A little March… is the concept of existence?! Ratio's Statement!

"Oh, I'm going to fool around, I don't want to think more." March 7th lowered her head in embarrassment, and opened her phone guiltily, ready to look up some useful information from the omnipotent netizens and memorize it.

After flipping through it casually, she saw a post posted by a person named Ratio.

"The concept of Aeons and their Paths and Destinies. My complete review of the Myriad Celestia Trailer: Exodus of the Five Dragons."

'It looks so professional! I choose you!' March 7th immediately selected the post.

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The post was very long and was even displayed in two languages.

The description of the person named Ratio stated that he is particularly good in philosophy and he had some knowledge of philosophy from all over the world.

"Exodus of the Five Dragons, the Progenitor of All Dragons roamed in the primordial chaos, searching for the meaning of existence."

"What is existence? Is it the Imaginary Tree as said in Honkai: Star Rail before?"

"Or is it a more abstract concept?"

"Before everything, I want to ask everyone, what is existence?"

"Please imagine that before the universe was born, there was nothing."

The post only showed this paragraph, leaving the rest blank.

"Ah? What does this mean?"

March 7th flipped through the next pages and found that it was also black.

It was not until two pages later that new words appeared.

"Can't imagine it? Huh, of course. Because this sentence itself is wrong."

"Before the universe was born, there was nothing, and naturally there was no concept of existence."

"Because there is no time, and there is no such saying as future or past."

"But only by using this wrong way, and letting everyone understand this point before birth, can we continue to tell the story."

"Long must have been born before this, and only in this way can it be called Long the Permanence."

"Okay, now according to my instructions, we create something out of nothing, from nothing, the first existence is born. So what has changed in the world?"

According to the instructions of the words, March 7th tried hard to imagine the existence of nothingness in her mind. However, in her mind, nothingness was a dark place.

She didn't know if her thinking was right. Then, in her imagination, a little March 7th jumped out from the darkness.

"A little March 7th… is the concept of existence?" March 7th thought cutely and continued to look at the post.

"According to my calculations, 98.5% of people feel that was how the world born. But nothing actually changed."

"One by itself has no meaning until two appears."

"Before the other appears, the self cannot be born."

"Just like the two blank pages above, the background color varies depending on your phone, but you won't feel that it is the color."

"The original existence could not know its own existence, so Long would search for it's meaning of existence."

"This is also the confirmation of my argument: The Progenitor of Dragons, Long appeared before the birth of the universe, and it is even possible that it is the first being to appear." March 7th suddenly realized.

This para actually gave her a feeling that it had opened her eyes. She suddenly realized on the spot.

If Long is not the first being, then he can't get the title of permanence.

If They are the first being, then They must ask where existence is, so that They can see for Themselves.

"What a wonderful story. Even March 7th can understand it!" At this moment, Furina came over and said with shining eyes.

"Are you praising me or scolding me?" March 7th curled her lips, but didn't care and continued to read it with anticipation.

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"This PV is only a few minutes long, but it tells a lot of stories."

"On the surface, it is about the origin of Long and the five high elders, but in fact, it talks about three points."

"Three questions from the first voice to uncover the true revelation of Permanence and the existential philosophy behind it."

"The appearance and disappearance of the Progenitor of All Dragons, Long the Permanence represents the discussion of the fate of the Aeon."

"Questioning the existence reveals the most macroscopic and highest structure of Honkai: Star Rail fundamental question: the confrontation between existence and nothingness."

"The old man's voice has already explained to the questioner's voice that if he wants to explore immortality, he must reveal the existence of Long."

"But the young man is a fool and a mediocre person, he doesn't understand these things." March 7th and Furina looked at each other.

"I always feel that this professor speaks very annoyingly. It's like scolding someone." Furina looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. She felt that she was also scolded.

However, March 7th put her hands on her waist angrily and said confidently "No, what's wrong with being a little stupid? You must be uneducated if you speak so harshly!"

"Okay, okay, keep watching." At Furina's urging, the two continued watching.

"The first question is, in Leyaris, surrounded by five dragons, protecting the life within; does immortality mean the everlasting power?"

"Sadly, no."

"The Old Man mentioned abundance. The destiny of the Aeon of Abundant is to be altruistic, healing, and selfless. However, all life must go through birth, aging, sickness, and death. Without endless suffering, there would be no abundance. Therefore, the Medicine Master bestowed the blessing."

"The immortality of an individual is just a delusion. Even if the immortal species lives for one or two thousand years, it will be useless."

"This is just the pharmacist's delusion."

"And is it the continuation of the bloodline represented by the Typhon?"

"Not really. Thousands of years ago, the ancient nation built the nine Xianzhou Ships to seek immortality. Now there are only six left. The rise and fall of a power is not worth mentioning on a cosmic scale."

"Since bloodline is not the answer, what about tradition or culture? Humans only have a lifespan of a few decades, but they have survived in the Honkai: Star Rail Universe to this day."

"The culture they created is also spread throughout the universe. Since genes don't work, can tradition or inheritances work?"

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"It's over. I need to grow my brain. This is not correct, that is not correct, what is what?" March 7th and Furina were confused.

In this chapter of the review, there were also many viewers who were watching. After understanding the concept of existence, the meaning of Permanence gradually became vague.

Fortunately, Ratio explained it in words that even March 7th could understand.

"If you want to understand permanence, you must first understand what the Aeon Long said."

"No individual can be immortal."

"To understand this sentence, we must understand Eastern philosophy."

"Fortunately, I have some knowledge of this."

"The Eastern saying goes like: The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the Tao that cannot be spoken is wrong."

"The Diamond Sutra says: The Buddha said that the world is not the world, but is called the world. So I smiled at the flower, and you idiots can figure it out by yourself."

"If these words are considered mysterious to you and some may not understand hence I will use an example to illustrate."

"Now, turn to the next page." Furina and March 7th followed the professor's instructions and turned the page.

It was empty again, except for the big word "idiot" in the middle.

Then they turned the page again and word "idiot" disappeared.

It was not until the third page that more words appeared.

"Just now, the word "idiot" existed. When you turned the page, the idiot disappeared. Then was there still an entity on the screen at that time?"

"Unfortunately, yes, the background also exists, and even the reflection of the word "idiot" in your mind also exists."

"After the writing disappears, there is no moment of emptiness here, it is filled with beings."

"These is existence."

"Everything you see is just a manifestation of the existence."

"Existence and beings are not the same thing."

"The existence is you, me, and him, the aeon, the progenitor of all dragons, and can be described."

"Existence... It is not possible to be described. It is indescribable."

"So the ancestor of the Progenitor of All Dragons questioned what existence was, and eventually disappeared." 

"Maybe Long failed."

"Maybe he has successfully touched the true meaning of permanence."

"Have you discovered that, no matter whether it is success or failure for the Aeon Long, from our perspective, to some extent, he has become a part of existence by becoming the Aeon of Permanence?"

"Because permanence can no longer be described."

"You can say permanence/ immortality is change, the fall of all things, and becoming one with the universe."

"These all make sense, but remember the beings and existence mentioned above?"

"These are all beings."

"The Progenitor of All Dragons, the Aeon of Permanence, I have to thank this PV for helping me understand the philosophy of the Honkai: Star Rail Universe."

"The dialectic of existence and nothingness."

"Applying the interpretation and meaning of the Long's pursuit of existence, after-class homework, what kind of concept of existence do the current aeon represent besides nihility?"

Ratio's long post finally ended.

Furina and March 7th were already sweating profusely after reading it.

"Wow, that PV actually expresses so much meaning?"

"Why isn't the title called "The War between Existence and Nothingness?" March 7th pondered.

Furina is also thinking hard.

"The concept of nothingness, that is, everything is meaningless."

"Yes and No."

"And leading to these will make everything meaningless."

Just then, Walter came over, pushed his glasses and said "The concept of existence is the process of making meaningless things meaningful."

"The Progenitor of All Dragons keeps searching for existence, perhaps because of the void."

"Of course I'm just guessing. What happens next depends on how the boss explains it, but Ratio is right about one thing."

"The various philosophical thoughts and concepts that emerged from the confrontation between existence and nothingness are the expressions of the Honkai: Star Rail Aeon's."

"It seems that the boss really wants to release the content about Aeons, which will be another leap in the depth of Honkai: Star Rail." Thinking of this, Walter laughed.

At this time, Furina and March 7th discovered that in the group message, Silver Wolf had forwarded the Ratio's post.

At this moment, everyone in the screening room was watching it.

"So that's how it is." March 7th suddenly realized that at least she understood the philosophical concept of the Aeon, but she had a deeper doubt...

"If that's the case, then many of the existing Aeons are extensions of existence."

"As for the void, it seems that there is no extended aeon except Nihility?"

Walter smiled and shook his head, not knowing how to explain it. "Just think of nothingness as the big boss, lie there and wait for everything to turn into nothingness."

That was the only way Walter could explain it.

"I understand! If we use it as an analogy for adults, it means that everyone else has to work hard to live."

"I just need to lie on the ground, and then slowly everything in the world will become mine!" Furina seemed to have discovered something and proposed a metaphor that made Welt's eyes go dark "Well, if you say it this way to make it easier to understand, it's not impossible..." Hearing Uncle Welt's approval, March 7th looked at Furina with a pair of glasses she picked up somewhere shining.

"Wow! Furina you are amazing! Why didn't I think of that!"

"Then I'm going to join the void and lie on the ground and eat delicious food!"

"That's right, all the little cakes lying on the ground from all over the world are here!" The two hugged each other happily, jumped for a while, and then opened their phones, eager to reply to the Ratio's post to show their intelligence.

As a result, when they opened it, they found a bunch of people discussing it below.

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: It's really amazing, and I'm very proud at the same time!

: The status and power of the Long was not displayed through the so-called star explosion and destruction of the universe, but through conceptual explanations. This feeling of trembling all over when people think about it is too exciting!

: I read the professor's words several times before I understood them. Damn, the worldview of Honkai: Star Rail is too grand!

: The interweaving of various philosophical concepts, presented on the screen and in actual stories, I'm so excited that I can't sleep!

: Now I can understand the Aeon. Before, when I watched the Aeons, I thought they was just simply powerful.

: MiHoYo, please quickly release detailed episodes about the Aeons! Please!

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In addition to these fans.

There are also some scholars who are really like Ratio(professor), who were also attracted and started a discussion under the post.

A philosophy researcher, whose id is The Three Great Ones, replied with a string of

"When I started to see the PV, my thoughts were similar to my professor's."

"I was afraid that many audience's would not understand this PV. Now with the professor's bilingual analysis, they will definitely understand it."

"I'd like to make a fool of myself here and make a supplement to the Taoist and Buddhist thoughts shown in the PV."

"The process of the Long's pursuit of existence is also the process of being one with the Tao and pursuing immortality, because existence and nothingness are both vague concepts."

"Values, life, culture, power, these are just like what the professor said, these beings are just replacing existence."

"If you blindly pursue these beings, you will become attached to appearances. This is delusion."

"Just like people will die, no matter how scared you are of death, that day will come. It is a fate you cannot escape, and it will only make you suffer more while you are alive."

"If you understand this, you will understand the meaning of emptiness."

"Emptiness. Everything in the world is the embodiment of Tao. If you are separated from the world, Tao will be nowhere to be found."

"Form is emptiness, emptiness is form; the same is true for feeling, perception, volition and consciousness."

"You have to return to reality and accept this imperfect world, otherwise you will be obsessed with emptiness."

"Leaving the world and re-entering it, ultimately existing among all things, being one with the Tao."

"The professor's explanation of existence is an explanation of transcendence, while my words are an explanation of entering the world, which is what Master Long said about transforming into all things."

Under this long comment, the professor actually responded personally.

Veritas Ratio: The words of the Long about entering the world and leaving the world are well explained, but I dare not agree. With the current materials, it is impossible to thoroughly prove whether Long is successful or not; in addition, there is no need to thank for the bilingual thing, knowledge should be circulated and shared. With the help of the wonderfulness of Honkai: Star Rail, such philosophical concepts can also be passed on to more idiots and treat more mental illnesses, which is a good thing.

Below many replies have also received responses from Ratio.

"Professor, if that's the case, does the strength of the Aeon have something to do with the breadth of philosophical concepts?"

"Ratio: You can understand it this way, I give you one point."

"In that case, is the pharmacist related to immortality? I feel that the philosophical concepts of the two aeons overlap. Isn't longevity the pursuit of permanence?"

"Ratio: On the surface, that's true, but in reality, fertility and immortality are not as closely connected as immortality and reproduction."

"What is permanence? It's hard to think about it. It's a bit too general. I feel like the concept of this thing seems very strong and very weak."

"Ratio: Based on our current rough judgment, this Aeons values the process far more than the result. Without enough information, any guess would be wrong, especially for Aeons who determine philosophical concepts."