Zero thought this was very strange.
The special structure did allow him to find the memory of working with Jingliu, but he couldn't remember it at all.
"I can remember the other contents, but I can't remember the contents of this box. Maybe Jingliu knows."
Bai Yuan's calmness made Zero feel that Bai Yuan knew something, but unfortunately, Bai Yuan didn't know what was going on:
"Regarding this box, have you ever thought that perhaps this woman kept it with you because she saw your uniqueness?"
Zero was slightly confused:
"Do you think Jingliu has forgotten it too?"
"Yes. Maybe this woman discovered something. I don't know how she found this box, but I guess if you ask her, she probably won't know what it is. And I need Bai Wu to see the contents of the box. When he wakes up, your fusion with him will be dissolved. I will remind him then."
Bai Yuan's vision was comparable to that of a pawnshop owner, and he continued:
"Your cooperation is pleasant, so we should talk about something more pleasant before the fusion is dissolved. In order to save you, Bai Wu has reduced his lifespan to less than seven days, and the sequences he had accumulated before are gone. It can be said that he has almost nothing left in those six minutes."
Zero said:
"Don't worry about this. This is definitely not the only time I've been in contact with him. I still need his help, so I can't let him help me in vain. I will give him a true apostle."
"A true apostle? I don't quite understand what that is, but it sounds powerful, so that's it.
Next is the issue of memory segmentation, which is more troublesome. Regarding what you experienced together in this duel, what belongs to you all, after the fusion is dissolved, you will not forget this time of fighting side by side.
But each other's past is unique, and in Bai Wu's memory, there is a part of the taboo that you have already touched."
Bai Yuan's expression gradually became serious:
"Let me first state the bottom line. You can ask for some of Bai Wu's memories, but the existence of the Eye of Prell, the existence of the three rooms, and the secret that he came from another world must be returned."
Bai Yuan's request was not excessive. After thinking about it, Zero nodded. As long as they were on the same side, he didn't mind the other party having his own secrets.
Moreover, he saw a kind of determination in Bai Yuan's eyes, which seemed to be something that could not be negotiated.
However, regarding Bai Wu's past and what he and Bai Wu did in each other's past, Zero felt that this was a way to make up for their respective regrets.
But the longer this integration lasts, the more obvious the changes will be. As Bai Yuan said, two people who had a happy childhood are not suitable to survive in the end times.
The reason why many things in life are called regrets is that they cannot be changed.
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The process of de-fusion is much slower than everyone imagined.
Among them, Bai Yuan seemed like an expert who had been immersed in the inner world for a long time. In the process of separating the two merged inner worlds, he was the greatest surgeon.
Relying on his profound understanding of the inner world, Bai Yuan accurately pieced together the memories belonging to each other in the two worlds.
This is also something that Bai Yuan enjoys.
The fusion of the other world has never happened before. After all, only a half-machine, half-living being like Zero can do it.
He seemed to have found a new and interesting toy.
When Zero and Shirogane were both in a coma to release the fusion of the other world,
Wujiu and others were also treated as heroes of the Mechanical City.
The five people were also waiting for Bai Wu and Zero to wake up and bring some news.
Five people were recuperating together in the highest-standard hotel in the East City District.
Zheng Yue and Xie Xingzhi found it a little unbelievable. They recalled the confrontation with the Black Gold Island merchant and the blacksmith, and felt a little scared.
They stayed in their comfort zone for too long and finally realized that this world was an evil and fallen world. Above them, there were many beings that were so powerful that they were beyond the reach of human beings.
Especially Zheng Yue, he looked half asleep and quite depressed at this moment.
He was really being bullied in his dream, which made him feel powerless. In the past, no matter who the opponent was, the battle was over in the blink of an eye.
But now he found that his dream... was still too conservative.
Xie Xingzhi didn't care, he was not a fighting type, especially since Bai Wu and Zero's relationship seemed to be better than he thought, which in his opinion meant that he could very likely get back what his boss wanted.
As long as I can get it back, the trip will be worthwhile.
Yan Zizai was staring blankly in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
During the recent upheaval in the Mechanical City, there were many things that Yan Zizai did not have the time to think carefully about, but now that everything has settled, he began to slowly recall those things.
"Is there really someone in this world who has remained unchanged for seven hundred years?"
The answer to this question seems to have been found. Even if it is not representative, it does exist.
When he was eroded by Jingwu's negative emotions, which were resentment many times stronger than that of the Lake God, the painful memories flooded into his mind. Although he was quickly paralyzed and lost consciousness by Zero, Yan Zizai saw his sister again.
It was just that because Jingwu's resentment was too strong, the scenes in his consciousness became distorted.
My sister looks... scary.
He didn't feel scared, but he had no place to put the guilt and grief in his heart. After a long time, Yan Zizai decided to return to the tower and began to investigate some things.
The quietest ones were Wujiu and Bai Xiaoyu.
Bai Xiaoyu didn’t know what had happened in the Mechanical City, but the Lawu virus seemed to have been eliminated, and all the people who were rescued in the South City District had regained their normal emotions.
Everything seemed to have a perfect ending. Although the process was tragic, he was still very happy.
Wujiu had no expression on his face.
With Flash Shadow, his strength has been greatly improved, but he is still reflecting on the last battle.
Constant review.
Finally, Wujiu discovered a problem. If he didn't solve the problem of emotional erosion, he would still not be able to protect his teammates when facing Jingwu again.
This was not what he wanted to see, so it became one of the problems he had to solve.
The sedatives would probably be useless, because in Wujiu's opinion, the aura emitted by Jingwu was too corrosive. Moreover, the sedatives had a backlash effect and would shorten the battle time.
He couldn't figure out the reason for the time being, but in his heart he had already put emotional issues at the top of the list of problems that must be overcome.
The five people had different thoughts, all waiting for Bai Wu and Zero to come to a conclusion and then return to the tower.
This journey was not the longest experience outside the tower for Wujiu, but it was already a bit long for the others.
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Four hours later. Core City. Mechanical Temple.
Zero and Bai Wu woke up at the same time. The Mechanical Temple was very empty. At first glance, it seemed that there was only one throne in the entire Mechanical Temple.
There was nothing else but walls and ceiling that were blue like blue crystal.
But in fact, the shape here can change according to Zero's will.
Bai Wu recalled his past and found that some things seemed to have changed, while some things seemed not to have changed.
He felt like he had experienced a lot of things, as if a world was being born and another world was being destroyed.
Eventually, all was quiet.
In his mind, he was still grateful for escaping death from Jingwu's hands, but what he was most concerned about at the moment was Zero.
He knew that he and Zero had merged into the inner world, and he also knew that he had fought side by side with Zero, but as the fusion of the inner world was dissolved, he and Zero probably wouldn't have too many... feelings of familiarity at first sight.
But for some reason, when Bai Wu looked at Zero, he still had an indescribable sense of identification, as if he had really met such a person a long, long time ago.
The same goes for Zero, who has an inexplicable sense of identification with Bai Wu.
All this is different from what Bai Yuan said, because Bai Yuan... did not proceed according to plan.
He did not erase all the memories that made up for his childhood regrets after the fusion, he seemed to have retained a small piece of each.
Bai Wu will remember that on a rainy day, a silver-haired boy held an umbrella for him, and Linghao will also remember that outside the huge TV wall, there was someone who also liked Jia Kaier.
It was just such a small part of the memory, just a drop in the ocean in their miserable childhood. The rest was all restored by Bai Yuan.
But just relying on a little bit of memory, it seems to have injected a little magical possibility into the past of two suffering souls.
If Bai Yuan were asked to rate this transformation, he would definitely give himself a ten.
Bai Wu is still Bai Wu, rational, dramatic, and insulated from negativity. He has his own views on evil.
Zero is still Zero, the king of the Mechanical City, who is almost cold and calm, and has an almost hostile hatred towards native humans.
But... because of a non-existent memory, the two people see each other differently from others.
"There's this annoying voice in my head, reminding me to let you open the box."
In the end, Bai Wu didn't care why he felt strangely close to Zero.
Zero also didn't think about this matter. He promised Bai Yuan that he would give Bai Wu the real apostle to make up for Bai Wu's loss. At the same time, he would give Bai Wu the box that Jing Liu had hidden.
Right in front of the mechanical throne, a blue square column suddenly protruded from the floor.
In the middle of the blue column, a door opened, and the box that Jing Liu had given to No. 0 was hidden in the door of this square column.
Zero takes it out:
"for you."
"What's in here?"
"I don't know, I don't even remember."
Bai Wu was surprised:
"You won't remember?"
"There is a saying that this box contains information that is not allowed to be known by people in this world. Once someone knows it, their memory will be erased. This is what Jingliu gave me."
Well six!
The woman who is closest to knowing everything, she gave Zero something. If it is not related to the Jing family and it is not a prop used by Zero to deal with Jing Wu, then it should be something... something that Jing Liu thinks must not be known by the Jing family
No, if we combine the previous clues and the special nature of Number Zero, perhaps Jing Liu saw some characteristics of Number Zero and thought that Number Zero was suitable for storing this kind of secret that would be forced to be forgotten
Unable to figure out the reason, Bai Wu decided to open the box.
This is a pure metal box, without a keyhole, and completely sealed.
This thing can only be opened by brute force. Although the things hidden inside are very important, it doesn't matter even if others know about it, so the things that store it are not very high-end. So you can open it with your bare hands, and use force to make miracles happen. Don't be afraid of damaging the things inside.
It’s important, but it doesn’t matter if others know about it.
These two sentences seem contradictory, but they actually explain some problems.
Bai Wu exerted a little force and opened the box.
Zero also looked over, and both he and Bai Wu looked puzzled.
"recorder?"
"It looks like there's a recording hidden inside?"
What appeared in front of Bai Wu was indeed a pocket-sized tape recorder, a model from seven hundred years ago.
In Bai Wu's opinion, if this thing is not a spirit-hosting item, it is probably useless. From the appearance, you can see that it is obviously defective.
Zero's fingers lightly touched the recorder, causing Bai Wu to show his amazing skills once again.
The tape recorder seemed to start repairing itself, slowly losing its obsolescence.
A minute later, Zero said:
"Turn it on and listen to see what the recorder hides."
Bai Wu nodded and pressed the play button.
The recorder started to turn and intermittent sounds were heard. Although Zero looked unfamiliar with these sounds, Bai Wu showed a look of surprise.
He looked at the recorder in disbelief and was suddenly shocked by the contents of the recording. It took him a long time to recover.
The recording was only about twenty seconds long, just a few short sentences, but because it was in a foreign language, Zero didn't understand it.
But Bai Wu could understand it, because although there were slight differences, the language in the recorder was quite similar to the Greek in his previous life.
"How is this possible... How could this be?"
Bai Wu once wondered why there were no white or black people in this world. He even imagined whether he had traveled to a large-scale interactive game world. This was the Asian server of this world. Of course, there was no concept of Asia in this world.
Only now did he realize through the recording that this idea was wrong.
Jing Liu himself said that this world is different from his previous life, and that world made Jing Liu very envious. And the place names and topographical distribution of this world are indeed different from those in his previous life. They are indeed two different worlds.
There are no seven continents in this world, but just like in the previous life, there are indeed many ethnic groups.
Now that this recording has appeared, it not only proves that the two worlds are indeed unrelated, but also proves one thing... This world is not some kind of large-scale control experiment site.
This recording did not solve Bai Wu's doubts, but it gave Bai Wu the correct guess direction.
"Can you understand?" Zero asked.
"I understand."
"What is it about?"
Bai Wu calmed down and said:
"This is a recording in a foreign language. It's very short, with only a few sentences—
This is the Susla border. We have established a communication base and sent an exploration team into the black fog area, but the Alpha team seems to have encountered an accident soon, and we can't get in touch with the team. At present, the three countries in the black fog area have also completely entered an information isolation state. Please ask the headquarters for instructions on the next action. "