Chapter 149 Who Proclaims the Way (Part 20) The Sun!
"What virtue does the moonlight possess, that it dies and is reborn?"
What benefit does it bring, that the rabbit is in its belly?
Even though they were not far apart, the strange chanting was so clear that it seemed as if the girl standing by the window was reciting it right next to Du Yu's ear.
Death gives birth again, and a dove remains in the womb...
Du Yu kept repeating these two lines of poetry in his mind. The dull pain in his head became more and more intense, as if something was being crushed. The roaring sound gradually grew stronger. At first, it was as low as a mosquito's buzz, but it kept increasing with the pain until it finally roared in like a tsunami, washing away all memories. Past, present, future... everything was stirred up in the boundless roar like an ocean.
"I see, I see..."
Du Yu was panting heavily, covering his ears tightly, but those memories that he had previously been unable to find and now tried to avoid still stirred up ripples in his mind, like peeling skin and scraping bones, each time he recalled them, it was as if a layer of flesh and blood was being forcibly shaved off his brain.
"Young lady, you have achieved what you sought, and you can die without regrets, it's just that your life was a little short."
"I will save Sister Du once in the future. Sister Du, if you become rich and powerful, don't forget me!"
"Our Dudu's life is truly unattainable! Our Dudu is the savior of the world!"
He got what he wanted, died for her, and saved the world...
Du Yu's pupils trembled, his face as pale as a comet in the rain, his lips quivering yet managing a forced smile:
"ha."
"Hahahaha, I see, I see. What a fine 'reader' you are! Are you a cold-blooded bystander or a writer who personally takes the stage?"
"You lied to me, you lied to the whole world, how painful!"
Du Yu lowered her hand and glanced around with unusual indifference. The night was as veiled as a light gauze, and the library was as quiet as ever. But this place was no longer a familiar yet strange place to her. She remembered everything!
The last element hidden here is [memory]!
It is one of the nine superior elements, and also one of the three source substances of her world. It is a special crystal formed by the fusion of the consciousness of the world on the verge of collapse and the unwilling resentment of the transcendent before death.
Once you obtain it, it's equivalent to mastering the element of "memory".
That would completely kill the transcendent who had crystallized his special qualities.
Wen Xi, [Amber Snail].
The clear yellow amber can preserve hundreds of millions of years of time. Snails crawl very slowly and spend their entire lives in one corner. If a snail is sealed in amber, which can freeze time, can its memories be preserved forever?
Sometimes I envy Dudu's combat-type ability, which makes her stronger in battle; other times I'm grateful to have awakened my current ability. Emotions wear down, amber shatters, memories and emotions are just that unreliable, like manicures—even the most perfect design will end up in the trash after three months…
"Pah! I can still afford to support you, why are you saying such discouraging things!"
'Hehe, thank you so much, Miss, for taking care of me in this apocalypse. I have no way to repay your kindness except with my body… Ouch—Shi Wei, let me tell you, a gentleman uses words, not fists!'
"Hmph, I'm beating up an idiot. If you have nothing better to do, you should collect more bones and grind them into powder. Lately, the plants have been complaining to me about not having enough fertilizer at night."
"You're going to drag me into farming just because I say something negative? You're terrifying! Ugh, it's rare for me to have a drink, let me finish! But! I think my special ability is the best. I'm not good at shrewdly weighing pros and cons, so I'll just stick around with my useless little stone, eating and waiting to die. When we're bored, we can dig out the stories recorded in the amber and read them together... that'll be fine too..."
'Of course, it would be best if my power could suddenly become useful like Dudu's after it upgrades, hehe...'
...
"Cough, cough... No, don't cry. See, I told you my special ability always comes in handy. I'm so tired... I'm going to sleep for a while. Don't worry, I'll catch up..."
[Mind], [Natural Disaster], and [Fate] are the three superior elements of the [Crowd Domain] tendency. They are the main powers controlled by the [Pure Sea Lord] and the traits that Du Yu has come into contact with most after "transmigrating" into the book.
【Frenzy】, 【Corruption】, and 【Distortion】, the three superior elements in the 【Chaos】 tendency, appear quite frequently. Most of the combat traits that Du Yu has seen come from here, and Xiao Yi's traits are also very likely to be these elements.
【Memory】, 【Devouring】, and 【Ascension】 are also among the nine superior elements. However, these elements, which belong to the 【Leap】 tendency, seem much more docile. Apart from some products of the system, Du Yu has hardly seen these three elements in this world.
In the past, she didn't understand the supernatural realm and therefore didn't think about it in detail. But in this situation, she felt a chill run down her spine, yet as if a sudden inspiration struck her, and she kept asking herself: Why?
Is it that these elements are monopolized by something, or are these three elements different from the other six elements?
...Or rather, these three elements were never part of this world, nor were they products of the City of the Sun.
【memory】.
Why did Wen Xi go to such lengths to leave his memories to himself before he died?
Even though the crystals he obtained from the first two levels were already in his backpack, Du Yu felt his palms burning, as if someone was pulling his hand tightly, across the vast distances between memories and reality, repeatedly and tirelessly etching marks on his palms.
home.
Main Quest: Return to Your Homeland
[Mission Description: In a distant memory, seemingly from a past life… well, it truly was a past life, Jinling University was a paradise. There you gained knowledge, friendship, wealth… and the most precious things of your life. Go there, go to that place etched most deeply in your heart, where the treasure you've been searching for lies. You know where it is.]
[Quest Reward: Your long-lost homeland is right there. Do you really need a reward to motivate you to complete the quest? You're probably already itching to... But even so, there will still be a reward. Depending on your completion of the quest, you will receive a gift that feels like a gift from a complete stranger.]
[Note: Whether you move forward or backward, it's there waiting for you; it's hard to leave your homeland.]
ha.
A system pop-up suddenly appeared in front of him, and Du Yu covered his face, laughing out loud like a madman, unable to bear leaving his homeland.
It turns out that the answer to fate was already written in the question itself.
"...When did it start?"
The voice was still hoarse, but it no longer trembled.
The "ball of light" almost admired her. It "watched" as golden rain suddenly fell in the room in the distance. The viscous liquid, like a memory, spread up and picked up the ripples, sealing the simple little house and the girl with a strange, relaxed smile on her lips together, making it into a huge, smooth piece of amber.
"What are you asking? When was this place discovered, or when were you discovered?"
Du Yu didn't lower his hand. His gaze pierced through his fingers as he stared intently at the ball of light. When he said "here," he split off a beam of light and touched the ground. The last boulder finally fell. A silent rumble came from the past, and by the time it reached his ears, it was just a whimper.
"So... you're the one who brought about our catastrophe!"
“I understand how you feel, but I need to point out that your statement is not accurate. I suggest correcting it to ‘The great catastrophe will come sooner or later, and all others can do is bring it forward a little’.”
"After all, didn't you already guess that 'we' were originally one?"
"No, you have already abandoned the 'past' world, haven't you?"
The wasteland world where Du Yu lives and the cyber world where the City of the Sun resides are two worlds that are so different, so why are there always some intricate connections between them? Why is Chen Xingzhi able to appear in all sorts of magical corners?
I didn't understand before, but I do now.
If the two worlds were originally the same world, then it would be strange if they had no prior connection.
To say that the language of the past was polluted by the great catastrophe and that we had to switch to the wrong language is probably an attempt to transfer the pollution, cut off the unimportant "past", and even throw away the old language!
The ball of light showed no emotional fluctuation when questioned; it answered every question like a machine, even correcting Du Yu's mistake:
"Not just you, you missed one."
In the third year of the Taifeng reign, a severe drought struck, followed by a locust plague that lasted for years… In the fifth year of the Taifeng reign, seventeen prefectures, including Bing, Xu, and Dai, were struck by a devastating earthquake, resulting in countless deaths and injuries… In the eighth year of the Taifeng reign, a great plague struck Nanjing, with people dressed in white flocking to the city… In the ninth year of the Taifeng reign, a famine struck, leaving the land barren for thousands of miles, and people in Jiangnan resorted to cannibalism…
In the fifteenth year of the Taifeng reign, the emperor received the Tianqi decree, which brought great joy. That year, the weather was favorable and the harvest was plentiful, with only one out of every hundred households surviving. In the first year of the Tianqi reign, immortals traveled west from Penglai and east to Mount Tai to worship the Grand Duke Jupiter. The five grains were abundant, everything went smoothly, and people had no worries. Therefore, the "Record of a Hundred Disasters" is closed and presented to readers for their perusal.
A book reader, a book reader!
The newly unearthed "historical materials" that Gu Yinglan had read aloud in the classroom earlier resurfaced in my ears. The "Yuanshui" Kingdom that worshipped Tai Sui jumped out at me. So that's how it is...
Original Water Kingdom, Jinling, City of Chasing the Sun.
Past, present, and future.
The three tendencies are: chaos, leap, and group domain.
What a magnificent title, "Lord of the Pure Sea"! What a grand gesture!
"You really will stop at nothing to grab the resources."
A chill ran through Du Yu's heart. Dividing a world's timeline into three and transferring it, or rather, delaying the arrival of an irreversible catastrophe, could only be considered a true act of divine power, right?
Compared to that, the little tricks that [MiMiYin] did before were like kindergarten children playing house.
"In the eyes of truly great beings, it is nothing more than a trick by ants to save themselves."
The ball of light rotated slightly. Even though all the tissues that once belonged to humans had vaporized and disappeared, Du Yu felt as if it had given him a meaningful "look".
"So, you still won't give up even now?"
Du Yu understood what He meant, then laughed in anger: "You mean, you've turned my hometown into what it is now, and then you want me to hand over the characteristics of my world to you?"
“I’m even less willing to see a cataclysmic event than you are to see it happen. However, everything comes at a price, and this is the best way to achieve the highest overall benefit.”
"But no one has ever asked whether they are willing to pay those 'prices'!"
"I don't care."
The voice of the "orb of light" remained steady, but perhaps because of its content, it sounded exceptionally arrogant: "If I cannot become a true god before the [Source] awakens, everything will return to nothingness; if I become a true god one day, reversing time will be as easy as turning my hand."
"The gifts of fate are never priceless; those under my protection are naturally at my disposal."
If time could turn back, everything would start anew...
Du Yu's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't deny that she had truly felt a fleeting moment of attraction. And in that brief, fleeting instant, like a dragonfly skimming the water's surface, the ball of light suddenly drew closer, and the deathly, monotonous voice sounded faintly amused:
"The deepest part of my memory is actually hidden in the school. This is also the arrangement of fate. Du, it's time to pay your tuition."
The gifts of fate are never priceless... This ball of light wasn't in a hurry to make a move, and instead chatted with her about this and that, waiting here!
"This is forced buying and selling!"
Du Yu increased the distance between himself and the ball of light, his expression changing slightly. The two crystals, which he had placed securely in his game backpack, were now swaying slightly, as if they might fly out uncontrollably at any moment.
The game system has always had high privileges, and this is the first time Du Yu has encountered a method that even the game system cannot prevent.
A bright purple flame leaped from between his fingers; though only the length of a palm, it almost became another source of light in the library.
Another light source—a silvery-white orb—swayed, seemingly expressing regret over Du Yu's choice. The next instant, it surged, and with a "bang, bang, bang—", the bookshelf collapsed and shattered like dominoes, then vanished completely like melting snow when illuminated by the silver light.
"boom!"
The purple flames suddenly surged, and the faith points on the system interface plummeted. Du Yu had no time to care. He gritted his teeth, but was still forced to retreat by the impact of the silver light until he reached the corner and leaned against a bookshelf that, for some reason, hadn't collapsed. Only then did he have a chance to catch his breath.
The purple flames surrounding the small corner like a city wall reflected the solemnity on Du Yu's face. She could sense that the ball of light, or rather, the clone of the [Lord of the Pure Sea], was not helpless against her small corner. The current stalemate was simply because the other party had paused its offensive.
Du Yu's ears twitched, and he was inexplicably drawn to look out the window, instantly understanding what the ball of light had diverted its energy to do.
A moon hung quietly in the sky above Jinling University.
Calling it "hanging light" seems a bit inaccurate, because that moon was slowly, but visibly, sinking, and for the first time in his two lives, Du Yu discovered that moonlight could be so dazzling.
The silvery moonlight shone down, turning the world into a white expanse. Trees, statues, lawns, buildings... that silvery light was like a rewind of the seventh day of creation. Wherever it touched, everything turned into emptiness, leaving only pure silvery white.
Under the gaze of trembling pupils, the entire Jinling University vanished without a sound, as if it had never existed. The only remaining sights were the faint purple light in the library and a glimmer of gold in dormitory building number 16, the only unusual colors in the world.
Compared to fear, loneliness was the first thing to surge forth.
Du Yu felt as if for a moment his consciousness had been completely cleared away by the empty, silvery white space.
"Sizzle—"
A piece of the silver light was silently swallowed up, and the purple fire blazed fiercely, like an enraged bear child. It was unknown where the energy came from, but it actually swallowed the fingernail-sized piece of silver light.
There was not a trace of joy in Du Yu's eyes.
not enough.
A drop in the ocean.
"Oh."
A soft laugh seemed to come from within the room filled with silver light. Du Yu used most of his energy to suppress the restless crystals, but then his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of something else: the laughter in the silver light had taken on a mocking tone.
Do you think I'd let you take the seed from me again?
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—"
The space resembled an old, bulky CRT television, with colorful specks suddenly appearing beside Du Yu, barely forming the shape of a hand and pressing down on Du Yu's shoulder.
It was Chen Xingzhi. Despite the utter inexplicable reason, Du Yu inexplicably learned the name of the person who had come.
The noise remained unmoved by the silver light's mockery, only flashing faster and faster, as if searching for an opportunity to leave. Du Yu's heart sank, knowing that the silver light's words were not just empty talk. Several times she felt her feet lighten, but was inexplicably pulled back to the spot.
It's the amber that Gu Tu transformed into!
So that's the purpose of the novel's plot! Flattening the entire world into a book just to capture her—what a grand scheme!
Du Yu inwardly groaned, growing increasingly impatient as the colorful noise flickered, even dimming the colors themselves. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of surging silver light and couldn't help but urge the consciousness within his mind to act:
'Aren't you going to do it? Don't forget what you promised me!'
'Noisy.'
A cold snort rang in his ears, and suddenly Du Yu's eyes were bright. Terrifying light and heat erupted in the narrow space, and Du Yu's vision went black. At the same time, the elusive pull that had been there was finally broken.
Without Du Yu's prompting, the colored noise flickered rapidly a few times, and somehow managed to break through the silver light's blockade and leave.
The last voice Du Yu heard before leaving, cold yet brimming with suppressed rage, came from the silver light that had always seemed confident of victory:
"【sun】?!"
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