Two o'clock in the morning,
Polnia Capital Museum,
The colleagues in the logistics department were working overtime late at night, and their expressions were not very good. They carried two shabby bodies through the thin rain curtain.
The temperature dropped suddenly at night, and it started to rain continuously. Jiang Chenchuan lifted up his collar, put his hands in his pockets, and followed the team at the back. The black windbreaker almost blended into the darkness of the background.
"Hi, good evening, we meet again."
As soon as I stepped through the door, I heard Ethan's familiar greeting.
"Why are you here?"
Seeing this guy still alive and kicking, I was a little surprised when I marveled at his vitality that was different from ordinary people.
"Technical Adviser."
"Oh? What important matter requires you, a technical consultant, to come here late at night?"
If it hadn't been for the huge impact of the tram incident, Ethan wouldn't have been woken up again just after lying down. If it happened again and again, he felt like he might have a mental breakdown.
"This afternoon, an explosion occurred on the third-track tram. Thirteen passengers and one driver died on the spot. No, other than the remnants of relics that were checked on the train..."
"New relic?"
"Yes, if the serial number cannot be detected, it will cause a lot of trouble for recycling."
This is what worries Ethan.
Although working in a museum is life-consuming, we still hope that the dangers that can be avoided can be discovered in advance.
"Eh? Isn't that Reina?"
While they were chatting, a C-level staff member from the medical department came over with a familiar figure, and Ethan recognized Reina at a glance.
However, Rena's condition didn't look very good. She didn't seem to have recovered from the shock of the corpse, and her emerald eyes had also lost their vivid highlights.
Chris, who was passing by, noticed Lena's condition.
"She seemed to be a little frightened."
Jiang Chenchuan explained.
Following behind was a figure that wrapped himself tightly. He seemed to care about Reina and followed her not too far away.
"Exactly, Ethan, do me a favor."
Ethan, who noticed Nika, seemed to realize something, and he lowered his voice and replied:
"tell me the story."
"There should be a relic inside Nika's body, probably something similar to an insect egg. Can it be taken out?"
"He merged with the relic?"
"Maybe...I'm not sure."
Jiang Chenchuan said in a calm voice.
As Nika was walking, he stopped, turned around, and looked at Jiang Chenchuan.
His face was wrapped tightly, and his expression couldn't be seen clearly, and he didn't know what he wanted to say.
Finally, he pointed at himself.
"What does he mean?"
Ethan asked in confusion.
"It means...he is willing to undergo experiments."
that day,
Under the bewitchment of those eyes, he chose kindness.
so,
Nika was left with her own sanity.
He recalled everything that happened in Goat Town, and also recalled that the last citizen fell in front of him, with his bloody hands stretched out in front of him tremblingly.
"Take it."
His hand stretched out from the darkness and handed the egg that could truly give birth to the "Black Goat Horn" into his hand.
The townspeople were taken back.
And he escaped.
But aimless wandering and running away wore away his will. That day, when he was extremely hungry, he seemed to hear someone inside the insect egg saying to him:
"Eat me."
Nika stared at the insect egg for a long time. Finally, she stuffed it into her mouth and swallowed it in one gulp. From then on, she never felt hungry again.
But the skin began to become whiter and whiter, as if sick, and the person became weaker and weaker. Slowly, he could no longer walk. The memories were like hair falling from the top of his head, falling to the ground one by one.
The staggering figure,
Arrive at the foggy city of Polnia.
"The rest is up to you, Ethan."
…
Back to the third underground floor,
It's a completely different state of mind.
Except for the occasional night shift staff member who passed by, it was rare to see other people moving around. Of course, Leonid was still seen in a familiar place.
"Leonid."
When the lights above his head fell and he saw a familiar old friend, Jiang Chenchuan happily greeted him.
Leonid turned around and smiled enthusiastically:
"Oh! Long time no see, old friend! It's so good to see you back safe and sound."
He still had that serious look, but he looked inexplicably friendly.
"How was your recent mission?"
Leonid asked with concern.
"It's okay, your gift is very useful, thank you."
"That is a relic of time. You must know that time is a very special property. It seems to be able to change everything, but it also seems unable to change. Under constant conditions..."
Leonid raised his hands and said, he tried to explain to Jiang Chenchuan, he really wanted him to understand.
He didn't have much interest in time, but he had many questions in his heart about World Tree:
"Wait, let's not talk about this first. Leonid, what you mentioned last time includes the World Tree and Genesis. I have some questions to ask you."
"What? Please tell me."
Leonid admired Jiang Chenchuan's enterprising spirit of learning.
"The opening chapter of "Genesis" tells how the gods created the world. It was the gods who gave their lives to the world. What follows is also some common mythological content, but what happened before that?"
"What?!"
Leonid was a little surprised. Everyone was looking for what happened after the creation of the world, but few people asked about "before".
Before……
Yes, the existence and fall of gods are definitely not as simple as the creation of the world.
"Moreover, everything in the world comes from the words of gods. Can we say that our soul itself...has divinity?"
Leonid was shocked by Jiang Chenchuan's speculation. It was a conclusion they came to after studying for a long time and looking for various theories and on-site evidence.
"The last thing we researched...is that...there is indeed a God in this world, but we don't know how He exists or where He will be..."
"God."
These two words seem to have special magic power as long as they are spoken.
"By the way, you were in a hurry last time, so I need to explain to you that the watch is actually not very easy to use. Wait...it's amazing! Did you actually fix it? How did you do it! I World Tree, does this method exist now..."
Leonid was shocked when he saw the watch that had been repaired by Professor Heyman. It seemed to be such an incredible thing.
When several D-class personnel on duty who knew Ivel passed by the corridor, they all looked at it curiously, with strange expressions on their faces. However, they all abided by the employee regulations, exchanged a few words with each other, and left quickly.
In their eyes, Jiang Chenchuan stood in front of the display case of the relics, saying something from time to time, and occasionally stopping, as if he was listening to something.
"The last time I saw Ivel, he was like this. He was talking to himself in the air."
"Would you like to report to the escort?"
"Forget it, let's stop talking and hurry back to the lounge."
In front of Jiang Chenchuan,
Empty.
