Chapter 705 Invitation
Assistant Ling greeted Chen Chuan with a smile, then gestured to a glass on the table beside him. The liquid in the glass glowed like a rosy cloud and seemed to be floating slowly.
"This is a new drink from the Blending Land, called 'Colorful Nebula'. It's also good for nourishing the spirit. I personally like it very much. Manager Chen, please try it and give us your review."
Chen Chuan walked over, put the Xuejun Knife in his hand aside, picked up the cup and took a sip. With the second me there, he was not worried about whether there would be any problems. However, the drink itself was indeed normal. After drinking it, he felt as if he was meditating in front of the lotus seat of Master Hongfa. His spirit was moisturized as if it were repaired, giving him a sense of satisfaction and joy.
He put the cup down. "Just for the drink itself, it's really good."
Assistant Ling said: "With the advancement of technology, we are able to taste and enjoy more things, but at the same time, people from lower classes may never be able to have access to these things in their entire lives.
But then again, how can we possibly know what those higher-ups are enjoying? I'm afraid the way they look at us is no different than how we look at the lower-class people."
He then turned sideways and made an inviting gesture toward Chen Chuanxiang, "Manager Chen, please."
Chen Chuan glanced forward and saw a rotating wooden corridor under his feet, which seemed to lead to the top of the shaded forest. However, he knew that the scenes here were real and fake, and it would be difficult to distinguish them clearly without leaving the scene. He nodded, picked up the Xuejun Knife again, and walked over there.
After he took a step, Assistant Ling walked with him into the depths of the Sky Garden, saying as they walked:
"Director Chen was busy a few days ago and didn't come to visit us. It was such a shame. We talked with the people at Qiongjian Academy. We lost too many games as students. Although we managed to win a few games thanks to the performance of the teachers, we actually tried our best. On the surface, it looked like a draw, but in reality, we lost."
Chen Chuanshuo said, "From the information I've received, although the students here are all from Qiongjian Academy, they were actually selected from academies in various states. They are all elites, so there's nothing to regret if they lose."
Assistant Ling smiled and said, "Yes, but I believe that if Director Chen were here, no one at Qiongjian Academy could defeat you, whether as a student or as a teacher."
Chen Chuanshuo said: "Different identities have different responsibilities. I can only do what is most needed at the moment."
"certainly."
Assistant Ling expressed his understanding. "Manager Chen, what you're doing right now is more important than a short-term victory or defeat. However, I believe that with your abilities, you can actually accomplish more."
At this time, the two people had walked to the upper end of the spiral corridor. It looked about twenty meters from the ground and was a wide platform that could accommodate more than ten people.
What is particularly noteworthy is that there are metal clues hanging around the platform, like chandeliers hanging in the air. In addition to this place, there are more than a dozen similar platforms nearby, but they are not very clear because they are hidden in the dense branches.
Chen Chuan looked around but didn't see anything special, so he turned around and asked, "So, Assistant Ling, what are you going to show me? I have a lot of things to do, so I think we should make this short."
Assistant Ling smiled slightly. "Then I'll be frank. Ever since our last conversation, I've been wanting to talk to Manager Chen about this, but unfortunately the opportunity hasn't been right. But now is the perfect time."
"Now?"
Chen Chuan said: "What's so special now?"
Assistant Ling smiled and didn't answer him directly. Instead, he said, "I remember last time, Manager Chen, you asked me what I had. Now I'll show it to you. After you see it, maybe you'll understand."
As he spoke, he snapped his fingers, and the surrounding scene changed immediately. All the colorful flowers and plants, the flowing rivers, and the colorful birds flying around disappeared together, and were replaced by an endless green field.
A long white stream is embedded in the earth, and at the further end, the silhouette of a mountain range stretches far away, seemingly fading into the sky. Under the rich overlapping colors, there is an indescribable sense of grandeur.
However, all of these are no match for one thing. In fact, at first glance, your eyes will be attracted by it. In the center of the grassland, there stands a big tree that is estimated to be about thirty meters high.
Its roots arch out of the ground, extending out densely like a spider web, closely integrated with the earth. Its trunk is thick and tall, standing there like a giant, as if it can support the entire sky.
The crown of the tree is like a huge green cloud, covering the trunk of the tree. Inside, you can see countless twisted and rotating branches. In the intricate and curled places, there are countless light balls shining like morning stars.
A layer of milky white mist surrounded the trees, spreading outward across the fields and enveloping most of the lush green tree trunks.
Assistant Ling turned around, his voice filled with suppressed enthusiasm: "Let me introduce this tree. It's called the 'True Shape Tree' and it's native to the Blending Land. However, it's also very hard to find there. It's not that it's so rare that it's hard to find, but it has the characteristic of coexisting with other organisms, and often abandons itself before reaching true maturity.
However, once it grows up, it can fuse and absorb other organisms and accept them as one of itself. This is an extremely special kind of field creature. It can be humble, but it can also be great.
He will be our ladder, our step to ascent!"
Chen Chuan stared at the tree. At this moment, he suddenly thought of the place in Hongsheng District where Teacher Wu once lived. Chang Dong told him that there was a plant growing under the ground there, but it disappeared later.
He said, "Do we need to wait until it matures? I wonder how many years this tree has been growing?"
"It's been a long time. This tree has been growing for more than thirty years."
Chen Chuan nodded. It was more than 30 years ago. At that time, Assistant Ling had not yet arrived in the central city of Jibei Road, so the tree should not have been planted by the latter. However, this person did not hide the fact that he had a team, and to be able to do such a thing, it can be imagined that those people are really powerful.
He said, "Assistant Ling, is this what you rely on? Perhaps it is magnificent enough, perhaps it is also very special, but how can it achieve what you said?"
Assistant Ling smiled and said, "That's because you haven't seen its true nature yet, so you can't understand it yet... But, how about this..."
He made another gesture, and in an instant, the scene around him changed again.
Chen Chuan discovered that he and Assistant Ling were actually standing directly on the horizontal trunk of the big tree. Standing here, the mist was left behind, and he was able to see some details clearly.
When he looked up, his eyes couldn't help but freeze.
When viewed from a distance, there are balls of light twinkling like morning stars between the branches and leaves. However, looking at it now, they are no longer balls of light, but human brains, at least hundreds of them, which are wrapped in dense white fibers similar to crystals, reflecting star-like light under the illumination of the light fog.
What was terrifying was that those human brains seemed to be still moving slightly, as if they were still alive.
Assistant Ling smiled and said, "Manager Chen, don't be surprised. They are indeed not dead. In other words, their owners' original consciousness is still there. They have simply abandoned their bodies temporarily and placed their consciousness inside."
Chen Chuan's eyes were fixed. "Let's not talk about why we're doing this. Assistant Ling, where did you get so many human brains?"
Assistant Ling looked at him, seemingly surprised that he was concerned about this kind of question first, but he still explained patiently: "Some of them were purchased. You know, fighters' brains have always been an important experimental resource.
Some signed agreements before their death to donate their funds afterward; others came from less talented students, and we couldn't bear to see them go down a path with no end in sight, so we gave them a second chance at life here."
At this moment, Chen Chuan suddenly thought of the duel arena held by the academy. The competition there did not care about casualties at all. He looked up and said, "I guess there are many former Wu Yi students here."
Assistant Ling said without hesitation, "Yes, but as I said, we didn't abandon them. We just put them here and made them one of us. Here, they can continue to pursue their dreams."
"dream?"
"Yes, dream."
Assistant Ling's emotions became high when he said this. He said, "You know, once the True Form Tree grows up, it can create a field of consciousness. It can simulate a world that is almost completely identical to the outside world, allowing the consciousness that enters it to move and grow within it.
Reality limits us only to our resources, but imagine that in this simulated scenario, those resources are infinitely available, and those talents can be supplemented through various conditions. Theoretically, everyone here could cultivate and enter the third limit, or even higher. Here, every fighter can fulfill their dreams and realize their vision.
Chen Chuan looked at him and said, "But all this is fake."
"Yes, it's fake now."
Assistant Ling looked at Chen Chuan and smiled mysteriously. "But it's not impossible for it to become real. It just requires certain necessary conditions, and these conditions need to be created by people like us."
He said sincerely, "Manager Chen, you don't have to feel morally burdened by this. We are engaged in a cause with lofty ideals. Just think about it: when we succeed on this path, when everyone will benefit from it, then what will the sacrifices along the way mean?"
He extended his hand, invitingly saying, "Manager Chen, as long as you're willing to come to us, we can work together to achieve this and change the world."
Chen Chuan stood there holding the Xuejun Knife. His eyes were deep and calm, not even glancing at the hand that Assistant Ling extended. "I'm sorry, I refuse."
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(End of this chapter)
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