『天啓予報』第95章　修正値

The current boundary correction value, or what is called the degree of deviation.
The gods receive the worship and sacrifices of humanity, but the gods do not do anything for people just because they demand worship and sacrifice.
Conversely, it is by them doing something that humans come to hold worship and fear, and perform worship and sacrifice.
If the Crow were here, he might say it even more clearly to Huai Shi.
Divine spirits are necessary parts to maintain and complete this world—making it rain or spreading disasters is just a trivial part of their work, not something done out of concern for the evaluation of mortals.
To them, they are merely fulfilling the mission given to them at the center of the world. This can be called their nature, or it can be called their destiny; in the end, it is the same thing.
It is much like how people must eat and drink to live.
A fifth-tier Sublimator with the characteristics of a divine spirit grows through the miracle they possess, follows their essence, and alters the world.
For example, the Qilin. Its essence is determined, and Fu Zanguang must follow that destiny, subdue all beasts, and maintain the peace of the current boundary—if Fu Zanguang did not have such a determination, he could never have become a Qilin.
Every fifth-tier Stigmata Sublimator has a destiny and runs for it. Whether it is to obtain great power or to realize the ambition of making oneself and one's destiny one, they always do so.
Regardless of the righteousness or size of the destiny that the miracle possesses, every fifth-tier Sublimator brings a certain alteration to the current boundary.
They create a certain deviation between all things and their originally determined trajectories.
That is the definition of the current boundary correction value.
It could be said to be a numerical representation of the miracles created by Sublimators.
If governing a chaotic world is a correction, then environmental pollution and destruction generate deviation—correction and deviation are ultimately the same thing. In the sense of changing the world.
This entire world is like data, and because of the Sublimators, the numbers sometimes rise and sometimes fall... if not suppressed, the current boundary might have long since become like a pot of stew.
This is where the significance of the job of an Inspector lies—to ensure that all things in the universe do not return to ashes in this turmoil.
Having said this much, Satomi Kohaku sighed.
"Garuda is a servant and mount of the gods. You know what its destiny is without me saying it, right?"
Huai Shi was startled.
"Become a pawn of evil... and open the way?"
Satomi Kohaku nodded.
That is exactly the plan of the Nine Phoenixes.
It is truly killing three birds with one stone.
By changing its form through a change in the route of sublimation, it escapes from the dead end of the sublimation route called the Nine Phoenixes and succeeds in advancing to Garuda. Then, by utilizing the characteristics of Garuda, it opens the way to the Demon City. Simultaneously with the completion of the plan, it generates a large deviation through the great achievement it created, compensates for the defect of congenital deficiency, and becomes an excellent person even among the fifth tier.
It is like a fish passing through a gate to become a dragon.
Opening a passage to the Demon City was completely unrealistic for the original Nine Phoenixes. It is almost impossible for a fierce bird that eats souls to be a harbinger.
But for Garuda, who has been the mount of Vishnu for many years, that is its professional duty.
"If the way to the Demon City is really opened, wouldn't a deviation of at least 0.09% or more be created?"
Satomi Kohaku clicked her tongue.
"You can jump straight to the top class of fifth-tier Sublimators."
"With just 0.09%?"
Huai Shi opened his eyes wide in surprise.
"That number is not small. If the degree of deviation reaches 3%, small and medium-sized countries will be destroyed. If it reaches 20%, the entire current boundary will be in danger. Do you know what the degree of deviation was during World War I? Only 41%! At the most dangerous time, it was five minutes until the Astronomical Society rang the Bell of the End."
By the time they finished talking, the two were almost crouching at the bottom of the stairs.
The light from above was too intense.
Stigmata with negative attributes like the two of them are innately suppressed, and if they are not careful, humans might evaporate.
At that moment, they heard the sound of a whirlwind rising. Amidst the angry cries of Garuda, the light burned and swirled like ocean waves.
It finally shed its skin and crawled out of the abyss, slowly spreading its hole-ridden wings, and little by little escaped the shackles of the current boundary.
In front of it, a black gap slowly widened. Deep inside the gap, flows of light, rainbow colors, and countless bubble-like figures could be faintly seen.
But what surprised Huai Shi was...
"What's with those wings?"
The hole-ridden wings could be called miserable, and it seemed difficult to fly with them.
"Wasn't the advancement incomplete?"
Someone said behind Huai Shi.
"It must be a congenital deficiency. There was a problem with the ritual. It couldn't completely wash away its own yin attributes, and some remained, which must have collided with Garuda."
Huai Shi and Satomi Kohaku turned around. Huai Shi tried to point the axe he was holding and ask where they came from, and then he was dumbfounded.
"Liu?"
Huai Shi asked in surprise.
"Why are you here?"
"Don't joke. As a recorder for the Astronomical Society, I have to come. Why are you here?"
Liu Dongli smoked his cigarette calmly.
"What a coincidence."
Huai Shi laughed.
"I'm trying to earn some credit to get my sentence reduced early... when did you come?"
"When you guys were talking about deviation. You were serious, so I didn't interrupt. By the way, I sent the seriously injured people below, so you don't have to worry."
Liu Dongli also lay flat on the stairs, took out a telescope to look at Garuda, and sighed in admiration.
"Ah, it's terrible. Why did it end up like that? I did something bad..."
Huai Shi was surprised and immediately looked at Liu Dongli with suspicious eyes.
"Those wings... are they your fault?"
"It's embarrassing to say."
Liu Dongli smoked his cigarette deliciously.
"A few days ago, the investigation revealed that the All-Bird Banquet was a shop opened by the people of Guijing. Moreover, they were secretly collecting bird eyes. I had no idea what they were doing."
"And then?"
"So I thought. Whatever they are doing, I should strike first."
Liu Dongli began to speak triumphantly.
"So, while I was having a meal with you, I secretly went to the kitchen and mixed in bat and duck eyes. After that, I mixed a few eels into the poisonous snakes they bought... I didn't expect such an effect."
"You took me on a spy mission under the guise of treating me to a meal. Don't you have any conscience!"
"You were eating happily too! And with my money. That day you ate over 800 yuan by yourself!"
Liu Dongli showed his anger when he said this much.
"Why didn't you say you were in a growth spurt when someone treats you!"
While complaining to Huai Shi, Liu Dongli knelt on the stairs and took down the sniper rifle accessories from his back. He assembled the support with practiced hands, placed the barrel, looked into the scope, and aimed at the reborn Garuda while receiving the pouring light that seemed to crack his face.
"What are you doing?"
Huai Shi looked blankly at the set of frontier relic machinery that posed no threat. He thought Liu Dongli had gone crazy.
"You don't intend to shoot him to death with that, do you?"
"I don't know if it will die."
Heat and smoke rose from Liu Dongli's eyeballs, and his double pupils trembled. In the scorching pain, he gritted his teeth and muttered.
"I hope I can inflict a serious wound."
In an instant, he pulled the trigger.
The barrel shook.
The bullet flew out of the barrel, left the whistling wind behind, plunged into the abyss in an instant, and pierced through the light.
It hit Garuda in the chest.
And nothing happened.
Not even a single hair fell off, and Garuda didn't seem to notice it had been shot.
Satomi Kohaku witnessed the grand feat of Don Quixote challenging the windmill and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"It's useless, brother."
Huai Shi shook his head and took out some ointment from his pocket. He didn't know if this would work for the burns on his eyes.
While bleeding from his right eye, Liu Dongli exhaled the smoke in his lungs with a relieved expression. He rubbed out the cigarette butt on the ground and finally looked at the two country bumpkins.
"Have you ever heard of laser guidance?"
Before he finished speaking, the sky shook violently.
A large hole suddenly opened at the top of Garuda's head.
The wind roared.
From the dark tunnel, the brilliance of two dazzling lights suddenly appeared. Along with the roar of iron rails being trampled, a high-pitched scream was heard, deafening the ears.
--A subway train is entering the station!

Translator's comment:
Indeed, in Chapter 52, during the meal at the All-Bird Banquet, Liu Dongli was away from his seat for a long time... I didn't expect the foreshadowing to be recovered after so much time...