It has been three days since I woke up, but Dongfang Ruo still cannot accept this world.
She saw many beautiful things, but she always felt that what she saw was an illusion... Even if someone kept telling her that she left Ou Xiaomo seventeen years ago, that is, in the 115th year of the Era, Dongfang Ruo left Ou Xiaomo.
The year I was searching for Lin Sen, she was found on a piece of driftwood floating in the sea.
When he was rescued, Dongfang Ruo had almost no vital signs, but Ou Xiaomo insisted that Dongfang Ruo would wake up one day, so he gave Dongfang Ruo closed treatment for a year.
In the year from April 115 to July 116, the originally hopeless world underwent earth-shaking changes.
The first was the disappearance of the apostles. They suddenly transformed into huge, pure white humanoid figures, and then scarlet spears fell from the sky. They grabbed the spear and inserted it into their hearts. Then, the "nothing" that once destroyed the world appeared in the sky.
Crown of Light!"
At first everyone thought it was doomed and the end of the world was coming!
But it turns out that with the emergence of the "Apholess Crown", the scars on the earth are healing, and the breath of death is fading away.
Not only was the central curtain missing, the alien species also disappeared without a trace.
The world suddenly became more beautiful than ever before!
Faced with this, all the survivors had experienced a feeling of disbelief similar to what Dongfang Ruo felt now. Everyone even thought that this was just a fantasy, some kind of flashback precursor to the end of the world.
As a result, the survivors headed by Qin Wen, Xiao Qing, Xue Ming and others began to explore the world, especially the Tomb of Pure Sky Fire under the Vasalil Forest.
As a result, it was discovered that the Tomb of Pure Sky Fire had disappeared, and the huge underground structure under the Vasalir Forest had also been filled with lake water, turning it into a paradise for aquatic life.
With these discoveries and practical data, the survivors finally began to face reality and began to believe that the doomsday crisis was over... and that a better future would begin again.
However, a small episode occurred during this period.
That is, Xue Ming's proposal to send a co-prosperity invitation to the Sunless City. He hoped that Lin Yan could lead the people of the Number Sequence World to help mankind rebuild its homeland, put aside their prejudices against each other, and share the world together.
But it is a pity that Lin Yan chose to refuse. Of course, it was not a cold refusal, but a tactful notification to Xue Ming that the digital world has its own order and ideology, and they still need a long period of understanding with humans.
and contact time, and the relatively fragile human system now is best to take advantage of this doomsday catastrophe to reflect on oneself, and not to expect too much help from others.
In this regard, the survivors expressed their disappointment, but fortunately, the newly established management level established by Xiao Qing and others did a good job in guiding the emotions of the surviving people.
As a result, in just five years, a brand new city that symbolized the starting point was built.
At the same time, in order to commemorate the heroes who made great contributions in this unprecedented war, Xiao Qing proposed to build the best land in the city center into the largest and most influential memorial square in human history.
This proposal was approved by everyone.
However, the Memorial Square has not been completely completed yet...
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"Although I didn't say it, I know that everyone is waiting, waiting for my sister to wake up, waiting for Sailosh to bring everyone back to this world..." Qin Wen accompanied Dongfang Ruo on the streets of the new city.
Dongfang Ruo wore a veil, hiding all her face, but her charming eyes and good figure still caused many people to be distracted.
Looking at the beautiful things on both sides of the street that she was familiar with and expected in countless dreams, Dongfang Ruo wanted to accept it, but she couldn't forget the scene in her mind...
Seeing that Dongfang Ruo remained silent, Qin Wen said again: "Sister...are you still unable to believe what you are seeing now?"
Dongfang Ruo shook her head and said, "I have no reason not to believe it...it's just..." Dongfang Ruo hid her next words.
What she wants to say is...it's just that I don't remember anything at all...why did I suddenly return to this world?
Where is Lin Sen?
What happened in the darkest realm?!
After hearing this, Qin Wen took Dongfang Ruo's hand and said: "Sister, actually speaking, like you, I have no reason to doubt all this, but I still feel that something is missing...especially after seeing my sister being rescued.
At that time, I was thinking...what happened to my sister! Or...when we were helpless, what were you facing, sister? Can you tell me about this..."
Dongfang Ruo looked at Qin Wen, this girl who had undergone digital transformation very early. She should have been full of hatred for the world, but she didn't... instead she loved the world more than anyone else.
Thinking of this, Dongfang Ruo felt a little unbelievable... and also felt very ridiculed.
"I...went to the darkest realm." Dongfang Ruo said.
"The darkest realm?" Qin Wen was startled. When she saw Dongfang Ruo continuing to move forward, she quickly chased after him.
"Well..." Dongfang Ruo's memory has been restored to some extent, but since that night when she fought against 200 people alone, her memory has become a fragmented picture, some overlapping and some completely unrelated.
"Where is that place?" Qin Wen had no idea about it.
Dongfang Ruodao: "Actually, it's similar to our world, except that there are a lot less colors... everything... is black and white."
Qin Wen thought for a while, frowned and said, "Oh? That place is also under the control of the central curtain?"
Dongfang Ruo: "I don't know, maybe..."
The vague tone made Qin Wen a little embarrassed.
But then Dongfang Ruo continued: "But I can feel it... that world is no different from the doomsday scene we are experiencing here... there is no hope in the same place, and it is just as depressing and suffocating."
Qin Wen listened quietly. When she passed by a small shop, she met an acquaintance.
It's a pity that when that guy greeted Qin Wen, Qin Wen didn't notice him at all.
If Dongfang arrived, she would have seen him, but it was a pity that she did not know this person.
"Hmm... the same doomsday... Oh, that's right! Sister, how did you get there? And why did you go there?"
Dongfang Ruo smiled bitterly when he heard this and said: "I don't remember... but I accidentally fell into the darkest world to help Lin Sen. As a result, until now, I may not know what I did and how.
Came back."
After hearing this, Qin Wen thought thoughtfully and said: 'Oh... I understand! No wonder my sister is always depressed...'
Dongfang Ruo continued: "But there was one person who impressed me deeply and made me very surprised..."
"who?"
Unknowingly, Dongfang Ruo and Qin Wen had arrived at the center of the new city, and in front of them was the Memorial Square.
"Lin Sen's sister, Lin Xue."
"Ha?! Real or fake?" Qin Wen was stunned for a moment, and then she felt relieved. That's right! If it's a mirror world, it's not illogical for identical people to exist in the darkest parallel world.
only……
"Yeah, I was surprised too, especially when I saw her indifferent look, and the way she was wearing a red skirt and holding a black umbrella..." Dongfang Ruo fell into memories.
See Lin Xue from her perspective.
That girl looked like Lin Xue whom Dongfang Ruo knew, but after careful examination, Dongfang Ruo discovered that she was exuding something unnatural.
Especially her clothes and her color tone are incompatible with the whole world.
The contrast between the vivid colors and the black umbrella is really impressive.
But when Dongfang Ruo saw her, he couldn't feel the slightest bit of vitality... It could even be said that those black and white, lifeless worlds seemed more like existence than hers.
"Red dress, black umbrella... a world of black and white... uh..." Qin Wen simulated that scene, but was immediately overwhelmed by the gloom.
"There, she is a dominant figure, controlling a mysterious and huge building, and the people living in the building are a group of puppets who have no thoughts and live according to established rules. I originally wanted to obey, but Linsen
Believe that man can conquer nature... but in the end, Lin Xue put us in prison as soon as we glimpsed a little bit of the reality of that world." Dongfang Ruo said as he walked into the memorial square.
After walking a few steps, Dongfang Ruo saw a tall bronze statue.
When I looked up, I saw that it looked a bit familiar.
"Who is this?"
"Ah?" Qin Wen was still thinking about Dongfang Ruo's words. When she came to her senses, she looked up and saw the bronze statue.
"This is the statue of Mr. Rusty Stevenson. He has paid a lot for mankind," Qin Wen introduced.
No wonder it feels familiar... But after listening to the following, Dongfang Ruo felt a little inexplicable... Did he pay a lot...
Continuing to move forward, more statues and many monuments appeared in the square.
The base at the bottom of the monument is full of names and filled with flowers. It feels very much like the scene I saw in Eisinvar...
"Prison...Sister, why does Lin Xue put you in jail? Doesn't she know you? And...with the strength of you and Brother Sen, it shouldn't be possible, right?"
Dongfang Ruo didn't want to go any further, so she turned around and started to turn back.
"In the darkest world, Asen and I's power disappeared, so there was no resistance... As for why Lin Xue put us in prison... probably because she knew we didn't belong there.
"Dongfang Ruo's mind was very confused, but she was sure that all this was not something she should accept calmly, even if there was no reason... She wanted to go back! Return to the darkest realm! Find Lin Sen and find out everything!
Qin Wen didn't know that Dongfang Ruo had already made up her mind. She just followed Dongfang Ruo's words and said: "Then sister...sister?!"
But before Qin Wen finished asking, Dongfang Ruo suddenly appeared and quickly disappeared from sight.
"Sister..." Looking at the place where Dongfang Ruo disappeared, Qin Wen felt a little uneasy, especially after hearing Dongfang Ruo's experience...
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"According to what you said, has the central curtain disappeared?" Xiao Qing raised a very serious question after listening to Qin Wen's report.
But no one answered.
Because the people who stay in this room really don't have the ability to take care of so much in terms of their comprehensive strength in all aspects.
"What? You're not talking anymore?" Xiao Qing was unhappy.
Xue Ming frowned and smiled bitterly: "It's not that I don't want to say it, it's that I don't know what to say..."
"so?"
"So... everyone knows very well that now these things are beyond our control. So what if we find the answer? Can we change the reality?" Xue Ming spread his hands. He is not someone who likes to give up.
Human, but...that's the fact, it's not something he can control.
"Then we have to understand it. We have built a new city now for the purpose of revitalization. But if this is not over yet, then what we need to do now is how to evacuate."
Xue Ming froze when he heard this, then smiled awkwardly and stopped talking.
Xiao Qing was even more unhappy. On the surface, they had formed a rudimentary management level, but in fact there was no management or being managed among each other. This state of affairs naturally had its advantages and disadvantages.
And now is the embodiment of the disadvantages.
Because everyone behaves very lazily.
Especially Xue Ming and Sera, they have completely changed since their resurrection. Not only are they no longer glued together, they even ignore many things that management should do, and they seem to be tired.
This is not what Xiao Qing wants to see, at least not now.
so……
"In any case, the central curtain will still be our concern in the short term, so... I plan to contact Niyun Ji and request to meet with Luo Shengtian. I hope this mysterious master will not reject me." Xiao Qing said.
He accepted his suggestion and left angrily.
Xue Ming sighed and left.
Sierra was left staring at the sky outside the window, she was particularly fascinated.
It was only after Xiao Qing left that Qin Wen discovered that Sera's attention was not on this short meeting.
"Sister Sierra, what are you looking at?"
Sera was shocked when he heard this, and after coming back to his senses, he smiled and said: "Nothing, I was just wondering if there should be some greening around the city, so that it would look less monotonous."
Qin Wen: "...Um...Okay, then I won't bother you."
"Well, if you leave first, I'll think about it carefully." Sera's smile was very official, which made Qin Wen a little uncomfortable.
Everyone left with their own thoughts.
When Sera was left alone, she held her cheek in her hand and slowly took out a small top from her arms.
It is a handicraft made of pure wood. It looks very smooth and is quite small in the palm of your hand.
After taking out the top, Sera's expression became very distressed... She tried her best to restrain herself from looking at it, but she still couldn't help it. She raised her hand tremblingly, pinched the top, twisted it, and threw it away.
On the table in front of you.
The top began to spin, and the sound was so faint that it was almost inaudible.
But Sera's breathing became heavier and heavier...
She stared at the top for a long time, but it kept spinning and spinning as if it would never fall down...
This was beyond common sense, and it was hard for Sierra to accept.
But Sera suddenly smiled, and she smiled so beautifully...
"What are you doing..."Inception"?" Sierra said to herself, then she put away the top and stood up and came to the window.
Look into the distance, close your eyes, and then lean down naturally.
Then...
"ah!!!!!!!!"
With a scream, Sierra fell to the ground from a height of 190 meters and died on the spot.
However, when Xue Ming rushed to the scene in panic, he picked up Sera and found that there was no pain on her face... and even... there was a trace of smile and satisfaction on her face.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
Xue Ming tightly hugged his lover's body that had been smashed into shape. There were no tears in his eyes, only confusion, panic and bewilderment...
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"We need a voice." Lin Sen got straight to the point when he found Dongfang Ruo.
Dongfang Ruohui is of a good nature, so she can naturally understand it, but...
"what should I do?"
Lin Sen asked back: "Don't you ask why you are here?"
Dongfang Ruo shook his head slightly: "If anyone can do it, why bother looking for me."
Lin Sen was very grateful, but he didn't know whether what he did was right or wrong...a person...and the whole world...he...
"If I told you that what I gave you might ruin your life, would you still agree to it?"
Dongfang Ruo blinked and said playfully: "My life has already reached a point of no return when I meet you, so I don't care."
Lin Sen's heart trembled, and surprisingly... this time, not to mention Lemidia, even the jealous Wu Huan didn't bother Lin Sen.
'But I care...' Lin Sen's unspoken words were hidden deep in his heart.
He smiled and took out a ring and a small flower.
The ring is very familiar. If Dongfang has seen it before... I just don't remember where I saw it.
"Remember them."
"kindness?"
"The ring represents reality, and the little flower represents illusion. I will mark beacons in all possible places, and then you will remind them." Lin Sen put the two things on Dongfang Ruo's left and right hands.
Dongfang Ruo looked at the small flower on his right hand. The flower was fragile, inconspicuous, and had no fragrance, but its beautiful appearance made Dongfang Ruo like it very much as soon as he saw it.
As for the ring on the left hand...
If Dongfang remembers it.
"Okay, I promise you." Dongfang Ruo accepted these two things without asking too many details.
Lin Sen smiled slightly, hesitated to speak, then turned and left...
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Standing in Ogu Bay, recalling those words.
Dongfang Ruo looked at his hands, there were rings and little flowers.
What does this mean?!!
Facing the sea breeze, Dongfang Ruo looked at the blue sky. On the horizon in the distance, a huge white cloud stood like half of a giant's body.
…
"Hello!"
When Lin Sen walked to the door, Dongfang Ruo stopped him.
"kindness?"
"It's something we can do, right?"
Lin Sen smiled slightly and nodded seriously: "Of course!"
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If Dongfang remembers it!
The darkest realm...she has been there! One of the end points of countless reincarnations...
The center curtain...
Ah……
Dongfang Ruo smiled coldly, it turned out to be like this... going back and forth again and again, failing again and again...
The central curtain takes advantage of this, allowing Lin Sen and Dongfang Ruo to always linger in front of the final answer, unable to enter!