Chapter 825 Chapter 824 · “To me, it’s all the same.”

 The sun shrouded the devastated land, dyeing everything a brilliant golden color.

 With the defeat of [Tavi], the dark fog dissipated, and the city-state regained its light from eternal night.

　　When Su Mingan opened his eyes, his original body was completely dead, and his consciousness was transferred to his clone.

There was a slight weight on his head. It should be the Eagle Dog military cap worn by the clone. Su Mingan reached out and took off the cap. There was still dust and blood on the military cap. A metal star representing an eagle and dog shone with golden light.

In front of us are ruins that are waiting to be renovated. People cheer loudly and dance. Ginkgo leaves and wild flowers are flying in the spring breeze. The white bird landed on the eaves, pecking at the seven-colored feathers flying like a rainbow. The glass shattered by the fire wave was scattered on the ground, like broken stars.

At Su Mingan's feet were the wreckage of several planes. The pilots inside were missing. It was unknown whether they had been thrown away in the previous battle or had been eroded and sacrificed by the black fog.

 There are vaguely some broken mechanical bodies and the remains of human victims in the ruins. In front of them, people were singing in the ruins.

 Death and rebirth are happening at the same time at this moment, like the fusion of light and shadow.

When people fixed their sights on the center of the city-state, the building burning with blazing flames had completely collapsed, leaving only a layer of piled ruins.

"we won…"

 “Where is the city lord…?”

The calls came one after another.

Even though they had seen the scene of the plane hitting the building before, people still couldn't believe it. Someone stumbled towards the collapsed building, with their hands covered in blood, rummaging through the bricks and tiles, trying to find something.

 They call that title higher or lower.

 However, no one responded.

Su Mingan stared at the moving crowd and retreated silently into the shadows.

 He squatted down, slowly placed his heavy military cap on a flat brick, turned around and left alone.

The sun smeared the edge of the military cap. It lay quietly amidst people's cheers, and the six-pointed star still shone brightly.

 …

 “Ding dong!”

　　【You have completed the main mission·Finding the Dawn Password. 】

　　【Obtain mission reward: career advancement right. 】

　　【This reward will be redeemed after returning to the main **** world. 】

 …

 “Ding dong!”

　　【You have completed the mission of the Powerful One·Finding the Real Thing. 】

　　【Obtain mission reward: Advancement of the position of the person in power. 】

 …

  【Still left before leaving the world: 6 hours. 】

  【You can choose to take away two technological artifacts from this world. 】

 …

  【You have completed the main mission·"All Things Resurrection"】

 【Current number of survivors: 1/8 (Noah, Xi, Linguang, Beilissel, Xiaobi, Sen, Xiaomei, Yaowen)】

　　【Task reward: Determined based on the number of survivors...Determination in progress...Determination completed. 】

  【䱱Received SS-level mission reward: SS-level turntable*1. 】

  【This carousel will be opened after returning to the main **** world. 】

 …

 White light gathered in Su Mingan's palm, showing a white mark - this is [Taiwei's] "source of civilization", which can also be called the "source of the world".

 After defeating [Tavi], the source of the world owned by the gods was owned by the ruined world, giving the ruined world new life.

Su Mingan cannot take away the source of this world. After he leaves the ruined world, it should exist in the hands of Akto's bionic body and continue to extend the life of the ruined world.

 “The lifespan of the world…” Su Mingan turned his palm over, revealing the six marks of perfect clearance on the back of his hand. The origin of the world and the perfect clearance mark have different shapes, but there seems to be some invisible connection.

 Dawn System said that the source of the world represents the lifespan of a world. The war of civilization is carried out precisely to seize the source of the other side's world. When the gods and Su Ming made a civilization bet, it was because the gods wanted to seize the source of the world in the ruins.

 It seems that if you lose it, you will lose the sovereignty of the world.

So, is there a "source of the world" in Zhai Xing?

 Although from a scientific sense, this kind of abstraction should not exist. But Su Mingan believes that something that cannot be proven cannot be regarded as non-existent. Just as the ancients believed that the sky was round and the earth was round, they never thought that there was a universe beyond heaven and earth. Zhai Xing's technology is still shallow. Before the start of the world game, Zhai Xing was far from reaching the realm of the theory of the universe, the lifespan of civilization, and high-dimensional creatures, and many rules were unknown.

The world game suddenly pulled Zhai Xing out of a state of steady scientific development, and suddenly raised it to the level of the struggle between the universe and civilization, causing a gap in three views and theories. The concept of "the source of the world" may have always existed, but it has not been observed at the human level. Humans have not yet encountered the situation of Zhai Star resources being exhausted, so they have no idea.

 The ninth world has given mankind an opportunity to open the skylight.

Su Mingan stroked the back of his hand, and the six marks of perfect clearance seemed to be engraved on the back of his hand and were inseparable from him. Even if a layer of skin on the back of the hand is cut off, marks will still appear.

He stared at the back of his hand, his gaze deepening little by little.

"-what's on your mind?"

 Suddenly, a faint sound came from above.

Su Mingan turned around and realized that he had reached the teahouse in the inner city. There are still lush ginkgo trees planted here. The branches of the ginkgo hang down, and several of them stick out of the wooden windows of the teahouse.

Su Lin was sitting on the second floor of the teahouse, half of her face leaning out of the window. A few wisps of tea fragrance poked out from the window. He held his chin with one hand and leaned against the window with a comfortable posture.

 “Come up and have a cup of tea.” Su Lin raised the tea cup.

 “Is something wrong?”

 “I won’t come to you if nothing happens.” Su Lin said.

Su Mingan opened the door and entered.

 This teahouse has been around for many years, and has been there since the War of Dawn.

The door opened with a creak. The wooden door was damp and yellow. The boss was no longer there, and the tearoom behind the curtain was empty. The tables and chairs were neatly stacked aside, and there was a layer of dust on the ground. It looked like no one had been there for a long time.

Su Mingan walked up to the second floor of the teahouse and paused.

 He checked the scene in front of him before walking forward again.

 Su Lin had dozens of gorgeous tea sets on the table, a small hot stove beside it, and more than twenty tea boxes on the ground, with each lid removed. The scene was very spectacular.

 “Look at this cup of tea.” Su Lin raised the cup towards Su Ming’an from afar:

“In this cup of tea, I put more than twenty kinds of tea leaves, including Biluochun, Longjing, Dahongpao, and Tieguanyin. Since you Longguo people like the fragrance of different teas, then if you gather them together in one cup, it should be a good cup of tea.”

 He put several completely different tea leaves into the kettle, and the tea leaves floated up and down. As the water bubbled and bubbled, hot air floated up, reminding Su Ming'an of a witch refining poison.

“…” Su Mingan said: “This is not how you drink tea.”

“Really?” Su Lin said, “Sit down.”

Su Mingan sat down in front of Su Lin. There was no dust on the chair. Su Lin should have dusted it off in advance.

"What are you going to do next?" Su Lin pushed the cup of tea with "the expertise of hundreds of schools" in front of Su Ming'an.

“After drinking tea with you, I’ll go to Dawn System to ask some unanswered questions.” Su Mingan ignored the cup of tea.

“What do you think is the nature of the ninth world?” Su Lin said.

The words [Ninth World·Zhai Xing] flashed through Su Mingan's mind, but he said: "The Ninth World is the Ninth World."

Su Lin's eyes trembled, as if he was considering his words.

 After a moment, he spoke.

“I have read a lot of information these days and also talked to Dawn System.” Su Lin said: “Have you heard of the concept of ‘parallel universe’?”

Su Mingan's whole body tensed up, but he quickly relaxed: "I've heard of it."

"The concept of 'parallel universe' refers to other universes that are separated from a certain universe and exist parallel to the original universe that are similar but different. Among these universes, there are also universes that were born under the same conditions as our universe. There may also be planets that are the same as the planets inhabited by humans, or have the same history, and there may also be people who are exactly the same as humans." Su Lin said:

“In these different universes, the development of things will have different results: species that have become extinct in our universe may be evolving and living in another universe.”

 “For example—you.”

Su Mingan was startled: "Huh?"

"In Universe 1, you may be the number one player in the world game. But in the parallel world, you are Asa Akto in the ruined world. There is no prying eyes from the organizers, but you need to face the [Taiwan] dimension." Invasion." Su Lin said:

“Although your identities and situations are different, you are essentially all boundless possibilities for historical development.”

"Similar experiences create similar people. There are billions of human beings in every world. It is not surprising that there will be people like Lu Shu and Nuo Er. There will also be subtle differences between people, just like Nuo Er. Not in the Peak League, but Noah is within nine seats.”

"So, no matter what you will learn later, you have to know that it is just 'similar', not 'identical'."

 “Don’t hesitate, don’t doubt.”

Ginkgo leaves fell from the window, brushing against the back of Su Ming'an's hand like a dragonfly.

　　After Su Lin said these words, Su Mingan didn't say anything for a long time.

Until another gust of spring breeze blew, the leaves outside the window rustled, and Su Mingan raised his head.

"So..." Su Mingan said: "If I were born in Praia, received engineering education since childhood, got to know Princess Tulip well, and learned about the royal family's sacrifice plan, I would also become the one who brought everyone on the airship. A young captain? Will I also become a **** in Yunshang City?"

“…” Su Lin was silent for a while: “Yes.”

"If I were born in Zhai Xing and had a family similar to yours, I would probably...become you too."

 The teahouse was silent for a long time.

 The water on the stove was bubbling, and the heat was floating in the air.

Su Mingan tapped her tea cup with her fingers.

 He thought that if he were born in a ruined world and had eight friends who shared the joys and sorrows with him, would he follow the path of Akto?

When civilization is on the verge of ending and invaders are eyeing it, will he choose to take on the heavy responsibility of the world and embark on the journey of human dimensionality reduction?

He put himself in Akto’s shoes more than once, and then he discovered again and again—

 The answer is yes.

 The decision Akto makes is something he will most likely make. Akto will pay, and he will most likely pay. No matter what the situation is, when he stands in Akto's position, he has a high possibility of making exactly the same decision as Akto.

Although he is indeed not as smart as Akto, if a critical decision needs to be made, he will turn the ship's bow in a similar direction to Akto.

　　　Because we are this kind of people. ] The words of the gods echoed in his memory.

　　—Idealist. 】

　　【You and I are the same. 】

 He also remembered what AI Xiko said to him on the night of the sixth day of the dungeon.

【It doesn't matter. 】Xike said:

　　【You are all the same to me. 】

it's the same.

no the same.

 …

  【Dawn System·Central Control Room】

White ripples flickered from around me, like a drifting Milky Way.

Su Mingan walks in the invisible data space, with pure white ripples at every step.

 Before leaving, he had some questions to ask Dawn System.

 A ray of white light slowly came towards him. The Dawn System today is the image of a woman, with a vague and soft face, a plump figure, and a fluttering skirt. Every inch is full of the imagination of "beauty".

  Three-dimensional maps, data, and surveillance images were floating around her in increasing numbers. It was obvious that her computing power had increased after her lifespan in the ruined world was extended. Compared to the start of the copy, her figure is also more solid.

Looking at the Dawn System becoming more "powerful", Su Ming'an had some vague doubts in his mind, but they quickly dissipated.

"Doctor, we meet again." Dawn System nodded to him: "I know you still have questions, and I will answer all your questions."

 She is accompanied by a blond female figure, AI Xiko. The two of them stood in the data space floating in white light, staring at Su Ming'an together.

This scene gave him a sense of right and wrong. Twenty days ago, AI Xiko, as his personal AI, pretended to be extremely nervous and told him to secretly collect the Dawn passwords and hide them from the Dawn system, otherwise he would be killed. As a result, now, the two AIs stand together harmoniously, clearly working together.

They cooperate with the peak wisdom of mankind to direct a wonderful overall situation arranged by Akto.

"Doctor, thank you for saving the ruined world." Xi Ke smiled: "If you have any questions, please ask, Dawn will try its best to answer you. Whether it is the origin of mankind, the catastrophe of the century, or the break I promised you before method…"

Before Xike finished speaking, Su Mingan was the first to ask:

“—Where is Lu Shu?”

 (End of this chapter)