Back to the Future 1999: Raining at the Same Time

(Chen Xi is just an ordinary person, almost no different from you and me. I hope that readers can accept his shortcomings and strengths. I don’t want to write a cool story, so if there are any parts of this article that you find uncomfortable, please forgive me.)

He boarded the ferry from Athens to Alexandria. According to the description in the plot, people from the foundation would also board the ship and continue to the Egyptian branch, which was of course the destination of his mission.

But before that, what is more important is: 37’s mother will also appear on this ferry!

His eyes searched the cabin. As the plot said, it was very difficult not to notice this group of mystics on that ferry.

There were about ten people, wearing strange patchwork robes, but they gave Chen Xi a different feeling.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you are indeed worthy of being the mother of Little Jar."

Chen Xi sucked the saliva that accidentally slipped out.

"I think this lady still has her charm."

A plain white loose robe decorated with gold pendants.

Unlike the young body of 37, the body of a mother wrapped in an elegant church robe gives people a sense of beauty that is both welcoming and repulsive.

Different from Arcana's gorgeous beauty, she herself is a believer of the doctrine, which adds a unique charm to herself, making it difficult for Chen Xi to take his eyes off her.

"Ah!!! Is that 37's mother? She's so pretty!!! Oh my god, it's like seeing what 37 will look like when she grows up!!!"

"With those innocent and adorable eyes, isn't that our super super cute baby 37 standing there?"

Unlike his rich inner thoughts, Chen Xi appears to be calm and composed on the surface.

Soon, Chen Xi saw a group of people approaching them.

From a distance, the two groups seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation, and their every move and gesture seemed to show a sense of sympathy.

Chen Xi moved over quietly without attracting anyone's attention.

"We will not join the Foundation."

"My dear, the beauty of pure mathematics is that it is completely useless."

"That's how it can remain pure in this dirty world, even though you humans still use it to calculate ballistics."

"But aren't these things what promote human progress?"

"In the face of heavy rain, we need a lot of manpower to better observe the rain."

"Someone has to do this! For the survival of mankind!"

"Your observatory is doomed to fail!"

"Because it relies on the fragile physical world. Your efforts are like nails hammered into the sand—they will simply wash away with the next tide."

The Foundation investigator stared at her in amazement, then looked down at the Foundation logo on her clothes and continued slowly:

"Perhaps this is a futile effort, piled on the sand, but someone still needs to do it. Until every corner of the beach has been explored, no one can assert that the world beneath our feet is a hopeless ruin."

The investigator stared at her firmly, as if confident that his words could convince her.

"Hahaha, what a rigorous, pragmatic and rational speech!"

"But dear, this world is a ruin!"

Chen Xi listened to the conversation between the two quietly. When he heard 37's mother say the word "dear" with a smile:

Ah! This life is totally worth it!

"The world of experience that you humans have lived in has ended. To use your favorite sarcasm, why don't you just accept reality?"

The conversation ended in vain, and the Foundation investigator's face looked quite ugly.

The words humans and occultists were mentioned repeatedly in their conversation, and neither side understood why the two groups had such great hatred for each other.

Seeing the conversation finally ended, Chen Xi also called out to 77. (37's mother, a reader helped point it out, thanks to the help of 0.37.6.9)

"Ma'am, could you spare me a moment of your time? I have a few words to say to you."

77 looked at the man who suddenly disturbed her with interest.

Her spiritual knowledge showed her the magical soul fluctuations of the person in front of her, but they were a little too gorgeous, making her unable to see the other person's soul number for a moment.

However, this did not prevent her from taking on the challenge during this short journey.

She likes the process of proving it.

"Okay, sir."

"I wonder what you were going to talk to me about?"

Ah! This voice is so beautiful! She even calls me sir!

77 Saigao!

Chen Xi blushed and said:

"Before that, I wonder if you'd like to hear a joke?"

77 didn't reply, but gestured to Chen Xi to continue with an expectant look.

"One day, a man told the doctor that he had lost hearing in one ear and could only hear half of the sounds."

"Then the doctor tested it and reported 50."

"Then the patient firmly called out 25."

"The doctor said 23.673 again."

"The patient once again confidently reported 11."

"The doctor gave him a long look and gave the square root of three and seventy-two times cos 30°."

"0....Am I right, sir?"

77 looked at Chen Xi with an innocent face, which made him scratch his head in embarrassment.

"You're right. What do you think of this joke?"

77 stared at Chen Xi like this, and when he saw that he didn't seem to have anything to say, he slowly spoke:

"That's fine, but if you want to chat up the opposite sex like this, then this gentleman should forget it."

After saying that, he was about to turn around and leave.

The result is already known, what a boring proof.

"Do you have a daughter named 37 on the only island in the world?"

It seems that just relying on a face won't make you popular anywhere.

Seeing that one of the main purposes of his trip was about to fail, Chen Xi quickly began to attack:

"One of your companions is called Hugh! He also has a daughter named Sophia!"

"What I'm going to say is related to them. Don't you really want to listen?"

77 stopped, but didn't look back.

But how many parents can just ignore their children?

"Well, sir. I admit you win."

"Go ahead."

Seeing that it was effective, Chen Xi was overjoyed and quickly continued:

"The rainstorm is what you call an overflow."

"Your model is not wrong, it is indeed correct."

"But, please, please drive a little faster when you're about to return to the island!"

"Or, you guys should go back to the island a little earlier! In any case, don't land on the island exactly at the time you calculated."

"A little earlier! Even a little earlier would be fine!"

"why?"

77 looked at Chen Xi with some dissatisfaction:

"Since you've already said our model is correct, why waste even a little bit of time?"

"77, what happened?"

The long conversation here caught Xio's attention.

"You're just in time! Take this thing. Consider it a plea from me. When we finally return to the island, make sure to go back early!"

Xio looked at the thing in his hand with some confusion.

That was a string of shells that Anna stuffed into Chen Xi's hand before he boarded the boat. It seemed to carry some kind of blessing. But when Chen Xi asked carefully, Anna just blushed and said nothing, urging Chen Xi to be pushed onto the ferry.

Chen Xi didn't understand, but Xiu had some understanding of the local culture.

Things like these were taken out and given away, and looking at Chen Xi's sincere attitude, Xiu couldn't think of any good words to refuse for a moment.

"Alright, 77. Everyone's waiting for you, let's go."

Looking at their backs gradually walking away, Chen Xi sighed helplessly.

"No amount of good words can persuade that damned ghost. I've said everything I need to say. I hope they can get to the island safely and give our little 37 and Sofia a complete childhood."

Chen Xi leaned against the handrail of the passenger ship feeling a little tired, but he didn't know that the investigator from the foundation next to him had heard their entire conversation and was waiting for an opportunity to act with gleaming eyes.