I'm not afraid of death, let alone failure. The only thing that scares me is time and being forgotten.
——"The Azure New Testament Chapter 6: Time"
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"You look strange today, don't you?"
"Is there any?" Lin Sen opened his eyes, the sunlight outside the window was very dazzling.
"Yeah! It's all written on his face!" Wu Huan lay on his heart, her jade-like fingers pointing at Lin Sen's nose.
Lin Sen was startled when he heard this, then closed his eyes and asked with a smile: "What is written there?"
"Well, it's hard to tell, let me take a look!" Wu Huan said, sitting in Lin Sen's arms. She held Lin Sen's face in her hands and looked at it carefully.
Lin Sen put his hands around Wu Huan's waist in a cooperative manner, and just closed his eyes and let her take a closer look.
"Well...I saw some sadness, and...well...some reluctance."
Lin Sen smiled bitterly, moved his hand upwards, and reached Wu Huan's back, and then used force to let Wu Huan return to his arms.
"Did you really write so much?"
Wu Huan's favorite thing to do every day was to lie in bed with Lin Sen, and it was the same now, but... Wu Huan keenly smelled something unusual today.
"What's wrong with you?" Wu Huan asked softly while drawing circles on Lin Sen's heart with her fingers.
Lin Sen opened his eyes. The room was large and a little empty. However, this was his, Wu Huan, and Diya's love nest, so... sometimes empty also meant to accommodate more.
After looking at the sunlight scattered in the room and the white curtains fluttering in the wind, Lin Sen was stunned for a long time before he replied: "I... told them my thoughts today."
"Huh?..." Wu Huan changed from nestling to crawling again, her chin resting on Lin Sen's heart, her eyes looking at Lin Sen's face that was still attractive even if the angle was inappropriate.
"Everyone agreed." Lin Sen said this without a smile on his face.
So Wu Huan frowned and asked, "Is this a good thing? Why are you unhappy?"
Lin Sen thought for a while and said: "Because... they believe in me and believe that I can find out the truth and end all this."
Wu Huan continued to listen to Lin Sen's words, and she gradually began to understand.
On the surface, Lin Sen is the most special and powerful human being in the world. He has the ability to communicate with the future, intervene in the past, and is almost immortal. He can also create anything anytime, anywhere with his understanding of the meta.
The feeling of all this condensed together is not just amazing and powerful! But...
Nothingness... ethereal... so much so that Lin Sen always gave people a lofty, god-like appearance.
But there are only Wu Huan and Lemidia...and...
Only they understand that there is a little boy living in Lin Sen's heart. He has never changed, and he has never been what everyone expected. He is a competent, handsome, and unrestrained hero who makes everyone feel at ease.
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In all of today's events, fate has always taken the initiative, and what Lin Sen did was to survive in this stormy sea.
Maybe many people don’t understand… don’t understand… don’t understand…
Everyone thinks that with greater ability comes greater responsibility!
This sentence is correct...
But it's not the truth...
Just like Superman in human society... Although he has the ability to save everything, he cannot save everyone, especially in the face of huge disasters, in the face of floods, and in the face of the millions of lives that are about to die before tsunamis, even if
How much can Superman do?
And how many people can be saved to prevent Superman from being insulted by the world's indifference just because he watched a person die in front of him?
Cognition is a circle. As the circle continues to expand, inward you are a wise man and a respected elder, but outward... when the circle gets bigger and bigger, you will find that what you gain
The more knowledge and answers you have, the more questions and confusions you have to face.
This is what Lin Sen is like now.
"Then become the person they trust, or...do nothing." Wu Huan put her face against Lin Sen's heart. She liked to listen to the sound of the heartbeat, which gave her an infinite sense of fulfillment and peace of mind.
feel.
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"You don't owe this world anything. You have the right to choose who you want to be, but sometimes, for the sake of the person you love, you can't just stay true to yourself."
These were the words left to Lin Sen by his father. From that day on, Lin Sen no longer needed to attend regular music lessons or read music scores.
But after that day, Lin Sen stepped onto the stage and became the world-famous genius musician.
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The sea breeze was blowing, and outside the tomb of the First King, Jin Yinger accompanied Chen Lan to watch the sunrise for the last time.
This young man, who is only twenty-five years old, has signs of aging all over his face at this moment. His life seems to have been stepped on the accelerator, and he keeps running wildly until the fuel is exhausted and the lamp is dry, and he is dying.
"Sister Yinger, do you like the sea?" Chen Lan asked.
Jin Ying'er stood beside him, holding his back with one hand, and grabbed a handful of flower petals with the other hand and threw it into the air.
"It's okay, I don't like it too much."
Chen Lan nodded. He held his tombstone, coughed and said, "That's a pity. I thought everyone liked this kind of cemetery facing the sea. Maybe after we go to that world, we can still get together."
Let’s watch the sunrise and sunset together.”
Jin Yinger glanced at the tombstone that had been erected for a long time. At first, she thought it was a farewell, a very poetic farewell to her past self and all the things in the past. So even though she knew that there was nothing under the tombstone, she still felt that it was a farewell.
She also set up a piece for herself.
But now, the seven-year agreement is coming to an end.
When looking at this tombstone again, Jin Yinger felt very ironic...
"Returning home..." Jin Ying'er muttered unconsciously.
Chen Lan looked at Jin Yinger: "Did you just say something?"
Jin Ying'er was startled and then said: "Nothing, just a little bit emotional."
"Oh..." Chen Lan smiled, then sat down next to his tombstone and said, "Speaking of returning home...I suddenly felt a little homesick...well...I missed home..."
Perhaps his life was about to reach its end, and Chen Lan's words became garrulous. He tried to breathe hard, but he was in so much pain that he couldn't even do such a small resistance.
Jin Ying'er looked at him, her eyes were red, she didn't know what to say to Chen Lan.
because……
Because...it's too late...
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A few days ago, after learning the news that Chen Lan was about to die, Jin Yinger immediately contacted Lin Sen with expectation.
But Lin Sen, who had always maintained a single line of contact, made Jin Ying'er wait for nineteen hours before calling back, and what she brought back was not a miracle.
"Chen Lan... is no longer able to survive, so I can only leave all this to you, and you will be responsible for the affairs of the Transcendent School." Lin Sen's voice was very soft.
But what Jin Ying'er heard was indifference, and the feeling of sadness over the rabbit's death and the fox's death arose spontaneously.
She had realized that Lin Sen was unable to respond to her expectations, let alone fulfill the seven-year agreement.
Therefore, after Lin Sen and Jin Ying'er explained the entire "Homecoming Plan" arrangement, Jin Ying'er remained silent. She was trying her best to restrain herself from being sad or sad, but... she couldn't do it!
"Chen Lan...is it really hopeless? What about what you promised? What about our agreement?" This is what Jin Ying'er wanted to ask, but she buried it all in her heart.
She knew now was not the time to talk about this.
but still……
still……
"I will go see Chen Lan, and I will tell him my thoughts. Of course... it can also be regarded as a farewell." Lin Sen did not have any extra words, and after speaking, he unilaterally cut off contact.
Looking at the completely dimmed beacon, Jin Ying'er knew that she had now become a member of the "Homecoming" project, and was invited by Lin Sen's unreserved trust.
"What is this? Forced?" Jin Ying'er laughed at herself. She dropped the report and came to the main hall of the first salary king's mausoleum alone in despair.
There, the zinc embedded in the ground texture can help Jin Ying'er regain her composure.
And the calmer you are, the sadder you are.
Jin Ying'er took the small black square box sent by Lin Sen. After looking at it for a long time, she suddenly fell to her knees, but she just opened her mouth and wanted to cry, but she couldn't even make a sound.
But when she got up again, all that was gone.
She has become a member of the stage, and that voice has been firmly and deeply rooted in the depths of her mind.
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The night before Chen Lan left, Lin Sen arrived as promised.
Chen Lan woke up while sitting by the bed without saying anything. In fact, he was not asleep.
"Brother Sen?"
Lin Sen hid in the night and did not look back, only giving Chen Lan a back view.
"I'm sorry..." Lin Sen said, "I'm sorry..."
The joy on Chen Lan's face disappeared, but after a while of silence, he shook his head: "Brother Sen, there is nothing to say sorry for. This is my fate, not your responsibility, so don't make the atmosphere so bad.
, I was still thinking about how to die bravely."
Die bravely...
Lin Sen's eyes hidden in the night were red. He grabbed the edge of the bed and wanted to laugh but couldn't.
"I'm so glad you came to see me. It's been so long. Brother Sen, you must be very tired." Chen Lan sat up and looked at Lin Sen's back. He didn't blame him at all. On the contrary, he saw more clearly.
Lin Sen was a little surprised. He finally turned his face, and Chen Lan was shocked by his hasty look.
But then Chen Lan smiled, and the smile was very cute: "I'm sorry, Brother Sen, I am the one who should say I'm sorry. You must have been working very hard in the past seven years, right? You are obviously a leader in everyone's eyes.
But you still have to worry about me... about the life and death of people like me... So... Brother Sen, I am very satisfied. These seven years of peace are... really... very satisfying for me!"
Lin Sen looked at Chen Lan and suddenly laughed too, with tears in his laughter. He raised his hand and rubbed Chen Lan's hair like a pampering younger brother, and then said: "What are you talking about, brat! We are friends!
We are brothers who share weal and woe! You shouldn’t have forgotten how the two of us were chased around by hundreds of sub-first-class aliens, right?”
Chen Lan chuckled, his embarrassed look still looked so young.
"Of course I remember. If Brother Sen hadn't been there that day, I might have been torn into pieces."
"Yeah..." Lin Sen gritted his teeth and took a deep breath: "Yeah... I feel a little scared when I think about it sometimes. Do you think if there were more, would we all die there?"
Chen Lan was startled, then smiled and shook his head: "No, even if it were doubled, it would still be impossible."
"Huh?" Lin Sen didn't understand.
Chen Lan added: "Because that's Brother Sen, so we will survive even if there are more alien species."
Lin Sen was silent when he heard this. He looked at Chen Lan and his smile gradually disappeared.
Chen Lan continued: "Sister Ying'er has told me everything. I don't blame you, nor will I blame anyone. After all, the Chen Lan who lived through life and death with Brother Sen is long gone, and the only ones alive now are
It’s just a memory, there is no real intersection between us... so... even saying goodbye is still a bit awkward..."
Lin Sen's mind calmed down again. He listened quietly to Chen Lan's words, and then stood up silently.
"Brother Sen, do what you really want to do. Don't be sad about these past memories. Although I can no longer fight side by side with Brother Sen and feel the true appearance of those memories, but... I also
I don’t want to be a burden to Brother Sen, so that I can be brave and face my ending with courage. As for the future... I hope that after the tombstone is no longer empty, someone will remember me and give me a bunch of flowers.
Flowers are enough!" After Chen Lan finished speaking, he looked at Lin Sen with burning eyes.
His eyes were extremely bright and clear even in the dark night.
Lin Sen felt it and felt this special sustenance.
Chen Lan is right.
Lin Sen is always too tired, and can never let go of the past that should be remembered but should be let go.
This is not contradictory...it's just that Lin Sen hasn't fully understood it yet.
Indolence will not help, fate... is still in your hands!
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Where to start against reality?
Is it the Tomb of Jingtianhuo? Or is it the fragment of memory taken from Li Boan?
Actually it's none of them...
It is true that resistance must start from oneself.
Did Li Boan realize this?
Of course he does, but unlike Lin Sen and others, Li Boan is not looking forward to the bright future after the victory of the resistance! But to enjoy the process of resistance.
Because he has a painful past that he has to face.
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The game of grabbing dog tags is still going on, but the pattern has become clear.
The lonely special player Mysterious Man A got fifteen identity cards on the fifth day after the game started and became the well-deserved number one player.
In order to show that humans still enjoy the fun of this game, Meili mapped this message and the bust pose of the mysterious man A in the sky, so that all participants and participants in the ruins can clearly see
to his existence.
The second figure following the mysterious man A also successfully obtained fifteen identity cards on the ninth day after the start of the game. However, his bust was not displayed, but surprisingly, his name was extremely clear.
is written in heaven.
he is the one……
Li Bo'an suddenly broke away from Yu'er's team.
Faced with this result, it was difficult for Yu'er to accept it. Although her mind was not on the game at all, reality required that she must complete the game before she could find a chance to resist the makers of the game.
And now Li Boan's abnormal performance makes Yu'er feel very troubled... Especially when Yu'er discovers that Li Boan has begun to target the elite formation she brought with her, the problem becomes even more serious.
"Sir, two more of our brothers died last night. If we keep guarding like this, our mentality will collapse before Li Boan and the mysterious person A come to kill us." Yu'er, who made the suggestion, got to know him in the Glow Team.
My good friend Wu Xuanying, she is usually carefree, but at the critical moment, she is the most thoughtful and flexible one.
Yu'er is not in a hurry, but the real problem is that it is easy to kill someone, but it is difficult to define who to kill.
We are all fellow human beings, and such an issue of killing each other, regardless of its meaning, is unacceptable to Yu'er from a human ethics perspective.
This is not a woman's kindness, but the bottom line of being an honorable soldier.
Imagine that if Yu'er really orders his men to switch from defense to offense, then it is foreseeable that when there are not enough prey in the hunting ground, the Glow Team will start killing each other. After all... they are the ones in this ruins.
The group with the largest number of people and the strongest strength.
Therefore, Wu Xuanying's suggestion was sternly rejected by Yu'er.
She couldn't tell Wu Xuanying why, but she could use strong orders to maintain it for a while, at least... until the situation in the ruins truly stabilized.
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While Yu'er stood firm, the killing in the ruins continued.
In the area to the east of the ruins, among the swamps and abandoned water collectors, two figures, one large and one small, were carefully dealing with more than a dozen heavily armed descendants of the empire.
Now the dozen or so people couldn't find the missing prey, so they started to search in small teams.
They worked in groups of three, totaling four groups, fifty meters apart from each other, and then began to circle the water collection area and gradually search toward the center.
"Sumi, did you see anything?" Lemidia and Sumi were hiding in a corner to the right of the center of the water collection area.
Lemidia's target was relatively large, so she left all the investigation work to Sumi.
After observing for a while, Su Mi said: "It's broken, sister, they started a carpet search."
Lemidia was shocked when she heard this. This was the outcome she least wanted to see, but the reality was here. Even if Lemedia tried her best to avoid it, a fight would still be inevitable.
Fortunately, Lemedia is not like Yu'er, she does not have so many ethical constraints.
Existence is justice is His Majesty's life creed.
Therefore, after confirming that there was nowhere to hide, Lemidia asked Sumi to hide here while providing him with the support of investigation information.
And she herself turned into a ghost and quietly sneaked into the dark water, approaching the bloodthirsty hounds like a deadly snake.