Chapter 211 Blue Sun
Chapter 211 Blue Sun
Wen Xishu didn't keep anyone in suspense:
"The fourth prophecy is a prophecy that needs to be interpreted. It says that the child with the future will carry the blue sun in his work, illuminate the world, and liberate all imprisoned thoughts."
Horn's first reaction was confusion.
At this moment, sirens were heard outside.
Wen Xishu said:
"Two people are missing from work. Although they can't detect our location... this building has lost order. We have to leave, otherwise it will be blocked soon."
Coincidentally, after telling everything, Horn and Wen Xishu both came to the first floor of the building.
The two of them had already changed their clothes. At this moment, long sleeves covered the wounds on their arms. Wen Xishu pushed Horn, although there would be many strange looks...
But these gazes don’t linger for long, because according to the rules – their strange looks are not in line with the code of conduct.
So, when everything operates around a certain order, the person who violates the order may be the one who benefits the most.
When a person loses his or her will, then the person with his or her own will becomes the controller of that person.
Horn said:
"I thought of a safe place, which is theoretically possible, but there may be risks."
Wen Xishu still maintained a leisurely pace. Although the sirens were becoming clearer and clearer, he did not seem panicked at all:
"Appreciate further details."
Horn lowered his head:
"The factory. But we need a little disguise."
The more dangerous a place is, the safer it is often.
A highly ordered world is often also highly monitored. And there are only a few places in this city.
Wen Xishu said:
"I see. You are looking for the person who can bring the blue sun?"
Horn nodded.
In fact, at this point, Wen Xishu and Horn have already guessed what the concept of loss is. Love according to your own will, choose your life according to your own will, and mourn the past according to your own will...
All of this, taken together, is freedom, isn't it?
But both of them tacitly did not say this, because neither of them was sure of defeating the monster in the sea of sin.
Horn said:
"In fact, I was thinking about what we should do after we figure out the concept within 24 hours."
"We ourselves have preserved the concept, but the question is how to make Sirius preserve the concept as well."
"Could it be that, like last time, we have to use some method to let everyone know the concept?"
"But I don't think so. Besides, we are not sure of fighting the sea monster again."
Wen Xishu thought to himself, in fact, there is a possibility, but there are huge risks.
Whether the handle can control the ghost groom himself... this is an unknown.
Horn continued:
"If the fourth prophecy comes true, we can pass the level without violence, but with the help of our predecessors, to complete his unfinished setting."
"Perhaps to fulfill this prophecy, we don't need to make everyone feel uncomfortable, and we don't need to let these two words appear. Naturally, we can also avoid the monster in the sea of sin."
Wen Xishu still admires Horn very much.
To be honest, after possessing the ability of Ghost Bridegroom, Wen Xishu always felt that he could pass the level by brute force. With this level of reliance, he lost a certain sense of urgency.
On the last island, he didn't even use that power, but just the power of the handle to force the concept of loss to everyone.
This time, Wen Xishu was also afraid of the evolution of the sea beast, but he could also evolve.
But at this moment, Wen Xishu looked at Horn and thought of his past self.
If I were Horn...
Without so many trump cards, is it really necessary to just surrender? Is there really no way to find the right path to pass through the sixty-story tower?
Wen Xishu suddenly felt a desire to win:
"Okay, let's fulfill this fourth prophecy."
Horn pointed to a huge electronic poster on a building.
The above is the propaganda of “the best of the best”.
It’s a poster of a person who lives in an industrial area, has lost his frontal lobe, and is enjoying expensive food with an indifferent look in his eyes.
"We have to be like him."
Wen Xishu nodded:
"That's not difficult to do, but before we go to the industrial zone, we have to go to the hospital first."
Horn smiled and said:
"Thank you. By the way, what do you think about the blue sun?"
Wen Xishu said:
"I used to... well, I heard a story about a place called the Golden Empire. The old lords there were as dazzling as the scorching sun. Everything in that place was full of order. On some festivals, people were not even allowed to laugh."
"The leader of that place is the supreme descendant of the sun."
"It is said that one day, a girl drew a blue sun on a painting. The girl was just imagining something, wondering why the sun must be golden and the sky must be blue. Could it be the other way around?"
“In fact, this kind of questioning is the origin of creativity.”
"But this matter was soon noticed by the priest, who reported the girl's parents. The girl's parents never thought that because of a blue sun drawn by their child... they would be interrogated by the tribe. Are they dissatisfied with their belief in God?"
"How can the sun be blue?"
“In fact, blue has a metaphor in both art and psychology.”
Wen Xishu did not say the metaphor.
But Horn already knew it was freedom. Although he and Wen Xishu were not from the same place, he could hear the metaphor, and the blue did give him that feeling.
Horn said:
"So it's the same here... The sun here can only have one color. If a blue sun appears in the sky of this city, even if that word doesn't appear, will the shackles in people's hearts break free?"
"I have my doubts about this, but since we have chosen to do this, the next step is to find the 'child with a future' in the prophecy."
Wen Xishu smiled and said:
"Isn't this why you came to the industrial area?"
Horn whispered:
"Yes, that's why I'm here."
Wen Xishu understands Horn very well:
"The child with the future is the one in Prophecy 2, the one who was taken away by Yin Junchi and became a painter."
"Because the implant was removed, under the influence of Yin Junchi, the child successfully developed his own will and wanted to decide his own life..."
“So, he fits the description of ‘having a future’.”
"Yin Junchi is dead, but it is true... In the story I got, the child has never been found. In fact, not only the child, but also the cheating woman and the boy who was mourning his grandfather were not mentioned later."
"I was also wondering, were they also sentenced to death?"
"Or are they hiding? If they are hiding, where is it safe?"
Horn was slightly surprised. He knew that Wen Xishu was very smart and that they had a good understanding of each other, but he didn't expect that they had such an understanding.
Wen Xishu continued to add:
“No one would dare to come near here, and no one would question whether a person who has had his frontal lobotomy… would have a will of his own.”
"In this world enslaved by order and rules, people only dare to look up here, but if I were Yin Junchi... an emotional novelist, I would definitely want to explore this place and uncover the lies of this so-called gathering place for the best of the best."
"So, if the people living here are not just the 'superior people' that this world admires, if the lowest class of people also live here... the out-of-control people."
"If the blue sun rose from here, it would be very shocking."
Horn exclaimed:
"The one who knows me best is Wen Xishu. If the Ark wasn't so important and concerned the lives of millions of people... I would really like to go on an adventure with you."
Wen Xishu smiled and said:
"Okay, we have to go to the hospital first."
……
……
Two hours later.
As the sirens approached the hospital——
Wen Xishu and Horn had already left the scene.
However, due to a series of crimes and implant removals, the entire city has activated the second-level alert and upgraded the situation.
So senior law enforcers were also dispatched.
If Horn were still here, he would recognize the actor who plays the senior law enforcer - Renault.
One of the Ark's superpowered beings.
Renault turned on the communicator:
"Nicholas, Antoine, you two come over here too. I don't think something is right."
Nicola was the fourth-ranked ability user, Antoine was fifth, and Renault was third. The three of them were extremely powerful and were assigned to the law enforcement department, which was completely different from the regular identities of Wen Xishu and Horn.
Their first priority is to ensure that the city can operate normally and survive safely for 24 hours.
Afterwards, he returned to the Ark and became a supporter of the new era.
Of course, what Nicola, Antoine and Renault didn't know was that the concept lost in this city was freedom.
The three people who lost their freedom returned to the Ark and became complete slaves of the captain.
However, Renault, Antoine and Nicola all enjoyed their roles as law enforcers, and they did not think about the concept of loss.
Renault sensed something was wrong.
Because this time, the doctor was kidnapped.
"It has happened three times in a short period of time...psychologist, director of a film and television program, writer, doctor...they are all lowly and high-risk professions."
"But the first two times, they didn't make things difficult for these people, but this time, they kidnapped the doctor."
Antoine and Nicolas soon arrived.
Nicholas is clearly a thin, white drug addict.
Antoine is tall and strong, obviously good at strength, while Renault looks more mature and good at analysis.
"What's happening this time?" Nicholas said while smoking.
Renault shook his head:
"The situation I simulated is that of a criminal who showed a tendency to lose control when being diagnosed by a psychiatrist, and then planned to go to the office building to look for more clues..."
"They were in the office building, questioned two people, got clues, and then came to the hospital, but the hospital was not their final destination. They took a doctor hostage and went to the next place."
Nicholas narrowed his eyes:
"There are so many places to go. Maybe the person just held the doctor hostage and asked him to treat someone. After all, everyone in this world follows the rules."
"It's the same with doctors. Whether a patient should be saved or not depends on the code of conduct manual."
Renault could accept this statement, but he said:
"Don't forget, the captain arranged for us to come here, but in order to ensure that everything is foolproof, we'd better simulate the worst possible outcome."
"Besides, the guy named Horn can't be contacted."
Renault and the others didn't know that Wen Xishu had sneaked in. They always believed that only eight people had entered the island.
All the rest have become slaves to the hedonistic factor, accepting the rules of the world and becoming part of a huge, uniform landscape.
But Horn has not been contacted to this day.
Antoine:
"That little guy in a wheelchair? What kind of waves can he cause? Renault, it's not a good idea to be too cautious. We just need to wait."
Renault was not angry:
"I will continue to investigate. There must be some clues in the hospital that can provide the answer. If I find any clues, you must listen to my instructions at any time."
Given that Renault, the third ability user, is stronger than the fourth and fifth combined...
Antoine and Nicolas were very polite:
"Of course, always at your service."
Renault seemed to suddenly think of something and walked towards a mysterious warehouse in the hospital.
At this time, the "Code of Conduct Manual" on Renault began to correct Renault's behavior, and Antoine and Nicola immediately realized that something was wrong.
Because the code of conduct manuals they carry also remind them that law enforcement officer Renault is violating regulations and must be stopped immediately.
"Renault! Don't go over there!" Antoine shouted.
Renault said:
"I suspect that the man named Horn has some huge conspiracy. He might ruin the captain's plan. Listen, if we all follow the rules, then those who don't follow the rules will be invincible."
"I thought of a possibility and I have to verify it."
Antoine was shocked. He didn't expect Renault to fight so hard.
Nicholas sighed:
"It's really troublesome that I'm delayed from enjoying the pleasure element."
Despite this, Nicolas and Antoine followed.
……
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industrial area.
Unlike other commercial, residential and entertainment areas, this place is extremely grim. The huge spherical factory occupies nearly one-sixth of the city's area.
This spherical building with an industrial feel is what everyone thinks is the path to glory.
Of course, that's what the propaganda says. Anyway, only people who have had their frontal lobes removed are eligible to enter here.
The huge spherical building has a total of twenty-five doors and twenty-five entrances.
Wen Xishu and Horn are now at entrance number seven.
But the expressions of both of them were dull.
Wen Xishu was walking while standing, and the person pushing the wheelchair behind Horn was a doctor.
In fact, this is not the first time the doctor has come here, or rather, it is not the first time he has delivered "items" here.
So he was familiar with the process.
The "nobles" did not need to give their names, and only needed to give a number when registering. Afterwards, the two "nobles" who had their frontal lobes removed could enter the huge spherical building and receive arrangements.
But this time the doctor seemed a little nervous.
because……
Although the two new "superiors" both have a straight scar on their foreheads and traces of stitches, exactly the same as the previous "superiors", the difference this time is that neither Wen Xishu nor Horn had their frontal lobes removed.
The frontal lobes they held in their hands came from the hospital's organ bank, not their own.
However, for the person doing the checking, when seeing this scene, he will not ask too many questions, but will only envy the other person for no longer having his own ideas, being able to act precisely according to the requirements of the code of conduct manual, and enjoying the best quality life full of happiness from then on.
All the processes went smoothly.
Wen Xishu and Horn soon entered the interior of the huge spherical building.
Even after the doctor left, he did not dare to report Wen Xishu.
Because he had committed a huge sin. He had sent the two most dangerous out-of-control people to the most noble and upper-class place in the city.
So he'd better keep his mouth shut, otherwise...
Whether it was the laws of this city or the horrific methods Wen Xishu displayed when forcing him, he could not bear it.
……
……
There was not even anyone inside the spherical building to guide Wen Xishu and Horn. They acted on their own.
Because once the frontal lobe is removed, everything that follows will be governed by the behavioral code manual.
According to the doctor, the code of conduct manual will control all the "superiors" who have lost their ability to think through happiness.
People will become pure instinctive puppets that seek benefits and avoid harm.
The implanted device, the Standard Manual, will strictly monitor their body hormones to know when they can sleep, when they can eat, and when they need to defecate.
Of course, I also do some extra tasks occasionally... like shooting some "superior" videos for the outside world.
In the surveillance area, Horn had a blank expression on his face and pushed his wheelchair by himself. Wen Xishu had a blank expression on his face and kept the same speed as Horn.
The huge spherical building, which occupies one sixth of the city, has rest areas, functional areas, and work areas. Most of the time, these people only need to sleep, eat, and defecate in the rest area.
There is also surveillance here, but the intensity is much smaller. There are fewer electronic eyes in the rest area, and surveillance is mainly concentrated in the work area and functional area.
Wen Xishu and Horn soon arrived at the rest area——
Seeing so many people standing in unison, with no desire or expression on their faces, all of them had a scar on their foreheads, a scar that symbolized "being superior to others", and all of them were wearing pure white lab coats that represented honor...
This scene is actually a bit scary.
Fortunately, at this time, Wen Xishu and Horn could communicate freely.
"It turns out that everything... is controlled by the code of conduct manual. To be honest, I never thought that this would be the fate of a person who lost his frontal lobe." Horn was a little amazed.
The environment of the rest area is absolutely white and extremely simple, which is actually different from the publicity outside.
A true lobotomist would only live in a white cage like this, thank goodness there are facilities like toilets here.
Otherwise, it would be hard for Wen Xishu to imagine how bad the smell here is.
As for those mansions publicized by the outside world, those extremely luxurious experiences... they are all in the functional areas.
What functional areas do people who have lost the ability to think need?
It's all just a show of a code of conduct manual.
Wen Xishu looked at these people who had once sought freedom but ultimately lost it, and said with emotion:
"What else could a puppet end up like? Everything makes sense."
Horn said:
"It's ironic that the most upper-class place in this world is actually a giant flesh and blood factory. It's easy to get in here, and there aren't even any visible guards here."
Wen Xishu said:
"When you accept all the rules of this world... you assume that no one will break the rules. Since no one will break the rules, naturally, there is no need to take any measures or make any preparations for this."
"If everyone is a good person and everyone follows the code of conduct manual, then in theory, no one will be able to enter here. Especially not to invade here like the two of us did."
"Because it doesn't conform to the norms. If we implant the code of conduct manual now... maybe the butterfly effect variable will be enough to gather all the law enforcement officers in the city?"
Horn and Wen Xishu were talking freely like this, they were also testing whether this place was really safe.
In the lounge area, everyone else was silent, as if they hadn't heard anything.
Wen Xishu and Horn did not make any extra movements, they were just communicating. So if there were surveillance cameras, they would see a group of people standing still, like a group of puppets placed in the house.
But there were sounds in the room, and people were talking.
And in an absolutely quiet environment——
The sound tends to be harsh.
"Who... who is speaking?"
Wen Xishu and Horn also heard the sound coming from afar. It came from Room 14 in Area 1.
The voice sounded a bit frightened and uncertain.
Wen Xishu and Horn looked at each other. Horn sighed:
"It's true. This is the safest place in the world... In theory, law enforcement officers are also a group of people bound by a code of conduct manual."
"So, this is also a forbidden area for them. Naturally, as long as you can keep disguising yourself and not sabotage or behave abnormally in the surveillance area, you can hide well."
Wen Xishu made a bold decision at this moment:
"I am Yin Junchi's friend. I came here to find his fourth prophecy."
Wen Xishu raised his voice.
In an absolutely quiet environment, the sounds are layered, like a huge current that suddenly rises in the calm deep sea.
After a long time, a voice said in a somewhat incredible voice:
"You...you are the teacher's friend? How...how can I trust you?"
After listening to it for the second time, Wen Xishu and Horn were more certain that the owner of the voice was a teenager. The teenager had a tearful tone.
Horn could imagine that this child was hiding here and must be under great pressure that ordinary people could hardly imagine.
Every day we have to go to the work area and do assembly line work. Even the slightest improper movement may result in fatal consequences.
Back in the rest area, there was no one to talk to. All I had to face were a group of "puppets" whose frontal lobes had been removed.
They wore white uniforms and looked ahead indifferently. This happened every day.
And it is impossible for him to escape from here because the world outside is more dangerous.
But is there really a future if I stay here?
Horn, who claims to be emotionless, is actually more emotional than anyone else:
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. We have no way to prove our relationship with your teacher... but we are able to come here and let you hear our voices, so I think that has proven it."
"My name is Horn."
Wen Xishu also said:
"My name is Wen Xishu."
At this time, the voice appeared:
"You said your name is Wen Xishu? It's true... That's great, that's great... The teacher mentioned you! I heard the teacher mention you!"
"Where are you? I'm coming to find you! I have something for you!"
This is the safest and most regular place in the city. You can indeed survive here, but the price you have to pay is fear and loneliness.
After hearing Wen Xishu's name, the young man seemed to have his doubts dispelled instantly.
Because of that name, the teacher only mentioned him.
Of course, it’s not just a coincidence that the fourth prophecy is related to Wen Xishu.
Just when reminiscing about the past, the teacher once said... Every country has its own way of dealing with doomsday.
Island Nation, Sheep's Purse Nation, Free State, Longxia...many countries are trying to find ways to deal with the end of the world.
In a place called Caicheng, he escaped from an experiment with the help of a man named Wen Xishu.
And that experiment seemed to be the way that Caicheng used to fight against the end of the world.
"I'm in room one, section seven."
"I'm in Room 1, Area 14. I'm here to find you!" The boy was very excited.
The footsteps gradually became clearer. There were very few surveillance cameras in the rest area, and the boy knew exactly how to avoid them.
Wen Xishu soon saw the young man with a shaved head, wearing a white uniform, and with a suture scar on his forehead.
If he had hair, if he didn't have that scar... maybe the boy would be very handsome.
Logically speaking, I shouldn't feel sympathy or pity for a product of this spiritual world.
But Wen Xishu thought... Yin Junchi had lived here for a long time, and he felt that this world——
This so-called fragment of evil land may not be as simple as I thought.
After seeing that both of them had scars on their foreheads and had expressions that were different from others...
The boy's eyes were red.
"Great! Great! I finally meet other living people again! My name is Hugo. It was given to me by my teacher. He said that my works will bring changes to the world."
"I thought... my fate was to die here of old age, or one day, I couldn't pretend anymore and I would be killed here."
"I finally got you here! I said that the teacher's fourth prophecy did not fail, it's just that the time has not come yet!"
Wen Xishu noticed this and said:
"Where are the people who were alive before? That woman, and the boy like you?"
Wen Xishu was asking about prophecy one and prophecy three, and Hugo understood his question.
He couldn't help but let the tears fall:
"They died while exploring the way to fulfill the fourth prophecy..."
Horn now understood Hugo's loneliness better.
Wen Xishu sighed:
“It’s really not easy for you.”
Hugo wiped away his tears:
"I still have plenty of time to rest. If you have anything you want to know, you can ask me."
"Before my teacher died, he told me...some things cannot be accomplished by one person, but we should still work hard to complete them, because only in this way can there be hope for those who come after us."
Wen Xishu and Horn looked at each other again.
This sentence made Wen Xishu think of the bunker.
In order for humans to be able to leave the bunker——
Generation after generation, they died one after another.
Of course, there are also people like Albert who have lived through several eras.
But Albert probably had a similar realization.
Wen Xishu never thought that the writer Yin Junchi would have such thoughts.
He became more and more curious about the relationship between Sirius, Yin Junchi, and the captain.
"Did your teacher tell you everything?" Wen Xishu looked at Hugo.
Hugo nodded:
"I wrote them all down in one of the teacher's novels. The teacher said it was his most brilliant novel."
"That novel begins when he moves into an apartment called Niqi."
"He said that from then on, his life became more exciting than the novels he had written before."
"I have been hiding these things. I have also read some of them privately, but I actually cannot understand a lot of them. They involve... other worlds, gods, demigods, and exiles..."
"Oh, yes, there is also a sequence. I don't quite understand it. The teacher's experience is very rich, so rich that he is like a character in a story."
Hugo took out a booklet from his white uniform. The book was not too thick, but definitely not thin.
Obviously, it is a bit old due to frequent reading, but it does not affect the reading.
Horn took the booklet and handed it to Wen Xishu.
Wen Xishu was looking at the book "My Adventure Stories" and suddenly had a feeling.
This time, he may uncover many secrets.
This writer who wanders in the land of "reality" may bring more than just the things about the Ark.
However, the protagonists of many stories are only temporary protagonists.
Yin Junchi’s journey has ended, but his story is not over. His story can only be continued by the next person.
Horn said:
"I probably don't understand it either. Come and see, and then you can tell us what we should do."
"But we only have one day... In fact, it's less than one day, Wen Xishu, we have to get everything done today."
Hugo was a little excited when he heard this.
Wen Xishu also knew that the "blue sun" must rise today.
But how to do it is all in this book.
Wen Xishu turned to the first page.
"After leaving Niqi Apartment, I was hunted by the An family's Sanqiu Group."
"I thought my bad luck had begun. All my works were removed from the shelves."
"In Caicheng, if you offend a chaebol like that, even a big star will die, let alone a lazy writer like me who frequently stops writing."
"But I never expected that one day, a guy with hair longer than a woman would suddenly find me on a stowaway boat."
"He said his name was Sirius. Damn it, how could someone be called that?"
"He said he hid in Nascent Soul City not long ago, but was discovered by a man named Pisces and lost half his life. It's strange, isn't it?"
"Then he asked me a question even stranger than his name."
"Do you believe that there are people from other worlds in this world?"
"I thought this was some novel fanatic, but then."
"I suddenly remembered, yes, I have encountered the Reverse Seven Building, and my life has been tied to the weird, why do I still find it absurd?"
"So I said, I believe it, can you please take me to see it, the man also smiled, and so my strange journey began."
(End of this chapter)