Chapter 257: System Rewards

Jarilo-VI, Goethe Hotel.

March 7th and "Stelle" watched the scene of Luo Bote leaving, feeling somewhat distressed in their hearts. The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, grabbed Bai Xuan's hands, asking him to help smooth away the unpleasantness in their hearts.

Bai Xuan, caught in the middle, didn't know what to say, so he complied with their wishes and, incidentally, used some finger techniques.

In short, "Lightly rubbing, slowly twisting, wiping, and plucking; first for the Rainbow Skirt, then for the Six-Yao."

Even after Luo Bote had left, the man named "Joel" was still stooped over, tending to the garden; he lived a quiet and natural life within the reborn civilization.

The years were peaceful.

He had finally distanced himself from the suffering and torment of the apocalypse.

Although the person standing here was no longer the Joel who had experienced the end of the world.

He didn't even remember that the Foundation existed in this world.

Nor would he know that, relying on himself alone, he had been able to survive in a desperate apocalypse where monsters ran rampant, and by a stroke of luck, had saved a Foundation agent...

Then, is the person living here truly "Joel"?

Is the person living in this world the real Joel, or a cheap replica, or perhaps just a counterfeit that could be discarded and reproduced at any time?

Was the person Luo Bote came to visit someone with Joel's appearance, or a phantom that should have been living here?

All sorts of questions sprouted like spring grass.

All of this was related to memory.

And "Memory" was March 7th's weakness.

Restarting the world, replicating life, implanting memories—it undoubtedly stirred up some unpleasant thoughts for her.

"Hmph, hmph—"

Bai Xuan heard March 7th's sobbing.

He turned his head to look and saw the pink-haired girl twitching her nose, her chest trembling with each sob, and large tears rolling down the corners of her eyes.

She wiped her tears away quietly again, and once finished, she quickly pulled her hand back, turning her head toward Bai Xuan's direction, feeling slightly uneasy, afraid that her appearance had been discovered.

As it happened, she met Bai Xuan's gaze exactly.

"Don't look."

As if one sentence wasn't enough, March 7th added another, "You've already seen what I look like when I cry; there's nothing worth looking at."

Crying softly, crying loudly, crying until she fainted... in any case, March 7th didn't think she looked very pretty when she cried, but Bai Xuan liked to join forces with "Stelle" at such times.

"Alright, then I won't look." Bai Xuan turned his head to look at the projected image on the ceiling.

"You're really not looking?" March 7th suddenly became interested.

"Let me see!" "Stelle" sat up and looked at March 7th.

The two of them immediately began to get handsy, using Bai Xuan as the boundary.

Late at night, it didn't take long for the three of them to break into a light sweat, and their bodies felt as if they were about to catch fire.

"Stop, stop, I said stop, let's finish watching the program first."

Bai Xuan's suggestion was ignored.

Coincidentally, at this moment, the image ended, lines of text appeared, and the brightness of the entire room became extremely low.

【Event: The █th Civilization Restart】

【Time: █ Year, █ Month, █ Day.】

【After the containment breach at Site-██, the Foundation's re-containment attempt failed. The breached anomalies successively destroyed Site-██, Site-██, and Site-██. The situation is out of control; K-Class end-of-the-world scenario confirmed.】

【SCP-2000 initiated; the process of restarting human civilization begins.】

【Authorized by the O5 Council and the final permission of the Administrator, all Foundation personnel are to mobilize resources, forcibly relocate the population, and preserve them in batches within different sites. Detailed information is as follows.】

【Data Deleted】

【After █ years of work, the Fifth Human Civilization has been successfully rebuilt. Through guidance, all irrationalities have been smoothly explained away. Regarding anomalies in celestial phenomena and geology, the Foundation is now adopting the following rhetoric.】

【Data Deleted】

【Human civilization has once again embarked on its own journey.】

【Losses: Fourth Human Civilization.】

【Anomaly: Deus Ex Machina】

【Item #: SCP-2000】 ===== CHAPTER 259 =====