Black Dot Group, Angel Sect believers, Venerate Saints Monastery, along with various other strange organizations of converts — this world is never short of those who've gone mad and come out to wreak havoc on society with great vigor, and among the top of these evil powerhouses, each organization naturally has its own unique ideas and astonishing skills, not to be generalized. The Angel Sect believers are characterized by chaos and turmoil, focusing on linking their brains with angels, pollution substituting for thought. "My brain's been fried by an angel, so don't talk to me about this or that," they declare. Light a candle, sprinkle some incense, slash a knife, and fall to the ground for prayer—done. If the Lord doesn't descend from heaven, I'll ascend to find Him, spilling blood on myself on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and spilling blood on others on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, with the angel descending on Sunday for a grand explosion—living wildly and dying noisily, with complete nonchalance. The Venerate Saints Monastery, on the other hand, is characterized by highly organized, unified goals with successful self-brainwashing into madness, unshaken by anything else: "I'm the savior," convincing themselves until they believe it. Further driven by hatred—hatred of the perishable flesh, the dull human intellect, the weak soul, the limited heaven and earth, the seas drying up and stones crumbling, hating that this world is never satisfactory, hence desiring the weak flesh to explode along with it. The first step is mastering the power of the Dark Angel to punch holes in this universe. You disagree? Then you'll explode with us. ——What if the world isn't fixed after the explosion, you ask? Not a big deal, they've already exploded by then, at worst, the epitaph will attribute it all to them... As for the Black Dot Group, they embark on another path under breathtaking wisdom. They're a big company—legally operated for a long period, arguably, and managed by a group of scholars. They even have dozens of planetary colonies under their name—where internal order is impeccable, industry is complete, society is prosperous, and many "businesses" are spread across the world. Their only minor issue is a bit of a penchant for "archaeology" and "research"... well, possibly more than just a bit. "…The birth of the Black Dot Group is complex, tracing its root reveals it initially was just a special 'project group' jointly established by a batch of Algerde Star Nobles and Terra Academy," Baili Qing explained the origins of the "Black Dot Group" to Yu Sheng on the phone, and much of the content included details Yu Sheng hadn't discovered in the public archives. "In fact, this project still continues today, just with all personnel, project titles, and other public details altered—currently known as the 'Old World Tracing' plan led by Terra Archaeological Association. "Detailed information on this tracing plan can be found on the open network; it's nothing special itself, merely an excavation, organization, and protection effort for the heritage of the old world, lasting for hundreds of years, with similar archaeological activities visible throughout the universe..." Bored at the table awaiting her arm healing, Erin couldn't help but ask, "Oh, just an archaeology activity? Then how did an extreme organization come about?" "…Excessively detailed specifics perhaps only witnesses of the time can clarify, yet according to my intelligence, the birth of the Black Dot Group seems to be related to a too-aggressive 'dig' by the founding team hundreds of years ago. "Some say they dug too 'deep,' surpassing Subspace's critical point, while others claim they breached a boundary, uncovering truths mortals shouldn't know… "Regardless, there are many similar speculations, but the common point is that the group back then dug up something they shouldn't have—'dig' here being a metaphor, as no one knows the exact means they used to search for old-world heritage, for those overly aggressive technologies, including related 'ideas,' have now been completely banned by Terra Academy. "In short, after a certain aggressive exploration action, the then-action leader and almost all team members who had been exposed to the content underwent some…'conceptual changes,' these changes caused them gradually to have disagreements with other project group members, even an increasing conflict with Terra Academy which oversaw the entire project operation back then. "Almost all of them were from Algerde—many were 'Star Nobles' themselves, wielding great influence in Algerde society, hence they readily mobilized and reorganized substantial resources, and not long after, they declared their departure from the original project group, forming a new team named 'Black Dot'—that marked the precursor of the Black Dot Group. "The newly formed 'Black Dot' team claimed to still be an academic organization, still focusing on the old world tracing cause, yet quickly, their activity focus shifted from direct archaeology to various supporting technologies related to archaeology, then rapidly expanded into other fields—from Algerde's 'Star Nobles' being many cross-field technology experts themselves, plus the massive technological team they gathered through substantial investment later, the cutting-edge laboratories established by 'Black Dot' soon produced many…things that can only be described as inconceivable. "From regional time trace technology to Subspace probes, from entropy reorganization fields to 'instant omniscient mechanisms,' these are all their creations. "Fairly speaking, these advanced technologies indeed had significant impacts, many were propagated across various civilization circles, hence for a long time, both the 'Black Dot' team and the subsequently established 'Black Dot Group' were well-known and popular tech giants amongst the stars—even now, many still do 'business' with them, though the relationships have become…'subtly' altered." "Throughout this process, as the Black Dot team embarked on track and began rapid development, they also publicly released the famous 'Technology Black Dot' theory—marking their first explanation of their name origin." Yu Sheng furrowed his brows, curiosity in his voice: "Technical Black Point Theory?" Baili Qing's voice came through the receiver: "Simply put, it's 'the universe ultimately has a question, its solution exists, but there is no solution on the observable side, and the solution means doomsday.'" Yu Sheng thought for a moment, lowered his head to look at Erin who had already started to drift off, then turned to glance at Hu Li beside him who was holding an empty bowl with a downcast expression. He hesitated slightly: "…This might be a bit too 'simple'..." "The Black Point Theory posits that everything within the universe, including the universe itself, can be studied and analyzed. The entire world is a brilliant mathematical model that can be calculated and inferred—this is the first half of the theory. This part is actually not problematic, as scholars from many circles of civilizations have similar conjectures, and even if they don't, everyone generally acknowledges the idea that 'all things can be investigated.' The crux lies in the second half. "The second half of the Black Point Theory suggests that as 'analysis' deepens, the truths of the universe will gradually be 'assimilated,' and its solutions will slowly approach the limit that 'information' can express. The 'world,' this vast mathematical model, will at some point collapse into a single, unique 'creator's equation' that defies logic and computation. The entire process is akin to the tip of a spindle contracting to a point, with this 'creator's equation' located on this 'point.' It is the sum of all information from the birth to the death of the universe. "This equation has a solution, but the solution to this equation is the end of the observable universe, and because humankind exists within the observable universe, they can never reach the understanding of this 'solution's' endpoint, that is, the ultimate answer to the universe is an eternal 'black point' for humanity. Any civilization, any intelligent creature, any form of intelligence, using any method to research the essence of the universe, will at some stage observe the existence of this black point but will never comprehend its content. "And the ultimate goal of the 'Black Dot Group' is to observe this 'technical black point' and find any possible way to bypass this black point before the observable universe ends—even if according to their own theory, it is unfeasible." Hu Li, who was licking the bowl, twitched his ears, suddenly raised his head: "That sounds pretty contradictory, believing that man can conquer nature yet thinking human power is limited." With the speaker on, Baili Qing naturally heard this sentence, and her voice seemed to carry a tinge of emotion: "Yes, some contradictions—many things in this world are contradictions." Erin was still in a daze, and after a while, she blurted out: "…I think the brief explanation was pretty good just now..." Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲·𝗻𝗲𝘁 Yu Sheng casually pressed the head of a little puppet, muttering with a frown: "Then it sounds like their goal is quite… 'grand,' the style of action itself is just a bit like an obsessive academic group, doesn't seem that 'crazy,' right?" Baili Qing on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, then spoke softly: "When a math problem goes unsolved for too long, it can cause issues." If it had been two days ago, he wouldn't have felt much from this sentence, but at this moment, he recalled the one who burst a vessel in his head at the sanatorium—left a very deep impression. "So... they became academic terrorists then?" Even Erin reacted, mainly because "unsolvable math problem" was a concept without any understanding barrier for her, "Have they taken the path of evil cultivation?" Baili Qing on the other end of the phone clearly sighed— "Almost, when scientific research loses its moral shackles and gains grand ambitions as a whip, the harm it can cause far exceeds that of a few Angel Sect devotees stabbing necks around a bonfire—even if the latter stabs hundreds of necks, they might not attract the attention of an angel, but the former's cutting-edge laboratories can blow up two a year during peak periods, and with each time, something might escape from the laboratory. "Therefore, when realizing that the actions of the Black Dot Group were becoming increasingly extreme, many of their technologies were becoming more and more risky, and even that much of their technology itself began to carry spiritual contamination, more and more circles of civilization classified them as a 'high-risk group,' or even directly labeled them as a terrorist organization, an extremist sect. "But in any case, today's Black Dot Group has developed into a behemoth that cannot be simply eradicated, even occupying a Lawless Star Region openly, with significant influence among the stars, more or less like a nation."