The time came to 23 o'clock in the evening of the 15th.

Chu Yanran leaned against the window, browsing the world news while waiting for the dream to come.

At about 23:30, Chu Yanran suddenly felt a wave of sleepiness coming, and then Chu Yanran was stunned when she opened her eyes.

Because in just that short moment, she actually seamlessly entered a completely unfamiliar world.

The sun was hanging overhead, surrounded by an endless wasteland, Chu Yanran looked down at herself, and was surprised to find that the clothes on her body had also changed, this feeling was ......

"It's been a long time, like."

Chu Yanran was stunned, and when she turned around, she saw a thin woman standing behind her.

This......

Isn't this a wanderer?!

Chu Yanran was completely confused...... Could it be that Liu Yinrou is lying?

Just thinking about it, You Gege said: "I know you have a lot of confusion, but don't worry, I will answer them for you one by one." ”

As she spoke, You Gege walked over, and as she stepped forward, the heavens and the earth seemed to be shifting, and the wasteland became fertile, and forests appeared in the open spaces in the distance, and water gushed out from under her feet.

In addition to being shocked, Chu Yanran suddenly realized that all this was a dream, and since it was a dream, it was normal for some incredible things to happen.

So Chu Yanran soon calmed down.

You Gege pulled her ashore from the water, and after Chu Yanran went ashore, she looked behind her, the wasteland had turned into an endless lake, and in the mist, some water birds could be faintly seen rising and falling.

"Why are you here?" Chu Yanran asked.

You Gege: "It's a long story, let's ask a more specific question." ”

"More specific...... What about Xiaorou? Wasn't that her dream? ”

You Gege nodded, then beckoned into the distance, followed by a girl from a distance.

Chu Yanran fixed her eyes and looked at it, isn't it the delicate and lovely Liu Yinrou, but at this time, the greenness in her eyes has faded, and Chu Yanran seems to understand something in a trance......

"I'm sorry, Aunt Chu, I did what my husband ordered, I hope you don't mind." Liu Yinrou smiled.

Chu Yanran was stunned for a moment, then shook her head with a smile: "You have been lying to them? ”

Liu Yinrou thought for a while and replied, "More precisely...... It's self-preservation. ”

Captive...... Oh, yes...... Captive.

"That'...... What exactly is this place? Chu Yanran asked.

You Gege: "Here? Isn't this the slice universe that you and Zeng Yijie conceived? ”

"Huh?! Is this the sliced universe? But why ......?"

"Why are there so many incredible things happening here?" You Gege looked at Chu Yanran with a smile.

Chu Yanran nodded: "Yes, according to the basic theoretical conception, after the initial stage of slicing the universe is completed, we will at most simulate the slicing of multiple time and space on the earth, but now I feel that it is not just the earth here." ”

"That's because it's not Earth, it's Gaia." It was not You Gege or Liu Yinrou who answered Chu Yanran, but the voice of a somewhat familiar man.

Chu Yanran turned her head and looked, this ...... Ye Xin?!

Isn't the person who spoke Ye Xin?

He stood behind Chu Yanran with a smile, and his hands and feet were complete, and 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...... But she was too close to see the true appearance of the behemoth.

For a moment, Chu Yanran felt that her understanding of all this in the past was too narrow, and the truth was far more than that.

"This ......" Chu Yanran looked at the three people around her with a distressed expression.

One is You Gege, who can never see through, and the other is Liu Yinrou, who can change the time around him...... There is also a Ye Xin who is clearly dead in front of him, but he seems to have been resurrected.

Slicing the Universe ...... Diverse Temporal ......

In a daze, Chu Yanran's brain was completely confused, and she couldn't sort out all this.

Until a warm hand was on her shoulder, the person who appeared this time was even more abrupt, but when Chu Yanran looked at him in a panic, she suddenly burst into tears.

Because the owner of those hands is her brother, Chu Yilin.

"Don't be afraid, we'll tell you all this." Chu Yilin's smile gave Chu Yanran the greatest comfort.

But Chu Yanran did not get lost because of this, she still retained a sense of rationality, she hugged her brother warmly, and then 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 one.

Everyone laughed and said nothing.

But the more this is the case, the more soberly Chu Yanran realizes it...... Why me?

"Since I was out of plan from the beginning, why did you find me again at this time? Are you willing to tell me the truth? ”

You Gege replied, "Because it was you who proposed and realized the slice universe, you are the origin. ”

"Me? How come I don't 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 Beyonder. ”

"What? Beyonder? ”

Ye Xin: "Yes, the Beablonder, the Nameless Monument on Gaia is to commemorate the first transcendent born in the central curtain, who has completed the final part of all the plans and selected you as the second transcendent to lead everyone to complete the evolution. ”

The Nameless Monument on Gaia......

Chu Yanran has been there...... But there is only one sentence on the nameless monument......

"Forever"

She didn't understand it, thinking that it was just a simple sacrifice to some kind of faith, but ...... Beyonder?

What is the connection between the transcendent and the precursor?

Seeing Chu Yanran's dazed face and his eyes still revealing panic, Chu Yilin said: "Yanran, do you remember what grandpa said?" ”

"What?"

"Things are man-made, and man will conquer the sky, which is the biggest difference between our Chinese civilization and the world, so ...... There is no end times, only the future. ”

"There is no end time? Only the future? ……”

"Yes." "There is no alien invasion, and there is no need for this kind of destruction, because our human civilization is destined to die out from the beginning of its birth, 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." ”

"Eternity?" Chu Yanran's thinking has suffered a huge impact.

"Yes, eternity." You Gege.

"But ......" Chu Yanran felt that 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 human ......

Chu Yanran couldn't imagine it, because this was meaningless thinking.

We already exist, even if sooner or later we will one day perish like the other civilizations that have dominated this planet, but...... What does that have to do with me now?

I'm going to starve, I'm going to be killed by a knife or a gun, but there's no way I'm going to be scared to death by this kind of problem.

I just laugh and laugh at people who think about this kind of problem for having a sick brain.

But that's where the progress of thought lies.

No one can predict the future...... Unless someone tells you that the alien fleet will arrive on Earth in 300 years, if we don't want to perish, we humans will have to work together to build a defensive line against the invasion.

Can be 300 years...... Three hundred years is still too far for many people......

Every advance of civilization has become daunted by this remoteness, and most people, especially those with independent thinking skills, will ask the meaning of this struggle.

It's like a battle with a huge disparity in strength, why do warriors who know they are going to die fight?

Why did the soldier who took off his clothes and put down his weapon pull the trigger?

The pretty answer is called faith.

To put it bluntly, it's a lie!

……

In a trance, Chu Yanran seemed to understand a lot of truths, she looked at You Gege and asked, "Have you ever looked forward to love?" ”

You Gege was a little inexplicable, she didn't seem to think about how to answer at first, but how to avoid it.

"If your mother hadn't died, and you had met gentle people, would you still write a book like 'Self-Consciousness'?" Chu Yanran asked again.

You Gege didn't answer, she smiled slightly, and her figure gradually faded.

After seeing You Gege disappear, Chu Yanran asked Ye Xin again: "I saw your encrypted file when I was at the Hongyan, you used to be an arbitrator, and you personally executed your two good friends, suppose ...... If Merry hadn't traded your friend's humanity for the priceless treasure of 'Living', would you still work for the Glorious Republic? ”

Ye Xin's face was calm, he nodded, did not speak, and his figure gradually faded.

After watching Ye Xin disappear, Chu Yanran looked at her brother Chu Yilin again: "Brother...... Grandpa said something similar, but you know what...... Actually, my grandfather's best skills were not in the collider, but in calligraphy and painting, and he told me that...... It's in vain for you to talk about your ideals with people who just want to do things quietly, because they are living people, flesh and blood, unlike you, whose bodies have become a burden. ”

Chu Yilin was silent, and after a long time, he touched Chu Yanran's head, and disappeared with a smile.

In the end, when only Liu Yinrou was left, Chu Yanran said: "I finally remembered the strange smell emanating from Zhang Fengyu's body...... It's 'Forerunner 3', right? ”

Liu Yinrou smiled and nodded when she heard this: "Well, it has been perfectly integrated with Zhang Fengyu, but who is dominating whom, it is not necessarily." ”

That's right......

Chu Yanran also understood, she looked at Liu Yin and said softly: "That'...... Who are you? Why are you tempting me with my memories? ”

Liu Yinsoft said: "I am who I am, but just like I just said, in order to protect myself, I must be cautious." ”

"No wonder...... But after all these years, haven't they ever been suspicious? Chu Yanran asked.

"Sure, but with him there, I never worry about what they really do to me."

"Him?"

"Well, the Beyonder of the Monument of Unknown, this ...... It's true. ”