"Ding dong!"
[Witness the death of an important NPC (Xiao Bi). 】
[The Ring of Time (Purple Level) is upgraded to lv.3. 】
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[The signing of the civilization contract is completed, and you have obtained the status of (Talidimensional Executive Officer). 】
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Xiaobi jumps to the edge of the world, essentially dying.
Her body was shaped by Kaiusta. Once she left the Kaiusta dimension, it was equivalent to her body disintegrating instantly, leaving only an invisible program.
After her death, the Ring of Time received an upgrade.
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[Ring of Time (Purple Level, lv.3): "Since everything is the road to the beginning, then why do you come to add an ethereal luster to my journey?"
Spirit +24
Control skill duration +0.5 seconds (cannot jump over strength difference to force judgment)
Special skill (time loop): consume mana, select a space within a certain range around you, and return everything in that space to the state one hour and forty minutes ago. (This skill cannot be used on living creatures)
The Ring of Time currently has recorded people: Tredia and Xiaobi. 】
…
After the Ring of Time was upgraded to two levels, the spiritual points attached to the equipment became 24 points, equivalent to a second-level spiritual player. Calculated in this way, every time the Ring of Time is upgraded, it will add 2 points of spirit, and there is no upper limit.
In addition, the properties of the Ring of Time and the control effect are also top-notch properties.
Edward is really lucky to get such a purple ring.
"..."
Su Mingan raised his head and looked at the edge of the abyss-like world. A head of the god is still there, with a pair of dark eyes exposed, and the face is hidden in the black mist.
Seeing Su Mingan raise his head, the god narrowed his eyes and seemed to smile.
[(?) Favorability: 50+10 points! (Friendship line)]
…
"How are you, are you happy?" God actually asked such a question. His gentleness is always an appearance.
"..." Su Mingan stared at him.
Thirty pieces of rose blood were destroying his internal organs, and his body was in overwhelming pain. Su Mingan took several steps back before regaining his balance.
"I know who you are." Su Mingan said.
"Really?" God said, "The answer you guessed must be wrong."
"Do you know where Lu Shu is?" Su Mingan said.
"Have you finally admitted that Lu Shu is not your real name?" The god thought for a moment: "You should ask the person behind you... Ah, he has already left. Is it because he has no face to face you? Or does he have a guilty conscience?"
Su Mingan turned around and saw no one behind him. Lin Guang had left quietly, leaving only the lonely motorcycle.
"...according to the civilization contract, I will provide you with resources regularly to allow mankind to survive until 72 years. Once every two years. The first batch of resources has been distributed to the coordinates of the City of Gods. Just go and receive them..." God's voice gradually faded. He disappeared and retracted his head: "Then, I wish you good luck."
The strong wind danced wildly, sounding like a devil's scream in my ears. Su Mingan covered his chest, as if a big spoon was stirring inside him, twisting his internal organs and blood vessels.
...gods.
Sooner or later he will kill the gods.
The ending of this kind of world copy will most likely end with killing the gods. The previous TEs that have passed the level perfectly have all developed for the better, and this time should be no exception.
"Cough." Another pool of blood was left on the ground.
He unsteadily inserted the key into the motorcycle, put on Xiao Bi's previous helmet, followed her previous example, started the motorcycle, sat firmly, held the handle with his palm, and turned -
"Ula——"
The motorcycle rolled up smoke and jumped out again like a pig with its tail permed. Yellow sand and smoke flew together. He choked on the dirt, coughed, and blood mixed with the loess.
This time, no one could take him away from the edge of the empty world.
He learned to drive a motorcycle.
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[Eighteenth day after the copy is opened·Afternoon]
A huge amount of resources, enough for human beings to survive for two years, arrived in the City of Gods.
When the mountains of resources were taken out by Su Mingan from the City of God, transported one by one by large trucks, and distributed to the people who were about to freeze to death, the name Asa Akto was once again held in high esteem.
People hugged the warm stones and chewed food, and finally the light appeared in their eyes again. They threw away their weapons, turned from vicious refugees into residents, and once again shouted the name of the city lord.
Human nature is what it is.
When he was at his lowest, he wanted to be despised by everyone, but when he was at his peak, one after another regarded him as a god. Love desires its life, evil desires its death.
People will respect and love him only when they need him. Once he cannot meet people's needs, people will regard him as an obstacle of the times and wish to push him to death.
This was true for the humans during the War of Dawn, and the same was true for the humans during the City of Measurement—Morrit Snow, the leader of Eden, and Kaskinen Philo, the eagle dog. There are also those red-eyed residents of the City of Measurement who all hate Akto for constructing the Dawn System and Type 8 personality, thinking that as long as Akto dies, people will gain equality.
As everyone knows, without the resources of Type 8 personality division, people simply would not be able to survive so many years.
No one can think about the problem from Akto's perspective and experience all the difficulties and pain he felt. Even Su Mingan would have thought Akto was a bad person when he first came to the City of Measurement.
Very realistic.
Nothing to hate. Human beings' desire for self-survival is stronger than anything else.
"..."
Su Mingan was sitting in the dignitary building of Doomsday City, looking at the resource statistics report in his hand.
"City Lord, after the news of resource distribution spread, most of the refugees chose to throw down their weapons. We are also trying our best to save people." Sen Kelstia reported to him: "It's just that some people were killed by [Tavi] The time of bewitchment is too long, no matter how you influence it, it will be useless..."
"...I know." Su Ming'an said, "If we really can't save him, let's forget it."
"Understood." Sen responded.
"You should pay attention to rest." Su Mingan turned over the report in his hand and glanced at Sen's face.
"Thank you City Lord for your concern. But if you work for one more minute now, more people will be rescued, and maybe several families can be saved." Sen said, "I will take a rest after the resource distribution is over."
"Yeah." Su Mingan responded.
Sen bowed and left the office.
Su Mingan stared at the old man's stooped back. The blood-colored cloak had experienced more than thirty years of wind and frost, and had long since faded and was as tattered as a rag.
After the news of the resource distribution came out, people acted like nothing happened. Those comments like "Hurry up and hand over Asa Akto!" and "How can Doomsday City protect Asa Akto!" seem to have never existed.
People ate the food in their hands timidly, not even daring to see him. Even some of his subordinates looked at him with wandering eyes. It was obvious that they had done something wrong to him.
He stretched out his hand and placed a photo of a couple on the desk.
In the photo, he and the rosy-faced Tredia are smiling at the camera. She is wearing a fashionable T-shirt and saying "yeah" to the camera. This is a photo from a long time ago.
Due to Tredia's last words, he was unable to clear Tredia's name. He could only erase traces of her existence as much as possible to reduce her being criticized by others.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered the information he collected on the Measurement City Forum on the eighth day after the dungeon was opened:
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[There are very few historical records about Theredia. The author has checked the information in the four major libraries of the city-state, and it is difficult to restore her life. 】
[The author only knows that she is a woman with a legendary experience and a companion of the Lord of Akto. Public opinion during the war had mixed reviews for her, and she seemed to have done something terribly wrong, which led to her parting ways with the city lord. 】
[It is speculated that Theredia and the city lord should have a special relationship. The cause of her death seems to be disappearance. Some people also speculate that she died of old age...]
…
I see.
The cause of Tredia's death was unknown, but it turned out to be this reason - she should not have died as the leader of the [Tavi] Army.
…
He suddenly heard a noise outside the window.
He walked to the window, opened it, and saw hundreds of figures in the towering bell tower not far away, like a dense forest.
The clock tower is located in the center of Doomsday City. It rings every day when the wind blows. Its skin is covered with gold foil and the golden light splashes every time the sun shines. It is known as one of the landmark buildings of Doomsday City.
…Why are there so many people standing on the bell tower?
The next moment, Su Mingan saw a figure on the bell tower taking a step forward, falling like an autumn leaf——
"Snapped!"
Only then did Su Mingan realize that under the bell tower, people's corpses were piled up like sacks, forming a hill.
These people on the clock tower... closed their eyes and jumped off the building one after another, performing a suicide show.
Many residents gathered in the central square to watch the scene with shock on their faces.
Su Mingan suddenly understood why those people on the bell tower jumped.
Those people... are all people who have been bewitched by the gods for a long time and cannot be saved, with blood-red eyes.
Just after the War of Dawn in Cataclysm 49, soldiers from the God camp committed collective self-immolation after defeat. Now, 65 years after the disaster, these believers have also chosen to collectively commit suicide by jumping off the building - they do not want to live in a world without gods.
Belief... is a really scary thing.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The sound kept coming, and people jumped from the bell tower one after another.
An old woman wrapped in a cloth robe, holding a cloth bag in her hand, panted and walked up to the bell tower. There was no red light in her eyes, and suicide seemed to be just her free will.
There are many people like her, most of them have lost their desire to live, all their relatives around them have died, and they don't want to live in this world.
She whispered the overlapping sound of the two words several times, hugged the bag, and leaned forward——
As she fell, the bag in her hand involuntarily let go, revealing the grass flying inside - withered, yellowish, snow-white, burnt black, with a layer of cyan, dull, muddy, and water-like shapes. Different.
They accompanied her and other people's jumps. Due to their light weight, they floated in the wind, like dandelion seeds, as if they were about to fly to all directions, or like the wandering light and shadow on the stage.
Her head tilted downward, and the rags and linen clothes on her body rustled like wings of heaven. The corners of her mouth curled up into a smile, as if she could embrace the light with this——
Just like the water flowing over the lotus leaf, leaving no trace behind.
"Bang!"
There was a loud bang.
Then it fell silent.
After her, there were another series of loud noises, and the bodies were piled up into a mountain.
Su Ming watched this scene quietly.
Five minutes later, on the bell tower, the suicide performance had ended. Soldiers began to clear away the bodies.
"Dang——dang——dang——"
The sound of ancient bells is thick and distant, ringing a farewell note for the souls of the deceased. The passing of human life is normal. Whether it is death in battle, freezing or starving, life is as light as a feather.
Only this scene - hundreds of people lining up, clasping their hands together to commit suicide and falling to death in the same way - can make onlookers feel the weight that hits their hearts. The weight of life seems to be heavy only at this moment.
"..."
The barrage was so shocked that it even jammed briefly for a few seconds. Su Mingan looked at the empty clock tower for a few seconds and then closed the window.
...Take a break.
He wiped away the blood on his chin and lay on the bed, feeling exhausted——
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He smelled the fragrance of green grass.
The four-cornered pavilion made of stacked stone pillars is covered with reeds and grass. The river below is like a strip of white, carrying the falling ginkgo to the downstream. The sunlight reflects on the waterside pavilions, and the environment is vast and peaceful.
Su Mingan can be sure that this is a dream.
He was behind a thick ginkgo tree, with leaves under his feet.
Suddenly, he saw a figure shaking not far away. The man was wearing a white robe, with stern eyebrows and pale eyes. He walked with murderous intent, which made people stay away.
... Linguang.
Su Mingan was confused...why did he dream of Lin Guang? He mostly dreams about his father and Yueyue, and never dreams about NPCs.
Lin Guang walked to the pavilion and started making tea. He was extremely serious and meticulous in every step. The color of the tea liquid was clear and moist, and the aroma of the tea floated out.
The moment Lin Guang picked up the tea cup, he suddenly looked up and saw Su Mingan behind the ginkgo tree.
Lin Guang's expression was confused for a moment.
Su Mingan also looked at Lin Guang.
The two looked at each other for a while, then Lin Guang suddenly lowered his head and sighed:
"...I dreamed of you again."
"..."
Su Ming'an realized something-could this not be his dream, but the dream he was in Linguang now?
This is a good opportunity.
He stepped out from behind the tree. Lin Guang was still lowering his head to make tea. The tea poured into the mouth of the bowl, showing an amber color.
"Linguang." Su Mingan said.
Lin Guang put the tea bowl in front of him and started to boast that he was good at making tea:
"Lovis, do you want to learn how to make tea with me? I'm very good at making tea now."
Su Mingan immediately declined politely: "No, I don't have the talent in this area."
"No." Lin Guang said, "The one you pick is of course the best. I don't even know how to appreciate the bad ones."
"... Lin Guang, why didn't you kill me before?" Su Mingan changed the subject.
"Why should I kill my friend?" Lin Guang asked doubtfully.
"Then why don't you respect your friend's wishes and insist on killing all mankind with nuclear explosions?" Su Mingan said.
Lin Guang's expression changed slightly. For a moment, his eyes were mixed with confusion and coldness, and they were firmly locked on Su Ming'an's face. Su Ming'an didn't show any clues, his expression was natural.
After a while, Lin Guangcai said: "I launched the nuclear explosion not to save resources... I just did it..."
At the critical moment, he kept silent.
Su Ming'an didn't expect that in this dream, Lin Guang could still be such a riddle--can't you just open your mouth and tell me why you want a nuclear explosion? What did the pangolin say?
There is no one else here, so who else could hear...
Wait a moment.
Su Mingan suddenly realized why Lin Guang never said "the reason for launching the nuclear explosion".
Someone is watching.
Since the 32nd year of the disaster, until now, even in dreams... there are people monitoring Lin Guang, the most likely one is [Taiwei]. Therefore, Lin Guang has been refusing to say "the reason for launching the nuclear explosion" just to prevent [Tawei] from knowing.
Su Mingan has encountered this situation before. As early as in the City of Measurement, the Dawn System indicated that someone was watching from above and that it could not answer his questions. One week, Su Mingan was killed by the Dawn System himself when he exposed that he was not Akto at a night meeting.
All this means...that there is a watcher above people's heads. [Taiwei] has been overlooking the world for a long time.
"Linguang, tell me, okay? I promise no one will hear it." Su Mingan said.
Lin Guang just shook his head.
Lin Guang is not as smart as Noel and can talk to Su Ming'an across the world. He is an idiot who can only shake his head. Su Ming'an couldn't hint that he could turn back after hearing the truth, because Lin Guang wouldn't understand if he said it a little more cryptically.
It seems that this matter can only be left to Noel...
Su Mingan frowned, and Lin Guang suddenly stood up.
"0321..." Linguang said.
"What?" Su Mingan said.
Lin Guang walked forward, and Su Mingan immediately followed him.
They walked over the gravel path and came to the edge. Only then did Su Mingan realize that there was a cave outside. It turned out that there was a cliff under the pavilion, and they were on the mountainside surrounded by clouds and mist.
"Do you know where I am?" Lin Guang said.
"I don't know." Su Mingan said. He was not familiar with the scenery of the ruined world.
"...This is Taihua Mountain." Linguang said.
Su Mingan raised his eyes and looked up.
The mountains in the distance are vast and dense with clouds and fog. Taihua Mountain is surrounded by clouds and mists. The peaks are at the bottom of the deep valleys, and the deep pools are close to the Tianzhu. Thousands of peaks tower into the clouds, like thousands of magnificent brocades. This is a majestic and strange mountain.
He suddenly heard a girl's chuckle. He turned his head and saw a black-haired girl next to the tree trunk. Her black hair was flying in the wind, smelling of jasmine. The scenery and people are extremely peaceful and beautiful.
Soon, her figure disappeared into the clouds and mist, seemingly just an inconspicuous scene in Lin Guang's dream.
"...Lin Yin?" Su Mingan was stunned. Why does Lin Guang dream about her?
Lin Guang's eyes suddenly sharpened and he stared at him.
Before Su Mingan could take another look, there was a sudden fluctuation around him. He opened his eyes and the dream was over.
He sat up from the bed and saw Su Lin at the desk.
"Are you awake? I saw that you were asleep, so I helped you enter Lin Guang's dream. How was it? Is it helpful?" Su Lin lowered his head and looked at the information in his hand. The information that Su Mingan had not finished processing before had been He took care of most of it.
Su Mingan used Baidu Encyclopedia on his watch Ah Du to check "Taihua Mountain".
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[Taihua Mountain: One of the five wonders of the Zhai Xinglong Kingdom, it is known as a majestic wonder. 】
"..."
Zhai Xinglong Kingdom...
He frowned.
(End of chapter)
