As Herta's surprised voice fell, the private discussion among the geniuses sank into a brief silence.
Taking advantage of this moment, Miss Herta once again paid attention to Stelle's condition.
It could be seen that Stelle had now successfully passed the first part of that historical fragment and was pushing forward through the timeline where the swarm tide was at its peak.
But she clearly didn't have as smooth an experience as Nero. The endlessly multiplying swarm was everywhere, to the point that even when Stelle searched for containers like treasure chests and jars, she had to be far more careful.
At the slightest carelessness, those bugs would react, then swarm over like locusts in groups.
However, although the process was somewhat difficult and she had taken some injuries, the little gray-haired girl could still hold on and hadn't entered an overly dangerous state.
After a brief glance, Herta quickly withdrew her gaze. With that comparison in mind, she once again spoke to Screwllum in a tone of doubt and shock,
"While the one I'm monitoring is still struggling, you're telling me that kid is already about to follow Aha to take part in a god war!?"
Screwllum's gaze flickered twice, then he nodded. "Affirmative."
"So? Did you record that information?" Herta quickly tossed aside the stark contrast between the two sides' progress in the Simulated Universe and instead asked the question she cared about more.
Personally arriving at the battlefield of a god war and observing that historical fragment up close was clearly extremely useful for their research.
Logically speaking, even for Screwllum, no matter how calm his ever-operating steel brain was, he should feel the same anticipation as Herta toward this matter.
However… after hearing Herta's words, Screwllum fell into a brief silence, then said, "I do not believe… no, I hold doubts as to whether Mr. Nero's experiences in the Simulated Universe have further research value.
"Logic: The influence caused by Mr. Nero's exploration actions in the Simulated Universe has already far exceeded the framework of the information model."
"His own impact on the Simulated Universe has produced deviations that are far removed from the correct historical trajectory."
"At the same time, there is also some information that is astonishing to the point of being absurd."
After saying this, Screwllum uploaded a segment of information into the shared files of the meeting and continued, "This is a partial capture of information from Mr. Nero's contact with an Aeon."
"This information shows that before Mr. Nero came into contact with Aha, another Aeon had already taken action earlier."
"During HooH's actions, the stars of many star systems were borrowed. The native inhabitants saw, in the sky above, a massive phantom, a pair of twin stone monuments entwined together, radiating an ancient glow."
"And several dozen seconds after this enormous divine statue occupied the sky, a change occurred."
"It was as if thunder rolling from the distant edge of thought shook everyone's consciousness, as if a terrifying window had been torn open deep within the mind of life itself."
"Those who sensed something raised their heads and saw the massive stone monument grow dim. Alarming cracks spread across it, the twin faces shattered, the bodies broke apart."
"A phantom starry sky wriggled and flowed within those cracks, gradually extending through the distant ends of the fissures, twisting and entangling like tentacles, as if from an unseen chaos outside the world reaching into this universe.
"At the same time, the Simulated Universe's information database reported an event: the Aeon of Equilibrium, HooH, died the instant it gazed upon Mr. Nero."
"Its vast divine body disintegrated in that moment, its grand concept was stripped away, and the Path of Equilibrium vanished at the same time."
"Pathstriders walking that path fell into endless madness and delirium in an instant."
"And in the few minutes after the Aeon of Elation took Mr. Nero away, the Path of Equilibrium appeared once again, and HooH gradually revived during that process."
"Afterward, it disappeared, and only those beings whose suns had been borrowed noticed that the ancient stone monument in the sky had vanished, gently returning the suns."
Screwllum's voice, accompanied by the vibration of reeds, echoed in the ears of the geniuses for a long time.
After finishing this segment of captured information, he paused for a moment before continuing, "In this segment of information, many abnormal events appeared, events that already completely contradict established facts."
"Logic: The death of the Aeon of Equilibrium, HooH, at the moment of observing Mr. Nero, along with the simultaneous annihilation of the Path of Equilibrium, does not align with the facts formed from observable events in the current universe."
"The Aeon of Pure Beauty departed, yet the Path of Pure Beauty remains; Tayzzyronth of Propagation died, yet the Path of Propagation remains; the Trailblaze Aeon Akivili disappeared, yet the Path of Trailblaze remains… those who pursue 'Order' still exist, and the dragon-descended of 'Permanence' have never vanished."
"Conclusion: Mr. Nero's influence on the Simulated Universe has already completely exceeded the controllable performance and self-evolution range of the Simulated Universe's information model."
Screwllum's voice stopped, but the other geniuses did not respond.
After a brief silence, Herta's voice sounded once again.
The tone of this genius lady was as casual as ever. She was clearly the type who didn't sweat the small stuff, "So what? Who says the history we currently see and know is the correct history?
"Not to mention the many possible influences fictional historians may have had."
"In that historical fragment within the Simulated Universe, the information model it has strangely evolved into, along with its evolution process, is its most authentic history."
"Directly observing the battlefield of a god war, how interesting. Before us, there probably haven't been many people who could do something like this!"
"Hurry up and export this data!"
Screwllum: "..."
What Herta said wasn't without reason, but it sounded like disregarding facts altogether.
But geniuses were always unconventional…
He quickly began organizing the new data.
[Aha brought Nero to the destined place, Ilaydishina, the destined birthplace and place of death of the Aeon of Propagation.]
[The swarm here covered the sky and earth, but what was even more shocking were those towering figures, existences that would shatter a mortal's sanity just by being seen.]
[Preservation, Order, and Trailblaze were all here. Then, Elation and Nero also arrived.]
[Propagation held its body under the siege of the gods. Where was Voracity?]
[Akivili stepped forward to converse, uttering syllables incomprehensible to ordinary beings. Under Aha's enthusiastic invitation, it also came here. The endlessly propagating swarm severed the world, drowned the star paths, and blocked the road of Trailblaze.]
[A chorus of countless voices began to play at this moment. Beautiful notes flowed through the mind. Countless gazes descended at once.]
[Amid dazzling and dreamlike lights and shadows, shattered puzzle pieces drifted. Aha casually picked up one fragment and handed it to Nero. The three-faced goddess descended within the music. Harmony had also arrived.]
[Why would it appear here?]