My Endless Life

No matter how violent the outside world is, there is always peace inside Doomsday Village.

This is because during the duel between Li Qi and No. 5, both of them consciously and tacitly avoided the virtual space opened up.

Li Qi didn't want to hurt Geer and Chris who stayed here.

Number 5 did not want the [battery] here to be damaged.

You must know that before the crystal returns, most of the systems in the Ark still need these [batteries] to maintain operation.

Therefore, in the virtual world, it is the only place that seems quite peaceful.

People are doing their own things and maintaining their daily lives in Doomsday Village.

Li Qi walked on the streets of Doomsday Village, looking around at the people, confirming the number of people here and their life status.

Many people here, their lives in the training warehouse are close to the limit.

The more 'ancient' the fog explorer is, the more so.

Once they leave the cultivation chamber, they may die on the spot.

Therefore, these people cannot leave the Doomsday Village. Li Qi will find a way to convert their consciousness into digital signals and enter them into the Ark's system to maintain their existence.

And the remaining ones, those who entered here very young, have the opportunity to leave here.

Including Geer, Chris, who came in some time ago, and Weiner, whom Li Qi has never met.

But Li Qi was thinking, is it really good to let them leave here?

Will converting everyone's consciousness into digital signals and inputting them into the Ark system be a way of continuation for humans in this world?

This was what Li Qi was hesitating about.

In fact, he shouldn't hesitate, but when the matter involved Geer and Chris, he had to hesitate.

After all, they are his parents in this life.

"Ah, Kiri, are you back?"

Arriving at the street where Geer and Chris lived, Li Qi saw Geer who seemed to have just returned home.

He was holding the vegetables he bought from the commercial street and greeted Li Qi with a smile.

Li Qi looked at him quietly for two seconds before nodding and saying:

"Well, I'm back."

"Would you like to eat together tonight?"

Geer invited.

Li Qi did not hesitate this time and responded quickly:

"Okay, excuse me then."

"You're welcome, we are all neighbors."

Geer smiled.

He seemed to have a good temper, at least not as harsh as Li Qi remembered.

Li Qi followed him into the house, but did not see Chris.

Looking around the room, perhaps sensing Li Qi's doubts, Geer explained:

"Kris is a restless person. She probably went to find Weiner, or to visit the seniors of the Tanwu family. She will be back later, so don't worry about her."

Compared to Geer, who is relatively calm and quiet, Chris is much more energetic.

She is already the mother of a child, but her character has not changed at all.

But this is good, at least Chrissy's attitude can make Li Qi feel more relaxed. It feels like he is not facing his parents, but people of his own age.

Sitting in the living room, Li Qi could easily see the kitchen and Geer who was busy inside.

Geer was also chatting with Li Qi while he was cooking, mostly talking about whether he was used to living here and whether he had made other friends.

Li Qi's attitude was as usual, answering Geer's question.

It was peaceful until Li Qi asked a question.

"If you could leave Doomsday Village, leave the Sea of ​​Fog, and return to the safe zone, what would you do?"

"Leave..."

Without the influence of No. 5, even Geer, who has been assimilated by this village, can think about this issue rationally.

He stopped cooking, thought for a moment, then continued the work at hand, and responded with a smile:

"Maybe I will give up being a Tanwu family, and go to live in seclusion somewhere in the kingdom with Chrissy and Li Qi."

"Isn't it a pity to give up on the Tanwu family? I heard that you will soon reach the Black Mist level."

"I heard...? Did Mr. Geary know us before?"

"...I've only heard people mention it occasionally."

Li Qi said casually.

He had heard about Gal and Chris from Carol, and knew that Gal was an existence close to the black mist level.

This means that Geer has completed at least one relic's 'relic'. As long as he finds a suitable relic and makes a second contract, he can be promoted to the Black Mist level.

In the entire kingdom, the total number of existing Black Mist-level people is less than ten. Once Geer becomes a Black Mist-level person, he will be able to rise to the top of the kingdom's power hierarchy.

His status is comparable to that of the four nobles.

And even if we don't talk about Geer, Chris is one of the strongest in the Mist level, and there is always the possibility of completing her legacy and being promoted to the Black Mist.

The two may be Black Mist-level fog explorers in the future. Even if they want to live in seclusion, the kingdom may not be able to agree.

"The future of the Tanwu family lies in the Sea of ​​Fog, and Kris and I have already been to the Sea of ​​Wu, so... it is no longer important to us whether we should be the Tanwu family, the important thing is... to be with our family."

Geer said with a chuckle.

He and Chris had already prepared before that, after that exploration, they would give up being a fog explorer and be with their children.

After all, their children are about to grow up, and they want to be with them during the most critical period.

But no one expected that they would be tricked by the people of the Light Chasing Society in the end, forcing them to enter the fog sea.

But Gel did not regret entering the fog sea.

It is true that Li Qi is an important person to Gel, but so is Chris. Gel cannot abandon either side.

And when Li Qi is in a safe area and is taken care of by someone, choosing to enter the fog sea with Chris is the best solution for him.

Gel does not regret it, but he is a little regretful that he cannot see his child grow up.

"It's really a simple wish..."

Li Qi commented.

Gel smiled and did not respond.

The room suddenly became quiet, with only the sound of Gel cooking.

This silence lasted for a while before it was broken by Chris's energetic voice.

"I'm back!"

Chris returned home with a big fish that was longer than her arm and thicker than her thigh.

It seems that she went fishing with Mr. Weiner.

Li Qi recalled that there was indeed a small river that could be touched next to the village, but could such a big fish really be caught from that small river?

Li Qi wanted to ask this, but then he thought that everything here was just an illusion, so he stopped thinking about it.

Just like in some games, a giant octopus can be caught in a square pool, it is normal to catch such a big fish in a small river.

"Hey, Kiri is back."

Chris came back and saw Li Qi in the room and waved to him.

Li Qi nodded to her and looked at the fish in her hand:

"It looks like a good harvest today?"

"Yes, in fact, Weiner and I are ready for the air force today, who knows that suddenly several big fish will jump out of the river..."

Well... that is probably the impact of the data fluctuations caused by the battle with No. 5.

Listening to Chris's description, Li Qi probably guessed the reason.

Unexpectedly, the byproduct of the battle with No. 5 has made Chris, who is now free to fish every day, harvest a lot...

After chatting with Li Qi, Chris ran to discuss with Geer how to deal with this fish with great interest.

Li Qi sat in the living room and watched. Seeing the loving look of the two, a smile appeared on his face that he had not noticed.

Chris's return brought a different kind of vitality to the house.

To be more precise, it became more lively.

In such a lively atmosphere, Li Qi finished the dinner with Chris and Geer.

"Thank you for the hospitality. It's getting late. I'll go back first."

The last dinner was not very satisfactory, but it was also the last thing Li Qi had to do in this world, which made Li Qi feel not bad.

Feeling the increasingly serious rejection, Li Qi felt that it was time for him to leave.

He stood up, said goodbye to Geer and Chris, and was about to leave the room.

But when he was about to leave, Chris suddenly grabbed him:

"Wait a minute!"

"... Is there anything else?"

Looking back at Chris in surprise, Li Qi looked puzzled.

Chris stared at Li Qi for a while, and finally, perhaps because she felt that it was not good to grab Li Qi suddenly, she quickly let go and explained:

"No... It's okay, it's just..."

She hesitated for a long time, but couldn't say anything.

Finally, Geer helped her out:

"Chris is probably worried about you, after all, you look a lot like our son."

"Yes, that's it!"

Chris nodded repeatedly, and then looked at Li Qi carefully.

She seemed to want to engrave Li Qi's appearance in her mind forever, and her eyes stayed on Li Qi's face.

After a long while, she finally asked Li Qi:

"Tomorrow... can we meet again?"

"Of course."

Li Qi answered without hesitation, and he smiled and said: "You will see 'me' in another place, don't worry."

"Really? That's good..."

Chris patted her chest as if she was relieved, and then her eyes softened a little, looking at Li Qi and said:

"Just now I always felt that you were going to a very far place, it was really my illusion."

"Yes, it was an illusion."

"... But if you really have to go far away, remember to take care of yourself."

Chris finally reminded.

She didn't realize at all that these words seemed inappropriate to a stranger who had just met for a few days.

But Chris didn't think there was anything wrong, and Geer didn't think there was anything wrong.

Although Li Qi himself felt that there was a problem, when he thought of the identities of the two people opposite, he also didn't think there was anything wrong with Chris's advice.

After patiently listening to Chris's last nagging, Li Qi walked out of the room.

Outside the room, looking at the two people standing at the door, Li Qi bowed slightly to them, then turned and left.

The figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.