Chapter 194: A Thousand Years of Solitude (End)
There is no out-of-body or magical feeling of wandering outside the world, Zhou Daoan only feels that he has become a ball of qi again, scattered in a bare room with no debris, this room does not know how big it is, but there is only one color in the four walls of the world - white!
White, pure white! So white that you subconsciously feel that no secret can be hidden here.
There's nothing to look at, nothing to focus on. Zhou Daoan was in such a white room and heard the so-called "familiar and unfamiliar" voice.
As the answer was said in a hurry, the voice asked a question directly in the form of ubiquity:
"Here, traveler, you need to answer a question......"
"What are you going to die for?"
Just like the answer and what was said in a hurry, when this question sounded, countless thoughts suddenly appeared in Zhou Daoan's heart. He barely had to think about the answers to those questions, because they had flashed before his eyes like movie clips, like memory trains rolling through and unstoppable...... All he had to think about was how to answer.
Because there are so many answers.
When Zhou Daoan was still Liu Siyong, he once wanted to eat a bite of cake for his sick sister, and pedaled from the small county town where he lived to the city to queue up to buy the first pastry before dawn, but because the sky was dark, the car overturned into a big pit in the construction section and almost died; In order to prevent a new transfer student from being bullied, he reported to the teacher, but was diverted by the school bully, and blocked the door outside the dormitory for a week, causing him to dare not go to the cafeteria, so he could only make noodles to survive......
Entering the society, people are sophisticated, and there are fewer times when they are impulsive, but they will still try their best to protect a beautiful little girl in the marketing department from being violated by salty and wet customers, and they will desperately fight with customers, and as a result, they will drink stomach bleeding and go to the hospital for infusion in the early morning...... Later, after a few years, he was about to become the chief planner in the first company, but because his girlfriend in the same company was going to be promoted, and the company did not allow people with similar relationships to control the middle and senior management, he took the initiative to resign and start over - although this girlfriend was blown less than 1 year later, he never regretted it.
Not to mention, after he became Zhou Daoan, he came out to complain about the Xia family for Huang Li'er, whom he never knew; For the sake of Kelly, who is a philistine by nature, confronts the terrifying Ripper head-on and almost folds in the fog; For the primitives of the sprinting tribe who only got along for 1 day, they destroyed the blood sacrifice of White Rock City and were hunted down all the way......
These few things have made Zhou Daoan's two lives "life-threatening" or almost unsustainable and financially cut off...... And not to this extent, but there are also a lot of small things of the same nature, in hurried words, Zhou Daoan is a "good person".
After every such thing, Zhou Daoan himself thought about whether it was worth it, except for Kelly, no one else brought him any practical benefits later. However, after the "reflection", the next time, Zhou Daoan will still can't help but relapse into his old ways.
This kind of character has never been what the protagonist of the novel should have, killing decisively, turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands for rain...... This may be the path to success in a dangerous world. How can there be anything like Zhou Daoan? Even the tasks given by the Ark are mediocre evaluations......
But if you ask Zhou Daoan, will he choose to reshape his personality and three views? The answer is the same no. This is him, not some old-fashioned slogan of "be yourself" and "stick to yourself", but because he always believes that he has not done anything wrong.
Watching classmates being bullied? Even if this classmate is not familiar to him, can he have nothing to do with himself? Watching a little colleague forced to accompany a lewd client, so that she was beaten by society, and called it a "necessary exercise"? Watching a woman at the bottom of society who has a sweet dream get into trouble in ignorance, but quickly avoid it?
If he really did this, maybe Zhou Daoan's life would be much easier, but is that kind of life still a "human" life?
So...... If it weren't for being asked by this voice, Zhou Daoan might never have faced this question directly, but the answer was actually there a long time ago.
"For what is worth it......"
Zhou Daoan said slowly.
The answer is so general and vague that it's hard to say whether it will satisfy the questioner. But Zhou Daoan couldn't think of a better answer for a while. But when you think about the answer, it doesn't seem much better......
Sure enough, as the questioner, the voice that was not sad or happy seemed to understand what Zhou Daoan meant at once. I just listened to the voice with a hint of interest:
"Oh? Here's your answer...... I didn't expect that a person with a chaotic bloodline would actually think not of destruction, but of protection? Well, yes, if the chaotic character is not emotional, it doesn't seem to hold up......"
Well? Zhou Daoan's pupils shrank suddenly—if he had pupils. He bears the low-level bloodline of the Children of Chaos, and except for the Ark, he was only detected by the "gods" of this world after he released his blood......
Now, how does the spirit in this bead know, as it is called for now? Is it an official NPC in this world that the Ark system has placed? After all, it will reward you for answering the questions......
"I'm just a tool for collecting answers to human questions about death, and I have nothing to do with the object of your suspicions...... As for the bloodline of the Children of Chaos...... It's because I have a certain relationship with them! ”
As if he could see through Zhou Daoan's psychology at this time, the voice directly answered Zhou Daoan's inner question. If you can see the heart of the answerer, why do you have to answer?
Unfortunately, the other party did not explain this question again, but continued:
"Luckily, you're the last answer I collected in this world – I was entrusted by my master to different objects in different worlds, and each 'I' needed to collect three answers......
"I have been in this world for nearly a thousand years, and except for the visitor who came four hundred years ago, none of the aborigines of this world can answer such a question."
That is, the civilization of this world does not even have the rudiments of philosophy, how can it be answered? No wonder you only have to collect three answers...... Zhou Dao's belly slandered.
"But the visitor from 400 years ago only treated me as his hole card, using me to ensure that his flesh was incorruptible in order to maintain his hope of eternal life...... It's a pity that he didn't even dare to put me in his mouth while he was alive, for fear that once he was 'frozen in static', he would be plotted by others......"
Is this considered the more advanced the more afraid of death? Zhou Daoan could already speculate that the ferryman should have the level of a demigod, but this person seemed to be an extremely cautious and suspicious person, and even had some persecution paranoia, so he only used the result of this bead as a "preservative", just to maintain the physical body, just like some "freezing technology......
But just imagine, really after he dies, even if he maintains the incorruptibility of his body, isn't it still the same as if he should be "plotted" and plotted? This is probably the contradiction and complexity of the human heart, right? No one can tell.
"Finally, I've done my job...... Forgive me for being thrilled and accidentally talking to you too much......"
At this time, the voice became more and more like an emotional "person", and he would actually apologize to Zhou Daoan. I wonder if it was infected by human memories, experiences and emotions after the answers of the two ferrymen?
"I have accepted your answer, and then I have a little gift to you...... Your talent, I'll redeem it for ......"
As the words drew to a close, the voice grew more and more ethereal. In the end, it disappeared without saying what kind of talent it was...... In Zhou Daoan's senses, the all-white "room" also dissipated, and his consciousness returned to his body.
Yes, he didn't let his companions wake him up, but opened his eyes himself, because the beads in his mouth were gone......
Zhou Daoan woke up by himself, startling the answers and hurriedness next to him! They were originally preparing to wake up Zhou Daoan according to the agreed time of 5 minutes. But as soon as the answer's hand touched Zhou Daoan's chin, the black-haired teenager opened his eyes by himself, and his eyes were facing each other, which made the answer's hand shrink.
"Huh? You...... Can you wake up on your own? Hurriedly exclaimed.
"This ...... You have to listen to my explanation......" Zhou Daoan smiled bitterly. Immediately, he told his experience in the white room, and of course, he hid his answer, and only told the information that the "bead" had told him.
Zhou Daoan felt that the disappearance of the bead was something that happened to him, although it had nothing to do with him, this was the setting of the bead itself, but his teammates had regarded this bead as a big gain in the world of this mission before! He had to explain why. In addition, as a "co-owner of property", teammates have the right to know the information of beads, too.
Fortunately, the answer and rush did not entangle the beads themselves! The benefits of the "talent" they gain from it are far greater than the bead itself, which can only maintain a "static frame" state.
In a hurry, she even rejoiced that she made a quick decision to use the function of the beads in this world, otherwise, when they returned to the ark, the beads could not be taken away, wouldn't it be a bamboo basket to draw water?
Therefore, in this mission, in addition to the reward of the Ark system itself, the only thing that the three of them will gain is an obsidian dagger.
At this time, to the east of the forest, the white of the fish's belly in the sky had completely spread, and the sunlight was shining through the tall leaves of the trees, illuminating a corner of this forgotten world.
The disappearance of the beads that have existed for thousands of years still has a greater mystery behind it.
The primitive society of this world has also existed for thousands of years, but when the faith in the temple is destroyed, outsiders are not caught...... When the searchers followed, they found the headless corpse and all the fallen warriors...... It is conceivable that the civilization of White Rock City will usher in turmoil again!
Zhou Daoan suddenly realized that when he came to this world, he seemed to be a destroyer of order again! I'm really in the chaos camp!
But it was all about him already, and as the sun shone on the faces of the three of them, the beasts chirped everywhere, and their mission deadline finally arrived!