Doomsday Train, I went crazy by hoarding billions of items.

Chapter 173 Myself in a Parallel World?
In Jiang Ran's confused gaze, the pink diary in her hand emitted a faint glow.

Then, another real fragment flew out and transformed back into a parchment notebook.

Jiang Ran subconsciously looked down—it was the first explorer's notebook she had ever received.

As the light from the diary gradually enveloped the notebook, the notebook visibly grew thicker.

At the same time, the small print that had appeared before reappeared above the journal.

"No matter how many times it tries, it will always choose this path again..."

it?
Does it refer to the large eyeballs?
Jiang Ran finally came to her senses, holding the now fully formed journal, composed herself, and opened it directly.

Perhaps it was because of the diary, but when Jiang Ran saw those messy and disordered pictures again, she felt a sense of familiarity.

It's as if... these scenes were really drawn by her own hands.

She suddenly remembered the time she was subjected to mental pollution by Big Eyeball, and the image of herself constantly writing and drawing on a parchment book appeared in her mind.

So it's not an illusion, it's real.

As she scrolled down, she realized that this time, she might be able to truly unravel the game, or rather, uncover the truth about Paro Island.

In addition to the images that appeared at the beginning, large sections of text began to appear on the subsequent pages.

From the initial crookedness, it gradually became more and more neat.

The handwriting... also became increasingly similar to Jiang Ran's later handwriting.

It's almost as if it's recording the changes in Jiang Ran's handwriting from childhood to adulthood.

However, her life trajectory from childhood to adulthood is clearly visible, without any omissions.

The only explanation is that this notebook was perhaps recorded by her in a parallel universe.

As for that line of small print... Jiang Ran couldn't help but guess that it was someone from different times and spaces searching for those who had escaped the high pressure from the Big Eyeball.

The notes in the journal say that Paro Island is a pilgrimage island, and that creatures different from those on Earth naturally grow on the island.

Although they vary in physical form and are completely different from the creatures we are accustomed to on Earth, they all share a common characteristic: exceptionally strong spirits.

Therefore, in a sense, these creatures that depend on Paro Island for survival can indeed be considered gods.

This is quite similar to the Big Eyeballs, but I wonder how the Big Eyeballs in this world differ from those recorded in the journal.

Jiang Ran continued reading.

The owner of the manuscript, or rather, "Jiang Ran" from another world, was facing Big Eyes at the height of his power.

It relies on the "source power" provided by Paro Island to maintain the balance among all the islands.

Paro Island itself is like a giant incubator, from which gods are born.

The one with the big eyes, Shen, was the earliest deity to be born.

To it, the other gods should be its brothers and sisters.

But gods themselves have no gender, and even less so any blood ties or emotions.

In Shen's view, the gods who were born later should have revered it.

But these are not major problems, since time is far too long for the gods.

Over such a long period of time, many things actually seem less important.

Then, the giant octopus, the octopus, was hatched.

And so, the sea appeared beneath Paro Island.

At that time, there was no large pillar of light connecting Paro Island and the sea below. The sea simply appeared naturally because the octopus needed seawater.

Gradually, new life emerged between the sea and Paro Island. They built a city and named it Evernight.

Because the City of Eternal Night cannot see the sun, when they look up, they can only ever see Paro Island pressing down on them.

After a long time, the third god appeared.

But for some reason, the third deity was different from the previous two; it was pitifully small.

Seeing this, Jiang Ran couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

She never expected that Ant would be the third god born on Paro Island.

Compared to the previous two, the difference is simply too great.

This is also recorded in the journal.

Because of Ant's appearance, Shen was also a little curious, since Ant's power was far inferior to Ant's, let alone Ant's.

But Ant was unaware of all this; it simply lived happily on Paro Island, for Paro Island was large enough for it.

Everything changed one day when Shen suddenly discovered that since Ant hatched, the divine eggs buried in the ground had been silent for a long time.

Not only that, it itself also began to feel some inexplicable anxiety.

Until it finally discovered where its unease came from.

—The source energy on Paro Island is actually limited.

That soil nourished it, and then it nourished the octopus. By the time it reached Ant, its power was far less than before.

Therefore, Ant is far inferior to the two mentioned above in both size and strength.

Upon realizing this, Shen suddenly began to panic.

If one day, the source energy of Paro Island is exhausted, what will happen to me? What will I become?
It suddenly thought of the ignorant and numb lives in the City of Eternal Night. They had no hope, no purpose, they just lived and waited to die.

Their lives were short; they never even saw the sun.

All the world they could see was this dark sea before them.

Will I one day become such an ant?
Shen cannot allow this to happen.

It began searching for a way to restore the source of power to Paro Island.

It was during this process that it suddenly realized that it was just like the frog in the well, with its limited perspective.

The world beyond Paro Island is vast.

It became so big that it began to question the very existence of Paro Island.

It once mocked the lives of those in the City of Eternal Night for fearing extinction because of their short lives.

But when it came to its own turn, it found that it was still no exception.

But Shen is ultimately different from those numb creatures; it is more powerful and more capable of doing what it wants to do.

Therefore, to prevent the source energy from being further depleted, it sealed the octopus and called it an "evil god".

It forbids everyone from mentioning the existence of this taboo, until one day, everyone will forget about it.

It longs for the day when the octopus dies, and its power returns to Paro Island.

However, Shen himself discovered a new way to replenish his source energy.

Around Paro Island are small floating islands, each with its own city, much like the Sunset City that Jiang Ran visited before.

These cities are entirely dependent on Paro Island.

For Shen, since they had received the blessings of Palo Island, it was only natural to give back in kind.