Chapter 445: Decision
“But why didn’t they do it this way? And how did Benba manage to calculate the precise timing of the wormhole’s openings? According to your reasoning, that should have been impossible,” an Intelligent Entity asked with a puzzled tone.
“The first part, I don’t know. Maybe they’re not as strong as we think,” the expert replied. “As for the second part, only Benba himself—or you, Overlord—might have that answer.”
That phrase, “Maybe they’re not as strong as we think,” hit Luo Wen like a lightning bolt.
Of course. This was the uncomfortable thought he had been suppressing all along. The existence of high-level technologies was undeniable, but what if their actual capabilities didn’t match their sophistication?
For instance, the metallic shell on the Botian homeworld—it was beyond the reach of Botian technology to even approach, let alone construct. And yet, there it was.
As for the second question, Luo Wen already knew the answer. When Benba was converted into an Intelligent Entity, Luo Wen, curious about how he calculated the wormhole timings, had directly accessed his memories.
What he found had been equal parts eye-opening and baffling. Luo Wen wasn’t sure whether to label Benba a daring genius or an audacious oddball.
Due to the lack of critical data points, Benba had made several bold assumptions, plugging in entirely arbitrary values. Even more surprisingly, his calculations ignored the first four instances of the wormhole’s openings entirely.
Why? Because Benba had discovered that the initial activations showed no discernible pattern. Given the constraints of his civilization, he had limited his assumptions.