Without the help of the MDT, it was still easy for Hao Ren to record a star chart. His brain, which was no longer a human organ, could now memorize and process a large amount of information that was incomprehensible to ordinary people. The information could even exceed the logical limits of ordinary intelligent creatures. In the past, when he needed to memorize these things, the MDT would integrate into his mind and use an AI program to help him deal with the complex and monotonous calculations. But now, he had to do it all by himself. He could handle it, but the heat output was a little high.
As Hao Ren scanned the star chart into his memory, he compiled and labeled the missing parts while Vivian summoned a small polar storm to help cool down the temperature.
When the star chart was done, Hao Ren heard a "ding" in his mind. Only God knew how many messed up settings the crazy goddess had added when she enhanced him.
"It's time to leave this place." Hao Ren let out a long sigh. His mind gradually cooled down. "You know how to get out of this space and time, don't you?"
Vivian smiled and pointed not far away. "Look, the door is over there."
On a sand dune not far away, the yellow sand receded like flowing water. A building that looked particularly familiar to Hao Ren appeared like a mirage.
It had a mottled outer wall, a two-story structure, and a newly renovated roof. Of course, Hao Ren could recognize it. He had lived in this house for more than 20 years, and now it was a stable home for a large group of unusual creatures.
"… I didn't expect you to design the exit like this." Hao Ren was surprised when he saw the familiar old house. He shook his head and said, "It scared me."
Vivian smiled and shook her head. "No, it has always been here. It was here before I realized I was in a dream."
The two of them came to the front door of the old house. Vivian took out a key from her side. The rusty and twisted parts of the key quickly fell off. She inserted the brand new key into the keyhole and gently turned it. A light click came from the keyhole.
The door opened, and the silent Malevolences on the battlefield behind them turned into yellow sand and slowly merged into the world formed by the spiritual power. Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Home."
Everything around them collapsed silently. The yellow sand and chaos were gone like the tide. Hao Ren felt that he had fallen into a long and endless dark tunnel. He could not tell the direction and distance, and he could not feel any gravity, cold or heat. He was a little nervous at first, but soon he felt an extra presence beside him. A slightly cold hand grasped his palm.
Vivian emerged from the darkness and became the only scenery in the dark tunnel. She looked at Hao Ren with a smile. "Now all my memories are connected. All my memories and powers … there is an extra you in every memory. This is an incredible experience."
Hao Ren laughed. "Does this count as me tampering with your memory? After all, in real history, I did not have a part in your 10,000 years. "
Vivian shook her head. Her expression was calm. "Real history? That doesn't matter. For me, history is just a part of life. So only what I have experienced is meaningful. What humans write on paper is at most a doujinshi. "
Hao Ren was deep in thought. After a moment, Vivian suddenly broke the silence. "And I like it better now. It's much better than the original experience. Originally, I wandered aimlessly for 10,000 years. Everyone I knew was just a passerby in my memory. I knew them for hundreds or thousands of years, and then they were either separated by life and death, or completely forgotten. No one could accompany me to the end. But now there's you. The first person I saw when I first opened my eyes in the wilderness at the end of the ice age was you. Ten thousand years later, you are still the one who took me in. Do you know how much this means to me? "
Hao Ren stared into Vivian's eyes in the dark. The 10,000 years of backtracking had brought back too many memories. These memories were not only Vivian's, but also his. These memories meant a lot to Vivian, and to him as well.
He suddenly reached out and wrapped his arms around Vivian's waist. His bold move startled the latter. "Huh?"
"Are you willing to spend another 10,000 years with me?"
"That doesn't sound like something you would say." Vivian seemed to panic for a moment, but it was quickly replaced by a smile. "Is this a surprise attack? But I'm not an ordinary human girl. This surprise attack of yours is a little too inexperienced."
"Keep pretending. I saw you panicking just now." Hao Ren pursed his lips. "Ten thousand years of life experience depends on what kind of experience it is. Other than leveling up Introduction to Vagrancy and Bankrupt Economics to + 5, what else have you accumulated in these 10,000 years? Oh, and snatching potatoes from others … Eh!"
Vivian squeezed Hao Ren's waist … or maybe it was one and a half circles. Anyway, Hao Ren felt that his Steel Membrane Shield was about to pop out.
"To be honest, I'm a little surprised." Vivian blinked. "I didn't expect you to say something like this. I don't think you're the kind of person who would take the initiative."
"Nonsense. I've been sitting on that mountain for more than 120 years. I didn't do anything for more than 100 years. I used it to make up my mind."
Hao Ren was just making it up. First of all, he did not know how long he stayed on that small mountain. Second, he spent most of his time on the mountain sleeping. He felt that he should say something to ease his nervousness.
Vivian did not say anything. She just looked at Hao Ren quietly. In the darkness, her eyes were particularly bright. There was a gorgeous but not unsettling tinge of redness in them. Perhaps this redness was the evidence that she had regained her power.
After a long time, she broke the silence. "Do you know, if we start from the first time we met three years ago, the days I spent exploring with you are just a small, insignificant part of my life. Although these three years were the most interesting, stable, and fulfilling days of my life, it was only three years. I have lived for 10,000 years. I experienced the era of the rise of the gods, the war of the Twilight of the Gods, and witnessed the process of human civilization from primitive ignorance to the sky. These days are far longer than the time I spent with you, thousands of times longer.
"So, although I've always been very interested in you and enjoyed the days we spent together, I've never been able to see you as a long-term partner. The days we spent together are too short, and the things we experienced together are too few. It's so few that compared to my ten thousand years of experience, it's negligible.
"But now, this ten-thousand-year gap has been filled.
"From the Nordic wilderness at the end of the Ice Age, to Hammurabi establishing the law in Babylon, from the Israelites leaving Egypt, to the collapse of the last temple in the age of the gods, from the Dutch dominating the sea, to the information explosion of the 21st century, I have witnessed it, and you have witnessed it together.
"So, I want to say — thank you for accompanying me through the past 10,000 years, and I hope that you can accompany me through the next 10,000 years, and if possible, the next 10,000 years …"
Hao Ren and Vivian looked at each other. He thought that he would be very excited and even at a loss at this moment, but he found that he was much calmer than he thought. Although he was happy, he was not too surprised or stunned. Finally, he figured out the reason for all this: he had gone back in time for 10,000 years, and many things did not need to be explained.
So, in a very calm situation, he asked a key question. "Did you just come up with this bunch of parallelism?"
Vivian glared at him. "It's not easy for me to come up with so many parallelism sentences … No, it's not easy for me to say so many heartfelt words, and this is your reaction?"
Hao Ren laughed. "It's not like you don't know my style …"
Vivian was tense for half a second, and finally could not help but burst out laughing. She pinched Hao Ren's arm and said, "Well, well, well, well, well, you're right. If it weren't for your style, I really wouldn't have been able to accept it. I don't even know what to say after you've said so much."
Obviously, everyone had their own habits and preferred way of getting along, and Vivian enjoyed this atmosphere very much.
"Although I have promised you, there is one thing I still want to remind you. The incident in the Plane of Dreams is far from over. I can't sever my connection with the Plane of Dreams and the goddess of creation, and you can't stop your 'work', so the shadow of the Mad Lord will always be on top of us. I don't want you to be distracted."
"Don't worry, of course, I know. We don't have time to think about other issues before we solve this big problem. And other things aside, I have to find a way to improve my reputation with Hessiana first … "
"Don't worry, the child is not a bad person, and she can tell right from wrong. She just has a sharp tongue. I can see that she likes you now … at least her attitude towards you is better than her enemies. "
"That's a friendly reputation?"
"Don't be greedy …"
As they spoke, something else gradually appeared in the deep and dark 'space tunnel'.
Faint light emerged from the darkness and gradually intertwined into mirror-like fragments. These fragments reflected scenes that were constantly changing. Hao Ren stared at them and saw pieces of history, some of which he had experienced, and some of which were hard to recognize. These historical fragments were moving backward in the tunnel, from ancient times to modern times in fast forward.
At the end of all the images, there was an endless light …
Once again feeling his feet on the ground, Hao Ren could not help but stagger before he could stand still. Dizziness and tinnitus hit him at the same time, and it took him a few seconds to see his surroundings.
He first confirmed that he was standing on the platform where Raven 12345 had built the 'space gate', which made him believe that he had successfully returned to the real world. Then he saw his friends who had been waiting near the gate, and the scene in front of him moved him.
The Nangong family of four were playing mahjong. Raven 12345 and Y 'zaks were playing Landlord next to the portal with a lot of paper on their faces. White Flame was holding a PSV and rubbing it hard. Hessiana was standing behind her and giving her ideas. Facing Hao Ren was a large table full of lettuce leaves and meat slices. On the table was a brass hotpot that was steaming hot. Lily, Hesperides, Rollie, and a few others were standing around the table. Rollie was in tears, and Lily was using chopsticks to pick up a slice of lamb and dip it in the pot …
Everyone stared blankly at Hao Ren and Vivian appearing out of thin air …
Hao Ren's eyes were filled with tears.
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