winter era

Chapter 173
"'He who is being chased by a dog, why doesn't he pick up the stick? A dog is always a dog, but a man is more than a man.' I was overwhelmed by children's questions when I was preaching. Why is a dog always a dog? And people are not just people? Later I figured out that the reason why people are not just people is because they have tools and more extensive thoughts, and use these to arm their bodies. So people are not just people, but a collection body. Pure human beings have never existed since ancient times.”

The underground road is always rough and wet, even with the support of the spirit of the mountain, it is just as uncomfortable.

The holy light ball in front of Li Lin slowly emitted light with the priest's will, illuminating the road inside the land.Just judging from the rays of light refracted from both sides, one can tell what kind of treasures there are in this seemingly ordinary place.

In this era, all kinds of precious stones, which can be called almost rare, abound in this underground passage, reflecting the hazy brilliance like a dream under the faint light of the holy light ball.After the chaos disaster, those chaotic elements were all irrigated underground and condensed into cores.These cores are the sicknesses of the earth, the so-called gems.

And Li Lin's voice was like small bombs, blasting the exposed lesions, the products called gemstones by the outside world, into shiny dust.Walking forward steadily, the gemstones on the wall behind him exploded and collapsed layer by layer, and the priceless crystals turned into countless crystal dust in this unknown tunnel.On the road after Li Lin walked, there was a faint road of glow.Under that radiance, even the squirming Chaos restrained its voice.

"We are all the remnants of the previous era, existence without any value. Compared with those powerful sages, we are just the dead who survived by good luck. We are already dead, without any records, Nothing exists anymore."

"This is our opportunity. Although it is not the only opportunity, it is a rare opportunity."

Like an old man who spoofs and babbles, Li Lin walked slowly in this corridor, narrating something he wanted to say a long time ago.There is no one in this world who can communicate with him except this mountain spirit.The sages died crazily, and the rest were senior figures he couldn't meet.And the friends I met in the following years also died one by one. There is nothing left from the ancient times, and there is nothing left under the power of the world.

What you see with your eyes is nothing but ashes.Nothing remains, neither ideas, nor politics, nor deeds, nor polity.Even the most powerful organization fell apart during the turbulent years, and the most powerful empire was only a flash in the pan, and it was remembered as the most shining point in the trend of history.

Of course, it is just history, because it has long since ceased to exist.Like Li Lin's white priest's robe, the same as the cross on his neck, the same as the scriptures on his waist, and the same as the holy ball of light floating in front of him, they no longer exist.

"For 4 years, you are still curled up in Heishui Town like a frightened bird, too frightened to face the outside world. I am also a caged bird with my head crouched, and I don't even have the courage to face the dusty country head-on None. But we are lonely enough in this world. We have been alone for 4 years. 4 years is enough time to bury everything in the dust. That is what we don't want to see, no one wants to see That scene, whether it’s you or me.”

Walking on the open road, Li Lin narrated indifferently.It's like stating a fact that has nothing to do with him.

"We're just a bunch of dead people. You don't want to stay in this small place like Blackwater Territory forever, do you? It's an unbelievably small place compared to your previous body. Don't you want to return to that distant territory Is it?"

'...Based on the ancient covenant, my ally, I cannot tell you what I think. '

An old voice gradually sounded in Li Lin's mind.

'There is no existence that does not yearn for beauty, but before that, we must consider our own safety.The outside world has been polluted by chaos, only here is the last piece of pure land.Although it is a peace based on destruction, I would rather close my perception.I don't expect any glory, I just hope to spend this time well. '

"To put it simply, you were frightened by the chaos disaster, right? No wonder, there has never been such a disaster, and it is normal for you to be scared. But 4 years is enough for you to recover a little Are you sane?"

'You don't understand, my ally.You have absolutely no idea what that calamity means...'

The old voice of the mountains echoed in Li Lin's mind.

The message from the spirit is not fear, but a deep anxiety.

'What I am timid is not because of disasters, because I have no concept of what you call life and death.Even in the chaotic soil outside now, I can still feel my existence, but communication is more difficult, and the existence of the ancient covenant is not recognized.As the last soul before the disaster, I just kept my promise. '

'You don't know what the existence you're looking for means to this world, and you don't know what kind of horror he can bring.The whole world will tremble under his rage, and even the sky will be covered with black light and fire.You don't understand at all, Pastor Li Lin.You have no idea what kind of power that sealed existence has.Even though he is dead now, the floating will still makes me feel sincere fear.This is why I dare not come forward. '

"So you're always afraid of him, you've always been afraid of him. You treat him as an enemy, as a nightmare, as a horror. But I'm different, I never thought of it that way, because I knew that would be my only hope."

The footsteps were slightly empty, as if walking into a vast open space.The space originally illuminated by the holy light ball in front of Li Lin spread to both sides.With a comfortable smile on his face, the priest in white took a step towards this empty and dark underground place.The sound of the feet touching the ground spread far away like a long sigh.

(End of this chapter)