In the center of the space, a man in his mid-forties, with black hair and a handmade Italian suit, is sitting on an egg-shaped chair, fiddling with his mobile phone.

Other than that, the room was empty.

Then Chen Qiang understood......

"'Me'?" Chen Qiang looked at the man who was engrossed in "Plants vs. Zombies".

"Hello, past me." The future Chen Qiang reluctantly put down his mobile phone.

"Wait," Chen Qiang made a "wait" gesture, "Please prove that you are the future me." How can I be sure that you are the real 'future me' and not an illusion created by Migo, or a hallucination created by some interdimensional creature burrowing into a person's mind? ”

Chen Qiang Future Edition nodded: "It's me when I first founded the Fortress of Reason." Great, I'm also worried about whether there will be a problem with Gu Shiyin's positioning, after all, you can only find this place through the 'Random Trial'. ”

"Answer my first question first! Prove that you are yourself. ”

Whether it is "the future me" or "the future Chen Qiang", these calls are too easy to cause confusion.

still call him Lao Qiang in my heart...... Ah no, Lao Chen is fine, Chen Qiang thought to himself.

"Take a look at your phone," Lao Chen tilted his cheeks, unaware of the past self, and changed his name in his heart, "Open your APP." ”

Chen Qiang was shocked.

[Unable to find network connection]

The "Cthulhu Keepers" naturally do not need to be connected to any human network.

"Do you mean ......?"

"It took me a lot of effort to come up with this plan," Chen Qiang triumphantly said, "Only here will our system be temporarily cut off and we can talk face-to-face like this." Well, you don't see dice like 'psychological tests' right now, do you? ”

It's sad not to be able to lie on yourself yourself.

"If the space-time paradox doesn't exist," Chen Qiang said calmly, "you are just the future me of the parallel world, not the 'future me'." ”

Lao Chen nodded: "That's true." In my history, I came into contact with this copy much later, many, many years later than yours. ”

"Then why am I here?"

"When the system screens random trial modules...... "Old Chen said leisurely, "there are invisible standards. I sent some technical documents from this era to your era, which did not meet the conditions for the system to open the module directly, but met the conditions for the system to put this era in a random list. ”

"Why didn't I know?" Chen Qiang was shocked.

"Ask Gu Shiyin," Lao Chen put his hand behind the back of his head, "The technology we can use to break through time is very limited, and the information was sent to her past self by herself." ”

…… Training that needs to increase employee loyalty and responsibility – said Chen.

…… You haven't even brushed half of your favorability-Lao Chen Xindao.

"One more question......"

"Why are you acting like a curious baby?" Lao Chen was a little angry, "I brought you to this special space on the inside of the 'Dimensional Engine', not to let you ......"

Chen Qiang hesitated. The questions he wanted to ask the most were "how did you survive so long" and "are you a ghost or an AI now", but he held back.

There are some things that are better to let yourself explore slowly......

Then, ask "Is it your personal hobby to change the system of the Fortress of Reason to resemble the SCP Foundation?" ”

It doesn't seem to make any sense, and I know my own taste best.

"Am I married to Xiaoxue?" As a result, Chen Qiang still changed the question that he was more concerned about and "relatively safe", "How many children are there?" ”

“……”

Lao Chen froze. The elder Chen Qiang's expression stiffened and fell silent.

"Why don't you speak?" Chen Qiang was anxious.

"That's what I'm going to say to you," Chen seemed to finally get his words ready, "Looks like you haven't solved the Arkham incident yet, have you?" ”

"Not yet."

"Remember to bring Xiaoxue, or at least put her in a place where she can be contacted at any time," Lao Chen said, "I thought that by putting her in the back of safety, I would be able to cut off her obsession with Arkham...... I was wrong. I shouldn't have put ...... Think of things so simple. ”

Don't......

"What the hell is going on?" Chen Qiang asked eagerly, feeling that there seemed to be something unspeakable about his future self.

"What's the point of digging into this now? I ended up paying a heavy price for this," Chen said calmly, "Although everything has passed now, I still hope that you will not repeat my mistakes." If you have any secrets, you can communicate openly and honestly with Xiaoxue, and her receptivity is much stronger than you think. ”

Chen Qiang did not speak. Without the display of the dice, he could only use his true ability to judge Lao Chen's meaning, and Lao Chen was the same.

“…… I understand. ”

It seems that even with the system's foreshadowing, his trip to Arkham was not as smooth sailing as he imagined.

Light snow...... Could it be that Xiaoxue she, in Arkham ......?!

Chen Qiang's body shook violently.

This future...... Such a future is too terrifying.

In order to prevent the worst from happening, in Chen Qiang and Qin Yixian's original plan, when they went to Arkham, Xiaoxue would stay behind unknowingly.

Now it seems...... Qin Lingxue had already seen through the tricks of the two men, and then sneaked away to Arkham.

The result of deceiving her will only lead things to irreparable tragedy, Chen Qiang said in his heart.

“…… I understand. ”

Chen Qiang was serious and bowed to his future self.

"Thank you for the warning. I will never make the same mistake again. This time, Xiaoxue and I will definitely overcome all the dangers...... Usher in a happy ending. ”

Lao Chen hesitated. Compared with Chen Qiang in the main space, Lao Chen has relied on the system for a longer time, and he is a little unsure if he really understood what he meant in the past.

In the end, Lao Chen decided to take the topic to the next step.

"Let's talk about our time," said Lao Chen, "you are my guest, younger, more enthusiastic, and more potential than me." ”

"Don't pretend to be yourself and talk about people."

Lao Chen took a lot of effort to restrain his urge to complain.

"My time is facing a crisis and needs your help," he said, "and it's something that can only be done in your time." ”

……

Ten minutes later.

"Then it's settled," Chen Qiang nodded, "Indeed, this matter is good for both of us." ”

Unexpectedly, after a thousand years, this old Chen, who doesn't look much older than himself, is still quite reliable......

"It's a pleasure to work with." Lao Chen stretched out his hand to Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang hesitated for a moment. The conditions given by Lao Chen are indeed very good, but why don't you squeeze your future self more?

"What are you thinking?" Lao Chen showed a vigilant expression.

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