Chapter 126 The Mechanical Era "Kill me, mission complete, and then you..."
Just then, Shi Yu heard footsteps outside the door. He was about to call for Chen Su to hide, but when he turned around, Chen Su was nowhere to be seen.
Shi Yu: "..."
Good, very conscientious.
"Your rock sugar pear soup." The guard entered.
Shi Yu sat back on the sofa and slowly finished a bowl of rock sugar pear soup. The leader hadn't returned yet, so he stood up and said, "If the leader is busy, I'll come back another day."
As soon as he stepped outside, an arm was draped over his shoulder.
Shen Su somehow managed to get out as well.
Eve, feeling a bit withdrawn after eating two meals of dog food in a row, went to a secluded spot to calm down. Just as she calmed down, she looked up and realized she couldn't calm down anymore.
"Can you two please stop showing off your love all the time, anytime, anywhere!"
"Please consider that this is a public place, okay?"
The two parted ways on their own.
Shi Yu asked, "Wasn't Mo Rugui with you?"
“He’s with that leader,” Eve said irritably. “In the second-floor lounge.”
Despite her anger, Eve added, "Those two were also being all lovey-dovey."
Shi Yu: "..."
Shen Su: "..."
Eve rolled her eyes. "I'm not interested in watching this kind of thing, so I don't know what they were talking about."
Let's rewind to an hour earlier.
Inside a lounge.
The leader removed his mask, revealing Jiang Liuyue's face.
Then came a long period of silence.
Mo Rugui stood there, his expression at that moment hard to describe. His gaze never left the leader's face after the leader removed the mask.
After a long silence, he finally spoke: "Top of the skill leaderboard, a legend on the forum, a faith of the players, Jiang Liuyue, everyone thought you had left the game, but no one expected you to become the BOSS in the dungeon."
"You gave everyone hope. Everyone lived on that belief, trying their best to find a way out of the instance, hoping that one day they could completely escape the game like you..."
"I never expected it to be a lie."
Mo Rugui had actually imagined what it would be like to see Jiang Liuyue again.
He might be excited, happy, or relieved that Jiang Liuyue is still alive and that he can see him again in his lifetime. He might also be very angry, angry that Jiang Liuyue disappeared from his world without a word, angry that Jiang Liuyue lied to him, or even so angry that he might punch him and then hug him tightly...
However, the truth is—
He neither punched Jiang Liuyue nor gave him a hug. His first words were spoken in a flat tone, as if he were reading a prepared speech at a meeting, devoid of any emotion.
It was as if Jiang Liuyue had never caused any ripples in his life.
“I didn’t mean to hide it.” As he looked at Jiang Liuyue, Jiang Liuyue’s gaze never left him. As she spoke, Jiang Liuyue threw away her mask and walked towards him step by step, stopping in front of him. “So, I am standing in front of you now.”
Do you want me to explain?
This time, Jiang Liuyue no longer used an emotionless electronic voice, but his own voice, a voice that Mo Rugui was familiar with.
Compared to Mo Rugui's nonchalant attitude, Jiang Liuyue's expression and voice were so serious and so affectionate.
Mo Rugui remained silent.
After exchanging glances for a moment, Jiang Liuyue sat down on the sofa, leaned back against the backrest, crossed one long leg, and slowly said to herself, "This is a long story... but to put it simply, I used some methods to gain primary control of this instance."
Mo Rugui also sat down on another sofa. He did not respond with "yes" or "no", tacitly allowing Jiang Liuyue to continue.
Mo Rugui's Live Stream Room —
[Did you guys notice? The live stream screen didn't go black!]
[Yes, in the past, when players discussed system secrets or things involving a certain color, the screen would go black. This time, they're showing it to us so openly? It's hard to say whether it was intentional.]
Something's wrong...something's very wrong.
...
It turns out that there was indeed no need to block it.
Because Jiang Liuyue talked a lot of nonsense!
Only the first sentence hit the nail on the head.
He didn't explain exactly how he gained control of the copy...
Mo Rugui couldn't listen anymore and interrupted, "Was my entry into this instance arranged by you or was it a coincidence?"
"Finally, you're going to talk to me?" Jiang Liuyue's lips slowly blossomed into a smile.
New viewers joining the live stream all asked the same question mark.
[Wait, wasn't this livestream supposed to be discussing the plot? Why do I feel like I've been force-fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection)?]
Jiang Liuyue replied, "I did make arrangements, but it was indeed a coincidence, albeit a coincidence that was inevitable."
The live stream chat was flooded with question marks again.
He said I understood each word individually, but I couldn't understand them when they were put together.
"I gained primary control of the instance, but I didn't revoke the system's secondary control. I just lowered its permissions significantly. This way, the system can't overstep its authority to control the instance, and it also ensures that players can enter the instance," Jiang Liuyue explained considerately.
Jiang Liuyue's skin was an inhuman paleness, with sculpted features and silver-white hair, giving him a divine aura. Yet, he now wore a smile that only a human could have: "I don't know when you'll enter this instance, but I know you'll definitely come."
He spoke each word gently and affectionately: "That's why I say it's an inevitable coincidence."
After a moment of silence in the live stream—
I knew Jiang Liuyue was no ordinary man, but I didn't know he had this side to him. His words sent chills down my spine. Anyone who gets his affections is truly blessed.
How should I put it? Don't you guys think this kind of character design is pretty cool?
[Hehe, I like it~]
"Brother Mo, do you still remember our dreams?" Jiang Liuyue gazed into the distance, a smile still playing on her lips, like a child who had grown up being pampered. "In the apocalypse, we were constantly on the move, making our homes wherever we could, hiding from sources of pollution, killing zombies, and fighting against some annoying humans. The so-called safe zones were nothing more than false havens built on the law of the jungle."
“You said you wanted to rebuild a homeland, without class distinctions, without the law of the jungle, where everyone is equal… just like before the apocalypse.”
“I’ve achieved it now!” His eyes gleamed.
"There are no sources of pollution, no zombies, no annoying humans here. This is a world that is hundreds of years more advanced than that era. We don't have to go back to that terrible era."
"Brother Mo, stay."
Jiang Liuyue smiled, his eyes brimming with pride. At this moment, he was not the head of the empire, but a child who had achieved good results and was waiting for his parents' praise.
"Stay here, and I will rule with you the homeland of our dreams."
Under Jiang Liuyue's hopeful gaze, Mo Rugui poured cold water on his enthusiasm.
"This is just a copy."
Jiang Liuyue's smile slowly faded, and he stubbornly said, "So what if it's a copy? Who can prove that the world we live in is real, and not just a copy?"
Mo Rugui knew that this person was not only clever and cunning, but also very good at sophistry, and many of his words seemed to make sense at first glance.
However, Mo Rugui wasn't about to be completely fooled. He said, "The premise of the peaceful and happy home I want is that it is built in the real world, not by escaping reality and hiding in a dungeon. You want to give up that world, but I am not willing to give up. I believe that one day, the source of pollution will be resolved, the zombies will be resolved, and everything will get better."
"What if that day never comes?"
"That day will come, even after I'm gone."
"You're just too old-fashioned!" Jiang Liuyue scolded, then calmed down and said in a self-deprecating tone, "But I just happen to like you, you blockhead..."
His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, and Mo Rugui heard it.
Jiang Liuyue has said similar things many times.
But he never took it seriously.
Or rather, he didn't dare to take it seriously.
Jiang Liuyue stared at Mo Rugui for a while, but Mo Rugui didn't look up at him. So he simply walked up to Mo Rugui, knelt on one knee, and looked up at Mo Rugui with a gazing posture, speaking as if whispering between lovers: "Brother Mo, you came to find me because you care about me, right?"
Mo Rugui's Adam's apple bobbed, and he countered, "Perhaps I want to destroy the copy?"
Jiang Liuyue looked confused for a few seconds, as if she didn't understand what he meant.
Then he said in a very sincere tone, "Gaining primary control of the instance requires paying a price."
"Brother Mo, if you destroy the dungeon, I will die."
Live Stream Room——
I feel like I've discovered some incredible secret!
Is this really something we can watch? Really? Really?
I have a feeling that Jiang Liuyue is lying; he doesn't seem like the type of person who would tell the truth.
Jiang Liuyue felt a sharp pain in his throat. Yes, he did tell more lies than truths, so even an unintentional truth was taken as a lie.
...
Jiang Liuyue's expression didn't change much, but Mo Rugui saw a hint of helplessness and hurt in his eyes, and his heart seemed to tear at him as well.
Jiang Liuyue continued, "Brother Mo, my life has had no meaning since birth. I've just lived, that's all, until I met you..."
"Meeting you gave me motivation and gave me a vision for the future. Even though it's the end of the world, I still dream about beautiful things and try my best to make them come true... I thought of many ways, and finally found that this seems to be a good way."
“I know what you’re thinking: destroy the instance, destroy the system, and then quit the game, right?” Jiang Liuyue bluntly stated everything, his gaze fixed on Jiang Liuyue. “It’s not that I haven’t thought about this; in fact, I could have done it a long time ago.”
He shook his head, his tone resolute: "But it's unnecessary."
"What's so great about leaving the game? Going back to our post-apocalyptic world? I've had enough of the daily grind of starvation, cold clothing, fighting, and backstabbing!"
"And here—"
"I have primary control of the instance. I am the master here and can do whatever I want. Stay, and let's create our own utopia together, okay?"
Live Stream Room——
I know what's wrong!
Jiang Liuyue appears perfectly rational and clear-headed, but in reality, he has gone mad!
I even think Jiang Liuyue is right! I must be crazy!
...
"You're crazy."
Mo Rugui uttered these words.
Jiang Liuyue did not react for a long time.
By the time Mo Rugui reacted, his lips were already sealed by Jiang Liuyue's cold lips, and his collar was being gripped. He tried to push Jiang Liuyue away, but he couldn't budge her an inch. He wondered if it was because of the boost from the dungeon boss's power, but Jiang Liuyue was actually stronger than him.
He was kissed by Jiang Liuyue for a long time.
Jiang Liuyue stopped.
He stared at Mo Rugui's bleeding lips for a while, then leaned in and kissed away the blood droplets.
"Kill me, Mo Ge."
He completely released Mo Rugui, letting himself fall lightly to the ground, his vulnerable neck exposed to Mo Rugui without any defense.
He looked up at Mo Rugui and smiled, "Kill me, mission complete, you can leave the instance."
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