Doomsday Wonderland

Countdown to energy delivery—01:51

The qualitative change of [Flat World] has begun.

No, it seems inappropriate to call it [Flat World] anymore; after all, no matter which form it chooses, it will open up a vast new world for Lin Sanjiu - and the "Ark" is no exception.

But Lin Sanjiu hasn't decided yet what to call it.

"Are you sure?" Nuwa asked. "There is only one qualitative change in [Flat World]. After you choose one form, it is impossible to go back and change to other choices. Are you sure you want to give up a doomsday world that belongs to you, give up becoming a **** of the world, and finally Choose 'Ark'?"

Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but smile.

"You are really good at teasing people sometimes,"

Naturally, she said something to Nuwa that she had never been able to say in the past. "You know that I will not choose any form other than the Ark, but you still want to use them to tempt me? Hey, think about it, when you first approached me, you were pretending to be 'Pear'... This At one point, it’s pretty consistent and hasn’t changed much.”

Nuwa was quiet.

Lin Sanjiu couldn't see her in the white mist between heaven and earth, and wondered whether Nuwa would also show a human smile.

"Well...you really won't regret what you said." Nuwa said softly.

"No." Lin Sanjiu closed her eyes, and the white mist billowed around her, gradually embracing her in lingering threads. "Destiny gave me an 'ark'...I am very satisfied."

According to Nuwa, the qualitative change of ability is a process; the duration varies from person to person, some people only need a few minutes, and some people can take up to several days - it has nothing to do with the power.

After Lin Sanjiu chose the future form of [Flat World], her consciousness returned to her body again and returned to the dark grassland; it was as if [Flat World] was telling her, your decision has been made, go on. Just wait and see me when you come down.

Nuwa seemed not to have even moved, still standing between the dim and dark sky and earth.

Lin Sanjiu looked up, stretched out her hand, and patted the grass in front of her.

"Are you tired of standing all the time? Sit down and let's talk."

When she spoke, her voice was still hoarse; but she, who was wailing and howling on the spaceship, finally found comfort, as if she was tired of crying and the baby she picked up could gradually fall asleep in her body.

Lin Sanjiu already knew the way to go next.

Nuwa thought for a while, and then took a few steps closer. As expected, she sat down cross-legged on the grass in front of her, placing her cane horizontally between the two of them.

It seems to be a Chu River and Han boundary between "the human world" and "beyond the human world".

"To be honest, I'm looking forward to your ark taking shape." Nuwa said calmly, "Let's just say that my curiosity as a human being has kicked in. Those who save the world in this way...even if it's only a small number of people, will be saved in the end. You should be the only one in the world."

"Speaking of which, how do you know the shape of [Flat World] so clearly? Even I don't know that I can create an ark... but you seem to have known it for a long time."

The corners of Nuwa's mouth deepened slightly; like a person who has experienced countless things in the world, the memories of her student days were suddenly recalled.

"A long time ago, I... I always wanted to delve into interesting things carefully and deeply. How many possibilities can a technology, a component, or a method explore, and how will it react with external conditions... It's really I wish I could even take apart the texture and understand it piece by piece.

"After evolving, just like your keen intuition, I also developed an intuition for evolutionary abilities. How to use an ability, where are its shortcomings and limitations, how much potential it has, and how to stimulate its evolution and development. Even qualitative changes...I can study them clearly."

"Can other people's abilities work?" Lin Sanjiu was surprised.

"As long as there is relevant information."

As if she saw Lin Sanjiu's next question, Nuwa spoke first: "Of course I have your information. After all, I have been trying to convince myself for a long time that you are the object of my observation. , so I have done all the work that needs to be done.”

"Yes, you have done too many things to me." It was okay not to mention it. Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but complain a few times when she mentioned it. "Sometimes I doubt my own nature. Once, I met a girl who could turn people into personalities...but her ability did not recognize me as a human being, which made me feel troubled for a long time."

Nuwa's smile deepened again.

"Yeah... I moved a bit too much." She whispered, "Under certain standards, your identity is a bit vague, which is normal. However, all the roads are not in vain, right? At this time You who sit here now need every step you have taken to get to this meadow."

Lin Sanjiu let out a low breath. "That's right. Otherwise, I would have been turned into a personality by Lu Yan."

The two sat quietly for a while, the night stretching and retracting in the sky like clouds.

"I have a question," Lin Sanjiu broke the silence.

Nuwa made a "please speak" signal.

"You said that I can save all the people I want to save." Lin Sanjiu paused and asked, "So, it's okay to not be a righteous person?"

"Who you want to save is your own decision in the future." Nuwa raised her gaze and looked into the sky. "I don't need to know, and you don't need my approval. For me, finding the righteous and letting the righteous be saved is the end of the detour I have taken."

"What happens next?" Lin Sanjiu asked.

Nuwa turned her head and glanced at the place where the grass blades were broken not far away.

"Gong Daoyi and I are old friends, and Fu Xiluo. I only heard his name before, but never met him. There are only a few people like us... in the vast universe. Now that Gong Daoyi has reached perfection, Fu Xiluo Luo Gong's defeat made me know that I should do what I should have done long ago.

"My faith and my strength will soon collide with this world... From then on, I don't care whether it is success or failure, and what the outcome will be."

Lin Sanjiu opened her mouth when she heard this, but didn't say anything.

Nuwa glanced at her.

"You are a principled and conscientious person, but you are no longer naive. You are very clear about what you can do, what you cannot do, and what you should do..." Nuwa looked at her and said : "You are about to own the Ark, and you already have a way to save people, so you don't have to face me head-on... Is this part of the reason why you don't stop me?"

Seeing that Lin Sanjiu didn't say anything, she smiled.

"On the other hand, deep down in your heart...you are not completely unable to understand me. Right?"

Lin Sanjiu sat in silence for a while and finally shook her head.

"I don't know." She whispered. "I can't think that darkness should exist just because there is light around me. There are indeed too many people who do not deserve to exist but exist. Otherwise, my subordinates probably wouldn't be able to exist either." How many people will die. But... I really can't say, 'As long as we are saved'.

"Now I can only try my best to do what I can do. As for your question, the answer may still be waiting for me in the future." She thought for a while and added: "If there is an answer to this question."

Nuwa nodded slightly.

"Well, let's see how far I can go."

Lin Sanjiu fiddled with some grass and said hoarsely: "Don't blame me, I can't say the words 'good luck' to you."

"I can wish you good luck." Nuwa smiled. "Based on what I know about you, once the 'Ark' is formed, you will immediately start doing your best to save everyone you can save, right?"

Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but laugh.

"Yes, there are many people I want to save. Not just the relatives and friends who have been separated tonight... I have met countless people along the way, and now I don't even know their whereabouts. I want to bring everyone back. .”

Even just making a list would be too long... Even if she had the Ark, would she have time?

Nuwa has probably considered this too, right?

"Oh, it's not just people."

Lin Sanjiu suddenly corrected himself and said, "Did you know? I also met a rabbit with a particularly bad temper, a cat whose medical skills were not as good as his reputation, and an ugly man who did a lot of bad things, but A big flesh bug whose nature is capable of saving...it calls itself a 'soul', which sounds really nice."

"As for small animals, you don't have to worry." Nuwa also replied seriously: "Rabbits, cats, bugs... will all live well until you meet again."

Yes, she seems to be extremely tolerant of all creatures other than humans.

Lin Sanjiu was quiet for a while, then raised his hand and wiped away the tears on his face.

"What about the people who died?" she whispered, "What about the people I forgot? If the people I forgot die again, then...then there is no hope at all, right?"

Nuwa lowered her gaze; as if she could feel the same sadness as she was now beyond the ranks of human beings.

"Of course the dead cannot come back. Neither you nor I are gods, and we cannot reverse life and death. When it comes to death, it may be possible to play around with it and find loopholes in words... For example, using a person's Genes create the same body and instill the same consciousness. Does this count as resurrection? It just depends on whether you can accept it."

It is indeed impossible for Bliss to be resurrected... However, she still preserved one of Luzer's arms.

She can't leave the Karma Museum, which means that sooner or later, Li Bao's body will find her here - maybe Li Bao will be the first person to meet again, maybe - then with the help of Li Bao, rebuilding a body will naturally not question.

But is the person brought back still Lu Ze? Is this a salvation for him, or a blasphemy?

While Lin Sanjiu was thinking blankly, Nuwa spoke again, but this time her words made her vaguely confused.

"As for the people you forgot...maybe it's more difficult."

"Ah, what I forgot was Lu Ze, he has-"

Lin Sanjiu stopped suddenly.

In the night, Nuwa looked at her motionless, and for some reason, she was faintly frightened. It seemed that in the depths of her consciousness, she had doubted and feared something, and turned her eyes away again and again; but now she had to face it head-on.

"There is another person you forgot."

Is...who is it?

"It was not your decision to forget him."

Nuwa's voice dispersed in the night, and it was almost impossible to tell whether it was her speaking or the wind whimpering in her ears.

Maybe, the one sobbing is me?

"I'm sorry for the many tricks I've done to you. Just think of it as making up for you," Nuwa looked at her flatly and said, "Do you want to see that person again?"

What exactly does the Ark look like and what memory does it come from? Let me sell it for a while... (It won’t be sold for long anyway)

Today is Saturday, although the finale is approaching, I still want to rest...