Chapter 81: Fame
At dusk on December 27, the whole world was broadcasting a scene happening in the United States.
The famous and prosperous Times Square in New York seemed to have become a large broadcasting hall. The thousands of LED screens originally used to promote fashion were all broadcasting the scene below the Empire State Building.
Thousands of lights were on, and people were flowing like dragons. Every citizen stopped on the brightly lit street. Even the vehicles along the way stopped, and everyone looked at the young man standing on the edge of the deep pit on the screen.
The same is true for Asuka Uesugi.
Anson Deer in the distance put his hands in the pockets of his school uniform. His dark brown eyes overlooked the deep pit, as if to confirm whether the giant ape inside was completely dead.
Asuka stared at Anson's profile. She wanted to say something, but her throat was dry.
Ansonlu turned his head and waved to Asuka Uesugi from a distance.
His lips moved slightly, as if he was saying something with his lips.
Asuka Uesugi understood Chinese. She stared at Anson's lips and tried to recite in her mind:
'Idiot, I'll wait for you in Shangshi City.'
"Hey, who are you calling an idiot!" Asuka Uesugi frowned.
Before she could finish her words, Anson Deer had disappeared in New York.
Outside the fence set up by the police, reporters swarmed in, holding cameras and video cameras to capture Asuka Uesugi's expression.
"I……"
The setting sun has fallen below the horizon, taking away all the light from the earth.
"Where should I go?"
Asuka Uesugi looked around and saw countless dazzling flashes from cameras and video cameras, surging like a tidal wave, almost swallowing her up.
December 27, night, Shangshi High School, teachers' dormitory.
All the senior high school students were involved in the evolution game. The teachers in charge of this grade withdrew from school one after another, and the dormitory was naturally vacant. However, only special sequence students were arranged to live in this dormitory building.
"Lu Jun, that was a close call." Urushihara Ritsu poured coffee powder into the boiling water, "If I hadn't placed a crow on the ground in advance, we would both have fallen to our deaths."
"That's enough." Anson Lu lay down on the bed and said disdainfully, "Don't be so eager to take credit. I haven't even used my 'King Protector' yet. If anyone falls to death, it's you who will die alone."
"That's true." Urushihara Ritsu stirred the liquid with a spoon, and the coffee powder seeped out.
"Thanks though, Crow."
"You're welcome."
Anson Lu stared at the news and suddenly said, "So Yuri also came to New York in the afternoon?"
"Yes, I told her through my friend list. After all, we are members of the same guild." Urushihara Ritsu slowed down the pace of stirring the spoon.
"She didn't say a word after she came back. I really thought she was taking a nap."
“That’s her personality.”
"Too."
"Speaking of which, Deer-kun."
"What's wrong?"
"Is this your first time killing someone?"
The air seemed to freeze.
Silence fell between the two.
Anson Lu's cell phone was still broadcasting news.
——"Anson Deer, a special sequence player from China, defeated the rampaging 'Purgatory Ape' and saved New York City. He is a hero to every New Yorker!"
——"Oh, this little girl seemed to want to thank 'Anson Deer' in front of the media for saving her and her mother, saying that she hoped the hero could hear her praise."
——"Hey, old chess player, I saw your video on Twitter, I'm your fan, I really like you a lot!"
After stirring the coffee with a spoon, Ritsu Urushihara added two spoonfuls of condensed milk, then picked up the cup, lowered his deep eyes, and carefully observed the quality of the coffee.
"Well, it's the first time." Anson Lu said softly, "Murder."
"What kind of feeling did you have?" Urushihara Ritsu said slowly, "Self-loathing, nausea, panic, accelerated heartbeat, well, the first time I killed someone, I also had an experience worth remembering."
"These."
"You don't have any of these, do you, Lujun?"
Anson Lu sighed, "Well, if you say so, then so be it."
"David Kench is 45 years old this year. It's a pity that if the Evolution Game had come a year later, he would not have been involved in this dispute." Ritsu Urushihara put his hand on his chin. He seemed not satisfied with the quality of the coffee.
"Indeed, people over 45 years old will not become gamers." Anson Lu played with his mobile phone.
"I asked someone to investigate his background. In 2013, he participated in a war as a soldier, a 'secret war', but after the war, he was removed from the country."
"Expelled?"
"Yes, I said it was a 'secret war'. No one wanted the inside story of that war to be exposed, so after he was used, he was removed from the country."
Urushihara Ritsu poured out the coffee and rinsed the cup.
"It's very sad that he lost his identity and became a 'mentally ill' homeless man, lingering like this for more than ten years, and then the evolution of the game came."
"It's a pity that this time, he thought he could win back his glory and the people's love, but in the end, he couldn't even get back his erased name. He just lay in the coffin with a false name."
"Due to the special nature of his career sequence, he was judged as a 'high-risk player'. No matter where he went, people would be wary of him, and some even cursed him as a monster." Urushihara Ritsu said:
"Well, it's like a lion popping out of a herd of rabbits. It's a natural phenomenon."
Anson Lu's fingers paused for a moment, and he listened to Urushihara Ritsu's words in silence.
"Of course, he is pathetic and hateful. At the end of his life, he planned to vent his anger on innocent people, which doomed him to destruction," said Urushihara Ritsu nonchalantly.
Anson Lu put away his phone, put his hands behind his head, and asked in a low voice:
"Crow, you want to say that I did something wrong?"
Urushihara Ritsu replied decisively:
"No, you are not wrong. Every upright person would make the same choice on that occasion. After all, David Kench was already a beast, not a human being."
"Then why are you telling me these things?"
"I just wanted to see if, after hearing what David Kench went through, you could feel empathy for him and feel some guilt and remorse for killing him."
"I" Anson Lu paused, "I won't regret it."
"Indeed, from my observation, Lu Jun, you are the coldest person I have ever seen, because you don't even care about your own life or death, let alone care about others." Urushihara Ritsu said slowly:
"But you are clear-headed and you know what justice looks like, so you will use your extremely indifferent judgment around this point.
So, you can become the 'savior'.
But if one day your core is no longer 'righteous', then things will become very troublesome. When your talent is used for evil, it will be an extreme existence."
"That day will never come." Anson said, "I am very clear-headed, much clearer than you think."
"Human nature is very complex. Even a kind and tolerant person may be driven crazy like David Kench." Urushihara Ritsu said deeply:
“So, you may also be like this, and when that time comes, your existence will become a disaster for mankind.
I know deep down what happens when top talent is used for evil, as was the case with Sitler, which is the most direct example.
I approach you to prevent you from "deteriorating", or if I fail, I will find a way to eliminate you before things become irreversible."
"Please, Crow, can you please stop thinking about it and let's analyze what happened today seriously?" Anson Deer said with a headache:
"First of all, before we went to New York, he had already killed more than forty innocent citizens. Why didn't you ask me if I would have empathy for the families of those citizens?"
"Secondly, even if I wasn't the one who killed him, he would have died sooner or later, and the US government would not have protected him." He looked up at the ceiling and continued:
"I just accelerated the process and prevented more innocent people from getting hurt.
Moreover, there will definitely be many obstacles in the future when the Hell Lighthouse is established. This time, showing it to the world can also help us gain some advantages in public opinion."
"Yes, every choice you make is like this. Focusing on the correct values, rationally weigh the pros and cons, imagine what will be more beneficial to the current situation, and then implement the most accurate and efficient method," said Urushihara Ritsu:
"The sacrifices of others do not matter to you because you do not actually value anyone's life."
He picked up the cup and took a sip of the hot water. "In the final analysis, Lu Jun, have you ever thought about why you are always so rational?"
"What do you want to say?"
"In fact, you don't care about anyone at all. Your essence is a cold machine that executes 'absolute procedural justice'. You don't mix your own feelings with anything."
"I've said it from the beginning, you can understand me however you want." Anson Lu closed his eyes and said helplessly, "You are just like this, I'm used to it."
"In fact, what I want to say is that your current mental state is at an excellent balance point, which allows you to make the most correct choices and judgments at critical moments like a machine without thinking at all." Urushihara Ritsu said quietly:
"This is good, but it is a balance brought about by 'incompleteness', so it is doomed to be short-lived. This pathological balance will be broken sooner or later.
After this, you will either become a true tyrant who has completely abandoned humanity,
Otherwise, he will lose his current chaotic luster and become a mediocre person like ordinary people."
I was blocked just now, qaq, I will send it again.
(End of this chapter)
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