Infinite Job Transfers Starting from Mechanic Chapter 1266 - 718: The Ultimate Goal

"But… this is too sudden? You’re just allowing me to command a tactical squad and become a Commander just like this?"

Su Yu found himself leading this tactical squad, a peculiar sensation settling within him.

He had only just joined the Human camp, and astonishingly, he was already an officer.

His responsibility was immense: overseeing three hundred thousand human soldiers.

The mothership housed a population of three million humans. Within this Star System, seven planets were inhabited by alien lifeforms, and seven squads had been dispatched for their eradication. Su Yu was now at the helm of one such squad.

And remarkably, this human squad raised no objections to being led by Su Yu, whom they perceived as a "Sub-human."

With no one opposing the decision, Su Yu naturally had no reservations either. He promptly boarded a transport ship with his contingent, lifting off from the mothership and charting a course towards the alien-infested planet.

A novel form of alien life had recently surfaced within this Star System. These creatures resembled transparent worms, possessing the ability to parasitize other organisms and commandeer their bodies for combat.

The entirety of the natural life within the Star System had already fallen victim to these aliens, being transformed into terrifying bio-weapons.

Natural lifeforms were defined as those that had evolved organically on the planets. They possessed little to no true intelligence, let alone any semblance of civilization, thus not being classified as aliens themselves.

However, their transformation and parasitization by these new worm-aliens dramatically altered their status.

Consequently, a cleansing operation was deemed necessary.

Throughout the journey, the three hundred thousand warriors aboard the transport ship were brimming with excitement. It was as if confronting aliens was the very essence of their existence, their ultimate purpose, and even death in battle would be a noble sacrifice.

Witnessing the fervor of these warriors, Su Yu felt an even more profound sense of strangeness.

These human soldiers appeared as though they had been "pre-programmed" from inception, their minds singularly focused on combating aliens, with little regard for anything else.

Even the anomaly of a creature like Su Yu commanding them did not seem to faze them. Individually, they gave the impression of not being truly sentient beings.

Furthermore, the so-called Imperial memories ingrained in the minds of these warriors presented an odd puzzle.

The Human Empire, it was said, had existed since before the universe itself came into being. The reason why? The warriors had no answer.

Who was the revered Great Emperor? That, too, remained an unknown.

Why were they engaged in this conflict against aliens? This question also lacked a clear answer.

Su Yu even harbored the suspicion that these warriors were merely supplemental characters, conjured into existence by a shadowy entity through the power of the Book of Narrative—not genuine individuals, but rather fabricated illusions.

Yet, through careful observation and the use of Mind Reading, Su Yu confirmed that these human warriors were indeed ordinarily intelligent beings, capable of normal thought processes.

It was simply that the environment they had inhabited since childhood, or perhaps more accurately, their preordained "background story," had instilled within them an unwavering and intense mission to fight aliens.

By this point, the transport ship had traversed the expanse of space and was now descending through the atmosphere above the alien planet.

The alien worms inhabiting the planet instantly detected the encroaching threat. They exerted control over the bio-weapons they had parasitized and transformed, unleashing plasma bolts hundreds of kilometers long in a desperate attempt to destroy the transport directly from the sky.

The entire transport ship was violently buffeted by the assault.

Observing this chaotic scene, Su Yu subtly shook his head. "Why not simply conduct an orbital bombardment and skip the dangerous airdrop?"

From Su Yu’s perspective, this space airdrop operation seemed utterly illogical.

The mothership possessed offensive capabilities nearing the Fifth-Order. A single strike would be sufficient to melt the planet's surface into glass, annihilating the worm-aliens completely.

Yet, the decision was made to deploy three hundred thousand troops for a ground assault, engaging the worms in close-quarters combat.

This approach was bound to result in casualties, though the warriors themselves appeared indifferent to the risks, treating death as inconsequential.

"It appears all of this is part of a preordained narrative. Numerous inconsistencies exist, but the might of the Book of Narrative smooths over these flaws..."

Su Yu mused internally.

Based on his careful observations, the entire reality unfolding around him seemed to be a story meticulously crafted by an unseen entity.

This explained the plethora of peculiar circumstances.

The Power of Narrative was profoundly influential. As long as a narrative possessed a surface-level plausibility, regardless of its inherent strangeness, the story would persist and unfold.

This led Su Yu to ponder: if this hidden architect had constructed such an intricate world, what was its ultimate objective?

Was it a scheme orchestrated specifically against him?

However, Su Yu felt this explanation didn't quite align. It seemed the unfolding narrative of this world had been in progress for billions of years, long before his arrival.

This was not a world hastily fabricated solely due to his appearance.

Therefore, the existence of this world must serve a deeper purpose.

It couldn't simply be that the hidden architect derived pleasure from observing endless conflicts between humans and aliens for amusement, could it?

Although, such a possibility couldn't be entirely dismissed—after all, Su Yu had no insight into the nature of this hidden architect's race or its personality.

Still, Su Yu harbored doubts, deeming it highly improbable. He reasoned that such a being would need an extraordinary level of boredom otherwise.

Furthermore, Su Yu recalled his prior experiences, guided by the narrative, transforming into a brain monster and nearly siding with extraterrestrial forces. This profound incident only served to solidify his conviction: the entity orchestrating events behind the scenes possessed a clear objective, a hidden agenda woven into the very fabric of the story.

The crucial question remained: what was this purpose?

Su Yu found himself compelled to reflect upon his time within the lower Narrative Layer.

At that juncture, Su Yu had ingeniously conceived an even more rudimentary Universe. Utilizing the Book of Narrative, he exerted control over the lives and civilizations within that nascent Universe, meticulously guiding their evolutionary paths.

Through this grand experiment, Su Yu sought to unravel the enigmatic secrets of the Narrative Layers.

During that period, Su Yu himself had embodied the role of the enigmatic “behind-the-scenes being,†manipulating the lower Universe. His overarching experimentation was driven by a singular ambition: to transcend the confines of the Narrative Layer.

Now, Su Yu had finally achieved his goal, successfully breaching the threshold and ascending to the upper Narrative Layer.

Yet, paradoxically, he found himself ensnared in one narrative crafted by the behind-the-scenes being after another.

This bewildering turn of events led him to question the true motives of this hidden entity.

Adopting the perspective of the other being, Su Yu swiftly arrived at a compelling hypothesis: perhaps their ultimate goals were aligned!

Previously, Su Yu's own endeavors—creating Universes and authoring narratives—were all geared towards the objective of breaching the Narrative Layer.

Consequently, it was plausible that the entity operating behind the scenes was currently engaged in crafting stories and constructing worlds for the very same reason: to traverse the Narrative Layer and ascend to a superior plane of existence.

After all, if Su Yu possessed the capability to transition from a lower Narrative Layer to an upper one...

Then, it stood to reason that the potential existed to progress from the upper Narrative Layer to an even more elevated realm!

The stratification of Narrative Layers might well be infinite, an endless expanse without bounds, where each successive “above†concealed yet another “above it.â€

“However, it is likely not solely that,†he mused.

“And even if it were, it hardly seems to hold significant meaning...â€

When Su Yu resided within the lower Narrative Layer, he had already surpassed innumerable dimensional echelons, ultimately attaining the “Uppermost Layer†of spacetime dimensions.

Yet, upon reaching this ultimate stratum of spacetime, he discovered the continued existence of Narrative Layers positioned above it.

Now, Su Yu had shattered that barrier, gaining entry into the upper Narrative Layer.

Only to discover that within this upper Narrative Layer, the entity wielding the formidable Power of Narrative was perhaps striving relentlessly towards an even higher Narrative Layer.

This painted a picture of an endless, ceaseless pursuit. What, then, was the ultimate purpose?

“Unless...â€

A chilling premonition gripped Su Yu as a new possibility dawned upon him.

That the behind-the-scenes being yearned for absolute transcendence, a complete liberation from all constraints.

Even amidst an infinite proliferation of Narrative Layers, it desired to stand supreme, above and beyond them all, forever unbound by the dictates of any “story†whatsoever!

This conjecture lacked concrete evidence, yet Su Yu felt an overwhelming certainty of its high probability.

The reason was simple: it mirrored his own deepest desires!