Greatness is not as good as eating
Ji Yunding yawned and strolled over to the other group. When he got there, he found that it was full of people again.
There were more people this time. All the team leaders were picked up in the middle of the night, and all those who could come rushed over.
Ji Yunding walked slowly to Ji Liuxing's side and asked, "Team Leader, are you going to hand me over?"
Of course, it was just a casual question. If they really wanted to do something, how could they have called in advance to notify us?
"You're a little late. The conclusion of the research group's discussion just now is not to hand it over. It has nothing to do with me. It's a collective decision."
Ji Liuxing pointed at the others.
“This is a very bad precedent that must not be set.”
Apart from this, it is hard to say what the outside world thinks, but the leaders of each group are from aristocratic families. If they use talented newcomers to pay tribute to the monsters, their ancestors would have to open their coffins and twist their heads off.
Although the school is full of people working in the field of ghost stories, no one can guarantee that there won't be a few extreme people, so Ji Yunding is not safe in the dormitory.
"You should take a rest. You will have a harder time tomorrow."
"Then I'll go back to sleep."
After saying that, Ji Yunding walked to the sofa next to him, lay down, closed his eyes and prepared to sleep.
A team leader who was not very familiar with Ji Yunding could not help but ask, "Aren't you afraid?"
"If you wanted to kill me, you should have come and stabbed me in the middle of the night instead of calling me."
Ji Yunding opened his eyes and raised his head slightly.
"And, objectively speaking, I don't have anywhere else to go. I don't have a home."
The straightforward tone of voice made the team leader stunned for a moment, and then he shut up with a bit of guilt.
Ji Yunding's strong psychological quality dispelled some of the doubts of others - just now, they were discussing why Guaiyi was willing to pay such a huge price for Ji Yunding.
Ji Liuxing was dealing with the meeting while thinking about this question.
Their actions this time didn't mean they broke their own limbs, but at least they were seriously injured. Moreover, the internal conflicts among the monsters were more serious than those among humans, and they were rarely so united.
In the worst case scenario, they might know that Ji Yunding could use bipolar energy, but how did they know that?
The only thing to be thankful for is that even if they really knew, they would not be stupid enough to disclose it to humans.
Otherwise, whether Ji Yunding's value is high enough to calm public opinion, or humans may still be able to travel to the other world on a large scale after Ji Liuxing's death, it is definitely not a situation that Guaiyi wants to see.
On the other side, Ji Yunding was also thinking about this matter, but his idea was completely different.
Prove himself... They listed this option from the very beginning, and sarcastically gave Ji Yunding a way to break the impasse.
Just say this and all problems will be solved.
Go ahead, prove your worth as a tool, and take a good look at what humanity is really like.
Ji Yunding turned over and slowly fell asleep again amid the calm discussion next to him.
The meeting lasted until four in the morning, and plans were drawn up to intensify the attack during the period of contraction of fixed ghost stories, and to tighten up the odd-dimensional shifts of groups one to nine. It would be inappropriate not to consider how to throw a punch when the opponent gave us a chance.
As for public opinion, to be honest, the leaders of the various research groups are relatively well-adapted to society among the marginalized people, but getting involved in something that the civilized world itself cannot understand...
All I can say is that everyone has their own expertise. After making your attitude clear, put pressure on the administrative liaison office to do their job.
Tang Yun glanced at Ji Yunding during the meeting and was relieved to see that she seemed to be sleeping well.
Although I sometimes feel that this child is a little too carefree, but at this moment, it is actually a good thing to be thankful for.
"All the topics have been sorted out. Let's go back to the original question. Why is Guaiyi so obsessed with this student Ji Yunding? Team leader Ji Liuxing, I would like to ask Ji Yunding directly."
Ji Yunding had woken up and was sitting on the sofa with his head tilted.
Ji Liuxing was also a little hesitant. He knew that the existing data and the information he could provide were not enough to support such weird and crazy abnormal behavior.
A young genius? Yes, that's right, but Ji Liuxing wasn't worth the fuss back then. But Ji Yunding's two most important abilities couldn't be explained in detail.
Ji Yunding raised his hand: "Excuse me, Team Leader, can I talk to you about something?"
"Please, if you will."
Ji Liuxing was a little worried, but still agreed.
"I was attacked twice by people from Anlezuka, and I also saw them in the last fixed ghost story. These things are all recorded in the case files.
The people from Anlezuka said that he wanted me to join them and become their manager. In addition, I just received a set of rules to persuade me to join the weird side.
I don’t know the specific reason for this, but I think it might be related to this?”
"So, you claim that the purpose of the weirdness is to force or trick you into joining them, rather than simply wanting to destroy you. In that case, things are indeed different."
Tang Yun nodded and looked at Xie Yian.
"Team Leader Xie Yian, from the perspective of weird psychology research, do you think this is possible?"
"Yes. As far as I know, she has a very high affinity for weirdness and is almost never repelled by weirdness. In addition, I think the behavior of this weird individual named 'Polar Night' may have also played a role in the incident."
Xie Yian flipped through the case files and sighed.
"If nothing unexpected happens, this thing has developed some kind of obsession with Ji Yunding."
Anyway, after this problem was resolved, the team leaders dispersed and went back to their groups to prepare for another group meeting and explain the matter clearly to each group member.
Ji Yunding picked up his phone and walked towards the lounge while looking at it, and saw a document blocking the screen.
"Don't read it. Those comments... Although the Ghost Story Bureau has dealt with the most extreme ones and interviewed many people, they said that some comments that don't cross the line are difficult to control."
Ji Liuxing sighed. Although the protection of public opinion against investigators has been developed for a long time, this incident has been widely spread since the beginning. If it is suppressed directly, it is likely to cause a more intense backlash.
"Team leader, I'll just take a look. It's alright." Ji Yunding pushed aside the document in front of him and scrolled down to look at the speech of another stranger. "I think it's quite interesting."
"……interesting?"
Ji Liuxing was startled by this sentence, but after observing for a while, he found that Ji Yunding was really no different from usual.
"Yeah, they don't even know who I am, but they love me for no reason and send me malice for no reason. To be honest, I really don't have any feelings."
Ji Yunding raised his head and showed Ji Liuxing the homepage of a stranger.
“Look, a week ago, this person was still praising me and saying how great I was; now he’s posting again, analyzing for a long time, and finally concluding that I should sacrifice myself voluntarily to minimize the impact.
I feel like they are chasing after some imaginary fantasy, and what they say should be said to themselves, not to me.
These words have nothing to do with who I am, but they show who they are. Humans are really complex and interesting.”
Ultimately, Ji Yunding's self-awareness was too strong, which prevented him from feeling any sense of identity in the online discussions.
To put it in a way that most people can understand, it's like Zhang San wants to scold Li Si, but the first thing he says is Wang Wu's name.
As Li Si passing by, his first reaction should not be to get angry, but to turn around and see who Wang Wu is.
If you want to poke Ji Yunding's pain points, it is impossible to do it without knowing her well enough. And Ji Yunding's current mentality is no different from observing humans in daily life.
Ji Liuxing was a little stunned by this angle of thinking, but after thinking for a while, he heard Ji Yunding continue to speak.
"It seems that this person is going to travel out of the province with his friends next week. Their general education teachers are very strict, stricter than our school.
Someone in my family is seriously ill... This post says that the patient has been cured, but it cost a lot of money. However, the condition will probably get better in the future.
After receiving the scholarship, I wanted to go out of the province to have a look, saying that I had never been out of the province before. I had this idea before, too. When I first came here, I didn’t even know how to take the subway. Big cities are great.
I pay close attention to social news, forward some public welfare news, and occasionally say something interesting. "
Ji Yunding took a quick look and then stepped out, then observed the next human with a learning attitude.
"It's just some light talk..."
Ji Liuxing couldn't help but say something about how Ji Yunding seemed to have easily forgiven this stranger.
He didn't know why he said that, maybe he just thought so, or maybe he didn't want Ji Yunding to completely forgive everyone and then walk down a path that he knew was very painful.
Ji Liuxing found himself hoping that a little hatred towards humans would allow Ji Yunding to feel at ease hiding her own abilities and not making any sacrifices.
Did he really want to save the world? Why did he have such an idea? He didn't understand and didn't want to think about it. He was not someone who could face everything soberly.
"Team leader, since you think these words are just frivolous lip service, why do you think the comments this person made to me are so serious?"
Ji Yunding was somewhat puzzled and asked seriously,
"They probably didn't see me as a 'person'. I can understand this feeling because for a long time in my life, everyone around me didn't see me as a person.
Just like, when reading a history textbook, it is hard to get a sense of the strings of numbers representing people. How big is a hundred miles, how high is a twenty-eight-story building, and whether it takes four or five steps to measure three meters... From what I have observed, most people don't have a clear concept all the time.
Let me ask you, if you had not given this speech in a high school, would you really know what "three thousand people" means?
If you don’t know this concept, will you still naturally have the thought of ‘wanting to stick up for them’?”
Of course, Ji Yunding did not intend to excuse these malicious people, she just didn't care about these people either, and she didn't have any moral pressure. Ji Yunding couldn't understand the grand narrative, she felt that the so-called greatness was not as good as having a meal.
Ji Liuxing had no way to refute these words. He listened to Ji Yunding continuing to comment on the online comments like a bystander. The two of them walked upstairs and arrived at the door of the group's lounge.
"Team leader, if you are upset by comments online, remember to tell me."
"Okay... No, that's the opposite. Why are you comforting me?"
"Because you seem to think that I would be sad about what people say online. Logically, if you didn't care about public opinion at all, you wouldn't think about it."
After saying this, Ji Yunding hesitated for a moment, but then added,
"Besides, I always feel like you're a little bit easy to die, so I'm a little worried."
"Have I left you with this bad impression?"
Ji Liuxing reflected on himself and then realized that he seemed to have expressed too many emotions that he shouldn't have said to Ji Yunding recently.
After briefly falling into the thought that he had been a bit out of character during this period, Ji Liuxing noticed that Ji Yunding seemed to be in a good mood.
"All ready."
"What's all?"
"The people I care about don't want me to die." Ji Yunding scrolled through the chat app and smiled happily, "I scared everyone. I have to thank them for their concern later."
Even if he starts to try to understand other people's thoughts, Ji Yunding's firm self will not change. Even if he cares about others, he gives as he pleases based on his own thoughts without asking for anything in return.
In contrast to his inability to understand grand narratives, Ji Yunding seriously cares about the specific people around him in his own way.
"...I will never be able to defeat you in my life."
Looking at Ji Yunding, Ji Liuxing sighed from the bottom of his heart. For Ji Liuxing, someone with such a bright and dazzling self is too far away.
Ji Yunding turned his head and showed a questioning look at this inexplicable statement. Ji Liuxing turned his head away and passed on the topic.
"Before the convener starts the group meeting, there is something I want to discuss with you. It may make you a little angry."
Ji Liuxing opened the door, and after the two of them walked into the lounge, he closed the door behind them.
"The research team has made up its mind, but the people at the liaison office are wavering. They believe that even if stopping the invasion for a few years doesn't solve the fundamental problem, they can take the opportunity to put all the investigators into the alternate dimension.
And then there are the foreign positions involved. You know, weirdness isn't the only problem in this world.
So, I want to play an exhibition match with you as a proof of your... worth."
Ji Liuxing's tone paused subtly, and he felt an unprecedented rejection of the word "value". This word should not be used to measure Ji Yunding.
But Ji Liuxing didn’t know what other words there were. He couldn’t imagine that he had always been described like this - valuable.
"Recently? I'm trying to get familiar with energy manipulation, and it'll take some time. I'm not used to the pain yet."
Ji Yunding thought about it, and seemed to be seriously considering the next plan.
"I still haven't finished learning the advanced spells. Although I don't have to use them, it won't be good if I don't understand them at all. I want to prevent you from making spells that I can't understand. And..."
"Exhibition match."
Ji Liuxing repeated it and pointed at himself gently.
"Value is only apparent when compared. Over the past decade, my importance has become ingrained in the public mind, which is appropriate."
"……ah?"
"What do those outsiders know? If they really knew, they wouldn't have such a stupid idea to hand you over. Just do it in a more showy and grand manner, just to show them."
Ji Liuxing's tone was gentle but almost cold, revealing a kind of indifference that was not directed at Ji Yunding. He leaned slightly closer.
"It doesn't matter. You were going to win this victory sooner or later. This is just a small advance. I promise, as long as I'm not dead, I will fight you seriously again when you are ready."
Ji Yunding lowered his head and looked at the entries that were flooding the screen on his phone.
To be ruined at this critical moment when the whole world is watching her?
Ji Yunding turned around and put his phone on the table, then looked at Ji Liuxing, walked closer, and threw a punch.
Ji Liuxing dodged by stepping back, not surprised at all, but sighed inwardly.
It turns out that it’s not so easy to get her to agree.
But this time Ji Yunding did not stop, but stepped forward directly.
There was not enough space behind Ji Liuxing, so he immediately squatted down to avoid the punch and moved to the side. Just as he was about to say something, he found that Ji Yunding seemed to have predicted his movement and moved in advance to block his position.
Perhaps because his way of thinking is different from that of ordinary people, Ji Yunding is often praised by Tang Yun for not sticking to one move or one form. Slowly, in the long-term training, Ji Yunding also has his own fighting style.
Relying on observation and acumen, and using quick thinking and judgment to make up for the gap in muscle memory and experience, in a way, I actually saved myself many years of travel.
Ji Liuxing immediately realized that the opponent was no longer someone he could be lazy with, so he shut up and looked at Ji Yunding seriously and concentrated.
To be honest, Ji Liuxing hadn't had such a painful battle experience in a long, long time - Ji Yunding was unreasonably familiar with his dodging habits, which made him feel strongly uncomfortable as if his hands and feet were restricted.
"Team leader, do you know why you are hiding so hard?"
As Ji Yunding spoke, he once again took the position that Ji Liuxing wanted to move to, and the latter could only stop and retreat to the right, narrowly avoiding the oncoming backward kick.
"Because you fool me every day."
Are you kidding? I really thought that the punch Ji Yunding asked Ji Liuxing for was just a joke.
At this time, Ji Liuxing was a little dazed, and suddenly he had an idea - had he said so many insincere lies?
Just as he was distracted, Ji Liuxing was caught off guard and Ji Yunding was at the side of his body within attack range.
There's no way to avoid it.
The fist stopped near the shoulder blade. Ji Yunding restrained his strength, punched without any pain, and then withdrew his hand.
"Well, at least I was able to hit it."
Ji Liuxing raised his hand in a daze and touched his shoulder blade, then immediately put his hand down after he came to his senses.
"Student Ji Yunding, what is this...?"
Ji Yunding took a step forward, while Ji Liuxing instinctively took a step back.
“Let me tell you, when I first wanted to be the best, I did have the mentality of “Now that I’ve finally found what I want to do, I should set a goal right away.”
However, I have been taking my first goal very, very seriously, more than anything else I have ever done.
Therefore, as the boss of the game, please do not disturb my gaming experience, and do not make decisions for me. That’s all.”
"I understand." Ji Liuxing sighed and leaned back against the wall. "I'll try my best to communicate over there. Remember to be safe."
"Also, I'm not very sensitive to other people's thoughts, and I'm not a very normal person, but..."
Ji Yunding thought about it for a while, and then said it bluntly.
"Team leader, according to common sense, you are a little too nice to me."
"You've been discovered. I'm actually using this strategy to try to get you to stop rejecting being used by humans and voluntarily take over this mess."
"lie."
"Well, actually I haven't wanted to do this for a long time, so I'll take this opportunity to retire..."
“…”
"You don't believe this? Let me think about it... Oh, by the way, there's an old man named Deng who landed at the docking station and I don't like him. I want to go against him."
"Team leader, can you return that punch you threw at me just now? I kind of regret not hitting you."
"Okay, it's just a joke, I'm telling you the truth."
Ji Liuxing picked up his phone and sent a message to the group to call a meeting, while smiling and replying,
"Because I don't want you to suffer unfair treatment. As a team leader, this is normal."
"Is this something that needs to be deliberately concealed?"
"no."
Ji Liuxing raised his head and looked at Ji Yunding.
"But I'm not lying this time, really not."
Ji Yunding stared at him for a while, then looked away and went to open the refrigerator to find something to eat.
"Team Leader, would you like a drink...Team Leader?"
Ji Yunding turned around and found that Ji Liuxing had run out of the door for some reason, and said "No need" through the door.
If you don't need it, then don't use it. Why are you running?
Many people in the research group like to drink, but Ji Yunding prefers fruit juice and carbonated drinks. A few days ago, he was teased by a group of seniors for having a childish taste.
That time, Ji Yunding had a rare drinking contest with the opponent with some spirit, and Zheng Nuo just watched the fun from the side - she knew that Ji Yunding was a heavy drinker who could never get drunk.
As he thought about it, Ji Yunding couldn't help but smile, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He glanced out the window, but was stunned.
Something that seemed larger than the sky, like a deep-sea fish, and whose appearance could almost be described as "rugged" was floating in the dim sky, waving its tentacles.
Its teeth are dense and sharp, and it has countless tentacles with suction cups around its body. Several huge fish eyes can move freely all over its body.
What's this?
Ji Yunding blinked. This time it did not disappear instantly like an illusion, but it did not approach Ji Yunding either. It just stayed far away, moving slowly like a high-level cloud. It rolled up its tentacles, as if it was collecting something.
I always feel that it is a little familiar.
Before Ji Yunding could figure it out, he blinked and could no longer see the thing.
………………
At two o'clock in the afternoon, reports came in from various places that the originally shrinking fixed ghost story suddenly expanded outward at an abnormally fast speed, and many logistics team members who were unable to dodge were caught in it. The current situation is unclear.
The controversy surrounding Ji Yunding continued to ferment on the Internet, quickly developing from a discussion of the incident itself to mutual attacks due to different opinions, and even rising to the level of judgment on values and morals.
The wording directed at Ji Yunding himself was strictly controlled by the Ghost Story Bureau, but the emotions among those participating in the discussion became increasingly intense, and at a glance, there were quite a few extremely vicious remarks.
A month later, someone attempted to jump into the river after being cyberbullied for his comments during this incident. According to his friends, he had originally planned to travel to another province.
When Ji Yunding saw the news, he clicked on the person’s social media homepage and took a look. He was silent for a while and whispered to himself, “So for normal people, this is such a terrible thing…”
The liaison office and the Ghost Story Bureau told Ji Yunding not to respond, as this matter could not be resolved by just responding. However, Ji Yunding wanted to talk to the person in charge there.
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