Chapter 1938 The Main Frame.
Whether they succeeded or failed, they had nothing to gain from this besides the continuity of their universe.
Most of them would be dead by the time the universe thoroughly disintegrated into nothingness within the Blighted Grounds, which meant this problem was for future generations.
So why would they invest their time and resources in creating a powerful entity with the authority to kill them with a mere snap of a finger?
Fortunately, none had any hopes of this working out, leaving Empress Emily to her own devices.
'Sucess or failure, it's too soon to make a judgment.' Empress Emily replied calmly as she gazed at Emilia and the rest of the first batch.
Besides Emilia, they seemed quite shaken too.
"That was a fun ride." Emilia laughed in glee while clapping her hands, "I just lived a whole life being the ruler of the Milky Way."
"What's next? Do I make modifications to make myself into an explorer?"
She wondered out loud, seemingly having not an ounce of remorse for the destruction of the entire universe...
'No signs of emotional or physical instability...' Empress Emily thought, 'As expected, she is a psychopath...The perfect candidate.'
Empress Emily had already run different diagnoses on every candidate for the sake of finding the true candidates with the potential of going all the way.
While the rest believed that it was Rhyzel due to his tough uprising, in reality, Emilia scored the highest.
...
A couple of hours later, Felix received Intel from Queen Ai about each candidate's journey in their new universes.
Since this mission was for the sake of saving the universe, all experiences within each universe were shared amongst the candidates.
It was done like this in order for the candidates to learn from each other's mistakes and avoid repeating the same strategies.
When Felix spectated a summary of Rhyzel's other life, he realized why his mind broke down...
"He also created a new race to merge our genes with and succeeded in obtaining a cultivation system." Felix sighed, "But, he made a grave mistake by changing his upbringing."
He saw how Rhyzel had made slight adjustments that resulted in his nation living in peace, which caused his parents to remain alive and for him to have an actual blessed childhood.
But, this caused his entire perspective in life to change, causing a drastic shift in his personality compared to the real one.
While he was a vicious commander outside, he grew up in the new universe as a kind human being, who had the chance to marry and have a child.
"I see..."
The dots kept connecting in Felix's mind as the path forward finally started to take form.
"One last question, will the universe's heart authority be respected even if it remained without consciousness compared to the rest of the hearts?"
"Yes."
The moment Felix received the answer, a faint foxy smirk took shape on his lips.
"Thanks, that's all I need for now."
For the next couple of hours, the only sound active in the consciousness space was Felix's calm breathing.
He used every source of data obtained from the failures of his peers to perfect his old strategy.
The fog that was clouding his mind before was slowly fading away, clearing his vision at last.
Felix never claimed himself to be the smartest in the room, but what defined him from the others was his ability to weave data into an impeccable plan.
Unlike many people, he couldn't care less about the source of the data or how he obtained it...Even if it meant blatantly copying someone's else tactic and building upon it.
That's exactly what he did...
After countless days with his head buried in holograms, Felix finally stood up, his legs shaking from sitting for too long.
"This is it...This is the main frame for now." He uttered with a tint of zeal as he gazed at the central hologram.
It resembled a detective board with thousands of pictures and data all linked with holographic lines at the center.
In Felix's board, the center was a monolith with hundreds of inscriptions written in celestial language and a single drawing at the very top.
As Felix reached out with his finger toward the monolith, a hopeful smile took form.
"As long as the three celestial hearts take the bait, I can perfect the path as I go..."
Although he appeared doubtful a bit if his strategy would work, deep down, he was certain that the three celestial hearts would bite hard on the bait.
In his eyes, for omnipotent beings with immortality and powers to do whatever they desired, there was only one thing they would seek if they had no possession of it...Freedom!
Felix had created the perfect scheme to strip them of it.
"It's time to test the waters."