Chapter 4411: Palisades IV

Noah closed his eyes as information flooded his consciousness, detailing the profound changes that major milestone had triggered.

Understanding settled into his mind like puzzle pieces finding their proper positions, and satisfaction curved his lips into a smile.

"I...can now project the Foundation Palisades beyond my internal manifestation," he said.

"I can extend civilizational protection around the physical domains where my people reside."

The Infiniverse. The Isolated Civilization.

Oh!

But that was only the first revelation.

The second proved even more consequential.

|Major Milestone Benefits- Foundation Palisades|

|Due to achieving major advancement threshold, your existence is now surrounded by immensity and weight of your Civilization|

|PROTECTION THRESHOLD: No creature possessing less than 200 Quintillion Complexity and Purity can harm your existence through any method or sustained effort|

|CIVILIZATION PREREQUISITE: To damage your existence, the attacker must be member of an established Civilization. Entities without civilizational affiliation cannot harm you regardless of their individual power|

|EXTENSION CAPABILITY: Minor Mana and Hunger Palisades can be granted to eighty-one members of your Civilization|

|—Grants recipients: Equivalent of 25 Quintillion Complexity and Purity in addition to their existing capabilities|

|—Provides: Civilization Prerequisite Protection (can only be harmed by members of other Civilizations)|

|Note: Protection threshold and number of recipients will increase as Civilization advances through designations|

...!

The prompts were glorious, and Noah absorbed every detail with tyrannical satisfaction.

He could extend civilizational protection to eighty-one others...Sigrid, Riya, Khor, his Family, his Seed Members, those he valued most.

Not only that, but at this moment nothing below two hundred Quintillion could harm him... even though his own Complexity and Purity had only just exceeded one hundred Quintillion!

The disparity confirmed what he had been following...Civilization was the true answer!

The benefits it conferred exceeded anything achievable through isolated power accumulation.

Imagine if he had declared for the Harvests to translate to pure Complexity and Purity.

Even if they somehow reached 200 Quintillion, he wouldn’t have established this clear demarcation of power of his Civilization, and would simply just have an idea that he was forging a Civilization...but nothing concrete.

He now had something concrete.

A Nascent Civilization.

With its Foundation Palisades growing grandly!

Noah gazed out at his growing Civilization as the Foundation Palisades continued drinking in essence of digested Civilizational Chains, walls climbing higher and growing more elaborate with each passing moment.

"Existence is... unpredictable," he said thoughtfully.

"Unpredictability is intrinsic to existence itself, unforeseen circumstances will continue manifesting around me regardless of preparation. The critical variable is not preventing unexpected events, but rather... how effectively I can respond to things I never anticipated."

...!

That would determine everything.

He knew with absolute certainty that terrifying situations similar to today’s encounter with THE Living Paradox would occur again.. perhaps soon, perhaps involving other entities of that stature.

Things he had not accounted for. Variables he could not predict.

He needed sufficient power when those moments arrived. Needed to face catastrophe without relying purely on fortune to survive it.

Building his Civilization was the answer!

—

While Noah observed the advancement of his grand Foundation Palisades within internal landscape, elsewhere in external reality, different scene was unfolding.

In a domain isolated by pure Primus Mana, manifested in the same region where THE Living Paradox had recently departed...Riya stood observing the distraught figure of Leonore Rureaux with sympathy.

The space around them pulsed with blue-gold allure, atmosphere itself saturated with Primus Mana serving dual purpose as environment and constraint.

The same radiance comprised the chains binding Leonore, holding her with authority she could not hope to break.

Riya studied the woman for long moment before speaking.

"I actually feel rather terrible for you, you know. Apparently you possessed no awareness that the man you loved was merely a vessel...a convenient container for something utterly terrifying." She tilted her head thoughtfully.

"Did you know that frightening entity personally? Since you are a Living Paradox while he is THE Living Paradox... it’s rather difficult to determine whether you would consider such a being an ancestor of sorts, or perhaps something else entirely."

At such words, Leonore Rureaux’s gaze, which had been distant and unfocused, sharpened slightly as she raised her eyes to meet Riya’s.

Profound desolation swam in those depths, and when she spoke, her voice emerged with care despite evident despair.

Despite her Ormordnes!

"Schrodinger was meant to be The Herald. The singular entity prophesied to guide us through The Fallout, to provide pathway toward survival when THE Loom erupts and consumes everything external to itself. If he was merely... fabrication, deliberate deception, then circumstances were engineered from inception to be fundamentally unsurvivable."

BOOM!

Her hands clenched within their bindings.

"If THE Weavers who approached him claiming something catastrophic was approaching, declaring him Herald meant to save us...if all of that was simply elaborate theater, then they anticipated every possible angle. Ensured that this Fallout will not be something we can survive regardless of preparation or accumulated power."

...!

Her words carried despondency so profound it seemed almost physical weight pressing down upon the isolated space.

Riya smiled and nodded with understanding that surprised even herself.

"I comprehend your meaning entirely. The light of Mana dims progressively even now, which means my back is positioned quite firmly against the proverbial wall. And I wanted my back to only be pressed against the wall by a single man...ah"

...!

"The only mitigating circumstance is that man I have been hearing legends about for essentially my entire existence...I’ve just encountered him directly, and he exceeds even the most exaggerated stories. I simply need to do everything within my capability to assist him, to ensure THE Loom doesn’t erase everything residing outside its boundaries."

Her expression shifted, becoming more focused.

"So why don’t you assist me by assisting yourself here? Everything might appear doom and gloom from your current perspective, but we can still attempt resistance. Let us commence with your lover. Or perhaps lovers plural? Hmm, since he maintained multiple bodies simultaneously, did you ever engage with them collectively? Two or three of them and singular you?"

She paused, reconsidering.

"Wait, those aren’t critical questions requiring immediate answer, you can tell me later. Just... where are the bodies of your lover currently located? Do you possess knowledge of their whereabouts?"

...!

Leonore Rureaux fell silent at this inquiry.

Eventually she replied with a heavy tone.

"It’s utterly futile, isn’t it? If THE Living Paradox occupies those vessels, the moment you approach them, what transpired here will simply repeat itself. You witnessed his power...how can you possibly imagine confronting that again with different outcome?"

Riya’s smile widened, showing confidence that seemed almost reckless.

"You needn’t concern yourself with such considerations. If THE Living Paradox is genuinely suppressed as the Ancestor has determined, then we shall simply seize this opportunity to relieve the bodies of your lover from their unfortunate role as vessels. We’ll bring him to a better place with sunshine, flowers and rainbows..."

She paused deliberately.

"Well, a place of complete collapse and existential termination, but in collapse there exists no more suffering, correct? No more manipulation or forced hosting of entities beyond one’s control. You dont want another man inside your lover, do you? A merciful ending can be given, all things considered."

...!

Her words landed with calculated weight, and after several heartbeats of heavy silence, Leonore Rureaux began speaking with despondent gaze fixed on nothing in particular.

"In our Sanctuary. In our Desiccated Sleeping Shore...there may exist another body there. Or perhaps THE Living Paradox returned there after departing this location. I genuinely don’t know which possibility reflects current reality."

...!

Riya smiled brilliantly at this disclosure, snapping her fingers with a casual gesture that caused the binding chains to dissolve instantly.

Leonore fell forward slightly before catching herself, and Riya moved to stand directly before her with a smile.

"I knew we could establish productive friendship, didn’t even need to torture..." Riya said cheerfully. "Okay then, let us proceed systematically. Tell me absolutely everything...location details, defensive measures, anything that might prove relevant. We have work to accomplish many things before opportunities disappear, friend!"

Her radiant blue eyes pulsed with power and immensity as she let out a helping hand!

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