Dimensional Bookstore

The sky was as blue as water, and the breeze that brushed my cheeks from time to time carried the coolness and fragrance of flowers from afar. The gentle sunshine spread over every inch of land. It was a sleepy afternoon.

Victor lay in the shade on the windowsill, his golden eyes narrowed into a slit, and he yawned lazily with his mouth open.

Le Jing was half lying on a recliner at the door of the bookstore reading a book. Victor glanced at him calmly and was relieved by the tranquility between his eyebrows. Not to mention, as long as this big devil calmed down and didn't make trouble, it seemed that the years were really peaceful and harmless.

While Victor was aimlessly thinking about these things in his mind, he changed his posture on the windowsill and yawned comfortably.

What a peaceful and quiet day.

But it was also very boring. Let's go out and play.

The black cat jumped down from the windowsill stealthily. Just as he was about to use magic to leave here, he heard the voice of the big devil suddenly sounded slowly: "Victor."

The black cat's bent body suddenly stiffened. He began to observe the young man's face in doubt. His eyebrows were relaxed, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised. He looked in a good mood. The black cat breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that nothing bad would happen.

To say that Victor is also a dignified big devil of the abyss, why is he so afraid of Le Jing, a weak and unarmed human? Of course, it is not because of Le Jing's personality charm. And because of-Keynes, that big idiot!

After Keynes's covetous eyes fell on Victor, he did not dare to delay any longer, ran over quickly, and then squatted on the ground obediently, staring at the man lying on the recliner with his round cat eyes, and said in a servile manner: "If you have anything, please tell me."

The big devil closed the book, sat up, and looked at him thoughtfully, which made Victor tremble with fear. A few seconds later, the Great Demon King said to the flattering black cat in a calm tone, as if he was asking the neighbor to buy me a pack of cigarettes: "Send out all the books I brought back from your world."

"Mmm?"

The Great Demon King sighed sadly, "You've seen that it's too slow to just sit back and wait for others to buy books. Up to now, only three books have been sold."

Victor couldn't help but say, "There have been quite a few customers these days." The implication was that only three books should not be sold anyway.

"Could it be that any cat or dog is qualified to hold my books?" The young man raised his eyebrows and smiled, indescribably proud, "My books are only for qualified people."

Victor asked cautiously, "May I ask what the definition of qualified is?"

Le Jing looked at him with a smile: "Don't you know this better than me?"

Victor was silent. Indeed, the souls of the three people chosen by Le Jing were condensed and powerful. If he hadn't seen Le Jing's soul before, he would have tried every means to sign a contract with them to get their souls.

Now. Victor glanced at the devil with resentment. Not only did he not allow him to eat his soul, he also did not allow him to hunt for food. Last time, when Le Jing found out that he sneaked out to coax Su Ran to sign a contract, he did not do anything to him. He just told Keynes about it in a sad tone, and there was a realistic feeling of self-blame in his eyes.

Then Keynes, Le Jing's number one loyal "believer", was furious. Victor did not want to recall how he dealt with him. He only remembered that Le Jing gave him a subtle but gloating smile behind Keynes.

The black cat, who was just reminiscing and feeling sorry for himself, heard the devil's words: "You can do whatever you want with the soul of the person you choose."

The black cat's ears stood up, and he looked at Le Jing with sparkling eyes: "Are you serious?"

"Of course." Le Jing nodded with a smile, looked down at the overjoyed black cat, and added: "But you can only sign a contract with them on the basis of fairness. And only when they are dying, you can take their souls."

Looking down at the black cat with flickering eyes, he warned in a heavier tone: "Don't speed up their death process."

The black cat nodded guiltily.

Looking at the back of the black cat running away happily, Le Ling's worried voice suddenly rang in Le Jing's mind: [Is this okay? ]

Le Jing lay back down, opened the book and covered his chest: 'Huh? What do you mean? '

[Let the people on Earth think that the two worlds are merging. 】Le Ling's voice sounded worried: [This will cause chaos in the world. ]

Le Jing raised his mouth and smiled: 'Perhaps the human thought field will fall into a short period of chaos, but I believe that when they calm down, they will burst into unparalleled enthusiasm. '

[Why do you say that? ]

'Do you know the catfish effect? ​​'Le Jing asked.

This is not difficult for Le Ling: [In order to keep the captured sardines alive, Spanish fishermen put their natural enemy catfish in the sardine school. In this way, in order to avoid the predation of catfish, sardines can only swim desperately to keep the vitality of sardines and allow them to be brought back to the harbor alive by fishermen. In economics, it is called the catfish effect. ]

'That's right. 'Le Jing closed his eyes slightly, and bowed his head with satisfaction: 'In my opinion, today's human beings are sardines, and the magic book I brought back from the b35 plane is the catfish. In today's society, the trend of class solidification is strengthening, and the upward channels are becoming narrower and narrower. The society is becoming more and more money-worshiping, and even children dream of becoming rich. This kind of society is too impetuous, and it makes me uneasy. So I think today's society needs more stimulation. ’

[So this is your purpose? ]

‘Yes and no.’ Le Jing looked at the blue sky in boredom, ‘Life is too boring now. One hundred years later, when future generations look back on the first twenty years of the 21st century, do you know what conclusions they will draw?’

Le Ling guessed: [Economic boom? Endless local wars? Rapid development of science and technology, the third information revolution has changed the mode of production and social structure? China's strong rise?]

‘No, none of them.’ Le Jing lowered his eyes, hiding the complex emotions in his eyes: ‘They will only feel bored.’

‘There is no collision of ideas during the Renaissance, no global wars like World War I and World War II, no bipolar political confrontation that affects the world like the Cold War, and no legendary empire collapse event like the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The European debt crisis and the European refugee crisis that are talked about by the news media are not as good as Japan after the economic bubble in the 1990s and the great famine in Henan in 1942; which local chaos in the Middle East and Africa can compare with World War I and World War II? Among the experts and scholars of today, which one can be more influential than the masters of the last century who have long passed away? How can the mainstream values ​​that have been solidified now compare to the flourishing of people's thoughts in the last century? 'Le Jing said a lot in one breath, and Le Ling listened quietly. He felt that he seemed to understand Le Jing's thoughts a little, but also a little confused.

'So you see, when our descendants look through history books and look up the history of the past twenty years, they will sigh with boredom. In history class, students will only be drowsy about the endless economic and political struggles of various countries. They are always interested in fresh, exciting, interesting, even terrible, and inhumane history. '

Le Jing stopped, calmed his breath, and regained his previous calmness.

[…So your goal is to create a memorable history for future generations? Even if you have to start a war and create an inhumane and terrible history? ]

Le Jing was very surprised when he heard this: 'Of course not, how could you think so! War is a meat grinder that will only crush interesting souls and the world. I hate war. It is an anti-human atrocity! I just want to use magic to shake the cognition that has been solidified for thousands of years, so that humans can discover other possibilities and create a legendary history that even children in the future can talk about with relish. ’

‘Do you know Darwin's "Theory of Evolution"? The core of the theory of evolution is competition. Only constant competition can make species evolve and keep a species alive for a long time. ’Le Jing said: "This is why there is an old Chinese saying that "heroes emerge in troubled times." ’

‘In Chinese history, there have been two major ideological explosions. One was the Hundred Schools of Thought caused by the collapse of rituals and music during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the other was the various famous theories produced by the intersection of Eastern and Western cultures when the Republic of China was humiliated by foreign invasions and the country was about to collapse. ’Speaking of the two periods of history when many heroes gathered and hundreds of flowers bloomed, the young man's eyes sparkled: "That was the most vibrant era in Chinese history. New theories were born every day, and every second contained infinite possibilities. ’

‘Peace is a good thing, and I am willing to protect it. But peace does not mean closure and decay. Peace should be full of vitality and hope, just like the enthusiasm of the whole people to build the country after the founding of New China. 'There seemed to be a deep flame burning in the depths of Le Jing's eyes: 'So, the only thing I can't stand is that this era has lost its imagination, enthusiasm and possibilities. '

The young man's eyes were full of naked sarcasm and disgust: 'There are only a few types of political systems in the country. Under the brainwashing of the media, human beings' three views have begun to converge. Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism and other thoughts and doctrines that still influence the whole world were born before the birth of Christ. For thousands of years, no other thoughts and doctrines have been able to shake their dominance. '

'Dipster once said, "God created you and me. For God's sake, let me be me." But in this era, the difference between 'you' and 'me' is getting smaller and smaller, and human beings are becoming similar. There are fewer and fewer interesting and unique people, and more and more boring and similar people. Such social classes will only become more and more solidified. The son of a politician will always be a politician, the son of a rich man will always be a rich man, and the son of a beggar will always be a beggar. Such a society seems to be peaceful and stable, but this peace and stability is based on the possibility of sacrificing the lower class. This is the peace and stability of the upper class, not the peace and stability of the masses. '

'Why are there surreal things such as magic, fairy arts, and gods in human fantasy? Because humans have imagination, and also because they hope that such surreal existence can help them break through the shackles of the human race and help them solve problems they cannot solve. 'Le Jing raised his eyes, his eyes were purer than the clear blue sky, and more persistent than the eternal blue sky: 'So I threw the seeds of magic into the earth. I want to see what kind of civilization the earth will develop. I want to know what kind of imagination and creativity humans will burst out in front of magic. I hope to open up a little bit of social upward channels through this, and I hope that more children will realize that magic is more interesting than money. What I hope to see is a vibrant and peaceful world, not a false peace under decay. ’

At this moment, Le Ling finally understood Le Jing completely.

His ambition was higher than the sky and more dangerous than the deep sea.

He was walking on a road that was destined to be long and rugged, and he might not be able to see the end of it in his lifetime.

For some reason, he suddenly remembered a line from a great romantic poet in ancient China: ‘I will never regret what I love, even if I die nine times.’

And the poet named Qu Yuan chose to jump into the river and die for his country after the country was destroyed.

Then what about Le Jing?

... He didn’t want him to die.

[Even if the price is your life?] Le Ling persuaded anxiously: [And even if you die, you may not be able to realize your ideal, after all, it is almost impossible to change the world by one person.]

‘If I die, it will only prove that I am just a man like that. And——’ The young man blinked his eyes and showed a rare bright and vigorous smile: ‘You might as well be bolder in dealing with life, because we will lose it eventually. ①’

The author has something to say:

① Nietzsche’s famous saying.

I know that many of you must be dissatisfied with Le Jing’s ideas, thinking that he is too arrogant and too radical. Well, he is probably overwhelmed by power and has become arrogant. So he will realize this in the future and correct it little by little.

And, the next copy preview: the world after the end of the world begins to rebuild in the ruins!