Eleven months is a long time for a round of gaming, but short for life.
In that small apartment of less than 60 square meters, Zhang Heng has experienced four seasons and is familiar with almost every corner. He knows where every piece of furniture is placed, which layer of the refrigerator the milk and eggs are on. What is the crocodile’s favorite cat food? I know that the old TV in front of the sofa will automatically shut down when watching a football game.
Zhang Heng also proposed to buy a new one to replace it. He made a lot of money from Fox, but the money could not be brought out of the parallel copy. As an unidentified black man, there were not many places where he could spend money. However, this proposal The little boy refused without hesitation, on the grounds that newly produced TV sets have microcomputers that can be connected to the Internet.
This also means that they will be connected to CTOS.
Speaking of which, this is also the strangest dungeon for Zhang Heng. It is obviously the future, but except when learning skills, he rarely comes into contact with electronic products in daily life. The little boy also chooses to leave during actual teaching. Home is far away.
Therefore, in addition to watching TV, old movies and playing Tetris together, the two of them usually have endless chats. The little boy especially likes when it rains. Whenever the sky becomes gloomy, she will make some drinks. Sometimes, when she has enough time, she will bake some cookies in advance, and then eat the cookies while listening to the sound of rain dripping outside the window.
Zhang Heng didn't know that before he arrived, the little boy was in the same position, using the same posture, and how many cookies he had eaten on a rainy day.
As few people know, there is a group of people fighting for justice in their hearts in this city.
There are fewer and fewer members in 01. Some people finally choose to quit silently because they can't bear the huge pressure or the long struggle has eliminated all their enthusiasm. After all, in addition to pursuing justice and justice, there are other things in a person's life. Lots of other things to worry about.
Parents, partners, children, friends...everyone must invest enough energy. When the ideal ebbs, everyone must face reality, when the people around them have become more and more accustomed to the existence of CTOS, and have even left. After not opening CTOS, Black Nest's victory is determined. Not everyone is as obsessed with distinguishing right from wrong as the little boy is.
With the old man's departure and the lack of fresh blood, 01's demise now seems to be only a matter of time.
Maybe when the veterans like Leya, Little Boy, and Semi-Prime grow old, no one will remember that they fought.
During this period, Zhang Heng also participated in several 01 operations as a foreign aid, but even with his ability, there was not much he could do. After more than ten years of crazy expansion, Black Nest has completely expanded into a behemoth, and internally Intertwined interest relationships have formed, and even the creator of CTOS has also lost control of it. It is no longer controllable by one or a few people, and similarly, no one can stop it.
However, Zhang Heng's information communication, Internet intrusion and defense, electronic equipment modification and anti-tracking skills have been improved to varying degrees, and were finally integrated into a lv2 geek skill.
This was also his biggest gain in this parallel copy.
Seeing that this parallel instance is coming to an end in one month, it is finally time to say goodbye.
"Are you leaving?" the little boy said, leaning on the kitchen counter and holding a cup of coffee.
"Yeah, thank you for taking me in for so long and teaching me so many things. I'm almost going back to my parallel universe." Zhang Heng said. He bought a suitcase from the department store and put it in I collected everything I needed on the road.
"How much longer?"
"It'll be less than a month, but I have some other things to do before I leave." Zhang Heng said, he planned to use the remaining time to go to Grenoble to inspect the ski resort there in advance and perfect some things to take away. Leya's plan is also to try to see if she can sneak into the Black Nest and get more information.
Of course, considering the danger of the latter, he also put this operation at the end.
"You said that Edward was still alive when you came, and Black Nest hadn't killed him yet. Although I still don't believe your nonsense about parallel universes, but assuming... I'm talking about assumptions, after you go back and 13 If we stopped CTOS together 01 years ago, what will happen to the world I live in?"
"I don't know," Zhang Heng said, "I have always gone back to the past, and I have never been to the future. This is the first time I have encountered such a situation, but..." Zhang Heng paused, "But I guess, whether I succeed or not, we may never see each other again."
This parallel copy is based on a future without player activities. In other words, even if Zhang Heng uses the permissions for an additional round of games after this round of games, he may not be able to see the little boy at this time again.
Therefore, Zhang Heng didn't know what these eleven months were, an illusion? But he could clearly remember every day and every detail. The 29-year-old boy standing in front of him at this moment was so real. Every frown and those habitual little movements of hers were telling him an experience. It is true.
"I understand." The little boy took a sip of coffee, his expression unchanged, "Go to bed early after you have packed up. You will be on the road tomorrow."
"Um."
The little boy's reaction was much calmer than Zhang Heng expected. She even calculated the cost of tomorrow's breakfast in advance and settled the rent, water and electricity with Zhang Heng.
The broadcast on the TV said that there would be heavy rain in the city after midnight tonight, and citizens were reminded to keep their doors and windows in check. In order not to disturb Zhang Heng's rest, the little boy did not sit under the window and listen to the rain as usual.
After the two said good night to each other, the little boy returned to the bedroom.
The living room fell into darkness. Zhang Heng divided half of the money he earned during this period and placed it under the little crocodile's mattress. Then he climbed onto the sofa and closed his eyes.
Halfway through his sleep, he vaguely felt something on his waist. Zhang Heng thought it was the little crocodile crawling up again, but when he opened his eyes, what he saw was the face of the little boy.
The latter had already taken off his pajamas at some point, sat on him, and reached out to cover his mouth.
"Shh, say hello to my 17-year-old self for me." The little boy said, leaning down at the same time.
The heavy rain outside the window came as expected, the strong wind made the leaves rustle, the tree shadows swayed in front of the window, the sign of the convenience store across the corner was also blown into the sky, blue lightning cut through the night, the whole world looked like it was about to It's like being completely submerged in a flood.
