The world and his greed will pass away, but the one who fulfills the will of heaven will always exist.

—1 John, New Testament

Ye Feng was lying on the bed, his eyes fixed on the ceiling, and he couldn't find the focus. For the entire afternoon, he remained motionless, in his original form after waking up.

Chu Shengnan died.

He saw the persistence and fanaticism in her eyes, turning into a thick blood that could not be dissolved, leaving the last thick ink in his heart, as well as endless remorse.

Once upon a time, the cross-border battle of nine deaths and life became an immersive virtual game in their eyes. The worst outcome of being killed by NPCs is nothing more than losing mission progress.

Once upon a time, the bloody and tragic sacrifice was nothing more than a joke in their mouths. One of each other's favorite shows is to depict someone's flesh and blood in a certain mission during a dinner party, so as to disgust each other's appetite. Whether it succeeds or not, it will always make everyone laugh.

After the cloning technology was put into practice, many people had the illusion that they were like the immortal superheroes in the old movies, no matter how difficult and twisty the process was, they would always win the final victory.

However, this time there was no green light, and Chu Shengnan died like this.

This is a war, and no one is favored by fate.

Wan Fen's voice came from the speaker: "Lieutenant Ye, the colonel wants to see you." He's waiting for you on the rooftop. ”

The interview was conveyed through Wan Fen, indicating that it was a relatively formal conversation. The location is a bit strange, Huang Shan likes to go to the rooftop, but he is always alone.

Ye Feng pressed the call button: "Okay, I'll go over now." ”

"The Colonel shaved his beard before letting you go."

"Got it." This guy has to take care of everything.

On the rooftop, Huang Shan threw away the cigarette butt that was about to burn his fingers, took out another cigarette from the cigarette case, lit it in his mouth, and handed it to Ye Feng.

"Third brother, you know I don't smoke."

"Needless insistence, smoke one, you need this now. This fucking world, after you smoke it, you'll find that it's even more fucked up. ”

Ye Feng took the lighter handed by Huang Shan, lit a cigarette and took a puff, a little choked.

Huang Shan was silent for a while, sighed and said, "Katsuo is dead, you must feel uncomfortable." ”

"I don't understand why the recycling failed."

"Teleportation is a space technology based on dark energy. And the so-called formation is essentially a dark energy field. The trap that appears around you may be some kind of dark energy field with the properties of spatial binding, which is interfering with cross-domain connections.

It stands to reason that the teleportation of consciousness belongs to a higher level, and there is a high probability that it will not be constrained by this degree of dark energy field. Merely......

The system log shows that the subject of the callback, that is, Katsuo himself, had a violent mental disturbance at that time. The will to leave was so strong that it even exceeded the threshold of the system, which eventually led to tragedy.

I am not telling you this to increase your guilt. Nearly five billion people have died on Earth, and in the few minutes we have spoken, countless more have died.

In this way, you may think that I am cold-blooded. What I want to tell you is that every familiar person around you can die at any time. ”

Ye Feng was silent.

Huang Shan turned his back, leaned on the railing, and looked at the sunset in the distance: "There are some words, I originally planned to rot in my stomach." Until I see this new image of you......

You need to make sure that whatever you hear next, you can't leak it out to anyone. ”

Ye Feng rarely saw Huang Shan so solemn, he nodded and said, "I promise you, I will never leak half a word." ”

Huang Shan stomped the ground with his foot: "The reason why a base will be built here is because of the ruins underground. ”

"Ruins?"

Although many people have speculated in this way, the official has never been vague about it.

"It's a relic of a lost civilization, to be exact."

Ye Feng was slightly moved, what Huang Shan was going to say next must be the core secret of the base.

Huang Shan smiled: "You must think that what I am saying below is a secret that only the leadership of the base has permission to access." In fact, these are not even clear to the Supreme Council, you are the second person in the world to know. ”

Ye Feng was puzzled: "I don't understand, why ......"

"Why doesn't the committee know, why should I let you know? Don't be in a hurry to ask, I'll tell you slowly.

I found this ruin. I was the only one who first entered the base. The AI recognizes the language I use and automatically converts the text, so I can understand some simple instructions. ”

Ye Feng interjected: "Haven't you been attacked?" ”

It seems too smooth, like walking into a convenience hotel. Shouldn't the so-called ruins be in danger and full of murderous opportunities?

"No, the race is relatively friendly, or maybe it's because it's abandoned.

At the time, most of the facilities were closed, except for the teleportation chamber.

I was curious about the teleportation chamber, and without much thought, I started the device and jumped in. ”

Ye Feng frowned. Such an impulsive move is not much different from looking for death, and it doesn't seem to be Huang Shan's style of doing things.

Huang Shan noticed his expression and explained: "I was as young as you at that time, and I didn't think there was anything wrong with it at first, but I felt scared when I thought about it later. Okay, let's get back to business. ”

"I'm lucky that the teleportation compartment retains the coordinates of the last teleportation, which is the world to which the original owner went. So, I met the engineer Libelyn. ”

"Sounds like a woman?"

"Yes. From a human point of view, she is beautiful, with perfect facial features and a devilish figure. ”

"You're in love with her?"

"What are you thinking, she's more than three meters tall."

Huang Shan rekindled a cigarette: "At the beginning, there was some small unpleasantness. ”

Ye Feng found that the corners of his eyes twitched, obviously these little unpleasantness were not small.

"It's a futuristic building with a sense of technology and a quaint atmosphere. As I walked, I saw and heard far beyond human comprehension, so I can't describe it to you correctly.

The only thing that is certain is that they are strong. Humans are in front of them, like toddler babies.

I was a little worried that one day they would return to Earth, so I carefully guided the conversation and tried to figure out their situation.

Rebelyn is highly intelligent, and easily discerns my intentions. However, she didn't care, and still had to answer all questions.

We talked for about an hour, maybe not because my watch was down.

She comes from another world, belongs to the realm of rune technology, and has evolved to a fairly high level. If the name of civilization is translated into Chinese, it almost means craftsman.

Artisan civilization has a well-developed education system, and trained and certified professionals are called engineers.

Rebelyn is the most senior engineer, equivalent to a member of the two academies of the Sunshine Age.

The world of the craftsman civilization, our world, and the world I was in at that time were three completely different worlds, or different independent universes.

Their universe, for some reason, was destroyed. A five-member science team led by Libelyn survived a survey mission on Earth.

The underground base under our feet, which was originally their workstation, has been dismantled and relocated to the New World.

Now, you can understand why there are five teleportation bins.

There was a loophole in her logic, and I thought she was deceiving me, so I asked her on the spot how she could have given up on Earth.

She smiled, well, that expression was supposed to be smiling.

She told me that they had spent some time observing the most intelligent beings on Earth. Well, it's human. In the observation sample, I often see what I call deception.

Deception, in the early days of the evolution of their civilization, was equally prevalent. However, this behavior severely reduced the efficiency of synergy, so it was abandoned by her race tens of thousands of years ago. ”

Ye Feng asked, "Then why did they choose to leave Earth?" ”

"You're on the point, and that's the point I'm going to make. Our world is about to usher in Judgment Day and eventually go to destruction. ”

Ye Feng was puzzled: "Because of Resident Evil? We weren't defeated. ”

"Of course I wouldn't believe it, so I asked her when she left. She said that according to our calendar, it was about a thousand years ago, that is, during the Northern Song Dynasty. So I didn't believe it anymore. Until she showed me the evidence. ”

"Evidence?"

"Before that, it is necessary to mention a technology of artisan civilization, all-variable deduction. The principle is somewhat complicated, and I can only try to explain my understanding.

First of all, there is one thing to be clear. Things are related and mutually influencing.

For example, you accidentally knock over a glass teacup on the table. Normally, the cup will fall to the ground and shatter. The moment you knock over the glass, the outcome can be predicted.

At this time, I am standing next to you, and there is a possibility of catching the cup. I reach out, or don't reach out, is a variable. In order to draw the right conclusions, this variation must be taken into account.

I turned my head away when Wanfen appeared in the doorway. Wanfen came to me, and it was also a variable that affected the outcome.

Wan Fen came to inform me of the meeting, so Lieutenant General Chen called the meeting another variable.

Let's simplify the logic and assume that there are only these three variables in the event where the cup lands. Obviously, if you need to calculate one less variable, you will not be able to predict the results. Conversely, if all three variables are included, a definitive conclusion can be reached, and the cup will break.

This is full variable deduction.

Of course, the logic of reality is much more complex than that, and the number of variables involved is astronomical. However, as long as you have enough computing power, it is theoretically true.

Well, I don't think you get it. ”

Ye Feng scratched his head: "I seem to understand something." ”

"Well, it doesn't matter, I'll just say the conclusion.

She showed me the results of the deduction, a set of virtual reality. The details of the simulation are complete, and the images and sounds are very realistic.

In the picture, the dark creatures have evolved to the point of being extremely powerful. Survivor bases all over the world have fallen, and not a single living human will ever be seen again.

I became more and more desperate, until I turned to the last picture. I saw a tall and majestic figure, leading the last warriors of humanity in a charge against the Dark Legion.

That man was so powerful, he broke through millions of dark legions by himself, and just like that, he rushed all the way to the dark throne and cut off the head of the dark monarch with a single sword. ”

Huang Shan swung his palm forward with murderous force, as if he were the warrior.

This action infected Ye Feng, and he felt a burst of blood boiling, and cheered: "Good kill!" ”

Huang Shan seemed to be immersed in this magnificent picture, and there was no follow-up for a long time.

Ye Feng couldn't help but ask: "What happened later?" ”

"Libelyn didn't show me anything more than that. After repeated questioning, she told me that the Warrior was an infinite variable, which prevented the full variable deduction from making subsequent accurate predictions. Perhaps, he is the last hope, the savior of mankind. ”

Huang Shan turned back to face Ye Feng, and the afterglow of the setting sun reflected a divine light on his silhouette.

His eyes flashed with a strange look: "I have always been suspicious of her words. I've been looking for this guy for so many years. Today, I finally believe it. He's you, Ye Feng! ”