Returning to her body, Ding Yun quickly submitted her newly written trial report and then specifically opened her consciousness chip to check the results of the trial reports she had previously submitted.
She wanted to see if her salary had been deposited.
Before she could even check her account balance, she noticed several private messages had appeared in her personal information section.
Fearing there might be something important, Ding Yun, as a matter of course, checked her private messages first.
The first private message was from her mother, stating that she was planning to travel to universes outside the Origin Universe and might be unreachable for a short period, so Ding Yun shouldn't worry.
The second was a thank-you letter from her home universe, expressing gratitude for their generous contributions, which had temporarily saved their universe from the crisis of extinction and given them a glimmer of hope for rebirth.
The third was from Jin Xinxin. He didn't specify the matter but said he had something extremely important to discuss with her and asked Ding Yun to contact him immediately upon seeing the message.
Considering that he had rarely tricked her before, if he said it was important, it must truly be important.
Therefore, Ding Yun contacted him immediately.
It was a holographic mental power video call.
The next second, Ding Yun's mental power appeared in the communication space constructed by the consciousness chip. A few seconds later, Jin Xinxin also appeared. As soon as he arrived, Jin Xinxin casually waved his hand, constructing a complete set of mental relaxation and massage equipment within this consciousness communication space.
He invited Ding Yun to lie down beside him for a massage.
And only after they were both lying down did he say:
"I'm really contacting you for a major matter this time. I assume you've received the thank-you letter from your home universe. It might have mentioned that the universe has a glimmer of hope for rebirth. The main point I want to talk about is this."
"I received it. What exactly does it mean? I didn't quite understand how the universe has a glimmer of hope for rebirth. Wasn't it said before that such dying universes could only be delayed for a few thousand or tens of thousands of years?"
Ding Yun had felt a bit strange when she saw the private message, but because she saw Jin Xinxin's message afterward, she didn't have time to search for what was happening.
So, she could only ask directly now.
"Recently, the Origin Universe has unveiled a new technology called Universe Rebirth Technology. They say that with enough cosmic origin and this technology,
universes on the verge of extinction can be revitalized. They also claim that after doing this nine times, the universe can accumulate enough origin to advance, either from an ordinary universe to a multiverse or from an ordinary universe to a boundless-level universe. In short, it's a beneficial technology with no downsides.
Compared to the past where universes could only hope for advancement through constant cycles of extinction and rebirth, this new technology, although more troublesome, guarantees advancement from the Origin Universe. It also eliminates the need for universes to experience extinction and rebirth, losing vast amounts of civilization.
That's why your home universe sent this thank-you letter.
The thanks are probably fake; the real intention is to get you to continue contributing origin. Besides those soft-hearted individuals like yourselves, those genuinely willing to donate origin were always a minority.
Including me, I haven't donated a single bit.
Because our idea was that prolonging existence for a few tens of thousands of years was meaningless, as it would eventually lead to extinction anyway.
At most, it wouldn't be this generation of civilizations that died,
but a new generation born after their demise.
But now it's different. Now, as long as there's enough origin, the universe doesn't have to go extinct and can regain its initial vitality, extending its entire cosmic era. If you continue to donate, it can be extended further.
This has made even your mother and my mother, who hadn't donated before, consider it. Furthermore, the Cosmic Administration has promised that once their accumulated origin is sufficient to rebirth the universe, all donors will be allowed to witness the event at the Origin of the Universe according to the amount of their donation. The more origin donated, the closer the viewing distance.
It is said that the changes within the Origin of the Universe during rebirth are no less than those during the initial birth of the universe, and the laws are even more complete and comprehensive. If one can witness it live, the benefits are undoubtedly immense. Therefore, the number of people willing to donate has suddenly increased by tens of thousands of times.
For your group, who provided support in times of need, the Cosmic Administration is very grateful for your contributions. The origin you donated back then will be calculated at a ratio of one to ten compared to the origin donated now when the universe's rebirth contribution is assessed. In short, it's a very worthwhile matter.
Well, apart from informing you about this matter.
There's also the fact that your mother has signed up for a new job launched by the Origin Universe – the task of pioneering new universes. I must say, at her age, she still possesses a spirit of adventure.
She doesn't like doing anything that isn't stimulating!"
"Uh, right, this task pays extremely high wages.
For every small plane, every small world occupied,
one can receive a five percent origin commission.
Although the process involves risks, the protective measures provided by the Origin Universe are quite good, and one won't die anyway.
My mother, thinking I'm too lazy and useless here, specially signed me up. I'll be going in a while. I definitely wouldn't forget about you for such a great opportunity, which is why I sent you a private message. You should be able to calculate this task yourself; the reward will definitely far exceed the golden finger part-time job!"
Perhaps knowing Ding Yun's personality, Jin Xinxin, for once, didn't beat around the bush or waste words. He straightforwardly said most of what he needed to say all at once, leaving Ding Yun to digest it for quite a while.
After a long pause, she inquired in more detail:
"If I recall correctly, the so-called new universe pioneering is essentially the Origin Universe discovering unfamiliar universes not incorporated into its system and intending to annex them entirely, is that correct?"
"Ah, why do you care about that?
Yes, frankly speaking, it's an invasion. But weren't many civilizations' initial great voyages of planets and later great voyages of the universe like this? Moreover, the Origin Universe's invasion doesn't involve enslaving them. In fact, for most civilizations, they can't even observe this level.
The Origin Universe does this to strengthen the entire cosmic sea. Only when the cosmic sea is vast enough can it resist the chaotic tides that occur every three hundred billion years.
Although this interval is quite long, many universes become extinct before the chaotic tides arrive. However, it's ultimately not a bad thing. You shouldn't overthink it."
Jin Xinxin said indifferently while enjoying the mentally soothing massage.
They weren't invaders who committed massacres.
Their invasion was focused on the origin. In other aspects, there were generally no significant impacts, and it could even bring benefits to the internal civilizations.
Why dwell on it so much?
"I'm not dwelling on the issue of justice or injustice. I'm concerned that I haven't taken the relevant courses for this, and I'll probably have to spend time catching up. Also, I might have to quit my current job, which is quite troublesome."
Since the Origin Universe didn't encounter new universes frequently, Ding Yun hadn't considered that she might be involved in this work back then, so she hadn't taken the relevant courses at all.
Moreover, if she were to participate in this work, she would definitely have to quit her current job. One was a high-paying short-term job, and the other was a low-paying long-term job.
It was quite a dilemma.
Soon, Jin Xinxin continued to comfort her:
"Oh, don't worry. No one will snatch your current job from you. Just take a leave of absence. It's easy to take a leave of absence for a hundred or eighty years these days.
Anyway, you don't get paid when you're on leave.
You can take leave for as long as you want.
Our department has always been known as the retirement department, you know this. It's not a big deal.
As for how to carry out new universe pioneering,
Oh, you don't need to specifically study it. I can tell you directly, it's very simple. The first step the Origin Universe takes when invading other universes is to restrain the cosmic consciousness. Although the Origin Universe Administration can easily destroy other universes' cosmic consciousness, to ensure the future development of the new universe,
the cosmic consciousness cannot be directly destroyed, so the Origin Universe can only restrain and trap it.
Once the Origin Universe has completely eroded it,
and imprinted its mark, there will be no problem.
And what we need to do is to help the Origin Universe accelerate this process. However, we ourselves are not qualified to participate in cosmic-level operations. So, what we need to do is very simple: go to each small world or life planet and imprint our mark.
Imprint our own mark with the aura of the Origin Universe.
This not only helps the Origin Universe erode the newly discovered universe but also facilitates the calculation of specific contributions.
As more worlds and life planets are imprinted, their resistance will decrease, and the Origin Universe's erosion speed will increase.
As for how to imprint the mark...
There are actually many methods.
One is to expand one's influence as much as possible. When personal influence reaches a certain level, one can easily imprint their mark on the origin of the world or the origin of the life planet.
In summary, it's about using human hearts to represent the heart of heaven.
By swaying the natives of that world or planet, it's enough to easily suppress the world consciousness or planet consciousness.
And imprint our own mark.
If the planet or world is itself facing a crisis, that's even better. By saving that world or planet from its crisis, not only can the imprint be made more easily, but one can also gain the gratitude of the world or planet, and when traveling to other worlds or planets in that universe, the repulsion encountered will be less.
Another method is, if there's a destined child or a main world destiny thread within the planet or world, killing the destined child and disrupting the main world destiny thread can also relatively easily cripple the world consciousness or planet consciousness, and engrave one's own mark into their origin.
These are relatively gentle invasion methods. Another more aggressive method is slaughter and destruction. As long as enough destruction is caused, the world consciousness and planet consciousness will also fall into a weakened state. However, the Origin Universe does not recommend this operational mode. It is said that the reason it is only not recommended and not forbidden
is because there are some predatory and destructive civilizations in many universes. Those civilizations are inherently evil. For the worlds and life planets where such civilizations exist, destruction is rather like removing a tumor.
It is precisely because of these factors that
the Origin Universe has not absolutely forbidden this operation.
That's roughly all of it. Also, your main job can be put on hold, but the golden finger part-time job can continue completely. This is because many golden fingers in the golden finger department have already entered the final testing phase and do not require you to specifically try them out and write trial reports. You just need to use them as normal golden fingers.
If there are no accidents during the process, you can give a good review.
The golden fingers that have entered the final testing phase have already been tried out for three full rounds and have been tested by at least one hundred staff members. After addressing all the issues submitted by the staff, they are generally perfected golden fingers.
The probability of encountering problems is very low.
Even if there are problems in the future, as long as you didn't have any issues during your use, it won't be your fault.
Moreover, carrying a golden finger to pioneer new universes
should be more convenient.
I've applied for a corresponding part-time job.
Do you want to do it too? You're already working part-time in the golden finger department, so it'll be easier for you than for me.
You just need to transfer positions."
"Then please handle it for me, thank you..."
Regardless of how she looked at it, following Jin Xinxin's suggestion would bring her more benefits, so Ding Yun readily agreed and even thanked Jin Xinxin, which was rare.
"Ah, that's comfortable.
To actually get a thank you from you, I already guessed you would agree. The procedures are already being processed for you.
I'll send it to you later, and you just need to confirm it."
Lying beside Ding Yun, Jin Xinxin heard Ding Yun's thanks and immediately smiled faintly with a slight curl of his lips.
Then he began to explain more detailed aspects.
For example, when entering worlds for the new universe pioneering task, one would still borrow others' bodies, but there would be no need to complete their last wishes, and the restrictions in various aspects would be significantly reduced.
Also, when completing the new universe pioneering task and entering other worlds, one's own abilities would not be sealed. One could even buy seventeen or eighteen golden fingers to bring in if they wished.
Some people even brought robot armies.
Of course, with these advantages, there are also disadvantages, such as being easily discovered and targeted by the world consciousness or planet consciousness after entering worlds or planets not yet under the control of the Origin Universe.
The more foreign items brought into the world, the easier it is to be targeted, or the more severely one will be targeted.
Even the Supreme Refinement Mystic Art wouldn't help.
This is because the Supreme Refinement Mystic Art cannot instantly eliminate the aura of a foreign world. Even if it takes the shortest amount of time, it still requires time. This amount of time is sufficient for the world consciousness or planet consciousness to discover it, and their resistance to outsiders is instinctive.
Therefore, being targeted is only natural.
Once they have been noticed, eliminating the aura using the Supreme Refinement Mystic Art will not hide them.
However, even so, the aura must be eliminated.
Because if the aura is not eliminated, one will only be targeted more severely. If it is eliminated, at least things will be slightly better.
For this reason, the new universe pioneering task undoubtedly carries some risks. If you don't want to be an unlucky person and constantly face danger, so much so that you could choke to death on a sip of water, after entering a new world, it is best to accumulate some merit and make some contributions first.
This can slightly confuse the world consciousness.
It can also give yourself some breathing room.
You can then carry out your schemes relatively safely and complete the mission.
After understanding all this information, Ding Yun immediately said goodbye to Jin Xinxin, hung up the communication, and began to go through the procedures: suspending her main job, transferring her part-time position, and signing up for the most popular new universe pioneering task.
Of course, while busy with these matters, Ding Yun did not forget to search for related information herself.
Although she trusted that Jin Xinxin would not trick her,
it was undoubtedly more appropriate for her to understand some things herself. Moreover, the information Jin Xinxin revealed was not entirely comprehensive. If she didn't prepare in advance, and then encountered something he didn't mention, she would suffer.
Ding Yun was aware of this.
After being busy for three days, Ding Yun was fully prepared.
She took the final test version of the Any Door given to her by the golden finger department and queued up to enter the newly established New Universe Pioneering Department, for her first randomly assigned world.