Become a hero?

A word that is far away, although it has repeatedly appeared in the dreams of young girls, has always been clothed in ritual-like dreamlike colors, and it seems so illusory, so untouchable. However, one day, someone stood on the street very casually and said to himself, let's turn the fantasy of the dream into reality, let's become the hero of the city, casually like saying that we eat potato cakes at night, which made Delia's brain a little sluggish for a while, and she didn't know how to react at all.

"Well, you should be glad to be right. Holding the girl's hand, a group of people wandered slowly in the shadows between the buildings, as if they weren't worried about the passage of time, well, no, they weren't at all worried, "I wouldn't have asked you that if it had been a few months ago." ”

"I think it's good for you, and I'm going to do my best to make it happen, and I won't ask you about it at all. Not long ago, though, some idle bored woman lectured me on the words of another little fellow, saying that it seemed to disrespect your independence. If you're wrong, you have to change it, so I'm asking you very formally, do you want to be a hero? Do you want to wash away the stigma of your parents? Do you want to stand at the top of the Tower of Babel and change the future of the city with your own hands?"

"I, I ......" Delia's mind was in a mess, she had forgotten her role as a guide, and let Shul lead her through the streets, and it didn't take long for the girl to whisper in an undetectable voice, "Of course I want to, and who wouldn't?"

"In this world, in fact, everyone has had enough, living in the shadow of machinery every day, ready to endure life and death at any time, even death cannot escape the pain, even if you use alcohol and forbidden drugs to anesthetize yourself, after waking up, you still have to face powerless despair. Every year, many people jump from the edge of the city, just fed up with the world, and if I have the ability, of course I want to change the future of the city with my own hands. ”

But what can you do? It's just a legend, no one has ever confirmed it, it's just a fantasy used by those who can't stand the pressure in the past to place their hopes on. Otherwise, hehe, hundreds of floating cities, hundreds of millions of people, if the legend is true, it is impossible to be silent for decades, and someone must have successfully reached the top. But has the reality changed? There has been no change at all, which is enough to show that the story of the Tower of Babel that can hide the secret of becoming a hero is just an ethereal legend, and I am no longer a child, uncle, you hate it, okay, okay, I am a child, but I have passed the ......."

"Not ever, little one. Shul interrupted Delia again, and the little one kept muttering and whispering, not so much to deny the fantasy stories of the children, but to try to convince himself that the hammer called reality would wake him up from the fantasy world. However, it is a pity that the results of hard work were easily smashed by Shuer, and as soon as the girl looked up, she saw that the uncle was blinking mischievously at herself with a gentle smile on his face, "The first time I saw the Tower of Babel, you couldn't help but confide in us strangers that you wanted to climb and find out, hehe, maybe you thought we forgot, but unfortunately, our memory is very good, and even your expression of expectation and longing at that time can be clearly remembered." ”

"Eh, did she really say that? Yoyo, don't stare at me, I'm just a wild animal with no memory. ”

"Hmph. Forcibly suppressing the troublesome animal with a fire-breathing gaze, Shur squatted down, pressed the girl's trembling shoulders, stared at her earnestly, and asked, "The Lord says that all deeds are appearances, and only inner firmness and piety are the truest faiths." So, put aside all your worries, just follow what is true in your heart, and tell me, do you want to get out of your old life, do you want to be a hero?"

"Yes. This time, the girl did not hesitate and nodded decisively.

"But you have to know that getting rid of the past and becoming a hero may not be as beautiful as you imagined, maybe you will have to spend a long time to put in the effort, maybe you will have to pay a price that you never dreamed of, and you may even lose your life. Shuer's attitude became more and more serious, "Even so, you still don't plan to change your mind?"

"I don't know, uncle. Delia lowered her head and said in a low voice, "I also understand what you said, and when I was daydreaming before, I also thought that even if it cost my life, I would try it once." ”

"Why didn't you take action? Are you scared?"

"It's a little scared, but it's more because I don't have a chance at all. The girl smiled bitterly, "Even if there is a 1 in 10,000 chance, maybe I will do it, but the reality is very cruel, uncle, if you don't have the slightest chance and insist on acting blindly, it is not courage, but stupidity." ”

"However, now there is a chance. Shure stood up and patted the girl on the shoulder, "Would you like to come with us and go around the Tower of Babel in a few days?"

"You're not in the right head. Before Delia could answer you, Mia was already glaring at him and said, "I don't think it's right after you say so much, you don't really plan to go into that tower." Now we're not sure if there's anything we want in it, so you promise her that if we decide not to go then, you're not afraid of hitting her?"

"No, sure, there's what we want. Remember what I promised?"

"Promotion?"

"Well, when I came here, I was wrapped in the divine power of Lord Othor, and it felt very subtle, didn't I feel that my understanding and perception of energy had deepened a lot, and it was more profound than the understanding accumulated over the years in the first half of my life? Shuer smiled mysteriously, "I think maybe what we lack is the understanding and experience of the overwhelming energy, which is why we feel that those few seconds are so precious." ”

The shadow chasers were silent, and no one objected, in fact, it was not only Xiu'er, from the few seconds that were wrapped in divine power, everyone vaguely thought of what they needed now. It is no wonder that many strong people break through the boundaries of legends, and they all happen in a period of time after fighting with strong people, after all, this kind of high-intensity energy environment that far exceeds their own is not something that can be accessed casually, and under normal circumstances, it can only be created in the process of fighting with strong enemies.

"Of course, we can't be cheeky enough to ask Lord Oshor to come a few more times, although that is the easiest way, and a few more times may be able to successfully understand the meaning of true power, but before understanding, I think it is more likely that Lord Osor is angry and throws us into the void. "The shadow chasers all understand that Shur is talking nonsense, everyone's understanding of Osor's divine power has reached the limit, and a hundred more times will be the same result, and he is the only god who can wrap mortals with a large amount of divine power without assimilating vulnerable mortals, so it is obviously not feasible to seek answers in the direction of the gods, "Remember what the leader of the black market said? The energy concentration there is unusually high, but it is not enough to kill immediately, heh, if it is an opportunity for promotion, I think there is the only hope." ”

"Of course, I'm afraid it's quite dangerous inside, compared to the humans here, we are indeed very strong, but we are not invincible, those mechanical beasts may not have a way to kill us, heh, it is better to say that there must be a way, so this trip must be very dangerous. However, I'm not going to say anything about people who don't want to encounter danger can leave this kind of nonsense, since everyone has come so far together, it would be an insult to you to say so, so in a few days, let's take the opportunity of the local creatures to go to the Tower of Babel to find out, I have a hunch, maybe we can really change the world. ”

"You may have had a hunch. Mia snorted coldly and glanced at Delia, "We're fine, what about her, are you sure to save her in a dangerous environment?"

"Of course not, not at all. Shure shrugged, "So, Delia, my invitation is for you to think through, if you go, you will most likely die, and it will be a complete death, and there will be no chance of getting out of the Archives of Life again, just like your parents." ”

"But at least there's a chance to survive to the end. The girl looked blankly at the adults in the discussion, "Of course, on the premise of not causing you too much trouble." ”

"Heh, trouble is unavoidable, but we must go in and investigate, the reason you heard it just now, don't you understand? Anyway, we will definitely go in, if you haven't said that you are interested, we will not consider you, but since you want to change your life on your own, then, we are very willing to give you this opportunity. Xiuer didn't seem to be worried about hitting Delia at all, and said with a smile, "As for how big this chance is, hehe, it will always be higher than one in ten thousand, don't pout, I'm not kidding, if you want to go with us, be mentally prepared to die inside, otherwise, you should stay at home obediently." ”

"I'll go. Delia clenched her fists tightly and replied categorically, "Uncle, since you have given me this opportunity, of course I can't miss it, even if I fail, I'm not afraid, at least I can be with them, hmph, when the time comes, I'll ask them in person, how could I bear to leave me alone and run away to perform such a dangerous mission." ”

"Heh, I see. Shuer nodded, "In that case, I won't be going to hide it from you in the future, Mia, contact him, after a few days, we should do something serious." ”

"Now?"

"Hmm. Shul smiled sinisterly, "I hope your contact won't startle them, hehehehe." ”