The courtyard of the orphanage is very large, the size of two or three football fields, and the weeds that were once littered have grown old and died, and the thick dead grass and the damp soil have mixed together to form a thick natural grass mat, which makes people feel unstable when stepping on it.

Hugo rubbed his fingers slowly on his temples, and the sudden pain in his brain just now did not disappear, making Hugo feel inexplicably exerted. Hugo was the first to use the communicator to send his coordinates to the pilot who was about to meet him, and then began to pace slowly in the deserted and dead courtyard.

Although Hugo's body will feel strongly uncomfortable every time he falls into memories, Hugo knows that if he resists his body's rejection again, he will eventually pass by the truth.

The clue to the truth of the day of destruction of the East Island points directly to the "Archaeopteryx" experiment related to the desecrater, and according to the information that Yoo said, the "Archaeoptery" The first and only one of the successful people known was a mortal girl named Thirteen, and in the memories that Hugo recovered, this little girl named Thirteen was his childhood friend, if this is really the case, then it must be too much of a coincidence, everything is subtly linked together, so is there any direct or indirect connection between himself and the time of the destruction of the East Island?

Hugo didn't dare to think any further. Just keep walking aimlessly.

There was a high bulge in the haystack in front of him, and when Hugo got closer, he realized that it was actually a fallen giant tree, which had become decayed under the erosion of wind and rain, although the giant tree still had some of its grandeur, but the inside of the center of the tree had been completely hollowed out by a large number of tree insect eggs.

Looking at the dilapidated and decaying appearance in front of him, Hugo felt in his heart, and the feeling of loneliness and emptiness in his heart was even stronger.

Hugo stared at the corrupt tree, the whirlpool of memories in his mind continued to turn, and under the giant tree, he spent a warm and pleasant afternoon. Sometimes there will be a strange little friend, the two play together for a long time, strangeness does not exist between children, and any kind of scruples will disappear under the influence of a few leaves.

He spends most of his time alone, and sometimes a kind-faced old man comes up to him, hands him an apple or a few pieces of toffee, and sits with him for a while, although the old man does not run in the sun or dig ant holes with him, but as long as he is by his side, he feels extra at ease.

...

Two lines of tears flowed down, and Hugo was surprised to find that he had unknowingly shed tears. Hugo hurriedly wiped it with his sleeve. He exhaled deeply, staring at the strange scenes around him that flashed countless times in his dream memories, and his mind was once again immersed in memories.

...

"ZERO, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR NAME MEANS?" THE OLD MAN IN WHITE SUDDENLY ASKED, LEANING AGAINST THE TREE AND LOOKING AT THE LITTLE BOY WHO WAS CONCENTRATING ON PEELING THE LEAVES OFF THE BRANCHES.

ZERO STOPPED WHAT HE WAS DOING, TURNED HIS HEAD AND LOOKED AT THE OLD MAN WITH BLUE CRYSTAL EYES, AND SAID IN A MILKY VOICE, "I DON'T KNOW." ”

The old man looked at the little boy who had just learned to walk and was still babbling, and the smile on his face became much kinder.

"ZERO means zero. The old man patiently explained to him.

"What is Zero?" asked the little boy, holding the torn branch in his hand and staring at the old man with wide eyes.

"Well, zero is nothing. For example, I originally had a candy, and I ate it, and it was gone, so you couldn't eat it, that's what it means. ”

ZERO TILTED HIS HEAD AND THOUGHT ABOUT IT SERIOUSLY, THEN HIS MOUTH FLATTENED, AND TEARS OF GRIEVANCE IMMEDIATELY FILLED HIS EYES.

"It's not good, it's not good at all, zero is bad, ZERO is bad, I don't want to call it ZERO!

LOOKING AT ZERO'S SUDDEN CRYING, THE OLD MAN WAS STUNNED AND LAUGHED A LITTLE HURRIEDLY.

"Haha, you stupid boy, why are you so stupid? ”

The little boy didn't care so much, still clutching the broken branches in his hands, and he began to cry.

The old man scratched his head, hurriedly took out two candies from his pocket and stuffed them into his hands, and laughed: "Okay ZERO, good ZERO, grandpa lied to you just now, how could I not give you candy, our ZERO is the most well-behaved, and he should eat candy." ”

After getting the candy, ZERO looked down at the beautifully packaged candy, immediately stopped crying, and looked up at the old man despite the tears on his face and said, "Is it all for me?" The old man nodded with a smile.

ZERO BURST INTO TEARS AND LAUGHED, AND SAID TO THE OLD MAN, "ZERO WILL BE OBEDIENT! An obedient child. ”

The milky voice in the milk made the old man laugh and said, "You stinky boy, what a ghost elf." With that, she stroked his hair lovingly.

ZERO LET THE OLD MAN STROKE THE TOP OF HIS HEAD, UNPACKED IT, AND PUT IT IN HIS MOUTH, LAUGHING HAPPILY.

"ZERO, do you know? Although zero represents nothing, but more often it represents countless possibilities, and the reason why the world has been able to develop to zero today is indispensable, I really can't imagine what a world without zero will be like. ”

THE LITTLE BOY ZERO BOWED HIS HEAD AND ENJOYED THE DELICIOUS CANDY, NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT THE OLD MAN SAID.

The old man's gaze fell into the small building in the distance, and his eyes were thoughtful.

"You don't have to be involved in the experiment, but you're integral to the experiment. The old man continued, patting his palm on the top of the little boy's head meaningfully.

...

Hugo unconsciously took two steps back, and only felt a faint warm feeling above his head, as if he had just been touched.

Hugo swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and the scene he recalled in his mind just now felt very harmonious and warm, but it was indeed surprising for Hugo.

I've been here before, with the white-clad staff, and Thirteen, who had successfully completed the experiment.

"To... What the hell is going on?" exclaimed Hugo, his impassioned voice echoing through the open field.

Hugo's hands pressed against his temples in order to force his memory back, but that only caused him severe pain in his skull.

Hugo's body trembled and slowly squatted down, sweat dripping near his forehead and chest.

At that moment, the communicator stuck in his waist hissed, followed by the driver's voice.

"Hey, hey, hey. This is a cruise ship, are you ready for the stowaways? Repeat, this is the mail..."Hugo pulled out the communicator and said to him: "The stowaways are ready. "The cruise ship and the stowaway are the respective operational codes of the aircraft and Hugo, which facilitates communication between the two sides.

"OK, ten minutes later, the cruise ship reached the designated position, and the light stowaways boarded the ship. Repeat, ten..."

Hugo let out a sigh of relief, ignoring the reminder on the communicator, and turned his gaze to the low, ruined building not far away.