And now, after the [Society] Allied Forces invaded the Starry Abyss, they were instead refused at the gate by the Narrative Civilization!

The reason civilization is powerful is that it allows professionals to do specialized tasks, enabling everyone to showcase their specialties and become experts in their respective fields and positions.

The so-called "everyone is an emperor, gathering of heroes, forming a federation" is exactly this.

A Philosopher King can single-handedly manage 87% of the administrative affairs in the 4.7 million square light years of the Empire's starfield.

He possesses 28 times 10 to the power of 29 independent personalities; one person is a nation, capable of understanding the local sentiments, communicating with people of all genders, ages, and classes, not only respecting the dignity of a major power but also showing more concern for the common people than you.

When necessary, a large number of personalities can descend at any time among the Empire's local bureaucratic teams to take over administrative duties.

Of course, this terrifying computational power of personalities is also one of the Empire's weapons.

As is well-known, the human brain is originally the most excellent quantum computer. When the Philosopher King fully drives his computational power, the secondary effects it triggers can easily ignite all the stars in a star system.

His wisdom supports the simulation of data over 20 years for three different policy and diplomatic options simultaneously.

Although 70% of the data is intercepted and contaminated due to the interference from corporations and the Temple, the remaining 30% of accurate data still surpasses all secular politicians' level.

So, what about the cost?

The cost of creating a Philosopher King requires countless talented young people who love the Empire, are loyal to the Empire, and vow to dedicate their lives to the narrative of imperialism, sacrificing their entire lives, not even sparing their bodies, all integrated into the grand narrative blueprint.

The Philosopher King has no name, not even the title 'Philosopher King' is his own; it is given out of respect by outsiders. He is the will of the nation, the personality of civilization, the narrator of the entire Empire's narrative.

The Philosopher King is not surprised by the disputes among the Empire's bureaucratic elites; in fact, they are not wrong, as each has its own reasoning.

Arguing has never been useful, as it cannot produce anything nutritious.

But the act of arguing itself is useful; the more silent, the more ignored. Only the child who cries will get the milk; this is a principle that is upheld in all civilizations.

When the Quadrant Imperial Lords began to mention the topic and held their opinions, the Philosopher King had already started deploying computational power, collecting materials, and constructing models to begin a secret operational deduction.

In a sense, this method is very similar to timeline deduction, but it is fundamentally different because time simply does not exist.

Most time abilities are just like the 'sl ignorance sect', leaving a save point in place, then moving forward, and upon discovering something is off, with program conflicts, quickly rewind, thus forming an illusory sense of discontinuous time, which is still continuous in reality.

The deduction of the Philosopher King is simple and straightforward.

「Sequence 30·Circuit」

「Sequence 19·Rugged」

「Sequence 4·Fate」

The golden eyes of the Philosopher King rapidly expanded, showing a brilliant and colorful display like shattered glass.

At this moment, his presence rose into the five-dimensional space, enabling him to see the entire life of everyone present easily.

[White Tiger Lord] has waged wars all his life, finally returning loaded with glory, only to be assassinated by Evil God Devotees on the triumphant path, ultimately falling and becoming an evil creature against the Empire.

[Suzaku Lord] smokes in order to remember her mortal husband, with whom she shared two centuries; as a God Embracer, her love for mortals has never deteriorated.

[Lord Qilong] appears calm and stable, yet in reality, he is deceitfully treacherous, harboring a considerable amount of sympathy for [Society] and, to an extent, even recognizing [Society]'s absolute equality ideology — despite this, he still loves his country, never surrendering to [Society] until his death.

[Xuanwu Lord] harbors an intense hatred for the Temple, which he can no longer endure in his twilight years; in secrecy, he financially supports some 'Ignorant Sect' terrorists, creating a massacre within the Temple's allied nations.

...

Of course, these are based on the major model constructed from information captured through social media and ubiquitous quantum network nodes.

Surely, there would be many Temple clerics spreading cognitive interference, and corporations wouldn't hesitate to invest capital to smear reputations.

Moreover, people change, whatever the result of each calculation, it's only an assessment.

The Philosopher King doesn't particularly care about this information, as for now, the vast Empire's public figures remain loyal to their country and faith, persisting in the narrative of imperialism — that is enough.

He began shifting his attention to Red Mist Star, collecting information for scene recreation.

「Begin reconstructing the Underwater Abyss Port incident on Red Mist Star…」

He saw the information overlooked by bureaucracy and surveillance blind spots.

——Shortly before the incident, three young men and women legally entered the Inherent Time Domain.

Moreover, one of them bore the scent of [Society].

...No, that wasn't a senator.

A hint of surprise flickered in the Philosopher King's eyes.

「What is this, not a [Society] citizen but can possess the traits and capabilities of a senator, and moreover, retains the Pathway of the Starry Abyss side… this biological signal, his genes… like me, all are Arcane Users?」

Strange.

With such potent Arcane Energy, yet the other party didn't take the [Sovereign] pathway like me.

What's stranger is...

Not even adhering to the [Sovereign] pathway, this child is incredibly adept at controlling Arcane Energy, able to switch it multiple times in life with ease and fluency, as if it were merely another organ of the body.

This is simply unbelievable.

With this kind of astonishment, the Philosopher King continued restoring the entire event.

Despite Leoz and others enjoying the protection of Lai Anding Medical Protocol, their identities remained unexposed, and several illegal immigrants remained undetected.

However, under the manipulation of [Sequence 4·Fate], the entire content of the rooftop battle was completely reconstructed.

The team members' facial information was hidden, and gene data were untraceable — yet it is precisely this phenomenon that is entirely consistent with those active Undead Warriors — the 'Descenders' at Valkyrie Fortress.

「These few children are Descenders, it seems this batch of Strength has been severely underestimated… no, even among Descenders, these kids remain top-notch.」

The current generation of Philosopher King, a product of the [Sovereign] pathway, and possessing sequential Arcane Energy, there is no one more aware of the difficulties in Arcane Energy training and learning than him.

Adhering to the [Sovereign] pathway requires genetic mutation, most [Mutants] in their early stages can't be considered alien monsters, at least they are deformed freaks.

Long-term genetic burdens directly affect the body, leading to hormonal imbalance, which is the root of personality control.

Why are the Pathway Ascenders to Divinity of the [Sovereign] pathway eight out of ten terrorists, one a madman, and the last one in questionable mental condition — much like bodybuilders injecting hormones randomly with disrupted endocrinal systems, moody, only societal threats are tolerated at best.

Arcane Users must undergo protective containment and standardized Arcane training before mental maturity, otherwise, a slight misstep could drive children into becoming terrorists.

Even players with filters find leveling Arcane Energy Proficiency incredibly challenging, and it doesn't mean they're more proficient than local geniuses.

This is still after adhering to the [Sovereign] pathway, if it were wild Arcane Users, or other Pathway Ascenders who awakened Arcane Energy, they would likely wish to surgically remove Arcane Energy, not only causing genetic stress but also affecting emotions.

In simple terms: "This Arcane Energy disrupts my pathway, there is the path to perdition, it must be severed."

Even the most outstanding [Sovereign] genius of the contemporary Empire is like this.

Thus, when the Philosopher King saw the three-person group entering the nation, with the Invincible True General exhibiting proficient Arcane Energy use as a non-Pathway Ascender, and the evolved [Bloodline] Arcane Energy simulating a[Blacksmith] councilor's aura, this narrative leader for the first time showed an attitude of existential doubt.

Even the near-omniscient Philosopher King could not understand:

"Why could a Zeta rank (6)[Qigong Master], with a biological age not over 40, switch Arcane Energy so seamlessly with one hand?"

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