Chapter 9
If one day you find that you have lost all your constraints, all the problems that once troubled you are no longer problems, you no longer have worries, and more importantly, you now have unprecedented freedom to do whatever you want, what would you do?
Chenxi's answer to this question is to do all the things she wanted to do in the past and make up for her past regrets.
Chenxi was born an unhealthy baby with a rare congenital disease that would continue to develop as he grew older, eventually leading to multiple organ failure and death.
The doctor who diagnosed Chenxi even asserted that the child wouldn't live past adulthood.
Even though Chenxi was born into a well-off family, after much effort, they still couldn't solve the problem—it was a terminal illness.
Chenxi's father named his child Xi, hoping that he would live with hope.
Born with a disease, Chenxi's body is far more vulnerable than other children's. The disease affecting his entire system makes his immunity even lower. Even slight changes in temperature or insignificant germs can make Chenxi seriously ill.
Chenxi's internal organ function, which is far inferior to others, requires him to be careful in every aspect of his life. He cannot stay up late or eat unhealthy food. Later, the development of Chenxi's heart condition made him, like other heart patients, unable to engage in strenuous exercise or experience significant emotional fluctuations.
During the intermittent period of his enrollment, Chenxi was the only boy in all physical education classes who could sit on the side seats and rest, just like girls during certain special periods.
Chenxi lived a short but cautious life, yet it was also full of hope.
He lived with hope, just as his father had hoped.
A life of just over ten years is too short, and this world is too wonderful. He hasn't lived enough yet; he wants to live longer.
To live longer, Chenxi gave up so much. He couldn't laugh heartily, nor could he experience thrills and excitement. Every time a holiday ended, when he heard that his classmates had gone rock climbing, rafting, or mountain climbing, he secretly harbored envy in his heart.
Because he knew that these were things he couldn't do, and if he did them secretly, the consequences would be unbearable.
With such a tenacious will to live and strict physical care, he defied the doctor's prediction and lived to adulthood.
But that was all. At the age of eighteen, his body entered its final countdown, and there was no longer any time to delay.
Then, faced with this inevitable death, he made the desperate choice of cryopreservation.
When I woke up again, it was now.
...
On Earth, our home planet.
"Ahhhhh!" A powerful shout rang out, followed by a figure leaping off the summit of Mount Everest.
Throughout Mount Everest, figures were everywhere, all raising their delicate faces, their dark red eyes fixed on the figure leaping down from the summit. From the moment the other began to glide, they all sprang into action, calculating the angle of the other's glide and the wind speed, constantly leaping and shifting their positions on the mountainside.
The figure with the hang glider on its back spun around a few times in the mountain wind, and finally swooped down in one direction.
The ever-increasing speed, the straight plunge into the corner, and the ever-approaching ground brought an unparalleled sense of terror, and Chenxi couldn't help but scream again, "Ahhhhh!"
The ground expanded in his field of vision, and the cold wind whistled against the transparent mask. However, just as Chen Xi was about to make actual contact with the ground, a figure leaped up from the ground and caught him steadily.
The others had already arrived from various parts of the mountain to pick up the people, but they were a millisecond slower than the machine race that had jumped up. They couldn't help but purse their lips and look at the two people with their dark red eyes.
The mask on her face was removed, revealing a pair of golden eyes in Chenxi's vacant gaze.
Her heart was still pounding, and the unprecedented experience of her adrenaline surge made it take Chenxi a long time to refocus her vision before she burst into laughter: "Hahaha, so exciting! Let's do it again!"
And so, Chenxi jumped off Mount Everest once again.
Earth is the sacred land of the machine race, and it is not allowed to set foot there unless absolutely necessary. However, this rule does not apply to the last remaining human in the world.
At Chenxi's request, Earth practically became his playground.
He had experienced all sorts of dangerous places, both those he had heard of and those he had never heard of. With the powerful equipment and protection of the machine race, he didn't need to worry about any danger at all.
He climbed Mount Everest and leaped off its summit. He ventured into the Amazon rainforest in search of the legendary piranhas. He floated on waterfalls and surfed in storms. Accompanied by the machine race, he dived into the sea to see the beautiful corals and small fish, and swam with the giant beasts of the sea.
All the caution he once exercised has been replaced by his current carefree attitude; all the envy and regret he once felt have been swept away by his extensive travels.
Finally, Chenxi also went to the satellite location, which used to be her home. Of course, that place is now a primeval forest.
He stood in front of a huge tree whose trunk required several people to encircle. This used to be where his front door was, but now, there was no trace of it left.
Chen Xi gently stroked the tree trunk, and memories of his past life slowly surfaced before his eyes. He had once asked Jin Yi why his liquid nitrogen tank could be frozen for so long. Jin Yi told him that his liquid nitrogen tank was powered by a miniature controlled nuclear fusion technology, and the underground chamber he buried deep underground was not far from the coast. Through underground channels, he could directly obtain seawater and use nuclear fusion technology to continuously convert energy, thus sustaining his freezing equipment for tens of thousands of years.
The fact that controlled nuclear fusion technology appeared a hundred years after he was frozen in time speaks volumes to him better than anyone else.
This shows that his parents did not give up on him after he was cryogenically frozen. Even a hundred years later, when his parents may no longer be alive, his descendants still replaced his energy source, allowing him to remain cryogenically frozen for so long.
Although he didn't know why no one had woken him up all those years later, it could be due to the immaturity of medical technology, the accidental death of a member of his family, or the fact that his descendants from even earlier times had forgotten him.
But no matter what, the fact that his parents did not abandon him or forget him, and that someone still replaced his energy source a hundred years after he was frozen, is enough to make him feel warm.
Chenxi stroked the tree trunk beneath her and whispered, "Dad, Mom, did you see that? We did it."
As he spoke, he sniffed, tilted his head back slightly, and slowly forced the tears welling up in his eyes back. Then, after a long while, an even brighter smile bloomed on his face again. "Mom and Dad, don't worry, I'm doing very well here. I will always live a happy and fulfilling life."
The image of the human boy making a promise to the tree trunk was seen by the many machine races behind him, and all the machine races felt a strange feeling as they watched this scene.
Standing at the very front, Jin Yi looked at the lonely boy in front of him and slowly raised his hand, as if he wanted to hug that figure and comfort him.
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