109: Am I a prince who lives among the people?
"You know more than anyone I know......"
Gao De suppressed his rapid heartbeat and went around in circles to confirm the credibility of Lao Gu's words. "Are these things common knowledge that all of you, including those who haven't yet become alternates, should know?"
"Of course not," Lao Gu's big quaint face squeezed out an ugly smile, "Actually, I was originally a candidate for punishment, but I didn't pass the promotion test, because I was impregnated by the power of chaos in the test. β
Sure enough, this guy is only one step away from Xingtian.
"What kind of test is that?" Gao De was originally a clichΓ©, but now he was interested.
"The promotion test is very dull, but it is a huge challenge for us who have been preparing to become Xingtian since childhood. Lao Gu's eyes were restrained and fell into reminiscence, "This is a top-secret matter, but since it is an adult, it doesn't hurt to tell you." β
"The test was to give us a year off, but we could only move around in a limited area. It's huge, almost the size of the entire West Side, and there are a lot of people, estimated to be half the size of the West City. There are markets, amusement parks, libraries, workshops, taverns and even ...... Where the opposite sex gets along, in short, it is a bustling city. β
"We can watch TV movies, drive planes, drink, gamble and ...... in it Ahem, you know. Everyone also gave out a lot of golden dragons, which is more than the amount of money you can earn in a lifetime. β
"In that area we can do whatever we want, I mean, there are mortals there and royal laws, but we are not bound by laws. We torture and kill people, and there are no consequences for what we do to mortals. Those people are not dummies, they are real people. Even if we don't pass the test, we won't hold anyone accountable. What we do there will be completely wiped out and no trace will be left behind. β
Gao De immediately understood that this was a test of will.
At first glance, this is a test, but it is completely an imperial enjoyment to change to Gaode. But for the alternate sentence, it is a huge impact on the will.
They have been subjected to physical modification since childhood, subjected to brutal training day after day, and have been instilled with the belief to fight for mortals. Over the years, the will has been condensed as hard as steel.
But suddenly they are given a year of vacation, no tasks and no training, that is, they are left idle, and they are thrown into mortal society, even if they are determined and self-disciplined, they will be shaken.
At first, they should try to resist the life of normal people and maintain their true colors as Xingtian. But then there will always be a casual breakthrough at some point, after all, they have lived in a closed environment since they were children, and the colorful mortal society itself has great temptation.
When they develop a yearning for mortal society, their will begins to crumble. So whether it is the golden dragon in their hands or the privilege that is not bound by the law, they are tempting them to seek more excitement in the mortal society, and finally ......
"What is the criterion for passing the test?" Gao De felt that no one could pass this kind of test, if the criterion was that the will was still as strong as before a year.
"As long as you are not impregnated by the power of chaos, you will pass the test. Lao Gu said flatly: "No matter what we do inside, even if we kill people and eat people, as long as we are not impregnated by the power of chaos, we are qualified." β
Gao De stared and tilted his head, holding this position for several seconds before exhaling turbidity.
Xingtian's mission is to fight the demons of chaos, and not being impregnated by the power of chaos is a prerequisite. In order to test this, it is necessary to pay some human life, and this is what the Holy Mountain has in mind.
From this point of view, the morality of the holy mountain is really beyond the realm of mortals, which makes Gao De quite uncomfortable.
"Let me guess ......"
Gao De looked Lao Gu up and down, and some doubted that the mortals in that area were not ordinary breeds, otherwise how could they withstand the toss of Lao Gu's size. "You got along too well with women and didn't pass the test?"
"My lord really saw what strength I had," Lao Gu waved his hand vigorously, "but it's not what adults think, I'm reading books, and reading books is a cause for me." β
Reading?
"That area...... I can't say the name, I don't know exactly where it is," the old man sighed, "everything there is real, and all the temptations it brings are real. For example, the books in the library tell the real history and the real secrets. β
"I am very interested in mold weapons, and I have always dreamed of becoming a master after the punishment of the heavens, making and repairing weapons for my comrades. I spent ten months in that place, spending most of my time in the library, looking for all kinds of books related to molding. β
"I can't get enough of all the books in the library, so I ...... I pushed open the door to the secret library. The guards warned me that the books inside were readable, but the possibility of being impregnated by the forces of chaos was very high, but I didn't back down. β
Lao Gu squeezed out that ugly smile again, "It turns out that I am too arrogant, I am impregnated by the power of evil demons. At that time, I was not really hungry for knowledge, but obsessed with the great pleasure of acquiring it. It was the pleasure that lured me deeper and deeper, and finally sank into the whispers of the demons. β
"I've gained demonic powers, and the ability to listen to the whispers of the Molds and Greys to judge their condition and even affect them. β
"I was eliminated, and the Holy Mountain will not dispose of the eliminated alternate sentences as scrap, but arrange them to various departments in the Ming court, so that we will die of obscurity. β
"And a ban on you from basking in the sun?" Gao De asked about this taboo, and Lao Gu never went to the ground.
"That's not it," said Lao Gu, shaking his head, "but there are too many ...... in the sunshine The noise, like the noise of the mold and the ash of the machine, I would hear the noise as soon as I was in the sun, and I couldn't stand it at all, and I would go crazy after listening to it for a long time. β
What a complete eccentric.
"So what kind of mortal power is also what you saw in those books?" Gao De pulled the topic back, "It is also clearly written in the book, only the royal bloodline, that is, the Zhu family, has pure mortal power?"
"Only this possibility," Lao Gu said a little vaguely, "otherwise it doesn't make sense." β
"Is there another possibility?" Gao De thought of the transformation that Xiao Li had said, "How did the Holy Mountain or the Imperial Family transplant the bloodline of the Zhu family to another person, so that he has pure mortal power?"
"This ......"
Lao Gu scratched his head, "Theoretically, there is such a possibility, but this kind of thing is too bizarre." This bloodline...... Xingtian is called blood source, and it can indeed be transplanted, but the blood source in a person's body is limited. If it is transplanted to someone else, he himself will be less, and the power of mortals will become impure. The transplanted person only gains a little blood, and it is impossible to obtain pure mortal power. I can't think of anyone who would do this kind of thing. β
Therefore, the possibility that he is the bloodline of the Zhu family not only exists, but also is very large. The "transformation" that Xiaoli said may just be to purify her Zhu family bloodline, so that she can have pure mortal power, and at the same time, her body has also been strengthened in the direction of Xingtian.
Thinking about it, Gao De felt angry.
I turned out to be a guise for being a homeless person, and I have suffered for many years!
It doesn't seem to have suffered any real hardship, but his dreams have been shattered and he has become a salted fish.
Wait, there's another question here, a very critical one.
"It seems that people with mortal power can't enter the gray realm, right?"
Gao De confirmed this very much, Xiaoli and Ai Tosaka both said that the Holy Mountain and the Ming Dynasty would not interfere with the Gray Realm. The people of the Holy Mountain like them, as well as the Xingtian and the alternate Xingtian, could not enter the Gray Realm.
"Lao Wang and Granny Sun should have revealed it to you," Gao De's tone became serious: "I can enter the gray realm." β
Lao Gu scratched his head again, "This, this is also strange to me, really." I asked you to make sure that this shouldn't be the case. β
"Then there is only one ...... truth"
Gao De stood up and said sadly: "I am not of royal blood, and I have no mortal power in my body. It's just that this hammer is a little special, and the effect it inspires looks like mortal power. β
"My induction just now is fine, it is the mortal power that Xingtian showed us. Lao Gu's tone was very determined, "Lao Wang told me about last night's battle, and adults can defeat demons so neatly, and only mortal strength can do it." β
He also stood up, "If you don't believe me, you can try to activate this mold." β
"The ash machine is a more advanced mold machine, and if you can start the ash machine, you can start the mold machine. Lao Gu said: "Some of the mold machines look bad, but in fact, they must be activated by the power of mortals. I suspect that the previous thunderbolt model was activated by an adult. β
And what's going on?
Gao De looked at the mold machine in the corner, there were several more metal cabinets than the previous lightning mold machine, which looked like a huge metal square column.
"What is this made of?"
Gao De approached the console and pressed a few buttons casually, and it felt that nothing had changed.
"I don't ...... either"
As soon as Lao Gu spoke, there was a boom, and the mold machine trembled, and the amplitude was as violent as a fish churning on a cutting board.
A loud buzzing sound appeared, and Gao De was shocked and relieved and said, "It's really me ......"
"Be careful!"
Lao Gu rushed over suddenly, pulled Gao De and ran, completely recreating the scene of running people like kites in the cartoon.
As soon as he ran to the top, it was like a ground-piercing bullet falling below and exploding, shaking Lao Gu and Gao De into a ball.