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A larger part of it is his probing of Alaya and Gaia.
After all, Roland couldn't possibly have missed such simple logic as what Alaya and Gaia could think of. Therefore, he anticipated that Alaya and Gaia would react this way after he spoke, which allowed him to probe and glean some information.
But of course, Roland didn't have the habit of giving things away for free.
Unless the other party is about to die, and he sends them a sum of money in advance to make them happy so he can snatch it back later, Roland must be able to get back something he needs once he has put his chips in.
It's the same this time.
"I hope that my removal of the Lostbelt from the Type-Moon universe won't have any impact on you?"
"will not."
When Gaia heard Roland ask this question, he simply shook his head.
She wasn't thinking much, so she was speaking very bluntly.
"Those Lostbelts were just possibilities that Alaya and I discarded when we were shaping the human way. Anyway, they were meant to be discarded, so it doesn't matter if you take them."
"And even if it really does affect humanity, it doesn't matter—after all, even if the virtual world you mentioned can't connect the entire world, but only some Lostbelts, then these Lostbelts will have a completely new future. If such a future doesn't lead to the inevitable end, then the development path of this world is the true humanity, and the current humanity is the garbage that should be discarded."
Roland was not surprised by Gaia's reaction.
After all, Gaia is a genuinely straightforward person, so unless she's acting, she'll definitely say whatever comes to mind.
So after Roland nodded, he turned his attention to Alaya.
The questions Roland had asked earlier had actually revealed part of his plan. He deliberately steered the conversation in order to see Alaya and Gaia's attitudes—if it wasn't obvious, then it wouldn't have any effect.
Roland had a plan for Gaia's side, and then there was Alaya.
That's true!
Alaya smiled.
"However, we still need to take a look at the Void Realm. Just show us the portal between the Void Realm and other worlds, and we'll have a general idea of what's going on."
Roland smiled when he heard Alaya say that.
If Alaya's words only go this far today, then Roland feels that Alaya is already worthy of a death sentence.
After all, he brought out the item himself, and the logic behind it was very simple. It's normal that Gaia wouldn't think about his thoughts, but Alaya would definitely know.
If it really came down to dealing with Alaya, even Roland, who preferred simpler solutions to physical confrontation, would have chosen the most violent and direct method.
After all, even if Roland liked playing chess, he wasn't confident he could beat Alaya... no, in fact, he would almost certainly lose if it came down to playing chess!
The collection of primate unconsciousness—this is Alaya.
In other words, the power struggles that humans love most are part of the essence of Alaya.
Alaya is far wiser than the most intelligent sage in human history, more cunning than the most treacherous master strategist, more farsighted than the most visionary planner, more considerate of the overall situation than the most strategic strategist, and more adept at playing the game of benevolent rule than the most insightful emperor...
She understands humans better than humans do, and she's also better at playing the game with those fundamentally unchanging aspects of human nature.
Although Roland is not directly connected to Alaya in the Type-Moon world, he would never engage in a life-or-death battle with an existence like Alaya on a chessboard.
This is the core reason why he kept all his thoughts on this conversation to a minimum.
To duel with a chess player, to play chess with a warrior—this simple statement actually contains the most essential part of strategy.
Roland and Alaya revealed their cards.
And Alaya did not disappoint Roland, after saying the previous sentence, he decisively added another sentence.
“Oh dear, Roland, look at me, I’ve been so busy talking about us—after all, this is really important to us.”
"But this matter will bring us the most important benefits no matter what, and we can't let you suffer any losses."
"So Roland, feel free to make any requests you have, and Gaia and I will do our best to fulfill them~"
"Even if you raise your expectations too high, it's fine. After all, besides the two of us, the Root will also consider your wishes. What we can't do, it might be able to do."
Upon hearing that Alaya had filled in this part, Roland's smile widened even more.
"It's not that big—but you should have seen through the nature of the power I'm inviting you to; it's a power from another world."
"This power can be used even better in another world than here, because it requires Honkai energy to activate."
Roland thus smiled and pushed his own purpose forward.
"...So I want to spread Honkai energy into the Type-Moon world, and I hope you can help me."
This is the bargaining chip Roland wants to exchange.
The Cocoon of the End within him is equivalent to the control terminal for Honkai energy, so for him who possesses the Cocoon of the End, all Honkai energy is like his tentacles.
In the Honkai world, he can extinguish the Honkai eruption that erupts across the entire world with a single thought, and he can also instantly kill a civilization whose foundation is Honkai energy.
Roland didn't know who had left behind the Cocoon of the End in the Honkai world, but considering his current control over Honkai energy, he had a feeling that there might exist in this world with a higher level of control over Honkai energy than the Cocoon of the End...
If it weren't for the fact that once the Honkai world enters a period of prosperity, it will connect to the Void Realm, and the part that I know about will be completely cut off, then Roland might have completely separated the Honkai energy from civilization after the Honkai was resolved.
But no matter how developed the other side is, it is impossible for them to enforce the law across the world.
Otherwise, the opponent's testing ground would never be limited to the concept of a planet.
That means you have the greatest control over Honkai energy.
In that case, spreading Honkai energy in the Type-Moon world is the bargaining chip Roland needs.
If Alaya and Gaia cannot control Honkai energy, then I will have the opportunity and power to overturn the table.
If Alaya and Gaia have a way to use Honkai energy... then I'll understand what they mean, and I can feel more at ease using Honkai energy in the Honkai world.
This was Roland's idea.
Gaia nodded in agreement. Roland had already given her the future of the world, so Gaia would not refuse Roland's request.
Alaya understood what Roland meant and nodded with a smile.
Seeing their condition, Roland gave them the Honkai energy, allowing them to use their Counter Force to incorporate it into the technological development path of the Type-Moon world.
Afterwards, as Roland felt his vision of the Type-Moon world becoming clearer, he extended an invitation to Gaia and Alaya to travel to the virtual world.
Gaia and Alaya's true forms cannot pass through; only consciousness can—so Roland is not afraid of them when she arrives in the Void Realm.
Then Roland took the lead, followed by Gaia and Alaya. Once they arrived in the Void Realm, the negotiations were considered complete.
Everyone got what they wanted.
Gaia and Alaya began to confirm the future of the world, and Roland, through Gaia and Alaya's unhesitating act of spreading Honkai energy for him, began to try to trust them in some matters.
So Roland also had an idea.
It's not possible now, but once I trust them more, I can try inviting them to join the group.
....
150. From God Gaia and from God Alaya
After Roland had an idea, while showing Gaia and Alaya the situation in the Void Realm and the portal to another world, he also explained the matter of the gods to them in detail.
He didn't say what he shouldn't have, but that was enough for Alaya and Gaia to understand the divine group.
Although the Type-Moon universe doesn't use the term "gods," it does have something similar, so just like Medea, the two of them quickly understood what Roland meant by "gods."
And in the process, Gaia and Alaya finished seeing everything they needed to see.
"Although when the world is connected, it is indeed in the form of a Lostbelt—not every other world actually generates a Lostbelt."
Gaia offered his own perspective.
“Roland, your actions in the other world actually seem to me more like... no, the key point should be you. It was you who interfered with the other world, thus developing it in the direction you wanted. Finally, after achieving this goal, your virtual world was able to connect with the other world.”
That's the essence of it.
"So what you've achieved—interfering in the course of a world and allowing it to flourish—is actually a certain level of interference in another world."
"Then the other world will cut off the part that you interfered with and hand it over to you."
"The world records a possibility for the future, and you have obtained the world fragments you needed... Well, I think that's how it should be described, rather than calling it Lostbelt."
"In that case, I've also seen the virtual world. If world fragments can connect, then the world itself must be able to as well."
"It's just that you need to interfere in the world on a much larger scale to do that."
Gaia revealed the essence of the problem, while Alaya smiled and filled in the rest.
"It's called interference, but the actual process is very complex, so you just need to understand the essence. You can basically think of it as creating Lostbelts."
"Besides, there's no need to connect the entire world directly. The more distant places are things that need to be considered from the root. Gaia and I are already struggling to think about things on Earth."
"So if Roland, all you want to do is connect the parts related to human ethics, then all you need to do now is repeat what you're already doing a few more times~"
“I remember you call your modern world this, right? This place should count as one. And since you’re exploring parallel worlds, that can count as one too. And Britain, let’s add that here as well—that’ll make about three.”
“If you create three more Lostbelts, you can then connect the human realm with your virtual world.”
Hearing Alaya say this, Roland frowned slightly. He had some guesses about this, but he couldn't be sure... Seeing Roland's expression, Alaya spoke up again to explain.
"You just had Gaia and me spread the Honkai energy, right? Your interference with humanity mainly comes from this aspect. The three Lostbelts you're going to create next are like claws used to reinforce the connection, something like that."
When Alaya said this, Roland knew he had guessed correctly.
Essentially, it means that to get a certain part of the world, you need to make significant interventions in that part—and if the world is willing to give it up, you can get the whole part; if the world doesn't give it up, you can only get some fragments.