Eternal Night

Chapter 658 Between Humans and Gods and Interesting Proposals

Xu Wanfang.

I have long admired Wu Pifu's name.

The biggest turning point for human civilization in Gaia, the crucial moment when it had to leave the solar system and begin traversing the galaxy, was the death of Xu Wanfang, one of humanity's only three super-brains, during World War IV, which led to all these consequences.

Because of Xu Wanfang's death, the conflict between Chu Minghao and Liang Min became irreconcilable. The conflicts between the human government, the Thirteen Singularity Corporation, the Human Revolutionary Alliance, and even the powerful families within the human government also became irreconcilable. In the end, Chu Minghao killed Liang Min, forcing her to undergo a superbrain reincarnation without any changes to her past. The corporation, the Human Revolutionary Alliance, and the government also fought to the bitter end, ultimately reducing the solar system to ruins, forcing humanity to leave the solar system...

The key event in all of this was the death of Xu Wanfang.

After Wu Pifu was confirmed to be a superbrain and awakened to be one, he actually replaced Xu Wanfang's ecological niche, while also bridging the conflict between Chu Minghao and Liang Min, and causing the company to gradually move closer to the human government with him at its center.

So Wu Pifu has always been curious about what kind of person Xu Wanfang is. As an ordinary superbrain, why is he considered a bridge between gods (special superbrains) and humans?
"Really? That's what they think of me."

Xu Wanfang smiled, a smile tinged with shyness, but more so with a sense of composure.

"I'm not as important as they say. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. And I couldn't turn the tide. I just did what I was supposed to do... no, I couldn't even do what I was supposed to do."

Xu Wanfang smiled wryly, nodded to Wu Pifu, and then began to direct the personnel on site, including Dongcheng and others from the Human Revolutionary Alliance, people from the company system, and the Night Watchers from the Human Government—all were under his command.

He spoke with everyone, though it was just simple inquiries about their supernatural abilities, factions, and skills. He had a peculiar charm; with just a few words, he could put those he spoke with at ease. Even the company staff who were wary of him answered his questions sincerely. Soon, he had assigned everyone in the cargo hold except for Wu Pifu and Zhi.

He did not assign them according to their faction, but seemed to do so based on their strength, areas of expertise, and familiarity with the company, the People's Revolutionary Alliance, and the Blue Organization.

In less than ten minutes, he had already assigned these hundreds of people. Judging from his practiced manner, it seemed as if he was just assigning them randomly. But even someone like Wu Pifu, who was completely clueless about internal affairs, could see that his assignments and conversations with these people followed very sophisticated and skillful administrative and personnel methods.

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh. Since time is tight, how about we talk as we walk?" Xu Wanfang said to Wu Pifu with a smile after finishing his business.

Wu Pifu naturally nodded, but he frowned after taking just one step and turned to look at Zhi, who was walking almost right next to him.

"What's wrong with you? Walk properly!" Wu Pifu shouted.

Zhi immediately shook his head and said, "No, if I get more than five steps away from you, Xu Wanfang will definitely kill me!"

Wu Pifu looked at Xu Wanfang, who was standing five steps away from him, and smiled as he spread his hands: "Yes, as long as he is five steps away from you, I will definitely kill him."

Zhi immediately screamed, "See? See? I wasn't wrong!"

Wu Pifu looked at Xu Wanfang with a puzzled expression. Xu Wanfang sighed helplessly, but still looked at Wu Pifu with a sincere attitude and a smile, and said, "Mr. Wu, I'm very sorry, but there's one thing I can't agree to. He can only move within five steps of you, which is the limit of my tolerance for him. Once he exceeds this range, I will immediately assume that he wants to do something bad. Given his level of danger, I will definitely do everything in my power to kill him."

Wu Pifu frowned, but before he could speak, Xu Wanfang spoke first: "I'm sorry, Mr. Wu. Because I don't know you well, and given that you are also a superbrain, I have the most basic trust in you. However, I cannot trust him. In many past events, his behavior and abilities have shown that he is the most vicious and evil of the five leaders of the Human Revolutionary Alliance. So please forgive my rudeness. Also, I should say that I am currently wearing a superbrain assist device, and I do not wish to fight you, especially at this critical moment for the survival of the Gaia human civilization."

Wu Pifu thought for a moment, then turned to Zhihu and said, "Five steps away, don't get too close! Five steps, got it!"

Zhi stepped slightly away, then stuck his tongue out at Wu Pifu, before Wu Pifu slapped him into the metal ground again.

Xu Wanfang said helplessly, "Then let's talk as we walk. Time is of the essence, and I still have many things to take care of."

Wu Pifu reached out and pulled Zhi in his hand, then followed Xu Wanfang to the grassroots area of ​​the spaceport.

As Xu Wanfang walked, he kept tapping in the void with his hand. Although Wu Pifu couldn't see anything, he knew that Xu Wanfang was probably handling some business through a virtual electronic screen.

Xu Wanfang explained, "Upon arriving at this point in time, I immediately realized the importance of this spaceport. Currently, the platform for the Final Producers to execute the Final Producer Plan, which is the initial Super Brain Assist Device, is still in its final stages of completion. There are eleven similar spaceports, each controlled by one of the eleven families. They are also the core nodes for delivering supplies to the platform. Therefore, I used some means to take control of this place. However, to avoid alerting them, I disconnected this place from the Blue Government's main network to a certain extent, preventing the Blue Government from realizing that I had taken control. But this disconnection also caused a backlog of material delivery missions issued by the main network, so I had to spend some effort to replace the main network's allocation process. Please understand." "No, it's alright, you... are just too awesome," Wu Pifu said sincerely.

Human brains replacing computers to control logistics? What a monster!

Xu Wanfang shook his head slightly and said, "Without the super brain assist device, I couldn't do these things either... So, Mr. Wu, can you tell me which parallel universe you come from? Why don't so many people from different parallel universes recognize you? Logically speaking, a super brain that has been awakened shouldn't be so unknown."

Wu Pifu had nothing to hide and said as they walked, "In the timeline I came from, you died in the Fourth World War. Then Chu Minghao and Liang Min had a final battle. Liang Min died, the solar system was destroyed, and humanity began its wandering..."

Xu Wanfang said frankly, "I know that this is the process in most parallel worlds, and I have only survived in two parallel worlds so far, but... you do not exist in any of the parallel worlds."

Wu Pifu shook his head slightly and continued, "I performed time travel..."

"Wait a moment."

Xu Wanfang and Zhi both changed color at the same time. They exchanged a quick glance, and Xu Wanfang said, "Let's find a place to talk in detail. Sister, can you and the administrative team take my place for ten minutes, okay?"

Xu Shilan followed behind Xu Wanfang and Wu Pifu. She smiled sweetly upon hearing this, but before she could agree, Wu Pifu said first, "No, she must come along, because she is also related to my background."

Xu Wanfang was slightly taken aback. He looked at Wu Pifu, and when he saw that Wu Pifu's expression was serious, he turned to the other teammates behind him and said, "Go find those chairmen of the First Company and ask them to temporarily take charge of the administrative team. If there are no problems within ten minutes, I will promise to protect them at least once in this war. Go."

The teammates immediately obeyed and went. Xu Wanfang, along with Wu Pifu, quickly arrived at a small room on the bottom floor of the spaceport. As soon as they entered, his eyes narrowed, and a crystal appeared between his brows. In a flash, Wu Pifu felt the black and white world appear and disappear. Xu Wanfang then said to Wu Pifu, "Alright, there's no danger of being eavesdropped on here anymore. Mr. Wu, you just mentioned that you performed time travel?"

Without waiting for an answer, he immediately asked from the side, "Do you have any crucial items?"

Wu Pifu nodded and said, "Yes, after I killed four Roots, because the main brain's score reached a certain number, I obtained the key item, the Absolute Spacetime Anchoring Protocol."

Xu Wanfang, Zhi, and Xu Shilan all gasped, instinctively taking a step away from Wu Pifu.

Wu Pifu ignored him and continued, "But I was severely injured in this battle, especially my physical body, which was completely destroyed. By the way, what you see now is not my real physical body. The damage is so severe that it cannot be repaired by nano-carbon-based units or other scientific methods. You are also a superbrain, so you should know that once I am no longer a pure-blooded human, the superbrain will retaliate against me. Therefore, I had no choice but to perform time travel. One reason was to go back to a time node in the past to obtain information about my original physical body, and the other was to take the opportunity to revive my companions... That's right, it's you, Xu Shilan, the you on another timeline."

Xu Shilan pointed to herself, puzzled, and asked curiously, "Under what circumstances did I become your companion?"

Wu Pifu was frank and told his general story: a cryogenically frozen person with a terminal illness in the 21st century, he was rescued by the government after World War IV and became a Gaia maintenance worker. He then struggled and met Xu Shilan and another teammate, Amadei, when he was awakened as a maintenance worker. The two of them died in battle for some reason.

Xu Wanfang, Zhi, and Xu Shilan were all deep in thought. Xu Shilan asked first, "If that's the case, why don't they recognize you? Logically speaking, there should be a lot of parallel timelines. As long as you survive, you should exist in many parallel worlds."

Before Wu Pifu could speak, Xu Wanfang said first, "Sister, he is not from a parallel timeline, nor was he a death mission received through the concept of relative time and space... He comes from the same timeline as Mr. Chu Minghao. They come from the 'main timeline' under the concept of absolute time and space. However... I am still very curious as to why they do not recognize you. If you come from the main timeline, then the derived parallel timelines should be full of your information."

Wu Pifu didn't know how to explain, so he simply revealed the Deception Pearl.

Xu Wanfang, Xu Shilan, and Zhi were all stunned when they saw the title. While Xu Wanfang and Xu Shilan were still pondering, Zhi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately said, "I have a good idea. Instead of defeating Chu Minghao, why not strike at his root?"

All three looked at him, and Wu Pifu said with dissatisfaction, "Just say what you have to say, what do you mean?"

Zhi chuckled and immediately said, "Why don't you try infiltrating the Producers' camp?"

"Then you go undercover to become the boss, and you become the ultimate producer, how about that?"

Isn't this interesting?

(End of this chapter)