Chapter 143

Time goes back 24 hours.

001 stopped at the top of a planet with great anticipation, its black and white eyes carefully examining everything, trying to find what it wanted.

However, after a quick glance, there was nothing.

001 looked away disappointedly, shook off his baggage, and continued on to the next planet.

The universe is vast and there are many planets, but only a few of them meet the requirements today.

It’s all the main system’s fault!

It was clearly it that dozed off and slept for more than 500 years, causing earth-shaking changes in the entire universe, but in the end it was these humble subsystems with no status that were blamed.

During the more than 500 years that the main system was dormant, the planets in the universe suffered natural disasters, including tsunamis, extreme cold, tornadoes, high temperatures...all kinds of disasters befell the planets.

The planets fell one after another under the attack of natural disasters.

In just 500 years, there is almost no planet in the universe where civilization still exists.

This is also the reason why the main system is furious.

Small-scale, accidental natural disasters are acceptable, but major disasters like those that have swept the entire planet in the past 500 years are seriously beyond the control of local people.

Therefore, external intervention is necessary to ensure that these planets avoid natural disasters.

A subsystem like 001 is a perfect external force.

However, they still need to find suitable taskers so that the main system will use energy to reverse time and allow the taskers to go to the world experiencing a natural disaster to perform a rescue mission.

But the problem is, who's left alive now?! The natural disaster has ravaged the planet, so where can it find task takers?!

(Falling in anger)

001The more I think about it, the more speechless I become, and the angrier I become.

But he didn't dare to show it under the nose of the main system, so he could only curse secretly in his heart, and then kept hovering above the planet.

It has checked 10 planets today, none of which are inhabited. The surfaces of the planets are either covered with ice or desert, and some even emit nuclear radiation, which scared it so much that it ran away after just one look.

001 sighed deeply. It had a feeling that it would return empty-handed again today.

It's amazing that when it had given up all hope, it actually found two living people in a corner.

Oh no, to be more precise, it’s - two souls.

"Hey, are you two heavenly masters? Or do you know some kind of spell? You can actually stuff your own souls into weapons!" 001 felt curious and couldn't help asking.

Song Yue and Shen Xin looked at the big eyeballs that suddenly appeared on the ceiling and remained silent tacitly.

001: ...

"Ahem, let me introduce myself first..."

After twenty minutes of incessant chatter, Song Yue and Shen Xin understood its identity, its background, and its mission.

However, Song Yue has no interest in saving the world. She is not a saint. What does the life and death of all living things have to do with her?

So Song Yue decisively rejected 001.

Shen Xin hesitated for a while, and it was obvious that he was debating whether to save her or not.

Seeing this, Song Yue sighed deliberately: "What should I do if you agree to him?"

Shen Xin was slightly startled.

Seeing that using herself as a shield worked, Song Yue continued, "I risked my life to enter the void in exchange for your safe return. If you go with him now and something happens, do you want me to be a widow?"

Shen Xin felt that what she said made sense.

Between big love and small love, this time he decisively stood for the latter.

In the past, he was young and ignorant, willing to spread his passion to all parts of the world. But when he met Song Yue and his parents, his heart that loved the people began to waver.

Especially when he saw the two of them feeding him dog food from time to time, sometimes he would think, maybe... it wouldn't be a bad idea to give up the world just for the one person around him?

Thinking of this, Shen Xin firmly rejected 001.

001 was so angry at Song Yue that his teeth itched.

I didn't expect that this little girl could have so many tricks to seduce men.

Okay, if this trick doesn’t work, try that one!

Its eyes rolled and a plan came to mind.

"Ahem, talking about saving the common people is indeed a bit empty and pretentious, but what if I tell you to follow me and go back to the past so you can save your partners in the Investigation Bureau?"

"For example, Yan Zhuo will not be torn apart by evil creatures, but will have his own happy family."

"For example, Ran Yan, she is always so happy and carefree, and will never be troubled by evil things again."

"For example, Yuan Ling still has her legs. She is still that heroic girl. She would never have spent her life in a wheelchair and died tragically on the battlefield."

001 was talking non-stop, completely unaware of the sudden drop in air pressure in the room.

Song Yue frowned coldly: "You peeked into our memories?"

001 shuddered under her gaze (if he had a body), and quickly explained, "No, no... I was looking at the historical records of your Earth..."

Song Yue frowned slightly.

Earth?

"What did you say just now? The Earth?" she asked coldly.

001 blinked, confused. "...Yeah, yeah, that's the name of your planet, right? Let me see. Oh, over 500 years ago, it was called Earth, right? Then it was changed to Blue Starfish, which is fine. So, what's going on?"

Earth, blue starfish.

Blue starfish, Earth.

Song Yue's brain was spinning frantically, and suddenly, she had an epiphany!

It turns out that the tunnel she fell into at the beginning did not lead to another world, but to the Earth!

She has always been on the same ground!

It’s just that the timeline is different. She is now on Earth more than 500 years later!

Due to rampant natural disasters and numerous strange phenomena, the map of the earth 500 years later is different from what she remembers.

The seven continents and four oceans no longer exist, and the names of the planets have also been changed due to natural disasters. So, this is why she didn't realize it after staying here for more than 20 years!

My heart was pounding and my breathing became rapid.

If 001 is correct, does it mean that as long as she is willing to go back to the past, she can change history?

At that time, natural disasters will not bring major disasters to the earth, humans will be able to survive, the void will not appear with the natural disasters, and evil creatures will be out of the question.

Without evil things, there would be no investigation bureau.

Without the Investigation Bureau, Yan Zhuo, Ran Yan and Yuan Ling would not have become investigators and would have lived out their lives happily and healthily.

Song Yue admitted that she was moved at the thought of being able to revive her teammates who had fought alongside her.

She was not a particularly righteous person, nor did she dare to claim to have great love, but once it came to the people around her, Song Yue knew that she would hardly have any hesitation.

But... she still had a doubt.

"Do you know... 099?" She hadn't said this string of numbers for a long time.

001 was stunned for a moment: "099? You mean the subsystem?"

Song Yue: "Yeah."

It is known that 001 is a natural disaster subsystem, and so is 099, so the two are most likely colleagues.

099's life or death in her original timeline is unknown. If you ask the current 001, you may be able to indirectly find out whether 099 is dead or alive more than 500 years later.

I felt uneasy.

However, 001's answer was beyond her expectations.

"We don't have number 099 here? The highest number is 010, not the 099 you mentioned."

001 was also confused. There are only 10 subsystems in total, so how could there be such a large number?

Song Yue was stunned.

how so?

Does this mean that 500 years from now, only subsystems 1 to 10 will remain? Will all the others be wiped out?

Song Yue secretly clenched his fists, his expression gloomy.

Forget it, since 001 doesn’t know, just choose to go back.

It is not only to find 099, but also to change the fate of Yan Zhuo, Ran Yan and Yuan Ling.

After a brief discussion with Shen Xin, the two decided to agree to 001.

His consciousness was torn from the weapon, and the scenery around him began to fall rapidly.

Soon the soul broke through the atmosphere, and Song Yue looked down into the distance. The surface of the earth more than 500 years later was devastated, with white ice, red flames, and blue ocean holes... The earth was destroyed by natural disasters and evil things, and became barren.

But all this is about to be reversed.

Inside the sacred hall, Song Yue followed the instructions and extended his transparent left hand, condensed with his consciousness, into a huge ball of white light.

Then with a whoosh, consciousness was sucked in and disappeared quietly.

Seeing this scene, Ana Shen felt a little uneasy.

001 smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, buddy, I will arrange for you two to be together~"

Anyone with a discerning eye can see their relationship, and it 001 wouldn't do something bad like breaking up a couple.

It's just... ahem... it concealed a little bit of things...

But it doesn't matter, after this is done, these two will definitely understand its good intentions! (secretly puffing out his chest)

Shen Xin naturally didn't know what 001 was thinking, but when he heard it say that he could still be with Song Yue, his brows relaxed immediately.

So I didn't hesitate any more and reached out my hand bravely.

The moment his palm touched the ball of light, Shen Xin also disappeared.

001 finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Great! I finally accomplished something big today!

They successfully attracted a tasker and perfectly expanded their subsystem family. If the main system saw it, it would definitely praise it!

001 raised the corner of its mouth happily, but the next second, after seeing the numbers arranged by Shen Xin behind it, it was stunned.

“099…?”

Shen Xin was actually assigned to 099? !

Wait, isn’t this the subsystem number that Song Yue asked about before?

What's going on? How did she know about 099's existence in advance?!

001 was shocked and had no idea what was going on. Then he dived into the ball of light and hurriedly caught up with them.

Time turns back and everything falls back.

Song Yue opened her eyes and saw a very familiar scene.

——Her home.

I quickly turned over and unlocked the phone on the bedside table. The time displayed on the screen was: December 1st 01:01.

Only 1 second passed...

Song Yue stared at the screen in a daze. In an instant, countless memories flooded back like a fountain!

Her name is Song Yue.

From 500 years later.

The real her is not the one sleeping in the bedroom, but the novice investigator who knows nothing.

She died in the future, framed by her immediate superior, Watari Jinsuke.

But she was lucky enough to be pulled into the weapon by Shen Xin's mother Bai Ye, and was able to preserve her soul.

Twenty years later, she met 001 who was passing by the Investigation Bureau. The two reached an agreement. She traveled to the past and borrowed the body of Song Yue, a person with the same name and surname, and also inherited all the memories and emotions of the original owner.

The original owner was a love-brained person. In the apocalypse, because she believed in a scumbag, she and her parents were killed by him.

The original owner did not reincarnate and died on the day she was pushed off the balcony by the scumbag.

Then she came, took over the original owner's body, replaced the original owner, and officially began the natural disaster rescue mission.

Every natural disaster copy she has been to is a world swallowed by natural disasters as described by 001.

Many of the people she was asked to rescue during the mission were also important characters in saving their world.

For example, Old Qiu in the high-temperature copy has the technology to plant high-temperature resistant seeds. Protecting him is to protect the entire Star Country.

For example, building a shelter on the island and rescuing 150 people. Among these people are bigwigs from all walks of life. Only by rescuing them can we win a turning point.

For example, in the acid rain copy, the experimental base must be blown up at the risk of one's life, because only in this way can the source be completely destroyed and the acid rain city of Philadelphia can start over.

Everything seemed like a dream.

Song Yue stared blankly at her right hand, which was intact, white, and had not been cut off by the evil creature.

She is now both herself 500 years later and Song Yue of the present.

After putting it back on, the entire 001 team was extremely excited!

God knows that the person it randomly picked 500 years later has now become one of the best taskers!

What's even more outrageous is that the Light Group has clearly sealed their memories temporarily. Logically, the two of them should have started from scratch after going back 500 years, but they still seem to be bound by some kind of bond. One of them breaks the rules and tries to fit into her world, while the other one speeds up the completion of the copy regardless of the danger to his own life, just to see 099 as soon as possible.

Wow, these two really can’t leave each other wherever they go.

001 suddenly fell into deep thought.

They didn't become a happy couple in their previous life, but in this life, perhaps, it can quietly help them?

The author has something to say:

To summarize, this is a time paradox without causality: 500 years ago, Song Yue accidentally travels 500 years into the future through a time tunnel, regaining her memories. 500 years later, Song Yue returns to the past, her memories sealed. Until she encounters the time tunnel, Song Yue possesses the memories of both timelines simultaneously. (Don't worry if you don't understand; the origin of time loops is inherently difficult to pin down. This is the author's first attempt at incorporating this element, so please be gentle.)

P.S. Some readers think the heroine's personality has changed. Actually, it's not that she's changed, but the heroine 500 years later is the real her. She's been through a lot in the Bureau, from a clueless newbie to the last remaining spirit, a total of 20 years, so it's natural for her personality to change. The heroine 500 years ago, because she had no memories of the early days, thought she was the original owner, and so her behavior was a bit more cold and hateful. Now the two personalities have merged, which is probably like this *^_^*