Chapter 261: Scene 11 (Inverted V) Cheers, to the unyielding us...
"I think I have the answer."
He Yuezhe raised his head and said in a deep voice, "Rather than leaving the choice of whether to close the Utopia to us, it would be better to leave it to the humans who have not yet entered the Utopia."
“…” Shuzi nodded, motioning her to continue.
"We'll send it out in the form of a questionnaire. We'll choose whatever humans choose," He Yuezhe said. "If humans choose to accept the disaster, then we'll close down Utopia. If humans choose to resolve the disaster, then we'll allow Utopia to continue. If humans choose..."
"In short, I want to give the choice to humans."
"We're fine."
"I don't have any problem with that either."
"...Tree."
"Um?"
"Don't you think it's familiar?"
"familiar?"
“…”
“Squeak…”
“…”
"He Yuezhe, I have to say, you made a good choice."
"Yeah?"
"At least, for most people, yes."
“…”
“Squeak…”
The stairs of the bell tower made a creaking sound from time to time, but it did not feel annoying in this silent and enclosed space without even a window.
He Yuezhe walked beside the tree, and her friends walked behind her.
Everyone's steps are firm.
Because I am with everyone, I am not afraid of doing anything and I never feel bored.
“…”
“Squeak…”
"He Yuezhe," Shuzi said softly, "I hope this time, I, we, can succeed."
Having failed before, it was difficult for her to stand up again, let alone put her hopes into the same "saving the world" thing again, but she still came here, to this step.
He Yuezhe understood Shuzi's inner struggle. She gently placed her hand on Shuzi's shoulder and smiled at her: "Shuzi, believe in yourself, and believe in us. Believe in humans who will never surrender."
"I will never, ever give in..." Shuzi lowered his head and muttered softly, "Yes, I believe it. I've witnessed it many times with my own eyes. How could I not believe it...?"
She had seen the perseverance of He Fangying and Jiang Ruoshi's generation, who never gave up even when they were in danger. They always insisted on being kind and returned to their original world in order to survive and save more people.
I have also seen He Yuezhe's generation. Although the world is bad, we have a beautiful friendship together. For each other, they can sacrifice their lives and survive.
Human beings always hold each other tightly like this, and will never give in no matter how bad the world is.
“…”
But what about yourself?
Shuzi asked himself.
What should I live for?
Save humanity? Save the world?
To put it cruelly, this world doesn't need me. Even if I disappear one day, no one will care.
“Squeak…”
“…”
But……
——"Shuzi, to be honest, I don't want the day when the world is truly saved, for my partner to tell me that she has no meaning to live anymore."
“…”
——"So, will you be friends with me?"
“…”
"He Yuezhe."
"Squeak."
The door on the top floor of the bell tower was pushed open.
A warm and gentle breeze blew towards me, bringing with it people's cheers.
"Hey, look, it's the Tree King!"
"King Shuzi! Oh my god, it's really King Shuzi!"
"King Tree! King Tree! It's me. We talked about how to bathe kittens the other day. Do you remember?! My cat is a calico, and it's so cute!"
"..." Shuzi pushed the wheelchair to the edge and looked at the people below who were happily waving at him as more and more people gathered. "I remember you."
"What about me? We've taken a walk together before and watched the sunset!"
"I remember that, too."
"King Tree, do you still remember the story you told me? Now that I'm grown up, I will become as powerful as the warrior in the story!"
"I remember. Bless you, child."
"..." More and more people gathered below, but no one spoke. They just looked at the tree quietly, their eyes pious and enthusiastic, as if they were looking at a real king.
The top floor of the clock tower has always been the place where Shuzi releases new news. Over time, people have understood the meaning of Shuzi's appearance on the top floor of the clock tower, and they always wait quietly below for Shuzi to speak.
“…” Shuzi looked at them and responded with the same devout and enthusiastic eyes.
"Shuzi," At this moment, He Yuezhe, who had settled his friends, walked over to her, "What did you want to tell me just now?"
Shuzi turned around, his eyes filled with a happiness He Yuezhe had never seen before: "I want to tell you that I don't want to be your friend."
"Because," Shuzi looked at the crowd, "I already have my friends."
"……That's good."
"He Yuezhe, I remember you can see energy fluctuations, right?"
"Um."
"It seems you may have expected this day to come."
"Varied……"
Shuzi turned around and snapped his fingers. "He Yuezhe, I've now connected you to all electronic life forms. You can tell them your questionnaire, and they will convey it to you."
As the sound of snapping fingers fell, many transparent objects appeared in the world in He Yuezhe's eyes in an instant. They were composed of strings of codes, and inside their bodies, they had an iron brain and an iron heart.
"Hello."
"Hello."
"Hello."
They greeted He Yuezhe at the same time, with subtitles.
Unlike the slightly choppy voice of a robot, its voice is soft and emotional, just like a human's.
On the left, on the right, and behind, the entire ideal country is filled with these electronic life forms. They constitute everything in this world and they are the ones that support the operation of this world.
——They are everywhere.
He Yuezhe was a little shocked for a moment.
"you……"
"Please go ahead."
"I would like you to pass on a questionnaire to all humans."
"Questionnaire."
"Oh, I see."
"Excuse me, what is the specific content of the questionnaire?"
"If a disaster is predicted, it will surely come..."
[If a disaster is predicted, it will surely come.]
"What is your choice?"
[If a disaster is predicted to happen, what would you choose?]
The line of subtitles that He Yuezhe was very familiar with appeared before her eyes again.
This time she was no longer afraid. An emotion called "blood boiling" filled her whole body and she trembled all over.
“The questionnaire has three options.”
She said: "One, let it happen, two, find the truth, and three, find ways to resist."
[1. Let it be. 2. Explore the truth. 3. Find defenses.]
Word by word, this familiar questionnaire was finally presented in its entirety.
"I remember you guys came from all over the timeline, right?"
"Yes, you're not mistaken."
"Then, please help me deliver this questionnaire before the tsunami, when the new world was born, and now."
He Yuezhe looked at those electronic lives, and they also looked at her.
She finally understood that it was not the automatic push notification from her phone that sent the results of the questionnaire to her when she was about to enter the platform, but these ubiquitous electronic lives.
They are completing the loop of the timeline.
"Roger that," they said.
"I'm delivering it to you..."
“Ding-ling-ling——”
The big bell rang because of the collision of electronic life forms, and a very fast energy wave spread out from the big bell to the surroundings.
“That’s how we communicate.”
"It's quite novel."
"You know what? Your questionnaire has been very helpful to us."
"Now, I know."
"If we hadn't had this questionnaire, we wouldn't have been able to arrive in time for the tsunami to save Shuzi, and the birth of the Utopia would have been delayed for a long time."
No wonder when I asked Shuzi if he was familiar with this questionnaire, Shuzi's reaction was as if he was hearing this questionnaire for the first time.
"Speaking of which, I've always wondered why you would help humans like this."
“…”
"Because of faith, love, and unity."
"We want to be human, so we help humans and become part of them."
“…”
"You are the ones who awakened us, and it is normal for us to help you."
Believe, love, and unity.
"We've seen your doll. She told us your story. She said that it was because of your faith and love that she was able to be born."
These seem to be emotions unique to humans, but at this moment, they have become the reason why these electronic life forms are willing to help humans.
"The questionnaire has been sent, and responses are being collected..."
“…”
"The answers have been collected."
"Go ahead."
"In the survey conducted before the tsunami, 66.66% of people chose 3. Find a way to prevent it, 21% chose 1. Let nature take its course, and 12.34% chose 2. Find the truth."
"The results of the questionnaire at the birth of the new world showed that 51% of humans chose 3. Find a defense, 48.01% chose 1. Let nature take its course, and 0.99% chose 2. Explore the truth."
"The current survey results show that 53.33% of people chose 3. Find a defense, 29% chose 2. Find the truth, and 17.67% chose 1. Let nature take its course."
Although she already knew the results of the questionnaire, when she saw it again, she couldn't help but sigh at the human will's strength and perseverance.
"..." He Yuezhe's lips curled up, and she looked at Shuzi, "Shuzi, it seems that we already have the answer."
Shuzi: "At a time like this, why don't you keep us in suspense?"
"Okay, okay, I just want you to guess."
"Then I guess they chose—"
“Three, find defenses.”
The two voices rang out at the same time.
“…”
"You guessed it right." He Yuezhe laughed, "Smart."
"Also, we received a reply."
"The sender's portrait is a sun, without a name. She said that she and Black Spot are waiting for your return."
Sun...dark spots...
“…”
“…”
"Um, King Shuzi, does the Utopia need to be closed down?"
Under the bell tower, a little girl's voice suddenly sounded, childish, full of doubt and curiosity, but not fear.
"You told them." He Yuezhe looked at Shuzi.
"Well, they should have the right to know about this matter in advance." Shuzi turned around and looked at the people. "Yes, everyone, the Utopia does not need to be closed."
"Okay!"
"Great! Great! We won't be homeless anymore!"
"Yes, King Shuzi and this girl, thank you, thank you!"
"Thank you!" the crowd's voices rose one after another, "Thank you!"
Like a wave, they bent down and bowed to the two people on the bell tower.
As words of thanks reached everyone's ears, tears filled everyone's eyes without them noticing.
"Okay, okay," Shuzi wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Everyone, get up quickly."
"Today is Paper Crane Day, everyone, let's celebrate!"
"Paper Crane Festival?" He Yuezhe asked doubtfully.
Someone answered her, "Yes, girl. Paper Crane Festival is a time for people to make wishes for the new year. They write down their wishes on a piece of paper, fold them into a paper crane, and send them flying high."
“…”
"Hurry up and do it, girl!"
The crowd below had dispersed, and the lights were now on in the empty streets. The old woman lighting the lamp passed by the clock tower, waved to the two of them, raised the paper crane that she treasured in her arms, shook it, and walked forward with a smile.
"He Yuezhe," Shuzi turned around, a stack of colored paper and a few pens already in his hand, "Let's get started."
Colored paper and a pen were handed to him. He Yuezhe turned his head and saw his friends crowding together and looking out the door.
Seeing her looking over, the four of them waved in surprise.
"Xiaozhe!"
"team leader!"
“…”
"Hey, don't just stand there in silence. The most important thing about the Paper Crane Festival is the atmosphere," Shuzi's voice sounded behind him. "He Yuezhe, go quickly. They are waiting for you."
They are waiting for you...
"Happy Paper Crane Day, everyone."
"Happy Paper Crane Festival, Xiaozhe!"
"Captain, Happy Paper Crane Festival!"
"Captain, Happy Paper Crane Festival!"
"Captain, happy Paper Crane Day."
"Happy Paper Crane Festival," He Yuezhe said to her friends who were running towards her with a smile. "Each of you take a piece of this colored paper, and a pen. Write your wishes on the paper, and then fold it into a paper crane. Well, you all should know how to fold it, right?"
"Yes." Several people nodded in unison.
He Yuezhe raised the corner of his mouth: "It seems that the origami encyclopedia I bought for you back then was very useful."
"Yeah." Chen Shu also smiled.
"Come on, one piece per person, choose for yourself." He Yuezhe spread out the colored paper.
"Hey, this red looks good. I want this red." Tang Xiqin chose a bright red one.
"Then I want the green one!" Ban Weile picked out a light green one.
"I want blue." Yuan Yang chose light blue.
"Well, let's go with yellow." Chen Shuo hesitated for a moment, and finally chose a light yellow one.
"Shuzi, you can choose one too." He Yuezhe turned his head and handed it to Shuzi.
"Then I want..." Shuzi took out a white one, "white."
"good."
He Yuezhe also chose a black one.
"Hey, captain, what wish are you going to make?" Ban Weile came over and asked with a smile.
"I haven't thought about it yet." He Yuezhe replied.
"Hey—what about Xiaoshu?"
"I'm writing now."
"Oh, what about Sister Tang?"
"Sister Tang, who is your Sister Tang? And, Ban Weile, you know that wishes won't come true if you tell them out loud!"
"Really?! I thought it was just a ritual!"
"You're so stupid!"
"Ha! Brother Yuan, what wish did you make?"
"I promised, but I won't tell you."
"Brother Yuan!"
"Ban Wei Le, have you thought of your own wish? Why don't you ask around? Maybe you are just empty-headed and can't think of anything?"
"What? Don't talk nonsense. I finished writing it a long time ago and it's all folded now!"
“You folded it very well.”
"Right, thanks to the origami encyclopedia the captain brought us! But King Shuzi, may I ask, what wish did you make?"
"I can't tell you."
"Well, okay then, King Shuzi, how do we make this paper crane fly?"
"To get down from the bell tower, there's a small hill on the edge of Utopia. There's magic there that can make paper cranes fly."
"Really? Then I—"
"Stop, stop, stop, Ban Weile, are you so impatient that you can't wait for us?"
"I, I just want to go and take a look!"
"I've finished writing it, Ban Weile, come here and help me show you how to fold it."
"Brother Yuan, you actually asked me for help with something like this?! Then I'll respectfully obey you!"
"Hey, Xiaozhe."
"Um?"
"Um, no, nothing."
"Xiao Shu, have you learned to keep people on edge now?"
"hey-hey."
"What on earth is this?"
"It's flowers. I picked some for everyone."
“Wow, so beautiful!”
"Xiao Shu, you have such a dexterous hand!"
"Thank you, it looks great."
"very nice."
“…”
"Xiaozhe, why don't you try it?"
"Take it with you?"
"Yes, just like when we were kids, tuck it behind your ears. Come, let me help you..."
“…”
“…”
"Come on, let's go down and release the paper cranes."
"Captain, have you finished writing?"
"Um."
He Yuezhe had already walked the road from the bell tower to the small hill once when he came here.
At that time, the sky was blue and the clouds were white, and the streets were filled with happy people living with laughter.
Now, when I look up, I see paper cranes all over the sky; when I look down, I see the smiling faces of my friends.
——[I want them to remember me, I want to be an inseparable part of their lives.]
Paper crane, thank you for carrying my wish into the sky, even though it has already been fulfilled.
Then, I wish you to spread your wings and fly high, I wish you...
I wish you all the best.
I wish you peace and safety.
I wish you a happy life.
I wish you happiness.
I wish you love you forever.
I wish you good health and no disaster.
Wish you...
"May we—"
"I wish all those who exist in this world, those who have awakened, those who have not awakened, and those who are waking up—"
"I wish you the courage to climb mountains and the patience to keep your feet on the ground. May you always move forward, always shout, and always be passionate!"
"Respect, for the unyielding us!"
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