The Original,
at the very beginning and the initial place.
In the most distant and ancient tis.
Floating amidst the vast universe, there is a small planet.
This planet is of moderate size, rich in texture, with a thick atmosphere. The newborn land and andering rivers form the embryo of civilization, like a seed yet to awaken, sealed in primitive crevices.
Ti passes; the stars revolve. One day, the chemistry and physics within the planet began a complex symphony — magma erupted into islands, rain fell for the first ti, plankton in the seawater reproduced and evolved, and a green carpet of photosynthesis gradually spread across the land.
In an instant, the song of life resounded in the vast universe, a rhythm of erging civilization, echoing in the DNA of every lifeform. As humans gradually appeared on this land, it also heralded the arrival of text and images.
As the planet’s years continued to grow, the resources of civilization gradually beca scarce, and the planet headed towards the dusk of life.
Humans, who had developed for thousands of years, learned that the civilization they built was heading towards twilight.
So wept in sorrow, so were filled with worry, so struggled in despair — saviorists exhausted taphysics, religion, and theology, exploring the secrets of the Maya and pyramids day and night, trying to decipher the secret to saving civilization; environntalists condemned human waste and pollution, calling for everyone to face the future naked; escapism builders created massive airships, urging people to board them and escape the planet, searching for the next new ho in the vast universe; pessimists united hundreds of countries in the world to build a modern Noah’s Ark in the Arctic — a cold storage filled with seeds and knowledge. They believed that even if humans went extinct, perhaps in billions of years, new intelligent life would be born.
In people’s prayers and despair — the first World Ga arrived without warning.
That year, a young man of only 19 erged as the Number One Player in this World Ga. The wish he made barely saved this civilization.
A hundred years later, General Qin was born. He ca from a poor family and grew up to beco a governnt official. Later, he ca into contact with the upper class and beca friends with this Savior.
But one day, the Savior disappeared.
Although civilization was no longer in a dangerous state, General Qin knew that the first World Ga ultimately left a hidden danger. If the Savior was not present, problems would still arise behind civilization.
To find this Savior, General Qin entered the Arctic Cold Storage and retrieved the Savior’s bionic body.
The cold air shot out, the hatch opened, and the young man with black hair and eyes slowly opened his eyes, staring at General Qin outside the storage.
"General Qin, I’m back." The young man smiled.
"No. You’re not truly him, you’re just his bionic body. I hope you can have your own na and persona. You don’t have to imitate him." General Qin shook his head.
The young man showed a bewildered expression. He had the sa appearance and body as that Savior; if he didn’t imitate the Savior, who could he beco?
"Give yourself a na. Even if you’re a bionic body, you should have your own na." General Qin said.
"The Savior is called Su Ming’an." The young man said dejectedly, "But I don’t know what my na should be."
"Singing in praise, how splendid life is." General Qin smiled, "Chang Ge, how about that? A na that’s free and joyful."
The young man thought for a while and slowly nodded. He grasped General Qin’s hand; his palm was icy from long-term freezing, but General Qin’s hand was warm.
This was the first day of Chang Ge’s life.
Those who respected him opened the hatch of the cryogenic chamber for him, allowing him not to beco the shadow of his predecessors and granting him an independent na.
Chang Ge would always rember this person, and this day.
Even though his emotional perception ability was still immature, at this mont, his heart was as joyful as setting off fireworks.
...
There wasn’t much for Chang Ge to do daily, except recording his voice and sending it to the universe.
[Savior, please co back.]
[Savior, can you hear my voice? Please co back.]
He didn’t need to worry that his voice would attract enemies; only that Savior, whose life was similar to his, could hear his voice in the vast universe. That was the reason General Qin awakened his bionic body.
"So, the Savior is floating in the universe?" Chang Ge asked. Why else would he call out to the universe?
"He disappeared." General Qin looked up at the starry sky: "The reliable speculation is... he ascended dinsions."
Chang Ge showed a surprised expression: "Since he’s abandoned the holand and chose to ascend dinsions, why are we calling him back?"
This was the first ti Chang Ge saw General Qin show an angry expression.
"He wouldn’t abandon us. Even if he chooses to ascend dinsions, it certainly wasn’t for profit." General Qin frowned: "He hasn’t returned for so long, he probably lost his way and couldn’t find the coordinates of our civilization. So we keep calling, keep calling... he will definitely co back."
The words sounded foolish.
Chang Ge already had completely independent thinking. He thought these words by General Qin were filled with blind trust. Instead of trusting in the old holand sentints, it’s better to believe in profit.
Until one day—
Chang Ge found a necklace in his room.
"Whose necklace is this? Why is it in my room..." He stroked the necklace.
The necklace spoke: "Hello."
Chang Ge was so frightened that he threw the necklace away, clinging to a pillow and trembling.
"Hello." The necklace lay on the ground, repeating very politely.
"Wh-what are you!?" Chang Ge scread.
"Haven’t you been calling from the universe? I’ve returned." The necklace laughed.
Chang Ge fell silent.
Raised his hand, straightened his waist, exerted strength—
"Snap."
The necklace was thrown into the sink by him.
"You claim to be that Savior, and I claim to be Edward." Chang Ge sneered.
"Glug glug glug..." The necklace slowly floated to the surface, sounding a bit helpless: "I can reveal any information about the Savior to prove that I am indeed that Savior."
Chang Ge heard this and asked a few questions, which the necklace answered all. Gradually, Chang Ge realized this necklace might really be the Savior.
"Weren’t you supposed to ascend dinsions? How did you co back as a necklace?" Chang Ge asked, holding the necklace as he walked back under the sunset.
"Encountered so unfortunate things... cough, cough, well, I’m back. Next, I’ll help you save civilization." The necklace said.
...
"Chang Ge, have you tried playing gas?" the necklace asked.
"No. Every day I attend various etings with General Qin. I only need to show my face." Chang Ge said.
"Then he’s using your presence to borrow the Savior’s na to command everyone."
"So, I haven’t decided whether to tell him about you. In case he has bad intentions, you’re just a necklace now and can’t resist him." Chang Ge lowered his eyelids.
"I didn’t expect you to care about that much." The necklace remarked.
"..." Chang Ge was silent. How could he not care! This necklace was the legendary Savior!
"Want to play a ga?" the necklace asked.
"I don’t know how."
"No problem, I can teach you."
"... (A burst of sharp sound from Chang Ge)"
"Green." An hour later, the necklace comnted: "Being my bionic body, how can you be this bad."
...
That day, Chang Ge returned to the room spiritedly, pulling the necklace from his pocket and placing it on the ga controller.
"Again!" he said, blushing.
"Oh? Feeling confident today?" the necklace replied lazily.
"I’ve read many ga strategies, and today I will definitely beat you! I just don’t believe it, a necklace without hands can still beat ." Chang Ge said, standing tall.
"Heh, sure."
An hour later, Chang Ge uninstalled the ga, no longer spirited or confident.
...
Chang Ge had been with the necklace for a long ti.
At first, Chang Ge felt a bit inferior, after all, he was just the bionic body of the Savior. But the necklace rarely ntioned this, treating him as an equal friend.
Playing gas, playing the piano, participating in role-playing gas...
He was just a copy but gradually beca complete and vibrant. Completing Qin General’s task was no longer his only goal; he began to look towards distant dreams—the sea, beaches, grasslands...
The voice of the necklace grew clearer by the day.
"Give a little more ti, and I’ll be able to appear before you in human form," the necklace said.
Chang Ge was looking forward to it.
If Qin General was the guide in his life, the necklace was his best friend.
When the necklace takes human form, even if they look and sound alike, they are bound to be good friends.
...
"Listen, this is... ’To Alice’."
Chang Ge sat on the piano bench, and the necklace taught him to play the piano. The necklace sang the lody, correcting his finger positions.
The music flowed like moonlight.
Chang Ge tried composing many pieces, wanting to give them to the necklace once it took human form.
"Even though I’m just your bionic substitute," Chang Ge murmured while holding the sheet music, "I also have creativity no less than yours. I am... the free Chang Ge."
I am your equal true friend, Su Ming’an—I’m incredibly grateful my na doesn’t originate from you; it has cultivated my independence and autonomy.
I’m so glad to be your friend.
...
That day, Chang Ge walked into the signal transmission room, discovering unexpectedly that there was a reply on the screen!
—Has a reply finally co from the depths of the distant universe!
He imdiately looked over, finding a line of words: [I am Su Ming’an, I’ve heard your voice calling . Soon, I will co to help you.]
Chang Ge imdiately looked at the necklace.
The necklace looked innocent: "It wasn’t . Who is it then?"
Chang Ge was confused.
For a mont, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, feeling chill all over.
The voice he sent to the universe should only have been heard by the Savior.
—If this wasn’t the Savior’s reply, then who could it be?
Unless the necklace was deceiving him, the necklace was not the Savior, and the responder was the true Savior.
"I really am. The responder is not," the necklace said.
"Hmm, I believe you," Chang Ge nodded.
...
Later, the second World Ga took place.
After this World Ga occurred, everyone was in panic—who could have expected that 140 years after the first World Ga, a second would occur!
Qin General’s foresight beca evident—now everyone wanted that Savior to return and prevent a third World Ga from happening. People tried every ans, calling out to the universe, attempting to retrieve that Savior.
Chang Ge thought, he could no longer keep the necklace’s matters hidden.
He took the necklace to the eting room, where a black-haired, green-eyed young girl sat.
"Hello, I’m looking for Qin General," Chang Ge said gently.
"He’ll be here soon (chewing chewing)," the girl was chewing lemon candy.
"Did you participate in the second World Ga?" Chang Ge, not chosen for this World Ga, curiously asked the girl, "May I ask who the Number One Player is this ti? Can this Number One Player take on the responsibility of the Savior?"
He thought that since this World Ga also produced a Number One Player, perhaps there was no need for Brother Necklace.
"This ti’s Number One Player huh (chewing chewing)," the green-eyed girl pointed behind Chang Ge, "She’s right behind you."
Chang Ge turned around in surprise.
A short black-haired girl stood quietly behind him.
At this mont, Qin General ca in to introduce the girl: "Let introduce, this is the Savior who disappeared a century ago. Decades ago, I found a necklace, and later the necklace took human form, and that is her. She also participated in this World Ga."
Chang Ge felt cold sweat sliding down slowly—so Qin General also found a necklace!?
He thought he was unique, but it turned out Qin General experienced the sa thing—finding a necklace claiming to be the Savior and keeping it secret until today.
"But Qin General, the Savior is male," Chang Ge pointed at the girl, "This is a girl, and her face doesn’t match."
The necklace made a sharp explosive noise: "Yes, I’m male! Under no circumstances can it change, there’s no possibility at all!"
Qin General said: "Maybe after the Savior’s Dinsional Ascension, they had other ideas. Gender is not important in higher dinsions. She has proven to that she is indeed the Savior from a century ago."
... No, "I" definitely wouldn’t be like this.
Chang Ge just felt sothing was off.
He sensed that a massive net seed to be opening behind him.
—Whose necklace is the one he has?
—Who is the necklace Qin General found?
—Whose voice was it that responded from the universe?
"No, you’re fake! You can’t be that Savior! My Brother Necklace is!" Chang Ge couldn’t believe his necklace of many years would deceive him. He thought the girl was definitely wearing a human skin mask, and he lunged at her: "Let see what face you have underneath!"
"Swish!"
Sailing threads instantly hoisted him up.
The black-haired girl looked at him indifferently, manipulating the puppet threads, binding him in mid-air.
"Clunk."
The necklace slipped from Chang Ge’s arms and fell to the ground.
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