Heroes' Prison

Chapter 1840 - 1758: The King of the Time Flower Appears! Earth’s Self-Preservation Method!

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

During these three days, the new generation of the virtual world was bustling with activity. Everyone returned to the same starting point, completing rare quests, killing monsters to level up, competing for leaderboard positions, vying for the first kill, exploring the Land of Origin...

Huang Yi, however, did not get involved. Instead, he took the time to relax, looked at forums, read the news, and waited for the day of his release from prison.

The International Court had already made a ruling, announcing that five days later, Huang Yi and a large batch of criminals from Rose Prison would be officially released, while those high-ranking officials of the World Federation would be imprisoned in Rose Prison to atone for their sins.

After the collapse of the World Federation, the Earth Federation was quickly formed, a more enlightened and just organization, beginning to lead the development of this world.

That day, after Huang Yi went online, he first checked the forums.

"The well-known player from the previous generation of the virtual world, [Jiangnan], has become the first player to complete a rare quest in ’Origin’, earning 1 National Honor Point."

"[Heavenly Demon]’s new account leaps to the top of the level leaderboard! Can the former Demon King continue the myth?"

"The third day of ’Origin’ has begun, and career data is first released! The new profession ’Demon Soul Master’ has become the most popular profession."

"[Demon King, Rogue from Mountain City] exclusive interview: The emergence of the new profession ’Demon Soul Master’ will severely impact the Demon Race!"

"Famous streamer [Yu Feng] obtained clues about Emperor Huang Quan’s whereabouts."

"[Unbeaten] attempts to make a comeback but gets killed by a wild boar monster at the start."

...

In the forum, the new generation of masters began to emerge, with players like Jiangnan and Yu Feng, who were once very famous masters with powerful skills, now regaining prominence and quickly starting to establish their own dynasties.

Meanwhile, Heavenly Demon, such a former super first-class master, remains strong, occupying the number one spot on the level leaderboard.

Huang Yi respects Heavenly Demon quite a bit. From an ordinary player, he rose step by step through his efforts, eventually becoming a generation’s Demon King, able to summon wind and rain—an inspirational role model.

In contrast, Xiao Chunzi is an example of the opposite. Starting perfectly, just like Huang Yi, she had the strongest Nefalem’s Bloodline, but due to heavy study commitments and her fondness for playing around, she didn’t work hard at level grinding, eventually becoming ordinary like everyone else.

Seeing that the agreed time with Mr. Huang Sha was almost up, Huang Yi immediately entered the virtual world, returning to the Courtyard of the Pantheons.

Upon arriving at the Courtyard of the Pantheons, he saw an old acquaintance—Sharp Sword.

They were undoubtedly the two strongest players in the previous generation’s virtual world.

Now, they would face a certain decision mentioned by Mr. Huang Sha.

Sharp Sword was standing by the goldfish pond, staring blankly at the goldfish inside. Noticing Huang Yi’s arrival, he nodded at him, "God of Slaughter, this might be the last time we meet."

"Oh? Are you leaving ’Origin’?" Huang Yi asked.

"It’s not just about leaving ’Origin’..." Sharp Sword said softly, then shook his head with a smile, "I’m not sure either, maybe I’m wrong, maybe I’ll come back here, but no matter what, I have to go there and see for myself..."

"You’re here!" At this moment, Mr. Huang Sha’s voice sounded from behind them, smiling as he looked at the two. "Let’s talk as we walk!"

Huang Yi and Sharp Sword turned their heads and started to follow Mr. Huang Sha toward another archway on the opposite side.

Outside the archway, there was a vast lake. Along the shore, clusters of green lotus leaves floated, creating a breathtaking view.

A winding and meandering water walkway extended into the lake, connecting to a Lake Heart Pavilion at the center.

Mr. Huang Sha, together with Huang Yi and Sharp Sword, slowly set foot on the water walkway, heading towards the Lake Heart Pavilion.

Mr. Huang Sha glanced back at Huang Yi and said, "God of Slaughter, last time I told you, all the information in the Virtual World originates from a red stone we obtained from space. Inside, it records the real universe. The Seven Archdemons, billions of cosmic races, billions of worlds, the Heaven Realm, and the Underworld—these mythical things are actually real. We plan to select a group of elites like you from two generations of Virtual World to explore that real universe for humanity. We’ve developed a very safe exploration tool for you, called the Quantum Combat Body."

"Quantum Combat Body?" Huang Yi instantly became interested.

"It’s a robot remotely controlled at the quantum level through thought. You can hide on Earth and control the Quantum Combat Body to explore the real universe, just like playing a game. The Quantum Combat Body is your created character, and the real universe is the game scene. However, everything you see and obtain through the Quantum Combat Body truly exists. After this generation of Virtual World, ’Origin’ ends, you and the elites selected from Origin will control the Quantum Combat Body to explore the real universe. Before that, you can relax for a few years and live a peaceful life, which you’ve always longed for." (Note 1)

Mr. Huang Sha paused, continued, "You’ve already witnessed the harshness of the real universe in the Virtual World. We Earth humans are as small as ants, now only isolated by a mysterious barrier outside the Solar System. If a strong entity like the Seven Archdemons were to strike, our Earth and the little marble wouldn’t be much different. So, we need you to control the Quantum Combat Body and find a way to ensure Earth’s safety in the real universe."

"What method? Any clues?" Huang Yi quickly asked.

Mr. Huang Sha nodded, "Yes! We’ve deciphered an important clue from that mysterious red stone—the King of the Time Flower is about to appear!"

"The King of the Time Flower?" Huang Yi was momentarily stunned. When he eliminated the Demon Race Microcosm, he obtained the method to become one of the Creator Ancestral Spirits from the Great Emperor of the Star Clan—Xing Yuan, who mentioned the King of the Time Flower, but did not know where it was.

"You’ve used the Time Flower Fruit, so you should know its effect is to alter time. The effect of the King of the Time Flower is that it can rewind time infinitely and permanently. Once we obtain the King of the Time Flower, Earth will have the power to protect itself. Even if the Seven Archdemons try to refine Earth like they did the Second World, we can rewind time repeatedly, start over, and find a way to deal with it. It’s like fighting the BOSS in the Tower of Pantheons, dying and resurrecting endlessly, discovering the enemy’s weaknesses, and then defeating them."

Huang Yi thoughtfully stroked his chin and said, "I remember a calculation method called ’exhaustive enumeration’, which means trying every possibility. Since the King of the Time Flower can infinitely rewind time, won’t Earth possess the ability to ’exhaust all possibilities’? If faced with destruction, we can enumerate every method to handle danger and try them one by one. From this perspective, the King of the Time Flower is far stronger than a regular Divine Artifact!"

"Of course, the King of the Time Flower was created by the God of Time. How could it be compared to regular Divine Artifacts?" Sharp Sword said disdainfully.

At this moment, Mr. Huang Sha flicked his palm and took out a jasmine flower, saying, "The Time Flower looks like a jasmine flower, but the King of the Time Flower has already gained intelligence and can transform into a humanoid form. So perhaps the King of the Time Flower you are looking for is a person."

"A person..." Huang Yi nodded slightly.

Xing Yuan had also told him that the Time Flower looked like a jasmine flower.

And the King of the Time Flower, unlike normal Time Flowers, could indeed transform into a humanoid form, similar to the Spirit of Vegetation like Blue Elf, which starts as a plant and later transforms into a human form.

"If you find the King of the Time Flower, you will become eternal heroes in human history. You will save the entire Earth, save human civilization, save the results of life evolution on Earth from the ocean for billions of years. No words can describe your accomplishments!" Mr. Huang Sha said solemnly.

"The King of the Time Flower can infinitely rewind time, then, wouldn’t we be able to achieve some sort of... eternity?" Huang Yi suddenly thought of a question.

"Not just us. It should be everything!" Sharp Sword suddenly smiled, "If we can rewind time to a hundred years ago, the founder of the Era of Corporation, Huang Huayi, will reappear; if we can rewind to a thousand years ago, then we would still be in the Song Dynasty; if we can rewind to tens of millions of years ago, the dinosaurs will resurrect, waiting tens of millions of years for the first human to appear. In theory, those who have died in history—people, animals, microorganisms, Sky Garden, Yuanming Garden, all things—will repeatedly reappear due to time rewinding, which is somewhat like eternity."

"These are still just your guesses!" Mr. Huang Sha shook his head, "We have not yet obtained the King of the Time Flower, nor determined how it achieves time-rewinding. Perhaps it creates numerous parallel worlds. Each time a parallel world is opened, the ripple of destiny takes on a completely different shape, and some people’s destinies may change entirely."

Mr. Huang Sha looked at Huang Yi and continued, "Perhaps after a certain time-rewind, a slight change makes you no longer the number 1 of the Freedom Organization. You might lead a completely different life, perhaps becoming an ordinary person. Maybe in high school, you would have a secret crush on a school belle who loves playing the piano; perhaps an apocalyptic pandemic sweeps through the city, infecting and causing your school belle to faint, and you would find every possible way to rescue her from the city... In short, countless parallel worlds, and you will have countless kinds of lives." (Note 2)

"Since the King of the Time Flower is so important, we must grasp the specific time of its appearance and obtain it immediately. Do we have information on this?" Huang Yi asked.

"Unfortunately, there is no specific time! Although we deciphered the information about the King of the Time Flower’s upcoming appearance, from the universe’s perspective, ’upcoming’ is difficult to ascertain. It might be the next moment, or it might be hundreds of years later. For the universe, a few seconds and a few hundred years are just a fleeting instant. So, considering the future, you may need to undergo Cold Storage to ensure you can still be alive within the next few hundred years."

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Note 1: Relevant content about Quantum Combat Body and the King of the Time Flower can be found in my other book, "Quantum War God," also known as "Star Sea’s Yearning." It is a short science fiction romance novel, not yet finished, and will probably be around 200,000 words, written slowly, free of charge.

Note 2: Content related to this parallel world can be found in my other book, "Escape from the Magic City," which is an early work of mine, also a short romance novel, totaling 80,000 words, written immaturely. It’s no longer available on Starting Point, but might still be found on pirated websites.