An infinite journey starting from paradise

Lin Shangren pulled the trigger again, completely breaking Fan Kariying's limbs. He said calmly:

"A pest should behave like a pest. Tell me, should I chop off your rotten limbs?"

"Pest? I'm a genius! Genius!" Fan Kariying was actually angered by Lin Shangren's words.

"I invented the Paradise System! I discovered the essence of life! I perfected the loophole in cloning technology! I married my beloved goddess! I'm not a bug."

Lin Shangren was too lazy to talk nonsense with this madman. He took out a small electric saw from the shadow of his right arm. He took it from Suzumoto Emi's laboratory.

"Say goodbye to your limbs, pest."

Hokari Ying let out a sharp scream, and he also experienced what it felt like to be vivisectioned.

……

"It's better to block this thing off."

Looking at the pile of anthropomorphic flesh and blood on the ground, Lin Shangren fell into thought.

"It's better not to let Hehuan and Linyin see such a bloody scene."

Lin Shangren pulled out a black cloth from the shadows and covered the remains of Fan Kariying. Then, he turned and looked at the petri dishes around him.

He saw Hehuan and Linyin sleeping in the petri dish.

At this time, Rin had not yet been transformed, and her limbs were still intact. She closed her eyes and frowned tightly, as if she had dreamed of something terrible.

"asshole."

After spitting at Fan Kariying's body, Lin Shangren walked towards the petri dish.

Chapter 43: Even though I’m one step behind, I’m going to be the checkmate

My Lord, won't you rescue them first?

"Not urgent."

Lin Shangren walked towards the huge machine in the center of the room. In the petri dish in the center of the paradise system, a slender black-haired girl was sleeping quietly.

She is Shiroya Rinone, Sleeping Beauty Shiroya Rinone.

The Paradise System was born because of her happy dream, and everything that followed was also because of her.

"Rinyin is so beautiful now that she has grown up." Lin Shangren said softly.

He noticed that there were neat vertical scars on her wrists, which were the marks left by vertical wrist cutting and suicide.

The scars left by impulsive suicides are usually messy and chaotic. But the neat vertical scars showed that the girl in the petri dish had carefully considered her decision before committing suicide, and that she had truly lost hope in the world.

"Your suicide attempt failed, so you've become addicted to a dream of happiness and refuse to wake up." Lin Shangren said softly, "I'm a demon who kills without blinking an eye. Do you need me to help you escape?"

Lin Shangren stretched out his hand towards the paradise system. The moment he touched the glass of the petri dish, the surging electric current burned Lin Shangren's fingers.

Looking at his fingers that hadn't recovered immediately, Lin Shangren smiled: "As expected, He won't allow me to do this."

My Lord?

"Xiao Ai, I have been trying to change the predetermined future. Whether it's sucking out Natsuki's head or killing all the mercenaries and researchers, it's all for this purpose.

According to Fan Kariye, her father's theft of He Huan was a small, clandestine incident, so I'm determined to make a scene and slaughter all those bastards. She said Fan Kariying was found covered in bruises, with a painful expression, and a horrible death. So I'm going to dismember that beast, making sure his death is worthy of being published in a forensic textbook.

It may seem like I've changed a lot, but... these are all harmless changes."

Lin Shangren said in a deep voice, and slowly walked to the petri dish where his daughter Rinyin was kept. Looking at the thin and pitiful girl, he continued:

"None of this will affect the predetermined future: Eden will continue to research the Paradise System. Even if I rescue Hehuan and Rin, they will still fall into the hands of Eden after I am sent back to the future. Then, they will wait in agony for me to save them again more than ten years later. Unless..."

Lin Shangren opened the system's task panel.

[Goal 3: Destroy the Paradise System (0%)]

"Unless I completely destroy the Paradise System, not just a prototype, but also the hope of others studying the Paradise System. In other words... I have to kill that sleeping Sleeping Beauty. As long as the Paradise System and Sleeping Beauty are gone, they will just be ordinary girls, and no evil organization will target them anymore."

Looking at his fingers that were only just beginning to heal, Lin Shangren continued, "But, obviously, the cosmic consciousness doesn't want me to do this. And I... and although I can kill those I think deserve to die without any psychological pressure, I can't kill an innocent girl.

More importantly, Xiao Ai, [Little Bird Doctor] shouldn't be able to treat the so-called soul rejection, right?"

[Sorry, I should have been more clear at the time.] (See Chapter 26)

When he learned the truth about cloning and the disease of soul rejection, Lin Shangren realized that he had made a wrong move. He should not have used the panacea to cure Lin Yin immediately in the future timeline.

Even if he rescued Hehuan and Linyin now and prevented them from suffering such a painful fate, Linyin would still have to rely on physical transformation to survive due to soul rejection. Unless he could extract another panacea or other items that could cure soul rejection after destroying the Paradise System.

"Can I still draw out the panacea next time, Xiao Ai?"

[Low chance]

"Oh..." Lin Shangren sighed.

My Lord, are you going to give up?

"..."

[You still have three days to make a long-term plan.]

[Or maybe rescue Hehuan and Rinyin first, and take them and Natsuki away from this island. At least... at least they can feel a brief moment of happiness.]

"Do not."

【Eh? 】

"How could I possibly give up?" Lin Shangren said firmly, "I'm almost there. I just need to confirm one thing, so I'm not rushing to rescue them. After all, I whipped Fan Karie's corpse for so long, and the hole I left is very obvious. She should be there soon."

The one she was referring to was naturally Suzumoto Emi.

Lin Shangren was sure that when he said that he could pass through the wall to enter the second floor of the underground laboratory, Suzumoto Huimei would realize that there was something wrong with him: since he could sneak through the wall secretly, why would he have to confront the Eden mercenaries head-on?

Therefore, in order to ensure that Lin Shangren, the perfect experimental material, does not escape, and to obtain the paradise system and Hehuan, Suzumoto Huimei will definitely come here in person.

Lin Shangren held his forehead and put on the Bruce Hearn mask. At this moment, he heard footsteps coming from behind him.

Someone is coming, more than one.

Lin Shangren turned around and saw the fully armed Suzumoto Emi and Aoi Natsuki, as well as a team of researchers in white coats and armed with guns. They were members of Eden and the Snake Organization controlled by Suzumoto Emi.

"Shangren-kun (Mr. Shangren), are you okay?!"

Seeing that Lin Shangren was not injured, Aoi Nayue finally let go of her worries. She wanted to go forward and hug Lin Shangren, but Suzumoto Huimei ran up before her.

"Shang Renjun, you are not hurt, are you?"

Emi Suzumoto grabbed Hayashi Naoto's hand.

"I'm fine. The mercenaries and Fan Kariying have been dealt with. It's just that I don't know how to rescue Hehuan and the others from these petri dishes. I didn't dare to act rashly for fear of accidentally hurting them." Lin Shangren answered earnestly.

"I'm glad you're alright. Leave the rest to me. Shang Renjun can rest now."

Suzumoto Huimei looked at Lin Shangren with a half-smile, and then...

"Click."

Lin Shangren suddenly felt a sharp pain in his wrists, and then he felt something locking his hands.

"what!"

Lin Shangren quickly broke free from Suzumoto Huimei's hands. He looked at her in surprise and took two steps back.

Suzumoto Emi took back the injection pillow from her latex gloves. She said with a malicious smile, "How about it, Shangren-kun? Do you like the gift I prepared for you? Strong magnetic handcuffs and neurotoxin."

"you……"

"Don't worry, the toxin will only paralyze your motor nerves and won't damage your nerve cells. The energy in your body fluids that can repair cell damage won't be used."

"Mr. Naoto!"

Faced with the sudden change, Aoi Nazuki wanted to step forward to help, but was pushed to the ground by the researchers behind her.

"Hmm... I don't have the strength..."

Aoi Nazuki struggled hard, but she couldn't muster any strength.

"Natsuki, listen to the teacher and don't move." Suzumoto Emi turned around and said.

"And Shang Renjun, huh, you really made quite a commotion."

Lin Shangren deliberately lowered his voice and pretended to be weak: "Tsk...what do you want to do?"

"Take over the Paradise System, you and your sister. What else? Should I let you go and rescue all the students in this academy?"

Suzumoto Emi said mockingly.

"You can't be that naive, can you, Shang Renjun?"

"Are you... also trying to control the minds of all of humanity and achieve eternal consciousness?" Lin Shangren asked strugglingly.

"Hey, don't ask such stupid questions! Isn't ruling over everyone and achieving eternal life enough as reasons?"

Suzumoto Emi playfully stroked the curves of her own body. She added, "Shangren-kun, would you bear to see such a perfect body decay and decay? And how could humans bear to see wisdom and beauty like mine perish?"

"You..." Lin Shangren's voice gradually weakened. "If it's just for your own immortality, then why would you mind-control all of humanity? Can't you enter the virtual world created by Paradise and create a virtual kingdom for yourself to rule?"

"You have too many questions."

Suzumoto Emi was about to say this, but for some reason, looking at the mask on Lin Shangren's face, she inexplicably felt an urge to answer his question.

"Oh, Shang Renjun, you're wrong. I'm not trying to drag everyone into the Paradise System just to rule them. I simply want to use the Paradise System to leverage the brains of all humanity. I want to leverage the computing power of the human brain.

No matter how powerful a man-made computer is, it can never compare to the human brain, and the computing power of the human brain is mostly limited. However, as long as I am connected to the Paradise system, I can use the brains of all mankind to do something truly meaningful.

For example...physical immortality and eternal youth."

"Are you just pursuing something as empty as immortality? It's obvious that even the universe will die of heat death due to the continuous increase in entropy." Lin Shangren thought in his heart.

"Wait... is that so?! Then, what is His purpose in doing all this?"

Lin Shangren shook his head, seemingly fighting the neurotoxin, but actually searching his system backpack. Finally, his eyes fell on something:

[Time travel quota × 1]

"Hehe...hahahahaha..." Lin Shangren couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This scene made Suzumoto Emi a little confused, she asked: "What are you laughing at?!"

"Nothing, I just suddenly figured out a lot of things." Lin Shangren said, "Ms. Lingben, I have one last question. Why is it Hehuan? Why must Hehuan be the core of that perfect paradise? Is it because her soul is special?"

"Soul? Do you mean the consciousness level? Yes, her consciousness level is indeed unique. It can adapt to the paradise system like Sleeping Beauty, and it can also communicate with other people's brain waves." Suzumoto Emi answered subconsciously.

"well."

Lin Shangren stood up straight, thinking back to the information Xiao Ai had given him when introducing the soul:

The soul is a special energy field. It does not possess consciousness itself, but after combining with reproductive cells, it can gradually shape the consciousness layer and external form of intelligent life.

[The soul is unique, cannot be copied, and cannot be destroyed.]

"Precisely because the soul cannot be annihilated...hahahaha...it seems that there isn't an irreconcilable conflict between us, Cosmic Consciousness-san~"

"But before I can solve our problem, I have to deal with these pests first."

Seeing Lin Shangren stand up straight, Suzumoto Huimei thought he was just trying to hold on at the end of his strength. Then, she heard two words:

"Shadowmarsh!"

The shadow control technique was activated instantly. In a short while, Suzumoto Emi and her minions were trapped in their own shadows. Soon, they were submerged in the liquefied shadows up to their necks, with only their heads remaining outside.

The sudden change was beyond Suzumoto Emi's expectations. She asked in disbelief, "Why are you okay? Why can you still use your superpower to control your shadow?! Isn't your hand paralyzed?"

Lin Shangren put his foot on Suzumoto Huimei's head and said in a joking tone: "Idiot, do you really think I need to make any gestures to activate my ability?

You don't really think I trusted you, do you?

You are not really so confident that you can keep me hooked with your body full of the smell of prostitutes and your clumsy PUA words? Come on, you cheap auntie.

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Author's words: Happy New Year everyone~

Chapter 44: Zeno's Paradox, Open Mouth Injection

"Ah! It hurts! Stop! Stop!"

Suzumoto Emi groaned in pain. Lin Shangren used so much force that her whole body twisted and twitched in pain.

Lin Shangren kicked Suzumoto Huimei's face with his right foot, exerted all his strength with his waist and legs, and used all his strength with his arms, but he could not break free from the magnetic handcuffs that sucked his wrists together.

"Mmm...it's so tight. Hey, Xiaoshao handcuffs, since you're so tight, don't blame me for entering you hard!"

As he spoke, Lin Shangren activated Shadow Swamp, liquefying the shadow where the handcuffs met his wrists, causing them to disappear into the shadow. Once the handcuffs were completely engulfed, he released Shadow Swamp. This sealed both handcuffs within the shadows at Lin Shangren's wrists, allowing his hands to separate.