Trillions Upon Trillions of Living Beings

In the long river of a god's memories, the concept of time could not be perceived at all.

Everyone bent their heads and reviewed every frame, leaving no corner untouched, trying to analyze every last detail countless times.

But the result was painfully pale.

Nothing.

Nothing.

Still nothing!

They had absolutely no leads!

After everyone exchanged their findings, the atmosphere sank into silence. They had found nothing at all.

The river of memories began to contract. Frame after frame melted away, merging into an untouchable torrent that flowed back into Ye Tai's mind.

Everyone returned to where they had been and looked at one another.

Ye Tai shook his head. Even after his memories had been restored exactly as they were, he said, "Judging by your expressions, you found nothing after all, right?"

The Associated Body sighed. "No. We couldn't find even the slightest trace. Everything was completely normal."

Bonneville said, "Could our deduction have been wrong? Perhaps the clue isn't in this stage of your memories."

Ye Tai smiled bitterly. "You could never finish going through all my memories, and I myself can't find where to start looking. I think the so-called clue is right beside us, in our minds. Perhaps it can be interpreted on other levels.

"For example, perhaps it isn't limited to my memories. Maybe it lies within one of you. Or perhaps we can expand the scope even further. Who says the clue must be hidden here?"

Nokton said thoughtfully, "That is indeed possible. The scope of 'beside us' can be large or small. At its smallest, it could mean just the few of us. At its largest, it could mean every event we have experienced and every object that has appeared around us. Any of them could be the medium through which we find