—Come to think of it, would Eden be willing to sleep with me until fifty thousand years later?
It seemed he had never considered that question.
Eden loved him, but she also loved this golden age.
That was why, in the game, Eden had given up on the future and offered her final song to Elysia amid that radiation-filled wasteland, as well as a final elegy for this golden age.
Between this era and him, Eden might not necessarily choose him.
After all, from the very beginning, he had given up on saving this world.
Childhood-sweetheart Eden belonged to him, but superstar Eden belonged to the world.
The childhood-sweetheart Eden who would eventually become a superstar would not always belong to him.
Nor would she always choose him.
"What a heavy choice."
His thoughts were a mess. He chuckled and shook his head, kissed Eden's forehead, then put the flute to his lips and continued playing Chang'an Melody.
The Eden in his heart would not choose someone who had given up on saving the world.
So he chose to try to save this world.
Even if he failed, he could still ask Eden with a clear conscience to run toward the future with him.
And besides, failure was not certain.
The survivors of the Previous Civilization were already close to defeating the Cocoon of the End. As long as he could save more people with Chang'an Melody and use what he knew to leave them with more companions...
Surpassing the End was not impossible.
PS: It was hard to say who exactly was being tested. In any case, the Cocoon of the End would not give Ye Chang'an that chance. The title had already exposed him.
Chapter of Creation: Journey to a New World: Eden Wants Children Later
After staying under the military's protection for seven days, Ye Chang'an and Eden boarded a plane home.
Their trip had been cut short, and Eden no longer had any desire to continue traveling.
Eden did not want to experience another sudden disaster like that.
She was afraid—afraid that either she or Ye Chang'an would be swallowed by such a disaster forever.
Although she had survived the catastrophe, she still felt no joy, only terror at the thought of loss.
So after returning to school, she pulled Ye Chang'an into a desperate, passionate embrace, deeply feeling proof that they were both still alive. Only when they were utterly exhausted did she finally smile.
"Chang'an, we're home."
"Yeah, we're home."
Ye Chang'an smiled. Under Eden's soft touch, he peacefully closed his eyes and considered how he should try to save the world.
Directly revealing everything he knew would not work. If he spoke of disasters, people would only treat him as a joke.
Even if his words came true, it would only put him in a worse position. The military might even abduct him or something.
Even Eden's family could not influence the military.
Therefore, his information still had to remain secret—at least until he possessed enough social influence.
As for choosing to fight Destruction head-on... better forget it.
He had chosen to save the world for Eden's sake. How could he possibly put himself in danger? Losing his life would be a huge loss.
Besides, he was not much of an expert in terms of combat strength. He could handle Death Warriors and Honkai Beasts, but fighting a Herrscher would be suicide.
He did not know the Tai Xu Sword God.
Of the Tai Xu Five Aggregates, he had only learned the Heart Aggregate and Form Aggregate. No one had ever taught him the three Aggregates of Intent, Soul, and Spirit.
As Lin Zhaoyu and Chi Yuan had put it, "Those three Aggregates are far too distant for you. Focus on cultivating your Sword Heart first."
He did not even have a Still Water Sword Heart, yet he wanted to touch something more profound? What a joke.
To eat what was in the pot, he needed a pair of chopsticks first.
So he could not become the main carry, nor could he carry.
Only Elysia could carry.
As for Kalpas... he was strong, but probably not someone to count on.
Therefore, the only thing Ye Chang'an could do for now was support—help humanity improve its resistance to Destruction energy.
After the first Destruction outbreak...
"Chang'an, what are you thinking about? You haven't said a word. Are you tired?"
Eden interrupted his thoughts. Having regained some strength, the girl was secretly making little moves, and the word "tired" carried a particularly suggestive meaning.
Ye Chang'an was displeased and immediately raised his brows.
"How could I be tired? Even another round wouldn't tire me out."
Do not underestimate the physical fitness he had built through training.
The only one who could get tired was Eden, and the only one who could beg for mercy was Eden.
In the end, Eden could not keep up and fell asleep. Ye Chang'an stopped thinking about all that nonsense as well and closed his eyes to sleep.
Starting the next day, their lives became busy.
They had to prepare for a solo concert.
They already had enough songs, including many new ones that had never been performed before, and the results were all quite good.
Amid the preparations, Ye Chang'an tested the specific effects of Chang'an Melody on students at the school.
It was still that thoughtless testing method—he injected them with Destruction energy until they developed Destruction Sickness, then used Chang'an Melody to increase their resistance and suppress the illness.
Chang'an Melody produced exactly the same effect regardless of which instrument played it. There was no difference, so the listening effect seemed to be consistent.
As for reciting or silently chanting it... it seemed to have no effect at all on those students.
Yet it worked when he and Eden recited or silently chanted it.
He could not understand why, but he did not care. Playing it for others to hear was enough for it to work.
So all he needed to do was play.
But with only one song, would people not get tired of hearing it too easily?
"Eden, is there a way to create more pieces similar to Chang'an Melody?"
He went to ask Eden for help. Since she had been able to adapt the Sword Heart Art into Chang'an Melody, she should also be able to adapt Chang'an Melody into other pieces.
As long as the effect remained the same, a wide variety of songs would be enough for the public to rotate through.
"Chang'an, composing is your job. You can adapt it yourself. I believe in you."
Eden was busy writing lyrics, so Ye Chang'an could only figure it out himself.
Diligence could make up for clumsiness. He should be able to do it.
If he could not, he would conquer Eden first, then beg her to adapt them for him.
Even after conquering her, he would still have to beg. He loved Eden that much.
Your and Eden's solo concert was held at Binjiang Stadium and achieved tremendous success.
The stadium, capable of holding tens of thousands, was packed to the brim on the day of the concert. It was Ye Chang'an's first time stepping onto such a stage, and he was somewhat nervous, but Eden showed no stage fright and performed flawlessly.
As expected of a woman destined to become a global superstar. Ye Chang'an felt inferior to her.
"Chang'an, Chang'an, we succeeded! We really did it!"
That night, Eden was so excited that she jumped around, making it impossible to believe she was the gentle and dignified singer from the stage.
It seemed she only revealed this lively, girlish side in front of Ye Chang'an.
Ye Chang'an was delighted and gave Eden a thorough reward.
The success of this concert made them even more famous. With only one concert, they had entered the ranks of first-tier singer duos and even won a highly prestigious music award.
Neither of them cared much about winning the award. Instead, they were troubled by the interview afterward.
A crowd of people aimed cameras and microphones at them, and the flashes made their eyes dizzy.
The host also loved asking tricky questions, annoying Ye Chang'an so much that he wanted to smack the guy with his flute.
"Mister Chang'an, there has recently been a great deal of discussion online about your relationship with your partner. Some say you are merely ordinary childhood sweethearts with no deeper relationship, while others say you have long since pledged yourselves to one another and will officially enter the bonds of marriage in the near future. Which of these claims is correct?"
The host finally chose a normal topic. Ye Chang'an and Eden exchanged a smile, then kissed in front of every media outlet present.
"I don't think we need to answer that anymore, do we?"
He looked brightly at the host, who quickly caught on and offered them his blessings.
This was undoubtedly a public announcement of his relationship with Eden to everyone.
As celebrities, it was not very appropriate.
But neither of them cared whether it was appropriate. Facts were facts. Why hide them?
Saying it openly would save them a lot of trouble and prevent others from making up baseless scandals.
Ordinary celebrities needed scandals to generate attention. They did not.
Those who liked their singing would naturally give them attention.
"By the way, Chang'an, when are we getting married? After we become a superstar duo?"
On Ye Chang'an's nineteenth birthday, Eden asked curiously.
"We'll get married once we reach the legal age."
The legal marriage age on the Mu Continent was twenty for both men and women.
"Ah, that early? Say, you don't want children very early, do you? Could we wait a little longer? I heard that women gain weight after having children."
Ye Chang'an's lips twitched. Thinking of the first great Destruction outbreak that had yet to occur, he shook his head.
"We won't have children until things have settled down, at least."
He did not want his child to be born in the apocalypse like Griseo.
Speaking of Griseo, he seemed to have seen a girl who looked quite a lot like her at one of their concerts.
Chapter of Creation: Journey to a New World: Mobius Is Short on Lab Rats
After entering the first tier, Ye Chang'an and Eden's careers became increasingly busy.
Tianyin Media arranged a global concert tour for them, ambitiously intending to turn the duo into superstars of the era.
This small company did not have the ability to create superstars, but it did after Eden's family acquired it.
Tianyin Media could no longer be considered the boss now. It was merely a logistics team serving Sleepless Chang'an.
To increase his social influence, Ye Chang'an had proactively spoken to his father-in-law about it, and this was the result.
He had his own plans and did not want the management company ordering him around.
Where they held concerts was up to him.
And his choice of tour route was quite interesting.
—Wherever disaster struck, they would go there and perform.
That was Ye Chang'an's standard.
In the early days of Destruction in the Previous Civilization, disasters related to Destruction were always covered up, with not even a hint of information leaked online.
For example, a gag order had been issued over the small-scale Destruction incident they had experienced before.
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