Chapter 1101: Chapter 52: We Are the Signposts of History
"The Joint Ark Plan is divided into many parts, most of which are remnants left over from super-large plans like the Eternal Dragon Court Plan."
"For example, us. We are the reserve Dragon Maidens eliminated after the launch of the Eternal Dragon Court."
Lucia looked at Li Mumu.
"Our starting point is here—"
She drew an arrow at the end of the second line.
"After graduation, I participated in the Doomsday Plan of the Celestial Extreme Universe. My task was to enter the timeline as a Sentinel, explore the origin and end of the timeline, research the principles and mechanisms of temporal annihilation, and provide observational data on the timeline for other units."
"That was indeed a thrilling experience..."
Lucia took a sip of water, a hint of nostalgia reflected in her complex expression.
"That’s enough about that. It doesn’t really relate to you guys."
"Come on!"
Li Mumu was anxious. Let’s chat a bit more for ten bucks!
Just when I’m about to get the juicy details, you skip the story?
Can you elaborate? Tell more, I love hearing about it!
"In short, I’ve had many identities along the timeline. For example, Lucifer, Tingdaros, the Sun-eating Wolf... If you want the scoop, go find the documents from the mythical era yourself."
Lucia saw through the fire of gossip burning in Li Mumu’s heart.
Lucifer?
So you are Lucifer?
This sudden bombshell left Li Mumu dumbfounded.
Lucifer, Lucia, no wonder the name always sounded familiar, must be an issue with ancient Foreigners’ accents!
He’s the number two big shot in Hell after Satan.
We both have nine years of compulsory education, so how come you’re so outstanding?
The name Tingdaros is somewhat more familiar, the King of Tingdaros guarding the river of time, something Li Mumu had seen and somewhat expected.
As for the Sun-eating Wolf, that title sounds a bit unfamiliar, but if you say Fenrir, everyone knows who that is.
Or the Tian Dog that eats the sun, the skinny dog under the Immortal Master Erlang.
It’s all you? You really are something else!
Li Mumu’s words were full of jealousy.
Originally, thinking crossing over was doing pretty well, only to look back and see oneself still riding a bike while the roommate is already driving a Land Rover.
Feeling sour, heartache.
Envy, jealousy, hate.
"And then there’s the Signal Flag Plan you three participated in, which you didn’t join voluntarily."
Lucia drew the third line on the whiteboard.
"The world line we are on is one reshaped by the Ancient Dragon Court. The appearance and disappearance of the Dragon Maiden took away a lot of resources, leaving this timeline full of holes, with large segments of historical void."
"You three joined the Special Affairs Bureau in a future era. You, as a frontline agent, were the first to sacrifice, then followed by Tiaozi..."
Tiaozi?
"The Top Student resigned after taking your two electronic urns and joined the Signal Flag Plan, securing a spot for her as well..."
"Wait a minute, tell me first, who is Tiaozi?"
Lucia glanced at Li Mumu: "You haven’t restored that part of your memory yet?"
Li Mumu was very helpless: "Of course not, otherwise why would I need to listen to you tell stories."
"Can’t be, you..."
Lucia shifted her gaze from Li Mumu to Wang Yunxiao, a look of sudden realization on her face.
"Your wish hasn’t been fulfilled yet, has it?"
"What wish?"
"For example, before the next overtime, must find a man you like to roll in the sheets... as far as I understand you, it’s probably something like that."
Yikes!
Li Mumu’s face instantly flushed red.
Must I absorb male vitality to restore my memory?
"Your original names were all ’requisitioned’ by the Signal Flag Plan, so I can only call you by nicknames. The origin of the nickname Tiaozi is because her agent code ended in 101, and her name also had a 1. And the Top Student, as the name implies, is good at studying, also a techie, smart but emotionally slow, you should know who that is, right?"
Hmm...
If that’s the case, could Tiaozi be Shen Qingxi?
I’ll definitely use this nickname to humiliate her severely after going back!
"Don’t mind these details, after all, they are things from a past life."
Lucia tapped the whiteboard: "Back to the point, about the Signal Flag. I don’t particularly understand this plan, but I have seen other groups of Signal Flags at different time nodes and can probably guess the purpose of the Signal Flag."
"Simply put, the main part of the United Ark, which is the ark, will ride the oscillations of the Temporal Tide, going upstream in the river of time. Returning to past nodes, providing more time for the scientists in the ark to solve the Shiyan problem."
"When the great tide arrives, the Signal Flag will be lit, and the three-person Signal Flag group will serve as a temporal marker, providing guidance for the Ark. This guiding process doesn’t last just a moment but your entire lives."
"That is to say, from the time you transmigrated here until the great tide arrives, your entire life trajectory, the filling and paving of the historical void, form the complete Signal Flag."
"I don’t understand..."
"Have you read fan novels?"
"I have."
"Take Journey to the West, for example. Long before Journey to the West, there were already many myths and legends about Sun Wukong in history. In some stories, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven is not called Sun Wukong, while in others, Sun Wukong has a wife. Not until Journey to the West was written did people’s impressions of this story fixate."
Lucia explained: "But in later transmissions, Journey to the West was constantly interpreted, expanded, and new complex settings and fan elements emerged. The earliest fan works of Journey to the West used to just write about the content of Journey to the West itself. But after various interpretations and expansions, fan creators must consider whom Sun Wukong falls in love with, is it the White Bone Demon or Spider Demons..."
"Different wives would lead readers to different directions of imagination."
"Applied to the Joint Ark Plan, it’s akin to tributaries in the river of time, guiding different timelines. For the plan to successfully advance to the next node, guidance from the Signal Flag as a time marker is needed to steer the Ark in the right direction."
"According to the original plan, you were supposed to be deployed to Tianmen City, forming a Signal Flag array with the two of them, writing a grand history, and when the great tide arrives, ignite yourself, burning your entire life trajectory."
"But... there was a small fork in the timeline here."
Lucia drew a fork in the middle of the third line.
"An ancestor of yours achieved remarkable success on this world line, imprinting a special time mark in his bloodline."
"Therefore, when you—a descendant from a later generation—arrived at this time point, your ancestor perceived your existence."
"And then I snatched you away."