Chapter 339 Original Development

The story moves to the Mirror of Eternal Dreams.

Then it jumps to the day after that night when countless people sacrificed themselves.

Times Square, Manhattan, New York City.

Today is a good day for a walk. Although it's raining outside, it's not heavy and it's not very cold.

After yesterday's chaotic fighting, few citizens in New York City were willing to go out for a stroll, and the 24-hour lockdown policy implemented by Heaven's Gospel had further reduced the number of people in the area.

During this oppressive period, someone walked alone in the rain.

No one knows where he came from or where he is going; in fact, even he himself doesn't know.

The lone traveler walked for nearly half an hour before another person with an umbrella appeared beside him.

"You're still alive?" Li Lin didn't even turn around. He knew who it was who had the leisure to come looking for him during this tense situation.

“While you guys were causing a ruckus outside, I was playing house with Hera and the other girl in another dimension.” Sheen sighed, then took a brand-new notebook out of his suit pocket and handed it over. “Before Bell left, she asked me to bring this to you. She said it was your copy and it would be a waste to give it to someone else.”

Li Lin didn't take the book, but stared at her for a while before calmly asking, "It's really strange. When did 'fate rules' become so cheap that they can be taken out by anyone at will?"

"It's alright, everyone got one. I haven't had a chance to deliver them to the other operatives yet, most of them are dead, so I can only burn them." Sheen shrugged, not caring too much about it.

"Then you must have seen mine, right?"

Li Lin pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, but couldn't light it after trying for a long time, so he just started chewing them dry.

"Hmm... I only looked at some," Sheen replied after a moment's thought.

"What the hell do you mean 'some'? Just say you've watched them all, that's all!" Li Lin said, speechless for a moment, rolling his eyes at the other person.

Seeing that he had exposed her, Sheen was too lazy to pretend anymore and replied in a tone of "What can you do to me?": "It was so boring on the road, and there was nothing else to do to pass the time. Women... when they see something like a diary, they want to flip through it."

"Alright, I can now understand that the whole story of my life is completely transparent to you, right?" Li Lin simply regained his composure and asked slowly.

"That's not necessarily true."

"According to what Bell told me before he left, the fates of all of us have been altered, and our destinies as part of the 'plot setting' have lost their meaning. In other words, no one can predict what will happen in the future, because we may have new ideas at any moment. For example, if you suddenly attacked and killed me right now, I certainly wouldn't have expected it."

Sheen said so.

"Heh...this is truly the current state of group chats." Li Lin chuckled, then turned to face her. "So, what other opinions do you have about me as recorded in the 'Rules of Fate'?"

“I really don’t have any objections.” Sheen shook his head and looked at the other person, saying, “Logically speaking, other people might be very angry and confused about your reckless behavior. But after reading the original ‘plot setting,’ I realized that you actually did quite well, and I can’t even say that I should continue to stand against you.”

"Why? Because you think I'm a pitiful person?" Li Lin asked another question.

"That's right."

"Among any activists I've ever known, you could call them one of the most pathetic, desperate, and helpless low-status groups."

"If those bossy higher-ups could have even a little empathy and put themselves in your shoes, they might understand why you were so crazy as to create a 'repayment' forum, even going so far as to abandon your previous moral principles and exploit all your comrades who value you. Your selfish and exaggerated desire for revenge... could be understood."

"But understanding does not mean blindly following."

At this point, Sheen changed the subject and continued.

"But you can't make everyone become you; there is no such thing as true empathy in this world."

"Not only can they not become you, but they are also forced to become pawns in your plan to achieve your revenge, being sacrificed and used without cause."

"So, I can understand what you've done, but I can't support you."

"That's why I chose to stand on He Yu's side."

Upon hearing this, Li Lin laughed again.

But it was a bitter smile.

He stood there in the rain for a long, long time before finally speaking.

"So what do you think someone like me will do next?"

“That’s your business. I’m not your wife or your mother, so don’t ask me for my opinion. We’ve only met a few times at most.” Sheen didn’t tilt the umbrella any further towards him, but replied with a bit of helplessness, “Besides, Hera was just killed by Stanford last night. That guy helped Bell for nothing, so she left so quickly.”

"If you really want my opinion, you can do whatever you want."

"Since Hamilton has been forcibly logged out anyway, you don't have many pieces left to use or enemies who are still on the opposite side. Why not just continue your great work?"

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen Yu Jianchu in a long time. You didn't swallow her, did you?"

As she said this, she glanced at the fate chart that belonged exclusively to Li Lin a few more times, then forcibly shoved it into his arms, patted his shoulder, and continued, "In short, if you don't hand this person over, Yu Yu won't let you off the hook."

“If she doesn’t let you go, He Yu will definitely continue to interfere. Unlike Stanford and Hebrew, the other two were forcibly logged out after understanding some ‘transcendental meaning,’ but he is still wandering around this dream world like a tourist.”

"As someone who's been there, I still want to give you some advice: if there's something you need to resolve, don't drag it out for too long, or you'll just end up making things worse for yourself."

"That's settled then. The key Bell gave me will come in handy, so let's get it ready first."

After saying that, Sheen took out a brand new lighter from his pocket, handed it to Li Lin, and then turned and left.

Still, no umbrella was left.

"Please wait a moment..." After a few breaths, Li Lin, still in the rain, suddenly spoke, saying to her back, "If I possessed the strength to overturn the entire situation, to reset the external order with an absolute power that surpasses the characteristics of those three, do you think I would win?"

Sheen stopped in his tracks.

She turned around, looking at Li Lin with a smile that was hard to decipher, pointed with her finger, and said slowly, "Isn't there a ready-made reference?"

"You might as well take a look and you'll see who won based on the previous 'plot' development."