Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 140, Page 139: Long Time No See

When Wang Ji opened his eyes again, everything before him remained unchanged.

But this is clearly not the real reality.

Wang Ji stood up and took a deep breath.

To be honest, I was awake a long time ago. About a few days ago, the moment I first voluntarily entered hell, memories surged uncontrollably from the depths of my consciousness.

It was as if I had returned to a save point, and all the bad memories came rushing back and flooding my brain.

No, it shouldn't be called a return, it should be called a re-release.

When I entered the hellish environment, the dream I had kept hidden in my heart for three months ago, with many unpleasant and hellish contents, replayed in my mind.

This time, Wang Ji was finally certain that it wasn't a dream.

It's hard.

After all, who dares to say that everything they are experiencing now is fake, a simulated dream?

This idea is like the brain in a vat—a baseless conspiracy.

But physical reactions cannot be faked.

With your own two hands, you can 'dig', you can 'build', you can pick up 'blocks', and you can create some square things.

This is its inherent characteristic.

A dream, though you can forget about it, you can never make it disappear.

When the illusion is dispelled, everything before your eyes returns to normal.

Hunger bar and health points return to normal.

The backpack that had been overlooked has also returned.

And the equipment he was wearing.

In fact, the Divine Dragon Armor has always been there, and its protective functions are still there, it's just hidden—this kind of hiding is indeed very sophisticated, even the collision volume is hidden.

Life was peaceful and quiet, and there was never any time when I would get hurt, so I never realized it was happening.

"Brother, come home for dinner!"

A voice came from behind.

It was Lin Wa'en, and a pretty little girl.

That's Limei, the little sister from the house two generations away.

"it is good."

Wang Ji responded that he went home with the two of them and had lunch together.

The village has a very nice environment.

Like other villages, it underwent a 'modern' reconstruction. Houses were renovated with building blocks, roads were transformed into smooth stone brick paths, streetlights emitted a warm yellow light day and night, and there were iron golems called guardians, among other changes. There's no need to elaborate further.

Lunch was very lively today. Hearing that Wang Ji had returned, many of the village children came to visit him. Some of the younger ones surrounded him, asking all sorts of questions, about what the big city was like, and about their experiences at the alchemy university…

Wang Ji wasn't disappointed either, and together with Lin Wa'en, he poured out everything he had seen and experienced.

They talked for a long time, and in the end, at the suggestion of Wang Ji and his parents, they decided to stay and eat there.

The small gathering wasn't over even after dinner.

"Wow, you even ran into a Grand Mage!"

"What does the Grand Mage look like? Is he like the legendary one, over three meters tall, with glowing eyes, fire on his left side and ice on his right?"

Upon hearing this question, Wang Ji almost choked on his juice.

Lin Wan'en also looked a little awkward and said, "It's not that exaggerated. From what I observed, the Grand Mage is nearly two meters tall. He is a very kind and friendly old man. We accidentally bumped into him from behind, and he even apologized to us."

"Oh--"

The younger children listened with shining eyes, exclaiming, "That's great! I want to go to university too!"

Taking the opportunity, Lin Wa'en instructed, "Study hard now, and when you grow up to be the age of me and Brother Wang Ji, you can go to university too."

"it is good!"

The children all agreed.

Wang Jiefu stood aside, looking at the group of well-proportioned children with radiant faces, and smiled.

"very nice."

In the past, life would never have been like this.

Going to school or to a big city were all luxuries. As long as you could carry farm tools, you had to work. Now, there's no worry about anything. All the children need to do is eat well, play well, and be happy.

Aren't you going to say something?

Looking at the chattering group of lively children, Wang Jiefu couldn't help but glance at Wang Ji again.

My own child is always so quiet and doesn't talk much.

Wang Ji smiled, paused for a few seconds, and then said:

"I'm leaving."

Upon hearing this, Wang Jiefu's smile vanished, and he asked, "Where to?"

Wang Ji: "Go to a place that's quite far away and do some things."

Wang Jeff guessed, "Are we going back to River Bend City?"

Wang Ji replied, "It is one of them."

Seeing that Wang Ji's expression had changed slightly, even becoming somewhat unfamiliar, the old father suddenly asked, as if sensing something, "Will he come back?"

"I'll be back."

Wang Ji nodded, his tone very certain: "Definitely."

Wang Jiefu was speechless for a moment, standing there unable to utter a word for a long time.

Silence became the background noise at this moment.

After a moment, Wang Jiefu said, "You've grown up, Wang Ji. You've always been very opinionated since you were little, and now we can't decide anything for you."

Before you leave, go and say goodbye to your mother. She has been very worried about you.

"it is good."

The sun sets.

In the same spot, Wang Ji had disappeared, but Wang Jiefu was still leaning there, a pipe in his mouth.

As the sun sets, a wisp of smoke drifts slowly.

...

The gates to the immortal realms scattered throughout the world have once again been activated by their creators.

In an instant, Wang Ji appeared in River Bend City, in a house built specifically for the Gate of the Immortal Realm.

Everything was so familiar, exactly the same as the day before the end of the world.

But in this world, there is no apocalypse, and I am not some kind of sage.

He was just an ordinary rural boy, no different from anyone else, living an ordinary life, with his own friends and hobbies, and an uncertain future just like everyone else.

Wang Ji stepped out of the house and gazed at the setting sun.

In the fiery afterglow, a figure slowly approached, its long, narrow shadow announcing its arrival.

Wang Ji turned his head and called out, "Oswald."

Oswald stopped and stared intently at Wang Ji, saying, "The empire is destroyed, the world is at peace, but the sage is nowhere to be found."

"Even I have lost some of my memories of this sage."

"But in my memory, he was very young, incredibly young."

After speaking, Oswald paused, looked at Wang Ji, and asked, "Perhaps you know something?"

Wang Ji didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "Just as you said, that is me."

"long time no see."

haven't seen you for a long time?

Oswald repeated the sentence to himself, but he still couldn't figure it out and could only shake his head.

He said, "You are the only person in this world I can't figure out. I know everything about this world, but I can't figure you out."

Wang Ji said, "You can't even rely on your 'root perception'?"

Oswald frowned.

How did you know…?

"This is something you told me personally."

(End of this chapter)