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I can only say it is very real.
Sora put the hilt back in place, walked over to the waiting Kurota doll, and tapped her forehead gently with his knuckles, just like he was really knocking on a wooden door: "Hey, Kurota, I have something to discuss with you."
"whats the matter?"
This guy was pretending to be inattentive again, and his eyes immediately became smart.
"You and Ester should work hard later. Let Ester help you select some staff members who are enthusiastic about their work and especially loyal to you. Hold a 'handshake meeting' for them regularly, or send them 'letters' indirectly, to satisfy their 'star-chasing' needs. It would be best if you could spare a little time to fulfill some of their little wishes."
"…What's the point of doing this?" Heita asked doubtfully.
"It is a blessing to plant a willow tree by accident."
Kong Ting said indifferently: "If you keep letting them do whatever they want, sooner or later this space station will explode. Ester is almost out of control."
“But it’s always been this way before.”
"That's why there are so many people with problematic ideas now. You are a genius, not a Star God. Your followers worship you as a Star God and write those messed-up papers just to please you. Sooner or later, it will backfire."
Sora raised his finger. "Human desires are complicated, but sometimes they are not complicated. You can even just set up an automatic reply function and let Esta fulfill the wishes of some of the staff members who have good work performance and produce results on your behalf. This will make them continue to follow you wholeheartedly. This is much better than letting them continue to be distorted."
"…Okay, since Dr. Sora has said so."
Heita was somewhat reluctant—his face showed a look of fear of trouble.
"Then I'll create an AI that can automatically reply to emails and write for me... I have to limit the number of emails, and I have to record my tone and writing habits... It's so troublesome."
Lao Yang's eyes opened three points wider than usual.
The outdated rules of the Black Tower Space Station that have existed for so many years were changed just by a few words?
He remembered that Ji Zi had just informed him in the morning that the Black Tower might be stationed on the car for a long time in the future - it seemed that the captain was the reason?
"Yes, even using an automatic reply is much better than ignoring them completely. And we need to give them a chance to provide serious research proposals. This way, Ester can also get more benefits from the company for you through patent transfer. Also, I have plans to fund the establishment of some independent laboratories..."
Kong kept talking to Heita. Although the latter seemed impatient, as she herself admitted, she was very happy just to hear Kong care about her and her career, and she could put any troubles aside.
Lao Yang himself also has a lover, and his only comment on this is "The power of love is really great."
Finally, after Kong and Heita chatted for more than ten minutes, the boys and girls slowly emerged from the world created by the light cone.
…but their first reactions after waking up were all different.
"Joining Skydive!! Eh?? Why didn't you take me with you??"
The young webmaster was the first to come to his senses, and then he subconsciously picked up the staff in his hand and half-crouched, his posture extremely tactical: "Magazine... Oh, by the way, I don't have a magazine, um, in the end did I lose or win the competition?"
Her voice sounded somewhat unsatisfied.
"Dragon Arrow!! Ah, it missed! No, that's not right, I'm still in the training ground!" March also touched his bow and arrow, but found that the quiver behind him no longer existed.
"..." Only Dan Heng, as usual, didn't say much, but the first thing he did after he woke up was to look at Kong. His complicated expression gave Kong the illusion that he was looking at the portrait of a controversial historical figure.
122. Yao-jing Nuo Dance
"Hey, ha!"
After the three people who had finished reading the light cone returned to the training ground, Sora's front became lively again - just the three of them could create a louder commotion than when the field was filled with staff members before, and for a moment Sora had the illusion that he was an old hen with chicks.
March quickly avoided the gravity ball thrown by Lao Yang by sliding, and when the latter was surprised, he took out three ice arrows from his waist and put them on the bow.
They were generated out of thin air, but when Lao Yang took a closer look, he found that the six-phase ice used by March at this moment had an extra circle of halo than the previous six-phase ice, emitting a wonderful yellow and white flash.
This way of concentrating energy is very mysterious. It seems that the energy of the Destiny Walker is converted into strength, and then the arm that draws the bow is strengthened. Just looking at March's shoulders, there is no sign of exhaustion of strength, but the reaction when hitting the black hole proves that its destructive power is even greater than before.
March continued to shoot the bow on the spot. He had somehow learned to use the waist and hips to pull the center of gravity backward. As soon as the three arrows hit the black hole, four more flew out. The splashing crystal fragments made Lao Yang unable to see March's movements clearly.
"Uncle Yang, take it! This is a trick I learned from the light cone!"
After the violent and torrential attacks, Sanyue's eyebrows suddenly gathered together, and he rolled back, picked up a six-phase ice heavy arrow that was much larger than before, and rubbed it on the ground fiercely -
Under the icy wind, March's hair danced wildly, and Lao Yang finally saw March's posture of fully drawing the bow through the colorful refracted light.
She half-knelt on the ground, the pink-blue swirling fragments on the arrow head were as aggressive as a scraper that could cut a person into pieces.
"...Captain's moves?"
Old Yang was startled and quickly increased the output of the black hole. The small, dark, supermassive object sucked his body a little towards the center, but facing March's new trick, he had to take it seriously.
"Dragon's Arrow!"
The new ultimate move that the girl used with all her strength was much more aggressive than the previous move that smashed down groups of Pams and caused more control than actual damage. The moment the arrow was shot, even the rebound force of the bow arm made Sanyue's half-squatting body tense up, and then the aftereffect of the arrow acted on her chest, causing her to fall backwards.
"Hey hey hey!! What's going on? It's not what you imagined!"
After the arrow was shot, Esta, who was practicing sparring with Kong and shooting, all looked over. With a hissing sound, Lao Yang's black hole collided with the dragon arrow that looked like an ice dragon, quickly triggering a violent reaction from the accretion disk.
This was the most difficult meal for the black hole - the ice dragon intertwined with gravity, canceling each other out, continuously emitting bright blue light, and falling into the black hole in curves and strips.
But in the end, it was Old Yang who made the better move and made the ice chips invisible. Looking at his solemn expression, it seemed that March's attack just now was enough to pose a threat to him.
"Xiao Sanyue, don't use this move on your own people in the future. It's easy to hurt someone by mistake."
Walter pushed his glasses, then knocked his cane to the ground and warned her.
"Why would I teach you such a dangerous move... Captain, when Mitsuki drew her bow just now, the arrow went astray, and the tip of the arrow ended up pulling sideways, making it easy to hit an untargeted target, and she can't fully control her strength yet."
"I know, Lao Yang, but you have to let her learn by imitating others first. As long as she is proficient in it, there will be no problem."
Kong turned the spear shaft twice and put it back behind his back, motioning Dan Heng to wait for a moment: "Dragon Arrow cannot be practiced inside the space station, but the straight shooting technique can be practiced. Xiao Sanyue, you should practice the straight shooting with Uncle Yang first. After you are sure that you can control multiple arrows, you can hone your arm strength and then try the curved shooting and dragon arrow. I am afraid you cannot control all the hunter moves with the power of destiny alone."
"Oh, well, I just want to show Uncle Yang the results..."
"You haven't started formal training yet. Try the bow weight I set today. As long as you can draw the bow ten times, I will open the next section of the light cone to you. How about that?"
"Ah, if it's Sora's bow, and I have to shoot it ten times..."
Xiao Sanyue's face turned pale, and she no longer had the same spirit as before.
"I can't do that! That bow is too heavy!"
"We can't get a powerful dragon tendon either. Don't worry, the bow weight is reduced by about 40%. I'm also afraid that you'll send your arrow flying and pierce my head."
Sora made a joke.
"I'll give it a try... Let me just say it's just a try, okay?"
Sanyue muttered twice and began to relax her shoulders, fearing that she would make a fool of herself later: "Oh, why can't a beautiful girl maintain her slender arms and have great abilities at the same time..."
"...Go on, Dan Heng, let me see how much you have learned from Zhongli."
After confirming that Sanyue was not discouraged, Kong raised his gun slightly and made a "please" gesture to Danheng.
"..."
But he did not increase the difficulty of Kong's defense by changing his moves - Dan Heng leaped up like a bolt of lightning, folded down from the air, and smashed down at Kong on the ground with the tip of his gun.
This move made Kong stunned on the spot - how did you learn the moves of the Great Sage who conquers demons? Could this be the Nuo Dance of the Demon-Calming God? ?
It’s true that he doesn’t have the Eye of God, but with a jump of ten meters... he really deserves to be someone who can play with the element of wind.
Kong had no choice but to step back to avoid Dan Heng's powerful attack, but he soon discovered that Dan Heng had not only learned Xiao's jumping and smashing skills, but also his upward attack and charge techniques, namely "Curling Dust" and "Wind Wheel".
After landing, he dodged towards Kong without any pause, forcing Kong to rely on instinct to tilt the spear to deflect his piercing sword carrying a fierce wind. Although this move was not as good as the Cave Heaven Transformation, it consumed less physical strength and was light, which made Kong panic.
Old Yang's evaluation was indeed correct - this young man was very terrifying. His explosive power, martial arts attainments and control over his own weapons were indeed able to repel the giant beast, and it was not an exaggeration.
"Huh, I was almost beaten to death by the back wave... Dan Heng, you are now three-quarters as good as the Great Sage, but after all, you don't have karma, so you can't reach the essence of his spearmanship... That kind of injury-for-injury fighting style is not suitable for guards. I suggest that you choose Zhongli's spearmanship. The Emperor's spearmanship has many variations and is steady, which is similar to Yunqi's battle formation spearmanship--"
"...Kong, the reason why I want to try out the spear skills of Great Sage Xiao is because I also have karma, and I am afraid that I can't turn around as freely as you and Master Zhongli."
Who knew that Dan Heng closed his eyes slightly and spoke the truth in a heavy voice.
"Ok?"
Kong was shocked when he heard this: "You have karma? Why can't I feel it?"
"It's a demon in my heart, or something else... I always... dream about a dangerous man drawing a sword on me. Maybe it's not just a dream."
Dan Heng said: "He said that there are five people and three prices... Dan Heng, you are one of them."
123. The ultimate secret—it’s none of my business!
Inner demons and karma are not just mysterious terms. In many low-level martial arts worlds, people have lost their goals at work and only make money for the sake of making money. This can be considered a common "inner demon", and karma is the sum of conflicts with people in society - to put it mildly, it will affect people's mood. To put it in an exaggerated and scientific way, inner demons and karma are the causes of mental illness. The so-called obsession is often just a matter of being too serious and trying to kill oneself, and the accumulated karma from past lives corresponds to the revenge of enemies.
What Dan Heng described as dreaming about others "seeking revenge" did seem to be the result of a combination of karma and inner demons, but because Kong didn't know Dan Heng's past, he didn't dare to jump to conclusions.
"You were hiding from your enemies before you boarded the car, right?"
“It’s not just that one reason.”
Dan Heng's expression returned to calm, but his emotional fluctuations were definitely not as restrained as he showed outside.
"I don't know where I should go, why someone hates me, part of my memory comes from someone who should have nothing to do with me. Maybe this is karma."
"...I'm not really interested in your past, because no matter what you did in the past, you give me the feeling of a clean person...If you really are a guy with a lot of karma, the aura on your body should be as complicated as an old bastard like me."
Kong put down his spear - the predicament that Dan Heng was in was actually very easy to break, that was... let it go.
As long as you downplay the influence of the past and fill yourself with a rich life, family and friendship like March did, the darkness and cruelty of karma will collapse on its own.
The saying "The tide comes in the Qiantang River, and today I know who I am" is actually completely unnecessary, especially for Dan Heng - as long as he is alive and well now, doesn't it seem like looking for trouble to trace the past and repay the price?
"I'm a little curious. Why did you avoid talking about your past before, but suddenly want to talk to me today? Is it because this set of gun skills suits you very well?"
The golden retriever was a little puzzled.
"Because I read your memories, I think you may have witnessed and experienced some of the things that happened to me, and I want to hear your opinion."
Dan Heng was embarrassed to say that he confided in Kong only after reading the contents of the light cone and felt that Kong was more trustworthy.
"…The best thing to do is to sweep the karma that makes you unhappy into the trash, and stop dwelling on it every day."
Kong immediately understood what Dan Heng meant.
Dan Heng had seen Zhongli in his memory and learned a trick from Xiao, so he must have known about "killing karma and attrition".
When choosing the memories, Kong had considered that the people of Xianzhou should be able to easily resonate with the people of Liyue. After all, their cultures are similar. Now it seems that this choice has had an unexpected effect.
"The way I fight against karma and wear and tear is something that most people can't learn. I am completely out of the world that can generate karma. In other words, in a sense, I've 'escaped'."
“…Run away?”
Dan Heng was stunned.