Chapter 189: Dragon Valley (22)
To walk from the outskirts of the town to the altar, you need to climb a slope.
Although the townspeople in this game are all cursed dragons, and the black afterimages and strange sacrifices after dark are terrifying, at this moment, bathed in the sunset, the scenery of the town is still peaceful and beautiful.
The work at the altar had also been completed. When Su Yue went up, he saw Cang Zhi walking towards him.
Cang Zhi walked up to him and stood still, the wind ruffling his hair. It was more or less awkward for the two of them to meet in this situation.
Su Yue couldn't figure out whether he was looking at the sunset behind Cang Zhi or observing Cang Zhi himself, so he looked away.
"There's a dragon egg under that pillar." Su Yue said, "Did you find anything there today?"
"I don't know what it is exactly, but there is indeed a very strict arrangement under the pillar." Cang Zhi said, "Under the ground is a layer of stone slabs, and under the stone slabs I suspect there is something unclean, probably some kind of magic. The fact that there is a magic arrangement means there must be something underneath."
"Something not so clean?" Su Yue asked, "What exactly is it?"
"There is a lot of black mud in the cracks of the stone slabs." Cangzhi replied.
Su Yue then understood that there would be no mud on the stone itself, and this so-called "black mud" must have come from the magic under the stone slab.
The fat or blood of a corpse will turn into extremely oily black mud over time. However, this "black mud" is very evil. You can immediately notice that it is different from ordinary soil by looking at it with the naked eye or smelling it.
"The dragon egg is placed under the magic." Su Yue said, and he told Cang Zhi about his memories of the dragon boy.
"Now we need to break the magical defense and find the dragon egg, then use the fragrance of the fruit to hatch the dragon egg. Once the dragon egg hatches, the dragon clan can lift the curse and the game will be completed."
"Maybe Zhao Shuo will bring back some fruit today." Cang Zhi said, "Let's go pick him up."
Su Yue originally wanted to say that I could go by myself, but as he felt the breeze and looked at the sunset, he changed his mind and felt that there was no need to make such a clear distinction.
"Okay." Su Yue said, "Let's check the Dragon God's anger value on the way."
According to the rules of the game, when the anger value reaches 100, the Dragon God will destroy the town. If Su Yue's inference of the game's plot is correct, now that they have found the key to helping the dragon clan escape, and Su Yue has behaved very friendly with the young dragon, the Dragon God's anger should be reduced.
As for the increase in anger value yesterday, it was probably because the dragon egg was about to hatch, but it couldn't break out of the shell successfully.
When I got there, I saw that the Dragon God's anger level had dropped to 80.
"Think of a way to get rid of that so-called defensive fortification." Su Yue said.
They talked as they walked towards the cave.
"The stone slab is very thick, and there's who knows how many 'magic spells' are hidden underneath. It would be difficult for us to open it with our own strength." Cang Zhi said, "Unless we use divine power."
"If that level of divine power is used..." Su Yue pondered.
"I will pretend not to see it and will not report it to the Supervisory Office." The current supervisor Cang Zhi's face was full of an expression that said, "I can give you a break."
"Then I will be kicked out of the game directly." Su Yue was speechless.
"...Yes." Cang Zhi said.
Su Yue: "..."
"There is another way." Su Yue thought, "We can borrow the power of the Dragon God."
Cang Zhi was stunned for a moment, then realized: "You mean to find a way to make the Dragon God attack that part of the pillar?"
Su Yue nodded.
The Dragon God's attack is extremely powerful, and no matter who it is, they have to avoid it quickly. The only drawback of its attack method is that the pre-swing is very long, that is, a huge black shadow will first appear on the ground. The time from the appearance of the shadow to the falling of the stone is very long, and any creature with legs can avoid it.
But fortifications happen to be things without feet.
It's no coincidence.
"What should we do?" Cang Zhi asked.
They had no way to communicate with the Dragon God, and the Duke had said that the area near the pillar was the absolute inner circle, the only place that would not be attacked by the Dragon God.
Borrowing the power of the Dragon God seems to be a way to break the deadlock, but it is hard to say how to borrow it.
Su Yue didn't have any ideas for a while, so they put the topic aside for now. By then, they had already circled most of the town and were not far from the entrance to the cave where they collected fruit. So, the topic naturally turned to Zhao Shuo, who was there to collect fruit today.
"It would be great if he could gather some fruit," Su Yue said, "so I don't have to find a way to go into the cave again. But it doesn't matter if he can't gather any fruit. I'll get some sooner or later. As long as he's safe, that's all I need."
"Do you often develop such a deep bond with players?" Cang Zhi asked.
"That's not the case." Su Yue said, "But I've played the same game with this kid so many times, and I feel like we have a connection. Besides, he recognizes me as the boss, so I have to act like a boss."
"That's right," Cang Zhi said, "He is indeed a good young man, smart and brave, and very loyal to you."
Cang Zhi recalled and added, "I remember that he admired you very much during that game in the amusement park."
There was a subtle pause in the topic.
Both of them seemed to think of Zhao Shuo calling them "Boss" and "Brother Cang", and also thought of the copies they and Zhao Shuo had gone through together.
The "Amusement Park" copy is the second copy that Su Yue, Cang Zhi and Zhao Shuo went through together.
In that copy, Cang Zhi's real body was clearly pulled into the game, but he was disguised as "Puppet Cang Zhi". At that time, Su Yue was wondering why Cang Zhi seemed to have become smarter and even a little charming. Now he has the answer.
Recalling that he was briefly shaken by the puppet in that game, Su Yue now felt like a fool.
People will not step into the same river twice, but gods can be moved by the same heartless god twice.
Thinking of this, Su Yue's face looked unhappy. Cang Zhi obviously felt his emotions and was cautious not to speak.
The somewhat awkward atmosphere lasted for more than a dozen steps, and then Cang Zhi said, "I need to explain."
"Hmm?" Su Yue glanced at him.
"When I confessed my feelings to you that day, I didn't do it out of responsibility or anything else," Cang Zhi said, "I really like you."
A meal for the whole month.
Cang Zhi rarely spoke so coherently, but this time he didn't give Su Yue a chance to interrupt and continued speaking in one breath: "I hid my identity back then because I liked you, and I gave Diudiu to you because I also liked you. I thought you would be angry, so I didn't dare tell you. But I have always been like this. It's not because of anything... my superiors, or responsibility. Really."
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Su Yue hadn't expected Cang Zhi to bring this up, and to speak so frankly. But...
He listened to Cang Zhi finish speaking, staring at the sunset in the distance in silence for a while, then smiled and said, "You said it very well, but you don't even know what love is."
"I know." Cang Zhi said.
The wind blew across the hillside, filling the mountain with rosy clouds and shaking the leaves.
This sentence brought all the past events back to Su Yue's mind. Cang Zhi once said "I like you" and "Don't break up". His attitude at that time was quite affirmative, but when they were together as lovers, Su Yue didn't feel loved at all. So no matter how much he said, it was useless. Su Yue didn't want to experience that kind of powerlessness again.
It doesn't matter why Cangzhi said that. Su Yue has already verified and accepted that he has no feelings.
Su Yue originally thought that there were some things he would never say in his entire life, no matter how long that life was, because saying those words would be exposing his own scars and humiliating himself, and he didn't want that.
But it has come to this point, there is no way not to say it.
Cang Zhi forced him.
Su Yue gritted his teeth and said, "What do you know? The Lord God has no heart. How can you know the taste of love?"
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He thought that saying this would end the conversation, but to Su Yue's surprise, Cang Zhi was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly said, "I haven't thought about this question... The Lord God is indeed heartless, but I really like you."
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Su Yue sighed. He was already a main god, but why was he still talking like a child? "You don't have any feelings, how can you know what love is?"
"I know how it feels to like you." Cangzhi repeated stubbornly.
Su Yue had nothing to say. If he continued talking, it would be childish. He admitted that Cang Zhi's words were completely unexpected and made him a little shaken, but if he had no heart, he had no heart. Just because he knew what to say was right didn't mean he thought so, nor did it mean he knew what love was.
And Su Yue couldn't just argue with Cang Zhi like this: "You don't know what love is," "No, I know," "No, you don't know."
If this cycle continues, no one will be able to convince anyone else, and there will be no result.
Besides, this is not a place for casual chatting, and Cang Zhi is not a suitable person to chat with.
...So why did we chat for so long?
This thought flashed through Su Yue's mind, and he suddenly realized what the vague feeling of something wrong that had been there since he woke up was. The sky was getting darker and darker, but in the cave...
Su Yue's thoughts immediately broke free from the meaningless argument.
"Oh no." Su Yue said, "Zhao Shuo hasn't come out yet."
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When he said this, Cang Zhi's expression changed. The next moment, Cang Zhi ran out without hesitation and rushed into the cave.
Zhao Shuo was indeed a good kid, and a very human one at that. Young people like him were rare in survival games, so Su Yue liked him very much and was worried about his safety. Cang Zhi also...
Su Yue was stunned.
Isn’t it said that the Lord God “has no emotions”?
The Lord God really has no emotions. He has never seen him moved by anything in all the missions he has gone on.
But now Cang Zhi is obviously really worried about Zhao Shuo. If he knew that Su Yue was worried and cooperated with the action, he would also go to find Zhao Shuo, but he would not be so proactive and anxious.
So what's going on? Has he "found" love?
Su Yue was a little shocked, but he didn't have time to think too much at this moment. He was also worried about Zhao Shuo's safety, so he followed Cang Zhi and rushed into the cave.
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