Durin's Diary

Chapter 1013 Trip to Henan

"This is cleaner than the other cabins. Thank you for your hard work, Sun Guanzhi."

Wearing a hospital gown, Akar sat at the counter. He looked somewhat thin. The long-term effects of being in the life support pod had left him with myasthenia gravis, and he could only stand up with the help of a medical exoskeleton.

He looked at the spirit form of Sun Guanzhi, and saw the android beside her place a glass of wine in front of him. He couldn't help but sigh, "This place is cleaner than the other cabins. Thank you for your hard work, Sun Guanzhi."

It is a good thing for Salvador that you were able to wake up in your final moments.

As Sun Guanzhi spoke, he sat down next to him.

Everything we know has been destroyed by a catastrophe called Time, including the former research center. To this day, it remains a place filled with distorted environments. The calamities that chaos has projected onto you have had an impact on this artificial planet that exceeds everyone's imagination.

“It was my fault. My mind was twisted by the evil god. It wasn’t until that young man purified me and my consciousness returned to my body that I realized I had made a terrible mistake. And Xin Liezhi… how is he?”

• They died of cold lung disease after exiting the cabin, as did Bailey, and as for Mrs. Norger, I killed her.

“We owe you, so what are you going to do with our bodies?” Akar asked with a smile.

• We will collect your corpses and launch them toward the stars… The Nameless One severed the connection between the subspace and this world, but we, the corrupted beings, are destined to never be able to integrate into this land.

“Yes, so, is this gun for me?” Akar took a revolver from the basin being carried by the android. He looked at the gun and sighed, “It’s beautiful. If I remember correctly, this should be Mrs. Norger’s gun, right?”

Yes, she gave it to me, saying that only a large caliber could bring an end to a bad guy like you.

As Sun Guanzhi spoke, he glanced at the small glass of wine in front of her—one of the few remaining Bordeaux wines at the research center. The nameless man had told her before he left that the main plane had been completely destroyed, and that he could help her become the real Nuwa if she wished.

Gunshots rang out, and Akar collapsed onto the counter. His empty eyes stared in Sun Guanzhi's direction. A large-caliber revolver had pierced his head with two holes, and blood was now flowing uncontrollably from them.

Becoming Nuwa means becoming a deity who protects this land, but he didn't know what would happen to someone like Sun Guanzhi after achieving the status of Nuwa.

So, she ultimately refused.

The Nameless Ones are leaving, and Dulin, this young man, will become a new Nameless One. This land will soon enter the Age of Decline, and ghosts like her will eventually perish because they do not have enough Mana.

Those ghosts and monsters from the old era will eventually meet the same fate.

This should be the fate of the old era. If the old era cannot be saved, then destroy everything from it and let a new civilization flourish on the corpse of the old era's civilization.

Thinking of this, she watched as the omnics lifted Akar up. They would take him to the transport plane, where the remaining corpses were already there. After they died, those who were their lackeys would also die soon, so there was nothing to worry about.

She stood by the porthole, watching the only transport plane begin to detach from the research center, watching the androids pilot it towards the star.

Fate never pities anyone; every living being must pay the price for their choices.

They paid the price; they received their deaths.

Director Sun, what about us?

• Begin igniting the core, adjust the nozzles, target the distant orbit of the star.

Sun Guanzhi gave the order. "Before entering the gravitational field, I have a very important guest to meet; hopefully, it won't be too late."

As she said this, she looked at the bright yellow star in the distance.

The nameless woman's method was a good one, but becoming Nuwa was never her pursuit. Since the main plane had been destroyed, as the last sang praises of the old era, she should naturally offer a final elegy for the old era.

Then, she will let that young man take over her position—no one has ever said that an unknown person cannot be a guardian of a plane.

And a guardian need not be bound by gender or identity.

The ecosystem will become a true planet, where all the existence of the old era will be erased as much as possible, the lost land will be restored, a new civilization will take root and sprout, and the creatures on it will gather together to rebuild the future.

However, I probably won't be able to see any of this.

As the research center began its slow, off-track maneuver, Sun Guanzhi looked out at the distant ecosystem.

When everything settles down and the creatures in the ecosystem begin to stumble and learn to walk, they will never know that an old woman will take her research center to that bright yellow sea.

Eternal passion.

Never look back.

………………

When Dulin found Yara, she was in a forest outside the capital, carrying a bow and arrows. She said she had come there to hunt and relax, but she had not caught any prey.

She sat atop a giant rock, surrounded by meadows, as the wind blew and countless dandelions drifted in the air.

Dulin walked on the grass, and Yara obviously heard the footsteps. She turned her head, saw that it was Dulin, and jumped off the rock.

“I thought you wouldn’t come looking for me.” She looked at Dulin, her face full of sorrow. “After all, I’m just a newcomer, a monster who’s greedy for growth…”

"You've heard those comments before, huh?" Dulin said, waving his hand.

Yara obediently walked up to Dulin, sat down on the grass, and looked at him: "Dulin... sir."

"Just call me Dulin, no need for any honorifics." Dulin shook his head.

“I heard about your grand vision from Anta, and I also know that you want us to stay in Changtang. To be honest, it is indeed a very wonderful vision. If all the sisters are here, I don’t think we will be lonely.”

She hesitated for a moment when she said this.

But she finally lowered her head: "I want to go back to Xilu."

"I know the Great Woodland needs you."

“Yes, my lord, the Great Woodland needs me. That land faces too many dangers. I know you will value the territory of the Great Woodland in terms of wealth and resources, but I will not covet them. I just want to take our children back. There are too many dangers to the east of the Great Woodland. My family and I have fought there for hundreds of years, and I do not want to abandon my responsibilities.”

(End of this chapter)