bioinnovel Chapter 353 Birthmark!
Chapter 353 Birthmark!
"Prepare for the excavation of the ruins."
When Zhang Yan sent out the message, the Devouring Shark had already cut through the outer layer of the vortex.
The signal went from intermittent to stable, and the communication interface flickered twice.
Nie Qingcheng replied quickly.
Where are they?
Zhang Yan glanced at his left wrist.
The birthmark no longer glows.
It was as if nothing had happened.
But he knew things were different now.
The orphan kneeling in the ruins in Xuanwu's memory also had the same light-colored mark on his wrist in the same spot.
The Heart of Nature says that it records the characteristics of consciousness, preserves the path of resonance, and awaits the next awakening.
This statement is more complicated than "the ruins were always here".
Because it points to itself.
Zhang Yan replied, "It's nothing. We're preparing to return."
Two seconds later, he sent another message.
"I've discovered something; I'll tell you when I get back."
There was a moment of silence on Nie Qingcheng's side.
Then he replied with four words.
"Have you bought groceries yet?"
Zhang Yan looked at the screen, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
She wasn't unaware of the problem.
She was suppressing the problem.
As long as he's alive, as long as he can go back, everything else can be discussed.
Zhang Yan raised his wrist and took a picture using the internal camera of the Sea Devouring Shark.
There was no explanation.
I sent it directly.
There is a slight delay in the signal from the seabed.
After the photo was transferred, the communication interface paused for three minutes.
For the past three minutes, Zhang Yan has been looking at the system panel.
A stable resonance path was detected between the host and the recorder from 30,000 years ago.
Path status: Not fully open.
Unlock condition: The Heart of the Craftsman is 100% complete.
The current completion rate of the Heavenly Craftsman's Heart is 99.2%.
Only 0.8% difference.
Previously, this 0.8% was just the success rate.
Now it has another meaning.
Once it's replenished, that resonance path will open.
The system didn't say what would happen after it was opened.
Zhang Yan disliked this kind of uncertainty.
Especially when the unknown falls upon oneself.
My phone vibrated.
Nie Qingcheng sent a voice message.
Zhang Yan clicked on it.
Her voice was lower than usual.
"Come back quickly."
There are only three words.
Zhang Yan did not reply immediately after hearing this.
He saved the voice message and then piloted the Sea Devourer Shark back at full speed.
He knew very well that this matter could not be hidden, nor was there any need to hide it.
Nie Qingcheng is not a pretty face that needs to be comforted.
She would worry, get angry, defend him, and put anything that might threaten him on a kill list.
But she needs to know.
Because if the so-called resonance path really affects the final seal, she should be the first person to know.
During the return journey, Qin Xiao sent several messages.
Stargazing also involves inquiring about the results of the historical site through intermediaries.
Zhang Yan didn't elaborate.
He only replied to Qin Xiao with one sentence: "Xuanwu is stable, do not spread for the time being."
The replies to the stargazers were shorter.
"Wait for my notification."
He doesn't want Guantiange to get involved right now.
It's not that I don't believe it.
Rather, this line involves his birthmark and his relationship with the Heart of the Creator.
The Guantian Pavilion is too obsessed with the heart of the craftsmanship.
He didn't want to reveal his hand to any outsiders before he had figured things out.
At 4 p.m., the sea-devouring shark surfaced outside the Jinghai Wharf.
As soon as Zhang Yan got off the plane, he saw Nie Qingcheng's car parked in the same spot.
She wasn't wearing formal attire.
He had his coat draped over his shoulders and was holding a phone with the screen still lit.
Zhang Yan walked over.
Nie Qingcheng first looked at his face, then at his wrist.
Zhang Yan pulled open his sleeves.
The birthmark was revealed.
Nie Qingcheng reached out and touched it.
It's very light.
"Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt."
"And when it's bright?"
"It doesn't hurt."
Nie Qingcheng withdrew her hand: "Get in the car."
She didn't ask at the dock.
Zhang Yan did not speak.
The car drove all the way back to the villa.
The food was already laid out on the table.
Not many, just enough for two people.
Nie Qingcheng sat opposite him without urging him.
Zhang Yan took a sip of water and recounted the whole incident from the beginning.
Xuanwu's deep memory.
The final moments 30,000 years ago.
That wasn't an orphan who was a mechanic.
The complete heart of nature's craftsmanship.
Selected.
Wristprint.
And that line, "Waiting for the next awakening."
He spoke very briefly.
I didn't lay out every scene from my memory.
He only discusses the key conclusions.
Nie Qingcheng listened the whole time, her fingers resting on the rim of the cup, without moving.
After Zhang Yan finished speaking, the restaurant remained quiet for a long time.
Then she asked Zhang Yan a question he hadn't prepared for.
"What happened to that person from 30,000 years ago?"
Zhang Yan paused for a moment.
"have no idea."
"Your memory is lost?"
"Hmm. After the seal is completed, there's a blank space afterwards."
Nie Qingcheng looked down at her teacup.
"I don't like it."
Zhang Yan looked at her.
Nie Qingcheng's voice was flat, but it carried a weight.
"I don't like the feeling of you being told what to do."
She paused for a moment.
"No matter who assigned you."
Zhang Yan did not respond immediately.
He understood what she was saying.
It's not that I'm afraid he's connected to people from 30,000 years ago.
It's not that I'm afraid of so-called fate.
She dislikes the phrase "chosen".
Because within this framework, Zhang Yan is like a tool.
Like a key left behind by the heart of nature.
At some point, it will be taken out, inserted into the keyhole, and its purpose will be fulfilled.
Nie Qingcheng will not accept it.
She was willing to accept Zhang Yan taking risks.
It's acceptable for Zhang Yan to go to the market.
But she doesn't accept that someone has written her life in advance.
Even if that person is not human, but the Heart of Heaven, or the Mohist civilization from 30,000 years ago, it still won't work.
Zhang Yan put down his chopsticks.
There is nothing arranged for me to see you.
Nie Qingcheng looked up.
Zhang Yan looked at her and spoke very frankly.
"There is nothing that dictates that I will disappear after I finish sealing it."
"That person from 30,000 years ago was not me."
"I have my own things to do."
Nie Qingcheng stared at him for a long time.
The beauty mark under her eye was very noticeable under the light, and her face was expressionless.
But Zhang Yan could tell that her tense emotions had relaxed a little.
"You're sometimes too blunt."
"As long as it works."
Nie Qingcheng's lips twitched slightly.
"Who said it worked?"
Zhang Yan did not expose him.
He picked up his chopsticks again.
Nie Qingcheng picked up a piece of food and put it in his bowl.
"Have a meal."
Zhang Yan lowered his head and ate.
This matter is not over.
Birthmark, resonance path, and the completeness of the "Heart of Nature" are 100%.
These are all unexploded mines.
But at least at this moment, he made a judgment.
He is not the same person from 30,000 years ago.
He won't be led by his memories.
If any residual consciousness or so-called mission appears after the resonance path is opened, he will first judge it and then decide whether to accept it.
Sealed Ruins was his choice.
It's the same when I come back to see Nie Qingcheng.
Halfway through the meal, Zhang Yan's phone vibrated.
Qin Xiao.
He glanced at it, then his fingers paused.
Nie Qingcheng saw it.
"explain."
Zhang Yan opened the message.
The intelligence sent by Qin Xiao was very long, but it only contained two core points.
The Class A mobile heat source in Aung Tun, northern Myanmar, has stopped moving.
Its location is fixed at 30 kilometers away from the Aung Tun district.
A large number of Class B pollutants have accumulated in the vicinity, and their numbers continue to increase.
Meanwhile, global monitoring networks show that the frequency of sporadic Class C activity has doubled in the past 72 hours.
Zhang Yan handed the phone to Nie Qingcheng.
Nie Qingcheng finished reading without any further expression.