For Su Wen, who has been feeling lonely ever since, he understands that emotions can be a burden.
Maybe I am starting to accept the world gradually.
He would not see this realization as a 'cure'.
only.
He finally understood on a deeper level the words written by García Márquez, Haruki Murakami, Margaret Mitchell, Austen, Charlotte Bronte, etc., etc.
This is an unspoken secret between the two of them.
"Next,
Explore the universe.
Search for the secrets of the Kingdom of Eternal Night.
That would be what we as physicists should do.
Yes, not just myself.
Instead:
us."
For a scholar, the galaxy that separates the problem from reality is exactly the light-year scale they need to measure.
Jiang Menghan also has the same view on this point.
not to mention.
Su Wen also needs [knowledge] to get more [travel decks] that can be converted into power.
And in view of this.
Tomorrow's review of the Port of Return database will be key to how many fragments can be brought in to fill the current intelligence gaps.
He is not in a hurry.
At least.
Spending the rest time at such a slow pace is a luxury that is allowed.
The laughter of the survivors in the distance rose together with the steaming food, bringing with them the satisfaction of letting go of stress for a long time.
Shelly understands.
After all, that was once her extravagant hope.
Now, the hope that was once out of reach may be within reach.
The girl recalled that she once stood on the platform in her school uniform, watching the trams driving into the distance amidst the sound of whistles. That was her life in the Kingdom of Eternal Night.
Somehow, that time is actually not that far away from now.
But it gradually became blurry in her memory.
Perhaps, it is blurred.
It was probably because the steam from the hot porridge in her hands made her unable to see clearly.
The girl no longer hesitated and took a mouthful of hot porridge:
"It's so warm."
The next day.
According to the original plan.
Waking up from her sleep, Shelly, who had rested, took Su Wen and others to prepare to set off from the survivor camp.
Shelly put herself in the steel armor of the Steam Guard, and the gaps that were added last night have been repaired by the old blacksmith.
There are much fewer traces of infected people on the road.
Only parts of it can be seen here and there.
Lundell was also not interested in this, and she easily burned the remnants that were blasphemous to life without using too powerful psychic waves.
After walking out of the sewer again.
The familiar darkness enveloped everything.
If there is no mechanical clock to measure time, and we only rely on observing the changes in external light, the sky in the entire Kingdom of Eternal Night will only feel that the brightness has increased by a few points, but the change is very small.
So they still had to rely on lanterns to light the way around them.
Crossan performed simple energy collection through her own data terminal:
"It is actually possible to detect changes in light energy levels of light that can be observed with the naked eye. It seems that this world is not completely devoid of energy inflow.
But since oxygen is produced here.
Then the plants here may perform non-visible light photosynthesis that is different from those in the real world.
certainly.
Even if it's not photosynthetic.
It is also possible that organisms similar to deep-sea volcanic ecosystems rely on chemical synthesis as a source of energy.
Rhine, you are right, everything here is very curious."
Say this to her.
Jiang Menghan was a little more confused:
“Do data terminals on the life science side also have monitoring functions for non-visible light?”
Crossan shrugged and put away her notebook:
"Imaging biological tissue and improving the spatial resolution of optical microscopy have always been two major challenges in biomedical imaging.
Invisible imaging is one of the two major biomedical imaging problems that can be solved.
All I can say is that it happens to have this function.”
Immediately afterwards.
She took a step back to avoid the flesh-and-blood monster that emerged from the ground.
Then there was a touch of cold reflection in his hand.
It was a scalpel with a trace of light green blood remaining on the blade.
That's right, in just a moment, the monster that tried to sneak attack her became a piece of rotten flesh with its two halves deactivated.
Chief researcher of life genetics, Croshan, expressed her regret:
"pity.
Or just a mutant species.
Should I slightly reduce the annihilation effect of my psychic properties?"
For a research madman like her, a monster that remains alive and dismembered may be more valuable, but this is not the case for others.
Especially Shelly.
After all, she never really defeated those monsters.
She tightened her grip on the steam sword in her hand, but for some reason she put it down feebly.
As a master of psychology, Su Wen could understand her micro-movements and raised the lantern and said calmly:
"Shelly, do you want to have the power to kill these infected bodies?"
I heard the handsome man who was the team leader not far away say this.
Shelly was a little stunned.
She nodded subconsciously.
But Su Wen did not give an answer immediately. He said gently but distantly:
"First of all, I want to tell you that this is not a simple gift.
You will have more things to bear.
include.
In the next few days, we will arrive at the royal capital of the Kingdom of Eternal Night. As the intermediary between us and this city-state, you may encounter a future that is hard to choose for yourself.
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight."
Hear his words.
Shelly fell into incomprehensible thoughts.
But Lendl hesitated to speak:
"Rhine, is it necessary to put so much pressure on her?"
But Su Wen only answered calmly and rationally:
"Rendall.
You should understand.
The disaster of the Eternal Night Kingdom that can swallow up an entire team of sentinels is far from being as simple as what we can see before our eyes."
As an observer of the future, he knows very well.
Just a nod from Shelly.
Then she will inevitably fall into a deeper vortex of conspiracy.
so.
The right to choose should not be determined by him.
Hearing the warning in Su Wen's words, Xie Li's eyes suddenly showed her mother's pale and weak smile before she died.
She probably already understood that she might not consider her life that important anymore.
She made up her mind.
Then he slowly took off his heavy helmet, lowered his head, knelt down on one knee towards Su Wen and performed the Steam Guard's highest knighthood:
"Mr. Rhine, I have thought clearly."
Hear her say that.
The handsome night watchman in black rarely remained silent:
"very good.
Believe in yourself and hold the power in your own hands.
The darker it gets, the deeper we have to go.
now.
It will definitely be the most important point of change in your life."
He gently opened his palms:
That's a card.
The back of its card: It is the boundless night above the city-state where the stars dim and even gradually disappear.