"So, you intend to follow his prophecy, completely abandoning your own thinking and subjective initiative, and becoming a mindless beast? No, that wouldn't even be a beast. When animals know they're about to be slaughtered, they'll try their best to escape. But now—you're just a walking corpse!"
Qin Zhongquan clenched the packaged food in his hand and made some crisp sounds. He knew that the priest was trying to stimulate him so that he would not waste his energy thinking about unknown risks. After all, those things were essentially empty talk, and talking more would not help the current situation. But he could not do it for the time being. The various events that were intertwined in recent times forced him to think about the possible masterminds behind it.
How far back did the clues go? A random mission from six months ago? A strange dream from three years ago? Or perhaps even from my birth?
Who is trying to control me? Mr. K? Gary? Father? Lin Ke? Or some character who hasn't appeared yet?
What is that person's purpose? A game where lives are at stake? The joy of a perverted lunatic? The community's treasure? An alien invasion? Or perhaps the start of a new round of cosmic war?
The most important thing is, what can you get in the end?
He loosened his grip, set the food aside, and said, "In fact, he promised a wish. As long as we send the returnee to him, he can grant each of us a wish, as long as we can make it alive."
"Hahaha, this is a trick to fool children?" the priest laughed.
His laughter was melodious and hearty, echoing continuously in this small, dim space, but because no one else echoed it, it seemed a little strange and abrupt.
Soon, the laughter stopped abruptly...
The first mate said seriously, "Honestly, this is not funny."
"Yes, this is a serious issue," the priest agreed.
"Many people know about this promise," the first mate continued. "Some people ignored it, but many more were very interested—even though it was just a joke to trick children. I can't predict how much impact this promise will have in the future, but from what I've observed over the past few days, some of them will soon take action. In other words—"
"In other words," the priest continued, "you must make a choice immediately - follow their choice and become a fanatical pilgrim; or try to ask them to remain calm and then be overwhelmed by the surging tide."
"A clear goal, generous promises, and a detailed prophecy." Qin Zhongquan said with a wry smile, "He really didn't leave me any room for retreat..."
"Yes, he doesn't even need to come down and put a gun to your head. If I didn't not believe in God, I might want to try it too!" said the priest.
The first mate's eyes widened. "What? You don't believe in... God? That's truly, truly the most wonderful thing I've heard all day."
The priest scooped up the captain's dinner that had floated in front of him, swiftly tore open the packaging, broke off half, gestured to Qin Zhongquan, and then explained while eating, "This is easy to understand. The God of Thor doesn't exist in this world, so I believe He exists; and that Mr. K really does exist, so I don't believe he's a god. Do you think a true God would intervene in the human world at any time? That's too cheap!"
Qin Zhongquan rubbed his forehead and took the remaining half of the compound ration from the priest, but he still had no appetite at all.
"How long will it take for the resupply to be completed?"
"About five days."
"It's been too long, and there are too many variables." The gloom on Qin Zhongquan's face was visible to the naked eye. "Brothers, step up your efforts. We will set off in five and a half cycles."
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