Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 17 We Are Not Game NPCs
The God of Time strolled between the rows of bookshelves, as if chatting with someone casually: "Lin You, what do you think of Asclepius?"

Lin You didn't react for a moment. He looked down at the silly girl who was sleeping with bubbles in her mouth, and then he put the swaddling clothes back with suspicion.

"What do you want to ask? I've only known Asclepius for less than an hour. Before that, I only saw him in comic books. The real person doesn't look much like the comic book image."

How can they be similar? In the cartoon, two arcs are drawn on the left and right, which is half of the face. If it were a real person, whose face would look like this?
"Yes, not really; and it's not just their looks that are different." Chronos hinted, "What do you think of his final choice? The ending you wrote clearly would not put him to death, at most he would only take back the Ophiuchus Cloth; but he took the initiative to choose death, and it was a complete death in which both his body and soul were annihilated, instead of just falling into a deep sleep like in the past."

Lin You thought about it and gave a simple evaluation: "Paranoia. In his eyes, it seems that expressing the attitude of resistance is more important than the final result of the resistance. As long as the attitude is in place, he doesn't care whether there are any results in actual actions. Of course, it is also possible that he knows the gap in strength between himself and the gods, so he has to do this."

Ophiuchus's strength is indeed something to be proud of; if we really make a comparison, except for his origin, he is not much worse than the top gods in the Olympian pantheon. But if the object of comparison is changed to a primitive god like Chronos, he is obviously far behind; not to mention that the suppression faced by Ophiuchus does not only come from the Olympian pantheon.

The answer given by Lin You cannot be said to be nonsense, it can only be said to be perfunctory; what he said are all common consensus.

However, Chronos was obviously not concerned about whether the answer was correct or not.

The God of Time continued to ask: "Before he died, he gave all of his 'micro-universe' to you. Why do you think he did that?"

"Why else? It's like a thorn in our hearts, disgusting Zeus, disgusting you and me. He would be happier if he could create some twists and turns in the Big World Plan." Lin You answered unhappily.

Perhaps because his movements were a little too rough, he heard an indistinct humming sound from the baby in the swaddling clothes, which made him subconsciously move more gently.

Next, Lin You thought that the other party would follow the topic and start discussing how to deal with the "small universe" in his body.

After all, this is the wealth left behind by a Saint who truly became a god.

When the Saint Seiya world merged with the big world, the "small universe" became a member of the big world's supernatural power system. At the same time, due to the special nature of Ophiuchus, this "small universe" has even broken through the upper limit of mortals and entered the realm of "divine power".

Although Lin You himself did not take Asclepius' curse seriously, and did not have the courage to confront the gods, it does not mean that the Olympian pantheon will allow this small universe to grow.

Judging from the way the gods set limits and took precautions on the quill pen, their concern for the Ophiuchus microcosm might be beyond Lin You's imagination.

What if an evil god who is dissatisfied with the gods is born? Wouldn't that add to the trouble?
But the direction of things was beyond Lin You's expectation; the God of Time was not concerned about how to deal with the "microcosm" at all, but asked a seemingly relevant, but actually meaningless question: "What do you see from Asclepius's actions?"

What do you see?
Can you see that a paranoid is still stirring up trouble before his death?
He was just deliberately laying a mine for his enemy before he died. Considering the relationship between Ophiuchus and the Olympian pantheon and gods, isn't it easy to understand?

Why would the God of Time ask this question?

Chronos did not wait for Lin You's answer, but asked himself and answered: "What I saw was a soul with full autonomous consciousness. No matter what plot the author in the real dimension who doesn't even follow basic logic has arranged, and what ending he will write in the future, when Asclepius sees through the truth of the world, he completely breaks the shackles from the real dimension and strives for his own ending completely according to his own will."

"What do you want to say?"

"I want to say that he is a person, a living person. Even if he was initially a character created by the author and the reader in the real dimension, when he was born in this imaginary 'story dimension', he was already a living person. He can think, have his own opinions, and take independent actions. He is not a puppet."

As he said these words, Chronos seemed to inadvertently turn back to Lin You, allowing the boy to see his serious face and his solemn attitude.

Lin You did not comment and replied casually: "If you say so, then so!" What he wanted to do most was still to hand the swaddling clothes in his hand back to the God of Time.

This time, Chronos did not play tricks, but took a step back clearly, expressing his attitude that he did not want to take over. Lin You's brows were twisted into a ball.

The God of Time continued, "You don't really realize this, Lin You. I can see it, or rather, all the gods who have come into contact with you can see it; in your subconscious, no matter whether it is a human or a god in this dimension, they do not have independent souls. Perhaps in your eyes, we are all just... how should I put it, NPCs in the game?"

Lin You's expression gradually changed; no one likes to have their inner thoughts revealed.

Chronos continued: "I know you don't feel like you belong here; it's a very uncomfortable feeling. You keep saying you want to enjoy life here, but I feel like you're treating life like a playground.

Why not try to establish more connections with the people in this world? Verify and judge with your own eyes, and you will know that the people around you are real people with independent personalities and humanity, not NPCs. "

Lin You calmed down from his initial shock and anger at having his true feelings exposed, and sneered, "The people I deal with most are you, God, or La, Buddha, etc. You are gods, not humans! Do you think beings like you are suitable to talk to me about human nature?"

Chronos also laughed: "The humans in the real dimension shaped us and called us 'gods'. They also helped us create many profound stories, affixed many lofty labels, and then called it 'divinity'. In fact, as human creations, how can we have any 'divinity'?"

"All 'divinity' is nothing but 'humanity' in its sublimation."

The laughter of the God of Time sounded both self-deprecating and serious.

Lin You was silent for a long time, and finally sneered: "Thank you for your advice - thank you!"

As he spoke, the boy once again raised the swaddling clothes in his hand and handed it to Chronos.

The God of Time once again stepped back and avoided the challenge.

"What do you mean?" the boy asked impatiently.

Chronos smiled and said, "Since we want to establish more connections with the people in this world, why not start with this child? Athena from the Saint Seiya world came to this world as a human being. Before she grows up and awakens, she will need a caregiver."

Lin You said with a dark face: "I am only eight years old!"

"That's just the physical age of this body." Chronos smiled. "Taking into account your age in the real dimension, your mental age should be... well, it's really hard for a man to increase his mental age; however, it's more than enough to take care of a baby."

As he spoke, a portal opened behind the God of Time; He was slowly stepping back, about to leave through the portal.

Lin You was furious: "I don't want to help Olympus raise a child!"

"Then send her to an orphanage, or just throw her on the street outside." The figure of the God of Time gradually disappeared on the other side of the portal. "I've handed the child over to you. You can decide for yourself."

"I... you're so big... fuck!"

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