After discovering the secrets hidden within the history and laws of Buserite, Dorothy began to spend time researching the patterns that existed within them more deeply and carefully.
Dorothy began to conduct some preliminary tests on the fabricated history of Buserite in various ways to summarize its nature and patterns.
First, Dorothy could confirm that the only current method to create and enter a fabricated history world was by compiling a false history to extend the Buserite dynasties that had long since perished on the basis of real history. As long as the history of a dynasty was compiled to a point within the timeline of real history, those who came into contact with the false history manuscript would be able to enter the corresponding fabricated history world.
During the process of compiling a false history, the Spirituality of "enlightenment" needed to be consumed. The longer the false history compiled, the more Spirituality was needed. However, from the overall consumption rate, the consumption was not very large.
Dorothy believed that the extremely vast fabricated history world could not have been constructed with the little Spirituality she provided. Therefore, the main power constructing the fabricated history world should be the masterpiece of the wisp of divine power entrenched in Buserite. Dorothy felt that the little Spirituality she contributed was merely guiding this divine power.
After compiling the false history of the Santo Dynasty, Dorothy also tried compiling the false histories of some dynasties before the Santo Dynasty. As a result, after compiling up to the current time point, she also entered the corresponding fabricated history world. That is to say, Dorothy could create fabricated history worlds of different dynasties by compiling and extending the histories of different dynasties.
These fabricated history worlds were generated based on the basic settings provided by Dorothy, automatically filling in a large number of details. Theoretically, Dorothy could use that divine power to create various fabricated history worlds with different histories and settings, but these settings could not be determined arbitrarily.
The fabricated history worlds created by Dorothy had to conform to the basic laws of historical development and the basic situation of Buserite. Fabricated history worlds with settings that were too outrageous or too far beyond the basic laws of history would not be generated.
For example, Dorothy once set a dynasty and wrote an extremely exaggerated development history for it, stating that within the 150 years of stable development, there were numerous talents and endless technological revolutions. Finally, it ushered in a technological explosion and great development of productivity. By today, 1361, it had developed into a civilization with high technology, capable of flying out of this planet and using superluminal spacecraft to open up colonies in the universe.
In terms of historical development laws, no civilization can leap from the stage of just breaking away from tribal alliances to the stage of interstellar colonization in just over a hundred years. Therefore, such a fabricated history world does not exist, and Dorothy could not create it. When the historical records were written to 1361, absolutely nothing happened.
In addition to this setting, Dorothy also tried various settings, attempting to make the created fabricated history world deviate from the basic laws of history. For example, setting at a certain point in time, a mysterious virus suddenly appeared in Buserite, infecting everyone in the entire civilization into supernaturally capable mutants, and eventually, this group of mutants established a civilization. For example, setting that aliens suddenly visited and imparted advanced knowledge to the local indigenous people of Buserite, thereby allowing the indigenous dynasty to achieve a technological leap. For example, directly setting that a dynasty unearthed the ruins of the former dwarf civilization and obtained the advanced technology and equipment of the dwarf civilization, and so on. For example, making a dynasty sincerely believe in the Shining Light Church, and having Holy Mountain send an Archbishop with a large number of scriptures to be stationed there, and so on...
These settings were all attempts by Dorothy to make the fabricated history world deviate from the laws of historical development through the method of deus ex machina, but they still failed. In the continuous attempts, Dorothy also realized some other principles for creating fabricated history worlds. While the developing dynasties in the compiled false history must conform to historical laws, the scope of interference in the fabricated history world and the resources used in its development can only be limited to within Buserite.
Dorothy could not make the dynasties in the fabricated history world mine minerals that did not exist in the real history of Buserite, nor could she make powers that did not exist in the real history of Buserite appear in the fabricated history world. She could not even allow forces outside of Buserite to interfere on a large scale. All the fabricated history dynasties that Dorothy could create were relatively closed.
Dorothy could establish multiple fabricated history worlds simultaneously, but the origin of each fabricated history world must be the history of a short-lived dynasty that had already perished in real history. Dorothy could not create fabricated history dynasties out of thin air. Each short-lived dynasty in real history could create one fabricated history world. Although there could not be many, Dorothy could arbitrarily recharge or modify a fabricated history world by simply modifying the content of the corresponding false historical records.
Dorothy could not bring anything from any fabricated history world back into real history, but she could leave things from real history in the fabricated history world. Previously, after Dorothy deliberately left one of her Corpse Puppets in the fabricated history world and returned herself, she then rewrote the history of 1361 and went back to that fabricated history world of the Santo Dynasty, only to find that the Corpse Puppet was still there, but it had decayed and weathered into just a skeleton.
After several tests, Dorothy understood the reason for this. When Dorothy crossed out a year record in the false historical record corresponding to a fabricated history world, it would cause the corresponding year to disappear, but the present-day things left in that year would not disappear. Instead, they would be squeezed up or down to other recorded times in the fabricated history world. If there were no years below, they would only go back up.
Previously, Dorothy left a Corpse Puppet in 1361 of the Santo fabricated history. After Dorothy crossed out the record of 1361 and returned, the Corpse Puppet left by Dorothy was sent to the previous year recorded by Dorothy for the Santo fabricated history, 1357. Then, after Dorothy wrote the record of 1361 back and returned, she found the Corpse Puppet, which had turned into a skeleton, at the place where she had left it. This was because it had experienced a full 4 years in the fabricated history world. After returning to 1357 due to the disappearance of the 1361 year, it truly waited there for 4 years until Dorothy returned after completing the 1361 record. 4 years was enough time for a Corpse Puppet that had lost the support of spiritual threads to turn directly into a skeleton.
In addition to these attempts, Dorothy also roughly figured out why things from real history were completely unnoticed in the eyes of the people in the fabricated history world. It was because things from real history were outsiders to the people in the fabricated history world. To make the people in the fabricated history world aware of the presence of visitors from real history, a specific identity, one that fit the setting, had to be specially written for the visitors in the false history. After that, people from real history could interact with the people in the fabricated history world by playing that identity.
When conducting similar experiments and attempts, Dorothy directly created an identity for herself as the daughter of a merchant from outside Buserite, and created an identity for one of her Corpse Puppets as a merchant father. Dorothy and her Corpse Puppet successfully operated in the Santo fabricated history with these identities, able to converse, communicate, buy and sell, and lodge with the residents there.
After spending a few days, Dorothy finally figured out some of the characteristics of the fabricated history world. Now, what Dorothy needed to think about was how to use its characteristics to find Heopolis.
'Since the divine power of Buserite can make dynasties that should have perished in the present world reappear in the fabricated history world, then... the First Dynasty, the first dynasty of the human race, might also be able to reappear in the fabricated history world in this way. If I'm not mistaken, Heopolis, the core of this First Dynasty, was located within Buserite, it just disappeared over thousands of years.
'What I need to do now is to compile a pseudo-history for the First Dynasty, just like I did for those short-lived dynasties of the Fourth Epoch. This will allow it to span thousands of years and synchronize with the present time. That way, I can see Heopolis in the world of pseudo-history and learn information about the advancement to Golden, because although things can't be brought out, information certainly can...'
Outside the city of Bastis, on the lawn beside the clear lake in the oasis, Dorothy sat there, looking at the dilapidated walls of Bastis in the distance and thinking to herself. At this moment, she had almost understood the meaning of the phrase "Heopolis only exists in history," and a hint of curiosity about Shadi had arisen in her heart.
'I didn't expect the information Shadi gave to be so accurate. I wonder where he learned such a secret... The so-called words of the old man from the former treasure-stealing society don't seem very credible...'
Dorothy thought to herself in this way. Shadi once said that his intelligence came from the old man in the treasure-stealing society he used to be in. Dorothy didn't quite believe his statement at first, and now that she understood the level of secrecy implied by this sentence, she believed it even less.
'Shadi has the support of some mysterious power behind him, which is no secret. Now it seems that the power behind him has a very profound connection with the First Dynasty. It is necessary to take the initiative to contact them later... No, perhaps if I can successfully find Heopolis this time, I won't need to contact them; they might take the initiative to find me...'
Sitting on the grass, Dorothy mused in this way. Then she turned her thoughts back to how to find Heopolis.
'To make Heopolis reappear in the world of pseudo-history, I must compile a pseudo-history for the First Dynasty, but the problem is... this pseudo-history is not purely fabricated. The latter part can be completely made up, but the beginning part must be supported by true history.
'The branches and leaves of pseudo-history must grow from the main trunk of true history; otherwise, they will only be meaningless rootless wood. I cannot purely fabricate the pseudo-history of the First Dynasty out of thin air; at least, there must be a little true history as a basis...'
Frowning slightly, Dorothy thought to herself in this way. All the pseudo-histories of dynasties she had compiled before were adapted and continued from true history inferred from existing historical materials. Dorothy had already tried it, and pseudo-history that was purely fabricated without a basis in true history could not create a world of pseudo-history.
Therefore, if Dorothy wants to create the world of pseudo-history of the First Dynasty, she must have a certain understanding of the true history of the First Dynasty. Although she doesn't need to know too much, a general outline is necessary. Only by using part of the true history of the First Dynasty as the beginning can Dorothy's pseudo-history story be written.
Also, unlike those short-lived dynasties of the Fourth Epoch, the First Dynasty was born and perished in the Second Epoch, which is several thousand years away from the present. When Dorothy writes the pseudo-history, she must also write a pseudo-history of several thousand years. The consumption of Spirituality like this, even if she has more "enlightenment", she might not be able to withstand it.
"Now... I have to understand the true history of the First Dynasty. This is difficult. Where can I go to find out the history of the First Dynasty? There are almost no historical materials left..."
With a serious expression, Dorothy thought to herself in this way, and at this moment, a loud voice from a distance interrupted her train of thought.
"Food is being distributed!
"In the name of the Lord, do not crowd! Everyone line up, do not panic or rush, everyone has their share! Anyone who scrambles will be immediately thrown out and will not get any!"
Listening to this voice, Dorothy looked into the distance, and then she saw that on the other side of the oasis lawn, many ragged and listless local people of Buserite were densely gathered together. Under the organization of more than a dozen mission guards wearing isolation suits, they formed several teams and orderly received piece after piece of flatbread from a small cart, forming a clear scene of relief distribution.
The number of these Buserite people waiting to receive flatbread was very large, numbering several hundred to nearly a thousand at a glance. The queues stretched out of sight, and most of them were listless, seemingly already suffering from the Wasting Decay.
'Speaking of which, there are really a lot of refugees gathered here... There are so many in just a few days. It seems that most places in Buserite are not controlled by the Order of Rot, and there are still so many people coming to seek Vanya's help...'
Looking at the scene before her, Dorothy thought to herself in this way. During the few days she had been immersed in studying the world of pseudo-history, the situation on Vanya's side had also been constantly changing.
Although the Order of Rot controlled Bastis, they did not seem to control some tribal villages outside of Bastis. After Vanya's team arrived in Bastis, those tribal people who received the news brought their families and, taking advantage of the time before their symptoms worsened to a severe stage, came to Bastis tirelessly to receive relief and ask for medical treatment.
The Wasting Decay had destroyed the already fragile productivity and economic capacity of Buserite. Many tribes began to fall into food crises one after another, and before they were tortured to death by the disease, they were about to starve to death. Many people rushed to Bastis to ask for Vanya's relief.
Within just a few days, the area around Bastis was already full of people. Vanya, who was originally at a loss as to how to enter Bastis, suddenly found something to do and immediately began to direct the mission's team to carry out relief efforts for the arriving refugees to the best of their ability. Her actions also gave hope to these many refugees.
'Vanya's relief resources finally have a place to be used... This is a good thing. But... those guys from the Order of Rot haven't shown any reaction to this, which is a bit strange...'
Dorothy thought this way, and then looked again at the city walls of Bastis. The believers of the Order of Rot in Bastis had not made any attempts to stop the refugees who had been flooding in over the past few days, merely watching from a distance on the city walls. This made Dorothy somewhat puzzled; didn't they not want Vanya to increase her influence here? Why didn't they hinder this process in any way?
Dorothy's small Corpse Puppets had been monitoring the Order of Rot within the city of Bastis for the past few days, and she hadn't found any unusual movements from them. But even so, Dorothy couldn't rest assured.
At this moment, the several eagle Corpse Puppets she was linked to were constantly circling in the sky, guarding the area around Bastis. From the perspective of the Corpse Puppets, Dorothy saw in the distant desert that several teams of refugees were struggling to trek towards Bastis, clearly coming to seek relief.
'Quite a few have arrived today... If this continues to accumulate, it will soon exceed three thousand people... Vanya hasn't been in Bastis for long, has she? In Buserite, where communication is almost paralyzed, how did the news about her spread so widely...'