"I haven't told them yet because I'm worried that they might want to go out during this unstable time."
Ji Chaoyang walked to the window and looked at the other survivors who were very contented not far away.
These survivors no longer want to go out.
"But now, I think it's time to tell them." Ji Chaoyang turned around and said, "I think someone needs to be stationed outside the World Tree. We inside have no way of knowing the situation outside all the time."
Xu Xin nodded slightly.
Although the scene around the World Tree can be observed in the control room of the World Tree's underground space, but... it is only possible there. If you want to observe the surroundings, you must go down first.
For example, now, everyone has no way of knowing what is happening outside.
Unless you go down to the underground space, or go out directly.
"Actually, there is another way." Xu Xin put forward his own suggestion, "Use the control console in the underground space as a monitoring room and have people work there in shifts 24 hours a day."
He looked at Xu Ying beside him and said, "Is this okay?"
Xu Ying nodded: "Of course, that's what we did before. If it's this world tree, it would be even easier. After all, the flow of time in the outside world is so slow. If something really happens, unless you are blind, it is impossible not to discover it."
"I have also asked Xu Ying about this." Ji Chaoyang smiled slightly, "Of course we have to do this. It is necessary to monitor the movements around the World Tree, but I think we also need someone to live outside. Moreover, this can also solve the problem I just raised."
"You mean... let those who want to live outside live outside." Xu Xin pondered for a moment.
"Yes, that's what I mean." Ji Chaoyang looked out the window again. "We haven't told them the situation yet, but we will absorb more survivors later. By then, they will definitely know about this."
"It's still too early. If Sister Xu Ying doesn't take action, it will take several days for those people to come here at the earliest. I'm afraid a year has already passed in internal time." Zhao Xiaochuan leaned on the sofa. "Even if Sister Xu Ying takes action, it won't work today. The situation in the underground world has not been dealt with yet. It will take at least a day, and it will take a hundred days in internal time."
Then, he lay down like Ge You: "Why are you in such a hurry? I want to clear my mind..."
"You've been idle for more than half a month, that's enough!" Qin Yunlong pulled him up unhappily.
"Enough for what? I want to take a two-month long vacation!"
Zhao Xiaochuan shouted.
"What? I'm so bored..." Zeng Tao said weakly, holding her chin with her hand.
Zhao Xiaochuan sat up straight. "It was just a joke, but it really doesn't matter. Whether inside or outside, don't we have to live that long? It's still so safe inside. If anyone wants to cause trouble, they really have no conscience."
The others all nodded as well.
Wen Guixin curled her lips and said, "If anyone is dissatisfied, just tell them to get out. They are the ones who are always causing trouble, right?"
Ji Chaoyang shook his head helplessly: "You can't think about this from your own perspective. We will eventually absorb a large number of humans in the future. Some problems and plans still need to be thought out and done in advance. Otherwise, if you want to change it in the future, it will trouble the Blue Level."
Xu Xin understood a little bit, touched his chin and said: "You mean, when outsiders come in, it will affect the mentality of others."
"Yes. If it's just us, then they really might not care. But if someone from outside comes in, they just need to make a quick comparison..." Ji Chaoyang paused, "If there are any acquaintances from the regional channel before..."
…That does make people feel a little uncomfortable. Does this count as being one year older than the people I know
"Moreover, the most important point is that they don't know the truth about this world yet." Ji Chaoyang said seriously, "For them, this is just another world. Their relatives and friends are still waiting for them to return. Even if they can't go back, they will still have a thought. In their minds, a hundred times the speed of time is equivalent to aging a hundred times faster than their relatives and friends."
Ji Chaoyang looked at everyone.
"This is what I want to tell you this time. We... should tell them the truth."
Everyone was silent for a moment.
During the half month that Xu Xin was away, they also discussed whether or not to tell these people the truth about the world.
But in the end, it came to nothing.
Just like what Ji Chaoyang said just now, even if these people know that there is a high probability that they will not be able to go back, they will still have certain thoughts about their relatives and friends.
If we tell them this, it will immediately cut off their thoughts, which will be painful, and some people may even not dare to believe this fact.
But if we don't tell them, once the issue of the speed of time is revealed, it will cause chaos.
"Ah... You really should tell them about this." Xu Ying raised her hand and said, "Wait for me to bring the people from the underground world up here. This kind of thing can't be concealed at all."
Ji Chaoyang nodded: "So, that's why I came up with this idea. Instead of letting them find out and blame us for hiding it from them, it's better to tell them all about it once and for all."
After some discussion, everyone reached a consensus.
Indeed, there is no point in hiding it any longer.
It's time to teach them the cruel truth of this world.
"One more thing." Xu Xin proposed an idea: "Instead of just telling them, I think we should tell all the survivors we can contact about this situation."
If the world channel was still available, he would even like to tell this to all the survivors around the world.
But now, they can only contact the remaining survivors in Area 188 and Area 1.
However, it was enough. After all, they could only bring back the survivors from these two areas.
"Ah... I suddenly know why you want to send people outside." Wen Guixin raised her eyebrows and looked at Ji Chaoyang, "In the World Tree, it is impossible to communicate with people outside."
"Well, this is one of the reasons." Ji Chaoyang nodded.
"But if we live outside... do we also need someone to be outside?" Li Wenxi asked, "We are the only ones who can freely enter and exit the World Tree, right?"
Before, the explorers had already discussed it, and at least for now, except for Lou Feier and the other two who had not yet returned, they would not give anyone else access to the World Tree.
At least it has to be very, very strict before you wake up.
After all, the more people there are, the more likely problems are to arise.
The alien invaders' spies have already eroded the human base in the underground world. We can't let them wreak havoc here anymore.
Moreover, the human base in the underground world can rely on Xu Xin's ability to detect spies, but if something goes wrong here, no one will be able to read their minds.
If such a person were allowed to gain the ability to enter and exit the World Tree at will, it would be a big trouble.
Therefore, at this stage, the only people who can freely enter and exit the World Tree are these few people now.
"Don't worry about that. We can take turns to watch over it." Ji Chaoyang said with a smile, "Don't forget the hundred-fold time difference. My idea is to always have two people outside to observe the situation and contact people in other areas. We can change people at any time if they get tired."
That’s true.
If the internal schedule is followed and the shift is rotated once a day, the people outside would only have stayed for fifteen minutes.
If we follow the internal schedule of three days rotation, outside it would not even be an hour.
Time... is still shockingly plentiful.
That's outrageous.
"It's decided then."
After discussion, everyone finally reached a conclusion.
Tell everyone about this.
Xu Xin was in no hurry to leave.
This matter was completed in just a few tens of minutes, which would only take a few tens of seconds in the outside world.
After they gathered everyone together, they told everyone the truth about this world.
"This is what is happening, everyone." Xu Xin said to the people present.
The survivors present were all in a state of great shock. There were more than 200 people and they were completely silent.
"No... Impossible!"
The sound of a person mumbling to himself broke the silence.
Suddenly the crowd was in an uproar.
“Ah? Ah?!”
“Earth a thousand years from now? Huh?!
”
"Aliens are invading the Earth? Holy shit!"
"This... This must be made up. This is too magical, right? How could something like this happen?"
"I knew it! I knew it! Hahaha! The species of creatures in this world are exactly the same as those on Earth! This doesn't match my illusion of the other world at all. I didn't expect it to be Earth! I really guessed it!"
"Ah, I had the same idea. I thought it was a parallel world to Earth, but it turned out to be... Earth thousands of years ago!?"
"Oh no! Have the alien invaders completely occupied the Earth?"
"Holy shit, that mysterious voice is from aliens? Is it an invader? I'll f**k it!"
“… How can anyone believe such a thing
”
"Why can't I believe it? Would it be more believable to travel to another world? I'd rather believe that this is still Earth. It's great!"
"But... But... If it really is a thousand years later, then my parents, my friends..."
"Humanity thousands of years ago was almost wiped out by alien invasion? Damn, you must be kidding!
”
"ah… "
“Oh my god…!”
That person's words reminded many people who were frightened by time and did not consider this matter.
"this… "
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"But, this is what the explorers said... What's the point of the explorers lying to us?"
"Well... I don't mind. I'm an orphan anyway."
"Ha, I feel great to be away from those parents and relatives. Also, did my ex-boyfriend also die in that disaster? Well, it feels even better!"
This group of people are all between 18 and 30 years old and have no children yet, so their only concerns are basically their parents and relatives.
“I don’t believe it… I don’t believe it…”
"This must be Earth! The species and everything are so similar, it's impossible for this to be another world!"
"Impossible, this is simply impossible! Unless... unless the elders provide evidence!"
Because of the prestige that the explorers had built up since the beginning of their survival, even after hearing such shocking news that was not to their liking, the survivors did not speak rudely or riot, but looked at the explorers one by one.
"Big Brothers! We need evidence!"
"Yeah, if it's just a guess, then... that may not be the case!"
"Wuwuwu... Impossible, I'm the only one left..."
"Dad...Mom..."
Some people have already collapsed on the ground.
In this strange world, many people have survived until now only by relying on the little thoughts about their loved ones.
Tell them now that their loved ones died long ago...
"Ah... I knew it would be like this." Qi Xuefei sighed. She had never been in favor of making the truth public.
If it weren't for this World Tree, she would never agree to make this matter public.
In this world where life and death are unpredictable, and knowing that the person you care about died thousands of years ago, I am afraid that many people will lose hope of living.
In this world where one must do everything to survive, losing hope and motivation to live is tantamount to committing death.
Fortunately, the situation is different now. These people have already enjoyed more than half a month of happy time in the World Tree, and have been together for so long. Now that there is infinite hope, this situation is unlikely to happen again.
but…
She turned to look at Xu Xin, "I think you should put aside the idea of telling the truth to the other survivors."
Xu Xin nodded heavily.
Even among this group of people there are people like this. The other survivors who have been surviving alone, facing countless dangers and have managed to hold on until now, if there are people who rely on the thought of their families to hold on, they may not be able to withstand this kind of blow.
The survivors are still looking at the explorers, hoping they will provide evidence and explanations.
"Yingying..." Li Wenxi looked at Xu Ying beside him.
"Go ahead." Xu Ying nodded.
"We have evidence."
Li Wenxi immediately spoke to everyone.
"Because there are not only us in this world, there are also... people who have survived from thousands of years ago to the present day! We are not alone in this world!"
Li Wenxi's words immediately made the people around him excited.
"What?"
"There are other humans?!"
“Are…are they descendants of people from thousands of years ago?!”
Li Wenxi continued, "Yes, that's right. I have already had contact with them. Although they have not had an easy time in the past thousand years, after a thousand years of recovery, they have our technology and weapons from the past, which can inject new strength into us!"
"There are more than 100 million of them! We are not alone in this world!"
Xu Xin also spoke at this time: "We will soon bring their technology to the World Tree, so that we can return to our original lives, and... we will also bring some of them with us. In this way, you will have no doubts."
This information was enough to stun the people who had always thought that they were the only survivors in the world. It took them a while to digest it.
While they were shocked by the news, Ji Chaoyang told them about the hundred-fold flow rate.
"Hundred... Hundred times the flow rate!"
"Ah? The speed of time flows differently in the World Tree!"
"My, my, my... my head is going to explode, what the hell is going on..."
"No wonder Brother Xin was out for half a month or several days, and there was no danger. No wonder... it turned out that only a few hours had passed in the outside world?!"
“Ah? Ah?!”
"Then we are safe, aren't we? One day of safety is equal to a hundred days of safety! Holy crap! We are safe!"
Everyone was bombarded by the huge amount of information. Some were stunned, some were discussing frantically, and some were slumped on the ground in a daze. It was simply a chaos of demons.
Xu Xin took the opportunity to pull Xu Ying to a place away from the crowd.
"It's not our business anymore. We should leave."
"Hmm... what to do next?"
"Go to Area 1 and see what Lou Fei'er and the others have been through."