This long tug of war quickly lasted for three years.
The calm sea is the same every day, from the clouds in the sky; to the blue and black sea; to the stories that happened; to the shaky determination.
It makes people wonder if they are trapped in some time and space cycle.
In the legend of an ancient civilization, there is a being called the "Weaver" who is good at weaving a substance called the "Yarn of Time". It is the "veil of time" that wraps the world, allowing the world to hide itself and prevent the invasion of the outside world.
But "The Veil of Time" is also a violent poison.
When the mortal body touches the "veil of time", it will enter the cycle of time and space, and every day will be exactly the same, just like being reborn again and again.
Only by committing suicide can one escape from this cycle of time and space!
Well, this is naturally just a legend from a certain civilization and cannot be taken seriously.
Zhang Ming feels like a "weaver", tirelessly weaving dreams and protecting his core memories.
At least when I'm awake, my mood is normal.
Occasionally I wake up from a dream, and while my energy is still good, I jump into the sea water to clean myself; I can also spend an hour or two making myself a delicious meal.
Although the increase of attribute points is really as slow as a snail now, the advantage is that it is continuous. If you eat it for a month, you can increase your life span by one year, which is better than nothing.
I have to mention that under the current situation of mental illness, the Xuanwu Breathing Technique after fine-tuning has actually increased the attribute points, automatically increasing by 20-30 points a year. This was the first time in his life that the attributes obtained through practice were greater than those obtained from food.
This is the normal state of normal people, and the progress every year is extremely limited.
Even the breathing technique has a limit. It is impossible to increase the attributes endlessly, otherwise it would not be directly immortal. Even mythical beasts like Xuanwu have no immortality, let alone humans who cannot display one-tenth of the exquisite breathing skills.
Zhang Ming didn't know what the limit of Xuanwu Breathing Technique was. Anyway, there was no need to worry about it for hundreds of years.
Occasionally, he would chat with Xiao Hulu enthusiastically. He wanted to ask for something, so naturally he couldn't be as perverted as Shimama, so he could only settle for the next best thing and chat about some simple issues.
In fact, Xiao Hulu likes chatting very much, and also likes Zhang Ming's "exchange wishes".
It's just that it is a very embarrassing presence on the ship. The more it helps, the more embarrassing it becomes when Lao Zhang's condition becomes more serious.
Gone are the days when I was so shameless and a talkative person who didn't know anything.
【What's your...evaluation of the human world? 】
"Develop in twists and turns. The development of human beings will not be smooth sailing, but as long as you live, you will make some progress." Zhang Ming sighed, "Actually, I am more and more afraid of returning to the human world. It is such a weird idea."
"It would have been better if I had followed the Honggang people."
"Actually, it's not impossible for me to turn around and go back now, but I'm worried that the old guys will see me like this and lead to disaster in the world of Honggang Man."
"It's really worrying about gain and loss."
[Okay, you insulted [Long-cherished Wish] and have been tortured by the disease until now. Do you have any regrets? If you were given another chance, what would you choose? Will you continue to scold it? 】
When Xiao Hulu asked this question, he felt like he was winking.
After being together for so long, it also knows Zhang Ming's character, and it doesn't matter if he makes a few jokes occasionally.
"Regret? I, Zhang Ming, never regret anything I do!"
Zhang Ming, who was still awake for the time being, patted his chest and shouted, "I will scold [Long-cherished Wish] again now!"
"Your fucking rescue team...ah, I accidentally scolded you wrongly." Zhang Ming looked at the vast sea and cursed, "[Long-cherished wish], you are such a big idiot!"
The little gourd is swaying as if drunk. This is one of its rare happy moments: [Compared to the past, your current aggression needs to be improved. 】
Zhang Ming also felt that as the anomalous disorder continued for a long time, his ability to associate has declined by more than a little, and even the sharpness of his curses has dropped a lot.
Finally, he sighed: "Actually, no matter if I scold it or not, it will still have to cling to me. It won't give up my anchor, will it?"
"Second, the feeling of scolding it is like punching Bai Zhendong or kicking Macaron. Do you know who Bai Zhendong and Macaron are? They are the global leaders in the world today. I rushed over with my face covered. A beating and kicking! Although I was wanted globally afterward, I was still in a happy mood at the time..."
Zhang Ming's eyes lit up: "By the way, I gave it a nickname, called [Sumama], and from now on I will call it [Sumama]!"
The little gourd keeps laughing. It may think that this guy's brain circuit is different from ordinary people. Even though he is like this, he still dares to challenge the powerful "Su Mama".
[I am very satisfied with your answer, because I also want to scold it. It is obviously the bad thing it did, but it poured dirty water on me, but I can't clear this suspicion. 】
[Now it’s your turn to wish, it can only be a small wish. 】
"I want to know, how can I cut off the thread anchoring me?"
After such a long period of contact, Zhang Ming almost knows what a big wish is and what a small wish is.
Anything that involves the gourd itself is a big wish. No matter how good it is, there is a high probability that it will refuse to describe itself.
Other information is mostly just small wishes to it, not worth mentioning.
Hulu thought for a while and said with some sincerity: [According to the current situation, it is difficult for you to do this. 】
[Because your mental state has been very bad, there are many methods that you cannot use. 】
[I can't tell you these methods. Most of them are related to the devil. Seeking help from the devil is just jumping from one fire pit to another. 】
[When you find a suitable world for rest and your mental state is good enough, I will help you. 】
"is that so……"
Apparently, this little gourd doesn't know all my trump cards.
Zhang Ming thought of a way to forcefully swallow the second rule of the Space-Time Insect and cut off this anchor.
As a demon-god-level existence, the "Insect of Time and Space" cannot cut through even a small fishing line.
But, on the one hand, he didn't have much energy to pick out the miscellaneous devil rules; on the other hand, his mental state was too bad. The current mental value is only a pitiful little over a thousand points. He can see this life-saving straw but cannot touch it.
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The mental state of collapse artist Zhang Ming is getting worse and worse. In order to maintain rationality, the time he wakes up becomes shorter and shorter, from waking up every three days, to waking up every five days, to waking up every seven days...
The most powerful legendary warrior of human civilization, the extraordinary person of this world's community, has no way to fight the invisible enemy.
The light of human beings only shines faintly in the face of extremely powerful natural disasters.
However, one day, Zhang Ming suddenly discovered that he had "insomnia".
"Insomnia" is a common mental illness among the symptoms of people who have lost their homes. As the name suggests, they have insomnia and cannot fall asleep no matter what.
In fact, this problem is considered minor. After all, those who dare to venture to the Demonic Sea are basically strong people. If they don't rest for ten days and a half, the problem is basically not big.
What's more, in modern technology, there are always some "tranquilizers", "anesthetics" and the like. Can't you just make yourself unconscious if you can't sleep?
Therefore, insomnia is a relatively mild symptom.
But it is fatal for Zhang Ming, because he can only better resist the "disreality syndrome" in dreams. Now that he can't sleep, the "dream firewall" will directly lose its effect!
Moreover, Zhang Ming's body was too strong and required a large amount of anesthetics and tranquilizers to anesthetize him. Even if the Honggang people did give away some natural plant anesthetics, they could only be used a few times.
So in the end there was only one way to survive: ask for help.
Without the help of a gourd, he would not be able to sleep, and would soon be engulfed by "disreality syndrome" and lose his life.
This sense of déjà vu being manipulated by fate was too strong, and the old sheep head couldn't help but lament - isn't this exactly the same as [Long-cherished Wish] manipulating the six blind people's lives?
Comrade Shimama has been lying down for a long time... In other words, Lord Shimama is really scared. The power of the demon is so terrifying!
They could obviously kill you, but they didn’t!
It has to be tortured slowly!
Master Shimama was shocked. It seemed that it had made many, many, many wishes to Ms. Calabash.
But it didn't pay any price at all? !
Do you want to kill Zhang Ming first, and then kill me?
The talkative gourd has long since become a dull gourd. It is very frustrated, but has to defend itself with a few words: [I must declare in advance that this is not my doing. 】
[Alas, even if I jump into the Yellow River, I won’t be able to escape, and I won’t be able to gain your trust. 】
[Of course, I can help you sleep. 】
[Even if you don’t make a wish, I will still help you. 】
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Time passed, and three years later became six years.
Something even more cruel happened, and Brother Hao might not be able to hold on any longer.
The old dog's condition is getting worse day by day, and he looks like he may die at any time. He eats less and less, and recently, he stopped eating.
In the past six years, Zhang Ming suffered from more than 100 "homeless people" symptoms!
For about a month, I could only stay awake for two or three hours.
This is still based on the help of the gourd, otherwise he would have gone insane and jumped into the ocean.
"Is this how difficult it is to fight against the devil? Everything is being dragged along. What does it want me to do? What does it want?" Zhang Ming struggled to live, looking at the blue and white sky, muttering to himself .
[Your mental state can only support you to stay awake for 3 hours, and then you must fall asleep. 】
(End of chapter)
