of another level of technological sophistication.

It genuinely blurred the concept between illusion and reality, allowing it to both exist and not exist.

Shen Shi also saw bread and fruits on the table and in the refrigerator.

He casually picked up a peach, didn’t wash it, and bit into it. The juice was plump and sweet, with the feedback from his Life Evolution Device indicating it was indeed a real peach, one that could be completely digested!

"The Cosmos truly is miraculous," Shen Shi marveled and then sat on the sofa, closing his eyes.

He was eager to know what changes had occurred with the Time Crystal and the future.

Firstly, the Time Crystal.

The current Time Crystal is no longer just attached to his arm but resides within his soul.

This was the effect brought by the deepened connection after bringing out Iwen.

The greatest benefit for him is undoubtedly making the Time Crystal more concealed, at least ensuring he doesn’t worry about Iwen noticing the changes on his hand within Iwen.

Of course, this seems like a very superficial effect.

Shen Shi’s fingers trembled slightly.

In an instant, an invisible ripple that only he could feel appeared between his fingers!

He touched it!

Shen Shi summoned all his Primordial Energy will to suppress his desire to jump up excitedly.

He touched time!

No matter how he improved his Primordial Energy Mastery before, just the thought of touching time consumed all his mental energy, and it remained far from tangible.

But now, the mental consumption, though considerable, indeed touched it.

The ratio between consumption and effect was completely different from before!

Clearly, the further deepened connection with the Time Crystal made touching time easier.

This reminded Shen Shi again of his earlier conjecture; the Time Crystal might truly be guiding him toward a higher-dimensional existence, at least encompassing the time dimension.

Before, he had just barely qualified to touch, but now he could fully touch the abstract concept of time.

The feeling was still the same as before.

It was as if, from another perspective, time became tangible and even changeable.

Shen Shi opened his eyes, glanced at the peach bitten by him, picked it up, and his fingers slightly moved.

The next instant.

A miracle occurred.

The large bite taken from the peach was slightly restored.

That’s right; the fibers of the torn part of the wound repaired about one percent.

Shen Shi, with his strong observation ability from the Life Evolution Device, confirmed this.

Time can really change!

Though the consumption was enormous, even at this degree, it might not have significant effects in practical application, but it is, after all, the alteration of time!

It’s no wonder Shen Shi was so excited; once this is confirmed, the future is promising.

He even suspected whether the Time Crystal was a life evolution or even life elevation device designed by a super-advanced civilization capable of controlling time.

"This shouldn’t have any downside," Shen Shi felt his will, "Consciousness hasn’t changed as long as self remains the same. Even if the body concept changes, it’s okay."

He wasn’t necessarily committed to maintaining his body in human form. If necessary, he could accept even limb replacement transformation.

The key reason he chose not to opt for transformation but to adhere to the native faction was the Time Crystal.

After all, when the Time Crystal was on the back of his hand before, who knows what issues might arise with limb replacement?

No matter whether this conjecture is true or not, it still seems quite distant for him at the moment.

So, after trying a bit and feeling the immense mental consumption, Shen Shi stopped exploring this aspect.

He began to contact the black market terminal, attempting to use the Time Crystal to open the entrance three thousand years into the future to see what happened in the black market.

And this time.

Just like the information he had just received, the entrance three thousand years into the future experienced tremendous change.

Shen Shi clearly saw.

The Time Crystal channel, which should have been just a galaxy, had now become two!

One above, one below.

One was the past future, the other a brand-new future!

"The future wasn’t completely distorted or erased but... a second future path opened?" Shen Shi’s breath slightly paused.

Though he had this understanding, feeling it genuinely was still somewhat incredible.

The previous future, wasn’t erased?

And what did it become?

A new Cosmos?

If so, that would be too unimaginable!

Isn’t it as if he created another Cosmos?

No... strictly speaking, from the moment he could take matter from the Future World to the past, the Future World and the real world could no longer be viewed as the same world, and if the Time Crystal could freely choose time points to cross, then each moment is a world with an entire Cosmos’s resources.

"Too complex... but existence is reasonable."

Shen Shi decided to first understand the specifics.

He focused his mind.

He went to the black market of the past future first.

Just like when he left, there was no change.

He even saw some familiar people, not anonymous, on the streets.

For example, the Clan Leader of the Dragon Fang Clan.

Now he had joined the Shen Clan with his entire Dragon Fang Clan. If Shen Shi wasn’t anonymous and he knew Shen Shi’s identity, he would have to stop and salute even on the street.

Shen Shi didn’t call him as he walked into Gong Chu’s shop.

"Clan Leader." Gong Chu recognized him at a glance.

"How did you recognize me?" Shen Shi asked.

"Anonymity in the black market is absolute, and even the Master of Primordial Energy’s intuition doesn’t work. But only the Clan Leader would walk directly to me after entering, and the moving speed is a relatively fixed value," Gong Chu answered.

Anonymity can cover many things, but there are always some that cannot be concealed.

Such as moving speed or direction.

General visitors, after entering, will first observe the store’s items. Even regular customers have varying moving speeds.

"This is Consciousness Residue, right." Shen Shi found a topic, "Teach me this technology."

"Clan Leader... can already use Consciousness Residue?" Gong Chu’s emotion was noticeably surprised.

He didn’t know the specific Primordial Energy Mastery of the Clan Leader, but from past communications and the Clan Leader’s continuous anonymity, it should be quite weak.

Yet able to use Consciousness Residue, that could be considered a master.