Because of Tang Feng's words, Mr. Long made his choice.
Seeing the door was an improvement.
Leaving the door open was a kind of attitude.
After making the choice, a door was added to the infinite space of the Wall of Doors. Mr. Long wasn't too sure what the 'door' contained. In fact, half of what it contained was related to Mr. Long's old memories, and the other half was related to Mr. Long's pursuit. Inside it, the foundation was the world Mr. Long belonged to, but the increase was something Mr. Long yearned for.
Because Mr. Long didn't go in to explore, no one knew.
Maybe one day.
A nameless traveler accidentally broke in, and he would discover this new world. But he definitely wouldn't know that this place was related to Mr. Long.
Because of this choice, there were three different changes here.
First, there was an extra door on the Wall of Doors.
Then.
Second, Mr. Long's strength and realm changed slightly. It could be said that at this moment, he really saw the first wall of doors clearly. In the past, he could pass the first wall because of his strength and luck. Not every wall could be successfully passed. Now, he was familiar with the first wall of doors and was confident that he could pass any one of them.
Leaving a door was equivalent to adding a pass file to the first wall.
This wasn't a great benefit.
But from a certain point of view, this was actually a kind of proof that the stage was complete. It couldn't let you get anything, but it could let you know what you've accomplished.
Third change.
"Um … I'm sorry to ask, but are we partners? We've been together for a long time, right? "
"Why are you suddenly asking this?"
"Can you please reintroduce yourself? I … I don't remember your name now," Tang Feng said through his soul. This wasn't a lie, nor was it a joke. At this moment, Tang Feng really didn't remember Mr. Long's name. He only vaguely remembered that he had been with this person for a long time.
Mr. Long was very surprised when he heard this.
However.
On second thought, it didn't seem so surprising anymore.
Looking at the door that had been left behind, he had a faint feeling … that something of his had been left behind. Although he didn't lose anything, he felt like he had left something behind with the door.
Suddenly.
Mr. Long had a strange idea. If he changed his name and identity, would he become a new nobody?
He had met the Nameless Traveler before.
Perhaps it wasn't because he was truly nameless, but because the furthest he had reached was the fifth door, and he had left behind at least four doors. Under such circumstances, not to mention outsiders, even his closest friends and children would not be able to recognize him. There were two reasons why he didn't mention his name. First, there was no need to mention it. Second, he wanted to 'continue' moving forward. If he took another step forward, the identity he was using would disappear again.
He might as well call himself Nameless Traveler.
"My name is Long …" Mr. Long explained to Tang Feng again, using the name 'Long'.
Furthermore.
Mr. Long not only explained his identity, but also retold his origin and that the name Long was due to some clues. Furthermore, Mr. Long also talked about his results and the choice to leave behind a door.
"So, we're not only in the same profession, but we've also done something?" Tang Feng was very surprised, but he didn't think that Mr. Long was lying to him.
"Yes, we once met a Nameless Traveler, and he told us …"
"Is that so …"
"Well, there's something else …"
During the conversation, Mr. Long retold the things that Tang Feng "couldn't remember." During this time, he kept asking to know how much Tang Feng had forgotten. Because they had promised to travel together, and they had promised to find answers other than 'forgetting' together. Both of them believed that there was another answer other than forgetting. In this goal, the two of them would always be allies until they found some kind of truth.
Tang Feng also listened very carefully.
There was no doubt.
It was like listening to the Nameless Traveler's story. There was no need to doubt whether it was true or false. Because of the difference in strength, and because at this level, there was no need to lie. Therefore, the two of them recalled and combed through everything from beginning to end, looking for the key points.
"I personally feel that, Long, maybe we've taken the word 'forgetting' too one-sided."
"What do you mean?"
In terms of cultivation, Mr. Long was better at it. Tang Feng was better at thinking about problems.
The two of them didn't say who was the main and who was the deputy. They each had their own roles.
"The Nameless Traveler once said that he had seen a team of 72. In our understanding, that team belonged to the existence of 'death and disappearance,' right? Or rather, they were no longer in their original space and belonged to the group that disappeared. "Tang Feng mentioned the example of the Nameless Traveler.
"That's right." Mr. Long agreed with this guess.
"However, it's obvious that someone has restored them … or 'summoned' them back. No matter what the reason is, they were summoned back by someone. Of course, there's another possibility. The Wall of Doors originally had this kind of record and archive, and could retain some famous people who had disappeared. In any case, there must be a reason for this return. We don't ask for the reason, only the reality. Then, the reality is that … famous people who have disappeared never truly disappear. As long as someone remembers, or something remembers, they can always reappear in the world. "
"Including ordinary people." Mr. Long nodded.
There was no need to doubt this guess.
It was completely reasonable to change the target. For example, changing it to … the Seven Relics of the Previous World.
If the 72-person team wasn't the 72-person team, but the Seven Relics of the Previous World. Then, their return was completely reasonable, because the Seven Relics of the Previous World had this model. Since "things" could return, why couldn't "people"? This answer, even without personally experiencing it, was clear: yes, people could too.
There was a suitable condition.
A suitable opportunity.
A suitable person or thing.
When various factors were added together, then the things that had disappeared would reappear in the world.
"Maybe the 72-person team isn't the original 72-person team anymore."
"Yes. But maybe the current me isn't the original me either. I left the door behind, but I don't know what that 'door' has. In other words, it's possible that I didn't leave the door behind, but myself, and then the 'door' took my place and set off again. "Mr. Long suddenly talked about himself.
"That's only a possibility." Tang Feng smiled and didn't refute.
"That's right. Anyway, I didn't leave that door behind, so I don't know what it has. So, anything is possible. You don't remember me, maybe not because you don't know me, but because the current me isn't the me you knew before. If you enter that door, you might find another me you know. Of course, that's also possible. There's no absolute definition of whether we go in or out of the door of the Wall of Doors. "
"Extrapolating from that, there's no absolute definition of leaving the door and leaving yourself behind," Tang Feng continued.
"That's right, so …"
"If this guess is true, forgetting isn't necessarily forgetting, but what we see and hear isn't the original. If we run slowly, the faster ones leave a footprint. We can't say that this footprint is the original person. However, even if we can think of this, it's still a guess. We can't prove it. After all, we can't define whether it's the original person or the footprint. "Tang Feng sighed.
"So, we need to keep moving forward."
"Okay."
Without practice, it was useless to have too many ideas. Mr. Long and Tang Feng continued to move forward.
During this time, Tang Feng also saw the "door."
Then.
Like Mr. Long, Tang Feng also chose to leave the "door." This time, Mr. Long was prepared. However, he still couldn't remember Tang Feng's name, but he clearly remembered what he did with Tang Feng. It wasn't a simple matter of forgetting his name, but Tang Feng's entire identity. At that moment, Tang Feng was like someone in a dream to Mr. Long. You knew what you did with it, but you couldn't remember who it was.
Of course.
Tang Feng also explained everything to Mr. Long and sorted out the past again.
Unfortunately, it still didn't help much.
It could only be said that the two of them were not defeated by this "difficulty" and continued to rely on each other. They both believed that if they met the "door" again and left the "door" again in the future, they would gain more.
Just like that.
In the following days, the two of them worked together and cultivated together. Slowly, their strength improved, and the number of people in the team increased. Originally, there were only two people, but soon, a third, fourth, and fifth person were added.
"My name is Shengnan. I think … I should use this name."
"I don't have a name. Call me Mermaid."
"Yuanxiao, a name I randomly thought of."
The team grew bigger.
Their strength and exploration also slowly improved. After the first door appeared, Mr. Long saw the second one. Not long after, Tang Feng, Shengnan, and the others also succeeded. However, in their joint research and recording, some things were under control, and some things were beyond everyone's expectations.
Those that were under control.
Everyone left the door and shared their knowledge.
Those that were not under control …
"Tang Feng, Long, Shengnan, Mermaid, did you notice something strange?"
"What is it, Xingdou?"
"We've been a team of five all this time, right?"
"Yes."
"However, I accidentally looked through my inventory and found a nameplate with 'Yuanxiao' written on it. I have Tang Feng, Long, Shengnan, Mermaid, and my own nameplate, but who does this sixth one belong to? "
"Let me look through it … Eh, I have one too."
"I have one too."
"Me too … Who is this Yuanxiao?"
"…"
There were five of them, but they had six nameplates that recorded their team's information.
Who did the sixth one belong to?
"This can't be a coincidence. We agreed before that we would only store and look through our own inventory. You can't know what I have. Now, the five of us have the nameplate of 'Yuanxiao', which proves that the five of us have the same experience. "Tang Feng was the first to confirm that these were not coincidences.
"But what is our shared experience?" Xingdou, who discovered the problem, asked.
"Perhaps, we once had a teammate called 'Yuanxiao'. But for some reason, we forgot about him. "Shengnan proposed her own idea.
"My guess is that he left the team." Mr. Long had a different opinion.
"If he left the team, why don't we remember? We didn't set any punishment. If he left the team, his memory would be erased. It can't be that simple. "Xingdou objected.
"I also don't think he left the team. It doesn't make sense that he left the team but we have to erase his memory." Mermaid also objected to this point.
"Then, let's not argue. Let's continue walking. Since we can't figure it out now, let's walk a little more and find more clues. One day, we'll figure it out. Maybe we won't figure it out in the end, but we'll know more than we do now. "Tang Feng did not want to argue now, because not everything had an answer.
Learn more, think more.
They would not know all the answers by doing this, but they could indeed find more answers.
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