Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 382: The Riverside Meeting between Mortals and Gods
To the burly old man, a four-year-old like Jack Marston was little more than a doll; and when he dismounted from his horse by the collar of a little doll, it was like hanging a Eastern turkey from a saddle.

A big one and a small one rode their horses slowly down the platform and walked towards the river.

Lin You's heart moved, and he immediately let go of his mind and covered a large area of ​​the surrounding land. Sure enough, he found two figures that were both "strange" and "familiar".

It seems that the famous "historic meeting" in the game will take place soon.

This meeting not only has the gimmick of "Arthur Morgan intends to surrender for $5000", but also the fateful first meeting between Jack Marston and Agent Ross. However, while game players are keen on playing with the memes, they often ignore the important significance of this meeting to the entire game plot.

Just like the bank robbery in which the Joker first appeared in The Dark Knight, the Joker's series of actions pointed out the character's behavior style, ability level and thinking logic. Whether a character can stand out depends on this key appearance.

This riverside meeting in "Red Dead Redemption" is also a highlight of "character building", but it is often ignored by players who are rushing to complete the game process.

As a key appearance of the Pinkerton detective, the argument between Arthur and Milton by the river thoroughly clarified the positions and personalities of both parties, while also vaguely pointing out Dutch van der Linde's mental control over the gang members.

Later in the game, after players have seen through Dutch's true nature, they may feel a different kind of emotion when they look back and revisit Milton's evaluation of Dutch van der Linde.

What’s very interesting is that, judging from the scene, Arthur is actually at a disadvantage in this argument, and he clearly loses the verbal battle; this is also the first time that players can comprehensively examine the behavior of Arthur and the Van der Linde gang.

As long as players remove the filter of character immersion, they will quickly understand that no matter from the perspective of the values ​​of the late 19th century or the 21st century, the game character they play is not a good person - even if he is dressed in the guise of a "thief" and carries the banner of "freedom".

This also provides a logical basis for Arthur's later "redemption" behavior.

Why do good people need redemption?

So, will there be any gains from such a famous scene in the game?
Out of "nostalgia" for this "historic meeting" and the need to find clues about Patrick Morgan, Lin You decisively chose to follow Arthur and Little Jack.

As a result, when observing Milton and Ross closely, Lin You saw a "line" leading to the bottom of the big world.

One end of the "line" is connected to Agent Ross and is buried deep in his soul; the other end leads to the bottom of the big world, which is the gathering point of all the worldviews of the big world, the focus of the writer every time he uses the "truth factor", and the birthplace of the will of the big world.

Lin You suppressed his excitement of "finally finding a clue" and calmed down to carefully examine the mysterious "line".

From the inside to the outside, from the body to the soul, no matter from which angle you look at it, Agent Ross is just an ordinary human being; what is the reason that causes his soul to be connected with the underlying logic of the big world?

The more Lin You observed the "line", the more his brows furrowed; he saw "cause and effect" from the "line".

There is a cause for every effect. From the perspective of mysticism and logic, "cause and effect" is a branch of "fate"; among the many forces classified as "fate", "cause and effect" is also the highest level of power that most gods can control.

Going up, the higher-level "power of destiny" must be controlled by the gods of destiny in each pantheon; even if he is a god king, if he does not have the relevant authority, he has no say in "destiny". In other words, the "causal line" in Agent Ross was left by a true god.

Who did it? Why?
The more Lin You thought about it, the more confused he became; the purpose of this "causal line" was to immediately trigger the attention of the will of the big world when there was a problem with Agent Ross's soul. This approach was more like a warning - similar to the warning magic that Lin You found in the Pinkerton Detective Agency, but the warning method was more advanced and less likely to be destroyed.

What is so special about this agent's soul?
The "causal line" is not completely indestructible. Although it was laid by a true god, another powerful true god has the means to cut it off. The real trouble right now is that this "causal line" is being used as early warning magic.

Cutting off the "causal line" will most likely trigger an "alarm"; just like those time bombs in movies and TV shows, the "wire cutting" action during bomb disposal is sometimes one of the ways to detonate them.

While the writer was hesitating, Milton had already met Arthur; the two sides had very different positions, and it could not be said that the smell of gunpowder was strong, but that the gunpowder had been ignited.

At the most intense moment, Agent Ross had already raised his gun and aimed; but Arthur Morgan didn't take him seriously at all, and only little Jack was frightened.

Perhaps it was to take care of the young heart of little Jack, or perhaps it was because he knew that the Pinkerton detectives were powerful and killing two agents would not solve the problem. In short, although the two sides were tit-for-tat and hostile, Arthur Morgan did not choose to draw his gun and shoot. Otherwise, Milton and Ross would have been doomed to die.

It doesn't mean that whoever raises the gun first has an advantage. When the best shooter draws his gun and shoots, even a camera with 0.1 frames per second can't capture the action, and the fastest human reaction time is second.

Over there, three adults were arguing in front of the children, while on the other side, Lin You was silently thinking about how to dissolve the "causal line".

The thread buried deep in Ross's soul is not easy to deal with, because the complexity of the soul makes it difficult for the writer to determine what the other party has done; but the thread on the other side connecting to the bottom of the big world is not a difficult task for the writer.

With a quill pen in hand, the entire world is counted as one. Even if the Supreme God comes, he cannot say that he knows how to communicate with the bottom of the world better than the person holding the pen.

Deep in Lin You's soul, his consciousness grasped the quill several times, but let go several times, as if he could not make a decision.

Until Milton took Rose away and Arthur hurried back to the Horseshoe Lookout with little Jack, Lin You just watched silently and did not take any action.

"How disappointing!" A voice came from nowhere, echoing in the ears of the writer; the sound of the wind accompanied by the disembodied voices added a bit of mysterious atmosphere to the woods.

The voice sounded very familiar, and the writer recognized his old friend as soon as he heard it.

"Patrick Morgan; it's not easy to find you." Lin You breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his decision not to rush into action was the right one. He looked around, but the Pinkerton detective and the Van der Linde gang were no longer in his sight.

The riverside meeting for humans has just ended, and now it is the turn of the gods to meet with the writer.

(End of this chapter)