CHAPTER 464: CHAPTER 274: BEACON_2

For even the Gods themselves are part of this surging torrent. If Gods truly were able to foresee all of the future with such certainty, they wouldn’t have fallen to their demise.

However, the Silver Dragon King showed no signs of anger at David’s offense. Instead, he spoke with unprecedented earnestness about a truth that even David, a traveler to this world, found absurd:

"To be precise, these wars are probably not happening in the world we are aware of, but in other ’worlds’. Do you believe in the existence of ’Parallel Worlds’?"

"What???" David was suddenly struck by the ridiculous feeling that the Silver Dragon King was the traveler, and he himself was the naive native.

Not just David, but even the Ancient Dragons who had not undergone the baptism of science found this topic somewhat over their heads. They all looked as though they didn’t understand but sensed its significance.

Only the Dragon Priests holding the Tablets of Prophecy looked on with a sense of pride.

Only they, who had truly ’participated’ in these wars, could genuinely perceive the existence of those Parallel Worlds.

Those wars... How bitter and full of Despair they were.

David indeed knew of the existence of ’Cataclysmic Remnant Sun’, a mirror plane called ’Emerald Dream’, thanks to the clues left by Nifadora’s mother.

But technically speaking, that was just an ’illusion’ created by an Ancient Green Dragon using magic to carve out a niche in the tides of time, existing within a tributary of time.

It couldn’t really be considered an actual parallel world; at most, it was a mirror plane, somewhat analogous to a cardiovascular bypass, still dependent on the original plane and world for its existence.

A so-called parallel world should at least encompass all possible branches of this Multiverse.

But if this theory were indeed true, what would that make him? Could it be that, unbeknownst to him, countless ’Traveler Davids’ had transmigrated to different parallel planes in various ways?

Uh... this...

Just as David felt his brain begin to overload from this information, he heard the Silver Dragon King actually trying to substantiate this possibility:

"This is not mere conjecture. Rumor has it that when Ancient Dragons enter their deep slumber to become Ancient Giant Dragons, they perceive ’counterparts’ of themselves in other worlds. When their consciousnesses unite, they become Ancient Giant Dragons. For Ancient Dragons who have lived for an exceedingly long time, these experiences, occurring during their slumbering dreams, feel more like a series of magnificent and bizarre dreams. Yet, upon awakening, both their power and ’knowledge’ have indeed undergone a dramatic leap."

In response, an Ancient Gold Dragon elder in the Supreme Dragon Court, who resembled a stone sculpture, slowly nodded, as if to confirm the truth in the Silver Dragon King’s words.

As he said this, the Silver Dragon King glanced meaningfully at David and continued,

"Regarding this, I believe the Dragon God’s experience upon ascending to godhood should be even more distinct."

David opened his mouth, then directly asked Dragon Mother Pafila in his mind, who was ’on the line’ because they had invoked ’Tiamat’:

"Mother? Have you ever had a similar experience?"

After a moment of silence, Pafila replied:

"I have indeed perceived experiences of myself working at a research institute on Blue Star. I previously attributed this to the influence of your fragmented memories."

David was somewhat confused by this revelation, but it seemed not entirely unacceptable.

So, according to the Silver Dragon King’s ’Parallel Worlds’ theory, his own mother was also a ’transmigrated’ PhD?

But this might also explain why Pafila, despite being a native of this world, could reverse-engineer most of its physics and engineering knowledge using only the ’rudimentary’ information in her head...

However, if even his mother, who had already ascended to godhood, only had such a vague awareness... After taking a good while to compose himself, David finally looked back at the Silver Dragon King and asked:

"Even if this hypothesis holds true, what significance could wars in those Parallel Worlds possibly have for us, living in this world?"

The Silver Dragon King, as if anticipating David’s question, swept his tail and said:

"Of course, it has significance. If so many worlds are, without exception, experiencing a war that would mean utter catastrophe for us, do you believe our world could possibly be spared?"

David nodded. "I think I understand your concerns now." He was, in effect, acknowledging the Silver Dragon King’s assertion.

Indeed, fate was something no one could be certain about, much like buying a lottery ticket. Extreme good luck and extreme misfortune were both highly improbable. What occurred most often was the median of common probability. So, this world would also face a potential war crucial to the fate of the Dragon Race?

But that didn’t make sense! Didn’t the war looming three years from now, one that concerned the destinies of both Dragons and High Elves, count?

David immediately asked, "Who are our enemies?"

"It varies." The Silver Dragon King’s answer was as David had expected, yet it only deepened his confusion.

Fate was indeed an elusive thing. Could it be that the fated enemy of this plane was the High Elves? Well, the ever-cautious Silver Dragon King was unwilling to gamble. Especially with both Dragon Gods currently absent. No one could guarantee that the plan to shatter The Slaying King Star was infallible.