My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Looking up and confirming that the primordial smoke was rising straight upwards and then spreading in all directions, Xia Zuo knew that the primordial smoke layer had been successfully restarted.

Chapter 73 Love Death Crystal

The tower terrace of Starry Night Castle.

Xia Zuo interrupted his shallow meditation, smiled at everyone's gaze, and said:

"Success! The Creation Crystal has returned to the Creation Hall. Once my team has cleared out the Starry Sky Demons outside the city, we'll retrieve the Creation Smoke from the Vine Dome and restore the city to normal operation."

During his break, Xia Zuo returned to his dormitory alone and used the [Space-Time Phase Simulator] to view the [Future.9x] timeline.

When the long-awaited sun rises again, the temple returns to order under the guidance of the faceless man in his vest, and the temple mages who committed crimes are brought to justice by the Witcher school.

As dawn broke, Xia Zuo also found something unusual in the [Space-Time Phase Simulator].

The [Future.9x] timelines are distinctive and share common characteristics:

"Xia Zuo" and "An Ru'er" live in seclusion in a remote city of the Silver Moon Federation, isolated from all the hustle and bustle of the city.

Such a life is indeed what Xia Zuo longed for, but that's not the point.

The real key point is that Xia Zuo discovered that all the "Xia Zuos" in these timelines had done one thing:

Staring blankly at a painting.

This painting was given to him by Anru many, many years ago. The painting depicts Shazo, who plays a fire-breathing clown, performing fire-breathing on stage.

Does such a painting hold some secret?

Xia Zuo's mind wavered. He took out the alchemy pouch, which was used to store valuables, from the drawer, took out the painting, placed it on the table, and unfolded it, examining every detail.

Judging from the clothing, weather, and the height of the performers in the painting, this scene depicts Chazor's performance in Rosac.

Anru said she painted the picture after watching Xia Zuo's performance.

The content shown on the screen was consistent with her wording, and there was nothing particularly special about it.

Why is "Xia Zuo" in the [Future.9x] timeline staring blankly at this painting?

Suddenly, an idea struck Xia Zuo. He touched his head, feeling the hairs on his forehead stand on end. "Could it be..."

He activated the [Space-Time Phase Simulator] to browse his past history and found the performance corresponding to the painting.

The historical moment is frozen in time when "Xiazo" spews flames. As an observer, Xiazo sees Anruer from that time on the sidelines.

Looking at the other person's distinctly Eastern features, Xia Zuo's eyes filled with tears:

“An Junya…”

...

Starry Night Castle Tower.

Anru lay lazily in the chair, pouting in dissatisfaction:

"This guy only realized it now? He's so slow... like a block of wood... and I left so many clues."

The figures around her were frozen in time.

Christo, Beatrice, Janice, and others all lost their color like faded photographs, turning into silhouettes with only human outlines.

These silhouettes vanished into thin air as Anjou snapped her fingers.

Anru patted the hem of her skirt and stood up. Her alchemist's robe transformed into a white lace halter dress, and her appearance changed from a Western face to that of an Eastern girl from Xia Zuo's previous life.

She walked down the corridor with her hands hanging down in front of her, her fingers interlaced, her head bowed slightly, looking a little nervous, towards her dormitory.

...

Xia Zuo, inside the dormitory, had fallen into a completely dazed state.

He actually met his first love from his previous life in the [Time Phase Simulator]!

This scene is not only shocking, but also a little terrifying!

Upon further recalling that the painting was presented by Anruer, Xia Zuo almost immediately realized that Anruer was his first love!

And the flagship of the Tamir civilization, along with its captain who was offline…

"The host has been detected to have triggered mission path 4. The system is remotely accessing the flagship operating system..."

The information about the cheat system appeared in Xia Zuo's mind:

"...Successfully connected to the flagship operating system. The flagship captain is now online. Captain information is now being transmitted to the host:"

...

[Character Name]

Name in the Tamir civilization: Tirina Audé

Name in Earth civilization numbered TC-135: An Junya

[Biography]

The calendar of the Tamil civilization:

In ACD-1316, the extraordinary observers of the Tamir civilization witnessed the invasion of the Saguma Cosmic Empire into the TC star system. Following discussions at the Tamir United Military Academy, a selection process was conducted among the 17 Earth civilizations in the TC star system, according to the academy's admission procedures. A total of 1782 native inhabitants of Earth civilizations were recruited by the Tamir United Military Academy as "Seed of Suicide" students. An Junya was one of these "Seed of Suicide" students.

In 1323, after several years of military training, Anjunya, now known as Tirina Audrey, passed the graduation exam of the United Military Academy and successfully entered the Higher Military Academy for further studies.

In ACD-1345, Tilina Odé completed her studies at the Higher Military Academy and independently commanded the digital army of the Tamir civilization to defeat the Star Demon Legion (Legion No. TG113) of the Saguma Cosmic Empire, completely destroying 12 fused planets.

In 1345, Tirina Audé was promoted to Rear Admiral Tamir and continued to serve in the Special Operations Command.

In ACD-1348, the Tamir Naval Special Operations Division intercepted crucial intelligence. The intelligence indicated that the advanced interstellar demon Vasaksat, who had destroyed the TC star system, had appeared on the edge of the Saguma Cosmic Empire. Tilina Odé was appointed captain of the Anomalous Purifier-type stealth special operations ship and dispatched to the region to carry out a special operations mission.

In 1355, Tilina Odé pinpointed the exact location of the Saguma Biological Recorder Sodike Black Flag and landed on planet 11 in the Boytan system to begin a special mission.

[In 1378, after Sodike Black Flag separated Shazo, Tirina Audrey killed Sodike Black Flag and used the ship's onboard equipment on a special operations stealth ship to create a ship sub-module to assist Shazo's growth, placing it into Shazo's spirit thread.]

…(The rest is omitted)

(Note: In the Tamir civilization, "navy" refers to a space army that fights in space. "Army" in the Tamir civilization refers to the traditional army, navy, and air force.)

...

Xia Zuo quietly read the information from the cheat system, figuring out what had happened to him and the whole story of his time travel.

While he was still on Earth, he was targeted by Sodike Blackflame, a biological recorder under Vasaksat, because his girlfriend Anjunya had been selected by the Tamir civilization as a naval cadet of the "Death Seed" class. Sodike Blackflame wanted to obtain information about Anjunya by devouring Xiazo.

After Sodike Black Flag appeared on this planet, Tilina Odé followed closely behind, wanting to take back Shazo from Sodike Black Flag's spore cysts.

Don't forget the characteristics of fertile sporangia:

If the sporangium is forcibly broken open, the sporangiophores inside, which have been able to survive for a long time thanks to the supply from Sodike Black Flag, will die immediately. Only after Sodike Black Flag separates the sporangiophores itself can the sporangiophores become immune to death.

Therefore, after Sodike Black Flag separated from Shazo, Tilina Aude killed Sodike Black Flag and used the ship's equipment to encapsulate the magical energy it possessed into a sub-module, which was then given to Shazo to use.

The thought of how he had planned to use the [Spore Sporangium] to devour Tilina Ode's template and transform her into a spore spawn made Xia Zuo laugh self-deprecatingly.

No wonder, no wonder Anru'er's first question about Xia Zuo's first love was when she talked about the fertilization cysts.

If Xia Zuo had uttered a single wrong word or shown indifference towards his first love back then, it's questionable whether he would still be standing here now.

The truth came out, but Xia Zuo found it hard to feel joy. Even the mission method with a 100% success rate did not make him happy.

The gap between him and Anjunya is now enormous—he is merely a human who was deeply corrupted by supernatural powers and was once devoured by Sodike Black Flag, while Anjunya has become Rear Admiral Tamir, single-handedly controlling the flagship.

An Junya's infatuation did not make Xia Zuo feel proud, excited, or comfortable, but rather a heavy burden that could not be made up for with time and emotion.

"Knock, knock, knock." A knocking sound rang out on the door.

An Junya, now dressed in a long dress, pushed open the door, stretched out her arm towards Xia Zuo, who was staring blankly, and waved to him with a bright smile:

"Come on~ Let's go to the ship. From now on, we'll always be together, just the two of us. There are only the two of us left in the TC Star Region, so we have to work hard to pass on the memories that belong to the TC Star Region."

Xia Zuo took a deep breath, his eyes reddening, and forcefully held back the tears in his eyes. He walked quickly to the door and hugged An Junya.

The two embraced and transformed into white light, flying towards the dawn sky.

(End of the book)

Complete Summary

It must be very difficult to force a continuation of a story that collapses halfway through, right?

Yes, it's very difficult.

It's like having a relationship in college. In the senior year, both the man and woman know that they will go their separate ways after graduation, and the short-lived relationship will end because of it, but they still persist until they leave school before breaking up.

The tiring long run will eventually come to an end, and the encouragement and blessings along the way are indispensable. Without the support of all the readers who have followed the story, I would hardly have been able to persevere until now, let alone bring this book to an imperfect conclusion.

Before I begin to formally review this book, I must first apologize.

Due to a tight schedule in real life and insufficient writing time, coupled with recent health issues, I had to cut out a lot of battle scenes and omit all the content that could save subscription points, which made the finishing work of this book seem very rushed.

I'm so sorry.

..

The story of Xia Zuo and An Junya is one that has lingered in my mind for many years. My other author account, which ended abruptly, also aimed to tell a similar story.

Now that I've written this story from beginning to end and given Xia Zuo and An Junya an imaginative future, I feel a great weight lifted off my shoulders. A burden that has weighed on my heart for years has finally been lifted.

There are many, many unsatisfactory aspects to this book. Before I start writing, I go through these problems in my mind and then try my best to write with regret.

Now, let's list the shortcomings of this book.

First, the excessive and complex data content negatively impacts the reader's experience.

In the early stages, especially in the free chapters, the excessive data and poor formatting drew much criticism from readers. While many readers do appreciate data-driven content, it's undeniable that many abandoned the series due to the complexity of the data. Even now, many of the new chapter comments in the free content are still nitpicking about the data, indicating that this is a common source of annoyance and needs to be addressed in the future.

The second shortcoming is that the female lead and supporting female characters don't have enough screen time, and they don't resonate with the readers strongly enough.

This shortcoming is mainly due to the central theme of the book.

All the female characters in this book who have a close relationship with Xia Zuo are actually alter egos of An Junya. If Xia Zuo becomes entangled with any of these women, he will be sent to his doom. This is a test set up by An Junya for Xia Zuo.

Based on this premise, when writing about Xia Zuo's interactions with the female supporting character, I keep my pen very tight and avoid writing anything out of line, lest An Junya kill Xia Zuo.