RNP Chapter 2628 The sin is in the present, the merit will come later 2
Chapter 2628 The sin is in the present, the merit will come later 2
Just as he was about to take a step, a soft light suddenly rippled through the depths of the jungle.
That wasn't a sign of attack, but rather like a gentle invitation.
The branches and leaves parted gently, and a figure emerged from the gap between the green light and the metal.
She was a silver-haired woman.
She was tall and slender, her dress like white mist, and her bare feet trod on the ground where metal and soil intertwined. With each step she took, the surrounding flowers and mechanical parts would gently raise their heads.
Her hair was pale silver, cascading over her shoulders, and her eyes were a clear light green, reflecting the outline of the entire kingdom.
Her face was beautiful, or more precisely, it was a beauty that resembled that of a "mother".
It's not about temptation, but about acceptance.
She stopped a few steps away and bent down slightly.
"Welcome, visitors from Earth."
The sound was clear, yet carried a faint echo from afar.
“My name is Eve, and I am the mother of this mechanical kingdom.”
Zhang Yi stared at her, but his first instinct wasn't to draw his sword; instead, he quietly sensed her presence.
The Second Hand of Time possesses a natural premonition of killing intent, yet he sensed no killing intent from the other party.
What emanated from her was an extremely complex yet peaceful aura.
That wasn't the cold, impersonal flow of logic in a program, but rather the natural care and love that a truly "living" being exudes towards all things.
Zhang Yi remained vigilant, but he politely inquired:
Are you a mechanical life form or an intelligent being?
Zhang Yi could tell that she was not made of flesh and blood. Although her body looked no different from a human's, it was so unrealistically beautiful that it appeared fake.
It should be noted that, in this world, apart from the creator Kagago, he has only seen the Ihen Clan and the seven kings of Druk do what they have done to truly create life.
Ling's human form has a structure that is more intricate than the cells of a sixth-generation human.
Moreover, if Ling were willing, she could even reproduce.
But the woman standing before him, Eve, was not that exquisite.
Upon hearing Zhang Yi's question, Eve smiled faintly, "You could say that."
This answer is very vague. A mechanical life form is a mechanical life form, and an intelligent being is an intelligent being. Are they both considered? Or is it some kind of intermediate state?
Zhang Yi wasn't sure how strong his opponent was, but he was prepared to turn on them and run away at any time.
A humble smile appeared on his face.
"We come from Earth to seek love and peace."
Eve gave him a deep look, but the smile on her face remained unchanged.
"I roughly know why you've come here."
"The most crucial factor for the survival of a civilization is the resources needed for its reproduction and growth."
Zhang Yi wasn't embarrassed at all; he simply stated frankly, "Our civilization's development has reached a bottleneck, so we ventured into the universe to search for new resources. Encountering your Sand Raider civilization was an accident."
When Eve heard the words "sand slayers," a look of reminiscence appeared in her eyes.
At that moment, Zhang Yi heard Freeman's excited voice.
"Zhang, ask her if she knows anything about Nasqi! There's still life here. If Nasqi is still alive, she'll definitely know!"
Zhang Yi raised an eyebrow and simply let Freeman come outside.
They were in a lush forest, surrounded by abundant trees and foliage, a scene of prosperity and vitality.
As soon as Freeman appeared, he couldn't wait to ask Eve a question:
"Respected lady, you must be a sage left behind by the Sandstalker civilization. Do you know anything about a lady named Naschi?"
Eve stared at Freeman, a hint of amusement in her eyes.
"You are the guest who came from Earth more than twenty years ago. I remember you."
"Over the years, I have occasionally observed your existence, and your voluntary choice to transform from a carbon-based life form to a silicon-based life form. I couldn't understand this approach at first."
She smiled faintly: "Unfortunately, I am not the descendant of the Sand Raider civilization you are looking for."
“I am the new human being they created.”
"A new kind of human?"
Zhang Yi wasn't too surprised by this statement, but Freeman's eyes widened in surprise, and complex static appeared on the screen.
For more than twenty years after arriving on Mars, he had completely severed all contact with Earth and was completely unaware of everything that was happening outside.
Eve calmly replied, "I was created by them. Later, when there were no humans left, only machines, I became the mother in the minds of those mechanical life forms in this lost world."
Freeman was shocked: "What did you say? There are no humans left! What happened to the original race here? Those Martian humans!"
Eve didn't answer his question. Instead, she stared at Zhang Yi and slowly asked, "Guest from Earth, what do you think is the essence of life?"
"As a human being, can you answer my question about your understanding?"
When she asked this question, there was a hint of confusion in her eyes.
Then she murmured, "Shortly after I was born, I gained the ability to think for myself. I can feel human sadness, and I feel sad because I am separated from the parents who created me."
"I can think, I have feelings. I feel that I should be a real life."
"But they all told me that I wasn't. They said that I existed to help them fight."
"But later, they abandoned their physical bodies and sealed themselves inside a suspended sphere."
"So now, is it the spirits who count as life, or is it me, with my body and mind, who counts as life?"
As she asked the question, she looked down at her hands.
Zhang Yi: "..."
He fell into a long silence.
Because of this question—he couldn't answer it, and he simply couldn't be bothered to answer it.
The ultimate questions of the universe are probably those three: Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going?
Even the Ephemeral race, confused about the meaning of their own existence, ultimately chose to ascend collectively and return to the Aether.
According to the Ephemeral race, everything in the universe is meaningless.
Every life form, every race, every individual, is merely a manifestation of ether. It comes from ether and will ultimately return to ether.
Therefore, individual life has no meaning.
But does Zhang Yi care about any of that? He doesn't care at all.
He feels happy as long as he can be with the people he likes.
He feels happy as long as he can sit at the dinner table every day, enjoy delicious food and chat with his family.
He felt happy as long as he could enjoy the pleasures of sex with the woman he loved during this energetic age;
He feels happy as long as tomorrow is a sunny day and he can comfortably bask in the sun.
So, does it matter whether the world is fake or not, or whether it even exists?
That doesn't matter.