Annie: "Huh????"
Zheng Xiu expressionlessly pushed the cat head protruding from his clothes back into his clothes.
He just knew it.
Whenever Anne says "no problem", "it's okay", "safe", "normal", "sure", and other words that mean "sure", when she can definitely say that there is no problem, it is already the biggest problem.
Zheng Xiu was sure that it was impossible for him and Anne to have a daughter, so there must be something wrong with the "navigator" calling him "dad". It's okay, it's normal. It would be better to say that this "dad loophole" is harmless and of a minor problem.
Pressing the orange cat's head, which was about to move, Zheng Xiu stood in front of the navigator with calm eyes, like a god.
"I want to 'docking' and 'restart'."
Zheng Xiu went straight to the point.
"Beep beep beep——"
The navigator pursed her lips, and her mouth made a sound that sounded like a simulated machine running. I don't know if she did it on purpose or accidentally. Zheng Xiu was slightly startled by this, and found it a bit cute.
"Open the index."
After "beep" for a while, the pilot's eyes lit up with white light, and in a voice without human fireworks, he said a series of lines word by word:
"Administrator qualifications are being confirmed..."
"Administrator vacancy."
"'Key' detected..."
"Confirming the 'key'."
"Key loaded successfully."
"The original key holder will automatically lose priority."
"Search for vacancies..."
"The match was successful."
"Identification passed."
"Welcome back, Captain Dad."
"Welcome back, mascot mom."
Annie: "Huh?"
She was dumbfounded. How could she be demoted to a "mascot"?
Wait, why is she the mascot?
Her head, which was bulging with anger, was pressed down again by Zheng Xiu, who had anticipated Annie's reaction.
On the "rudder", which was as square as a crystal and without any cracks, a small dot lit up at first. The light suddenly spread to all directions, opening a door full of light. Through the door, Zheng Xiu saw a room as gorgeous as a crystal world.
The navigator turned around and entered the door, disappearing from the sight of Zheng Xiu and Annie.
Anne was furious: "I refuse to accept it! How could I be matched as a 'mascot'! I am the great, immortal, arrogant, invincible, indescribable, and invisible Lord of elegance! How could I be matched as auspicious It’s a thing!”
Zheng Xiu's mouth twitched. Once he got used to the "loophole cat" setting, he liked to see Annie's face saying it was okay but full of loopholes. Zheng Xiu suppressed his laughter and said four words: "She is quite... 'meticulous'."
This is what Anne was talking about two minutes ago as a "navigator who meticulously runs the rules to maintain world peace," correct.
Hearing this, Annie was dumbfounded.
These were indeed her exact words.
But this...
Zheng Xiu did not hesitate, carried Annie through the door and entered the "rudder".
As soon as he entered the helm of the ship, Zheng Xiu's breath suddenly stagnated. An extremely eye-catching "thing" came into view and immediately took away all Zheng Xiu's attention. The walls around the room are like illusory light curtains, making it difficult to distinguish the true from the false. In the middle of the empty room, there is a huge rudder. It is not difficult to see that the rudder was originally "jade", which is in line with Anne's original style. But at this moment, appearing in front of Zheng Xiu and Annie, the rudder, which should have been "white and flawless," was tied up by dark red roots extending from all directions.
The dark red roots are like ferocious exposed blood vessels, with black and red light flowing and pulsating inside. Zheng Xiu counted and found that there were about seven of the strongest roots that locked the rudder, preventing it from turning.
Zheng Xiu held his breath. The pulsating light on the roots gave Zheng Xiu a very bad feeling. He couldn't describe it. He cautiously took a few steps closer and found that the ends of the thick roots and the parts close to the rudder had actually raised several ugly sarcomas. On each sarcoma, there was a tight seam. From a distance, the cracks look like walnuts coiled into various shapes.
"Are they...alive?"
The hairs all over his body stood up inexplicably, and when he looked at the sarcomas, he felt a sense of trepidation. Sarcomas, roots, blood vessels, all kinds of elements combined, it was not difficult for Zheng Xiu to imagine this.
"Live?"
The white-haired navigator tilted her head slightly, her thin eyebrows slightly raised, as if she was thinking about the meaning of Zheng Xiu's question, or maybe she wanted to give Zheng Xiu the most official answer from the "meticulous" level. reply.
After a while, the navigator figured it out and shook his head: "They are them."
Not long ago, Lady Anne was depressed because of the "lucky cat" incident. Now she stopped fussing when she saw the roots wrapped around the rudder. She stared at the roots on the rudder dimly, and then sighed softly: "Pollution." Is it already that serious?”
"Mascot mother, current pollution level: 79.4%."
Annie's whiskers trembled, her defenses were broken instantly, and she screamed: "Don't call me a mascot! I am the Lord of Elegance, the supreme creator of you! I created you!"
"Beep."
The white-haired navigator did not react differently to Annie's mood swings. She said solemnly: "Back to Mascot Mom, strictly speaking, you did not create my existence."
Annie: "Huh??"
"Opening logbook."
"Data filtering."
"Filter key entry data."
"Retrieval key target: first version of Navigator."
"Retrieval successful."
"Target entry: 4."
"Important entry: 2."
"Among them: Voice entries: 2."
The girl's fair face began to glow with white light again.
A ruthless voice like a machine appeared in her mouth again.
"The mascot mother, the 'first version of the Navigator' created by you, was severely damaged in the 'Fall Incident'. After forcibly closing the 'passage' to the Kingdom of God, she entered a long hibernation and tried to repair herself. .”
"But she failed."
"She calculated that to carry out a complete repair, the 'source' that needs to be consumed will affect the operation of the rules to a certain extent."
"She must wait for the captain to return."
"At that time, the mascot's mother left the key and left. The first version of the Navigator made a judgment based on the 'first principle' of the 'Three Rules of Navigation'."
"Maintenance and operation are the top priority."
"She decided to do a sequential replacement."
"The first version of the Navigator disassembled itself and became part of the Source."
"The first version of the navigator left a 'note' here." The white-haired navigator suddenly looked at Zheng Xiu: "Captain, dad, do you want to read the 'note'?"
Zheng Xiu nodded: "Read."
Navigator: "Sacrifice is necessary."
After she finished reading the "notes", she switched back to her own voice. Although it was still cold, it was less mechanical.
"And I am 'The Seventh Generation: Unnamed.'"
After saying that, the navigator and the orange cat fell silent at the same time.
The navigator fell silent because she had finished answering Anne's last question and was waiting for the next instruction.
And the reason why Anne was silent.
Zheng Xiu touched Annie's furry head and felt inexplicably pitiful for the orange cat.
Her tragic experience could fill a book.
Zheng Xiu authenticated and identified the key in the buffer room, and was forcibly instilled with a lot of "knowledge".
Although he didn't understand what the navigator said on the surface, the "knowledge" had already made Zheng Xiu understand the truth.
Zheng Xiu stared at the vines entangled on the rudder, and was about to ask how to solve it.
The silent seventh-generation navigator suddenly spoke.
"Mascot mother, the 'first generation navigator' has two important voice entries."
"Would you like to play it?"
Annie looked up blankly, heard the words, and nodded vigorously: "Play, play!"
The seventh-generation navigator played the first line with an expressionless expression.
"Mom, goodbye."
Annie was stunned.
The next second, the corners of the seventh-generation navigator's mouth turned up, and an expression called "gentleness" appeared on that cold and pretty face.
"Welcome back, Mom."
Annie's pupils shrank into vertical pupils, and she suddenly turned around. Her flesh ball stepped on the illusory floor, making ripples in circles. She silently walked to the corner, squatted down, and faced the wall.
"Annie?"
Zheng Xiu shouted tentatively.
Anne whispered back: "Don't pay attention to me, I want to be quiet."
"Okay, mascot mom."
The navigator understood what Anne meant when she said she wanted to be "quiet". She stood in front of Zheng Xiu and really ignored Anne, quietly waiting for Zheng Xiu's next move.
"I'm going to do a 'reboot', is that okay?"
Zheng Xiu thought of his friends who died in Qixin Town due to the collapse of Qixin Town, and his tone became a little heavier. In the original idea, Zheng Xiu formed an alliance with Annie to fight against the "humanoid" from Chang An. In the process of repairing the "knot" again and again, he corrected all the mistakes and at the same time obtained the key for Annie and regained control of the world.
Now it seems that the so-called "key" represents the qualification of "captain", which is equivalent to a "creator"-like existence. Zheng Xiu didn't know Anne well at that time, and thought that he was above the gods and the master, so he must be omnipotent. However, he didn't expect that this orange cat was a bit tricky and full of loopholes. One after another, the captain's position was leaked. on his own head.
Zheng Xiu could only handle this matter in person. He closed his eyes and thought for a while. In the red dot world, he had no other regrets except not being able to drink the soup his mother made at home and not being able to let his father hold his grandson.
"Wait a minute!"
Anne didn't feel sad for too long because of the two voice messages from the "First Edition Navigator", and she was worthy of being the master. As soon as she heard Zheng Xiu's words, she immediately rushed over, jumped on top of Zheng Xiu's head, with an attitude of "you are the captain, you have to be ridden by me", patted Zheng Xiu's head and commanded: "Ask quickly, what else?" How many sources there are!”
"The source is the foundation of everything. Without the source, it will be difficult to move forward!"
"Artifacts affect the world, which is equivalent to covering it with a backup and making changes on the original basis. It does not consume much. It can be restarted, which is equivalent to the creation of the world. It is equivalent to overthrowing all the effects of the Red Dot World! If I were rich, , no matter how many times I restart it, I won’t even blink, but now..."
"Do you want to open the warehouse? Captain dad."
Mascots have no status, and the seventh-generation navigator ignored Annie's request and instead asked Dad if he wanted to carry out the mascot's request.
"Open."
The navigator stretched out his small white hand and turned it around in a circle.
Suddenly, a space arc appeared in front of Zheng Xiu and Annie, and inside was a magnificent warehouse.
There are many "treasures" lying in the warehouse.
Zheng Xiu was stunned, then reached in and grabbed a porcelain bottle with a slightly milky white light. When Zheng Xiu focused his eyes on the porcelain bottle, a line of small words faintly appeared above the porcelain bottle:
[Spoiled golden elixir]: Taking it may produce unexpected and terrible consequences.
Zheng Xiu threw the small porcelain bottle back.
He grabbed another golden apple that looked like it was made of gold.
[The Forbidden Fruit of Decaying Wisdom]: Taking it may greatly destroy the user's sanity, so it is not recommended to take it.
"ah?"
Zheng Xiu threw the hot apple back and grabbed an unknown machine with a precision light shining on its surface.
[Damaged space teleporter]: It can teleport the user to a random location in the current plane. Due to irreparable damage, the unstable teleportation channel will have a high probability of tearing the user's body into pieces, so use with caution.
"ah??"
He touched out another piece of wrinkled human skin. The blood on the skin had long solidified, like a piece of skin torn from someone's back. He didn't even look at it this time and threw it back.
"You!" Zheng Xiu glared at the orange cat: "Are you really a garbage collector?"
"I want you to take care of it?"
The orange cat rolled his eyes at Zheng Xiu with a loud voice. But it was precisely because of the orange cat's loud voice that Zheng Xiu realized that Annie was feeling extremely guilty at the moment. Annie's warehouse has been there for who knows how many years, and the gold and jade are ruined on the outside. Now almost everything inside is garbage. It looks grand on the outside, but in fact nothing is usable.
You have no cards, yet you are still supreme, still dominant, still immortal, and still elegant, bah!
Zheng Xiu cursed in his heart, but the orange cat grabbed a few battery-like things at this time.
The orange cat was stunned: "2100.153 dimensions! Why is there only so little left! Logically speaking, it shouldn't be!"
"This is?"
Zheng Xiu looked at the battery that Orange Cat grabbed from the warehouse and asked curiously.
"Solid dimension, pure energy, can be used to create the world, turn into divine power, turn into all matter, rules, order, generate all logic, almighty energy - 'source'!"
"How much are these two thousand or so?"
The navigator moved his finger, and a book appeared in front of Zheng Xiu. It says [Voyage Log] on the cover.
The captain's father can indeed do whatever he wants. In this backstage [voyage log], the navigator directly helped Zheng Xiu open it to the designated page.
Zheng Xiu glanced at it, and the rules were very clear. He instantly had a more intuitive understanding of the magnitude of the "source".
To create a complete world, the total number of sources required is more than two thousand. Including all matter, energy, species, rules, order, and logic needed to generate a complete world.
Of course, these are the resources needed to start from scratch, but restarting on the original basis does not cost that much.
"Hey! You're quite rich!" After learning about it, Zheng Xiu was impressed by Annie. He didn't expect that Annie had hidden a small treasury and was not at the end of her rope.
"You know a hammer!" Annie almost cried: "There were more! Woohoo! There were more! Why are there so many missing! Why are there so many missing! They stole them ? Impossible! No one can come in here!"
The navigator was silent and suddenly pointed at Zheng Xiu: "Mascot mother is so miserable, mascot mother, don't cry. The reason why I secretly ran to the diplomat's Qixin Town to see it was because I felt that Yuan was forcibly used. "
The orange cat suddenly raised its head and stared at Zheng Xiu with a terrifying gaze.
"So, meow, the Red Dot World you created is really a completely new world line? You spent tens of thousands of years of resources that I have worked hard to scavenge??"
Zheng Xiu was stunned. He didn't understand why, but when the orange cat looked at him with a tearful look as if it had been poked by a male cat, he immediately changed the subject calmly without making eye contact with the orange cat. Asked: "I want to restart, is that enough?"
"You still want to restart! You still want to restart! You, meow, still want to restart!"
The orange cat broke through the defense and jumped on Zheng Xiu, scratching desperately with its four claws.
"That's enough." The navigator ignored the noisy parents and said in a businesslike tone. But she suddenly raised two index fingers: "But, Captain Dad, we have made two underlying logical errors."
"First, the 'Saint' named Feng Bei, for some reason, still occupies the status of 'Saint', so it is impossible to use the method of 'Rebuilding a Saint' to fill this vacancy."
"second."
"The 'core error' that runs through the three world lines, called the 'candle' error, has never been recorded in the 'navigation log'."
Zheng Xiu and Orange Cat looked at each other.
This time the orange cat didn't make any fuss.
Unlike Zheng Xiu who still didn't react, Orange Cat instantly grasped the crux of the problem.
"In other words, we must find a way to create a 'candle' that exactly matches it?"
(End of chapter)
