Chapter 1334: It’s not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning
In fact, Aiwass originally wanted to do something.
pity……
Under the biased leadership of the "Universe of the Universe", Aiwass couldn't even see what his mission objectives were. Without a goal, he naturally couldn't know which direction to work towards.
The only thing that can comfort Aiwass is the 10,000 to 1 time ratio.
Aiwass entered the promotion ceremony at midnight. Even if he spent seven or eight years in there, it would only be dawn outside.
This means that Aiwass's tolerance rate is still quite high, so there is no need to be too anxious for the time being.
And if your mentality is unstable, it will provide a loophole for nothingness.
So Aiwass calmed down and experienced this other life with peace of mind.
If life in Aiwass is extremely busy, then life here is leisurely and idle.
Aiwass was busy almost every day. He even assigned himself tasks that were scheduled two months in the future. And when he had a little free time, something unexpected would happen or someone would come looking for trouble.
From the day Aiwass summoned the Shadow Fiend until this promotion ceremony, he had never truly relaxed. Only Isabelle could give his frayed nerves a break, a brief escape from the crisis of the end of the world and the endless stream of enemies.
This promotion ceremony is not so much an assessment... as it is a rare vacation.
After all, he is a time traveler, which means that the current "Ai Shiping" has no home to return to.
Since there is no need to return to the sea or reunite with the tribe... then Aiwass can follow his snake father everywhere.
The snake father was very happy to have a playmate who could always accompany him.
He took Aiwass to various places around the world——
In this era, the land connecting the Southern Continent and the "Star Antimony Kingdom" had not yet sunk into the sea, and the natural barrier here was still accessible;
The scale of Avalon in this era is much larger than in the past, and it is almost connected to the land of the Theocracy...but these two lands are now wastelands with no trace of civilization at all.
In this world today, there are no elves, no giants, no dwarves, and not even any magical beasts in the wasteland. Looking around, there are not even a few plants. There are no weeds or wildflowers on the ground, but there are a few exceptionally large trees, scattered across the wasteland.
The Snake Father took Aiwass to an isolated island deep in the sea to see how the tide swallowed it and then spit it out.
The Snake Father then took Aiwass to the North and South Poles and looked at the thick ice caps. The area they covered was even larger than the area covered by the "globe" in Aiwass's memory.
After that, the Snake Father pulled Aiwass and flew towards the sun——
——At first, Aiwass was a little worried and scared.
He instinctively got used to the Curtain of Balance and the Amber Wall, but forgot that those things did not exist in this era.
They rushed straight towards the scorching sun and passed through it!
When passing through the sun, Aiwas did not feel the fatal heat, but vaguely sensed a still chaotic intellectual consciousness.
That is none other than the world's oldest sun god, the second sun, Taiyi.
Why is Taiyi the second sun?
Aiwass quickly understood.
Because when he followed the snake father to fly out of the sun, he saw a wonder he had never seen before -
It was the vast universe and the solar system that he was extremely familiar with.
The massive sun in the sky, its heat reaching here, seemed so cold. The planet beneath their feet had dimmed to the point of being almost invisible. It was like looking through a car window with anti-peeping glass.
Every planet in the solar system has now been reduced to ruins. They clearly once bore traces of life, but now they are empty.
With the pride of presenting a treasure, the Snake Father took Aiwass to various planets.
An unmanned mechanical factory that is still idling, a broken teleportation array, a half-built spaceship, a mirror device that looks like a solar panel, and tall yet collapsed towers.
This is the "truth" that shocked Aiwass.
【——This is the world we once lived in. 】
The Snake Father transmitted information to Aiwass through his thoughts. It wasn't a verbal message, but rather a direct transmission of complete information undimmed by words—a message woven with intense emotion.
That is regret, sadness, loneliness, and solitude...
It is also pride, joy, confidence and determination.
No wonder……
Aiwass suddenly understood.
This "telepathic" ability, which is unique to the winged race, is precisely what facilitates their survival and communication in the universe.
But when it looked up from these planets at the Earth, it found that it had completely disappeared - as if it had become invisible, and its existence could not be seen at all with the naked eye.
If it weren't for the hole there, it would be completely invisible.
The snake father looked up in the direction of the earth and said with some regret.
[It's just a pity... a hole was drilled from the inside by the Dusk. This makes it detectable from outer space.]
It took them about a year to travel across the entire solar system.
When the two feathered serpents passed through the sun again and returned to the earth... the land had already regained some vitality.
They went to see the winged ones.
Whether it was a giant golden bird, a strange butterfly-like insect, or a winged being with a humanoid form, they were all winged beings. The latter even had strange offshoots with bird-like heads and bird-like bodies.
This is probably caused by errors and confusion in the information extracted from the Sinthorn.
At this time, the Tower of Babel was almost built to the top, and Sand Time was teaching the new winged beings what shame was and teaching them that they should use magic to weave clothes for themselves.
From afar, Aiwas spotted a familiar figure among the winged beings. He seemed to be particularly adoring of the Sand Clock, his eyes sparkling.
That wasn't Lucifer.
...That seems to be Yi Tiansi.
But the two feathered serpents did not land.
They also went to see the scaly ones.
Although he is the king of the scaly beings, Aiwass does not command the race like Lucifer or Wing Tiansi.
He just came out to show his face and tell these scaly people that they now have a king!
After all, the differences between these scaly creatures are even greater than those between the winged ones.
Some resembled mermaids, others fishmen. Some looked like lizards, others like giant crocodiles... and the vast majority were ancient fish that hadn't gained any intelligence, living in chaos in the sea. Those that did come ashore were generally mentally retarded.
Unlike the winged ones who only need to bask in the sun to exist - the scaly ones feed on each other.
The stronger ones ate the weaker ones, and the smarter ones ate the dumber ones. Those scaly ones that came ashore began to prey on and devour those that had not yet come ashore.
——This is the birth of the path of “hunting” and “eating” and its impact on the world.
They lacked the winged beings' ability to communicate telepathically, and now they lacked a unified language. The rudimentary languages of each tribe were completely independent... Aiwass had no interest in teaching a group of savages and beasts, so he left with the Snake Father.
The Snake Father even took Aiwass to see the sky-eating beast Nibiru - an extremely terrifying monster with flames burning all over its body.
It looks like a giant bear, but has a human face, protective scales on its body, and a thick, powerful tail.
It roams the rocky wasteland, devouring everything it sees.
A mysterious hunter constantly challenges the Sky-Eating Beast—a handsome figure who looks both man and woman. He wields an ice shield, a bow that can freeze water into ice, and is accompanied by a gigantic crocodile.
It was a war between fire and water.
Their battles continued to destroy the world around them. All those caught in the ravages perished... and the hunter was constantly defeated and escaped. Soon, he grew stronger and returned.
The two old enemies were entangled with each other, pinning each other to the center of this vast and desolate continent, quite far away from the Tower of Babel.
——It turns out that Ah Huan first came into this world so early!
Aiwass was also amazed by this secret.
He finally had the chance to ask the Snake Father the question that had puzzled him for so long: "Why did you create Nibiru to fight that man? Is the conflict between you and Zhuanxu really that great?"
"Nice?"
The Snake Father replied softly, "You should have heard of this name."
"...I've heard many different meanings." Aiwass replied vaguely.
Perhaps due to his heavy internet addiction, his first reaction to the word was "Nice gun!" or "Great to drive!", not some mystical or mythical archetype...
"Zhuanxu, the ancient Egyptian god of the hunt, gave her this name to bestow upon her this divine status. Names have power... Once you understand this, you should be able to become one of us."
Snake Father said, looking at Aiwass.
He said firmly, “Besides that, we created them for another reason… and that is that I need to obtain the Sacred Number Eight.
“I want to establish an iron rule: this world must continue to evolve.
"You will eventually become stronger than me. You must become stronger than me. Although this world only has eight source rivers, I hope that in the future there will be nine, ten—even a hundred, a thousand."
"Eight source rivers..."
Aiwass murmured, "What about the original civilization? How many source rivers does the original civilization have?"
"Eight items."
The Snake Father turned his head and looked at the sun in the sky. "By now, Zalwan has already opened up the blocked source river again. In our time, when we discovered the source river, there were only eight of them.
“Creation, difference, civilization, truth, order, continuity, power, change—these are all the elements that constitute the world. In the past, after difference came power, and with power came civilization; and after order came change.
"The sacred number of change at that time was 7, and the truth was 8. But after the truth, we tried everything, but we could no longer create a source river - because we had already obtained the final answer.
"It was this answer that led us to the sea of stars...and it was this answer that destroyed our civilization.
"We sought to open the source of 'perfection,' but after exhausting all our efforts... we only encountered 'error.' It was this error that ultimately led to destruction. That is why I desire the Sacred Number Eight—to open the source of the river once again.
"I believe the fundamental reason the source rivers couldn't be opened is that by the time we discovered them, our civilization had already completely solidified. But now, all eight source rivers have been dredged, while civilization is still in its embryonic stages... There's no better time for change than now."
As the God of Change of the new civilization, the Snake Father gazed at the sun and spoke slowly, "Not only the source river... I also want to restore this world's culture, technology, morality, and power to the old days. On this point, Zhuanxu and I actually agree."
"——But, I think even if we reach this point, it's not the end, but just the beginning. It's not even the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning."
After saying that, the huge feathered serpent leaned down and stuck close to Aiwass intimately: “You are my heir, Ai Shiping.
"In our civilization, a person has many labels. For example, someone's son, someone's grandson. That's proof that great beings have left their mark on this world.
"I hope you can surpass me, Ai Shiping. I don't want you to be the 'Son of Xi', I hope I can be the 'Father of Snake'.
"—I hope that the destroyed ninth source river can be opened up by your own hands. I don't care whether it's flawed or perfect... I only know that if the world remains solely in the pursuit of Truth, it may seem to have mastered all mysteries, but in reality, it is no different from death.
"Even if it's a mistake... Even if it's a mistake, it can give the world a direction to make amends, a possibility to correct it! It's better than stagnating! I think, perhaps after that unforgivable mistake, there will be miracles and hope—"
“…I will.”
Aiwass looked into the Snake Father's bright and glowing eyes and spoke slowly.
And at this moment, the whole world suddenly slowed down, became dim, and finally froze completely.
[Yes, you will. Just like I answered that year.]
A sarcastic voice sounded slowly.
That was indeed Huan Tiansi's voice. It was also Aiwass's own voice.
But Aiwass believed that it was definitely not the real Ai Shiping.
——That must be "nothingness", speaking through Huan Tiansi's body.
[But our poor little snake doesn't know it yet—the hope in his eyes and the miracle in his heart at this moment are the 'first cause' that triggers all destruction.]
The Whisper of the Void said sarcastically.
The next moment, time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, this theater of thought, filled with dusty and polluted memories, entered the next scene.
(End of this chapter)
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