1000, Afterword (Part 2)

地底的心跳声咚咚咚的传来。
在庆尘耳中如此清晰，又如此真实。
甚至还有一些熟悉。
大羽的画作疯狂向下挖着，庆尘看着‘自己’和‘师父’双手刨地挖土，总感觉怪怪的……
"What do you think, what could be the reason behind this underground heartbeat sound?" Da Yu forced herself to calm down: "I witnessed him burning his life to ascend as a demigod that day. This kind of life-burning should be irreversible, once it starts, there is no way to stop it. So, could the underground heartbeat be Zard's doing?" Translated content: They discuss the underground heartbeat and speculate if it could be caused by Zard, considering the irreversible nature of his life-burning for the demigod ascension that Da Yu witnessed.
秧秧疑惑道：“会不会是zard析出的禁忌物？”
Qingchen said, "No, the fastest recorded time for a forbidden substance to manifest is 12 years. If Zard died in that battle, it wouldn't be possible for a forbidden substance to appear so quickly. So it must be Zard. None of us have seen the abilities of a demi-god of the earth element. He was already considered invincible at the A rank level, and now as a demi-god... perhaps there's still a miracle."
越来越多的家长会英灵、巨人，从密钥之门、暗影之门中走出，他们并没有直接进入城市，而是一同在这里等待。
7号城市边缘的高层居民楼上，渐渐有人汇集到窗边，好奇的看着这数不清的金色英灵。
“他们好像在等待什么？”
"What are these golden figures? I have never heard of them before. Could they be Chen's new artwork? So many heavenly deities?"
“他们也没在天上飞啊，满地神佛还差不多。”
“……你是懂接梗的。”
此时，坑洞已是越挖越深，直到地底百米处，却看见一层巨大的‘土茧’！
庆尘扶着大羽跳入坑洞底部，大羽此时腿上刚刚打了石膏，看起来格外狼狈。
Da Yu looked at the thin layer of soil cocoon and took out a powerful flashlight from his spatial ring to shine on it. Surprisingly, he could still see a person sleeping inside the cocoon.
He held his breath and for a moment, hesitated to continue digging, afraid that breaking the cocoon too soon would disturb the person inside.
“是zard吗？”大羽紧张问道。
庆尘还从未见过大羽如此紧张：“应是zard了，当初他消散之后潜藏在地底，为自己重塑身体……看来，土元素半神竟是将‘不死’这一属性发挥到了极致，一旦遭遇重创，能像凤凰一样涅槃重生。”
The first water elemental demigod is named Zhou Qi. After his promotion, he can forcibly break through others' life force fields and control their blood. Even an A-level encountering him would have their blood taken away in an instant, which is extremely terrifying.
Fire and air elements have not yet reached the level of demigods, but it is the earth element, represented by Zard, that has succeeded.
As everyone stood unsure of what to do, the earth cocoon transformed into flowing sands and poured onto the figure, until the cocoon vanished without a trace.
大羽看到里面的人时松了口气：“真的是zard！”
Zard lay in the center, eyes tightly shut. Da Yu hobbled over and called out in a low voice, "Zard?"
In the next moment, Zard suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Dayu, "Who are you...?"
Dayu was stunned, he stood still for a few seconds, and then smiled patiently, saying, "My name is Chen Yu. We used to be best friends. It's okay if you don't remember me, we can get to know each other again."
zard乐了：“哇，你终于承认是我最好的朋友了！”
大羽：“……”
他哪能想到zard这才刚刚重生，竟然还会利用重生来套路自己？！
说话间，zard突然站起身来，将大羽身上的衣服撕烂！
如今zard速度太快，境界也稳定在半神之上，大羽根本没反应过来。
撕拉一声，却见大羽的上衣被zard硬生生撕开，露出他身上一副刚刚完成一半的纹身，那纹身赫然正是头顶小树苗的zard……
巨人们：“哇哦！”
英灵们倒吸一口冷气：“嘶！”
大羽：“……草。”
Zard burst into laughter, "You actually tattooed 'half-god' on me as you promised before! You really didn't deceive me!"
Dayan dies in the midst of the gaze of tens of thousands of people.
Qingchen sighed and said, "It had to be Zard!"
It was clearly a very sad moment...
明明最终决战之后仍旧有许多火塘汉子、巨人、影子部队没能重新活过来……
破碎的山河还等待他们修整，百废待兴……
但就在zard回归的那一刻，浓重的气氛突然破碎。
也是直到这一刻，所有人才惊醒意识到，他们赢了，确确实实赢了。
Yesterday will not come back.
Tomorrow, everything will definitely be better than yesterday.
A furious voice came from the bottom of the pit: "Zard, you motherf***er! Today, I will kill you!!!"
“走吧，让他们俩掐起来，我们还有正事要做，”庆尘笑着转身朝7号城市里走去。
小七一早准备好了喇叭，在城市中巡回呐喊着：“东大陆联邦已经在战争中获得胜利，家长会将对所有城市居民进行重新登记造册！”
一辆辆浮空车放着广播穿行于钢铁森林之间，家长会则如当初在10号城市肃清傀儡时一样，在所有城市里快速铺设检测站点，封锁所有街道，直到确定所有居民都接受心灵检测才算结束。
The residents, hearing that the Parent-Teacher Association had arrived, gradually gained the courage to walk out of the building and erupted into cheers.
Amidst those cheers, Qingchen entered Chen Yu's exquisite courtyard, where a young man was standing in a daze next to a plum tree: "It's a pity that I won't be able to witness the blossoming of this plum tree before leaving this world forever."
庆尘站在梅树的另一侧，平静问道：“没打算挣扎一下？”
宗丞笑着说道：“没有意义。苦心经营的陈氏在你这样的神明面前，也不过是一击的事情，挣扎不过徒劳。这种时候挣扎，只会让自己输的更难看。”
Qing Chen appeared pensive: "I always feel like you won't die. Could you tell me, what is your way out in the end?"
宗丞哈哈大笑起来：“放心，伱我不会再相见了。”
Qingchen stood beside the plum tree, stroking its twisted branches. Suddenly, his pupils narrowed, and a golden glimmer flickered in his eyes. Countless details and clues converged in his mind.
"I think I have a rough idea of your escape route," Qingchen said. "I will find a way to locate you."
“跟你这样的人为敌，真是让人很头疼，”宗丞叹息道：“可是何必呢。”
“我与你的仇，不能不报，”庆尘轻声说道。
宗丞忽然说道：“如果我能想办法将庆准还给你呢？”
庆尘怔了一下。
他成神之后，也曾想过要从世界意志之中将庆准剥离出来，可事实是他连偷渡自己都很困难，又如何将庆准剥离出来？
庆尘连头绪都没有。
庆尘说道：“或许我可以去问问零，当初便是她将李神坛留下来的。”
宗丞摇摇头：“不，她所能做的是在世界意志吞没李神坛之前，将李神坛的意志变成数据截留下来。你要知道，截留未被吞噬的意志，和剥离已经被吞噬的意志，难度完全不同。所以她也没法帮你。”
庆尘敏锐察觉到：“你和零认识，不然你六百多年前才从地底爬出来，如何知晓她是怎么留下李神坛的？”
宗丞笑道：“很早就认识了。”
这时，零从院子外走进来：“他在四百多年前来过西大陆，那时候我与他开展过一场有趣的交谈，只是交谈刚刚开始，他便被戏命师清洗了。这一次他又来西大陆找我，提出了一个更加有趣的猜想和建议。”
Qingchen asked, "What guesses and suggestions?"
Zero said, "He helps you find Qingzhun, and you stop pursuing him."
Qingchen: "What does this matter have to do with you?"
零回应道：“他需要我的帮助，而我自然也有我的诉求。”
宗丞看向庆尘：“所以这個交易是否能达成？我还你庆准，从此以后再也不参与人间争斗，不害人，不再出现在你面前。”
Qingchen remained noncommittal: "I need to see Qingzhun first."
Zongcheng and Ling exchanged glances: "Let's get started."
The next moment.
Within the superconductor world of the western continent, new boundaries began to continuously emerge.
原本只有一千公里的世界，竟是快速向外推进了两百公里，而且还在以每秒一百公里的速度快速扩张。
Cliffs rise, oceans surge, and white clouds roll.
紧接着，花木盛开，鸟群纷飞，走兽奔腾。
先有了世界，然后又有了生命。
All players of the superconducting world stopped their steps and saw a new world, a more magnificent world. Please note that the @ matches have been maintained in the translation.
位于西大陆地底河流中的一座服务器矩阵正在疯狂运转，承载着一个虚拟世界快速形成。
最后，所有人看到头顶星光闪烁，斗转星移。
As if a universe is being conceived and born.
However, when this world expands to a certain boundary, all players watch as their bodies in the virtual world turn into dazzling stardust powder.
庆尘也看见面前的零，正在消散！
“机械之躯竟也会被世界意志同化？”庆尘瞳孔收缩，这意味着零的精神意志已经庞大到了某种程度，以至于连世界意志都向她发出了‘邀请’。
零打量着自己正在消散的手指，抬头笑着对庆尘说道：“想要找回庆准，那就必须进入世界意志看看，只有打开了那扇门，才有可能从里面偷出点什么来。”
庆尘明白了，庆准与世界意志同化后，就像是被关进了一个大门关闭的神殿里。
想要从里面将庆准偷渡出来，那就要先把这扇门给打开。
现在，零用自己当做钥匙，将那扇门给打开了。
庆尘问道：“你为何要这么做？”
零看着自己消散了一半的身体，沉思片刻说道：“我想走走另一条路。我等一个人，等了十个世纪，如今他不回来，我便想去找他看看，走走他曾走过的路，看看他如今怎么样了。”
这位人工智能孤独了十个世纪，最终还是忍不住走出了空中要塞的囚笼看一眼自己的女儿，当看到女儿的时候，让她拥有了更多的“人性”，于是某些情感变得更加具体了。
但庆尘想不通的是，与世界意志同化，不就消失了吗？为何在零看来却是“另一条路”？
而这条路，似乎是指另一种成神的方式！
宗丞对庆尘说道：“火塘应该对你发出邀请了吧，或许你去过火塘，便知道零为何会做出这样的选择了。”
庆尘看向宗丞：“那你呢？”
宗丞笑道：“世界意志的胃口很大，光靠零一个人是不够的。”
说话间，这年轻的傀儡躯体竟然也开始消散了，宗丞也选择与世界意志同化，与零一起进入那座神殿里，为的就是用两个人的力量，将庆准偷渡出来！
可是直到这一刻，庆尘依然一头雾水。
他不知道零所说的那条路是什么，也不知道宗丞为何做出这样的选择，似乎一切都必须去火塘，从那位传说中的“火塘神明”那里寻找答案。
相比活了六百多年的宗丞、活了一千多年的零，他依然缺失很多信息来做出判断，不是他不够聪明，而是已知的条件不够。
宗丞在消散前轻声说道：“其实我很羡慕你们，你们每个人觉醒的能力都很璀璨，你不需要害谁就能使用神切，不需要害谁就可以蕴养一身云气。而我天生就要将别人制作成傀儡才能变强，天生就要害人。我也不是说自己有多无辜，只是我想找一个重新开始的机会。我知道你还会继续追杀我，但这一次我会躲的很好。”
Qingchen asked, "How can I evade being hunted by me?"
Zongcheng laughed and replied, "Hide in the crowd, without any ambition, and you will never find me again."
As they spoke, Ling and Zongcheng turned into stars and soared into the sky.
庆尘没有看到庆准，他无法确认零与宗丞是否成功了。
……
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西南大雪山的山巅上，颜六元与李神坛正坐在风雪中，身旁还放着一个黑色的箱子，与当初颜六元关押‘中羽’的箱子一般无二。
颜六元穿着宽松的白袍，坐在雪里如同人间的仙人，李神坛依然穿着那身燕尾服，礼帽被他拿在手中。
当一阵风吹来时，一只只白鸽从礼帽里飞出，仿佛无穷无尽。
魔术师的魔术格外精妙，这雪山之巅却没有观众。
李神坛出神的看着风景，当他看到两抹星辰飞上苍穹时，转头问道：“能成吗？”
颜六元摇摇头：“没有十成的把握，我跟这两人不熟，不确定他们是否会按我说的去做，我只是知道他们想要什么，便为他们指了一条路。”
“Why do we need to do this?” Li Shentan asked.
Yan Liuyuan smiled and replied, “In this world, there is not always a reason for everything.”
“No, there must be a reason. Everything has a cause and effect.”
颜六元沉思片刻：“或许是因为第一面见他时，他怀里抱着婴儿的模样，很像我哥哥。”
这时，苍穹之上一抹彩虹射下。
如一座桥。
颜六元打开身边的黑色箱子，里面是银色的纳米机器人流淌着，还有一枚机械之心被纳米机器人包裹。
当箱子打开的刹那间，那道本不该来到雪山之巅的彩虹竟拐了个弯，飚射进那箱子之中。
In the next moment, silver nanorobots surged and gradually formed a humanoid figure.
Yan Liuyuan smiled and said, "Welcome home."