novelbin Chapter 189 Farewell and Rebirth!
Chapter 189 Farewell and Rebirth!
"Xiao Su... what... what do you mean by this?"
Elder Long's voice trembled: "After the fusion... are you still you?"
Su Chen smiled, a smile that carried a sense of relief they had never seen before, as well as a hint of indescribable bitterness.
"I am still me. My memories and my thoughts are still there. But in a sense, I am no longer myself."
"I will be bound to this planet forever, and become a part of it."
"I will lose my freedom and will be unable to leave! The survival of the earth is my survival."
"This..." Old Long opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
He wanted to persuade Su Chen, to say that this was absurd, and that they should think of another way.
However, looking into Su Chen's terrifyingly calm eyes, he knew that nothing he said would make a difference.
Su Chen has made his decision.
This isn't about consulting with them; it's about informing them.
Lin Xue finally couldn't hold back her tears, which silently streamed down her cheeks.
She got it.
She understood everything.
Su Chen wasn't choosing a path, but rather choosing a sacrifice.
He sacrificed himself to secure a bleak future for the Earth and all of humanity.
"Why...why does it have to be you?" she asked, her voice choked with sobs.
"Can't something else be used instead? Like... a supercomputer?"
"No." Su Chen shook his head.
"What the Seed of the World needs is a real, complete 'soul' with its own will, not a bunch of code. This is a rule left by the pioneers, and it cannot be changed."
"This isn't fair..." Lin Xue slumped onto the table, her shoulders trembling violently.
"This is so unfair to you..."
Su Chen looked at her, his gaze softening for a moment.
"Lin Xue, there's no such thing as fairness or unfairness. From the moment I was reborn, I knew that this life of mine no longer belonged to me alone."
He stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the people coming and going in the base, busy trying to survive.
"I've seen the best and the worst of humanity."
"I've seen people betray their companions for a loaf of bread, and I've also seen people willing to die to protect strangers."
"The apocalypse has weeded out many people, but it has also left behind the most resilient seeds."
"In the end, I choose to believe—humanity is worthy!"
His voice wasn't loud, but every word struck like a hammer blow to the hearts of Elder Long and Lin Xue.
Old Master Long closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.
He knew he couldn't change the young man's decision.
In his eyes, this young man sometimes seemed like a child, and sometimes like an ancient monster who had lived for hundreds of years.
At that moment, he made a divine decision.
Lin Xue raised her head and wiped away her tears.
She knew that crying wouldn't solve anything.
She nodded vigorously, her voice still a little hoarse.
But she had regained her composure: "I understand. Consultant, what do you need us to do?"
Su Chen turned around, a relieved smile on his face.
"After I leave, the supreme command of the Human Alliance will be handed over to Elder Long."
"You will be fully responsible for the Spark Lab and all research projects."
"This, consider it my final will."
The moment Su Chen uttered the word "will," the atmosphere in the meeting room plummeted to freezing point once again.
Old Long suddenly opened his eyes, his cloudy eyes filled with bloodshot veins.
He stared intently at Su Chen: "Xiao Su! You can't say that! What's a will? What's leaving? You're just existing in a different form; you're still you!"
"Elder Long, we all have to face reality." Su Chen's tone was calm:
"Once my soul and the Seed of the World were completely merged, the individual 'Su Chen' had actually disappeared."
"In its place will be a collective entity called 'Earth's Will.' I cannot guarantee that I will still have the same complete human emotions and thought patterns at that time."
What he said was cruel, but it's the truth.
He had to make sure that Elder Long and Lin Xue were prepared for the worst.
"I might become absolutely rational, like a machine. All my judgments will prioritize the survival of 'Earth' as a whole."
"By then, I may no longer be the Su Chen you know."
Lin Xue's lips moved; she wanted to refute, to say no.
But looking into Su Chen's eyes, which seemed to see through everything, she couldn't utter a single word.
She knew that Su Chen never made unfounded guesses.
"So, while I am still 'my' self, I have to get everything in order."
Su Chen continued, "This is not only to prepare for the impending war, but also for the future of Earth's civilization."
He looked at Lin Xue with a solemn entrustment in his eyes.
"Take good care of Liu Yiyi. Tell her everything when she wakes up."
Su Chen's gaze seemed to pierce through the wall, reaching the girl lying in the repair pod, connected by countless tubes.
"I will try to find a way to carve a 'life anchor' for her soul during the fusion process."
"Life anchor?" Lin Xue asked, puzzled.
"Yes. A mark made of the purest world laws. This mark will connect to the power of the Seed of the World."
"When the Seed of the World awakens, the life force of the entire Earth will be activated, and this anchor will act as a coordinate, guiding the life force to repair her broken soul."
Su Chen's plan was audacious to the extreme.
He not only needs to awaken the Seed of the World, but also needs to use the world-destroying power of that awakening to perform a most intricate "soul surgery".
"Will this work?" Lin Xue asked nervously.
"able."
Su Chen's answer was only one word, but it was full of undeniable confidence:
"The power of the Seed of the World is a power of creation. It is more than enough to heal a soul."
"Moreover, when she awakens, her soul will be stronger than ever before due to this reshaping, even... able to touch the essence of the laws."
Upon hearing this news, Lin Xue's feelings were extremely complicated.
On one side is the hope that the sisters will be saved, and on the other side is the deep sorrow of Su Chen's impending "farewell".
"Little Su..."
Old Master Long's voice was hoarse beyond recognition: "Really... is there really no other way?"
Su Chen fell silent.
He certainly wished there were other ways.
But he used his "prophetic mind" to deduce countless times, and all the future trajectories pointed to the same result:
Without activating the Seed of the World, Earth is doomed to defeat.
Faced with an enemy of the "Prophet's" caliber, humanity today is like a group of primitive people wielding stone spears fighting against a regular army driving tanks.
The only chance of winning is to overturn the table.
Turn the Earth itself into an unprecedented super weapon.
"there is none left."
Su Chen gently shook his head: "This is the only way."