Xiao Huai stared at Su Haoqian and said calmly, "But you're not surprised by my arrival."

Su Haoqian raised his eyebrows and smiled nonchalantly.

"I was surprised, but I just didn't show it. Or maybe... I've imagined meeting you so many times in my life that when I actually saw you, I felt a sense of calm."

Xiao Huai raised his eyebrows slightly and repeated, "Imagine too many times? Do you really want to see me?"

Su Haoqian chuckled, his eyes deep: "Everyone in the world knows that Dawn was created by you."

When Xiao Huai heard this, his eyelashes trembled slightly.

Even though he had never been to this land before, now every inch of it seemed to be closely related to him.

Su Haoqian made a "follow me" gesture, then took the lead and walked forward, continuing as he walked:

"You are a textbook figure. Sometimes we call you the savior, sometimes we call you God, but later, everyone calls you the destroyer."

He spoke casually, as if he was chatting about a very ordinary gossip.

However, Xiao Huai knew why those people called him the Destroyer.

Xiao Huai suddenly asked, "What is the content of the oracle?"

Su Haoqian stopped, looked back at him, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Do you want to see it?"

Xiao Huai nodded.

Su Haoqian pointed ahead and said, "There's an original copy in the base. You can come with me to take a look."

Xiao Huai followed Su Haoqian to a futuristic blue door. The door automatically slid open after sensing Su Haoqian's pupils.

Behind the door was a dim space, with lights sparsely scattered in every corner, illuminating the age-looking items displayed in the room.

This place is like a miniature museum, quietly displaying fragments of history.

Su Haoqian walked in front with light and steady steps, casually introducing some things to Xiao Huai.

"One hundred and forty years ago, the first living dead appeared on Blue Planet. Just like in every movie, humans suffered a catastrophic disaster."

He paused, raised his hand and pointed at a yellowed photo on the wall. It showed a group of people holding flags in the ruins, with determination on their faces.

"However, it was during that dark period that a group of unique people emerged in this world. They led the survivors to establish the Base of Hope, bringing a chance for rebirth to all mankind. Those people—"

He paused, turned his head and glanced at Xiao Huai with a meaningful look, "It brings hope."

The two continued forward, and the faint blue lights on the ground slowly lit up with their steps, illuminating their way forward.

Su Haoqian's voice seemed particularly calm in the semi-dark environment:

"But later, just when we thought human civilization was about to be rebuilt, Dawn chose to self-destruct. This is the true story."

He stopped and pointed to a document covered by bulletproof glass. The document looked very old, and although the handwriting on it had faded, it was still vaguely recognizable.

Next to the document was a photo. The person in the photo had a look of madness and determination in his eyes.

Su Haoqian sighed, a hint of regret in his voice: "This document is exactly what Dawn decided back then. A base designed to protect humanity, but in the end they decided to destroy it with their own hands."

It once brought hope, but it also turned everything into ashes.

Su Haoqian stretched out his fingertips and touched the glass cover. The glass cover automatically lowered after sensing his fingerprint. He carefully took out the document and handed it to Xiao Huai.

Xiao Huai opened the file, and the first page was actually a photo of him.

The photo has faded, only the natural red eyes are still clear.

Under the photo it says: He will always protect us.

Continuing to flip forward, there are some plans and notes for the reconstruction of the Dawn Base.

There was a new line of text on each page, and the handwriting was extremely similar to Xiao Huai's, as if these instructions were all written by him.

On the last page, there were only two words.

"Self-destruction."

There were traces of tears and scribbled handwriting on the paper, as if someone had gone through endless struggle and pain in making the final decision.

Xiao Huai's fingers lightly touched the two words, as if thinking about something.

Su Haoqian's voice suddenly rang out, "Actually, I still don't understand why they listened to you so much back then. You were clearly just a figment of your imagination, and no one had even really seen you."

He raised his head and looked at the lights. They were clearly just lights, but in his eyes it was as if he was looking at the stars in the sky.

"But later, I seemed to understand. You appeared at the perfect time. When people were most desperate, you brought them faith and hope, and became the god in their hearts. Devout believers would do anything for you, even if it meant self-destruction."

Xiao Huai raised his eyes and looked at Su Haoqian. "If these things happened hundreds of years ago, why don't you think I would be a god? After all, I haven't changed much from the way I look in the photo."

Su Haoqian smiled and said, "I'm an atheist. I don't believe in the existence of God, but I do believe that there may be higher-level civilizations outside of our world, and you may very well come from those civilizations."

He continued softly, "The decision made by Dawn Base is ultimately a gamble of both destruction and hope."

"The dawn of that year brought hope to countless people, but it also pushed them into the abyss of despair," he said. "Protection and destruction are only a thin line apart."

At that time, the Dawn leader who carried out the self-destruction might have also firmly believed in his heart that the self-destruction that Xiao Huai mentioned was a form of protection.

Xiao Huai closed the file. "This is just the decision-making notes from that year. You said you were an atheist, so why do you believe in oracles? And you were so sure you would meet me, and you knew I hadn't changed at all."

Su Haoqian then revealed a self-deprecating smile: "To be honest, I didn't even dare to believe that you would actually show up. But since everyone else believed it, I just wanted to give it a try and occasionally think about it."

After he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to a corner not far away.

There lay a piece of thin cloth sealed with gold foil, with the words written on it:

"When the Destroyer returns, he may bring new hope, or he may destroy this world once again."

He had never written anything like this before. "Don't you think this is fake?"

Su Haoqian shook his head, his eyes looking a little solemn for a moment:

"After each base was destroyed by fire, the only thing found was this piece of thin cloth with exactly the same words on it. Even if people don't want to believe it's an oracle, so many coincidences add up and make people think it might be true."

He looked at Xiao Huai and said, "One more thing, the timing of your appearance is just right."

Just right?

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