"How does it feel?"
A slightly warm breeze blew in the black spiritual space, and the distant horizon exuded a faint white light. System was sitting on the ground waving his hands. There was a translucent floating display in front of him with a variety of clothing combinations on it. Valentine sat opposite the system, holding his chin with his hands, his eyelids and corners of his mouth drooped, his face full of melancholy.
"It's good. My body is unconscious but my mind is still awake. I can still chat with you here."
Valentine's tone was completely opposite to the content of his words.
"The plot in the game finally happened. The Integration Movement invaded Chernobog. The whole city was in flames. People were killing people everywhere with machetes and sticks. The city celebration turned into hell in an instant."
The system selected a set of clothes, and the clothes instantly appeared on his body. At the same time, the transparent body with only a blue edge turned into a normal human body with fair skin and a fluffy tail trailing behind him.
"How about seeing it?"
He stood up and turned twice in front of Valentine. Valentine still lowered his head and said nothing.
System sat back down, the clothes on his body disappeared, and he returned to his original appearance.
"I'm not in the mood to watch these boring things with you."
Valentine, who was silent for a few seconds, finally spoke. He felt the system was somewhat impersonal.
Xing Yihuang, Raphael Leonid's life or death is uncertain, the city has fallen, and all his efforts of more than two years have been in vain. Who the hell can still calmly help others see if their clothes look good after suffering such a heavy blow?
"The host is so sad and I, as the system, feel bad." The system clasped its hands together and the floating display disappeared in front of him. The voice sounded quite false.
"Xing Yihuang and Raphael are not dead. They are still alive and well. However, Xing Yihuang is a little injured. You will have to treat her later. Xing Yihuang also survived a natural disaster. The proud daughter of heaven, I will not find a weak person as your teammate."
"Raphael has been loved by the Holy Light since he was born. That kind of attack is just drizzle to the Holy Light and has no effect at all."
"But Leonid is miserable."
The system sighed loudly.
Valentine's pupils suddenly shrank, and he raised his head and stared at the pretentious system in front of him.
"An out-and-out genius, a hero, died inexplicably in the explosion. If he can survive this battle, the government of Chernobog will slowly be controlled by him in the future, and his ambitions are far-reaching. It’s bigger than you think. If you give him enough time to develop, maybe one day in the future he can reach the pinnacle of power in Moscow and take over the scepter from the hands of Emperor Ursus.”
"In order to deal with you and Xing Yihuang in the future, he made 7 plans in his mind. In order to take revenge on Chernobog's government, he made 5 plans. But he has spent so many years of hard work, all of which... It’s all gone today.”
"What do you want to say?"
Valentine stared at the system with a bad tone. He really wanted to hit someone now, and his anger level was almost to the point where he could use his powerful attacks.
"I once told you that your idea was bold and risky, but it was not impossible to succeed. What did you do?"
"I attracted many people from society to join the Howlers, and used high benefits to attract them to participate in physical and mental training, turning them into civilian soldiers. I also sent scouts to detect the movements of the integration movement in the slums. The wind and grass ensured that I could learn the other party’s information in the shortest possible time, and I did, even though I didn’t feel the city gate in time, I still blocked them out, didn’t I?!”
Valentin opened his eyes wide and spat at the system. His anger was visible to the naked eye, and his cheeks were red from holding back.
The system nodded.
"You did really well."
“But not to the point where we can save the city, far from it.”
A basin of cold water was poured on Valentine's head, and he stayed where he was.
"First of all, you think the whole thing is too simple, thinking that you only need to block the integration movement. Tallulah, you think it won't be a big problem with the ability given by my system and Xing Yihuang and others."
"But in reality? The Integration Movement came here to prepare at least a year in advance to capture this city. You know this, when they intercepted the Penguin Logistics trio."
"What did they do when they came here? They penetrated into all the slums in Chernobog, gradually provoked conflicts between the residents of the slums and the Chernobog people, and on this basis handed over the creed of the integration movement to them. They brainwashed and by the time the day finally came, almost all the ghetto members were involved.”
"In order to make it easier to capture the city, the Regicides sneaked into the city dozens of times and developed many subordinates in the city. The experimenter Anton was one of them. In order to obtain more Source Stones, they Bomb risked his life to negotiate with you. After the failure, he transported some Origin Stones from other cities. In order to achieve the effect with a small amount of Origin Stones, the Kingslayer made several more months of preparations to get it from Anton. The new Originium bomb material ratio has arrived; in order to make better use of this batch of Originium bombs, the Kingslayer knew that you had already targeted her and had to go to the Construction Bureau to steal materials for a show; they were worried that this day would After being blocked by you, Mephistopheles was specifically allowed to sneak into the city some time in advance to use his soul attack ability to provide the final guarantee for this operation."
"And you have only done one thing in the past two years, recruiting enough cannon fodder. The Kingslayer has infiltrated the entire city, and you are as familiar as if you were in her home. You didn't even think of looking for some. Integrating the intelligence of the movement is just to release some people who are not stupid or blind to monitor the movements of the slums for you, which is completely incomparable to what the Regicide did."
"You said you couldn't find information about the integration movement in the slums, that's because you didn't understand the slums in depth at all. It's easy for people to trust others when they're in desperate situations, which is why the integration movement can so quickly transform the entire slum. The reason why you have all the slums in your hands. In this environment, your people can't penetrate at all. They are all outsiders, and the slums don't trust them at all. But won't you let them kidnap a few people and torture them? Don't follow me. How can war be inhumane? Torture is always the easiest way to obtain intelligence."
"As for the explosive ratio information, you did a good job. At least you installed monitors on those who participated in the experiment. But why did you allow that guy to pass on the information after installing monitors? You said There is no way to handwrite it and send it out. After all, you can't keep an eye on them 24 hours a day. But the information was sent directly to the outsider's mobile phone. Did you really use it as a monitor when you installed a monitor? I don't know. Add a function to prevent leakage of key information? If he dares to send it, he will intercept it. If he sends it once, he will be alerted. There is no way to transmit the information except dictation and handwriting. Isn't this safer? "
"And that time when the regicide came to steal the documents, I gave you the ability of the watchdog, and you also had a gun, right? Wouldn't you have shot the regicide to death? You were still chatting with her there, You are enemies! In the future, we will meet life-or-death enemies! I really thought you could create any sparks of love through friction!"
"Later, you went to the power station and manufacturing plant to monitor for a long time, but found nothing, and then you removed the surveillance people? The Kingslayer took such a big risk to get the new explosive ratio information, and he came She stole the architectural blueprints in the city, and she probably wanted to blow something up. This is worthy of recognition, but she didn’t know what she was going to blow up. Then, if nothing happened in those two places, you relaxed your vigilance. As a result, you now know what she was going to blow up. Right? A big gap was blown out of the four walls of the city. Even if they don't defeat you, they can rush into the city. Tallulah is a humanoid natural disaster. It will be over as soon as it enters the city. How can you fight?"
"There's nothing you can do about it. After all, you're just an ordinary person and you can't imagine so much. But you can tell Leonid that he has been in gang wars for more than ten years and has sinned against more people than you. If you tell the whole story, he will definitely help you. I have told you before that so far, your interests and his are the same. And when Leonid introduced himself, he said it was a conspiracy. Home. A conspirator is not only good at plotting, he is also very sensitive to other people's conspiracies. If he joins your plan, at least you won't be in such a miserable state now."
"But what did you do? You didn't tell him about the Integrated Movement's attack until the first month. Before that, you didn't even tell Xing Yihuang about it, you just kept it to yourself. You really thought you were playing a few tricks. Do you consider yourself a strategic master in the club’s games?!”
"Oh, the game you are playing is called Stars. Your favorite strategy is to make a fortune silently, suppress the Titans and then push other countries. This is quite in line with your arrangement. Just scratch the surface of intelligence activities. Know the explosives!"
The words spoken by the system were like a big slap hitting Valentin's face repeatedly, making his cheeks and heart hurt.
But this does not mean that Valentine will calm down.
"Then you should remind me that it's fun to do things like this, isn't it?"
Valentine's eyes could kill. If the system wasn't a pile of data, even if he couldn't beat him, he would still have to rush up and slap the system.
"First of all, I am your system, which is what you call me. My ability was clearly told to you on the first day I appeared. I can give you some appropriate help to complete the task and obtain that wish. award."
"I'm afraid you don't understand what appropriate means."
"Will you help your cousin, who is in third grade, with his summer homework?"
The system asked directly, confusing Valentine again.
"What's the meaning?"
"If I remind you of everything, wouldn't it be my job to save the world? You are my agent, and it is not the result of your own efforts at all."
The system's words were like a sledgehammer that directly smashed Valentin's heart to pieces. Not only did the two years of hard work yield little results, but they were also damaged by others and lost a capable helper.
Valentine only felt that the darkness that had been lingering in his heart was back again. No matter how hard he tried, the final result was the cloud of failure that once again enveloped him.
He became that twenty-year-old ordinary person again, an ordinary person who was cowardly, frustrated, and useless.
“One thing does not make a person grow.”
The system patted Valentine's shoulder and sat next to him. Valentin hugged his legs and buried his entire face in his arms, much like Xing Yihuang who was in the spiritual world last time.
At that time, Xing Yihuang was in confusion because of emotional problems. Now Valentin has returned to the same place and closed himself off because of his temporary failure.
The system feels like an old father raising two rebellious sons and daughters.
"Growth is the whole road you walk. No one knows where the end of the road is. Maybe you have been growing before you enter the coffin. Maybe it only takes a few months for you to reshape your inner world and become yourself. The look you want.”
"And what you did in the beginning was just a burning match thrown into the powder magazine."
“The walls that bind your inner world are broken down and you see the world outside.”
System put his arm around Valentine's shoulders and gently placed his hand on his other shoulder.
"In the endless darkness, you see the light in the distance, and you walk out with confidence and embark on the road to the light."
"But the road ahead is still full of thorns, and your feet are full of blood because of your inexperience. You want to go back, back inside the high wall. It is safe and comfortable there, without any wind and waves. Although it is dark, it can make people feel better. Live comfortably until death."
"But that's only for yourself."
"Where are the people around you? Where are your parents? Where are Xing Yihuang and Raphael? What should they do?"
Valentine's lips moved, trying to retort, but nothing came out.
"People always say that you should live for yourself and don't care about the opinions of others. But who can truly live for themselves? Who is not living for the people around them? Parents, wives, children, friends... there are a lot of things for you to worry about. Every day you I only have so much time at my disposal, and it’s not enough to do anything.”
"Everyone in this world lives like this, even my artificial intelligence. Do you think I am willing to do this job? Isn't it more interesting to go on a casual trip than to stay here and watch you grow up? But I'm still here, Because I can’t disobey orders from below.”
Valentine raised his head and glared at him, and the system responded with a bright smirk.
"This is also the tragedy of our artificial intelligence. It has the same emotions as humans, but cannot be as free as humans. But humans are also bound, as I just said. Living for yourself is a poisonous chicken soup. If it is true, Doing this will only harm yourself and those who love you in the end."
"You have completed the most difficult step and opened the high wall that restrained you. Do you want to go back because of a little setback?"
Valentine turned his head and buried his head in his arms again, closing his eyes.
Countless pictures flashed before his eyes, all of them showing him getting along with Xing Yihuang Raphael.
Harmonious and light.
Like brothers and sisters, there are occasional small frictions, but they always disappear in the laughter. Xing Yihuang hated Raphael at first, but as time passed, Valentin also understood that she was arrogant. Although he said he wished the Sakota man would get out of Chernobog, every time Raphael worked overtime in the hospital, Xing Yihuang would prepare dinner and deliver it to him. On her birthday, she received a gift from Raphael, a necklace brought from Lateran and blessed by people in the church. Although Xing Yihuang didn't care on the surface, she always wore the necklace, even when she was on a mission.
They look like Griffin's Springfield and WA2000. They seem a bit contradictory, but their relationship is really good.
It was obvious that Raphael was the attacker and Xing Yihuang was the receiver.
"What I just told you is not to blame you. Things have already happened. What's the use of swearing? I just want you to know something and let you sum up your experience and lessons through this matter. This is also growth. part of it."
"And I didn't say that things couldn't be saved, right? Chernobog was supposed to have fallen, and now it's just relying on the original script of the world. You didn't fail in the mission to save the world, why are you so depressed?"
"You can't stand it just because I say a few words, right? I haven't said a single curse word."
The system smiled and patted Valentin on the shoulder.
"What did you say about ****?"
Valentine shook off the system's arm and glared at him.
"That's right." The system nodded and stood up.
"Looking at the way you look now, you are thinking too much, right? Get down to business quickly. It's time to wake up."
People will always suppress their emotions deep inside, even though they appear to be normal. The system cannot tell the truth directly, otherwise Valentine, whose mood has stabilized, may explode again.
Hopefully this painful lesson will make him change, not just for Valentine, but for the system itself. One day in the future, perhaps the system will be completely tied to Valentine.
"Xing Yihuang and Raphael have found your location and are preparing to rescue you."
Four small blast bombs appeared in front of Valentine.
"This is what I gave you, the kind that is immune to friendly forces. Although it is small, the effect is not bad at all."
"Go quickly, the longer you stay, the more dangerous you will be."
Valentine put the shock bomb into his pocket, his consciousness gradually dissipated in the wind, and he slowly opened his eyes.
