Chapter 816

【A few hours later, the anomalous phenomenon of 'SCP-1983-1' disappeared.】

【Inside 'SCP-1983-1,' the mummified bodies of several agents were found, as well as important SCP reports written by the agents.】

【It is presumed that this project has been destroyed by D-14134, so he was posthumously awarded the Foundation Star after his death (this is one of the only two medals awarded to D-Class personnel).】

【Losses: 26 agents of Mobile Task Force Chi-13, D-14134.】

【We control, we contain, we protect.】

【And we never forget.】

At this point, the file ended completely.

……

Unlike any previous time.

Even though the light screen had been off for a while, a considerable number of audience members still didn't make any further moves.

Bronya sat in the office chair, maintaining a contemplative posture, and after a long time, let out a long breath.

Then, she shook her head, got up and came to the window, gazing for a while at the "Creation Engine" standing on the earth in the distance.

A little later, she turned around, raised her hand to gently stroke the desktop, looked at the traces left by hundreds of years of time on it, and raised her eyes slightly to look at the figures of each Supreme Guardian that had not dissipated.

A moment later, she turned sideways and asked:

"I'm going to the construction site, what about you, Seele?"

"Then let's go together... aren't you busy with official business and completely unable to get away? Why did you suddenly think of going to the site?"

As she spoke, Seele walked toward the door with Bronya.

"Nothing," Bronya shook her head; she didn't know how to express the feeling in her heart.

"Just a whim."

She just wanted to go and see, the ones she had been in less contact with recently...

Vivid people, builders of Belobog, people with infinite possibilities who could create a new world.

……

The file was short.

But the audience felt they had accompanied D-14134 through the most important period of his life, treating this D-Class personnel as a friend who resisted difficulties together.

Watching a friend go through various hardships and finally accept death peacefully touched the soft parts of their hearts.

The ripples that had already spread out continued to diffuse, unable to disappear for a long time.

"I kind of want to write a short film with D-14134 as the protagonist, but suddenly I dismissed this idea... I can't think of any story more exciting than this; if I were to make up a golden finger, wouldn't that be demeaning his spirit?"

"Hmm, a person's death goes through three stages—the last stage is being completely forgotten. D-14134's body died, but he will live on forever with the existence of the Foundation."

"Still can't let go, want to say something, but don't know what to say."

"Can understand this feeling, but every story, every journey will have an end, well, wish him a good dream."

……

Players felt it even more deeply.

Some streamers tried to ride D-14134's popularity, planning to experience how painful it would be to seal a shadow monster with a heart.

Under the eyes of everyone, they pulled the pain level in the game to the same level as reality.

—100%

Then, they quickly collected props and replicated the sealing ritual directly in the first small nest.

Then, more than half of the streamers got stuck at the step before the ritual—bloodletting.

Even streamers who had been in the horror game field for many years started to struggle internally after aiming the bright knife at themselves.

Comparing it to their wrists, comparing it to their arms, then hardening their hearts, closing their eyes, and bringing the knife down, emitting a wail like a slaughtered pig...

Immediately exited the game, sighing about the beauty of life in the real world, and thanking the Foundation for not letting them face the anomalies directly.

After that, they acted as if this had never happened.

Some failed, naturally some succeeded.

The number of streamers in the entire galaxy was terrifying, and some streamers gritted their teeth and started the ritual.

However, this was basically the limit of humanity.

The moment the first shadow monster was sealed, all the streamers changed their faces, pale as paper, sweat dripping.

Except for one streamer, other streamers exited the game one after another, announcing that they would give up the challenge and would never challenge a 100% pain clearance again.

The only streamer who survived the first shadow monster was actually pained into a faint the moment the second shadow monster entered his heart, triggering the game's protection mechanism and forcing an exit.

"The gap is really big, big enough to be unimaginable."

"It's hard to understand if the gap isn't big... not to mention anything else, how many people have committed crimes, and how many have encountered danger, who can get a personal terminal and play 'Foundation Big Game'?"

"Makes sense, I have a friend who acts like the sky is falling if he bumps into something."

"Just chatted with a few friends, most people said if it were really that desperate situation, they might probably maybe be able to do it... one is a bit extreme, uh, he said if the world is destroyed, it's destroyed, it has nothing to do with him, he'll just lie flat and wait for death."

"Uh, does he still play 'Foundation Big Game'?"

"He plays, but doesn't do missions, just wanders around in the game, looking for beautiful girls, and then tries to have some... beyond friendship... hmm..."

"Thank you that this world doesn't need this heavyweight to guard it."

……

At the same time.

"Luo Fu" Xianzhou, Divination Commission.

After Bai Xuan finished comforting March 7th, "Stelle" followed suit and asked for comfort for a while.

Welt Yang had no opinion on this.

As the leader of Anti-Entropy, he was also moved by D-14134's story.

Upon learning that he was in a desperate situation, his first reaction wasn't to beg for mercy; even if he collapsed, he was instinctively looking for a way to break the situation.

And when death was near, he didn't feel fear, just conscientiously completed the things he had taken on, and then calmly went to his death.

If such a person is not a hero, then how many people in the world can be called heroes?

A hero's story is bound to be moving.

When the hero rushes to death and welcomes destruction, that is also the moment he completes the sublimation of life.

The body is destroyed, the spirit lives forever.

March 7th and "Stelle"'s reactions were very normal in his view.

It was Bai Xuan who seemed a bit too calm.

Most of the time, he had a youthful style, but occasionally, he would show a side far beyond this age.

Of course, this contradiction starts from the perspective of short-lived humans; if viewed from the perspective of long-lived species, it is probably normal.

He is a youth, it's just that the time of this youth stage is longer than the longest lifespan of short-lived species.

In addition, thinking about the private friendship between Bai Xuan and the Foundation, I'm afraid he knew D-14134 early on, or had seen that medal with his own eyes.

In this way, there is nothing strange.

Qingque stood aside, not urging, quietly watching Bai Xuan comfort his pair of wings.

What a lively family, and just three missing one...

Although Qingque was often urged to marry by her parents on weekdays, for now, her interest in finding a card partner was stronger.

But for the people in front of her, the only point Qingque worried about and needed to consider was

—lifespan.

The lifespan problem has always been the biggest chasm between long-lived species and short-lived species.

No long-lived species wants to watch their lover grow old step by step and then leave them behind.

From a rational point of view, after less than a hundred years of companionship, there may be nearly a thousand years of nostalgia and sadness.

This is undoubtedly not worth it.

However, Qingque always felt that the aura on these three people was much older than that of Mr. Welt, who looked the oldest.

Compared to Master Diviner Fu, it seemed to be even better.

Regarding this, she had no clue, but feelings can be cultivated slowly... when she is more familiar, she can ask some more private questions.

"Are they always this close?" Qingque asked Welt with a smile.

"Hmm," Welt Yang nodded, and then began to tell the story of the rapid progress of the love between Bai Xuan and the three.

Just then, a system prompt sounded in Bai Xuan's ear.

【Ding! The popularization of the story of 'SCP-1983' and D-14134 is successful!】

【The Foundation's architecture, various weapons and equipment, 'anomalous' technology, etc., are certainly important, but the most important thing is people, the countless unknown people who make up the Foundation.】