Chapter 394 Loss of Entropy

"I see. Miss Huang Quan is really lucky."

On the other side, after listening to Huang Quan's story, Xing finally understood that the "Rememberer" Huang Quan met was not Yao Luo, but just a beautiful lady passing by.

Yes, this whole thing was just an extraordinary dance party for Huang Quan, who was unable to peek into the realm of memory. However, Black Swan had no idea what he saw in his own spiritual realm, or it could be said that "this" Huang Quan in front of him did not care.

After a polite farewell, Xing and Liuying set out on the last stop of this journey: Liuying's secret base.

It must be said that it was a long journey. Xing and Liuying just kept going. Along the way, they built dreams, solved puzzles, and defeated enemies until...

A pure, unpolluted sky appeared in front of the two of them, and Xing swore that this was the most beautiful scenery she had ever seen in Pinocchio.

"Xing, do you know?"

"Ok?"

Stars and fireflies stroll on the edge of dreams, which is a slightly desolate area of ​​high-rise buildings. There are no shining neon lights, nor noisy crowds of people. There is only the river of stars flowing quietly above their heads.

"I have always admired nameless people for a long time. I admire their ability to travel among the stars with their own footsteps and to leave their own "traces" in this world."

There was a hint of haze on Liuying's delicate face. This girl who had been lively and cheerful all the way was now extremely quiet and extremely... lost.

"If you want, Liuying, you can also embark on the journey, right now."

The stars and fireflies stood side by side on the roof. The comfortable evening breeze gently brushed through their hair, casting a golden afterglow on the sunset.

Xing noticed the girl's hesitation and tried his best to comfort her in a relaxed tone.

"I have a group of very good companions on the train. They are like my family and friends. No matter what difficulties we encounter, we can get through them together."

"Family...?"

A flash of envy appeared in his firefly-colored pupils for a moment, but it was gone in a flash, and what was left was just the glow of a life that had burned out.

But soon, the girl raised her face again and looked at Xing.

"I'm sorry, actually, there are some things I have been hiding from you."

Xing did not respond, waiting quietly for Liuying to admit it herself.

She had actually long suspected Liuying's true identity. As a "local", Liuying was wanted by the hound family in Pinocchio. Although she knew about many places, it was as if she had only heard about them rather than experienced them personally.

But her instinct told her that the firefly meant no harm.

"I am, in fact, a stowaway."

Liuying covered her chest with her hands. It can be seen that the girl made up her mind very hard to tell the truth.

Even so, this may lead to the end of their hard-earned friendship.

"Ok, I know."

Fortunately, Xing is not an ordinary person and will not alienate Liuying because of this concealment.

She just sat there quietly, listening to everything like a tree hole.

Seeing that Xing did not pursue the matter, a look of relief flashed across Liuying's face. At this point, she no longer wanted to hide anything.

"My hometown was destroyed a long time ago, perhaps by the Legion or the Zerg. I am an "interstellar refugee."

"For most people, Pinocchio is a place of dreams, but for some, the cruelty of Pinocchio is no different from reality."

"My wish cannot be realized in reality, I can only put it into my dreams."

The firefly faced the light of the night, its figure almost blending into the distant starry sky, and her face became solemn again.

"Some things need to be faced."

Xing felt that she was about to get to know the true nature of "Liuying".

So, in the fleeting shooting stars, Liuying turned around, condensed thousands of thoughts into one line, and looked at the stars:
"Have you heard of 'entropy loss'?" "…………"

Liuying didn't let Xing think for too long. Maybe she also knew that this was not something easy to understand.

"It's a strange phenomenon. People who suffer from this disease will experience irreversible chronic dissociation of their physical structure."

"This means that 'you' are slowly disappearing, and this 'disappearance' is hardly noticeable to others—"

Liuying's tone became lonely, but also relieved.

Xing suddenly remembered what had happened to Yao Luo on the Yalilo VI.

Once, when Yao Luo "died" for the first time in this world, he said that human death is divided into three levels.

Physical death, social death, and... oblivion.

The disease that Liuying described was an unprecedented symptom for Xing.

"You can still run, jump, and communicate with others. Everything seems normal, but you are always a little slower than others..."

Liuying looked into the distance, her eyelids drooped, and she fell into deep memories.

“Then it got slower and slower, until the outlines of myself and the world became blurred.”

“You can’t tell reality from dreams because they become equally fragmented.”

Liuying's voice was very, very slow, but the meaning contained in it made Xing feel a little breathless, and he didn't know how to comfort the girl in front of him.

Just imagining the symptoms described by Liuying gave Xing goose bumps all over his body. That kind of thing was simply gradually depriving human life of its dignity and the proof of its existence.

Maybe she is stronger than she thought, but that is why she is so pitiful.

Liuying raised her head and took in everything that was hard-earned before her.

"So, how can I refuse? Here, I don't even have to lie in the cold "medical cabin" like a piece of ice that is about to melt. Instead, I can face everything with my own senses, heartbeat, and breathing."

Having said this, the girl turned around and looked at Xing with shining eyes, and the girl's heartbeat also accelerated at this moment.

"Even though all this may be false, the years I spent with you meant a lot to me."

"Like this moment."

When their eyes met, Xing's heartbeat rapidly increased. It was not love in the secular sense, but the mentality of Firefly facing death, which was infecting, pushing and inspiring Xing at this moment.

Even though everyone's death is inevitable, the girl in front of him still hasn't given up. Time may be short, but life cannot be meaningless.

Although it was only a brief moment, in Xing's eyes, the fighting spirit that flashed in Liuying's eyes just now truly lit up the entire sky.

Even if I am as small as a firefly, I will still light up the ocean.

“I am here for the Watchmaker’s Legacy, but I don’t want the two of us to go our separate ways or even to be in opposition.”

Liuying's eyes looked serious and earnest. Although he didn't know how such a delicate girl could stand on the opposite side of the train crew, Xing still answered the girl in the most serious tone.

"I hope so."

The two smiled at each other. Now, there was no barrier between them.

"I'm sorry, I made the atmosphere a little tense. How do you train crew usually lighten the mood at times like this?"

Liuying touched her head embarrassedly, and Xingye looked into the distance and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I have a very powerful partner. He will definitely be able to handle all of this. I believe in him, even more than I believe in myself."

"Really? What's his name..."

"Haha, that's right. Let me tell you about my companions on the train..."

　I'm sorry, this chapter is still based on the original story, but this rooftop confession is still necessary.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)