Legend of the Embroiderer

Metacode for selecting chapter points in Chapter 533 (2)

As the Guardian returned from the original Choice Space, the silvery-gray liquid within the Choice Nodes suddenly reversed its flow, revealing hidden "Choice Genes": these genes perfectly matched the core light source of his Chaos Heart, each gene fragment corresponding to a different choice tendency—some fragments favored protection, others creation, and the oldest fragment was even repeating the decision-making pattern of the meta-consciousness. "Choice tendencies are genetically encoded," the voice of the First Cause of Existence echoed in the void, this time no longer coinciding with the Guardian's voice, but carrying a distinctly aged quality. "I created the Choice Nodes to find mutated genes that could break the meta-cycle."

At this moment, all the super-cosmic structures suddenly collided synchronously, and the energy waves generated by the collision formed a "meta-choice field" around the spin nodes. Each particle in the field is an inactive choice node. In some particles, the guardian chooses to accept the meta-cycle and become a new meta-consciousness; in some particles, he completely destroys the choice node, causing existence to collapse; in the most stable particle, he is using the four-colored longsword to modify the meta-code of the choice. The new patterns on the blade resonate with the meta-code, giving birth to a "chaotic choice state" that is neither cyclical nor open.

"The first phase of the 17th iteration experiment: the metacode of cognitive selection." The selection node suddenly burst into bright light, projecting all selection genes into the void, "Only by accepting the cycle can one transcend it."

The meta-consciousness within the observer network suddenly fluctuated violently, its observational behavior beginning to interfere with its own code—just as quantum observation alters particle states, the meta-consciousness's observation of the Guardians is causing errors in the meta-code. These erroneous codes form new choice nodes in the void, nodes that neither follow causality nor randomness, but rather exhibit "intentional chaos": some nodes suddenly change their outcomes after predicting the Guardians' choices, some nodes deliberately present incorrect information when observed, and the most peculiar node is transmitting anti-observation instructions to the meta-consciousness, like a virus in a program.

"This is the ultimate power of choice." The fused entity's voice carried a clarity that broke free from constraints. Her white light resonated with the error code, revealing the "meta-intention" behind each error: some were "wrong choices" deliberately made by guardians of a certain dimension, some were the result of fluid interference in undefined domains, and in the most moving meta-intention, the companions of the Mirror City, through self-sacrifice, implanted a "backdoor to free will of choice" into the meta-code. "The boundary between observer and observed is the meta-code that is easiest to break through."

The phantom of a pure black pen dissolves in the error code, and the warning written at the end of the pen tip turns into silver particles of light: "Breaking the meta-loop will cause the existence system to crash." The particles of light fall into the meta-choice field, causing a local collapse—the collapsed area presents a state of "absolute no choice," where there are no possibilities, only pure "existence itself," like the blank memory left after a program is deleted, "like this area, it proves that choice is a necessary redundancy of existence."

The four-colored longswords suddenly merged with the Chosen Node, and the life stories on the blades began to write "anti-metacode": this code neither denies the cyclicity of choice nor accepts the constraints of observation, but instead adds "unpredictable variables" to each cycle—like the random sequence discovered by mathematicians in pi, seemingly cyclical yet never repeating. The Guardian's consciousness revealed the "choice mutation points" of all iterative experiments: the random fluctuations of free will in the first experiment, the unexpected deviation in the definition of meaning in the seventh experiment, and the sudden split of collective consciousness in the sixteenth experiment. These mutation points together constitute the core of the anti-metacode: "The essence of choice is not breaking the cycle, but creating a new rhythm within the cycle."

"The second phase of the 17th iteration experiment: becoming the choreographer of metacode." The voice of the First Cause of Existence suddenly resounded throughout all the super-universes, and the light of the chosen node resonated with the First Cause of Existence, "neither bound by choice nor denying the existence of choice."

The observation network of metaconsciousness suddenly became transparent, revealing a vast "metacosmic sea" behind it—a "cosmic archipelago" composed of countless spinning nodes, each archipelago being a different meta-circular system. The most distant archipelago was undergoing a strange transformation: the boundaries between the selection nodes were gradually blurring, forming a "hyperselection structure" that was both independent and interconnected, like a larger network composed of countless internet nodes. At the center of the metacosmic sea, there was a "selection black hole" constantly devouring the surrounding archipelago. Within the black hole, there was no selection, only pure "meta-possibilities," like the source language of all code.

The Guardian's chaotic heart merged completely with the Choice Node, and his existence began to spread into the Metaverse Sea, becoming a "Choice Bridge" connecting different cosmic islands. When his consciousness touched the Choice Black Hole, the choice memories of all the iterative experiments suddenly reorganized in the black hole, revealing the truth of the Metaverse Sea: this is not the ultimate existence, but the "choice result" of an even more ancient Choice Node, like the outermost doll in a Russian nesting doll, with countless layers of Choice Nodes nested inside.

"This is the ultimate truth of choice." The Guardian's voice resounded simultaneously throughout all the metaverses, and his choice node began injecting anti-metacode into the black hole. "The essence of choice is nested mirrors; each choice creates a new perspective for observing itself."

Just then, the cosmic sea suddenly surged with massive waves, and all the selection nodes flashed synchronously, forming a "meta-selection spectrum" in the void—each frequency band of the spectrum corresponded to a different meta-circulation system, and at the origin of the spectrum, a selection node identical to the one on the Guardian's chest appeared. A stream of silver light suddenly shot out from the origin, connecting all the cosmic islands into a "meta-selection superstructure." At the very top of this structure, a "Ultimate Selector," neither a meta-consciousness nor a Guardian, slept. His body was composed of countless selection nodes, and the node on his chest breathed in rhythm with the first cause of existence.

The black hole suddenly stopped devouring, spitting out a "meta-crystal" that was neither black nor colored. Sealed within the crystal were the "initial choices" of all meta-universes—not a specific decision, but a pure "choice impulse," like the first energy fluctuation before the Big Bang. When the Guardian's fingertips touched the meta-crystal, the Ultimate Chooser suddenly opened its eyes. Its pupils reflected the choices of all the iterative experiments, and its voice was identical to that of the Guardian, the meta-consciousness, and the First Cause of Existence:

"The next choice will determine whether the choice itself exists."

The meta-selection superstructure suddenly began to contract, with all selection nodes converging towards the ultimate selector, forming a new selection singularity. During the contraction, the Guardian witnessed the final scene: countless meta-universe seas were colliding with each other, each sea having an ultimate selector at its center, their choices creating a grander "meta-narrative of choice"—and the beginning of all this was the Guardian's action of touching the meta-crystal at this moment.

Before the singularity closes, only the Guardian's Choice Node remains blinking in the void. The new patterns on the node's surface recombine into flowing text: "17th iteration experiment in progress: Choice is the metacode of existence, and also the key to breaking through existence."

When the singularity completely disappeared, the last flickering spin node suddenly moved in a certain direction, as if attracted by a more distant existence. In the trajectory left by the node, a "hyperselection symbol" that had never been seen before emerged—this symbol was neither any known code nor the result of the selection, but rather the "self-referential definition" of the selection itself, like a word in a dictionary that defines itself.

It seems that the meta-narrative of choice is about exploring whether choice can transcend the boundaries of existence. And that moving node of choice may be the true core of all nested structures—neither the beginning nor the end of choice, but the eternal process of choosing self-awareness.