Chapter 2: Light and Shadow

"Whoa."

The hardcover notebook was flipped open.

The handwriting on it is dense, and the content is clearly and well-written at first, but the further you go, the more messy the content becomes, and the handwriting gradually becomes sloppy.

It seems that the author's mental state is also deteriorating.

Meng Yuan looked at the first page.

"Notes of the Regressor"

"The world is not as friendly, warm and nice as it seems.

"Since ancient times, humans and demons have been engaged in a brutal war, and although humans have won, demons have not been completely destroyed.

"They're hiding in a bygone time, ready to make a comeback!

"They will do everything they can to distort people's memories of history, and when the time comes, they will use specific slices of history as a springboard to invade the world we live in.

"As the Orderer, I must do everything I can to stop this from happening!"

After reading the content of the first page, Meng Yuan said with some sympathy: "Maybe I probably know the cause of the original owner's death."

"Living in such serious fantasies for a long time makes it really difficult to maintain a healthy mental state.

"Brother, you can go in peace, I will live for you in the second half of my life. I don't dare to say that I am rich and rich, I will strive to have a good death. ”

That's right, Meng Yuan is a traverser, and he has just reluctantly said goodbye to his past life, reluctantly accepting the fact that he has crossed over.

After crossing over, Meng Yuan also had a certain understanding of the current situation.

This world looks similar to the previous life, the biggest difference is that history is completely different, dynasties, historical figures, major events, etc. have all become plausible.

When he discovered this, Meng Yuan also tried to learn some historical knowledge of this world, but soon went through the process from getting started to giving up.

He consoled himself that he just didn't know the history of the world, and that it didn't seem to be a big deal, except that he might be illiterate at times.

In addition, the development of virtual reality games in this world is very fast, and there is now a consciousness connection virtual reality technology with a realism of about 50%.

This is great news for Meng Yuan, a fan of the game. It's just that the original owner didn't have similar game equipment at home, so he hadn't had time to experience it yet.

For this, Meng Yuan is also quite puzzled, it stands to reason that the living conditions of the original owner are good, and it seems that he is not short of money, why didn't he buy a game helmet to play?

Meng Yuan did not inherit the memory of the original owner, but it was not a big problem.

Because the original owner was a lonely man, living alone, with no family and friends, and almost no social connections. So much so that he died at home all day, and no one noticed.

Fortunately, Meng Yuan crossed in time, otherwise he would have stinked.

And from this notebook, it seems that the original owner probably had serious paranoia, and it seems not surprising that he committed suicide.

Meng Yuan flipped the note to the last page again.

The handwriting here has become very messy, and only a part of it can be read intermittently.

"As a Orderer, my strength alone is still too weak......

"Demons are completely different from what they used to be......

“…… The situation is already critical and must be made known to everyone!

"With the ability of the Orderer, the content of the note will be posted to all the news sites and social networking sites around the world tomorrow......

"I don't know if it's useful or not...... But it seems, there is no other option......"

This is the end of the note, as if the spirit of the original owner is also on the verge of collapse.

Meng Yuan put the note away and put it back in its original place.

He didn't take it seriously, the things recorded in this note were too bizarre to be the imagination of a mentally ill person.

But at this moment, the mobile phone "ding" rang, and it was a news push.

Meng Yuan glanced at it, and it seemed to be a short message.

"Huh?"

He didn't care about it, but when he clicked on it and took a closer look, his expression froze instantly.

Because that's exactly what was on the first page of the Preambulator's Notes!

It's just that now, these contents are posted on the homepage of Tomorrow's Headlines, the largest news and information app in China, and a notice has been sent to all users!

Meng Yuan was stunned, and even wondered if he was also mentally ill like the original owner.

This possibility is not low, after all, he uses the same body as the original owner, and if there is really any disease in the brain, there is a high possibility of recurrence.

He also opened several other news websites, as well as social platforms.

Weibo, do you know, post it, the end point Chinese network......

This note really likes to mention the first place on the hot search list of all popular websites!

Meng Yuan refreshed his face in confusion, and one comment after another immediately swiped out!

The super omni-channel recommendation of all popular websites is extremely terrifying.

"What the hell, is the system buggy? Why is this thing the number one hot search? ”

"Orderer's notes? This kind of setting, I'm afraid that if it's put in the most brainless Xiaobaiwen, it will have to hit the street, right? ”

"It's not April Fool's Day today, why are all the websites working collectively and making such jokes with the people of the whole country?"

"It's not the people of the whole country, it's the people of the whole world, I've just seen it, and all the mainstream foreign websites have been hung up! It's just that foreigners can't understand Chinese and are still in translation. ”

"Was it a hacker who was bored? It's outrageous! ”

Many people have begun to speculate about who wrote this content and what the intent is.

However, the Presequent's Notes only published the contents of this page, with no name or personal information at all, so their investigation could not be carried out.

The vast majority of people thought that hackers did it, and no one believed what was written in the notes.

"It's really you, did I want to send me a social death gift package just after I crossed over? Will people think that I wrote this note?

"No, what we should be worried about now is not social death at all.

"I'm not really going to make a big deal of it, am I?"

After calming down, Meng Yuan realized that what was written in this note was probably not the delusion of a second-year student or the hysteria of a psychopath.

Instead, it looks like it's true!

Forcibly change the hot search list and headline content of all popular websites, and maintain it for a period of time, even the world's top hackers may not be able to do it.

After all, these popular websites have cybersecurity teams, so what level of hacker can stand up to the world's top security experts on their own? And he's still so boring?

But all this happened bizarrely, and there was no explanation at all except for mysterious powers.

"If the content recorded in the original owner's notes is true, and the so-called 'Orderer ability' can even change the content of all website headlines without realizing it, then I should not inherit the ability and responsibility of the Orderer now, right?

"If it's inherited, how do I use it?"

At the same time as this thought appeared in Meng Yuan's mind, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness, and then his consciousness became blurred.

……

After a while, Meng Yuan found that he was no longer in that messy rental house, but in a special space.

This is a heavenly palace floating in the air, surrounded by clouds and mist, like the abode of immortals.

As far as the eye can see, the thick white stone pillars go straight into the sky, as if they have not changed for eternity.

It's just that this place seems a little deserted at this time, because there is only one person in this huge place.

A little Lori in ancient costume who looks like she is only about five or six years old.

The first time Meng Yuan appeared here, she seemed to have noticed it, and ran over quickly with two small short legs.

"Meng Yuan, you're still alive!

"No, no, you're not him...... is a completely strange soul......

"Is it because of some reason that a time-traveler came from the turbulence of time and space?"

A hint of loss flashed in Lori's eyes.

Meng Yuan asked, "Who are you?" ”

Little Lori's expression became serious: "My name is Shenshang, and I am the guide of this time-space orderer. ”

Meng Yuan was silent for a moment, and after trying to analyze all the information he had come into contact with so far, he asked, "So, the contents of that orderer's notes are true, right?" ”

Samshang nodded: "That's right." ”

Meng Yuan was silent.

His mood was very complicated now, and he didn't expect that he would have such a heavy responsibility just after crossing, and he had a lot of questions to ask.

But in terms of priorities, we still have to pick the important ones first.

"How did the original owner die?"

Samshang replied, "He fought against demons in a slice of history, and the damage he received continued to accumulate, causing the spirit of reality to suffer a heavy blow.

"That's why before he died, he told me to make the matter of the demons and the Orderers public, hoping to wake up the world as soon as possible and find a new way to deal with the threat of demons."

Meng Yuan: "But at the moment, no one thinks it's true, they all think it's a prank by some hacker." ”

Shen Shang nodded reasonably: "Human beings have not seen demons since ancient times, and it is normal not to believe it."

"But after seven days, a slice of history entrenched in demons will briefly overlap with reality, and demons will reappear in reality.

"At that time, humanity will have to believe too."

Meng Yuan was stunned for a moment, a little shocked: "Demons will appear in reality?"

"Didn't you say they were hiding in slices of history?"

"Originally, demons were hidden in slices of history and could not interfere with reality, but as time goes by and the power of demons increases, the situation will change.

"You can think of history as a river that connects the past and the present. Demons occupy a slice of history from antiquity and continue to infiltrate the present.

"The longer the history, the thinner people's memories of the past become, and the easier it is for demons to infiltrate.

"And when the demons arrive at the slice of history that is close to reality and tamper with it, they can briefly overlap the two in a certain way and enter reality.

"It's like a splash of a rip current, and it's possible to cross the levee and come to shore."

Meng Yuan felt his head grow for a while.

"Are thermal weapons lethal to demons?"

Shen Shang nodded: "Thermal weapons have a certain lethality to demons, and early warning can indeed reduce casualties." However, when slices of history overlap with reality, demons can appear anywhere in the world, such as the downtown area of a city with a population of 10 million.

"Therefore, it is difficult to completely avoid the casualties of ordinary people.

"What's more, demons also have the ability to attack mentally, if they really invade on a large scale, no matter how high the technology of human beings is, they can't prevent it.

"The best way to do this is to turn defense into offense, take the initiative to kill the history slice where the demon is, and solve the threat once and for all before it overlaps with reality.

"This is the method that the original Meng Yuan tried, but he failed."

Meng Yuan sighed softly: "Then what are you waiting for?" Hurry up and arrange training for me to master the combat abilities of the Orderers! ”

Samshang nodded: "Well, that's what I mean." ”

As soon as she raised her hand, four translucent light curtains with water waves appeared in front of Meng Yuan, like four different portals.

"This is the fourfold trial that all those who have returned to order have to pass before they can gain power.

"They represent four different identities: assassins, scholars, warriors, and knights.

"For those who return to order, they must pass the four trials before they are eligible to gain the ability to enter the history slice. But the original Meng Yuan has already passed the fourfold trial, so you have now gained the ability of the Orderer.

"But you can still try it again.

"I believe that there must be some special reason why you were able to travel into this world."

Meng Yuan nodded: "Well, I think so too!" ”

Judging from the current situation, what I got was probably the script of the Child of Destiny.

Maybe you go in for a trial, and then come out and go directly into the mode of "don't bully the poor boy", and then single-handedly break into the history slice and open the unequaled, and raise all the ashes of those demons?

That's how the script should be!

Thinking of this, Meng Yuan confidently stepped into the first trial.

Before entering, he specifically asked, "How much time do I have for trials?" ”

Samshang replied, "The speed of time between fantasy and reality is 3:1, which means that you can stay in the world of trials for twenty-one days for seven days in reality. ”

Meng Yuan was full of confidence: "That should be enough." ”