PFC Chapter 551 The Future and the New World (2 in 1)
Chapter 551 The Future and the New World (2 in 1)
Chapter 551 The Future and the New World (Two in One)
In the endless universe, the blue planet Earth is spinning as always.
Above the earth, from time to time a small spaceship takes off, passes through the atmosphere and disappears into space.
After a long period of development, the Earth's technology has broken through the limitations of gravity and reached a medium-level civilization level that can enter and exit space at will.
However, unlike other medium-sized civilizations that like to build space cities in synchronous orbits above their own planets, the sky above the Earth still remains in a state that can be described as "empty".
It’s not that there aren’t citizens who have petitioned to build a space city, and there are also many companies willing to invest in the construction of a space city, but every time someone mentions this proposal, it is quietly suppressed.
Over time, people have become accustomed to this kind of thing. Although the lack of space cities as ports has caused many spacecraft to consume extra energy when leaving the earth, it actually does not have a big impact on the existing technology on earth.
After all, after the development of nuclear fusion technology and the exploitation of materials on the moon, energy itself is almost free for people on Earth.
Only a few people on the entire earth know that the reason why a space city is not built in synchronous orbit is because of a silver-white UFO floating above the planet.
This UFO has been hovering above the earth for nearly a century without any major movements. At first glance, it looks like it has been abandoned.
However, all those who know the truth about this UFO will stay away from it. Even when arranging space routes on Earth, they will deliberately avoid the places where the UFO passes.
On this day, the UFO, which had been unresponsive, suddenly emitted a faint light.
A soft sigh came out, but because there was no medium to transmit it, people could not detect the sound it made.
"It's time……"
Several limbs made of silver-white shells stretched out from the UFO and gathered together at the bottom, leaving only a gap the size of a person.
As a complex three-dimensional magic array appeared in the gaps reserved in several limbs, energy particles gathered in the magic array to form a human body.
Zheng Shu opened his eyes in the puppet he had made, looked at his empty body, and with a wave of his hand, a Taoist robe appeared out of thin air.
Without exploring other places, Zheng Shu casually looked at a certain location on the earth below. With a step forward, his body disappeared silently into the space.
At Baiyun Temple, clouds gathered outside the mountain house.
The usually quiet dojo was now crowded with visitors, and it even felt bustling and lively.
However, everyone who comes here has obvious sadness or sorrow on their face. Even some people who are not emotionally sad will be infected by the emotions of the public and automatically put on such expressions on their faces.
Zheng Shu came silently, and no one even noticed him at first, until a young Taoist priest next to the mountain house saw Zheng Shu and his eyes lit up:
"Master!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention was drawn to him. However, when they saw Zheng Shu, although their expressions became a little amazed and surprised, they still did not dare to step forward casually.
Zheng Shu nodded to the people around him with a gentle expression as a greeting, and then walked straight into Yunji Mountain House.
No one around dared to stop him. The little Taoist priests even took the initiative to close the door after he entered the room, creating a separate space for Zheng Shu and the people in the room to talk.
Inside the room, after hearing someone coming in, the old man who was sitting cross-legged on the cushion in the middle of the room raised his head with difficulty.
The old man had white hair and beard, and his skin was covered with crisscross wrinkles. It looked like his life had reached a certain limit. Just a simple action like raising his head to look at someone took all his strength.
"Senior brother, you are here..." The old man pulled the corners of his mouth with difficulty and revealed a peaceful smile.
"Yeah." Zheng Shu nodded silently.
He raised his hand and a ray of light was cast into the old man's body, restoring his strength to the old man who was almost at the end of his life.
"Oh... It's really uncomfortable to just wait to die." The old man breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and his tone of voice became lighter.
"Yes, death is a terrible feeling, so don't you want to live longer? You know, it's very easy for me to help you extend your life." Zheng Shu looked at the old man in front of him and suggested after a slight hesitation.
"Extend lifespan... Senior Brother, what was the response of the abbot and the uncle?"
The old man looked at Zheng Shu, who seemed to show no signs of aging at all, and his eyes showed memories and emotion.
"...Let it be." After a long silence, Zheng Shu sighed and replied.
"Yes, that's my answer. Birth, aging, illness and death are common to all human beings. Since I can't become an immortal, it's fine to be an ordinary mortal. There's no point in being an immortal."
At this point, the old man suddenly looked up at Zheng Shu and smiled: "Brother, I don't mean to scold you!"
"You kid, you're the abbot of Baiyun Temple but you're still so weird!" Zheng Shu also laughed.
Looking at the old Huang Ming in front of him, Zheng Shu couldn't help but feel a little emotional. In his impression, Huang Ming was still the young Taoist priest who followed him to participate in the Luotian Dajiao. He didn't expect that he had become like this in the blink of an eye.
Before he knew it, he had been in this world of Under One Person for more than a century.
All the people I once knew passed away one by one because they reached the end of their lives.
Although Zheng Shu can help people extend their lifespan, he will also respect their choices, so in the end he can only watch quietly as people he is familiar with leave one after another.
Zheng Shu and Huang Ming chatted while reminiscing about the past.
The two talked about a lot, from the great things Zheng Shu had done in the past to the new disciples in Baiyun Temple, and they talked for a long time.
It was not until the setting sun dyed the clouds in the sky red and the red light was reflected into the room that Huang Ming seemed to realize something and his chattering voice slowly stopped.
"It's time for me, brother."
"……yes."
"I haven't had such a pleasant chat in a while. It's nice to chat with you again before leaving."
"Feel sorry."
"I am the one who should say sorry, senior brother. From now on, you are the only one left in this world..." Huang Ming's voice slowly faded away.
"You don't have to apologize to me." Zheng Shu looked at him and sighed silently again. He stood up, pushed the door, and called the Taoists who were waiting anxiously outside to come in.
Zheng Shu stood by the door, watching a group of Taoists anxiously surrounding Huang Ming and saying something. After a while, an unmistakable cry came from the room.
Zheng Shu just watched silently from the side what happened next and did not get involved too much.
It was not until all the guests had left that Zheng Shu felt a little touched when he looked at the newly added tablet on the table.
After burning incense in front of the tablets of his master and his master's master, Zheng Shu looked at the Baiyun Temple, where he had lived for more than a century but now seemed a little unfamiliar. After thinking for a while and calculating the time, he went out for a long trip after a long time.
……
……
The first place Zheng Shu went to after leaving Baiyun Temple was a cemetery.
This cemetery looks ordinary and is not much different from other cemeteries.
In this interstellar age, people are more open-minded, and fewer and fewer people choose traditional burial methods.
However, Zheng Shu knew very well that the reason these two people were buried here was mainly because their former teammates were also buried here.
Looking at the names "Wenshan" and "Ersha" on the tombstone, Zheng Shu silently placed a bouquet of flowers in front of the grave.
When leaving, Zheng Shu noticed that another person came to the tombstone to pay tribute. He turned around and saw that the other person should be Ersha and Wenshan's child.
Zheng Shu had met the other person a few times when he was a child, but strictly speaking, they were not close. They were just not strangers.
Just like the disciples Huang Ming accepted.
Because Zheng Shu had been in seclusion for many years, it was not until the last person he was familiar with in Baiyun Temple passed away that he realized he had no acquaintances left in Baiyun Temple.
Without disturbing these people, Zheng Shu went straight to another cemetery.
But here, he met an acquaintance whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Baby Feng?"
Zheng Shu was a little surprised when he saw Feng Baobao, whose appearance had not changed at all. He then glanced at the bouquet of flowers in her hand and asked, "Are you here to visit the grave as well?"
"Yes."
The two of them came to Zhang Chulan's grave silently and placed a bouquet of flowers. Neither of them was the kind of person who liked to express their emotions, so there were no major emotional fluctuations when they were visiting the grave.
After standing at Zhang Chulan's tombstone and waiting for a while, Zheng Shu took out a pack of instant noodles from his pocket and handed it to Feng Baobao.
"Give."
"Oh."
Just like when they first met, Feng Baobao took the instant noodles handed to her by Zheng Shu and started to eat it very quickly.
"Where are you going next?" Zheng Shu asked.
"I've finished touring the Earth, and now I plan to explore the universe." Feng Baobao said vaguely while eating instant noodles.
"Very good... I'm leaving now."
"Oh."
The conversation between the two was also unusually dull. Zheng Shu waved his hand and left the cemetery first. Feng Baobao nodded silently without saying much.
Zheng Shu then went to Changbai Mountain again and found Liu Kunsheng and the Black Dragon King.
The people from the Northeastern lineage that Zheng Shu was once familiar with have basically turned into dry bones, and only these spirits are still alive.
However, during this gathering, Zheng Shu could also see that the Black Dragon King, an alien warship, was still okay, but Liu Kunsheng's body had already shown signs of aging.
Even spirits actually have their own lifespan limit. It’s just that because the level of life evolution is higher, they can live longer. However, living for hundreds of years has already made them enter old age.
After gathering with all the old friends he could find in this world, Zheng Shu returned to Baiyun Temple.
After instructing the abbot of this generation to go into seclusion for a long time, Zheng Shu met Gu Jiting on his way back to his cabin.
"I almost forgot you were still alive."
Zheng Shu looked at Gu Jiting. The body that had transformed into a boy when he was rescued by him had now turned into an old man, still wearing the Taoist robe of Baiyun Temple.
"My time is almost up, so I came to see you one last time." Gu Jiting smiled, "Looks like I'm lucky to be here just in time."
"You guys are seeing more and more clearly."
Zheng Shu blinked, and the world in front of him suddenly changed.
Colorful silk threads surrounded him, and he could see that there was a thread connecting him and the elderly Gu Jiting, which was the thread of cause and effect.
Although this thing cannot affect Zheng Shu's actions, Gu Jiting can use it to find Zheng Shu's whereabouts.
"What's the use of seeing more? In the end, I still can't see through you!" Gu Jiting sighed.
After the two chatted for a while, Zheng Shu returned to his room.
Sitting cross-legged on the mat, Zheng Shu took a last look at the house where he had lived for a century, sighed, and his body slowly dissipated into the air.
……
……
In space, the silvery-white disc UFO shook and then lit up again.
"It seems...there are no more familiar people to see in the universe."
The people on Beyond Star have basically been replaced by a new group, and another Wu Da that he was more familiar with also left the Milky Way decades ago.
The distance he left was too far, even beyond the limit of Zheng Shu's current strength.
“The power of the battle… … ”
Zheng Shu entered a state of meditation again and looked at the power deep in his consciousness.
That was the "remnant" after he had "hunted" and plundered all the memories, and it was the "proof" that he could become an immortal.
Zheng Shu's strength has already reached the standard. As long as he wants, he can use this certificate to become a new immortal in this world at any time.
And because of the specificity of "one" itself, even if the user uses this ball of certificates to become an immortal, he will not lose himself.
"But, forget it!"
Looking at this ball of evidence, Zheng Shu mobilized his strength without hesitation and expelled it from his body.
As soon as it left Zheng Shu's body, this ball of light-like proof quickly collapsed. This was enough to make something that anyone was eager to get disappear from the world so easily.
It’s not that Zheng Shu is not interested in the power of immortals, but he has some guesses about the rules of his time travel in his heart, so he wants to do an experiment next.
"Now that I have nothing to worry about in this world, it's time to embark on a new journey."
Pulling out the panel and looking at the light blue screen in front of him, Zheng Shu calmly gave the order.
"Panel, travel through time!"
[Command received]
[Consumes 100% of the influence factor collection progress]
【Has left the world.】
Looking at the information flashing on the panel, Zheng Shu's blue-green crystals that served as eyes suddenly lit up.
His speculation was correct. Compared with the information from the previous two world crossings, the information this time had obvious changes.
However, before he could do anything else, Zheng Shu lost consciousness again.
……
……
When Zheng Shu regained consciousness, he found himself in a strange world again.
The surroundings were still a mosaic-like scene, and it seemed that the panel had been blocked for the sake of his mental endurance.
This time, Zheng Shu's condition was much stronger than before, and he didn't feel too uncomfortable when seeing those mosaics.
However, Zheng Shu was quite sure that this was not the result of his apparent increase in strength.
The reason is the information on the panel:
【Capture a new world. 】
【checking……】
[The difference between the laws of the world and the user is smaller than the warning area, so you can enter. 】
[It is detected that the user's ability development has reached the standard, and early awakening can be enabled]
[About to invade the world wall, detected the existence of the strengthening template in the user's body, whether to selectively peel it off. 】
[The user already has the enhanced template:
Ort
Nemean Lion
Hercules (non-divine)
Mixed-blood (enhanced royal blood, lineage of the White King)]
Obviously, compared with the reinforced template whose panel can be peeled off at any time, what can really make Zheng Shu change is the so-called standard of capability development.
Scanning the information on the panel, Zheng Shu took a look at his body. As he expected, his body did not turn into a soul as before, but maintained the image of Ort's UFO.
"It seems that my guess is correct. Not every time you travel through time and space, you have to strip your body to such a clean state."
The biggest difference between Zheng Shu's world under One Person and the previous two worlds is that he himself does not have a deep connection with the rules of the world.
In fact, there was already a hint when the panel forcibly stripped his enhanced template:
[Attention!!! The user's body and mind are deeply connected to this world, and they need to be completely separated before leaving. After separation, all the influence factors consumed in template strengthening will be returned.]
Of course Zheng Shu would not ignore such important information. In the Dragon World, he became a Dragon King who had a deep connection with the rules of the world. In the Type-Moon World, in order to resist Ort, Zheng Shu also strengthened the strengthening template of the gods at the beginning.
Therefore, when he was in the world of Under One Person, he suppressed the possibility of becoming an immortal and made sure that all his power came from himself.
It seems that his guess was very accurate. As long as there was no deep connection with the previous world, there would be no need to be forcibly stripped away until only the soul was left.
"The first panel rule exploratory research goal has been achieved, and the next step is the second one..."
Looking at the several enhancement templates that appeared on his panel, Zheng Shu thought for a moment and then quickly made a selection.
[Command accepted]
[The user has selected Ort, the hybrid enhanced template stripping. ]
[The enhanced template has been stripped, and all the influence factors spent have been returned]
Impact factor collection progress: 18093%
Zheng Shu's original UFO body shrank rapidly, and soon, the silver-white shells turned into a tall human figure again.
However, this human figure is a little strange, and looks more like a highly beastialized orc.
Zheng Shu looked at his hands. Apart from the animal ears on his head and the tail behind him, his hands and feet had also turned into flesh pads, and the nails on his five fingers could be extended and retracted at will like those of cats.
This is the effect of the fully enhanced Nemean Lion Enhancement Template.
However, such things are no longer a problem for Zheng Shu now. With the activity of his mind, the beastly characteristics on his body quickly faded away.
The animal's ears and tail retracted, the hair on its body shrank back into the pores, and its palms and soles returned to their normal human appearance.
Body and mind control.
As long as one's strength reaches a certain level, one can naturally master this ability. For Zheng Shu now, his body is actually a clay toy that can be changed at will.
He maintains his human form just out of habit. If necessary during a battle, he can even grow multiple arms at will and attack the enemy in a group by himself.
"Two templates should be enough to deal with most problems. Panel, enter a new world."
[Command received]
[Start invading the world wall]
……
……
Manhattan, New York.
In a dark place between some tall buildings, where no one was paying attention, a figure appeared silently.
The figure looked unusually tall, and at first glance, he was more than two meters tall, with well-developed muscles. The muscles on his arms alone might be thicker than an ordinary person's waist.
His face looked ordinary and his age could not be judged very accurately. His highly developed muscles made him look like a young adult, but the indifference and calmness in his eyes did not seem like the look a human being at their most active age could have.
"Interesting... Although I'm not quite sure, my second guess about the panel rules should also be correct."
Zheng Shu felt a flash before his eyes, and the surrounding environment had changed.
He just took a quick look around and determined his location from the surrounding information.
Zheng Shu’s second guess about the rules of his golden finger is: every time he travels through time, the panel will most likely put him in a relatively safe environment.
Judging from this environment, my guess is most likely correct.
After all, if you really calculate it, even if the panel uses planets as the main landing point when traveling through the world, the probability of being thrown into an environment that is not suitable for survival is much higher than the probability of being thrown into such a stable environment.
But including the reincarnation in the dragon world, four consecutive time travels were like this.
It can basically be assumed that when the panel travels through time and space, it is very likely to take protecting the safety of the user as the basic rule. In this way, there is no need to worry too much about safety issues after traveling through time.
"This way, I can feel more at ease when traveling through the world in the future. As for what's next... it's time to see what new skills are."
His mind sank into the depths of consciousness, and Zheng Shu pulled the light blue light curtain in front of his eyes.
【Successfully traveled through the world】
[Start extracting skills]
【Extracting...】
[Congratulations on obtaining the skill: Truth Revealed]
[Skill extraction is complete, please work hard to explore the new world]
【Wish you happy exploring】
Name: Zheng Shu
Experience the world: 4
skill:
① Convenient instant noodles
②A beauty unknown to anyone
③The right path
④The truth is revealed
Impact factor collection progress: 18093%
Truth display: Information related to the target object can be displayed in front of you, and the richness of the information is proportional to the user's understanding of the object.
"..."
Zheng Shu looked at the new skills provided on the panel and fell into silence for a moment.
The skills provided by the panel are still as abstract as ever. This skill seems very good at first glance, but the focus lies in the sentence behind it.
The richness of information gained is proportional to the knowledge gained about the thing… doesn’t this mean that the more I understand about this thing, the more information I gain?
Pinching his nose, Zheng Shu decided to give it a try first to see the specific effect of this skill.
Zheng Shu casually pressed his hand on the wall of the building next to him, and a white light curtain similar to the attribute bar in the game immediately popped up in front of his eyes, indicating various information about the building.
Looking at the messy information above, Zheng Shu's face looked a little strange. Then he looked at the building carefully again, and then put his hand on it again.
Looking at the information that subsequently appeared on the "attribute column", Zheng Shu finally became interested.
"I see. If the information displayed for all things is the same, then the effect of this skill is much better than I thought. It's probably as useful as the magical conch."
After confirming that the new skill was effective, Zheng Shu felt much better and immediately began to collect information about this world.
As for how to collect, the easiest way is naturally to use the panel.
Pulling out a light blue curtain from the depths of his consciousness, Zheng Shu quickly turned it to the part that strengthened the template.
After just a quick glance, Zheng Shu couldn't help but widen his eyes: "What the hell?!"
All the enhancement templates on the light blue screen lit up, which meant that in this world Zheng Shu could use all the enhancement templates he had ever collected!
This was completely unimaginable in the first two worlds.
After having obtained the golden finger for so long, Zheng Shu has basically figured out a lot of information, such as the enhanced template. The enhanced template obtained from other worlds basically needs to adapt to the laws of the current world before it can be used.
So in general, when you first travel to a new world, only part of the enhancement template on the panel will light up.
Zheng Shu initially chose to strip off the enhanced templates of Ort and the hybrids outside the world wall, and retained the enhanced templates of Hercules and the Lion for the same reason.
In terms of the world's adaptability, the enhanced templates of Hercules and the Nemean Lion should be regarded as the most adaptable and powerful combination in Zheng Shu's collection.
But now, all the enhanced templates obtained from the three worlds of Dragon Clan, Type-Moon, and Under One Person have lit up, which means that the world he is in now can fully adapt to all the laws of the three worlds.
More importantly, not only those ordinary enhanced templates, but even the enhanced templates of the complete Dragon King of the Dragon World, the gods of the Type-Moon World, and the immortals of the World Under One Person have all lit up.
"Hiss...that doesn't make sense!"
These three types of enhanced templates are extremely deeply entangled with their own world. Theoretically, they should no longer be usable after leaving this world.
(End of this chapter)