"You certainly can't understand why I chose to give up, right? A person who has tried more than a million times decided to give up this time. Doesn't this sound ridiculous?" There was no sadness or sorrow in Sean's tone, he just Quietly narrating, "You can't understand because you don't have the memory of more than a hundred lives and more than 50 million years of attempts...
"You're lucky."
There was something that Moonlight really couldn't understand, hovering in Sean's eyebrows.
As if being disturbed by some secret thoughts, Sean paused. When the undercurrent passed, he continued: "I almost know everything that is going to happen next."
"I know there's going to be an albatross flying over there." Sean pointed to a patch of sky outside the window. Looking under the moonlight, I saw a big white bird gliding between the buildings.
"I knew that barman was going to be dead in three years."
Before Moonlight had time to turn around and look back, Sean continued to tell: "There will be a flight to Hawaii in an hour, and one passenger on the plane will make half the people on the island get the flu.
"There is a nest of scarabs in the stone chamber of the Pyramid of Khaf. If you are there in seven days, you will see a new nest of eggs hatch.
"Two months from now, a small earthquake will occur in South America. If you are unfortunate enough to be in the Agarta underground corridor at that time, you will be trapped underground. The only thing that will keep you company is the endless darkness and the depths of the earth. The movement everywhere..."
Only then did Moonlight realize that Sean was describing his experiences in those fifty million years.
"I know all there is to know about sailing, and I can even sail a sailboat by myself across the Atlantic Ocean.
"I have memorized the shapes of all the ocean currents for the next twenty years. I even know several rain clouds and their lives. I know everything about the ocean better than an old blue whale.
"This world is full of my footprints, but guess what? - It's meaningless! Because after traveling all over the world, including the deepest underground and the highest mountains, I can only come to one conclusion..."
"The Ark of Eternal Night...is not in this world?" The moonlight interrupted the gradually exciting emotions.
Sean leaned back: "It seems like it took more than a million lifetimes for me to have the courage to admit this."
Moonlight shook her head in disbelief. Thinking of what Sean had just said, his mind flew out of the coffee shop.
His vision continued to rise, seeing the streets and the city, as if more than a million searching lives were overlapped, and he saw countless Seans running hurriedly in the city.
This city is like an anthill, and the ants buzzing in it are all Sean Dickinson.
He blinked and got out of that terrible illusion, still trying to persuade the existence in front of him that had lasted for more than 50 million years: "But, why does Ms. Hershey need to lie to you?"
"I don't know." Sean stood up, paid, and walked out of the cafe. "The more I pursue it, the more I find that I don't know a lot. So I'll just stop asking questions now."
"Then what should we do now?" Moonlight couldn't accept the option of returning to Arkham for a while. It's like knowing that you have wings, but deciding to bind them forever.
"Enjoy life, Moonlight." Sean pushed open the door of the cafe and seemed to have opened it, "What else can I do?"
He stood in front of the entire city, staring at the anthill made of concrete, and said in a calm tone: "I know there is a place where a large amount of unclaimed cash is hidden. We can take it all out, and then Go buy some stocks.
"Then we forget about it and go to Broadway. I know that the two most beautiful ladies in the city are there, and I know that their hearts are filled with wild anticipation...
"After getting to know those two ladies, let's buy the best brandy and whiskey, bring steak, red velvet cake, foie gras and the like. Let's board a sailboat and take a journey across the Atlantic Ocean. .I will take you to meet a family of beluga whales in the sea. I also know when and where the most beautiful sunset is. We can also fish together, and then I will show you my cooking skills...
"When we are done with all this, when we come back, believe me in the moonlight, because of those few stocks that we have forgotten, we will become the richest people in the city. After that, we can go to Europe and buy a manor. trip..."
Moved by Sean's story, Yueguang became inexplicably looking forward to it.
However, although he knew that Sean would be able to do what he said, and the most beautiful woman he said must be the most beautiful, but...
There was no intoxicating element in the air between them.
For the explorers who cannot return, the enjoyment of this world is obviously just a compromise.
"Anyway, live well." Sean's shoulders relaxed. "After surviving this time, maybe next time, I won't dream, write those things, and escape from Arkham."
After saying this, Sean stared at the street, or at the farthest end of the street, the blurry horizon. He seems to have really said goodbye to that pursuit.
"Accept that it may not exist. Live in the moment. Do what you want to do."
Sean walked forward. Moonlight followed.
The pianist felt a slight sense of relief. Although Sean said he would no longer pursue it, he was not giving up on himself. He just accepted it and tried to live life in a fun way.
Although he has never experienced that endless pursuit, he can feel that this is the first time in such a long time that Sean has really given up the idea of searching for the "Eternal Night Ark".
What people don't know is that everything changes at this time.
Sean walked through the crowded streets with an unprecedented sense of relief. Suddenly, he stopped again and stared in one direction, where the moonlight also looked.
They saw a traveler. The traveler's feet were patched and dusty shoes, and his clothes had been washed and faded. He was sitting quietly on a bench, slowly enjoying a piece of bread.
There were a lot of passers-by around, and all kinds of things were going on and all kinds of noises were being made. But he ate the bread slowly and intently, as if it was the only thing he should do in the world at the moment.
It can be seen from the aura he exudes that this traveler has surrendered all illusions and resistance. He seemed to be on a journey, like one of the few people in the world who had found the answer.
Sean had seen many people in those days of continuous pursuit, but he had to admit that he rarely noticed such people.
After letting go of the pursuit, he was able to see and suddenly understood.
"Moonlight, I... seem to understand."
"What?"
Sean turned around. It’s hard to describe his expression, which seemed to be shrouded in a faint light: “I have walked almost every road in the world...
"But I never saw that road...the most likely road!"
