After he was done.
Molly yawned.
"Although the DNA test hasn't been done yet, the conclusion is basically like this: You're no longer human."
"…"
"I'll give you an answer about the crystal structure in the blood … There's no rush, right?"
"There's no rush."
"Okay then." Molly quickly cleared the information on the computer and stored the rest of Irin's blood. She hurriedly said, "Then I'll go see my grandpa first."
"Hmm? Invincible? What happened to Mo Rendi? "
Irin noticed that Molly had changed into a set of clothes. Obviously, she was about to go out, but Irin beat her to it.
Molly waved her hand. "It shouldn't be a big deal. I just heard that grandpa hasn't been feeling well these days."
"Not feeling well? That's impossible. "
How could the old man not be feeling well?
"What's impossible about that? … Wait, what's with your expression? Do you think everyone is as inhumane as you are? My grandpa is a real human being, okay? Is it surprising that he's not feeling well? Is it strange? "
"You haven't seen your grandpa's awesome face …"
Irin muttered in a low voice.
"What did you say?"
Molly didn't hear clearly, so she raised her ears and asked.
"Nothing."
Irin waved his hand. Since Molly didn't hear it, he pretended that he didn't say anything.
"I think it's probably because he was fighting with the old man from the Zhu family some time ago. I told him a long time ago that he's already so old. Why would he fight with a bunch of old men? Isn't it healthy to go to the park and do some calisthenics or square dance with a partner? "
Of course, Irin couldn't imagine that Mo Rendi would be uncomfortable.
After all, Mo Rendi had always given people the impression that he was too awesome.
He was the legendary old man who could climb Mount Everest for a picnic without any equipment.
Although Irin had many things to discuss with Molly after coming out of the trial alive, Irin had many things to discuss with Molly.
Seeing how worried Molly was, he could only put it aside for the time being.
When Molly came to the conclusion that she was not a human, Irin was relieved.
As long as it looked stable at the moment, there shouldn't be a problem.
His self-healing ability was still there.
Under the influence of Uranus, his body had undergone some changes.
It seemed that before the next trial, Irin had another thing to do.
After exiting the trial, Ning You and Xiao Chuer sent their greetings through the communication function. It seemed that they were not surprised that Irin could leave the trial alive.
Ning You vaguely tried to probe if Irin had played the "He" ending by herself.
Irin, of course, vehemently denied it, and regretfully told them the details of what had happened and how he had felt at that time.
Ning You and Xiao Chuer seemed to believe him.
After chatting with the two "new friends" for a while, they ended the call respectively.
The little tail left behind by the "World of Uranus" finally ended perfectly.
…
…
After Molly left.
Irin examined the items in the storage dimension.
"Dark Temple blueprint."
"Mekalou pie."
"And a warehouse full of crystals."
"Revolver of Death."
These were all the items obtained in the trial.
Among them, because it was a random reward for a D-level evaluation, the effect of the Mekalou pie … Forget it. He had eaten a lot in Rab Town, so there was nothing to say.
"Dark Temple blueprint …"
As Yi Lin scrutinized the design, the image of the corner of the temple that was revealed in the depths of the black fog on the back of the wind beast suddenly appeared in his mind. He was lost in thought.
"This should be a reward given by Uranus on purpose."
"This is also a reward for the additional mission. In other words, this is very likely to be the most valuable reward in that world. After all, after accepting the additional mission, the mission difficulty directly increased to the Eternal Night level. "
For now.
There were already two blueprint items in Irin's bag.
One was the item that Irin bought at the Void Merchant's discount — [Time and Spirit Hut Blueprint].
The other was the one in his hand — [Dark Temple Blueprint].
"The world is a ship?"
Irin repeatedly pondered the information revealed by Uranus.
This concept was too macro and difficult to imagine.
The more he thought about it, the more chaotic Irin's thoughts became.
Helpless, Irin could only take out a piece of blank paper and draw a clue map on the paper, using scientific methods to organize his thoughts.
"2111, four towers descended."
Irin drew four circles.
"2125, I was gone."
A timeline appeared on the paper.
"2121, I came back again. But my parents were gone, and I became an orphan. Everything changed. "
Irin silently wrote the word "parents" and then drew a big "x" on it.
"First, Ling Yiyi."
Irin wrote Ling Yiyi's name and marked "01" next to it.
And his own mark was naturally "10".
"The Ling Yiyi I know exists in another future."
"The me Ling Yiyi knows exists in a past that I am not familiar with."
"The exchange of memories between the two of us was in the year of my rebirth."
"In other words, the time when I came back is a key point."
What is time?
What is the world?
A ship?
The world is a ship?
The messy clues intertwined.
Irin could not come up with an answer.
Then he changed his thinking.
"July 8, 2121, Xiao Yang is gone, free, heroic. … Well, thank you, Xiao Yang. "
Yi Lin marked a date on the paper and gave a silent thumbs up to her long-dead good friend.
"It doesn't make sense if it's a butterfly effect. Xiao Yang's death alone can't cause my parents to disappear. It's impossible to deduce this process. "
Irin closed his eyes and thought for a moment.
Then, he wrote four words on the paper.
— — [Change cognition].
After these four words, there was a small question mark.
Next was "Haunted-mist Mountain, Grudge."
Haunted-mist Mountain was another question mark.
"Gotham City. Mission correction, two jokers. "
Irin wrote the name "Zhu Yun'er" in the circle of Gotham City, and then marked a red "x".
"Haiting City, Zhao Yulong, undead. And the Goddess Tower that was repaired in the end. "
"Caribbean Sea, the person who lost the qualification to be an apostle."
"The hand at the beginning of the River Styx."
"Grimm Town, Grimm."
"Litai City, Chimera."
"Right, and …"
Irin suddenly remembered something. In the timeline before "Haunted-mist Mountain," he wrote the names "Gospel Club" and "White Shadow Club."
The tip of the pen paused, and Irin wrote "Church of Dawn" in the circle of Litai City.
At the end of the clue map, Irin wrote "Uranus."
In the circle of Uranus, Irin marked "Destroyed world."
After a short ten minutes.
Irin recalled the experience after his rebirth, and wrote down all the things that he felt he couldn't understand on the paper. An intricate and complicated clue map was formed just like that.
"What is a world?"
Looking at the complicated clue map, Irin felt that everything had returned to the beginning.
Suddenly.
Irin's eyes narrowed, and he muttered:
"If Uranus' world and the world I'm in now are in an equal relationship …"
"Then the tower is equivalent to a passage to another world?"
"Boat, river, world, blueprint …"
A terrifying guess gradually formed in Irin's mind.
Irin wrote a word in the center of the clue map.
"God."
Just like every apostle, when they first came into contact with the "tower," the prompt given was "Do you believe in God?"
Do you believe?
"If an apostle follows this method of strengthening, he can go very, very, very far."
"His attributes can reach 10,100, or even 1,000. What kind of realm can he reach? "
"Become … God?"
"Is this the 'end' that Uranus mentioned?"
"No." Irin shook his head again, and quickly refuted the previous conclusion: "If Uranus is a 'God,' this obviously isn't the 'end,' because her world was also destroyed by a higher existence."
What was beyond the world?
According to the scientific view of the world, beyond the world was the universe, and beyond the universe was the vast universe, endless and magnificent.
However, since the appearance of the "no-fly zone," the pace of human exploration of the universe came to an abrupt halt.
"Little Raven said that beyond the world is the river."
Irin slowly closed his eyes.
At Haunted-mist Mountain, because Irin's strength was still very low, he couldn't come into contact with the deeper existences.
It was the same for Gotham City and the Caribbean Sea World.
However, in Styx Junior High, the pale hand that stretched out from behind the mirror;
"Grimm" in Grimm Town;
"Uranus" in the game world;
These were obviously existences that were far beyond the scope of "human."
If every world had a transcendent existence, then the "reality" where Irin was now should have one too.
After an unknown amount of time.
Deep in thought, Irin unconsciously scratched the dead skin on his head.
This had become Irin's little habit.
…
"Xiaoxi can flip to the beginning of this book, and she can also flip to the middle. Sometimes, Xiaoxi even likes to flip to the end!"
"The main character of this book, no matter if it's the past, present, or future, Xiaoxi can see clearly at any time and place!"
"But sometimes, if the book isn't well written, Xiaoxi will be angry and tear it up, and she will be scolded by mommy!"
…
These three sentences suddenly flashed through Irin's mind.
Irin's pupils suddenly shrank. After being stunned for a moment, Irin's expression was solemn. He meticulously wrote a name next to "God."
— "Xiaoxi."
…
…
A few days later.
Irin was alone.
He returned to Qingcheng.
He clearly thought that he wouldn't come back the last time.
The last time he came, Irin was still depressed because of the distortion of reality. He came to consult Xu Zhiyong about what he said about his parents.
This time, Irin's mood was much more relaxed.
"Eh? You're already the bureau chief? "
Under the guidance of the other police officers, Irin first walked into an office, then quickly left. After repeatedly confirming that it was the "bureau chief's office", he walked in again.
Xu Zhiyong came in late with a tired face. Irin teased him.
"Sigh, you don't understand. Being the bureau chief is too f * cking tiring! If I could choose, I'd rather not be the bureau chief! "
"Then … do you need my help?"
"Ah! No need, no need. I'll just do it properly! "
Xu Zhiyong forcefully twisted open the thermos on the table. In the spiraling steam, there was the smell of wolfberry and red dates.
"Congratulations, congratulations. You've been promoted."
"Hey, this is all about serving the people, serving the people."
Xu Zhiyong took a big gulp of wolfberry and red dates water, adjusted his hat, and laughed.
After taking the position of bureau chief, he understood a lot of things that he didn't have the right to know in the past. After knowing the meaning behind Irin's background, Xu Zhiyong didn't put on any airs in front of Irin. Instead, he was a bit humble.
Irin and Xu Zhiyong hadn't seen each other for only two months in the "real" world. There weren't many things to talk about. Therefore, after exchanging a few pleasantries, Irin smiled and told him the purpose of his visit.
"Do you remember the time when a mental patient came here to cause trouble?"
"Yes, I remember!"
"I want to see the surveillance video of the mall that day. Is it still there?"
Xu Zhiyong readily agreed to Irin's request.
"No problem!"
"Pause!"
Irin, who was watching the video with Xu Zhiyong, suddenly narrowed her eyes and asked Xu Zhiyong to pause the video.
Several videos from different angles faithfully reproduced the scene that happened in the mall.
"Rewind a few frames."
"Rewind again."
"Here it is."
In the video, it happened to stop at the scene where "Xiaoxi" was crying and looking for her mother.
However.
"What's going on? Is the file damaged? "
Xu Zhiyong opened his eyes wide and looked at the blurred face in the video. It shouldn't be.
Although the resolution of the camera used in the mall wasn't very high, it shouldn't be blurred to the point where it looked like it had been censored.
This was a proper video!
Why would a proper video be censored?
Not only Xiaoxi's face, but even the face of the little girl's mother, who came to the little girl's side in a hurry, was also censored.
The censored face could only be vaguely recognized as a woman. It was impossible to identify who was who through facial recognition.
Irin took a deep breath.
"That's strange. Wait a minute, I'll ask the Information Department to see if there's a way to restore it."
Xu Zhiyong was also quite concerned about Irin's request. He quickly got up and prepared to look for her.
"No need."
Irin shook her head and smiled.
"What?"
"I've already found what I want."
Xu Zhiyong was dumbfounded.
Didn't they not find it at all?
Could it be that in this video, there was a little secret hidden that ordinary people couldn't see?
No wonder she was "that kind of person".
Xu Zhiyong sighed deeply in his heart.
Since the previous bureau chief had an accident, he naturally became the new bureau chief and learned more secrets.
This world wasn't as simple as it seemed on the surface.
Many cases that ordinary police couldn't solve would eventually be handed over to a "special group" like Irin.
— Special Abnormal Incident Handling Team.
Of course, there were no secrets hidden in the video.
Even the clues that Irin wanted to find were erased in this strange way.
"No."
Irin's smile deepened.
"To be precise, it should be 'deliberately' reminding me that she is the kind of existence that I guessed."
If Xiaoxi's true identity was really as Irin guessed, a "god" hidden in the dark of this world, or some other similar higher dimensional existence, or an "apostle" whose level was so high that Irin couldn't imagine, it was impossible for her to leave behind such a clearly censored video.
Her ability should be enough to "modify reality".
Whether it was human knowledge of her or memories, she could modify them to a certain extent.
If she could do that, why would she leave such a censored video?
Wouldn't it be easier to just erase everyone's memories of this matter, or make this video disappear completely?
Let's not talk about anything else.
Even Ou Lele could make this video disappear, so it was impossible that "Xiaoxi" couldn't do it.
"Finally, I found the real person."
After getting the answer, while feeling happy, Irin also felt a deep sense of helplessness.
It was a sense of helplessness in front of a terrifying existence that couldn't even identify "who I am".
Perhaps at this time, ordinary and ignorant humans like Xu Zhiyong could truly be happy.
Just as the old saying goes:
Ignorance is the greatest happiness.
…
After leaving the police station, Xu Zhiyong was almost off work. He warmly invited Irin to his house for a meal.
Irin didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Xu Zhiyong's enthusiasm. "Is there a need for that?"
"Hehehe —" Xu Zhiyong's face revealed a smile like an experienced driver. "You don't think that I'm trying to curry favor with you, do you?"
"Uh …"
Needless to say, Irin's first reaction was indeed: How could Xu Zhiyong be so vulgar?
"Wrong!" Xu Zhiyong shook his finger and smiled. "I'm just thinking, in the future, in case, I mean in case … Bah, although it's a little inauspicious to say this, I still have to say it. In case I encounter something that I can't solve during my tenure, I can ask you for help! "
So this was his plan.
Irin smiled. "Actually, if you don't eat this meal, if something really happens to you, I'll still help you since you've helped me before."
"Don't!" Xu Zhiyong was a little anxious. "If you don't eat this meal, you'll be embarrassed! Anyway, it's just a meal. It won't take much time. Coincidentally, my daughter rarely comes home. My husband cooked a lot of good dishes. "
Irin couldn't bear it. After thinking about it, she had just come out of the trial and didn't have anything special to do, so she followed Xu Zhiyong to his house.
The place where he lived was an ordinary neighborhood. With Xu Zhiyong's salary, it was reasonable for him to live in this kind of place.
"Yo! This is Little Lin! He looks very … simple! "
A woman with a good figure, but many traces of age on her face, wearing an apron, opened the door to welcome them with a smile.
Irin: "… Hello, Auntie. This is a gift for our first meeting. "
Irin bought a box of milk from the roadside and placed it on the shoe cabinet by the door.
"Old Xu said that an important guest came to our house. It's rare for him to come to our house, so why are you being so polite?"
Madam Xu complained, but a happy expression appeared on her face.
"It's just a box of milk. It's not a bribe, not a bribe. Wife, just accept it!" Xu Zhiyong laughed self-deprecatingly. Obviously, he had rejected many other "gifts".
…
"My wife, pretty, right?" The two of them sat on the sofa. Xu Zhiyong quietly pointed at his wife's back and boasted, "Back then, my wife was a famous flower in the police force! She was gentle and virtuous. I don't know what kind of luck I had back then to be able to marry my wife! Heh! "
As Old Xu boasted, he secretly hammered his waist.
This was the middle-aged man's last bit of stubbornness.
When he talked about his "glorious deeds," Xu Zhiyong couldn't stop talking. He kept showing off the cases he had solved when he was young in front of Irin.
Xu Zhiyong's wife was busy in the kitchen. From time to time, she would complain and expose her husband's embarrassing deeds. It was a harmonious atmosphere.
Irin sat in the living room for a short half an hour. She felt very helpless as Xu Zhiyong and his wife each talked about their public display of affection.
However, this atmosphere made Irin feel very relaxed.
A faint warmth arose spontaneously.
He didn't know when it started, but to Irin, these daily necessities and these long-winded conversations were like things from another world.
When Irin understood this strange feeling, she couldn't help but laugh.
Yes.
This was life.
He didn't know when it started, but even this ordinary "life" had become an extravagant wish that he could only look forward to.
As an apostle, he was in a precarious situation. He didn't even know if he could survive the next trial. To every apostle, this kind of stability was the most expensive luxury.
Of course, not every apostle would feel this way in this kind of atmosphere.
At least, Irin felt it.
A table full of colorful dishes dazzled Irin.
To be honest, this was something that Molly would definitely not be able to do in the laboratory.
When it was time to eat, a young girl wearing pink home clothes skipped out of the room.
The young girl looked cute. Her facial features were delicate, and her lips were thick and moist. She looked eighty to ninety percent similar to Xu Zhiyong's wife.
From the young girl's appearance, it could be seen that Xu Zhiyong wasn't just bragging when he said that his wife was the prettiest girl in the police force when she was young.
Xu Zhiyong grabbed Irin's shoulder and laughed. "My daughter, Xu Anjing, looks like me. She's beautiful!"
When Irin heard this, the corner of her mouth twitched. Aren't you tired of lying through your teeth?
"Come, come, come! Jing Er, come over and say hello to your uncle … uh, no, Brother Lin. "
"Pfft!" When Irin heard the word "uncle," she immediately spat out the tea in her mouth.
Xu Anjing looked at Irin in shock.
Then, when she heard Old Xu's words, she subconsciously rolled her eyes and sneered. "Brother? It's hard to say who's older. "
After saying that, Xu Anjing stared straight at Irin. "Which year are you from?"
Irin remembered her "background" in this timeline, and her tone was a little uncertain. "2103?"
"Oh, after 2000." Xu Anjing looked at Xu Zhiyong as if she was demonstrating. "Dad, did you see that? Tell him to call her sister."
"Nonsense! She's much older than you in terms of seniority! "
Xu Zhiyong glared.
"It's okay, it's all the same."
It seemed that Xu Zhiyong's daughter was a little rebellious. Yi Lin didn't care, and smiled as he tried to smooth things over.
Xu Zhiyong knew that Irin's "identity" was very confidential, and it was impossible for her to reveal her so-called "seniority." He smacked his lips helplessly and sighed. "This rebellious period is really long."
"Jing Er, don't mess around!" When Xu Zhiyong's wife saw this, she brought the vegetables to the table and pretended to be angry as she reprimanded, "Little Lin is your dad's honored guest. What did I teach you? You have to be polite."
"Tsk, honored guest?"
A hint of disdain flashed in Xu Anjing's eyes, but she still kept a straight face and didn't say a word. She sat in her seat and started eating.
It seemed that women were the ones in charge in this family.
Irin looked down and didn't say anything, but she secretly mourned for Old Xu for a few seconds.
In the end, the rebellious girl didn't make a fuss.
For Old Xu's sake.
"Come, come, come! Let's go! It's not that I'm bragging, but in the bureau, I'm famous for my tolerance. Those who can make me drunk … have all been transferred away! "
"Old Xu, didn't we agree that this would only be opened when Jing Er got married?" Madam Xu exclaimed softly when she saw Old Xu take out the fine wine that he had kept for a long time.
"It's fine. This wild child isn't even married yet. It's still too early for her to get married!"
"Don't drink so much. You're already so old. Seriously! You're not a child anymore. "
Xu Anjing was speechless.
Toasts were exchanged.
Old Xu had been promoted, but he didn't seem to have a proper celebration. He said a lot of things while he was drunk.
Irin was also drunk. Ever since he became an apostle, he had never tried drinking so much wine.
Old Xu was completely paralyzed and vomited all over the floor.
Irin couldn't handle it. Madam Xu was extremely enthusiastic, so he could only make do with spending the night in Xu Zhiyong's guest room.
It was already late at night when he finished tormenting Old Xu.
When Irin passed by Old Xu's room after taking a shower, he heard his wife complaining through the door.
Irin smiled and quickly climbed into bed to sleep.
In fact, Irin could make Xu Zhiyong drunk so much not because he had a good tolerance for alcohol.
It was because Irin's strength attribute had far surpassed that of ordinary people. Even if he didn't have a strength-type enhancement, his physique wasn't something that ordinary people could compare to. Old Xu was just an ordinary bureau chief. How could he compare to Irin?
"…"
It was a silent night.
… Silent?
"Huff … Huff … Huff …"
Midnight.
Irin's tightly locked door opened a crack without making a sound.
A petite figure came in like a ghost.
The person's lips were plump and seductive, faintly glowing in the dark.
A bright dagger reflected a cold light and slowly approached Irin's neck.
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