「擾亂世間者不得存留，貪婪者無應苟活；狡詐多變之混沌，是之為宇宙穢塵廢埃也。」

(♯1 - -·♭6 | ♭6 1· - - | - - - - ‖♬ " Secréiat Ineional es mpers." 1894-193)
——VGhlIFZvaWNlIGZyb20gdGhlIE91dGVyIFdvcmxk

「天外合唱班」自認世界的本源誕自「秩序」太一之綸音。當祂開口宣言，事物便誕生；蒙受各自唯一的記號，萬物得以維持「存在」不受侵蝕。其後，離散的音節首尾相連，重重段落結成韻律，譜寫興起後又湮滅的帝國、城邦、文明，最終織作時間的交響。

在星神尚未隕落的時代，常有清靈祥兆自深空響起——那是宏偉奇觀於遠方落成時，彼處信眾歡呼頌唱之佳音。他處信眾則聞聲交互感應，捕獲樂理，反哺文明，秉受擢升，獻唱新的讚歌。渺渺迴響於是激盪寰宇，太一庇護遍及宇宙，星間災禍皆被鉗制，萬事萬物歸於一統，共存共榮，永在「秩序」之中。

而「天外合唱班」之歡頌，即是他自己的聲音。而今祂已隕落，其音律融入同一闕諧樂之中，終於無跡可尋……
    
...但事實並非如此。已有跡象表明，昔日的回聲已然成為「不協和音」，意圖從和諧一致的共唱中分離，重新奏響「秩序」的頌歌。

Beyond the Sky Choir — Order

"The troublemakers shall not remain, and the greedy shall not be spared. The treacherous and fickle chaos is what contaminates the universe."
(♯1 - -·♭6 | ♭6 1· - - | - - - - ‖♬ " Secréiat Ineional es mpers." 1894-193)
——VGhlIFZvaWNlIGZyb20gdGhlIE91dGVyIFdvcmxk

The Beyond the Sky Choir believes that the world's origin emanated from the resounding harmony of Ena the Order. Through THEIR utterance, creations materialized, each bearing its unique symbol, preserving their existence against corrosion. Subsequently, these discrete syllables intertwined, forming a rhythmic tapestry of passages that chronicled the rise and fall of cities, empires, and civilizations. Ultimately, they converged into a grand symphony of time.
In the era preceding Ena's fall, celestial signs often graced the vast expanse. It was a jubilant chorus that resounded whenever a grand spectacle was established in a distant realm.

Believers from all realms would perceive the sound, drawing inspiration from the spectacle and composing new hymns. As a result, the reverberations of Ena's harmonious melodies spread throughout the universe, quelling calamities and fostering unity and prosperity in the name of the Order.

The chant of the Beyond the Sky Choir is believed to represent Ena's voice. However, with THEIR demise, THEIR voice merges into the harmonious music, vanishing without a trace...

...Nevertheless, this interpretation is not entirely accurate. There are indications that the echoes of the past have become discordant notes, attempting to break free from the unified harmony and resuming the chant of the Order.
  

估計後續會有許多更新

「再見，諸位，我們並非就此別過——因為在宇宙不可見的終點，萬物都將重逢於一點。」

——葬儀知賓，悼亡詩

葬儀知賓是零落散布在宇宙各個角落的末王信徒。

對於「終末」，許多人猶如障目行路，絕口不提祂的存在，以及祂所象徵的宇宙終結。然而也有智慧生命由衷相信，這位逆時而行的星神乃是宇宙之鐘倒計時的滴答聲，也是提醒人們存在意義的警鐘：在命定的葬儀前，渾然無知的人應當抓緊生命的每一秒。

為此，葬儀知賓與試圖逃離末日的人們逆向而行，他們鍾愛末日景象，渴望目睹末日，並在此迎來與「終末」的唯一一次相見。

Creed Exequy — Finality

"Farewell, everyone. However, this is not the final goodbye, for all things shall reunite at some point at the imponderable end of the universe."

— Creed Exequy, an elegy

The Creed Exequy is made up of followers of Terminus scattered across the various corners of the universe.

With regard to the Finality, many refuse to speak of THEIR existence, blinding themselves to the fact that THEY symbolize the end of the universe. However, the wiser among them believe that the Aeon that moves against the flow of time represents the ticking down to the end of the universe and is a reminder of the meaning of existence: Before the destined end comes, those who breathe ignorant of impending ruin ought to live every second of their life to the fullest.

To that end, the Creed Exequy walks a path reverse of those who flee from the apocalypse. Unlike the latter, they worship the apocalypse and the ruin it brings, and yearn to witness its arrival. There, they shall welcome their only encounter of the Finality with open arms.

丹輪寺——均衡

「眾眾沉淪生死海，墜淵惡道困焚宅。三毒四苦唯心造，痴塑泥胎坐玉台。」

——持戒師，摩騰

在漫長的豐饒民戰爭中，一群步離人厭倦了無休止的征戰與殺戮。他們認為眾生的苦難源於「豐饒」與「巡獵」的失衡。自藥師登神以來，「豐饒」的影響日益擴大，致使生命輪迴的均衡受到動搖——他們相信「巡獵」的誕生是一種必然，是受此失衡所迫。於是這群步離人放下信仰，脫離戰群，建立了「丹輪寺」。

丹輪寺是一幢飄遊天外的寺院建築。他們出現在任何一場與豐饒之民有關的戰爭中，收斂遺骨、超度逝者。一些被撿走的孤兒會成長為丹輪寺的僧侶，再次投身於這項事業中。
丹輪寺的僧眾亦將「均衡」互視作一位偉大的先行者，而非指引人世的神明。在教理中，他們始終對星神這一存在保持距離——誕生自「豐饒」和「巡獵」夾縫中的丹輪寺堅信，貫徹極端意志的星神定會將宇宙推向失衡的深淵。

在三個琥珀紀的和平活動後，丹輪寺的僧侶雖仍以步離人占絕對多數，卻也吸納了許多不同種族的開悟者。無論是仙舟人、造翼者、慧駰，還是智械，只要有志於終結這場無止境的血火輪迴，便可受戒成為丹輪寺的僧侶。

丹輪寺的僧侶需佩戴「持戒丹輪」，以此恪守五大戒律：不害、不衍、不貪、不嗔、不放逸。不過，那些德行崇高的僧侶往往並不在身上佩戴持戒丹輪——他們的丹輪早已刻在心中。

"Humankind flounders in the ocean of life and death, as wickedness and evil deeds lead to the abyss of flames. All suffering is created solely by the mind, and obsession and desire make earthen idols thus divine."

— Ordained monk, Matanga

During the long and drawn-out Denizens of Abundance Wars, a group of borisin grew weary of the endless conquest and slaughter. They believed that the universe's suffering was born of an imbalance between Abundance and The Hunt. Ever since Yaoshi ascended to divinity, the influence of Abundance expanded by the day, causing the balance of life's cycle to be shaken. They believe that the birth of the Hunt is an inevitable necessity driven forth by this imbalance. So, these borisin abandoned their faith and their war packs to establish the Claretwheel Temple.

Claretwheel Temple is a temple complex floating in the universe. They would appear during any war related to the Denizens of the Abundance, collecting the remains of the deceased and delivering their souls to the eternal beyond. Some war orphans taken away by them would go on to become Claretwheel Temple monks and devote themselves to continuing this cause.

The monks of Claretwheel Temple also regard HooH the Equilibrium as a great forerunner instead of a god who guides the people of this world. The monks always maintain some distance from the concept of Aeons in their teachings — As the Claretwheel Temple's faith was born from the cracks between Abundance and The Hunt, the Temple believes that Aeons, as beings that exercise the extremes of a singular concept, will surely push the universe into the abyss of imbalance.

After three Amber Eras of peaceful activity, the Claretwheel Temple monks have included enlightened practitioners of many different races, although the borisin still constituted the absolute majority. It did not matter if one were a citizen of Xianzhou, a Wingweaver, a Houyhnhnm, or an Intellitron — so long as one wishes to bring this ceaseless cycle of war and bloodshed to an end, one could become an ordained monk of Claretwheel Temple.

The monks of Claretwheel Temple are required to wear a Claretwheel Ring, as a symbol of their vow to abide by the five major precepts: To do no harm, no deception, no greed, no anger, and no indulgence. However, the esteemed monks who had mastered these teachings no longer wear such rings — their rings are already engraved into their hearts.

「研究理應是為升華生命，而生命絕不會用悲鳴來表達感激。」

——佚名合著，《學會規章第十七版》

「若智慧生命行於正確之路，為何宇宙文明會停滯不前？」一群學者如是詢問千篇一律的星空。對此詰問，俱樂部的天才置若罔聞，學會的凡夫則茫無所知，而能夠給出解答的，除卻啟蒙他們的「原始博士」外再無他人。

這群狂熱的學者很快站在了文明的對立面，自願成為「返祖實驗」最堅實的擁躉。他們堅信「智識」早已步入歧路，「退行」才是唯一的救贖——正如斷除愚昧的枯枝後，知識的新芽方能從廢墟中參出。他們堅信求識理應百無禁忌，全然不顧這些殘虐的行徑已經逾越科學邊界，一頭扎入了「謬種」的領域，在漫長的實驗裡，研究者與被研究者的界線也逐漸模糊，

宇宙中流傳著一種說法，「原始博士」性情古怪，從不與任何「人類」產生聯繫。可這些追隨者對世界產生的滋擾，又絲毫不亞於偶像本人。直到遊俠舉槍擊穿一座實驗室的鐵門，卻被噴涌而出的香蕉海吞沒——人們終於意識到，過去名為「源究院」的團體已經不復存在，取而代之的，是一片向著「原始」退行的恐怖叢林。

AtaviSearch Forest: Erudition

"Research is supposed to elevate life, but life will never express gratitude with cries of sorrow."

— Anonymous Co-Author, Guild Bylaws, 17th Edition

"If intelligent creatures are advancing on the right path, why do cosmic civilizations come to a standstill?" A group of scholars poses this question to the unchanging stars. In response to this question, the Society's geniuses turn a deaf ear, and the ordinary in the Guild are clueless. Apart from Dr. Primitive, the one who gives them enlightenment, no one can grace them with an answer.

These fervent scholars very quickly find themselves on the opposing side of civilization, voluntarily becoming the staunchest advocates for atavistic experiments. They insist that Erudition had long strayed from the straight and narrow and that regression is the only salvation — Only after severing the withered branches of ignorance can new saplings of knowledge rise from the ruins. They are convinced that any means are necessary in the pursuit of knowledge, recklessly disregarding the fact that these brutal methods have already overstepped the boundaries of science, wholeheartedly throwing themselves into heresies. In the long course of their experimentation, the line between the researcher and the researched also gradually blurs.

There is a tale being told in the universe: Dr. Primitive is an eccentric, never seeking to consort with humanity. But the disturbances wrought in the world by these followers of his were no less significant than their idol. It wasn't until the Rangers shot through a lab's metal door, only to be engulfed by a sea of bananas pouring out, that people finally realized that the organization known as the Source Research Institute had ceased to exist, replaced by a horrific forest that is regressing into the primeval.

星際和平公司（Part2）

如今的星際和平公司分為七大部門。也許字面意義的「部門」早已無法概括這家泛銀河企業驚人的尺度，現實中的每個公司部門往往掌握著數十到上百個規模不一的文明世界，世代為其效力的員工以億萬計，更別提受其貿易活動所輻射的浩瀚人群。
這七大部門分別是：

「市場開拓部」

市場開拓部著眼於前往更多星系宣傳克里珀的使命。同時它也負責將新世界拉入宇宙商業體系。
據稱主管奧斯瓦爾多•施耐德曾是一位無名客，加入公司後依然秉承著強烈的「開拓」意願。世人相信他很快就會成為董事會的一員，他欠缺的僅僅是資歷，以及一個空出的位子。

「業務鞏固部」

當市場開拓部完成與新世界的建交後，後續商業就被移交給業務鞏固部。該部門負責統管公司的超距傳輸網絡，清點特色物資並定價，長期維護公司下屬設施及貨品清單。
業務鞏固部是公司最龐大的部門，員工數占總部總數的45%。

「戰略投資部」

戰略投資部擁有公司第二長遠的眼光，他們的投資從不拘泥於短期回報。
戰略投資部下設精英團隊「不良資產清算專家」——即「石心十人」——由神秘的主管「鑽石」統領。他們奔行宇宙，積極地清算因萬界之癌產生的壞帳。

「築材物流部」

築材物流部是星際和平公司歷史最悠久的部門，它的前身是「琥珀王後援隊」，在路易斯崛起後進行了改組。
現任部門主管是大腹便便的塔拉梵•基恩——公司少數被證實的「存護」令使，七人董事會的一員。他擔負起向克里珀運送築材這一神聖的任務，地位愈加穩固。

「技術研發部」

技術研發部與博識學會展開深度合作，將學會的研究成果轉化為商業項目。正所謂「內行管理內行」，公司認可主管亞婆離的科學素養與商業觸覺，這位年輕女士同博識學會「庸眾院」的聯繫也總是令人浮想聯翩。

「人才激勵部」

人才激勵部負責為公司招募、培養和輸送人才，同時該部門也是眾多跨星系項目溝通協作的媒介。
此外，人才激勵部的兩位主管：姆托尤因•拉傑•扎扎德與閻世羅，共同掌握著一張遍布銀河的情報網絡。他們的使節穿梭銀河，結交各大勢力，與暫時不願加入公司的人才深耕盟誼——而這些外援，也會在公司不願或不能出面的場合展現重要價值。

「傳統項目部」

時光變遷讓許多產業興衰起落，也讓它們在公司貿易體系內的地位起起伏伏。當一項產業在泛銀河貿易版圖中所占的比例低於一定閾值時，它將從業務鞏固部的職能中脫離，轉交由傳統項目部的主管在田接受。
業績平平的傳統項目部在公司被不太受重視，但也有種觀點認為真正的精英都在其中，默默無聞地做著久經考驗的事情。

Today, the Interastral Peace Corporation is divided into seven major departments. Perhaps the word "department" can no longer encompass the astounding scale of this pan-galactic enterprise. In actuality, every IPC department would often control dozens or even hundreds of civilized worlds of various scales and have billions of workers employed in a hereditary manner, let alone the countless masses that are affected by the impact of its commercial activities.

These seven major departments are:

The Marketing Development Department

The Marketing Development Department is engrossed in reaching more star systems to preach the calling of Qlipoth. At it same time, it is also responsible for pulling newly emerging worlds into the universal commercial sphere.

It is said that its chairman, Oswaldo Schneider, is a former Nameless who still holds strongly to the will of Trailblaze after joining the IPC. People believe he will soon become a member of the Board of Trustees. All he's missing is some experience and an empty spot.

The Business Consolidation Department

When the Marketing Development Department finishes establishing relationships with a new world, the subsequent commercial dealings will be handed over to the Business Consolidation Department. This department is responsible for managing the IPC's Hyper-distant Delivery system. They stock take specialty goods, set prices, and continuously maintain the IPC's subsidiary facilities and goods inventory.

The Business Consolidation Department is the IPC's biggest department. Its staff numbers amount to 45% of the headquarter's total personnel.

The Strategic Investment Department

The Strategic Investment Department has the second-best foresight in the IPC. Their investment will never be limited to short-term returns.

The Strategic Investment Department has an elite team of Non-Performing Asset Liquidation Specialists — the "Ten Stonehearts" — led by the mysterious director Diamond. These individuals traverse the universe, actively liquidating the bad debts caused by the Cancer of All Worlds.

The Building Material Logistics Department

The Building Material Logistics Department is the oldest in the IPC. Its former name was "The Amber Lord's Support Team" and was restructured after Louis rose to prominence.

The current director of the department is the rotund fellow Taravan Keane — One of the rare verified Emanators of Preservation in the IPC, and one of the seven members of the Board of Trustees. He shoulders the holy duty of shipping building materials to Qlipoth, and his grip on power only solidifies over time.

The Technology Department

The Technology Department conducts thorough collaborations with the Intelligentsia Guild and turns the Guild's scientific results into commercial projects. Preferring the management practice by peer experts, the IPC acknowledges Director Yabuli's scientific aptitude and commercial instincts. The associations between this young lady and the Council of Mundanites in the Intelligentsia Guild are often also inspires waves of speculation.

The Talent Motivation Department

The Talent Motivation Department is responsible for recruiting, training, and transporting talented employees for the IPC. This department is also the medium through which many intergalactic projects communicate and collaborate with their respective stakeholders.

Moreover, the two directors of the Talent Motivation Department — Mtooyin Raj Zazzad and Yan Shiluo — collectively control an information network that covers the entire cosmos. Their emissaries shuttle across the cosmos, befriending the major powers, and forming alliances and relationships with talents who are not yet willing to join the IPC — These "external aides" will demonstrate significant value in situations where the IPC is unable or unwilling to show its face.

The Traditional Project Department

The passage of time saw the rise of fall of many industries, with their influence and positions in the IPC's trade system also ebbing and flowing. When one industry's trade falls below a certain percentage threshold in pan-galactic commerce, it will be removed from the duties of the Business Consolidation Department and handed over to director Arita of the Traditional Project Department.

With its mediocre performance, the Traditional Project Department is hardly appreciated in the IPC. However, there is also the view that the true elites are concentrated in this department, where they silently conduct businesses that have withstood the test of time.