Chapter 192: Contact with the Void
The sizes of voids are not the same, some are very big and some are very small.
For example, the void of Midgard that Lin knew was a very small void.
The Unpredictable Land had always been affected by other voids, but later these influences became smaller and smaller, making it stable.
But it will still 'move' and approach other voids.
When it approaches another void, the unpredictable place will not be affected, but the creatures inside... will receive some data information from other voids.
At this time, some things containing other void data, such as creatures, will be born in unpredictable places.
When the unforeseen circumstances are far away, these things will not last long.
Sometimes, however, special circumstances arise.
Once...the unpredictable place was very close to a certain void, and there was no intention of moving away from it.
The creatures in the void can also discover the impact of unforeseen places at this time.
When the distance between the two is too close, some connection will be established between the two, making it possible for the creatures inside to reach another void.
Any creature that is powerful enough could potentially discover this connection and travel to another void.
This situation is generally not 'fair', as it is very difficult for other void creatures to go to unforeseen places.
In addition to being strong enough, many other conditions are required, and of course a lot of research is required to find a way to get there.
As for creatures in unpredictable places, it is relatively easy to go to other voids. In many cases, dream energy can directly "penetrate" other voids.
Dream creatures will also follow the energy.
It is said that dream creatures will exhibit different characteristics according to different void rules.
For example, in normal void, they are generally difficult to be directly discovered.
In some other voids, they might be easily discovered by the creatures...Shalin thinks the interesting thing is that the creatures in other voids cannot directly enter unpredictable places.
They can be controlled from a distance, or connected through thoughts, or by constructing a dream energy clone for themselves... All these methods can allow them to enter unforeseen places, but they cannot bring their own "real body" in.
Simply put, the "matter" in the normal void cannot enter unpredictable places in any way.
In unpredictable places, there will be matter, energy, various "natural phenomena" similar to the normal void, etc. All of these are...made up of dream energy.
They have no direct connection to the matter of normal void itself.
But the dream energy in the unpredictable place can easily enter other voids.
Including dream creatures, various energies can also flow into other voids, affecting the things in that void and attracting the attention of the creatures there.
This is also the main reason why other void creatures discover unforeseen places.
The biggest impact of the unpredictable land on other voids may be "swallowing".
Sharin said that the unpredictable land had completely swallowed up other voids.
When it gets too close to another void, that void will be affected more and more, and a huge amount of... dream energy will appear in it.
The creatures inside will begin to be affected by these energies, and many of them will begin to try to use the energy.
Similar situations exist for both primitive creatures and complex civilized creatures.
Even mindless organisms like plants, for example, have dream energy mixed into their growth cycles.
After all, dream energy is not just controlled by thought, if there is a way to 'touch' it, it can be adjusted.
When this situation begins to slowly spread throughout the void, wonderful things will happen.
The 'ordinary creatures' inside will become fewer and fewer.
At the same time, dream creatures are becoming more and more numerous.
And in this void, some dream energy will be "automatically generated". These energies do not flow in from unforeseen places, but are directly generated in this place.
Then, the entire void will be occupied by more and more dream energy and various dream things.
Although it sounds fast, it is actually a very long process.
During the whole process, the original "matter" in the void will slowly become less, or even... disappear.
In the end, this void will become a place almost identical to the unpredictable land, and finally merge into the unpredictable land.
And the creatures inside also became complete dream creatures, living in a new void.
Since the process of 'dreamization' is long and slow, the creatures inside do not feel any discomfort.
It would be better to say that they feel almost nothing. After a long period of change, they have adapted to dreaming.
This void eventually becomes part of the unpredictable place.
However, this newly added area has many special situations compared to the original unpredictable place, that is, some things from the original void will occasionally appear.
Of course, these are all made up of dream energy, but the originally empty things seem to be recorded here and influence the energy here to construct them.
Why do unpredictable places approach and move away from other voids?
Many creatures have different opinions on this. Some believe that it is the thinking of creatures that leads to the... approach of unforeseen places.
This statement mainly applies to the void, and some creatures will think of unforeseen places.
Some special creatures can suddenly sense situations in unforeseen places, just like in a dream, and feel that they are in an unforeseen place.
These creatures have nothing in common, they may come from anywhere, and it is generally believed that perhaps there is some special reason that connects the minds of these creatures to unforeseen places.
There are also some other theories, such as the unpredictable land itself is a living creature.
There are also many various studies on the mutual attraction of virtual space.
However, the unpredictable place approaching other voids will not necessarily have the effect of "swallowing".
Some voids will not be affected by it, but no matter what, if it approaches... there will always be many dream creatures and dream energy appearing in the void.
Another interesting feature of the unpredictable land is that it will not merge into other voids.
Devouring the void means making other voids become part of it, but it will not mix with other voids.
In other words... there will be no small spaces in the Unpredictable Land, and all the creatures in it are on the same 'level'.
Its various characteristics also make other void creatures very concerned about unpredictable places, and many creatures have always tried to study it.
But very few people know it deeply.
In fact, the only ones who can conduct in-depth research on unpredictable places are the creatures in unpredictable places.
Especially creatures like...Shalin.
Sharin... can also be said to be ancient consciousness, and similar creatures such as the Distant Shadow. They are the oldest kind of creatures.
That is the "earliest thinking" born in chaos.
These earliest thoughts did not dissipate, but turned into "thinking areas".
The various thinking areas seen in the unpredictable places now are all related to the earliest thinking.
The earliest mind itself has the ability to absorb the surrounding dream energy data and transform them.
This 'transformation' is the fascinating part, each thought can give the surrounding dream energy a different nature.
For example, the Land of Abandonment can bring together concepts related to "abandonment".
However, earlier thinking does not have overly complex abilities, and it generally purifies dream energy.
It's like a piece of dream energy mixed with many thoughts from the void, which will separate the dream energy... making each thought correspond to a single piece of energy.
And these thoughts become more complex as the creatures in unpredictable places become more and more complex.
Generally speaking, they don't have any thoughts when they absorb and transform energy. Although they can read the information in the energy, they don't have any...concepts about this information.
But sometimes some rather miraculous changes will occur, and these ancient thoughts will have their own ideas and will start to move.
Simply put, they will have thoughts about what they want to do and what they don't want to do.
When this thought arises, an area of thought may become active.
It's a similar situation to Sharlene.
Sharin, because of being such an ancient creature, is also the species most likely to understand the entire unforeseen land.
But in addition to the earliest thinking, there are many...strange creatures in unpredictable places.
There are many creatures now, and they are all related to the normal void.
Because the one that has the deepest relationship with the unpredictable place is the normal void.
The Normal Void can be said to be the first void to collide with the Unforeseen Land.
After the collision, many new things, great changes and... new species were produced on both sides.
Many creatures are born after a collision, and they continue to live after the collision ends and the void is gone.
These two voids have a very wonderful connection, which has never existed in any previous voids.
Creatures like the phoenix and whirlwind that Lin met are species that require a connection between two voids to survive.
Their 'main bodies' are on the unpredictable side, while their carriers are still on the normal void side.
Even though the two voids are far apart, this connection is always maintained.
In addition, many other organisms have this connection.
This also allows the creatures in the normal void to understand more and more about unpredictable places.
There are also some creatures that are looking forward to the two voids colliding again and producing new... results.