Chapter 2
But Su Bei soon realized something was wrong.
From this page of the comic, we can see that the "self" in the comic should have been killed by a sharp weapon. According to his memory before he fell into a coma, the masked man successfully killed him with a dagger.
But the problem is that he has successfully avoided this danger. He was not hurt by the dagger and even fought back against the murderer.
Thinking of this, he raised his sword-like eyebrows, put on an unruly smile again, and asked loudly to the void: "This is my original ending, right? You let me see this, or in other words, what is your purpose in helping me change my fate?"
He should have reached the ending in the comic, but when he was in the toilet, he suddenly got rid of that dazed state and successfully avoided the fatal danger.
Now that he is in this space again, it is not difficult to imagine that someone behind the scenes helped him.
Less than two seconds later, a cute voice came from all directions: "It's no wonder that I chose you. You are not stupid. Just as you guessed, I want you to help me do something. The good thing is that you still have the opportunity to change your own destiny."
"What do you want me to do?" Su Bei was not confused by the words "change fate". He remained calm and asked casually, as if he was just asking "what do you want to eat for lunch?"
Fortunately, the other party did not beat around the bush and said directly: "I think you have already understood that the world you live in is a comic world. As a comic for the general public, it is natural that good must prevail over evil."
Indeed, it can be seen from the first part that this is a classic shonen manga. A classic shonen manga naturally requires the protagonist to win.
The baby voice sighed in a mature manner: "But it was not until the world view was completely determined and the comic world was formed that the author suddenly realized that the villains were too powerful. If the comic world was allowed to develop on its own, it would likely lead to the protagonist's early death and the villain's ultimate victory."
"So in order for the comic to pass review and be published smoothly, I, the 'comic consciousness', chose you to be the person who twists the plot."
Hearing this, Su Bei quickly thought about the deal. He would help the other party to reverse the outcome where the villain might win, and the other party would give him a chance to survive.
It didn't sound fair, but he had no other choice. If he refused, judging from the other party's attitude, he would probably die according to the original plot.
Rather than dying inexplicably, it is better to give it a try. No wonder the other party is so confident, because he knows that he will not refuse.
"First question." After thinking for a while, Su Bei asked, "Why did you choose me?"
"Because even though you are a cannon fodder who is killed at the beginning, you are also a key character that opens up the second volume of "Superpower King". You have the potential to become an important character. There is a fixed number of important characters in a book, and your identity is very flexible. All candidates must have this trait."
Hearing this, Su Bei thought about it and quickly understood what it meant.
As a manga that has already been finalized, there are only a few important characters, otherwise it would be too much of a distraction. If you are just an ordinary cannon fodder, even if you escape death, you will never have the chance to become an important character.
But he is different. He is an important character in himself, just an "important death character".
In this case, if he survived, his identity would have a lot of room for maneuver.
"But there is one thing you need to know." After giving him some time to think, "Comic Consciousness" said, "Even if the initial trajectory is changed, your status as cannon fodder has not changed. So if you don't cooperate with me, you will probably die in another way soon after you get out."
This point is specifically raised to prevent Northern Jiangsu from crossing the river and then demolishing the bridge, agreeing and then turning around and doing nothing.
"Then if I agree to cooperate with you, will I not die?" Su Bei pointed out a key issue.
“…No.” Comic Consciousness coughed with a guilty conscience, “You are still cannon fodder, but you have the opportunity to change your identity, which is what I call becoming a truly important character.”
Cannon fodder will die, but important characters will die too. Su Bei clearly remembers that in the first part of the comic he read before, a relatively key and popular character died in the middle or late part.
"Comic consciousness" is obviously a bit evasive, but he didn't pursue this point. For him, being able to get rid of the status of cannon fodder in a short period of time is enough.
Judging from previous experience, cannon fodder will be forced to die in the plot, but important characters probably won't.
"I understand. The third question." Su Bei tilted his head. "What will happen to the world if I fail?"
If the "comic consciousness" could choose a new person to complete the task again after he failed, then everything would be fine and he would only have to consider himself.
But if this is a two-way choice between the two of them, and success or failure really matters to the world, then he has to think carefully about whether to accept it.
Can he really take on the responsibility of saving the world?
After all, the two of them were about to become grasshoppers on the same rope, and the "comic consciousness" did not hide it from him: "It all depends on what the comic author will do."
"How do you say it?"
"If he chooses to continue writing and let the villain win in the end, then the world will continue to develop naturally. But if he forcibly lowers the intelligence of the protagonist and gives the protagonist cheats in order to make him win, then the world will collapse and the comic will lose its soul."
When the characters in the comics are unable to save themselves, everything depends on the author's choice.
However, the answer of "Comic Consciousness" also explains another problem. Su Bei asked: "So there is no second chance. After you choose me, you can't choose someone else."
"Yes, there is only one chance to choose. The comic will be officially serialized in the real world next week."
Hearing this, Su Bei's eyes flashed with solemnity. He certainly wanted to live, but if he had to live with the responsibility of a world, Su Bei didn't think so.
After all, if he fails, no matter how the author chooses, the people in this world will not have an easy life. Either they will be destroyed directly, or they will live in hell ruled by villains.
Instead of that, he might as well die now and at least have a peaceful ending.
Perhaps seeing his concerns, "Comic Consciousness" anxiously advised in a baby voice: "You are already the person with the highest success rate in my calculations, and it is times higher than the other candidates."
At this point, it paused, as if it was reluctant to say this: "...If you don't accept this mission, the world will almost certainly collapse. But if you accept it, there is still a glimmer of hope. So you don't have to bear any great psychological burden."
I have to say, these words really comforted Su Bei. He raised his eyelids and asked curiously: "Can I ask what your guess is about my success rate compared to the other candidates?"
"You are in the 3% and everyone else is less than 0.1%."
Comics Consciousness is also at a loss. It wishes there were more reliable candidates so that even if it can only choose once, it can pick one.
But the problem is that the other candidates really can't make the cut. Those who are smarter than Su Bei are not as handsome as him, and those who are more handsome than Su Bei... In fact, among those candidates, there is no one more handsome than Su Bei.
He was indeed a man of extraordinary appearance, with blond hair like waves of wheat, surrounding a fair and handsome face. The strands of hair on the left were braided up, giving him a playful and uninhibited look.
The eyes are dark purple, mysterious and deep. When looking at someone, the pupils seem to be a deep and narrow vortex that will draw the person in.
When he smiles, his bright red eyes narrow slightly, and his mouth corners turn up, making him look cool and cunning. When he raises his eyebrows, he looks more evil. He looks even more handsome in the gray-blue school uniform specially made for the School of Supernatural Powers. He is a rare character that can easily play both the good guy and the bad guy.
Judging from the experience of comic book authors who have absorbed "comic consciousness" and have been active on forums for many years, such a face will never have to worry about not having fans as long as it appears in a comic book.
The obvious difference in the data made Su Bei slightly stunned at first, and then a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes. It seemed that just as the "comic consciousness" said, he was the best candidate.
In other words, they have a relationship of mutual help, rather than him unilaterally owing a favor to the other party, so he doesn't have to bear any psychological burden.
Thinking of this, Su Bei relaxed and laughed lazily: "I do want to cooperate with you, but what gave you the illusion that I can change the direction of the world?"
After all, his special ability is just to create gears. There is no difference between having it and not having it. In the world of special powers, he is just a lowly existence.
Su Bei did not feel inferior because of this. There were only a few people with superpowers in the world. His superpowers were just a little weak, not because of his weak abilities. What was there for him to feel inferior about?
Whether you have superpowers or not, and what kind of superpowers you have, you are still the same person and live the same life.
But it is unlikely that he can use this power to save the world. In fact, Su Bei just wants to stay away from all dangers and be an ordinary person.
"Comic Consciousness" certainly knows this: "I will naturally give you a golden finger, but how you use this golden finger is up to you."
"So what is my golden finger?" Su Bei asked impatiently. He had already thought of the golden fingers of many awesome protagonists in comics.
The guidance of a powerful master with supernatural powers is enough to make the 15-year-old boy's heart surge.
"Your golden finger is that when the comic readers completely believe the information you give, this information will become true."
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