Chapter 317 Another six months passed unexpectedly, and Sang Zhitao sat...
Six months later, Sang Zhitao sat in the courtyard, and a third ball of light appeared in front of her.
"The third world?" Shi raised an eyebrow and walked up to her.
Sang Zhitao nodded: "Yes, I instinctively felt the need to create a third world."
"Is this world the same as your previous world?" She sat down next to Sang Zhitao and looked down at the small world in front of her.
Sang Zhitao slowly shook her head: "It's not clear yet, the timeline hasn't reached that point."
The master looked up at her, thought for a moment, and then said, "No rush, take your time, you'll find out everything eventually."
"Hmm." Sang Zhitao didn't say anything, only gave a light reply.
Shi sighed silently and reached out to rub her head: "Really not planning to go out and have some fun?"
Sang Zhitao slowly shook her head: "Never mind, I'm not in the mood right now."
The master opened his mouth, and after a long while, he said, "When you have created five small worlds, you can apply for the first step of the assessment."
"An assessment?" Sang Zhitao looked at her in surprise: "Isn't it just a matter of creating a world?"
The master chuckled and shook his head: "No, even though the number of gods is not large, they are still quite strict in this regard."
Seeing Sang Zhitao frown slightly and look puzzled, Shi smiled and tapped her head before saying, "According to the rules of the gods, each small world created is in units of five, and an application for assessment and reporting must be submitted."
"This is also to prevent some gods from creating too many abandoned worlds in private."
"Abandoned world..." Sang Zhitao lowered her eyes and murmured the familiar words, "If it's an abandoned world, does it ultimately only mean destruction?"
The master nodded: "Yes, although abandoned worlds also absorb energy to grow, they cannot form a self-circulating cycle like qualified worlds."
"In particular, the negative energy contained in such a world is extremely powerful."
"They are like a plague, constantly eroding the healthy world."
"Given the circumstances, how could those two children have secretly destroyed the Natural Disaster Small World?" Sang Zhitao looked at her with some surprise.
The master sighed helplessly, "There's nothing I can do; he's a rare junior here."
Sang Zhitao opened her mouth but didn't say anything more.
After staring at the void in silence for a long while, the master said, "We have tried many methods to control it, but we can only say that the gods do not pay much attention to things that can be created at will."
This wasn't the first time Sang Zhitao had sensed the arrogance God held towards the beings in the small world.
However, she could understand, since she hadn't paid attention to the survival of ants when she was on Earth.
The master glanced at her before saying, "By the way, your little world of natural disasters has no creator in the current God Realm."
“I guessed it.” Sang Zhitao nodded without any surprise. “Just like I told you, natural disasters are also recorded in the written language of my Earth.”
“So…” she looked up at her master, “the creator of the world of natural disasters must not be the god of your world.”
"...This is also your world." The master opened his mouth, but after a long while, he managed to squeeze out these words.
Sang Zhitao licked her lips but didn't say anything more. Instead, she continued to look at the small world in her hand.
Within the small world, the flow of time is normal, but for Sang Zhitao, who is in the realm of gods, time in the small world is accelerating.
"A day in heaven is a year on earth." Sang Zhitao looked at the small world that had been submerged by the sea and a thought came to her mind.
The master paused for a moment after hearing her words, then chuckled and said, "Although I don't like humans either, I have to admit that they can sometimes create really amazing things."
Sang Zhitao silently watched the small world that was increasingly resembling a pirate world.
She watched as countless human treasures and antiques were gradually swept away by the sea and swallowed by the water.
I gently extended my finger and tapped the ball.
Several beams of magical light descended upon this world, gently carrying countless treasures as they sank into the sea.
"The rules of the Dark Vortex Adventure..." A strange celestial voice appeared in the minds of the people in that world.
From then on, piracy became a unique profession in the world and an aspiration for many.
“As expected…” Sang Zhitao murmured softly, her eyes lowered.
"What's wrong?" The master didn't hear her clearly.
Sang Zhitao slowly shook her head: "It's nothing, I just need to confirm a few things."
The teacher couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and softly agree.
In the dark void, a wind, seemingly from nowhere, gently lifted the hems of their clothes.
"You did this?" Sang Zhitao looked at Shi in surprise.
The master was stunned for a moment. She had never liked to set up false weather such as wind, rain, thunder and lightning in this void.
However, looking at the sudden gust of wind, she had a bad feeling...
Sang Zhitao opened her mouth, about to say something, when a faint scent of blood drifted into the world on the wind.
The master sniffed the scent that was desperately being forced into her nostrils, and after a long while, he stood up with a grim expression and looked into the void.
"What's wrong?" This time it was Sang Zhitao who asked her.
The master picked her up and put her in the room, saying, "Good girl, stay inside and don't come out."
Before Sang Zhitao could speak, she flew directly into the void.
A pale green light enveloped the courtyard.
Then, in this black void, only emptiness remained.
Sang Zhitao stared blankly at the closed door, clutching the three round balls.
Through the window, you can see the green light outside enveloping everything.
Sang Zhitao pursed her lips, tiptoed to the window, and frowned as she looked outside: "What's wrong...?"
A sudden jolt struck, and Sang Zhitao nearly lost her balance, quickly grabbing the window frame beside her for support.
The tremors lasted for three or four minutes.
"It's like going back to a world of natural disasters." Sang Zhitao rubbed her palms with some disgust.
After waiting for a while and there were no more tremors, Sang Zhitao obediently sat back down at the table.
"I wonder how things are on Earth..." After arranging the three small worlds one by one on the table, she lay on the table with her eyes full of worry.
The flow of time on Earth is not as fast as in the small world of the gods, as Sang Zhitao believed.
Even so, five years have already passed on Earth.
"Has Tao Tao not come back yet?" Sang Lezhi rubbed her stiff neck, sighed, and looked at her brother.
Sang Leping slowly shook his head: "Not yet."
They are no longer in their twenties or thirties; instead, they have developed some gray hair.
"Sigh..." Sang Lezhi sighed, "What exactly happened..."
“There’s nothing the base can do for now.” Sang Leping pursed his lips. “It should be fine. You’ve forgotten the last time Tao Tao had an accident, there were very obvious anomalies on Earth.”
“But… although we’ve known each other for so many years, we haven’t spent much time together. I really…” Sang Lezhi didn’t finish her sentence.
But Sang Leping understood what she meant: "Don't worry, she has a global consciousness."
“In my heart, she will always be that little sister I just found.” A hint of regret flashed in Sang Lezhi’s eyes. “Did I really do something wrong? If only I had…”
“Even if you didn’t hand it over back then, given Tao Tao’s special circumstances, we couldn’t have kept it a secret.” Sang Leping paused before continuing, “Moreover, Tao Tao’s time travel over the years has been largely thanks to the country’s assistance; we couldn’t have done it on our own.”
“Looking at it in a positive light, that’s true, but… that’s Tao Tao…” Sang Lezhi’s face still showed no joy.
Sang Leping didn't try to persuade her further, after all, he felt the same way as his younger sister.
"The base..." After a long while, Sang Leping hesitated before speaking.
“Uncle Li has stepped down, and I haven’t even greeted the new base commander yet.” Sang Lezhi paused before continuing, “I’m on a rather long vacation this time, I’ll go back and check on things.”
“Okay.” Sang Leping hesitated for a moment before continuing, “I may also need to readjust the equity structure on my side.”
"Your side is also going to make changes?!" Sang Lezhi frowned, feeling that something was amiss.
Sang Leping remained silent for a moment before speaking: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Everything has been discussed with the higher-ups."
Hearing this, Sang Lezhi nodded thoughtfully and did not continue the topic.
This time, Sang Zhitao's absence was the longest she had ever been since she traveled through time. Not only were the Sang siblings worried about this, but the country was also somewhat concerned.
The newly appointed Grand Elder had mentioned this matter during a regular meeting.
"We haven't provided much technical assistance since Hope traveled to this point. Now that Hope has been gone for several years, I hope you can make a breakthrough in your research so that we can at least find her and help her return home!"
“Elder Qian had a student named Lin Jing who has some good ideas and has made breakthroughs in her latest research. I think it would be better to entrust her with the later stages of the space group research,” the newly appointed Second Elder suggested.
"Professor Lin already has projects under his belt. Isn't it a bit much to be holding multiple positions?" the newly appointed Third Elder said with some disapproval.
"Old Qian is still in relatively good health, so let him take charge for now." The First Elder waved his hand and made the decision directly.
The other elders naturally said nothing more.
Seeing this, the Grand Elder looked around and said, "As for the personnel changes at the base and the Sang Group..."
He hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Have someone keep a close watch on us, but don't attract attention."
"Yes!" the other elders and staff responded in unison.
"Tao Tao...when are you coming back?" Li Mingguo stood by the window, looking at the moon in the night sky, and let out a heavy sigh.
"Commander Li, why are you up?!" The tightly closed door was gently pushed open, and the guard rushed forward with a nervous expression upon seeing him like this.
"Ahem!" Li Mingguo gently pushed away the guard's hand and sighed, "It's alright, don't be nervous."
"At the base..." The guard hesitated for a long time before tentatively speaking.
“…Never mind, let him be…” Li Mingguo froze for a moment before sighing and saying.
The guard turned to look at the night sky, opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
Sang Zhitao waited in her master's room for a long time, until she forgot how much time had passed.
The only thing that made her feel alive was the little worlds that were born from the palm of her hand.
The worlds she had visited and the worlds she had written about but hadn't visited appeared around her.
"One, two, three... twelve, thirteen..."
Sang Zhitao silently counted them one by one before letting out a heavy sigh: "There are so many..."
She is now even more certain that her guess was correct, but she still needs to communicate with Wang and her teacher.
"When...when will it finally appear?" she couldn't help but mutter, looking at the green light curtain enveloping the courtyard.
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Author's note: I don't have time today, I'll make up for yesterday's leave request tomorrow.
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