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Chapter 1452: One Hundred and Two: "We will meet again."

【I am wandering in deep darkness and depression,】

【Traveling through the numerous dangerous shoals and reefs around. 】

But I hope that after this storm,

[My Helice, the North Star of my life, will shine again and finally illuminate me.]

【——"Spenser's Sonnets"】

……

[Laniakea Supercluster, Virgo Cluster, Milky Way, Orion Arm, Zhai Star. ]

[Our hometown is a tiny star in the vast universe. ]

[The pioneer Hui Bai set out with 100 million people. 】

[He named his little world "Lovasa", which means "happiness, well-being, and eternity." ]

[During their long journey, they passed by many civilizations. These civilizations might be primitive, or their resources might be scarce, and none of them could support long-term human habitation.]

[The small world was incomplete and only looked like "half a planet". When the resources were almost exhausted, they discovered a colorful planet.]

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[In the early days of the First Era, Rovatha was not a complete planet, but half a planet. Of course, half a planet cannot survive for long. After wandering in the universe for a long time, Rovatha found another complete and habitable planet and decided to move to the new planet collectively.]

[——The 1306th Drama Memory Lens: "The Terrifying Second Dimension"]

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[After preliminary investigation, this mirror planet has a suitable environment and is suitable to become a temporary residence for the small world. ]

[On this planet, there is a very unique life - a big tree with roots all over the planet. ]

[“I’ll try to negotiate.” Huibai grew a pair of pink-blue scale feathers and flew to the planet alone.]

[After landing, he saw the desolate land, huge trees, and a girl with pink hair. ]

[The pink-haired girl is called Ijurel, she is the local "watcher", responsible for protecting this planet. She is wearing a white plain skirt, wooden clogs, and a bright red Lycoris radiata on her shoulder.]

[Facing Hui Bai, she said calmly: "The World Tree agrees that you can live here, but the price is that you are not allowed to keep your memories."]

[“…What?” Hui Bai thought of many costs, such as sacrificing lives, or paying resources, but he never thought that the cost would be their “memories”. ]

[Ijurel slowly approached, his glass-like eyes piercing people's hearts: "After all, you have experienced the World Game, and your strength is not weak. I am worried that after you move in, your deep-rooted thoughts of your homeland will make you regard the locals as enemies. This place can be your residence, but it cannot become a colony where you can do whatever you want - so you must lose your memories and truly integrate into this place."]

[Hui Bai suddenly felt a strong resistance - losing his memory, forgetting his hometown, forgetting his origins and responsibilities, what is the difference between this and death!? If he really becomes like that, he will probably just be a walking corpse without a goal.]

[“If you want me to lose my memory and become the kind of person who spends all day wandering around the streets—you might as well kill me!” Hui Bai gnashed his teeth. ]

[In Ijurel's glass-like pupils, there was no complacency, no mockery, no condescending attitude, just calmness, as calm as water.]

[She looked up at the boundless starry sky: "...I'm sorry."]

[She could not accept anything other than this condition. She had to be responsible for the civilization she was in and could not just casually bring in a bunch of outsiders.]

【Hui Bai also knew that Ijulaire had done his best.】

[Bitterness exploded in his heart. He thought of how high-spirited he was before he left, and of the promise he made to his old friend—"Don't be afraid. The 100 million of us are just setting off first. When the 1 billion of you players come to our world, we will meet again."]

[But now...reunion? Reunion?]

[The speed of time flowing inside and outside the world game is inconsistent. By the time one billion players arrive here, thousands or tens of thousands of years may have passed in this world. The one hundred million people who have lost their memories have already changed beyond all recognition! ]

【“Ah…” In pain, Hui Bai heard the girl sigh. 】

[She looked at him with clear eyes, seeing the self-blame in his eyes.]

【“Why do you blame yourself?” Ijurel was puzzled. 】

[…Maybe I shouldn’t have taken 100 million people away from the World Game. This was certainly for the sake of a desperate effort, but regardless of the outcome, I should be responsible for it.” Hui Bai said in a low voice.]

[“Eh? But this is your joint decision, why should you be the only one to bear the responsibility?” Ijurel’s tone slightly quickened.]

[“Because I’m the ‘number one player.’” Hui Bai sighed, “So I have to bear everything.”]

【At this time, Ijurel took out a notebook and wrote something. 】

【Hui Bai asked: "What are you writing?"】

【Eccurabilis showed it to him.】

[The conversation between the two was translated by the World Tree. This is a notebook of Ijurel, filled with strange contents:]

[Humans: A selfish, stupid, and occasionally clever race.]

[Zhai Xingren: Outsiders who want to live here have a strong attachment to their hometown.]

[Hui Bai: He looks handsome, but he’s quite stupid.]

[“…Idiot?” Hui Bai couldn’t help but correct him: “Why do you say that to me?”]

[Ijurel snapped his notebook shut and said calmly, "Life's survival is an instinct, and you don't care about your own life. I can only understand that you are stupid."]

[Hui Bai smiled bitterly, there are too many things more important than life. ]

[He deliberately showed a depressed expression, as if he was about to cry, and was considering his next words.]

[Unexpectedly, Ijurel suddenly gave in. ]

[“I allow you to awaken your memories at certain critical moments. You don’t have to abandon them forever. But there is only one chance.” Ijurel said.]

[Hui Bai opened his eyes wide: "...Huh?" Why did he suddenly give in? ]

[“You look like you’re in pain. I don’t like this.” Ijurel stroked his chest, as if he was feeling something carefully: “You’re stupid. I don’t want to bully you.”]

[“Welcome to you. Zhai Xing people, and idiots.”]

【…】

【After Huibai returned, he initiated a vote. 】

[More than 80 million people believe that they are willing to stay even if they lose their memories. After all, if they continue to wander, resources will be exhausted and everyone will die.]

[——Afterwards, Huibai, the ruler of ‘Lovasa’, and Ijurel, the ruler of ‘Mirror of Creation’, formally signed a contract.]

[The two sides began to merge.]

[But the most difficult part is that there is a gap similar to a "double slit" on the surface of the Creation Mirror Planet. The small world must cross the "double slit" to successfully merge.]

【“Double slits…” Hui Bai muttered to himself, recalling Zhai Xing’s theory in his mind.】

[Physicist Everett once proposed that when an electron passes through a double slit, two superimposed worlds will appear.]

[Physicist Bohr proposed the famous "Copenhagen interpretation": in one world, people found that electrons would pass through the left slit, while in another world, people found that electrons would pass through the right slit. ]

[Austrian physicist Schrödinger also proposed the famous "Schrödinger's cat": when an outsider observes the box, two results may occur. One is that the atom decays and the cat dies. The other is that the atom does not decay and the cat survives. These two versions will evolve completely independently and in parallel - that is, the quantum process splits the world into "two parallel worlds." ]

【As a liberal arts student, Hui Bai's hair is about to explode. 】

[Antetolia quickly understood: "So, we must pass through the 'double slits' on the surface of the planet like the 'electrons' in the experiment."]

[Edith shrugged: "Yes, the 100 million of us will become Schrödinger's cat."]

[Blake laughed: "These theories, I don't understand. In short, we will split into two versions! Right!"]

[Under people's nervous gaze, the small world slowly passed through the "double slits" on the surface of the colorful planet. ]

[At the moment of passing through, everyone felt as if they had really turned into electrons, appearing on the left and on the right at the same time. They were split into two versions.]

[It's just like a physics experiment - scientists only shot one electron through the double slits, but there was still interference phenomenon that only occurs with multiple electrons, which means that one electron entered both slits at the same time. It's like there are two channels in front of you, and you split into two people and walked through them at the same time.]

[The "Lovasa" where Huibai is located, and the "Mirror of Creation" where Ijurel is located, are officially merged. 】

[This civilization is officially renamed——]

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[“Mirror of Creation - Rovasha”]

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【So far. 】

[This civilization has been divided into two parallel versions, reflecting each other like mirrors, developing independently and in parallel.]

[Named by Ecclestone, the two versions are named——]

【…】

【“Light side” and “dark side”. 】

【…】

[Everyone exists on the "light side" and the "dark side" at the same time, as if they were split into two halves. After a long time, the "light side" and the "dark side" have different time flows, one is in the second era, and the other is in the fourth era.]

[Before this, Ijulaire had a private conversation with Huibai. ]

[“Since you are the first player, your status is very high, and the double slit may not be able to cut you into two completely corresponding halves.” Ijurel said: “If you don’t want to be cut into strange shapes by the double slit, you’d better do it yourself and divide yourself in advance.”]

[Hui Bai looked at the vast starry sky, the colorful planets, and the direction where his homeland could no longer be seen, revealing a relieved and pure smile:]

【"good."】

[“I will separate myself carefully, and make sure that even if I lose my memory… every ‘me’ can build a force to protect everyone.”]

【“Then, wait.”】

[“Waiting…for my reunion with one billion of my hometown friends.”]

[“By the way, Ijurel.” Huibai tilted his head and showed his usual gentle smile:]

[“——What do you think of names like ‘Hui Bi’, ‘Hui Mo’, ‘Hui Zi’, and ‘Hui Chi’?”]

……

"Wow - wow -"

The lake water hits the shore.

Su Mingan suddenly woke up, looking slightly tipsy, with the wine in his hand almost gone.

In the past, he would get drunk after just one sip, but this prop can keep him sober.

"The light side and the dark side, the origin of Rovasha... So that's how it is. I understand everything now." He looked at the empty golden cup, and his mind gradually became clear.

He could guess what happened next.

On the way, a human traitor named "Casadia" appears. He takes away the source of the world and infuses it with absurd two-dimensional elements, causing the planet to evolve into an extremely dangerous world. Then, Casadia disappears in the upgraded dimension, and people can only give up.

As the first player, Hui Bai must have a storage skill similar to "Soul Ferry" to store the souls of some dead people. Hui Bai has probably experienced the dungeons such as "The Old World" and "The Ruins World", so he stored the souls of "Su Wensheng", "Li Mingyue" and others.

As long as Hui Bai makes a deal with the World Tree and promises "I will become the World Tree's thug" in exchange for resurrecting these souls, the World Tree, which has enormous vitality, can do it.

So, Su Mingan met Su Wensheng, Li Mingyue and others here again.

"So, in the Second Era [Dark Side], Hui Bai is the guardian of order belonging to the World Tree. This is because Hui Bai paid the price of his freedom..." Su Mingan suddenly understood.

However, even if "Li Mingyue" and "Su Wensheng" were resurrected, since the copies of these people have not been perfectly cleared at the highest difficulty, they are not the only real them at this time. Only when the copies they are in are redeemed and the only real ending is concluded for them, will they become complete. In other words... they will only remember everything about the final ending, and only remember the "first player" who saved them in that ending, not Hui Bai.

Hui Bai sacrificed his memory to keep everyone alive.

Hui Bai resurrected the souls of the dead at the cost of their freedom.

Hui Bai left the biggest part of himself in the [Dark Side] and became the guardian of order.

Hui Bai put "Everyone in the Hui Family" on the [glossy side].

Endow Huibi with academic attitude and wisdom.

Endow Hui Mo with powerful strength and agility.

Endow Hui Chi with a kind heart and calmness.

Endow Hui Zi with extraordinary charm and luck.

Finally, the most authentic "Hui Bai" was left, becoming a "Red Tower scoundrel" who broke bones when hit by the Celestial Clan.

He has cut off everything he has as a "price".

Like a "god" being eaten.

A plate of "The Last Supper".

For the sake of the greater good.

One hundred million sober people voluntarily fell into chaos and ignorance, abandoned their hometowns and memories, stepped into a completely unfamiliar land, and became a group of "fools" with nothing.

When they raised their heads, what was reflected in their dull and chaotic eyes was still the vast sea of ​​stars and their hometown rushing towards them.

——This is the story of the beginning of the First Era of Rovatha.

The buried past, the covered up history.

This is the story of the first generation of the No. 1 player.

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This is… our story.

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