"Do you want to hear … about the past?"
"Our world, to a certain extent, is' developing together '."
"In fact, that was also the main reason why I created the 'clone'."
"Our worlds … when did they become synchronized?"
"I think it was around that time …"
… … …
They seemed to have stayed in this place for a long time.
No matter what time it was, their surroundings were always pitch-black, so they could only stare at the flickering flame in the center … and wait for time to pass.
Although the ground here was made of a material commonly seen in the void, it was said that digging down would cause the ground to solidify. So, during this period of time, Lin and Norm talked about Ershi … and the world of the pompoms.
The pompoms and Ershi had developed together for a period of time.
The creatures on them were also of the same origin to a certain extent.
"I've been paying attention to your world since a very long time ago," Nuo said, "We seem to be connected by some mysterious connection."
"My world … and your world, as well as the creatures on it … were almost the same back then. We evolved and developed at the same time, and even had a creator."
"However, in reality, there are still many differences. Whether it's the size of the world, the surrounding star systems, or the nature of the world, under these various differences, there are also many differences in the creatures. However, because the source has already been formed, you can still see … many similar species."
"From a certain point of time, I noticed your existence, and that is perhaps the biggest difference between us."
"Since then, I would often pay attention to you, wanting to lead you to me."
"…"
Lin did not say anything and simply listened to Norm.
Norm said that with its current Ershi Min brain capacity, it could not remember many details of the past, but it still knew … some things of the past.
Ershi seemed to have a very complicated relationship with the pompoms.
"In the end, we did meet," Norm said. "Although it was under such circumstances, but …"
Its words suddenly stopped.
Because both Lin and Norm saw that within the illumination of the 'furnace', another … thing had suddenly appeared. It appeared to be a rock with legs and spikes all over its body.
It was only ten centimeters in size, and it only had two legs that resembled Ershi Min's, with barbs growing all over its feet.
Because this place had no gravitational pull. It needs a firm grip on the ground.
"This is one of the creatures of the void." Nuo looked at the stone and said, "The solidified Void came into contact with our Void … probably quite early."
"Some creatures have entered this place long ago, and they didn't die. Instead, they adapted to this place."
"For this kind of creature, I call it … Light Chaser Stone," Nuo said. "It spends almost its entire life in a frozen state."
"Unable to move, unable to eat, unable to do anything, completely relying on collision to obtain energy."
Lin was confused: "… Collision?"
"In this place, there are also some solidified creatures that can move freely. They will occasionally encounter these 'Light Chaser Stones' as they move."
"Then, some of the fragments on the surface of these solidified organisms will be shaved off and stuck to the Light Chasing Stone. It lives by absorbing these fragments." Nuo said, "Of course, it can't absorb them in its solidified state."
"They need to wait for a 'furnace fire' to pass by. Then, they can quickly absorb the fragments attached to their bodies in an active state."
While Nuo was explaining, Lin also noticed that this creature called the Light Chaser Stone indeed had a lot of fragments attached to its body, which it was currently absorbing.
Although it looked like a stone, its skin was soft and had many small holes.
"It only needs to absorb a very small portion of the fragments. After all, it doesn't consume any energy while it's solidified" Nuo explained. "The majority of the fragments are left to create offspring. It will then synthesize the excess fragments inside its body to create offspring. Normally, it would need to absorb several times to gather enough fragments to create offspring, but it seems it still hasn't gathered enough"
So that's how it is. Seems like the creatures of this place have quite an interesting way of life.
"It's very difficult to understand how they developed into this state" Nuo said: "But … they seem to have adapted very well to this solidified Void."
"…" Lin watched as the Light Chaser Stone finished absorbing all the fragments on its body. It then stopped moving and allowed itself to slowly blend into the solidified darkness.
Because the furnace fire was … slowly moving forward, this stone would eventually disappear into the darkness.
However, Lin and Nuo soon saw even more Light Chaser Stones.
As the furnace fire moved forward, more and more Light Chaser Stones appeared within the light. Just like the previous one, they quickly absorbed the fragments on their skin as soon as they appeared. Some Light Chaser Stones could even be seen 'spitting' out smaller Light Chaser Stones from their bodies.
In the end, they quickly spread out and found a suitable spot to lie down on the ground, waiting for the furnace fire to pass by and solidify again.
Lin felt that this creature's reproduction method was quite similar to some cellular microorganisms.
However, Lin also saw a few Light Chaser Stones blocking the furnace fire's path. As soon as they came into contact with the furnace fire, the furnace fire would instantly … crush them.
The furnace fire's main body was a cube, and as soon as it came into contact with a Light Chaser Stone, it would immediately lift up and crush the stone.
Nuo explained that this was how the furnace fire hunted. If it came into contact with a Light Chaser Stone, it would instantly be crushed.
Because the Light Chaser Stones didn't have vision or any other senses, they didn't know that the furnace fire was approaching them. However, the furnace fire's main food source wasn't them.
Instead, it was … a creature that truly chased after light.
Perhaps we'll see one soon enough.
Lin, on the other hand, asked Nuo if it was possible to see some solidified creatures with high intelligence.
Nuo said that the possibility was very low, because the area where the furnace fire moved was usually filled with 'wild animals'.
"The solidified void is quite large," Nuo said. "I think it's similar to our void. There's no way to know how many complicated things there are inside."
"I only know that in general … this place isn't like our void, which has a large number of celestial bodies made up of spherical objects. Everything here is irregular … to be precise, the laws of our void don't really apply here."
"That's why I think it's best if we don't stay here for too long. If we can leave earlier, we should leave earlier."
"But how do we leave?"
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