Time in a collapsing world

"Li, you're here."

"Well, it's still on time, so should we take a rest first, or set off immediately?"

"If you've already had lunch."

"Let's go then."

Yae Li and Su didn't say much. They directly used the Thousand Worlds One Vehicle to open the space barrier and went to the selected world bubble according to the plan.

……

"Hey, you two friends! Want to have breakfast? Made from brand new C42 parts, you'll be full of energy after a meal!"

"You guys are still wearing this bionic skin? Damn~ This outfit is already outdated. If you want to attract today's women, you have to install the latest titanium alloy shell!"

"The scavengers are back! Let's see what they brought back from the damn wilderness this time!"

"..."

In the new world bubble, Yae Li and Su saw the natives whose bodies were covered with shabby mechanical shells. They were machines but also living things. The difficult living environment of this world bubble made them what they are today.

Ordinary skin could not protect the natives of this world from the endless yellow sand and severe pollution, so they replaced their bodies with mechanical shells. Over time, even the insides were replaced with cold machines, leaving only the heart and brain.

However, despite being interested in this new and strange world, Yaegiri and Su did not forget their business. After rejecting the weapons offered by a bunch of indigenous merchants, they temporarily checked into a hotel.

The original coins were useless here, so Yaeri borrowed some from some unlucky guy and paid for the room.

Yae Li and Su sat on the extremely hard mechanical bed in the room, not wanting to lie down, and discussed where to set up the anchor point of this world bubble.

"Ok?"

Yae Ri seemed to sense something and suddenly looked at the sky outside the window. It was gray and empty.

"what happened?"

Su looked at Yae Li.

"Nothing, I just felt a gaze for a moment, maybe it was an illusion..."

Yae Li shook her head and regained her attention.

"There is a mountain range to the southwest. According to the vendors outside, it is sparsely populated and heavily polluted. The indigenous people will not go in that direction. Perhaps we can set up the anchor point there."

A map purchased locally was spread out on the bed, and Su pointed to a location in the southwest direction on it.

"But there are many monsters there. Setting up an anchor point there may cause some trouble during your exploration."

Yaeji pointed to an abandoned village on the edge of town on the map and said, "Set up the anchor point here. Although there will be natives passing by occasionally, I will use my power to set up a sleight of hand to ensure that your future exploration will not be affected."

"...I'll listen to you."

Su nodded after a slight hesitation, but the two did not act immediately. The natives of this entire world have the habit of sleepwalking, and they sleepwalk with Gatling guns. If you don't want to be accidentally hit by a hornet's nest, it's best to wait until morning before going out.

The two of them lay down on the bed and fell asleep quickly. The next morning, a waiter brought up breakfast, but it was all engine oil, spare parts and the like. Yaeri and Su certainly wouldn't eat it.

Fortunately, Yaeri was able to use her power to conjure up food, otherwise both of them would have to go hungry until the anchor point was set up.

"Su, you have been observing parallel worlds for so long. Have you ever seen a place more wonderful than this place?"

On the way to the village, Yaeri chatted with Su.

"Parallel worlds are different from world bubbles. Parallel worlds represent other possibilities of our original world, but such scenes can only be seen in world bubbles drifting in the quantum sea."

"I see... By the way, Su, when you observed the parallel world, have you ever seen me? I'm curious about what I would look like in other worlds."

Yae Li was just asking casually, but unexpectedly Su suddenly fell silent and didn't speak for a long time.

"Su?"

"Sorry, there is one thing I forgot to tell you, that is... in other parallel worlds, Li, you do not exist."

While Su was saying this, he was also quietly observing Yae Li's expression. He found that she was only slightly stunned, then she regained her composure and asked, "Su, when did you start observing?"

"From the beginning to the end."

"So, in other worlds, I'm out before the story even begins?"

Yaeji seemed to be mocking his incompetent self in other parallel worlds, but both he and Su thought of another possibility, but they both tacitly did not say it.

In a somewhat strange atmosphere, Yae Li and Su arrived at their destination. Like the countless cities that were destroyed by collapse in their original world, the village in front of them was also in ruins.

After finding a relatively secluded corner, Yae Li used her power to dig a hole in the ground, and then Su set up the anchor point.

During this time, Yae Li was also observing. Within two hours, no indigenous people passed by. There were only one or two local mechanical beasts, and they were all small. The mechanical claws could only scratch the skin on Yae Li's feet.

The anchor was set smoothly and with Sue’s expertise, there was little chance of error without interruption.

"The anchor point has been set up, next one."

Su looked at Yae Li, who nodded slightly, her eyes turned black and white, and then the figures of the two dissipated from this bubble of world like invisible mist.

The second world bubble is a world bubble where normal humans live. It is the other extreme compared to the previous world bubble full of mechanical life. The humans in this world bubble have not yet escaped from the primitive living state.

As soon as Yae Li and Su Yi came to this world, they were surrounded by a group of savages wearing animal skins and covered with leaves, mumbling something.

Su Li used his mental power to directly find out what the other party was thinking, then looked at Yae Li with a strange expression and said that they wanted to take the two of them away as concubines.

There is no need to mention Yae Ri. Su has long hair and a very regular face, so it is understandable that the savages regard her as a beautiful female.

However, they had important things to attend to and were too lazy to play house with these savages. Yae Li used his power to change positions several times and came to a cave behind a waterfall.

There was a sleeping bear with horns. He was woken up by two people who appeared out of nowhere. He was furious and wanted to cut Yae Li and Su into pieces.

A few minutes later, the poor bear was beaten to a pulp by Yaegi, with both horns on its head shattered all over the ground, and was thrown directly down the waterfall.

"We are lucky. This place is in a hidden location, and the original owner was kind enough to give it to us. Su, let's get started."

"……it is good."