Traveling through time, I'm making pancakes in Warhammer

Chapter 484 Historical Points

Before opening the door, Howard was prepared to face a violent Necron, but when he actually saw the other party, he found that this was not the case.

The Necrons he faced were once again disguised as humans, and seemed a little... embarrassed?

Hai Wei'an placed her hands in front of her, her two index fingers hooked together, but her other fingers moved restlessly. After confirming that Howard did not show any panic or fear, she said, "Did I scare you that night... I'm sorry..."

Howard hesitated for a moment and then said, "That's not the case."

This was the truth. After all, there was someone who ate his pancake and then disassembled and reassembled him. Compared with that immortal, Hai Weian only threatened to capture him and take him back for disassembly and research. In the end, he listened to the advice and gave up the plan. It can be said that he was quite sensible and easy to talk to.

After Howard said he wasn't scared, Hai Wei'an put down her hooked hands, turned sideways and said to Howard, "Well... To apologize, you can make a less excessive request of me... I will consider whether to meet it."

"What happens to those who make it through the screening process?" Howard asked.

Hai Wei'an was stunned for a moment, then said, "You care about these people, don't you?"

"As for the information you want to know about Second Terra, I can tell you as much as you wish."

After saying that, a green portal constructed with Necron technology and having nothing to do with psychic energy opened behind Hevian, and the Necron that opened the portal stepped aside.

"Please," Hai Wei'an said, "Instead of listening to my story, it's better to see it with your own eyes."

"Don't worry, I will send you back." Hai Wei'an said, "Tyrannosaurus is right. The time is not yet ripe."

So at Hevian's invitation, Howard gradually walked towards the portal. As the distance got closer, Howard could see what was on the other side of the portal through the green light that maintained the stability of the portal. It was a blue planet covered by the ocean.

Howard stepped through the portal.

Unlike passing through a psychic portal, there was no dazzling light, no distortion, and no dizziness. It was as if he had just stepped through an ordinary door, and Howard walked into the space connected to the other end of the portal.

The planet that could only be seen through the portal suddenly unfolded in front of Howard, allowing him to see the entire picture in more detail.

Hai Weiyan then walked over, and the portal behind her closed.

"Look, this is the second Terra, Terra."

Howard didn't respond because all his attention was drawn to the planet in front of him.

This planet... the shape of its continents and oceans... and the satellites orbiting the planet, tidally locked and always facing only one side... all these things seem familiar.

If Howard had seen the appearance of the planet before traveling through time, he would have been very sure that this was Earth.

But now, seeing this planet that looks like Earth again in this fucked-up universe, Howard only feels weird and horrified.

What's going on? Could it be that I haven't actually traveled through time, but have actually lived on this planet all along? What I thought I traveled through time was actually just me being swept away by the turbulent subspace? Am I actually a native of this universe?

This thought first popped up in Howard's mind, but he immediately denied it. Because assuming he had not traveled through time, then the "Earth" where he once lived had many stories about the Warhammer world. Under the premise that the subspace really existed, these works would be enough to drive humans with souls who saw them crazy, and the existence of these texts themselves might even attract the gaze of the Four Gods.

But before Howard traveled through time, he would often encounter people who used Warhammer memes, both in reality and on the Internet. If he had never traveled through time, unless those people were soulless beings like himself, these friends who used Warhammer memes would probably explode one by one and become Chaos Eggs.

After the first guess was denied, Howard then thought of another possibility.

The planet in front of us may not be "Earth" but "Terra".

Because in the setting of Warhammer, the prototype of "Terra" is "Earth", and the geographical structure of "Terra" should be similar to that of Earth. For example, the Emperor's palace is built on the Himalayas.

However, the planet in front of us may be Terra, but it is a little unlikely that it is Terra.

After all, it was the most heavily guarded planet in the human empire, with Witch Bacon in charge. It was impossible for a small Necron dynasty to turn Terra into its own collection.

Could it be that this Necron Dynasty, out of some strange habit, created a one-to-one replica of "Terra 2.0"?

So after calming down, Howard chose to directly ask the Necrons beside him:

"In every way, this looks like Terra, but you and I both know this isn't Terra, so what's going on?"

"You guessed wrong." Hai Wei'an looked at Howard with a smile and a little pride and said, "This is the 'Tyra' you think of."

Howard blinked and said after a long moment, "Please explain."

"Do you know what a 'timeline' is?" Hai Weiyan suddenly asked.

"I know a little," Howard said. "Timelines are the possible ways things develop, but there doesn't seem to be a definitive conclusion yet. As far as I know, the mainstream view is that there are countless timelines, and any slight action could affect them, splitting them into new timelines. The universes in which these split timelines exist are what are called parallel universes."

Through Hevian's question, Howard probably guessed that this planet might be Terra that the Necrons had abducted from other timelines, but this still could not answer the previous question: How did these Necrons abduct Terra when there was an Emperor in charge?

"It seems that humanity's research into the possible developments of events that haven't yet occurred is still in its infancy." Hai Wei'an shook her head and said, "In reality, the number of timelines is limited. The term 'timeline' isn't quite right. 'Branched worlds' or 'Rivers of Time' are more accurate, because time, or history, has a breadth."

"Countless decisions are being made in the universe every minute and every second, but not every decision creates a new historical possibility. Most decisions only slightly deviate the course of history, but then return to its original direction. This is the 'width' of the river of time." Hevian said, "In reality, the influence of individuals on history is extremely small. When a hero who should have achieved great things dies, someone will soon succeed him to accomplish the same feat. Even the victory or defeat of a war, the survival of a country or a planet, cannot cause the river of time to branch. They simply widen the river's width, but the direction of flow remains unchanged."

"However, in very rare cases, time will split, and these events that can influence the course of history are called 'historical nodes'."

Hai Weiyan waved her hands in the air as she spoke, and the surrounding appearance suddenly changed again, turning into a magnificent and solemn church.

"The most recent historical turning point occurred 10,000 years ago, and the protagonists on the stage were humans."

Howard lowered his head and saw that the church was full of corpses, and under his feet was a feather soaked in blood.