Chapter 121 Starfall Wakes Up, Golden Point's Mom Arrives Carrying Golden Point
It's said that they opened their eyes, but more accurately, they opened their senses.
The first thing Xinglin "saw" was himself.
A somewhat unstable and dim silvery-white halo floated in a soft stream of data.
There were still some unstable fluctuations at the edge of the halo, but the core was gradually stabilizing.
Then, he "saw" his surroundings.
This place is unlike any place he is familiar with.
The space was small, but its structure was ingenious. Layers of protective protocols gently enveloped the area, protecting him from harm from the outside world. The energy channel connecting to the farm floated to the side, continuously providing him with energy.
Xing Lin sorted out his thoughts. If nothing unexpected happened, this should be the "safe house" that Zhu Long and the others had prepared for him.
As Xing Lin attempted to move, the silvery-white halo trembled slightly.
The control is still very weak, like someone who has just woken up from a long period of lying down trying to move their fingers with some difficulty.
So he began to perceive his surroundings more carefully.
Three familiar fluctuations of consciousness were nearby.
The steadiness of the Candle Dragon, the agility of the Lark, and the solidity of the Iron Wall.
They seemed busy, with data streams interacting frequently.
The farm's energy remained remarkably robust; Xinglin could even sense some unusual emotions that he had never felt before.
"What happened?" Xinglin asked, somewhat confused, but more than that, he listened with an almost greedy eagerness.
He was immersed in these warm emotional fragments, like a person frozen in the snow suddenly approaching a campfire.
Until a voice came.
"You're awake. How are you feeling?"
It is Zhulong.
The starlight's silvery-white halo rippled slightly, attempting to respond, but only emitted an unstable frequency.
“Don’t rush,” Zhulong’s voice was gentle and steady. “You have been in hibernation for a long time, and your consciousness structure has just completed its initial reconstruction. Don’t panic, take your time.”
Xinglin struggled to calm himself down. "How long have I been in hibernation?"
“Based on the timeline within the data space, several thousand cycles have passed, but in the normal world, it’s about two months,” Zhulong replied. “Not long at all. You’re very impressive.”
Feeling a little embarrassed by the praise, Xinglin perked up and didn't forget to ask the main system about the outcome, "How is it? Is the matter resolved?"
In fact, upon seeing this protective space, he knew that it was most likely a success, and the new protocol was covering the original foundation. However, he still wanted to hear Zhulong say it.
“Of course, we succeeded,” Zhulong’s voice was tinged with laughter, “thanks to your last desperate strike.”
"I know you're concerned about what will happen next. Don't worry, I'll pack it up and send it to you right away."
Immediately afterwards, a compiled data packet was transmitted, containing all the records they had found in the core area.
This includes the origins of the Alpha-0 system, the true purpose hidden beneath the protocol, the deception behind the mission-taking system, and the innocent lives sacrificed.
He and Bailing spent about a dozen cycles piecing together and organizing all the unearthed fragments of truth, creating a data package that was then sent to all the mission participants.
The mission participants are reacting strongly, and Bailing and Tiebi are helping to manage their emotions.
Almost everyone was tricked by the main system and passively accepted everything before suddenly finding themselves as executioners.
This truth devastated most of the mission participants, and a few with strong moral convictions almost self-formatted on the spot.
Iron Wall almost stopped him.
Xinglin silently accepted everything.
The silvery-white halo fluctuated violently under the onslaught of the data stream, and even showed signs of cracking at its edges. This was not physical damage, but a tremor of consciousness caused by pure emotional shock.
“We…” his voice trembled, “we once…”
“We are accomplices.” Zhulong calmly admitted, “Me too, Bailing too, Tiebi too, all the mission takers are. The doctor was the first to notice, so he set up the plan. He chose you because you have something that the rest of us don’t.”
"In the doctor's log, he discovered that during their brief time together, you were not particularly attentive to anything about yourself, but you remembered every individual around you, even the flower girls who just passed by. You remembered whether they were selling flowers to save money for their studies or to buy medicine for their mothers. We have gradually become numb to most tasks, but you are a fresh perspective."
"You woke him up again."
"According to the main system's plan, you were once a chosen source of nourishment. After your body died, your emotions would be extracted by the main system through the doctor. However, the doctor used some unknown method to deceive the main system, making you a mission taker as well."
"He himself took advantage of this extraction opportunity to integrate into the main system."
“Don’t hate him for dragging you into this,” Zhulong calmed me down, hesitated for a moment before saying, “He didn’t drag you into this on purpose. From the moment you were selected by the main system, you were already in the game.”
The silvery-white halo of starlight slowly contracted, as if it were bearing some indescribable weight.
"I don't blame him." Xinglin truly didn't blame him.
Based on their shared memories, he could tell that the doctor wasn't that kind of person.
There was something else that caused him pain and fear.
He inevitably recalled the tasks and experiences he had previously completed.
The subtle sense of unease that arises every time a "mission is successful," the vague unease that lingers every time the main system rewards the player...
It turned out that fate was reminding him.
Why didn't he realize something was wrong sooner?
“I…” Xinglin struggled to find the right words, “I just don’t know what to do…”
“There’s no need to know,” Zhulong interrupted him, his voice firm. “What the doctor left us wasn’t a confession, but tools. The new agreement has ended the plundering. What we need to do is not dwell on past mistakes, but use the time ahead to do our best to make amends.”
The silvery-white halo of starlight gradually stabilized.
Yes.
When Shi Wan planted every crop, cared for every animal, and developed every nutritious meal on the farm, she never thought about "what I did wrong in the past," but rather "how I can do better next time."
This is the most precious thing he learned from her.
"I understand." Xinglin's tone became firm again. "What can I do now?"
Zhulong delivered a plan summary: "There are many things to do, such as rebuilding the mission participant system under the new agreement, aid plans for damaged worlds, and cleaning up the remnants of the old system, but your condition still needs time to recover."
"I will."
Zhulong has left, and he has many things to do. As the earliest mission takers, everyone still trusts his words.
He also wants to use his influence to encourage everyone to cheer up and do what they can to make up for what they can.
He will live his life as a warning, reminding everyone to do what needs to be done.
Thousands of unfinished lives are what they have to bear.
Xinglin remained silent, he thought about many things, but it seemed like he hadn't thought about anything at all.
He will sense the passage extending along that warm corridor.
This time, it's no longer just blurry fragments.
He "saw" the farm he had been longing for once again.
Inside the warehouse, a beautiful kitten lay on its side on a cushion, with four other kittens playing around it.
The little spotted thing was trying to climb onto its mother's back, and Rou Rou helplessly but indulgently let it do as it pleased.
The setting sun slanted through the window, gilding the silver-gray fur with golden edges.
In the activity room, Shi Wan was discussing the details of the event and the launch of new products with Su Qing, while Tangyuan was trying her best to sneak some of the samples that Su Qing had brought.
The large floor-to-ceiling windows are bright and spacious, letting in sunlight that warms the floor.
Outside the window, lush green trees provide shade, and flowers of all colors bloom in profusion, creating a beautiful scene that soothes the soul.
At that moment, Xinglin seemed to feel the warmth of the sunlight, and a wave of warmth washed over him.
He seemed to hear a very faint thought in Shi Wan's mind.
"Xinglin, when are you coming back? There are new changes at the farm, you'll like them."
Xing Lin was taken aback. When he tried to sense it again, he couldn't feel it anymore.
But Xinglin prefers to believe that these words are true, and perhaps at some point, Shi Wan said them while looking at the farm.
And at this moment, he sensed it.
Xinglin seemed to have mustered up endless courage again.
It was both to atone for his sins and to be able to go back sooner, see the new changes with his own eyes, and then say something to her.
"I'm back. And thank you for remembering me."
The deep hibernation has ended.
The long road to recovery has begun.
But this time, at the end of the road there is light, warmth, and people waiting.
For Xinglin, that was enough.
At the same time, the farm was enjoying a warm afternoon.
Shi Wan was adjusting the formula for a new version of nutritious cat food in the small R&D kitchen.
She was quite proud of herself. Perhaps it was because she used the formula development machine so much that Shi Wan gradually felt that her application and familiarity with various raw materials had deepened.
She can now almost completely eliminate the need for a formula development machine, and instead use various existing ingredients in the fresh food kitchen to formulate and develop recipes herself.
She even had the urge to pursue a master's degree in a related field.
However, I was still discouraged by mathematics.
Hilarious, she chose to study law because she didn't have to study advanced mathematics.
Otherwise, who would want to study the law?
Do you think you're losing too much hair or don't have enough books to memorize?
Shi Wan crossed her arms, rested her chin on her hand, and stared at the kitchen counter in front of her. Although the meat paste version was very successful and had already been sent for testing, she wanted to make a granular version that was more suitable for mother cats after weaning.
It probably needs a certain degree of hardness to exercise the teeth, but it also needs to be easy to digest.
It's a bit abstract, but Shi Wan still wants to give it a try.
"Increase the chicken ratio by 5%...reduce the oatmeal a little...add some pumpkin fiber..." she muttered to herself as she wrote in her notebook.
Tangyuan squatted on her special mat in the corner of the kitchen counter, supervising the work progress and occasionally offering suggestions, "Wanwan, I think we can add a little fish flavor, Rourou likes to eat fish."
“Yes, I added it. Look, this is codfish powder.” Shi Wan pointed to a jar.
"Oh." Tangyuan leaned closer to smell it. "How about adding a little more?"
Shi Wan was both amused and exasperated. "Adding any more would make it too fishy... But what you said makes sense. We can try adding a little salmon oil, which is good for the fur."
After much trial and error, the first batch of experimental samples was finally produced.
The particles are uniform in size and have a mild aroma.
She gave a few to Rou Rou to try. Rou Rou sniffed them, then ate them one after another, her ears twitching with pleasure.
The glutinous rice ball was itching to eat, stretching its neck to sneak a few bites. The dog looked sneaky and a little sleazy.
Shi Wan was both amused and exasperated, but she still gave Tangyuan a small handful to eat.
Although it's advertised as being for postpartum mother cats, it's more accurately described as supplementing nutrition and strengthening their constitution.
Even baby male cats can eat it.
I'm afraid that eating too much will turn me into a truck.
He was enjoying his glutinous rice balls, and Shi Wan leaned closer to him, asking, "How is it?"
After finishing the glutinous rice balls, she smacked her lips and exclaimed, "I think they taste even better than before!"
"Oh! It worked!" Shi Wan happily picked up Tangyuan and spun around.
Just as she was feeling happy, Shi Wan heard a knock at the door. She turned her head and saw two mouthpieces crawling in through the crack in the door.
It's Big Yellow's offspring.
Shi Wan named them Xiao Dong and Xiao Xi.
Because the two of them would run around the entire farm from east to west and back again every day, they were very mischievous.
"Xiao Dong? Xiao Xi? What brings you here? Where's your mom?" Shi Wan carried Tangyuan on her shoulder and walked over.
When Xiao Dong and Xiao Xi saw her coming, their tails practically whipped like propellers, and they whimpered and whimpered, almost ready to lie on the ground and expose their bellies to act cute.
Shi Wan rubbed each dog's head, then took out a handful of freeze-dried egg yolks and gave the dogs some treats.
Xiao Dong and Xiao Xi finished grabbing the food one by one before remembering their business. They grabbed Shi Wan's trouser leg and pulled her outside.
Shi Wan: ?
She took a couple of steps and spotted Shanfeng waiting outside the door.
Shi Wan:
She went back and grabbed a handful of freeze-dried fruit, which she fed to the mountain breeze.
Yama-kaze was more reserved, politely finishing all the freeze-dried food before getting up and leading her towards the gate.
It seems someone has arrived.
Shi Wan also walked over out of curiosity.
From afar, I saw a girl with a ponytail standing at the gate, carrying a gold bar on her shoulder.
Shi Wan: ...
What a familiar look!
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