"037".

At the moment the mission ended, as if the whole world had been paused, Ruan Qingan suddenly spoke: "It's over, isn't it? This time, Jiang Shihe who appeared wasn't even a fragment of the main god's consciousness, right, 037?"

It was rare for Ruan Qing'an to call out the number 037, and the mechanical voice in her mind, after a moment of silence, said: 【Ancestor…】

"He is not a fragment of consciousness."

She paused, then said, "Jiang Shihe is the main god. To be precise, in this small world, the main god chose to descend upon himself."

037 felt somewhat apologetic: [The Supreme God, he—]

But Ruan Qing'an didn't give it a chance to explain, and continued, "When you saw the male lead Jiang Shihe, 037, your reaction was very strange, and then you disappeared."

"At that time, you didn't discover that Jiang Shihe had awakened the death loop, but rather that... it wasn't him who came, but the main god, the main god who was entangled by negative forces. Perhaps before he was completely entangled, he had already made preparations for this small world."

037 was speechless for a moment: "Yes... after seeing the mark of the Supreme God on the person who came, I was urgently recalled."

[After being recalled by the main system, I learned that the Supreme God had instructed me to tell you, my ancestor, that experiencing the previous fragment world was for the sake of all the memories the Supreme God had left behind about you, and that this final fragment world was for the truth.]

It was only then that I realized the truth the Supreme God spoke of was something He wanted to tell you, our ancestor, in person…

But before 037 could finish speaking, Ruan Qingan interrupted it.

He's gambling.

When she said those three words, Ruan Qing'an finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, her voice filled with self-mockery. Her face darkened as she said, "He certainly planned it well. He was so sure that I would know the truth, so he entered this little world?"

037 remained silent for a very long time before finally saying, "Ancestor, let me tell you that the one who reported the Love Value System for repair was the Main God."

"I know it's not broken, what's wrong?"

He said... he was afraid that if you came, the strategy would be completed too quickly, and you would notice something was amiss, so he asked me to lie to you...

Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an paused for a moment, then turned her head slightly: "...Heh, I'm too lazy to pay attention to him. He always does some inexplicable things, just like when he sealed me away."

This time, 037 didn't answer. Instead, it said, "Ancestor, we've returned to the Three Thousand Planes Management Bureau. The Supreme God is waiting for you."

"Um……"

Ruan Qing'an didn't say much, but silently looked at the Administration Bureau in front of him—still standing at the center of all the small worlds, with the dark green data stream connecting to each world, and the Administration Bureau surrounded by it as if it were a star surrounded by the moon.

She lowered her eyes subconsciously, a hint of hesitation in her gaze.

Recalling the gentle gaze Jiang Shihe gave her in that previous little world—the only one in all the little worlds where she had almost no initiative, yet Jiang Shihe had spontaneously walked towards her and chosen only her.

She only needed to stand there to triumph over everything.

When Ruan Qingan returned to the management bureau, he discovered that the situation there was even more serious than he had seen before...

The entire Administration Bureau appeared desolate and dilapidated, or rather—it should have been the center of the world, managing the three thousand minor worlds, and as the entity that maintained their stability and order, the Administration Bureau should not have become like this.

037 sighed: "Ancestor, the situation at the Bureau is becoming increasingly dangerous; many smaller worlds are collapsing and spiraling out of control."

"..."

Ruan Qing'an couldn't help but purse her lips, a hint of reluctance in her leaden eyes. Just then, a voice suddenly came from behind her. She instinctively turned around—

Standing not far away was a virtual figure.

His features were excessively handsome, and his superior physical attributes made him as handsome as a god, without any flaws. However... his figure was not solid, but rather a body formed from data. He looked down at her from a great distance.

Ruan Qing'an hesitated for a moment, then subconsciously looked away: "Why use data-driven methods? Don't you have a physical body?"

"...because I couldn't move."

Xie Huainan spoke in a low voice, his lowered eyes carrying a faint trace of sorrow and worry: "Too many small worlds are collapsing, spreading like a virus. I can only seal my body in the bottom small world and try to stabilize them by releasing my power."

"The reason I was able to appear before you in the last fragment world... Ruan Ruan, is because I extracted the core power I had prepared in advance to see you."

He paused for a moment: "The rest of my power needs to stay here and deal with the mess. That's the duty of the Supreme God. The power I have left to see you is the only power I can use to be willful."

Upon hearing this, Nguyen Thanh An's eyes widened in surprise.

Unable to contain herself, she strode forward to Xie Huainan, her beautiful, leaden eyes revealing an uncontrollable rage, and slapped him across the face.

"Are you crazy, Xie Huainan?!"

"Do you know what kind of power you're using? That's the power I gave you to save your life! How could you use it for something like this!"

Ruan Qingan spoke loudly, his body trembling.

It was she who created the body for Xie Huainan, and she watched him become a god. That core energy was something Ruan Qing'an deliberately left behind when she created the body for Xie Huainan, infused with all her power at the time—a final path to survival for him.

If this power were to be unleashed, it would be enough to tear apart the entire Administration Bureau, giving Xie Huainan a way to escape the danger.

Xie Huainan simply lowered his eyes. Even though he had been slapped hard across the face, which he could easily erase now that he was data-driven, he instead chuckled softly.

He unconsciously touched his face with his fingertips: "I'm so happy, Ruan Ruan, you're finally willing to call me by my name..."

This is the name you chose; if you don't call it, it's meaningless.

As Ruan Qing'an involuntarily lowered her trembling hand, Xie Huainan reached out and grasped her slender wrist, saying softly, "This is the only way we can do it, Ruan Ruan."

"I just want to gamble that you will come back. This strength from you makes it worth it for me to gamble on whether I can see you again."

Xie Huainan paused: "The situation of the Administration Bureau is getting worse and worse, and I am the main god. Even if I die, I cannot stand by and watch the three thousand worlds collapse. So—even if the Administration Bureau saves me, I am afraid I will die without a doubt."

"I'll keep this power anyway. If I'm destined to die, the best use I can think of is... to see you."

The atmosphere was stagnant. Within the dilapidated and desolate Administration Bureau, everything seemed dead. Countless connections extending from the Administration Bureau to the Three Thousand Worlds were also in continuous decay, as if the worlds were constantly heading towards their end, singing a lament.

Ruan Qing'an was silent for a moment, then finally raised his eyes, his leaden-gray eyes staring at Xie Huainan's godlike features.

"What exactly happened...?"

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