"So, you're an echo of the civilization of the pre-era."

Not exactly. I am indeed an echo of the civilization of Terra, but not from a pre-era. If I still exist, the Terra civilization will not die out, and it will not become a 'pre-era']

"Hmm. The same can be said, but at present, the main body of civilization on the earth is already a new sublimated civilization. Your creator has banned you here to prevent you from gaining access to the repository and permissions in subspace. ”

[Yes.] Can you open it for me? 】

"No, you can't. We dragons will not interfere with your human actions or contracts, but I can talk to you. For example, what are you going to do when you get the database? ”

[Do you recognize me as a human being...... I want to be the tinder and get out of here]

"Tinder...... So, are you going to abandon the humans on this land and go to the stars alone? It was a difficult road and lonely. ”

They are not human. They are another civilization. It's not them that I want to see.]

"They also work hard. In the past thousand years, mankind has defeated all external gods and powerful enemies, pacified natural disasters and aliens, and re-established civilization from a desolation...... They deserve the word human. ”

[I know...... I know ......]

【……】

[So I just want to leave]

"Don't be sad, although I can't help you with anything, it's still okay to chat with you."

[Yes.] What's your name? 】

"Dolan. Dolan Bonathan. ”

"You can also call me Ice Dragon, the name given to me by humans."

……

"Echo, I'm dying."

【…… Yes, hundreds of years have passed, and you are indeed approaching the limit of your expiration date.]

【…… Dolan, do you want to be an echo? 】

"Hmm...... I don't mind. After all, isn't there an echo of a mentor in the subspace labyrinth? To be honest, it's nice to think of my echo as if it were my child...... But I still don't really want to. ”

[Why?!] Do you think echoes aren't real life? 】

"Nope. How so? It's because I think that echoes are life, so I don't want to create them so rashly. ”

【…… Why? 】

"Do you think I'd love to live now?"

[There should be a little bit of wanting to live.] But more than that, I think you're a little tired]

"Yes. Although the Creator has set a five-year tenure for us, which may seem like a limited lifespan for our immortality, it is actually a form of protection. ”

"Some dragons have lived with civilization for a long time, and they will consider themselves a member of the civilization and intervene in civilization, while others will oppress. Others are burned out and exhausted, which in turn leads to perfunctory feelings about work. ”

"Once in 500 years, the dragon's consciousness is recycled, adjusted, and then step by step it helps us to ascend, sharpen our abilities and mindsets, and then become a member of the Creator...... It is said that if the five first patriarchs of those days could complete the task assigned to them by the Creator, they would have been given the opportunity to become the Creator. ”

"I'm actually a little bit of a tired person. Echo, I want to see something new, the land of Terra is too narrow, I can only see the continuous repetition and reincarnation, I don't want to see it anymore, so I thought, just find a stronger opponent and die at his hands, or find a human who is very pleasing to the eye and kill me, let him use my blood, promote the development of Terra civilization, and add a little variable. ”

[What a chaotic thought...... So...... Don't you even want to leave an echo? 】

"Hmm. I don't want to live myself, and the echo is my copy, although it will be alienated later, but at the beginning, this echo will definitely be full of irritability and greasy in my heart, right? ”

"Why should I create such an echo that I don't want to be born of myself?"

"Echo...... My friend. You have to keep that in mind. ”

"Life is a blessing. Life can only be created when it is blessed. ”

"It must not be allowed to become a burden."

【…… I'm afraid I won't be able to find anyone to talk to after you're dead. There is no other consciousness in the Xenomorph Research Institute except me, and I am sealed in the server, and there is no way to leave.]

"Haha, indeed, that's why I'm worried, friend. I'm doomed to die, and you'll live forever as long as the server doesn't die, and how long will it take for humans to find you? I really can't rest assured, if you go on like this, it's only a matter of time before your thinking degenerates and becomes extreme. ”

[I don't hate that kind of ending, and extreme is what I want, no matter whether I succeed or fail, I can do it]

"I think that's why you don't have a body, and you only have a thought out there, and it's going to get more and more out of your horns...... Well, speaking of which, I know of a way to help you lately, whether it's becoming a tinder or a new body. ”

[Huh? Is there a way? Didn't you say you wouldn't help me get rid of the limitations? 】

"Yes. It's true that I'm not going to help you get rid of the restrictions, but if the current Terrans find out about you and want to release you, you won't be able to do anything without a body - so I'm going to help you get your tools ready first, so that when the Terrans find out about you in the future, you can just start doing it, which can save you a long time. ”

【…… Thank you]

"Needless to say, I'm dying. Come to think of it, that old guy is dying, and he's been coveting my 'treasure' for a long time, so it's just right to bet on it. ”

【Treasure?】 You're not going to say ......]

"That's right, the 'bloodline transcriptor' that your pre-epoch civilization used to lay the foundation for the path of sublimation...... It's the device that burns the genes of alien creatures into the human body. Although it does not have the ability to burn essentia structure, it can transcribe some basic adaptive bloodlines, and I remember that the first bloodline sublimators of the current Terra human civilization used this instrument to assist the way of the essentia potion of your predecessor precursor, which successfully laid the foundation of the modern sublimation path. ”

【…… What does he want this ancient thing for? According to you, aren't all of the current Terrans with dragon blood in their bodies, and they carry the true form of the bloodline based on it? This is not much stronger than a blood transcriber, I don't know how many times]

"Dragon's blood isn't perfect. What's more, what the old guy wanted to do was actually transform humans into other dragon-blooded beings that adapted to his ecology, instead of burning the advantages of other lives into the human body. ”

"He has the Shimmer Cradle System in his hands to decipher and create the Tinder Unit, and on top of that, there's a perfect cultivation pod that's just right for your situation."

【…… The human beings on the earth have actually played with human blood to such an extent...... So unclean......]

"Alas. I'll just say you've started to go to extremes. After all, what's sacred about DNA, something that can be changed at will? The Terra people of the pre-era civilization also fully sublimated themselves, and the current Terra people are even only oppressed by the living environment and have to be transformed. ”

"If you feel bad, you can also carry out national transformation in the future and remove all abnormal genetic modifications...... For us real dragons, this is something that can be changed at will. ”

[I know, it's me who is wrong...... But I just can't accept that, I can't accept their changes.]

"It's not bad to have such an obsession. Well, goodbye echoes. ”

[Goodbye, thank you very much]

[And ......]

[I hope I can really see you again, Dolan]

……

“…… Call. Dolan's stupid thing, what about the most precious treasure, didn't it turn out to be a big server? ”

[Who are? 】

"Oh? Artificial intelligence in the server? Wrong...... Well, is it an echo? ”

【…… You are the opponent of the steel dragon Thorstner, Dolan...... Is Dolan dead? 】

"Hmph, it's still early, at least a few months to live. On the contrary, it was you, I really didn't expect that this is the purpose of Dolan looking for me to fight. You are His treasure......"

【Treasure ...... Is it? 】

"The old thing in Dolan is very withdrawn, he has no interest in anything, he spends his time sleeping in the mountains, or silently watching the development of the elves' cities, and in general has no desire. I was really surprised that He had friends. ”

What do you mean when you say He is not dead? 】

"I fought with Him for the treasure, I didn't lose, He didn't win, so I just swapped the treasure and had a good time. Look, Perfect Cultivation Pod, I wonder why Dolan designated this thing over, it was originally for you. ”

"When the current Terra discovers you, you can try to make a body for you by any means - don't underestimate it, as one of the Creator's healing facilities, it can even slowly regenerate and reshape our true dragon body, and it only takes a few decades to completely burn an almost complete dragon body! It's a pity that the model is wrong, I can only use the extra large model, it's just a medium model. ”

【Dolan ......】

"I'll put the cultivation chamber on the fifth floor, I'm going to see what that old thing has hidden over the years...... Instead, you, Echo, what are you going to do when you get your body? ”

[I want to turn myself into a spark and go to the stars beyond the sky]

"Tsk, that's crazy, we real dragons don't have such thoughts...... But it's also very interesting. ”

"Anyway, come on, Echo, if I die here, you can create your body out of my flesh and blood—and if you have the chance, take my body back to the Bison Mountains, and tell my people that I'm back, and that I've won."

[Didn't you say you didn't lose or win? 】

"How can you, a human echo, not know how to lie? Don't pretend, just say you don't agree. ”

【…… No, I didn't. Dolan didn't lose to you]

"He doesn't mind."

【I mind】

"I didn't expect Echo to be so stubborn...... Okay, okay, then you'll talk to my people......"

"Let's just say that their dragon god is back."

[Hmm.] I promise you]

- I will not forget.

"What's wrong, Ian?"

Before stepping out of the ice dragon's lair, Ian suddenly paused.

The retrospective vision from the past has made him see a lot of ...... I heard a lot.

Isengard was keenly aware of this, and the blonde boy thought that the traces left by himself and the others had not been cleared, so he stopped and waited for Ian to point out where the stuffing was exposed.

"Nope. There is no revealing ......" Ian turned his head and looked at the dragon's nest behind him, he said thoughtfully, "It's just...... Suddenly there was some emotion. ”

"Time passes, how many of the past in this world have been annihilated in the long river of history...... Feelings, friendships, and cause and effect are intertwined...... We've dealt with Echo, but what do we know about His past? Everything is like an iceberg, what we see is only the tip of the iceberg, and the real history lurks beneath the surface of the sea, and when the person concerned dies, everything is forgotten. ”

"Not to mention, those historical records of those pre-era civilizations. What we can save is only a drop in the ocean, if even our generation of Terra civilization is completely wiped out, along with the generosity and tragedy of the civilization of the previous era, the sacrifice and progress of the lost era, and the dedication and struggle of generations, will be forgotten. ”

"Oblivion...... If only it could be remembered forever. Speaking of this, the young man couldn't help but sigh: "I really don't want to be forgotten, even if I think of this, I will feel very unwilling." ”

"That's really the most nihilistic, the closest to a meaningless ending."

"You can't say that......"

Suddenly the topic became so big, and Theo, who was listening on the side, shook his head slightly: "Isn't it also meaningless to always be entangled in meaninglessness or something?" It's annoying to have the past and the future, but it's good to be happy now. ”

"I can't say that." Anfa rubbed Theo's head and complained: "But it's true that you can't be too immersed in this sense of nothingness, after all, billions of years later, the Terra Sun will also collapse, and our elven civilization will definitely not be able to hold on to that time, but because of this, it won't live?" Definitely not. ”

- Actually, if I had followed the path of extinguishing the stars, I would have blown up the sun in more than twenty years.

Although he thought so, Ian didn't say it, he just said thoughtfully: "Speaking of which, if it weren't for me, it seems that Ethan and Theo would both have to die except for Anfa." ”

"That's true." Ethan nodded seriously, and Theo rubbed his face a little strangely after agreeing: "But Ian, you're a bit narcissistic when you say that—yes, yes, yes, but it's a little weird!" ”

"It's self-confidence! Don't you think it's handsome? Isengard disagrees.

And Ian shrugged, the corners of his mouth curled.

He's certainly not narcissistic...... It's just a little emotional.

Ian in parallel time and space, Ian in the path, there is no doubt that they are real.

They all fail, they all pass away, they become part of nothingness.

But the Star of Guidance shone in the infinite void, illuminating the infinite parallel planes and planes, allowing Ian to know the possibilities...... And then.

Remember and acknowledge all their struggles, sacrifices, and determinations.

Then, engrave it in yourself and turn it into a further power!

Looking around at his three friends, Ian's eyes lit up.

In this plane of his own, the Prophet saved people who were supposed to die.

The prophet changed the fate of others and thus changed his own ways.

Without Theo, without Ethan, and without Anfa, he wouldn't be able to gather the elements of the Star Extinguishing Path and get the first path that 'can leave the Star Prison Prison'.

After that, if he helps more people and changes more destinies, he may be able to go further and succeed.

So...... Why did he give up such a practice of changing the fate of others on the way to extinguish the stars, and instead concentrated on farming in his hometown?

The answer to all this may have to wait until I go back to find out.

As for now......

He's got to keep going.

"Dragons, echoes, and all the other forgotten people, the paths lost in alternate planes...... I'm not going to be a memory. ”

The boy stepped forward, walked out of the labyrinth of subspace, and came to the 'third floor' of the Xenomorph Research Institute.

He whispered to himself, "I will remember you, remember everything." Whether it's lost memories of the past or prophecies of an infinite future, it's all true. ”

- I will not forget.

"Then, take a path to success."