Chapter 228: with translation of chapter title

What is this?

Rixia Bu Xi felt the lightness of her body, and she only now reacted.

Looking at Xiao Xi's appearance, Jiang Xia nodded slightly, then slightly calmed the power within him.

As expected, he still couldn't watch helplessly as Xiao Xi died before his eyes.

Even though he knew Xiao Xi would ultimately survive, he still did that.

However, the effect, well, is still quite satisfactory; she is now practically as strong as an ox.

Just now, unintentionally, she paused time, and all the images concerning another timeline in her mind began to increase.

However, she has not yet obtained all the memories.

This is her talent, a talent for time; since that meeting, Jiang Xia had a vague suspicion, but this time it was merely confirmed.

As an Original Insect, Rixia Bu Xi vaguely possesses memories of different time points, whether before or after modification.

So when she saw Jiang Xia, the memories sleeping in another timeline in her mind began to awaken, but this time it was different.

Originally, Rixia Bu Xi should have met Jiang Xia at eighteen, but she stubbornly waited until twenty.

Moreover, she did this while knowing she would not live past twenty; it's unknown why she waited, she just kept waiting and waiting.

Unlike Jiang Xia himself, no matter how many different times he is in, he exists only as one; he does not exist in past or future, only in the present.

That is to say, he has no history, and there are not two identical hims.

All the Rixia Bu Xi from different timelines are the same person, even if the timeline is about to be overwritten.

Whether the self of one second ago equals the self of the next second—this question basically has no answer.

If the altered time is not considered the same person, then time travel would not be time travel but space travel.

Traveling across parallel worlds exists, but it is not the same as time travel.

Regarding different timelines, at most it's just using Hyper reverse flow for a few seconds.

Rixia Bu Xi's ability to obtain memories before modification is not as heaven-defying as imagined.

Because the past is almost the same, no matter how Hyper time flows backward, her life undergoes no change unless a major upheaval occurs, which she can then perceive.

It's like a rib of little value—tasteless to eat, a pity to discard.

That is, its effect is equivalent to that of a singularity.

"Tomorrow, will you still be here?"

Rixia Bu Xi watched as Jiang Xia, about to leave, poked his little head out from outside the window.

"Of course, I'll always be here." Jiang Xia waved his hand.

The Heavenly Dao Chief kept following them from afternoon until night, only leaving after Jiang Xia escorted Rixia Bu Xi home.

After Jiang Xia watched the Heavenly Dao Chief depart, his body also vanished silently.

Late night, the Sky Ladder.

The Ant Soldiers were wearing neat equipment, formed ranks, and were guarding the entrance.

This is a major matter concerning the survival of all humanity; once successful, their ZECT will gain greater authority.

Under their guard, not even a mosquito can fly in; everything remains as tranquil as usual, except for the occasional footsteps from Ant Soldiers changing shifts.

Besides that, it's impossible for anyone to make contact here.

Inside the Sky Ladder there is a massive central control system; all personnel and buildings here serve the Sky Ladder.

Merely by volume, the Sky Ladder already occupies most of the ground here.

The massive steel structure above has risen high, already aimed at the space station hovering in space.

Above the space station is a super-acceleration system capable of precisely locating meteoroids within range and transmitting them.

The footsteps approached from far to near, as if without any concealment, not caring whether anyone noticed the presence of outsiders.

Jiang Xia took a blank book, directly ignored the patrolling Ant Soldiers, and walked straight toward the entrance.

Before him, the iron door forged from vast amounts of steel simply opened of its own accord, without key or permission—just his will allowed him to enter.

Even the security system here failed to make a sound; infrared and 24-hour detection instruments all failed.

Even the blast-resistant door of the operations center did not stop Jiang Xia for even a second.

The personnel responsible for maintaining the machinery and already prepared to operate the Sky Ladder did not notice; behind them, someone silently opened the console linked to the Sky Ladder.

Moreover, the omnipresent surveillance here captured nothing of his back.

"Do you believe in the saying that there is an afterlife?"

Kagami Lu, with his hair neatly combed back, sat in a chair, gazing at the space station in space, and turned his head to ask SanDaoZhengRen standing beside him.

"Since we are destined to perish anyway, humanity can also survive inside the Alien Insects." SanDaoZhengRen said respectfully.

He had long wanted to destroy this boring world; this time ZECT perfectly achieved his goal and wish.

Moreover, he could still live inside the Alien Insects—why not?

"Oh, the Stairway to Heaven, I hope it truly brings us our salvation." Kagami Lu felt moved looking at this scene.

"Good, this way we can change the coordinates."

Jiang Xia slowly stopped his hand; on the interface of the console he was holding to operate the Sky Ladder, a memory stick was inserted.

Countless data continuously flowed into the control room, and began to continuously obtain the highest authority over this massive structure.

No special means needed; the Sky Ladder had already changed hands.

"As expected, behind the original coordinates lies a massive meteoroid capable of destroying Earth." Jiang Xia said with a solemn gaze.

However, its distance from Earth is still quite far; if not for humanity's acceleration-generated loud transmission system, that meteoroid might just keep drifting in space.

Such a massive meteoroid's impact and gravitational waves alone would be enough to extinguish most life on Earth's surface.

Moreover, the number of Alien Insects contained within that meteoroid far exceeds imagination,

Under Jiang Xia's interference, that meteoroid has already been replaced by a massive one devoid of any life and whose trajectory does not border Earth.

Early morning, the Heavenly Dao Chief came again to Saer Restaurant; his fish was still stored here, and he also wanted to see his sister, wanting to inquire exactly what relationship that man from yesterday had with her.

"Are you the one from yesterday, Heavenly Dao Chief?" Zhugong Gongzi said, a bit uncertain.

"Yeah, I came to get my fish back, but is the chef here?"

Heavenly Dao Chief looked at the fish already trapped in the ice block, let out a sigh.

There's no way around it; although this might affect the texture, it can still be perfectly preserved, especially under these circumstances.

"Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi has taken leave, saying she's feeling unwell." Zhugong Gongzi sized up the Heavenly Dao Chief, "Do you want to eat?"

"Feeling unwell, where is Xiao Xi now? Has she gone to the hospital?"

Upon hearing that Rixia Bu Xi had taken leave due to feeling unwell, the Heavenly Dao Chief suddenly became anxious.

"No, she just said she felt a bit tired." Zhugong Gongzi said.

"Please tell me where Xiao Xi is now?" Heavenly Dao Chief said.

At this moment, Rixia Bu Xi was astonishedly looking at herself in the mirror.

Her eyes seemed to have turned gold, but in the next second they turned back to black.

(End of chapter)