Infinite Job Transfers Starting from Mechanic Chapter 1248 - 700: A Name and an Identity

Even as Su Yu pushes to forge the Book of Narrative via relentless trials, it doesn’t signify he’s ditched all reasoning for mindless brute-force listing; instead, he keeps dissecting and amassing data nonstop.

Every single trial lets him eliminate flawed paths and pile up vital insights.

Furthermore, the degradation of those spacetime realms from the present narrative layer delivers key data too.

Through endless trials, Su Yu at last uncovers a breakthrough.

"I see..."

Su Yu noted how, upon downgrading, those test spacetimes saw their structures and core super quality—existence itself—collapse and fade away.

Yet they didn’t fully erase; instead, they shifted into a form Su Yu couldn’t yet grasp or reach.

In that form, their "existence" turned illusory, stripped of true reality.

From Su Yu’s earlier grasp, "existence" as super quality stood as the ultimate truth and foundation of all.

If something exists, it holds existence.

Thus, that existence must be utterly genuine.

Should its existence lack genuineness, it simply doesn’t exist at base, hence no existence to question.

With no base existence, issues of real or fake don’t even arise.

Hence, "false existence" ought to be a non-entity by definition.

Yet Su Yu had now beheld this "false existence" in action, proving its reality.

This reveals a core trait of the narrative layer.

As that transcendence council genius once explained, all within this narrative layer appears fictional, unreal, and void from the higher layer’s view.

But inside this layer, everything holds full reality.

Thus, such elements carry dual traits: false from above, real from within.

That births the "false existence" effect.

"Looks like the Book of Narrative’s secret hinges on this ’false existence’—or perhaps ’narrative existence’..."

Su Yu had grasped a vital piece of the puzzle, pinpointed his research path, and surged with thrill.

He dubbed this false existence "narrative existence" to highlight its tie to the narrative layer.

The initial hurdles are toughest; armed with "narrative existence" as guide, progress surges ahead smoothly.

Swiftly, Su Yu launched myriad more tests.

After an indeterminable span, Su Yu seized the core of "false existence."

"I get it, the crux is... ’being named and recognized’..."

Su Yu now fathomed why that transcendence council genius birthed the Book of Narrative.

Despite Su Yu’s infinite repeats, success eluded him.

The reason? That genius bore a unique trait: "being named and recognized."

Essentially, he embodied a protagonist archetype.

In this narrative layer as a tale’s world, protagonists, side characters, and plots abound.

They straddle upper and lower narrative realms, functioning as story figures while linking upward.

These protagonists and side figures represent "being named and recognized"—explicitly invoked in the tale.

Such beings wield "narrative existence."

Other figures and happenings lurk off-script, their existence far feebler.

And that genius? Undeniably the true lead, the centerpiece of the transcendence council’s "story."

His potent narrative existence pierced narrative layers.

That’s how he crafted the Book of Narrative first.

Likely, he tapped his inner narrative existence unconsciously; or it stemmed from his protagonist "plot."

Afterward, replication failed, new books unmade—perhaps his narrative existence waned or emptied.

Maybe his "plot" arc concluded, leaving no further part.

Or truly, those factors align as one.

Either way, now Su Yu steps up.

Still, a shadow of gloom fell over Su Yu.

For if that transcendence council genius was the protagonist,

and crafting the Book of Narrative was "plot," then these events might stem from some upper narrative layer’s "Book of Narrative" design.

Without the upper book extending that design, could he ever finish the trials or claim the role?

But Su Yu brushed it aside—such doubts prove pointless, beyond proof or disproof.

Plus, the paramount factor...

Per this theory, Su Yu ought to qualify as a "story protagonist" too, wielding mighty narrative presence. In the end, he has risen as the supreme entity within this narrative realm, capable of forging and obliterating endless spacetimes with nothing but a single thought.

No one of such caliber could possibly remain "unnamed and unrecognized," reduced to a mere background extra in the tale, could they?

Yet in theory, were Su Yu "named and recognized" with potent narrative existence, then through endless trials, he would have long since succeeded in the experiment and forged the Book of Narrative.

Nevertheless, completion still eludes him.

"Thus, it appears that within the upper narrative layer's tale, I'm likely not truly just an insignificant extra..."

Su Yu pondered silently.

Far from despairing, a touch of wry amusement stirred within him instead.

Should he genuinely be nothing more than a walk-on, the situation would turn quite fascinating.

His surge to such overwhelming might might serve solely as fodder for a grand antagonist role or mere scenery, all to prop up an authentic "protagonist"—like that prodigy from the transcendence council.

Alternatively... certain beings in the upper narrative layer could have wielded their narrative books to intentionally script his downfall, deliberately eroding Su Yu's presence until he became "unnamed and unrecognized," a disposable backdrop and extra.

This scheme would trap Su Yu eternally, barring him from finishing his experiments and rituals, forever denying his climb to the upper narrative layer.

The plot might even conjure a legitimate "protagonist" to slay Su Yu, wiping him out entirely.

Yet Su Yu's power has grown far too immense; no entity capable of challenging him can emerge from the present narrative layer, leaving suppression of his existence as their sole recourse.

"It seems they truly dread my ascension..."

Su Yu reflected, a icy smirk playing on his lips.

He refuses to accept being some trivial extra; such a status reeks of calculated fabrication by the upper narrative layer.

Indeed, Su Yu remains the foremost contender to shatter this narrative layer and storm the heights above.

Leveraging his vast expertise, Su Yu would rapidly seize colossal authority upon reaching the upper narrative layer—no wonder they conspire through writing to thwart his rise.

Apart from these two scenarios, one more looms: Su Yu exists outside any tale whatsoever, rendering distinctions like protagonist, side character, or walk-on utterly meaningless...