The High-Dimensional Overseer Pathway[]
Link to the Original WeChat Post (in Chinese):
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3SCyH4l-Fw5RtJQQatbX0g
By Cuttlefish January, 20th, 2025
Translated with some paraphrase for clarity by Windvally
Sequence 9: Shaman
CF: (The specific abilities have already been demonstrated in LOTM Book 2.)
Sequence 8: Reporter
CF: (The core aspects are touching the truth, seeing the truth, explaining the truth, and speed.)
[TL Note: I want a paparazzo sequence instead! ]
Sequence 7: Painter
CF: (Can depict the desired reality, endowing it with extraordinary manifestations. Sometimes, due to having seen and touched the truth before, the works created may have a certain prophetic nature. Starting from this sequence, mental issues gradually emerge, just like the real life cases of some historical painters who suffered mental disturbances from contaminated pigments.)
[TL Note: Trivia of the day - Lead white paint is thought to have poisoned artists from Michelangelo to Van Gogh, whilst the infamous, arsenic-containing Scheele’s Green which was so poisonous it was apparently deployed to kill rats in Parisian sewers and may have played a part in the death of Napoleon after it was used to paint his walls. It appears that painting was once a genuinely hazardous occupation.]
Sequence 6: Literature Enthusiast
CF: (Loves to fantasize and can bring fantasies into reality to a certain extent.)
Sequence 5: Fairy
CF: (Can genuinely create a world within a painting, preliminarily mastering the mysteries of dimensions. They can stabilize one dimension and freely enter and exit it. While in another dimension, they are difficult to be damaged/attacked by reality. At the same time, however, they also don’t have many ways to affect reality while in another dimension.)
Sequence 4: 旅客
Translation choices:
旅客：Traveler; Visitor, Guest, Hotel Guest, Passenger.
异度旅客：Dimensional Traveler, Otherworldly Traveler, Traveler from Alternate Dimensions, Dimensional Visitor, Otherworldly, Visitor of Alternate Dimensions, Otherworldly Guest, Guest from Alternate Dimensions, Otherworldly Passenger, Dimensional Passenger, Passenger from Alternate Dimensions, etc.
CF: (Also known as "异度旅客," meaning a 旅客 from another fictional imaginary & fantasy dimensions (次元）, another space-time（时空）, or another formal & real dimension（维度）. They become beings of another dimension and gain deeper mastery over dimensions, exhibiting various wondrous or terrifying abilities.)
[TL Note:
次元 (Dimension)：More abstract or imaginative than 维度, often used in cultural or fictional discussions. This term is often used in contexts related to science fiction, parallel universes, or conceptual spaces (e.g., "two-dimensional," "three-dimensional"). It emphasizes a framework or realm where something exists.
维度 (Dimension)：Emphasizes measurable or calculable properties, rooted in science or mathematics. This term focuses on the mathematical or scientific concept of dimensions, such as length, width, height, or additional dimensions in physics (e.g., 4D, string theory). It is more technical and precise compared to 次元.
Use 次元 when discussing imaginative or fictional concepts. Use 维度 for precise, scientific, or mathematical discussions about measurable dimensions.]
Sequence 3: String Player
CF: (Also known as Performer or Musician. Begins to control "strings". They influences and alters reality by “playing” those “strings”.)
[TL Note: Yes, we are getting into String Theory territory]
Sequence 2: Dimensional Shadow/Shadow of Dimensions
CF: (Becomes a complete high-dimensional being. The mythological creature form of this mixed pathway IS a shadow of dimensions, capable of freely ascending and descending dimensions, and utilizing dimensions at will.)
[TL Note: Will be explained in another Q&A post, too. For those who are wondering, CF responded to questions in his WeChat post. HDO’s pathway is a mix of Illusions/Fantasy Pathway and Dimension Pathway.]
Sequence 1: Observer
CF: (The way/method in which they observe a target will directly and critically affects the subsequent development and ultimate outcome of the said target.)
[TL Note: At this level, I’d imagine the target doesn’t have to be a physical being or object, it could be a lot of other abstract/imaginary things.]
Sequence 0: 尘世之眼
Translation choices:
Literal translation is “Eye of the Mortal Realm”
Alternatively: Eye of the World; Sublunary Eye (credits to all the Wiki contributors and Admins)
CF: (Sees everything in the world, perceives the changes of fate. When I see, the flowers bloom brilliantly; when I do not, the flowers and the heart fall into silence together.)
[TL Note:
This sentence is from the teachings of Wang Yangming (王阳明), a prominent Chinese philosopher of the Ming dynasty and a key figure in the Neo-Confucian School of Mind (心学, xinxue). Wang Yangming's philosophy emphasizes the unity of knowledge and action (知行合一) and the idea that the mind is the root of all phenomena.
Original Sentence: 我不看花时，花与我心同寂。我看花时，花的颜色一时明白起来，便知此花不在我心之外。
Translation: "When I do not look at the flower, the flower and my mind are equally still. When I look at the flower, its colors suddenly become clear to me, and I realize that this flower is not outside my mind."
This illustrates Wang Yangming's central idea that the perception of the world is deeply interconnected with the mind. The flower’s "existence" in vivid form depends on the act of perceiving it. When the flower is not observed, it exists in a state of undifferentiated potential (寂, stillness), and its vividness only being when it is perceived.
Context:
1. Relation to Wang Yangming's Philosophy:
Wang Yangming advocates that the mind and the external world are not separate. The flower's "existence" as a distinct entity with clear colors arises only because the mind actively perceives it. This underscores the subjective nature of knowledge and the mind's central role in creating meaning in the world. The phrase also ties to the idea of "innate knowledge" (良知, liangzhi), where truth is perceived directly without needing external validation. For Wang, understanding the nature of the flower is an act of the mind.
2. Connection with Idealism:
This view aligns closely with philosophical idealism, particularly subjective idealism, which posits that reality as we experience it is shaped by our consciousness or perceptions. Wang’s statement can be likened to Berkeley's idealism ("to be is to be perceived" or esse est percipi). For both, the perception of an object imbues it with reality. Without the mind, the flower remains in a latent or indistinct state.
3. Connection to Quantum Physics:
In quantum mechanics, this sentence can be metaphorically connected to the observer effect:
In quantum physics, particles exist in a state of superposition (multiple potential states) until they are observed or measured. The act of observation collapses this superposition into a definite state.
Similarly, Wang's statement suggests that the "flower" (analogous to a quantum particle) exists in a latent or indistinct state ("同寂") until it is "measured" by the observer's mind, at which point its vividness and reality ("颜色一时明白起来") are actualized.
This analogy does not imply that Wang was discussing quantum mechanics but highlights a philosophical resonance between his ideas and modern physics, emphasizing the interplay between observer and observed.]
Above the Sequences: Lord of Dimensions
CF: The Lord of Dimensions; The Eye Overlooking the Mortal Realm; The Source of All Illusions; The Creator of the Painting World.
[TL Note: Remember the two pathways mixed? 幻想 aka Fantasy/Illusions Pathway. Which I suppose makes this part “The Source of All Illusions” making more sense. Illusions being CK’s translation in the book, but alternatively you can read it as “The Source of All Fantasy”. Sounds really broken fr fr]
Q&A[]
CF's replies to random readers' questions in the comment section of the WeChat post, translated by Windvally.[2]
Question 1[]
Comment: Does this OD (HDO) has only 1 subordinate pathway, similar to the Wheel of Fortune Pathway only have 1?
Cuttlefish: No, HDO's pathway is a mix of 2 pathways. Originally it was divided into the Dimension pathway and the Fantasy pathway.
Cuttlefish: COI is not a mixed pathway.
Question 2[]
Comment: When will the Donghua be released?
Cuttlefish: Don't know, but it's within 2025.
Question 3[]
Comment: Is the Painting World the same situation or type as the Mirror world?
Cuttlefish: Nope.
Question 4[]
Comment: The soul of a seq 9 Shaman attracts the attention of monsters easily and will have their dreams being invaded by monsters. Is this a unique case or very common occurrence across all Seq 9 Shaman?
Cuttlefish: A very common occurrence.
Question 5[]
Comment: When will the LOTM game be out?
Cuttlefish: No idea.
Question 6[]
Comment: So outside of Earth’s barrier, aside from MGOD, SoC, MTOD that has 3 pathways. The rest - HDO, MoD, COI, Supernova, Goddess of Fate, Ravings, Primordial Hunger, all only has 1 pathway (that could be a mix of different pathways)?
Cuttlefish: No.
[TL Note: I'm assuming CF meant there are other ODs out there that has more than 1 pathways, but it’s up to the fanfictions. ]
Question 7[]
Comment: Are Traveler and Planeswalker very similar/have almost no difference?
Cuttlefish: No, they are different.