Rationality let out a low chuckle. “In the dream, you were like an arbitrary tyrant. How did you become so wimpy now?”
Ning Busan pouted. “Second Brother, I've treated you well! You're definitely on my side, right?”
In the dream, he hadn't offended Rationality to the point of no return. After realizing Rationality was interested in Blue Star, he had even given him a little push.
Rationality said in a steady voice, “Divinity has already cooperated with Chaos. They plan to destroy this world. I think the two of us will become allies.”
“The core order of this world is magic, but magic attracts the covetous eyes of Chaos, and maintaining the core order constantly drains our divine power. Therefore, I plan to erase the existence of magic and find a new anchor.”
“During my two years in your dream, I've developed a preliminary idea. It's worth a try.”
Ning Busan asked curiously, “What do you plan to do?”
Rationality said, “The humans of that world, their greatest invention is the computer.”
“It relies entirely on preset logical algorithms to run. All behaviors are driven by program code, and its will follows absolute order.”
“I want to model this world after the principles of a computer, quantifying it into data and code. What do you think?”
Ning Busan fell silent.
No, wait, bro... If there's something wrong with your brain, go get it treated, alright? You spent two years painstakingly studying just to come up with this ridiculous nonsense?
Ning Busan squeezed out a smile. “Although I didn't quite understand, your initial goal was to find a new anchor to replace magic, right?”
Rationality nodded. “Correct.”
Ning Busan said, “But I feel like you've gone a bit off track, haven't you?”
Rationality said, “If my vision succeeds, there will be no need for an anchor. This world will run according to the instructions I write.”
Ning Busan ground his back teeth and took a deep breath. “Hold on a second! You seem to have overlooked a problem!”
“If you quantize this world, wouldn't all existing life be killed by you?”
Rationality looked astonished. “Why would you think that? They will gain eternal life and exist in another form. Even the torrent of time will not be able to erase their existence.”
Ning Busan didn't expect him to actually be logically self-consistent. He felt as if the sky had collapsed.
Although his mind was filled with curse words, he suppressed the urge to swear and tried to tactfully persuade Rationality to abandon this bizarre idea.
“Turning vibrant lives into code for you to manipulate might technically extend their lives in a way, but don't you think... this practice lacks morality?”
Rationality said flatly, “Correctness stands above morality.”
Ning Busan slapped his forehead.
If Rationality's concept became reality, although life would be down-dimensioned, logic would be up-dimensioned. What a “correctness stands above morality”! Correctness my foot!
He could finally see that neither of these two guys was reliable. One treated human lives like grass, opening his eyes only to destroy the world; the other was even more insane than a lunatic, with crazy, bold ideas more terrifying than world destruction.
Ning Busan's sharp assessment: Neither of them is any good!
Rationality stared at Ning Busan, lost in thought. “You don't seem to agree with my idea?”
Ning Busan's lips twitched. Was it just “not agreeing”? He was completely against it, okay!
Ning Busan wasn't stupid enough to pick a fight with Rationality at this moment, as his own troubles had yet to be resolved.
Ning Busan rubbed his hands together. “No matter what, the two of us need to regain control of the body first! Listen to me, in a moment we'll team up to take out Divinity first. Then I'll be the boss, and you can be the second-in-command, how about it?”
Rationality: “...”
What kind of wild, shocking words were these?
Seeing him remain silent, Ning Busan settled for the next best thing and asked tentatively, “Or... you be the boss, and I'll be the second-in-command?”
Rationality pinched the bridge of his nose. “We are three entities in one body, naturally coexisting. There is no absolute difference in strength between us. Furthermore, to touch the core order, all three of us must work together.”
Ning Busan's eyes rolled. So that was how it was! A brilliant idea suddenly popped into his head.
Ning Busan cupped his hands around his mouth like a megaphone and shouted toward the lake's surface, “Big—Bro—ther—”
Divinity appeared in the sea of consciousness, standing on the lake's surface. He looked down at Ning Busan with a chilly gaze. “What is it?”
Ning Busan asked, “Do you have the heart to let your two dearest younger brothers stay at the bottom of such a cold lake?”
Divinity looked down at them, a sneer appearing on his face. “Heh.”
If possible, he would prefer these two to disappear forever.
Ning Busan leaned in close to Rationality's ear, whispering a few words, and Rationality nodded.
A hint of doubt flashed in Divinity's eyes, unsure of what tricks they were planning to pull.
Ning Busan and Rationality shot upward like two shooting stars.
Divinity thought they were trying to break out, so he crossed his arms and watched them coldly.
However, halfway up, the two of them suddenly changed direction, grabbing the invisible chains and pulling down hard!
Before Divinity could react, he was dragged into the deep waters by a tremendous force.
The three figures crashed heavily onto the lakebed.
Ning Busan said cheekily, “Since you're not willing to let us out, come down and play with us!”
Divinity quickly stood up, his eyes filled with fury. “Ning! Busan!”
“Shouting so loudly, I'm so scared!”
Despite saying so, Ning Busan threw a heavy punch straight at Divinity's face. Divinity dodged to the side, only to be tripped by Ning Busan's sweep kick.
Divinity flipped back up, grabbed Ning Busan's ankle, swung him around viciously, and flung him away.
Ning Busan adjusted his posture, rolled behind Rationality, and yelled, “Second Brother, didn't we agree that you'd help me?”
Rationality: ?
Although they were allies, he hadn't agreed to help fight! Especially in such a meaningless brawl.
He had originally wanted to sit back and watch the tigers fight, but Ning Busan was like a piece of plaster, sticking close to him the entire time.
After taking a kick from Divinity, Rationality's gaze turned dangerous.
The three of them rolled into a ball, punching and kicking in an unprecedented free-for-all.
No magic was used, just pure physical brawling.
In the end, the three of them lay on the lakebed with bruised and swollen faces, falling into a bizarre silence.
Rationality spoke up, “How about we coexist peacefully?”
Divinity, who had been targeted by both and was the most injured, sneered, “Isn't it a bit too late to talk about peaceful coexistence now?”
Rationality said flatly, “Do you want to continue?”
Divinity said expressionlessly, “Numbers don't mean an advantage. Do you think I'd be afraid?”
“Big Brother, Second Brother, stop arguing!” Ning Busan lay between the two of them, saying affectionately, “We are a loving family!”
Divinity and Rationality turned their heads at the same time. “Shut up!”
“No, I can't shut up! There are some things I just have to get off my chest!” Ning Busan said solemnly.
“We share the same roots; we are opposites yet also a unified whole, so we can't do anything to each other. Blindly fighting among ourselves only weakens our own power.”
“The Silver-Crowned God split his will into the three of us surely not to watch us fight one another, but to have us accomplish a more important mission!”
Ning Busan's words were powerful and resonant, filled with righteousness, as if he hadn't been the one to strike first just moments ago.
Divinity's brow furrowed deeply. “What wicked scheme are you cooking up now?”
Rationality also asked, “What do you want to do?”
Ning Busan said, “I think... why don't we first team up to destroy Chaos?”
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