After saying everything, [Pig] left the room, and now it was just a matter of waiting for the results in ten minutes.
The purple cat jumped onto Jiang Ran's shoulder.
"You think you can get in even when the door's locked? Do you think you can walk through walls?"
"That's an obvious problem, human." The cat tilted its head, staring at Jiang Ran with its eerie eyes. "What's troubling you this time?"
"Little kitty, what's your name?"
"Zi, but that's not important. You're different from others, but you're not perfect yet. You're still plagued by toxins. But that's okay. I can help you remove your toxins and make you a perfect person!"
"A perfect person? Haha." Jiang Ran closed his eyes and shook his head. "Is the 'toxin' you're talking about just human emotions?"
"It seems you are indeed quite clever. That's right, the reason people aren't rational is because they are bound by emotions. Even when the right choice is presented to them, they are unwilling to accept it." Zi raised her cat paw. "Just like you right now, aren't you bound by emotions?"
"So what you call 'removing' is erasing my emotions and making me an absolutely rational person? Can you even do that?"
"Of course, if you nod, I can turn you into an absolutely rational person right now. I want to see just how well such a person can thrive in the world of ghost stories!"
Zi grinned, unable to stop smiling.
But all it got in return was a tap on its head from Jiang Ran.
"Look at how you're laughing. You haven't abandoned all your emotions, so why are you so sure that it's better to be without emotions?"
"It's simple. Because I'm a bizarre creature and you're human, I don't need to fight between life and death, but you do. So even if it's just to increase your chances of survival, you need to be more rational."
“You know I’m human too.” Jiang Ran opened her eyes. “Isn’t it because of emotions that we can be called human? Absolute rationality doesn’t make us human, and I don’t think such a creature can get through every supernatural world. You know, sometimes emotions are not useless, but rather the key to breaking the deadlock.”
Jiang Ran pressed the [blue] button!
The live stream was instantly filled with voices of doubt, and the spies from various countries breathed a sigh of relief. This meant that the Dragon Kingdom had given up the opportunity to obtain the top ten numbered bizarre individuals, which was truly something to celebrate!
Zi narrowed her eyes: "You trust that little girl that much?"
"Whether I believe it or not, as long as she chooses [red], it doesn't matter which color I choose, so the decision is not in my hands, but in hers."
"I can only guarantee that at least after she chooses [blue], she won't see that I chose [red]."
"You really are a freak, or rather, you don't seem like a ghost storyteller at all."
"You don't need to keep misleading me, you little kitten who feeds on emotions. I just made my choice according to the rules of the game, and I believe it was the right judgment."
Zi's gaze suddenly turned somewhat dangerous, but in the end it still jumped down gently and disappeared into the room.
"We will meet again, and perhaps at that time, you will give up your feelings."
"We might see each other again, but I'll always be a person, not an absolutely rational monster. Goodbye, little kitty."
Ten minutes have passed, the Iron Curtain is open!
Jiang Ran and Gwen both pressed the [blue] button!
The netizens in China finally breathed a sigh of relief, but they also felt sorry for Jiang Ran. He was so close! He was just a little bit away from obtaining an even more powerful and strange creature!
"Looks like my little Gwen isn't so stupid after all."
"Huh? Judging from your smug tone, I should have chosen red to kill you!"
The pig came up to the two of them and said, "What an amazing result! You two have really surprised me."
“No, you’re just too stupid, [Pig].” Jiang Ran turned his head with a smile. “As a [Zodiac], you can’t even get out of this floor, so how could you possibly contact strange entities in other worlds? The so-called contract is just an empty promise you made. I haven’t believed a single word you said from beginning to end.”
"In this respect, you are still far less cunning than the snake."
The pig may have wanted to offer a tempting offer to force the two to "betray" each other, but the offer was so tempting that it lacked credibility.
Imagine you're at a banquet in your town and you meet a guy named Karami who tells you that if you quit your current business partner, he'll take you to meet Jack Ma. Isn't that ridiculous?
His promise of six Neeko's Helpers to Gwen was even more ridiculous. What made him think he could offer something so valuable? Just because he was a mere Zodiac sign?
It's important to know that even after opening the SSS-rank Dragon's Treasury, you only get two [Neeko's Helper], and you can only get one [Neeko's Helper] after clearing an S-rank or higher ghost story world. Gwen certainly knows how difficult it is to obtain this item, so she naturally doesn't believe his nonsense.
"Besides, just because you are a [Zodiac], saying you'll cut off our arms is just bluffing. We haven't lost the game yet, so you have no right to attack us."
"This is awful, I'm not full at all..."
What the pig wants is not their bodies, but the evil emotions they exude. Just imagine the expressions on their faces when they betray each other and end up with nothing. That would be so delicious!
Unfortunately, he is destined to have his efforts come to nothing today.
[Pig] impatiently tossed the Heart of Sin to Jiang Ran: "Get out of my sight!"
Alright, so after [Greed], the Sin Jewel of [Wrath] is also within reach, only one last step is needed!
Jiang Ran walked out of the room with the Heart of Great Sin in his hand, but anger still awaited him there.
"Are you out yet? Why did it take so long? I remember this room was very spacious; I should have been able to see the Heart of Sin at a glance, right?"
"Let's not talk about this anymore."
Jiang Ran handed her the Heart of Wrath and Sin, which she took but did not immediately absorb; instead, she held it in her hand and played with it.
"I think I'm starting to get an idea for the novel I want to write."
"Oh? Is that so?"
"The six-character and eight-character short stories you mentioned are still too long. I've decided to challenge myself with four-character short stories!"
"Hmph, this is something I racked my brains to come up with, and it fits our current situation perfectly, so I suppose it should count as a complete story—"
"The dragon dies and vanishes!"
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