Chapter 233: The 20th Scene (Inverted V) He wants a close friend in the game...
For humans living in cities, there is only one way to die, and that is to be killed.
However, because the medical level here is too high and the prices are extremely high, ordinary humans are completely unable to afford the cost of treating "aging diseases". Therefore, when these ordinary humans gradually age, if they dare not face death, then what awaits them next are only desolate mass graves filled with the smell of corpses.
Unable to move, but still thinking, you, as an old man, can only look at the sky, the ground, and the corpses everywhere, falling into despair day after day.
Piled up like garbage, they are no different from the dead, yet more terrifying than the dead, because they will stare at you with their almost fallen-off eyeballs.
This is how the work of “clearing mass graves” came about.
He Yuezhe had never done this job, but she heard that everyone who had done it went crazy, except...
"Hello, this is your takeaway." The boy was a little thin, and his clothes were very thin.
He was holding a takeaway with a big smiley face painted on it, and the cold wind made him look particularly eerie and scary.
Behind him, a tall woman with rags of various colors and materials hanging on her body was standing there quietly. Her cold gaze swept over, piercing He Yuezhe and Jiang Ruoshi's bodies and brains like needles.
...Except for those who are already crazy.
He Yuezhe looked away.
"Yuan Yang, right?" Jiang Ruoshi didn't seem to notice the woman, or perhaps she didn't care whether she posed a threat to them. She looked at the boy and said kindly, "Son, thank you for your hard work. Give me the things."
"Yeah." Yuan Yang didn't say much. He handed the item to Jiang Ruoshi, took out his communicator and pressed a button on it. Then he looked up and said, "The item has been delivered. Dongfeng Takeout. We look forward to seeing you again."
He bowed deeply, then got out of the car and climbed onto the back seat of his own old bicycle. A young boy with an unclear face was sitting on the front seat.
"Hey, puppet, want to make a bet with me?" Jiang Ruoshi suddenly touched He Yuezhe.
He Yuezhe turned his head to look at her: "Speak."
"Let's bet on whether this kid's bike will break down."
"...Jiang Ruoshi, you're so boring."
"Hey!" Jiang Ruoshi laughed. "I just want you to relax. Look at you, you're so scared!"
He Yuezhe, who wrapped herself like a dumpling with a silk scarf, said: "..."
"Puppet, I really doubt whether you are a human being. The puppet that Lao He used to be was so calm no matter what. But you, look at you, you are afraid of water and mass graves, and you wrap yourself up like a quail or a turtle!"
"I'm the same as her."
"Same?"
"There is no difference between us and humans except for our bodies."
“…”
"..." He Yuezhe turned his head and looked at Yuan Yang who was repairing his bicycle in the mud. "His bicycle is broken. You win."
"Do you, do you know that what you're doing is—!" Jiang Ruoshi's voice suddenly trembled. "'Created' things shouldn't have a desire for knowledge, shouldn't have a self, and certainly shouldn't be able to create!"
"...Jiang Ruoshi?"
"You've already violated the first two. If you violate the last one, they will kill you!"
“…”
Things that are “created” should not have a desire for knowledge, should not have a self, and should not create…
He Yuezhe was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
Jiang Ruoshi wasn't feeling well. Her lipstick was fading, and her pale lips were moving as she kept muttering, "You are 'created' beings. You shouldn't have a desire for knowledge, a sense of self, or creativity!"
"Jiang Ruoshi!?"
"You should always be like a pool of stagnant water, you should understand nothing, you should be indifferent to everything, you should devote yourself to others, you should, should—"
"Get off her! This is not the place for you to go crazy!!"
“No, no, all of this, no, no…it’s all ruined…it’s all ruined…!! Why, why, why did you become like this?!!”
"Enough! Jiang Ruoshi, wake up!!"
"Hello, I've detected that Jiang Ruoshi's body has been invaded by a wandering spirit. Please proceed with caution!" The communicator, which had not appeared for a long time, reappeared, bringing bad news. "This wandering spirit has extremely strong energy, but it is also very chaotic. Over time, it is very likely to destroy Jiang Ruoshi's body!"
Are you crazy? Why would you go crazy in someone else's body for no apparent reason?!
"Sister, I've heard that thing she keeps saying before!" The nut somehow managed to talk to her in her head. Even though she was at home, the voice came through. "Back then, when we were on the platform, a voice spoke to me. It said those words, and it also said, 'I betrayed them!'"
This nut said that it heard this sentence when it was on the platform, so this sentence most likely came from the platform, and these things similar to rules were also made by the platform, because such rules cannot exist in this world. So, this soul comes from the platform, the ideal country?
The soul comes from the ideal country and has not been liberated. Could it be that it is electronic life?
No, judging by what it said, its perspective is completely different from that of a "creator." It's even a bit crazy and extreme...
"It's you." He Yuezhe frowned.
To rush myself. Annoying.
She raised her hand and climbed onto Jiang Ruoshi's shoulder, removing the tassel petals that had gotten into Jiang Ruoshi's hair at some point.
Then she gently shook Jiang Ruoshi's head: "Hey, Jiang Ruoshi, wake up."
"Uh...?" Jiang Ruoshi blinked, a little dazed. "What happened to me just now?"
"I fell asleep." He Yuezhe said perfunctorily as he jumped down.
"Falling asleep?" Jiang Ruoshi immediately took out a comb and a mirror and squinted his eyes to look at his hair. "Tsk, then I have to take care of my hair again..."
"Oh, you take care of it first, I'll go downstairs and take a look."
"Huh? You're not scared anymore? It's huge in there, be careful not to get lost."
"I'm not afraid in the first place." He Yuezhe wrapped Jiang Ruoshi's favorite colorful scarf, jumped out of the car and walked towards Yuan Yang.
"Then why did you take my scarf?!" Jiang Ruoshi was furious.
"I'm cold—"
"Then just tell me directly, I won't refuse you!"
"oh."
"where you go!"
"I went to check on the boy. The children woke up and called me."
"Oh, I get it! You curious baby! Be safe!"
"Um!"
“…”
“…”
"Hi?"
"Well?"
"Hello, do you need any help?"
“…”
"you……"
He Yuezhe put her hands behind her back and looked at the boy and the figure she was so familiar with with a smile: "Long time no see, Yuan Yang."
"..." The young man's face was full of fatigue, with dark circles under his eyes and a cold air emanating from his body. After a long silence, he slowly said, "Long time no see."
"..." The boy didn't say anything, but just kept repairing his "battle-hardened" bicycle. The communicator in his pocket kept buzzing, and the light appeared again and again.
"Chat?"
"Well... kid, you've successfully cleared level 16. This is your reward."
Yuan Yang took out a bunch of batteries from his pocket and handed them to the boy: "Among these batteries, some can be used in your robot. Take them back and try them out yourself."
"...Thank you." The boy's voice was a little hoarse. He took the batteries, carefully wiped them with his clothes, and stuffed them into his bag. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. I'm already very happy that you're willing to participate in my game." Yuan Yang squatted down, touched the boy's head, and said gently, "I'm going to chat with this friend. Kid, you wait here for me. Don't go too far. Be careful and safe, okay?"
"Yeah." The boy nodded obediently.
“…”
“…”
"What do you want to talk to me about?"
"What do you think?"
“…”
"Yuan Yang, smile."
"I……"
"How have you been lately? Are you unhappy and tired?"
"...Yeah, I'm not happy, and I'm tired," Yuan Yang said, sitting on a rock with his head lowered. "He died before you even got here. Captain, am I a loser?"
"Is this the attitude you used to play games with that kid?" He Yuezhe sat next to him. From her angle, she could just see every expression on Yuan Yang's face. "Yuan Yang, you should know that the system didn't send you here to lament the passing of time or regret the past. It sent you here..."
"Comfort before death, I know." Yuan Yang was a little too depressed.
"Yuan Yang!" He Yuezhe sneered, practically shouting, "Then why do you think you saw me here?! Was it your imagination?!"
"No! It's because of me, because of us, because we put in so much effort and planned everything out that we can finally meet here again!"
Yuan Yang was stunned: "..."
"Yuan Yang, look at me. I don't believe you don't know this. Besides, you clearly saw with your own eyes that our plan succeeded!!"
“…”
Yuan Yang is a piece of ice, a piece of ice that can't be melted no matter what, so you can only use a hammer and a knife, hitting his body and heart one hammer and one knife at a time. You must use violence and be tough to make him open his heart to you.
"I... I'm sorry, I..." Yuan Yang's expression changed, "Captain, I, I'm really... sorry, it's my fault..."
“…”
"Sorry, it's my fault. I will adjust. However, I'm going to die soon. Do I still need to adjust?"
"...You are so stupid. What I said must have my reasons!" He Yuezhe glared at him.
"Oh, okay." Yuan Yang nodded.
"Hey, what were you doing before you entered the platform?"
"Yeah, I'm working."
"I'm working again. So boring."
"There's no other way. Life forces me to do that."
Yuan Yang's parents died early, and later only his grandfather was raising him. After his parents' death, they left behind huge debts. The grandfather and grandson were one too old and the other too young, and they were completely unable to repay the debts, not to mention Yuan Yang who was still immersed in the grief of his parents' death.
"Why."
So the grandfather and grandson could only keep running away, until one day, He Yuezhe, Chen Shuo and Ban Weile came across the beaten grandfather and grandson. The grandfather and grandson were rescued, and Yuan Yang's heart gradually opened up.
"Why are you sighing?"
For Yuan Yang, "home" is particularly important.
"I suddenly remembered that someone's grandfather was left alone at home. Did someone forget about it and is still here feeling sad?"
Although he is busy with work every day, he never misses home. When he gets home, he will help diligently and chat with everyone from time to time.
"Well, no, we will be back soon, very soon, grandpa will be fine."
"Oh, I see."
He Yuezhe knew that Yuan Yang longed for a "home", a complete "home", very much.
"Captain, thank you."
But it’s not that he wants to be protected, but that he wants to stand on the same front with his “family”.
"Thank me for what?"
He wanted to fight side by side with close friends like in the game, and he wanted a "family" that would stick with him through thick and thin even if they were separated by the world.
"Thank you for being my friend."
And maybe that's why he stayed.
"Hmph," He Yue curled the corners of her mouth, "You're welcome. After all, I'm happy to be your friend, 4399 Game Master?"
——Because I want to be friends with everyone.
"Well, it has been temporarily banned. I'm also happy to be your friend."
Yuan Yang finally laughed.
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