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"But if he breaks free, he will be reborn."

Chapter 197 A Six in a Million Redemption (First update on Tuesday!)

The dense 'viruses' began to spread throughout the 'world'.

In Grammer's virtual world, most people were just living their lives in a daze, just like in the movie "The Matrix" that Yunxiu had once watched.

However, unlike the world of The Matrix, where humanity is constantly rebelling, the humans of Grammer actively retreat into a virtual world.

Each emotion, each story, pulls each Grammerman into their own separate world.

Time is constantly compressed and fast-forwarded in the virtual world, with each world constantly presenting new scenes. However, if you observe carefully, you will find that most people are very numb even when faced with various forms of destruction, stimulation, or diverse worlds.

But as long as one person is willing to be saved, Yunxiu is willing to give him the choice.

However, even under these circumstances, when faced with choices, most people still chose to entrust their fate to intelligence, to one choice after another, and to one savior after another.

Every person, every world, is constantly experiencing, repeating, and giving up.

Give up, give up, keep giving up.

All the choices pointed directly to giving up.

Even when Yunxiu had adjusted the positive feedback to a very high level, she would still give up without hesitation as soon as there was even the slightest sign that she could escape.

Yunxiu doesn't force anyone. Once someone chooses to give up on all ten consecutive scenes, they will be immediately transferred to the world of "euthanasia" by Yunxiu. Time will be accelerated by billions of times, allowing them to spend a blissful time until their soul is completely worn away.

But after screening a total of 1.7 million people, not a single Gramert chose not to give up.

Even Liu Ying, who was watching from the sidelines, fell silent. She hadn't expected things to actually come to this.

“Maybe we were just unlucky,” Yunxiu comforted her. “Besides, with a screening of 100,000 people, it actually takes one or two thousand screenings. It’s normal for us to not get selected in the first ten or so rounds.”

“No… the chances of not appearing out of 100,000 people are already very small, I know that.” Firefly said sadly, “No wonder Her Majesty the Queen chose to take a gamble, because even without us, Grammer wouldn’t last much longer.”

Finally, after filtering through 4.6 million, the first person who chose to persevere appeared. In the ten scenarios Yunxiu gave her, she chose to persevere eight times.

When given two choices at the end, she chose to return to reality without hesitation.

Ying was so excited that she allowed the soul to enter a Soul-Nourishing Jade through her own body.

Soon, a bewildered soul awoke from the Soul-Nourishing Jade and, through the mind-link array solidified on the Soul-Nourishing Jade, uttered its first sound.

"How much time has passed? Is this... still Grammer?"

"No, Grammer has been destroyed. Strictly speaking, you are the first human in the new 'Grammer'."

"The first one?"

"The first one."

The voice fell silent, without echoing for a long time, until much later when she spoke again:

"If that's the case... I don't really want to live as a 'Grammer' anymore."

Liu Ying didn't speak until much later, when she spoke through the telepathic link:

"Of course, Grammer no longer exists."

After the first one appeared, the second one didn't appear very quickly either. It wasn't until the number reached 6.25 million that the second one appeared, and it wasn't until the number reached double digits until 21.4 million...

After all the souls were finally selected, only 1,123 people chose to persevere and embark on a new era in Grammer.

Grammer persisted until the day Titania finally perished, and there were 184.24 million souls.

Titania told them that the figure was 5% for a return, but the response rate never exceeded 1%.

Yunxiu made an estimate in advance: if 5% is indeed the lower limit, then after multiple tests, perhaps 10% of people will eventually be willing to return, because there is still a big difference between shallow guidance and strong guidance.

But just in case, he prepared Soul-Nourishing Jade at a ratio of 20%, and the Immortal Boat prepared a total of six storage bags of Soul-Nourishing Jade, forty million pieces.

But the final result was not even 20%, not even 0.2%.

The final result is 0.00061%.

As the selection process progressed, the three women felt increasingly heavy-hearted, their desires grew stronger, but their pain became more pronounced, and Liu Ying began to tremble all over.

"I fought, I burned, I proved... In the end, only a few people... are they willing to open their eyes?" Firefly murmured. "Then, what is the meaning of salvation?"

“This stark contrast in proportions is precisely what proves the significance of your fight.” Yunxiu patted Liuying on the shoulder: “If everyone had chosen rebirth, they would have overthrown Titania long ago; even if only half or a third of them chose it, it shows that even if Grammer is engulfed in war, it still has the possibility of starting anew.”

“Yes… A new era has begun, albeit at a rate of six in a million.” Ying came over and hugged Liu Ying, pressing her head close to her chest: “Your qualification lies not only in beginning this new era, but also in proving that even a wisp of firefly is still qualified to break through this disparity of six in a million.”

Where will we be sent?

The first figure to appear spoke through the mental link:

"If possible, we hope Ms. Liuying can give us a new name."

Liu Ying stood there blankly, looking helplessly at Yun Xiu and Ying. Ying also looked helplessly at the more than one thousand Soul Nourishing Jade.

"Since Miss Firefly saved you, how about we call you the 'Firefly Clan'? We will send you to the Immortal Ship Luofu, where the ship will arrange new homes and bodies for you."

"Thank you... Miss Firefly, would you like to live with us?"

“Embers…cannot ignite new flames. Embers are merely proof that the old fire has burned.” Ying suddenly said seriously, “Her entire life was spent fighting for Grammer, burning with the weight of Grammer, but from now on, let her see new scenery.”

"Congratulations... Miss Firefly, let's say goodbye one last time in the Grammer people's way..."

More than a thousand Soul-Nourishing Jade beads resonated together in the spiritual connection, playing a lullaby-like nursery rhyme. The nursery rhyme was very gentle, with a mother's soft humming.

As she hummed, large tears welled up in Liuying's eyes, and she began to sing along.

"We know of a riverbank where the flowers are in full bloom..."

"Fireflies sing on golden pea blossoms..."

"There, the net woven by moonlight did not capture the fireflies..."

"Captured that faint, dim glimmer..."

Goodnight, lights in a foreign land...

They sang it over and over again until finally Yunxiu carefully packed away each and every Soul-Nourishing Jade.

"Yunxiu, Ying, please take me to a new place. I want to leave this place..." Liuying wiped away her tears and looked at the two of them seriously, saying, "I want to go to a place where I can survive as the last of the Grammer people."

“Then come with me to Teyvat!” Ying said happily. “Although there might be some uncomfortable places, Teyvat is truly a place where any strange person can live well…”

“Teyvat… okay.” Firefly nodded. “Then let’s go to the Celestial Ship first and settle these thousand-plus people in.”

Before she could even speak, Ying had already made all the decisions...

Yunxiu really wanted to complain, but she held back in the end. Although the process was different, she still achieved her goal in the end...

If things continue like this, the girl he hasn't even gotten his hands on yet will be snagged by Ying.

Damn it, this woman is actually a lesbian...

The three flew towards the flagship of the immortal ship, and soon they met Yan Qing and Yun Li on the warship. Seeing their dejected expressions, Yan Qing was very surprised.

"Failed?" Yanqing asked, puzzled. "But during the battle, I clearly noticed that Grammer's resistance quickly disappeared. It's obvious that you succeeded."

“A very successful failure.” Yunxiu sighed. “In the end, not many Grammer people are willing to be reborn.”

"Not much? How much? We prepared Soul-Nourishing Jade according to 20%, so we shouldn't have used it all up." Yan Qing counted on her fingers, "How much did we use? One-tenth? One-hundredth? It couldn't be one-thousandth, could it?"

Seeing the increasingly grim expressions on the three faces, Yanqing was startled and asked, "Could it be one in ten thousand?"

"One in ten thousand?" Yun Li jumped out from the side: "Does that mean only about 20,000 people are willing to go to the new school? Is Grammer really that bad?"

"I'm sorry, I guessed wrong. The answer is less than one in ten thousand." Yunxiu raised the storage bag in her hand: "I only used a little over 1,100, and the final result is six in a million."

This number silenced Yan Qing and Yun Li. In fact, after all the analyses were uploaded to the Immortal Ship's database, even Jing Yuan believed that at least 3 to 5% of people would be willing to go to the New World, which is why he personally signed the order to make the Soul Nourishing Jade.

But the final result left everyone somewhat on edge.

"In that case... the planet we prepared for them won't be suitable. We can just designate a street for them on the Immortal Ship." Yan Qing took the storage bag and said, "More than a thousand people, that's probably less than the number of people in the General's Mansion..."

"Does the Immortal Ship... have many different races?" Liu Ying asked the group earnestly.

“Yes, there are many races on the Immortal Ship, and the Immortal Ship is constantly absorbing other races, but…” Yan Qing stroked his chin: “This race is really too small on the Immortal Ship. Although the number of the Wisdom Dragon Clan is not large, the Wisdom Dragons can reincarnate and even give birth to eggs…”

"It's alright, just let them live freely." Liu Ying looked at Yan Qing and said, "As for the reward, the entire Grammer star field can be left to the Immortal Ship to decide freely, I think that should be enough."

“Our master already explained this before, let’s go back and confirm it.” Yanqing pointed to the map: “If there’s anything else you need, please let me know as soon as possible.”

The three nodded, and Yanqing then ordered the fleet to jump back to the immortal ship.

Soon, these massive warships left the Grammer star system.

Only ruins remain.

"We'll go to the Immortal Ship to settle these matters, then return from here. From then on, this planet and this universe will have nothing to do with us..." Yunxiu hugged Ying, both looking at Grammer through the porthole: "The feeling of destroying a civilization with our own hands is just too strange..."

"Gramer, Canria, the Golden City... Why has the destruction of civilizations become so common?" Ying pressed her hands against the porthole, gazing at the scenery outside, until the entire spaceship entered hyperspace.

Is there a way to truly make a civilization last forever?

"Maybe yes...maybe no..."

Chapter 198 The Sound of the Universe (Second update on Tuesday!)

The return journey was faster than the journey there, but this was Yunxiu's first experience with a leap, which was quite unsettling.

Ying and Liuying showed no reaction whatsoever; it seemed these two had jumped through space more than once...

In less than three days, the fleet returned to the vicinity of the Immortal Ship, and under Yan Qing's leadership, the group boarded a warship and arrived at the central hub of the Immortal Ship's Starship Sea.

“We’ll take the Starship here and send them to the Pill Refining Department first, where the Dragon Maiden will reshape their bodies.” Yan Qing first took out a strange-looking object and sent out a series of messages before turning around and saying, “Alright, the Dragon Maiden is here.”

Is it the White Dew season...? Yunxiu wasn't too surprised.

Given that the Dan Ding Division is indeed facing significant problems, while we still have to go there to resolve the issues, seeking out the Dragon Girl is a much better option.

Moreover, the White Dew solar term is quite reliable.

Although Yunxiu quickly overturned his idea.

Bai Lu is indeed very reliable, but the method of reviving this group of people is still quite...unique.

Although Dragon Saliva sounds nice, in reality... it's just... Yunxiu once wanted to revive these souls herself, but she gave up the idea after discovering that the Immortal Boat could revive them for free.

Anyway, it's not like I'm resurrecting myself...