Did the world end today?

Chapter 245 A Temporary Departure for a Reunion

Half an hour later, in Ayana's activity room.

Lin Xu saw He Qijun again, but this time he looked exhausted.

He was sitting in a chair with his eyes open, meditating, while staff members nearby were trying to keep him conscious with various medications.
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However, their method of maintaining He Qijun's consciousness was not the traditional method of "keeping people awake".

On the contrary, they were using various methods to suppress the brain activity of Ayana's body, trying to find that blurry boundary, to put Aishwarya's personality to sleep, but at the same time to keep He Qijun's personality awake under the insistence of "willpower".

However, even with such methods employed, He Qijun's personality dissipation has entered an unstoppable downward spiral.

His eyes were somewhat unfocused. The moment he saw Lin Xu walk in, he shook his head vigorously, faced Lin Xu, and said:
"Engineer Lin, this person's personality is about to collapse."

"I know."

Lin Xu grasped He Qijun's outstretched hand.

"But it's okay, you've already completed your phase of the mission."

"It may sound harsh, but you can go without worry."

Hearing Lin Xu's words, He Qijun let out a soft breath.

"I think so too."

"After all, returning to this world is a luxury for me."

"Being able to complete my mission before I leave, and to see my parents one last time before I go, is enough for me."

"Not the last."

Lin Xu raised his hand to interrupt He Qijun.

He emphasized again:

"Not the last."

"You will leave again temporarily, but one day you will come back."

"This time, you don't need to search aimlessly for that lighthouse or that port anymore."

"We will bring you back."

As soon as he finished speaking, He Qijun's eyes lit up instantly.

"Can I come back??"

How can that be done?

"Limiter".

Lin Xu replied briefly:

"You have proven that higher dimensions are a purely informational world for us, in which the dissociation and recombination of matter are reversible."

"We have just obtained a new clue that suggests that humans may be able to develop reverse recombination technology."

"This matches your description."

"The so-called space travel, the so-called information flow, the so-called 'restrictions,' and the so-called 'dimensional ascension.'"

"Essentially, all of this is one thing!"

One thing?!

At that moment, not only He Qijun, but all the staff members in the event room who were hearing this information for the first time subconsciously stopped what they were doing.

Apart from the professionals who assisted He Qijun in disseminating information, the vast majority of them were not true physicists and could not understand what Lin Xu meant by his theories.

However, everyone who can appear here has a security clearance high enough to access information about "doomsday" and "higher-dimensional channels".

Therefore, every word Lin Xu uttered was extremely important to them.

Because the information he revealed is closely related to the future of all humanity.

They cannot help but care, and they have no choice but to care.

Across from Lin Xu, He Qijun could no longer hide the anticipation in his eyes.

He asked impatiently:

"So what exactly do we need to do? Is there anything else I need to do?"

"unnecessary."

Lin Xu shook his head.

“You’ve done enough—of course, even without me saying it, the ‘real you’ still floating in higher dimensions will continue to complete its mission and continue to search for and collect more information.”

"I can't convey the 'rest' instruction to the real you, so I can only tell you here that you've worked hard."

He Qijun blinked, somewhat moved, while Lin Xu continued speaking.

He didn't want to waste time.

Because in fact, every word I say to He Qijun now is a final comfort to this "dead man".

Such words of comfort wouldn't mean much, but he had to say them.

Because reverence for the dead is actually one of the most important anchors of human nature.

"First of all, I have arranged for Zhang Liming to launch the Zhuzhou particle collider project. This project and this equipment will be the most important prerequisite for us to complete the 'dimensional upgrade' work."

"Once completed, it will provide the foundation for us to further build 'limiters'."

"In addition, Jin Xiaochuan has already started working on the method you proposed, 'controlling the flow of information by changing information entropy,' together with other world-leading mathematicians."

"He needs to construct a mathematical system based on the failure rules of the choice axiom to guide subsequent research."

"Finally, we will further advance the research on holographic duality theory and try to find the root cause of 'disorder of edge mapping'."

“These three directions are the three pieces of the puzzle we currently have in ‘limiter technology’.”

"Once we collect all three puzzle pieces, we can create the limiter and advance to the next era."

"By then, we'll be one step closer to bringing you back."

"clear."

After Lin Xu finished speaking, He Qijun felt as if a huge burden had been lifted from his shoulders, and his whole body suddenly relaxed.

He turned and looked around, noticing that all the staff members in the activity room wore extremely serious and solemn expressions.

Or rather, it was a sense of conviction.

They may not be entirely related to the various plans this young man is talking about, but each of them is a part of that plan.

At this moment, they truly believed that they would be brought back.

They genuinely believed that humanity would overcome the apocalypse.

He Qijun raised his hand and rubbed his temples, as if trying to clear his head.

However, the medication in his body used to "suppress" Aishwarya's personality had begun to take effect, and his consciousness was slowly becoming blurred.

He felt himself drifting off to sleep.

And this time, when I fall asleep, this personality of mine will completely disappear from this world.

It's time to say goodbye.

He first walked over to Qin Feng, who was standing next to Lin Xu, shook hands with him, and then said with a smile:
"Captain Qin, smoke less." "I probably won't be back for another ten or twenty years."

"It would be ridiculous if I were still alive and kicking while you were lying in a hospital bed."

Qin Feng rolled his eyes.

"You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth—I'm quitting smoking today, starting with just half an hour."

"You mean you quit for half an hour every hour, right?"

He Qijun waved his hand and said:

"I'm not going to argue with you anymore, I have things to tell you."

As he spoke, He Qijun walked toward David Julius, who was standing in the distance waiting.

"Hello."

He Qijun reached out his hand to him.

"You are the leader of the 'Mnemonic Goddess' project, so you must know a lot about Ayana."

“You surely know that even if my personality dissipates, Ayana will still absorb most of the information carried by that personality.”

"However, decrypting and extracting this information is not so simple. I hope you can help us move this work forward."

He Qijun was indeed not good with words, and even at this moment of "life and death", what he said was still very official.

David, on the other hand, seemed to feel the pain of such separation even more keenly at his advanced age.

His eyes glistened slightly with tears. He patted He Qijun on the shoulder and said:
You can rest assured.

"Although I am not Chinese, this is a unique era."

“In this era, each of us can be considered a ‘comrade,’ or in a broader sense.”

He Qijun nodded gratefully to David, and then said:

"I can rest assured that."

With that, David stepped aside.

He Qijun shook hands with everyone in the activity room, leaving behind a "thank you for your hard work" or "goodbye".

This scene reminded Lin Xu of the day he was about to enter the higher-dimensional channel.

At that time, he also shook hands with everyone involved.

The difference is that at that time he didn't know what he was about to face.

Perhaps the most extreme scenario he envisioned was being torn to pieces immediately upon entering a higher-dimensional channel, resulting in physical death and spiritual dissipation.

Therefore, his "fearlessness" at that time was justified.

For a warrior like him, death is nothing to fear.
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But now?

He had seen that cruel, cold, and empty world with perfect clarity.

Even as he was about to say goodbye, he remained fearless.

These are our soldiers.

The brief farewell ceremony lasted less than 5 minutes.

He Qijun's body was already starting to give out.

His steps were unsteady, and his eyes kept moving unconsciously.

The next second, this personality of his will fall into a deep sleep.

When she wakes up again, it will inevitably be Aishwarya who takes over this body.

With his last ounce of willpower, He Qijun walked towards the door.

Lin Xu stood beside him on the balcony, and the two sat on the newly moved chairs, looking at the starry sky.

"You can't see stars in higher-dimensional worlds."

He Qijun began by saying:
"I wonder if the real me can receive my memories of this place from Ayana."

"It would be great if we could receive it."

"He will know that there is a blue star that has been waiting for him."

On September 27, 2025, He Qijun, who shouldered the heavy responsibility of humanity, briefly returned to the world that belonged to him.

On the same day, he left because of Aishwarya's "personality devouring".

At 1 a.m. on September 28, 2025, Aishwarya, who had been sleeping all day, woke up in a chair.

She blinked curiously, seemingly wondering why she was there.

A few minutes later, the memories carried by He Qijun's personality began to merge with Aishwarya's personality.

Her originally innocent and naive eyes hardened in an instant.

She is growing.

Lin Xu suddenly realized that He Qijun's return had brought the world far more wealth than just "information".

He gifted the world a vast expanse of stars and seas.

At the same time, he also gave the world a controllable, trustworthy, and reliable system.
A true "Mnemonic Goddess".

Aishwarya Rai.

Not Ayana, not any other "Mnemosyne" mixed with "danger".

Lin Xu looked at the girl beside him and was about to speak when she spoke first.

"Brother, that uncle has left."

This time, Aishwarya spoke in Chinese.

Lin Xu nodded.

Yes, he's gone.

"But it's alright, he left behind something very valuable."

"I know."

Aishwarya nodded solemnly.

"He left everything to me."

“He told me.”

Lin Xu was stunned for a moment.

What did he tell you?

Aishwarya looked directly at Lin Xu and said solemnly:

He said that the temporary departure was for the next reunion.

(End of this chapter)