Chapter 4: Cycle Time
- Yunru actually didn't believe it at all at first.
The Supreme Commander at the front is in direct contact with himself as a nobody? A second time machine? So far, how many times has the world gone back in time?
Yunru almost laughed out loud, how could this be possible? No one would believe in such an outrageous thing, okay? It's like an outdated joke, and April Fool's Day doesn't know how long has passed!
But as the situation unfolded, Yunru's doubts were gradually replaced by reality, and according to Nyos's instructions, she actually found a hidden remedies in the Supreme Commander's office without anyone noticing, and this discovery made her begin to waver, and her thoughts became skeptical.
And when Yuri's army took over her large rear base with lightning speed eighteen hours later, transported away the time machine that the team of scientists had been studying for a long time, and took all the research results for themselves, and ordered them to continue their previous research, Yunru's suspicions almost completely dissipated.
- Who would have thought that the Soviet Union, a huge military alliance that brings together the forces of all countries in the world, would be completely defeated in just three hours under Yuri's offensive?
- Who would have imagined that the Prism tank and the Apocalypse tank would collapse in the sand, the Black Hawk fighters and Kirov airships would quietly fall, the Dreadnought-class battleships and aircraft carriers would sink into the sea, and the superweapon that the Soviet-Allied forces were proud of would even come to a failed end without firing a single shot?
Since then, although Yunru's daily life seems to have not changed much on the surface, except for the near-complete isolation from the outside world, she is still the researcher who is immersed in research, maintaining regular interactions with her colleagues, the only difference being that her boss has changed from the Soviets to Yuri's camp. For her and her team of scientists, life seems to be moving slowly at a set pace, and the changes in the outside world do not seem to have a direct impact on them......
However, in the depths of Yunru's heart, an undercurrent called nervousness and anxiety is increasing day by day, eroding her inner peace all the time, and she is tormented by this feeling almost every moment.
- Why, it's me? Why not someone else? Those who are in high positions and more capable than me?
- Wait for the right time...... How do I wait for my time? How long will I have to wait?
The secret that Neos left to Yunru was as heavy as a thousand pounds, and for a girl who was only seventeen years old, the burden was too heavy, even if she was a genius beyond ordinary people's imagination, but no matter how clever her mind was, it would not be of much use before the weight of her heart.
Yunru's daily life was invisibly eroded by this secret, and the symptoms of insomnia, hair loss, and mental confusion gradually emerged, becoming the outward manifestation of her inner pain...... The tension in her heart is like an arrow on a string, which can be triggered at any time.
At the time of rest every day, Yunru needs to hold the cold home remedies octahedron before she dares to close her eyes and get those quiet moments; And every time she wakes up, Yunru will go through a kind of rebirth-like confirmation process - checking the date, making sure that the continuity of time is not disrupted, and that she has survived the previous day unharmed, and has not experienced a cycle of rewinding.
And the hidden undercurrent in the team of scientists, led by Professor Siegfried, tried to reproduce the time machine and change the status quo of the defeat of the Soviet Union in its own way, which made her heart even more nervous.
Professor Siegfried's secret research soon gathered a group of knowledgeable scientists who were unwilling to fail and opposed Yuri's world domination, calling themselves the "European Union...... But among these people, Yunru is not included.
Yunru chose silence and forbearance. She did not dare to join the rebels, nor to reveal to them the secrets that Nios had entrusted to her. After all, what Neos gave her was too important, it was not just a trust of information, but also an unknown danger, constant vigilance and heavy responsibility, like a time bomb that, if not handled properly, could bring disaster to herself, and to many more people.
Therefore, Yunru looked for a way out in her daily work, she silently recorded the scientific and technological achievements of the rebels, and put some of the data she had privately researched in places where they could find them, trying to help the rebels without attracting attention...... This method not only protects her own safety, but also reduces the burden on her heart to a certain extent, and there are many scientists like Yunru.
For Yunru and her colleagues, Yuri's reign is nothing short of a nightmare. A world shrouded in mind control means that human beings are completely deprived of their free will and the brilliance of humanity is ruthlessly obscured. In the eyes of scientists, such a world is undoubtedly a portrayal of hell.
There is no explicit statement between them, but they all understand the same truth and goal, and maintain a silent consensus. Fortunately, Yuri's attention was not completely shifted to the group of scientists in their rear bases, and he had not yet had time to start the integration of the rear personnel, nor did he have so many resources to brainwash the large group of scientists, which gave Yunru and the others a chance to breathe, and also provided the possibility for their covert resistance.
- Until, the "Day of Judgment" that will finally come.
That's what Yun Ru called it, and when the female face named "Xiao" appeared on every screen in the base, it was as if a stone had fallen heavily in Yun Ru's heart, and every scientist who had had a private conversation with Professor Siegfried turned pale.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm the wise man of the Arctic Continent team, Xiao."
Xiao showed a playful smile and looked at the people in the base through the screen: "Although you may not know who I am, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that I am satisfied with the scientific research results during this time." ”
"Especially you, Professor Siegfried."
Xiao's voice made Sigfred, who was the leader, pale, and he almost subconsciously asked, "What do you mean?" Could it be that our research during this period ......"
"That's right, it's all in my plan."
Xiao smiled and picked up the professor's words: "Or, it was I who single-handedly contributed to all this, and sure enough, failure and death are the best motivation...... It is the will to be free and to resist that can give birth to astonishing research results. ”
"I'm looking forward to the next time cycle when you can build on this and deliver answers that are satisfactory to me...... Because only in this way will we be able to gain the strength to fight against the Middle-earth team. ”
"Now, let's do it again."
— and the world spun around.
Everything, back to the previous time. (End of chapter)