Wenren Sheng thought of Ring World and fell into contemplation.
Heroes of Might and Magic, Go, Werewolf Kill, Fallout 4, the denars of Mount & Blade...
Detective work and crime-solving, Cthulhu...
None of the worlds he had passed through had come from nothing. They were concepts that had long existed in his mind.
Who was he? Where did he come from? Where was he going? The three ultimate questions circled through Wenren Sheng's mind.
In the end, he shook his head. Why think so much?
As long as he could still perceive things and still be happy, that was enough.
Meanwhile, the fish was still wagging its head and tail, tears streaming down as it said, "God, please save our Mother World."
"What happened to your Mother World?" Wenren Sheng asked curiously.
"It is nearing Heat Death. The universe has reached the final stage of death. We need source energy to restart it, but we do not have nearly enough."
"How much do you need?"
"About..." The fish gave him a number.
It was roughly equivalent to the source energy contained in three billion Miscellaneous Source Crystals.
Wenren Sheng thought for a moment, then pulled Little Illusion out and asked, "Can we gather that many Source Crystals?"
"Why give them to it? Wouldn't it be better to save them for me to play with?" Little Illusion poked the fish unhappily, finding the whole thing uninteresting.
"She has a point." Wenren Sheng smiled at the fish. "Why should I give them to you?"
The fish swished its tail and suddenly said, "God, our prayers over billions of years have prepared the most precious gift for you."
"A gift? What gift? Take me to see it." Little Illusion perked up and plunged headfirst into the fish's body. "Hurry, hurry."
The fish looked