"Those bits of knowledge that easily attract dreadful contamination, were they banned or altered?"
With each possibility spoken, Ron felt a deeper fear.
If these speculations were correct, then the history they knew might just be a version "optimized" countless times.
"The truly dangerous existences, the truly forbidden knowledge, the events that could truly change everything... were all quietly corrected?"
"Your comprehension is impressive." The voice of the "Extraordinary Comprehensive Guide" deepened:
"This is the real mechanism by which reality operates. Those transcendents enjoy the stable order brought by the 'adjustments', but the price is that entire civilization is confined within a 'safe orbit'."
"However." The tone of the book shifted: "Have you ever wondered why you are able to understand the true meaning of this fable?"
