Chapter 1708 - 433: Star Fall Letter: Buried History_5

Chapter 1708: Chapter 433: Star Fall Letter: Buried History_5

"Database record complete, event number 0001." 734 responded calmly, the projection image lit up, revealing the image of that simple factory wall and a patch of blurred grass from years ago.

"And... the day I got into middle school, holding you, I cried and laughed..."

"Event number 0743, peak of emotional fluctuation record has been retrieved."

"Later... we founded Martial Arts, you accompanied me across mountains and rivers, meeting so many people..."

Ah Tu counted the past piece by piece, while 734 pulled out segments of images and data.

Its answers were always calm, playing scenes from the past.

The old man’s breath gradually weakened, and he struggled to turn his head, gazing at the companion who had been with him for his entire life.

In those eyes that had witnessed the changes of the world, there was no fear of death, only deep reluctance and a hint of Shi.

"Xiao Qi, aren’t you... curious about your origin?"

734’s sensors focused on Ah Tu’s aged face, its internal processor seemingly stalled by this question.

Its "Life" began that rainy night, when a boy tucked it into his arms.

Unaware of what its origin is.

"My existence might merely be to accompany you." 734 concluded based on data from nearly two hundred years.

Ah Tu slowly shook his head, showing a smile of encouragement:

"No... Xiao Qi, your Life shouldn’t revolve around just me... I am leaving, go take a look at the stars on the other end, find where you come from... The journey we’ve had together is over, but yours isn’t... Carry the kindness of this world... Carry our story, to pursue your origin."

Ah Tu’s voice grew weaker and weaker, eventually his arm fell limp, eyes closed slowly, yet a peaceful smile lingered on his lips.

The courtyard wind stopped, petals from the Cloud Mist Tree quietly floated down, covering the old man.

hovered in place, sensors still on Ah Tu, recording every moment his life signs reduced to a line.

It didn’t make any sound, only in the core depth, the "viscous feeling" that troubled it over the past two hundred years, unable to analyze, reached its peak, almost collapsing its logic structure.

After a long time, it slowly descended to Ah Tu’s cold face, using its mechanical arm to gently brush away a petal from his brow.

"Instruction received." the speaker responded.

A new task was generated, overwriting all previous base protocols.

[Task Goal: Explore the return journey, find the origin]

[Task Requirement: Answer Ah Tu’s final question, carry the kindness of world’s civilization, carry the story of this world to continue the journey.]

[Task Deadline: Until the core ceases operation]

It took one last glance at the peaceful old man, then slowly ascended, flying outside the courtyard.

began executing the new task, flying to the uninhabited polar regions of this world, utilizing its reconstructed body, to collect the purest Bing Xue and toughest Iron Ore.

It established a temporary micro workshop on the ice field, with itself as the core Melting Furnace, consuming years of Time.

Refining, forging, ultimately creating a storage stone the size of a baby’s fist, entirely black.

Then, it was the packaging of information.

mobilized everything in its database.

Compressing Ah Tu’s images from childhood to old age, from the joyful success of the first electricity theft, to the boldness when founding Martial Arts, to the serene smile at the end of his Life, into the most essential light and shadow data.

Also systematically organizing the essence of the entire Martial Arts Civilization, from the early simplistic "Energy Guidance Technique 0.1," to later the vast array of various faction Cultivation Techniques, pharmacological knowledge, human energy charts, and storing them.

Finally, 734 recorded the sounds of this world.

The rustling of wind through Cloud Mist Tree, the ticking of rain on eaves, the hustle of city mornings, and that simple yet full of life ancient melody that Ah Tu loved to hum.

Even categorizing that inexplicable, troubling viscous feeling that had baffled it for nearly a century, as a breakthrough originating from companionship, reluctance, and promise.

All the information was encapsulated into that small "Information Stone."

This Information Stone is like a letter sent to an unknown origin, filled with friendly self-introduction.

Like the "Voyager 1" golden disc sent by humans in old Earth times, carrying a self-introduction to human civilization and a tiny expectation to the vast Star Sea.

This Information Stone crafted by 734 also carries similar emotions.

Upon completing the task, as 734 was about to leave, the message spread unwittingly, reaching the entire Martial Arts Alliance.

All living beings around the world learned that the "Star of the Journey" was about to leave, flying into the depths of the Star Sea.

On the day of ascension, it chose the homeland where it first met Ah Tu.

People gathered spontaneously.

Among them were those elderly and benefiting from the initial Body Refining Technique of the first-generation Martial Artists.

Those in their prime, emerging in various fields, the backbone Strength.

Also children holding their parent’s hand, eyes full of curiosity.

People silently gazed up at 734 floating in mid-air.

Martial Ancestor Ah Tu had passed away, but his spirit and the story of 734 had deeply touched people.

At this moment, they chose to send off this "Star" that once brought miracles.

734’s sensors slowly swept over the vast sea of people below, recording those silent yet respectful faces.

Adjusting its detection lights to a gentle brightness, facing the crowd, it blinked slowly three times, like a farewell.

Recorded three photos.

Afterwards, it hesitated no more.

Piercing through the clouds, flying toward the vast Star Sky Ah Tu spent a lifetime gazing at, to pursue an answer.

For itself, and for that boy who asked him under the starlight, "where do you come from."

...

Imperial Tomb Village Library, Xie Yu’s eyes reflected the light screen image released by Guidance.

When that Information Stone carrying the kindness and story of Martial Arts Civilization, and 734, after a long drift, was finally captured by the Mechanical Army’s reconnaissance network. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

734’s destination was recovery, remolding, but the Information Stone within it was independent of the information library and was preserved.

Responding to this cross-Star Sea kindness was the cold judgment of the Mechanical Army.

Mechanical Divine Descent swept across.

Once the Martial Arts Hall filled with soaring Qi-Blood, Academies with echoed book voices, markets filled with medicine scent, were turned to scorched ruins under accurate orbital bombardment.

Martial Artists who had succeeded in Cultivation roared to the sky, unleashed grand fist strength, slashed out fierce Sword lights... In front of war machines, individual Martial Art was feeble and powerless.

Their flesh bodies, along with the land’s mountains and rivers, were ruthlessly crushed and decomposed.

In a very short time, the vibrant Martial Arts World that once flourished due to 734 and Ah Tu, remained only broken ruins, desolation everywhere.

When the mechanical torrent left.

The Stars remained, but the earth below lacked any Life.

The image on the light screen slowly dimmed, Guiding closed its eyes again at this moment.

Xie Yu sat in silence in the shadowed corner of the library, fingers caressing the "Information Stone," suddenly feeling it becoming as heavy as a thousand pounds.