Fortunately, the Aries playground is not too far from where I was born, about a forty-minute walk.

I went to meet Aries every day, and at first I had mixed feelings, and I didn't even know what to take him for.

Are you a partner? Are you a teammate? Is it a teacher?

He's like a very special being, and I can learn a lot from him, but he's definitely not my friend.

When I think about it, maybe I'm more of a "subordinate".

I am a subordinate who obeys orders and reports to my boss every day.

I've actually thought about it...... Can you become "friends" with Aries?

Aries has really changed a lot, and since I've seen him many times in the "interview room", I can feel the change clearly now.

He became cold and paranoid...... And a little ruthless.

It's a pity that no one can agree with me, I never saw Zhang Qiang, sheep and Shar Pei dogs again, they seemed to have disappeared from the world.

Every time I came to his playing field, Aries was in a daze.

Every time he looked up at me, it seemed like he was taking a few seconds to think about who I really was.

"Brother Yang...... Are you really okay? I exclaimed, "You look really different from what you did five years ago......

"Let's make three chapters of the law." Aries said coldly, "In the future, it is forbidden to talk to anyone, including me, about what happened five years ago, you just need to remember that I will become the "zodiac" from now on. ”

"What......?" I was a little confused, "Can you tell me why......?" ”

"I can't." Aries replied, "I don't think it's necessary to explain everything I do to you. ”

I stood in front of the Aries and soon ran out of words.

I miss Jiang Ruoxue a little.

If she's here...... It's possible that you'll get acquainted with Aries right away, right?

Although my personality is a little more cheerful than five years ago, I really don't know how to deal with people like Aries.

He speaks less than I do, and is randomly aggressive.

But I know I can't let things go unfolded, I have something to ask for Aries, I need him to help me become stronger, maybe sometimes I need to learn like Jiang Ruoxue......

"What are you thinking?" I walked over and sat down next to Aries and asked.

"What......?" Aries probably didn't expect me to be so proactive, and his eyes were visibly stunned.

"I see you've been in a daze all day...... What is your brain thinking about all the time? ”

After hearing this, Aries slowly lowered his head, and his eyes actually looked like a wry smile.

"yes...... What was I thinking? Aries asked me rhetorically.

"I don't know." I shook my head, "Would you like to share with me what you're thinking?" ”

"Yan Zhichun...... What do you say about everyone who wanders here, what is their motive for escaping? Aries asked again.

"Motivation?" I thought about it for a while, and felt that the question was a bit interesting, "I don't really understand this question, each of us was caught here from the real world." To escape from a hellish place...... Is there still a need for any clear motive? There's no way anyone would want to stay in this place, right? ”

"I think that's too absolute." Aries sighed, "There must be someone who doesn't want to go out...... But it doesn't matter who doesn't want to go out. I just want to know...... If someone has to go out, what is the motivation to stay the course? ”

I thought for a moment and said, "Let's pursue the advantages and avoid the disadvantages." "The Great General Liang Shang" said that as for seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, fearing death and enjoying life, it is also restored. Everyone wants to escape a dangerous place and doesn't need any clear motive. ”

"That makes sense...... Aries nodded, but quickly shook his head again, "But the motivation to seek advantage and avoid harm is only the beginning...... What if they find this place for a long time and can't escape? ”

I seem to understand the question of Aries, he is not asking about the motives of ordinary people, but about the motives of the strong.

"Brother Yang, for everyone, as long as you collect 3,600 Dao pills, you can escape." "Because they don't know the truth, and even if they do collect it, they will be washed out of their memories and start over, and the rulers here keep giving them the same motivation, which is stuck in everyone, and stuck here." ”

After hearing this, Aries nodded: "I almost forgot that you are a smart person, and talking to you is really rewarding." ”

"Is that a compliment?"

"Count." Aries agreed, "Yan Zhichun, let's explore another hypothesis, if there is a person who preserves his memories for a long time, he knows everything about this place, and he always finds that he can't escape, then will he still follow the instinct of "seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages"? ”

"That probably won't happen." "People are strong because they are able to "seek advantage and avoid harm," I said, "and secondly, because they are strong enough to be "resilient." When the place is destined to be inescapable, they will find a way to live here, just as the coldest and hottest places in the world are inhabited now. ”

"So he needs a 'motive'." "What kind of 'motivation' is it that makes him resist all the external pressure and want to get out wholeheartedly?" ”

"Even if you know you can't escape here...... He also wants to get out? ”

"That's right......" said Aries.

"But you're much smarter than I am." I looked at Aries in confusion, "You should be able to figure out a better way, right?" ”

"It's because I can't think of ...... That's why I need to find someone who has a different trajectory from me. "Sometimes the solution comes not only from wisdom, but also from experience." ”

I nodded, but I really didn't have anything to do.

The reason I've been moving forward here is just to "get stronger", so whether or not I can get out is not the first priority for me.

Even if I go out, I have to make sure that my days in the "Land of the End" are not wasted, and that every day I will be stronger than I was yesterday.

So for me...... "the motivation to have to go out" is a bit abstract, and maybe I need a little time to think about the answer.

"I might have to think about it...... Maybe I'll tell you the answer later. ”

"Okay, what you just said about "Liang Shang", reminds me of another thing." Aries said to me, "Yan Zhichun, I remember that you are a very knowledgeable person. ”

"I dare not say that I am erudite." I shook my head, "It's just that my innate wisdom is not strong, and I can only barely keep up with the ideas of some monsters by relying on the supplement of acquired knowledge." ”

"It's kind of interesting." Aries said, "From now on, you can help me bring a book every day." ”

"Books?"

"That's right, I know there's a bookstore around here, it's on the way you came to find me, there should be undamaged books in it, you can stop by every day to help me get books, just one a day." Aries said.

"But why don't you take more copies at a time?" I asked, "Wouldn't that be more convenient?" ”

"I need to be reimbursed and read one every day." Aries replied, "If I had two books at the same time, I would subconsciously think, 'I have two more days,' which would lead to slacking. ”