Offer blocks to the end times

After walking on the spiral staircase for a long time, Senju felt as if it were an endless loop, and he didn't know when it would stop. He followed the only light source and kept walking forward. As he walked, even the entire space became chaotic.

"Huff, huff," Chito's breathing also became heavy, and she looked very tired. Yuri took her hand. "Chito, let's hold hands, it'll be easier that way."

"Hmm," Chito replied, then held hands with Yuri and continued forward. Chiju could only watch with envy from behind. However, the ladder was not wide enough for the three of them to walk side by side, so he could only watch with envy from behind.

"Hey, Chito, are you afraid of the dark?" Yuri asked, holding Chito's hand and feeling the slight tremor in it.

“Yes, I was scared,” Qianhu nodded, then raised the lantern. “Luckily, I had the lantern, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to see everything here.”

“Yes, it is indeed very important, lantern,” Yuri said, seeing that Chito’s emotions had risen, and continued, “Actually, I’m also afraid of dark places.”

"Sigh, this is the first time I've heard of this," Chito said, his interest piqued. He shifted his attention from the lantern to Yuri, who was scratching her face shyly. "We just didn't mention it before."

“A long time ago,” Yuri began, lost in memories. The two people beside her became interested; Yuri had mentioned that she often forgot things. “A long time ago?”

“A long time ago, shortly after I was born, or maybe even before I was born,” Yuri stared into thought at the dark passage above, her expression becoming somewhat dazed, “being alone in such a dark and narrow place, that feeling must have been terrifying.”

"..." Chito stared at Yuri speechlessly for a moment, then sat down to the side. "You probably can't remember things from so long ago, everyone should take a break."

“Hmm,” the two sat down to one side, took out a water bottle and food, and Yuri continued to talk about what had just happened, “It’s not that I remember, but I have that feeling, as if it happened before.”

"Is that so?" Qianhu said, happily munching on a military ration, then staring blankly at the stairs. "Well, sometimes I get a sudden feeling of familiarity, like I've been here before."

“Hmm, this is probably déjà vu, confusing the present with familiar things that I’ve experienced in the past,” Senju finally chimed in. He leaned against the wall and looked at the two of them, feeling that this place was very similar to the spiral passage he had experienced before.

"A sense of déjà vu, huh?" Chito fell into deep thought. Yuri, who had finished her food, stared at the lantern in a daze, as if she were daydreaming about something, and then giggled.

After a while, Chito felt she had rested enough and prepared to leave. Then, noticing Yuri lost in thought, she gently patted her shoulder. Yuri seemed startled and sat bolt upright. "Chito, this is our child..."

"What's wrong? Are you exhausted?" Chito Daiyu looked at Yuri, took off his gloves, and touched Yuri's forehead to check. "Great, it's not too hot. Your head seems to be fine."

“Of course,” Yuri said after a moment of confusion. With a flick of her hand, her gloves disappeared, and she grabbed Chihiro’s hand. “That’s good. Let’s go together.”

“Oh, but it’s so cold like this,” Chito struggled for a moment, then Yuri put their hands in her pockets. “It’s okay, just put them here.”

"Hmm," Qianhu muttered maliciously, his face seeming to flush slightly, before raising the lantern to illuminate the path ahead. "Let's continue."

The three of them walked up the spiral staircase for an unknown amount of time, and gradually they began to have a feeling that it was as if there were only the three of them in the world, and conversely, that everything in the world belonged to the three of them.

Of course, this was just an illusion. After walking for so long, the three of them gradually calmed down, until one day Yuri looked up and exclaimed, "Ah, there is light up there."

“Really?” Senju and Chito looked up, peering through the steps above.

A sliver of light shone down.

The three quickened their pace. After a while, they saw that the light above was getting brighter and brighter. Qianhu put away the lantern, and the surroundings were clear enough.

After wandering around for a while, the three of them found that they had come out of the passage and found themselves in a vast, empty snowfield. Apart from the steps that stretched out behind them, they could not see any familiar buildings. It was as if they were in a pure white world.

Although there was no cold wind around them and it looked like it was daytime, the three of them felt as if their hearts were frozen and their whole bodies were ice-cold.

"Is this the top?" Qianhu looked around in disbelief. Although it was daytime, she felt as if darkness was falling before her eyes.

“That must be it,” Yuri said, looking up at the clouds and catching a falling snowflake. “Because there’s nothing up there except clouds.”

"Heh, it feels just like the top of hell," Senju chuckled bitterly. Although he had guessed that the situation up there wouldn't be good, he hadn't expected there to be nothing there. "Number Six, you knew all along, didn't you?"

“I don’t know the situation here either,” Number Six answered in Thousand Hands’ mind. “After all, no machine would come here.”

"Is that so?" Senju thought to himself, then saw Chito running in one direction, while Yuri climbed up a protruding section of the ladder and looked around. Senju was a little worried and ran after her.

A while later, the two stopped in front of a huge object buried in snow. Chito went up and wiped it, and then saw black rocks emerge from it.

After watching for a while, Yuri ran over and asked when she saw Chito standing there, "What is this?"

“It looks like obsidian,” Chito stared blankly at the exposed rock, while Yuriyo Xu was disappointed. “Sigh, it’s just a piece of rock.”

Senju was quite interested. He stepped forward, wiped away some of the snow, and prepared to dig up some obsidian.

"Wait," Number Six suddenly spoke in Senju's mind, "There seems to be some information on it, and I can decipher part of it."

"What information?" Senju asked excitedly, completely unaware of the strange expressions on the faces of the two people beside him. Number Six continued to answer in his mind, "It's like this."

Then Senju saw a bunch of mechanical language appear in his mind, which he could not understand at all. Number Six also apologized, saying, "There are too many obstructions around us. We can only decipher these. Only after clearing them all away can we know all the information."

Chapter 199 The Banquet of the Pinnacle

"I see," Senju began to wipe off the stains, but then he felt a warm touch on his forehead and realized that Yuri was touching his forehead with concern. "Senju, are you alright?"

"It's alright," Senju composed herself, glancing at the two worried people beside her. "I'm just interested in this stone; it seems to have something written on it."

"Is there anything?" Yuri let go of the stone and ran to it, touching it. "There's nothing there."

Then she turned away from the rocks and looked at Senju and Sento, "Hey, Senju, let's have some food to celebrate reaching the summit."

"Hmm, really nothing," Chito said, feeling around for a while without finding the record Senju had mentioned. She was a little discouraged and sat there in a daze. After hearing Yuri's words, she nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's have a banquet to celebrate."

“Wait, let me put the house out,” Senju said, preparing to install the base, but Yuri stopped him. “It doesn’t have to be inside the house, it can be outside. After all, we went through a lot of trouble to get here.”

“Alright, but let me prepare a little,” Senju agreed to Yuri’s suggestion, but he also began to make some preparations.

Beside the stone, Senju set up a table and chairs, on which were placed bread, beef, and milk; Chito also came over and placed grilled fish, taro, and military rations on the table; Yuri came over and placed canned goods, a familiar bottle, and three cups on the table.

"Could this be...?" Chito asked uncertainly, looking at the familiar bottle. Yuri proudly explained to the two of them, "Oh right, this is beer."

"I didn't expect there was still one bottle left. I thought we'd drunk it all," Senju said with some emotion. That drunken night was a long-lost memory.

“Hehehe, I know that banquets need wine,” Yuri exclaimed happily, seemingly having been taught this knowledge by someone.

While Senju was secretly complaining, Chito set up a fuel stove on the table, with a pot and snow on it. "What should I cook? There are so many ingredients."

“This, this, and these,” Yuri pushed the canned food, grilled fish, and beef next to Chito, then pointed to Chito’s ingredients, “Put all of these together and cook them.”

“That would taste really weird,” Chito and Senju exclaimed at the same time, then they smiled at each other. Chito continued, “But let’s do it this way as a celebration.”

“Hmm,” Senju nodded in agreement, while Yuri scratched her head. “Not necessarily, maybe it will taste surprisingly good.”

"Maybe," Chito said, taking out a dagger and chopping the ingredients into the pot. Yuri watched Chito for a while and then said, "Hey, Chito, take that off too."

"That?" Chito looked at Yuri with a puzzled expression, only to realize that Yuri was staring at him.

Looking up, Chito noticed that Yuri was no longer wearing her helmet, and she realized, "Ah, that's right."

Sento took off his helmet and placed it on the table. "Nothing will fall down now. Senju, take off your armor too."

“Hmm,” Senju concealed his armor, then tried to scare the two of them, “But what Senju said isn’t right. Maybe a meteorite or something will fall down.”

"A meteorite?!" Chito was startled and reached for her helmet, but Yuri stopped her, complaining as she looked at Chito, "Hey, don't scare Chito."

"Sorry, sorry, I couldn't help teasing Chihiro because she's so cute," Senju apologized to the two of them repeatedly, which calmed Chito down.

While the food was being cooked, Senju set up the house on the side and took out some items to use. Finally, he placed apples in the house as a surprise after the banquet.

Yuri was circling around the food, saying, "Chihiro, is it ready yet? It should be almost done."

"Okay, I'll have to wait a bit," Qianhu said, sitting in a chair and flipping through a book as he waited. "It should be ready in a little while."

"Don't rush, Yuri, come and have some hot water first," Senju said, starting to boil water on an electric stove. However, after looking at it, Yuri ran to the side and opened her wine bottle with a dagger. "This is what we should drink at the banquet."

"Really, Yuri? Here's some freshly warmed milk. Do you want some?" Senju waved a steaming cup of milk in front of Yuri, who swallowed hard. "N-no..."

“Of course I’d say no,” Yuri snatched the cup and started drinking. “It’s really delicious. Chihiro, you should have some to warm up.”

"Hmm," Chito said, looking at the milk being offered to her lips. She felt a bit cold and felt much better after drinking the milk.

"Hehehe," Yuri made a face at Senju, then leaned against Chito and waited for the food to cook. Senju smiled wryly and continued to boil water, while also putting bread on top to bake.

"It's ready," after what seemed like an eternity, Qianhu finally announced that the food was done. The three of them looked at the food in the pot, and a strange aroma wafted from it, like grilled fish and grilled meat, with a faint sweetness.

Looking at the dark soup in the pot, Qianhu said uncertainly, "This should be edible, right?"

"It's probably edible," Yuri looked at the finished product, even though she was awake, she still had to waver, but then she strengthened her confidence, "Maybe it'll be like chocolate, dark and delicious."

"I hope so," Senju said, a little nervously. She then picked up a spoon and served everyone the food. "This largest portion is for Yu."

"No, no, no, you should have this, Senju," Yuri quickly pushed the cup in front of her towards Senju. Although it was still snowing lightly, Yuri felt a little hot and was even sweating.

“No, this is Yuri’s share, right, Senju?” Senju winked at Chito, and then the two of them pushed the cup back to Yuri.

“Alright,” Yuri looked at the glass for a while, then finally gave up, took out the glass, and poured the wine into it. “This largest portion can be given to Senju.”

"Uh, the beer should be fine," Senju said, starting to sweat as well. The thought of the 'beer' he had drunk made him nervous.

"Cheers!" After dividing the food, the three stood up, clinked their glasses, and then gulped down their drinks. "Ah, so cold, but still smells just as good."

“Now, let’s move on,” the three of them looked at the cups filled with food, exchanged glances, and then simultaneously picked up their cups and began to taste.

Chapter 200 Wine or Food?

"Aww," the three of them took a bite at the same time, and then their expressions became more varied, from wary to thoughtful. "Hmm, this noodle should be made of taro, ah, this tastes like fish, this tastes like beef, such strange flavors, but it's delicious."

"Oh," Qianhu blushed slightly, holding the cup and looking at the two of them, "You, this is delicious."

“Yes, I was right,” Yuri said happily, proudly raising her cup. “All the food tastes best when it’s all together.”

"No, no, no, it's just a coincidence," Senju said, somewhat mesmerized. "If you add too much, it might turn into a culinary disaster."

"Dark cuisine? But it really is dark," Yuri looked at the food in the cup, feeling dizzy, and then continued eating.

Gradually, the three of them finished their food and drinks, leaving only a mess on the table. They all seemed to be drunk, and Chito was slumped over the table, banging on it repeatedly, "Yu, is there any more beer?!"

"That's all, I only hid one bottle," Yuri surprisingly became meek in front of the domineering Senju, turning to Senju for help, "Senju, do you have any more?"

“That’s all,” Senju said, feeling dizzy. Then he noticed a ray of light shining on his face. “It’s so bright. The world looks red.”

"Ah, the sun is appearing," Yuri turned around and saw that the snowflakes that had been accompanying everyone had stopped, and a blood-red sun was gradually appearing.

"Wine, wine!" Qianhu was still banging on the table, and when he didn't see any wine appear, he shouted, "You, sing some songs for us."

"Sigh, Qian, you again..."

"I've had too much to drink," Yuri swayed over to Chito and pointed, saying, "Look, Chito, it's the sun!"

"So red," Qianhu said after taking a look, then immediately covered his eyes and leaned on the table. "You, sing!"

“Yes, yes,” Yuri agreed and prepared to sing, but Chito looked at the two people sitting far away next to her and was a little unhappy. “Yuri, Chito, come and sit here.”

"Where are we?" Senju came over too. Chito grabbed the two of them and started walking to one side, but they swayed and almost fell over. Fortunately, the three of them supported each other and finally sat down on one side of the hut, looking at the blood-red sunset.

"Yu," Chito seemed to calm down as she watched the sunset, staring blankly at the lights. Yuri understood her meaning and began humming a song, "Hmph hmph hmph~"

This is the song of those mushroom people, music for the impending end of the world. It's sad and depressing, making you feel as if you're in the ruins of the apocalypse, with the cold wind stirring up countless dust particles. It fits the current scene perfectly, but it's just too sad.

"Ahhh," Chito suddenly burst into tears while listening to the music, "Why is there nothing here! Why has the world become like this! Why are there only a few of us left!"

"Chihiro, I don't know either," Yuri stopped singing. She had just suddenly recalled the song she sang in the sunset and started singing involuntarily. Seeing Chihiro crying there, she felt very heartbroken.

"It's alright, Chito. Even if the world is destroyed, it can be rebuilt," Senju comforted Chito, but Chito seemed lost in her own world. "Hey, is it right for us to come here?"