Chapter 136: Tangdi Tongxin (4) Seven Deadly Sins
He Luo swung his 10 tentacles and rushed through the water like a meteor. In the blink of an eye, he swam several kilometers away.
"Where did the bugs come from!" Hei turned pale with fear. "Monsters, no, aren't there only plants?"
While escaping, a bug was kicked into a corner by Gao Mengtang and was struggling in fear. Wei Wei turned the big white worm over with his pipe.
"Weevil larvae." Wei Wei said, "This kind of insect will pierce the plant's epidermis and lay eggs inside the plant. It's probably because the plant has changed, and the insect eggs have also changed."
A terrifying thought came to the player's mind: since the eggs of plants can be transformed, what about herbivorous animals? What about carnivorous animals?
The ship continued sailing.
On the vast ocean stands a golden lighthouse.
No, that's not a lighthouse.
Gao Mengtang rubbed his eyes and took a closer look. It turned out to be a huge strange building. It was a hundred meters high, and the base was hollowed out into an arch.
From a distance, the strange building looks like a flying trapeze carousel, except that the chains are not connecting seats, but 14 scales.
The strange building seemed to be made of crystal. When it was illuminated by the sun, it shone brightly and was particularly eye-catching. In the center line of the side of the building, two walls of light extended, reaching up to the sky and down to the abyss, with no end in sight.
Black Tower players are very familiar with this wall of light - the dungeon barrier.
They came to the edge of the copy.
The waves were able to pass through the barrier, but He Luo crashed into it head-on, causing the entire ship to shake violently.
The system prompt sounded: "You have arrived at the border of the copy [Tangdi Tongxin], and you can leave the copy [Tangdi Tongxin] by passing the [Balanced Scale]."
"The Spirit of Harmony will guide you through the Scales of Balance."
At the same time, a text prompt appears on the system page: The second round of live broadcast has started.
This time, Gao Mengtang's live broadcast room name changed from [The Blind's Live Broadcast Room] to [The Light of Hope]
: I’m the blind one!
: Have they reached the edge of the instance? So fast.
: I came here because I heard that this handsome guy is the hope of mankind.
: The wallet is ready and you can give rewards at any time.
He Luo used 10 tentacles to draw the copy's barrier, but not a single crack appeared.
"Come back, He Luo." Wei Wei said, "The dungeon barrier is not that easy to destroy."
The giant octopus curled itself into a small ball, jumped onto the deck, and crawled along Wei Wei's trouser legs into the pipe.
"Balanced Scale..." Bai Jie touched his chin, thinking, "Xiao Tien's ID card is [013 Balanced Will]. I don't know his personal skills, but I think this scale is related to him."
: Is Xiao Tien also a player? Can players create their own copies?
: That shouldn’t be the case. I’ve never heard of players being able to create copies.
: This copy covers the entire east coast of Xizhou. Who is Xiao Tien and how can he be so capable?
: It’s just a coincidence that the names match.
: Born in a wizard family, let me tell you what I know. Xiao Tien is the patriarch of the 013 Xiao family. I heard that he has lived for more than 200 years. His identity and skills are unclear.
Gao Mengtang and others drove the boat to the arch of the balanced balance. The 14 elves sleeping on the scale pan woke up in a daze and flew to them.
The elves were only as big as a palm, and they looked exactly the same as each other, including their black and white yin-yang hair. The 14 elves held a scroll together and handed it to Gao Mengtang, who was in the lead.
Gao Mengtang opened it and…couldn’t understand it.
This is the language of the other world.
"There are seven vices: pride, envy, wrath, laziness, greed, gluttony, and lust." Wei Wei read the words above, "There are also seven virtues: loyalty, prudence, charity, gentleness, temperance, humility, and tolerance."
"The balance weighs the soul."
Wei Wei continued to translate: "Take seven black and white pearls, drop your fingertip blood on them, and place them on a balanced scale. If the scale does not fall, you can pass through the arch."
"!@#￥%~*&." The 14 elves spoke in unison, mumbling a series of words.
Wei Wei: "They said that the pearls have to be found at the bottom of the sea. But they can give us seven black and white pearls each, and let one of us try first to see if it can pass the scale."
"Wow! Brother Wei is so amazing!" He Lun's eyes turned into stars. "It's only been a few days since I started learning, and you can communicate without any obstacles!"
Wei Wei glanced at him. There was no smile on his face, but it was obvious that he was still very happy.
: Isn't the blind man from the other world? Why can't he even understand the language of his hometown? Liar?
: Nonsense! The blind man was injured, his strength was greatly weakened, and he lost some memory. It's normal!
: Can you even forget your mother tongue?
: The blind man forgot his mother tongue, but he did not forget the universal language of mankind. Doesn't this just show that in his heart, mankind is more important than his hometown? This is of course the savior!
: That makes so much sense. I’m so touched.
14 elves: "#￥%#&@."
"Be careful, the balance cannot topple." Translated by Wei Wei.
Each elf held out a pearl, 14 in total, and handed them to Gao Mengtang in turn. Then, they flew back to the scale and continued to sleep.
When everyone returned to the boat, the storm had subsided, so they turned off the engine and let the boat drift with the waves.
"Who wants to try?" Gao Mengtang placed the pearls on an empty tea tray. "This is a good opportunity to leave the dungeon early!"
No one spoke, they all looked at him, and the look in their eyes meant: You try.
Gao Mengtang turned his gaze to He Lun's parents and He Yi: "Uncle, aunt, sister, you guys give it a try. You are not players. It is too dangerous in the dungeon."
The three of them were silent. After a while, Hei muttered softly, "The Balance Scale also looks dangerous..."
That makes sense. The things in the copy are weird. If you let an ordinary person try it, what if something unexpected happens?
After some discussion, they decided to roll the dice.
Gao Mengtang's 50 points of luck came into play. After three rounds of dice throwing, he had the highest score, so he decided to try.
He pricked his fingertips, dripped a drop of blood on each of the 7 black and 7 white pearls, and handed the pearls to the Balance Elf.
14 elves holding pearls flew above the scale, then let go at the same time, and 14 pearls fell at the same time.
The balanced balance stood on the sea, unmoved by the impact of the wind and waves. When a pearl the size of a fingernail fell on it, it was like a load-bearing wall was smashed, and immediately a "creaking" sound was made, and the scale pan shook violently.
There was a crisp sound, as if something broke, and the balance fell to the side with the white pearls on the scale. The shaking was so violent that seven black pearls were thrown into the sky.
White pearls sparkled with precious light, and seven angels appeared, singing hymns in unison. With a loud bang, the balance scale broke, and the vertical beam hit the sea, causing huge waves.
Gao Mengtang was splashed with seawater again: "Why is the balance tipping over? Is there something wrong with my soul?"
The thing he is most confident about, besides his appearance, is his good character. If there is something wrong with his soul, then everyone in the world would be a bad person.
“&*!()@#&￥%%()@” said the elf.
Wei Wei: "He said you have only virtues and no vices. Your soul is not balanced enough."
Gao Mengtang: "...This still needs to be fully developed? Isn't it enough to be bad enough?"
Wei Wei was silent for a moment: "It seems to be like this. The extreme good and evil will tip the balance scale."
: The system has been authenticated, great man.
: It turns out that there really are such perfect people in the world, who are good-looking, talented, and virtuous.
: Everyone has flaws. The blind have no flaws, so we can conclude that the blind are not human, but gods!
: Suddenly, it's so mysterious. How do you prove that he is a god?
: If a thing looks like God, sounds like God, and acts like God, then it is God.
The elf dove into the sea, propped up the broken beam, and cast a spell on the fracture. The balance was restored to its original state.
"Then what should I do?" Gao Mengtang was surprised, "Should I become a little bit worse?"
Wei Wei: "It has to be this way. Laziness, gluttony, lust, which direction do you want to go, Mr. Blind... Sorry, what did you say?"
The elf mumbled something again, and Wei Wei listened carefully for a while.
"They said that if you cannot cultivate sin, then you need to kill seven sinners with your own hands, take their heart's blood, and drip it on the black pearl."
Gao Mengtang felt like Tang Seng, and waved his hands repeatedly: "No way! How can I do such a thing that harms others and benefits myself!"
Wei Wei: "...I also have the Diamond Sutra and the Platform Sutra, but you don't seem to need them."
: Buy a plane ticket to Shu, take the elevator directly to the second floor below ground to buy a ticket for Shuangliu Airport... I forgot in the middle, there is a big Buddha there, you ask him to stand up and you sit on it.
: In? Look at the relics.
: Don’t be sarcastic, this is universal love, great love!
While chatting, the system tray has been updated.
Main quest: [Through the Balance Scale] (unfinished)
Derivative (1): Collect 7 white pearls 0/7
Derivative (2): Collect 7 black pearls 0/7
Note: Black and white pearls need to be searched by diving into the seabed.
Free Mission (1): Cultivate the Seven Deadly Sins
Free Mission (2): Kill the Seven Deadly Sins
Note: You can choose any one of the free tasks to complete.
Gao Mengtang never expected that one day, having virtues would become a troublesome thing.
Before leaving, Elf 14 held a beam scale, gave it to Gao Mengtang, and spoke a few words.
The general idea is that they have never seen someone like Gao Mengtang who has only virtues and no sins.
The Balance Scale symbolizes a ruthless supreme will, but the Balance Elves are affectionate and like kind people. Therefore, a gift was given to Gao Mengtang.
The gift is called "Weighing Good and Evil". Putting the pearl dripped with blood on the scale can weigh the virtue or evil of the soul.
After expressing their gratitude, Gao Mengtang and others returned to the cabin.
While Tu Cheng was still asleep, Wei Wei and others used their skill scrolls to dive into the seabed and look for pearls.
Gao Mengtang was worried about a piece of paper.
There were seven words written on the note: Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, Lust.
Gao Mengtang was not happy to kill people in order to pass the level, even if they were bad people. They might have bad behavior, but their crimes were not punishable by death.
The best way is to "cultivate" sin.
He crossed out lust and gluttony first.
I have lived for more than 20 years, but I cannot eat a single bite of meat or fish. I have never experienced what sexual desire is.
Greed, laziness, rage. Can't do it.
Jealousy. Gao Mengtang has nothing to do with it. He has never been jealous of someone, and he has never envied anyone. His parents and brother have told him since he was a child that "Mengtang is the best baby in the world."
Arrogance. He can't do that. Even if he is a murderer, arsonist, rapist or violent criminal, he won't judge him from a high position and say "this kind of person deserves to die".
"That's too much. Why do you force me to be a bad guy?" Gao Mengtang snorted and knocked his forehead on the table. "Murder? No, no, I'd rather become a bad guy myself."
: It’s a bit cute, hahahaha.
: I would rather become bad than hurt bad people. You are the reincarnation of the Holy Father, you can't become bad!
Gao Mengtang was struggling and thinking for too long, and before he knew it, more than half an hour had passed. There was a sound of splashing water outside, and Wei Wei and the others had returned.
"There are also Tongxin vines under the water," He Lun said with disgust, "They have taken root in the seabed and are over 30 meters long! They haven't matured yet. I can't imagine how much trouble they will cause when they mature."
Shirakai: “We picked up more than 30 scallops on the seabed.”
He dumped all the scallops in the net onto the floor. The fishy smell of the sea filled his face and the scallops jumped up and down.
"This floor costs 90,000 yuan per square meter." Duan Song reminded.
"It's time now, don't worry about the money." Bai Jie sat on the ground, broke open a scallop, and then -
“Ahhh—”
Bai Jie threw the scallop away.
His reaction shocked everyone. When they looked at the scallop carefully, they saw a human face growing where the scallop meat should have been!
The human face was covered with dense lumps, one layer upon another. When it saw the player, the human face screamed, stuck out its tongue, hooked the shell, and locked the scallop tightly.
:yue!
: Will this thing spread? Is there any danger in other places? I am on the west coast of Xizhou and I am worried.
: The entire city on the west coast of Xizhou has fallen silent. No one is going to school or work, and everyone is just sitting at home reading the news all day.
: People familiar with the matter revealed that a shelter for survivors is already being built in Beizhou.
: Damn, I haven’t wanted to eat seafood for nearly a month.
The players pried open a few more scallops, each of which had a human face.
Most people stayed away and were unwilling to touch the shell again.
"Everyone, is this your first time in a dungeon?" Wei Wei had already pried open a scallop and burned it with his pipe. Those people screamed. The lumps, skin and fat dissolved layer by layer.
Wei Wei used his pipe to poke open the burned lump and squeeze out a few black pearls.
"Don't worry about whether it's a human face or scallop meat, just kill it." Wei Wei said calmly, "Pick the one with more lumps. The pearls are wrapped in the lumps."
Touching those strange faces with the pipe shell caused He Luo to feel extremely dissatisfied. Ten arms and legs as thin as willow branches stretched out from the pipe bowl and whipped the back of Wei Wei's hand.
Others also endured the nausea and pierced the lumps on people's faces to squeeze out the pearls.
Pearls fell to the floor one after another, making a ding-dong-dong sound. For a moment, there was no other sound in the cabin.
Wei Wei broke open the third scallop, and when he opened the shell, he saw a well-developed human face inside, with pores, skin texture and other details clearly visible. It stared and shouted: "Why do you want to kill me? Don't I have the same face as you?"
His answer was a cigarette pot at over 200 degrees, which burned through one of his eyeballs.
: Correct, decisive, and straightforward.
: He looks more effeminate than the blind man, but I didn't expect him to be such a ruthless person [covering face]
: What’s this guy’s name? I want to pay attention to him.
: [101 Body Cleansing Master] Wei Wei. Avoid the thunder, his character is not good.
: So he is really a eunuch? I thought he was born with a thin voice.
The only remaining eye was filled with double the rage as it glared at Wei Wei fiercely: "We will take revenge, for sure!"
The entire face was cut in half. Wei Wei squeezed out some pearls stained with blood plasma and fat, wiped them clean, and counted them: "Seven black and seven white, all collected."
There were more than thirty scallops, with an average of 3 to 10 pearls in each scallop, which was enough for them.
Wei Wei cut his fingertips and dripped a drop of blood onto the white pearl: "Sir Blind, can I borrow the [Balance of Good and Evil] for a while?"
He took the beam scale and placed the white pearl on it.
: The blind box is opening, the soul blind box. Bet on what virtue blind box the purifier will open.
: There is definitely no loyalty.
: I guess he has committed all seven deadly sins. Damn, it makes me angry when I think about him betraying Gu Kang.
The scale pan shook violently, and a shining little angel flew out from the pearl. The angel sat behind the desk, holding his forehead with one hand, and buried his head in reading.
Learn from past experience to gain guidance for the future. Prudence is one of the seven virtues.
For the first six pearls, Wei Wei opened five virtues: prudence, moderation, gentleness, tolerance and charity.
: The purifier is still a good person, and the virtue blind box must be collected.
: He seems quite humble. Will the last blind box be humble?
: It must be modesty. It can't be loyalty.
Wei Wei squeezed out another drop of blood and dripped it onto the last pearl.
An angel appeared, with his back turned to the demon that was constantly harassing him, and he was guarding a white swan.
: Damn, loyalty???
: There is something wrong with the idea of loyalty being talked about by a slave of three surnames.
: It’s ridiculous, really ridiculous.
: I thought of an explanation! People change. Wei Wei was indeed not loyal enough to Ghost Bamboo and Black Owl. Is it possible that he turned over a new leaf after meeting Gao Mengtang?
: That makes sense.
: The blind man is awesome! Personality influence! Even the body cleanser was made to walk straight.
: This indirectly reflects that the blind person has great charisma, and the most fickle and two-faced people will be devoted to him.
: You guys are too malicious towards Wei Wei... Maybe he had his own difficulties back then.
: My concern is that Wei Wei has proposed six virtues. Can his scale still be balanced? Greed, gluttony, lust, and rage have nothing to do with him.
: One more thing to add: Wei Wei's father was sentenced to death for corruption, and his mother was also corrupt and sentenced to life imprisonment, and committed suicide in prison. Like the son, like the man, he can't be a good person.
: Huh? ? He has this background?
: Gu Kang was indeed resourceful and managed to make him a university professor.
: Bah, what kind of crap is this? You are qualified to teach and educate people.
: He was so corrupt that he was executed. His parents were both big shots.
To the audience's disappointment, among Wei Wei's seven deadly sins, only "arrogance" was one of them.
Lucifer with bat wings jumped out of the black pearl, followed by a seven-headed dragon with seven crowns on its heads.
Wei Wei put 14 pearls on the beam balance and adjusted the weights to the red mark, which is the balance point between virtue and vice.
The beam balance shook for a moment and then became level.
: Oh, he can pass the level without any damage. The Chosen One.
: The previous one is not quite right. I went to other live broadcast rooms and found that more than 95% of the people could pass the balance scale. Only a few people were particularly good or evil.
: There are three virtues and only one vice, can this be balanced?
: Pride is the first of the seven deadly sins, what do you think?
: I went to other live broadcast rooms and saw that some people were arrogant. On their black pearls, there was only Lucifer, not the seven-headed dragon. It seemed that Wei Wei was even more arrogant than the average arrogant person.
: Arrogance includes disrespecting gods, disrespecting heaven and earth, and refusing to listen to teachings.
: This shocked me for the second time. Wei Wei always called me "I" and was humble to the core. I didn't expect him to be an arrogant person.
: Not sure, let’s wait and see.
: Pearl is not allowed!
"You can't hide it anymore, Wei Wei," Duan Song laughed, "You are actually an arrogant person. Do you look down on everyone except senior?"
Wei Wei glanced at him indifferently: "What good qualities do you have that deserve my respect?" He fiddled with his six white pearls that were wrapped with angel phantoms.
Duan Song proudly showed the pearl in his palm: "One of the virtues is charity."
"Evil nature, lust." Wei Wei picked up a black pearl in his palm, "I really look down on people who think about sex all the time like animals."
Duan Song was stunned: "Hey! Your curse is too harsh!!"
"Don't quarrel." Gao Mengtang separated them.
Not everyone has "virtues" or "vices". For most people, good and evil are not pure enough. They only have one or two virtues and one or two vices.
Even, there is neither virtue nor vice.
During the game, other players, including Heron's family, also cut their fingers and put their blood on the pearls.
He Lun gave "wrath" and "loyalty", Bai Jie gave "jealousy" and "temperance", Song Zhong gave "laziness" and "charity". The rest of them had neither virtue nor vice.
Except for Gao Mengtang, everyone else's virtues and vices are balanced.
"Do you have any idea?" Wei Wei asked, "How should this scale be balanced?"
Gao Mengtang: "I, I am releasing the evil deep in my heart!"
: Hahaha, stop struggling. The evil deep in your soul cannot be found even if you dig deep into it!
: I can't laugh, I'm not a player. If everyone else can leave, will the blind man's friends abandon him and leave first? Or should the whole team log out of the dungeon together?
: There is no concept of team in the Black Tower game. Anyone who wants to leave can leave without waiting for teammates.
: It’s over, it’s over, the blind man has to fight alone.
：You’re overthinking the above.
: If it were any other camp, the other seven players would have gone home to take a hot bath. But this is [Moon Banner], they will fight with Gao Mengtang until the last moment.
: No one will leave. Trust me.
: Let me tell you a joke. The Bai family also found a balanced scale. Most of them left, but Bai Shu and Bai Anzhi committed the sin of "arrogance" and stayed.
: I bet 100 broken bones that all the members of Yuefan stay.
：Who is betting with you? Isn’t it obvious?
Gao Mengtang: "You guys go first, I'll think of a solution."
Wei Wei automatically blocked this sentence: "It is impossible to dig out the evil in the heart of the blind man. Right now, we need to find people who have committed serious sins first, but there are not many people on this sea..."
"He Lun, take your family and go first." Gao Mengtang interrupted cautiously.
: We should send those non-players out first, especially He Lun’s family.
: It's not safe outside! Monsters are spreading everywhere. If the Heron family goes out, who will protect them?
"Impossible! Brother, stop trying to persuade us. None of us will leave!" Heron shouted excitedly, "How can a knight abandon his faith? I will fight until my last drop of blood is shed!"
He held up his shield, his red cape blazing like flames.
: The blind have such credibility, no wonder they are the hope of mankind!
：I also want to be the blind man’s followerQAQ The blind man, look at me.
：I am willing to be a dog for the blind.
: Willing to be a blind man's disciple +1
: Look at me, I am a blind licker.
: Stop dreaming, the blind man’s dog is the source of fear!
: A blind person won't look down on me just because I'm weak! What's wrong with a lick? prprpr, just lick it.
The live broadcast is over.
System: This round of live broadcast ends, [000 Blind] has the highest popularity and becomes the [Chosen One] of this round of live broadcast
: Congratulations to [000 Blind] for getting the highest heat twice in a row and unlocking the achievement [Score twice]
: Achievement reward has been sent.
The prompt sounded suddenly, and before Gao Mengtang had time to open the system panel to check, he heard Duan Song say:
"Put your cloak back, He Lun." He looked serious and lowered his voice. "I heard Tu Cheng coughing. He is awake now."
Heren immediately put away his shield and red cloak and disguised himself as an ordinary person.
"What happened to me just now? Are those bugs gone?" Tu Cheng came out holding his head, "My head hurts."
The waves became bigger and bigger, and the yacht swayed.
Tu Cheng glanced outside the yacht and said, "I heard the sound of an engine. A boat is coming."
He leaned out of the window and pointed to a small spot where the sea and sky met: "There."
The ship was still far away, just a tiny black dot. Tu Cheng was surprised to see it clearly. He said, "It's a cargo ship, probably loaded with weapons. Is there a flag? A black one."
Duan Song shook his head: "The signal flags at sea are all red and yellow, why do you need a black flag?"
Tu Cheng took out a black shirt and tore it into pieces with two sharp moves.
"The two shirts cost more than 10,000 yuan each," said Duan Song.
Tu Cheng was stunned.
Gao Mengtang: "Tear off my black shirt, it's my bargain."
"No!" Duan Song stopped him, "Tear mine, tear it as you like, I buy this kind of clothes by the pound."
Tu Cheng quickly made two black flags, climbed onto the flying bridge deck, and quickly waved flag signals.
"What do you mean?" Gao Mengtang asked in a low voice.
Duan Song stared at him for a while: "He said he was a coast guard, right?"
Gao Mengtang: "Well, that's what he said."
"I have learned the flag language of the coast guard, but I couldn't understand the flag language he used," Duan Song said. "This is not the flag language of the coast guard."
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