Searching for "Jiang Yuanshi" (Part 14) The main text is finished
Under "order", everything is under observation.
The main gods once again fell into the fear of being shrouded by "order".
"This, this is impossible! How could that human be possible!" A God questioned, pointing at 404 who was watching the show from the side, "It's you! It must be you who did this! What good will this do you? You'll never become a true God like this!"
"Why would I want to be a real god? I was forced into this role, so how could I be a real god? I'd be nuts." 404 was baffled. "Don't act like everyone wants to be that lousy god, okay? Don't you know that the boss gets the least vacation time in a company? And he still has to pay his employees. Do you really think you can just get the power of a wish?"
They were stunned by the question, seemingly not understanding what 404 meant. In their minds, gods possessed supreme power, enjoying every benefit and being able to do whatever they pleased. However, 404 shattered this illusion, speechlessly saying, "The prerequisite for being a supreme god is true godhood. Do you understand the word 'true'? You were all merely promoted by my biological father, casually spreading a bit of power, yet you truly believe you are the real gods? Is it possible that you are all pseudo-clones? Or substitutes? Possessing a trace of divine power is considered a divine existence, but in reality, it's just providing the energy to maintain the Book Transmigration Bureau. Otherwise, you've been slacking off for so many years, and logically, if you didn't use your power, it wouldn't have declined. But you all find your power waning, and you try every possible way to destroy 'order' and accumulate willpower to dissipate resentment. To some extent, aren't you just destroying the power you desire?"
Those substitute gods were stunned by what they said. They were obviously wearing wizard-style cloaks that covered them from head to toe, but one could see their confused looks under the dark hoods.
"No... this is impossible..." They still refused to believe it. After being the main god for so long, how could he be just a tool of the true god? "404, what are you trying to say?"
404 raised an eyebrow. "I'm broke if I lied to you, and I'm just an ordinary human now. Honestly, I think my god-father is probably enjoying himself, and he's dragging you guys over to fill his place. In a way, he's a wicked capitalist, isn't he? But it seems he's a pretty good guy. Otherwise, why would you trust him so much?"
“How dare you not believe in God?!”
"So what? I've never seen him before. I was just a perfectly good human being, but suddenly they dragged me here to be treated like a god. I've never even seen him since I was little, even when I was living with my mom. Aren't they supposed to be my father? Aren't gods almighty? Why didn't they save his lover?" 404 said indifferently, "In the end, in my eyes, he's just a scumbag I've never met. If I hadn't been able to escape, I wouldn't have come here. He goes to school during the day and works as a part-time god at night, affecting my schooling and dating."
You go to school just to fall in love?
The Lord Gods do not understand humans, but they know one thing, that is, 404 is avoiding the issue, so this new "order" must be the work of the other party. Since the other party is just a human now, it is better to get rid of him now and test whether this "order" is genuine.
Seeing that those gods were unmoved, 404 waved his hand and said, "Forget it. I'm going to find a way to go home. You guys can play with them on your own."
"Since you're here, don't leave. 404, as a god, you've violated the rules of the Book Transmigration Bureau." 404 was wondering what he had done wrong when he heard the Lord God say, "The Book Transmigration Bureau has a rule that prohibits bringing other creatures in without permission. As a human, you've violated this rule. Now we have to punish foreign intruders."
The gods took advantage of 404's inattention and attacked him. 404 stood there in a daze, his eyes blank, as if being controlled. The gods issued an order: "Now, end your life as a reflection."
404 had a dagger in his hand at some point, with the tip of the knife pointing upwards. He slowly raised it up, and struggled with it, seemingly with some remaining consciousness, but to no avail. The tip of the knife pierced his throat, and blood spurted out.
Just as the gods were watching this scene with amusement, a system sound rang out, and a mechanical male voice said calmly and without emotion:
[Article 789 of the Book Transmigration Bureau prohibits fighting, self-harm, and other behaviors not suitable for children in the system lobby.]
As soon as he finished speaking, a black and red mist descended, wrapped around 404's hand, quickly swallowed the blade, and then disappeared.
404 came back to his senses and frowned, "I say, there's something wrong with you gods, right? Did I provoke you?"
The Lord God said: "If it weren't for you, they wouldn't be alive at all, and they wouldn't be like this now."
404's eyes cleared. "Wait a minute, you're the one who created them now. You can't blame me, right? If you hadn't destroyed the order and separated the resentment and wishes, a new, more troublesome 'order' wouldn't have been created. And if you had allowed the resentment to expand on its own and hadn't built up any plans to eliminate it, the Transmigration Bookstore would still be able to operate. At most, we could survive on resentment. Who told you to be so paranoid and insist on creating these wish-resentment confrontations? And I didn't agree to let that human be the wish container in the first place. After all, his soul was already bound to Z01 at the time. If you did that, the probability of him surviving and becoming a wish would be as high as 50%."
404's expression, as if to say, "I warned you with good intentions, but you ignored me and blamed me instead, it's truly heartbreaking," clenched the fists of all the main gods. However, their anger didn't overwhelm their rationality. They realized something was amiss: "No, that human and the resentment were clearly destroyed in the Fifth World. As long as the remaining soul of that human vanished, even if bound to the resentment, only a weak resentment would survive! They could have died. What on earth did you do?"
Upon hearing this, 404 laughed and said, "Oh, I've been discovered. I just happened to have that person's soul on hand. You were about to arrest me and stripped everything from me, so you threw that soul away. Who knew it would turn out like this? This is not my fault. If you have anyone to blame, blame you for not checking when you threw it away."
The main gods: "..."
They tried to attack 404 again, but they found that once they used their power, the "order" would take the opportunity to absorb it. Now they were in a dilemma. At their wits' end, they remembered something: "Wait, I have an objection! The composition of this order is impure and unworthy of being the new order! And even if "He" was born, so what? They don't have lasting divine power! The true god is just missing, which doesn't go against the rules! This order is not in compliance!"
For some reason, 404's face showed a look of disdain, as if he was looking at a moron. Suddenly, a sigh came from above his head. 404 raised his hand and said, "You think it's moron too, right? They say it's the new order. The old rules don't exist at all."
The voice said: [Since the gods consider this to be unlawful, please raise your heads now.]
“…”
The systems were still down, and except for 404, no one who was still standing looked up.
There is a well-known rule of "Order" that the guilty will be judged as soon as he raises his head.
The "order" of the true God is superior to that of the main God, transcends the godhead, and is ineffable.
The sinners dare not look each other in the eye. To wash away their sins, they need to raise their heads and look each other in the eye every day, undergoing baptism. It is an indescribable pain that is heavier than the whipping of the soul.
So, why don't you dare look up at us?
No God answered.
Order sighed again.
"Order" opened its eyes, and golden liquid rolled down from the sky.
He shed tears, and the tears were like a long river, flowing from top to bottom, falling to the ground, spreading little by little, and turning into a calm golden river.
The gods attempted to flee, but found themselves unable to move. They could only watch helplessly as the golden river covered their feet and slowly rose upwards. The gods became drowning, and wherever the water soaked them, they felt indescribable pain, gnawing, burning, and tearing...
The original doubts about the new "order" turned into fear.
Begging for mercy, they finally raised their heads, confessed their sins, prayed for relief from pain, and admitted their identities.
The false god's cloak turned into flying smoke, revealing a sticky and bumpy face, as if strange insects were crawling on it.
They heard a gasp of air, but couldn't tell whether it was their own or someone else's.
In a trance, they heard a voice say, "How disgusting! I should have fried it earlier. If it fell into the water, it wouldn't float away somewhere else, right?"
Another voice said calmly, "Or you can let the water burn, that would be cleaner."
The false gods no longer had the chance to resist or speak out; the golden river caught fire and the black and red flames engulfed them.
Before disappearing, the false gods continued to struggle, questioning and cursing the future: "Without us, the Transmigration Book Bureau will have no protection... You... will become the sinners of the Transmigration Book Bureau's destruction."
Before dying, the false god met a pair of amber eyes, a figure in white clothes and black pants, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm not human anymore. And I want to thank you all. Thanks to your generosity and selflessness before dying, you voluntarily offered your remaining divine power to support the operation of the Transmigrating Book Bureau for a billion years. You are truly selfless."
"you……"
"I say, God? Oh no, it's time for those high-dimensional creatures who failed in their attempts to harm their own kind to atone for their sins." The young man smiled without any warmth, and just stood up. He stood on the water, looking down at them, their appearance and the light emanating from their bodies.
It's like... God.
"New God? Human... This... This is impossible!" The false god let out a hoarse cry before disappearing, but was eventually drowned by the river and disappeared without a trace.
Jiang Yuanshi tilted his head and asked, "Z01, what are they babblein' about? Why are they speaking a foreign language?"
Z01 replied, "They say you are a new god, and that humans cannot become gods. This is the language of the old world, a vanished civilization."
Jiang Yuanshi: "Then how can you understand?"
Z01 blinked and said nothing. Jiang Yuanshi stared at him blankly, his eyes wide open with confusion, and then one of his eyes narrowed. Z01 silently recorded the puzzled look.
At this moment, someone who had been silent for a long time interrupted, "Because that happened a long, long time ago, before either of us were born. This person has lived a long time, right, Senior Z01?"
Z01 cast a deathly gaze at him. Jiang Yuanshi turned to look at 404 and said, "So you didn't run away."
404 was speechless and said, "How can I escape after you guys messed up like this? Besides, I'm a human now and I don't have the strength to go back."
Jiang Yuanshi nodded and replied, "Yeah, that makes sense."
"Yeah."
"But it doesn't matter. You will no longer be human soon."
404 "Ah?" He exclaimed, and then he saw the two people holding hands in front of him. The other hand was spread out, and a ball of red slowly condensed in the palm.
Jiang Yuanshi flicked his fingertips and the object floated in front of 404. He said, "This is something you were born with. We both don't want it."
404: "Hey, don't sound so disgusted."
Jiang Yuanshi shrugged and motioned for Z01 to speak. Z01 said, "After all, it's still your blood. Mixing it with us is inevitably a bit immoral. Close relatives can't be together."
404:?
Jiang Yuanshi:?
Jiang Yuanshi was incredulous and asked, "Is this what we said?"
Z01 said seriously, "But this is a very serious issue. 404, you also have a partner. If they share your blood, there would be a problem of immorality in terms of relationship. But in terms of blood relationship, who is the son and who is the father?"
Z01 is really a man who either keeps quiet or makes a big splash. With just a few words, he shocked both 404 and Jiang Yuanshi.
Jiang Yuanshi originally wanted Z01 to persuade the other party from an emotional perspective. After all, there seemed to be some problems with 404's partner, and 404 had also asked Jiang Yuanshi to find someone before. Although the other party later said it was a lie, it was impossible for something that had not happened to be the first choice for a lie.
Jiang Yuanshi only gave Z01 a range, but he never expected that Z01 cared about this kind of feelings.
It's also a unique way of thinking.
Jiang Yuanshi and 404 both sighed. Jiang Yuanshi covered Z01's mouth as she was about to continue and said, "I don't know if you want this power, but it's innate after all, so it works better with you. Also, since we became Order, our consciousness has expanded a lot, so we also saw your partner. His soul seems to be incomplete. If you want to find him, it will be easier with divine power. We can also try to help you mark the scattered locations."
404 was stunned when he heard this, then smiled helplessly, "As expected of 'Order', everything is under observation. I've been searching for so long, and you found it so quickly."
404 took a deep breath, took the divine blood, and said, "Then I'll take it. Thanks for your help... I didn't expect that I would have to rely on that guy's stuff in the end."
Jiang Yuanshi looked at the man's somewhat dejected expression and finally spoke, "Let me be clear, I'm not trying to dissuade you. I'm just clarifying the facts. The sole purpose of the previous 'order' was to find people, or rather, to find soul fragments."
404: "What?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "It's to find your mother's whereabouts. To this end, your father dispersed his power to establish a god and create order. On the one hand, it was for supervision, but the main purpose was to use this as an excuse to find someone. 'Order' transcends planes and provides an overview of the entire situation, making it easier to find fragments. This is why we discovered that your partner's soul is incomplete."
Z01 then concluded, "Simply put, 'Order' is like a locator. The True God has some hidden agenda."
404: “…”
Jiang Yuanshi: "...That's a good summary. Don't talk like that next time. It's kind of ruining your character."
Z01 looked down at Jiang Yuanshi and blinked. Jiang Yuanshi was puzzled, but the other party's gaze seemed to fall on his lips. Jiang Yuanshi rolled his eyes, stretched out his hand, and pushed Z01's face back. In Z01's sight, the tip of the other party's ear flashed slightly red.
404 on the other end was still in a daze. Jiang Yuanshi and Z01 did not disturb him, but turned around to do other things. They waved their hands, the golden river disappeared, and the systems were repaired and started up one after another.
During this time, 404 came to his senses and saw familiar guys in wizard robes standing in front of Jiang Yuanshi and Z01. 404 frowned and walked forward. After observing for a while, he said, "You... are you erasing their memories?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "Yeah, after all, the Transmigration Bookstore can't be without gods, right? Z01 and I don't plan to go to work or be leaders. Let's return the power, restore their appearance settings, and let them work properly."
"But aren't you afraid that they will recover their memories?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "Restore? After the system dies, it will be reborn anyway. It would be even more terrifying if it came back with its memories. We might as well do it ourselves."
404 inexplicably gained new knowledge, it turns out that reincarnation also exists in the system world.
After Jiang Yuanshi and Z01 finished their work, they asked, "Speaking of which, do you want to be the main god? Either one of them, or their leading god, or a reserve true god. After all, there are restrictions on the position of god, so only you can do it. But it's okay if you don't want to."
404 frowned. "You mean my biological father gave me the godhood?"
They nodded.
404 lowered his eyes and thought for a moment: "If you take God's words seriously, will it help me find my partner and my mother's soul faster?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "That should be the case. After all, according to the records of 'Order', your father seems to have found your mother, but she is in another dimension and can't come back. But I don't know the details, I can't see this part."
404: "That guy... wouldn't deliberately let you see this and then trick me into becoming a god willingly, right?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "It's very possible. And we also want you to become a god. It's mainly for our own benefit. I don't want to be in charge of things or work for others."
"What about Z01?"
"I'll follow him," said Z01.
404 rolled his eyes. In the past, he was the one who showed off his love to others, but now, those who showed off their love to others will eventually be shown off their love to others.
After they discussed it, the systems woke up one after another. 404 decided to continue studying and being a god at the same time, while Jiang Yuanshi and Z01, as the "order", were responsible for maintaining the stability of the Book Transmigration Bureau and the world within it.
They explained the reasons to the system, and under the watchful eyes of the systems, proposed work reforms. It is currently tentatively scheduled to work four days and rest three days, with voluntary overtime pay and bonuses based on performance rankings. The main gods are treated equally and must work. Of course, the same applies to 404, but it is always easier for gods to work with divine power.
But for the systems that had suffered for a long time, it was a sunny day, and they could have a day off today. Everyone cheered and thanked 404, Jiang Yuanshi, and Z01, and then happily adjourned the meeting.
The system is not perfect yet, it is just a compromise and will have to be revised in the future. However, I am too busy to do it at the moment, so let’s leave it like this for now.
After spending several hours resting, the people who came from the bookstore parted ways.
In episode 404, the human world is doing homework and looking for a partner, while Jiang Yuanshi and Z01 leave the Book Transmigration Bureau. They hold hands and wander in the vast universe, looking at countless worlds.
Z01: "Are you going to the Third World next?"
Jiang Yuanshi walked while shaking their holding hands: "Well, I'll go see Jiang Tang and the others first, and then go to the previous mission world to take a look, and then I might go back to reality."
Z01 stared at the other person quietly, waving his hands in unison with Jiang Yuanshi's movements. The human's face was more relaxed than ever, yet still seemed a little bewildered. Z01 said, "You don't seem to be recovering."
"Don't tell me you're not allowed to. I always feel like I'm talking to a client. But it really feels so unreal. Not only am I not dead, but if nothing unexpected happens, I'll live for a very, very long time. It's so unreal."
Jiang Yuanshi looked up at the boundless universe as he spoke, then turned back to look at Z01. Z01's appearance was reflected in his amber eyes. The human smiled and said, "It seems like now we really will be together forever."
Z01: "Don't you... want that?"
Jiang Yuanshi looked at Z01, shook his head, and said, "It's not that I don't want you to be with me forever, I just don't know if we can always be together. Maybe one day you won't like me anymore. After all, changing your heart is quite common in our place."
Z01 said seriously, "No, I can sign a contract with you."
Jiang Yuanshi shook his head and said nothing more. They held hands and strolled quietly in the universe. Finally, Jiang Yuanshi stopped, and Z01 stopped too. Jiang Yuanshi hesitated for a moment and then said, "Actually... it's not that I don't believe you will always like me, but I don't trust myself. I do things on a whim. Apart from games, I don't have anything I'm particularly obsessed with. I also have a bad temper and own very few things, so I will hide my things. Maybe one day you won't be able to stand my psychopathic nature, or maybe I will say something rude and hurt you."
Z01 simply stood in front of Jiang Yuanshi and said, "Actually, everything you owned was in that fire."
As he spoke, a black backpack appeared in Z01's hand. It was the backpack that Jiang Yuanshi had in the car accident. Logically, it should have been burned in the fire. Jiang Yuanshi was stunned for a moment, and paused halfway through extending his hand. He took the backpack and unzipped it, his hands shaking slightly.
The backpack was opened, revealing a low-quality Baymax model, a photo with his grandmother, and... a tuft of dog hair.
Z01's voice remained calm. "I've brought everything. Your grandmother hasn't passed away in reality. Because of the intersection of parallel worlds, she's still alive. Perhaps she's waiting for you to wake up. Jiang Yuanshi, someone in that world is with you. I will always be with you, too, until the day you no longer need me. Perhaps I have one more presumptuous wish."
Z01 stopped talking mid-sentence. Jiang Yuanshi lowered his head and asked, his voice a little hoarse, "What is it?"
“…I hope you’ll let me participate in your life, and I also hope you’ll participate in mine.”
"What about the deadline... Why do you always say halfway?" Jiang Yuanshi's voice was a bit nasal. Z01 stood in front of him and said solemnly, "Because the pressure is too great, you'll run away."
"Is that the kind of person I am in your mind?"
"No, I'm just afraid. I'm afraid that you really don't need me anymore. I'll lock you up then, and you'll lose your freedom." Z01 didn't say "maybe" at the end, but said it with certainty. Jiang Yuanshi smiled when he heard it. He raised his head and said with red eyes, "So your statute of limitations is forever, right?"
"……Yes."
"If I don't want you anymore, will you imprison me?"
"One hundred percent probability. I tried to rewrite it, but it didn't work."
The smile in his amber eyes widened, and he said, "I think you'd better be careful. Maybe you've changed your mind. If that happens, I'll put a collar on you like a puppy and tie you up. You can't go anywhere."
"That's great. If you want, you can do it now," said Z01.
Jiang Yuanshi looked up at the pair of dark red eyes, which were calm yet inexplicably gentle. He smiled and said, "That's it, it's a date."
The human childishly extended his pinky finger, and the system understood that this was the human's way of making an agreement. It followed suit and extended its pinky finger, hooking it, shaking it up and down, and the two of them chanted the incantation that humans used to sign an agreement.
"Hook and hang for a hundred years... um... won't it change in a hundred billion years?"
"Then let's just say forever. After all, billions of years also have a time limit."
"You are so childish, you still care about this."
"You're not bad. This kind of behavior usually occurs in children."
The human hummed twice in dissatisfaction and continued to shake his finger at the system, and the contract was reached.
The two did not let go of each other's hands, but continued to walk forward with their hands hooked together, heading towards the endless journey of time.
"By the way, Yuanyuan, why did you kiss me before?"
"? When did I kiss you?"
"During the conversation with 404 God, you told me: 'Your character is a bit broken, dear.'"
"...That's just an interjection. Do you understand the tone of the customer service?"
"Oh..." The system's tone was disappointing, "So I can't kiss you?"
"………………able."
It seems that humans and non-human creatures whose lives have been changed by bad endings still have a long way to go.
For example...the way humans communicate.
Of course, there is also an element of intentionality.
…
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