I loaded the dream game

In fact, with the help of the information provided by the dream game, he already knew where Irena was.

That is why he left the country without hesitation.

Because he knew that Irena was not in that country...or rather, not in the current time and space.

It seemed that there really was some accident during the transmission. He came to this world a few years earlier than Irena...or maybe Irena arrived a few years later than him.

That's not the point.

There are actually two things that Xia Zhi cares about.

The first is that Irena and he are still in the same world.

This may not sound strange, but the problem is that in the worldview of Irena's world, the grandmother paradox caused by time travel uses the theory of parallel worlds as an explanation.

That is, all changes to the past will split and create a parallel world based on the new world line without causing any impact on the original world.

This means that when Xia Zhi changed the past - in fact, he has already done so - Irena, who is in the future of the original world line, should have been separated from him in two different parallel worlds.

But this is not happening now...why is that?

Xia Zhi unconsciously fiddled with the bonfire with the firewood in his hand, thinking in his heart.

Looking at the flames jumping up and down in the bonfire, an idea came to his mind.

According to the theory of parallel worlds, changes to the past will lead to the division of the world, but there is a problem here... What is the past?

Or, in other words, who defines the past?

From the perspective of the audience, or the upper narrative level, this is of course easy to understand. Compared to the current "plot" being narrated, the time point before it has naturally passed.

But the world itself cannot break through the narrative layer. In any case, it, as well as all existences in this multiverse, can only consider and deal with interactive things from the perspective of this narrative layer.

So the question is, what is the past?

In other words, how does the world determine that the "past" has changed?

If we still follow the explanation just now, then it is equivalent to implying that there is a world line in this world where all futures are fixed, which is what is called "plot" in the traditional sense.

But as I said just now, the world itself cannot break through the narrative layer, and the so-called "plot" does not exist for it.

And if not, then there is only one other explanation -

The world's judgment of the "past" is based on the present plane in which things exist.

In other words, whoever defines the present can define the past.

Coincidentally, Xia Zhi, who has realized his own multi-temporal and spatial nature, has gathered all his past and future into the container of "present". For him, his own existence itself is "present".

Of course, Irena also has this characteristic, but the problem is that for her who is heading into the future, her "present" has not yet arrived.

There is no contradiction between the two, and it is impossible for two "nows" to exist in the world at the same time.

The time point where Irena is located will not advance synchronously with the passage of time on Xia Zhi's side, but will only wait until Xia Zhi's time advances to the same time point as hers. After the two present planes overlap, her time will truly begin.

From the perspective of the world, there is only one "now" from beginning to end, so bugs will naturally not occur.

Although the above explanation is a bit long-winded, it can be simply summarized as follows: due to the absolute characteristics of its upgraded and solidified multi-dimensional space-time, the world needs to be forced to accept that the time point of the summer solstice is the real present. Compared to it, anything it does is not changing the "past", but only affects the "present".

If there is no change in the "past", there will naturally be no new parallel worlds splitting out.

After sorting out these things, Xia Zhi let out a long sigh and threw the firewood in his hand, which had already been used to stir the bonfire and had lost its use value, into the fire.

"I said……"

The girl suddenly spoke up.

"Hmm?" Xia Zhi raised his head and looked at her.

"Are these skewers of barbecue burnt?" the girl asked hesitantly.

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"..." Looking at the skewers in front of him that had obviously been roasted for too long because he had forgotten to turn them over while thinking about something, the side close to the flame had become somewhat burnt. After a moment of silence, Xia Zhi answered, "No."

It's obviously burnt, right? This person is so stubborn.

The girl complained in her heart.

On the other side, Xia Zhi looked at the gray-haired girl opposite. Under the light of the fire, her profile flickered, giving her a somewhat unreal color. Her glass-colored eyes reflected the leaping firelight, as if they were flickering slightly.

This was the second thing he cared about... He felt that he probably knew who this girl who looked very similar to Irena was.

This is really...

Xia Zhi sighed with a headache

Although I know where Irena is, I can go find her at any time.

But, we can't just leave the girl like this, right?

Xia Zhi didn't know how she grew up in the original world line, but now she obviously didn't have enough understanding of society and human nature, and looked inexperienced.

... ....... .......

If no one is watching, it's easy to be deceived... just like before.

By adjusting the time flow of the personal universe as a transit station, I can indirectly adjust the time of this world and my own world. In addition, the time of Irena's world has not yet started... From this perspective, I actually have more time.

So, before leaving to look for Irena, let's just stay with her for a while.

At least, teach her some skills to make a living first.

Xia Zhi thought about it and handed a skewer of barbecue to the girl.

"This skewer is burnt," the girl repeated.

"No." Xia Zhi answered calmly.

"Then why don't you eat?"

"I'm not hungry."

"..."

The girl hesitated for a moment, but still took the barbecue from him, opened her mouth slightly and took a bite.

A slight bitterness spreads in the mouth, but then there is the aroma of barbecue.

"How is it?" Xia Zhi asked.

"It's delicious." The girl replied.

"Really?"

The girl nodded, looked him in the eyes seriously and said, "It's delicious."

"..."

As far as Xia Zhi can remember, this seems to be the first time someone has said that the food he cooked is delicious, right?

"…Is there something wrong with your sense of taste?" he asked hesitantly.

Girl: "..."

She felt that this person was the one with the problem.

……

PS: To prevent misunderstanding, I would like to state in advance that I personally do not like the theory of time loops, so there will be no time loop plots. Secondly, I also know that there are time loop plots in the original work, but I think that time loops are not essentially about changing the past, but that they themselves are also part of the past, so there is no question of changing anything, and it is even less likely to be used as an explanation for the paradox caused by time travel.

Chapter 737: An Important Person

Xia Zhi and his partner came to a new country.

People in this country seem to like growing flowers. As soon as you enter the city gate, both sides of the road are planted with flowers. All along the way, there are all kinds of flowers in front of the doors and windows of every household.

The girl opened her eyes wide and looked around... This kind of scenery seemed very attractive to a little girl like her.

Of course, it could also be because she had just come into contact with the outside world and was full of novelty and curiosity about everything.

Xia Zhi didn't know where this country was located, and he didn't have a map of this world.

He picked a direction at random and flew with the girl, and happened to come across this country on the way.

"Do you know magic?"

The girl withdrew her gaze, recalled that Xia Zhi had taken her flying just now, and asked him curiously.

"I know a little bit." Xia Zhi thought for a moment and replied, "I can probably use one or two."

Isn't that about the same level as mine?

The girl thought so in her heart.

After the novelty wore off, she finally remembered her "duty", hesitated for a moment, let go of the boy's hand, and walked towards a passerby on the street.

"Um...Have you ever seen a cute girl who looks like me but is taller than me?"

"Who is that? Is she your sister, little girl?" a passerby asked in confusion.

The girl shook her head: "It's someone I don't know."

"..."

The passerby said nothing and walked away with a strange look on his face.

The girl was not discouraged and went to find another person.

"Excuse me, have you ever seen someone named Irena with gray hair like me?"

If you say that, who knows who Irena is?

Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

As expected, the girl failed again.

As he thought, the girl was very ignorant in many aspects, as if she had just come into contact with this world. Like a blank piece of paper, it is easy to be stained with various colors.

I can only teach her some experience in dealing with people so that she won't be cheated, but I can't help her too much in this regard. After all, it's impossible for me to stay here and accompany her as she grows up.

I just hope that at least before her three views are initially formed, she won’t meet some weird people.

Xia Zhi thought to himself, looking at the girl who was about to look for the next passerby, he walked up to her and gently pressed her shoulders.

"Don't worry about that for now... go fill your stomach first."

"Eh? But..."

The girl hesitated a little...she didn't ask many people.

By the way, it was you who wanted to find someone in the beginning, so why do you feel like you’re the only one who cares about this matter now?

She thought to herself in confusion.

Although she was not very willing, Xia Zhi still forcefully dragged the girl to a restaurant and sat her down.

Like the style of this country, the restaurant is filled with various flowers, and you can smell the rich fragrance just by sitting there.

Even the dishes, flower tea, flower porridge, rice fried with flowers, flower soup, flower jelly, etc.... basically all dishes are related to flowers.

"Because we are a country of flowers."

This is how the waiter explained it.

Since there was no way to order dishes that had nothing to do with flowers, Xia Zhi had to order two servings of jasmine fried rice and a cup of floral tea for the girl.

"So expensive..."

Looking at the prices on the menu, the girl couldn't help but say.

She hesitated and wanted to say that she only needed a glass of water.

However, the order had already been placed and the boy refused to cancel it no matter what, acting like a wealthy man… He was clearly haggling with the gatekeeper over the entrance fee when entering the city, saying something about some weird rule he had never heard of, such as “people under 1.4 meters tall should be free of charge”.

The girl seemed to understand something. She looked at the fried rice in front of her and pursed her lips slightly.

"I will work harder!"

She said this seriously.

Xia Zhi looked at her strangely, not quite understanding how her thoughts jumped to this point.

"Let's talk about that later. If you don't eat it now, it will get cold." He rubbed the girl's head and said.