Chapter 72 Contradiction
If Zhang Xingzhi had only mentioned the "past", Li Ziyue's reaction would not have been so strong.
When talking about his past, it was nothing more than the trivial matter of him escaping from the advanced pseudo-human copy six years ago, which had been almost chewed over by everyone.
But Zhang Xingzhi cleverly mentioned "Li Ziyue's lost memory."
Obviously, Zhang Xingzhi was not referring to six years ago, but a more distant time point.
It was so far that Li Ziyue himself was full of doubts.
"It seems that you and I are of the same opinion," Zhang Xingzhi smiled meaningfully, "You also think that the infinite copy... or the system is weird?"
Li Ziyue pursed her lips and did not answer, but her heartbeat gradually accelerated.
He had a premonition that his speculations about the entire infinite flow system would overlap and collide with others to some extent.
"Now that the players' information is public, there's no need to hide it, so I'll just say it straight."
Zhang Xingzhi shrugged: "You think so too, right? The infinite copy and the virtual world where every player lives are both hiding things from us and being honest with us."
"At first you thought you were part of your virtual world, but your parents were abroad and left you alone at home... until one day, the infinite stream players in your world found you."
"At that time, you didn't realize the seriousness of the problem. You thought you were just chosen and you needed to hand in points to maintain world peace. You didn't question the authenticity of the world you lived in."
"But then you realize that the people in your world seem to be living in a weird fantasy."
"They say they've just been on vacation somewhere, but you know they've just returned to their homes."
"You want to refute, but everyone around you agrees with what they say."
"Except you."
Zhang Xingzhi stared at Li Ziyue, "Later, your head began to ache for no apparent reason, and memories that were completely disconnected from real life often flashed through your mind."
“After so many times, you finally realize that the world you live in is just a virtual construction and you don’t belong there.”
Zhang Xingzhi clicked on the system copy description: "Moreover, the system did not hide this. After you clear the copy, there is a very small chance that you will get a fragment."
Li Ziyue murmured, "...fragments of the 'real world'."
"Yes," Zhang Xingzhi nodded, "The system will even tell you directly that you can spend points to expand the world you are in."
"Don't you think it's contradictory?"
"Since the system is so honest about the 'virtual world', why did it erase your past memories at the beginning and make you think that the virtual world you are in is real? What's more," Zhang Xingzhi paused for two seconds, as if hesitating whether to say this guess, "Have you ever thought about... the people living in your virtual world... where do they come from? Are they created by data? Or..."
Li Ziyue's brain suddenly felt a sharp pain, and he hissed, "You..."
"There is still a problem." Zhang Xingzhi glanced at Zhang Lian, whose face was gradually turning colder, "Have you ever thought about... what the audience in your live broadcast room is..."
The following words were forcibly blocked by the system. Li Ziyue could only see Zhang Xingzhi's lips moving but could not hear any words from him. He could not even judge what he wanted to say through his lip movements.
This is the first time the system has interfered.
No.
Maybe it wasn't the first time, but he just didn't remember it.
"Ah, the system won't let me say it."
Zhang Xingzhi forced a smile and said, "Then I'll change the subject."
"The contradiction obviously exists. From your reaction, I understand that you must have the same idea as me. Not only you, but perhaps many players have similar ideas. It's just that the information barrier was not opened before, so many people are just guessing and can't find anyone to verify it."
Zhang Xingzhi said seriously: "The key is, what is the cause of the conflict?"
"My guess is that there are at least two opposing factions up there. They have common interests, but they also have areas where they are holding each other back. One faction wants to trap us in the dungeon, while the other wants us to break through it."
“This kind of contradiction arises from the collision of ideas.”
"Let's get back to the point," he spread out his hand, on which there was a small candy, "Conflicts lead to chaos, chaos leads to escalation, fighting happens, and I profit."
"I found a way to exchange my points for a bit of your past." The green apple-flavored candy exuded an enticing aroma. "Here is part of your past. You'll remember it when you eat it."
"Also," he clicked on the backpack, "In this instance, there is a gun in your system backpack, Li Ziyue."
Li Ziyue paused for half a second, then said with a complicated expression: "...It's just a hand/gun."
pistol?
Zhang Lian’s thoughts paused for a moment.
"A pistol is also a gun," Zhang Xingzhi shrugged nonchalantly and handed the candy to Li Ziyue. "What's your choice? Whether we can pass this level depends on you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ziyue hadn't taken any action yet, when Zhang Lian suddenly grabbed Zhang Xingzhi's wrist.
He looked at Li Ziyue and said resolutely: "No."
Zhang Xingzhi was stunned for half a second, then smiled: "You don't want him to eat, is it out of selfishness? You're afraid that he will know the past..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhang Lian's throat was strangled by him with a sullen look on his face.
"Well……"
"Let him go." Li Ziyue suddenly said from the side, "Zhang Lian, let him go."
His tone grew heavier.
Zhang Lian paused for two seconds and finally relaxed his strength.
Li Ziyue then looked at Zhang Lian and said, "It was you who saved Zhang Xingzhi earlier."
"……yes."
Zhang Xingzhi huddled in a corner, coughing and laughing crazily: "He will know sooner or later."
He looked at Zhang Lian, his eyes revealing sympathy: "Do you think it's useful for you to hide all this?"
"That's enough," Li Ziyue typed. He looked down at Zhang Xingzhi, "Why should I trust you? Why should I eat this candy?"
"You know we need a sniper."
"You gave me the clue about the sniper. If this is not the only way..."
Zhang Xingzhi managed to catch his breath and said, "It's okay. You can go and have a look. When you fall into the cycle, you will know if this is the only way."
Li Ziyue was silent for a long time, and suddenly pulled his lips, revealing a smile without a smile: "I can eat it, but I need you to provide me with chips to trust you."
"This is the only way for you, but not for me." Li Ziyue raised his eyebrows slightly, "If you don't hand over your bargaining chips, I will go out and find another way."
Zhang Xingzhi sighed, "I finally know why you didn't agree to my friend request. I should have known not to tell you that I was number one on the leaderboard."
He stretched out his hands and said helplessly: "It's up to you."
Li Ziyue took out a pair of black handcuffs from his backpack.
Zhang Xingzhi raised his eyebrows: "This thing will cost 5,000 points, it's a big deal."
Li Ziyue said nothing, but just put the handcuffs on.
This type of handcuffs is specifically used to seal the player's superpowers. Zhang Xingzhi has four superpowers. If he turns against them later on, or if there is something wrong with the candy, Li Ziyue can still find a way to reduce the losses.
I just didn't expect that he was the one who wore the handcuffs before, and now he handcuffed someone else. It always felt weird.
Li Ziyue looked at the candy in his hand, which seemed to be normal, in a rare trance.
He took a deep breath and held the candy in his mouth.
The sweet and sour taste instantly spread in his mouth, but the next moment, he felt the scene in front of him become blurry.
The snow color was gradually replaced by darkness.
His eyes closed slightly, and he suddenly lost all strength and fell into a warm embrace.
The person completely lost consciousness.
Zhang Lian held Li Ziyue in his arms and sat in the corner, facing Zhang Xingzhi.
Zhang Xingzhi said inexplicably: "He won't think of anything related to you."
Zhang Lian didn't answer this question, but asked with a cold look in his eyes: "Are you the only one who came?"
"Huh? I'm the only one in my world. Who else would come besides me?"
"Don't play dumb," Zhang Lian interrupted him, "You know that's not what I'm asking."
Zhang Xingzhi seemed to smile for a moment: "Yes, yes, I am the only one here now."
"The two factions finally formed an alliance. Now I am the only one here, but in the future... I may not know for sure."
He narrowed his eyes slightly, as if there was something else behind his words: "Don't you have anything to say about this? After all, you did it for Li Ziyue..."
"Zhang Xingzhi." Zhang Lian looked at him straight in the eye for the first time, but said something strange.
"What's your last name?"
Zhang Xingzhi's face turned pale in an instant: "..."
"Did you remember your last name?" Zhang Lian glanced at him nonchalantly and said, "Then just shut up."
“…”
The snow and wind grew colder; Zhang Lian simply lowered his eyes and smoothed Li Ziyue's soft hair that was messed up by the wind, and said nothing more.
During this time, Li Ziyue's brows were furrowed, and Zhang Lian used his warm fingertips to smooth them out one by one.
In fact, the reason why Zhang Lian stopped Li Ziyue from eating the candy just now was not just because he was afraid that it might contain memories related to him.
If possible, Zhang Lian didn't want Li Ziyue to recall any of the past.
Li Ziyue's past was really bitter.
In my memories, I only saw him frowning, but never saw him smile for a single moment.
Zhang Lian held Li Ziyue's hand and held him tighter in his arms.
"I'm sorry," he pressed his lips to Li Ziyue's ear, melting the coldness there, "I'm sorry."
"elder brother."
…
As the sun went down, after an unknown amount of time, the snow piled up heavier and heavier. Zhang Xingzhi was shivering with cold, but Zhang Lian just held Li Ziyue in his arms, warming him with his body temperature.
Judging from the time, Li Ziyue will soon wake up.
The light in the alley was no longer bright, and Zhang Xingzhi's eyes were dim.
As a regular player of weather dungeons, Zhang Xingzhi is well aware of the horror of "snowy nights".
How easy it is for Snow to kill someone.
Hypothermia, icicles, avalanches…
And this was not what worried him the most.
He unconsciously looked towards Human Base No. 108, which was several hundred meters away.
There was something there that made him even more... frightened.
At present, the safest way is to kill the enemy sniper before night falls. I just hope Li Ziyue can think of something...
Li Ziyue slowly opened his eyes, and his vision was completely dark. He became alert reflexively until he smelled the familiar body fragrance of that person. Only then did he feel slightly relieved.
"Zhang Lian..."
Zhang Lian looked at him.
"I..." Li Ziyue supported his forehead with one hand, his lips were so white that they seemed to have no blood, and his stomach was churning with a sickening feeling.
The scenes in his memories seemed to still linger in his mind. Li Ziyue frowned and his head was buzzing with pain.
"elder brother."
"I'm fine."
Li Ziyue's tone of reply was very cold, which made Zhang Lian at a loss for a moment. He pursed his lips slightly, and his heart became heavier.
Li Ziyue stood up slowly. In the dark night, Zhang Xingzhi couldn't see his expression, and naturally couldn't detect the almost unsuppressible pain in his eyes.
His voice was hoarse: "...You are wrong. I don't know how to use a gun."
Every word seemed to be trembling, and Li Ziyue was like a candle in the wind, so weak that he was about to fall in the snow.
"I will never use a gun in my life."
That was a symbol of his sin.
Only Li Ziyue knows.
He's done a lot of dirty work with guns.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
