Chapter 105 Extra (1)
When Xie Xin first gained self-awareness, X was being tortured by Lu Jinghong in the dream of City A. Although he did not die, he was seriously injured. This gave Xie Xin the opportunity to split his self-awareness.
Xie Xin was different from other derivatives of the origin. He did not have much sense of belonging or affection for that bulky and strange main body.
When he first gained sight, he thought these monsters were extremely ugly.
To put it in human terms, Xie Xin is the origin of aesthetic consciousness. Looking at other slices of "himself" is like people from big cities returning to the village to visit relatives - a pile of old-fashioned things.
When Xie Xin learned to extend his limbs into the game world, he discovered for the first time species that were more aesthetically pleasing - creatures called humans who were tortured by "themselves" to a point where their lives were worse than death.
Xie Xin imitated the others and made a human body for himself.
Fortunately, Xie Xin's innate aesthetic talent allowed him to create a pretty good appearance. At least Xie Xin had secretly served as a dungeon NPC several times with this appearance, and the players had praised him quite well.
Although Xie Xin heard other derivatives calling him stupid more than once.
But Xie Xin didn't care.
In his opinion, those slimy origins who could never walk independently in their entire lives were pitiful and pathetic.
Then, Xie Xin met a child in the copy.
At that time, Xie Xin put his hands in his pockets and was about to deal a fatal blow to the last surviving human in this copy, when a cry of pain attracted all the attention of Yizhiyuan, who was in a stalemate.
It is the cry of a human baby.
Before Xie Xin could move, the human on the ground suddenly burst out with a power that shocked Xie Xin.
He broke free from Xie Xin's restraints and peeled off the rubble like crazy. He carefully took out a human baby from it and held it in his arms.
The baby was blue and wrinkled all over, obviously having been separated from the mother's body not long ago. The crying soon became weaker due to lack of nutrition, and it hummed intermittently like a cat asking for milk.
The human being who should have been like a fish waiting to die on a chopping board suddenly came back to life. Xie Xin stood not far away, watching him indifferently as he protected the baby in place, muttering, "We will all get out."
That kind of hope that is unique to humans kind of burned Xie Xin's eyes.
The Origins are creatures that create and destroy at the same time. They have never had the so-called concept of life. To them, life and death are just an invisible point in space.
But human emotions make life like a raging fire, which attracts Xie Xin's attention.
When he came to his senses again, mankind had been annihilated into space, leaving only the quietly crying baby.
As if possessed by a ghost, Xie Xin restrained all his attacks and simply stretched out a finger to touch this fragile life.
The biggest difference between Origin and humans is that Xie Xin, as a derivative of Origin, has been clear about his destination and mission since birth; the little guy in front of him is like a blank piece of paper, fragile and clean.
While he was daydreaming, Xie Xin felt his fingers being wrapped in warmth.
It turned out that the baby had no breast milk, and was so hungry that he began to suck Xie Xin's fingers.
It was the first time for Xie Xin to take care of a living being.
He adjusted the baby's appearance and found a human player who had been assimilated into the Origin to raise the child.
But Xie Xin soon discovered that he could not teach a normal human being.
The living environment here is destined to pollute and assimilate this blank slate of a child into a hideous monster.
Compared with his own kind, Xie Xin still prefers the human form. He thinks it looks good.
Perhaps this is a rare freak among the group of founding gods.
So Xie Xin made a decision.
He designed a grand game for this child. The purpose of the game was to shape him into a perfect human being. If he could pass this game, Xie Xin would consider giving the world to him.
Maybe he really is weird.
Xie Xin does not want to bear his innate mission and responsibility. Compared with the loving Creator God or the cold and ruthless Destroyer, Xie Xin's attitude towards humans is different from that of all his companions. He will not try to save these humans, but he also does not want to personally destroy what he believes to be a beautiful form of life.
So, Xie Xin left the choice to the child.
Although he knew that this game would lead to the destruction of "himself" and the cleansing of the world.
But it doesn't matter.
Origin, a life form, has been observing the world from the perspective of a heavenly being since birth. Xie Xin does not have many opinions on life and death.
He designed to throw the child into the hands of a man named Gu Jiu, who was ranked second among the human players at that time.
Lu Jinghong, who ranks first, is too decisive and may not really adopt the child.
Gu Jiu was different. That was the first time Xie Xin sensed the existence of divinity in a human. The opponent's skills were also very special, almost equivalent to the origin derivatives, which could split his own soul and manipulate the minds of other humans. However, Xie Xin observed for a long time before he was disappointed to find that the opponent was just a human close to the origin dimension.
Xie Xin seemed to have people like him, but also seemed not to have any.
But no matter what, Xie Xin soon regretted handing over that young life.
Because he suddenly discovered that loneliness was following him like a shadow.
He is not of the human race, nor of origin.
Even those derivatives of the origin are nothing more than the self existing in another sense.
Xie Xin tried to seize it, but unexpectedly he was discovered by Gu Jiu. At this time, X's campaign to wipe out humans finally began. It was almost the first time that Xie Xin felt out of control.
He and X were supposed to be one, but for some reason, Xie Xin was very dissatisfied with the actions of his original body.
X was also dissatisfied with him.
Xie Xin understood that X was ready to kill the child because he was distracted by a mere human.
Gu Jiu managed to protect it, but suffered heavy losses and was assimilated into the deep sea, becoming a monster with a torn soul.
Xie Xin inevitably felt jealous and confused.
He knew that he could not do the same selfless thing for this child as he had done for Gu Jiu.
When Xie Xin realized that Gu Jiu might be more important to that weak life form than himself, he couldn't help feeling a little angry.
He stripped off his own consciousness, devoured and killed Gu Jiu's soul that was floating in reality, and occupied the body that X had ambushed, becoming the child's brother.
Unconsciously, more than a decade had passed, and Xie Xin became increasingly trapped in this illusion, foolishly playing the role of kinship between humans.
He suddenly became greedy and for the first time tasted the human’s thorough fear of death.
In fact, many fears do not come from death itself, but from ties.
I wish time would go a little slower.
If the world is still far from ending, and neither mission nor responsibility should be borne by humans, then Xie Xin, who has no worries, will meet a carefree brother, and the two will live together in the world. Θ
At that time, there is no need to fear the end of one's own body, nor to worry about the destruction of the world.
Like a normal person, he has to learn to be a human being and try to look at the world from a completely new perspective.
Why is it that the human core attracts him so much?
Xie Xin thought that if he could do it again, he would explore this secret.
*
After Gu Qiufeng met Gu Jiu, he found a suitable place for them to talk.
After making a cup of coffee for Gu Jiu, Gu Qiufeng couldn't help but smile and said, "The doctor is as amazing as ever."
Gu Jiu is like an extremely tough bamboo, seemingly fragile, but able to escape death. He has truly acquired godlike humanity by himself. Even the rules of this world cannot transcend Gu Jiu's consciousness.
Gu Jiu shook his head: "I just thought too much."
"Doctor, do you think the world can really be reset?" Gu Qiufeng asked curiously.
Gu Jiu said: "Maybe."
He drank the hot tea that Gu Qiufeng handed over, and looked up at the grown-up young man opposite him, "I came here to find out the truth." Gu Jiu smiled, "It's rare that I was tortured by the game to the point of being unrecognizable, but I have to say that if I can't find out the truth behind these things, I'm afraid I will never be able to let it go in my life."
Humans are truly amazing, each one unique and colorful.
Different people have different views on that disastrous game.
Some people will leave a shadow, while others will be proud of it.
Gu Jiu, on the other hand, is more like a recorder, observing the internal rules calmly and rationally.
Gu Qiufeng said: "The inner world is actually a higher-dimensional world for humans. Origin is a higher-dimensional creature, and should be considered a god to humans. Different life forms live in each layer of the world, and humans should be considered as surface world life forms, very fragile... but very powerful. Maybe even Origin can't understand why the worlds suddenly merged."
The gradually merging worlds began to infiltrate each other, causing the phenomenon of origin invasion.
"Origin discovered that humans seem to have a trait that can serve as a door to block the invasion of the world." Gu Qiufeng said, "They designed a diaphragm with games as the carrier, which constantly absorbs humans in and acts as a door to prevent the fusion of the world."
Dead humans are treated as scraps and become energy for the game again.
Those players who try hard to fight against the dungeons are actually working to prevent the world from merging.
"But fortunately it has been repaired now." Gu Qiufeng said, "It took me a lot of effort."
There were things that Origin could not do, but Gu Qiufeng, as a human being, was able to do everything easily because of his unique characteristics.
Gu Jiu sighed, "But perhaps, whether it is humans or creatures in higher dimensions, they may be in a cycle at a higher level. Whether it is rebirth or destruction, it is just a node in the Möbius strip. The world goes round and round."
As he spoke, a certain interest appeared in his eyes.
Gu Qiufeng said helplessly: "Doctor, do you want to discuss such a sanity-destroying thing with someone like me who doesn't have a high IQ?"
The more you know, the easier it is to go crazy.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Sorry, it was just a joke. No matter what the situation is at a higher level, it is actually none of our business. Living well in the present is the essence of human life."
"You..." He laid the groundwork for so long and finally confessed his purpose, "Are you still looking for Xie Xin?"
Gu Qiufeng said, "I understand what you mean. You used the Möbius strip as an analogy just to persuade me to be more open-minded. We are all in the cycle of the world. Maybe in other timelines, I can meet my brother thousands of times."
"But the one who feels sad, Doctor," Gu Qiufeng said, "is me in the current timeline. What should I do?"
Gu Jiu stared at him for a while, and finally smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that I can't act as a lobbyist."
Gu Qiufeng showed an indifferent attitude: "Senior, you also said that everything is a cycle. As long as I stretch my own timeline long enough, maybe I can meet Xie Xin's birth point, right?"
Just then, a message came on his cell phone.
Gu Qiufeng lowered his head and took a look, then suddenly smiled and handed the screen to Gu Jiu: "Doctor, it seems like the world has suddenly taken pity on me."
On his mobile phone screen was a picture sent by Feng He.
Feng He was filming on the set, and this photo should be of a minor character captured during a break.
Even if no one in the world remembered him, Gu Qiufeng still recognized Xie Xin.
He whispered to Gu Jiu: "Look, the loop node is here."
The author has something to say:
This extra chapter is the happy ending of Xie Xin and Xiao Gu in the if line~
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