The Pope was gone for an hour, and when he came back, his face looked extremely excited.
He nodded to Charles excitedly. "Yes, that is the surface exit. The entire door is made of special metal material. It is very hard. I tried and couldn't open it at all."
"Let's go back to the ship now. I will mobilize all the forces of the Church of Light to destroy this door. Charles, our God is about to come out. Our God is really going to get out of this predicament." The Pope looked even more excited than Charles.
I don't know why, but when Charles saw how happy he was, he wasn't very happy at all.
There was no time to waste, Charles led everyone up the stairs and quickly left the rooftop.
After going down one floor after another, Charles discovered that there were many complex equipments in this building.
The foundation has disappeared for so many years, but this building is spotless and every floor has electricity. I don't know where the electricity comes from.
After coming out of the magnificent research institute, a forest path appeared in front of him. After taking out a compass and quickly identifying the direction, Charles set foot on it.
On the way back, Charles did not let his guard down. He knew that the closer he got to the end, the more careful he had to be.
At this moment, West was in a very good mood. He looked very happy carrying all kinds of materials. He did not think too much. He only knew that this mission was very simple. Now as long as he returned to the ship, he would get a generous salary again.
Dipper beside him tapped him on the back of his head with his hand, "Are you that happy? Are you eager to go to the bright land too?"
"It's good to have such a nice place, but I'm even happier because I can use my salary to buy a new house for my mother after I go back this time."
Dipper's mouth curled up into a terrifying smile. "Don't worry, this mission is much more valuable than exploring a living island. Just wait to get rich."
"Oh? Really? Can you give me more money?" West immediately became interested.
He estimated in his mind how much money he would need to buy a house in the center of the island.
"Stop talking! Hurry up!" Charles' urging made the two of them shut up and quicken their pace.
Just as they were about to walk over the small slope, a figure half-crouching on a tree branch made everyone's heart tighten.
Charles raised his right hand, and everyone stopped immediately. "Are you here after all? I knew this island wasn't that simple."
Charles took a step forward and said directly to the figure in Chinese: "Who are you? Did you catch me just now?"
The man turned around slowly, and when Charles saw the man's face clearly, his pupils shrank slightly. The man was none other than himself.
Although he looked a little disheveled and his clothes were tattered, he was indeed Charles.
At this time, the crew looked at each other with confusion. "What's going on? Why are there two captains?"
Charles immediately remembered what happened at the V12 shelter. Could it be that the island was another shelter? Was the other party from another parallel world
"You're wrong. This is not Lily's parallel world."
Charles looked at himself in front of him in astonishment. He actually knew everything he was thinking.
"Of course I know what you are thinking, because I am your future self."
"What the hell are you talking about? The future Charles? Can it be any more outrageous?" The Pope's face showed obvious disbelief.
"He's right." Another Pope walked out of the woods.
And it wasn't just the Pope, Dipper, Bandage, Tuba, Linda, and Plank, another set of crew members also walked out of the woods nearby.
Charles' mind was a little confused at this time. He covered his head and thought for a while, then said to his future self: "Okay, even if you are Charles in the future, since we have found the surface exit, we should leave now."
"No, you can't leave."
"Why?"
"If you leave like this, we who just landed on the island won't be able to find the searchlight or the exit above, which will cause a paradox."
"Don't you understand? The time in this bubble is totally messed up! Your future self, your present self, and your past self are all in the same timeline. The people you encountered before are us in the near future."
Charles' mind buzzed for a moment, and he suddenly figured something out. He reached out and took out the paper from his pocket.
It turns out that the note was written by him to himself. No wonder the Pope couldn't defeat the other party before. How could one Pope defeat two Popes
There are no living people on this island! There are only themselves in different time periods.
Charles was about to speak as he looked into the future, but the other party spoke first as if he had predicted the future.
"No! If we can't send ourselves to the giant searchlight after we land on the island, then our timeline will be completely messed up!"
"Can you imagine two Charles appearing in the same timeline? Family is easy to deal with, but how are we going to divide Anna?"
Looking at his future self, Charles asked again: "Who told you all this? How do you know it so clearly?"
Future Charles shook his head. "I can't tell you this. You'll know it soon anyway."
"Why can't you tell me?"
"Because I didn't tell you before, I can't tell you now. This is a closed loop, do you understand? We can't do anything outside the loop."
Looking at himself in front of him, and thinking about the previous abnormal situation, Charles now believes it 90%
Just as he opened his mouth to ask other questions, a very panicked voice sounded from behind him. "Wait! What about me? Where did my future self go?"
The voice belonged to sailor West. His voice was trembling, and he stared at a group of future people in the distance. However, no matter how carefully he looked, he did not see his future self.
Charles also discovered that there were fewer people in the future crowd. Not only West was missing, but also the kitchen helper, two sailors and three bald men of the Church of Light.
"Am I... am I dead in the future?" West said with deep fear in his eyes.
Future Charles didn't look at him or say anything.
The cook Ergus, the sailor West, and two other sailors shouted excitedly, and the scene was extremely chaotic for a while.
"Impossible! There is no danger on this island. I can't possibly die!"
"Yes! Why me?!"
"I don't want to die..."
"Quiet!" "Quiet!" The two Charles spoke at the same time. Charles, with a frown on his face, said to the crew members, "As long as I can come back alive this time, I can triple your pension!"
The four crew members' voices gradually became smaller, and they looked at their captain with despair in their eyes. Money is important, but no matter how important it is, it is not as important as life.
Just then, a group of brown mice ran over and Charles squeaked.
When the future pope saw this, he immediately took off his white robe and changed into his subordinates' black clothes. "Hurry up and get ready. They are coming. I will lead them over."
It turned out that the dark shadow Charles saw when he first arrived on the island was him in disguise.
47-1=46 This is a chapter that needs rewards
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