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"If there were a planet in space made entirely of hydrogen and helium, would it burn if I dropped a match on it?"

[This is an incorrect assessment; the planet does not possess the conditions for complete combustion.]

"That's right. It doesn't have enough oxygen to burn. Let alone a match, even a meteorite falling in space wouldn't make a ripple."

In the sky of the divine realm, something located in a distant galaxy begins to be replaced by a perfectly sized frame—its outline is revealed. At the same time, the distant "fragment" calculates not only what corresponds to this frame, but also what will appear at the top of its world, and what will appear after all this is completed...

"So, how about we let it appear in this world?"

Above the realm of gods, a space of equal volume was cut off and replaced with another space of equal volume. The only difference was that the cut-off space was empty, while the replaced space was a vast, boundless, yellowish-brown circular "sky".

At this moment, all the worlds—the divine realm, the human realm, the underworld, and all the worlds where there are still living beings—saw that "sky." Even the intense light from the Cybertronian explosion couldn't completely cover this "tree," but now it was entirely covered by its earthy yellow color.

Throwing the igniter, whose energy is mostly depleted, upwards, without even needing to exert force, the ever-increasing planetary gravity naturally captures and drags it to its surface. Through this igniter with the ability to "convert matter," the three elements of combustion are completely completed.

Combustion oxidizer (metallized microparticles)

Combustible material (hydrogen)

Ignition source (atmospheric friction from the planet falling into the "tree")

Stars that fail to burn in space will shine with unprecedented brilliance in this oxygen-rich and vibrant world. Under the heat of an entire planet, are there "trees" that cannot be burned?

In the sky, the hydrogen on Jupiter's surface has already burned due to atmospheric friction and the combustion aided by oxygen and metal particles. As the distance decreases, the deflection of the planet's gravity also begins to act on the surface of this "tree".

Just before all of this fell apart, Lin Yi saw the "fragments" in the distance that had become completely still.

"Reason prevents us from being disturbed by our emotions, but it also deprives us of the right to struggle with our emotions."

In the afterglow of destruction, dragging his broken body that had shattered two systems in succession, the "victor" departed, leaving only the "loser" behind, facing this sky where "self" was falling.

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[...Scan complete, fragment fluctuations have completely disappeared]

Congratulations on your victory once again.

Looking at his now empty right hand, and then at his back where nothing remained, he remained silent for a moment.

"At least, I'm still alive."

Time and Space Administration: Chapter 449 Post-War

World Six.

With the defeat of the invaders in the void, the destruction they caused was irreversible; there would be no more casualties, nor could the dead be brought back to life.

No matter how sad it is, the living must continue to live. But in this huge issue of "living", the Time and Space Administration faces two additional problems.

First: What are they?

Whether they were invaders from other worlds or retaliators who emerged from within the world during the invasion, none of them were targets that the Time and Space Administration, whose footprints had traversed the vast void, had ever encountered. If it weren't for the sudden occurrence of this event, they might have remained in a state of complete ignorance.

In this respect, this may be considered a good thing. Although it came at a huge cost, the Time and Space Administration has taken notice of "their" existence.

Of course, because there is extremely little information about "them", it is not something that can be done in a short time even if an investigation is to be launched. So before that, the Time and Space Administration has to solve the second problem: how to deal with this world?

Essentially, as a shuttle organization possessing world transfer technology, the Time and Space Administration, with its massive size, should not have been involved with World Six, much less oppose another equally powerful shuttle organization for the sake of an insignificant world. However, an event that occurred more than a decade ago led to all of this.

Due to the involvement of magical artifacts, the Seed of the Holy Stone, and the Book of Night Sky, this world, which originally did not qualify to join the Time and Space Administration, was granted special admission due to the addition of several exceptionally talented mages. While these powerful mages from World Six were required to serve the Time and Space Administration, the Administration was also forced to provide protection to this world, including preventing external invaders.

It's likely that the person who initially set out these rules never imagined that such an obscure world would harbor an unpredictable individual, and that they would somehow provoke another world-traveling organization similar to the Time and Space Administration, and then, by sheer bad luck, choose this region as the battlefield. All these "coincidences" came together to cause this war, which should never have broken out, to erupt.

The only saving grace was that the side that launched the invasion of this world seemed to have encountered some unexpected situation. When victory was almost within their grasp, they suddenly abandoned the attack on this world and withdrew. The few remaining "Crimson Cubes" were destroyed by the counterattack of the space-time warships that arrived later. Only then did they manage to achieve the final victory with great difficulty. Otherwise, it would have been really hard to say what the outcome would have been.

But victory does not mean the end of everything. Whether it is tracking down the invaders or giving an account to the world itself, these are issues that the Time and Space Administration, as the guardian, has to resolve.

"...We must unconditionally disclose the existence of the Time and Space Administration to the world. Although we were lucky to win this time, we cannot guarantee that the same situation will not happen again. In order to prevent similar disasters from occurring, the headquarters of the Time and Space Administration needs to set up a new defense line here, and all of this requires the help of the humans in the native world."

“I object. Their level of civilization is not yet at a point where they can accept the existence of the Time and Space Administration. Making contact rashly will not benefit them at all.”

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Void.

After shattering the last "Crimson Cube," the surviving fleet commanders gathered together and, after unanimously approving the disposal of the "invaders," began to discuss how to deal with the Earthlings inside the barrier.

Admittedly, given the scale of the disaster, it's impossible to expect them to continue "ignoring" the existence of the Time and Space Administration as before. However, making contact with them so easily is not so simple either. For one thing, the explicit regulations within the Time and Space Administration clearly prohibit this.

"Before a civilization reaches a certain level, the only action the Time and Space Administration can take against other civilizations is observation and protection. Only after entering a highly advanced civilization can they be formally recruited as members of the Time and Space Administration. This is also to prevent the native world from deviating from its original development path due to excessive interference... This is something you cannot ignore with the excuse of a 'potential crisis'."

Faced with the rebuttals from the opposing side, the supporting side was speechless. After half an hour of emergency discussion, the two sides finally reached a conclusion.

Five minutes later, the Earthlings of World Six, who were busy repairing the damage caused by the disaster, were passively granted the power to know the "limited truth" without their knowledge.

Leaving aside the outside world's reaction after receiving this part of the "limited truth," let's now turn our attention to Narumi City.

As the core area of ​​the invasion, Narumi City, which is adjacent to the sea, is probably the most severely affected area. Although the main battlefields were all in the air, even the aftershocks destroyed nearly one-fifth of the city.

However, precisely for this reason, Narumi City, which witnessed the emergence of things like the "Crimson Cube" and "magicians" throughout the process, was the quickest to accept the existence of the Time-Space Administration Bureau, rather than constantly raising questions like the outside world. Of course, certain "local forces" also played a significant role in this process.

Narumi City, a certain enclosed underground space.

A dim, eerie blue light flickered, and as ripples spread outwards in mid-air, a blurry humanoid silhouette began to emerge.

Before long, the vague outline took shape, and out of it emerged a... young girl?

[...Just as I said before, I'll temporarily shut down most of your energy circuits, and all permissions on your command system will be disabled. Your task now is to gain the organization's trust and obtain as much information as possible, whether it's their 'magical devices' or 'time-space battleships,' and most importantly, the reasons behind their ability to travel between worlds and information about other worlds.]

"Yes, Father... How are your injuries?"

Silence fell on the other end of the connection, before the voice rallied slightly, its tone weak.

This is not your concern. Go on.

The girl silently accepted the request, but was suddenly stopped just as she was about to head towards the exit.

Wait, you're just going to leave like this?

"Yes, is there a problem, Father?"

In the God's Space, looking at Eve's somewhat "thin" equipment, which was designed for agility and energy conduction efficiency, Lin Yi suddenly wondered if it was a mistake to send her on this mission.

Time and Space Administration: Chapter 450 Evolutionary State

The loser gets nothing, but the winner doesn't necessarily leave with a full load.

Unlike any war I can remember, this war, which is called "Fragments," seems to have had no concept of compromise from the very beginning. Even when it comes to the last step, there is only a 1% chance that they will struggle at any cost, even if it means burning everything they own.

In this situation, it is almost impossible to plunder the spoils that belong to the losers as in other wars, because the losers will exhaust all available resources before that—to use them against you.

Naturally, the same applies this time.

After burning the "fragment" itself with the entire planet Saturn, Lin Yi returned to that world and saw only a ruin filled with ashes, neither in the sky nor on the ground, with only a half-dead giant dragon remaining.

After recovering most of the consumed information, Lin Yi couldn't even find any other usable resources in that world... Maybe "fragments" count?

"By exchanging two for one, am I making a profit or a loss?"

Using his only remaining left hand, Lin Yi grasped the fragment that was suspended in mid-air and sensed the energy within it.

As expected, this fragment carries the "rules".

It enables the "generalization" of rules that would otherwise be unusable in different worlds, allowing them to function regardless of activity and boundary limitations.

For example, a powerful artifact that could "destroy the world" in a highly active world would be nothing more than a fire poker in a low-activity world if the rules didn't apply to it. However, under this "rule generalization," it can ignore the limitations of activity and world differences and forcibly restore the artifact's "destroying the world" power. Of course, the source of the activity energy required for this would change from the world to itself.

Discarding these unfavorable factors, the power of this "rule generalization" is undeniable; otherwise, Lin Yi would not have needed to shatter two fragmented systems in succession to destroy it.

Perhaps due to the residual information of the original owner, in addition to the "rule generalization", this fragment also contains a small amount of other information, including the application of the "repulsive force rule" and the "gravity rule". Although it cannot be as precise as the original owner to the molecular level because of the residual information, macroscopic manipulation can still be easily performed. This can be considered as barely filling a part of the huge gap in strength caused by Lin Yi's loss of the spiritual energy system.

However, apart from the "repulsive force rule" and the "gravity rule", other rules such as "causality", "space blockade" and the "paradox" that Lin Yi was most concerned about were completely erased. It is likely that the original owner used them too drastically or did not understand them thoroughly enough, which made Lin Yi somewhat disappointed.

"That's it."

Just as I was about to put the fragment away, the main god in my mind suddenly gave me a prompt.

[Multiple fragments of information have been captured. Should they be displayed?]

Lin Yi was taken aback upon hearing this. With some doubt and curiosity, he asked the main god to show him the so-called "multiple fragment information". Then, the fragment that he originally had only one in his hand split into four.

With the explanation provided by the main deity, Lin Yi finally understood what was going on.

This fragment is not a basic fragment of equal quality, but rather an evolved form formed by absorbing and fusing three fragments on an existing foundation. Its system and level of completion far exceed those of a basic fragment of equal quality.

"So, this time I've encountered a level 4 pro player, instead of those level 1 noobs I've played with before?"

[Incorrect judgment. Based on the host's perception, the 'Spark Source' fragment is in its LV2 evolutionary state, while the 'Immortal Execution Sword' at its peak was in its LV3 evolutionary state.]

"Wait a minute, when I encountered the Immortal Execution Sword, it didn't seem nearly as powerful as the Fire Seed Source?"

[When the host encountered the 'Immortal Execution Sword,' the fragments were in a weakened state, with an overall rating of LV0.5.]

"So, I almost got turned around by a complete weakling back then."

After making a sarcastic remark about his past self without any concern, Lin Yi asked the main god, "What is my current state?"

[At its peak before the Third Fragment War, it was in an LV3.5 evolved state; currently, it is in a weakened LV1.5 state. LV1 was generated by fragment evolution, and LV0.5 was provided by soul leap.]

Even though he was somewhat prepared, Lin Yi's heart still sank when he heard the data.

Considering that destroying a system reduces the level 1 evolutionary state, Lin Yi lost two levels by destroying the "Zhu Xian Sword" and the "Fire Source" in order to defeat the level 4 evolutionary state "World Tree". Although he eventually obtained the fragment of the "World Tree" which was level 4 evolutionary state, it is still unknown how much he can recover in the end.

Thinking of this, for safety reasons, Lin Yi asked again: "God, does fusing each fragment only increase the evolutionary state by LV1?"

[This is an incorrect assessment. Evolutionary states are not simply determined by the number of fusions, but rather by statistical analysis using complex algorithms.]

After realizing that victory was no longer a "failure," Lin Yi began to consider his next move.

In conclusion, while the third fragment war did not cause any irreversible serious consequences, it caused exceptionally severe damage to its own power system. Moreover, during the invasion of this world, the reincarnators and folded spaces that the Main God Space had accumulated over a long period of time were also greatly lost, and Cybertron—one of the planets that the Instinct had used as a trump card—was also completely destroyed.

It's fair to say that Lin Yi is now so weak that he can't even beat his former self before the war, let alone a stronger opponent. Under such circumstances, continuing to explore the outside world would be suicidal. Therefore, before fully integrating the fourth fragment and acquiring a new power system, Lin Yi cannot recklessly court death. Otherwise, if he's unlucky enough to encounter a LV3 evolved fragment, he will definitely die.

But this silence can't continue. The latest evolutionary system analysis from the main god has already revealed many things. While Lin Yi is evolving, the other fragments are constantly devouring each other. If they are even a step too slow, the outcome will be nothing more than failure. Therefore, during this recovery period, the gathering of intelligence from the outside world cannot stop...

"In that case, your appearance was actually just right."

Recalling the intelligence about the Time and Space Administration that he had gathered from various sources over the past ten years in World Six, Lin Yi made a decision.

"There is no need for war. What I want they cannot give me, and what they can give me can be obtained without war."

Ultimately, war is merely a last resort.

If he were facing "fragments," he would have no choice but to accept them. But if he were facing other factions, Lin Yi felt there were other options.

For example, influence, infiltration, manipulation...

Before leaving the ashes-covered sky, Lin Yi took one last look at this fragmented world that had once housed countless lives: "War... has been enough."

Time and Space Administration: Chapter 451 Mobile Section Six

As expected, when Eve, dressed in normal human attire, found herself in front of the mage who was maintaining order in the city, her first reaction was shock—even if it conformed to Lin Yi's "perfectionist view," since she was human at that time, there must have been common ground in their aesthetics.

It must be said that the concept of creating life with "perfection" as its core is indeed very powerful against creatures that are dominated by emotions. Lin Yi even felt a little sorry that all the fragment hosts were suppressed or even stripped of their emotional side. Otherwise, the mass-produced Rose Mothers created by the second deterioration of the main god would have countless ways to be invincible on this battlefield.

After the initial shock, the second emotion that a mage feels is worry. This is also one of the differences Lin Yi uses to judge the mage named Nanoha Takamachi in front of Eve, compared to other humans from Earth VI who cannot become mages.

Unlike other objects of possessiveness towards Eve, a product of the "perfect concept," the mage before him, while experiencing similar feelings, was more concerned about Eve.

"Are you OK?"

It is indeed dangerous for a single young woman in this chaotic city, let alone such a "beautiful" one.

When the mage asked this question, Lin Yi knew that Eve's infiltration was already more than halfway complete.

What followed was no surprise. With the added benefit of the "perfect" buff, the mage easily believed Eve's story: that she had lost her loved ones in the disaster and was wandering alone.

Out of compassion, the mage almost forcibly brought Eve back to the Mobile Section 6 camp, which is currently the only site on Earth that can directly contact the Time and Space Administration. With the mage's protection, her safety is self-evident.

Time may change, age may change, appearance may change, but some essential qualities will remain unchanged.

"Father?"

It's nothing, just thinking about some things from the past.