My Dream Connects to 3000 Years in the Future

“Fourth Realm Genetic Modification!” Guan Qianyu gave Chu Bamboo a deep look and said in a low, haunting voice, “We gathered the last of human civilization’s strength! We created what was, at the time, the most advanced… micro-Quantum Computer and Antimatter Engine! And, within the Quantum Computer, we installed… a Divine Technique specialized to target the second enemy!”

“We paid… a terrible price for it!” Guan Qianyu’s expression faltered for a moment, a flicker of guilt surfacing in her eyes.

“…I remember that extracting this Divine Technique requires the death of its user, doesn’t it?” Chu Bamboo’s expression grew serious. ‘In other words, they intentionally screened people for their Divine Techniques?’

He was now quite curious about what this so-called specialized Divine Technique actually was.

However, Chu Bamboo was also grumbling internally. ‘To be honest, if the person they selected wasn’t some villain, they could have just frozen them and sent them to the future. I could have just made a Reproduction of the ability… If I wanted to use it later, I could just rewind time. There was no need to kill them…’

As if sensing what Chu Bamboo was about to say, Guan Qianyu said in a low voice, “The past you said: ‘Don’t think a borrowed Divine Technique is the same as an Origin Divine Technique! The difference between them is vast… You are essentially using your Memory Divine Techniques, not a real Divine Technique! They’re two different things… A Divine Technique obtained through Genetic Modification is, in essence, a Second Origin Divine Techniques!’”

“This is a victory for technology! It’s also the only way to truly obtain a second Divine Technique!”

After a slight pause, Guan Qianyu frowned. “I have a certain understanding of this as well… You can think of it like this: every Divine Technique symbolizes a piece of the world’s very essence. The piece it represents might be minuscule—a single drop in a vast Sea—but it is still the world’s essence! Something simulated, however, is ultimately just a simulation.”

“You can think of it this way: a Divine Technique is the Great Dao itself! But what your memories produce are merely Skills and Techniques.”

“Skill and Dao?” Chu Bamboo said, lost in thought.

“Yes. They look the same, but they are fundamentally different! You might not notice it in the early stages… but later on, you should be able to sense something is wrong?” Guan Qianyu’s voice trailed off, filled with uncertainty.

‘Actually,’ Guan Qianyu suspected, ‘one might have to reach the level of a Divine Being… to sense that something is wrong? In any case, with my level of power, I can’t discern the difference between the Divine Techniques from Chu Bamboo’s memory and normal ones.’

Pressing her lips together, Guan Qianyu finally forced the words out. “As for the sacrifice, there’s nothing to say. We had no choice… Humanity was already on the brink! We couldn’t afford to gamble… We couldn’t afford to fail… And!”

Guan Qianyu fell silent for a long moment. “That child… she was a volunteer… Although… never mind. Let’s leave it at that. Don’t ask any more questions… Let those matters be buried in the past. For you, it can all be changed eventually, anyway!”

“…I see.” Chu Bamboo pinched the bridge of his nose but didn’t dwell on the matter. “So, what exactly is that specialized Divine Technique?”

Guan Qianyu gave Chu Bamboo a deep look. “Secret! Or, you could say, Mysterious!”

“? Secret?” Chu Bamboo couldn’t make sense of it for a moment. ‘She still needs to keep secrets from me?’

“The name of the Divine Technique is ‘Secret’! Or ‘Mysterious’! Of course, it has a few other names, which seems to be part of the plan to keep things confidential!” Guan Qianyu sighed softly.

“It’s your reverse Divine Technique… a derivative Anti-Memory Divine Techniques created specifically to counter the Memory Divine Techniques! It symbolizes the antithesis of memory.”

“…Isn’t the opposite of memory just ‘forgetting’?” Chu Bamboo asked, bewildered. ‘But “specifically to counter,” considering the talk of “specialization” before… ‘ He sucked in a sharp breath. ‘It seems it wasn’t a matter of selection, then? Don’t tell me they created it through human experimentation…’

“Don’t argue for the sake of arguing!” Guan Qianyu glared at Chu Bamboo. She subconsciously started to reach out, but then she had a sharp realization that the Chu Bamboo of this time period and her should…

After a brief silence, she extended the two fingers she had been about to pinch him with. Her fingertips gently brushed against Chu Bamboo’s cheek before she quickly pulled her hand back. A flicker of sorrow appeared in her eyes, but her expression quickly returned to normal as she slipped back into a professional demeanor and spoke calmly, “The Anti-Memory Divine Techniques is, in essence, an Anti-Memory Divine Techniques that specifically counters the Memory Divine Techniques. It’s not just a simple antonym.”

“The Divine Technique: Mysterious! Or you could also call it ‘Fictional’!”

Chu Bamboo: “…”

He really wanted to complain. ‘Just how many names did you people come up with? That’s three different names already…’

“It has two primary uses. First, to fabricate memories and personalities!”

“If you fabricate a simulated persona for someone… then even if they are subjected to a memory infusion, you can use that virtual persona to absorb the infusion!”

Chu Bamboo’s expression grew serious. He was finally beginning to understand why it was called the Anti-Memory Divine Techniques… The “anti” part was clearly aimed at that Great Divine Power User!

No, if one used this to outwardly absorb the Memory Divine Power User’s infusion, it would make the Memory Divine Power User believe they had gained control—when in reality, they would only control a superficial, virtual persona… It dawned on Chu Bamboo.

‘So that’s how it works. You can even use it to counter-infiltrate them?’

Chu Bamboo finally grasped his good brother’s line of thought. ‘Use a virtual persona to deceive the Great Divine Power User of Memory?’

‘Excellent, just excellent. Worthy of my good brother, indeed. The fruit of decades spent honing a single blade! Absolutely ruthless.’

‘Moreover, this kind of virtual persona… seems like it could indeed interfere with the Prophet as well!’

‘The virtual persona could make my good brother appear to be having a psychotic break, while he’s actually perfectly calm! He could even lead a whole group of people to act crazy along with him… In that situation, it would naturally be enough to throw the future timeline into utter chaos!’

“And…” Miss Guan hesitated. “It’s possible, and I’m just saying it’s possible… that ‘Mysterious’ could interfere with the Prophet’s Divine Techniques? After all, ‘Mysterious’ is the very essence of uncertainty… But that’s just a guess. We’ll have to see the results of… your experiments after you’ve truly obtained it!”

“I see.” The corner of Chu Bamboo’s eye twitched. He realized he’d been thinking too conservatively. He wasn’t surprised by this achievement, though…

Human civilization had been extinguished, but 110,000 Transcendents were still alive! And without a doubt, these 110,000 Transcendents were the undisputed elite of the entire human race… It was only natural that this group of elites, having exhausted everything they had to lay out a plan spanning across time, would have multiple contingency plans…

Chu Bamboo even suspected that if he were to open some other facility, find more life support systems, unseal them, and meet other members of the Time Club… he would likely hear about even more plans from them—

To put it bluntly, this so-called “Fictional” or “Mysterious” Divine Technique, including the Genetic Modification… these were all within Guan Qianyu’s field of expertise. This wasn’t so much the Time Club’s sole plan as it was Guan Qianyu’s personal plan, executed with some assistance from other members!

Obviously, the top talents in the Time Club from other specializations wouldn’t just lie down and do nothing. They must have also used their own expertise to lay out… their own targeted plans to help Chu Bamboo, to counter the Prophet and the Memory Divine Power User—their own plans for the continuation of human civilization!

‘So, let’s test it,’ Chu Bamboo thought. ‘If this combo can take down the Prophet, great. If not… then I’ll just have to go dig up some other club members and let the Prophet get a good taste of what the iron fist of the collective feels like! What a saturation-style rescue plan looks like!’

Breathing a sigh of relief, Miss Guan, naturally unaware of what Chu Bamboo was thinking, brought the topic back on track. “Second: Fabricated states! Let me give you the simplest example. Let’s say… the Blessing Power in your body is completely depleted. You can forcibly fabricate a state where your Blessing Power is restored to its maximum level…”

After a moment of hesitation, Guan Qianyu added, “However, what is fabricated is ultimately false! Once the fabricated state ends… you will suffer a backlash and pay a terrible price! Don’t get reckless and think that just because you can fabricate it, you can keep expending it… The essence of this Divine Technique is still Equivalent Exchange!”

“But for some reason, the past you said, ‘You’ll understand the price once you’ve experienced it. It won’t affect you much.’”

As she spoke, Guan Qianyu felt a familiar ache in her teeth. She just couldn’t wrap her head around it. She knew perfectly well how terrifying the consequences of overdrafting without any restraint would be…

After all, she was the one who had embedded that Divine Technique into the Quantum Computer… To put it bluntly, without Moderation, a single misuse could completely cripple someone… It could even cause them to drop dead on the spot!

‘And yet… why did that guy just casually say… it wouldn’t affect me much?’

‘Anyone who didn’t know better would think you held a grudge against your future self…’

“…” Chu Bamboo’s expression was a mixture of strained and stoic. He understood his good brother’s subtext. His good brother was clearly telling him, ‘You can be as reckless as you want! As long as you die once, it’s not a problem…’ ‘It’s a legitimate bug that I can exploit…’

‘Of course, if I brought this back to the Real World… where I only have one life, then I absolutely couldn’t be so reckless!’

“Alright, then!” Chu Bamboo didn’t explain anything to the bewildered Guan Qianyu. This was clearly part of the Secret, something even his good brother hadn’t revealed to Miss Guan, so he certainly couldn’t either. Chu Bamboo’s expression grew serious. “This Quantum Computer and the Antimatter Engine, where are they now?”

“The Moon,” Guan Qianyu said, her reply curt and to the point.

“…The Memory Domain? Wait!” Chu Bamboo sharply sensed that something was wrong and looked at Guan Qianyu. “Didn’t you say the Moon was already…”

“It was,” Guan Qianyu said with a bitter smile. “So… for this world, there’s basically no hope left!”

“Go back! Return to the past…” Although dejected, Guan Qianyu didn’t selfishly plead with the man before her to do anything.

She calmly made the most logical decision.

Composing herself, Guan Qianyu gazed into Chu Bamboo’s eyes and offered a gentle, faint smile.

“Please, go save the next world, the next me, and the next human civilization!”