My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 353 First Meeting with Lin Xinzhu! (Third Update)
"Z...you son of a bitch, are you playing The Matrix?"

Chu Zhu laughed in exasperation, then realized he was currently immersed in liquid. This emotional fluctuation had directly resulted in him… huh? He didn't choke?

Chu Zhu realized something, took a deep breath of the "liquid," and felt no discomfort as it entered her lungs. Clearly, this body had long been accustomed to being immersed in this liquid…

He gazed through the transparent glass at the rows of glass coffins beside him. Even though he had been mentally prepared, the moment his guess came true... his emotions became extremely complicated.

Anger? Perhaps a little? But more than that, it was indescribable… Even Chu Zhu himself didn't know what emotion he was experiencing right now. It was a multitude of emotions, put into a blender, completely shattered, and mixed together!
Chu Zhu punched the life support device expressionlessly. Hmm? It didn't destroy it... Terrifying! With his current physical strength, the density and strength of this thing... probably surpasses that of steel!
Without shouting for Z to release him, Chu Zhu knew perfectly well that if the other party wanted to release him, they would have done so long ago. Taking a deep breath, Chu Zhu clenched his fists and began punching Z again and again...

On the eleventh punch, a faint crack appeared on it. Chu Zhu exerted force again, and with the twenty-seventh punch, the glass barrier shattered.

Liquid gushed out like a tsunami, and Chu Zhu barely managed to prop herself up and crawl out of it.

"Cough cough cough cough..." Chu Zhu coughed violently, liquid being expelled from his lungs... Now he felt like he was drowning. But thankfully, as time passed, he gradually got used to it!
"...This!" Chu Zhu looked at her body, her standard white clothes soaked with liquid and clinging to her skin. "This is really uncomfortable!"

Chu Zhu's gaze sharpened, and he activated his copying power, causing his clothes to gradually change—if he could copy his body, then his clothes could too! Chu Zhu even suspected that at some point in the future, any "weapons" he had once possessed could be copied even if lost—

Although he can't do it right now!
“Nuwa…or rather, Base Z?” Chu Zhu glanced around, his brows furrowing. This base was almost identical to the metal base where he had woken up before, but unlike the pristine metal base, these machines and instruments, even though still running, exuded the scent of age, with many already rusted…

Some cylindrical robots are constantly undergoing maintenance. In fact, quite a few cylindrical cleaning robots have already come over to clean up the strange liquid on the ground.

Chu Zhu avoided the cylindrical robots as he walked through the underground base. He saw some familiar faces in the glass coffins… and most importantly…

"Too many! Too big."

To Chu Zhu's disbelief, the area of ​​this metal base was far larger than the metal base in his previous dream—he ran inside at top speed for half an hour, yet he never touched the boundary. It was basically a series of mechanical metal halls, one inside the other, like a never-ending nesting of dolls.

Even more... during Chu Zhu's journey, he could see many machines that were still being expanded and manufactured!
“Z…do you have anything to explain?” Chu Zhu asked calmly.

no answer!

However, Chu Zhu knew that Z was listening. And he also believed that Z knew, that he knew she was listening!

Chu Zhu walked for a while, finally giving up on the idea of ​​exploring the size of this underground base. He retreated back to the metal hall where he had started... Although this metal base had been expanded countless times, the layout of the room where Chu Zhu had initially been was still almost identical to that in his dream—

Therefore, based on the route she had taken in the dream world, Chu Zhu quickly found the exit.

“…Open!” Chu Zhu uttered two words succinctly.

However, nothing happened.

Chu Zhu narrowed her eyes and glanced at the camera with a strange expression: "...Are you serious?"

“Z, you should know that I can still ‘go back’, right?”

Chu Zhu wasn't too worried. Death would bring him back... and so would sleep...

This is different from before! In the past, he was worried about being imprisoned, but now, even if Z really has a problem... as long as he returns, he can easily come up with countless ways to educate Z.

Even the simplest thing, like rewinding the timeline... Although Chu Zhu is still somewhat puzzled, not understanding what kind of butterfly effect her decision triggered that led humanity to this strange timeline—

Z remained silent.

"Alright! I understand what you mean." Chu Zhu sighed. "You want me to wait here, right? Fine!"

Chu Zhu sat there. He planned to wait until evening, and if Z still didn't provide a reasonable explanation—he would commit suicide and return to the real world—he didn't intend to tear down the portal, because he knew he couldn't! If he still possessed his fluid supernatural powers, perhaps he could give it a try…

Lowering her eyes, Chu Zhu stared at her palm, one possibility after another appearing in her mind, which she then rejected one by one.

finally……

"This will trigger a major shift in the timeline! There are currently three options... or perhaps all three options are the answer." "First: It's because Z has lived to this point in time!"

"Secondly: It's because Nuwa wasn't actually born! Or rather, she was born... but something went wrong? She might even have been destroyed by Z!"

"third:……"

Chu Zhu's eyes showed a hint of doubt, the third being all the uncertainties.

For example... is it possible that "God" did not appear in this timeline?
For example, could it be that his previous decision to focus entirely on humanoid robots led to the mishap? After all, there must be a reason why his good friend wouldn't pursue humanoid robots... With the world changing so drastically, it's hard not to suspect this!

Another example...

Too many!
Time passes bit by bit.

In terms of physical perception, Chu Zhu felt that more than two hours had passed. He frowned, wondering if he should go back first, and whether he should rescue the few acquaintances he saw, such as Ning Linglong and Li Kang, from the glass coffins... But, would such a rescue cause them any problems?

Chu Zhu was able to come out because his situation was rather special... in case there were any taboos involved! However, if a problem really did arise, it seems like it could be reset and started over... it seems...

Just as Chu Zhu was getting restless, a clear buzzing sound suddenly rang out.

"?" Chu Zhu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, only to find that the door was trembling slightly at that moment: "?!"

"No way..." Realizing what was happening, Chu Zhu's eyelids twitched wildly, and she instinctively stepped back.

It was accompanied by a deafening roar.

The door had been torn open.

The terrifying shockwave made Chu Zhu's clothes flutter loudly: "???"

Then, a familiar face, dressed in a fitted suit, looking dashing and strikingly beautiful (almost strangely so), slowly walked into the base.

She stared at Chu Zhu, clearly stunned for a moment.

Chu Zhu stared at her, her cheeks gradually wrinkling.

The two remained silent for a very long time.

"...Big Sister, hurry up!" A slightly timid voice rang out: "I don't have much time to stall, do I? If this keeps going... what if... 'that' finds out..."

"No need to worry!" The woman seemed to snap out of her daze. She rubbed her temples, feeling a slight headache, but her voice was calm: "'He' has already discovered... Don't look so terrified! To be more precise—"

"We came here because 'He' guided us here!"

Bystander: "...?!"

"Am I right?" Taking a deep breath, the woman stared at Chu Zhu, her voice becoming extremely complicated at this moment: "...Uncle Chu?"

Chu Zhu's gaze swept over the somewhat timid speaker, especially his face. An acquaintance... Eleven!

"Should I say it's been a long time, or is it a first meeting?" Chu Zhu walked over slowly, her tone calm: "...What should I call you?"

"...Perhaps!" The woman's voice was tinged with uncertainty: "Could it be...Lin...Xinzhu?"

“Alright.” Chu Zhu paused briefly, looking directly into the woman’s eyes. He vaguely saw Lin Xia’s shadow in those eyes…

He said, "My dear niece!"

(End of this chapter)