Chapter 544 An Opportunity for Self-Selection.
The moment Lu Nange asked that question, the whole world... froze.
She saw that Lu Beiye's tear tracks were still glistening, and his mouth was slightly open... Chi Yanzhou, Lu Xici, and everyone else, all their movements, were frozen in time.
Even the dust particles floating in the air seemed to freeze in place under the light.
Only Lu Nange can still move, think, and feel her own heart beating.
"This is..." She looked around, her voice unusually clear in the absolute silence.
"Nan Nan! I missed you so much!"
A cheerful, almost exaggerated electronic sound rang out, and then a ball of light the size of a fist appeared out of thin air in front of Lu Nange.
Yes, yes.
"It's me! It's me!" The ball of light bounced up and down happily twice.
"Yes, yes, what's wrong with A-Ye and the others?"
"Don't worry, don't worry, A-Ye and the others are fine. I just temporarily cut off the flow of time in this small world so that I can talk to you."
It flew around Lu Nange once: "Nannan, now that Hei Ba has been sent back, there is a temporary vacuum in the regulatory authority over this small world."
The main system has authorized me to temporarily manage the operation and maintenance of this small world!
Lu Nange's gaze passed over Youyou and landed on the charred, withered piece of wood: "You're acting as an agent for this world? Then can you bring the branches back to life?"
The sphere of light suddenly stopped moving up and down.
Lu Nange's heart sank: "Can't...?"
"No, no, no!" Youyou quickly denied, the ball of light spinning rapidly: "Nannan, don't misunderstand! On the contrary! Zhizhi is still alive!"
"What? You're saying Zhizhi is still alive? Where is it?"
"Nan Nan, it's here!"
As soon as Youyou finished speaking, a faint emerald green light suddenly appeared at the top of the charred, withered tree trunk.
Immediately afterwards, the green light slowly detached from the dead wood, rose up, and finally transformed into a seed the size of a black bean, with a bright green color all over.
The seed fell into Lu Nange's palm.
“Zhizhi…” Lu Nange’s voice choked with emotion.
"Nannan, Zhizhi is not a native plant of this world."
It was originally one of the 'core of life' in other small worlds, a special existence with self-awareness that was born by chance in the operation of billions of universes.
When Black Tyrant invaded that small world, he stole the not-yet-fully-matured Black Tyrant and forcibly transplanted it into this world, attempting to transform it into his own energy source, surveillance system, and weapon, in order to better control this small world.
However, although Black King contaminated the branch with a program when he activated it, the branch's life essence was too high and it was not completely controlled.
Instead, it retained its purest intelligence during several resistances, and after meeting you, it chose you as its master and family.
Now that Black Overlord has been defeated, the pollution on Zhizhi has also been largely cleared away during the battle where her very essence was exhausted.
However, as the 'origin of life', it has its own responsibilities to fulfill, and it needs to return to its original small world to maintain the life cycle and balance of that universe.
If it remains here indefinitely, neglecting its duties, its essence will gradually wither and eventually disappear completely.
Lu Nange's tears fell, landing right on the emerald green seed in her palm.
“I understand…” Lu Nange lowered her head and looked at the seed: “As long as we know it’s still alive, that’s enough.”
"Nan Nan, don't cry! I can... uh, I can... apply to the main system and see if we can find a way to keep Zhizhi by your side!"
After all, you, Zhizhi, and your friends were the top heroes in eliminating the Black Tyrant and saving this little world. The main system might show you some leniency...
"Is it okay?" Lu Nange suddenly raised her head.
"Of course you can... give it a try! I'm one of the most... most promising new generation systems from the main system, so I should... I should still have some influence over me!"
However, Nan Nan, there are some things you need to know before applying, because time can't stand still for too long, so you need to make a choice quickly.
Lu Nange: "What choice do I need to make?"
Youyou: "I need to sort this out for you first... First of all, you are originally the 'Lu Nange' of this little world."
The Black King's program invaded this small world for the first time, and in order to create chaos and the beginning of the 'apocalypse', it caused a large number of 'accidents' in the real world.
The car accident in which you and your parents died was one of those accidents; at the time, you were already confirmed dead.
However, the Black King's intrusion program was not perfect the first time it was used, which caused a large number of errors and logical paradoxes in the basic rules of this small world, and the operation of the entire world began to go out of control.
The main system attempted to correct and restart twice, but both attempts failed due to BlackBeat's pre-programmed settings.
If any other system or outsider approaches, this small world will automatically activate its elimination program...
This small world is thus trapped in an endless cycle of apocalyptic predicament. In each cycle, humanity perishes in despair, and then the world resets.
This cycle has already exhausted most of the world's 'energy,' leaving only one last chance for it to function normally.
The main system performed billions of calculations and deduced countless possibilities. Finally, among all the variables, it found the only glimmer of hope to break the deadlock... and that was you.
You are a native of this small world, and your existence is deeply intertwined with the 'main characters' of this world.
Most importantly, because you are an indigenous person, the rules set by the Black Bull cannot detect your existence.
The rules cannot simply treat you as an outsider, and at the same time... the resilience and wisdom you displayed in your original destiny...
Let the main system determine that you are the most likely person to break this deadlock.
Therefore, with the authorization of the main system, we performed an unconventional operation.
To forcibly stabilize and extract your soul consciousness from the state of death.
They were temporarily 'stored' in another relatively stable little world for nurturing and observation.
At the same time, among all the alternative systems, I was chosen as your exclusive auxiliary system.
The main system's calculations showed that our teamwork had the highest success rate, making us... well, a 'perfect match'?
Youyou coughed twice, feigning nonchalance: [The host can't know I'm a newly appointed commander... The main reason I was sent is because of the distance; Black Tyrant won't be able to detect my presence!]
A sharp pain shot through Lu Nange's mind, and a flood of images rushed into her consciousness.
On her tenth birthday, her mother smiled and smeared cream on her nose, her father snapped photos with his camera, and her older brother held her baby brother in his arms...
After graduating from junior high school, the whole family went on a trip to the beach. She was chased by the waves, her father carried her on his shoulders, her older brother splashed water beside her, and her mother, holding her younger brother's hand, chased after them, shouting, "Slow down!"
The first love letter she received was read aloud by her brother, who chased after her in the living room, while her mother shook her head with a smile in the kitchen...
On the eve of the college entrance exam, the older brother rushed home from school. Mom brought him hot milk, Dad had prepared a gift in advance, and the younger brother secretly slipped his favorite snacks into her schoolbag...
And that day, the screeching of brakes, the sound of shattering glass...
As the pain subsided, Lu Nange was covered in cold sweat and breathing heavily.
Those sealed-away childhood and youthful memories belonging to "the real Lu Nange of this world" are now as clear as if they happened yesterday.
So... she really is from this world!
"Remember now?" Youyou's voice rang out at the right time: "In order to avoid being detected by the annihilation rules set by Black Tyrant, we can only do so before the third world cycle is about to collapse."
It allows you to return to a point in time before the apocalypse began, through 'rebirth'.
It uses the forms of 'precognitive dreams' and 'book memories' to vaguely implant the plots that should have happened and might have happened in this little world into your subconscious as guidance and reference.
The mission is now successfully completed! The Black Tyrant has been eliminated, and the small world no longer needs to be forcibly destroyed!
And I successfully helped you apply for the task reward from the main system—a chance to choose for yourself!
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