Did the world end today?

Chapter 128 A World Painstakingly Built

Zhou Yue confessed??
Upon hearing this news, Lin Xu was momentarily stunned.

He instinctively felt that someone like Zhou Yue should be able to withstand a longer interrogation.

After all, he was no ordinary criminal.

He's a killer bee.

He is a "monster" who has lived through many worlds and hundreds of years.

However, Qin Feng would never joke with himself.

Lin Xu followed Qin Feng to the interrogation room without stopping, not even having time to ask more about the details of the interrogation.

Upon entering the interrogation room and seeing Killer Bee, he immediately realized that the other party's will had indeed been completely destroyed.

He is no longer the arrogant killer bee who considered himself a god.

He is just an ordinary person.

An ordinary person who has given up all struggles.

Lin Xu sat down opposite him, and the moment he sat down, Zhou Yue suddenly looked up.

He looked directly into Lin Xu's eyes and remained silent for a moment.

Then he asked:
"You've seen a new world, haven't you?"

Lin Xu was stunned for a moment.

How does he know?

Theoretically speaking, Qin Feng shouldn't have revealed any irrelevant information to him during the interrogation.

Especially when it involves key information related to the core plan.

How could he have guessed?

Or is it that he can see it?

Lin Xu frowned, but after a moment, his expression relaxed.

So what?

If you know, you know.

Anyway, this world, and this strongest form of killer bee, can never escape.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu nodded decisively and replied:
"Yes."

"A very nice world."

"very nice?"

A hint of mockery appeared on Zhou Yue's face.

"Don't joke with me. I've been to many worlds, and none of them can be considered 'good'."

"So which world are you seeing? What's the AI ​​called there? Zhiyun?"

Lin Xu's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm on the surface.

“That’s right, Zhiyun.”

"understood."

Zhou Yue let out a soft breath.

"Then I roughly know where you went."

"So, is that world different from what you imagined?"

Lin Xu shook his head.

"There's nothing different; it's just a world that has developed under a special kind of 'possibility.'"

"What's so different about it? It's just an ordinary world that humanity has developed as it struggles to survive the apocalypse."

After Lin Xu finished speaking, Zhou Yue smiled knowingly.

His expression held an indescribable arrogance, even a hint of condescension.

This made Lin Xu doubt the authenticity of Qin Feng's so-called "confession".

So, what did he confess to?
Or is this just a trick he used to lure himself here?
Seemingly noticing Lin Xu's expression, Zhou Yue straightened his expression slightly and then spoke:
"Don't doubt me."

"Since I have told your people that I am going to be honest, that means I have given up completely."

"I've figured it out. I've lived enough."

"I am not a god. If I were a god, I wouldn't be so hung up on a woman."

"Perhaps I should start living an ordinary life."

"Let's leave this at that: what doomsday, what higher dimensions, what universe.

Zhou Yue's voice conveyed a sense of relief; he was sincere, but even so, Lin Xu still refused to believe him.

Or rather, they were unwilling to completely trust him.

He needs verification.

"You said you knew I had entered a new world, how did you know?"

"Isn't it obvious? I can tell from your face."

Zhou Yue shrugged.

“Your current state is completely different from your state a month ago.”

"This only proves that you have been subjected to a new and stronger shock."

"And it is clear that in this world, the authorities and the so-called working group will not tolerate your intense emotional fluctuations."

"Then there's only one source."

"another world."

reasonable.

But has my condition really changed a lot?
This is a question that Lin Xu has been reflecting on frequently recently. Whether it is finding an "anchor point" or correcting his preconceived notions, he is repeatedly trying to build a guardrail for himself to prevent himself from falling due to the influence of higher dimensions.

He believed that this approach was effective.

But now, Zhou Yue actually noticed the change in himself at a glance.

So, was he overly perceptive, or had he changed too much?
Lin Xu looked at Zhou Yue calmly, and after a long silence, he continued:
"Then let's talk about that world."

"Tell me, what kind of world is that?"

"I have conditions."

Zhou Yue replied:
"I can answer any of your questions, but you must also meet my conditions."

“Give Ayana back to me—stop disturbing her life.”

"In terms of time, she has only met me once. She doesn't know anything about higher dimensions or the end of the world."

"If there are innocent people in this world, then she is the most innocent one."

“As long as you let her go—you can even keep an eye on her continuously.”

"As long as you don't disturb her, I'll give you all the information I have."

"So, is that fair?"

"fair."

Lin Xu nodded.

"But you have to speak first."

"of course."

Zhou Yue said with a smile:

"I can only trust you—consider it an advance payment."

"Alright, let's get down to business."

"Tell me about the new world you see."

Lin Xu subconsciously straightened up slightly, while Zhou Yue opposite him remained relaxed.

He paused for a moment, seemingly organizing his thoughts.

Then he began to speak:
"If you're sure the AI ​​there is called 'Zhiyun'."

"Then I can tell you something."

"That world is a world that I created with my own hands."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xu's expression changed instantly.

Zhou Yue?

The world he created single-handedly?
Doubts arose, but Zhou Yue continued speaking.

"I remember telling you before that I did try to cooperate with the official channels, right?"

"Yes, you said that."

Lin Xu took a deep breath, recalling Zhou Yue's earlier words.

At that time, he said, "Do you think there hasn't been one?" He said, "That kind of cooperation is destined to be fruitless."

So this world is the "world without results" he was talking about?
He looked at Zhou Yue, quietly waiting for his next words.

Zhou Yue stretched out his hand and said:

"Give me a cigarette."

Qin Feng, who was standing to the side, lit a cigarette and brought it to Zhou Yue's lips. After taking a deep drag, Zhou Yue slowly exhaled the smoke.

"When I entered that world, I had already been reincarnated in other worlds for more than two hundred years."

“I have been to many worlds — as you can see, I have also tried many things.”

"For example, I established the Planetary Reincarnation Organization."

"To be honest, it was just a preliminary, naive, and even crude plan. As a result, although it was not completely destroyed, it was easily restricted."

"But who doesn't do some stupid things when they're young? When I founded the Planetary Reincarnation Organization, I was less than 80 years old."

"Now, I am nearly 400 years old."

"I've digressed, let's get back to the main topic."

After finishing his cigarette, Zhou Yue turned to Qin Feng and asked for another one.

He then continued:

"In short, after repeated unsuccessful attempts, I chose a different path. As you said, I chose to cooperate with the authorities."

"Of course, the way we cooperate is special."

"Compared to your complete alignment with the authorities, I have chosen a safer and more covert route."

"I did not reveal my identity directly to the authorities, but instead used my information advantage to influence that world little by little."

"I gained a very high position, and by using my resources and influence, I promoted the establishment of the Western Alliance."

"You should already know about the existence of the Western Alliance, right?"

".right."

Lin Xu's gaze was solemn.

He never imagined that Zhou Yue, or rather, the killer bee, would exert influence in that world in such a way.

But it seems...
Is this really his style of doing things?

Zhou Yue continued to recount his story.

“Through the Western Alliance, I have accomplished many things.”

"However, I'm still missing the most crucial link."

"technology."

“I am different from you. You are a butterfly. No matter when you arrive, you will enter the ‘terminal’ of the world.”

"The technology you can acquire is the highest level of technology that the world had developed to the point of its apocalypse."

"But what about me? My 'time travel' was random to some extent."

"I can neither control when I arrive, nor can I leave at will, because once I leave, I may never be able to return."

"Therefore, no matter what, the Western Alliance's technological development can never catch up with yours, or with China."

“I had to break this deadlock—so I took a risk.”

"I facilitated cooperation between the Western Alliance and the so-called 'Asian Cooperation Organization' represented by China."

"This is a deep, even 'subservient' collaboration."

"They were always wary of me, but I just ignored them."

"My goal is very simple: to promote the complete unification of that world."

"Although you have 'pollen' (referring to a specific type of person), her information is mainly focused on the technical aspects and is far from having a sufficient impact on the social sphere."

"I believe that as long as cooperation and alliances are reached, I will definitely be able to rise to a high position."

"Given enough time, I will become the master of the world."

"To be honest, I almost succeeded."

"Under my influence, the importance of pollen has been continuously amplified, and the importance of butterflies has also been continuously amplified."

"You should have already seen the so-called butterfly plan, right?"

Zhou Yue's question sent a chill down Lin Xu's spine.

He had a premonition.
A frightening possibility.

"The end of the world is just a lie."

Those were the words spoken by the so-called "Zero".

He was absolutely certain, even unwavering in his belief.

In that case, it's absolutely impossible for it to be used to "bewitch people" at the last minute.

That's what he thinks.

And his "perception" may be correct in a certain sense.

As long as one condition is met.

Lin Xu took a deep breath.

"So, the Butterfly Plan was something you spearheaded?"

A smile of approval appeared on Zhou Yue's face.

"You are very smart."

“You do possess a quality that a ‘butterfly’ must have.”

"I find it hard to describe that trait, but perhaps it's some kind of 'adaptability'?"

"But that's okay, that's not the point."

"Come on, let's continue our story."

Zhou Yue lit his third cigarette.

"I spearheaded the development of the Butterfly Contingency Plan, which was implemented in an extremely covert manner."

"The Asian Cooperation Organization was unaware that this plan was promoted under my influence; they were simply feeling continuous pressure from Western European Union and from unknown external forces."

"For example, I used certain methods to amplify the influence of the so-called high-dimensional channel and created some special events."

"This has put unprecedented pressure on the Asian Cooperation Organization, and especially on China itself."

"At the same time, I also put more pressure on them economically."

"The Asian Cooperation Organization has created a kind of illusion—no, it cannot be called an illusion, but rather an awareness."

"They believe that the world has indeed reached a critical point, so they have developed a complete contingency plan, hoping to use that kind of 'ultimate influence' to finally break the deadlock."

"And that's exactly the conclusion I wanted."

"and many more."

Lin Xu interrupted Zhou Yue, frowning as he said:

"How could you possibly achieve this level of influence on your own?"

"Who said I was alone?"

Zhou Yue looked at Lin Xu with amusement, and then said:

"Don't you understand why I don't exert direct influence domestically?"

"This is a difference in cultural attributes. Western cultural attributes, especially religious attributes, are more conducive to me in carrying out such a plan."

"Essentially, I'm just a promoter, a representative."

"And everyone in the Western cultural sphere will unknowingly become my kind."

"The conflict between the Western Alliance and the Asian Cooperation Organization is simply a cultural conflict."

"Understood. Continue."

Lin Xu began briefly.

"It's almost over."

Zhou Yue threw away the cigarette he had only smoked halfway through.

"This cigarette is too bitter. I'll smoke something better next time."

"In short, after the Butterfly Plan was formally established, the development direction of the entire Asian Cooperation Organization began to shift inadvertently."

“They have moved from ‘centralized’ to ‘digital totalitarianism’.”

"I'm just one step away from the success I want."

"When digital totalitarianism reaches its peak, social organizations will suddenly collapse and undergo a new integration under the impact of Western Union."

"But unfortunately, some people within Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and China are still too perceptive."

"They put forward the concepts of 'divine right' and 'human rights,' raised the conflict between 'divinely bestowed knowledge' and 'natural endowment,' and proposed the contradiction between 'spiral evolution' and 'civilizational stagnation.'"

"This trend of thought intensified for a period of time, and in order to control it, I pushed for a real digitalization process."

"Quantum computing, intelligent cloud artificial intelligence."

“This should have been a sure win, or even a checkmate.”

"But in the end, I failed."

"After seeing the trend of collapse, I fled that world."

"What you see now is most likely just a broken world that I left behind."

Zhou Yue's story plunged Lin Xu into a long silence.

Western Alliance, Asian Cooperation Organization, theocracy, natural endowments, digital totalitarianism, rebellion
So, is this the "complete form" of the planetary reincarnation organization?

Their influence
It has even grown so large that it could drag the entire world down with it.

The seemingly correct path harbors countless dangers, and although "correction" is already underway,
too late.

Lin Xu let out a heavy sigh.

Then, he asked:
"If Zhiyun has already been created, and based on the information I have, it has already obtained a fairly high level of privileges."

"Digital totalitarianism has almost reached its peak."

"But why do you say your plan failed?"

"It's very simple."

Zhou Yue shrugged.

"The Achilles' heel of digital totalitarianism has never been totalitarianism, but digital."

"Have you forgotten where quantum computing and artificial intelligence technologies came from?"

"It is you, it is the butterfly, it is the pollen."

Jiang Xingye

"This woman was never just a simple technician from the beginning."

“Zhiyun was originally supposed to be my puppet.”

"But ironically, she possessed a technology that no one else in that world could master."

"Zhiyun has an underlying firewall."

"And this underlying firewall will prevent information barriers from ever being established."

"If information barriers cannot be established, how can digital totalitarianism be born?"

"If totalitarianism cannot even be born, how can it collapse?"

"The conflict will be resolved, and I will be resolved as well."

(End of this chapter)