Ye Luoli: The tides rise and fall, the moon whispers softly.

Having awakened his self-awareness, Shui Qingli finally seemed to have shed the shackles that had bound him and returned to his former self.

But now, even knowing more of the truth, there is nothing left but helplessness in the face of an unchangeable reality.

If he hadn't fallen in love with that human in the first place...

If only he had cared about his sister's condition back then...

If he hadn't chosen to believe in humanity in the first place...

If all of this had happened... wouldn't things have ended up like this?

Shui Qingli was plunged into deep self-blame and regret when, at that moment, a child's innocent voice appeared in his mind:

None of this is your fault!

"Who is it?" Shui Qingli was wary of the sudden voice.

After all, the destruction of the fairyland and the human world had taken away all living beings, and the sudden appearance of the voice made him feel both wary and somewhat hopeful.

However, the source of this sound was not any living being, but rather—

[Respected Water Prince, I am a system sent by the world consciousness of this world, codename 2813, responsible for helping you defy fate and change your current ending.]

"System? World consciousness?" Shui Qingli was quite surprised as this was the first time she had heard of such a thing.

Yes, the World Consciousness maintains the balance between the human world and the fairy realm, but it is more tolerant of fairies, so it rarely interferes with their actions. This is why the fairies are actually unaware of the existence of the World Consciousness.

However, the Fairyland is now so devastated that its world consciousness has been forced into slumber. I was created by this world consciousness to assist you in saving this world.

"Save the world?" Shui Qingli tried to communicate with the voice in her mind that called itself the system.

Hearing 2813 say this, he couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope.

Yes, the reason why the human world and the fairyland have become like this is actually related to the selfish and self-serving nature of the human world's natural order.

In the beginning, nature gave birth to various fairies who controlled the forces of nature and life—light, air, water… These things, indispensable to all living beings, not only created life but also sustained it. Thus, the world was able to give rise to countless beings. Even though the fairies later created the Fairy Realm and intentionally separated it from the human world, a lingering connection remained. The human world was still able to develop steadily, achieving the thriving scene we see today.

[As the ruler of water, I believe you should understand this even better.]

"Mm." Shui Qingli nodded almost imperceptibly.

Water is the source of all life. It is because of water that the human world can give birth to countless living beings. In fact, water flows within the bodies of all living beings, which is also the reason for his powerful immortal power.

However, as the human world continues to develop, it has also developed its own Heavenly Dao consciousness. Although the beings in the human world are not as powerful as those in the Fairy Realm, and they do not possess Ye Luoli magic, their numbers far exceed those of the Fairy Realm, and the power of their faith is also much stronger.

Therefore, the Heavenly Dao of the human world has become even more powerful. Not only has it broken free from the control of the world's consciousness, but it has also strengthened the connection between the celestial realm and the human world for its own selfish interests, manipulating countless fairies to believe in and be used by humans. This is why the celestial realm has always been influenced by the human world.

[And everything that happens in your world is a script written by the Heavenly Dao that gave birth to the human world, making all the fairies like puppets at its mercy, using them to accelerate the development of the human world.]

And because you were cast as the "male lead" in the script, you were affected even more deeply.

2813 earnestly explained the reasons behind all of this to Shui Qingli, but she did not intend to tell Shui Qingli why he was chosen to be the male lead.

These are things he needs to explore on his own.

"So, the mastermind behind everything that happened before was actually the Heavenly Dao of the human world?" Shui Qingli wasn't surprised by this.

Yes, Prince of Water, the current predicament is a direct consequence of the selfish and self-serving nature of the human world's laws.

However, that foolish Heavenly Dao underestimated human nature, and in the end, it didn't have a good ending.

"So how can we change the current situation?" Shui Qingli asked 2813 the question he most wanted to know.

[Before the world's consciousness fell into slumber, it told me that you should have already awakened your self-awareness. As long as I take you back in time to the beginning of the story, allowing you to disrupt the predetermined plot with your self-awareness, we can save Wonderland.]

However, before that, you need to bind with me; only then can I fulfill my purpose.

"Then let's bind it."

Now that things have come to this, Shui Qingli has no other choice.

I believe this thing that calls itself a system can't possibly end up any worse than it is now.

【to be continued…】

[To be continued...]