Narrative Freedom Harbor, at the edge of the Mirror Sector, Spring of Cosmic Era 1052.
As Lyra's Mechanical Heart approached the Mirror Sector, it suddenly skipped a beat, and fine ice crystals seeped through the scorch-mark network across its metallic surface—a premonition of excessive entropy increase. Her Mechanical Prosthetic Eye pierced the crystalline atmosphere, seeing the roots of the Symbiotic Tree, which used to be full of flaws, now wrapped in transparent crystals resembling cold brew coffee. The jagged edges of every leaf had been polished into perfect arcs, and what flowed through the leaf veins was no longer a suspension of coffee grounds, but absolute pure Narrative Entropy Value.
"Civilization autonomous entropy increase overload detected!" Mobao No. 4's gear heart emitted a crisp sound in the low temperature, its mucus congealing into micro-mirrors on the control console. "The Mirror Civilization has activated the 'Cold Brew Narrative Protocol.' They are using anti-entropy coolant to strip away the coarse particles in memories, just like cold brew coffee filtering out all residue... The purity of the narrative entropy value has reached 99.3%!"
Emerging in the holographic projection was "Ice Drip," the leader of the Mirror Civilization. His body had completely crystallized, with only half a fiber from a cold brew coffee filter paper embedded where his heart should be—the residual fiber left behind after his 137th failed attempt at brewing cold brew coffee wh…
Chapter 99