What did the appearance of the strange girl, Chen Xiaoxue, signify? I felt that there was a need to carefully investigate this. My intuition told me that the appearance of this girl wasn't as simple as some naughty brat wanting to wreak havoc in the future. Perhaps her appearance signified a huge turning point in certain matters — who could say for sure?
The Fallen Apostle had been used by others. This was something that no one expected. In fact, Sandora and I didn't even dare to imagine that such a thing would happen. The Fallen Apostle had always been the most cunning and dangerous enemy of the New Empire. Their power of the Abyss, their insane and grand plans, as well as their secretive and treacherous actions, had not only given us but also the Protoss a great deal of trouble. Even though no one could confirm how powerful the Fallen Apostle really was, it was certain that they were stronger than the current New Empire in terms of raw power. However, it was precisely such a dangerous colossus that was used by two girls who called themselves the "Final Answer to the Void." Perhaps it was some information projection from the future, or perhaps they borrowed the power of Void creatures, but Chen Xiaoxue and her younger sister gave a "formula" to the Fallen Apostle and convinced the latter that this formula could create a Void Clone. The Fallen Apostle had invested an enormous amount of manpower and resources into this research. He had spent a considerable amount of time researching the formula, but in the end, he had created a naughty brat. Such a daring act left even Sandora speechless. How did Xiaoxue do it?
Even if the Void Cataclysm provided us with a stable 'path', it would still be troublesome to project information into the past. We have been researching this plan for almost two years. In the end, we decided to use some of the established experiments of the Fallen Apostle to create our own shadow. The plan to clone Void creatures was carried out by them from the very beginning. This was not our design. If there were no external interference, the Fallen Apostle would have created a clone of Pops. Of course, this clone would also be a failure. He could not be controlled. Nothing beneath the Void could control the thoughts and actions of a Void creature. Hence, this plan of theirs was destined to fail. However, in the process, they managed to obtain some scientific information. This was the original history. What I did — or rather, what the real Chen Xiaoxue in the future world did was to slightly modify the energy sample that they obtained from Pops and added her own information into it. This way, the clone's embryo was distorted and ultimately led to my birth. In any case, this project was destined to have no chance of success from the very beginning. I merely borrowed the power of others. "
This was the process of Chen Xiaoxue — or rather, the shadow Chen Xiaoxue's appearance in the current timeline.
I could barely distinguish between my future daughter and the daughter who popped out of nowhere in front of me. That "mathematical formula" analogy was very useful. Perhaps I should view this weird girl in front of me as a shadow that was described by information. It was just like how Sandora explained the principles of the information world to me. The description of an object would confirm the existence of that object. The "Chen Xiaoxue" in front of me was such a case. She should not have a physical body. The process of her birth was calculated. However, the information described was so complete that she was no different from a normal person. Even her memories were synchronized with the real "Chen Xiaoxue" on the right side of the equals sign. She knew that she was only a shadow, but she also knew that she was my daughter …
Then, how should I view this matter?
I thought about it for a long time, about three to five minutes. In the end, I decided that if this daughter wasn't too troublesome, I would take care of her first. If she was too troublesome … then I still had to take care of her. I couldn't just throw her out, right? After all, she still called me father for life.
"Wow, it really feels like a lifetime ago!"
After passing through the teleportation gate from the spaceport to the City of Shadows, the first thing that Xiaoxue did was to stand in midair and exclaim loudly. She looked at the city streets in the distance and pointed at them as she said to me, "Look at that. It's still there after the Void Cataclysm. The entire City of Shadows has been renovated. That place has become an old building that looks like a historical relic. When I was young … can I say this? As long as it's okay. When I was young, you brought me up there to play. Sometimes, you even brought Sister Little Lamp. Ha, Sister Little Lamp never grew taller … Err, let's not talk about this. I really miss the scenery here. These days, I have been staying in the Fallen Apostle's base. That place is really boring. Everyone has a problem and is neurotic. Back then, I didn't have full power, so I could only pretend to be cooperative. However, later on, they made me do a combat test. That was the dumbest decision I had ever made. I had learned the Fist of Fraternity from my dad … Dad, why did you stab me … At that time, I was looking for people to fight all day long. Of course, it was a combat test, but of course, it was an actual combat test, and as a test partner, those guys who were in charge of fighting me had to endure several direct attacks from me first. I punched them one by one until they woke up. Later, I found that this was too slow, so I applied for an energy upload experiment, which was to upload my void information into the spiritual link. I announced that this could improve the ordinary soldiers' resistance to the void. Those idiots really believed me, but out of caution, they only gave me a local area network. Anyway, in the end, they slowly created a group of teams. They and I hid very well. No one on the Fallen Apostle's side found out that their comrades standing next to them had become soldiers of the Empire again. In fact, if things went well, I thought that I could even turn all the soldiers under Halan and even occupy his Heaven zone. Because in the later stage, one-third of the senior scientific research cadres became my people, I could even arrange a large-scale upload for myself, and no one would find out. However, in the end, General Zadom became suspicious. He tracked the flow of information across the entire Sky and finally discovered the movements of the rebel army. Fortunately, the soldiers around that guy had been purified. The soldier sacrificed himself and uploaded the information to the rebel army's secret network a few minutes in advance. When I rushed out, I could save a lot of my brothers … I destroyed my own cultivation base and then attacked a few other worlds. In the end, when I saw that I had destroyed enough, I broadcast a signal in the void, including the chaotic situation in the Fallen Apostle's territory and our coordinates. Actually, I wanted to add a sentence after the broadcast, 'Save me, Daddy!'. However, I thought that this sentence might be directly uploaded to the public network. It was too stupid, so I didn't add it … "
This magical lady seemed to have been cooped up for too long. She couldn't stop talking for even a moment. Although she wasn't at the level of a certain talkative Dragon God, she was still quite a talkative fellow. Furthermore, suspicious words kept popping out of her mouth. This caused people to raise their eyebrows. Lin Xue kept muttering, "Children need to be disciplined when they grow up … How can I face others … When the time comes, I will strangle them to death and be reborn …" I couldn't help but smack Xiaoxue's head. "Where did you get all those words from? And look at how carefree you are … I don't think my education level would produce such results, right? "
Xiaoxue rolled her eyes and acted obedient. "Dad, are you angry? Actually, I'm quite obedient. I've always been a good student since I was young. It's just that I'm more open when I'm with my own people. The main reason is that I was brought up by uncles, aunts, aunts and uncles. Uncle Sicarro even taught me how to read Feng Shui! "
I broke out in a cold sweat. The interpersonal relationships that this magical lady talked about had always been quite chaotic. This might be related to the chaotic family structure that she was born with. The bunch of uncles, aunts, aunts and uncles that she talked about sounded like clouds and clouds to me. However, it was definitely the group of people around me right now. Thinking about this, I couldn't help but look around. In the end, the first thing that jumped into my eyes was Icetis, who was swinging her long legs and striding in front of me. My heart instantly trembled. Damn, when the time comes, it wouldn't be that both Lin Xue and I don't have time to hand the child over to that female pervert, right?!
I felt that this was more and more possible. I couldn't help but feel anxious. I quickly caught up to Icetis and grabbed her hand. I said earnestly, "Sister Bing, when you teach your child, you must set an example!"
Icetis looked at me in confusion. "… You're crazy!"
Sandora dragged the two of them back to the headquarters. However, I felt that I might not be able to help, so I decided to take Xiaoxue for a walk around the Shadow City. This was the latter's strong request. She said that she wanted to see what the Shadow City looked like in the "past".
It seemed that this girl had already entered a state of excitement. To be able to travel back in time to her parents' youth and accompany her parents who were about the same age as her to walk around the streets of the past was definitely a wonderful experience that most people couldn't imagine. Perhaps only those weird kids of hers in the future would be able to play this big. I didn't know what I would become after a few years. Perhaps I would still be the same as now, a fellow who liked to wear Adidas and squat at the entrance to take a sip of cold water. Then, Lin Xue would also occasionally ridicule me. I felt that immortality was really something that I didn't feel anything about, especially when Xiaoxue would occasionally talk about projects that spanned a long period of time. I actually didn't feel anything at all. This might be due to the lazy nature of Void Creatures that allowed me to remain indifferent. Of course, it was also possible that I had been stimulated enough by Father God's 500 million year plan.
As we walked on the street, Xiaoxue had a joyful look on her face. She walked in the middle and forcefully pulled Lin Xue and I to her side. She held our hands as she walked, claiming that she was reminiscing about her childhood — She was great, she was just reminiscing. To me and Xue, could this be considered a rehearsal?
As for Shallow Shallow, alright, she ran off without a trace. At first, she was still following us, but when I turned my head around, I realized that she had already dragged the rest of the group to somewhere unknown. Perhaps she had already returned home.
Only the three of us were left as we strolled out of the military zone …
"When I was young, you and Mom used to bring me out to shop like this." Xiaoxue looked at me and then at her mother (…). She, who was still wearing a one-piece dress in late autumn, had already become a part of the scenery on the streets. "One on each side, you would pull my arms as though you were walking something. Then, you would always have Sister Deng, Sister Qijing and Sister Deng hanging on your body. Sometimes, Pandora and Aunt Visca … Sister would tag along too. Back then, I really admired Dad. I felt that when Dad went out, he was like a moving fortress …"
Me: "…"
Of course, what made me even more curious was the rune that she used after Pandora and Visca. Logically speaking, she should have called the two of them aunts. However, this scene was simply too inconceivable. I had sufficient reason to believe that even after a few hundred thousand years, Pandora and Visca would still be two short winter melons. Those two little faces that weren't even thirteen years old would probably last their entire lives. Based on the legal unit of length in the Empire, if Xiaoxue really called those two lolis aunts, that would be even more inconceivable!
"Hey, Dad, I realized that you seem to have some questions that you haven't asked."
After walking for a while, Xiaoxue suddenly said, "Aren't you going to ask me about the future? For example, how many mothers did you find for me in the end? Did Pandora and Visca grow taller? What happened to the Fallen Apostle? Also, did my Second Uncle's first child was a boy or a girl? Before I set off, I had already prepared a lot of drafts in my head. Although I've forgotten most of them, why didn't you ask?"
I felt that this lady had just brought up an incredible question. However, I just shook my head and said, "Wouldn't it be too boring if I knew everything? Life is full of unknowns. That's why people have the motivation to continue living. Besides, based on the situation before and after the void cataclysm, I'm afraid that you won't be able to tell me too much about the future. Look at Snow … Err, your mother. She can predict the future, and I'm afraid that her intelligence is even more accurate than yours. But doesn't she usually live like an idiot … "
The missy's eyes instantly turned cold. She glared at me fiercely and said, "What do you mean by living like an idiot?!"
Xiaoxue glanced back and forth between us. Suddenly, she grinned and said, "Mom and Dad used to be like this? That's fun. Dad, what you said just now is also what my mom often said. 'A completely certain future is colorless'. That's a famous saying of my mom. She didn't allow me to use my power carelessly. She said that using my subjective consciousness to turn a life full of uncertainty into a bonsai is the most irresponsible thing to do. You guys taught me since young that I have to learn to be responsible. Oh right, I used this ability to write a thesis in elementary school and got a full scholarship. Dad, treat me to barbecue! I said I'm hungry just now … "
I suddenly felt that other than Icetis, this lady had also been brought up by Shallow Shallow for a considerable amount of time.
As for Lin Xue, her face had not returned to normal since the beginning. Xiaoxue would hug her arm from time to time and call her 'mom'. The young mistress couldn't refuse at all. At this moment, she was about to reach her boiling point.
The two of us dragged this girl who hadn't been quiet since she jumped out to the academy road. There was a food street outside the Imperial Army Military Affairs Academy. That was one of the original prosperous areas in the City of Shadows. As Sandora frequented the food street whenever she was free, the economic development of the food street could be said to be a miracle. Now, it had evolved from a food stall at the school entrance to a restaurant ten miles away. Xiaoxue was a little unfamiliar with the environment here. Perhaps after many years, this place would have developed to an unknown extent. Lin Xue and I pulled her to the restaurant closest to the school entrance. To be honest, we were also a little hungry. This restaurant had always given us a lot of food.
Actually, the restaurants in the food street had always given us a lot of food. Sandora often came here, so they had to save their utensils. In fact, if it wasn't for the fact that there were ordinary customers, most of the restaurants here would probably use a pressure cooker to scoop rice for you.
"The Imperial Army Military Affairs Academy. This school was still around when I was born, but it's no longer in the City of Shadows."
"The school moved later on?" I asked in surprise as I watched Lin Xue order food.
"They had no choice," Xiaoxue picked up a three-headed Mercury Lamp waiter who was passing by and kissed it. She looked at the 60-centimeter tall doll jumping around in a panic and explained to me, "You don't know how big the academy became after that. The Shadow Space was finally built like a compact universe. The City of Shadows and the Mother Planet were the core of the space, and there were many galaxies around it. They were all artificial celestial bodies that didn't follow their orbits, and the inhabitants of the Shadow Space lived on them. The academy directly occupied three planets. The main planet was the main campus, and there were two branch campuses, one focused on technology and one focused on the mystical. Three planets, how big of a school was that? Sister Liliana even used her divine power to create an isolated continent in the middle of the three planets for the students to experiment on. That was the most famous experimental site in the Macro World. Who knows how many countries of various sizes there were on that continent? There were magic civilizations, technological civilizations, magical civilizations, crystal civilizations, religious countries, you name it. The teachers dared to try out any civilization you could think of. Everything from every world was adjusted and stuffed into the experimental site. There were even native lifeforms in the experimental site, some even evolved into civilizations. There were also some who signed an agreement from the Macro World to become civilians. I even went to the experimental site to play and was treated as a god by the natives there. When I left, the Student Council was discussing whether to include the native lifeforms there as a free civilization. There was a clause in the Empire Law that stated that creatures with intelligence and the ability/drive/inclination to explore the world should have the right to develop freely, and before they have the ability to explore space, they shouldn't come into direct contact with them. However, moving them out is quite troublesome. We have to create a planet or even a galaxy that is as strange as their original living environment. Where would the Student Union get so much money? I posted a photo of Dad dozing off in a meeting online and sold it, but I still couldn't raise enough money for an ocean system … Err, Dad, you won't beat me up, right? "
Xiaoxue looked over cautiously. Actually, Lin Xue and I were already in a state of shock. This girl rambled on and on about a lot of things, making us speechless. I couldn't help but press her head, "Tell me the truth, was there a person called Salon who taught you how to talk when you were young? Qian Yuhao's chatterbox? "
"Yes, yes, yes, my second uncle might have mentioned it, but sometimes it's quite annoying to talk too much … My language was taught by my fourth uncle, Hercules. He was my physical education teacher …"
I suddenly realized to my sorrow that this daughter of mine might be tormented by those weirdos into a super naughty child with all kinds of poisons in the future.
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