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Chapter 1373 - Chapter 1373 Chapter 421 How can you be sure that the world

Chapter 1373: Chapter 421: How can you be sure that the world you live in is real?_2 Chapter 1373: Chapter 421: How can you be sure that the world you live in is real?_2 Just now I wasn’t entirely sure, but now I’m certain.

Watching Leonard Churchill furrow his brow in deep thought, Pursuer of Light Farlo spoke in a calm tone, “Are you wondering why I am aware that I am in the Alternate Dimension, without having my cognition altered by the Spatial Will?”

Facing such a senior, Leonard Churchill had nothing to hide, “Yes. Would you please enlighten me.”

Since the other party could hear what he said, there was nothing that needed to be avoided anymore.

Although wearing a mask, Leonard Churchill saw, through the eye holes of the mask, a pair of profound eyes that seemed to penetrate all the secrets of the world.

Upon hearing this question, Pursuer of Light Farlo smiled mysteriously, “You…”

He didn’t answer directly but instead, looking up with a smile, asked slowly and with a calm voice, “How can you be sure that you are truly alive? Or rather, how can you be certain that the world you live in is the real world?”

The moment these words were uttered, though the voice was not loud, it burst like thunder in his ears.

Leonard Churchill was stunned on the spot.

He had assumed that the other party could detect the Alternate Dimension possibly due to some logical flaw in the universe.

He hadn’t expected such a question.

To the average person, this seemingly simple yet absurd question would likely be hard to grasp.

However, not only had Leonard Churchill traveled through worlds, but he had also crossed through time!

This question had once troubled him: what, in essence, is the world?

Now, hearing Pursuer of Light Faro’s question, Leonard Churchill felt as if a certain deep-seated cognition in his soul had been touched.

Exactly!

How can I be certain that I’m in the real world?

Could it be that I am in an Alternate Dimension with ‘Adventurers’ participating and I am a Non-Player Character?

Is it just because a Spatial Will’s patch makes me completely believe that my world’s logic is self-consistent and real?

…

This question seemed to turn the roles around.

Just like the scene before him.

An “Adventurer” asked me a question.

Leonard Churchill began to doubt his own existence.

Yet, upon further thought, he couldn’t affirm whether he was in the real world!

Lately, he had been spending time in the Dreamland World every day. In that world, all human perceptions can be simulated through the Spirit!

People indulging in dreams would also feel that their world is real.

If the dream doesn’t end, then that illusory world remains real.

So…

Is the reality I believe in truly existent?

If it is real, how can I prove it?

A myriad of thoughts suddenly sprang up in Leonard Churchill’s mind.

But no matter how he deduced, he couldn’t prove it.

Pursuer of Light Faro glanced at Leonard Churchill; a wise light flickered in his eyes, clearly noting that the other was in a state of sudden enlightenment, and he inwardly praised him.

He continued saying, “I am a Bard. In my tales, I’ve written many stories that are rather interesting. And in the stories, those who listen to my tales in the tavern come to life in the eyes of others. Moreover, I can materialize them into the real world, allowing them to live just as real humans do. So… are the characters in my stories truly alive? Is the world in my stories truly existent?”

“To the characters in the novel, the novel’s world is real. Does that make it unquestionably unreal to the reader?”

“If a novel’s world is logically consistent and has perfect Universe Laws, then what makes it different from the real world?”

“Alternate Dimension is the same. How can you be sure that you are not in another Alternate Dimension?”

“…”

Leonard Churchill had seen this ability before.

Noah Wright had once created “Mushroomhead” using his own power.

Upon hearing this, Leonard Churchill felt as if some boundaries of his cognition were beginning to blur.

He even started to doubt whether he was now in the Alternate Dimension.

It felt as though his own worldview had been shattered by someone.

Shattered into fragments scattered all over the place.

“Such a fascinating world… how can I not prove that it truly exists…”

“If the world is not real, then do I truly exist?”

“Then, where does the meaning of life lie?”

“…”

At this moment, everything in the world became unreal.

Disheartened.

Leonard Churchill felt like a sun being extinguished, slowly sinking into endless darkness.

It was a thought even more despairing than death.

He couldn’t find the direction and was lost in the endless dark.

Yet his pursuit of truth, deep in his heart, made him start collecting the fragments bit by bit, trying to piece together his world again.

A new world, a real one.

…

Time passed in an indistinguishable chaos.

It seemed like a moment, yet also like an eternity.

In Leonard Churchill’s mind, “I Am the World” operated automatically, deducing countless logical threads.

At first it was just one thread, stretching out endlessly.

But it wasn’t enough.

Then it became a net.

Still not enough.

And then…

He felt as if he were a sun, whose radiance illuminated the entire world.

His thoughts continued to deduce, growing fainter like dimming light, but as long as he remained within the circle of light, it represented a world he could comprehend… a world of truth.

Those logical constructs seemed to build a universe, small perhaps, but at this moment, Leonard Churchill felt as if he had finally grasped the sensation of controlling a universe.

Unaware, Enlightenment prompted, “You’ve gained insight, ‘I am the World’ experience +333, proficiency level 4, and you’ve comprehended ‘Cognition Domain.'”