Fantasy Clock～Dream Ruler～

Walking under the viaduct, the noon sun just hit my body, driving away the cold temperature of winter. I pushed the girl in the wheelchair past the laughing children in the open space. Her silver-white hair fluttered in the breeze and brushed my arms.

Counting down, 366 days have passed since "A Thousand Faces and One Dream".

After five years of deep sleep, Xia Qianyan finally woke up from that eternal dream. The price that comes with it is the fact that the system of the "New World" has been completely paralyzed.

The Core Research Society has always seen us as the key—the key that will one day start this project.

I should have said: thanks to this we are temporarily safe. But in fact, compared to us, the real danger is human beings themselves.

Because since waking up from the dream, Xia Qianyan's physical condition and mental state have undergone extremely drastic changes. In other words, everything in her showed an evolutionary situation out of control. And the most notable manifestation is that it far exceeds the thinking capacity of our average human beings.

The five years of being highly connected to the computer are exactly five years for us, but more than 150,000 years for her.

The consensus among researchers, myself included, is that her evolution took place over an incalculable amount of time.

No one wants Xia Qianyan to take advantage of her complete superiority over modern people to deal a devastating blow to mankind. I was naturally pushed into this "guardian" position. In writing, it was said that it was responsible for her rehabilitation after waking up, but in fact it was just responsible for stabilizing this unpredictable and destructive weapon.

In fact, Xia Qianyan knew what kind of changes were taking place in the world's perception of her, and she would not fail to realize the threat to her own existence.

It's just that she has never expressed any opinion on this for a year.

"Su Ruoyang, I'm actually curious about what you think in your heart."

The awe-inspiring voice suddenly pulled me back from my memories to reality, my heart suddenly skipped a beat, and my mind went blank.

"What do you think?"

"Of course it's about spending the rest of my life with me, a 100-million-year-old old woman? Don't you think they'll remove you as guardian?"

I couldn't help but stop, not knowing how to speak for a moment. In fact, I understand my situation. From the day I decided to exchange Xia Qianyan's life at all costs, I was doomed to never return to the stable life before.

It's just earlier than this, as early as the day I fell in love with Xia Qianyan, the romantic scene of living with her has occupied an irreplaceable position and value in my life.

Whether it is safe or not is not important anymore. But I can't say that.

"Shall we trade your life for it?"

"What exchange?"

There is a cold color in her eyes that will not change even if the world ends. Even though the line of sight is obviously lower than mine, it still gives me the illusion of looking up at her.

"I will provide you with the knowledge you need and help you carry out the research you are interested in. You publish our joint results and use only your name."

I thought carefully about Xia Qianyan's words, but I couldn't figure out what this girl was thinking.

After all, the people I face are far superior to anyone in the world in any aspect, even if I spend my whole life, I can't catch up with them.

Instead of guessing her mind, it is more practical to ask directly.

"That won't do you any good, will it?"

She stared at me silently. Every second is like going through eternity, going through the reincarnation we have gone through again.

She still hasn't looked away. Those frozen eyes still stared at me.

I suddenly remembered the words she said to me at the beginning and the end, and her oath about being my dream maker.

Thus, the awe-inspiring female voice came across countless worlds.

"There's no reason, I just want to do it."

Probably more than that.

I reached out and gently brushed the strands of hair that had blown to the corner of her mouth. Xia Qianyan smiled for a long time, and I pushed the wheelchair and continued to lead her forward.

In this life, after all, she gave me some stability.

I should have realized it sooner.

What was in front of me was never the fantasy of billions of years, it was just the girl I knew back then.

Just like the long time brings us not infinity, but eternity.

【End of the book】