When you look at me,
My eyes are the key,
The walls have secrets,
My fears have words and poems.
Only you can make my memories into
A traveler obsessed with them,
A ball of inexhaustible flame.
— — The Enlightened Man, Alejandna Pizarnik
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Though the universe was not infinite, it was almost infinite for the intelligent beings living in it.
Since it was a vast world, it had many different sceneries. Some planets were barren, some were rich, some were desolate, and some were as beautiful as the dreamland. The sceneries could be seen everywhere, and they were the kind of sceneries that the humans liked instinctively.
The Planet Tianpu was such a planet. After being modified by the distant ancient civilization for a great many years, the ecological system of the whole planet was almost perfect. After the extinction of the distant ancient civilization, the planet had maintained itself for tens of thousands of years without any problems. There was a saying in the Federation of the Milky Way that if one wished to see the remains of the distant ancient civilization, he didn't have to wait on the Main Planet; all he had to do was to travel to the Planet Tianpu once.
For these reasons, the Federation of the Milky Way protected this planet strictly, forbidding all mining and heavy industrial development. Besides the development of the ancient agriculture and tourism, the only thing one could see on this planet were the sanatoriums and universities built by the private financial groups.
Countless green fields were spread out on the surface of the planet like a blanket, and then they were cut into innumerable small pieces by the automatic farm machinery. The fields had different colors depending on the variety of the crops and the passage of time.
The Northwest University of China, the best university on the Planet Tianpu and famous in the Federation of the Milky Way, was located in the midst of the endless fields.
The old style fortress-like buildings were as eye-catching as Professor Gou's broad forehead.
Professor Gou was an ordinary professor, and his only distinguishing feature was his protruding forehead. It was unclear whether his forehead was filled with fortune or wisdom.
However, since he could become a member of the Nuclear Research Institute of Northwest University China with a high authority, his forehead should be filled with wisdom.
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The Immortal Tan had come to this world more than one hundred days ago.
In comparison to the legendary experiences of Jian Xilai and Cao Yuan, his story was rather ordinary, or it could be said that he was extremely lucky.
After leaving Chaotian, he didn't encounter the monsters of the Sea of Dark Matter or the fleet of the Federation of the Milky Way. He landed on this beautiful planet.
Like all ascenders, he began to learn.
What was different was that after mastering some basic knowledge, he didn't do anything else. First, he used the Cloud Dream Mountain's Three Qian Trigram to change his name.
That person's name was Stay Away.
Then, he used the most basic computer methods to modify the archives of a certain Northwest University China tutoring class without being connected to the Internet. He began to play the role of a tutor and used a series of inconspicuous methods to enter Northwest University China.
At the Northwest University of China, he played the role of a regular scholar who didn't know how to cultivate. He traveled back and forth between the dormitory, the research institute and the library every day. He was very careful when surfing the Internet, so he wouldn't touch any sensitive information. He wasn't like the foolish Jian Xilai who was eager to show off his computer skills, nor was he eager to save the world like Cao Yuan.
Jing Jiu's appreciation for him was reasonable. If it were not for the fact that he needed to enter the Northwest University China Nuclear Research Institute, he would definitely hide in the vast farm for 60 years. No one would be able to find him.
In the eyes of the students, Professor Gou was uninteresting.
His way of talking was not humorous, and his knowledge was not outstanding. Of course, it was not that he didn't have any knowledge at all; he was at the level of a regular professor.
And he didn't have any hobbies.
What they didn't know was that Professor Gou would do two things every day after he returned to the dormitory: watch the news and watch the Internet.
Watching the news was the best way to learn about this world, and watching the Internet was the best way to learn about the people in this world.
The news in the Federation of the Milky Way was about the war with the Sea of Dark Matter and the dangers encountered by the colonized planets, which made the Immortal Tan feel that the Planet Tianpu was peaceful and beautiful.
The Internet was full of the fanatical belief that humans would win and the unrealistic martial art work, which made him feel worried.
Especially after he read a book on the Internet one day, he was in a terrible mood.
"What is the Immortal Jingyang thinking about?"
Looking at the words on the light screen, the Immortal Tan said with a sigh, "You have written our Cloud-Dream Mountain as the antagonist, but aren't you afraid that the previous ascenders will come to you?"
He understood why Jing Jiu wanted to write and dared to write the book "The Path Toward Heaven".
The Aoyama Sect had accounted for six of the more than twenty ascenders in Chaotian since the ancient times. If he could get in touch with these grandmasters of his sect, Jing Jiu would have nothing to fear.
The resources of the Zhongzhou School were a bit lacking, and the Bai family had been in power in the last few thousand years; so he didn't dare take the risk.
Though Cao Yuan could look forward to meeting the highly achieved monks of the Guocheng Temple, he didn't want to meet the Western Sea Sword School.
Thinking of all this, the Immortal Tan rubbed his forehead, feeling satisfied with his decision. Then, he looked at the light screen in front of him again.
The treatment of a professor was much better than that of a miner. He arranged seventeen television sets in the room, the light screens scattered here and there, looking like the patches on a beggar's clothes.
A few news scenes appeared on the television sets one after another.
A mining planet called Lindeng experienced a violent earthquake. The emergency department of the government and the mining department handled the situation well, and only one person died.
The No. 3 Forward Base showed signs of being invaded by the Sea of Dark Matter. A fleet used a nuclear bomb to barge into the space passage to block it, resulting in a great number of casualties among the civilians.
The Immortal Tan felt something was out of place. He remained silent for a long time after calculating on his fingers.
No matter who was in trouble, he had no choice but to ignore it for the time being.
Only by solving the problem of miniaturization of the nuclear engine could he have the support of the fairy energy and travel across the Milky Way freely.
By then, he would be safe, and he would leave this place.
As he was about to turn off the television and start his research, he suddenly heard a familiar name on a television.
"The successor of the priest of the Stargate, Miss Zong Lizi, has arrived on the Main Planet on the Scorching-Sun Battleship. She is warmly welcomed by the officials of the government of the Main Planet and the College of Priests …"
Most of the news was broadcasted live, and it was the same that day.
The distance between the Main Planet and Planet Tianpu was very far, but the signal transmitted by the miniature warped passageway would arrive in a short time.
Looking at the lively scenes on the television, the Immortal Tan wished that he wouldn't see that person.
The young girl named Zong Lizi had already attracted his attention when she participated in the selection of the female priest of the Stargate.
The people were everywhere in the harbor. Dozens of drones were hovering in the sky, transmitting the images of the battleship to all parts of the universe.
The girl with red hair walked out, followed by a youth in a blue hoodie.
The Immortal Tan murmured, "How can you show up at this moment? Even if you want to show up, you should at least wear black, white, and gray clothes. Blue is too conspicuous! "
What happened next was beyond his expectation.
The youth in the blue hoodie took off his hat, exposing his face.
It was believed that nobody in the Federation of the Milky Way would forget this face from that day on.
Looking at the light screen on the television, the Immortal Tan sighed after a long moment of silence, "Immortal Jingyang … what are you going to do?"
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