Chapter 3051: Gathered Pieces of Human History
Of all the immortal sages gathered, the Astromind was the most frustrated by the unveiling of the manifold.
Decades of gazing at the universe.
Decades of data gathering.
Decades of developing sophisticated equations that described the universe.
"All for waste!" he cursed out loud. "That goddamn space-time manifold has changed everything! Now I have to start from scratch! Rgh!"
His composure was the lowest among the calm and sagely sages who were seated around him.
However, his frustration was understandable.
None of them had had their fields so utterly warped beyond recognition that their existing base of knowledge as a whole was called into question. They would probably lose their minds too if all their knowledge were rendered outdated by some sort of reality reset.
The Esoterist frowned. "Your data and readings are most certainly different from mine, but your knowledge regarding the fundamentals of the laws of physics, astronomy, and astrophysics should largely be the same. The fact that the Panama Continent continues to exist with all of us atop it without melting out of reality. The fact that we are able to merge with the true world and the true universe smoothly without causing some sort of clash of metaphysics should prove that the most underlying laws of physics are identical, shouldn't it?"
That calmed the Astromind down as his sharp, dark eyes softened.
"You're right. The biggest clue is the fact that gravity on this continent hasn't changed, and our satellites have not fallen, and we're still organically at geostationary orbit," he continued with a knowing tone. "This means that the manifold's geometry was mathematically intrinsic as opposed to extrinsic."
It was the difference between merely stretching sheet of rubber versus fundamentally changing its shape. The former in the case of space and time would preserve the laws of physics while the latter would change them.