Chapter 254 Chapter 254

"System, is it possible to save those destroyed worlds?"

The salvation system hesitated for a moment: "This... According to the data detected by this system, this is basically impossible."

"Why? System, can't you travel through time and space?" Qing Tong asked doubtfully, "Time and space, isn't it time and space? If you can eliminate all the weirdness from the source, and then go back to the past from the time node..."

"This system knows the method that the host is considering. The previous host has also considered it. Does the host know about the time-space paradox?"

Qingtong nodded: "I know."

A time paradox is when people can manipulate time at will, being able to go back to the past and go to the future, and the impact on the past is contrary to what is happening now.

To give a simple example, A goes back to the past and kills his grandfather before he gets married. Is this possible? What will happen if it happens?

If A succeeds, then logically A will not be born, and it is impossible for A to go back in time and kill his grandfather. This example is very famous and is also called the grandfather paradox.

The World Savior System said: "The world scientists who developed this system have already discussed this point, but the main content of their discussion was actually the topic of 'how to artificially create nodes for the World Tree'."

Let's use the example of going back to the past and killing the grandfather. There are two possibilities. The first is that the killing is successful. Then because of this event, a new world tree node is created, and two worlds are split. The main branch is still the world where A's grandfather survives and A is born successfully. The branch world becomes the world where A's grandfather is killed and A is not born.

The second possibility is that after A returns to the past, he always fails to kill his grandfather for various reasons. Even if A returns to the past, he cannot change anything and fails to create a world tree node.

"Host, even if you eliminate all the weirdness, this system will only create new nodes if it goes back to the past. The world that was destroyed and the people who died will never come back." The voice of the salvation system was lost, "Because it is because of their sacrifice that this system exists now."

The most difficult thing to determine is cause and effect.

Moreover, the node generation of the world tree is the most difficult to interfere with, and the system is more likely to fail. There is no result of creating a new parallel world.

Those worlds are like dead branches, irretrievable.

"It doesn't matter. This system has already accepted this outcome!" The salvation system cheered up again, "Host, the only thing you have to consider now is how to save the world!"

Qingtong took a deep breath and leaned back on the sofa: "The situation is more serious than I expected."

Originally, he thought that as long as he solved the problems step by step, everything would turn out well. But now that he knows the failures of so many predecessors, he realizes that everything is not as easy as he imagined.

"System, can I meet the previous hosts?" Qingtong said, "You kept them as hero cards, I just want to take a look."

"Well...some were retained, and some were not." The Savior System said, "Some hosts refused to enter the card pool of this system. This system respects their choice."

Regardless of whether their reasons are because they are weak, feel ashamed of their ancestors, or simply want to be forgotten, the salvation system will obey their decisions.

The card drawing interface opened in front of Qingtong. This was the first time Qingtong opened the card drawing interface since he decided not to draw cards anymore.

More than twenty golden cards were circling above the card pool. Qingtong clicked on them one by one, memorizing every young face on them.

A woman holding a spear with a blazing flame in the background.

A man sitting on the throne with bones piled under his feet and a cold face.

A frail young man wearing glasses and holding a book, and a playful girl in a black sportswear carrying a huge package.

Qingtong even saw a boy who looked to be in junior high school and still had baby fat on his face.

"Are there minors too?" Qingtong asked.

The salvation system took a glance and recalled, "Oh, it's the 24th host. At that time, the primary condition for the system to bind a host was 'high IQ, good character, and strong character', and then he was chosen."

After binding, the system was also dumbfounded. When binding, the host was a little younger than the image on the card, only eleven years old.

Although he is only eleven years old, he is already a graduate student at a world-class university, so there is no doubt that he has a high IQ.

One of my parents is a businessman and the other is a researcher. They come from a wealthy family, do charity work, and have good family education.

He was once kidnapped, but he escaped with his own intelligence. He remained calm in the face of danger and did not panic when he saw the criminal holding a gun. He has a good character.

This is a young boy who is outstanding enough to stand out from the crowd, even though he is still very young.

Originally, the salvation system thought that they had tied him up, but in the end, they were still one step behind, and the young man destroyed his own retreat.

The boy is sentimental, and he can think calmly when faced with a threat to his life, but when his parents are placed on the other side of the scale, the boy can no longer remain calm.

There was nothing he could do about it. The monster he was facing was of SSS level and too cunning. The boy tried very hard, but the opponent had grasped his inner weakness and struck him hard.

As a minor, he is indeed less educated and tends to act impulsively once his soft spot is touched.

"He is very smart, even though the world he lives in is very powerful and technologically advanced."

In a world that is not powerful enough, it is not easy for SSS-level monsters to appear.

"But it's not as powerful as the world that created this system." The salvation system said, "But this host was able to use his own wisdom to figure out the core of this system, and even wrote a code for this system to screen new hosts."

Other hosts only assisted the system to improve itself, but this host directly pulled out the salvation system and modified it.

"Host, choose your code, which was written by the 24th host." said the salvation system.

Qingtong was stunned: "Huh? Isn't it a certain range of choices? Over 18 years old, under 30 years old, living alone, socially introverted, a bit immature?"

This was what the salvation system said when it deceived Qingtong.

Every time Qingtong recalled what the system said, he wanted to spit.

"Ah... this is also included in the stipulated conditions, but it is not the most important one." said the Salvation System.

It has failed so many times that it has long realized that binding a host is the most important step in saving the world. It is not going to be so casual.

I still remember what the 24th host said when he was writing the code: 'Don't think that the smartest person is the most suitable person. Looking at history, which successful emperor had the highest IQ? Smart people all play the role of military advisors. Luck is one aspect, using people is another, but the most important thing is the heart. I am a negative example. When looking for a host in the future, don't look for someone who is too sentimental. Too much bias in the heart will affect judgment. It is not good to be too indifferent to emotions. If things go wrong, they may be happy to see the world destroyed. Such guys exist in every world. Compared with love, pay more attention to responsibility. After shouldering the mission, you will never say "too tired and don't want to do it". Don't look for people with moral cleanliness. Sometimes the means to succeed have to be a little dirty, and you will do whatever it takes to achieve your goals. It's good to be a little insidious, as long as you have a bottom line. To save ten thousand people, you have to give up one hundred people. You have to give up when you have to. I don't want a guy who can't even make this decision. It's best to be a guy who can even be a bad person in order to achieve his goal.'

Qingtong, who is really inhuman: ...

There is no curse word in every sentence, but it feels like every sentence is insulting.

"So I am the twenty-fifth host?"

"No, it's the thirty-third one." The Savior System replied, "It's hard to find someone who perfectly meets these conditions."

In addition to the age restriction, there are also exclusion conditions added after some hosts were previously bound and fell into traps.

Smart but not arrogant, responsible but not sentimental, unscrupulous but with a bottom line.

Several worlds have not found a host that fully meets these conditions, so the system only binds people who are close to these conditions.

Qingtong is the most qualified person it has met so far.

He was also the first person to draw a weird card.

To be honest, when seeing Qingtong draw weird cards several times in a row, the salvation system was wondering if there was something wrong with the program written by the young host. It seemed that there was something wrong with the bound host.

Now it seems that the mission of saving the world is going more smoothly than in previous years.

Just like the boy said, all you need to do is be prepared, have a little luck, and choose a suitable host.

"You are special, host."

Qing Tong sighed: "I'll just take it as you're complimenting me."

Looking at the boy on the card again, his blue hair and black eyes were looking forward, as if he was looking at Qingtong. The corners of the boy's mouth were slightly raised with a smug smile.

"What about his last?"

"He died the night before his 18th birthday ceremony." The Savior System sighed, "He regretted not being able to drink the wine for his 18th birthday ceremony."

"Don't the cards record their age and appearance when they died?" He looks three or four years old, no matter how you look at him.

"No, it records their physical and mental peaks." The Savior System glanced at the boy's smile on the card. "When he was fourteen, he was struck by a strange SSS-level curse. His health deteriorated day by day, and in the end he even had trouble getting up."

Seeing that Qingtong didn't say anything, the salvation system quickly said: "Host, don't worry. At that time, this system couldn't do anything about the curse, but the 29th host is the best at making medicine. Now there is a medicine that can remove the curse in the mall! So..."

"Hmm." Qingtong moved his finger and looked at the card of the 29th host.

It is a gentle woman holding a test tube in her hand, and the picture is fixed on her image of preparing medicine.

After flipping through it from front to back, I found that all the host cards were S-level.

“A very high-level card.”

"Yes, but the extraction probability is the same as that of B-level. Their high level is not because they are strong, but because this system believes that they deserve S-level."

Qingtong closed the card drawing interface.

"Host, don't you want to continue? This system can introduce their stories." The salvation system said, "This system knows everything, about their birth, growth, and... death."

"No thanks." Qingtong picked up the cup from the table. The tea was already cold, and he took a sip nonchalantly. "If I can save the world successfully, there will be plenty of time to understand. If I fail... I will also go to the card pool to accompany them."

"Host, you will definitely succeed. After calculation by this system, the success rate of saving the world this time has exceeded 50%, the best data in history!!" The salvation system murmured, "Host, you really have to succeed this time. This system does not have much energy left to travel to a new world."

"……I see."

Qingtong turned on his phone and continued to read the text message from the instructor informing them to assemble: "System, tell the truth to all my fake accounts outside."

"OK."

"Book a ticket for me. I'll leave for the capital tomorrow."

"Eh? Isn't there still three days until the gathering?"

"Go ahead." Qingtong said, "After knowing the truth, do you think I can still lie there peacefully?"

Now he feels that it is wrong to sleep one more second.

"Host, don't be too tired. A previous host of this system worked himself to death. If you die, it's all over. Wait, the host can't die, the weird vest has the characteristic of immortality, so it's okay."

The previous hosts had never drawn a strange vest. If the hero card was torn up and the main body died, it would be really gone.

"Maybe you are really the last host of this system." The salvation system said excitedly, "This system will no longer have to watch the host die, which is great."

Qingtong: ...

Even if he doesn't die, if he fails to save the world, he will have to live alone in a weird world, so forget it.

He didn't want that kind of future.

*

All of Qingtong's aliases received the images sent by the Salvation System, which contained the truth told to Qingtong by the Salvation System.

"I see." The paper man sat on a strange dog-like body, stepped on its head, and whispered, "It seems that the situation is very serious. Affected by this body, I don't have any feelings about the destruction of the world, but the original body will be a little sad. Then..."

The paper figure turned around and looked at the man kneeling on the ground far behind him: "If you don't leave now, aren't you afraid that I will kill you too?"

"I'm not afraid of death." The man shouted, "You saved me and my family, and I want to do something for you."

The paper man raised his eyebrows and looked at him, showing no interest in the man.

"I can be your puppet." The man lowered his head, "as long as you are willing to protect this land."

"Make me a deal?"

"No, I'm begging you. As a loyal believer of the Seko religion, I beg the powerful paper god in the lantern to have some mercy." The man's forehead touched the ground. "Our country is very weak, and the rulers cannot protect the people. Back then, even the opportunity to apply to study secrets in China was provided by China at a friendly price. Otherwise, we couldn't even afford the tuition. No, it was the people above who were unwilling to pay so much. Even so, the awakened person who returned from studying died at the hands of the strange shortly after returning, and before he had time to spread the knowledge he learned, we didn't even seize the opportunities provided by others."

This is just a small country next to China, where survival is difficult.

Before the strangeness came, the country was in constant civil unrest and gunfighting. After the strangeness came, the country became quiet because the powerful groups that were causing the trouble were gone.

Even those in power are in danger of losing their jobs, and many have even given up their official positions to live in bigger countries. In the face of life, power and status are nothing.

The people of this small country have been completely abandoned.

The man is a rare good official in this small country, but unfortunately, even as an awakened one, he is very weak.

But now he sees a way to save the land.

For such a small country, as long as there are S-level paper people willing to provide long-term protection and resolve the powerful monsters, and leave the rest to the people in their country to resolve, this country can get a chance to breathe and the people can survive.

It doesn't matter what he has given to this.

And the man did not lie, he was indeed a believer of the Seko cult, just because he looked at the leader of the lights, Mang Tao, for a second longer during the live broadcast.

"...Not bad." The paper man walked forward, looked at the man kneeling on the ground very devoutly, raised his foot and gently placed it on the back of his head, "Then from today on, you are my most loyal...dog, is that okay?"

"yes."

"From now on, this land becomes my territory, and the people living here are my servants. Everyone must obey my orders. If I tell you to slit your throat, you are not allowed to hang yourself. Do you understand?"

"yes."

Three secret books were thrown in front of the man.

"You said that those who went to study in China didn't have enough time to spread their knowledge. I will provide you with cheats and advanced versions. Everyone can learn. Even if they are dogs, I don't want a bunch of noobs."

"yes."

"Get lost."

Seeing the man heaved a sigh of relief and slowly retreated, the paper man narrowed his eyes and raised his hand to hand over the strange body of the dog to the system in exchange for points.

The truth is that the original entity sent that video just to speed up their progress.

I originally had no interest in controlling a small country, but since it's for the sake of the entity, I'll try harder.

Let these garbage gain enough power as soon as possible. Just as the original said at the beginning, saving the world is not a task that can be accomplished by one person.

Even if there are several more powerful vests, it is not as good as the whole nation joining forces to fight against the weirdness.

The paper man is not an isolated case, other accounts have also taken action.

The Seker Cult in the Western Continent, under the urging of Kailet and Crow, has been constantly expanding its membership. The influence of the Seker Cult has gradually spread to the officialdom of various countries. Even if some high-level officials are not Seker Cult believers, they inevitably have some kind of deal with the Seker Cult behind the scenes. The Seker Cult's missionary work to expand its membership has not only not been hindered by the high-level officials of various countries, but has even been assisted. Officials are all promoting the teachings of the Seker Cult and arranging venues for Seker Cult believers to give speeches.

The believer who gave the speech was very eloquent. He spoke of the "doomsday theory" in a very logical way and packaged the lamp as a god who could save the world.

Even under the light of science, there are still many people who have received higher education who believe in the end of the world and the existence of gods and demons. Even universities have theology courses, and it is very easy to make them believe it. The Seko religion in the Western Continent has expanded again. In the end, the officials of various countries in the Western Continent have fallen to the point where their words are not as trusted by the people as the words of religious believers.

Have the officials of the countries in the Western Continent ever been trusted by the people? Maybe, but definitely not very often.

It seems that because they are unwilling to lag behind the Western Continent, the Hundred Butterfly Society of the Eastern Continent Ni Country has also accelerated its pace. Many political leaders openly display butterfly accessories in conspicuous places, for fear that no one will know their identity as Hundred Butterfly Society cadres.

Qingtong didn't pay attention to all this. He had already boarded the train to go to the capital to report in advance.