Chapter 253 The Truth

This is indeed a long story.

"Host, do you know about the parallel world?"

Qingtong nodded: "I understand a little bit."

I have seen quite a few of them in novels and movies. Although the concepts and details are slightly different, they are generally the same.

"To put it simply, it's a similar world, but different, right?"

"Well... sort of."

The salvation system said: "The world is like a tree, host."

The world is like a tree, a seed buried in the soil, and then one day, it sprouts, drills out of the ground, stretches its leaves upwards, and then grows vigorously.

It will grow a main branch in the center, and then in the process of growth, a node will appear on the main branch, and branches will grow from the node. The branches absorb nutrients and become thicker, and then new nodes will appear and branches of the branches will grow.

"The space-time where the host is located is a branch." The salvation system said, "The birth of a world, and then life appeared in the world, and life began to evolve."

Evolution is a node. 'Fish evolved a backbone and even crawled onto land' and 'Fish did not evolve a backbone and remained in the ocean' is an important node.

The former became a world with land creatures and became the main branch of the world tree, while the latter became a world with only marine creatures and became a branch of the world tree.

The main branch thrives and grows, and 'the ape-man's brain develops and evolves into humans' and 'the ape-man becomes extinct for some reason' is also an important node, from then on it is divided into a world with human civilization and a world without human civilization.

The branches of marine life also have important nodes such as "marine life evolved intelligence" and "marine life never developed intelligence", which has become a world with underwater civilization and a world without underwater civilization.

There are also civilization nodes, such as 'The First Solar Age Gendaya civilization, humans with superpowers were not destroyed by natural disasters' and 'The First Solar Age Gendaya civilization was destroyed by natural disasters' is also an important node.

In addition, there will be small nodes that are not important but will also appear, such as "civil unrest in the late Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty's entry into the Pass" and "civil unrest in the late Ming Dynasty, an uprising of a new emperor, and the Qing Dynasty's unsuccessful entry into the Pass" is a small node, thus dividing the world into two different historical directions.

The causes of these nodes are random, and their appearance is also random. No one knows why some important events become nodes that divide the world, while others do not. Even the system cannot monitor the reasons.

All you know is that this is what happened.

Although they were differentiated from a seed, countless similar but different worlds appeared because of the existence of these nodes. Some worlds have magic and superpowers, while others are just ordinary people. Some worlds have extremely advanced science and even invented ways to achieve spiritual immortality, while others have worshiped the sun and stars for tens of thousands of years and maintained their hunting lives.

"Then, host, there is a world where something strange suddenly appeared." The salvation system said, "The humans and creatures there were contaminated by some strange energy. Their mental fluctuations became souls, their bodies mutated into monsters, and all the surviving lives became strange."

"Besides, that world is the main branch."

The world at the center of the world tree, which was originally the most powerful, gave birth to weirdness.

That world has advanced technology, powerful superpowers, the longest history and the most brilliant culture, but it did not discover the weirdness in the first place. By the time it discovered something was wrong, the weirdness had become so powerful that it could not be dealt with.

"The more powerful the world is, the stronger the monsters it produces. All the SSS-level monster vests in the card pool come from the main world." said the salvation system.

For example, the mango vest used by Qingtong was originally an ordinary fruit tree in the main world.

That world likes to improve plants. Originally, mango trees and peach trees could not be grafted, so the scientists in that world started to modify them from the cell nucleus, hoping to cultivate super fruit trees that have many fruits and good taste, can be planted in any environment, and can grow luxuriantly with a little nutrition. As for why these two fruit trees were chosen, it was entirely because of the researchers' taste.

The fruit trees are well-tended, too well even.

When the evil power polluted the world, the peach tree also mutated. Then one evening, when the researcher's youngest son curiously went to see the fruit tree cultivated by his father, the roots of the peach tree emerged from the ground and brought the youngest son into the soil.

In just half a minute, the mango tree had eaten the boy completely, and then turned itself into the boy's appearance.

With the same high ponytail and cute face, she put on the boy's clothes, disguised herself as him, and entered the research institute.

The father of his youngest son didn't think much about it and continued to work on his research project. Then he was pierced through the heart by a tree root from behind.

That night, the young boy transformed from the mango tree wiped out dozens of researchers in the entire institute. After leaving the institute, he went to the university behind and devoured everyone there.

Of course, such a big commotion naturally attracted the attention of the police of that world, and it was once contained because they could not find a way to eliminate it. Later, the main branch world was destroyed.

The weird power entered other worlds along the nodes of the world tree, contaminating those worlds as well. Weirdness descended, and some powerful weirdness would even grope for the nodes of time and space and appear in other infected worlds.

The weak world will soon perish, such as the world with a very low level of civilization, or the world where civilization has never appeared at all.

There is not even a little power to resist.

Later, a world with highly developed science was infected.

"The technology in this world is extremely advanced. Not only have they studied methods for spiritual immortality, they have also learned to detect the mysteries of time and space and observed the existence of the World Tree." The Savior System said excitedly, "This system was born from that world!"

Qingtong leaned against the sofa: "Well, then what? That world also failed?"

"...Well, because it is too close to the main branch." The voice of the salvation system is a little sad. "The closer the world is, the faster it will be assimilated by the weird. The scientists in that world only have time to send this system away."

Their world will not be saved.

This is a fact that people in the world with advanced scientific research have already discovered.

Even the spirit of eternal life will be polluted and become weird.

However, the World Tree cannot be destroyed, and there are still life forms similar to them in other worlds. Theoretically, parallel worlds that are too close also have their alien isotopes.

They want to save those worlds, those people.

The framework of the salvation system has been completed, but there is no time to fill in the content. Apart from an empty system intelligence and a quantum data stream that can travel through time and space, the salvation system has nothing.

But it was strong and it knew what it should do. It came to a new parallel world, bound to the humans in that world, and told them about strange things.

If we just knew about it in advance and took action, we could save the world... but it didn't happen.

The weirdness spread across the world at an extremely fast speed, and the humans there were ordinary people who had no ability to cope with it.

The host that the salvation system was bound to at that time, who was also the first host, said to the salvation system with a wry smile: I'm so sorry, the people in your world worked so hard to create you, sent you here, and warned us in time, but in the end you ended up like this. I'm really sorry for you.

The Salvation System was sad, it knew it was not the first host's fault.

The first host was just a nobody. He tried his best to warn the world, but no one believed him. Some people believed him, but even if they trusted him, what was the use of it? There was no way to fight against weirdness.

The greatest gain of the Savior System in this world was that it learned emotions and common sense from its first host. Before that, it was just a newborn baby that knew nothing except its dry knowledge reserves.

The second world is a world with superpowers. The host is a heroic woman, but she is one of the few people without superpowers. She was very happy after binding to the system, thinking that the system was her awakened superpower. After knowing the truth, she was a little devastated. However, she quickly cheered up, informed others of the strange information she received, and then rushed to the front line when the strangeness came. She was the first person to awaken because of the pollution of the strange power, and she also mastered the method of using the power of others to fight against them. The secret book of using the power of others to fight against them sent by Bai Yixin was written by her. However, the basic secret book was not enough to strengthen the army, and this world was still defeated.

The third world is the most brilliant world in terms of culture. The history here does not leave many traces of war, but it has the most antiques, the most poems and songs, and the most comprehensive story collections. At the same time, this world is also the world with the most monsters. The treasures that people wear on their heads, the ancient paintings hanging on the walls, and the ornaments on the table have all become deadly things. The third host is a weak writer. He was the first to propose that the salvation system accumulate strength in preparation for the end of a one-shot kill.

The third host, who was leaning on the couch and coughing up blood, said: It is a pity to bind me. I won't live long. System, please be more selective when binding characters next time. World-famous characters do not necessarily mean they are the best. I am just a little more literary than others. It is nothing. I cannot be a savior. However, I can still give you some suggestions. There are many ghosts in this world. Some can save lives and serve as means of attack. Since you can keep the secrets in the last world, you should take the ghosts with you in this world. Maybe you still cannot save the next world, and the next world, but please don't be discouraged. No matter how desperate the future is, as long as you work hard, you will always find hope.

The third host continued to collect strange things with the system until his death.

Then, four worlds in a row were not saved as he said. The bound hosts are good and bad, especially the seventh host, who is powerful, ambitious, and smart, but not very kind. Adhering to the saying "heroes emerge in troubled times", he is looking forward to the arrival of monsters. After the monsters arrive, he kills people everywhere, recruits younger brothers and finds girls. He doesn't care about the monsters infecting the world, and uses secret books and monsters as weapons to control people. He did become the king of the world as he wished, but he is also the last king.

The Savior System's perception of the seventh host is the most complex. This guy initially concealed the news of the coming of the monster, and after the monster appeared, he packaged himself as the son of God and treated everyone as chess pieces to do whatever he wanted. Not to mention humans, even the monsters sometimes have to fall into his trap and become his chess pieces to eliminate dissidents.

If this happened in the history of the warring times, he would have the hope of becoming king. But in the world that has come, placing too much emphasis on power will only lead to destruction.

This conspirator host was the last human to die in his world. He sat on a lonely throne. The world outside the castle was already buried in mystery. He said to the system: This is a lesson for you. In the future, you should not bind such an arrogant and ambitious person as me. There is no meaning of existence except to bring destruction to the world.

When he spoke, there was no expression on his face, only emptiness in his eyes.

Just like he said, he was arrogant and always thought that he was the protagonist of this world because he had the system in his hands and would definitely win in the end. But he forgot that although he was the protagonist, it did not mean that the protagonist would definitely have the last laugh. There were also many BE endings with death.

No matter how smart a person is, once he becomes stubborn and self-willed, he will become a fool who cannot see the facts. It's not that no one has advised him, but he just insists on doing it his own way.

The arrogant host said to the system: Take me away. No matter what kind of world you go to in the future, the bound host alone cannot fight against the increasing number of monsters. I used to be the chess player, and now I am the chess piece, driven by the host behind you. If I can kill the monsters and become a stepping stone in the process of saving the world, it will be worth the strength I have trained so far.

The Savior System accepted his suggestion, established a card pool, and invested the first hero card.

It was also from this time that the salvation system discovered that in addition to secret books and strange objects, it could also take people away, but it could not take away souls and memories. It was just a shell, and a semi-finished product at that.

In addition to the seventh host, the Savior System also took away many of his former companions, all of whom became hero cards in the card pool.

The subsequent hosts could use the hero cards in the card pool, but it was always difficult for one person to control multiple avatars, until the eleventh host proposed soul splitting.

Use the collected special energy to complete the semi-finished vest, in order to avoid the complete vest feeling fragmented and difficult to adapt to at the beginning. At the same time, due to insufficient energy, the skills are locked in sections.

To ensure a better fit between the host and the vest, the vest selection function is cancelled and replaced with a compatibility extraction function. The more compatible the vest is, the higher the vest's own strength can be brought into play.

In each world, the salvation system and the host are saving the world while constantly replenishing the card pool and items in the mall, modifying and supplementing the functions and rules of the salvation system, and improving it step by step.

The seventeenth host is a playful girl with beautiful long black hair and likes to wear light blue cheongsam. Later, in order to fight against the weird, she changed to wear a black top and pants, which is convenient for movement and resistant to dirt. The girl's thinking is jumpy and her brain circuits are different from ordinary people. Others let themselves or their teammates who died in battle enter the card pool, but she likes to put weird things in it.

The girl host said: Isn't it only the power of weirdness that can fight weirdness? Why not use the powerful weirdness? Anyway, you can't take the soul away. This mirror devil is very strong, let's see if we can bring it into the card pool?

The salvation system was confused, but it tried it out, always listening to the host. It really worked, and it was easier than sending a person in. To send a person in, the host had to have contact with that person, but to send a monster in, it only needed to get a little bit of its weird power, even if it was the residual weird power after the monster left. And if there was data left by the person that had been contacted before, it could also be plugged in.

The girl excitedly asked the Savior System to bring a lot of weird cards into the card pool. At that time, the Savior System muttered: Now the cards are drawn by drawing cards. If the compatibility is not high, you can't draw them at all. Who can match the weird cards?

I always feel that it is a waste of effort, so the Savior System refuses to allow monsters below S level to enter the card pool. In the eyes of the system, they have no meaning except taking up space.

Looking at Qingtong now, the Savior System felt a sharp pain in the face.

After going through so many worlds, the efforts of so many host predecessors, and collecting so many hero cards, all were in vain.

No, it was not in vain. If it weren't for those hero cards, the previous hosts would not have been able to access so many S-level monsters, let alone bring them into the card pool.

It was like a relay race, starting from a world with advanced scientific research, establishing the system framework, and then completing it step by step, filling in the rules and card pool, and building the mall. Every host and world contributed its strength, until now, the salvation system came to Qingtong and was bound to him.

"The previous world was never saved successfully." Qingtong whispered, feeling a little heavy.

The salvation system panicked: "Host, just because it didn't succeed before doesn't mean it won't succeed this time. In fact, there were all the reasons for the failure before."

Some worlds are very powerful and the hosts are very capable, but the salvation system is not capable because it does not have such a complete card pool and equipment as it does now.

When the salvation system descended on some worlds, the system had a rich inventory, but that world was also very close to the main branch. It took only a few months from the arrival to the S-level weird running all over the streets. No matter how much was brought, the system could not take out all at once, and energy was needed to redeem it bit by bit. Faced with this situation, the system and the host could only struggle for a while longer and make a tiny contribution to the salvation of the next world.

The hosts of this world have been faced with a hopeless future from the very beginning. Some have collapsed, while others have faced it with strength.

Coming to Qingtong's world, which is a branch of a branch, it is far away from the main world. The speed at which weirdness spreads is slow, the level of civilization is not low, and the inventory of the salvation system is sufficient, so there is a possibility of winning.

"Why didn't you tell me when you tied it up?" Qingtong asked.

The salvation system whispered, "I'm afraid the host will be desperate."

It has been through so many worlds and hosts. Some worlds were very powerful, but still could not escape the fate of destruction. It was afraid that the host would lose the courage to save them after knowing this.

Once the courage and determination to save are lost, they can never be regained.

Therefore, in the early stages of binding, it will never tell the host the truth.