Chapter 923: Method of Welcoming the King of Zhang
Chapter 923: Method to Bring Back the Human King
"How about a little sharing spirit? Go ahead and do your work. I'll treat you to a nice dinner tonight."
Lu Li patted Nia on the back and took Chu Chu to their place, where Aizen said he had made some new discoveries and they could discuss them.
Nia did not follow but continued to plant rice in the field. He felt it was a novel experience. After all, he had never thought that food could be created by human hands.
He found those rice-like plants while hunting. The hunters told him that they were edible plants, so he excitedly picked a lot of them from the forest and brought them back.
Then Emily said that it was just a seedling and could not be eaten directly. It had to be planted and waited for it to mature before the "fruit" on it could be eaten.
Emily was actually a little sad when she saw the seedlings, because she knew there was an area in the wild where sparse rice was growing, but she had never tried transplanting it before.
Because this crop can grow sparsely in the wild, but it will die after being planted by them, it is better to leave it in the wild so that they can pick some when they pass by occasionally.
But looking at Nia's excited expression and her enthusiasm to try farming, she felt it difficult to tell her the truth about the tribe's accumulated experience.
And deep in her heart, she was also longing for a miracle to happen, just like that unknown seedling that was growing.
On Lu Li's side, after arriving at the farmyard, he saw Aizen imitating Ji Hong at the table, using the Sunny Star Ore to make tea.
"Brother Lu, did you just come from the fields?"
Aizen saw the mud on Lu Li's shoes, which were the marks left by Lu Li's footsteps in the terraced fields.
"I'm actually a little interested in farming, but I'm mainly curious about why the humans here can't grow crops."
Lu Li started chatting with Aizen, while Chuchu went to her own room and started tinkering with the distribution of the mineral materials.
"Maybe I have found the answer."
As Aizen spoke, he took out a tablet and pushed it towards Lu Li on the table. On it was a summary of his intelligence.
“Is it because of the tribe?”
Lu Li felt a bit overwhelmed when looking at the line graphs above, so he asked Aizen directly.
"I thought so at first, but if you think about it more deeply, you will find that it is not the case."
Aizen said, "We haven't seen crops grown in the city, have we?"
“So the land in these places is polluted?”
Lu Li was puzzled.
Aizen shook his head. "That's not true. Although many factories in the city are extremely unenvironmentally friendly, there is still fertile land that can be cultivated. The surrounding wilderness can also be reclaimed at will. The company's top executives also have appetites, but people like Near are still eating weird industrial foods."
"So what's the problem?"
Lu Li was puzzled. "It's not a problem with the land. Crops can grow in the wild. Although I don't know much about farming, I think there's nothing wrong with Emily and the others' planting method. Even if it's unscientific, if they plant a lot, there will always be a few plants that can survive, right?"
“So the problem isn’t with the crops either.”
Aizen said, "This is simple reasoning, and the conclusion is clear. The problem lies with people."
"people?"
Lu Li was stunned for a moment. "Could it be that Sosuke is trying to say that the people here are cursed, and the crops planted by human hands cannot survive?"
"That's about it."
Aizen nodded and said, "I asked Emily today. I asked her whether the people in the tribe have tried to plant trees or other plants. Emily said she didn't know, so I asked the elders in the tribe again. It turned out that this is not a problem with crops. The people here can't grow any plants."
"This is weird, how does this work? I don't feel any weird energy acting on the plants, and the people in the tribe are all pretty normal."
Lu Li scratched his head. "And if it has something to do with people, I can understand why people in the city can't farm, but isn't the tribe a pure land? And with the Sword Keeper's protection, are they also cursed?"
"Brother Lu, the curse is just a way of saying it that is easier for you to understand."
Aizen said, "I think that humans in this world have been given certain rules. It is a high-level law of power that extends from the heart to the object, depriving humans of the ability to cultivate life."
"Is it so mysterious? Not being able to farm, what kind of curse or punishment is this? I think the tribe can get by with hunting."
Lu Li has not yet realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Brother Lu, farming technology is an important node in the advancement of civilization. Without farming, people would not be able to support more people."
Aizen explained, "Humans in this world cannot grow crops. With such a large population, they can only be enslaved by monsters. If one day we can kill all the monsters, those who are about to starve to death will probably spit on us for killing the gods who gave them food."
"This is a problem..."
Lu Li frowned and asked, "What else?"
"If this is a power similar to a curse, then the tribe has not been able to escape the influence of this power. If this power was bestowed by a certain being, do you think He doesn't know about the existence of the tribe?"
Aizen's words sounded a warning bell for Lu Li. For a moment, he suddenly realized that even the tribe was not a safe place.
"Then why doesn't He wipe out the tribe and extinguish the last spark of hope for mankind?"
Lu Li was a little confused.
"I don't know yet, but we'd better not expect him to have any mercy. The Sword Keeper speaks too little. He should know more, but he doesn't speak to the people of the tribe."
Aizen used the roasted water to brew the dried tea leaves and handed a cup to Lu Li. "Yesterday afternoon I gave Emily a seed of the golden bread tree and she planted it."
"and then?"
Lu Li didn't expect that Aizen had done such an experiment.
"When I went to check this morning, the seed had withered and died."
Aizen said, "This proves that it's not the seeds of the gourmet world that are special. The first golden breadfruit seed in the field was able to sprout because you planted it."
"It seems that I have a talent for farming."
Lu Li said with a smile.
However, Aizen shook his head, "No, because Brother Lu you are not human."
Lu Li's face fell, "Sosuke, are you teasing me too?" Aizen said seriously, "Brother Lu, I'm serious. Strictly speaking, we are not human because we are outsiders, not humans of this world, so we are not covered by the power of the curse."
"Okay, Sosuke, you investigated for so long, and in the end you just wanted to tell me this?"
Lu Li drank his tea helplessly, "How will this help us in our next move?"
"Of course it helps. I studied the tribe's prophecy tablets and other historical records. I think the Human King in the prophecy does not refer to the reincarnation of a specific person, but outsiders like us."
Aizen explained, "To put it simply, this world may have had explorers come in the first five eras, but they all failed and were buried with the end of the era."
"Damn it, I get angry just talking about this. I've changed my identity to the Human King, but I can't pull out that sword. Where's the promised destiny!?"
Lu Li and Aizen used group frequency when conducting space-related conversations, so there was no need to worry about information leakage.
"So I think the space's definition of the human king is different from the sword keeper's definition of the human king. He may really be waiting for his former king, and the king he is waiting for may not be the king that humans are waiting for."
Aizen said, "Of course, I think the Sword Keeper should also have a special meaning to the Human King. If we can pull him over, there will be hidden benefits."
He took a sip of tea and continued, "Just now I talked about the difference between us and the natives. What I meant was that theoretically every explorer who comes to this world could be a human king, because we have qualities that they don't have."
“Can I farm?”
Lu Li asked.
Aizen looked at Lu Li helplessly, "This can be considered one of the advantages, but to put it in general terms, it should be that we have more hope, and this spark can ignite a prairie fire."
"Hearing what Sosuke said, I think we should go plant the rice first. That Nia guy won't be able to grow any of it."
Lu Li said with a smile.
"How many people can be saved by planting one acre of land? Do you remember what the Sword Keeper said? 'Faith full of hope will bring back the great Human King.'"
Aizen shook his head and said, "I don't know if it's because of the rules or something else, but I think that in the underlying logic of this world, the thoughts and will of human beings, there may be a powerful force hidden that we cannot understand at present."
"I thought it was just his prophecy. After all, if your analysis is correct, he has already welcomed five 'human kings'."
Lu Li said with a smile.
Aizen analyzed, "Although the Sword Keeper has become numb over the years, I don't think he would say meaningless things. We previously speculated that it was human thinking and emotions that created the weirdness, so is it possible that with enough hope, human positive thoughts could give birth to the Human King?"
Lu Li pondered for a few seconds, "Is this possible? Faith creates gods?"
"Or maybe I hope for more."
Aizen said, taking a sip of his tea.
"But how many people are needed to have enough hope? And what kind of hope is needed to 'welcome back' the Human King?"
Lu Li felt that this statement was too vague and he couldn't find any place to put it into practice.
"I don't know for now, but this won't stop us from continuing to hunt monsters. The method given by the Sword Keeper can indeed make people stronger. The stronger we are, the closer we are to the truth of this world."
Aizen smiled, "As Brother Lu said, space is a place where fists speak. Without power, we can only witness the twilight of this era."
"Then Sosuke should put aside his idol image and eat more."
Lu Li said with a smile.
"I would like to remind Brother Lu that you should be more reserved and don't forget your mysterious title. It seems that it has not taken effect yet."
A smile also appeared on Aizen's face, causing Lu Li's expression to freeze for a moment.
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boom--
Lu Li kicked open the heavy metal door that was over ten meters high. The door flew and hit the wall deep inside the building, instantly crushing a group of people in the company to death.
Nia was behind Lu Li, firing a large-caliber machine gun at the pursuers while whistling, "Oh, look, I'm going to shoot through you bastards with my big Gatling gun."
A burning beam of light brushed past Nia's face. Blood flowed to the corner of Nia's mouth. He licked it with his tongue and shot through the company security guard who attacked him. "You want to kill me with your shooting skills? I play with death as easily as I play with a beast!"
Just as he finished his words, a huge heavy mecha rushed out from the side and knocked Nia over several times.
Aizen raised his hand to hold Near, and at the same time, Kyoka Suigetsu was activated, confusing the operator in the mecha. The heavy mecha, which was strong enough to wrestle with Near, rushed towards the company's army and activated the musou mode.
"Just don't let yourself be played around with."
Aizen pulled Nya up and said, "Go to the east and lead the army away. We will meet at the agreed place."
After saying that, he and Lu Li headed towards the depths of the underground building.
The place where they are now is the headquarters of a game company in a commercial city. Although it is called a game company, their company is manipulating the virtual world based on a monster called the main brain.
Citizens in the city can pay for their services, travel in the virtual world, gain happiness and pleasure, and then wake up to deeper despair.
Different from the cyber society that Lu Li knew, the company in Lu Li's hometown also created a virtual world, but that was to provide the poor with a place of fantasy, to ensure social stability to a certain extent, and to save them the cost of suppressing riots.
It's different here, everything is designed to make people fall into deeper despair, so the cost of entering the virtual world is very high. Just like the popular suction activities in Sex and the City, each time you enter the virtual world, you will consume a large amount of soul coins.
People often cannot enjoy the beautiful scenery in the virtual world for long before they have to face the cruel reality.
But even so, there are always people who are willing to spend all their money to sneak into the virtual world. Even many wealthy people in commercial cities are obsessed with it. They recharge a large amount of money in it and end up losing everything.
"Sosuke, I think you need to come and see!"
Lu Li had killed all the company's guards and rushed into the underground main brain area used to manage the virtual world, but this was completely different from what Nia had told them.
There was not just one main brain monster in front of them, but three. However, they had lost their activity and self-identity, and had no aggressiveness or self-defense capabilities. Instead, they seemed to be providers of computing power.
In the center of the three main brain monsters, there was a ball of light that Lu Li had never seen before. It was not weird, nor did it look like a technological product of the world he currently knew. White rays of light extended from the ball of light and connected to the main brain monster.
And below the ball of light, there is a huge fleshy tube, the end of which seems to lead to nothingness.
The large screen at the back shows the records of the virtual worlds currently operated by the company, including games that have been discontinued.
What’s weird is that Lu Li saw a world he was familiar with in the list of suspended game worlds!
That was the world of the Undead King that he had visited during the world battle!
(End of this chapter)