During the ten years of cold winter, the world was like a lifeless ocean, cold and dark.
Especially in the year when the big data destruction broke out, that is, around 9:00 a.m. on January 7, 2039.
As the knob was turned to the maximum, the heads of many countries jointly submitted the highest certificate, and then uniformly pressed the button that symbolized the end of the "cold winter", and the world... went out!
The world plunged into the depths of the Dead Sea has retreated to pre-industrial civilization overnight. All the tools that require electricity and data support have become scrap metal. On the contrary, those who live in the mountains and fields are still working in the fields with their hands, relying on
A gift from nature, live leisurely and contentedly.
This day in history is known as the "Night of the Dead Sea". After the tears drowned the pain, only endless panic was left...
The big data destruction took a total of 195 days from start to finish.
When the time comes to the early morning of July 22, 2039.
The moment the world was illuminated again, everyone changed...
——"The Blue New Testament Chapter 3 The Dead Sea"
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The darkest world is shrouded in lingering darkness, where there is no distinction between day and night except in cities.
Moreover, the usual positioning and navigation equipment will be useless here. Only biological instincts and innate talents are still playing a role.
This is also the real reason why Lemidia still rides a "war horse" even though technology has developed to this point.
But speaking of it, this is actually not a war horse in the true sense. Although its main nervous unit is still the original biological core, the other parts are all mechanically constructed.
The appearance of the war horse is completely based on Lemedia's personal feelings as the human emperor.
Galloping on the wasteland, Lemidia estimated the time.
According to the information given by Lin Xue, Lin Sen and Dongfang Ruo have been detained for at least a month and a half.
This is not good news for Lemidia... because no one knows the rules of the game in the land of "Assesh" better than her.
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Silence is Lin Sen's most intuitive feeling about the world after death.
He couldn't even feel his breathing or the sounds coming from his throat, he could only watch and watch the scenes passing before him.
Is this the world after death?
Lin Sen was a little surprised and deeply disappointed.
Therefore, while the marquee was still turning, he had already sat down silently, like a silent sculpture.
Those images were exchanged very quickly and disappeared in less than a minute or so.
Lin Sen sat with his head lowered for a while and was about to get up to see where he was, when suddenly a figure broke into his field of vision.
It was a man, similar in stature to Lin Sen, but his face could not be seen clearly.
He stood with his hands behind his hands, slightly farther away from Lin Sen.
When he saw him, Lin Sen stood up and asked: 'Who is there!? Who are you? Where is this?'
The three consecutive questions that determined the worldview became silent as soon as he uttered them. Lin Sen was speechless. He really didn't like it here.
The people in the distance looked at Lin Sen. After a long time, they suddenly raised their hands, and then waved to Lin Sen, as if to signal him to come closer.
Seeing this, Lin Sen didn't care so much anymore. He stepped forward, and as he walked, he suddenly found that the world became gradually clearer, colors began to emerge, and the unnatural lightness on his body dissipated, and his steps gradually became clearer.
Be steady and breathe smoothly.
The most important thing is that Lin Sen can hear sounds and can also make sounds.
Lin Sen, who was very surprised by this, took a closer look and saw that the person in front of him had a familiar face, but he had his eyes closed and had a faint smile, which made him look unreal.
"Where is this? Who are you?" Lin Sen asked.
"This is the end and the starting point, the source of everything, the core of the central curtain."
Lin Sen was shocked when he heard this and thought to himself: 'Why did I suddenly come to the headquarters of the Central Curtain?!'
But then I heard him say: "This is also my home. It is the Quantum Origin that carries countless dreams."
Now Lin Sen was no longer surprised, but was trembling physically and mentally.
He stared blankly at the man in front of him, and suddenly remembered... that familiar face, that somewhat feminine-looking man's face...
"You...you are Prometheus?! The navigator who brought humans to Gaia?!" Lin Sen asked.
After hearing this, his smile faded, and then he shook his head: "I am not Prometheus, my name is An Youren, you can call me friends or ami."
"Anyouren?!ami?!!" Lin Sen's mind was confused after hearing the name, which seemed familiar, especially the one at the back...
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"Did you actually see yourself with this expression?"
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"Well, I have already thought about it before I decided to come to see you. You don't have to think of me as yourself, because we are actually different, so you can call me Sen, and I call you Lin."
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Sen......
Forest……
what……
Let’s call you Ami!
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ami…
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"One hundred and sixty million attempts, a span of 3.7 billion..."
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Lin Sen suddenly came back to his senses. He grinned, smiled dryly and asked, "Have we... met before?"
An Youren looked at Lin Sen and said, "Maybe..."
Maybe……
Lin Sen was paused when he heard the words, and for a moment he felt like he was possessed by the light of the sun. He now understood what the uncle sighed at the beginning...
"Oh, this is the most unnatural thing to say. Just look at it! Whatever! Probably! I hate these words the most! Just worship, I'm the only one here, are you still ashamed?"
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When he thought of this, Lin Sen's smile involuntarily rose to the corner of his lips, but the moment it outlined the arc, it fell instantly.
An Youren looked at Lin Sen, his eyes moved slightly. He seemed to see Lin Sen's thoughts, and then said: "If life is just like the first meeting, it would actually be quite good. We don't have to worry about these, right?"
Lin Sen heard this and thought to himself: 'Haha... you are really open-minded...'
At the same time, Lin Sen asked: "ami...oh no! That...friend...did you just say that this is the Quantum Origin? It is the headquarters of the Central Curtain?"
An Youren nodded slightly.
When Lin Sen was confirmed, his heart surged!
After so long! So many times! He finally! Finally came to the last stop!
but……
After getting excited, Lin Sen felt a little confused as to where to start when facing An Youren... Perhaps it was because the special calm temperament exuded by An Youren was completely different from the villain in Lin Sen's impression.
Well, in short, Lin Sen had been entangled in his heart countless times about the question of why the central curtain exists, but here he suddenly didn't know whether he should ask it.
But Mr. Anyou seemed to understand Lin Sen very well. He could see Lin Sen's nervousness, excitement and uneasiness.
So he said: "Time is relatively frozen here. You don't have to be too nervous. If you don't know how to speak, you might as well calm down first."
Lin Sen was slightly surprised when he heard this and looked at An Youren and said, "Do you know the purpose of my coming here?"
An Youren smiled slightly: "Probably, but everyone who tries to get close to this place should be full of curiosity about the central curtain, but... I see something else in you."
"Another thing?" Lin Sen was a little confused.
An Youren did not explain in detail. He turned around and left. It felt like he had discovered Lin Sen while passing by and was now going to continue doing his own thing.
But Lin Sen couldn't just let him leave. He followed up and walked less than one meter behind An Youren's left side.
An Youren did not stop Lin Sen from following him, but instead asked with concern: "Aren't you going to take a rest?"
Lin Sen: "No need, I'm in good condition now."
An Youren nodded when he heard this and said nothing more.
The awkward atmosphere continued to rise, so much so that Lin Sen didn't know how to communicate with him.
But since he said that time here is relatively frozen, he might as well relax and take a good look inside the Quantum Origin. He might see something valuable on the way, so Lin Sen asked him smoothly.
Already.
With this thought, Lin Sen silently followed An Youren.
The two of them walked at an even pace, almost in unison. After walking for about ten minutes, An Youren suddenly asked: "Are you going to keep walking with me?"
Lin Sen was startled and asked carefully: "Isn't it possible?"
An Youren smiled: "Of course you can, but the place you are going to next may be a bit cruel for you, so I would like to remind you to be mentally prepared as much as possible."
cruel?!
Lin Sen's heart tightened, and he thought to himself: 'You're not going to take me to a mirror space, are you?'
At the same time, Lin Sen said: "Okay, thank you."
An Youren nodded and continued to walk forward. With a flash of eyebrows, the blank world on both sides of him suddenly changed drastically.
In less than a second, Lin Sen felt as if he had traveled through time.
The first step was still walking aimlessly in the empty world, the next step stepped into a mud pit filled with blood, and the surrounding air was instantly filled with gunpowder smoke and the smell of blood.
"Where is this?" Lin Sen looked intently and saw ruins all around him. The place he was in was a depression. The pit was full of blood mixed with rainwater. A dozen corpses that looked like they had just died were lying in various places in the depression.
at.
An Youren said softly as he passed by: "Is the game of grabbing dog tags still going on... I thought it was over."
Grab dog tags?!
Lin Sen was shocked, and then he understood everything!
This place... is actually the mirror space created by Meili... which is also where Wu Huan and Lemidia are trapped.
But... didn't Anyou say that this is the interior of the Quantum Origin? Is it the headquarters of the Central Veil?
How come you brought Lin Sen here all of a sudden?
Countless questions came to mind, and Lin Sen stopped An You and said, "Hey, An You, what are you bringing me here for?"
An Youren did not look back. He walked up the abandoned stairs next to the depression and answered at the same time: "Collecting variables is one of the tasks I do every day. Although the mirror space here is unstable, it is very special, so I want to
come and see."
Collect variables...
Lin Sen seemed to understand something. He chased after him and said, "What do you mean by collecting variables? In your eyes, is this all just data that can be collected?"
An Youren replied calmly: "Your tone contains a lot of personal emotions, which makes you bite 'just' very hard... But in fact, for me, such a mirror space is also an orderly change.
One that I have to face head on before I can decide whether to end it or keep it.”
Lin Sen didn't feel much comfortable after receiving this answer. On the contrary, he saw in An Youren a kind of arrogance that surpassed all other things.
"Do you think of yourself as a god?" Lin Sen asked.
An Youren stopped when he heard this, turned around and looked at Lin Sen and said: "God?"
"Yes, you are above everything. In your eyes, the life and death of mortals are variables that can be collected..." After Lin Sen said this, the turbidity in his heart disappeared. He looked at An Youren calmly and said, "Why do you do this?"
An Youren looked at Lin Sen and said softly: "Because humans need to awaken, evolve, and become stronger."
The tone was flat, without any generosity or enthusiasm.
This was the first time Lin Sen heard someone say such words in such a calm tone.
He also realized that he was out of control emotionally, so he tried his best to suppress those emotions that affected his personal will, and then asked: "Why do we need to be enlightened? Do we need to evolve? Do we need to become stronger?"
An Youren was silent for a while after being asked the question, and then he continued walking forward without answering.
Lin Sen followed him, and he could see that An Youren was not speechless after being asked, but felt disdainful that he was too lazy to explain to Lin Sen...
The road ahead was muddy, and the real touch made Lin Sen think that he had landed in this mirror space for a while, until... a stream of light passed through his body, then penetrated the stone wall next to Lin Sen, and followed behind the stone wall.
A man fell.
Lin Sen stopped, and so did An You.
They stood next to the fallen man, watching him vomiting blood and struggling to climb back into the bunker. But soon, there was another flash of light, and this time, his head was pierced.
Lin Sen frowned when he saw this scene, and deep sorrow and anger surged in his heart. He didn't like war, and he even hated this kind of endless, meaningless killing of each other.
Especially when he saw the man in front of him dead and his killer came nearby, shot him through the heart and took away the "dog tag", Lin Sen was filled with fear of the evil of human nature.
But what made Lin Sen even more unexpected was...
After the man wiped off the blood on the dog tag, she took off her mask, revealing that familiar face that made Lin Sen feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave for a moment.
"Do you know her?" An Youren asked.
Lin Sen didn't know how to answer for a while. He wanted to say that of course he knew her, because she was the angel Lin Sen met in the war. She was a weak, kind-hearted and beautiful girl who never wanted to get her hands on weapons!
but now……
Lin Sen felt that the person in front of her was so unfamiliar!
The accuracy with which she kills her prey from the shadows is intimidating, the way she wipes the "grit" off her "dog tag" like a shell on the beach is too calm, and when she sees her attaching the dog tag to
When the other fifteen trophies are put together.
Lin Sen felt a chill.
This is not Sumi... This is definitely not the Sumi she knows!
Because it’s impossible for that little angel to degenerate to this level... to treat killing as a game...
There was a loud explosion, and Sumi, who had become a beautiful girl, had long since lost her youthfulness. She quickly closed her mask, activated the crystallization concealment, and then ducked into the shadow of her beloved, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
No trace.
An Youren stared at the direction where Su Mi disappeared for a while, then patted Lin Sen's arm: "Let's go, I have to get off work."
get off work?!
Lin Sen was startled, and then felt nauseous.
Whether it was Sumi or the Anyou person in front of me, they all showed exactly the same childish attitude toward life.
The same indifference, the same playfulness.
"Why don't you end this?" Lin Sen asked.
An Youren turned around and looked at Lin Sen strangely.
"Is it because you have no ability? Or is it because you believe that all this has nothing to do with you?"
An Youren thought for a while, then showed a faint smile, and said: "There was a reporter before. He took a photo of a scrawny hungry child curled up on the ground on the way to a relief station and about to die. In the photo, the child looked like
Like a skeleton, not far away is the scavenger vulture of nature watching with eagerness... This photo is very shocking, and once it was posted, it triggered discussions and sympathy around the world, but the strange thing is... many people just hold their mobile phones,
They were just enjoying the food, commenting on the incident, and expressing their own opinions. No one would really do anything for those children... and some even started to attack and insult the reporter who published the photos, and they finally succeeded in forcing this person to death.
reporter……"
Lin Sen listened quietly, his fists clenched tightly, and there was an indescribable feeling of stagnation and stagnation in his heart.
"You're right... If I have the ability to stop it, I should end it all. He shouldn't die..." An Youren said and smiled softly, weakly.
He turned around and walked away slowly.
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After the destruction of big data, almost all human information since the birth of the computer age has been lost.
In the last few years of the ten-year freeze, everyone seemed to be drowning in a lifeless, dark, cold Dead Sea.
But this is just a thought, a feeling.
Overnight, many people were left empty-handed and chose to commit suicide.
But more people are starting to start over from the soil, far away from the city.
So... Later, those who experienced the destruction of big data and survived often often lamented... Is the seemingly close connection a cage that isolates all, or is it a shackle that dissipates after being destroyed?
Leaving that world where anyone can stand on the moral high ground.
Seeing your true self in the mirror, working with your own hands, and cheering for the life that sprouted in the fields overnight.
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"You are right...human beings do need to awaken...need to evolve...need to become...become..."
Lin Sen looked at the direction An Youren left, and he chased after him, feeling clear in his heart.