"Well, this is the last part of the story," said Xu Le.
"The Sea of Dark Matter grew larger and larger. Countless mother nests and other monsters were marching toward the other side of the galaxy. After I made sure that all the preparations were done, I started the plan to ignite the star with a weapon of the star state I found in the prison. "
"It seems to be a success," said Jing Jiu.
"The Federation of the Milky Way and the Sea of Dark Matter perished together. Did you die as well?" asked Jing Jiu.
"Yes," said Xu Le.
Jing Jiu asked, "Was it because you wanted to control that weapon of the star state?"
"Yes," said Xu Le.
After a moment of silence, Jing Jiu asked, "Even though you knew that you might die?"
Xu Le said calmly, "That weapon needs a control program, just like the physical body needs a soul. It's hard to copy the control program of a high-level civilization. After searching for a long time, it seems that I'm the only one qualified to do it."
Hua Xi's cold voice rang out in the pile of rocks, "I could have done it as well."
Jing Jiu didn't heed her and continued while looking at Xu Le, "Did you turn off the computer of the charter to prevent her from stopping you?"
"Yes, I knew what she would do," said Xu Le. "But the process was more like hibernation."
Jing Jiu said while staring into his eyes in Silence, "So you died."
"Yes," said Xu Le with a faint smile after a moment of silence, "I should be … dead by now."
When this young officer smiled, his eyes looked smaller, but they were full of energy.
…
…
It was quiet in the cliff cave.
Looking at Xu Le, Liu Shisui felt a sense of admiration.
Looking at Xu Le, Zhao Layue felt a sense of admiration.
Looking at Xu Le, Jing Jiu suddenly felt sympathetic. "Do you know me?" he asked.
"Of course. We've fought together." It seemed that Xu Le was worried that Jing Jiu would be displeased by what he said, so he added, "I meant your body, not your soul."
"What is the All in One Sword?" asked Jing Jiu. "Is it a weapon left by that civilization to guard the prison?"
"All in One Sword?" Xu Le asked curiously, "Is this the name you gave it?"
Before Zhao Layue could explain anything, she heard him say in confusion, "I think I've heard this name before."
Hua Xi raised her little face and said snappily, "Shen Aoyama told you."
"Oh … there might really be something wrong with the data collection system."
Xu Le looked at Jing Jiu and said, "I found some weapons and equipment in that prison at the beginning, and the strongest one was the All in One Sword that you mentioned. I spent a long period of time researching and analyzing this weapon. I confirmed that it had an unprecedented level of power and an incomprehensible energy system. To put it simply, this weapon was stimulated by external energy, which allowed it to produce even more terrifying amounts of energy. This didn't go against the law of conservation of energy because some of the particles in the weapon would disappear. Those particles were the true key. The particles that made up the weapon were not elements of this universe. I'm certain that the prison was built by a civilization of a higher level, or even a civilization in the universe. The best evidence is this weapon, which is your body. "
"If the magic treasure of Zhongzhou School was the information window you had built, then what is the Green Sky Mirror?"
Jing Jiu motioned for Zhao Layue to take out the Green Sky Mirror.
Xu Le fixed his gaze on the Green Sky Mirror. It didn't take long for him to recognize it, saying, "This is a device in that prison, or a small dark room. It should be used to imprison those troublesome criminals alone."
Looking at the complicated patterns on the Green Sky Mirror and thinking of the people living in it, Jing Jiu thought that this was the case.
"This is all I know," said Xu Le.
"The barrier of that prison is indeed very strong. The Sea of Dark Matter can't get in even now."
Zhao Layue went on, "But those humans you put in there have a hard time coming out as well."
Since the ancient times, many Cultivation practitioners had cultivated arduously in an attempt to attain the Dao and ascend; but few of them had succeeded.
The vast majority of humans were born and died here, repeating the same process over and over again. They had no idea that there was a higher world out there, and that that place was the real hometown of the humans.
"I had thought it through when I made this plan back then. If the humans there could evolve to a very powerful level and break through the barrier and return to the real universe, they would have a chance to defeat the Sea of Dark Matter. "
Xu Le continued, "If they couldn't break through the barrier, it meant that they were not powerful enough. It would be meaningless for them to come out. It would be better for them to stay in that world; at least they could survive."
General Li had a similar conjecture, and it looked like he was right.
"You know that staying alive is the most important thing; but why did you choose to die at the time?"
Hua Xi said this while hugging her knees.
It was unclear if she thought of Shen Aoyama's death a moment ago or Xu Le's death tens of thousands of years ago; she started sobbing.
Seeing this, Zhao Layue and Liu Shisui didn't know what to say.
After a moment of silence, Xu Le said, "Well, this is the end of my story."
"You're a good person."
Jing Jiu repeated this, and then asked, "If you were still alive, would you regret your choice?"
"I've asked myself this question many times before I made that choice."
Xu Le went on, "I would make the same choice."
If I could relive my life, I would do the same thing.
Jing Jiu understood it well, so he didn't ask why.
Xu Le didn't wait for Jing Jiu to ask again, and started talking about something else.
Judging from this detail, Jing Jiu had been prepared to answer this question when he set up the information flow. It didn't matter if the person who raised the question was a young woman named Fei or a human descendant he didn't know.
"I've lived for tens of thousands of years, and so has Little Fei. We've experienced many things, played many roles, and received a great deal of information. The information and the passage of time can indeed obscure the most profound memories. Sometimes, I forget what the women I love look like, and sometimes, I can't remember the brands of cigarettes my friends like to smoke. In my long life, I've loved many other people, but I'm still used to wearing a military uniform, and she still likes to wear a dress and cut her bangs neatly like fireworks. Why? "
Xu Le said, "Because it doesn't matter when we die, but when we live is more important. Little Fei was born during that time, and so was I. It's the women I love, the water in the bathtub, the flowers in front of the tombstones, the holes in the snow, the little girls on TV, my friends, those cigarettes, those gun barrels, that made me who I am. "
This was a very easy sentence to understand.
He didn't want to forget.
In fact, he hadn't forgotten.
That was when he lived in the name of Xu Le.
Living in the name of God was an entirely different matter.
"And it's very boring."
Xu Le looked at him and said seriously, "Looking at the universe from God's point of view, you'll feel like you're really God, or … you're playing a game, and you can overturn it at any time. It's very scary."
Of course it was very scary.
One didn't fear death when playing a game.
How many people would die in a game that couldn't be loaded and could only be restarted?
And those people weren't the NPCs in the game; they were the real lives.
"The unification of the Federation and the Empire can eliminate the wars and reduce the number of deaths; but how many people have I killed in the process? As you've been a god for a long time, you've become more and more fearless of death. "
Xu Le continued while staring at Jing Jiu, "If things go on like this, I don't even know what kind of being I'll become in the end. Sometimes, I even feel grateful to the Sea of Dark Matter; otherwise, I might become the person I hated the most."
He said all this to Jing Jiu.
He was fully aware that Jing Jiu was his successor.
If Jing Jiu didn't die, he would become the new god.
"Don't worry. The paths we've chosen are different," said Jing Jiu.
Xu Le said after some thought, "Well, not everybody is like me who likes to worry about everything."
Having said that, the light faded away, and the young officer vanished in the air.
Hua Xi stood up from the pile of rocks.
Zhao Layue and Liu Shisui hadn't gotten rid of their emotions yet; they were still looking at the spot where Xu Le had stood.
A moment later, the light rays shot out from the black box again, forming Xu Le's appearance again.
Looking at Jing Jiu in the wheelchair, Jing Jiu said with a faint smile, "Ask away."
He had returned to the beginning.
He was merely a piece of information flow.
"Let's go," said Jing Jiu.
Zhao Layue and Liu Shisui pulled themselves together and pushed the wheelchair toward the outside.
Hua Xi suddenly picked up a stone and threw it at Xu Le's projection.
The stone passed through the light and shadow and landed on a distant rock, giving off a crisp sound.
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