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Chapter 52 The Seal is Lifted! (Part )
"dimension……"

"Upward dimension."

"Upward dimension... Upward dimension..."

The familiar voice of calling came faintly from the end of the chaos and nothingness of deep space.

Xiao Yu slowly opened his eyes.

What comes into view is a giant cave.

The densely packed stalactites on the top of the cave continuously drip water, gathering on the ground to form a large "lake."

On the lake stood thousands of people.

They held torches and wore ragged clothes, like refugees, but everyone's eyes were filled with an indescribable passion.

"..."

'Why are they all looking at me...'

'who I am……'

'In a dream.'

"..."

'I'm in the future again!'

The memory suddenly came back to him, and Xiao Yu frowned slightly.

Apparently, he fell asleep in the plane...

"Upward dimension."

"Upward dimension..."

At the front of the crowd, on a platform only two meters away from Xiao Yu, an old man with a familiar face closed his eyes and kept muttering "upgrade dimension" and "upgrade dimension" in his mouth.

'It's the old man from the day before yesterday.'

Xiao Yu looked around again and noticed that of the dozen people who had stood next to the old man before, only seven were left.

"...What does dimensional upgrading mean?" Xiao Yu asked.

Hearing this, the old man was startled, and immediately opened his slightly cloudy eyes, and said in surprise: "Master Xiao Yu, you are here."

"Didn't you ask me to come here... (sizzle)?"

"Yes, yes, it's me... Great, I'm meeting you again."

"You seem to have aged a lot?"

"Yes." The leading old man trembled and bowed deeply to Xiao Yu: "It has been three years since your last 'manifestation'."

"Three years?!"

Xiao Yu was stunned: "Isn't it just two days?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the world in front of Xiao Yu experienced a space tear similar to the last time.

Only this time the tear wasn't serious.

It "heals" itself within half a second.

"Mr. Xiao Yu, it's still because of the issue of power. Please try not to have too much emotional fluctuations."

"...Okay. Go ahead."

"I just heard from you that two days in your space-time is equal to three years here. This is too profound. I don't understand the principle. But... is it true that only two days have passed in your space-time?"

"Yes." Sitting stiffly on the throne, Xiao Yu nodded.

"...Amazing. So amazing." The old man could not hide his shock and exchanged glances with his colleagues around him: "In just... just two days, you have increased your authority by so much."

"It looks like we'll be able to upgrade to a higher dimension soon." A younger man clenched his fists excitedly.

"Master Xiao Yu, you... are the savior of all mankind!"

"Savior!" A middle-aged man raised his right hand and turned around to shout: "Savior!"

The thousands of people in the distance immediately responded and roared in unison!
"Savior!!!"

Xiao Yu: “…”

"Long live the Savior!"

"Long live the savior!!!"

Xiao Yu: "...My dear ministers, please be quiet."

The huge cave suddenly fell silent.

Glancing at the abnormally excited mental state of the crowd, Xiao Yu pondered: "...Are you guys... (zizi)... treating me like a god here?"

"We don't believe in God. Today's human beings only worship the savior. That is you." The old man bowed.

"Oh……"

Xiao Yu seemed to be thinking about something.

After a short silence, he changed the subject: "Last time, I remember there was a girl who cried and said she missed me. Why didn't I see her?"

"You mean, Her Excellency Xiao Yaya? She has already died."

Xiao Yu's pupils suddenly contracted!

"..."

"..."

"…What did you say her name was?"

“Xiao Yaya.”

"Same name?"

"No." The old man bowed his head deeply: "It's your sister. Or your second aunt."

"Click——"

A huge crack suddenly appeared in the space inside the cave.

"Your Excellency! Calm down! The power is unstable! Your Excellency!"

"..."

"..."

One minute.

Two minutes.

Three minutes... the twisted and cracked world recovered incredibly slowly.

Xiao Yu had no expression on his face.

But my mind still couldn't help but recall the girl's tearful appearance two days ago...

[Brother...I...I miss you...]

"..."

"...Since there is Xiao Yaya, then my grandfather, Xiao Guanguan, and Xiao Jiji should also be there."

"Yes. Because this is the future of your time and space."

"Then where is 'me'?" Xiao Yu looked directly at the old man: "I mean... (zizi)... my future self."

"..." The old man hesitated: "You... are right here."

Xiao Yu slowly lowered his head and finally noticed the bluish-gray skin on his wrist.

"This body... is me?"

"Yes."

"I am dead?"

"…Biologically speaking, yes."

At this point, Xiao Yu roughly understood what the other party meant when he said "dedication".

"I want to see my grandpa and my two aunts."

“…I’m sorry.” The old man pursed his lips, slowly knelt down, and bowed his head deeply: “Mr. Chen Tian and Mr. Xiao Guanguan died earlier. They sacrificed their precious lives for all mankind.”

"...How did they die?" Xiao Yu tried to stand up, but his stiff body didn't allow him to do so.

"Like Lord Xiao Yaya, I don't want to become a brain field. I died together with the sweeper."

"What is... (sizzle)... Brain Field."

"You can think of it as a kind of biological battery. The invading Gaowei creatures will remove the human body, leaving only the head. Through one of their devices, they absorb the...weight in the human brain."

The old man tried to sort out his words: "In the past, in the time and space where you are, there was an economic activity called 'graphics card mining'. These brain fields made of our human skulls can be compared to graphics cards."

"What about Xiao Jiji? My third aunt."

The old man took a deep breath: "It was made into the brain field of a high-powered creature..."

"..."

"..."

"Is there any hope?"

"Have."

"Why don't you save him?" Xiao Yu stared at the old man.

"We can't do it." The old man looked up with a bitter expression: "Civilization has not been upgraded. As low-dimensional creatures, humans can retain these few sparks under the cleaning of high-dimensional creatures... It's already a miracle."

"That's because we are useful." A man interrupted with a grim look, "Some individuals of Gaowei Biology deliberately exiled us and made us give birth like pigs. Then they snatched our children and made them into brain fields."

"..."

Xiao Yu closed his eyes, thought for a long time, and asked: "Does the brain field have a lifespan?"

"On average, after twelve years, all the neurons in the brain will be consumed and die."

"Xiao Jiji has been made into a brain field for several years."

"Four years."

"...Eight years left. Converted to my... (sizzling)...time and space, that's about seven days."

"Mr. Xiao Yu." The old man staggered to his feet. "The average lifespan of a brain field is twelve years, but there are many that burn out in eight or nine years. What's more... the longer it is exploited by Gao Wei Biology..."

"I understand." Xiao Yu interrupted: "The more serious the damage to the brain, the more serious it is. You just used the graphics card as an example."

"Yes."

"Now, tell me what to do." Xiao Yu opened his eyes: "Just tell me straight. Don't be a riddle man."

"Upgrading dimension." The old man said without hesitation: "Continue to accumulate your weight. When the weight reaches the critical value, the world will upgrade. Its principle is that civilization as a whole..."

"I don't want to know the principle. I just want to know how much more weight I have now than I did three years ago."

"Four out of ten."

"How much weight do I have in total?"

"If the weight required to upgrade the dimension is one hundred, you have accumulated about forty now."

"it is good."

After getting the necessary information, Xiao Yu thought for a long time and gradually came up with an idea: "Now, I will make a deal with you."

"Mr. Xiao Yu, you are the savior of all mankind, your will is..."

"Don't say that useless thing." Xiao Yu interrupted coldly: "In five years in this world, I will complete the dimension upgrade."

Hearing this, the old man looked up sharply.

"Save Xiao Jiji as soon as you reach the next dimension."

……

When Xiao Yu woke up again, he had "returned" to the real world.

"Are we there yet?" Xiao Yu took out his cell phone and looked at the time on the screen.

"Senior, are you awake? You've arrived a long time ago." The short-haired female secretary beside him responded respectfully.

On both sides of the cabin, six tall and smiling stewardesses stood side by side.

Without even looking at these people, Xiao Yu immediately stood up and turned to ask, "Has Zhao Xiansheng arrived?"

"We're here. We're waiting for you in the VIP lounge at the airport."

"it is good."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud "bang"!

Xiao Yu disappeared completely.

Above where he was originally, a huge hole with a diameter of one and a half meters suddenly appeared on the roof of the airliner!
Various exposed electronic components were crackling with electric arcs.

The six stewardesses, who were still smiling, instantly lost all cognition...

……

(End of this chapter)