Infinity Throne

After finishing.

Molly yawned.

"Although the DNA test has not yet been done, the conclusion is basically this: you are no longer a human being."

"..."

"As for the further testing of the prism structure in the blood, I will give you an answer later... are you in a hurry?"

"Not urgent."

"That's OK." Molly quickly cleared the microscopic examination data on the computer, and refrigerated and kept Yi Lin's remaining blood, and said hastily: "Then I'll go out and see my grandpa first."

"Huh? Mo Rendi? What happened to Mo Rendi?"

Only then did Yi Lin notice that Molly had changed into a set of clothes for going out. Apparently just as he was about to go out, Yi Lin intercepted him first.

Molly waved her hand: "It shouldn't be a big deal, I just heard that grandpa has been feeling a little unwell these past few days."

"Uncomfortable? It's impossible, right?"

Then the old man who is always strong and healthy still feels uncomfortable?

"What's impossible?...Wait a minute, what's your expression? Do you think everyone is as imbecile as you? My grandpa is a serious and pure human being, okay? Is it surprising to feel uncomfortable occasionally? Is it weird?"

"You've never seen your grandpa become so awesome..."

Yi Lin muttered softly.

"What did you say?"

Molly didn't hear clearly and asked with her ears pricked up.

"nothing."

Yi Lin waved his hand. Since Molly didn't hear it, he pretended that he never said it.

"I guess it was when I was sparring with the old man from the Zhu family some time ago that I lost my temper. I had told him a long time ago that at such an old age, why would you really fight with a group of old men when you have nothing to do? Go to the park properly. Isn’t it healthy to do senior aerobics or find a partner to dance in the square?”

Of course, it was hard for Yi Lin to imagine that Mo Rendi would be uncomfortable.

After all, Mo Rendi has always given people an impression of being too awesome.

That was the legendary old man who could climb Mount Everest without equipment and have a picnic.

Although after Yi Lin came out of the trial alive, there were many things she wanted to discuss with Molly.

It can be seen that Molly looks so worried, so she can only put it aside for the time being.

Regarding the bloodline issue, Yi Lin breathed a sigh of relief after Molly came to the conclusion that she was "not a human being".

As long as it seems stable at the moment, it's not a big problem.

The self-healing ability is still there.

It should be that under the influence of Ouranos, some changes occurred in the body.

It seems that Yi Lin has one more thing to do before entering the next trial.

After leaving the trial, Ning You and Xiao Chuer sent greetings in the communication function respectively, seemingly not surprised that Yi Lin could leave the trial alive.

Ning You secretly tested whether Yi Lin had achieved the "HE" ending by herself.

Yi Lin naturally denied it strongly and regretfully informed them of the details and her thoughts at the time.

Ning You and Xiao Chuer seemed to believe it.

After chatting for a few words with the two "new friends", they ended the call respectively.

The little tail left behind by the "World of Ouranos" finally comes to a perfect end.

…

…

After Molly left.

Yi Lin looked at the props in the storage space.

"Drawings of the Dark Temple."

"Mekkalu pie."

"There's also a warehouse full of crystals."

"Death Revolver."

These are all the props harvested in the trial.

Among them, because it is a random reward with a D-level evaluation, the effect of Mekaru Pie... forget it. He had eaten a lot in Labu Town and had nothing to say.

"Dark Temple Drawings..."

Yi Lin looked at the design drawing, and suddenly the corner of the temple shown in the depths of the black mist on the back of the giant wind beast suddenly appeared in her mind, and she was thoughtful.

"This should be a reward deliberately given by Uranus."

"This is also the reward of the additional mission. In other words, this is most likely the most valuable reward in that world. After all, after accepting the additional mission, the difficulty of the mission has been directly increased to the Evernight level."

at present.

There are already two drawings and props in Yilin's bag.

One is a prop that Yi Lin bought during the Void Merchant's discount - [Time and Spirit Cabin Blueprint].

The other one is the one in my hand - [Dark Temple Blueprint].

"The world is a ship?"

Yi Lin pondered over and over the information revealed by Ouranos.

This concept is too macroscopic and difficult to imagine.

The more he thought about this, the more confused Yi Lin's thoughts became.

In desperation, Yi Lin could only take out a blank piece of paper, randomly draw a clue diagram on the paper, and use scientific methods to organize her thoughts.

"In 2111, four towers descended."

Yi Lin drew four circles.

"In 2125, I am dead."

A timeline appears on the paper.

"In 2121, I came back. But my parents were gone and I became an orphan. Everything has changed."

Yi Lin silently wrote the word "parents" and then drew a big "×" on it.

"First of all, Ling Yiyi."

Yi Lin wrote Ling Yiyi's name and marked "01" next to it.

And his own mark is naturally "10".

"The Ling Yiyi I know exists in another future."

"The me that Ling Yiyi knows exists in a past that I am not familiar with."

"The exchange of our memories was in the year of my rebirth."

"In other words, the timing of my return is a key one."

What is the time?

The world, what is it?

Boat?

The world is a ship?

Messy clues intertwined.

Yi Lin couldn't come up with an answer.

Then think about it differently.

"On July 8, 2121, Henry Zhang was gone, freed, and heroic. ...Well, thank you, Henry Zhang."

Yi Lin marked a date on the paper and silently gave a like to her long-lost good friend.

"If it's a butterfly effect, it doesn't make sense. Henry Zhang's death alone can't possibly kill my parents as well. It's impossible to deduce this process."

Yi Lin closed her eyes and thought for a moment.

Then write four words on the paper.

——[Modify cognition].

After these four words, there was a small question mark.

Next is "Ghost Mountain, Resentment".

Gui Wushan raised another question mark.

"Gotham City. Mission revised, two Jokers."

Yi Lin wrote the name "Zhu Yun'er" in the circle in Gotham City, and then put a red "X" on it.

"Haiting City, Zhao Yulong, the undead. And the Goddess Tower that was finally restored."

"Caribbean, people who have lost their apostolic qualifications."

"Styx Junior High School, that hand."

"Green Town, Green."

"Itai City, Chimera."

"By the way, there's more..."

Yi Lin suddenly remembered something. On the timeline in front of "Guiwu Mountain", he wrote the names "Gospel Club" and "White Shadow Club".

With a pause of the pen, Yi Lin wrote "Shuguang Sect" in the circle of Itai City.

At the end of the clue map, Yi Rin wrote "Uranus" heavily.

In Ouranos' circle, Yi Lin labeled "the destroyed world".

Just ten minutes later.

Yi Lin recalled his experiences after his rebirth and wrote down on paper all the things he couldn't figure out, and an intricate clue map was formed.

"The world, what is it?"

Looking at the complicated clue map, Yi Lin felt that everything had returned to its original starting point.

suddenly.

Yi Lin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he muttered:

"Assuming that the world of Ouranos and the world I am in now are actually in an equal relationship..."

"So the tower is equivalent to a passage to other worlds?"

"Ship, river, world, drawing..."

A terrible guess gradually took shape in Yi Lin's mind.

Yi Lin wrote another word in the center of the entire clue map.

--【god】.

Just like every apostle, the prompt given by the first contact with the "Tower" is - [Do you believe in God? 】.

Do you believe it?

"Suppose that the apostles, following this strengthening method, can go far, far, far away."

"The attributes reach 10, 100, or even 1000. What kind of state can it finally reach?"

"Become...god?"

"Is this the 'end' that Ouranos meant?"

"No." Yi Lin shook her head again and quickly overturned the previous conclusion: "If Ouranos is a 'god', this is obviously not the 'end', because her world was also destroyed by a higher-level existence. "

What is there outside the world?

According to the scientific world view, beyond the world is the universe, and beyond the universe is the vaster universe, which is endless and magnificent.

However, since the emergence of the "forbidden air zone", the pace of human exploration of the universe has come to an abrupt halt.

"Xiao Wu said that outside the world is the river."

Yi Lin slowly closed her eyes.

When he was in Onigiri Mountain, because Yi Lin's strength was still very low, he was unable to get in touch with the deeper existence.

The same goes for Gotham City and the Caribbean world.

But in Styx Junior High School, the pale palm stretched out from behind the mirror;

"Green" in Green Town;

Ouranos in the "Game World";

These are obviously existences that far exceed the category of "human beings".

Assuming that there is a transcendent existence in every world, then the "reality" Yi Lin is in now should also exist.

I don’t know how much time passed.

Thinking deeply, Yi Lin unconsciously picked at the dead skin on her forehead.

——This has become Yi Lin’s little habit.

…

"Xiao Xi can turn the book to the beginning or to the middle. Sometimes, Xiao Xi likes to turn the book directly to the end!"

"The protagonist of this book, whether it is the past, present, or future, Xiaoxi can clearly see it anytime and anywhere!"

"But sometimes, some books are not well written, and Xiaoxi is so angry that she tears them up, but Mom gives her a good scolding!"

…

These three sentences suddenly flashed through Yi Lin's mind.

Yi Lin's eyes suddenly shrank. After a moment of astonishment, Yi Lin looked solemn and meticulously wrote a name next to "God".

——"Xiaoxi".

…

…

A few days later.

Yi Rin is alone.

Return to Qingcheng.

Obviously last time he thought he would never come back.

The last time she came, Yi Lin was still feeling heavy because of the distortion of reality, so she came to consult Xu Zhiyong about what he said about his parents.

This time, Yi Lin felt much more relaxed.

"Huh? Do you think you are the director?"

Under the guidance of other police officers, Yi Lin first walked into an office, then quickly exited. After repeatedly confirming that it was the "chief's office", she entered again.

Xu Zhiyong came belatedly with a tired look on his face, and then Yi Lin said with a teasing smile.

"Hey, you don't understand, being the director is so tiring! If you can choose, it doesn't matter if you are the director!"

"Then...do you want my help?"

"Ah this! No, no, no, I'd better take care of it!"

Xu Zhiyong forcefully unscrewed the thermos cup on the table, and the smell of wolfberry and red dates wafted out of the steam.

"Congratulations, you've been promoted."

"Hey, it's all about the people, for the people."

Xu Zhiyong took a big gulp of wolfberry and red date water, straightened his hat, and chuckled.

After taking the position of director, he also understood a lot of things that he was not qualified to know in the past. After knowing the meaning behind Yi Rin, Xu Zhiyong had no airs in front of Yi Rin, but was somewhat humble.

Yi Lin and Xu Zhiyong had not seen each other for only two months in the "real" world, and there were not many topics to reminisce about, so after exchanging a few words, Yi Lin smiled and said what she meant.

"You still remember the time when mental patients came here to cause trouble during the lockdown, right?"

"Yeah, remember!"

"I want to see the surveillance video from the mall that day. Is it still there?"

Xu Zhiyong readily agreed to Yi Lin's request.

"no problem!"

"pause!"

Yi Lin, who was watching a short video with Xu Zhiyong, suddenly shrank her pupils, causing Xu Zhiyong to press pause.

Several short videos from different angles faithfully reproduce the scene that happened in the mall at that time.

"Go back a few frames."

"Back off again."

"right here."

In the video, the scene of "Xiao Xi" crying and looking for her mother was fixed.

But.

"What's going on? Are the files damaged?"

Xu Zhiyong's eyes widened and he looked at the blurry face on the video in confusion. It shouldn't be.

Although the resolution of the cameras used in shopping malls is not too high, it is not blurry enough to look like a thin code.

This is a serious video!

Serious video, what code should I use?

Not only Xiao Xi's face, but also her mother's face, which hurriedly came to the little girl's side later, was also strangely marked with a thin layer of code.

After coding, apart from being vaguely female, it is impossible to identify who is who through facial recognition.

Yi Lin took a deep breath.

"That's weird. Just wait a moment. I'll ask the Information Department to see if there's any way to restore it."

Xu Zhiyong was also quite attentive to Yi Lin's request and quickly stood up to shake her off.

"No need."

Yi Lin shook her head and smiled.

"What?"

"I've found what I'm looking for."

Xu Zhiyong looked confused.

Wasn't this not found at all?

Could it be that there is a little secret hidden in this video that ordinary people cannot see?

He is truly "that kind of" person.

Xu Zhiyong felt deeply in his heart.

Since something happened to the previous director, he naturally became the new director as expected by the public, and he also learned more secrets.

This world is not as simple as it seems.

Many cases that ordinary police cannot solve will eventually be handed over to "special groups" like Yi Lin.

——Special abnormal incident handling team.

Of course, there are no secrets hidden in the video.

Even the clues Yi Lin wanted to find were erased in this weird way.

"No."

Yi Lin's smile deepened and she thought to herself:

"To be precise, it should be 'deliberately' reminding me that she is the existence I guessed."

If Xiao Xi's true identity is really as Yi Lin guessed, he is the "god" hidden in the darkness of this world, or other similar high-dimensional existence, or is of a level so high that Yi Lin cannot imagine It is impossible for an "apostle" to leave such a video that is obviously coded and traceable.

Her ability should be enough to "modify reality."

Whether it is human beings' perception of her or their memory, she can modify it to some extent.

If you can do that, why leave such a coded video?

Wouldn't it be simple and quick to just erase everyone's memory of this incident, or let this video disappear completely?

Don’t say anything else.

Just to make this video disappear from the world, even Olele can do it, but "Xiao Xi" cannot do it.

"Finally, we found the rightful owner."

After getting the answer, Yi Lin felt a deep sense of powerlessness while being happy.

A feeling of powerlessness in the face of a terrifying existence that cannot even confirm "who I am."

Perhaps at this time, ordinary and ignorant humans like Xu Zhiyong can be truly happy.

As an old saying goes:

Ignorance is the greatest happiness.

…

After coming out of the station, it was almost time for Xu Zhiyong to get off work, and he warmly invited Yi Lin to have a casual meal at his house.

Yi Lin's enthusiasm for Xu Zhiyong felt a little dumbfounded: "Isn't it necessary?"

"Hey hey hey -" Xu Zhiyong's face showed a smile like a veteran driver: "You don't think I am trying to fawn over you, do you?"

"Well……"

Not to mention, Yi Lin's first reaction at that time was indeed: Why is Xu Zhiyong so vulgar?

"Wrong!" Xu Zhiyong shook his finger and said with a smile: "I was just thinking, what if in the future, I mean what if... Bah, although it is a bit unlucky to say this, I still have to say it. What if I am in office? , I can come to you for help if I encounter something that cannot be solved!"

So that was the plan.

Yi Lin smiled: "Actually, if you don't eat this meal, if something happens to you, I will still help you because you have helped me."

"Don't!" Xu Zhiyong was a little anxious: "If you don't eat this meal, wouldn't you be embarrassed? It's just a meal anyway, so it won't waste much time. It just so happens that my daughter rarely goes home. But I cooked a lot of specialty dishes!”

However, Yi Lin'ao thought about it and realized that there was nothing special happening just after the trial, so he followed Xu Zhiyong to his home.

The place where he lives is an ordinary community. With Xu Zhiyong's salary, it is reasonable to live in such a place.

"Hey! This is Xiao Rin! She looks very...simple!"

A woman with a good figure but many traces of time on her face wore an apron and opened the door to greet her with a smile.

Yi Lin: "...Hello, auntie. This is a meeting gift."

Yi Lin casually bought a carton of milk on the roadside and placed it on the shoe cabinet next to the door.

"Lao Xu said that a distinguished guest came to our house. It's rare for him to come to our house. Why are you so polite?"

Mrs. Xu complained, but her face showed a happy expression.

"It's just a box of milk. It's not a bribe. It's not a bribe. Just accept it, my wife!" Xu Zhiyong smiled mockingly, obviously rejecting many other "gifts".

…

"My wife, isn't she beautiful?" The two of them were sitting on the sofa. Xu Zhiyong quietly pointed at his wife's back and showed off: "Back then, my wife was a famous flower in the police force! She has a gentle and virtuous personality, and she also I don’t know what kind of bad luck it was that Lao Xu got to marry me back then! Hey!”

While showing off, Lao Xu quietly hammered his waist.

This is the last stubbornness of a middle-aged man.

Xu Zhiyong couldn't stop talking about his "glorious deeds" and kept showing off the cases he solved when he was young in front of Yi Lin.

While Xu Zhiyong's wife was busy in the kitchen, she would complain from time to time and reveal the embarrassing things about her old Xu, and she was enjoying herself.

Yi Lin sat in the living room for just half an hour, being treated by Xu Zhiyong and his wife with cold dog food on their faces, feeling very helpless.

But this atmosphere made Yi Lin feel very relaxed.

A faint warmth arose spontaneously.

I don’t know since when, this kind of daily necessities, this kind of chattering, has become like a thing from another world to Yi Lin.

When Yi Lin understood this strange emotion, she couldn't help but laugh.

yes.

this is life.

I don't know since when, even this ordinary "life" has become an unattainable luxury for him.

As an apostle, your life is precarious, and you don't even know if you can survive the next trial. For every apostle, this kind of ordinary stability is actually the most expensive luxury.

Of course, not every apostle would feel this way in this kind of atmosphere.

At least, Yi Rin does.

A table of colorful dishes dazzled Yi Lin.

To be honest, this is a chore that Molly would never be able to do in the laboratory.

When it was time for dinner, a girl in pink housecoat jumped out of the room.

The girl has a cute appearance, delicate facial features, and thick, moist lips. She is very similar to Xu Zhiyong's wife.

It can be seen from the girl's appearance that Xu Zhiyong was not just bragging when he said that his wife was a flower in the police force when she was young.

Xu Zhiyong hugged Yi Lin's shoulders and laughed: "My daughter, Xu Jingjing, looks like me, she is beautiful!"

When Yi Lin heard this, the corner of her mouth twitched. Aren't you tired of telling lies with your eyes open?

"Come on, come on! Jing'er, come here and give your uncle... uh no, Brother Lin, say hello."

"Pfft!" Yi Lin spit out the tea in her mouth as soon as she heard the word "uncle".

Xu Jingjing looked at Yi Lin in surprise.

Then when he heard Lao Xu's words, he rolled his eyes subconsciously and sneered: "Brother? We can't decide who is older and who is younger."

After saying that, Xu Jingjing stared at Yi Lin: "When are you from?"

Yi Lin thought of her "life experience" in this timeline, with a bit of uncertainty in her tone: "2103?"

"Oh, you're a post-00s generation." Xu Jingjing looked at Xu Zhiyong as if demonstrating: "Dad, did you see that, let him call me sister."

"Nonsense! People are older than you in terms of seniority!"

Xu Zhiyong stared.

"It doesn't matter, it's all the same."

It seems that Xu Zhiyong's daughter seems to be a little rebellious. Yi Lin didn't care and smoothed things over with a smile.

Xu Zhiyong knew that Yi Lin's "identity" was very confidential, and it was impossible to reveal the so-called "seniority". He smacked his lips helplessly and sighed: "This period of rebellion is really long."

"Jing'er, don't be ridiculous!" Seeing this, Xu Zhiyong's wife brought vegetables to the table and pretended to be angry and scolded: "Xiao Lin is your father's distinguished guest. I always teach you to be polite."

"Tch, we are still distinguished guests."

A trace of disdain flashed in Xu Jingjing's eyes, but he remained silent and sat down in his seat to eat.

It seems that in this family, it is the woman who calls the shots.

Yi Lin looked at her eyes, nose, mouth, and heart without saying a word, but secretly mourned for Lao Xu for a few seconds.

In the end, the rebellious girl didn't make any noise.

For Lao Xu's sake.

"Come on, come on! Let's go! I'm not bragging. In the bureau, I'm famous for being a big drinker. Anyone who can drink me down...all of them have been transferred!"

"Old Xu, isn't this the daughter's red that we agreed to bloom when Jing'er gets married?" Mrs. Xu exclaimed in a low voice when she saw that Old Xu took out the fine wine that he had collected for a long time.

"It's okay, this wild boy doesn't even have a single character, he's going to get married early!"

"Drink less, drink less, you are old, really! You are not a child."

Xu Jingjing: "..."

Drinking and drinking each other.

Lao Xu was promoted, but he didn't seem to celebrate properly. He talked a lot under the influence of alcohol.

Yi Lin was also drunk. He had never drank so much wine since he became an apostle.

Lao Xu was completely paralyzed and vomited all over the floor.

Yi Lin couldn't help it, Mrs. Xu was so enthusiastic that she could only make do with spending the night in the guest room of Xu Zhiyong's house.

After finishing Lao Xu's troubles, it was already late at night.

After Yi Lin took a shower, when she passed Lao Xu's room, she heard his wife complaining through the door.

After smiling, Yi Lin quickly climbed into bed and fell asleep.

In fact, the reason why Yi Lin was able to drink down a "huge amount" of Xu Zhiyong was not because he had a good capacity for drinking.

It's because Yi Lin's strength attributes far exceed those of ordinary people. Even if he is not strengthened on the strength side, his physique is not comparable to that of ordinary people. How can Lao Xu, an ordinary director, compare with Yi Lin.

"..."

A night of silence.

……speechless?

"Huh...huh...huh..."

midnight.

Yi Lin's locked door opened a crack without any sound.

A petite shadow came in, like a ghost.

The visitor's lips were plump and attractive, glowing faintly in the darkness.

A bright dagger reflected a cold light and slowly approached Yi Lin's neck.