#12This Gaia model is not to be fooled.
Chapter 12 This Gaia is not easy to fool.
When Lin Yun opened his eyes again, before he could figure out what was going on, a female voice with its own reverberation suddenly drifted into his ears.
That voice was so gentle it could melt your heart.
"My child, you've finally woken up."
Lin Yun struggled to sit up, but found himself feeling lightheaded.
Looking down—
Good heavens, this wasn't his faded checkered pajamas at all; it was clearly a robe adorned with fragments of stars.
The fabric was so smooth it felt like it had never been worn, and when I raised my hand, my fingertips shimmered with a pale blue glow.
"child?"
The voice rang out again, tinged with confusion.
Why are you staring blankly at your hands? Did you suffer some kind of mental injury at birth?
Lin Yun turned his head in the direction of the sound and was nearly scared out of his wits.
The woman before him wore a long, emerald-green dress, the hem of which trailed on the ground, enough to sprout tender grass. A white lily of the valley, larger than his head, was pinned in her hair. Her eyes were like streams filled with the gentleness of early spring, capable of melting steel.
The most outrageous thing is that she is surrounded by a faint earthy scent, and taking a breath makes you feel like saplings are growing in your lungs.
This look, this aura, combined with the fragments of memory that suddenly popped into his mind—Lin Yun gasped, an absurd thought crashing into his head.
Lin Yun, the office worker who was revising the eighth version of the proposal for the client yesterday, seems to have transmigrated into Uranus, the bizarre godfather in Greek mythology who put his child back into his wife's womb?!
And the gentle and beautiful woman in front of him is his legendary mother and wife who can give birth to all things, the earth goddess Gaia.
"That...Mom?"
Lin Yun tentatively opened his mouth, his voice eight octaves higher than usual, with a tremor he himself was unaware of.
Gaia immediately smiled.
The outer corners of the eyes are beautiful, curving into a lovely arc.
She reached out and gently touched his head.
The touch was as soft as a cloud, but the force was a bit too strong, almost pressing Lin Yun into the soil beneath his feet.
"Silly child, you've forgotten the rules as soon as you were born. You should call me Gaia."
She paused, her gaze softening and filled with anticipation.
"Now that you have awakened, you are the master of this sky. From now on... we should add some new life to this world."
Lin Yun: "???"
Wait, a new life?
If he remembers correctly, in mythology, Uranus and Gaia "affectionately bred" the twelve Titans, three Cyclopes, and three Hecatoncheires, right?
But he is Lin Yun!
She's the kind of modern office worker who gives up her seat to an elderly lady on the subway and says thank you when buying bubble tea!
Why should he do this with his "mom"?
This is even more outrageous than the client's request for a design that is "colorful black"!
"That Gaia!"
Lin Yun swallowed hard, his brain racing, trying to stall for time with the negotiation skills of a corporate slave.
"Look, this world is still very young, and it's all barren. Shouldn't we start by building some infrastructure?"
"For example, we could build some mountains and rivers, raise some small animals, and then consider... uh, adding new life?"
Gaia blinked, seemingly not understanding his logic.
"But the earth has long nurtured all things, mountains and rivers are in my palm, and small animals run in the forest."
"The sky, on the other hand, is very empty and needs our children to fill it."
She pointed into the distance.
There were indeed several winged deer hopping around on the grass.
Several silvery rivers meander through the valleys, their beauty like a wallpaper.
Lin Yun was speechless.
He can't exactly say, "I don't think incest is good," can he?
If I were to say that, I'd probably be told that Gaia's brain was damaged when he was born, and he'd be stuffed back into the earth to be rebuilt.
Just as he was racking his brains for a reason, Gaia suddenly pulled him by the hand and led him to a clearing full of wildflowers.
Her hands were warm and soft, but Lin Yun's palms were sweating with nervousness, and his mind was filled with the thought, "What should I do? What should I do?"
"Look how nice this place is."
Gaia pointed to the open space, his eyes gleaming.
"With plenty of sunshine and fertile soil, our children will surely be healthy if they are born here."
Looking at her expectant eyes, Lin Yun gritted his teeth and decided to use the "pie in the sky" skill that corporate slaves are best at.
"Gaia, I think our child should definitely be the most special one!"
"It can't just be born like this."
"Shouldn't we first develop a 'parenting plan'?"
"For example, what skills should children learn after they are born, and what jobs should they be responsible for in the future, so that they can better help us manage the world, don't you think?"
As Lin Yun spoke, he observed Gaia's expression, afraid that she would see through his little scheme.
But, to everyone's surprise, Gaia nodded and seemed to be deep in thought.
What you said seems to make sense.
"I was only thinking about getting them born before, I didn't think about all this."
"So what kind of plan do you think we should make?"
Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief and quickly struck while the iron was hot.
"For example, we can make a list to see what the world is missing."
"For example, there's a lack of management for the ocean, a lack of management for volcanoes, a lack of management for plant growth..."
"Then, based on these needs, we determine the child's abilities; that's what 'precision parenting' is all about!"
He borrowed the company's "requirements analysis form" and explained it in great detail.
Gaia's eyes lit up at his words.
"Precision parenting? That's a new term! Let's start making a checklist now!"
So the two creator gods, who should have been "affectionately breeding" each other, sat on an open ground full of wildflowers, holding "paper" made of leaves and "pens" made of twigs, and began to seriously compile a "list of world needs".
......
As Lin Yun wrote, he stole glances at Gaia, watching her deep in thought, and couldn't help but mentally complain.
Fortunately, Gaia was simple-minded; if it were a more shrewd god, he probably would have seen through his little scheme long ago.
However, to be fair, Gaia is truly gentle.
He accidentally broke the branch, and Gaia smiled and helped him replace it with a new one, also giving him a sweet wild fruit.
"Oh, right," Gaia suddenly looked up, "don't we need to name the child? We can't just keep calling him 'child', can we?"
"Of course we should get up!"
Lin Yun immediately took over the conversation.
"The name must be catchy and easy to remember, and it must also match their abilities."
"For example, the one who manages the ocean is called 'Okeanos,' which sounds very oceanic."
"The one who manages the volcano is called 'Athos,' it sounds very powerful!"
Lin Yun brought up the names of the Titans from mythology, and deliberately made it sound like he had just come up with them himself.
Gaia nodded repeatedly and wrote the name on a leaf.
"These names are so nice!"
"You are very clever, Uranus."
Lin Yun, feeling a little embarrassed by the praise, scratched his head.
"Of course, of course, we're partners!"
Lin Yun deliberately used the word "partner" in an attempt to downplay the awkward kinship between the two.
The two of them worked together in this way, singing and dancing, from that time into that era.
Gaia looked at the leaves covered with writing and smiled with satisfaction.
"What a fruitful day!"
"With this list, our children will definitely excel."
Looking at her smile, Lin Yun suddenly felt a little guilty.
He initially just wanted to stall for time, but he didn't expect Gaia to take it so seriously and actually take his words to heart.
Gaia!
"Actually, I..."
Lin Yun hesitated for a moment.
But before he could finish speaking, Gaia patted him on the shoulder.
"I know you're doing this for the good of our children and for the good of the world."
"You don't need to feel pressured. We'll take it slow and there's no rush."
Gaia's eyes remained gentle, but now held a deeper understanding.
Lin Yun was stunned, and suddenly realized that his previous little thoughts were a bit ridiculous.
As the Earth Mother Goddess, Gaia may have already sensed his nervousness.
She didn't point it out, and even went along with what he said, giving him a way out.
"Okay, take your time."
Lin Yun laughed, realizing for the first time that dressing up as Uranus wasn't so bad after all.
At least, he has such a gentle "partner".
......
That night, Lin Yun lay on a bed made of clouds, looking at the starry sky, pondering how to continue "fooling" Gaia into making a "parenting plan" the next day.
What he didn't know was that after he fell asleep, Gaia quietly came to his bedside, gently covered him with a blanket adorned with starlight, and smiled slightly.
"What a lovely child."
A few days later, Lin Yun and Gaia were still busy with their "parenting plan".
They went to see a volcanic eruption together and discussed what kind of heat resistance the children who would be managing volcanoes in the future would need to have.
We went to the beach together and studied how children who manage the ocean should communicate with the waves.
They even went to the forest together to observe the lives of small animals and ponder whether it was necessary to create a god to manage them.
Lin Yun gradually adapted to his identity as Uranus and also grew to enjoy the days spent working for the world with Gaia.
He discovered that Gaia, though gentle, possessed immense power and boundless wisdom.
Many of his ideas about the world were eye-opening.
That day, they sat in the open space again discussing the list.
Gaia suddenly looked at Lin Yun and said seriously.
"Uranus, I think our 'parenting plan' is almost complete."
"Is it time... to start trying for our first child?"
Lin Yun's heart jumped into his throat. He was about to find an excuse to delay when he saw the expectation and nervousness in Gaia's eyes.
He suddenly realized how important it was for Gaia, the Earth Mother Goddess, to give birth to new life.
Lin Yun took a deep breath, looked into Gaia's eyes, and said softly.
"good."
Gaia's eyes lit up instantly, as if filled with starlight.
She held Lin Yun's hand, closed her eyes, and exuded a rich aura of life.
Lin Yun could feel a warm energy flowing between the two of them.
The soil beneath their feet began to tremble slightly, and the wildflowers bloomed even more brilliantly.
After an unknown amount of time, Gaia opened her eyes, smiled, and pointed to the ground.
Lin Yun followed her gaze and saw a tall figure slowly rising from the soil.
He had bronze-colored skin, smooth muscle lines, and a determined look. He wore a star-patterned robe similar to Lin Yun's.
"His name is Oceanus."
Gaia spoke softly, her eyes filled with loving kindness.
"He is our first child, and the future god of the ocean."
Upon its birth, Oceanus immediately knelt on one knee and respectfully addressed the two.
"Father, Mother."
Looking at Oceanus before him, Lin Yun felt a surge of complex emotions.
There was surprise, and there was relief.
And a strange sense of pride.
He then realized that the "breeding" in mythology was not what he had thought.
"Get up. From now on, the management of the ocean will be entrusted to you."
Lin Yun patted Oceanus on the shoulder, trying his best to imitate the majesty that a heavenly father should have.
Oceanus nodded and turned to walk towards the sea.
Watching his retreating figure, Lin Yun and Gaia exchanged a smile.
"Next, it's time to have a second child."
Gaia said with a smile.
Looking at her gentle smile, Lin Yun no longer felt the tension and resistance he had shown before, and instead nodded with a smile.
"Alright, this time we're going to nurture an even stronger child, someone to manage the volcano!"
Lin Yun stopped arguing.
He knew that in this mythical world, he was no longer Lin Yun, the corporate slave struggling to make a living, but Uranus.
He is Gaia's partner and the father of all the gods.
But beyond all of this universe, a new change appeared in Anan's eyes.
The clones of Kronos may bring more possibilities to the universe.
Furthermore, are these different "memories" meant to enhance our life experience?