Chapter 18: Where I Am
Cold, wandering, no fixed place, everything is very illusory, this is how Liu Xuan feels now. Like a ghost, wandering in the world.
"Where am I?" This was Liu Xuan's first sentence after feeling his state.
No one answered.
The line of sight gradually became clearer, the place in the eye was empty, nothing appeared, in the distance, there was a starry sky where darkness and light coexisted, the starry sky was dotted, like the sea of stars that I dreamed of.
"Am I dead? Is this heaven or hell? Liu Xuan struggled to stand up, looked around, panicked, helpless, afraid of surrounding him, the unknown, is the source of all fear.
Still no one answered.
Liu Xuan walked in the void, the starry sky in the distance seemed to be in the background, and the place where Liu Xuan was was cold, there was nothing, nothing.
Liu Xuan looked at the starry sky in the distance, pondered, and imagined that in the myths and stories of mankind, the theory of heaven and hell could not explain his current situation.
In his last memory, he remembered that he had received an overdose of nuclear radiation and was dying. He still remembers that at the last moment, Li Ping and Professor Ma were by his side. He still remembers the last celebration banquet he had made with Li Ping and Professor Ma.
What's wrong with me? Where the hell am I?
Liu Xuanpan sat on the "ground" and pondered. In Liu Xuan's opinion, this is how he floats in the void, there is nothing nearby, and in the distance, there is a sea of stars.
Looking at the stars in the distance, Liu Xuan suddenly found that he seemed to be able to feel something, that kind of thing, he had never felt it so personally, when he did not enter this place of nothingness, on that blue planet, this kind of thing was called time.
It's like a science fiction movie, but now Liu Xuan can actually feel time, in his feelings, time is not the kind of linear that cannot be changed, he can control time to a certain extent, for example, control the speed of time.
Liu Xuan gently stretched out his right hand and swiped from left to right towards the starry sky in the distance, and the stars in the distance changed. Liu Xuan is obviously not very familiar with such a magical method, but he just sped up the time, but he couldn't control how much he sped up, and he didn't know how to stop.
The starry sky in the distance contracted rapidly, becoming a singularity, and the old universe was declared to be gone. Soon the singularity changed again, a huge explosion came, a new universe was created, and various celestial bodies began to form.
"This is?!" Liu Xuan looked at the changes in the distance and was directly stunned.
"This is the evolution of the universe, you have accelerated time too fast, fortunately we exist, otherwise, if you complete this acceleration, you will never go back." This time, someone answered. There is not the slightest emotion in the voice, there is only unfathomable power.
The starry sky in the distance changed again, gradually retreating back to the state of explosion, returning to the singularity again, and the singularity once again returned to the original appearance of the universe. The whole process is like rewinding what you just saw.
"Who are you?" Liu Xuan looked around, there was no figure, the scene here was exactly the same as just now, at least in Liu Xuan's opinion, there was no change.
"According to your civilization, we are a seventh-level civilization." This voice seemed to be coming from all directions, making Liu Xuan unable to tell how many lifeforms were here.
"Then what are you looking for me for?" Liu Xuan asked loudly.
"We didn't look for you, you came by yourself. We know what you've been through, we know who you are, we know everything about you, but we just don't know why you have evolved from a less than a first-level civilized lifeform to a sixth-level civilized lifeform. "Finally there was emotion in the voice, it was a feeling of doubt.
Liu Xuan couldn't believe that he had actually evolved, and he had evolved beyond the level.
"As a seventh-level civilization, we can do anything, and based on this, we don't have the thrill of success after struggle, and for us, everything can change. There are many beings of my race who have chosen to destroy themselves for this. In your civilized words, we are lonely in our invincible language. Eventually, we discovered that exploring the unknown can bring us joy, and so we began to understand the truths of the universe. The truth of each universe is different, and our happiness comes from the fact that we choose a random observation point and try to decipher all kinds of unknown truths. The voice was full of loneliness, and Liu Xuan himself was infected by that meaning.
"Your chosen observation location this time is the Milky Way?" Liu Xuan tried to ask.
"The progress of the universe is too slow, and we try to control ourselves not to interfere with the development of the universe. However, ......." mysterious voice did not answer Liu Xuan's question, and was still telling.
"And what's the situation with me?" Liu Xuan was unrelenting.
"You're an exception. How many times has the cosmic civilization been restarted, the truth is different each time, and we have never seen a life form that has developed beyond the bounds. However, your overstepping is temporary, and you will still degenerate back, which is a pity. The mysterious voice reverted to its emotionless appearance.
"I'm going back." Liu Xuan said firmly.
"It's up to you to decide and we can change it, but we've learned not to change it as much as possible. Wait patiently for your degradation on it, soon. During this time, you can also try to explore the various truths of the universe, which is very interesting. The mysterious voice grew quieter and quieter, and finally disappeared.
"Hey! Don't go! Liu Xuan shouted, but no one answered.
Liu Xuan's search was fruitless, so he had to sit down again, looking at the sea of stars in the distance, trying to explore some truths, the universe in a period of time, the truth will not change. For example, in the universe of this period, Einstein's theory of relativity explained some truths in this universe, but when the universe restarted again, Einstein's theory of relativity was no longer correct.
"The memory will not change, while you haven't gone back yet, you have to explore it quickly."
Liu Xuan had such an idea, closed his eyes, and found with his heart that at such a level of civilization, there was no longer a need for a lot of tedious experiments.
"That civilization wants to evolve and is already aware of our existence, what should we do?" The mysterious voice sounded again, they did not shield Liu Xuan, Liu Xuan could hear their conversation.
"Destruction." The answer is simple and terrible.
Liu Xuan opened his eyes and looked ahead, this seventh-level civilization was not only surviving, but also preventing the evolution of other high-level civilizations!
Just when Liu Xuan was thinking about how to deal with these advanced civilizations in the future, in the starry sky in the distance, a strong light suddenly came, a dazzling strong light, which brought Liu Xuan into a world full of strong light, and Liu Xuan fainted again.
"He's back." The mysterious voice sounded again, and there was no emotional fluctuation in the tone.