Chapter 173: Re-opening the Draft
Before leaving the palace, everyone listened to a very bizarre and clichéd story.
"When your tribe paid tribute to Chongming, I wondered if forcibly imprisoning such a divine bird on the ground would cause a disaster."
The emperor sighed softly, "But now that the matter has been resolved, I will fulfill my promise and grant you a higher rank or return home in glory. You can choose for yourself."
He Wei had the word "what" in his throat, and the consonant almost slipped out, but luckily he shut up in time. He endured it until he was out of the emperor's sight: "He said Chongming was our tribute?!"
Shi Yu was silent for a few seconds after hearing this: "I remember mentioning this possibility before."
"It is unlikely that the people who feed Chongming are ordinary people. Either the emperor has absolute trust in his loyalty, or Chongming must be raised and cared for by these twelve people."
He repeated in a flat tone: "If it is the latter, the player's identity is probably a citizen of a country that produces a lot of Chongming, a clan that regards the divine bird as its symbol, or a person with special abilities who specializes in collecting monsters for his own use."
He Weiyu swallowed.
"Chongming birds are obviously not ordinary animals in this world, so other countries are ruled out. If they are talented people, even the emperor would find it difficult to find so many of them. More importantly, each keeper's residence has an identical piece of cloth with Chongming birds and humans painted on it, which means that the twelve people at least came from the same place or had contact with the same objects. In this case, the only option left is clan power."
Shi Yu looked down at the steps below his feet. "Chongming is a beast of heaven and earth. It eats mountain dew, drives away evil spirits, and defeats demons. In this plane, it even serves as the three-legged golden crow, controlling the sunrise and daytime. The emperor knows Chongming's characteristics, and the treatment he provides to the beast will definitely not be bad. The Great Jin Dynasty was called the 'Never-Sleeping Country', and it is likely that it started from that time."
Jiang Jiaying understood: "Because Chongming exists in the palace, the sky over this country is always daytime?"
Shi Yu said, "Zhongming's range of activities has expanded from the mountains and forests to the palace walls, from sleeping in the open air to living in the palace and drinking fine wine. The first generation may have been fine, but the descendants who have reproduced from generation to generation have never been able to fly. The laziness in their bones has overcome their faith, their wings have degenerated and they have to walk on the ground, and they have gone from being divine beasts to poultry."
"Then, the Never-Sleeping Country fell into eternal night."
He Weiyou suddenly remembered the question that the other person had asked him in the inn when they were sitting in the light of the lamp: "No matter how important freedom is, can it compare to wealth and glory?"
Shi Yu didn't notice the change in his expression: "The emperor found out, so of course he wants to end this disaster."
Jiang Jiaying naturally continued, "So he captured us, the professionals who raise Chongming birds, to serve as his labor force, hoping to raise a real Chongming bird with double pupils?"
Shi Yu nodded: "Chongming was born from the scorching sun, with fire as his bloodline. He was born to survive adversity, and his soul is eager to fly. Fine food and fine wine can nourish his bones, and death can also awaken his emotions."
Seeing that everyone else looked confused, Jiang Jiaying spoke up at the right time: "The bloodline of the Chongming bird was forged by fire. It is born with the ability to ward off evil and avoid disasters, and the wish to fly is buried in its soul. Fine wine will weaken their bones, but putting them to death can also awaken their faith."
He then asked, "What about the Chongming bird that attacks the player?"
"Do you remember what the Chongming people's living environment was like?" Shi Yu said, "They lived in bamboo fences, with straw under their feet, eating grains and cereals, and drinking only natural mountain spring water."
Jiang Jiaying vaguely realized something.
Shi Yu said softly, "It's not the lack of food that is worrying, but the inequality. Others of the same species have enjoyed a lifetime of delicacies. If there is a gap between the old and the new, there will be some injustice among the individuals."
The half-paralyzed player and the female player had both huddled in the chicken coop where they landed. When they heard this for the first time, they were shocked and felt it was natural at the same time. They admired it but also felt inexplicably ashamed.
He Weiyou interrupted at this time: "Can the Chongming bird be so jealous?"
Shi Yu listened to this amazing question: "Why not?"
He Weiyou's tone was really puzzling: "Isn't it a divine beast? How can it be the same as a human?"
Shi Yu's tone was even more baffling than his: "What is the difference between mythical beasts and humans other than species?"
He Weiyou wanted to say something else, but the half-paralyzed player he was carrying rolled his eyes first: "What's wrong with a mythical beast? Are mythical beasts inherently great and righteous? Are mythical beasts necessarily righteous and compassionate? Are mythical beasts bound to devote themselves to the world? Haven't you heard of species diversity?"
“…”
"According to your logic, are you born as a human being, as evil as a murderer, or as kind and generous as a red scarf? Don't you deserve to be in the middle?"
"If you say another word, I'll throw you out right now."
“…”
Jiang Jiaying suddenly asked, "What about gods and humans?"
Shi Yu was slightly stunned.
"If the only difference between divine beasts and humans is species, then what are the differences between gods and humans besides species?"
"All the same."
“Exactly the same?”
"Um."
[The game has been completed, and the statistics of surviving players are being collected]
[Data statistics completed, will be transferred back to the midfield space soon, the final ranking and settlement results of the players in this collective game will be announced later]
The players' positions when returning to the pure white space are the same as before entering the dungeon.
As soon as Shi Yu's vision cleared, he looked at the person in front of him with a slightly regretful and lost look: "?"
He Weiyu took two glances at his waist-length hair again. It would be a lie to say he didn't feel any regret. After all, it really looked different when such a beautiful woman occasionally had short hair.
It would be even better if I could get another pair of glasses.
Of course, he was just thinking about it and would never dare to say it out loud even if he was beaten to death.
Especially after the retribution he suffered before, he now dared not even speak louder than words.
[Game "Chongming", 12 participants, 5 survivors, total game prize pool points 50,000 points]
[Player data ranking has been completed]
[First place, player Shi Yu, identity confirmed]
[Main Mission: Burning (Unlocked)]
[Game exploration degree 95%, ranked first, obtained points 13875]
[Game completion 99%, ranking first, reward points 19038]
[The player's overall rating for this game is S-level, and he will be awarded 5,000 extra points]
[Get the perfect ending and get 1 God's Domain Fragment as a reward]
[Achieve a perfect ending, random rewards are being drawn... A random item has been drawn****]
The light screen was refreshed with each report. Those who had played the same game with him had no reaction to the previous content. It was not the first time that most of the prize pool points were directly taken away by the other party.
The only ones who were terrified were the two players who were playing with him for the first time.
The system paused for a second before continuing:
[The number of followers increased by 180,154, and the number of likes received was 3,220,338]
When this message appeared on the screen, He Wei's eyes almost popped out: "One hundred and eighty thousand? Did I hear it wrong?"
The system continued to read without emotion:
[The popularity of a single live broadcast has reached SSS level (single game fans increase > 100,000 people), and 10,000 points will be awarded]
Jiang Jiaying, who was standing by, paused and asked in surprise, "There are actually three S-level popularity ratings?"
He thought two S's were the best.
[Already on the God Realm Upper Nine Heavens player total popularity ranking, currently ranked 125th]
[Since you were on the list for more than 360 hours last month, you will be awarded 1 random treasure chest]
[Already on the Godly Domain Upper Nine Heavens Player Total Level Ranking, currently ranked 485th]
[Since you were on the list for more than 360 hours last month, you will be awarded 1 random treasure chest]
The system finished reading out his results before starting to announce other people’s results.
But almost no one at the scene cared. They were all overwhelmed by Shi Yu's 180,000 new fans and looked at the person involved.
The person involved was also quite confused.
Although Shi Yu gained a lot of followers with each game, the highest number would not exceed 100,000. This was because there were more than 300 players participating in that group game, which attracted attention from all sides.
The result is now directly double the highest record.
He was stunned for a few seconds, thinking of the group of live broadcast room viewers who only existed in the system broadcast but never showed up.
It's not like I haven't thought about what that audience is.
In this world, the gods of the three planes of existence all entered the live broadcast to entertain the audience. In addition, Xiao Guangtuan once told him that the system administrators did not have the authority to watch the players' live broadcasts, so the God Realm could basically be ruled out.
The mortal world is the most closed. Except for the opportunity to go to the netherworld after death, there is no connection with the other two worlds at other times. He knows the least information and is the best candidate to be a spectator. However, he has lived there for so long and has never heard of the existence of such a live broadcast.
As for using the Netherworld as an audience, it was actually a double-edged sword, because the Netherworld and the God Realm had a vested interest in each other. In the beginning, it was probably just random to drag him in, but even without him, there was a guild named Temple in the God Realm, and the residents of the Netherworld would more or less guess its purpose.
Shi Yu recalled the possible breaking points of the game, and it seemed that it was only when the Dream Chooser appeared.
But people in this world don’t know that the divine world exists.
The only one who would react to the appearance of the God of Dream Choosers and even publicize it was Youmingtian.
【Why is the screen blank? ? 】
[Everyone is busy taking screenshots, who has the time to post comments?]
[We at Ghost Craftsman Newspaper have already prepared the press release, and we just need to send it out after the live broadcast ends]
[Well, but hasn’t the Spiritual News Agency next door already issued a press release? ]
【…? ? Didn’t the Spiritual News Agency just agree not to release the news of the Lord’s replacement before the end of the live broadcast? !】
[Looking at the number of views, I feel that it won’t be long before the entire Netherworld knows the news that the Lord God of the God Realm has been exiled to the human world.]
[Fuck! I’m going to tell them to issue a press release right now!! Let’s challenge them directly!!!]
[＃Ghost Craftsman Newspaper and Spirit News Agency are also in love and hate with each other today＃]
After the system announcement ended, Shi Yu was the first to leave. When he returned to the player space, he saw Xiao Guangtuan browsing the forum.
As a system administrator, Xiao Guangtuan cannot watch players' live broadcasts, but the forum is a virtual platform created by the system, so of course it does not restrict administrator access.
Sensing the movement of the passage closing, the little light ball raised his head, immediately threw down the screen, turned back into a little carrot head, and ran over excitedly: "My lord!"
Shi Yu asked: "Do you know who the audience of the game live broadcast is?"
The little light ball was stunned for a moment: "People from Netherworld...right?"
Bar?
"The administrator's manual only says that there will be real-time promotion every time a player enters the game, but there is no explanation of who the promotion is for, nor why." Xiao Guangtuan said, "But I didn't see similar live broadcasts when I was in the God Realm, and players can only watch the edited version afterwards. No one in the forum said that they had seen it in real life, so the only one is Youmingtian."
Shi Yu brought out the key point in his words: "Players can't watch live broadcasts?"
"You can't watch it during the live broadcast. You have to wait until the game is over and the video is edited by the system. You can buy it with points before you can watch it." Xiao Guangtuan explained in detail, "My lord, what's wrong?"
Shi Yu thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Do you know when the Divine Realm appeared?"
Xiao Guangtuan was stunned: "Twenty-three years ago."
“Do you know who created the system?”
The little ball of light shook his head.
"Do you know why it pulls players in?"
Still shaking his head.
"Do you know how the player can leave?"
“…”
"Now that you're in, you can't leave?"
Xiao Guangtuan felt inexplicably guilty: "All the players I led before... died in the end."
Died in the divine realm, died in reality, bitten by ghosts, committed suicide in despair, anyway, no one can completely escape the control of the system.
It's not like he hadn't wondered before, and he had once asked the main system why, why those humans had to die.
But the main system never gave an answer.
Later, when he occasionally took leave and returned to the divine realm, he discussed this issue with his colleagues.
But colleagues can only shed their hands helplessly.
Although you may be scared when you first see it, it doesn't matter if you see it more often. People who have been to a pig farm will be intolerant to pork for a period of time, but who can really eat only vegetarian food except monks?
Shi Yu didn't ask any more questions.
A tool group that knows nothing will not get much useful information if you ask more questions.
He fastened the little carrot head's straps and said, "Do you still want to go to the mortal world?"
The little light ball reflexively said: "Go!"
※
When Xiao Guangtuan said "go", he didn't expect things to develop to this point.
Shi Yu had already walked into the passage and returned to the apartment in Tianshui Lanwan.
Xiao Guangtuan specially chose the guest bedroom of Tianshui Lanwan Apartment as the landing site. He made sure that it was empty before teleporting so that no one would notice him. He then sent himself there and was ready to see his master as soon as he opened the door.
But who knew that as soon as he turned the handle, a strong force pushed him hard.
Xiao Guangtuan fell on his butt, and a Scottish shepherd that was fatter than him came up to him, wagging its tail and licking his face with its hot and wet tongue.
He used both hands to push away Su Mu's head to prevent his face from being covered with saliva. He turned around and said in horror: "Sir, didn't you say you don't keep pets?"
Shi Yu stood by the door, looked at the message on his phone, then looked up at him and said calmly, "You caused this."
Little light group: “?”
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
