He quickly and in detail recounted what he had experienced during the hot summer.
The reactions of other people were basically the same as he imagined.
"A stone statue with your face on it? Holy shit, don't we all have a stone statue?"
"So this is how I encountered the Underground Crystal City..."
"Shi Wanyun? The one from Area 1? Huh? Is she here now?"
"Wait, why are you so familiar with the facilities in the underground palace?"
Their questions kept coming up, and Xu Xin could only tell them: "You will understand if you listen to me. What I am going to say next is the most important part, and it is also the reason why we came to this world."
The explorers gathered in a circle all showed shocked expressions, then fell silent and listened attentively.
"We... entered the second floor of the palace, and there, I returned to... our world."
"What?!" At this time, the people around could no longer sit still and exclaimed in surprise.
Wang Lei and Wen Guixin stood up immediately, and Ji Chaoyang stared at him intently.
Lou Feier and others who had been adventuring with him were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths.
"In that world, I returned to my home, met my mother, my sister, and many familiar people."
He continued his story.
"But they don't recognize me anymore."
What Xu Xin said was like bombs one after another, causing the faces of the people around him to change again, but no one interrupted him and continued to listen to him.
There were too many doubts about his experience in the past world, and these people had too many questions to ask, so they simply stopped asking.
"… We have reached the third floor of the palace…"
Amidst the crowd's increasingly shocked expressions and the gazes of their eyes widening wider, Xu Xin clearly described the current state of the world to everyone present.
"… So we returned to the surface, and the Crystal City rose to the surface with us."
silence.
Deathly silence.
Everyone around was completely speechless.
What Xu Xin said was so shocking that no one present could believe it at first, and could only stir up a storm in their minds.
Suddenly someone told them that this was not another world, but the Earth a thousand years later...
Who can believe this!
If someone else said this kind of thing, they would just think that the other person had something wrong with his brain.
But... this matter was also said by Xu Xin.
Moreover, the Crystal City outside, which was only a few hundred meters away, proved what he said.
Coco lay on Xu Xin's legs, tilted her little head, and wondered why these people stopped talking.
"Hmm?"
This cry broke the deathly silence.
"This... is the Earth of the future? The Earth of... one thousand years from now?!" Wang Lei's eyes widened as big as copper bells, "Brother Xin, you... it's not that I don't believe you, but... isn't what you said too unbelievable?!"
Qin Yunlong and Qin Yunhu were still in shock and speechless.
"Yes!" Zhao Xiaochuan also jumped up, "This... Brother Xin, is there a possibility that... you were deceived?"
Xu Xin nodded gently: "It's possible, but... the possibility is very small."
The resources he had obtained, the stone statue of him that had obviously existed for a long time, the images, and everything else in this world that was similar to Earth...
Everything points to this place, which is actually the Earth.
"No wonder..." Ji Chaoyang's eyes sparkled, and he muttered to himself, "No wonder the species in this world are almost exactly the same as those on Earth, except that they are larger in size. Even the plant and fungal species are the same. Is that the case..."
Ji Chaoyang's words shocked everyone around him.
If this is another world, there shouldn't be the same species as on Earth.
"Wait, wait, wait...! Huh?" Wen Guixin felt that her brain was not enough. "What you just said was so confusing. What about being sent to a more distant future by our future self? I don't quite understand. Can you say it again?"
Xu Xin nodded and repeated it again.
Everyone listened very carefully, and some even leaned towards Xu Xin, for fear of missing any crucial information.
"I still can't believe what you said. Can we go see the statue with your face?" At this time, Qi Xuefei spoke up. Her face looked a little ugly, as if she was in panic. "The statue is also on the ground now."
"On the ground." Lou Feier said, she stood up and pointed to the window, "It's outside, only a few hundred meters away from here, just go straight over."
She glanced at Xu Xin, and there seemed to be a hint of dissatisfaction and resentment in her eyes.
It seemed to be saying, why tell her now! Didn't they explore underground together
She, the person traveling with her, seemed like an outsider!
Zeng Tao at the side also had the same expression and glared at Xu Xin, but because there were so many elders present, she couldn't get angry and could only remain silent in anger.
Jin Yue's eyes were a little dull as she stared at the ground, thinking about something.
Xu Xin felt helpless.
There is nothing we can do about this.
At the time, his head was a mess and he was in extreme shock. He hadn't figured out the situation yet. How could he tell others about it
After saying this, will everyone be confused in that environment where they don’t know whether it is safe or not
After he got to the ground, he immediately received a voice message from Li Yajun, informing him that his sister had appeared. Coupled with various other things, he was so busy that he didn't know what to do.
The best solution is to get everyone together and talk about this matter from beginning to end in an orderly manner.
"Let's go and take a look."
"good."
No one spoke anymore.
Everyone was placed under the tree house and moved silently towards the statue.
Everyone was thinking about something.
The statue is very close to the Crystal City, only a few dozen meters away from the very edge of the Crystal City.
Soon, everyone stood in front of the statue.
"Crystal statue?"
"… Is it the same as Crystal City?" Ji Chaoyang pondered.
After the statue's stone skin shed, the crystal statue inside became more refined. If the original statue needed some identification to be recognized as Xu Xin, now this statue is Xu Xin at a glance.
The face shape, eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same as his.
"... We can't be sure it's real..." Wang Lei's smile was a little forced, "How long have we been here? This statue could have been carved after we came here and buried underground..."
"... No." Ji Chaoyang said, "I have long felt that this world is a little strange. Everything about it is a little too similar to Earth. I even thought before that this might be some parallel world. What Xu Xin said... can be regarded as the answer to my biggest doubt."
"But I didn't expect it to be the world of the future..."
"But...but..." At this time, Jin Yue, who had been following behind him, spoke up, muttering, "If all this is true, then...is there no way for us to go back to the past? Our loved ones..."
Her words once again silenced everyone around her.
This is also what they have been thinking about.
Their relatives and friends in that world may have died thousands of years ago.
Moreover, it is very likely that these were the lives lost in the disaster thousands of years ago.
Dad... Mom...
"If...if that's really the case, then why not send our relatives to the future as well!" Wen Guixin's emotions got a little out of control, "The hundreds-year-old me, do I no longer have feelings for my relatives?"
"… What's the point of sending it here?" Qin Yunlong leaned against a tree trunk and whispered, "Like the other survivors, will they die in this battle of survival where they don't know what's going on?"
"Can… "
"… The reason for not sending them here is probably that they don't want to cause any complications for the ultimate goal." Xu Xin said softly, "If we send irrelevant people to the future and make them disappear, then this changed future might collapse again."
In the hearts of those people, this future is a bright future, and it may very well be a future in which the earth will be saved. They do not want this changed future to collapse.
Moreover, if the future really collapses, the people who are sent to the future will also collapse along with it, which would be equivalent to harming them.
"And..." He had a guess in his mind.
Their relatives may still live out their lives.
"... Didn't you say before that they... transferred some humans underground after the disaster as the last spark of humanity?" Ji Chaoyang suddenly spoke up, "If it were me, among these people... there would definitely be my relatives."
Xu Xin smiled: "Do you think so too?"
That's what he thought too.
His parents forgot about him and Yingying, who left later. When the disaster struck, they were sent underground to survive and reproduce with the hidden population.
He and Yingying left seven years ago, before the disaster, and in that forgotten situation, his parents would think they had no children and would most likely continue to have children, giving him and Yingying a younger brother or sister.
Then, he spent his old age underground with his children after the disaster.
If they forget about him and Yingying, his parents won't be sad for them.
Moreover, with future technology, except for no longer being able to see the sky, their lives may even be better than before.
Compared to others who died in the disaster, they were very lucky.
So, in this regard, although Xu Xin was sentimental, he was not too sad.
At least, his parents truly lived out their lives and died of old age. This is the greatest happiness even for ordinary people on Earth in peacetime.
Xu Xin expressed his thoughts, which made the originally extremely heavy atmosphere around them lighter.
"… Yeah, you're right!" Wen Guixin let out a long breath, "As long as they are happy, I don't care what happens to me. It's better to say that they have forgotten me…"
"Damn, this... is this considered a huge mood swing?" Wang Lei also cheered up and loudly stirred up the still somewhat dull atmosphere.
"Although it's not a perfect result, but... it's acceptable." Qin Yunlong glanced at his brother beside him.
He still has his family with him, so he is probably the luckiest person right now.
"Hey, don't accept it so easily. It's as if I'm too emotionally fragile..." Zhao Xiaochuan looked at the sky, "I still want to see my grandparents, parents, and brothers..."
Qi Xuefei's eyes were blank. Although she was looking in the direction of the crystal statue, her eyes were not focused. She murmured softly, "Zixuan..."
Xu Xin's eyebrows twitched slightly.
Qi Zixuan. He almost forgot about this person.
I haven't paid much attention to it. Is he still alive
"What are you afraid of!" At this time, Zeng Tao suddenly jumped out and said, "Since there is such a thing as a time machine, can't we just go back to the past in the future! Haven't you thought of this? Is it necessary to be so sad? Have some confidence in yourself!"
Her words startled everyone around her.
Xu Xin's mouth twitched slightly, and he reached out and hit her on the forehead.
“Bang!”
"Ah! What are you doing!" Zeng Tao covered her head and yelled, "Did I say something wrong?"
Lou Fei'er looked at her speechlessly: "What do you think? How stupid are you?"
Although the people around were still feeling sad, they all smiled at each other because of Zeng Tao's noisy words.
"Ah? What? What are you all laughing at? Is there something wrong with what I said?" Zeng Tao was a little puzzled.
Xu Xin was really angry and amused: "Just tell me, why are we here? Why were we sent to the world a thousand years later? Did you understand what I just said?"
"Of course I understand. Are you looking down on me?" Zeng Tao said dissatisfiedly, "Isn't it because two identical people cannot exist in the same time and space that we were sent here? Ah...!"
Zeng Tao's eyes widened and she reacted.
Xu Xin sighed: "Do you think going back to the past is a simple thing? How much effort did those people put in to go back to the past? Even we were tricked. That period of time in the past was full of their figures. How can we go back? We can't learn from them and let others go back and send them away."
Ji Chaoyang also smiled slightly and said, "If we really send those people away, why are we here? Then this future will probably collapse, and all their efforts will really be burned to ashes. Besides, we are not as strong as them... Hmm?"
Ji Chaoyang looked at Xu Xin at this time.
Zeng Tao was stunned for two seconds, then lowered her head sadly, "Is that so... Then... Then my parents..."
She was finally one step behind everyone else and entered the sad stage.
"Okay, okay." Lou Fei'er comforted her, "Your parents must have spent a relatively happy old age."
"Wuwuwu... Then... since you have thought of it a long time ago, why aren't you sad?" Zeng Tao looked at Lou Feier with tears in her eyes.
"Me? I don't care." Lou Fei'er shrugged. "There's nothing worth remembering about the past. I live much better here than over there. Well, it would be nicer if someone could be nicer to me."
As she said this she glanced at Xu Xin.
Are they still dissatisfied that he did not tell these fellow travelers about these things in advance
"Woo woo woo... So good..."
"What's good about that!" Lou Fei'er slapped her on the head and said unhappily, "I mean, I was having a miserable time over there!"
Jin Yue stood aside without saying a word, with a dim look in her eyes.
She was the exact opposite of Lou Fei'er. She was very happy in the past, but suffered extremely miserable torture after coming here.
She actually felt that returning to her original world was unlikely, but she always held on to a glimmer of hope.
Now, that hope is gone.
She sighed and looked at Xu Xin and Lou Feier who were playing around.
These people will be everything to her from now on.
"Xu Xin..." Ji Chaoyang looked at Xu Xin with a questioning look.
Xu Xin nodded at him.
He knew what Ji Chaoyang wanted to say.
They... It's not that they can't go back to the past.
Didn't he just go back
That crystal palace is a special time machine that allows them to return to the past in a special state.
But, I can only be a spectator.
The same goes for Xu Xin.
If Yingying wasn't there when he went back to the past, he would have basically been unable to have any influence on the past.
No one else can see him or touch him, and the most he can do is pick up a pen or a pebble.
The impact on the past is minimal.
Perhaps, that is why he can exist there for a period of time.
And the reason why Yingying was affected was probably because those who wanted to send her to the future had already contacted her, which led to such a wonderful thing.
… maybe someone else can see it
Yingying seemed to have said before that there was anyone in their class who recognized him
Perhaps, he could use this to slightly influence the past.
"Hey! Wait!" Wen Guixin suddenly pointed at herself and said, "Then is my current ability something I left to myself? Did the hundreds-year-old me experience any kind of stimulation? Why did I become a poisonous person that no one can touch?"
“Pfft, who knows? Maybe, the other you was…” Wang Lei raised his eyebrows.
"Shut up! Don't say that again! I'll tear your mouth apart!"
"No, no, no, I was wrong!"
The atmosphere gradually became relaxed, and finally everyone's minds began to become active again.
"By the way, where is Wen Xi? You haven't explained where Wen Xi went." Qi Xuefei turned and looked at Xu Xin.
"Yes, where is Sister Wen Xi?" The others also looked over.
"Wen Xi she..." Seeing that everyone's emotions had calmed down, Xu Xin told them what had happened here and his own speculations.
"Our top priority now, in addition to figuring out what the Crystal City is for, is to find Wen Xi back." Xu Xin said, "Otherwise... the production of our combat supplies will have to be stopped."