Under Lin Sanjiu's guidance, Marcie drove all the way to the apartment building on the 38th floor. She found a secluded spot and stopped to rest.
After all, this was a top-notch residential area. Compared to other areas, there were much fewer people. Even in this world that had changed beyond recognition, the garden still looked so serene and unique.
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Sanjiu blocked the broken window and turned on the air-conditioner. Now that Zhu Mei was no longer around, saving gas and electricity was meaningless. Not only would the cool environment allow her to recover faster, it would also be beneficial to the wound on her neck, preventing it from becoming infected due to the high temperature … Although the logic was clear, the moment the cold wind blew, she still felt a little sad.
Luther looked at her expression and sighed, "Big Sister, don't be too sad. At least your friend didn't die in the hands of the duoluozhong … "
After going through a life-and-death situation together, Lin Sanjiu and Luther had unknowingly become closer. Sensing Luther's kindness, Lin Sanjiu smiled. After a while, she said, "Can you not call me Sis? I'm really not much older than you … Oh right, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Lin Sanjiu. Hmm, I just … just evolved. "
"Why is your name so unique?" Luther gave her an expression that said, "Then, I'll call you Little Bar … By the way, why is there a towel wrapped around your neck?"
"Oh!" Lin Sanjiu's words reminded her of something. She quickly removed the hot and wet towel, revealing the bloody wound underneath. Luther gasped when he saw it. Marcie also raised her eyebrows and looked at Lin Sanjiu with a puzzled expression. Lin Sanjiu opened a bottle of purified water. As she cleaned her wound, she told them everything about Ren Nan. It was probably because the two of them had saved her once in a critical situation. Lin Sanjiu was very willing to trust them now.
After she finished her story, Luther's mouth was wide open. His face was filled with disbelief. Marcie, who had been frowning in silence, suddenly pointed at the bottle of purified water. She said to Lin Sanjiu, "Let me do it. After all, I have studied medicine for two years." After that, she took out a roll of bandages and some antibiotics from her bag.
… Could it be that the split personalities also had their own complete life experiences? Lin Sanjiu looked at Luther with a puzzled expression. She did not say anything and obediently swallowed two antibiotic tablets. With Marcie's skills, it didn't take long for the wound on her neck to be treated properly.
After listening to the story, Luther was still in a daze. "I've heard of this cannibalistic ability before, but Marcie and I have never seen it before. We always thought it was just an urban legend, but it turns out to be true. This Ren Nan probably just evolved not too long ago. That's why you killed him so easily. Otherwise, how powerful will he become in the future? "
'I don't think he's from our world. I've never heard of such a person before, 'said Marcie quietly. After spending half a night with Marcie, Lin Sanjiu could tell that even though Marcie couldn't fight, she was agile, calm, and had a lot of experience. He seemed more reliable than Luther.
"Can you guys explain this world to me? What's going on? How many worlds are there?" Lin Sanjiu couldn't help asking Marcie.
"Why are you asking Marcie and not me?" Luther protested weakly. Marcie pretended not to hear him and asked Lin Sanjiu a question instead, "Have you heard of the parallel universe theory?"
"Ah," Lin Sanjiu said, "There are countless parallel universes outside of our universe. Every time someone makes a different measurement or even a different choice, it could split, no, create a new parallel universe?"
Lin Sanjiu had read many science fiction novels, so she knew about this.
Marcie nodded calmly, "That's right. I don't know how many people there are in your world, but there are 4.3 billion people in our world. In everyone's life, every choice they made would split into a new space. If you chose the left path this morning, then you, who is in another universe, chose the right path … Everyone in the new universe will continue to create new universes. If that's the case, no one knows how many 'worlds' there are in total — this number is infinite. "
"Originally, we were living well in our own universes, and we would never meet anyone from another universe. However, for some unknown reason, some of the parallel universes started to mutate … Just like here. "
Lin Sanjiu took the opportunity when Marcie paused to ask, "Could it be that they all turned into high-temperature environments like here?"
Luther, who had a rare expression on his face, replied, "Not necessarily. In our world, there was a virus experiment that leaked out … More than half of the people died in the plague caused by the virus. "
Lin Sanjiu suddenly thought that he might have lost his family and friends in his own world …
The carriage was silent for a few seconds before Marcie broke the silence. She continued, "No one knows how many parallel universes have mutated at the same time, but one thing is for sure, the number is definitely not small. When we survived the virus and evolved, we thought that we only needed to work hard to survive. But — "
Marcie paused as if she was considering a suitable way to put it.
"In the 14th month, Luther and I had adapted to the new world filled with plague and duoluozhong. However, at that time, he had a dream … "
Luther said timely, "In my dream, there was a huge, blurry die. When I approached it, the die seemed to be controlled by something and was thrown into the air. When it fell, I saw the words' Blood Stains the Earth Black 'written on the up side of the die. "
Lin Sanjiu was a little confused.
"When Luther and I woke up, we found ourselves lying on a battlefield. Can you imagine? We just opened our eyes, and before we knew where we were, a bomb was dropped fifty meters away from us … "Marcie added in a timely manner.
"Although we didn't understand what was going on at the time, we still lived in a world ruled by war for 14 months. Then, on the last day of the 14th month, I dreamed of the die again … "Luther's voice sounded very distant.
Lin Sanjiu felt a drop of sweat trickling down her forehead as the air conditioning in the carriage was cool. "What's written on the die this time?"
Luther sighed and said, "Hyperthermal Hell."
"Hyperthermal Hell!"
Just as Lin Sanjiu was about to say something, Luther seemed to have guessed what she wanted to say, "I'm not the only one who has this kind of dream. Almost all the posthumans I met in both worlds will have this dream during the 14th month. Also … the place they dream of is different. "
Lin Sanjiu's heart thumped a few times. She couldn't believe her ears, "So, after 14 months, I will also …"
"Go to another 'new world'," Marcie said with certainty. "Probably because I'm a split personality, I'm the only one who has never dreamed. I'm just following Luther around."
"Hyperthermal Hell? The die? Using the die to decide where to go? " Lin Sanjiu's brain was flooded with unimaginable information. She took some time to digest it before she suddenly realized, "Wait … You said that every posthuman dreams of a different place. In other words, this die randomly chooses a place in an infinite number of parallel universes …"
This meant that once she left, she might never be able to return to the place where she grew up.
No, it was more than that. This also meant that once the 14th month was up, Luther and Marcie would be sent to God only knew which parallel universe they would be in. They might never see each other again.
Lin Sanjiu had just met two people she could trust, but she was immediately told that she had to leave. It was a strange feeling.
There was a thin layer of water droplets on the car's windshield. Obviously, the temperature outside had risen again while they were talking. Lin Sanjiu turned down the air conditioner. In the silence, she suddenly thought of another possibility. "Wait a minute. In the parallel universe theory, there are countless' me's. Does this mean that I might meet another me in another world? "
Unexpectedly, Marcie shook her head firmly.
"Just like Darwin's theory of evolution, the parallel universe theory is the best explanation we know of for this' World of Dice '. It is not the truth. However, what you said just now is a flaw in this parallel universe theory. There is no 'you' in the other new world. "
Lin Sanjiu was a little dazed. She had received too much information that night. She couldn't help leaning back in her seat. Her mind was filled with information about the new world, and she was momentarily speechless.
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