Old days in the box

Chapter 395 Let’s create a future that I can’t embrace
"What happened next?" Zhou Xiao sighed silently and continued to ask.

"Of course it didn't go well at the beginning. We knew almost nothing about that thing, so everything had to be explored slowly." The uncle smiled dryly.

"It took us several days to finally discover that although the thing looked like a typewriter, it could actually be connected to a computer screen. Then we discovered more rules one after another, such as any input into the typewriter It turns out that all the content can be embodied in the world on the screen..."

Talking about the embarrassing things of the past, the uncle seemed to remember them vividly, but they were not easy to hear in Zhou Xiao's ears. On the contrary, they seemed even heavier.

In that era when technology was not yet developed, the operating efficiency of this box was still very low. It could only be realized through text and pictures, which was far inferior to today's various networks and models.

This also explains why previous chest holders were able to remain in reality longer.

"We spent some time sorting out the information about that world and archiving it, but we quickly realized something was wrong: we thought the task was too simple."

"It's the erosion of divinity, right." Hearing this, Zhou Xiao could already guess what was going to happen next.

"Yes, we never thought that at that time he had completed nearly 40% of the exploration of the gate's authority, but he soon became acutely aware of his own subtle changes, and what was even worse was that through the ability of the gate's authority, He visited several other realms and learned a truth from some previous users.”

"Everyone who uses the box will eventually be transported to that world. There is no other way to escape except death."

"But unfortunately, he made a very serious mistake at that time." The uncle continued.

In other words, after that, he lived in seclusion here until the time of exile came when he was sent to the Nine Realms.

"We have. In fact, as soon as we learned the truth, we immediately started various attempts and experiments, trying to find ways to delay, but in the end we found that only one method was effective - —Just do nothing.”

He had experienced this transition himself, and he knew how overwhelming it was to know that he would eventually be banished to the box.

The truth about the departure of the God of Door Keys slowly unfolded in front of Zhou Xiao, catching people off guard. He looked around and seemed to understand Sun Hao's mood at that time.

Heavy raindrops outside the window were pounding outside the warehouse. Zhou Xiao stood there in silence, not daring to look into his uncle's eyes for fear of seeing the undercurrent of sadness.

"What's the mistake?" Zhou Xiao looked up.

"Sometimes I also wonder, if he hadn't taken advantage of that natural opportunity, would he have been able to sustain it for more time, maybe when some other turning point came?" The uncle shook his head.

"But you have also tried to resist." Zhou Xiao suddenly remembered what Sun Hao told him about the time he left Long Nu.

"Give up digging, stop fighting, leave the box, and by cutting off contact, the user can delay the acquisition of divinity to the greatest extent and delay the reincarnation of that thing as much as possible."

"Then how do you deal with it?" he asked.

The conclusion given by the uncle was almost exactly the same as Zhou Xiao’s own conclusion. It turned out that all these attempts had been done by predecessors nearly twenty years ago, and they were even more amazing than what he had done.

The uncle did not continue talking, and Zhou Xiao did not ask any more questions, because he already knew the final outcome of this past. When the God of Door Keys returned again, it would be time for him to be forcibly exiled by the box and come to the country of dwarfs.

"He took advantage of a chosen opportunity and created an angel, which should have never been allowed to happen, especially after we concluded that cutting off contact was the best solution, but he did it anyway. "

"You guys have been living here since then?"

"This is a major mistake in the mission. I have no other choice but to report the matter to the superiors truthfully. They quickly made a decision. In order to make up for this mistake, they asked Sun Hao to activate the delay plan in advance and stop it immediately. From that point on, he never came close to that thing."

Zhou Xiao was secretly surprised. He had never thought that there was such a story behind the birth of the White Jade Dragon Girl. For a while, he couldn't tell the reason why Sun Hao did this.

After personally experiencing the baptism of the window, Zhou Xiao has a deep understanding of this.

"Maybe it's human nature, you can't ask someone to invest time and affection in another world without falling in love with anyone there."

"Yes, in order to prevent leaks and the possibility that his divinity might cause trouble, we have been living here and sealed the thing here. Even though this place is old, it used to be a good place to stay with cool wind and cold water... …”

He loved and protected his chosen one, even choosing to accept the option of exile for the sake of her recovery.

There is no difference between him and Sun Hao in this regard.

"Maybe, but all in all, this is all I know. Now can you tell me what's going on with him?" The uncle shrugged.

"He succeeded. He collected all the authority of the door in the nine realms, closed the door of the end that banished me, and returned me to reality. I have buried the box under the mantle, and everything is over. His mission is accomplished."

Zhou Xiao walked feebly in the warehouse and told the uncle the whole incident in detail, not sparing a single detail.

He hoped that Sun Hao's sacrifice was more than just a cold statement that the mission was over. He hoped that this person could record the entire incident so that those higher-ups could also know about the persistence of his soldiers and the amazing efforts he made for it.

The rain outside the warehouse seemed to get heavier. The uncle fell into silence for a long time after hearing this. Only Zhou Xiao was still walking around the warehouse, carefully looking at all the traces here.

This is where the great "Key to the Stars" once lived.

There is no luxurious suite, no gold and silver, no extreme luxury, just such a simple compound warehouse.

Among all the box holders, he is probably the only one who has never enjoyed this game from beginning to end, right?
When everyone was immersed in the great power brought by divinity and felt that they had already asked for everything in this world, he was the only one squatting in this dilapidated warehouse, eating box lunches, and using sophisticated roundabout tactics to help the dwarves of the dwarf country rebuild. Seize your home, then carefully record today's findings, and go to bed on time.

How did he survive those long hours away from the box?

Knowing that he will eventually be banished to a box, he still has to live strong, saying goodbye to his angels and relatives without saying goodbye, unable to give them any explanation, and waiting to enter a completely unfamiliar world. This is no different from counting the days and waiting for death. No difference, right?

Even soldiers are afraid, right?
Zhou Xiao closed his eyes and seemed to be able to sense the time Sun Hao spent in those years. He lived an extremely simple life, trying not to give any chance of his divinity causing turmoil.

Every night he sat quietly in the middle of this warehouse, looking up at the starry sky outside the sky window, imagining what his people and his divine envoys were doing now, whether he had won victory today, and whether he had lived a better life. days.

Then he continued to wait, waiting for that day to come, thinking about and pondering the plan after entering that world.

During the five thousand years of seclusion in the Nine Realms, he never forgot his mission until the last moment.

It's cruel, but that's what people believed in those days.

They are willing to sacrifice themselves just to create a better future for those who come after them.

Zhou Xiao walked to the edge of the shabby long table and saw that the table was filled with yellowing records of various sizes. He picked up one and looked at the correct handwriting on it.

"That is the time record of the previous holders that he inferred after using the authority of the gate to visit various parties. Starting from the original former holder from North America, the length of time each one has held this thing."

The uncle's voice sounded from behind him. Zhou Xiao carefully looked at the yellowed paper in his hand, his eyes passing through the rows of names and records.

Sam, presumably from about 1993 to 1997, settled in the divine realm of Asgard (suspected to be the original first holder).

Ivanov, presumably from about 1997 to 1999, settled in the divine realm of Asgard (it is said that his relationship with Sam is extremely bad, and a full-scale conflict may break out soon).

Victoria, presumably settled in the Elven Kingdom of Alfheim around 1999 to 2000 (the shortest known holding period).

Gaul, it is estimated that he settled in Jotunheim, the country of giants, from about 2000 to 2003 (it is relatively stable now, but I think this person is very ambitious and may become a threat in the future).

……

"This timetable may not be completely accurate, but the approximate date should not be too different. Sam should have held it for about four years, and Ivanov for two years..."

Zhou Xiao followed his explanation and looked down, but his eyes suddenly focused on the last line of the timetable.

That line follows Gaul, and it is written about Sun Hao's own timetable.

"'Sun Hao was from 2003 to 2013', ten years? Who would want to be stuck in a game for ten years?" Zhou Xiao finally felt that his emotions were out of control, and immediately interrupted him and asked.

He had always known that Sun Hao had left the box for a period of time, which had caused a deep conflict between him and the White Jade Dragon Girl, but he never thought that this period of time could last as long as ten years.

Ten years, this is why there was a gap of a whole generation between Sun Hao and Shenmu Qianhua.

In this seventeen-year period, there was only one box player, Shenmu Qianhua, because Sun Hao carried it until seven years ago before letting the box return to the world. He insisted on peace for at least ten years.

The uncle suddenly fell silent. After a long time, he slowly said: "Because this is not a game, this is our mission. Just as I have been following the clues of this thing, I have never given up. This is what we must do." matter."

The uncle's temples have already turned white. Like Sun Hao, he also spent most of his life in this old warehouse. Perhaps this is why Sun Hao asked Zhou Xiao to come here at the last moment.

He wanted Zhou Xiao to tell his long-time partner that the mission had been completed and that he no longer needed to stay here and search for the whereabouts of himself and the box all over the world.

Zhou Xiao suddenly felt that he was not qualified to blame anyone here - or in other words, no one needed to be blamed for this matter.

He just turned around feebly, like a zombie completely without a soul, and slowly walked towards the door of the warehouse.

"Wait, I have another question to ask you." The uncle raised his voice behind him and asked, "According to what you just said, if the complete authority of the door plus sacrifice can close the door, then he We could have done this a long time ago, why did we have to wait thousands of years to do it now?”

"Once the Door to the End is forcibly closed, the current holder will be immediately returned to Earth and stay in the real world permanently, becoming the last holder of the box."

Zhou Xiao's face was ashen, as if something had hit him from the heart, and he spoke slowly word by word.

"He wants to wait because he knows that this last holder will completely retain all the divinity he possesses and become the true god on this planet. He does not want this power to fall into the hands of others. , threatening his homeland.”

"If there must be a god on this planet, then he would rather this god come from his motherland, his hometown, so he would choose to continue waiting for a suitable candidate, one who comes from the same hometown as him. People who speak the same language appear..."

Why Sun Hao didn't choose Shenmu Qianhua, why he didn't choose all the players who had appeared before him, the truth has been revealed at this moment.

He not only wants to complete this task casually, he wants to defend his motherland and prevent this power from falling into the hands of any outsider.

For this reason, he would rather delay his liberation and continue to wait in that strange world until Zhou Xiao appears thousands of years later.

All the words that Sun Hao once said to him, those tentative words, and those smiles that said they had a better life, all reappeared in front of his eyes at this moment.

Was it because he said, "We are humans, we are not gods" that he finally made up his mind to choose himself?

When he sees himself delaying the opportunity to be exiled over and over again, will he secretly feel helpless and relieved?
At that final moment of saying goodbye, did he finally feel relief that he had never felt before?
After entrusting this necessary power into his own hands, can he feel completely at ease and die in peace?

Zhou Xiao didn't know, but he suddenly felt that the world was very noisy, as if a deep sense of powerlessness permeated his whole body, and he was completely overwhelmed by huge sadness.

"Hey!"

The uncle shouted loudly at Zhou Xiao's figure, but he didn't react at all. He just slowly left the warehouse and submerged into the huge rainstorm, like a completely burned-out firework.

(End of this chapter)