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Chapter 2: Stars Sneak Into the World

On May 5, somewhere in the lower reaches of the Ganges, the river water glowed red, like flowing fire, and above the water surface hung light blue clouds, like a floating sea. The strange sight lasted for three days and three nights, and the news of the Ganges' abnormality spread almost all over the world. Even Mu Zhengguang and Xu Yingze, who were far away in Qin, saw the relevant news.

On the morning of May 5, the Ganges River was ablaze with fire and clouds. A magnificent earth-colored palace stood between the fire and clouds. At least 10 people witnessed the formation of the palace. A few people recorded the entire process of the palace from scratch and posted the video online to attract more people to watch.

That night, Xu Ying watched a video about the Ganges Palace. Before the morning self-study session the next day, Xu Ying stopped Mu Zhengguang at the school gate and said, "There is a floating palace in the lower reaches of the Ganges."

"Yeah. It would be nice if I could go and take a look." This was Mu Zhengguang's true feelings. He has always been interested in such "unscientific" things.

On the evening of May 5, people built a staircase leading to the Ganges floating palace. The spiral staircase wound upwards, and the first person who touched the palace was burned to ashes, and the others who had already walked up the stairs were frozen into ice sculptures.

The palace door opened, and people saw a dark figure. He walked down the stairs, and wherever he passed, the ice melted and people's hearts moved. Those who had walked up changed direction and walked down, following him. When he reached the ground, he already had a large number of followers.

His lips did not move, but everyone present heard his "voice." Whether they were far away or near, whether their hearing was good or bad, they "heard" the same thing.

"When you hear my voice, you hear the death of the old times."

The man raised his right hand, pulling the river water up into the sky. The falling water curtain gathered into a sphere in the air, enclosing the palace. Then, he gave orders to his followers: "From now on, you are the companions of the Star Lord, and the people of the old times will no longer be able to oppress you."

Unlike the previous voice that went straight into people's minds, this voice came from his vocal cords and reached people's ears, giving people a sense of kindness and friendliness. His subsequent behavior further deepened the impression of "kindness and friendliness": he walked into the crowd, passed by many people, and slowly disappeared in the vast crowd.

There are many star masters in this world who are building observatories, and the birth of the Ganges Palace is just the beginning.

On May 5, the man who called himself "Lord of Sirius" unceremoniously declared that Asia was his territory, and he also stated his basis: "Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, and Asia is the largest continent on the planet."

The brightest and the biggest? Are the two related? People all find this absurd, but absurd things continue to happen.

The star lord of Carina occupied Africa, the star lord of Centaurus occupied North America...until the star lord of Orion occupied Oceania, all seven continents became the territories of the star lords.

The "declaration" at this time was just a notification, it did not have a profound impact and few people believed it.

On May 5, fires broke out in several cities on the planet.

Fire fell from the clouds, burning luxurious houses, nuclear power plants, hydroelectric power plants and various dams.

Cement and steel were destroyed in an instant, and river water and radiation disappeared in the sea of ​​fire.

At the same time, in front of everyone, Star Lord calmly took away mankind's most powerful weapon, launched half into space, and distributed the other half to various countries.

Only then did people truly realize that the Star Lords were not easy to mess with, and that their "claims" were not just empty talk.

On May 5, seven star masters jointly issued a statement: The superpowers bestowed by "Darkness" can make people gradually approach the glory of ancient times. Taking the meaning of "approach", the superpowers are called "ancient asymptotes", or "asymptotes" for short.

Based on asymptotes, many new definitions have been generated: people with asymptotes are called "asymptotes", and the range that asymptotes can "reach" is called the "asymptotic domain". The asymptotic domain is approximately spherical, and its radius is the "domain radius".

The Star Lord has also established an official website of Asymptotes, where people from all over the world can find relevant information.

There is already a lot of content on the official website, such as various noun analyses.

"First order": The domain radius is greater than or equal to ten meters and less than one hundred meters. The first order is named "star ring level", which is derived from the Saturn ring. Among the particles that make up the star ring, the smallest is like dust, and the largest has a diameter of about 20 meters, just touching the bottom line of the first order.

"Recovery phase": From the time the asymptote is obtained to the time the asymptote entity appears, this period of time is the "recovery phase". Usually, the recovery phase lasts for 5 to 14 days.

"Asymptotic entity": When people get asymptotes, they can use the abilities granted by asymptotes. Afterwards, some asymptotes will materialize in the real world, changing their form and gathering into entities, namely "asymptote entities", "asymptote sets", or "asymptote sets". The appearance of asymptote entities indicates that the asymptote has officially reached the first order.

After making the statement, the Lord of Sirius looked in the direction of the Ganges River, where a person had been "burned to ashes" by him. He let this person "return" to the world and become the guardian of the palace.

"It's time for us to go. Before we leave, let's send our blessings to the Star Lord who remains on the ground."

The Lyra Star Lord responded, "As star lords, we are named after the stars, and they are named after the mountains, rivers, and seas. I hope they can fulfill their duties."

Just as the Lord of Sirius blesses his fellow travelers so that they will not be oppressed, the Lord of Lyra also sends blessings so that his colleagues can stick to their duties. Once these words are spoken, they must take effect, and once they are heard by others, they cannot be easily changed.

Several star masters expressed their opinions. At the end, the Sirius star master made a summary: "At this stage, our mission has been completed. I hope they can complete their mission as well."

The moment of farewell arrived as expected, and the seven star masters each piled up a spherical shell.

The spherical shells dragged long tails of flames straight into the sky, like retrograde meteors. They quickly accelerated to the first cosmic speed, and then slightly exceeded it. People observed the huge spherical shells in the starry sky through artificial satellites, and were shocked and frightened.

Stars enter and leave the human world, and a new era begins. Humans re-examine the stars visible in the night sky and their names, and rethink the meaning of the light that travels millions of light years into human eyes.

The Star Lord has left, but the Mountain King and the Water King are still on the ground. These people have done a lot of things.

Take the Qin Kingdom as an example: The King of Tianshan often holds meetings with important people and paints a beautiful picture for them. After each meeting, some people's eyes are dull. The King of Kunlun Mountain wanders around the world and records many landscapes of the old times. The King of Taihang Mountain and the King of Lancang River found a man on the beach and helped him establish a research institute...

People imagined "asymptotic" and "ancient" with extraordinary positivity and creativity. The words of the star master were widely circulated on the planet. More and more people used words such as "asymptotic line" and "asymptotic domain" to describe this change, and "darkness" was gradually forgotten by humans.

In mid-May, a strange incident occurred in Pinglin Senior High School. A sophomore student was able to summon a burning candle out of thin air, with the flame burning continuously and the height and mass of the candle remaining almost unchanged.

Mu Zhengguang and Xu Ying talked about this: "Unlike candles in nature, this ability is very subjective."

The two of them agreed, but Xu Ying bluntly rejected the word that was the opposite of "idealism": "If it was materialistic, you wouldn't like it, and neither would I."

"That's true. I wonder what kind of asymptote we're going to get."

Xu Ying responded briskly: "It must be the asymptote that is destined to be worthy of you and me."

Mu Zhengguang also talked to Lu Hao about the candlelight.

Lu Hao looked extremely excited: "Our school has 6000 students in three grades, and finally someone has made the news."

Mu Zhengguang disagreed: "If it was a few days earlier, it might have made the news."

In early June, the first and second year high school students had a holiday for the college entrance examination. After the five-day holiday, the students returned to school.

Lu Hao couldn't wait to show his new ability to his deskmate: "What do you think of my paintbrush?"

It was a brush with a white tip and a body that shone brightly, like hot lava poured into a rainbow, with all the colors of light merging into one.

Mu Zhengguang watched the asymptote entity up close for the first time: "Not bad, we got the entity so early."

Lu Hao held the brush in reverse and drew a line on the test paper with the end of the brush. An indescribable brilliance appeared on the test paper. He brushed his hand across the test paper, and the brilliant colors changed with his movements, sometimes radiant, sometimes depressed.

“My dyeing ability is okay, right?”

Mu Zhengguang didn't hesitate at all and immediately clapped his hands and praised: "Well, that's amazing. What special feelings do you have when you reach the first level? The official website only says that speed and strength increase."

Lu Hao spoke the truth based on his own personal experience: "The feeling is not obvious, and the increase is not obvious either."

"Will the increase in strength affect your daily life?"

"It doesn't seem to have any effect. This power is very... very idealistic."

It is easy to understand that the asymptote is idealistic. After all, there is "darkness" as the background. All abnormal phenomena and the causes, processes and results of all superpowers can be temporarily attributed to "darkness". After people get the asymptote, their physical fitness is enhanced. In other words, this "enhancement" is manifested in the body. The body is not idealistic, but "enhancement" is idealistic? This is too incredible. Mu Zhengguang made a bold guess: "Power generated from the heart?"

Lu Hao had no idea about these things: "I don't know, maybe."

By the end of June, summer vacation is approaching.

Asymptotics are emerging one after another, and it seems like an influx of people. There is no need to ask them one by one. Just stop by the roadside for a while and you will see many people running at high speed, leaving battery cars and buses far behind. Obviously, these people are asymptotics.

At the same time, the asymptotes reported in the news are becoming more and more exciting: turning stone into gold, turning water into ice, taking bones out of flesh and blood, separating memories from corpses... These shocking asymptotes are all challenging people's common sense and cognition.

The theme of human society has quietly changed to "approaching". People are looking at the "old world" with curiosity and doubt. Some people are worried, while others are excited.

When the holidays come, students often talk vividly about things related to asymptotes in the class group.

At this time, there were only a few people without asymptotes. Mu Zhengguang and Xu Ying both "stubbornly" remained as they were. They both realized that something was wrong and reduced the number of times they went out. Therefore, although they were both on vacation in Yuantian Town, Pinglin County, and were very close to each other, they did not see each other often.

Despite this, they still celebrated each other's fifteenth birthday together.

Mu Zhengguang’s birthday comes first.

On July 7, Xu Ying gave him a blue unicorn electronic watch. It was not expensive, but it had complex functions, was waterproof, and was luminous.

After Xu Ying gave the gift, she had lunch at his house and talked about the asymptote again, but this time she changed her target: "Excuse me, what are the abilities of uncle and aunt?"

Mu Zhengguang spent the summer vacation in his hometown and hadn't seen his parents for half a year. But he was still very clear about his parents' abilities. When asked, he told them the truth: "No, they are just ordinary abilities, photographic memory, panoramic vision."

"It's all about the eyes? The eyes are the windows to the soul. If the gaze is strengthened, the heart will also be strengthened?" Xu Yingze's voice became smaller and smaller, and his speech speed became faster and faster. At first, these words sounded like speculation, and later, these words sounded like jokes between friends.

"Not sure. If the asymptote is generated from the heart, then whether it is the eyes or something else that is strengthened, it will affect the heart."

Xu Ying nodded thoughtfully: "That makes sense. Asymptotes are connected to the heart, and it sounds fair and just."

Some time passed and it was Xu Yingze's birthday.

On August 8, Mu Zhengguang sent a gradient frosted starry sky water cup, and this time neither of them mentioned the asymptote. So we know that our asymptote is still blank.

(End of this chapter)