"I still can't figure out why you did this." Luo Binhan said, "The young master has no intention of doing anything to you, right? If you stay on the boat honestly, we may send you to a good place go."
"A good place!" Bang Bang asked sharply, "Like this prison for light believers?"
Robinham shrugged. He could say that it was Bangbang's fault, but if he was sincere enough, he would have to admit that he had no say in the matter. Before the secret of "Grey Wind" was revealed, he didn't know what Jing Huang planned to do with Bang Bang. Send him back to his hometown? That's definitely not the result Bang Bang wants to see. However, if Jing Huang was more or less aware of what Bang Bang was and what he could do, he would never just throw Bang Bang into an unsuspecting crowd.
"You didn't need to kill anyone." Luo Binhan could only say this.
"Oh, Luo, you don't need to eat. Every time you eat less, more creatures will survive, right? But you don't do that. You just want to let yourself grow and climb up. . You want to ask why? This is biology, my friend. Creatures want to continue themselves. If you can't even figure out this reason, then it means you are a waste, maybe you should be eaten early."
Bang Bang stood up from his prison. He shook his long neck and looked at Luo Binhan with pity.
"The only way to prove perfection is to survive, Luo." He said, "Oh, I don't mean to win by chance. But you can't kill me. You can't kill me no matter what the situation is. This is a structural difference. . I'm superior to you. That means I have no problem eating you if I want to. Of course I have, oh, I think there's a lot to be improved upon, but that has nothing to do with absorbing imperfect species. I’m not targeting you either. We used to get along quite happily. But you are inferior to me in the path of evolution.”
"Oh," Luo Binhan said, "That's it."
He considered Bangbang's words and quickly thought of Li Li. In the Silence warehouse filled with clutter, they did talk about the "optimal solution." Formula, optimal solution, unique solution, highest value... What did Li Li say?
-I can tell you won't like this theory, sir.
Now he understood, or at least some of it. He mentally admitted to Li Li that she was right and that he really didn't like it very much.
"You are just very good at fighting." He said to Bang Bang, "In my opinion, you are not worthy of carrying shoes for your ancestors."
"They're dead, aren't they?"
"So you win?"
Bang Bang shook his head again. At this time, Luo Binhan himself also figured it out. He rubbed his left hand and said, "You're an idiot."
Bang Bang let out a long oh sound. He wasn't angry, maybe he felt that Luo Binhan didn't deserve to make him angry. They seemed to agree on their contempt for each other.
"The Houyhnhnms are dead. But you didn't win either." Luo Binhan said, "Isn't this hard to understand, idiot? What did you get from this? I didn't get anything. You didn't prove that you were right, you just It proves that death is more powerful than you all. You can't conquer anything you catch, you can only sacrifice it to death and let death help you solve the problem. In this way, death wins."
"Your mind is in a mess." Bang Bang said sharply, "There is no 'dead' existence, Luo! It is not a reality, just a concept. Do you describe it as a living thing? I didn't expect you to be like this... …Oh, oh…”
The prisoner suddenly stopped talking and kicked the ground manically. Luo Binhan could even hear the whistling wind in the light shield. He stared at his toes in silence, but thought of the shadow forest in his heart. In that brief moment, he was no longer himself, he saw something more. That didn't bring him happiness, but whether he liked it or not, he was always different from the past. He began to think about things he had never thought about before.
"Maybe not in your hometown," he said, "but there is magic here, Bang Bang. You have experienced it. The concept becomes a reality, and then let you toss yourself. I don't care about it either. Professional, so I won't tell you what death is - but during the time you missed it, I was involved in something... I felt the substance of the concept. But it wasn't death, I guess, that was more flattering What kind of thing do you like? But since it can become alive, I think death is also possible. What if I lit a death fairy stick at that time? Can you resist that thing? You can only say that it is unreasonable . It is not stronger than you in any sense. The only thing it is stronger than you is that it can kill you. If one day, death stands in front of you, in its eyes you and I are the same. But I have no plans To convince you to stand by me, Bang Bang, I'm not threatening you. I just want to say that you are so unlucky that it is really annoying. Just continue to kneel to death. There is nothing hateful in doing so, because I don’t care. Now I can kind of sympathize with you, because the pelican is pretty interesting anyway.”
Bang Bang stared at him suspiciously, his pupils moving strangely and disorderly. Luo Binhan thought that he might not have listened at all. This murderous horse will only wonder if there is really a "Death Fairy Rod" in the magic here. He should go back to find Upsilon and suggest that he hang fairy sticks of different colors around Bang Bang's prison in the future.
He didn’t want to talk about it anymore, so he said, “Tell me about your hometown.”
"what do you want?"
"I want some reference." Luo Binhan said, "The kid in red clothes, you know him, is preparing to go on a voyage. I don't know where he is going, anyway, I am already on that ship. I am curious to see more. I saw something in the distance - but I don't have high hopes for your hometown, because you don't seem to be a knowledgeable guy. If I get there one day, I might tell them about you. You have friends there Is that so? I guess not. But at least people who know you will know where you are."
He didn't expect to impress Bang Bang, but for some reason the other party didn't let him get out. The prisoner described the school to him in more detail. On the planet covered with blue-purple woods and misty golden mist, hundreds of bachelors from different races were studying different fields. Sometimes they have special assignments from the federation, but most of the time they are free. That tranquility and freedom even attracted Houyhnhnm's creations to come and lurk among different scholars for a long time, observing how they studied and discussed. It kind of likes this place, and is ready to wait for it to be completely mature and perfect before accepting it, but the light believers take the first step... It has to consider going further away.
Luo Binhan was attracted by this incident. He closed his eyes and imagined the place of freedom that Bang Bang mentioned. Not now, not here, but that place does exist. He realized this and opened his eyes.
"I'll tell you what I've seen," he said to Bang Bang. He also truly kept his promise and told the story of the Sea of Fusion Stars and Senluo truthfully. In addition, he also talked about more of his experiences, such as Mencheng, Sugar City, White Tower... He repeatedly confirmed the existence of magic to Bangbang and found that the prisoner was extremely interested in it. Can that bring about some kind of qualitative change to the other party? he does not know. This murderous horse has to spend a long time in jail first.
"You are indeed an idiot." Bang Bang said, "If I were you, I would have already started to learn the knowledge of the White Tower."
"If I were you, I would first confiscate all the fairy sticks in the world." Luo Binhan replied. He started to pick at the fingernails of his left hand and felt a little wet there.
When he was picking his fingers, Bang Bang said: "Oh, that's just a small problem, Luo. I just lack the understanding of this place. Do you think that thing can always deal with me? Next time I will cancel the vision directly, or You can't even light a fire. When I'm ready, your little trick will be useless."
"You come out of jail first and then show off, okay?"
"I'll get out. But you, Lo, you'll be locked in for the rest of your life."
Luo Binhan looked at him with wan interest. He didn't think Bangbang could say anything else that would surprise him, but this murderous horse did have something up his sleeve.
"When I was on your ship, I had a conversation with the artificial intelligence in the warehouse." Bang Bang said. Luo Binhan jumped up immediately. Li Li. The name set alarm bells ringing in his head.
"What did she say to you?" he asked.
"A metaphor for you."
Luo Binhan pursed his lips. He began to think about how much Li Li knew about Bang Bang - that was different, the Li Li in the Silence warehouse, and the one who always appeared in his hallucinations. He had always considered the former to be true, but what could Li Li and Bangbang have to say?
His reaction was undoubtedly seen as a victory by Bang Bang. The prisoner said slowly: "She told an, oh, interesting metaphor: There are several prisoners here who are locked in a cave, with their faces facing the wall. They can't see the scenery outside the cave, they can only see the flames. The shadow that shone on the cave wall was regarded as the real world. Later, the rope that tied them was loosened, and the prisoners walked out of the cave and saw the outside world. They saw the shadow and the thing itself at the same time. You can know that the thing itself is real, and the shadow is just its reflection. Some prisoners accepted the facts and began to live in a new world, while others were frightened and turned around and hid in the dark cave - she Say it's a simple metaphor about knowing the truth. Now this reminds me of you, Lo, you were the one who retreated into the cave. You imprisoned yourself. I guess that's what she meant."
"Is that all she told you?"
"We didn't chat for long. She suggested I talk to you more, saying it would be more helpful."
Luo Binhan couldn't help but laugh. He thought to himself that he had to remember this. This account must be settled. After returning to the Silence, he would torture Li Li to extract a confession and go to the toilet holding the black box containing her data. But before that, he stood up and waved goodbye to Bang Bang in front of the mask.
"I also have a metaphor here." He said, "This is a metaphor about life: Once upon a time, there was a world of shadows, where only the purest and most sincere thoughts in people's hearts were preserved. A prisoner was thrown into that world by the evil witch There, he lived there for countless years until he completely forgot about the life in this world. But one day he found a way to the present world, and he escaped back to the colorful present world, and then he saw a murderous horse killing people all over the world. . Oh, the whole world is so colorful, it is the red of blood, the white of bones, the gold of burning, and the gray of death. He turned around and left, returning to the world of shadows forever."
