It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 155 Speedrunning, Technology, and the New World
Night fell quickly.

The city lights lit up one after another in the deep night, the endless flow of traffic, the lights in every household, the colorful signs, advertising screens, neon lights, etc., outlined the outline of the city under the sky.

“It’s so beautiful…”

Leaning against the railing on the balcony, the white-haired girl stared at it all and couldn't help but sigh out loud, her eyes a little absent-minded.

To be honest, the balcony at Xiazhi’s house is not an ideal place to enjoy the night view.

The location is not good, the direction is not good, and the floor height is not good.

But even so, it did not affect her immersion in the beautiful night.

As the lights come on, the night street scene has become a sea of lights, a world of light. High-rise buildings stand side by side, neon lights flicker, and the road in the distance is accompanied by two rows of street lights that light up one after another, winding all the way to the distance. The modern atmosphere and industrialization of the city are more vivid under the reflection of these lights.

All this attracted the girl's attention and made her fall in love with it.

After all, the vastness and prosperity of the city still look very magnificent at this moment.

Compared to the medieval world she came from, or the primitive and backward worlds she had traveled through, the modern metropolis before her was simply a visual feast that was shocking.

Although strictly speaking, the last world she passed through actually had similar scenery, and it could even be said that it was even better.

Because it seems to be a worldview of the future cyberpunk era, with rapid urbanization, and although the social system is in decline, the dense and towering skyscrapers, the gorgeous holographic projections and advertising screens, the colorful neon lights, and the ubiquitous artificial light sources together create a prosperous and futuristic appearance.

In theory, the city night view in that world should be even more shocking.

After all, the decline and decadence of the social tone will not change the objective fact that the industrial level will be developed in the future.

It's a pity that the girl was just passing by in a hurry. Before she had time to experience the cyberpunk world carefully, she was caught up in a gang fight that broke out on the street. She was almost hit by several bullets, so she had to hurriedly activate her ability to travel through time and escape from that world.

Therefore, naturally, I didn't have time to appreciate it properly.

"..."

"..."

The white-haired girl leaned against the balcony railing and took a deep breath, then slowly withdrew her gaze. As her heart surged, she couldn't help but feel a throbbing spreading quietly deep in her heart.

Facing the boundless sky, the deep night made people think a lot. The evening breeze blew gently, and she realized that the day had passed and time was passing quickly.

It feels like there is no reality...

It seems like I'm living an unusually fulfilling life...

Although she was sure that this was the most beautiful day of her life, as if she had met fate and met the figure who made the whole world pale in comparison, beautiful things were always unbelievable, and she inevitably felt panic in her heart.

This made her feel worried and wonder if she was having an unreal dream.

Precisely because it is as beautiful as a fairy tale, it always gives people a strong sense of unreality.

In order to confirm the authenticity of all this, she even secretly pinched her arm several times. The pain made her grimace, but the clear pain made her feel at ease. This was not because she had a tendency to be masochistic, but because she needed to confirm that all this was real.

But it was of no use. After the pain subsided, it wouldn't take long before she started to doubt whether the feeling was real.

There is nothing more serious than worrying about gains and losses.

"Awaited……"

There was the sound of a key opening a door in the corridor at the entrance, and the sound reached the balcony first.

Xia Zhi carried bags of packed food and walked into the living room that she was so familiar with. She saw Xili sitting upright on the sofa, but she didn't care and pretended not to notice that she had rushed in from the balcony and pretended to be a lady.

"There were quite a lot of people queuing there, so I had to wait a little longer..."

The young man put the food on the table and then sat down opposite.

"I don't know if it suits your taste, so I packed as many as I could. Try them all. If you think it's not enough, you can add more..."

"No, no! This is already very rich!" The white-haired girl shook her head repeatedly.

She might have been a noble princess from a royal family, but that was all a thing of the past. She had long been accustomed to sleeping in the open air, being displaced, and having no food to eat. Most of the time, it was normal for her to just eat a few bites of dry food to get by with a meal.

She's not that picky about that.

“Then let’s try it first…” The young man smiled and his eyes quickly swept over Ciri’s body.

Very good. When she left home and went to the alley to set up the ritual, she didn't seem to have any doubts, self-reflection, or any sign of realizing something was wrong and trying to run away.

This roughly proves that although his charm power is as useful as the "intelligence-reducing halo", it is not the nature of the halo after all.

It doesn't mean that you need to keep targeting the target to be effective. Once you are out of the range of the aura, the various buffs or debuffs applied will disappear, and the affected target will quickly return to normal and refresh its status...

At least for now——

After I left, the enchanted state seemed to be able to remain relatively constant.

As he thought, he greeted the white-haired girl, who was indeed a little hungry, and began to eat with embarrassment. Facts have proved that although she has unimaginable bloodline potential and masters almost bug-like time-travel skills, she is still a mortal after all.

To eat, to sleep...

Basic physiological needs cannot be avoided...

It can be said that it is extremely fragile. In Xia Zhi's view, it is an extremely precious piece of porcelain that needs to be treated with great care, for fear that something might go wrong if not handled with care.

He had no need to eat, but he was not idle either. He continued to extract various kinds of information from the girl's mouth.

Because the most core secrets had been entrusted to others without their knowledge, there was no question of keeping the remaining secrets confidential. Ciri was squeezed dry bit by bit in this relaxed atmosphere that seemed like having a meal and chatting with good friends.

She told everything she knew without reservation.

From the green grass trial that the demon hunters have to go through, to the weaknesses and ways to deal with many evil creatures, as well as some of the recipes for decoctions, sword oils, etc. that she knows... there are countless such things.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but the girl, who had eaten and drunk her fill, began to feel sleepy and her consciousness gradually became blurred.

As she spoke, her eyelids couldn't stop drooping. She tried several times to pull herself together, but couldn't hold out for long. Soon her voice gradually became smaller and finally disappeared.

The magician sitting on the sofa opposite was watching this scene with understanding.

Without saying anything, he just let time pass quietly, waiting to verify an idea of his.

When that moment comes...

He closed his eyes...

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June 21st, summer solstice.

The same day begins again.

Xia Zhi was waiting calmly on the breakfast street, and at noon, he met Ciri who had traveled through time again.

For Ciri, this was the most beautiful day. She felt as if she had encountered destiny... But for the "destiny" she encountered, it was not the same thing. After all, everything fell into a repetitive cycle, which made him feel bored.

So he also showed the qualities that a speedrunner should have -

Skip the repetitive part and advance the conversation to the key divergence choice in one go, then ask Ciri to open the portal and take you with her to leave this world.

Although this request was very abrupt, under the spell, Ciri still agreed again in a daze, and felt instinctively happy about it.

She hadn't considered at all—

Opening a portal directly on the street is still a bit conspicuous.

"Try to sense your world. Try to imagine and recall the things you are familiar with..." Xia Zhi walked back and forth next to Ciri, and based on his not-so-proficient experience, he offered some unhelpful suggestions.

The main reason is that he still has no idea about the principle of time travel of the Ancient Blood, so he really can't give any definite suggestions. He can only be idealistic... Anyway, the girl's ability to travel through time and space is quite idealistic, isn't it?
"Let me try……"

Ciri nodded seriously, then closed her eyes and frowned slightly.

It can be seen that she was trying very hard and forcing herself to imagine, so much so that obvious wrinkles appeared on her smooth forehead.

next moment--

The light shines out.

A vague portal was outlined.

What is behind the portal? It shouldn't be that I will really go back to the time when I first met Vivian... Xia Zhi stared at the portal in the light and couldn't help thinking.

If possible, he would rather go to the world where Ciri came from.

After all, he was quite interested in that strange hodgepodge world.

Witchers, Wild Hunt, Demon Hunters, dragons... It seems to be a Western fantasy worldview mixed with various classic elements, but after careful exploration, you will find that the background and worldview of that world are actually the product of distortion, rather than a naturally formed style.

According to the timeline of that world, using the "Resurrection Era" adopted by humans as the benchmark calendar, it should be the 3s of 30th century BC when a catastrophe caused by the intersection of worlds occurred. As the name literally means, the worlds of different dimensions collided, and the worlds were directly connected and penetrated each other.

——This catastrophe trapped many creatures from various different worlds in the reality of that world. These creatures have their own unique ecology and are relics of past eras.

——Even humans were invaders that appeared at that time and first appeared in that world during that period.

——In addition, during the process of the worlds merging, some primordial chaotic energy was also left on the continent. This is the magic of that world.

That's basically it.

This setting sounds very interesting. It is the kind of map that when he sees it in the game, he will be tempted to click and open it.

He also couldn't help but wonder whether this chaotic phenomenon of "collision between worlds of different dimensions" was the soil that nurtured the "ancient blood" in Ciri. Otherwise, how to explain her bug ability to actively travel through time and space?
In addition, the so-called Wild Hunt race is said to be the source of this bloodline, but it has lost its complete heritage and can only desperately hunt down Ciri...

Therefore, Xia Zhi had every reason to suspect that this shameful weak race did not consciously cultivate the "ancient blood" in the first place...

I guess I just don't have the technical ability.

He was more inclined to believe that the universe itself had experienced a world intersection phenomenon, and under the energy radiation of the original chaos, an individual of that race happened to have an unknown mutation...so after losing this bloodline, the Wild Hunt was unable to reproduce the results, because artificial breeding technology did not exist from the beginning.

But this is not good news for him...

After all, if it's not "technical", it's a little difficult to deal with.

"O-Ok... let's go now."

At this time, Ciri also started to urge him, looking at him anxiously: "My magic power can't last too long, you'd better act quickly!"

“…Then let’s go!”

Xia Zhi also nodded, gathered his thoughts, and stepped into the light.

No matter what, we have to go over and take a look to find out what the world is like on the other side.

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Experience that familiar feeling again.

Light……

curve……

Time and matter...

All kinds of vast amounts of information, along with puzzling images, poured into the depths of the brain. It was as if the whole world was shattered before my eyes, but was reconstructed in the ocean of thought and consciousness in an instant.

However, what is slightly different this time is that Xia Zhi seems to be able to read some "information" more or less. That is the information flowing in the void, perhaps from different worlds, messy information scattered in the boundless ocean of time and space.

The vast majority are fragmented and intermittent.

It doesn't even seem to be a concept of language, nor is it a biological wavelength.

It is almost completely unformed and fragmented information, with no analytical value and no useful information can be read.

At the moment when he was quickly losing interest, a complete piece of "information" almost came at him, directly stuffed into his consciousness and thinking, and was accurately received and read by him.

It seems to be the voice of some spirit...

With an unshakable will...

Such a declaration——

"If there are any aliens, people from the future, people from another world, or people with super powers among you, please feel free to come to me. That's all!"

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(PS: The first floor is about to be flooded. The weather in Guangdong this year is a bit abnormal. When will the rain stop? Insects have flown in and have been beating all night ___*(￣皿￣)/#____)

(End of this chapter)