First Player

Chapter 3·"Sheep in the Rain (2)"

After all the debt collectors were driven away, Noel closed the window to block the heavy rain outside.

"Thank you, young man." The old woman said tremblingly.

"No need." Noel said.

"I really thought too little." The old lady held Noel's hand and her whole body was shaking: "How could I think that having money would be good? How could I think that this disease can be cured? I thought for a long time what should I do? What should I do? Now I finally understand that I shouldn’t have been born. Without me, my son and my granddaughter wouldn’t have been born and suffered.”

"Don't think like that." Noel's hand tightened.

Half of the old woman's body had been soaked by the rain, and it hung wetly on her body, making her look a little heavy. When Noel helped her wring it out, he saw purple-black marks on her arms, and tentacles growing out of the pores, like sheep's hair.

For a moment, Noel blinked - did he see a black sheep?

He increased the strength on his hands, and water droplets fell on the ground along his fingers.

Human beings are not afraid of rain because they are tall and have strong limbs and can ignore water droplets. But sheep are different. As long as they touch the water even slightly, they will easily fall over and drown. For humans, light rain is a disaster for them.

Noel looked up and saw a very dated calendar hanging next to the old sewing machine. Next to it is a family portrait, which shows a pair of grandparents and a family of three. Their happiness can be seen from the rosy look on their faces and the candied haws on their hands.

...However, under this heavy rain, no one cares about the sheep.

Humans holding umbrellas come and go, who would see the fallen sheep in the corner?

Except for the butcher who kills the sheep.

The sheep's fur is their warmest clothing, the sheep's meat is their most delicious food, and the sheep's blood is the red wine shaking in their hands.

The thunder resounded, and the black, white, and black colors disappeared on the ground. The sheep's limbs were bent and kneeling on the ground, surrounding the bonfire, their horns lowered, and they were silent.

…

"The First Dream Patroller! You are of high status now. Please be careful with your words and don't say nonsense that will affect your future." The speaker was Ms. Verward, the Count from the Grand Duchy of Jose.

Ying just shook his head: "I am giving you the last chance. Don't force me to disclose the list of members. Tell me the clear progress and plan content within one day, otherwise it will not look good to everyone."

People looked solemn. If the live broadcast platform was not managed by gods, they would have cut off the live broadcast long ago. Nowadays, the shadow's voice is like a free white dove, flying throughout thousands of households, and it is difficult to cover it up.

For a time, diplomats from various countries were whispering to each other, and secret messages were spread through the Internet and loaded on major secret platforms.

"First Dream Patroller, do you think you are righteous? Do you think human history will change because of you alone?" At this time, a discordant voice came from somewhere.

People followed the news and found out that it was a reporter from Peace Dove World Newspaper. The reporter felt a little frightened when he saw so many people looking at him, but he still stared at the film with his neck straight.

Shadow smiled slightly.

"Although I don't know the history here, as far as I know the history - it took humans three million years to move from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age, and another three thousand years to move from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. And from the Industrial Revolution to It only took more than two hundred years in modern times.”

"The time it takes for humans to leapfrog the ages is shrinking rapidly."

"And now, the existence of gods means that human beings can quickly enter a new era at any time. Change is extremely rapid, and it may only be because of a lead, a prism, an electromagnetism, or a person."

"In that case——"

Ying raised his neck slightly, passing by the star-like seats, passing by the people on the tree branches and eaves outside the venue, his fingers tapped on the table, his eyes narrowed, as if through the screen, through the broadcast, through the vision The boundary between hearing and hearing declares loudly to the hundreds of millions of humans living in this world:

"Then - from today on, I alone can change this era. Why not?"

He was beaming with joy and had a smile on his lips. It's not like speaking dangerous words to the whole world, but more like a bard singing about freedom in a tavern.

For a while.

The venue became extremely quiet.

People looked at the young man on the stage. They couldn't believe that a young man who had just grown up dared to say such things in front of the whole world.

The gods are still overlooking the entire world. Such words are a provocation to God, to the coalition government favored by Him, and to every official appointed by Him.

Lu Meng, Higurashi, Cecilia and other players were sitting in the crowd. They never expected that the meeting with No. 1 Meng Xunjia would suddenly develop to this point.

Lu Meng suddenly understood.

——Su Mingan never does useless things.

A meet-and-greet for entertaining fans? He's not interested.

Chatting with people in a friendly way and doing superficial things? He was even less interested.

When he comes, he will do something earth-shattering. When he comes up, he will overturn the table and even the chairs will be kicked over. No one can even think of smiling shyly.

"Su Ming'an..." Lu Meng's eyes flashed.

"He is so brave. This place is not a one-word hall like the Ninth World..." Cecilia opened her mouth.

The air seemed to be stagnant, and there seemed to be something unspeakable lingering in every breath of air that people took.

They couldn't see the heavy rain in the distance, nor could they see the sheep in the rain. But the heavy rain seemed to penetrate the venue and fall on them, depriving them of all their senses for a while.

The rain kept falling.

"Didi."

In the most secret basement of the City Guardian Department, Su Mingan used Adu to finally successfully invade the Internet.

The light from the display screen shone on Su Mingan's pale face, and his eyes wandered between the black characters on a white background.

"Found it, An Jiang." Ah Du said in surprise: "This... if released, would be enough to shock the world."

Su Mingan flipped through the contact records and information from various countries.

——As expected, the "Ark Project" is just a superficial disguise to cover up a deeper purpose.

The real purpose of each country, apart from stabilizing the plutocratic economy, is mainly for a terrifying plan.

Its name——

Su Mingan rubbed the dark circles under Qing Hui's eyes, stared at the words on the screen, and read them word by word——

"New, life, plan, plan."

…

"——I thought it was the blind believers who set off the sober ones."

Kingdom of Asante.

As one of the four pillars of the coalition government, the Kingdom of Ascent ranks fourth in the world in terms of comprehensive national strength. It has a long history and the royal family has been passed down from generation to generation.

Under the gorgeous glass ceiling, Queen Brandy walked barefoot on the red carpet, picked up the porcelain cup and took a sip of black tea.

She looked at the TV set decorated with gold foil on the wall, looked at the black-haired young man on the screen, and said with a smile: "You are so brave. See you at the ruins tonight, lovely orange cat."

…

"——I once thought it was the villain who set off the great man."

Grand Duchy of Jose.

As one of the four pillars of the coalition government, the Grand Duchy of Jose ranks third in the world in terms of comprehensive national strength. All the people are soldiers, and they have the largest nuclear weapons arsenal in the world.

The all-white building stands on the snow-white mountains, symbolizing power, ability and wisdom, and intimidating everyone on the land.

The red-haired young man had a sarcastic smile on his face. He pressed the headset and said to the other end of the phone:

"The First Dream Patrolman is really a bit brave. In that case, let's release some restrictions so that he can find some information."

"Of course we won't let go of the real interests. But since he is so just, let him get a part of the 'justice' he wants. But this justice slips through our fingers and is just justice that is given out. .”

"What can a nineteen-year-old understand?"

The red-haired young man hung up the phone and looked up. On the TV screen, the black-haired young man's eyes seemed to be looking at him, as if they missed each other, but also seemed to be in a confrontation.

…

"——I once thought that fools set off wisdom."

Lello Empire.

As one of the four pillars of the coalition government, the Lello Empire ranks first in the world in terms of comprehensive national strength.

Su Luoluo held the brim of his hat steady and slowly stepped off the airship wearing a light green ruffled dress. Accompanying her were the Dream Patrol anchors who went to the ruins together. They are all anchors with more than 500,000 fans who have received invitations. The ruins were near the Lailuo Empire, so they got off the airship in the Lailuo Empire.

Su Luoluo wore a mask to hide his true appearance. She looked at the grand scene of the first country in the world. Clean streets, high-tech electronic screens, towering buildings and high-rise buildings all demonstrate the cutting-edge technology of mankind.

"Hey, are you 'please call me Miss Demon King'?"

Several anchors gathered around her and said excitedly:

"You are very popular recently! I heard that you are still helping some residents in the war to convey their voices. You are so kind!"

"Every time I see your live broadcast, I feel super happy. You can really heal people!"

Su Luoluo smiled lightly at them, her fingers touched the psychotropic drugs in her pocket, and her eyes darkened slightly.

She turned her head and looked at the LCD screen hanging on the long pole of the airship, as if looking into the eyes of the little clouds to gain courage.

…

"——I thought it was darkness that brewed tomorrow."

The sun shines through the stained glass window and onto Li Mingyue's white hair. He lowered his head and helped the students tie bandages.

"Reduce the number of times you act bravely for justice in the future. Some wounds have already suppurated." Li Mingyue said.

The students smiled.

Jiang Yunmeng said: "But Brother Wen Sheng is gone, and so is Jiang Xiaoshan. If we don't become stronger, who can protect us? I want to become stronger in actual combat."

Li Mingyue sighed softly:

"Now that he has walked out of the town, you will no longer be exposed to the rain."

in the sun,

The box containing Tao Meng's heart-shaped necklace was glowing slightly.

…

"——I thought it was the eternal night that set off the lighthouse."

Union Government Headquarters.

Sora Mizushima and Burris looked at each other on a long table.

"Mizushima River, I have come all the way from the Kingdom of Assante to invite you to join the Lighthouse Cult." Burris was dressed in red and holding a golden scepter. He had the aura of a magician.

Mizushima Kawakora said calmly: "It's ridiculous."

Burris shook his head and pointed to the TV screen next to him: "Do you know what Su Mingan is talking about now?"

Mizushima Kawakora listened carefully and said, "It's a metaphor for swearing, which is his usual behavior."

Burris smiled and said: "Human beings are accustomed to using contrast to set off virtue, using poverty to set off wealth, using ugliness to set off beauty, and using villains to set off gods."

"When ugliness is exposed, people will feel a sense of justice. But when all the ugliness is exposed, where will justice come from in the future? Just like there is no god in the world, it is people's own expectations for goodwill. He created the role of a god and gave him the ability to 'save all sentient beings', so 'all living beings save the god'."

"As a result, the gods have become the ugliness itself, setting off the nobility of human beings. Isn't this a reversal of good and evil?"

"He used these words to tell people that from today on, there will no longer be such a foil - he wants to kill this irresistible fate. No one should become a foil for virtue and endure for the happiness of a few suffering."

"Your previous execution of Yamada Machichi angered him."

"He is declaring war, Sora Mizushima."

"..." Mizushima Kawakora was silent.

Burris took out a tarot card and murmured to the figure of the black-haired young man on the TV screen:

"But I seemed to see fate. Su Mingan died in the sky. He killed fate, but he also killed himself."

…

On the high platform.

Shadow looked down at the podium. Apart from the microphone, there are only a bottle of mineral water and a pen on this stage.

So he picked up the pen on the table and shouted into the microphone:

"——But now I realize that these lies can't make up for the superficial lies."

"Human beings' desire and love for survival are the most basic needs."

"This need should not be reduced by the quality of the vocal cords."

"Everyone's mouth should produce the same decibel sound."

He let go of his hand and spread his fingers.

The pen fell to the ground with a "click" sound, like a gunshot.

Everyone couldn't help but shrink their shoulders, as if they were hit by the bullet.

"From today onwards——"

Shadow stretched out a finger:

"I will participate in the 'Ark Project' and threaten the progress of mankind's dream patrol - I will make many demands."

“Faith cannot hold me back, power cannot restrain me.”

"Everyone, if you don't want all mankind to die together, just listen."

He smiled, bright and cheerful.

It seems that he is not speaking to everyone in the old world, but has penetrated the dimension and is talking to another world:

"The No. 1 Dream Patroller will never be the 'No. 1 Dream Patroller' kidnapped by humans again."

"Everyone."

"——No one can tie him up."

"He is free."