“…”

Laplace let go of Elizabeth, and the girl collapsed on the bed with her eyes unfocused.

“Why…” Her voice was weak.

“I mind your aging, Elizabeth,” Laplace said calmly, “you promised me that you would be the subject of my study.”

He sat on Elizabeth’s body, holding a bloody scalpel in his hand, and the knife accurately pierced the aorta. Laplace was always precise and decisive.

“The starry sky will never grow old. Until I die, it will remain the same. But you are not the starry sky. You will grow old.”

Laplace stated calmly, closing one eye and gesturing at Elizabeth’s belly.

“I’m sorry, I was wrong. You’re not getting any older, Elizabeth.”

Elizabeth could no longer speak. The blood loss made her face pale, and her sapphire eyes changed from astonishment, anger, despair, to emptiness.

“Laplace…” She slowly stretched out a hand, as if trying to grab something.

“I love you, Elizabeth,” Laplace said.

Then, the silver-white blade cut through Bai Jie’s skin, and red blood splashed like spring in a sea of ​​roses.

The girl’s outstretched hand fell on the crimson bed sheet. She was lying in a sea of ​​roses with the starry sky above her head. She would also become a star.

But she didn’t know why.

Under the starry sky, Elizabeth saw the pair of silver eyes and Laplace’s calm face, and she understood immediately.

Yes, he is a scholar and this is just a study.

Elizabeth smiled softly, suddenly not surprised at all.

She then fell asleep in the rosy ocean, feeling something in her abdomen being peeled off, and then there was endless darkness.

After an unknown amount of time, Laplace picked up a tiny baby and wiped the blood off his body.

The baby burst into tears, and Laplace held him in his arms, stroking his head.

He got up from the bed, the bedroom door opened, and old Tom came in pushing a bed. He picked up Elizabeth’s lifeless body, placed her on the window, and covered her with a white cloth.

“It’s time to go. The hibernation plan is about to begin.” Old Tom’s voice trembled.

“Well, let’s go.”

Laplace said, looking down at the baby in his arms and kissing his forehead:

“Herames, you will go with me into the future.”

……

Extra) Tower of Babel (Part 11)

Old Tom walked in front, pushing the bed carrying Elizabeth’s body, and Laplace followed behind, holding Hermes.

Along the way, all kinds of looks were cast at him, some were horrified, some were numb, but Laplace just pretended not to see them.

He protected the baby in his arms, and that familiar feeling of control was slowly returning.

Yes, Hermes will go to the future with him, and he can personally educate and train him to become an excellent leader.

As for Elizabeth, she would be frozen and would exist forever with that beautiful sleeping face. Laplace would have endless time to study her and understand why she was as bright as the starry sky.

“…”

Old Tom pushed the car to the door of the hibernation room and stopped. Laplace walked straight in. Anrekin Yad Persipons had been waiting inside for a long time. When he saw the baby in Laplace’s arms, a trace of surprise flashed across his face:

“Where’s Eliza?”

“Sadly, she died during childbirth. Our only son will take her place in the future.”

Laplace said, ignoring An Ruijin, and walked directly to the hibernation chamber that originally belonged to Elizabeth and put Hermes in it.

The assistant at the side began to set up the life support system for the tiny baby. Hermes had stopped crying. He just stared blankly at his father turning and leaving, his silver-white eyes looking a little empty.

Laplace walked over to Elizabeth’s body covered with a white sheet, placed a hand on her red-stained abdomen, and said nothing.

Everyone was watching this scene. The scholar in a white coat stood beside the body of his lover. There was no emotion in his silver eyes, only pure calmness.

No one spoke, they all seemed to be infected by the emotions of this scene. Even those who were the most numb would be touched by the weight of love in their hearts.

No one knew what happened in Laplace’s room except him.

Laplace was also very satisfied with the effect of this scene. Children are a natural protective barrier. Even if someone wanted to destroy the hibernation chamber before, they would probably think twice now. After all, killing a leader is one thing, and killing a father is another.

Laplace turned his head and saw An Ruijin’s eyes narrowed slightly, knowing that the leader had run out of tricks.

He guessed that An Ruijin might make a fuss about the fact that “Elizabeth has a hibernation quota” to further weaken Laplace’s credibility and status among the people. In this way, when the hibernation ends, who knows who people will yearn for?

“Tom, when I leave, all the affairs of the Valantia family will be in your hands, and you will have the power to speak for me.” Laplace said to old Tom beside him, “As a gift, when my hibernation is over, you will have the opportunity to enter the hibernation chamber until we can extend human lifespan again by a hundred years. You will become a hero of the new civilization.”

“I understand. I will do as you ask.” Old Tom nodded.

“As for the others, the same goes for them,” Laplace looked around. “During my absence, take good care of the Ark. After landing, you will all be part of the new civilization. I hope we can continue the flame of fire together.”

Laplace pointed to Hermes’ hibernation chamber. The child was already sleeping inside the cold machine, and the surrounding instruments showed that his physiological state was very stable.

“At least, let the children live in the light of civilization.”

Laplace’s speech was effective. He could see the expressions on people’s faces. At this moment, he was the continuer of the flame and the savior of the people.

He knew that there was no need to say more, so he walked towards his own hibernation chamber, ready to cross the long river of time.

He will wake up after everything is restored, and lead the people on the Ark to land on the mainland island and build the fire of civilization. He will become the saint of that civilization, build a high tower, and then study the ultimate proposition at the top of the world.

Laplace felt that he was born to know the truth above the starry sky.

He has always been eager to control everything, from the things around him to the people around him, and then to the whole world.

The desire for control was a burning fire that drove his steps and made him walk towards the hibernation chamber firmly.

Laplace opened the hibernation chamber. He rejected his assistant’s kindness and stepped in. A cold breath came, and he seemed to feel that the river of time began to accelerate.

But at this moment, an untimely cry came from behind——

“Wow——”

Laplace’s heart trembled, no, this was impossible, this was not Hermes’ cry, Hermes had entered the hibernation chamber and could not make any sound.

He turned his head, and at the same time, everyone followed his gaze, looking towards the source of the crying sound——

——Elizabeth’s body.

At the corner of the white cloth, a ball of flesh fell from the gurney and landed on the ground, leaving a trail of bright red blood.

The ball of flesh slowly began to wriggle, raised its head, and revealed its face. At this moment, people realized that it was a baby.

That was Elizabeth’s second child.

“…”

Laplace stared blankly at the baby, who fell to the ground but did not cry. The previous crying seemed to be just a way for him to declare his existence. When everyone noticed him, he swept his cold silver eyes over everyone present.

The baby’s eyes finally fell on Laplace, and he seemed to understand something, and began to crawl towards Laplace. His umbilical cord was still connected to Elizabeth’s body, and his fleshy body was bathed in blood, which was his mother’s blood.

Laplace didn’t know why this happened. When he cut open Elizabeth’s belly, he only saw a child. During the previous examination, there was indeed only one child in Elizabeth’s belly. He saw the scan image with his own eyes.

But the baby in front of him couldn’t be fake. His umbilical cord was connected to Elizabeth. Why didn’t Laplace see him before?

“…”

The baby crawled with difficulty. Even though he had the strong genes of the Odin people, this crawling was already very strenuous for a newborn. His crawling trail left a whole trail of blood, from the cot where Elizabeth lay to the hibernation room, all the way to Laplace.

The baby raised his head and looked at his father, and the two pairs of silver eyes looked at each other at this moment.

“Laplace, you should give your hibernation chamber to this child!”

An Ruijin’s voice seemed to come from far away. Yes, after that passionate speech earlier, was Laplace going to leave this second child that appeared out of nowhere outside and go into hibernation himself?

The sense of control that he had finally regained was lost again. Laplace imagined this child growing up on the Ark, imagined him being corrupted by the thoughts hidden in the crowd, and imagined the bloodline he would face after waking up.

That’s not his son.

Laplace could not tolerate him growing up outside of his control, no, he would never allow it.

He thought everything had been properly resolved, but why did this happen?

“…”

Laplace leaned over, picked up the baby, and looked into those silver eyes.

他 说:

“Your mother named you… Edward… right? I’m not mistaken.”

This is a chess piece that is out of his control.

“Hehe…hehehe…hehehehehahahahahahahaha!!!”

Laplace suddenly laughed crazily, the calmness in his silver eyes was shattered, something that had been suppressed for a long time was pouring out madly.

Nothing can escape from his control!

Everyone looked at the laughing Laplace in astonishment, but what surprised them even more was that the baby in Laplace’s arms did not show any fear at all, but just stared at Laplace silently.

After laughing wildly for a while, Laplace suddenly regained his composure and whispered softly in the baby’s ear:

“Remember your name, and go to sleep.”

He turned around and put the baby into the hibernation chamber. At the same time, he felt a door closing in front of him.

The gravity of fate restrained his steps and kept him on the Ark.

……

Extra) Tower of Babel (Part 12)

The night seemed eternal, the darkness never dissipated, and the day was just a fleeting illusion.

Under the night sky, Laplace looked up at the sky, his silver eyes filled with stars.

He saw the starry sky solidified like a gem, each star emitting solidified light, waiting for his study unchanged.

But Laplace suddenly began to get bored.

The solidified stars are like insects in amber. Even if they have crossed the long course of time and maintained their original appearance, the solidified starlight is no longer bright.

Separated by amber, it seems as if separated by time. The creatures in the amber seem to have survived, but they have already gone to the other side of the long river of time.

“Elizabeth…”

Laplace gently stroked the surface of the freezer with his hand. Elizabeth’s peaceful sleeping face was separated from his hand by a layer of glass. She was like a moth fixed in amber – beautiful, but would never fly towards Laplace’s fire again.

Laplace no longer felt that she was a star.

In the dark room, the river of time washed everything around Laplace. The invisible razor frantically cut every part of his body, leaving deep and fine marks on his skin. He was a mortal and could not stop the knife of time from leaving marks on his body. He felt powerless and desperate, but he immediately thought of Elizabeth again – when her stomach was cut open by the planer, did she feel the same way?

He was torn apart and walked out again and again, but the solidified starry sky was always watching him, as if mocking his incompetence.

The stars in the sky are saying: You will never be able to see us clearly!

“…”

“…”

Twenty years later.

Old Tom was awakened by a thunder. He sat up and coughed violently for a while, with sticky sweat all over his body.

He looked out the window. The Ark was passing through the clouds. If someone looked down from the window, he could probably see the sea looming among the clouds, or perhaps even the earth.

In the past twenty years, the factor is slowly returning to the ground from the high altitude, and everything is gradually returning to the state before the Judgment Day. The [Ark] has also carried out many low-altitude operations during this period. Some small aircraft that have stored enough factor energy can gradually roam in low-altitude areas. As long as they carry enough factor energy, they can even land in some high-altitude areas on the mainland island to sample ground data in advance.

The black fog covering the ground gradually began to dissipate. If Old Tom remembered correctly, today was the day when the livability reached normal levels.

This means it’s time to wake up the Archon.

“…”

Old Tom sat down on the bed, poured himself a cup of hot coffee, took a deep breath, and felt the beating of his old heart.

He is already 145 years old. In view of the fact that he is a high-end scientific research talent, the Ark has allocated a large amount of medical resources to him, but he knows that he probably can’t hold on any longer.

His oldest descendant on the Ark was already a hundred years old, and honestly, Old Tom didn’t want to linger on until his son died while he was still alive.