Before I knew it, three months had passed.

The time has come to July 18, 2024.

You Gege, who has fully adapted to life in the Origin No. 1 dome, took a special car from the China section of the National Security Department on this day to return to the camp near Lake Juan with Guo Xingcai and others.

You Gege, who hadn't stepped out of the dome for a long time, leaned against the car window and looked at the sky in the polar night environment, and felt some emotion in his heart.

On the way, Zhang Fengyu said: "I heard that the rescue work in the United States has failed, and those dozen people are trapped under the Antarctic ice sheet forever......"

Guo Xingcai was stunned, and couldn't help but feel a little sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox.

You Gege also felt very sorry, but this was also something that could not be helped, at least with the current level of human technology, it was impossible to save those people.

After arriving at the camp, Zhang Fengyu took You Gege to the logistics department to get a special exoskeleton device, which was tailor-made for her after You Gege's application, and with it, You Gege also had the opportunity to directly contact the "Forerunner No. 3".

"The main function of this exoskeleton on Miss You's body is to ensure the life safety of the wearer, so it will be slightly bulky." The staff explained while debugging the data.

You Gege felt okay when he moved his hands and feet, but he couldn't say that he was bulky, but he looked very bloated, a bit like an astronaut in a spacesuit.

However, as long as he can get in touch with "Forerunner 3", You Gege doesn't care about these details.

After trying it on, Guo Xingcai loaded the exoskeleton into the car, and You Gege followed Zhang Fengyu to Li Shaoan's residence.

When he saw Li Shaoan again after three months, Guo Xingcai felt that the man in front of him seemed to be much older, at least not as elegant as when he first met him.

Li Shaoan has indeed experienced many things in the past three months, and the most emaciated of them was the disappearance of five elite personnel due to his command mistakes during the operation in the United States.

This incident is directly related to AOA, an illegal organization that creates panic, and Li Shaoan has basically determined that AOA is the synonym of the "intruder" they are looking for.

"Director, Ms. You is here."

Li Shaoan came back to his senses when he heard this, he let out a long breath, snuffed out his cigarette, and then said, "You go out first, I want to talk to her alone." ”

Zhang Fengyu was a little surprised, but he didn't ask.

After the door closed, Li Shaoan brought two cups of coffee.

"Sit down, don't be nervous, you don't have any special tasks to explain today."

You Gege wasn't actually nervous, but she was curious why Li Shaoan wanted to meet her alone.

After taking a sip of coffee, You Gege said secretly: "It's so bitter......

Li Shaoan sat opposite You Gege, and after a while of silence, he wanted to get a cigarette, but he stopped halfway through his hand and picked up the chewing gum on the table instead.

"You...... How did you start smoking? Seeing that Li Shaoan was a little distracted, You Gege was a little worried.

Li Shaoan was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a wry smile: "I don't know, probably smoking can relieve your worries." ”

You Gege couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, but she didn't laugh.

"The rescue effort on the American side failed...... This thing...... You know that, right? ”

You Gege nodded: "Well, Ayu told me on the way." ”

"Hmm...... Did he tell you that the Americans who were trapped under the Antarctic ice sheet found another door? ”

This?!

You Gege shook his head: "There is no ......"

Li Shaoan smiled, a very cold smile.

"Although the Americans did not make this public, the whole world almost knew about it."

"Huh?"

Li Shaoan took a sip of coffee and said, "You and Ou Mengya should have heard about it in the past few months, the world is not peaceful." ”

You Gege understood, Li Shaoan was talking about AOA, an extremist organization that spreads the truth and creates panic.

Although they do not directly carry out terrorist attacks, the catastrophe brought about by the truth disseminated by the AOA is even more terrifying......

"Those bastards spread the truth recklessly, and then look at the world after the truth is revealed like a joke...... What do you think is the purpose of these people? ”

Ask me?

You Gege was a little surprised, even a little inexplicable.

"I think...... They may just be trying to create panic in this way. ”

"Oh? That is, in your eyes, the AOA is no different from a terrorist organization in general? ”

Why is it in my eyes......

You Gege was a little upset, but she didn't show it.

"Well, I don't think they have any deeper purpose."

Li Shaoan nodded, and then said, "But why do they take your life motto as their belief?" ”

My life motto?!

"Huh?" You Gege is completely confused, is it really still involving me?

Li Shaoan took out a photo, half of which was mosaic, and it looked like it should be a corpse lying on the desk.

The corpse is not the point, the point is the book that the person is reading.

You Gege doesn't need to look carefully to make it clear, this is her book.

"Choosing whose book to read is not the author's problem, I would like to believe that you have nothing to do with AOA, but we have never seen the enemy we have to face at present, they do not belong to this era, they come from the future, it stands to reason that we can't guess what kind of spiritual consciousness these people have, through your book, I suddenly realized that maybe there is something related to this, so ......" Li Shaoan paused when he said this, he looked at You Gege seriously.

You Gege was a little uncomfortable stared at by him, but he already understood in his heart that Li Shaoan was not here to ask about the guilt, but to find an answer.

"Can you tell me why you believe that everything is accidental?"

Hearing this, You Gege picked up the coffee cup, her hands were so cold, even if the room was warm, her hands would always be cold.

Using the temperature of the coffee, You Gege said, "Do you know what the earth has been through? ”

Li Shaoan shook his head: "I will listen to what you say." ”

After hearing this, You Gege thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, at the beginning, the earth we are on was a lifeless barren land, with no atmosphere, no water, and no life, but suddenly one day, a huge comet collided with the earth, and the debris from the impact formed the moon, and the earth began to rejuvenate from this day...... Water...... Core temperature ...... Atmosphere...... Life...... And then many, many years passed...... Humans appeared. ”

You Gege's story is short.

But there are many problems to be explained.

Li Shaoan is not a professional scientific researcher, and this is the first time he has heard such stories about the earth's past.

"Accidental appearance, accidental disappearance, the past, the present, the future, or ...... That's what it is......" You Gege's words reveal a strong air of pessimism.

Li Shaoan can be regarded as finally understanding You

Gege's words, but he always felt that these accidents were really contrary to the essence of human belief, if everyone thought the same as You Gege, then did human beings still have a future?

So he asked, "Are you so sure that all this is accidental, and not some evolutionary necessity?" ”

After hearing this, You Gege also replied in a rhetorical question: "If it is not accidental, then ...... Don't you think it's even more terrifying? ”

More terrifying?

Li Shaoan was a little impatient, but after he calmed down, he suddenly understood.

Oh, yes......

If all this is not accidental, the birth of man, the ice age, the mass extinction of ancient creatures, the disappearance of dinosaurs, the emergence of life, the ...... of the atmosphere Water...... The impact of a comet with the Earth......

If all this is not accidental, then who shaped this inevitable result?

For a moment, Li Shaoan felt a chill.

If all of this is like dominoes, and it only takes a start to complete the whole process, is humanity at the end, or in the middle of the process?

At the same time, what is this beginning?

Is there a transcendent civilization where he can use the universe as a billiard table, and hit his locked sub-ball by hitting a cue ball with his hand, and then give birth to life and civilization there!

Correspondingly, what is human civilization in front of transcendent civilization?

Was it a random graffiti, or was it an accidental accident?

……

On the way back to the Origin One Dome, You Gege kept his eyes closed, as if he was asleep.

Actually, she didn't, she was thinking about what Li Shaoan said before parting.

"Although I can't tell you the final result of the Taiji-3 collision, I want you to know that we may not really be in an accident, above us, there may always be a higher civilization, a transcendent civilization, and the forerunners are the traces left by them...... So...... Please, help us. ”

You Gege was conceited that he didn't have this ability, and he never thought that he would take on such a big responsibility.

But she is also curious, if the world is not accidental, then what is the inevitable truth?

……

Back at the Origin 1 Dome, You Gege went straight to the activity area of "Forerunner 3".

The current contact with Forerunner 3 is carried out by an expert from the European Union, a German man in direct contact.

You Gege stood in the observation room outside the activity area, from where he could observe the "Forerunner 3" in all directions.

After these three months, You Gege has become very familiar with the "Forerunner No. 3", but after today's conversation with Li Shaoan, You Gege feels that the "Precursor No. 3" in front of him is so unfamiliar.

After silently watching "Forerunner 3" in the observation room for a while, just as You Gege was about to leave, a scream suddenly came out of the activity area.

You Gege's heart trembled, and when he looked back, he saw the German falling.

And the "Precursor 3" next to him was covered in blood......

……

The sudden emergency situation caused everyone to fall into extreme unease.

The "Forerunner 3" was also re-locked in a closed isolation cabin, and a large number of security personnel poured into the activity area.

After about ten minutes, the German man's body was carried away.

You Gege's attention was not on the corpse, but on the "Forerunner 3" in the isolation chamber.

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors