My Dream Connects to 3000 Years in the Future

Chu Bamboo stared blankly at the diary.

The Maya Civilization... an Extraordinary ruin?!

’Wait a minute.’ Chu Bamboo suddenly started pondering a question: ’Do the major world powers in the Real World know about the Extraordinary?’

’Are they really... just as my other self initially believed, completely ignorant of it all? Or are they just quietly getting rich on the side?’

After all, if even the Maya Civilization possessed Extraordinary Power...

...then the history and scale of Extraordinary Power in the Ancient Divine Continent might be far more profound and vast than he had ever imagined!

Even the other ancient kingdoms... might have had their own legacies in this regard...

’No, the legacies are surely lost... but some Artifacts must have survived!’

Thoughts churned in Chu Bamboo’s mind. He recalled that Golden Dawn originated in Britain, and Britain’s favorite pastime during its golden age was plundering all sorts of antiques and treasures from various ancient civilizations... ’This is probably no mere coincidence...’

Taking a deep breath, Chu Bamboo clicked again with a grim expression, and then...

”Fuck!”

The diary’s timeline had once again jumped far into the future.

Chu Bamboo was completely stunned. ’Don’t tell me... the person who recorded this entry was the same troll as last time... Oh, wait, I almost forgot. It must have been Lin Xin Bamboo!’

’Never mind then.’

’How is this ”niece” of mine even recording these things?!’

After a sigh, Chu Bamboo watched with a twitching eye as his other self went through a process similar to the last world line.

Even the time of death was almost... okay, this time he died a few years later than the last.

Of course, in this world line, his other self didn’t die from losing control... As for how he died! Well, Chu Bamboo’s query result was: no record...

Actually, he wasn’t recorded as dead. To be precise... he was recorded as missing.

But having been missing for over ten years... those who know, know.

’But when my other self went missing, his Cultivation had already reached the Fifth Realm!’ Chu Bamboo clicked his tongue. This time, however, it wasn’t a breakthrough in Cultivation... but a Body Cultivator breakthrough to the Fifth Realm! ’I have no idea what my other self went through...’

’Logically, with that level of physical strength... he should have been invincible on Earth at the time!’

After thinking for a good while, Chu Bamboo shook his head to clear the jumbled thoughts and continued reading. Then he saw the surprise his other self had left behind—

”The general blueprints and programming for the robots...”

Chu Bamboo took a deep breath and had Little Mushroom Head pull up all the recorded blueprints and programs related to the robots developed by C Company.

He went through them with a serious expression, memorizing everything!

The number of blueprints was enormous, but it was no match for Chu Bamboo’s ridiculously good memory—

He just had Little Mushroom Head project a screen hundreds of meters high and wide, densely packed it with text, diagrams, and data, and then scanned it all with his eyes!

As for the robots, his other self’s evaluation was—

”Using them is like using a Brother Hei from the Black Continent! They’re fine for some hard manual labor, you can throw them in a factory to tighten screws, they can pick cotton, and they can even deliver some takeout... But beyond that, in any industry that requires even a shred of knowledge, they’re completely useless!”

”...” To be honest, Chu Bamboo wasn’t sure what his other self’s situation was at the time, but he personally felt that these things were already game-breakingly overpowered!

After all, the theoretical vision for robots in the Real World was exactly this model—let robots do the most basic, grueling, and tiring jobs! Humans could then handle the easier, higher-end work.

Soon, Chu Bamboo saw something else that interested him.

”...The above are the Artifacts I identified from the exhibition of East Asian antiques back then... Okay, so the few relics I stole last time, basically none of them were Artifacts... including that sword of Emperor Yongle.

That really pissed me off...”

Chu Bamboo’s expression was complicated. It was obvious that his other self from this unknown time period... had become incredibly powerful!

So powerful that he had somehow managed to pry those East Asian antiques he hadn’t stolen from the hands of various major powers and test them one by one! He had finally determined which of them were genuine Artifacts!

Among all the exhibited antiques his other self had managed to find and test, only three were Artifacts...

Chu Bamboo silently committed them to memory, then continued reading.

Then, to his astonishment, he discovered...

It was all gone!

”???”

Chu Bamboo’s eye twitched as he saw that Lin Xin Bamboo had taken over writing again.

”Uncle Chu said your Cultivation should be at the Second Realm right now... Some things that a person of this realm shouldn’t see, I’ve erased them for you.”

”As for that cat you mentioned... I don’t really like cats! I prefer dogs... But since you said that... Hmm! The only thing I can understand is that I must not be the person you’re looking for.”

Lin Xin Bamboo was very frank.

”I’ve also talked about this with all my close friends... I believe that if it really is one of them, she should be of some help to you in the future...”

Chu Bamboo: ”...”

’Your ”help” was the Big Orange slapping me into oblivion?!’

Chu Bamboo wanted to speak but stopped himself. It was the first time he realized... this ”niece” of his was actually quite...

”Oh, by the way, Uncle Chu, are you curious about my appearance? Tsk tsk, I’ve actually seen you too, Uncle Chu! It’s just... the you at that time...

Hmm, what was Uncle Chu like when he was young? Maybe very handsome? Full of youth and vitality! Hahaha... Younger than me? The thought suddenly makes me feel extremely complicated and strange... I can’t imagine it at all...

Hmm... I’ve left a few photos of myself...”

”...” Chu Bamboo’s face twitched slightly. He knew without thinking that it had to be that jackass Lin Xia spreading rumors behind his back.

’But weren’t you the one who wanted to see the photos? How can you pin the blame on me?!’

However...

’Why do I get the feeling that Lin Xin Bamboo’s words are a bit strange!’

Chu Bamboo’s expression was odd. ’It’s probably just my imagination. Besides, have I actually met Lin Xin Bamboo this time around...?’

Speechless, Chu Bamboo took a serious look... Mm! Quite beautiful.

Chu Bamboo studied the photos one by one.

There was one of her in the attire of a Ming Dynasty princess, one in a scientist’s white lab coat. All in all... they radiated power at a single glance!

Yes, Chu Bamboo now understood the principle that for Cultivators, the stronger they were, the more beautiful they became.

Therefore, through Lin Xin Bamboo’s unimaginably beautiful, almost Succubus-like appearance—

Chu Bamboo realized that her strength was likely far greater than he had previously guessed...

’How terrifying!’ Chu Bamboo suddenly gave a bitter smile. ’Right, only someone strong enough could so calmly state that the Second Realm is nothing and that I’m not qualified to know many things... right?’

’But the question is, even someone as strong as you has no confidence in saving human civilization? The enemy... what exactly is it...?’

Chu Bamboo looked at the end, at the identity Lin Xin Bamboo had left.

This time, it wasn’t blacked out... Perhaps because Lin Xin Bamboo felt that someone at the Second Realm was qualified to know this information.

’At this point in time, Lin Xin Bamboo... is indeed a member of the Time Club, and NO.1 of Golden Dawn!’

Confirming his earlier speculation, Chu Bamboo didn’t know what kind of expression to make for a moment. ’So... those two organizations really do merge in the future?!’

’Wait a minute!’ Chu Bamboo was suddenly jolted awake. ’Since my current strength is enough to know some of the blacked-out content... then why didn’t I have Lin Xin Bamboo tell me some... detailed intelligence on Golden Dawn?’

’Even if there’s a lot she can’t say, telling me what she *can* say... would have been fine!’

Chu Bamboo’s heart ached... Okay, actually, it didn’t ache that much.

It was the same old saying: a common occurrence. The experience from this failure could be applied to the next attempt.

He read seriously for a while longer, then, following the contents of the diary, he spent a good while looking over all sorts of technical data.

Finally, Chu Bamboo stood up, stretched languidly, and then said, ”Nuwa No. 17, close the interface, and then...”

He hadn’t even finished his sentence when a sharp cat’s paw pressed down on his shoulder. A voice, tinged with dissatisfaction, rang out, making a cold sweat break out on Chu Bamboo’s back.

”Devotee of the Great Goddess Nuwa, why did you exit? Keep going! Also... you can understand the Ancient Divine Text?”

After a slight pause, she continued, ”I’m very curious about the Divine Text! Can you teach me... or you could just read it out loud to me as you go! I’m not picky...”

That voice was all too familiar to Chu Bamboo.

After a few breaths, Chu Bamboo stiffly turned his head. He looked at the familiar house-cat-sized Big Orange Cat, and after a brief silence, a smile of resignation finally appeared on his face.

’Fuck! When did you show up... Was it... when I saw Lin Xin Bamboo mention the cat, or... But you didn’t give any hint at all, just silently watching from behind me?!’

’That’s terrifying.’

Chu Bamboo immediately panicked. He opened his mouth to bite his gums, but in the next instant, the Big Orange Cat stopped him—

”Don’t, don’t, don’t!” The Big Orange Cat quickly immobilized Chu Bamboo’s body. ”If you die here, when Nuwa wakes up... won’t she nag me for years? I can’t stand... What are you doing?”

Suddenly realizing something, Big Orange stopped talking. It stared strangely at Chu Bamboo, discovering that his gaze was now exceedingly abnormal.

It was filled with disbelief, shock, a daze, and dawning comprehension...

There were far too many emotions within it for the Big Orange Cat to decipher at once!

Scratching its head, after a moment of thought, the Big Orange Cat realized something. ”You don’t know about Nuwa... wait, you don’t seem shocked that Nuwa will wake up? What are you shocked about... Shocked about Nuwa herself? What about her? Hmm... You seem to know a lot! But you also don’t know a lot! Interesting.”

The Big Orange Cat analyzed Chu Bamboo’s thoughts seriously, and the more it analyzed, the more interesting it found him.

Chu Bamboo pressed his lips together, remaining silent. He was indeed shocked—

Shocked by something that defied all his prior understanding and logic!

Nuwa... will wake up.

Nag... for years?!!

Nuwa has her own individual consciousness???

It wasn’t shocking that Nuwa had consciousness... As an artificial intelligence, everything about her was naturally benchmarked against humans.

Benchmarking her against Z’s situation, it was normal for her to have her own thoughts!

But, wasn’t she restricted? Or could it be...

On this world line! Because something happened, the restrictions were lifted?!

One possibility after another flashed through his mind. Chu Bamboo struggled to ask, ”Nuwa... when will she wake up?”

The Big Orange Cat didn’t answer. She just gazed meaningfully at Chu Bamboo, finally extending her paw slowly. ”If I really were to... right now... I’m afraid... But, I’m just so curious...”

”Forget it,” Big Orange licked its paw, its face resolute, having made up its mind. ”A few years of nagging is just a few years of nagging!”

”Kid... hand over your Destiny!”

In the next moment, a familiar sensation washed over Chu Bamboo. He gazed at the Big Orange Cat with a complicated expression and sighed.

’Fine, whatever...’

’This, at least, is better than being caught in a failed run!’

And then...

Everything was a reenactment of what had happened before!

”???” Amidst the Big Orange Cat’s, one could almost say, frozen indignation and rage...

Time slowly reversed.