New Year's Eve.
between prayers.
This year, Tokiwa Shougo still didn't go out.
He sat on a chair and looked quietly at the fireworks that continued to bloom outside the window.
The fireworks are silent and soundless.
Because the barrier outside the house is still stubbornly blocking out all the noise, as if there is still an old creature resting inside the house.
During this process, Tokiwa Shogo suddenly noticed his own reflection on the window when the fireworks were lit.
He subconsciously raised his hand and touched his cheek...
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Time Kingdom Calendar Year 22.
It was as if time finally remembered Shogo Tokiwa and began to leave traces on his young face.
Adnis discovered that their king was starting to grow old.
This year's year-end party is a bit dull.
Adnis said: "Denton, Edith, have you noticed it too?"
"Um."
Denton nodded, then he drank the wine in one gulp, grabbed the empty glass, remained silent for a while, and continued.
"To be honest, I have become accustomed to the sense of security brought by the king's gaze, because I have been so happy these years, so I have almost forgotten that the king has long said that one day he will be Will leave. This is far from the end of the king’s journey.”
Edith also said: "Yes, if you think about it carefully, as a stop on the journey, the king has really stayed in this world for a long time... You see, in the kingdom calendar alone, this year is already the third It’s been 22 years, plus the time before that, it’s almost thirty years, right?”
Hearing this, Adnis couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It must have happened. I remember that when we met His Majesty the King, we were still very young, but now, he is already an eighty-year-old man."
"Yeah, you see, my hair is all white." Edith grabbed a handful of hair from the back of her neck and raised it in front of her face.
Seeing this, Denton couldn't help grinning, touching his head with a smile, and encouraged: "If you don't want gray hair, Edith, you can just shave it off like me."
"???"
Hearing this, Edith turned her head to look at Denton's bald head, and immediately couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth, and said angrily.
"To put it lightly, do you know how hard I have worked hard to keep these hairs over the years? Does that mean I can just shave them off?"
Edith said angrily, but it made Adnis and Denton laugh.
From this point on, the atmosphere at the scene finally became a little more relaxed.
Then, Adnis said: "Denton, Edith, do you think I should persuade His Majesty the King of Time to stay?"
In this regard, Denton shook his head and said: "No, I think that if His Majesty the King really wants to embark on the journey again, the last thing we should do is to block His Majesty the King, because this is the King's journey. Something that was stated at the outset.”
Edith agreed: "Indeed, His Majesty the King has done enough for us. Now, it is our turn to do something for the King."
Adnis smiled: "I think so too, so the question now is, what can we do for the king?"
Edith scratched his head and said, "Hold a grand farewell party?"
Denton gave Edith a look of contempt: "No, I think the first thing we need to figure out now is... when does the king plan to leave?"
As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly fell silent.
They looked at each other, and finally, Denton and Edith's eyes fell on Adnis.
Adnis: "..."
The corners of his mouth trembled, and Adnis raised his hand to support his forehead and said, "This is not important, because judging from the 'signals' shown by His Majesty the King, we still have plenty of time."
Adnis looked around at Denton and Edith.
"As you all know, Lord You Liuxian left the king last year, so what the king needs most now is companionship."
At this point, Adnis looked at Denton and Edith, and with their stunned expressions, he said every word seriously.
"At the same time, the throne of this time kingdom also needs an heir."
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Time Kingdom Calendar Year 23.
The beginning of the year.
As soon as the holiday ended, Adnis, Denton and Edith came outside the prayer room.
Adnis then enters the prayer room and asks questions about the heir.
Tokiwa Shougo: "..."
To be honest, although he didn't know what Adnis and the others were thinking about, he had to say that as far as the results were concerned, the direction Adnis and the others were considering was not wrong.
Because, according to Tokiwa Shogo's plan, in a few years, even if Adnis and the others don't mention it, he will use Denton's research results on cells and genes to create a successor for himself.
Thinking like this, Tokiwa Shougo gave his answer.
"I'm looking forward to the results of the three of you."
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Time Kingdom Calendar Year 24.
Alan and Huayin gave birth to a boy.
While Adnis was happy, he severely criticized his daughter who was still in her mother's womb and was playing solo.
Aria felt so sad that she drank a little too much that night.
That night, the person who accompanied Aria was Cheng.
Then, I don’t know what happened that night.
Anyway, the next day, they went to get the certificate.
Cheng: "..."
Damn "work efficiency"!
Did it turn out that they had been "in love" before?
But no matter what, he finally succeeded in cultivation and was quite happy.
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Year 25 of the Time Kingdom Calendar.
This year.
Edith finally built his fully autonomous AI robot.
At the year-end party, Edith took his son Gachen, who looked very secure at first sight, to show off to Adnis and Denton.
Adnis threatened that according to his research, as long as he continues to learn, it is entirely possible for Gachen to usher in a technological singularity and produce a real heart one day in the future.
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Time Kingdom Calendar Year 26.
Edith used the AI technology he developed to create a super simulator.
Although it cannot replace actual experiments, the experimental results tested with that super simulator are already infinitely close to the real actual experimental results.
This year, Denton used this machine to advance his research a big step forward.
So, this year’s end of year party.
The protagonist is still Edith.
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Time Kingdom Calendar Year 27.
This year.
Denton's research also advanced by leaps and bounds.
At the end of year party.
Denton proudly announced that next year, or the year after tomorrow at the latest, his research will enter the final stage!
He presented the king with a perfect heir!
The three old men were very happy.
That night.
They were like young guys, celebrating and playing until very late, before being taken home by their respective families.
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Time Kingdom Calendar Year 28.
Edith is dead.
Experiment postponed.
At the year-end party that year, Denton and Adnis looked at each other in silence for a long, long time.
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Time Kingdom Calendar Year 29.
Denton finally advanced his experiment to its final stage.
At the end of year party.
Denton and Adnis meet to witness the birth of their kingdom's heir next year.
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Time Kingdom Calendar 30 years.
The experiment failed.
Denton created a perfect baby, but that baby was unable to become conscious.
At the end of year party.
Adnis reassured Denton that it was okay, they still have next year.
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Time Kingdom Calendar Year 31.
Adnis is dead.
Denton cried until he fainted at a year-end party alone.
