Ye Suqian only mentioned a place name, and Xie Mingzhe certainly wouldn't be so stupid as to reveal his identity as a time traveler. In this strange world, he must be extra careful. Although he was shocked in his heart, Xie Mingzhe remained calm on the surface, pretending to be ignorant, and said calmly: "Really? I haven't heard of this place you are talking about."

Ye Suqian said: "When I was a child, my grandfather often told me some stories. He said there was an ancient oriental country called China, which had a very long history. He was from that country, but unfortunately he moved to Europe with his parents when he was young, received Western education, and did not have a deep understanding of the culture of that country. He always wanted to return to his hometown, so he gave me this name when I was born."

"When I grew up, my grandfather told me that he was just telling stories to amuse me and that the countries he was talking about didn't exist, so I shouldn't take them seriously."

"My grandfather left behind a notebook with many fragmentary stories of Nordic and Greek myths. He asked me to publish this collection of stories after he passed away so that more people can know these interesting myths and legends."

"..." Xie Mingzhe quickly sorted out the information provided by Ye Suqian.

Ye Suqian's grandfather should be an overseas Chinese. He grew up abroad and received a Western education. He heard only mythological stories with a European background. So before he died, he left a notebook to preserve Western civilization.

The old man said "these are all stories", obviously not wanting to cause doubts about his identity among future generations. He asked his descendants to publish these mythological stories, probably to let people in this world know those wonderful legends. The name Ye Suqian is a kind of remembrance of his hometown, and there is nothing wrong with it if you are not a time traveler.

"My grandpa also said that not many people can truly understand the deep meaning of his stories." Ye Suqian paused, looked at Xie Mingzhe and said, "The character cards you drew are very similar to the way my grandpa told me stories, both are fragmented story fragments, so I thought, maybe you can understand the deep meaning of my grandpa's story?"

"...I'm sorry, I don't quite understand either." Xie Mingzhe said with a smile.

"Really?" Ye Suqian looked a little disappointed. "You really don't know where these myths and legends come from?"

"Well, didn't your grandpa say that everything he told you was just 'stories'?"

"But I always feel that the stories my grandfather tells are very true. He said that country is very vast, with many provinces and cities, and a lot of delicious food. Could it be that he made all these up?"

"... Maybe the old man wanted to make the story more exciting, so he made the background more realistic." Xie Mingzhe could only say this. What else? Tell the other party that the old man was right, China is vast, culturally rich, and full of delicious food? Xie Mingzhe quickly changed the subject and said, "What is the name of the story book published by your grandfather? I'm very interested. I'll go buy a copy and take a look."

"It's called 'Mythological Stories Collection'. It's a collection of many Nordic and Greek mythological stories. My grandfather wrote them in a very fragmented way, and I took the time to sort them out carefully." Ye Suqian seemed to think of the old man, and his expression became very gentle. "My grandfather told me those interesting mythological stories when I was a child. I made those characters into cards, which can be regarded as a kind of commemoration of him."

"If he were still alive, he would definitely approve of what you did," Xie Mingzhe said.

"I think so too." Ye Suqian smiled slightly and looked at Xie Mingzhe and said, "These cards you made also have many small stories about the characters, which makes me feel particularly close. In addition to asking you if you know the places my grandfather mentioned, I also want to make friends with you. When you make new cards in the future, I will study them first."

"A friend who is trying every possible way to crack my deck?" Xie Mingzhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Yes. I have thought of ways to crack your two current decks. If you don't make stronger cards, you won't be able to make it to the Professional League." Ye Suqian said seriously, "The League is not short of creativity. There are countless masters, but the most critical thing about cards is the design of skills. You have to work harder."

"I will." Xie Mingzhe raised the corners of his lips slightly.

"Then I'll wait until you become a professional player, and then we'll compete." Ye Suqian turned his wheelchair and came to Xie Mingzhe, looking up slightly with a hint of excitement on his face: "I really like the cards you designed. I hope that next time we meet, you can come up with more interesting original cards."

"Of course." Xie Mingzhe thought to himself that he had to make countless original cards.

***

After leaving the Temple of the Gods and returning to his personal apartment, Xie Mingzhe quickly calmed down and thought about his next plan.

Meeting Ye Suqian made him confirm some things - not only was Chinese civilization lost, but all Western civilization was also lost. No one in this world knew about Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Dream of the Red Chamber, and no one knew about Zeus and Athena.

This time and space may not be a continuation of the Earth's era.

With the technology of the 21st century, a few storage chips the size of a fingernail can carry a large amount of valuable data. Even if the earth is not suitable for survival, as long as humans can escape, those Eastern and Western civilizations cannot all perish, right?

Xie Mingzhe took off his helmet, picked up his tablet computer, and went online to search for the collection of mythological stories left by Mr. Ye. There was an electronic version in the mall, so he paid for it and bought it to read on his tablet computer.

The preface says: "I have often had dreams in recent years. I dreamed that I came to another world. In that world, I heard many interesting mythological stories, which I recorded and shared with everyone. Dreams and reality can coexist. I hope everyone likes the world in my dreams."

Using "dreams" to fool people may seem flawless on the surface. But only those who are truly in the know know that the key message conveyed by this preface is not dreams, but coexistence.

Dreams and reality coexist, is it a parallel world?

In fact, when Xie Mingzhe just woke up, he was wondering, how could two boys with the same name, the same height and appearance, be so coincidental if they were in the future world? Instead, the theory of parallel worlds made more sense.

During this time, he has been looking up information on this subject, but the history he found about this world is only a short period of several hundred years from the year 2500 to the year 3001. The history books are all about humans winning against alien creatures, and other history cannot be verified. He is not sure whether this world is the year 3001, a thousand years after the year 2001.

Now, he finally has a clear answer.

The old man must have spent a lot of time investigating and researching, leaving clues of "coexistence" in the book for future generations.

Perhaps the earth is still operating normally, his country still exists, and the ancient Eastern civilization and the brilliant five thousand years of Chinese history are still passed down from generation to generation in that country - this gives Xie Mingzhe great psychological comfort.

If so many civilizations were to completely disappear, it would be a pain that humanity could not bear. He felt heartbroken every time he thought of this.

Parallel universes are much easier to deal with. You don't need to worry about your identity as a time traveler being discovered - because the people here don't know the existence of the earth, and there is no historical documentation to verify. Even if he tells a bizarre story, people will only think that he has weird ideas, and will not infer that he is from another universe.

Since Nordic and Greek mythology can be compiled into story collections and officially published, Xie Mingzhe can naturally also produce Eastern mythology character cards. Dreams are a smart excuse that can not only spread those stories but also protect himself.

Xie Mingzhe did not feel threatened by Ye Suqian's appearance. This man had no idea about his grandfather's identity and origins. It was just that the fragmentary story collections left by his grandfather made him more interested in Xie Mingzhe's "storytelling" way of making cards - Eastern and Western cultures are not in conflict. He can be his Athena and Zeus, and I can be my Shennong and Nuwa, and we can just stay out of each other's way.

Regardless of where the myths come from, they are precious spiritual treasures left by human ancestors through their rich imagination. Xie Mingzhe feels very gratified that they can be passed on in different ways in this parallel world.

Xu Xingtu, who had issued the challenge, was obviously a fool, and Xie Mingzhe did not intend to pay attention to him. The key reason why Ye Suqian came to him was that the card skills he made were quite special, which attracted the attention of the chief card maker of the alliance.

As Ye Suqian said, the most important thing about a card is not its image or story, but its skills.

Whether it's the human race or the Protoss, the image and story are just superficial, and the skills are the real core. Only by designing powerful skills can you make a name for yourself in the alliance. This is why Tang Muzhou's plant card is so strong.

Xie Mingzhe currently only has two decks. If it were just these cards, it would still be a long way from the Professional League and would be easily targeted, so the most important thing at the moment is to improve the deck.

What makes Xie Mingzhe happy is that after knowing that this is a parallel dimension, he can make Eastern Mythology cards without any scruples. He now has an inexhaustible supply of materials!

When talking about the gods, the first person that comes to Xie Mingzhe's mind is Pangu, the creator god in ancient Chinese legends.

It is said that a long time ago, the sky and the earth were not separated, and the whole universe was in chaos. A giant named Pangu woke up from his deep sleep, picked up a big axe and chopped at the darkness in front of him. There was a loud noise between heaven and earth. Light things rose to become the sky, and heavy things fell to become the earth. Pangu held up the sky with his head and stepped on the earth, forcibly separating the sky and the earth. After who knows how many years, Pangu finally fell down due to exhaustion. His body turned into rivers, lakes, seas, forests and mountains, making the whole earth full of vitality, and all things grew and grew.

Ancient people could not give a reasonable explanation for the formation of the universe, so they used myths to explain it. Whether it is Norse mythology, Greek mythology or Chinese mythology, there are gods similar to "creator of the world".

Since Ye Suqian can make Western gods like Hades and Lucifer into cards, how can Pangu, the great god in Eastern mythology, be absent?

Xie Mingzhe quickly figured out how to design this card—thanks to the inspiration given to him by Xu Xingtu and Ye Suqian from the Temple of the Gods!