Chapter 260 New World
The evening breeze was slightly cool, blowing the strands of hair around Jiang Lai's ears. His sleeves fluttered, and the feather necklace around his neck swayed gently. The edge of the necklace, made of an unknown material, reflected a bright color.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, Jiang Lai was filled with a warm glow.
Brighter than this glow is the determination between his brows.
The true guardian of the four directions is not bound by anything. The more you can let go calmly, the more you can possess what you cannot hold on to.
Jiang Lai has a heart that is open and honest enough.
"I'm going to create a new four-sided tower," he said.
Matsuda Jinpei heard the four words Jiang Lai whispered just now, but he still paused and continued, "Do you need our help? Or as you said, you don't need anything real to serve as a tower?"
"You have helped me." Jiang Lai smiled at them, his eyes sparkling, "They are invisible, but they do exist."
A true four-sided defense tower no longer requires a physical tower, but it still has its own criteria.
Jiang Lai not only saw through what the real tower was, but also realized that he was the one who could achieve these conditions. And the realization of these conditions came from the support of the people around him.
[No matter where they are] - No matter which dimension they are in, the scientific friends are always by Jiang Lai's side like family. They have overcome countless difficulties together and are still together through thick and thin even across the world.
[No distinction between noble and humble]——The curse friends have different backgrounds and abilities, but Jiang Lai and them never distinguish between noble and humble based on their backgrounds and abilities, and they will fight against the feudal families with different levels of respect and inferiority together. True love and laughter are always the same.
[Unite the Pros and Cons] - Whether it is humans or cursed spirits, Jiang Lai can put aside his prejudices and unite those who are willing to cooperate to create a united front that seems impossible to achieve.
[Meeting at the Fork in the Road] - There are many forks in the road in the world. Whether it was thousands of years ago or thousands of years later, there have been forks in the road that led to regrets and tragedies, but Jiang Lai was able to work with the people around him every time to eventually lead the forks to a bright future.
These are invisible, but real. The past, present and future together contribute to the present Jianglai. They also together form a brand new Quartet Guard Tower.
Jiang Lai felt the cursed power flowing through his body. In addition, he could also sense the strong beating of his heart.
——The ticking sound of a clock seemed to ring beside my ears, and the clock in my heart seemed to start ticking again.
The locust wood pendant hanging around his waist was slightly warm, and the power of the [Source] was surging.
It felt like a sharp blade was gently cutting across my throat, and the fragments of [Death] that I swallowed thousands of years ago seemed to be floating up again.
The pinned folding fan was gently folded, and a green bird chirped crisply and landed on Jiang Lai's shoulder, bringing the power of [birth].
Regardless of position, regardless of noble or humble, the four-sided defense tower that unifies the positive and negative and merges the forked roads is ready.
The power of [origin], [death], and [rebirth], and Jiang Lai's own [time and space] aura, have long been intertwined and integrated.
Jiang Lai felt extremely light, as if he could fly on the wind. He looked at the tall trees standing in front of him, and his heart was as calm and open as a vast river.
Jiang Lai raised his hand slightly, as if catching the falling afterglow, or as if holding up the setting sun that was about to fall off the cliff. The mountains, rivers, and years were all gathered in his palm.
"In the promise of the Four Guard Towers," Jiang Lai said in a steady and firm voice, "I will create new rules."
As he spoke, the surrounding magic power no longer moved randomly. They gradually surrounded Jiang Lai, as if they had sensed a certain call.
In front of us, the tall giant flower was still spinning madly, as if it wanted to squeeze out everything it could. But it could no longer act as recklessly as before.
Because in contrast, more and more cursed energy began to surround Jiang Lai in an orderly manner.
These cursed forces were not as crazy as the ones next to the giant flower in the field. They were more peaceful and stable.
At first glance, such a gentle force does not seem to be as strong as that madness, but in fact, these peaceful cursed forces hold back all the shock waves that vibrate in the space, and gradually spread and occupy this area with an unstoppable trend.
Jiang Lai had never understood how to create new rules, and had never had any experience with a true four-way tower defense.
But from somewhere, there seemed to be a guiding force that led him forward step by step.
Jiang Lai raised his eyelids and stared ahead with his brown eyes.
In his right hand, he held a mobile phone that had transformed into a book, floating flat in front of him, as if he was recording or reading aloud.
Gojo Satoru stood there, looking at Jiang Lai, and for a moment he vaguely remembered the shrine from his childhood. The black-haired young man at that time also held the book in his hand, and with a smile, he turned the long-awaited reunion into every word in the story.
Today, his face and smile remain unchanged, but his words reveal the future of the world.
Jinpei Matsuda, Kagemitsu Morobushi, and Akira Kurosawa all have electronic screen faces, and no obvious expressions can be seen on their faces.
But the aura around them showed that they had great trust in Jiang Lai's every decision and were sincerely happy for all his achievements.
Facing the gazes of his close friends, Jiang Lai's lips curled up slightly.
The ancient book floating in front of me was completely blank. A breeze blew past, turning the thin pages.
Jiang Lai felt the surging power in his soul. He knew that this was the power given to him by the world and the future he had fought for.
Faced with this scene, Ryomen Sukuna raised his eyebrows slightly, but he still managed to hide his true emotions well in his scarlet eyes without revealing the slightest bit.
On the surface, he just said in a leisurely tone, with no sense of joy or anger, "Oh, let me guess, what rules are you going to read out?"
"Specify the rule that cursed spirits do not exist and destroy all cursed spirits? Or simply cut off the existence of cursed power from the root. Without cursed power, there will be no cursed spirits, cursers, and everything. Obviously, the latter is more in line with the insurance you want."
Ryoumen Sukuna laughed, "But how are the cursed spirits and sorcerers who already exist here going to survive under such rules? I know you won't let the rules wipe you out - after all, your disgusting friends are still in the world of sorcery."
"Perhaps simply extracting the power of the curse is a good decision. But... people who have been trained as sorcerers all their lives, once they become ordinary people, what do you plan to let them do and how do they live? It is because of the existence of curse spirits that those sorcerers have jobs."
Ryoumen Sukuna is naturally very eloquent and his logic is also very clear. He did not express his thoughts directly and clearly, but his thoughts surged during the analysis.
As a special-grade cursed spirit, Ryomen Sukuna is naturally considering fighting for his own benefit.
"What you mean sounds more like the curse spirit made the sorcerer successful." Jiang Lai had a smile on his face.
"Isn't that so?" Ryoumen Sukuna snorted and laughed, "If there were no cursed spirits, how could they be so glorious?"
"But if there were no cursed spirits, they wouldn't have died," Jiang Lai retorted.
"..." Ryomen Sukuna narrowed his scarlet eyes dangerously. He restrained his lazy aura and a surge of cursed energy vaguely appeared around him.
To the side, Li Mei raised her eyes, her gaze cold.
Noticing Ryoumen Sukuna's move, Gojo Satoru also gathered his magical power at his fingertips, and stared at him with his blue eyes as if warning. Matsuda Jinpei and others responded in the same way.
In an instant, the situation on the scene became tense.
But Jiang Lai still smiled, his eyes flickered, and he said, "But I don't intend to use my power to deprive any species of its meaning of existence - since the world has such laws, there must be reasons for its operation and existence. It is not rational to generalize."
From a general standpoint, cursed spirits are the enemy of mankind. However, from a microscopic perspective, there are also cursed spirits in the world that are friendly with humans.
There are affectionate cursed spirits like the sakura, and derivative cursed spirits like the liquid fox and the green bird. Even more so, Megumi Fushiguro's shikigami can be classified as a type of cursed spirit.
To deprive the cursed spirit of its existence in a blanket manner would also deprive the bloated creature, the little fox, and the kingfisher of their survival.
"But," Jiang Lai added, "this doesn't mean that I will abandon the old order. Now that I have the opportunity to change, why not reform and optimize it?"
Although it is wrong to generalize, it is certainly not okay to do nothing.
"So what I am reading today is not only to suppress the old rules of the Giant Flower Array Method and restore order." Jiang Lai held the suspended book in one hand, his brown eyes seemed to be shining with thousands of brilliances, "I will also create a new world - belonging to us and to you."
Ryoumen Sukuna raised the corners of his lips and laughed: "Do you think we can live in harmony in the same world?"
"Of course not." Jiang Lai replied calmly, "That's why we need another one."
Regardless of Ryoumen Sukuna's reaction, Jiang Lai straightened his back like a rock pine. Facing the endless front, he began to read in a steady voice.
"Under the four towers, I made a decree and announced that the world would be divided into the inner and outer parts, allowing humans and cursed spirits to live in different places. From now on, two flowers will bloom, each with its own storms."
Humans have their own lives, and cursed spirits have their own world.
Since the two sides are mostly incompatible and both want to be the masters of the world, they should divide and rule and live their own lives.
According to the rules, all cursed spirits will enter the inner world, and so will new cursed spirits born from negative human emotions.
However, rules are rules, and there will always be unexpected events or troublemakers who choose to violate self-governance and create chaos in the world.
Taking into account that there are cursed spirits that are friendly with humans, Jiang Lai did not set up an absolute barrier between the inner and outer worlds. The two worlds can communicate with each other.
Therefore, by then, under this new rule, sorcerers will be a special kind of police, with the responsibility of maintaining social order and exorcising or throwing the evil cursed spirits that are running rampant back into the underworld.
Similarly, in the world of cursed spirits, they can also make rules for their own world.
Maybe this is not absolutely perfect, and we will encounter various new problems in the future. But at least, it is the best rule at the moment.
Even if there are problems in the future, so what? There is no such thing as a permanent rule. The world is fluid, and so are the rules.
By then, there will be a new generation of people to solve their own problems.
Jiang Lai smiled and closed his book. Invisible magical power surrounded him, and his sleeves fluttered as if they could support him.
The sky, which had already reached dusk, suddenly burst into dazzling light, and every inch of the earth beneath our feet seemed to be glowing with a steady light.
The cursed energy in the air continued to rise, and the power of order began to increase continuously, popping up like bamboo shoots after rain, and it swept over the giant flower with bared fangs and claws steadily and powerfully like a large army passing through.
The giant flower was spinning at high speed in the chaos, and the speed of the magical power flowing in the waving vines was getting faster and faster.
It was still trying to squeeze out the magic power, but in fact, there was nothing left for it to squeeze out.
At this moment, the power of Kyoto had long been absorbed. Even the little bit of magic power in the ground was now absorbed by the rooted vines.
Outside, with Gojo Satoru's advance arrangements and the joint efforts of Geto Suguru, the senior specialists and other sorcerers, the order is maintained relatively stable, and no more power is given to the rules.
Those crazy cursed powers were swallowed up and assimilated bit by bit by the gentle and stable cursed powers.
This is an irreversible trend.
Jiang Lai stood where he was, gazing into the distance.
Yesterday's sun, which has become a thing of the past, is gradually setting, and the bright stars that will greet tomorrow are about to rise.
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