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Chapter 1634: Chapter 53: The Supreme Yang Mermaid and the Guiltless Association’s Humans (19)

"That’s right." Blake said bluntly, "Ludwig talks in a roundabout way, let me just say it directly—you must sign a contract with us!"

"All of us will strip away all memories of the old civilization and the Ark’s journey. In exchange, you must establish an unbreakable contract by the name of the World Tree, absolutely forbidding any form of guiding the native races to harm or enslave humans from the Ark. From this point on, there are no outsiders or natives, only living beings breathing under this sky together."

Yijulai’er’s eyes flickered.

—Obviously, she was shocked.

Before the eight of them arrived, she had imagined countless times what they might do. They might angrily wage war on her, might desperately try to burn down the World Tree, or might even slaughter the planet’s life until both sides were exhausted.

However, the only thing she didn’t expect was—they asked for the end of ’us and them’.

... It turned out to be about abandoning all barriers and prejudice, transforming into completely unified beings, starting over as blank slates.

At the root, their conflict arose from being ’natives’ and ’outsiders’. But if both sides don’t remember where they came from, then there will be no barriers.

These people are equivalent to abandoning their homeland and self... forgetting everything, yet still striving to lead humanity to survival.

After all, most people in this world just want to ’live’, and ideals and higher aspirations require blood and life to achieve. They are considering the survival of the majority.

The departure of a hundred million people was also a helpless move back then. They once did their utmost to create a peaceful world, leading the story towards a perfect future. However, the environment was harsh, and the development was unsatisfactory. The only way to preserve most of the people was this method.

Rock’s eyes were calm, "Ordinary people did nothing wrong. When you and the World Tree decided to kill us, those yet-to-evolve lives were unaware."

"We understand that this decision will be condemned, insulted, and humiliated. Of course, there will also be many great individuals who would rather die than give up their memories. Unfortunately, this time we cannot consult them. Otherwise, greater chaos would result in more deaths."

"Yijulai’er, Watcher of the Colorful Planet, do you have enough courage—to bear this sin of making all people forget everything together with us, and be prepared for the possible price to pay?"

Yijulai’er remained silent.

Hui Bai placed a hand on his chest, calmly saying, "Abandon all past glory and pain in exchange for a future that might blossom. All the humiliation brought by this agreement—weakness, cowardice, even the name of betrayal—shall be borne by us."

"The other five—Antetolia hasn’t come, Edith went looking for her, two are dead, and Su Ming’an... Su Qing will have a future far exceeding ours, waiting for him to write. He should not be restrained here, nor will he stay; he belongs to the sky."

Yijulai’er was silent for a long time, finally saying slowly, "Stripping away memories means you will live and die like mortals, falling into the cycle of reincarnation in this world, no longer transcendent players. You, Hui Bai, may be lost among the crowd, passing an unnoticed life; you, Blake, might bear the strength of the Dragon Clan but have your intellect regress to ignorance, easily deceived by a chatty sparrow; and you, Rock, might forget all precision and ingenuity, becoming a silent shadow behind a young lad, groveling as a demon... Even knowing this is the end, would you be willing?"

"Of course not willingly!" Blake gritted his teeth, his voice hoarse, "But this is the only way to let more people live! Those frail ones holding children, those aged with white hair, those children who understand nothing... we cannot force them to pursue ideals! Many of them just want to live!"

"Moreover, we are not abandoning ideals. To achieve this agreement, you must agree to one condition." Mu Changying stood out, this Dragon Country woman holding her spear with heroic spirit, arrogantly saying, "Memories can be sealed, but a key must be left behind! A chance for everyone to one day recall ’who we are’! Otherwise, I would not hesitate to let you, this damned betrayer, taste the spear!"

—The chance for everyone to awaken memories once was not given by Yijulai’er’s ’kindness’, as Su Ming’an knew.

—But a chance fought for by human reasoning.

Never expect mercy from the enemy, everything must be achieved by their own hands.

Yijulai’er slowly nodded, "...Alright."

This time, beneath the World Tree of Kasadia, in the witness of the Second Seat, they signed an unbreakable contract.

Ludwig sighed softly, Ran Bo’s eyes glittered with the focus of a scientist, Mao Lian’s face was solemn like a weather-beaten rock, Hui Bai’s lips curved slightly, Mu Changying exhaled, and Rock’s eyes remained as calm as a deep pool.

The promised path to happiness did not lead to the Candy House, deep woods, or the Peach Blossom Valley.

Behind them was the old Ark already sunk into the deep sea, ahead was the mist-covered New Epoch.

The contour of a new ark, carrying the fate of all of them, appeared in the dawn’s faint light—all the joys, tears, and promises will be eroded by the flood of time.

They were about to head to the ’Sea of Ink’ on the cliff, the seawater enough to cleanse all the superficiality.

The old Chapters and memories would be permanently sealed, a new story finally set sail.

Ludwig looked up:

"Let’s hope our decision isn’t wrong."

"Awaiting the moment ’we’ and ’they’ meet."

...

This moment.

Just at this moment.

Two figures appeared in everyone’s sight.

—A black-haired young man holding the hand of a white-haired boy descended from a small hovering spaceship, cross-shaped light like feathers, they gently landed beneath the World Tree.

...

Half an hour ago.

Using hacker skills to steal a small spacecraft, Su Ming’an flew with Su Liujin towards the universe.

Outside the porthole, the distant nebulae looked like a spilled palette, spreading deep purple and sea blue endlessly.

"Sect Hierarch, look." Su Liujin, face pale, remained close to the porthole, "That blue star, doesn’t it look like the frosting on the cake we had yesterday?"

Su Ming’an stood by his side, watching the starlight flow over the boy’s slender neck and fragile shoulder line, seeing the undying curiosity and longing in his eyes.

Actually, Su Liujin wasn’t particularly naive, quite the opposite, he was clever and calm, able to find his position in any situation. In the laboratory, he maintained an image of a proud and wanton Little King, in front of Su Ming’an, he seemed pure and innocent. It wasn’t a deliberate affectation but an innate protective coloration, habituated to revealing the most harmless self in different situations to survive, even when it wasn’t needed in front of Su Ming’an, he would subconsciously do so.

After all, a boy not favored by two worlds, facing ubiquitous malice, facing the most dangerous, most targeted ’The Original’, this was his survival law.

Naivety and simplicity are real. Intelligence and complexity are also real.

He was like a multi-faceted object splashed with various paints, yet he had his own unique structure. Everyone who saw this brilliant gemstone could see different colors. It was never a simple, fixed-symbol white paper.

"These past few days, I’ve been reading some books... books from your Zhai Xing." Su Liujin said softly, "There’s a book called ’High School Biology’, and I find it quite interesting."

High School Biology?

Su Ming’an tilted his head. Compared to high school physics and high school chemistry, high school biology was indeed the most interesting.

"Did you see the jellyfish in the biology book pictures?" Su Ming’an asked.

"I saw a case study in the textbook." Su Liujin looked up, "A couple used a test tube to have another child to save their sick child. This child was cultivated with genes, and his blood type, kidneys, liver, and even heart matched the physiological characteristics of the couple’s first child. In other words, the second child’s appearance was meant to provide a backup for the first sick child to survive..."

"I haven’t seen that case." Su Ming’an thought for a moment.

"I’ve read a lot of books these days." Su Liujin looked over, "I was thinking, what is the true meaning of the second child’s birth? If the first child had not fallen sick, he would not have been born into this world. His birth was because his parents needed him to give his blood and organs..."

"I think," Su Ming’an said, "it’s because of ’love’."

"’Love’." Su Liujin chewed over this word, "Was his birth really out of love?"

"Not all parents in this world are good parents," Su Ming’an said, "Even if the initial purpose is a tool, once life is born, the meaning transcends the purpose. Just like a piece of ore mined to build a city wall, it could also be sculpted into a piece of art. Its very existence is already participating in and shaping this world."

He looked at Su Liujin: "That child, he can refuse, or while accepting, seek other meanings of his own life. Donating blood or organs can be part of his life, but it shouldn’t be all. He could become a painter, teacher, farmer... anyone he wants to be. His meaning is written by each of his choices, not merely defined by the purpose of his birth."

Su Liujin listened quietly, his gaze flickering. After a long moment, he spoke softly:

"You’re right. Meaning needs to be found by oneself. Even if born from the most utilitarian ’design’, defined initially as a ’tool’ or ’container’..."

"In your past civilization, I’ve heard that ’gene editing’ was a taboo topic prohibited by the law, involving ethics, yet now, it has become a means to save your world—I was born because of it."

"I’ve also heard that you can now achieve gene screening to customize a child’s hair color, eye color, skin color, height, brain... this way, every child can win at the starting line."

"But, did you ever think of a concept?"

Hearing this, Su Ming’an blurted out: "Genesis..."

Before birth, customizing a child’s hair color, eye color, skin color, etc., with scientific gene selection, what’s the difference between this and setting up an OC before Genesis?

Humanity finally heads towards "all roads lead to Rome." The OC of a newborn is set by pen and ink. The newborn baby is set by scientific gene selection.

—A predetermined life, a predetermined appearance, predetermined emotional intelligence and IQ—what’s the difference between "setting" and "gene selection"?

Su Liujin’s life is limited, he is firmly set, he is not much different from Qi Zhou who is controlled by the World Master, even if they come from Zhai Human science and Luowasha Genesis respectively.

The world of "Gemini Star" is so ironic in some aspects.

"I know my birth was not anticipated. They anticipated a result, a perfect ’product’, a ’World Master’ who can carry the future of civilization. My thoughts, my preferences, my personality, were all carefully selected."

Su Liujin looked at his pale fingers: "These hands can play the piano because they need to test my fine motor skills and emotional resonance ability; liking to read fairy tales, maybe because the simple structure of stories stabilizes the persona."

"But, they gave me a dream, in the dream, I became the ’Little King’. I learned to use a finger gun to uphold my ’rules’, I drew the top sign and believed it could bring good luck, I felt cold, and I remembered your promise that ’it won’t be cold anymore’. I am here with you, discussing a case study in a textbook from another planet—are not these moments real and uniquely mine?"

"The purpose of birth cannot be chosen, but how to interpret life depends on yourself." Su Ming’an affirmed his thoughts, "You are not the child in the case study, you began this kind of thinking earlier than him. This is proof that you have surpassed the design."

Hearing this, Su Liujin showed a faint smile on his face.

"Yes, I have already surpassed their ’design’."

He murmured, as if hiding something unsaid.

"I haven’t lost..."

"I’ve lost many times, but in this battle... I didn’t lose to their ’design’!"

Looking at the starry sky, the boy’s body quivered imperceptibly, grasping Su Ming’an’s sleeve. Su Ming’an held his hand back, the temperature of his palm was shockingly cold.

"Cold?" Su Ming’an asked.

Su Liujin nodded: "In the Universe, it’s indeed colder than the Ark..."

He fell silent, greedily looking out the window.

"It’s so beautiful..." he sighed softly, a smile on his lips, as if he had drawn a top sign that foretold everything would be smooth,

"To see such scenery... to go on this adventure with you..."

"This is simply... the best dream..."

The spaceship sailed smoothly towards the Colorful Planet, the serene bluish flame glow flowing at the stern, like wings flying in the air.

They were flying hand in hand towards the end.

...

Su Ming’an landed with Su Liujin, looking at Hui Bai and Yijulai’er.

Su Ming’an immediately raised a knife, pointing at one of the detective-like men:

"Perlo."

"As the master, I order you to reveal the truth—are you the Dream Maker behind this dream?"

He used his "Su Wenli" identity, Perlo had a Demon Lord contract with him. He fixed his gaze on Rock’s eyes, trying to detect any hint of a ripple.