Void Jigsaw Puzzle

When the first rays of light in the morning shine on your face, you cannot actually tell whether it is an illusion of a closed world or comes from a real open universe.

But the mood is completely different, and this difference also affects people's feelings.

"This is the first ray of light in the open universe..."

Guo Ling stood on his balcony, feeling extremely emotional.

Only a few days had passed since the abruptly ended "Reunion" game, but it felt like a lifetime ago. All the team members, whether they belonged to the Prophet Society or the Jigsaw Team, had returned to their respective homes. Only traces of the war remained in the base, and these traces were the only reminders of what had happened in Nameless City.

Although there are no loved ones waiting at home, and the disabled are still disabled, at least peace has come and hope will follow.

In order to take care of Zhu Tong, Fan Ting also moved to her house. Coincidentally, the poor little girl lived in the same community as Guo Ling. Therefore, even if the three of them no longer fought side by side, they were still not far apart.

Old man Liu returned to his old house in Sanduping, and the twelve surviving apostles, including Reyue, Guoyue, Puyue, Huoyue and Fengyue, also returned to their respective residences.

Pu Yue couldn't accept that he had committed so many crimes and shut himself off from the world. Huo Yue, Feng Yue and others felt like they were in a dream.

"But where did you go..." Guo Ling asked murmuredly while looking at the peaceful sky.

At this time, the doorbell rang.

He stopped thinking and walked quickly from the balcony back to the living room, then crossed the porch and opened the door.

Three smiling faces appeared outside the door.

Guo Ling pursed his lips and smiled: "Please come in, but let me make it clear that you have to make brunch yourself. I don't have any ready-made supplies..."

Old Man Liu waved his hand: "We don't even have such thoughts at all."

Zhu Tong jumped in: "I can help you!"

Fan Ting just looked at Guo Ling with a faint smile, without saying anything, walked to the back and closed the door gently.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became lively, but behind everyone's smiling face, there was a hint of regret.

"There is one less person wearing dogwood branches..."

As the host, Guo Ling spoke frankly, "Everyone, I don't recall us having such a leisurely time in ages. During this time, I often felt ready to die. However, our luck was quite good. But we all know—of course, many people in Wuming City may not know this yet—who ultimately helped us achieve everything we have today, and he's not here at the moment."

Old Man Liu coughed. "You're so serious right from the start... Well, I'm older than you all, and I've seen more. I always believe that good people will always be rewarded, and he will come back."

Fan Ting supported Guo Ling. "I think what Guo Ling said makes sense. We can't pretend that nothing happened to him and keep it a secret. We might as well speak out. He is the savior of each of us. I don't care whether others know what he did. In fact, I don't know everything either. But I believe that in the end, we were freed because of him. And I also believe that he will definitely come back."

Zhu Tong's eyes were still blinking as usual: "A family should be together! Brother Xiao Zhong will be fine, he's so awesome!"

After talking it out, they obviously let go of the stone in their hearts, expressed their wishes, and strengthened their confidence. It seemed that everything was moving in the right direction, so they could concentrate on preparing brunch together.

After all, they really didn't know where Zhong Chenmu was, nor did they know when he would come back, but at least they couldn't go on an empty stomach.

Guo Ling opened the refrigerator and took out the ingredients he had purchased two days ago.

Sliced ​​bread, ham slices, eggs, lettuce...

Zhu Tong pouted: "Uncle Guo Ling, you are so uncreative."

Guo Ling said unwillingly: "Don't worry, there is still meat in the freezer, but it is quite complicated, who can do it..."

After saying that, he looked at Old Man Liu expectantly: "You have eaten more salt than we have eaten meat. I think you can do it."

Before Old Man Liu could answer, Fan Ting interrupted him and said, "I second the motion."

"..."

Old man Liu had no choice but to roll up his sleeves, walk to the sink, turn on the faucet and wash his hands.

Zhu Tong clapped his hands: "Grandpa Liu is so awesome! Let me help you!"

Guo Ling and Fan Ting looked at each other, walked quietly to the living room one after the other, and sat down.

"Coffee? Tea?" Guo Ling asked.

"It's all right. I'll drink whatever you drink." Fan Ting said.

"Okay, then coffee. Drinking coffee on an empty stomach seems to be slightly better than drinking tea."

"What kind of theory is this?" Fan Ting laughed.

"My theory."

The two men picked up their coffee and leaned back on the sofa in a comfortable position, glancing at Old Man Liu and Zhu Tong, one old and one young, who were busy in the kitchen.

"It would be great if days like this could last forever..." The two said this at the same time, and then smiled at each other.

Guo Ling took a sip of coffee and said, "Want to hear my opinion on Xiao Zhong?"

Fan Ting shook her head and said with a smile, "I knew you really couldn't hold it back at all."

"What else? Even though we just talked it out, I won't feel at ease until he comes back."

"Okay, then tell me."

"Among us, I was probably the first to know he had superpowers, and he didn't hide it from me. Even though I still don't know the principle behind his abilities, I always feel like he's a bit like our 'next generation product.'"

"speak English."

"...What I mean is that, in essence, we are the same as him, except that his ability in that area seems to have awakened earlier than ours."

Fan Ting bit her lip and looked at Guo Ling intently: "Is there any basis for this?"

"Take the feeling at the end of the 'Reunification' game for example. At that time, when we were still at the foot of Ma'anshan Mountain, I felt a moment of 'refreshment'."

"Feeling refreshed?"

"Yes, it's as if a switch in my body was flipped and it restarted. I feel full of energy and everything is new. Of course, it's hard for me to describe the feeling in words. Anyway, I've done my best... Don't you feel the same way?"

Fan Ting held her coffee cup, looked up at the ceiling, and strained her memory. "To be honest, I was incredibly nervous at the time, facing the heavy machine guns on the Pu Yue armored vehicles. I hadn't paid much attention to my body. But now that you've mentioned it, I think I really did feel that way."

"That's it. We can ask Old Man Liu and the little boy later. However, if they feel the same way, I can continue to make inferences."