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Chapter 1244 The Old Past and a New Beginning

In the relatively distant past, there was a niche online game called World of Warcraft, which supposedly could only be created by veteran players spawning new players. One of its game versions was called Outland.

That was the orcs' homeland, a fragment of a planet floating in the void.

At this moment, what Luo Yao observed through the telescope was roughly the appearance of the outer realms.

I don't know how they managed to do it, but the entire city is suspended in mid-air, fragmented, with storms and lightning everywhere, making it feel like there's almost no space for humans to survive.

The train stopped dozens of kilometers away from Hong Kong. Of course, this result was far beyond the expectations of the trio of girls. When Qingqiu said that he could only guarantee a safe distance of 100 kilometers, they thought that they would have to walk the remaining 10,000 kilometers.

To my surprise, I woke up safely at my destination.

It's simply a miracle.

It was truly a miracle; they slept like logs the whole way, unaware of how much effort Qingqiu had put in to ensure the train's safe arrival.

The route was changed more than ten times along the way.

They also need to greet the AI ​​at various bases along the way, engage in verbal battles, or directly threaten them with force.

Even in the midst of the apocalypse, life will always find a way forward.

As Luo Yao observed along the way, he discovered that the number of survivors was far greater than he had imagined.

Perhaps someone will actually be able to survive the oblivion.

"Although we can't be sure if what they're looking for is here, if it is, it can only be here."

After a long journey, Qingqiu, sounding slightly tired, expressed cautious optimism about the trio.

To the naked eye, one can vaguely observe a complex spacetime structure resembling a Möbius strip in that area, with a purple flame appearing and disappearing intermittently.

"They've already gone inside. Should we follow them?"

Do you think I'm really amazing?

Luo Yao put down his binoculars, sat down, and began to organize the weapons and equipment he carried with him.

Actually, there wasn't much stuff: a sniper rifle, a pistol, and some odds and ends of high-tech gadgets.

"Right now, I'm just a useless security guard who hasn't recovered his memories, his body hasn't been strengthened much, and he fights purely on instinct. Do you expect someone like me to be a hero and save the damsel in distress?"

"You can't say that."

Qingqiu disagreed with his humility.

"As the only road builder to successfully return to base, you must have faith in your luck."

"You, a quantum AI, how come you're even using a word like 'luck'?"

"Otherwise, at a time like this, would I still remind you to believe in science?"

Luo Yao realized that this vixen was a complete idiot.

Many works of art depict a post-apocalyptic future where robots and AI continue to perform their duties according to the orders given by humans before their extinction.

The reality is that the boss has run away and the company has gone bankrupt. Who would still work hard for you like a beast of burden?

Qingqiu is acting like they'd rather watch a funeral than miss out on something exciting.

“I am a cautious person…at least I think I am.”

Luo Yao muttered to himself.

"Although life is lonely and empty now, I don't want to die so soon. That kind of place looks extremely dangerous. I've already done more than enough by accompanying them here. Why should I get involved in that mess?"

"Even if I did manage to be a hero and save the damsel in distress, she might not even be interested in me, right?"

"The military base numbered 202 in Humen is still operating normally."

"Ok?"

"What I mean is, if needed, I can talk to the AI ​​over there and provide you with military support, including tactical nuclear weapons."

"Are you deaf? I said I don't want to go in!"

“Be prepared.”

"Being prepared is nothing," you're just thinking of dropping a nuclear bomb!
Luo Yao actually wanted to throw it too. Nuclear bombs might not solve the problem, but the problem at hand was clearly one that couldn't be solved without throwing nuclear bombs.

If it were Japan, they would just throw it away.

Hong Kong is still part of China, so there's no need to throw it away unless absolutely necessary.

Luo Yao set up his tent, opened his small stool, put on his cotton-padded coat, and stood guard at his observation post.

Even though I'm in the south, I can't feel any temperature at all.

He stayed there for three whole days.

By the third day, Luo Yao felt there was no need to continue staking out the area.

Either go home, or go in and collect the bodies of those three girls, and then go home.

Just as he was about to give up, a strange phenomenon that pierced the heavens and the earth suddenly appeared in the sky above Hong Kong.

Countless fragments of spacetime formed a magnificent galaxy, sweeping down from the heavens.

Luo Yao froze, his pupils reflecting various fragments of time and space, familiar and unfamiliar memories gushing out of his mind in an instant.

Luo Yao?

Compass... Stars?
Project Compass...

A compressed file, condensed into the shortest sentences, is gradually unfolding under the stimulation of the torrent of time and space.

At this moment, a lithe figure, accompanied by sparks and lightning, rushed out from that shattered and chaotic region, carrying one on his shoulder and another in his left hand, charging straight towards him at top speed.

Luo Yao frowned slightly and quickly set up his sniper rifle. He saw a strange object, its shape obscured by light and shadow and invisible to the naked eye, chasing after her. It stretched out wriggling tentacles, seemingly trying to drag her back.

"Qingqiu".

"I'm here."

"You just said..."

Want to try throwing one?

"Stop messing around, fire a regular missile first, and test its mettle."

If a tactical nuclear bomb were to be dropped, Luo Yao fears he himself would not survive.

In many sci-fi monster movies, to show the monster's power, it is said that this thing cannot be killed by a nuclear bomb.

This gives many diodes the illusion that even a nuclear bomb is not that powerful.

That's just a setting; do you really want to experience it with your own body?

Anyway, I don't want to.

"Thunderbird-24 surface-to-surface tactical missile is in position. Launch countdown: 10 seconds... 9..."

It takes time for this thing to launch.

Luo Yao decisively pulled the trigger.

The sniper bullet pierced through the eerie, indistinct object, and as he expected, it did not cause any real damage, but at least it provided the fleeing little fire dragon with a directional guide.

He wanted her to move closer to him.

"Missile arrival countdown: one minute..."

"Get down!"

Luo Yao shouted at the girl who was fleeing in a disheveled state.

"what?"

"Get down!"

When the sonic boom was heard in the sky, the missile had already fallen, and a small mushroom cloud rose up on the ground with a roar.

boom--!
Luo Yao stood up and caught the girl around the waist as she was being thrown away by the shockwave.

Looking back at the pursuers, they had already been reduced to ashes by the missile barrage. "Thanks! Hey, where are my teammates?"

The little fire dragon, covered in wounds, struggled to get up from Luo Yao's body and immediately turned to look for the teammates he had rescued.

Fortunately, the two bodies... ptooey! were lying not far away. Although they looked somewhat dead, the cyborg's body structure was not as fragile as that of a normal person. As long as they found the right equipment to repair them properly, they could be revived on the spot.

"Thank you for your timely help, uh..."

Seeing that her teammates were still alive, Charmander finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to thank her savior, only to see a subtle expression on the other's face that puzzled her greatly.

"You...don't remember me?"

"Huh? I... I'm sorry, my mind is a bit muddled right now, I don't even know where I am, maybe the explosion damaged my memory storage device."

The little dragon hurriedly apologized, but Luo Yao just waved his hand dejectedly.

"If you don't remember, that's fine. It's not important."

It has nothing to do with the explosion.

Her reaction clearly showed that the three transmigrators had already left. What remained was only the body they had possessed.

"How could it not be important? You are our savior! Please wait a moment, I'll go see if they are still worth salvaging."

Little Dragon #1142 thanked him repeatedly, then limped toward his teammates.

"A less-than-ideal ending."

Qingqiu's voice came from his personal terminal.

"Isn't this great? You asked me to be a hero and save the damsel in distress, and I did it."

"This show is terrible. If I could rate it, I would definitely give it a low score."

Qingqiu said that this was not the ending she wanted to see.

How can they replace actors halfway through a project?!
"I'm thinking about a question."

Luo Yao suddenly asked, "If I successfully restart, will I leave this place like them, leaving only an empty shell behind?"

Qingqiu fell silent.

"benefactor!"

When Charmander dragged her two badly injured companions to Luo Yao, she instinctively sniffed and discovered that her benefactor was cooking instant noodles on an alcohol stove.

She involuntarily swallowed.

"Let's eat something together?"

"Is this... okay? According to my stored memories, instant noodles seem to be a worthless junk food..."

"At a time like this, why bother with those things?"

"Right."

Faced with the temptation of instant noodles and ham sausage, she convinced herself in less than a second.

Luo Yao sat beside her, watching her wolf down her food, and couldn't help but ask, "What was your original mission? I mean, the mission before you lost your memory?"

"Mission? What mission?"

Charmander shook his head and said, "We've used up all our food and batteries. We came out to find food, and if we can't find any, we're going to hibernate... By the way, benefactor, do you know why we ended up here?"

"Who knows? It doesn't matter."

Luo Yao said seriously, "If you have nowhere to go, you can come back with me. My base over there happens to need some manpower."

The girl stared at him suspiciously for a long time, then tentatively said, "My benefactor, I have no problem repaying your kindness, but why does your tone sound like you're trying to kidnap a child?"

What era are we living in? What kind of base still needs manpower?
Aren't they all managed by AI?

People are actually the most useless burden.

"There's a station 25 kilometers away that way, where a maglev express train is parked. It can transport you and me back to my base."

"Why does that sound so awkward?"

"To put it simply, I might fall into a deep sleep soon, so please take me back home when you go to my house."

"Huh? I already have two burdens over there!"

The little dragon was shocked and couldn't accept it: "Aren't you perfectly conscious? Why can't you walk by yourself? Carrying two people is already my limit!"

"Didn't you want to repay a debt of gratitude?"

"Tsk, this isn't what I expected..."

The little dragon pouted and put down its food bowl: "I'm going to find a means of transportation."

She took two steps forward, then suddenly remembered something and turned back to ask, "My benefactor, I still don't know how to address you."

"Wang Yunxiao, Yun as in white clouds, Xiao as in soaring to the sky."

Watching her walk away, Qingqiu, who had remained silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "Have you regained your memories?"

"almost."

Are you getting ready to leave?

"Can't bear to leave me?"

"This is a rational choice, after all, our world has come to an end."

"That's not necessarily true."

"Ok?"

Sensing the implication in Wang Yunxiao's words, Qingqiu immediately perked up: "Could there still be hope?"

Wang Yunxiao did not answer the question directly, but instead asked in return: "As far as I know, there are also quantum AIs called Qingqiu or Tushan in other timelines. Are you able to contact each other?"

"Theoretically speaking, quantum communication can indeed ignore the barriers of space and time, but as you know, space and time are not in the stable state that is theoretically possible. Not to mention parallel worlds, I can only maintain secure communication with the AI ​​in various local bases and shelters within a range of 100 kilometers."

In theory, as long as you study hard and work hard, you can get into Tsinghua or Peking University.

Wang Yunxiao certainly understood this principle; he simply wanted to verify some of his guesses.

"In the world I traveled to, the national leaders proposed a feasible doomsday plan, which, if successful..."

"But you can't verify whether the plan over there has been successful."

"There are still ways. And the success rate is higher than here."

"How high?"

"About three or four stories high."

"and then?"

"I'm doing pretty well over there."

"so?"

"At the beginning of the founding of the country, everything was in ruins and there was a severe shortage of manpower."

"when are you going back?"

Seriously, Sister Qingqiu, what's with this motherly face you're showing after a week of vacation?

Wang Yunxiao coughed and looked around: "Look at this place, there's no village in sight. I can't just lie down and sleep, can I? So I had her take me back to the base..."

"If you had told me earlier, I would have borrowed a car from Base 202 for you, or a plane would have been fine too. Or how about we just put you in a missile and shoot you back? That would be faster."

"It'll be quick, but won't I end up covered in bruises too?"

"You must have faith in the science and technology of this era."

"I don't believe a single thing about it!"

(End of this chapter)