Chapter 352: Victory of the Civilization War!
Old Liu held his breath, his face turning pale. His life was so stable now, and he had a good future again. He really didn't want anything to happen again.
Are Marshal Wei and the others okay?
Old Liu turned on his cell phone, but before he could see the words clearly, he heard cheers coming from outside the window.
Someone was yelling, "We won! We won! Hahahaha! We won!!"
Win? Win what?
Then Lao Liu saw a separate message pop up on the phone screen.
[Congratulations to the one hundred warriors led by Wei Huan for successfully killing the Dark Beast King. The Blue Star human race has won the war of civilization! !]
Old Liu's breath was caught and he found the words a little flying.
He steadied himself, squinted his eyes and looked again.
That’s right!
[Congratulations... The humans on Blue Star have won the war of civilizations!!]
[Congratulations... The one hundred warriors led by Wei Huan successfully killed the Dark Beast King...!!]
I read three repeated messages in a row, word for word, and they were very clear.
His heart was beating so fast that it was about to jump out of his throat. Lao Liu stood up quickly, listening to the cheers outside. He stood up straight, holding up the sky above and stepping on the ground below. I fucking won!
We won!
…
“Ding Dong!”
“Ding Dong!”
“Ding Dong!”
The cell phone rang in the afternoon, so suddenly and almost scary that it woke up the old lady who was napping in bed.
The old lady was not young, probably around 70 years old. Her gray hair was kept very clean and tidy. Although her clothes were old and washed white, they were also looked after with great care. With her calm and wise eyes, it was clear that the old lady was a cultured and particular person.
Before opening her phone, she first put on her reading glasses and placed them on her nose, then squinted her eyes to read the contents word by word.
"Congratulations... The one hundred warriors led by Wei Huan have successfully killed the Dark Beast King. The Blue Star human race has obtained..."
At first she read very slowly, emphasizing each word as if it was a great effort. But before she had read half of the message, her speed suddenly increased, and when the words came out like a string of pearls, her voice suddenly rose at the end.
“…Victory in the Civilization War!!”
As the next word came out of her mouth, fireworks exploded in the old lady's mind, followed by cheers from outside the window.
"We won! We won! We won!"
"Did you see that? New news from Challenge the World! We won!"
"Marshal Wei won!!"
The old lady's waist pain and shortness of breath instantly stopped. She trotted all the way to the balcony and saw crowds of people coming out of various corridors and quickly gathering in the square.
The young people were jumping and shouting, some took off their clothes and waved them, some hugged each other and cried and laughed, and some suddenly knelt on the ground and cried loudly.
The old lady's mind was blank for a while, until she heard a "bang" and then the "crackling" sound of firecrackers. She didn't know whose family reacted so quickly and started setting off firecrackers in celebration.
She came to her senses and ran to the inner room, only to see her husband, who usually slept soundly, squatting on the bay window and looking down, with the corners of his mouth smiling so much that they were almost reaching his ears.
The phone was just sitting next to him, the screen still on.
"We won, did you see that?" the old lady asked happily.
The old man turned around and nodded: "I see, I see. I'll go down right away. Haha, this is too sudden. How did I win?"
"Isn't it good to win? Oh, slow down, you're too old to jump down!" The old lady hurried forward to support her husband who was jumping down like a monkey, "Be careful!"
The old man waved his hands, his beaming face still tinged with resignation. "I was only born two years early, otherwise I would have received a share of the credit! Why was I in such a hurry to be born? I didn't get to be the challenger, and this holy war has nothing to do with me! Oh, I'm so angry. I missed out like that!"
The old lady rolled her eyes at him, "Come on, even if you were ten years younger, you wouldn't have the ability of Marshal Wei. He ended this war of civilizations and killed the Dark Beast King. Do you understand? He's the strongest in both worlds!"
"Who wants to compete with Marshal Wei? I just fucking regret that I wasn't a good role model two years earlier and raised a cowardly son. Otherwise, he would have had a share of this victory, and I would have gotten some credit too!"
"Okay, okay, it's been years since that happened. The war is over, and you're telling me that our son didn't join the army. Even if he wasn't a challenger, didn't he respond to the country's call and make outstanding contributions to the country and its people? Why do you always look down on him?"
"What do you know!? Damn!!"
The old man couldn't win the argument with his wife, so he picked up his clothes and walked out. During this time, the sound of firecrackers outside could not stop, and the crackling sound was so loud that even talking could not be heard.
The old man walked to the door and ran back in a hurry. It turned out that he forgot to bring his cell phone.
He walked around his wife and picked up his cell phone. Before he left, the familiar ding-dong sound rang out again.
The old lady who was about to call her son put down her phone and looked over.
It turned out that after the victory notification ended, Challenge World began to award rewards.
[Congratulations to the Blue Star humans for their victory in the Civilization Challenge and their loot: the Dark Beast Plane. Over the next 30 days, the Dark Beast Plane will be integrated into the Blue Star territory and ready for acceptance.]
【congratulate……】
【congratulate……】
The important news was repeated three times, and the old lady didn't even have time to read it a second time before she subconsciously said, "The Dark Beast is in the same world as us? Is this a reward or a punishment?"
The old man said, "Why worry? We have already defeated the Dark Beast King. Why should we be afraid of more Dark Beasts? The Alliance Army will handle it."
"But……"
"You, all you think about is the Dark Beasts. Don't you think about the fact that if the Dark Beast plane were to be integrated, not only would our world's plates increase, but a large amount of supplies would be given away for free. What a leap forward our Blue Planet's challenge technology would have to reach?"
"That's right." The old lady thought, "Then our son's job has a bright future."
The old man snorted when he heard this and didn't like to talk about the fact that his son was not a challenger. Even though he did a good job in the factory and went to Beijing to receive an award not long ago, the fact that his son was not a challenger was always a regret for the old man.
"Okay, I'll go downstairs. It's lively downstairs!" The sound of firecrackers was deafening, as if firecrackers were being set off in the corridor of their building. The old man had to shout to speak.
The old lady also shouted: "Go, go!"
"You're not going?!"
"I'll call my son first! You go ahead!"
"Why are you calling? He's busy. Hurry up and go downstairs to join in the fun!" The old man shouted until he was out of breath. He pulled the old lady while supporting her. Although he was happy, he couldn't help feeling regretful. He failed to become a challenger because of his age. Now that the war is over, he will probably take this regret to his grave.
The old lady was pulled by the old man and ultimately failed to call her son.
When they went out, the neighbors were setting off firecrackers. When they saw them coming out, they waved to them and asked them to go first.
Normally, if the old man saw his neighbors setting off firecrackers outside the door, he would definitely say something. But today, not only did he not say anything, he also nodded with a smile.
The elevator opened in front of me, and it was filled with neighbors who came downstairs after hearing the news. Everyone was smiling happily when they saw each other.
"Coming?"
"Here we go, this is great news. We have to go downstairs and take a look."
"This is so sudden."
"That's not it. I'm still trying to get my grandson to sleep."
The elevator door slowly closed, and a crackling sound came from outside the door. The group of people in the elevator looked at each other and laughed again.
“Ding Dong!”
“Ding Dong!”
“Ding Dong!”
When the elevator door opened on the first floor, the familiar voice rang out again.
Everyone walked out the door, took out their phones and looked down at them. After seeing the content clearly, everyone stopped at the same time.
Stuck in place, unable to move.
The old lady was a step too slow and was still fumbling with her reading glasses when she bumped into her husband's back.
"What are you doing?" The old lady looked at her husband who was standing outside the elevator door but didn't leave. She pressed the door shut and said, "Let's go!"
The old man let out a confused "Oh" twice and walked out of the elevator in a daze. Then he stood in the corridor, staring intently at his phone, and read carefully, word by word: "...Challenger privileges are now open. You can choose between training mode, travel mode, and challenge mode. All Blue Star humans over the age of 20 can enter the challenge world."
When the old man finished reading, he suddenly looked up, his eyes shining brightly, "Can I be a challenger? Does this mean that I can also be a challenger?"
After saying this, he straightened his back, stiffened his neck, and looked as if he was 20 years younger.
His face is full of rosy glow!
The old lady was stunned for a moment. In fact, she didn't mind whether she was a challenger or not. There are thousands of people in the world, and everyone respects challengers, but they don't necessarily have to be a challenger themselves.
No matter how glorious a life on the edge of a knife is, in her opinion it is putting the cart before the horse.
But what if you don't have to take risks? Wouldn't you risk death? Awakening a profession that suits you and practicing peacefully can strengthen your body and prolong your life!
I heard that if the challenger cultivates to a certain level, he will become a god, and living for thousands of years will not be a problem.
Only when you get old do you know the horror of death and the preciousness of a healthy body.
The old lady doesn't like to be a challenger, but the newly opened "cultivation mode" and "travel mode" hit her heart at once.
"Let me see, let me see, it's true! I can become a challenger too?" The old lady blushed with excitement. "Thanks, Marshal Wei, I can actually become a challenger one day!"
…
Today was supposed to be an ordinary working day like any other.
The students had also attended classes at school for the whole morning, had just finished lunch in the cafeteria, and returned to the dormitory to sleep.
The life teacher yelled in the corridor as usual: "Everyone go to bed, don't talk, cover yourself with the quilt, and if you don't sleep and still talk, I'll catch you and tell your homeroom teacher. Can you hear me standing in the corridor?"
The phrase that had to be shouted every day became a jingle, and was regarded by the students as a sleep alarm. The well-behaved ones closed their eyes and really fell asleep, while the naughty ones pricked up their ears to listen to the footsteps in the corridor and whispered to the classmate in the next bed.
Xiao Liu is a sophomore in high school this year. It is a busy time for him academically, so he went to bed as soon as he arrived at the dormitory.
He used to be very naughty and was a problem student in elementary school. But when he entered the third year of junior high school, he changed for some reason. In the words of his grandparents, he has become smart. Anyway, he now understands very well what "putting study first" means, and knows that the nap at noon is the key to the quality of the afternoon classes. If he doesn't study hard, he won't be able to get into university, let alone the "challenging university" of his dreams.
In recent years, Challenge University has been upgraded from an ordinary first-class university to a key university, and even a top-ranked university at the national defense level. If you want to study at Challenge University, you have to undergo a political review.
In short, he knew very well that if he wanted to be admitted to Challenge University, he had to work hard himself, and his family had to support him.
There is no challenger in his family, so he has less competitive advantage. Fortunately, his father is very capable. Although he is not a challenger, he is the winner of the National People's Livelihood Scientific Research Medal and does not "hold him back."
In short, his goal is clear, which is to work hard to become a challenger!
It would be even better if I could join the pioneering army and board Commander Wei's chariot, hehehe...
“Tap, tap, tap!”
“Ding ding ding!”
"We won! We won!"
Xiao Liu, who was half asleep, heard a sound coming from outside the door. He turned over and looked outside in confusion.
If I heard correctly, the person shouting loudly is the life teacher who usually doesn't allow them to talk during lunch break, right?
Someone in the dormitory was asking, "What time is it?"
Someone else replied: "It's only half past one, it's not time to get up yet."
Someone immediately concluded: "The life teacher is crazy and making such a big fuss. Can we report the teacher?"
Xiao Liu didn't respond. He hadn't gotten enough sleep, so he pulled up the covers and tried to fall back asleep. Then he heard the life teacher's voice in the corridor: "Students, wake up! Good news, great news! Marshal Wei has killed the Dark Beast King. We've won the war of civilization!"
The sound echoed in the corridor, as if it was amplified infinitely.
Xiao Liu's eyes, which had just been closed, suddenly opened and he jumped up from the bed. Faster than anyone else, he jumped out of bed, opened the door, and shouted, "We won? Will there be no more challengers in the future? What should we do?"
What should we do as challengers?
It’s not the children’s fault that they are focusing on the wrong thing. After all, most of the children here are still dreaming of getting into college, becoming a challenger, and being even more powerful than Marshal Wei, fighting their way to the ninth-level world and ending the war of civilizations with their own hands.
What young person doesn’t dream?
In this age of martial arts, becoming a powerful challenger is every young man's dream!
The life teacher was startled by what he said, then laughed: "We won! It was Marshal Wei who killed the Dark Beast King! The war is over!!"
After all, teachers are different from children. Compared to those dreams, a victory and a stable life are what they pursue.
Until more children walked out of the dormitory and looked at each other in confusion: "Does this mean we can't become challengers?"
"No way? I dream of becoming a challenger?"
"No!! Why does it have to end?? The challenger is my life!!"
The life teacher finally came back to his senses from the joy of the war's end and announced with a bright smile: "The war is over, but the challenge world is still there, and the challengers are still there. As long as you are 20 years old or above, you can challenge the world! This time there is no danger of death, you can become a challenger without worry!"
This is the best news!
The children cheered, as if they only realized what "victory" meant at this moment?
It is safety, freedom and dreams!
Not having to worry about life and death crises but being able to freely pursue their dreams is the best gift that the predecessors and Marshal Wei give to these young people!
Thunderous cheers rang out in the corridor, and young children full of youth ran out of the dormitory building, chasing each other on the playground, waving their clothes and jumping and dancing.
The teachers stood among the children, also smiling, and were pulled around in circles by the children. As the world spun around, they seemed to have grown wings and were flying.
It’s great! The sky pressing down on their heads has disappeared. Without the threat of dark beasts, challenging the world will no longer be a crisis and difficulty for the humans on Blue Star. Instead, it will be the place where their dreams truly take off!
…
Old Liu came out of the factory and took a detour to go to school.
Today is the day of victory in the war of civilization, so schools and units naturally gave us a holiday on the spot, and we will have to rest for seven consecutive days to calm down this great joy.
Old Liu is going to pick up his son and take him home.
There are many students in colleges and universities, and many parents come to pick up their children. Lao Liu still remembers that when he was a teenager, the school gate would be full of cars every weekend, and it would take a long time to leave after being stuck in traffic.
But not anymore.
Challenging the world has changed people's lives. There are motorcycle-style hovercars, sedan-style hovercars, and bus-style hovercars. But even if there are more of them, because there is no limit on the size of the road, the fully three-dimensional parking system means there is no more embarrassment of picking up someone but being stuck in the middle of the road.
Old Liu felt very proud when he saw the scene in front of him.
He has made a significant contribution to the development and popularization of these hover cars. Although he cannot become a challenger, which makes him feel a little inferior deep down in his heart, occasionally at this time, he can't help but feel happy that he has at least found the right path for himself to shine.
"Knock knock!" There was a knock on the car window and the eldest son's face appeared outside the car.
Old Liu came to his senses and hurriedly opened the car door, let his son sit in the passenger seat, then pressed a button to float up, easily got out of the traffic and headed home.
As soon as my son Xiao Liu got in the car, he started chattering non-stop, talking about the victory in the war, how happy he was when he got the news, and how awesome Marshal Wei was. "One hundred people! One hundred people killed the Dark Beast King! Our Marshal Wei is still the most awesome! Marshal Wei is the person I admire most in my life!"
Then he changed the subject and said unhappily, "My grandparents must be so happy. Since I was a child, they have been saying that we should not become challengers. Now that the world is fully open, shouldn't they immediately challenge the world?
Why do we have to be 20 to enter the Challenge World? 70-year-olds can go into the Challenge World and kill monsters. I think I can beat ten of them alone right now. Dad, do you think my muscles are strong? I don't have to wait until I'm 20, I can kill them right now!
Old Liu pressed the autopilot mode, turned to look at his son and smiled, "You don't have mobile phones at school, so the information you get is incomplete. It's not that you can't enter the Challenge World before you turn 20, but that you can't become a Challenger before you turn 20.
If you sign up for a study tour, you can still join the Challenge World Tour.
The deserts of the second-level world, the hills of the third-level world, and the ice and snow of the fourth-level world—our strength is firmly above the world level and is permitted to be opened to tourism. You can go in and take a look."
"Really!? Can I go today? I want to go today!" Xiao Liu was so excited that he almost jumped up.
Old Liu smiled and said, "No problem. I'll sign you and your brother up, and your grandparents will take you to see it."
"Okay." Xiao Liu reacted, "You? You're not going? No way, are you that afraid of the Challenger World? You don't even dare to travel? Dad, I despise you!"
Old Liu slapped his son on the head and glared at him, "As for me, I have to work overtime at the factory tomorrow morning."
"Huh? Why? Isn't it a global holiday?"
"The Civilization War is over, and the Dark Beast Plane has become our Blue Planet. Can you imagine what a massive resource this is? Blue Planet's technology is about to take off. Next year, you might even be able to travel to outer space with ease. We in R&D have to keep up with the times, so how can we rest now?"
Then, Lao Liu motioned his son to look outside the car: "Look, the city guards are still working. On a day of celebration like this, you can have fun, but there are people who have to protect the safety of the celebrating crowd.
We're busy, the Guards are busy, and the Challenge Army is about to take over a territory a hundred times larger than Blue Star. Someone has to help you stop the Dark Beasts there, right?"
"Ah..." Xiao Liu saw his father's eyes change, and he put away the playful smile on his face and said seriously, "Dad, you are right. I know that whether or not one can become a challenger is not the standard for judging whether a person is successful. You are actually very good, and I am very proud of you.
You go ahead and do your own thing. Leave your grandparents, my great-grandparents, and my younger brother to me to take care of.
As for me, I will become a challenger sooner or later. Even though there is no need for war now, the challenge of challenging the world is still there. I will work hard for my dream, don't worry!
Old Liu looked at the children running on the roadside and the adults laughing happily. Then he put his arm around his son, put his arm around his neck, and rubbed his head.
"Peace has arrived, and prosperity is not far away. You have really come at a good time!"
…
It's a rare day for the Liu family to gather together today.
Old Liu is busy on weekdays, Little Liu goes to high school and lives on campus, and Old Liu's parents-in-law live in another community, so the Liu family hasn't been so lively for some time.
The seven members of their family sat around a round table, which was filled with food. There was an empty seat with a set of empty bowls and chopsticks, which were prepared for the mother of the two children who had passed away.
They did not deliberately avoid the fact that the children's mother had passed away. It was like the emergence of a challenging world. No matter how much they ignored it, it existed. Even if they did not become challengers, they still had to face this different world.
They can face the pain of the past, but they don’t know when it started, and they forget to look towards the future.
The knife of the Dark Beast Clan was pointed at his head, cutting into his flesh. It seemed as if every fantasy of the future was spurting blood. The days were aimless, and especially when he looked at this little child, he felt sad.
Can these children really grow up smoothly?
My heart always feels blocked and uncomfortable.
But today's dinner table was noticeably different. For the first time, Old Liu said loudly, "After this meal, I'm going to challenge the world. I want to see what challenging the world is like. What will my profession be? Maybe I'll awaken a gravekeeper, too."
My father-in-law laughed and said, "I think I am almost certainly a praying person. The most awakened people in the hospital system are praying people, followed by dancers."
Old Liu waved his hand: "Then let's team up and challenge the world! Especially since you're a dancer and I'm a gravekeeper, this ace combination might just be the beginning of our life's highlight!"
"Wow, this is good, this is good."
The women listened and laughed: "After two glasses of wine, I don't know what will happen. Even if the gravekeeper really awakens, can anyone match the ability of Marshal Wei?"
"That's right. Marshal Wei is strong because he is Marshal Wei, not a gravekeeper. Even if he changed his profession, Marshal Wei would still be the most powerful one."
"That's right. The key is that Marshal Wei not only drove away the Dark Beast and won the battle, but he also reorganized the Challenge Army. Don't say you didn't notice it, but Blue Star had already begun to fall into chaos two years before Marshal Wei appeared."
"That's right. It was a terrible mess outside. There were too many challengers bullying the innocent people. Only Daxia was barely able to hold on, but it couldn't last long. During that time, I didn't even dare to go out to buy groceries."
“That’s right…”
The two old ladies were not very interested in becoming challengers, but recalling the past and comparing it with the present had different feelings, so they started chatting together.
Xiao Liu looked left and right, unable to get a word in. Finally, he looked at Lao Liu and said, "Dad, what do you think my career will be?"
Old Liu listened to his parents' conversation with a smile, his ears split to the sides. He drank a little while. When his son called him, his eyes were already a little hazy. He smiled and said, "In a few years, you will know what you want to do."
Xiao Liu glared and said, "If I can't become a gravekeeper, I want to awaken the criminals and drive my brother crazy. If I can win the first place in a one-on-one duel, that would be awesome!"
Old Liu smiled when he heard this. That's right, it's the idol effect. The two strongest people in the world have brought two professions to the forefront. Compared to the only gravekeeper so far, it is indeed easier for the criminal sequence to awaken.
Xiao Liu praised the criminal sequence very much. Old Liu and his in-laws were very excited while talking about it, and seemed to be about to team up and enter the challenge world. The two old ladies were still reminiscing about the past, sighing as if they were pointing out a country.
Old Liu got even drunker and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window to get some fresh air. He saw the lights on in every household, and the broken and reconstituted families gathered under the lights.
They were laughing, they were making noise, they were drunk, and so happy.
Suddenly, Lao Liu wanted to cry.
If Marshal Wei were here, he would really want to kneel down and kowtow to him.
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