The sky and the earth lost their color, and the surrounding time and space suddenly became infinitely slow, close to stillness. Behind Yuan Xudong, a dark wave like an abyss surged out, swallowing up everything around him. Yuan Xudong felt like he was falling weightlessly, and the boundless dark world enveloped him. Countless strange and mysterious scenes appeared before his eyes, which seemed familiar.
The boundless World Tree blocks out the sun, and on it is entangled an endless multiverse of radiant light and vitality. The black chains across the sky bind countless indescribable figures, bringing infinite terror. There are also tens of thousands of broken bronze swords and halberds that are thousands or tens of thousands of meters long, towering palaces and ancient thrones that are like broken walls and ruins, golden-red albatrosses dancing around the World Tree, and dirty and dark chaotic clouds that breed vibrant azure lightning streams. Behind this mysterious scene full of death and life, an incomparably huge and terrifying shadow stares at Yuan Xudong who is floating like a plankton, and infinite blood color reflects his vision red.
The terrifying shadow was huge and round, blood-red in color, with an armor-like shell covering its back. It had eight legs on each side of its body, with serrated teeth, a pair of huge scarlet eyes, and two extremely sharp pincers that glowed with a cold light. Each of the pincers had a row of ferocious barbed teeth. Yuan Xudong was shrouded in murderous intent. Looking at the great existence in front of him that could not be named, he could not help but take a breath and said in a lost voice:
"Oh my god, it's a river crab!"
"To be or not to be?"
The resounding sound of morning bells and evening drums resounded throughout the world. Yuan Xudong knew that it was the river crab that was asking him to make the final choice, life or death. Locked in by the river crab's boundless energy, Yuan Xudong could not make a sound and could only choose in his heart:
"Survive!"
As Yuan Xudong made the choice to "survive", the energy in the sky began to ease, and the loud voice like the morning bell and evening drum sounded again:
"What are the universe composed of?"
In a daze, Yuan Xudong replied in his heart according to his own heart:
"The universe is made up of matter and energy!"
After Yuan Xudong answered in his heart, the resounding voice like the morning bell and evening drum sounded again:
"What is the most fair way to determine fate?"
"Choice, fate is determined by choice, it is the fairest!"
“How can everything in the world survive?”
"Survival of the fittest is the most appropriate!"
“How does the multiverse work?”
"A parallel world is best with infinite possibilities!"
"How can time travel be prohibited?"
"It is better to control than to block, reasonable control should be better!"
…
Not knowing how long it had been, Yuan Xudong was in a daze, answering one strange question after another according to his own heart. When he woke up completely, he was already standing in a bronze hall. Looking at the center of the hall, there was a bright red throne surrounded by eighteen bronze pillars with dragons and phoenixes carved on them, and there was an indescribable terrifying shadow high above the throne. Yuan Xudong felt that it was familiar, but he couldn't remember it. Compared with the visible river crabs, he was not afraid of the indescribable terrifying shadow in front of him. Instead, he felt very familiar with it. He asked:
"Who are you?"
"You can call me System, my walker!"
A cold and merciless voice echoed in the bronze hall. It was neither male nor female, and was similar to the voice of a river crab, but with obvious differences. Looking directly at this indescribable horrific shadow, Yuan Xudong's memory gradually became clearer. He asked tentatively:
"Are you the heroine's strategy system?"
"That's a name I used a long time ago!"
I don’t know if it was Yuan Xudong’s illusion, but the cold and ruthless voice seemed to have a hint of regret in it. This feeling was fleeting, and the cold and ruthless voice continued to resound through the bronze hall:
"My Lady Guardian System was given to me by the Supreme River Crab Guardian. It is the guardian of power, the keeper of order, and the trader!"
After a brief pause, the indescribable terrifying shadow looked at Yuan Xudong standing under the throne and explained in detail:
"The guardian of power is to protect the heroine, gain her favor, and deprive her of the origin of the world for their own use. The order of power is to abide by the rules and order of the heavens and myriad worlds. Under the witness of harmony, the rules and order can be broken by paying the origin of the world. The trader of power is to make the natives of the heavens and myriad worlds use them for walking through transactions, but the rules and order of the world cannot be broken. All walking activities are centered on sustainable development. The rest of the rules will be discussed later!"
After listening to the unspeakable horrible shadow, Yuan Xudong very wisely did not ask what would happen if these rules were not followed. The countless unspeakable horrible shadows nailed to the pillar of shame outside were the best answer. In a nutshell, either abide by the rules of the river crab, or break the rules and order of the world by paying a certain amount of the world's origin. The rest will be suppressed. The unspeakable horrible shadows and the black chains across the sky bound the corpses. Their walkers might even have their existence wiped out from the heavens and all worlds!
"Seven days later, the walking event will begin!"
"Dream of Splendor, during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty!"
【Walking Event: Dream Record】
Travel time: During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty
Walking location: Qiantang, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River
Walking Mission: Obtain the Origin of the World
Walking aids:
1. The system provides 100 points of initial world origin
2. The system provides an initial dimensional space of 100 cubic meters, which can be upgraded without upper limit. Each upgrade expands the volume by 10 times, and consumes 100 points of world origin for every 100 cubic meters.
3. The system provides the disguises needed for walking, including language, text, appearance, clothing, etc. that match the world background
4. The system provides a walking exclusive power teleporter. The walker can activate the skill actively, or passively activate the skill when the walker is attacked. In an instant, the walker can teleport to any place he has been to regardless of the distance. Each teleportation consumes a certain amount of world origin.
The walker's personal information is as follows:
Name: Yuan Xudong
Gender: Male (can be changed by paying a certain amount of world origin, but it is best not to do so, because you will fall in love with your female self, which will affect your walking performance)
Age: 24 (can be changed by paying a certain amount of world origin, men are always teenagers)
Appearance: Men are as handsome as jade, while women are a disaster to the country and the people (this is the ceiling of the appearance world, even censored people cannot change it)
Power: Teleporter (As long as there is enough world essence, you can teleport with the planet, if you have been to an alien planet)
World Origin: 100 points
Dimensional space: 100 cubic meters
Walking assets: None (registration required)
Walking force: None (registration required)
Talented skills: None (except for your stunning beauty, you are completely useless and often self-righteous. In fact, you are the worst walker)
…
Standing in the bronze hall, Yuan Xudong silently looked at his identity information and walking events. In just a moment, before he could fully understand the situation, a cold and ruthless voice sounded in his ears:
"Follow the choice of fate, my walker. When everything is settled, you and I will meet again!"
"Wait a minute, I haven't..."
"Everything is destined, my walker, you and I will meet again!"
A deep and hoarse male voice sounded. Yuan Xudong was slightly stunned when he heard this familiar voice, but he could not remember it. Then he disappeared in the majestic and ancient bronze hall, leaving only the indescribable terrifying shadow sitting high on the bright red throne. The low sigh gradually disappeared, and with a ball of blood-red light, the indescribable terrifying shadow rushed into the sky, and under the eyes of Hexie, it rushed into the multiverse and disappeared. Countless black chains collided and rang, singing the most sad elegy of the gods and Buddhas in the heavens!
…
"Are you calling me?"
Looking at the strange man in front of her, he was tall, slender, with fair skin, a high nose bridge, big eyes, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He looked quite young and handsome, with a dignified appearance. He was wearing clothes from international brands, classic black suits, white shirts, sky blue tie, thick black hair that was a little long, with two crooked hairs sticking up on the top of his head. On his right wrist was a latest limited edition Vacheron Constantin mechanical watch, with a silvery metallic luster. Having been in contact with all kinds of luxury goods and rich people for a long time, Wang Manni immediately made her own judgment. The young man who was chatting her up had at least a million on him and a net worth of at least 100 million. Thinking of this, looking at Yuan Xudong who was still a little dazed, she smiled reservedly:
"Sir, are you okay?"
"No, it's okay!"
Hearing Wang Manni's sweet laughter, Yuan Xudong came back to his senses from the shock of the inexplicable space. Whether it was the huge river crab or the indescribable terrifying shadow, although it was the first time he saw it, Yuan Xudong always had a sense of familiarity, but he couldn't remember it, so he just let it go. He looked at the strange yet familiar Wang Manni in front of him, and his mind couldn't help but recall the question about the river crab that he had answered:
“How does the multiverse work?”
"A parallel world is best with infinite possibilities!"
…
"A parallel world?"
Muttering to himself, Yuan Xudong calmed down and regained his composure. He looked at Wang Manni who was nearby and smiled:
"I'm sorry, I got the wrong person. You look exactly like my girlfriend!"
“Exactly the same?”
Looking at Yuan Xudong who wanted to strike up a conversation with her, with his young and immature face, he should be a student at the South China University of Finance and Economics. Seeing such a young and handsome junior, Wang Manni, who was almost thirty years old, bent down slightly and approached him and teased:
"Sir, your way of chatting people up is too old-fashioned, isn't it?"
“Is it old-fashioned?”
“Old-fashioned!”
Looking at Wang Manni who was bending down slightly and inadvertently showing off her charm, Yuan Xudong smiled. Without waiting for Wang Manni to react, he stretched out his right hand, put his arm around Wang Manni's waist and said with a smile:
"I don't mean to hit on you, I mean, will you be my girlfriend?"
"ah?"
Seeing Yuan Xudong being so straightforward, Wang Manni blushed slightly, but she didn't think Yuan Xudong was being a hooligan. This was probably the dual charm of money and appearance at work. She just pushed Yuan Xudong away and said angrily:
"You, you hooligan!"
"Sorry, I was just kidding!"
Looking at Wang Manni who looked angry, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"I have to attend my graduation defense later. Can I treat you to lunch at noon? Just consider it as an apology, okay?"
"No, I'm going back soon. I have a flight this afternoon!"
“I see!”
Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"Please introduce yourself. My name is Yuan Xudong, Yuan as in Yuan Shikai and Xudong as in Rising Sun. What's yours?"
"My name is Wang Manni. By the way, you called me Nini just now. Do you know me? Have you bought something from my store before?"
"Probably not, but I will go there later!"
At this point, Yuan Xudong looked at Wang Manni and stretched out his hand:
"Ms. Wang Manni, could you please give me your business card?"
"OK!"
Pulling out a business card from the business card holder she carried with her and handing it to Yuan Xudong, Wang Manni smiled and said:
"What about you? Can you give me your business card?"
"Sorry, I don't have a business card!"
After taking Wang Manni's business card and taking a look at it, Nini, the senior salesperson at the Misia store in Shanghai, is still the same as before. Yuan Xudong put away the business card and said with a smile:
"Okay, I'll go to your store to buy clothes and other things in the future, and you can give me recommendations then!"
"OK!"
Looking at the smiling Wang Manni, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"Give me your phone!"
"what?"
As she spoke, Wang Manni unlocked her phone, then handed it to Yuan Xudong and said:
"for you!"
"Thanks!"
After getting the phone, Yuan Xudong saved his phone number in the address book and added WeChat friends. Then he returned the phone to Wang Manni and said with a smile:
"Okay, if I call you, you must answer!"
"OK!"
"I'm leaving now. I have to go to my graduation defense. Bye!"
"Bye-Bye!"
…
After parting with Yuan Xudong, Wang Manni went to the underground supermarket and bought three popsicles of different flavors. Zhong Xiaoqin liked cream flavor, Gu Jia liked strawberry flavor, and she liked the old popsicles. After buying them, Wang Manni returned to the playground and reunited with Zhong Xiaoqin and Gu Jia. Seeing Wang Manni who had been gone for a long time, Zhong Xiaoqin asked casually:
"Manni, why did you take so long?"
Hearing this, Wang Manni shared the popsicles in her hand with Zhong Xiaoqin and Gu Jia and said with a smile:
"I met a student who wanted to chat me up, so I chatted with him for a while!"
"What's going on?"
After unwrapping the popsicle and eating it, Gu Jia looked at the smiling Wang Manni and said:
"Isn't he handsome, a young hunk?"
"He is quite handsome, but he is not a fresh-faced guy!"
Eating the old popsicle, Wang Manni smiled and said:
"I can't really describe that feeling, but he is just like a noble gentleman, not only handsome, but also very elegant!"
“Is this true or false?”
Looking at the crazy Wang Manni, Zhong Xiaoqin asked curiously:
"Are there any photos? Did you take any of them?"
"Let me see, I added him on WeChat, let me see if there are any photos in his WeChat Moments!"
"So fast, you've even added me on WeChat?"
"He took the initiative to add me!"
Smiling, Wang Manni took out her cell phone and opened WeChat, then found Yuan Xudong's WeChat and clicked on it. The three women sat together like curious babies, eating popsicles and browsing Yuan Xudong's WeChat Moments.
“Found it, found it!”
After finding a photo of Yuan Xudong, Wang Manni pointed at Yuan Xudong, who was wearing a well-tailored suit and attending a business reception, and said with a smile:
"How about it, isn't it handsome?"
“So handsome!”
Looking at the sunny and heroic Yuan Xudong, who looked like the handsome protagonist in a movie, Zhong Xiaoqin smiled and said with wide eyes:
"Wang Manni, you are the only single one among the three of us. Do you have any bad intentions towards such a handsome brother?"
"Yes, I have!"
Looking at Zhong Xiaoqin, Wang Manni smiled and said:
"I've been lucky in love lately. I met a rich man on a cruise, and now there's another handsome boy. It's so hard to choose!"
"What do you want? I want them all!"
"Fuck you, I'm not a real fujoshi."
Rolling her eyes at Zhong Xiaoqin, Wang Manni looked at Gu Jia and said with a smile:
"Gu Jia, if it were you, who would you choose?"
“That’s hard to say!”
Looking at Yuan Xudong's circle of friends, and thinking about what Wang Manni said about the cruise ship man Liang Zhengxian, Gu Jia smiled and said:
"If it were me, I would choose a young man. After all, he is young and has plenty of energy!"
"Hey, you're so dirty, haha!"
…
On the other side, Yuan Xudong quickly finished his graduation defense, and then while thinking about the walking incident seven days later, he searched the Internet for relevant historical events and information during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, and walked towards the lecture hall where Jiang Xiaoguo and the others were attending their graduation defense. When Yuan Xudong arrived at the lecture hall door, Luo Yan was waiting there. Yuan Xudong put away his phone and smiled:
"How's it going? Is it over?"
“It’s over!”
As soon as the voice fell, Duan Jiabao and Liang Shuang came out of the lecture hall holding the documents, looking worried. Seeing them like this, Luo Yan hurriedly said with concern:
"Why is your face so long? Are you going to fail?"
"Passed!"
Duan Jiabao and Liang Shuang smiled at each other. Luo Yan and Yuan Xudong couldn't help rolling their eyes. Luo Yan smiled and said:
"Oh, you're pretending to be so good!"
"Ha ha!"
Just as they were all happy, Jiang Xiaoguo also came out with a sad face and said with a dull look in his eyes:
"I only knew that master's and doctoral dissertation defenses were difficult, but who knew that undergraduate studies were also so difficult? I'm so..."
Before she finished speaking, Liang Shuang poked her with his finger and said with a smile:
“Stop pretending!”
"You poked me before I even finished talking. It's really hard for me..."
As he was talking, Jiang Xiaoguo started laughing. After they laughed for a while, Duan Jiabao suggested:
"Well, since we've passed the defense, why don't we go have a meal to celebrate!"
"Okay, let's go to the old place!"
"Agreed, let's go!"
…
Arriving at the old tea restaurant, they ordered the same dishes as before. While eating these home-cooked dishes, Duan Jiabao frowned slightly and said:
"Hey, do you feel that the taste of this dish has changed? It's not as delicious as before!"
“No, I think it’s delicious!”
“It’s OK!”
“The taste is fine!”
"Yeah?"
Seeing that Jiang Xiaoguo and the others said that the taste was fine, Duan Jiabao took two more bites and asked in confusion:
"Is there something wrong with my mouth?"
"You just want the food that Big Bear cooks, right?"
Jiang Xiaoguo smiled.
"Oh, I don't know what's going on, I just feel a little sorry for Daxiong. You said this old place, we come here often, and I almost became the woman of the boss lady of the old place!"
"Oh, you're being so arrogant now that you say that after the fact!"
“Haha~~”
Looking at the cocky Duan Jiabao, several people burst into laughter. Jiang Xiaoguo sighed:
"We're leaving soon, and this old place has a new owner. It's better to call it the Old Place than the Good Place now!"
"That's right, I don't know what the current boss is thinking!"
Luo Yan smiled and said:
"We have so many memories here during our four years in college. I remember one time, I was harassed on the bus , but you, Liang Shuang, saved me, and then we came here to eat!"
"I remembered it as soon as you mentioned it!"
Jiang Xiaoguo smiled and said:
"When I entered the room, I saw Liang Shuang sitting there. I was so scared that I turned around and wanted to run away. Isn't it funny?"
“Indeed!”
Duan Jiabao interrupted:
"You said Liangzi was a good girl, so why was she so annoying back then?"
"Hey, you know that what you said is very awkward?"
Liang Shuang glared at Duan Jiabao and said with a smile:
"Are you praising me?"
"Uh-huh!"
Looking at Liang Shuang, Duan Jiabao nodded vigorously and said with a smile:
"I'm praising you!"
Seeing Duan Jiabao like this, Jiang Xiaoguo and Luo Yan couldn't help but smile. Liang Shuang looked at them and said with a smile:
"Actually, I wasn't...that annoying then, was I?"
"Well……"
Looking at Liang Shuang, whose eyes were slightly wide open and full of expectation, Luo Yan scratched her hair, picked up a piece of sour potato shreds for Jiang Xiaoguo and said:
"This shredded potato is quite delicious, Xiaoguo, try it!"
"OK!"
Jiang Xiaoguo tasted a chopstick of sour potato shreds, and then commented pretentiously:
"Not bad, not bad, it has a unique flavor!"
Looking at Luo Yan and Jiang Xiaoguo who were pretending to be so, Liang Shuang smiled and said:
"Do you still remember that when Luo Yan was being bullied online, there was a small account helping you, named Miss Chanel!"
"It's you!"
Hearing Liang Shuang's revelation, Jiang Xiaoguo, Duan Jiabao, and Luo Yan were all surprised:
"What's going on?"
"You're telling me now?"
"Drink a penalty drink!"
"Fine, fine, fine. I can't drink alcohol now, so I'll just drink tea instead!"
Liang Shuang punished himself with three cups of wine and said with a smile:
"I owe Luo Yan an apology. I'm sorry, I was too stubborn at that time!"
"It's okay, I forgot about it a long time ago!"
"If I had known you were so nice, we would have become friends sooner!"
"No, please don't do that , we are scared!"
"Fear!"
“Haha~~”
"Hey, what do you mean?"
"It doesn't mean anything, I'm just scared, haha~~"
"It doesn't matter. I will accompany you on the long journey ahead!"
"It's over, this is horrible!"
"I will be tortured by her from now on!"
“Haha~~”
"Come on, let's have a drink!"
"Cheers to our friendship!"
"cheers!"
…
Looking at the quiet Yuan Xudong, Jiang Xiaoguo nudged him with her elbow and said with concern:
"What's wrong with you? Is there something on your mind?"
"fine!"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoguo, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"I realized that my vision is too narrow. From today on, I will be second only to one person and above millions of people!"
“Ouch!”
Looking at the heroic Yuan Xudong, Jiang Xiaoguo said with a smile:
"Who are you under?"
"Of course..."
As he spoke, seeing Jiang Xiaoguo, Duan Jiabao, Liang Shuang, and Luo Yan all staring at him intently, Yuan Xudong coughed twice, cleared his throat, and then said seriously:
"Freedom, democracy, civilization, harmony, I am only under harmony, everything else is under me!"
"Oh, you didn't drink either?"
"Drunk?"