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date="2020-10-01"

title="Chapter 292 Restart-17┃Update, rebuild, restart."

weight="96005"

series = ["Paintings of Terror"]

mode = "manual"

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"Before he died, he made this gesture to me." Ke Xun raised his hand and made an OK gesture.

Wei Dong was startled when he saw it, then he was shocked: "Ah! This is—that city games—"

"Yes, it was that time." Ke Xun nodded slightly. "The sports field of our school was used as the main venue for the City Games, so the audience were basically students from our school. At that time, Tian Yang led the audience. Cheer me up, everyone compares this gesture. This does not mean'OK', this gesture represents the number on my back.'O' stands for 0, middle finger stands for 1, ring finger and little finger stand for 2, so I The entry number at the time was 012."

"—2012!" everyone called out in unison.

"The dates on some food packaging bags we have seen start with two words, combined with the number 012 conveyed by Tian Yang, it seems that the background of the events depicted in this painting is 2012." Shao Ling said.

"But this is too weird," Gu Qingqing said, "If the painter painted the real world in 2012, then if such a terrible thing happened somewhere, why has it never been reported in the news?"

"Not everything will be reported." Zhu Haowen's words were as sharp as ever.

"No, the content of this painting is not an absolute reality," Mu Yiran said. "The vegetation chaos in the forest is definitely not a mistake caused by the artist's negligence. I prefer it to the artist's intention. For this reason, from this point of view, this painting is more like what Wei Dong said. It is a symbolist painting. Everything that happens and exhibits in this painting has symbolic meaning or comes from some kind of painter. Kind of imagination and metaphor."

"Then this obscured era, rather than deliberately increasing the difficulty of finding clues, is actually pointing us to the key points." Shao Ling said, "This is indeed the case. Now we know this. Year-2012, unlike any year in this century, this is a number with too many rumors and reveries."

"2012, the end of the world?" Luo Ling opened her bloodshot eyes, "I feel that painting and pushing has made things bigger and bigger. No matter how it used to be, it was small, but now it has directly risen to the whole earth..."

"But the end of the world in 2012 is basically a rumor," Wei Dong also had red eyes that hadn't slept for two days and nights. "Are we going to find clues in the rumor?"

"Maybe the focus is not on 2012, but on the end of the world." Qin Ci said in a low voice, "The reason for blurring out the age is to wait for us to find clues to the age and use it to point to a fact, just like us now. , When it comes to 2012, the first reaction is to associate it with the end of the world, so 2012 may only be equivalent to an arrow, and the "end of the world" it points to is the key point. For example, what caused the end of the world ?"

...Ebola.

This answer was embedded in everyone's hearts like a smashed barrier. Facing the pale and exhausted Qin Ci, no one said the answer.

"Don't forget the other clues we have already got," Zhu Haowen has always played a sensible and calm role in the team. He took the lead in breaking this short and uncomfortable silence. "I think it is possible for the weather on the earth to become fully warmed. This is also one of the reasons." He has always cared about the hot climate in this painting.

"And air pollution?" Fang Fei continued, pointing out the window. There was always a gray sky outside, "Is that smog?"

"Yes, it's smog, and it's a very serious smog." Wei Dong nodded affirmatively. "Kerr and I are too familiar with this kind of weather. The level of smog pollution in Z City ranks among the top three in the country."

"Global warming is caused by the burning of fossil fuels by humans," Gu Qingqing generally endorsed, "For example, the production and manufacturing process of the petroleum industry, such as burning large amounts of coal for heating in winter, and deforestation, and then using it for incineration, etc. And so on, this will produce a large amount of carbon dioxide, which will produce the greenhouse effect. Global warming will cause the melting of glaciers and the rise of sea levels, which will disrupt the balance of nature's ecosystems, and ultimately endanger all life on the earth, including humans."

"Air pollution, ecological destruction, and..." There are also terrifying infectious diseases, Luo Ling silently added in her heart, "Then the end of the world, what does this have to do with the theme of this painting "Restart"?"

"Could it be... the meaning of restarting after the earth is destroyed?" Shao Ling looked at Mu Yiran.

"The 2012 doomsday statement comes from the Mayan prophecy. From 1992 to 2012, the 20 years are called the'Earth Renewal Period.' After the renewal, the Earth will enter a new era." Mu Yiran said, "Look like this Now, it seems reasonable to call this renewed situation a "restart"."

"The renewal of the earth in 2012 in the Mayan prophecy refers to the end of a cycle and the opening of a new cycle, not the end of the world," Gu Qingqing added to Mu Yiran at a glance. "So, we got 2012. The clue of the year should point to'renewal','reincarnation' or'restart', not the end of the world."

"In this way, the same prophecy appeared in the classic Chinese book "Tui Bei Tu" by coincidence," Shao Ling continued. "The 52nd Elephant in "Tui Bei Tu" said:'The Rebuilding of Universe In JiaoKang'. Some people explained that: JiaoKang refers to the seven places of the Eastern Blue Dragon, which means the year of the dragon, and 2012 happens to be the year of the dragon. Not to mention the literal meaning of "rebuilding the universe". So ,'Universal Reengineering' and'Earth Renewal', together with'Restart', have clearly pointed to the same situation."

"Update and reinvent, start reincarnation?" Wei Dong said.

"This is actually the end of the world," Ke Xun said. "No, to be more rigorous, it is the end of mankind. The earth still exists, but mankind will perish. Then a new round of biological evolution will begin, from apes to humans, from the Stone Age. By...well, what age is it now, the information age? Or the nuclear age?"

Mu Yiran's eyes flashed when he heard the words, and he was about to speak again. He suddenly heard a "boom". Everyone hurriedly looked around, but saw that Wu You fell on the table, as if fainted.

Everyone's heart sank. Fang Fei, the nearest to her, stretched out his hand on her forehead and tested it for a moment. He looked up at everyone who was waiting nervously for her answer and said, "It's okay, it's just fainting."

The painters have not closed their eyes for two days and two nights. During this period, they have suffered from heat, thirst, hunger, and fright. People with weaker physical and mental health will naturally be a little unable to hold it.

Shao Ling took out his phone and looked at the time, and said, "The night has passed. Let's leave this house first."

Regarding the two companions who died tragically by their side, everyone could not bear to look at them and mention them again. They left the house silently, and the sky outside would light up. There was no freshness of dawn in the air, except for the thick blood that was inhaled in the nose. Outside the air is the smell of dust that makes the lungs and respiratory tract extremely uncomfortable.

Except for Ke Xun, who has the best physical strength, and Mu Yiran, who has the strongest will, everyone else is in a very tired and sluggish state. Luo Ling even can't walk smoothly, and can fall asleep at any time while walking.

"We have to take a break," Shao Ling said. "In this state, looking for a signature will get twice the result."

Ke Xun glanced at Qin Ci calmly, but was noticed by Qin Ci, and smiled tiredly at him: "Xiao Shao is right. Let's rest first. If the brain is too tired, there is nothing to think about clues. Help, sharpen the knife and chop the wood, let's rest first."

Ke Xun put Wu You, who was still fainting on his back, on the ground, and the others sat on the floor, but Qin Ci walked to a place far away from everyone and closed his eyes.

Maybe it’s because from entering this painting to the present, we have been in the process of constantly moving and frightening. Everyone’s nerves are too tight. Now once they relax, sleepiness and fatigue will immediately overwhelm Haiti. After a while, Wei Dong, Luo Ling, Fang Fei, and Gu Qingqing all slept crookedly together, and even Zhu Haowen and Shao Ling were on the verge of waking up.

Ke Xun and Mu Yiran leaned side by side, talking in a low voice.

"Are you sleepy? Lean on me to sleep for a while." Mu Yiran reached out and gently hooked Ke Xun's chin.

"Can't sleep," Ke Xun tilted his head to rest on Mu Yiran's shoulder, "I'm worried about Lao Qin, this Ebola hemorrhagic fever scared me a lot, I'm afraid that Lao Qin Zhe is here... Our current clues have advanced a step further, but still can't think of where the signature will be or in what form, and in fact I have a bad hunch, or guesswork."

"Let's talk about it." Mu Yiran said softly, seeming to want to ease his anxiety.

"I thought, if this picture depicts the end of mankind, then we people... will they be the only surviving last group in this world?" Ke Xun continued to rest on Mu Yiran's shoulders. , Raised his eyes and looked at him, only to see his perfectly curved chin.

"This idea is indeed very possible." Mu Yiran held his knees while sitting cross-bent and stroked gently.

"If we say that this world is destroyed by air pollution, ecological destruction and plague infection, then I think humans will not be extinct at one time like dinosaurs, but in a chronological order, so until the end, death There are only a few people left in this world, and we are the last human beings in this world."

Ke Xun said, stretched out his hand to hold Mu Yiran's hand covering his knee, and clenched it tightly, "Restarting means a new start, just like the option in the anti-virus software on the computer-after the anti-virus is complete Automatic restart, we humans are the "poison" on the earth. We must kill all of them before restarting. Does that mean...we must die before we can achieve "restart". A signature appears? But this painting is not "Retro Travel". There is no other timeline for us to obtain salvation in this way, so what use is this signature?"

Mu Yiran turned his head and kissed lightly on the bridge of his nose, warmly said: "Your thoughts are a bit pessimistic, maybe because of the impact of Lao Qin's experience. I also have some speculations that I didn't have time to say just now. Don't listen?"

Ke Xun stretched his arms around his waist and quickly cheered up: "Yes!"

The author has something to say:

Dr. Qin felt everyone's love for him, and he was so touched that his head no longer hurts, and his blood stopped vomiting.

Seeing everyone’s concern and distress for our doctor Qin, Yu Yue, who originally adhered to the principle of never spoiling, was very moved, so I decided to break the principle and spoiled a small amount of spoilers here. Let me tell everyone: take care of everyone. Putting it back in her belly, Yu Yue is a very soft-hearted person, and I am also distressed for the character that everyone loves~~~ In fact, in the words of the previous chapter, Yu Yue has already hinted in frustration and said " Don't dare to move" haha~~

And, everyone, don’t be affected by some irrational and ethical comments. Let’s read the text happily, discuss it happily, and see the strong girlfriend power you have shown in order to protect Yuyue and this article, Yuyue I was particularly moved and distressed at the same time, for fear that everyone would be upset because of this, and even more afraid that everyone would be unreasonably entangled. Then Yu Yue would really feel distressed.

So let's just turn our faces to face the sun, and the darkness will only be left behind and stepped on by us, so why not care about it~~

Hugging you dear, okay~