Human beings' connections with each other cannot ignite the imagination; only the relationship between humanity and the universe can spark my creativity. Su Yue vaguely remembered someone saying something like that.
In the dark void.
The space of the universe is enclosed, cold, and closed off.
At this moment, Su Yue felt unable to think. He was enveloped in a dark forest, a forest that contained no terrifying power. Instead, it seemed like a cold projection and reflection of his inner world.
He felt himself disintegrating into specks of cosmic dust.
In the long, black corridor, the environment was indescribable, only a dark color shrouded in black mist; a graceful and elegant woman stood before him.
"husband……"
"Ariel?"
Su Yue stared in astonishment as he reached out his hand to her. The black courtyard gradually materialized, and two children, one on each side, held her hand, saying:
"Father...Father."
"Father, Father."
"this……"
"What's this?"
Elisa said, "Have you forgotten? The Turin world is over. We're living in seclusion in the real world now. Honey, is your memory acting up again?"
"What? The end? Seclusion? What seclusion? Why would I want to go into seclusion?"
Su Yue was taken aback.
He simply couldn't understand why someone who was doing so well as a lord of Canaan would want to live in seclusion. He hadn't yet resolved the issues with the High Elves or the latent conflicts with the Breton Empire in that world; he was still in a state of dormancy, like a hidden thread in the grass. He hadn't yet entered the society of the upper empire, nor had he yet met the emperor.
He didn't even change into a different outfit before entering the palace, nor did he offer his respectful greeting to the emperor as a loyal subject.
But Eliz's words made him lose his composure.
"You have already ruled the world."
"Impossible. I've only just begun. The Turin world has only been developing for ten days, and the server-wide broadcast hasn't even ended yet... I haven't even added any points."
Eliza looked at him gently and said, "Anyway, let's go eat first."
"Have a meal?"
The two children, one named Su Yun and the other Su Yu, clung to Su Yue's arm and leg as if they were glued to him. A feeling of blood connection washed over him, and Su Yue walked toward the stairwell not far away.
"..."
The towering, cloud-piercing staircase, the steel ladder rotating thousands of times, left Su Yue in astonishment as he stared at the colossal cloud city before him. "What is this?"
Eliz laughed and said, "Canaan?"
"What? This is Canaan???"
"Yes, Cloud City, Dukar. Isn't this the heavenly city you built after conquering Heaven? Have you forgotten?"
"Heaven?"
Eliz said, "It can't really be called heaven, it's more like a vassal plane beneath heaven... When you took over this city, it was just a small territory, but now it's gradually prospered. Xiaoyun, isn't your father amazing?" She turned to her child midway through.
The little boy resembled Li Ye by about seven or eight points. Looking at the sea of clouds in the distance, Su Yue was surprised as he held his son Su Yun, who almost fell. At such a height, a fall would be a real problem!
"Dad, Dad, look, there's a flying dragon over there."
"..."
A colossal dragon, as large as a continent and hidden in the clouds, appeared not far away. A city was built on its back, and broadcasts blared continuously, though Su Yue couldn't quite understand the language. He watched the red maple leaves drifting and falling in the distance.
In this beautiful world, shrouded in gray mist and enveloped in white clouds, Su Yue gradually blended in. He began to hold the child and laugh, listening to Elisa's gentle and considerate words.
They went home.
Along the low steps at the foot of the mountain.
Su Yue returned home.
His home was a large courtyard at the foot of a mountain... It was decorated in an antique style, with servants and attendants. There was a mountain spring, a rockery, and a pond full of lotus leaves. The lotus flowers had not yet fully bloomed, and the small buds were slowly opening.
"...This isn't right. Shouldn't I be back in the real world? And shouldn't I be able to exchange money between trading and auction houses in this world? Where am I?"
He covered his forehead, cold sweat dripping down his face.
He felt a rare sense of relaxation under the shade tree by the pond, a welcome respite for Su Yue, who had always been in a state of intense activity.
The development of his Canaanite territory was of great importance to the lords and rulers.
Su Yue had always wanted to see what kind of pattern and changes would form as the Canaan territory developed, but at this moment, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked the value of [rest].
"Do you ever feel like you just want to rest and forget everything?"
"How pleasant! Why continue with all this scheming and backstabbing?"
Do you really like corpses, war, and death?
A gentle breeze ruffled Su Yue's short hair as he lay on a bench in the courtyard corridor. There was no one around, but the servants were busy at work, and the sounds of boiling water and kettles being poured could be heard from time to time.
Su Yue's posture and movements became increasingly slumped, his vision became increasingly blurred, and he leaned against the back of Langting's chair, almost falling into a deep sleep.
"Uncle, Uncle Su Yue."
"..."
For some reason, Su Yue didn't want to open her eyes when she heard the child's voice.
He was exhausted.
The trouble with humans is that when we're hungry we need to eat; when we're thirsty we need to drink water; and when we drink too much water we need to urinate. Everything is a cycle, and so is sleep. When we're tired we need to sleep, and if we don't get enough sleep, we'll experience negative emotions like fatigue and exhaustion.
"Uncle, uncle..."
"Don't disturb your Uncle Su, Xiaoling, come here."
Gu Yu's voice came, but Su Yue didn't open his eyes. He felt a soft arm touch his face, followed by a gentle kiss.
"..."
"Uncle needs to rest, let's go home."
"Oh, Uncle Su Yue, I brought cranberries as a gift."
"Uncle Su Yue, I want that Violent Bear toy from your house."
Su Yue didn't open his eyes, thinking, "If it's a dream, then let it continue." He closed his eyes and actually fell asleep in the corridor. Along the way, he vaguely heard several groups of people approaching, seemingly talking about Europe, Abraham, or something similar. Su Yue never missed any news.
But at this moment, the sound of the lord's log beside him completely disappeared.
Beside him, Europa's pressure.
Abraham's bizarre choice also disappeared.
Su Yue felt that nothing was weighing on his shoulders anymore, and he felt no burden. It seemed that this place was the end. He fell into a deep sleep and slept soundly and peacefully.
"Father, Father... It's late at night, Mother is calling you to go home."
When Su Yue stood up, the moon was high in the sky. The enormous moon, perhaps because of the distance between the city above the clouds, or perhaps because the foothills were too close to the moon, allowed Su Yue to clearly see that the clouds hiding at his feet did not obscure the moon. Instead, he felt a chill in the air.
The cold mist and air conditioning touched his skin, and he sneezed for no apparent reason.
"Achoo!"
"Xiaoyun, why aren't you going out to get your dad a blanket?"
Elisa leaned against a pillar in the courtyard, smiling like a noblewoman. She looked at Su Yue with incredibly gentle and tender eyes.
"Honey, it's time to rest... Don't catch a cold outside."
Catching a cold?
Su Yue felt a bit dizzy from the shock. He couldn't understand why a demigod like himself would catch a cold. Logically speaking, his strength was extremely terrifying, exceeding the limits of being able to catch a cold, feel tired, or become weak. But now, he felt like he had become an "ordinary person" again.
"how so?"
"Where exactly is this?"
Perhaps due to excessive physical exertion, or perhaps because he had caught a slight cold, Su Yue's mind was still somewhat confused. He couldn't even tell whether he was in reality or another reality, or in the world of Turin.
They're all so real.
Willow leaves drifted into the pond, only to be leaped out and submerged by playful carp.
Many carp were even eating the fallen wax apples.
The fruit was chased by the fish and was quickly eaten little by little.
"..."
"Come on, what are you standing there for?"
Su Yue looked bewildered. Elisa's gentle wrist was already around his, and he staggered.
"..."
"Honey, the kids will be starting school soon."
"……go to school?"
"Yes, it's in the official private school in Cloud City. What do you think? I want to ask the city lord, Europa. Although she doesn't interfere much, she's still fair and remembers your merits and achievements. You know how much effort and sacrifice you put into building Cloud City."
"...Me? Effort and price?"
"Yes. We have been artisans here for generations, and you were once the ruler of this place, have you forgotten?"
"Craftsmen? Rulers??"
"yes."
Elie smiled gently at Su Yue and said, "We'll have to attend Xiaoyun and Xiaoyu's graduation ceremony as parents in a while."
Su Yue even watched as she took out her phone, which showed a message from her teacher.
His expression was blank and astonished.
No, where did his Turin world, his real world, go? Isn't he the vice president of the Longqing Guild, the one beside Gu Longqing?
"By the way, where's Gu Yu?"
Su Yue remembered that Gu Yu had already arrived when she had just fallen asleep.
"She's already gone back."
"Honey, you've been sleeping too long."
Eliz looked at Su Yue without saying a word, seemingly blaming him but not jealous, as if she had already accepted the outcome and reality.
"Gu Yu, who is she to me?"
"lover."
"...But husband, you're all alone. You can't possibly register your marriage with her."
"..."
Su Yue fell silent again. It seemed that Gu Yu's identity was correct.
He continued, "Where is Gu Longqing? Where is his brother? What's the current situation with the Longqing Guild?"
Elie said, "He's very strong... President Gu Longqing must be getting busier and busier now, but I feel like he's about to retire."
"retire????"
Su Yue was taken aback. In his mind, although Gu Longqing was ambitious and treated his brother-in-law very well, Gu Longqing was in the expansion phase of his youth. The Longqing Guild was recruiting a large number of lords from guilds and players around the world, screening out spies and troublemakers.
Why the sudden decision to retire?
"By the way, what time is it now?"
"Turin year 7752".
"No, the timing is wrong..."
"Honey...honey? Are you alright?"
Su Yue immediately walked towards the calendar not far away. He looked at the strange yet familiar scene and couldn't understand what the scene meant or what had happened.
"Where exactly is this?"
Elisa said, "Honey, we're in Cloud City, Dukar?"
"No, what Cloud City, what Karl, Canaan... Where is Canaan?"
Eliz looked bewildered: "This is Canaan."
"Is this Canaan?"
"yes."
Her expression, seemingly matter-of-fact yet tinged with confusion, held Su Yue's body and shoulders, and said, "Honey, let's go rest... You're probably really exhausted."
"..."
"..."
Su Yue closed his eyes... He didn't know how he got through the night, as his body was covered in sweat from exhaustion and the faucet was evaporating.
He was tired again.
The light in the darkness illuminated his face, and he couldn't describe the feeling and situation at that moment.
Dukar, the city in the clouds.
Turin World...
He stared in shock at the enormous map before him…
"Where...where is this?"
Surrounding the vast Cloud City were territories he had never seen before: one called the Silent Ocean, the other the Dream Sea. These were the territories of the High Elves of Elion.
In a dark city of Koquinte, near the city of Fuliren... He felt incredibly small at that moment, as if he had been thrown into an empty, vast ocean. Nothing here was familiar to him, yet the people were all very familiar.
Eliz was his woman.
But at this moment.
For some reason, he was already married; he had actually walked down the aisle with Elie. Standing before the enormous world map, Su Yue saw nothing resembling Canaan. This map had reached a completely unfamiliar territory.
Meanwhile, on the marriage certificate beside them, Elie and Su Yue smiled sweetly.
On the household registration booklet.
It clearly depicts the appearance of their family of four.
According to the household registration book, Elisa is the female head of the household.
Her two sons, Gu Yu and Gu Yun, are only six years old and are about to start elementary school.
So they had a graduation ceremony.
In addition to attending as a parent, Su Yue also found her work certificate.
WeChat on his phone.
Things have changed.
"...Su Yue, architect's certificate with 20 years of work experience??"
"What...what is this?"
"My work certificate?"
He stared in surprise at the architect's certificate. He opened the drawer, where a large number of pens, design drawings, and a CAD laptop were lit up. The drawer was filled with scraps of paper and drafts that felt both familiar and strange to him, a fog of confusion.
As Su Yue closed the drawer, images of numerous architectural blueprints appeared in his mind.
He couldn't understand that situation.
On the balcony and windows, there are heartwarming pictures of a family of three on an outing.
“This isn’t right… Where is Frederick Huntington II? Where is he?”
Su Yue opened her phone's friends list and searched. A large number of colleagues with different profile pictures appeared. Messages from work groups kept popping up, gradually becoming 99+ messages.
Su Yue's perception of reality became blurred.
Fortunately, he saw familiar scenes, familiar figures and images.
"Long Qing?"
"What's wrong, boss?"
"..."
A glimmer of hope rose in Su Yue's heart. Gu Longqing, a big shot in the Longqing Guild, was still calling him "boss"? Didn't this mean that he might have found a clue to return to the Turin world?
What are you doing right now?
"Hold a meeting, a meeting for the employees."
"A meeting???"
"yes."
"staff?"
"yes."
"What employee?"
Gu Longqing sent a string of "..."
However, he still said, "Employees of the Construction Guild, our construction speed is getting faster and faster, and we are about to surpass the level of our peers. I need to speed up the expansion of the guild as soon as possible. Now many architects rely on us. However, there are still very few architects like you, sir. When will you personally preside over the construction of a house?"
"!!!!!!!" Su Yue covered her head in shock.
architect?
Building a house?
What the hell is this? Why does everyone else seem to take it all for granted? Why does everyone else seem so normal? Where are his demigod, abyssal bloodline, and Cthulhu bloodline?
It's not just that these powers have disappeared.
Lord's logs, which originally existed gradually in reality, have emerged due to the merging of the Turin world. This has even led to the appearance of forums and, further, auction houses.
But now, Su Yue was shocked to find that he could no longer open the Lord's Log, which he used to be able to access.
His expression was blank.
Looking at the patterns on the sheets of scrap paper.
A lot of photos were found inside...
"What...what is this?"
"April 8th, car accident."
"A diary???"
Su Yue immediately began to read it.
"What should we eat tomorrow? Today I had a bowl of fried noodles with a chicken leg. It's so convenient for working people to eat fast food like this—it's quick and easy! I wonder if my child behaved well at kindergarten today? Last time, the teacher said he was sick and might have a fever, so she advised us not to sleep in the same room with him."
"Things at the Elis Clothing Store are going more and more smoothly. Hopefully, we won't be behind on next month's loan payments?"
"I don't know why, but the atmosphere at school seems a bit off. Is it because my relationship with Teacher Gu Yu has been discovered?"
"Next time, should I take Eliza and the kids shopping? Or to the park? Or the amusement park? I'm really looking forward to the holidays..."
"No...this isn't me!!!"
"How could I possibly become an ordinary architect in society???"
"That's absolutely impossible."
Su Yue stared in shock at the diary in the book. The diary was not a lord's log and could not provide him with specific details or answers to his questions.
So he stared at the desk in astonishment and silence.
He rested his chin on his right hand, holding a pen, and frantically scribbled and drew on a piece of white paper.
"Oh right, computer, I can read the news on the computer."
"In the year 7752 of the Turin calendar, a new railway and transport line had been opened to traffic in Ducal, the city in the clouds."
"...The October Church launched a conflict and battle against the Steel Empire, and was defeated."
"Industrial leaders and the Azrat Railway are completing construction, and scientists have discovered a new research system..."
"What...what the hell is this thing???"
Su Yue stared at the news in shock.
He took three steps back and ran outside.
As night fell, vehicles transporting cold chain goods continued to move back and forth in the traffic. Su Yue ran up the mountain and along the winding road.
"Beep beep beep!!!! Are you crazy? Running around here in the middle of the night, are you looking to die?"
The truck driver was cursing furiously, but Su Yue ignored him.
As he walked along the road to the top of the mountain, and then, after overcoming numerous obstacles along the path, he finally had the opportunity to overlook the entire city of Cloud City.
"..."
A vast, circular city, like a boiler, containing a complex of buildings that are both regular and irregular, with both square and round shapes, situated at the foot of a mountain range in the center of the city.
At this moment, Su Yue looked down at the myriad lights of the city, each ray of light representing a family.
The world shrouded in darkness and beneath the clouds resembled an abyss.
He felt trapped again.
It's as if I'm trapped in this world...
Sitting atop the mountain, with the cold mountain wind blowing in, Su Yue faced two choices: accepting his fate... or whether he really wanted to go back?
"It seems like I'm the only one who can answer this question?"
"I want to go back?"
"Still staying here? There are no lords, no wars, no development, only harmonious, mundane daily life... Even the social structure and timeline have changed..."
"But on the other side of the world of Turin, the struggle between the high elves, dwarves, goblins, the abyss, and even heaven and the empire is taking place... I cannot have a moment of peace, nor can I rest for a moment."
Which side is right?
What should I do?
Which way should I go?
Su Yue said, "No, I must return to Canaan. Time is running out. If this timeline and the flow of this world are the same as the outside world, wouldn't I be wasting a lot of time?" What Su Yue could least forgive and tolerate was wasting time, especially in the Canaan world, where he used every minute and every second.
But just as Su Yue made up his mind to return to the world of Turin.
He was so determined that he believed he could travel back in time, use the demigod power of the Cthulhu pantheon, and summon the Lord's Log, all while he was fully conscious.
'go back! ! ! '
"My Cthulhu power must return!!!!!"
But Su Yue opened her arms and embraced the darkness of the night.
Heavy breathing could be heard.
"Hey...you, don't do anything rash!!"
At the mountaintop, a couple watched in horror as Su Yue opened his arms, seemingly about to embrace the world and jump.
"This mountain is so high, be careful!!"
"Old Yang, I'm so scared... Is he going to commit suicide?"
The woman stared in horror at Su Yue standing beside the cliff.
Su Yue stared in astonishment at the dark, perfectly calm sea of clouds, the moonlight illuminating the distant city and the area beneath the clouds... He was stunned by the scene where nothing seemed to have happened.
"Why??????"
"Why didn't I go back?!"
"Let me go back!!!!"
"Honey... he's not crazy, is he?" The couple looked at Su Yue in shock. The man immediately picked up the phone: "Hello, yes, someone here is trying to jump off a cliff... he seems to have a mental illness."
Su Yue stared in shock at the sea of clouds in the distance. At that moment, he slumped down and lowered his head in despair.
"Can't we go back?"
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