Two completely different hands were held tightly together in mid-air.
As time travelers, the timeline between the two unexpectedly spanned decades.
Looking at the frail old man in front of him, Xue Yun couldn't feel the slightest fluctuation in the force field's aura.
Why did a dignified time-traveler turn into an ordinary farmer with no power?
What has he experienced over the years? !
"Haha, don't look at me like that, let me guess..."
A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Hayato Araki in front of him picked up an old-fashioned pipe, placed the dry tobacco, and then took a long puff.
"Are you thinking why I ended up like this, a humble farmer in a village in Aomori County who is frail and has no force field at all?!"
Smile awkwardly.
Xue Yun still couldn't help but ask: "So, what is going on? Logically speaking, even if you are older, you will not become like this, right?"
As a time traveler, Xue Yun clearly understands where his advantages lie.
Putting aside the blessing of the system, the foresight of the times and the larger and higher pattern are the fundamental reasons why people like them are truly stronger than the natives.
Even if Liu Lang didn't have any help from the system, he could still sneak into the position of acting president of the "Global Night Watch Alliance Association".
"Actually, five years ago, my identity was still the chief shadow guard around the daimyo of Aomori County."
"Chief Shadow Guard?" Xue Yun said in surprise.
"You are not a local, so you don't understand these so-called positions, which is understandable."
Shrugging his shoulders.
Hayato Araki blew out a cloud of turbid smoke and explained: "The daimyo is the lord who rules each county, and the shadow guards are the generals and samurai who are responsible for protecting the daimyo and fighting for him in all directions!"
There was a pause.
The old man in front of him raised his eyebrows and emphasized: "You can imagine it as the minister of the war preparation department in the fortress city of the Daxia Empire. In this way, it may be easier to understand its meaning."
It was only at this moment that Xue Yun suddenly realized.
The so-called daimyo is like the lord of a fortress city, controlling the administration, taxation, and power of life and death in a region.
The so-called chief shadow guard has the same authority as the minister of the War Preparedness Department, and is responsible for city defense security and the deployment of foreign war-related matters.
in this case--
This so-called "chief shadow guard" seems to be a very important position.
"If you put it like that, I don't understand it even more..."
Narrowing his eyes, Xue Yun said straight to the point: "You have been in a high position for only five years, how can you always become like this? Even if you are playing dirty tricks, you will not be able to get a cup of hot tea now. Can’t you drink?”
"Haha, once the emperor and his ministers..."
Picking up an old cigarette stick.
Hayato Araki slowly smoked a dry cigarette, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Five years ago, the new daimyo Kuchiki Fuyuun took office. I did not agree with her radical ideas, so I was removed from my position and ended up living among the people."
There was a puff of smoke.
The old man in front of me coughed a few times and continued: "I thought that by living in seclusion in this inconspicuous village, owning this grocery store, and doing some small business, I would at least be able to live a happy and healthy old age. "
"But the problem is..."
He raised his eyes and glanced at Xue Yun helplessly.
Araki Hayato said with a helpless face: "After all, I underestimated the negative impact of the 'ban on martial arts' on this island."
There is no so-called good or bad in a simple law, but the distortion of human nature can be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
Materials were scarce and taxes increased.
The people of Aomori County began to suffer terribly, and were oppressed to the extreme by the hawks and dogs under the daimyo's banner.
What’s even more terrifying is——
Fuyun Kuchiki ordered all unofficial free night watchmen in Aomori County to be expelled.
Among them, of course, Araki Hayato is included.
"A phoenix without feathers is not as useful as a chicken."
Putting down the old smoking gun in his hand, Araki Hayato raised his head and sighed: "In order to stay in Aomori County, I had to make a choice and voluntarily gave up my armed freaks and even the system in my body, so that I could completely become a non-threat." An ordinary old man, only in this way can I be qualified to continue to stay on the island and not be deported immediately."
Startled suddenly.
Xue Yun couldn't help but froze on the spot for a moment.
He still understands that giving up the armed monster is nothing more than dissolving the contract between himself and the armed monster.
But the system that exists in the body of the time traveler can actually give up... This is simply an unheard of thing!
"Are you kidding..."
The corners of his mouth twitched silently, and Xue Yun said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "How can a thing like the system... give up on its own initiative?!"
"Why not?"
He held the cigarette rod in his mouth, his eyes full of depth.
Hayato Araki said bluntly: "The so-called talents, abilities, armed freaks, and even the system itself are originally manifestations of various external forces that do not belong to self-awareness."
Slowly blowing out a huge smoke ring.
Black smoke rings spread in the air, changing into various forms many times in the void.
Araki Hayato shook his head and said: "The self-awareness of people like us does not belong to this world. In addition to the soul, even this body can be discarded."
"The key is whether you want to do it...and whether your imagination can keep up."
Swinging a rusty pipe.
Araki Hayato raised his hand and tapped it lightly in the air. The rising and changing smoke shadows in the void immediately wiped out the sky and disappeared without a trace on the spot.
"Good guy..."
Big beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.
Although he did not feel the slightest fluctuation in the force field from beginning to end, the actions of the old man in front of him really shocked Xue Yun beyond measure.
Self-awareness is the soul!
As Araki Hayato said, for the time traveler, except for his own soul, everything else is just an external force.
If you stick to your true self, you can easily decompose your powers and talents with pure thoughts and imagination.
This is definitely a feat that only the truly strong can accomplish!
At least so far, Xue Yun is simply not qualified to achieve this step.
"Since you are so awesome, why do you still have to accept everything?"
Narrow your eyes.
Xue Yun couldn't help but ask: "Isn't he just a local famous person? Faced with this kind of tyranny, wouldn't it be over if he just rebelled? Why do you have to keep abusing yourself like this!?"
"Haha, you are just like me when I was young, wanting to rebel whenever you have nothing to do!"
Put down the bong.
Hayato Araki's eyes showed reminiscence, and he shook his head and said: "In this life, there are always some things that are much more precious than the gains and losses of personal interests, such as memories and inheritance."
He pondered for a moment.
The old man in front of me had piercing eyes and said bluntly: "The previous generation of daimyo Kuchiki Yasuo has been kind to me. The relationship between him and me is not only a master and servant, but also a partner and close friend who have helped and supported each other for decades. .”
"His granddaughter has made a mistake now, how can I stay out of it and choose to stand by and watch?"
