Chapter 63: The Awakened Egg
β¦β¦ Dusk, and dusk again.
Hearing it again conjures up images of "Ragnarok" and "the end of all things", and still makes Russell feel that his mind is being held up by inexplicable fear.
"Is it the one who brought the world to an end......
Russell muttered under his breath.
Looking at Russell's reaction, the corners of Sailun's mouth rose slightly.
Her chair spun half a way around and stood up.
It was then that Russell realized how tall Ms. Seren really wasβher graceful appearance and the kind of aura that was unique to a leader would make people subconsciously think that it was normal for Ms. Seren to "look taller".
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But when she stood up, she was at least a head taller than Russell and Delphinium, and immediately showed real oppressive power.
Ms. Sailun is at least 1.95 meters tall!
The most excessive thing is that she is still wearing high heels.
Don't say it's a woman...... Even for a man, this is an extraordinary height.
Sailun's figure is not like the Delphinium with the feeling of a vest line, nor is it as slender and petite as a ringo or a paradise bird. Her figure is quite plump, not to mention her breasts, and even her thighs are even thicker than Russell's.
When she stood up, even the roof looked a little lower. The lights seemed to be dimmed.
"Drink something? Is black tea OK? β
Seron asked calmly and gently.
Delphinium was a little surprised.
She had thought of many possibilities, and she had prepared many preparations with Russell. But I didn't expect that the chairman of Tianen Group and the de facto ruler who lives above 10,000 people would have such an easy-going attitude.
ββ¦β¦ I can do it all. β
Delphinium whispered.
Although she subconsciously blocked Russell's side, she felt a little intimidated.
Russell, who was standing quietly behind her, didn't treat himself as an outsider at all: "I want to drink ice cola." β
"Sugar-free?"
"Of course there is sugar, and if there is no sugar, is it that people drink."
"You have to add ice, right?"
"Connoisseur."
When Sai Lun heard this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a peaceful smile that was so gentle that it was even "maternal".
She pours a cup of tea for Delphinium β and that's when Delphinium realizes that while the company looks small and shabby, the facilities inside are top-notch. This black tea is not freshly brewed by Chairman Sailun, but it is not a ready-made product.
She has a beverage cabinet where all drinks are kept at the right temperature and taste. Warm black tea, hotter cocoa, coke with ice, bubbling champagne...... All of them are divided into "cups" in advance, and they are placed separately in different layers.
Later, Cironn brought Russell a large glass of Coke and brought himself a cold beer full of foam.
The moment the drink was taken out of the cupboard, the Coke was still full, and the outer wall of the beer was still dripping with tiny droplets.
"Have you heard anyone tell you about 'twilight' before?"
Like a gathering of old friends, Seron asked Russell casually.
Russell didn't hide it either.
He nodded, "It's my mentor." β
"Salisus...... I thought it would be Sal. β
Sai Lun sighed: "It seems that the disaster on Tongshen Island should have awakened at dusk. β
She doesn't know?
Russell captures the details from this discourse.
But he soon realized something else: "You know a thing about twilight? β
"No one can say they know much about Twilight, not even an otherworldly monster like Sariruth."
Sailun took a big sip of beer, and the foam of the white flowers broke on her lips: "I just live a long time......"
It was a drink that did not match her temperament at all...... Russell thought she might bring out something like wine, tea, or champagne. Cold beer, however, was completely beyond Russell's conjecture.
Or rather, it was only after they arrived at the small office that he and Delphinium found out...... Their presumptions in advance are almost all nullified.
The chairman who erected a huge statue of himself in the Tian'en Park, and is also the only one of the Seven Giants, is most likely the murderer who sent the cursed master to assassinate Alice, and is also the source of the disaster that prompted the birth of the monkey-faced eagle......
But she looks so ordinary and easy-going. Not only is it not extremely violent, but it is even a little down-to-earth.
It's better to say that it's a little too down-to-earth......
Russell glanced at the screen she was working on and was surprised to find that her computer screen was densely packed with code.
Does this chairman even have to write his own program?
"Do you care about that?"
Cirons saw Russell's gaze.
The corners of her mouth rose slightly, and she showed off smugly: "It's not a particularly important program, it's just something I write and play casually."
"It can read all the ads that everyone clicked on in the last month, and how long the user's eyes stayed on them. In this way, you can further optimize your targeted ads.
"I'm going to add another one that detects hormone secretion and brain waveforms to achieve more accurate willingness judgments, and to assist in adjusting each person's different habits. Anyway, there is also relevant data in the psychic protection chip, as long as it is called......
ββ¦β¦ Oh, sorry. You're probably not interested in that. β
Selon put down his glass and exhaled softly, the surging malt smell mixed with the wine exhaled onto Russell's face, making the hair on Russell's forehead tremble slightly.
"Where do you start......?"
The chairman was a little distressed: "Since you already know the twilight, I think you almost know the two 'locks'." β
"Well, heavenly and hearty. Including the truth of the plague of the soul, I also know it. β
Russell's eyes narrowed, his body relaxed, but his nerves tensed.
His voice was soft, but his eyes were fixed on Sailun at the same time: "What...... Do you want to extinguish your mouth? β
"For you, no. Sooner or later, you'll become one of us. β
Sai Lun smiled freely, and the beautiful face belonging to the "Chairman of the Seven Giants" actually had a little taste of freedom from a ranger: "After all, you are different from your parents, and it is useless to kill them."
"Although you belong to the Tower of Babel, you are the egg of twilight. If I kill you or drive you crazy, the world will be over.
"Let's put it this way. In fact, among all the name raiders, I am also the most special one.
"Because of my position, it's the twelfth hour of the seventh day. That is, I was the last of the eighty-four. The fate I have undertaken is 'favor'.
"That is, the 'Tianen' group, the origin of the name."
Looking at Russell and Delphinch, who were like great enemies, Sailun was not nervous.
She tilted her head up again and drank tons of cold beer. Her throat could be clearly seen sliding up and down, which was quite a bold gesture.
"Dusk, ......"
Sai Lun put down the empty wine glass and sighed helplessly: "This is not the first time that this world has been at dusk.
"The last time was more than a thousand years ago."
ββ¦β¦ The first year? β
"Hmm. But for us, there's another way of saying that.
"Ephemeris 34 years...... Or rather, 2234 A.D. β
"At that time, I was just an engineer on board the 'Kubler'. The space station we were on at that time was fifteen light-years away from Earth. β
Russell Tong's hole is slightly enlarged.
Although he had roughly guessed part of it......
But sure enough, it was the person concerned who told this history in person, which shocked him even more.
The delphinium on the side was completely unable to comprehend the conversation. She didn't even understand what the "ship" meant.
Looking at Russell's astonishment and Delphinium's dazedness, Sai Lun couldn't help laughing: "You can really understand."
"You do have knowledge that does not belong to this era......
"Sally Ruth didn't lie to us. She did open the door to the otherworld. β
ββ¦β¦ Why open the door to the Otherworld? Why did you pull me into this world? β
Russell was silent for a long time before he asked slowly.
The first one, who is not a riddler, and who is willing to explain everything to himself, is close at hand...... If it weren't for Russell's Blue Shift having already entered the ninth level, I'm afraid he would lose control of his emotions in an instant.
"I think you've heard it somewhat. A: Yes, our home star is polluted by dusk. β
Seron crossed his fingers and leaned back in his chair.
The peaceful and gentle smile on her face disappeared in an instant, and in the process of leaning back, a cold, ruthless, fair and just ruler seemed to emerge from her.
"Was it attacked by another civilization?"
"Unfortunately, no. Or rather, lucky...... No. That's what we do. β
Seron closed his eyes, his chest fluttering with a deep breath.
She was silent for a while, and then said softly, "At first, it was because there was an archaeological team that accidentally discovered the ruins from Mars. Through excavation, we have gained a lost technology - by building an engine that can open the door to the 'Dream World'.
"It's a new kind of jump engine β not moving through the galaxy, but in countless parallel worlds. This means that we can draw an infinite amount of resources from the mirror Earth.
"This engine is supposed to be left over from civilizations from other parallel worlds. For those of us who can't achieve warp engine technology, this is the only way to break the resource dilemma.
And so, through a hundred and twenty years of construction...... We did it.
"The door to the 'Dream Realm' was opened, and the Earth seemed to be pushed into a stranded ship in the Dream River. We were finally able to escape...... At one point, we cheered.
"But it wasn't until much later that we found out...... This is not an escape from a desperate situation.
"βon the contrary, it was us who had already escaped, and we fled back."
When Sai Lun said this, his expression was a little lost.
She was silent for a moment before looking at Russell, "I had forgotten these things a long time ago. Or did I know recently that you were coming over...... That's why I reorganized my memory.
"In the midst of dreams, there is a terrifying, transcendental lifeβone that may not be called life, or may only be called 'being'.
"That's [dusk].
Some scholars believe that it is an illusion of the afterimage of the destroyed world reflected in the river of dreams, because the river of dreams has no concept of time, and the post-born can also exist in previous time; Some scholars believe that the world is nothing but an eggshell, that civilization is just an illusion of a relay period, and that the twilight that hatches their own civilization is the ultimate fate of every civilization.
"But we can be sure that twilight is a high being that will inevitably bring the world to an end. Most of them are not violent, but their mere existence will bring the world to its end.
"It's not so much 'killing' or 'invading' as 'dyeing'.
"When they walk in the river of dreams, they leave traces. And just this trace kills a world.
"βThe twilight that first entered our world is called 'Dream'. That is, after we returned the world to the river of dreams, we encountered the first twilight. β
Speaking of this, Sai Lun suddenly took a deep look at the delphinium.
It made her a little nervous and a little unclear.
She whispered, "Maybe you don't understand. But in fact, our world used to be extremely united and friendly.
"Because from the very beginning of our birth, we have been able to communicate with the sea of the subconscious of the group. We can easily understand the will of our kindred...... With this talent, we have developed a rather prosperous and prosperous civilization.
"Although there was also a world war, it was more of a dispute over the path. That is, 'whether it is necessary to allow everyone to be connected to the sea of the subconscious of the group'. Other than that, that world is not as chaotic, impetuous, hateful, and jealous as it is now.
Because everyone's heart can be easily soothed by more kindness. But even so, we still can't leave the earth.
"Our original plan was to store a huge amount of 'brains'. These brains are made into 'brains in a vat' to maintain psionic activity.
"And when you gather enough brains, you can get those brains to work together to create a thrust...... Hence pushing the ship extremely far. This is a very inefficient non-working engine.
"Later, after we reconnected to the River of Dreams. We quickly got a new technology. Through this technology, we can extract power from parallel worlds to give the spaceship the power of a perpetual motion machine.
"This is how the 'dragon' was born.
"The reason why they are called dragons is because this technology is obtained from a creature called a 'dragon' in a parallel world. It's a commemoration and a ...... Flaunt. β
"But we quickly realized...... Luckily, we didn't execute the original plan.
"Because our psionic power is not innateβit comes from the planet beneath our feet. When we fly far enough away from the planet, our psionic energy will weaken.
"This planet is the corpse of a dead twilight. And our world was originally a kind of seal. It was our ancestors who gave up the opportunity to live and sealed it away.
"But after we pushed it back into the River of Dreams, it was nourished again...... And began to wake up.
"This consciousness, which hatches from the sea of the subconscious of the group, gradually begins to dialogue with us, gradually gains nourishment and learns and grows...... Eventually, she was worshipped as a 'god' by some.
"Its name is [Dream], the twilight as opposed to reality. In countless parallel worlds, the existence of every person who 'escapes from reality' is calling for its return. β
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