The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 935 A Golden Crow (Part 9)
【23: 59】

Liu Sheng's gaze fell on the lower right corner of the video screen, where the clock on the computer screen ticked silently.

The next second, time resets to zero.

【00: 00】

In that instant, Liu Sheng noticed that the screen had moved.

In other words, "she" started to move.

The entire dormitory seemed to sink even deeper into the darkness. I don't know if it was due to a component problem, but the image became extremely blurry, and was torn apart by fluctuating snowflakes from time to time.

In the scene, "self" slowly walks towards Lin Yue's bed.

The camera angle also shifted upwards, clearly indicating that "oneself" was now standing on a stool, looking up from below.

I looked through the mosquito net from the bedside for a long time.

Although the image was blurry and nothing could be seen clearly, it seemed to be checking on Lin Yue's condition.

He even slowly climbed up the ladder, slipped into the mosquito net, and looked closely at Lin Yue for a long time before slowly turning his back.

As the camera swayed, a pair of drooping hands appeared in the field of vision.

Liu Sheng's heart skipped a beat.

I roughly understand now; Lin Yue was being carried on "her" back.

So, Lin Yue was moved to Zheng Qiran's bed?

But how did "she" manage to do that? How did she move to the bed opposite?
Liu Sheng's heart sank deeper and deeper.

I initially thought everyone was acting strangely, but it seems like I'm the only one who's not quite right...

No.

The next second, the scene contradicted her deduction.

"One's own" gaze shifted to the opposite side.

In the darkness, a blurry figure was sitting on the edge of Zheng Qiran's bed opposite him.

The man slowly leaned down and reached out his hand to "her".

Then, "he" slowly moved Lin Yue's body from his back to the edge of the bed, and then gradually let go, letting it hang off the edge of the bed. Just as Lin Yue's upper body was about to fall, the person opposite caught her.

Now that they were very close, they could see that the person was leaning out of the mosquito net in a strange posture, supporting Lin Yue.

That face was very close.

It is faintly discernible that it is a dragon reflected in the snow.

But his face was expressionless, as if he were being controlled by some entity, leaving only an empty and wooden expression.

Meanwhile, "herself" moved stiffly and slowly, mechanically pushing Lin Yue away little by little until Long Yingxue finally brought her to Zheng Qiran's bed.

Watching Long Yingxue hold Lin Yue, she slowly straightened up.

Liu Sheng then realized that Long Yingxue was lying on the bed with her upper body extended outwards—no wonder it was so long.

Now, going straight back, the whole process is like a snake slowly pulling its waist back, which looks quite abnormal.

She didn't think Long Yingxue's core strength was that powerful.

And this was while holding an adult.

Unfortunately, the camera's audio recording system had long since failed in that eerie environment, leaving only a crackling sound of electricity. Otherwise, Liu Sheng thought he could have heard the crackling sound of bones breaking.

The scene continues.

Liu Sheng watched as Long Yingxue gently placed Lin Yue on the bed and covered her with a blanket, her movements so slow they were almost like a ritual.

Then he slowly climbed down.

The same applies to "oneself".

Throughout the entire process, the two did not make eye contact at all.

Liu Sheng watched as "himself" quietly returned to the table and sat down.

His eyes were fixed on the table, motionless.

It was as if the scene had frozen.

Only the clock in the bottom right corner indicates that this is not the case.

Liu Sheng silently fast-forwarded until—

【03: 42】

This is the time displayed on the computer screen.

The scene finally began to change.

I stretched because I was tired from reading papers.

Then I prepared to take a shower.

When they got to the bathroom, they saw a strange door.

I glanced at my phone again.

【03: 45】

This is the time displayed on the phone.

Then he looked up at the wall in front of him.

Although the entire image is shaking more violently than ever before due to some kind of influence, almost to the point of being out of focus, it is still clear that there is indeed a door on the wall.

A door that should never have existed.

Then Liu Sheng saw herself turn around and walk out.

He picked up a fruit knife and went into the restroom.

Then, he walked straight to the door.

Liu Sheng opened her eyes wide, her heart pounding heavily.

She clearly remembered that she hadn't done it at all...

Yes, my memory is completely unreliable.

She murmured to herself, a surge of excitement welling up inside her—

Finally...finally, can we see what's hidden behind that door?
However, at that moment, the computer, unable to withstand the strain, finally gave a final "hum," accompanied by a slight popping sound, and the screen went black, completely extinguishing the power.

【hateful! 】

[Just getting to the crucial point! This is too much!]

"There's nothing I can do. You know what you did to it," "The World" muttered softly.

Liu Sheng was speechless.

Looking at the laptop still emitting wisps of smoke in front of her, and then at He Tao's account balance of only 2167 Federal Dollars, she concluded that He Tao probably couldn't afford a new laptop.

So she found a computer in the library.

Plug in the card reader and go back to the previous time point—

There was another "buzz".

This computer is also smoking.

It seems the problem wasn't with my computer, but with the video itself; in other words, I wasn't at fault at all.

Liu Sheng made a serious statement to the "world".

It seems that a regular computer simply can't handle it.

This also means that—I still can't see the truth behind that door.

She sighed.

The only thing to do is report the computer malfunction to the administrator, but emphasize that it has nothing to do with her.

[Liar!] "World" silently complained.

Liu Sheng turned a deaf ear.

However, it seems that the mystery of this video cannot be solved anytime soon, unless one can build a high-end computer by hand.

However, funding is also a problem.

Liu Sheng pondered this matter silently, then found another computer, logged onto CNKI, and continued to immerse himself in the ocean of knowledge.

What can relieve worries? Only scholarship.

Before I knew it, it was getting late.

She ate a piece of bread for lunch.

The same applies at night.

At this moment, a thick stack of books had already piled up beside Liu Sheng. These were books that he had come across while reading papers and had casually picked up in the library to read.

Because of this, her understanding of the Federal Empire is now far greater than before. In her previous visits to the Federal Empire for higher-dimensional analysis, she was either too naive to know how to acquire knowledge, or she was struggling to survive in lower-dimensional worlds, or her identity as a dead person made it inconvenient. In short, she never had the opportunity to sit down and acquire knowledge like she does now.

Now it seems that the Federal Empire is a civilization far larger than she imagined, and based on her past experiences with high-dimensional analysis, it can be divided into multiple stages of development.

"He Tao" is currently in the early stages of the Federal Empire's development.

The entire civilization developed on a single planet. After the unification war, it was divided into the First Federal Empire, the Eastern Empire, and the Western Empire, which were under the unified jurisdiction of the First Empire but also had their own autonomy.

Yi Yu, Professor Tang, He Tao, and others are estimated to have lived during this period.

However, He Tao's era is clearly earlier, and it should be on the eve of the strange outbreak. At present, everything seems normal.

From a technical standpoint, the Federal Empire at this time had not yet mastered advanced interstellar travel capabilities.

During the Yi Yu era, the Federal Empire had clearly begun to expand outwards, resulting in the establishment of colonies on other planets, such as the Second and Third Empires.

This was especially true during Professor Tang's time.

She must also be on a colony planet, but unfortunately the entire Ghost Realm landed on Liu Sheng's planet, and much of the background information has become difficult to verify due to the Ghost Realm's contamination.

As technology developed to a certain stage, or perhaps due to some opportunity that even Liu Sheng couldn't know, the Federal Empire seemed to have mastered some kind of high-dimensional technology, capable of building a 3.5-dimensional "semi-high-dimensional" world, and also controlling a certain amount of spacetime technology.

That is the world where the Snake Taoist lives.

It was during this period that they began colonizing the lower-dimensional world.

For example, the world of Tiny and Lindall.

Then, back to the time when Liu Sheng lived...

It will probably be even later.

At this stage, the Federal Empire already possessed the ability to "replicate" planets, creating numerous "experimental fields" to conduct so-called "divine experiments," with the sole purpose of accumulating faith and energy to feed back into higher dimensions.

However, in Liu Sheng's view, this actually shows that the more technologically advanced Federal Empire is heading towards a dead end. Otherwise, it would not have spent such a huge amount of resources casting a wide net just to gamble on a sliver of hope.

It seems that ascending to a higher dimension isn't always a good thing.

If her civilization does succeed in ascending to a higher dimension, it will likely face the same predicament sooner or later.

It's just a matter of sooner or later.

Liu Sheng stretched and checked the time; there was still an hour before closing time.

I can find another book to read.

Unfortunately, Qingyang University is not a very good school. Due to insufficient funding, the library is not large, consisting of only three floors, yet it contains books for all disciplines, which means that the collection of books for each discipline is not very large.

This often resulted in Liu Sheng not being able to find the books he wanted.

At that moment, she couldn't help but think of the library at the First Imperial University of the Federation, which not only had several libraries, but each one was larger than the one she had now.

Unfortunately, she only possessed the surreal version.

The books inside are of good quality and there are quite a few of them, but the bizarre reading experience is really just average.

For example, the content might be jumbled up, the layout might be chaotic, and you might be disturbed by strange objects while reading. Not to mention, aisles might suddenly connect or bookshelves might inexplicably merge—you might want to read books on physics, but suddenly the bookshelf in front of you is filled with young adult literature, which is really baffling.

I really want to go to the real First Imperial University!

First Imperial University was located in the First Federal Empire.

It must be said that Zheng Qiran's ability to get into Qingyang University in the Eastern Empire was indeed a kind of advancement in some respects.

Unfortunately, Liu Sheng cannot stay here for long.

Otherwise, I would have gone straight to take the postgraduate entrance exam.

If Zheng Qiran can do it, then I, who has already earned three doctorates from the First Imperial University (the Mysterious Version), should be able to as well, right?

Putting aside these random thoughts, Liu Sheng had already decided on the next book she wanted to read.

Through Zheng Qiran's paper, she followed the trail and read many more articles about ancient ruins. She quickly realized that in the current academic system of the Federal Empire, the study of ancient civilizations was still a niche field.

Due to rapid industrialization, there are very few well-preserved ancient ruins left. We can only barely uncover the existence of a once highly developed civilization that possessed technologies and energy that are unimaginable to modern people.

In short, there is not much related research. At least, the books that Liu Sheng has read so far hardly mention it, and it is almost like a hypothesis.

Professor Shen Zhiyu is one of the few scholars who have persisted in researching this direction, and can be considered a leading figure.

Liu Sheng read many of Shen Zhiyu's papers and was pleasantly surprised to find that Professor Shen also had a related book. She wanted to find it to read, but found that she could not find an e-book version on a certain resource website.

[The Federal Empire values ​​intellectual property rights highly, so don't even think about finding free resources!] "World" emphasized.

【Okay! Okay!】

Liu Sheng honestly searched the library's website and finally found the book in the history section on the third floor.

So she headed straight for her goal.

However, the book was not found.

Liu Sheng frowned slightly.

But the system clearly shows that the book is in the library and was only returned yesterday. It's unlikely that someone would borrow it so soon.
Even if someone lends it out, there should be a record.

Unless someone managed to steal it out...

But these kinds of books don't seem like popular collectibles, so who would bother with them?
Liu Sheng glanced around.

I glanced at the few tables occupied by students either working on their computers or engrossed in their studies, then casually picked up a book as a cover. While pretending to search for a book, I secretly released my hair-thin tentacles and used the same trick to quickly find a book in the gaps between the bookshelves.

Surprisingly, she actually found it.

That location was quite remote, just in a corner of this floor.

The overhead light tube was broken, and Liu Sheng could only see the book sandwiched between two thick, dusty ancient books with the eyesight of her tiny tentacles. It was hard to spot, as if someone had deliberately hidden it there.

Liu Sheng frowned slightly and reached out to take out the book.

As soon as it was opened, a note quietly fell to the ground.

She instinctively caught it and took a look.

The note bore the handwriting of two people.

One is neat and tidy, the other is messy and illegible.

She was very familiar with the neat handwriting; she had just seen it in a book on the bookshelf today while helping Zheng Qiran's mother pack her things.

This makes things very clear.

This book was most likely borrowed by Zheng Qiran.

The reason for returning it is probably to have a secret conversation with another person through this book.

As for why they used this method of communication, it is very likely because this relationship cannot be made public, and the connection between the two cannot be traced through any means.

Liu Sheng was quite certain that Zheng Qiran's phone had been opened by the police, and all the information would be thoroughly examined like plowing a field.

Zheng Qiran had clearly anticipated this.

Looking at this dialogue again, it is also quite cryptic.

The neat handwriting began by writing:
Are you there? I need your help, 05270345.

[Completed.] Answer in illegible handwriting.

【05290345, you need to prepare.】

【completed. 】

【05300345, Prepare.】

[Completed, I need to speak with you.]

[05310345, we can't meet in person, so we're saying this here.]

[Done, but I'm going crazy.]

[Keep going, 06010345.]

[Completed, painful...]

【Oh no, we've been discovered, 06020345.】

Are you okay?

That's where it ends abruptly.

The last sentence was left by someone with illegible handwriting.

If the previous sentence, "I was discovered," was a note left by Zheng Qiran, then the next sentence should be an inquiry about the situation after being discovered.

Considering that Zheng Qiran only returned the book yesterday, just before his death, it means that this message was written not long ago.

At least when the person left the message, they didn't know she was dead.

That is to say...

Liu Sheng suddenly thought of a possibility.

Just then, a very light footstep came from not far away.

From afar, it slowly approached this dark corner, step by step.

(End of this chapter)