Everything Has an End, Everything Has a Beginning (Part 1)
The live stream was filled with wailing and howling.
A story should have a happy ending. The Twilight Ship, having completed its circuit, is about to break through the fog and return to its homeland.
Even if we don't talk about reuniting with people from the past, it would be nice to just take a picture of a familiar back view emerging from the fog. But it ended abruptly and unexpectedly.
Even though everyone knows that the microcosm is cyclical, the crowd is still outraged. 7418, do you even know how to film this?!
system:……
Having lived through so many worlds, the audience has become quite used to blaming the system for no reason, and the system has gotten used to it too, gritting its teeth as it stares at the screen.
Ye Xiqing in this world is actually quite peaceful, and hasn't done anything earth-shattering.
Stealing male characters' opportunities and establishing a matriarchal society are too commonplace to constitute an accusation against her.
But the system didn't expect that in such a peaceful instance, Ye Xiqing would still have time to open a separate sea route.
It's already quite obvious that the microcosm is artificially constructed, so in a sense, it's extremely idealistic.
Of course, it's not the pure idealism of "I think, therefore I am," but rather the kind of idealism that follows the main camera.
The small world has a plot structure and background setting. It definitely has fixed realities that cannot be changed, as well as free plots that can be altered.
Everything can be fluid and changeable, but energy consumption is absolutely real.
As a device that continuously consumes energy, the small world also has energy-saving features.
The most common energy-saving setting is to not enable it unless it is observed, depending on its importance, such as sandbox operation, compressed storage, data extrapolation, or no design at all.
The miniature world is infinitely close to the real world. Its conceptual observation range is certainly not as narrow as that of a two-dimensional game, otherwise people living in it would quickly discover that the world is fake.
However, the core of how the world operates is to ensure the realism of the world within the scope of the plot, not to ensure the realism of the entire world.
Every story has its limits. Things like the customs and culture on the other side of the earth are completely unnecessary to design in an ancient setting where even corn hasn't been introduced yet.
As a result, when Ye Xiqing went out so casually, the world's operating program could only casually create another "hemisphere".
As the most important primary perspective, Ye Xiqing possesses basic geographical knowledge, and if anything contradicts her understanding, she can easily discover that the world is a fabrication.
Such a realistic world operating program would certainly not make such a low-level mistake, so the world's energy consumption kept increasing even though Ye Xiqing did not make any major changes to the plot.
This wasn't Ye Xiqing's first time "exploring new lands," but in the past, "exploring new lands" at least had some positive effect on the plot. This time, however, it was meaningless; it was purely Ye Xiqing's whim to go out and have some fun.
The system couldn't help but become suspicious, wondering whether Ye Xiqing's actions were unintentional or deliberate.
Actually, it should be confident. After all, although it acted foolishly in the games where it competed with Ye Xiqing, it was not actually a very stupid person or a very stupid leader.
On core issues, it never reveals anything to the host, and it hasn't even allowed Ye Xiqing to truly come into contact with the audience.
However, the current caution, upon closer examination, is somewhat like locking the barn door after the horse has bolted.
Because a long time ago, it had already revealed to Ye Xiqing the most unforgivable information: the small world would cycle.
Why he revealed this information to Ye Xiqing back then, which he now realizes should never have been revealed, is now unknown. People are always unwilling to face memories they don't want to face, and the same goes for the system.
The system had no idea how much its backup plan would still be of any use to Ye Xiqing, so it could only appear calm on the surface but look at the screen with actual frustration.
The system can also disguise itself; it will break down in every world, to varying degrees, but it was only from the sixth world onwards that it truly broke down.
Needless to say, in the sixth world, the main database of the small world was directly corrupted, marking the beginning of the system's breach.
The next two worlds are a figure-eight loop that alters the structure of the world, and a story that, while seemingly peaceful, directly launches its own main plot, each hitting its sore spot.
This world is now a masterpiece, with Ye Xiqing not only creating her own storyline but also a separate maritime route. She can even combine the transmigrators after the story ends to create an eight-character loop.
That's why the system suspected that Ye Xiqing had guessed something and was deliberately messing with it!
It had prepared for the worst, but as the world's massive data was reset, what slowly appeared before its eyes was a familiar ancient background, not the "new world" it had imagined.
Upon discovering this, the system was even more shocked than the audience, and abruptly turned to look at Ye Xiqing: "You didn't use [Soul Transfer]?"
As soon as Ye Xiqing returned to the system space, she sprawled out on the giant sofa. Hearing this, she looked up in confusion: "No, what's wrong? You miss it?"
The system paused for a moment, then immediately shook its head. No, no, no, it didn't miss it at all!
"It's surprising that the host didn't take any countermeasures against the transmigrator; this is not in the host's character."
Ye Xiqing rested her head on her arm and looked at the screen: "Who said I didn't have it? And even if I did, why would I use [Soul Transfer]?"
In the seventh world, the reason she also gave Jian Yu'an a [soul transfer] was because she had at least spent time in the same "dormitory" with Jian Yu'an and had some relationship with him.
What is her relationship with the time traveler in this world? Does she know him?
She's choosing a gatekeeper, not a rebirth experiencer; why should she care about anything else?
However, Ye Xiqing did indeed incorporate anti-penetration design, after all, everything comes down to the root cause; she was choosing the gatekeeper, not the one reflecting on the situation.
In the original story, the time traveler was far too good at "reflecting on herself" and "correcting herself." The gatekeeper, being an avenger who carried out her will, didn't need such noble sentiments.
In comparison, the original owner of this body, Li Sanyue, who was lazy, greedy, and had a high opinion of herself, was a more suitable candidate.
The plot returns to its starting point. After finishing her sentence, Li Qiyue takes off running. Of course, Li Sanyue will not let her go and chases after her, yelling and screaming. As she chases, she suddenly stops.
Hua Xigu followed behind them, panting. When she saw her eldest daughter stop, she thought her daughter's strong emotions had been hurt, so she quickly comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay, don't listen to your sister's nonsense."
"So what if you're fat? Fat people are blessed! Look at how well your mother lives, no one can compare. Those skinny monkeys just have no sense of right and wrong!"
"With your mother's mouth, there's no marriage that can't be arranged within a ten-mile radius, but she can't tell anyone about you!"
In the past, Li Sanyue would have been overjoyed, turning tears into laughter, and snuggling into Hua Xigu's arms, acting silly and cute.
She was fat, but she wasn't stupid. She knew by nature how to treat herself best and who to curry favor with. At home, she was always treated like a pampered emperor.
Now her mind was suddenly filled with a huge amount of memories. When she came to her senses, her small eyes, squeezed by fat, couldn't help but dart around.
Huh? She's going to become a real emperor?
Sometimes, the saying "your appearance reflects your inner state" has some scientific basis.
The same big face, when impersonating Ye Xiqing, even with abundant yang energy, still carries a somewhat gloomy and world-weary air; but when impersonating Li Sanyue, it has a chaotic feeling, like glass beads rolling around in a plate.
Li Sanyue wasn't the kind of person Ye Xiqing liked to think, but some things didn't require thinking. In just a moment, Li Sanyue unconsciously wiped her mouth.
I want to be the emperor, hehe~
Yes, Ye Xiqing looked at Li Sanyue on the screen with great satisfaction, knowing that being the emperor was a good way to guard the gate.
Don't ask her why her requirements are so low. This world is a giant example of the "Tian Ji Horse Racing" strategy. Knowing that being an emperor is good and daring to dream of being an emperor can surpass many people, while many people can't even do that.
To guard the pass with passion is what the passerby needs to do; to provide her with high-quality equipment is what she, the one who controls the will, needs to do.
In this world, Ye Xiqing gave Li Sanyue several [Memory Imprints] to memorize important knowledge. In addition, she also provided a special item: [Survival After Calamity].
Skill description: Aren't you envious of the magical skills in novels that allow you to survive jumping off a cliff, be rescued by someone while being chased, and have your heart grow out of place after being stabbed in the heart?
No need to be envious anymore, your "survival of the fittest" cheat code is now online!
Death avoidance items are passively triggered. They do not eliminate the damage from "Calamity," but they can miraculously prevent the user from suffering a fatal consequence, achieving the effect of "surviving a catastrophe."
It's a very powerful conceptual item, which can only be triggered once per world, but Ye Xiqing equipped Li Sanyue with three.
Three chances are neither a lot nor a little. They can't guarantee that someone who's always courting death will never do something stupid, but they can guarantee that Li Sanyue won't die for a ridiculous reason, like hitting the back of her head on a threshold.
A person's destined "life-or-death tribulation" is not so scary if it happens on the battlefield. After all, although the battlefield is dangerous, it is predictable. While being dangerous, one can protect oneself. But how can one prevent oneself from being killed at the threshold?
You can't prevent all sorts of bizarre ways to die, but you can prevent the consequences. Li Sanyue has three items that prevent death, so Ye Xiqing doesn't believe she will die. If she doesn't die, why would a transmigrator be allowed to enter?
Having made all the necessary preparations, Ye Xiqing stopped paying attention to Li Sanyue and instead looked at the system. However, her eyes were filled with suspicion as she looked at the system: "System, something's not right with you."
Originally prepared for the worst, but found it wasn't that bad. The system instantly recovered and returned to its previous state, saying in a serious tone: "Something's not quite right. The host is still so prone to being paranoid."
Ye Xiqing glanced at it, then quickly looked away. Anyway, there was only one world left, and soon she wouldn't have to bother with this artificial intelligence anymore.
Seeing Ye Xiqing in the same state as before, the system breathed a sigh of relief and regained its usual composure: "Please rest well, host, and prepare for the last world."
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I used to think that ten worlds would be a long time. Days passed by, and there was never enough time. In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the last world.
In the final world, Ye Xiqing was different from before when she was in the system space; she began to organize and pack her things.
Of course, I've also picked up the textbooks I almost forgot about again.
When the system binds her, it lures her with points, promising that the points can be exchanged for the most valuable currency in the real world at a ratio of 1:100.
At the beginning, Ye Xiqing cared most about these points, and she had to carefully calculate them in each world.
I don't know when it started, but I just couldn't be bothered to watch anymore.
It's probably only when you only have tens of thousands in your account that you care about the movement of every penny; when you have hundreds of millions, the numbers become irrelevant.
Ye Xiqing's current points account has reached 4,755,814, which is nearly 500 million in real currency. With only one world left, it will definitely break 500 million.
Even if it were all in RMB, it would still be a terrifying number, not to mention that it's the most valuable currency.
These enormous numbers inevitably posed a serious obstacle to her college entrance exam preparation.
So much so that every time Ye Xiqing read for a while, she would put down the book, let out a long sigh, and sigh as she read.
That tireless, studious senior high school student seems like a thing of the past.
He held the book far away, as if he were being subjected to some kind of mental attack.
However, Ye Xiqing is indeed a very persevering person.
Although she extremely disliked others praising her for this quality—not that she disliked the quality itself, but rather the praise itself, which habitually came with a denial of her flexibility.
But she is indeed a person who honestly believes in making up for her shortcomings through hard work and that hard work pays off, so she watched it to the end.
Realizing that she had once again become a symbol of effort that was almost synonymous with clumsiness in other people's eyes, Ye Xiqing grinned and felt even more hostile towards the genius control group she had never met but was used to.
Already in a bad mood, the system, seeing her bad mood and its annoying behavior, spoke up in a good mood: "Host, there's only one world left. Do you have any requests?"
Ye Xiqing looked at it, and the malice in her heart found an outlet in an instant: "System, is this something I need to consider?"
"The last world is my farewell, but it is the climax of your performance. You are the one who should present the best world to deal with it."
"In so many worlds, I've wanted to ask you for a long time: what are the highlights of your live stream program besides me, a mission taker who can sail any old ship?"
"How did you become a gold medalist? Is there a difference in the definition of a gold medal in your world?"
system:……
With the final world fast approaching, the system was determined to get rid of Ye Xiqing, this plague god, no matter what, and be worlds apart from Ye Xiqing from then on. The system, feeling a bit superior, came back to seek some sense of superiority, only to have Ye Xiqing stab it in the heart again.
The system, having breached its defenses once again, rushed back to its hometown, biting its handkerchief as it prepared for the final world.
Just as Ye Xiqing said, the last world must have a perfect ending!
Therefore, the preparation period for the last world was rather long, both for the system and for Ye Xiqing.
When the last world was completely ready, Ye Xiqing finally became interested after seeing the system's efforts: "What kind of world is this, that it took so long to prepare?"
The system snorted: "The last world should naturally have a perfect ending, so the system has prepared a high-level world that is different from the ones before for the host."
Ye Xiqing nodded, drawing out her words: "Oh, you said at the beginning that you would provide the host with a wonderful time-travel experience, but you only arranged a high-level world for the last one. You're quite stingy in the system, aren't you?"
system:……
After habitually belittling the system, Ye Xiqing stopped pursuing the issue of the system withholding funds and continued to ask, "Then what kind of advanced law is this world?"
The system gritted its teeth: "Advanced worlds generally refer to worlds with extraordinary elements. For example, the sixth world that the host experienced is an advanced world. The host should not think that the system has not provided it."
"And this world is a cultivation world with higher energy than the Sixth World. It is a world of great level, but the theme is very simple. It is just a simple redemption story."
"Oh?" Upon hearing the familiar word "redemption," Ye Xiqing even lost some interest in the world's advanced nature: "How has the world treated the male protagonist so poorly this time?"
system:……
Throughout all these worlds, Ye Xiqing's verbal skills haven't diminished at all; she still manages to make people want to punch her the moment she opens her mouth.
The system, thoroughly annoyed, gritted its teeth and retaliated, "This time it's probably not what the host was thinking. If the male lead isn't saved, he'll pitifully die."
"But if the male protagonist of this world isn't saved, everyone else will die!"
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Author's Note: Qingqing: What am I even hoping for...?
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