Surrounded by dense forests, the distant country is mysterious and ancient.

The forest is both a barrier and a shackle.

The young hunter went out of the city gates to explore the depths of the forest, with curiosity and anticipation.

He sang all the way and made a sound, wanting to make more friends.

But as he walked, the innocent behavior of hunting attracted the wolves, and after finding that he was being followed, the hunter wanted to get rid of it, but the smell on his body had been firmly locked.

Daytime is the hunter's last cover, and nightfall will be the beginning of his step-by-death......

- Teal New Testament Chapter 4: The Forest

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"Don't walk meekly into this good night, passion can't be drowned out by the gloomy twilight, roar, shout, denounce the retreat of the light......" Back in the boundless white world of the Quantum Origin, the first thing Lin Sen heard was this little poem from Dylan Thomas.

Before Lin Sen could understand the charm, he couldn't help but be shocked.

He looked at the back of An Youren, and looked at the lonely appearance of him standing in the boundless world.

"How long have you been here?" Lin Sen asked.

An Youren closed his eyes, relaxed his body and mind for a while, and then replied, "I forgot." ”

Forget...... I guess it's been a long time......

Lin Sen was a little embarrassed, and he asked again: "Then, do you remember the purpose for which the Center Curtain was originally created?" ”

An Youren didn't answer this time, he walked forward silently, and the world around him gradually transformed into a pastoral path, and in the world full of mountains and flowers, there was a small house with smoke.

An Youren walked there and stopped, turning to Lin Sen: "Are you hungry?" ”

Lin Sen was a little inexplicable, but he knew that the more anxious he was now, the more patience he should have, because he must not give up his efforts.

"Sort of."

An Youren smiled slightly: "Then come in and sit, the rice is already cooked, I can start the meal with a side dish." ”

It's a familiar feeling, but it's completely different.

Lin Sen walked over and entered the house only to find that there was a hole in the interior of this small house.

It doesn't look big from the outside, but it always gives people a sense of full tolerance and security inside, and the atmosphere is very vague, but it is really comfortable.

"Wait a minute." Although An Youren is not so enthusiastic, his blandness gives people a more natural feeling.

Lin Sen sat down at the dining table and looked around, there were no beds in the room, only a lot of wooden crafts, and some simple farm tools, and the temperature in the room was a little hot, but not unbearable.

"Can you eat spicy?" An Youren asked with his back to Lin Sen in the small kitchen.

Lin Sen was stunned for a moment, and said casually: "It's okay, just don't have too much." ”

An Youren nodded, and he continued to cook quietly.

After a while, the two dishes were served on the table, and Lin Sen always sat there like a restrained guest, feeling a little careless.

An Youren smiled and said, "Eat." ”

Lin Sen lowered his guard a little and began to eat.

But in the process of eating, Lin Sen thought a lot.

He was thinking about what kind of existence An Youren really had...... At first, he thought that An Youren was a supreme management who regarded himself as a god, but after a long time, it seemed that he should not be the kind of person Lin Sen imagined.

But it's a bit wrong to say he's just a mortal...... Because the inner world of Quantum Origin is made up of superstring units, this was perceived from the moment Lin Sen regained his color and breath.

And this is entirely due to Mannie's research on "Tinder", before leaving that base world, Lin Sen gained a lot, including the superstring unit, although he is still in the clouds, but he can already distinguish.

Especially after eating this mouthful of rice, the vague and subtle hazy feeling between chewing became stronger and stronger, and Lin Sen's sense of taste gradually disappeared.

Eating a meal that is the same as chewing wax is painful for anyone, so Lin Sen put it down after eating as much as he could, and said that he was full.

But An Youren enjoyed the process very much.

He looked very fragrant and serious when he ate, and he didn't talk to Lin Sen the whole time.

Lin Sen was also inconvenient to disturb.

After the meal, An Youren poured a cup of tea for Lin Sen, and the two came to the small square table carved from tree roots outside the house and sat down.

Looking at the wilderness, An Youdao: "What did you ask me just now?" ”

Lin Sen was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Oh, I just wanted to ask you if you still remember the purpose for which the Center Curtain was originally established. ”

An Youren thought for a while, closed his eyes slightly and replied: "The central curtain is just a codename, and the purpose of our existence is only to protect this force that humans can't control yet. ”

Code name? Guard?

Lin Sen probably understood something, and he looked at An Youren in surprise: "You mean to say that the central curtain is a guardian organization?" And the forces that create this infinite loop of the world are not centrally made? ”

An Youren looked at Lin Sen, and after being silent for a while, he suddenly smiled: "Yes, the central curtain is just a concept, a vision, it is not a concrete thing, and as for what you are talking about, the world of infinite loops...... Actually, it's the same. ”

Forehead......

Lin Sen was suddenly confused again...... What does it mean to be the same?

"Sorry, I'm a little confused! Can you explain that to me? ”

An Youren thought for a moment, and then asked, "Do you remember the symbol you saw?" ”

That symbol? Which symbol......

Lin Sen's head was big for a while, and he could only guess from memory: "Are you talking about the huddled human form and the symbol on the broken head that resembles brain lines?" ”

An Youren shook his head: "No, that's just a sign of the center of the curtain, what I'm talking about is that the center of the triangle contains a circle symbol. ”

The center of the triangle contains a circle?!

Lin Sen remembered it at once, but ...... Isn't that what the golden birdcage means of creation and destruction?

"I remember, but ......"

"That is the symbol of the connection between human beings and the central curtain, the triangle represents human beings, and the circle is the limited inner world of human beings, which is actually what the central curtain really looks like." An Youren's words are still very profound.

But unexpectedly, this time Lin Sen understood.

He watched in amazement as An Youren raised his hand and drew a golden triangle out of thin air, as well as an azure circle.

"Limitations...... There is a contradiction between respect for order and a yearning for freedom to break through order, but they are interdependent, so they ...... Whether it is human beings who tolerate respect for order and limit their inner world, or human beings who emancipate their minds and yearn for freedom infinitely, and constantly expand the circle of the world, in short, there is a connection between them. ”

Forehead......

It's okay not to explain, but now after An Youren explained it in detail, Lin Sen was completely confused again.

He smiled a little distressedly: "It's okay...... Is there a specific description? ”

An Youren nodded, and he said, "Just like Han Wensheng and Yang Yurong." ”

Han Wensheng and Yang Yurong?

Lin Sen still didn't understand clearly.

An Youren said: "Han Wensheng is a diligent genius, which made him successfully graduate from the Hong Philosophy Academy, the first school of mankind, at the age of fourteen, which naturally contributed to him becoming the tutor of the genius class as a student of the same age, and Han Wensheng's inner self, who has a very deep understanding of the world on the surface, is a complete order-keeper, and he regards order as a faith, so he can be elected as the specific implementer and person in charge of the Tulaya plan. And carry out the last ring of Tulaya's experiment step by step, although ...... In the end, Han Wensheng chose to fight, and rushed into the unknown fifth dimension with his followers, completely becoming a prisoner of time, but that was just an escape...... He is powerless to face the reality of the infinite world, and therefore powerless to change this infinite trend, which ...... is the real reason for his failure. ”

Lin Sen listened quietly, but his heart was already turbulent.

An Youren's words had a great impact on Lin Sen.

Because he has always regarded Han Wensheng as Yang Yurong's kind, after all, he unreservedly fell in love with a lover he would never be able to approach.

But now that I think about it carefully, Han Wensheng has been being used since he met Yang Yurong, which Lin Sen has seen clearly in the memory fragment between Yang Yurong and Han Kongwen.

Yang Yurong was born for Han Wen, and Han Kongwen was the accident.

So that is to say...... Han Wensheng chose to fight after realizing that he was being used, and he had been constantly fighting against himself during his years in Turaya, constantly trying to get rid of his dependence on order, but in the end, he ...... Even though Han Wensheng escaped into the fifth dimension, when Lin Sen chased after him, he still stuffed his will and all his hope to Lin Sen and sent Lin Sen back.

It turned out that Han Wensheng had long had insight into the truth of the world...... But why didn't he tell me? Lin Sen was a little dazed, but then remembered that sentence......

I am the king of kings!

Achievements of the world! Dare to convince the gods!

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There was nothing else, but around the ruins, the lonely flat sand was empty and reckless, stretching out into the desolate four directions......

So that's it...... He's been trying to tell me the truth...... It's a pity that he didn't dare to ...... It's really ......' Lin Sen closed his eyes helplessly, and he let out a long sigh: "What a bastard......"

An Youren smiled when he heard this: "Han Wensheng is the smartest and loneliest person I have ever seen in human beings, what he sees in his world is the vastness that ordinary people can't see in their lifetime, and he can be regarded as an existence that stands at the peak of human thinking and cognition in the real sense, it's a pity...... Even if he stands on the highest peak, he does not have the courage to spread his wings or leap forward, and being down-to-earth is the best way for him to respect order, and this shackle makes him a little bit worse than the others......"

A little bit......

Lin Sen savored this description, and he muttered: "A little bit......

An Youren replied affirmatively: "Yes, a little, really...... Just a little bit. ”

But the more certain he was, the more distant Lin Sen's feelings about this little bit became.

This feeling is very bad, so Lin Sen changed the topic and said, "That...... What about Yang Yurong? ”

"Yang Yurong ......" An Youren held the cup and looked at the wind whistling in the field, the wind rolled up the golden petals and floated into the sky, dotted with white clouds, which looked so beautiful and nondescript.

"Before you hear my conclusions, might as well tell us what you think of her?"

"Me?"

"Well, I think you know her well by now."

Lin Sen wanted to nod, but with Han Wensheng's lesson, Lin Sen decided to be less conceited, and he replied: "It's just some superficial things, internal ...... It can only be regarded as a superficial speculation. ”

"That's already good, in fact, there are really not many people in this world who know about Yang Yurong's existence."

Lin Sen didn't quite understand this sentence, but he didn't care, and said directly: "In my eyes, Yang Yurong is a very special existence, she looks like a lively and alternative little girl, but what lies dormant under that body is an extremely old soul!" ”

Hearing the incomparably old soul, An Youren's expression moved slightly, and his gaze was withdrawn and placed in the cup.

Lin Sen observed An Youren very carefully, he quietly wrote it down, and continued: "This soul seems to me to be a tired, indifferent, and persistent soul full of negative effects on the world, she is bent on being free, but she is not even qualified to die, which makes Yang Yurong gradually become crazy and overwhelmed, so every time she appears, I think it is a disaster for the world." ”

"Disaster ......" An Youren muttered the word, and then smiled softly, he continued to drink tea, not intending to interrupt Lin Sen.

Lin Sen: "Yes, disaster, because pure freedom is not all good, especially when it is desirable but unattainable, freedom is more like poison, of course...... This does not mean that I feel incomprehensible and repulsed by Yang Yurong's spirit of yearning for freedom, on the contrary, I am able to come here today to a large extent because of her influence, but after coming here, I suddenly began to feel that maybe my perception of the central curtain all along was wrong, whether it was about my own identity, the role and purpose of its appearance, or the power that overrode all things and promoted the realm of truth as I later understood, it was not the central curtain in the real sense...... So while comparing Yang Yurong to a disaster, I also believe that she is just silent in the dark night, waiting for the light that ignites the dawn, a light that is free and awakens everything! ”

"A ...... of freedom," An Youren repeated again, and then he took a deep breath, put down the cup, pursed his lips and smiled.

Lin Sen was a little uneasy about this reaction, in fact, he only relied on his own cognition to understand and define Yang Yurong, but at the end of the day, Lin Sen still didn't understand Yang Yurong's true value very well.

This is especially true after seeing An Youren's expression.

An Youren was silent for a long time, his gaze wandering over the field, until a gust of wind rose, and the crisp jingle of wind chimes in front of the hut door calmed all his thoughts.

An Youcai spoke: "She...... A good boy, a strong, lively, good boy who never gives up......"

Lin Sen frowned, she was obviously talking about Yang Yurong, but good boy...... Isn't that like a companion? Could it be ...... Is the relationship between An You and Yang Yurong an elder and a child?

With speculation, I continued to listen to An Youren: "I just added a very subtle variable to create such a surprising angel!" She felt too real to me, but I should have cheered for it, and I rejoiced in it, but I was unexpectedly sinful...... Because I filled Yang Yurong's consciousness with curiosity about the world and yearning for freedom and equality, those things are as you said...... It can be beautiful, but it can also be poison, it can bring people the power to discover beauty, and at the same time, it can continue to grow like alienated cells until it completes the final self-liberation...... And this kind of liberation in the realm of the human realm, its manifestation is the destruction of form and spirit, so ...... In order not to let this happen, I gave Yang Yurong a kind reminder, but it's a pity...... This reminder eventually turned into a curse of eternal life, and the child crucified himself to the cross of eternal life in search of the consciousness of freedom, and went forward in pain, and this ...... Maybe it's what you're talking about......"

An Youren said, and the sky suddenly darkened.

The sunny world was depressed in the blink of an eye, and Lin Sen didn't know if it was An Youren's emotions, but one thing was for sure, Lin Sen finally began to understand Yang Yurong's differences, and at the same time felt deep sadness and sadness.

But these were not the main points of Lin Sen's search, and he never lost sight of the purpose of his trip while immersing himself in the conversation.

Now is a great opportunity.

Yang Yurong...... Did you create it? Lin Sen asked.

An Youren showed an inexplicable sneer when he heard this, and he suddenly raised his hand, and his fingertips were on Lin Sen's eyebrows.

Immediately after, Lin Sen's pupils gradually dilated, and so did the surprise on his face......

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Because he saw ......

I saw where it all began......

See the day Quantum Origins broke through Gaia's atmosphere and came to this Garden of Eden!

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Lin Sen, who had been washed on the beach, lay there exhausted, and the waves crashed in bursts, making his body even colder.

After several failed attempts to get up, Lin Sen still did not give up, he turned his head with all his might, and let out a shout, wanting to keep the beasts peeping at him away from him!

It worked, and the more fierce his voice became, the more frightened the monsters who only dared to swim in the dark.

But the dense footsteps, although far away, did not really leave.

Lin Sen was still lying there, breathing hard, trying to recover, he could already feel his fingers, and that would be his weapon to live!

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Wolves roam the darkness, their bloodthirsty fangs that can easily rip open a hunter's throat.

Nature is cruel and ferocious, but it is not evil!

Because the hunter knows that for the wolves, he is just the prey, and humans cannot be evil because they see the wolves preying on roe deer, and they should also know that in the face of the laws of nature, deprivation of life is to continue life.

So the hunter knows even more that he can't die!

This docile night is not his final destination, he has to get up, take up his weapon, roar, wave his torch, and go to battle!

Because only by surviving can the hunter continue to explore and learn more.

Because only by surviving will this forest not be a kingdom of darkness and fear!