Earth Ascension 'SEE YOU MORNING' 080 Life and Death

In 2052, the all-out confrontation between the Eastern and Western blocs led by China and the United States finally ended in agreement. Even the various extraterrestrial forces orbiting Earth intervened to prevent large-scale nuclear conflict.

A decade later, due to the long-term arms race and the drag of war, the federal government of the United States no longer existed. It was replaced by artificial intelligence technology models that took over the original bureaucratic institutions, completely liberating the free market and technology.

China, across the ocean, also used artificial intelligence to streamline its bloated bureaucratic institutions, but with a different governance philosophy, emphasizing timely human intervention and social balance and stability.

Having gone through a lifetime of hardships, Lin Yuhui seemed to be approaching the end of his life. Lying in his bed, his only family member, his daughter's life was not going smoothly. Although he understood that the tempering of hardship could make people grow, not being able to help his own child always left a slight regret.

She had copied her mother's life path, but Lin Yuhui knew his own child. She was somewhat unclear, like her mother, but the delicacy and attachment in her heart were like his own. Yet she did not have his rebelliousness and independence. As a woman, she inevitably had to endure more than him, more than her mother.

"Do you go see the child often?" Lin Yuhui reminded her, hoping that after he was gone, the child could give her some comfort. But he also knew in his heart that if the daughter had a good relationship with the child, she would have brought the child today.

"Yes, I go often."

"The child has his own life path. He's grown up now. Don't interfere too much."

"Mm, I know."

Lin Yuhui stopped and said nothing more. He had suggested many times when she was young that she live with him, but she had been deceived by the people around her. By the time she understood the truth of this world, it was too late.

How he wished his daughter could have trusted him unconditionally from the beginning, could have arranged an easier, happier life path for her, rather than having her look back on life with such regret.

"Dad," the daughter sat in front of his bed, somewhat reluctant, holding his hand.

Lin Yuhui wanted to hold his daughter's hand, just like when she was young, to lead her, to protect her. But this impulse only traveled from his shoulder to his elbow and stopped. His hand in his daughter's hand did not move at all.

What else was there to worry about? Everyone has their own fate. She had already chosen her own life path. That was her own life lesson. It's just that by now, any entrustments and concerns were already too late to help. It was better to be heartless, so that his daughter wouldn't be even more sad after he was gone.

In the silence, his own indifference seemed like an arrow piercing his heart. Lin Yuhui didn't want his daughter to feel this pain either, so he said softly,

"I'm fine. Go back. I won't die soon." Saying this, he thought of the years he had been forced to be separated from the child. When she understood everything, it was already too late. Sigh, this is the tuition of youth.

Lin Yuhui also didn't understand. If her fate with him was so thin, why did she come to be his daughter? Was it just because he owed her a debt? But in this life as plain as water, he hadn't given her much help either. Was it to sever the fate between him and her?

"Dad, then I'll go back. I'll come again tomorrow."

"Mm," he agreed. Seeing that his daughter had already turned around and was sobbing, Lin Yuhui grabbed her hand.

"Daughter, don't cry. Didn't I tell you? People have souls. Souls don't die. If you want, come be my daughter again in the next life."

Hearing her father say this, the daughter who was about to turn and leave could no longer hold back her tears. She turned back and threw herself on Lin Yuhui's chest, calling out "Dad" and crying uncontrollably.

Lin Yuhui closed his eyes, gently stroking his daughter's hair to comfort her. Tears slid from the corners of his eyes. This was the first hug his daughter had given her father since she grew up.

In the low orbit of Earth, in the special operations intelligence room of the starship, Liana was assigning tasks.

"Extract him tonight. Use the prepared clone to replace the body. Then export his consciousness and connect it to his existing clones aged 15 to 80. Block historical memories exceeding the body's age based on physical age. Send surface agents to contact his daughter. Arrange for their reverse-aged forms at 20 to work at our surface partner company. Use consciousness corresponding to their age to control their surface clones, but prohibit access to their lifetime historical memories."

After speaking, she surveyed everyone present with her gaze.

"Other details are as per the previous plan. Any questions?"

"No."

"Good. Proceed with the plan."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After finishing a day's work, she returned to the living quarters. Passing Lydia's room, she found the door open. Lydia was bent over, rummaging through her toy bucket. Different toy cars and several opened toothpaste boxes were scattered on the floor.

Liana was curious what she was doing, so she walked in and asked,

"What are you doing?"

Lydia turned around and saw it was her sister, so she answered,

"Playing."

"Playing what? Making such a mess?" Liana was curious what was going on in her head again.

"Looking for wheels." Lydia didn't turn around this time, just kept rummaging on her own.

Liana didn't ask again. She sat to one side watching her, chatting casually,

"You said he wouldn't go with you. What exactly happened?"

Lydia didn't turn around either.

"Oh, I found out when he passed away, so I went early." She rustled around, pulled out an old pull-back toy car, looked at it, and said,

"There were other entities that went to pick him up too. I blocked them all, but he didn't believe me."

"Why didn't he believe you?" Liana asked. She felt he cared about her quite a bit.

"He just doesn't believe anyone. He said even if he hadn't seen my true face, even if he had, he wouldn't believe. He's afraid of being projected senses. He said he never died, so he doesn't understand anything here, and won't believe."

"Oh."

"Sister, did you extract him? Before he died?" Lydia asked while holding the toy car, used ballpoint pen refills, and tape, sitting down at the table.

"Yes, tonight."

Lydia looked at Liana, smiled at her,

"He waited a long time." Lydia said to herself while cutting open a toothpaste box with scissors.

Liana smiled lightly and said nothing.

Lydia cut two notches on the right-angle side of the toothpaste box, then pushed inward, using it as a wheel arch. She cut a section of empty ballpoint pen refill, removed a wheel, threaded the axle through, and finally used tape to secure the front wheel in place. Instead of using the same method for the rear wheel arch, Lydia cut a hole to create a hidden hub design.

Then she cut open the other side of the toothpaste box, folded it, and shaped it into a car seat.

Liana watched and laughed beside her. Lydia looked up at her, said nothing, and just kept playing. Then she ran to the toy bucket, found a Lego engineer and a Barbie girl, and placed them in the car.

"Oh," Lydia thought for a moment, then found two cups from the Lego set. She looked at them and thought again, pulled out one of her own hairs, cut it, threaded the two cups together and tied them, then hung them on the back of the car.

Seeing this, Liana laughed and said,

"I extract him just to understand human behavioral patterns."

"Oh..." Lydia drew out the sound, looked at her sister, then made the sound with her own mouth, "Vroom vroom," playing at driving.

After a few rounds, the car stopped. The male and female protagonists got out and stood face to face.

At this moment, Lydia thought of something else. She went to the toy bucket and found a Lego lawyer, placed it in front of the two figures,

Then started doing the voice for him,

"Groom, do you take this woman before you as your wife?" She said, picking up the engineer with her hand.

"I do. I promise I won't let myself hurt her feelings."

Hearing this, Liana laughed out loud and said,

"You, you stole his line."

At this moment, Lydia picked up the Barbie girl again, her eyes looking at Liana.

Under her gaze, Liana gradually stopped smiling.