parasitic son

"what happened?"

Everyone's thoughts and words have become this question.

In the continuous and disorderly doubts, Xiyiqi became the center of a frenzied storm.Everyone felt something was wrong, but they couldn't find the source.

Mr. Cat is looking at the monitor in front of him.On the screen, a singularity is tearing apart the fabric of space, consuming the energy of countless plasma particles.Soon, the world will be swallowed by another catastrophe.

Mr. Cat said, "Look, the prelude to the end."

"..."

Mr. Mao said softly: "The black box will use a paradox that does not belong to this world to create a singularity. Under the proliferation of algorithmic viruses, when the amount of inherent information exceeds the critical point, the world will go crazy and collapse. destroyed in the end."

Duke Gil said: "Is this a variable you calculated?"

"No, this is a small noise on the way to the established road." Mr. Cat whispered, "But even if it is a noise that no one remembers, there is a moment of brilliance."

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Liu Xingquan raised his head and said, "Look, the stars are falling."

The scene in front of him has long exceeded all his cognition, like a wild and poetic Van Gogh oil painting.Groups of light exploded in the sky, like countless streams of particles stirring in the air, and like freehand landscape splashes of ink.

Glittering everywhere, falling stars rushing and pouring in waves of brilliance.The shining tail was like a poetic spectacle, bursting out countless unimaginable illusions in his retina.

This is by no means a portrayal of reality, Liu Xingquan firmly believes in this.Right now, he is in an endless and complicated dreamland composed of [-] consciousnesses.

They had just left Prince Alsiel's consciousness, and were searching for a way out in this grand labyrinth.

He will walk out of this complicated maze of fate with Captain Madara, and he will reunite with his friends soon.He no longer knew how much time had passed.Or time itself loses its meaning here.

But Yan Zhen must be worried about him.

Don't worry, Yan Zhen, I will definitely come out!

Captain Madara said, "The world is crumbling."

"What?" Liu Xingquan said.The chicken walked forward.

Then the ground under their feet began to change, and he found that the ground had turned into smooth wooden boards, glowing with mild colors.Rows of bookshelves line the sides neatly.

Captain Madara walked ahead of him, its feathers gleaming under the wondrous starry sky.

"Captain Madara, what happened?"

"..."

"Why are there so many bookshelves here?" Liu Xingquan reached out and touched a book.

"Remember when you asked about my race earlier? Here is the materialization of my memory storage."

"Well, Captain Chicken, you are a Chicken Star."

"There are no chicken star people."

"But you're a chicken."

Captain Madara raised a wing, and a seat with soft cushions appeared behind Liu Xingquan, and a small soft chair also appeared behind Captain Madara.

"Sit down," said Captain Madara.

"Ah? Good." Liu Xingquan said, "What happened to the collapse of the world you just mentioned? What happened? Can we really sit down and chat now?"

"Let me think about where to explain it." Captain Madara said, it raised its wings slightly, and a book with a star pattern landed on its wings, "All stories have a beginning. Then, from Let's start here."

"Ok?"

"First of all, it is the origin of our race."

Around them, the scenery began to change with Captain Madara's words, the crust squeezed the plates, the mountains bulged like bubbles, and under the tumbling waves were volcanoes erupting with magma.In the thunder and lightning, life is born from the sea.

"Once upon a time, our life began as a protein species. Like your first wild days, we fought with each other. The only purpose of life was to continue and reproduce. Eventually life came out of the sea, and more species sprung up They emerged one after another. In the contests with planetary species, we learned to use tools, and we created words. Thus, our civilization was born."

"We planted fields and built cities. Nations are dotted with stars, and races are as numerous as stars, more than when your Lola was at her most chaotic." Subtle and bright patterns emerged in Captain Madara's book, and there were exquisite buildings built on it Liu Xingquan can vaguely see small and fine spots of light moving on them, "We are thirsty for knowledge, but the mysteries of the universe and nature are too vast and profound for us, and we are at a loss before the dark unknown, so With religion."

A point of light appeared on the book, and then another point of light lit up, and they all emitted diffuse silk threads, "There are polytheisms and monotheisms, we build gorgeous sanctuaries, make realistic statues, and face the gods in the void Pray. Every denomination believes that the one they worship is the true God."

A flash of light suddenly appeared, and a point of light exploded, and the exquisite city patterns on the book instantly turned into phantoms of ruined walls.More dots of light jumped and flickered. "You see, the endless war of heresies has begun. Some ancient countries have disappeared in the war, but civilization continues in death and ashes."

"After going through the wild superstition, we have finally opened the golden age of scientific rationality. In just a few thousand time units, science and technology have advanced at an unimaginably high speed."

"Oh oh oh!" Liu Xingquan said, "It's just like us humans."

Captain Madara let out a cluck that was almost mocking, "You humans are just toddlers in our eyes. Our technology has reached a level that you can't imagine. We can give dirt and stones the consciousness of self-thinking, overnight We can change the barren star into a rich green forest in a short time, we can jump from one end of the universe to the other in an instant, we can transform ourselves into multiple divisions and operate in different regions at the same time, we can change the trajectory of the planets, and re-plan Galaxies. But we were still hungry for more..."

"What else do you want?"

"Freedom," Captain Madara replied, "We want real freedom."

Liu Xingquan said: "I don't really understand."

"Even though we have achieved so much in technology, we are still prisoners."

"what are you saying?"

"We are prisoners of the body. No matter what advanced life extension technology is, the body will eventually grow old. Once the body dies, life will disappear. We are prisoners of the world. No matter what we do, we need to follow the rules of the world. What can we do?" What is more terrifying than death? What can be darker than the prison-like reality? The universe is meaningless, and life has no meaning? We long for infinite time, and we long for real freedom to break through reality.” Captain Madara Said, "The body has a life limit, and life is always mortal, so we chose..."

Liu Xingquan clapped his hands and said: "The body is weak, and the machine is soaring."

"fart."

"what?"

"Why stick to the prison of the body? No matter whether the body is organic or inorganic, it is just a cage that restricts consciousness."

"what do you mean……"

Captain Madara cleared his throat and said: "What we yearn for is absolute freedom. So we abandoned our limited lifespan and chose to evolve into a spirit body that can exist independently. You Lola has a term called soul. I think this word is very Interesting, but it doesn't exactly refer to us."

Liu Xingquan's eyes widened: "So... Captain Madara, your body..."

"Yes, the chicken is my physical vehicle," said Captain Madara.

"Wait a minute!" Liu Xingquan shouted, "We are all conscious bodies now, right? You still look like a chicken!"

"That's just me as you know me," said Captain Madara. "Do you want to see me as I really am?"

"..." Liu Xingquan blinked his big eyes, and said, "I think so."

"Are you sure?"

"……I am sure?"

"Are you really sure?"

"..." Liu Xingquan remembered the weird and lost illustrations of alien ancient gods he had seen, and seeing Captain Madara's serious expression, he changed his words: "Uh, let's forget it. Now the chicken is fine. "

Captain Madara snorted, and it continued: "So we evolved into a spiritual body that got rid of the pain of birth, old age, sickness and death. After having an almost infinite time, we devoted ourselves to the cause of unraveling the truth of things. We are eager to master the laws of all things , peek into the future and reshape reality, and become a god who truly masters the highest ability as he pleases."

"and then?"

"Hehe." Captain Madara showed a wry smile, "This is where we are stupid. Mortals have limits."

"I don't know."

"We thought we were the only intelligent race to have reached this realm, we thought we were better than the rest. We were unique wonders. We thought we had a glimpse of a better way. But it turned out we were wrong. Long before us, there were I don’t know how many earlier intelligent races reached the top of the mountain like us, chose spiritual ascension like us, and tried to understand the truth of things like us. Then they suffered the defeat of civilization extinction one by one .”

"What do you mean by rout?"

"It's destruction, it's a complete fall, it's a civilization that collapses in an instant. We thought we could, but it turns out we're no smarter than other civilizations."

"why?"

"It's an end that can't come out. The civilizations before that, the ancient top species before that, we call them the forerunners. They thought that unraveling the truth of things would only bring destruction to the galaxy, so they created a A kind of guardian animal "sentinel", they are self-programming nanometers, once they are awakened, they will devour all information and energy. They are locked by layers of codes, just like giant dragons guarding treasures."

"You mean, you were bitten to death by the dragon."

"..." Captain Madara said softly, "They have gone mad, and they will only attack indiscriminately. The problem is not with the sentinels, but with the facts."

"What do you mean?"

"The pioneer is correct. The principle of events is the rule of everything in the universe." Captain Madara said, "Let me make an analogy, do you sometimes feel that the world is a large computer? The world we live in is just a computer simulation Scenes."

"I've seen science fiction like this."

"Although this analogy is very old-fashioned, it can be explained. Suppose our world runs as a system composed of lines of code, and all the laws of nature and physics operate in accordance with the framework program. Have you ever thought that if the system code is messed up one day? What are the consequences if you do it?"

"...Then it won't work at all." Liu Xingquan touched his chin, "It's just a bunch of garbled characters when it starts up."

"Yes, the principle of physical phenomena must exist." Captain Madara said, "We thought we could peek into the hand of the gods and reach the realm of what we want. But once the principle of physical phenomena is broken, all things will be lost. Restrictions. If there is no reason for things, everything will be messed up. For example, you can bring this dead person back to life, but at the same time his enemy wants to create a world where this person does not exist. No rules mean that any absurd thing can be achieved, Eventually the rate of expansion of space gets completely out of control, and bang, the universe just explodes."

"..."

"The ultimate goal of the Black Box Society is to unravel the truth of things. They try to become the hands of gods, completely abolish the physical rules of reality, define the galaxy with their rules, and create a world where there is no death, no pain, and everyone can do whatever they want. This is what they call galactic well-being."

"..."

"It's very familiar, isn't it? The Black Box Society is just following the path we used to, but they are more extreme and crazy. For this sacred goal, even if trillions of lives are killed, they don't care at all."

Captain Madara continued: "In this galaxy, the oldest pioneers have left a lot of legacy. They built many schools and temples trillions of years ago to observe the mysteries of the universe. Nocturne Mountain is their former temple. The research institute, under this Nocturne Mountain, hides the crystallization of their past technology, where the mystery related to the truth of events is sealed. Now the Black Box Society is trying to seize it with conspiracy."

"Isn't the world dangerous now?"

"It wasn't so easy to open before. Now I'm afraid it's the closest the black box will come in tens of millions of years." Captain Madara said, "That's why they took so much trouble. That's why you're drawn into this place."

"Me?" Liu Xingquan shouted, "I'm just an ordinary earthling!!"

Captain Madara puffed up his chest, and he said proudly: "Since you met me, you have become extraordinary."

"..." Liu Xingquan said, "Captain Madara, you kept saying 'we' just now, so do you still have companions of the same race?"

"Most of my race fell on the road of pursuing the truth of things." Captain Madara's tone was a little sad, "But the people of the galaxy have a name for us, and that is Mind Eater."

"Heart Eater?"

"Yes. But in fact, most mind eaters are not strictly a race. In this vast universe with infinite time, there are many civilizations like my race who think they have reached the top of the mountain. They are failing like me Some are before us, some are after us. Some are higher-dimensional creatures that are stronger and more advanced than me, and some are just cruder consciousness extracts, which is not evolution at all. But the lack of knowledge of the citizens of the galaxy can't distinguish this, they will only call this invisible creature that relies on the physical biological vehicle as a mind eater." Captain Madara paused, "I have two companions now. "

"Are they chickens too?"

"Well...you may know later." Captain Madara jumped off the chair.

Liu Xingquan stood up, and the floor, chairs, and bookshelves all disappeared like waves.

The whole sky became more restless.The rushing stars are like wonderful fireworks flowing in the sky.

More stars are falling from the sky, he thought to himself.Is this world really going to collapse?But Captain Madara seemed unhurried, and even explained the origin of it to himself.

"The time here is different from the time in the physical reality outside. In other words, the concept of time in your common sense does not exist here." Captain Madara replied as if hearing Liu Xingquan's heartfelt voice.

"Captain Madara, you really told me a lot." Liu Xingquan felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"Well, because we are going to part next. You have to know this before you go."

"What? Separate?"

"Retreat." Captain Madara looked forward, "There are enemies coming."

"enemy?"

Stars burn in the sky.Countless light spots are like exploding honeycombs, and the flame dances and flickers among the light spots, like a peacock's tail.Thousands of rainbows glide across the dome at the same time.

Then in the twinkling of the stars, a cloud of smoky creatures appeared one after another, with the light of death burning in their eyes, they were dragons guarding treasures, they were the last guardians of the Forerunners out of control, they were the remains of the top civilization Sentinel in.They are born for the principles of the universe, and they are also the destroyers of civilization.

They are like ink, overflowing and rolling in the air, sometimes converging, sometimes dispersing, devouring everything they touch.

"Look, the black box will do a good job, the dragon guarding the treasure has woken up." Captain Madara said calmly.

"Sentry, Sentinel?" Liu Xingquan said in shock, "The guardian who destroyed your clan?"

"Yes, they can devour all information and energy, including reality and consciousness." Captain Madara's tone remained unchanged, "Nature can also erode this place."

"!!"

Captain Madara plucked a feather and handed it to Liu Xingquan, "Go, get out of here now."

"What about you?"

"Me?" Captain Madara smiled proudly, "Of course I stayed here to fight."

"This is not good, we are companions!!"

"No, only if you get out of the maze, can you find the answer to all this and save everyone." Captain Madara said, "The rest is your journey alone, go!!"

"I can not……"

"It is precisely for this moment that I will travel here with you. Go!! Find the answer you have forgotten!!" Captain Madara laughed, and it flapped its wings, rolled up a hurricane and threw Liu Xingquan into the sky behind him , and then jumped forward.

It remembered the scene not long ago.

Captain Madara said: "Are you really not going to tell Xiaozhen? He will be angry."

Mr. Cat didn't speak.

Captain Madara said, "Well, be prepared for Zhen's anger. He's kind of scary when he's angry."

Mr. Mao said after a long time: "Friend Xiaozhen, Liu Xingquan will leave it to you."

Captain Madara smiled and said, "Don't worry."

"Captain Madara."

"Ok?"

"..."

"What do you want to say, hurry up."

"Don't die."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Yes, talking nonsense.

This time, I won't leave my companion and run away, it thought.

So the flames burn on it, it dissolves, it reforms.In this dreamlike labyrinth, all laws of physics have lost their meaning.

The formation continues, that is the body it once abandoned, that is the physical vehicle it once abandoned due to the erosion of time.

Its tweet is like lightning flashing across the dome of a planet. It is the lonely soul left by a splendid civilization. It is a vague memory, and it is the history of the stars that has been forgotten.

Its kindred has long since disappeared, and in the long river of time, it is just a drifter who hides himself in the name of a mind eater and an ordinary creature as a vehicle.

Come on, it looks fearlessly at the black tide coming up and down in all directions.

That is the Destroyer who has devoured countless civilizations.

It was the black dragon that slaughtered its kind.

I will not die here.It thought, if I die, who will mourn my former kindred?And who will sing their dirges?

……

……

"Captain Madara—"

Liu Xingquan shouted.

The last thing he saw was a small figure in front of the endless black dragon beneath the star-falling sky.

The black dragon suddenly devoured the small figure, but only in the next moment, the flash of light tore the sky, and he saw that it was a gorgeous figure that could overshadow the stars. And live the immortal phoenix.

He heard Captain Madara's proud laugh.

He heard its last cry.

"Go! Liu Xingquan!! The world has collapsed. From this moment on, you are free from the constraints of the world, matter and time!!!"

"Go!! Your friends are waiting for you!! Find your forgotten answer!!"

Liu Xingquan burst into tears.

He held the feather in his hand.

I will save everyone.I will find out.

He drifts in a hurricane.The last figure of Captain Madara was imprinted in his retina.In front of his eyes were countless intertwined golden threads. They intertwined and split each other, intertwined countless times, and passed in parallel countless times.

Reality and consciousness are connected together, and billions of paths rush towards him.The light of destiny flickered in front of his eyes, and he could hear the breathing of countless lives.His friends are waiting for him.That's the stars, that's the time, that's the world, it suddenly became clear in his mind, he already knew what he should do.

He looked at the feather in his hand.

Like Captain Madara, like it, fly!

So he flew up, his figure was reshaped in the flash, his thoughts searched for traces of the past in memory occasions, and found the location in repeated searches, so he——it opened its eyes, and above its head was Chestnut brown with white rachis, its beak is dark as obsidian, and its wings are a beautiful fine green.

It is a green bird.

It is him, and he is it.

Thus, it flew into the thousands of intertwined golden threads.