Chapter Eighty-Six: Loneliness

What does it feel like to have one more spirit behind it?

It's awkward.

But if you can't communicate, you can't get rid of spirits, and you can't win against each other, what should you do?

Of course, it's up to her, what else can I do.

Lin Ke never thought that he would be tailed one day......

It's hard to ignore each other if you care so much. With a tall figure and long fluffy hair that mops the floor, it doesn't feel like Disney's Rapunzel at all, but rather like a hairy monster or something. And it's also a hairy monster who is taller than himself.

Although there is no sound of footsteps, there is no sound of breathing, it does not disturb itself, and it does not interfere with daily life. …… But this looks even more terrifying.

If he hadn't had the courage to scold each other, the eighteenth generation of his ancestors would have come out to greet him. But in front of him, Lin Ye could only touch his nose and continue to ignore it.

Because he was stared at, he didn't dare to put some more secret work on the table for people to see. So it's just a matter of doing some normal work and maintaining the original tower magic program.

The girls also talk less. The lively and joyful atmosphere in the original magic tower has also become a little tense and treacherous after a certain demon lord returns.

This night, the night of the single month. In addition to the stars and the Milky Way in the sky, there is the eternal and immovable moon of Gudarana, which hangs high in the sky.

Lin observed the stars and began to calculate and define distances, using the same old methods as in astrophysics. The only concern is whether the values of each observation are correct or not. On the contrary, the calculation side is not a big problem.

The computerized magic tower, if you are purely calculating, is quite mature. At least after a few years of adjustment, the recent calculation results have been consistent with the manual calculation, which can be trusted.

It's just that the interface is neither beautiful nor convenient, and there is a lot of room for improvement. However, this aspect of the work is very low in importance and has not yet been officially put on the work schedule.

Although it is the beginning of calculating astronomical data, the actual work is just writing the program code for calculating formulas. As long as the program code is changed, different calculation results can be obtained based on all the observation data. This calculated number is then reflected on the special star map made by Lin.

That special star map is actually the diagram of the mystical star system arranged by the light sphere of the bright light technique before the previous astronomical event of the six-star alignment. Expand it to include other observed stars. That is, the original plane star map began to be three-dimensional, and procedural calculations were introduced.

In the flat version of the star map, Lin finally recorded 1,983 stars. These are targets that need to be above a certain level of brightness and easy to observe with the naked eye. The astronomical telescope was used as an auxiliary means, and Lin did not think about continuing to increase the workload of manual work.

Once the automated calculations of the program are introduced, the whole work is different. Import data, design formulas, export calculation results, and present them on a stereo star map. Lin is now focusing a lot of attention on improving observation methods and data input and output. Instead, I really calm down and have less time to look at the stars.

However, these days, there is a big follower, and those homework that requires meditation and concentration cannot be done. So Lin picked a very important task, but it has not been carried out for a long time - mapping the starry sky of the earth.

How to locate the position of a star from the vastness of the universe?

Whether you stay on Earth or Lost Earth, the planet itself is the best reference. The magnetic field of the planet, the environment of the mountains and rivers on the surface of the earth, as long as you have a slight idea, tell others about the southwest peninsula of the Lost Continent or the Guna Mountains in the central region, and others will quickly understand the place in their mouths.

However, there are no absolute coordinates to refer to in the universe, so you can only use the observable starry sky as a relative reference to define your position.

So how do you find the Earth?

The method that Lin thought of was to complete the stereoscopic star map with the Lost Earth Star as the reference point, and then randomly select other stars as the datum and flatten the stereo star map again. As long as the familiar 88 constellations appear, it means that the earth has been found. Or, to be more precise, find the sun to which the earth belongs, the haunting hometown.

Behind this calculation, in addition to confirming the distance of the stars, another major difficulty is time. As we all know, the starlight projected on the planets belongs to the stars from a few light-years to tens of billions of light-years away, depending on their distance. This means that the starlight that can be observed on the planet is a cosmic memory from years ago, or even tens of billions of years ago.

In other words, in order to get a correct map of the position of the stars, it is necessary to consider the changes in time. If you move to a new star at the observation datum, you need to do another conversion. And the more times you convert, the greater the error......

As for how to get back, that's another question.

In order to complete the comparison operation, the precondition is to have a starry sky map belonging to the earth.

Since the time traveled, the memory of the earth is incomparably clear, and it will not be forgotten by the passage of time. So don't say that the eighty-eight constellations observed from the Earth, and even information about their brightness, modern definitions, etc., are clearly kept in mind.

But it never came out. It's not unimportant, I'm afraid it's some kind of hometown timidity. Until today.

Constellations are a way to help memory, so when Lin drew a star map belonging to the earth, he unconsciously connected the stars. It's connected, but I can't help but draw the image of all the constellations. Pegasi, swans, dragons, fairies, phoenixes, and the zodiac.

It's funny to say that I was fascinated by the stars in the sky, and the cause was a certain manga by a certain Cheda clan. Unexpectedly, his future would be all-inclusive of that set of comics, an otaku with a doctorate in astrophysics and physics. I didn't expect that one day I would have to rely on these two skills to find a way home.

Thinking of this, Lin sighed. Suddenly, a voice came from behind him, with a magnetic and pleasant voice, and asked intermittently: "For...... What...... You...... Will be ...... every day At night...... Looking at ...... Star? ”

Looking at the Demon King who asked in surprise, what she said was not the spells used by magicians when they chanted spells, but the Aramaic language that was most used by people in human society and the world of magicians. Although he is not fluent yet, Lin does not want to dwell too much on someone's language talent. Answered:

"I look at the starry sky, I want to observe, map the appearance of the sea of stars."

"For ...... What? ”

Look back at a certain demon king. Those seductive eyes sparkled between the hair. The brightest star in the sky attracted Lin's mind. Is this seductive magic? or simply aroused nostalgia.

Lin opened his mouth to talk about things that he had never revealed to others. "I know that there are other worlds besides the Lost Land."

"Abyss...... Astral Plane? ”

"Not about that. It's a world that's very similar to the Mazeland, but without elves, dwarves, gods and magic. ”

"So...... Original...... Begin? ”

"No, I wouldn't describe that world in terms of primitive. It has science, and it can allow people to fly high in the sky, even landing on the moon; It can allow people to dive thousands of feet below the water, and there is no need to float for many years; There are also equipment that can carry people and move forward at a high speed. Extreme manifestations may be available only to a small number of people, but the vast majority of scientific products can be used by anyone, without the need for special magical talents and without spending a lot of time meditating. It also has many unimaginable things, and its purpose of existence is not to survive or to kill more efficiently, but to enrich the mind. That beautiful thing is far more than the world of the Lost Land has to offer. ”

"How...... Can...... Yes...... There will be ...... That...... Kind of ...... Place. ”

"How could it not be? Maybe there was a dark side to that world, there was war, there was famine, but it was my home. The place where I was born and nurtured. So, I'm sympathetic. ──”

The conversation suddenly changed, which made Tikal a little uncomfortable. is obviously talking about this man's own affairs, how can it involve himself, and he is still sympathetic? Just watching him look at the starry sky with deep eyes, as if he was nostalgic and emotional.

Resurrection after a thousand years, no friends, no enemies. The familiar world does not exist, and it is very lonely to listen to people talking in an unfamiliar language and looking at the scenery that is not similar to the one in my memory. I understand, I understand, because I'm just as lonely. ”

Lin Xuan clenched his fists and looked into the depths of the sea of stars. "Of course, I'm not saying that I have friends or enemies on Earth. But even without that, my life was still satisfying. Some people will laugh at us for indulging in a two-dimensional world, but I also want to laugh at them for having to live in the camp for the sake of milk powder money and coaxing their wives and girlfriends. On Earth, I'm just a nobody, a fat man in the eyes of others, but I already have the whole world, and they don't know it. There's so much to worry about,—"

After speaking Chinese that he hadn't spoken for more than ten years, Lin re-spoke, a little difficult and intermittent, but all of them were heartfelt. And the more you talk about it, the more slippery it becomes. I would like to watch the video of the Pure Land of Bliss again. How many new episodes did I miss? How many generations have Dragon Quest and Space Warriors gone? What's new for Mario? What's next for the Marvel Universe? What happened to the Empire and the Jedi, did you blow up the Sith's chrysanthemum? Did the DC Cinematic Universe rise up, or was it pressed to the ground by the Iron Man like a master? Did the five-star story have an ending before Nagano went to hang up? Hideaki Anno took out the evangelion and fried cold rice again, is there something new? And my collections, my comics, my d-slot......

Suddenly, a man stood up and shouted at the sky, 'What kind of god have I offended, do you need to exile me to this world where birds don't lay eggs?' Just tell me to die, and I won't resent you. Who have I offended? Alamuni Avalokiteshvara, any great god is good, let me go home. Go home ......'

The excitement was only for a moment, when the tone of a certain man's voice became lower and lower, and finally only sobbing remained.

Maybe the series of Chinese is still an unfamiliar language to a certain former demon king who has just learned to understand Aramaic. But the emotions in Lin's words, she can understand, and even empathize. The inexplicable impulse made her hug someone who was squatting and crying, feeling each other's body temperature, heartbeat, and everything else she could feel.

There may be different reasons, but having the same loneliness means having the same vulnerability, and just being a male and a female. The two people who embrace each other naturally ask for each other and communicate more deeply.

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