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"That's the problem. Every restart does not completely erase the world from the previous round. Some of them remain in the new world, and eventually they accumulate more and more, completely beyond the control of the Foundation. The world after the restart The situation when you first come into contact with the gods is different from our reality, and the situation may be more intense..." the old man said.

"I probably know what you mean. The world is like a matryoshka doll with many holes in its shell, stacked all the way to the 999th floor." Chen Ke touched his chin and said thoughtfully.

"Yes, the things we have to face at each level are more complicated than the previous level. This is also the difference between us and the Foundation. How can we expect the world that is too busy to take care of itself to find the answers we want?" The old man shook his head. , looking towards the surging sea of ​​clouds.

"You...can you tell me what is the difference between the two foundations?" Chen Ke asked.

"There is actually only one foundation, the Cradle of Humanity Project Foundation. Because of differences in opinions on the application of divine abilities, some people chose to leave and established the Human Connection Project Foundation. Of course, this is not a widely recognized foundation. Name, more people call us the Seance Sect..." the old man laughed.

"What! The Human Connection Project Foundation is a seance sect?" Chen Ke was startled and stood up from the stone.

"You look surprised. Have you come into contact with our people in your world?" the old man asked.

"It's really hard to put it into words." Chen Ke didn't know what to say. In fact, he himself didn't have a good impression of the Foundation or the Seance Sect.

"I hope you can understand that the seance sects in your world may be very different from ours." The old man said.

"Whether it is us or the Foundation, the world has come to an end, and all differences and disputes have become meaningless. The only thing that remains unchanged is our determination to survive as human beings. The Foundation always hopes that humans can find a way to return to reality. , but we need to be more pragmatic," the old man added.

"What are you doing when the Foundation restarts the world?" Chen Ke sat back and asked.

"Before they restarted the world for the first time, we had already foreseen the outcome of mankind. The difference between the Seance and the Foundation is that we do not use rationality to view the power of gods. Think about it, the universe is so big, Human beings are so insignificant, and not everything can be explained by our science. When the world shaped by God's dream is presented to us, how can we distinguish the difference between reality and illusion when that kind of power comes to the world? Why should we investigate the reason? They are there, they exist, and we only need to identify the pros and cons and then use them."

"It does sound very pragmatic..." Chen Ke couldn't deny it.

"So we did not study the method of killing gods like the Foundation, but chose another path. This is also the reason why I exist here." The old man said.

"They sent you here? So, the deity sect already knew that the foundation wanted to send the power of the gods back to the restarted world?" Chen Ke asked.

"This is just our guess. Things are fickle. We don't know when the foundation will do this. We don't even know if the foundation can survive until then... This is a gamble. They bet on you, and We bet on them." The old man replied.

"What if you lose?" Chen Ke shook his head.

"We didn't expect to win anyway," the old man said.

He smiled and added: "The gods held by the foundation who can travel through time and space only have the womb and half of the body of their mother. The other half is in the hands of the seance sect, so your ability is incomplete, and I don't have it." If you guess wrong, your ability should always be activated halfway, right?"

"That's true..." Chen Ke nodded.

"I am your half, young man. My body is in a big iron jar, connected with the other half of the god's body by its half umbilical cord. After giving up all my life force, I was able to carry it with me The ability comes to the outermost area of ​​​​God's Dream, which is in a state of half-dream and half-awake, so the abilities you have in the restarted world have no effect," the old man said.

"So...you also have that kind of power now...?" Chen Ke asked.

"No, I don't. I'm just a carrier. I came here with two missions. The first is to give you back the last part of your missing abilities, and the second is to tell you the second way to save mankind. Way. Better way." The old man said.

Chen Ke was speechless.

"The Foundation hopes that you will act as a guardian. After this cycle reaches a certain stage, if you have not found a way to kill the gods, they will restart the world before time is stranded. They should have told you the consequences. You are the last chance. , and after restarting, you will become an echo of the past along with the 999th cycle, but I will give you a better choice."

"Let's talk about it." Chen Ke said.

"We don't want you to restart the world, but we want you to sleep deeply in this place and have a dream within a dream, so that humans can survive and thrive forever in your dreams. This choice is more realistic for humans, But you will never wake up, become the foundation of the world, and sleep in this place forever." The old man said.

"Wouldn't it mean that I would always live in a dream? Besides, this dream belongs to the gods, not mine. How could I...?" Chen Ke sighed.

"You still don't understand that the god in our hands is the offspring of an alien god. It is still young, so we can control it and transfer our power to its dream. You are now considered half An alien god, and when I return my power to you, you will have all its power. At that time, you will be able to add a new layer of dreams to the existing dream, but this one. It won't interfere with reality, so it won't cause time to be stranded," the old man said.

"It sounds like, no matter what choice I make, I will always be the worst off." Chen Ke said helplessly.

"This gift of great power comes with a price. Fate has chosen you, young man. You have to bear it," the old man said.

"Why can't you transfer this power to your people?" Chen Ke asked.

"How can we transfer the power of God in reality? If there is such a way, do you think the Foundation and humanity will become extinct? The methods we have tried and thought about are unheard of by you, and they have even exceeded the standards of human ethics. Bottom line, don’t doubt our determination to preserve human civilization,” the old man said.

"What if I refuse?" Chen Ke asked.

"Of course we have taken this into consideration. Have you seen the apartment over there?" the old man pointed to the apartment in the distance.

"Of course I saw it." Chen Ke said.

"I'm not going to lie to you. This is your territory. This is the edge of dreams. That apartment is your self-protection mechanism, a shelter automatically formed based on your memory and life. Over there, you can not only use your With the ability, you can also touch the door of the apartment and travel back to the world. But here, no, this is a zero point. There is a reason why I am waiting for you here." The old man said.

"You mean, if I refuse, you won't give me your ability?" Chen Ke asked.

"No, I'm not an unreasonable old man. I just don't want you to listen to the Foundation and let humanity be completely extinct after the 1,000th restart. But we very much hope that you can let humanity enter the next period of childhood as we wish. , If you decide, then you have to show your determination and prove that you are capable of making decisions for mankind." The old man said.

"What do you mean?" Chen Ke asked.

"Either, go dreaming. Or, with a mortal body, defeat the guardians we left here. Otherwise, we will be trapped here forever." The old man said.

He snapped his fingers and saw a flash of black light in the center of the circular platform. A black knight wearing Angeli armor, holding a moonlight sword, was half-kneeling on the ground.

"That's..." Chen Ke said in surprise.

"That's your phantom. Power is not given unconditionally. You can reach this point because of our gift. Now if you want to go your own way, prove it to us. Without this ability, you You can defeat him too," the old man said.

"I don't have time to play games." Chen Ke looked at the old man, a little angry.

"This is not a game, and there is no time here. You don't even have the right to die. We have chosen you, and you have to obey. This is the first and last cooperation between the Foundation and the Seance. Young man, either If you dream, you can defeat him so that you can take care of yourself." The old man said with a smile.

Chen Ke clenched his hands into fists, trembling with anger.

The old man ignored Chen Ke. He stood up and slowly walked towards the cliff. Looking at the rolling sea of ​​clouds in the distance.

The old man said lightly: "It's really... spectacular." He looked back at Chen Ke, and then jumped down resolutely.