The time came to 23:00 on the evening of the 15th.
Chu Yanran leaned against the window and browsed world news while waiting for her dream to come.
At about 23:30, Chu Yanran suddenly felt sleepy, and then she was shocked when she opened her eyes.
Because in just that short moment, she seamlessly entered a completely unfamiliar world.
The sun was high above her head, surrounded by endless wasteland. Chu Yanran lowered her head and looked at herself. She was surprised to find that the clothes on her body had also changed. This feeling...
"Long time no see, just like that."
Chu Yanran was startled, and when she turned around, she saw a thin woman standing behind her.
this……
Isn’t this Yougege?!
Chu Yanran was completely confused... Could Liu Yinrou be lying?
Just as he was thinking about it, Yougege said: "I know you have a lot of confusion, but don't worry, I will answer it for you one by one."
As she said this, Yougege walked over, and as she stepped forward, the sky and earth seemed to be shifting, the wasteland turned into fertile fields, and patches of forest appeared in the empty places in the distance, and water gushed out under her feet.
After being shocked, Chu Yanran suddenly realized that all this was a dream. Since it was a dream, it was normal for some incredible things to happen.
So Chu Yanran soon calmed down.
You Gege pulled her out of the water and onto the shore. After Chu Yanran came ashore, she looked behind her and saw that the wasteland had turned into an endless lake. In the mist, some water birds could be vaguely seen rising and falling.
"Why are you here?" Chu Yanran asked.
Yougege: “It’s a long story, so let’s ask a more specific question.”
"More specifically...where is Xiaorou? Isn't this her dream?"
Yougege nodded, then waved to the distance, followed by a girl walking from a distance.
Chu Yanran took a closer look, wasn't she the cute and cute Liu Yinrou? But at this moment, the greenness in her eyes had faded, and Chu Yanran seemed to understand something in a daze...
"I'm sorry, Aunt Chu. I did it according to my husband's instructions. I hope you don't mind." Liu Yinrou chuckled.
After Chu Yanran was stunned for a moment, she smiled and shook her head: "Have you been lying to them?"
Liu Yinrou thought for a while and then replied: "To be more precise...it's self-protection."
Self-preservation...yes...self-preservation.
"Then...what exactly is this place?" Chu Yanran asked.
Yougege: "Here? Isn't this the sliced universe conceived by you and Zeng Yijie?"
"Hey?! Is this the sliced universe? But why..."
"Why do so many incredible things happen here?" You Gege looked at Chu Yanran with a smile.
Chu Yanran nodded: "Yes, according to the basic theoretical concept, after the initial stage of slicing the universe is completed, we can at most simulate slicing the earth into multiple time and space, but now I feel like there is more than just the earth here."
"That's because this is indeed not the earth, but Gaia." The person who answered Chu Yanran was not You Gege or Liu Yinrou, but the voice of a somewhat familiar man.
Chu Yanran turned around and saw, this...Ye Xin?!
The person who spoke was Ye Xin, wasn't he?
He stood behind Chu Yanran with a smile, and his hands and feet were ready. When he saw Chu Yanran looking at him, he winked at her.
This...what the hell is going on?
Chu Yanran clearly felt that the truth was right in front of her eyes.
...But being too close, she couldn't see the true appearance of this behemoth.
For a moment, Chu Yanran felt that her past understanding of all this was too narrow, and the truth was far more than that simple.
"This..." Chu Yanran looked at the three people around her with a troubled expression.
One is You Gege who can never be seen through, the other is Liu Yinrou who can bend the time around him... and the other is Ye Xin who clearly died in front of his eyes, but seemed to be resurrected.
Slicing the universe...multiple time and space...
In a state of confusion, Chu Yanran's brain was completely confused, and she could not understand all of this.
Until a warm hand rested on her shoulder. This time the person appeared more unexpectedly, but when Chu Yanran looked at him in panic, tears suddenly filled her eyes.
Because the owner of those hands is her brother, Chu Yilin.
"Don't be afraid, we will tell you all this." Chu Yilin's smile gave Chu Yanran the greatest comfort.
But Chu Yanran was not lost because of this. She still retained some rationality. After hugging her brother warmly, she withdrew from the embrace and then asked everyone in front of her.
"why me?"
This is a new question, but it is also the most important question.
Everyone laughed and said nothing.
But the more this happens, the more clearly Chu Yanran realizes... Why me?
"Since I was outside the plan from the beginning, why did you find me at this time? And are you willing to tell me the truth?"
Yougege replied: "Because you proposed and realized the sliced universe, you are the origin."
"Me? Why don't I remember?" Chu Yanran couldn't accept it at all.
Liu Yinrou explained: "Because you signed the 'final agreement', which is an agreement between you and the Transcendent."
"What? Beyonder?"
Ye Xin: "Yes, Transcendent, the nameless monument on Gaia is to commemorate the first Transcendent born in the central curtain. He has completed the final part of the entire plan and selected you as the second one.
The transcendent one leads everyone to complete evolution."
The nameless monument on Gaia...
Chu Yanran has been there...but there is only one sentence on the nameless monument...
"Turn into eternity"
She never understood it, thinking it was just a simple tribute to a certain belief, but... a transcendent?
What is the connection between the transcendent and the forerunner?
Seeing Chu Yanran's confused face and panic in her eyes, Chu Yilin said: "Yanran, do you still remember what grandpa said?"
"What?"
"Everything depends on man-made things. Man can conquer nature. This is the biggest difference between our Chinese civilization and the world. Therefore... there is no doomsday, only the future."
"There is no doomsday? Only the future?..."
"Yes." Yougege said: "Without alien invasion, there is no need for this kind of destruction, because our human civilization is destined to die from the beginning. This is the law of the universe, but we no longer agree with this law.
We are not cats in a box, we have to be our own observers."
"Eternal?" Chu Yanran's thinking concept suffered a huge impact.
"Yes, eternity." You Gege.
"But..." Chu Yanran felt something was wrong...but she couldn't tell what was wrong...
"How would you feel if there were no more humans in this world?" Liu Yinrou asked.
There are no humans…
Chu Yanran thought
I can't imagine it, because it is meaningless thinking.
We already exist, even if sooner or later we will perish like other civilizations that once dominated this planet, but... what does that have to do with me now?
I will starve to death, I will be killed by swords and guns, but I cannot be scared to death by this kind of problem.
I just laugh and laugh at the sick minds of people who think about this kind of problem.
But this is where the progress of thought lies.
No one can predict the future... let alone worry about what will happen hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years later, unless someone tells you that the alien fleet will arrive on Earth in three hundred years.
If mankind does not want to perish, it must work together to build a defensive line to resist invasion.
But three hundred years... three hundred years is still too far away for many people...
Every advancement of civilization becomes daunting because of this distance. Most people, especially those with the ability to think independently, will question the meaning of this kind of struggle.
Just like a battle with disparity in strength, why do soldiers fight when they know they will die?
Why do soldiers who take off their clothes and put down their weapons pull the trigger?
The answer, to put it more beautifully, is faith.
To put it bluntly, it’s called a lie!
…
In a trance, Chu Yanran seemed to understand a lot of truth. She looked at Yougege and asked: "Have you ever expected love?"
Yougege was a little confused. It seemed that she was not thinking about how to answer at first, but how to avoid it.
"If your mother had not passed away and you had met a gentle person, would you still have written a book like "Self-Awareness"?" Chu Yanran asked again.
Yougege didn't answer. She smiled slightly and gradually disappeared.
After watching You Gege disappear, Chu Yanran asked Ye Xin again: "I saw your encrypted file when I was in Hongyan. You used to be an arbitration executor and personally executed two of your good friends. Suppose... Suppose Mei
Rui didn't exchange the priceless treasure of 'survival' for your friend's humanity, would you still sacrifice your life for the Glorious Republic?"
Ye Xin's face was calm, he nodded, said nothing, and his figure gradually faded away.
After watching Ye Xin disappear, Chu Yanran looked at her brother Chu Yilin again: "Brother... grandpa said something similar, but you know... In fact, what grandpa is best at is not studying collider, but calligraphy and painting.
, he also said this to me... It is in vain for you to talk about ideals with people who just want to work quietly, because they are living people with flesh and blood, unlike you, whose bodies have become a burden."
Chu Yilin was silent. After a long time, he touched Chu Yanran's head and disappeared with a smile.
When only Liu Yinrou was left, Chu Yanran said: "I finally remembered the strange smell emanating from Zhang Fengyu... It was 'Forerunner 3', right?"
Liu Yinrou smiled and nodded when she heard this: "Well, it has been perfectly integrated with Zhang Fengyu, but it's not necessarily who is leading who."
That's it...
Chu Yanran also understood. She looked at Liu Yinju and said: "Then...who are you? Why are you testing me with my memory?"
Liu Yinju said: "I am who I am, but as I just said, in order to protect myself, I must be cautious."
"No wonder...but haven't they ever become suspicious after so many years?" Chu Yanran asked.
"Of course, but with him here, I never worry about what they're really going to do to me."
"he?"
"Well, the Transcendent commemorated by the Unnamed Monument, this... is true."