Chapter 592 Changing the Future

——Open the [Door to the Past].

It's not just about "going back to the past", but about completely mastering the power to go back to the past.

Although Aiwass had long known that Professor Moriarty must have ambitions...this ambition was too big.

If someone could go back infinitely to the past, then everything in the present would be meaningless to him, just like people in the present enjoying the future.

The future has not yet arrived. But the present can be re-created.

That also means destroying everything in this world.

People's dreams, ideas, responsibilities, people's encounters, mutual understanding, love, people's birth, old age, sickness and death, and all the struggles in the world will come to nothing... because everyone will enter "another future", and people may even disappear before they are born.

——What a dangerous power that is!

so……

"Let me tell you a story."

Aiwass did not answer, but suddenly spoke.

"oh?"

The sapphire bird did not anxiously ask for an answer, but instead made curious sounds with interest.

Aiwass continued, "There's a game like this: at the start of the game, players are given their own initial resources. The type each person receives is random, and its strength and value can fluctuate by ten or even dozens of times."

"That's fair."

Professor Moriarty exclaimed, "In this world, everyone is born unequal. Birth, talent, family, personality... these things, determined solely by luck, largely shape a person's life. This game recreates this situation to a certain extent, and it's very realistic. I think the only problem with this game is that the gap of only a few dozen times is still too conservative."

"Yes, the initial resources of all players will largely determine their subsequent gaming experience. And this kind of game doesn't have to be entered only once... If the game hasn't started yet, everyone has many opportunities."

Aiwass said calmly: "As a result, some people will repeatedly restart the game in order to seek a 'better start'. I call it 'restarting.'"

Hearing this, Professor Moriarty realized what Aiwass wanted to express.

Therefore, Sapphire Robin just smiled humanely and didn't respond.

Aiwass continued, "But there's more than just one type of resource. Therefore, when you repeatedly restart and refresh your game, there will always be various combinations. Just like you said... background, talent, family, personality. Perhaps one aspect will be excellent, while others will be poor. Or perhaps several aspects will be good, but none will be outstanding. Regardless, the more difficult it is to obtain resources after the game begins, the more meaningful the refresh will be—getting a good start may even outweigh countless efforts later on."

"The real thing that limits people from resetting is actually just one factor: time. Perhaps it's fatigue, the prospect of falling behind, or the feeling of meaninglessness... Because between endless restarts, real-world time is constantly slipping away.

"Although it seems they didn't use any resources in exchange for a better start, they actually still consumed an extremely precious and non-renewable resource—"

“…Time, right?”

Jewelbird interrupted Aiwass.

He already knew what Aiwass wanted to say.

"That's right."

Aiwass nodded. "So I refuse—you say this is bad? I can assure you it's not good at all. It's more like a sweet mousetrap."

“I don’t think going back to the past would make any sense…it would make everything in the present meaningless.

"Let's assume that no matter how we change the world, there's always a 'better way.' Without the constraint of 'time,' the number of times we can restart is infinite... and humans are insatiable."

At this point, Aiwass's mouth curled up slightly: "You are even more so."

Bird James flapped his wings and said nothing.

Aiwass continued, "And if there is a 'best possibility'—let's not even discuss who determines this 'best' and who is qualified to judge it—then it ultimately means that there is a final solution to the world's problems. In other words, according to this line of thinking... the most ideal fate has long been fixed, and going back to the past can only unearth it.

"Then if you truly gain the power to return to the past, and finally, after countless restarts, rewind history to a predetermined moment...isn't this also a kind of destiny?"

After hearing what Aiwass said, Professor Moriarty's bird face finally showed some movement.

"...In such a short time, you can think of this."

Professor Moriarty exclaimed, "As expected of you. Is this the wisdom that comes from the Heavenly Minister of Samsara? Even though you know nothing, even though you remember nothing, you are still so wise."

The Jewelbird looked at Aiwass, but it seemed as if it was looking at another person reflected behind Aiwass.

Aiwass's expression darkened slightly: "This is... from my own thinking.

“I don’t have any reason to go back to the past. I appreciate everything I have now.

"Everyone I've met, every friend I've made, every bit of gain I've gained is my precious treasure. Even if I could go back in time and meet them again. Even if this timeline were to be completely reset, I would still lose the experience of meeting them, getting to know them, overcoming difficulties together, and growing up together when I was young.

"Even if I were to imitate myself back then and meet and get to know them again... the final experience would be completely different. As you said before, 'knowledge is poisonous.' Once you know something, you can no longer think about it from the perspective of not knowing that knowledge."

"Going back to the past... means destroying your present."

Professor Moriarty suddenly said, "If I understand correctly, is this what you mean?"

Aiwass continued, "That's right. Needless to say, every reopening of the Samsara Heavenly Bureau requires permission from the Nine Pillars of Deity. History has only become fragmented since the 'Cicada Shell' incident. Before that, this world had only one history."

"Even if you only want to change our own history, that means fighting the Ennead."

"I know."

Jewelbird nodded: "I knew it from the beginning."

——Do you know?

Aiwass was stunned for a moment.

You know this and still ask me this?

Or... your original intention was to oppose the Nine Pillars of God?

He originally thought that Professor Moriarty overestimated the ability of the Samsara God to read the saved files.

But now Aiwass realized that his adoptive father seemed to have enough understanding of it...perhaps even a little deeper than Aiwass.

"Evans, let Daddy teach you another lesson."

The bird let out a deep, magnetic, and aged voice: "Perhaps you know too much about the future, so you can't help but look ahead and behind when you act. You always consider all kinds of irrationalities, just like a scholar with too much knowledge trying to write a novel... What you know will become a constraint on your thinking and logic.

"So what if the Nine Pillar Gods oppose us? Opposition means respect, respect brings influence, and enough influence equals power. When we ascend to the Dream Realm, we can use this to become Celestial Officials... or even Pillar Gods."

"You still don't realize the significance of the [Gate to the Past].

“It’s not about changing the past…it’s about changing the future.”

(End of this chapter)