Chapter 3 Blessings and disasters go hand in hand. I don’t believe I can destroy the world!
One good news, one bad news.
Li Ming once again lay lifelessly in front of the computer desk, spinning a pen that appeared out of nowhere with his right fingertips. Soon he sighed and finally chose to face reality.
At this moment, he had no idea how much time he had spent in the pure white space.
After intensively sorting out the general content of the forum, Li Ming summarized a few points:
1. Now it is a comic sequel.
2. The male protagonist of the previous work was his roommate Jiang Huai.
3. The protagonist of the previous work went crazy after experiencing a series of events and finally succeeded in destroying the world.
4. The world has been rewound.
5. All readers on the forum agree 100% that if the plot of the previous game is followed, the male protagonist of the old thief will definitely destroy the world again.
Li Ming: ...
"Why on earth did you come to this conclusion?"
Li Ming was so depressed that he held his head and frantically thought about it. Then, realizing that his mentality was about to collapse, he quickly stopped and comforted himself: "Well, it's just some bad news that came belatedly."
"The situation is not so bad that it is hopeless..." right?
As he spoke, Li Ming's expression became more and more serious. This was because all he could see were the summaries and analysis posts by readers on the forum, and he could not see the actual content of the comics.
Even though the plot content is roughly the same, the most intuitive visual information that the author wants to convey cannot be obtained.
So why do forums think the protagonist wants to destroy the world?
Li Ming once again opened the plot summary and analysis post of the comics he had read before. This time he was patient and carefully pondered the experiences of the characters in the story, and then he fell silent.
What can I say...
In the story of "Misty City", humans call those monsters that suddenly appear and hunt lives "disasters", which means the unexpected and unpredictable disaster itself.
But even now that the comic has been completed, the origin and purpose of the disaster have not been revealed.
It's as if they came just to destroy humanity and civilization.
In the later stages of the comics, the human camp was forced to retreat step by step, and the homes where humans lived were constantly forced to shrink. The background details shown in these comics seem particularly real and cruel, and they are particularly unlike boys' comics...
He kind of understood why the discussion about The Mist wasn't getting any hotter.
Li Ming frowned and murmured:
"This is not a crisis that the protagonist can resolve alone..."
He had reason to suspect that the final world-destroying ending was because the author himself didn't know how to write it, so he just forced an ending.
However, neither the author nor the editor expected that
"Misty City", which has always been tepid, will become a hit because of its finale.
But if that's the case, the appearance of the comic sequel would seem too deliberate... Li Ming lowered his head and thought about it: If the author hadn't originally planned to write a sequel, the publishing house would never have announced the sequel so quickly.
No, that's not right.
Li Ming patted his cheek in frustration and said to himself, "You don't have to think about these things. The most important thing now is how to prevent the end of the world from being destroyed."
But how to stop it?
Li Ming thought hard, but could not figure it out. He sighed and reluctantly chose to return to the forum homepage, but the next second Li Ming's eyes could not help but stare at the latest forum post:
[Why do all of you think that the male protagonist of Old Thief will destroy the world? The male protagonist of Old Thief’s sequel hasn’t been announced yet! And…]
"This is really like someone delivering a pillow just when you are sleepy..." Li Ming exclaimed with shining eyes, "Readers are gods, I have learned it!"
"Next time I encounter this kind of problem, I will directly post a new thread to ask the forum!"
Ugh, he doesn’t even have a forum account!
Li Ming belatedly shattered his daydream. He looked at the "Guest" account mark displayed in the upper left corner of the forum with a sad expression.
The so-called "visitor" account cannot post comments in the forum.
But let’s not talk about this question for now…
Li Ming hurriedly clicked on the discussion post:
[Subject: Why do all of you think that the male protagonist of Lao Zei's sequel will destroy the world? The male protagonist of Lao Zei's sequel has not been announced yet! And Lao Zei has only said that he wants to improve the character of the protagonist through the perspective of passers-by in the early stage. ]
【1L: Yes, that's right. Perfecting the passerby's perspective = rewriting the college students' mass annihilation from the passerby's perspective.】
[2L: Hey, the OP obviously doesn’t understand the old thief Baishan. ]
[3L: Although Baishan is a new manga artist, this does not mean that Baishan has not participated in the planning of other comic novels before. If you know Baishan's past, you will not say such a thing. ]
[4L: It’s so funny. My university students stay up late, indulge in games, and skip classes and meetings, while the university students in Baishan participate in planning and organize activities.]
[5L: Bai Shan Ke Le had participated in a comic project co-created by multiple people before. The character outline he gave afterwards was recognized by the teachers within the project as "dark and miserable" (emphasis).
That is to say: while the children of other teachers were having a happy afternoon tea, his children were separated by life and death in a sea of blood (Amen)]
【6L:
Teacher Shaju: Hey, you’ve gone too far!
Baishan old thief:......
Baishan Laozei: Is this the worst? What's the worst? Those who think this is the worst should reflect on themselves.
(From the memoirs of Mr. Sandagi who participated in the multi-person project.)]
【7L OP: …】
[8L OP: So the old thief is writing a sequel just to let us see the school being wiped out again? Are we going to see the protagonist destroy the world again? QvQ, this comic has become so crazy that I can't understand it. ]
【9L: Well, to be honest, I think it’s hard for The Mist’s background to have a happy ending. Because even if the timeline is restarted, there are very few plots that can be changed in the early stages of The Mist.
In many cases, you are forced to choose one of the two. 】
[10L: From my personal perspective, I think Lao Zei will choose to change the protagonist to tell the story of the Mist world view, rather than changing the ending of the previous game that destroyed the world (?)
In the later period of the Mist, it is already difficult to change the trend of humanity gradually becoming decadent in the fight against disasters. It is barely reasonable for the Mist to stay at this ending.
Now, mainly because the readers’ dissatisfaction was so intense, Baishan was forced to agree to continue writing.
Therefore, the sequel should focus on how to rationalize the ending of the destruction of the world, rather than changing the ending. 】
[11L: Except for Li Ming who died early, the other two people in Jiang Huai's dormitory, including the protagonists, are quite reasonable. I just want to see how the silly roe deer Wei Zhehan goes home to find his parents (laughs).]
【12L:
Wei Zhehan: Tadpoles Looking for Their Parents
Zhou Haoyu: Graduates looking for jobs
Xiao...]
[13L: Hahaha]
[14L OP: No, this is too ridiculous QAQ. Anyway, no matter what, it is already confirmed that the protagonist will destroy the world? Doesn't anyone expect to break the ending of the destruction of the world? TAT]
[15L: No]
[16L: +1]
[17L: +1]
…
【26L: Yes, but I don’t want to talk. 】
[27L: +1]
[28L: A damn protagonist deserves a damn world (Amen)]
Li Ming: ...
Li Ming (silently screaming): ...No, all the college students will not be wiped out, and the world will not be destroyed!
"God damn it! Don't just decide the life and death of other people's worlds so casually!"
He suddenly stood up and shook the desktop computer in front of him violently with both hands, as if he wanted to pour out all the water in the heads of all the readers in the forum:
"All of you have given up, what should I do? I am weak, pitiful and helpless, and I am still waiting for the readers to save my life! Help, someone come and save me, save the world!"
Li Ming shook the computer until the screen almost went black, and then he finally managed to calm down.
"fine--"
Li Ming took a deep breath and said to his own reflection on the screen with a firm gaze, "Isn't there still me? From today on, I am the male protagonist of that damn sequel!"
"The futures of others have already been decided, but mine hasn't! What's more, the protagonist of the sequel hasn't been announced yet. I can definitely increase my role in the early stages and become the protagonist of this damn sequel!"
"I don't believe I can destroy the world!"
Li Ming firmly issued his declaration of immortality, and then his body froze:
Damn, why does it feel like setting a flag?
When Li Ming thought of this, he immediately sat back in his chair with a confused heart. He slumped in the chair like a salted fish, with an expression that said, "Let's just end it, let's all end it together!"
But when Li Ming thought about it, he felt that his plan was effective. He could influence the plot of the comics to the greatest extent through his actions, and at the same time, he could also obtain the information from the forum from his perspective to the greatest extent.
Isn’t this a very cost-effective thing?
Li Ming nodded in agreement. But there was still one most important question left.
How could he stand out from so many protagonist templates and successfully become the protagonist of the sequel? Is it because he is a cannon fodder who died at the beginning?
The black-haired, black-eyed boy blinked his eyes unconfidently: So how did he die? The analysis post on the forum didn't describe the details of how he died...
Just when Li Ming was puzzled, he suddenly found that the discussion posts on the forum were being refreshed at an unnatural frequency:
[Oh shit, Baishan released it ahead of time! ]
[The first episode of the sequel to "Misty City" has been released! Brothers and sisters, go and watch it! ]
[The first episode of "The Mist" still has the familiar cast and characters. It's so funny, I know it will be the familiar college student group wipeout next, hahahaha (I'm not crazy, I'm really not crazy)]
[Comparative analysis and plot prediction of the first two episodes of "Misty City" (welcome to join in~)]
[Ahhh, Baishan Cola, what surprises do you have yet to reveal? Why do we need to hide our feelings? Tell me why the sequel is called "Misty City: Apocalypse"? You still like to play your Bible tricks, don't you? ]
[The fact that the sequel is called "Misty City: Apocalypse" makes me wonder if the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse will appear in the future. To be honest, Baishan Laozi really likes to quote mythological elements.]
…
In the forum, new communication posts are constantly posted. However, many posts are quickly pushed to the bottom page of the forum by updated communication posts, and only a few communication posts can be pushed back to become one of the hot posts.
Everything is as dazzling as the waves behind hitting the waves in front.
Li Ming was so dazzled by the huge amount of information that he completely forgot to breathe.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The rapid beating of his heart pulled him out of his empty thoughts. However, in reality, he still stared at a pop-up window that suddenly appeared in front of him:
[The version needs to be updated. Are you sure you want to update it now? ]
[Confirm]/[Ignore]
Li Ming took a deep breath and instinctively moved the mouse to confirm. Then the computer screen flickered for a few seconds, and in less than a few seconds, the picture reappeared -
But this time it's comic book content.
"Where's Li Mingren? Didn't he say yesterday that he wouldn't be back in the dormitory today?" In the comics, his roommate stood in his familiar dormitory and asked others about his whereabouts.
"Come to think of it, it seems like the third brother hasn't been back for a long time."
'Huh? No, he just went to get some hot water. Look, his cell phone is still on the table.'
…
Li Ming was stunned when he saw this:
Could the scene in front of him be the conversation between his roommates before he returned to the dormitory?
If that's the case... Li Ming's heart couldn't help but beat violently after reading it, and he hurriedly jumped to the [Forum] page:
[Hurry up and read on, the plot this time is different from the previous ones! ]
[Oh shit, oh shit, the old thief Baishan has done something really great in a short time. After seeing the end, I dare say that the ending may not necessarily be the end of the world! ]
[Oh my god, is it true that everyone in the dormitory is the protagonist template now? ]
[What do you think would be your reason for destroying the world? What does this mean? Just think I've read too many comics.]
[Male protagonist, you! You!!! (hands shaking with anger) Keep asking!!! I’m so curious!!!]
…
No way... so fast...
Li Ming looked at what was happening on the forum with a confused mind and hurried back to the comic homepage.
Then he looked at himself in the comics and the next second after he had a conversation with the protagonist, he casually asked the protagonist some inexplicable questions like a prophet.
His expression was so cold and casual that he looked like an outdoor master who was practicing Buddhism.
Was I so handsome then? Li Ming touched his cheek in disbelief. He instinctively scrolled down the page, only to see that the master outside was indeed defeated under the questioning of the three people.
But when Jiang Huai curiously asked about the meaning of the words, the expert outside answered with a rather tired look and words that were beyond his comprehension.
【No dreams tonight, no sleep tomorrow. 】
With the last line of narration appearing in the corner of the comic, the first chapter officially ends.
Li Ming was suddenly shocked.
He clearly sensed that something particularly important would happen tomorrow, but what he needed to confirm more than worrying about what would happen tomorrow was—
Li Ming quickly clicked the mouse to the details page of the comic "Misty City", and in the protagonist column of that page -
The words "Li Ming" were clearly written on it.
Before he was ready, the author had already decided to be the protagonist of the sequel to this comic.
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