Dominate the Treacherous Realm

　　 "No, I mean, what are your realistic plans?"

　　 Jenkins softly corrected, thinking that it might be better to let the other party indulge in drunkenness.

"Be realistic...I plan to quit this job before winter comes. Although I have made little money over the years, I have also spent less money. I have also saved a sum of money, enough to support a trip. I I have already explained the situation to the Urban Public Facilities Committee. As long as they can find a successor, I will leave immediately. I don’t know how old I can live. I must go out to see and take a look at the world while I can still walk around. Look at our time..."

　　The reality is that until the clock tower was destroyed by a differential engine, the guards could not leave. He just doesn't know if he hasn't found a successor for a long time, or he has changed his mind and worried about the uncertain future.

　　 "Are you determined to leave?"

　　 Jenkins's voice became lighter.

"Yes, I have been imprisoned here for a lifetime. I think it's finally time to leave. I leave completely and never come back again. Even if I die in a foreign country, I have to go out and see... .Look at the ones I missed. I'm almost fifty years old. I have just stood here and watched others and all the changes in my life. I want to participate, even if I get crushed by it. Oh. , God, why did you let me make this choice when I was young? Why did you imprison me here for thirty years."

　　 Because Jiu Jin was on his head, he actually started to cry in spite of his image. A vicissitudes of old man crying is not beautiful at all, so Jenkins does not intend to tell him that his decision is his own choice and has nothing to do with the gods, so gods will not care about such small things.

　　 "Go out and take a look. Look at the magnificent sea, look at the towering snow-capped mountains, look at the bustling and noisy cities, look at our civilization created by steam.”

　　 He almost babbled. Although he is not well-educated, the sentences he spoke are quite good. I don't know how long these words have been polished in his heart.

　　 Jenkins is not incomprehensible about the idea of ​​the tower guard. For example, when he came to this world, he knew that there was a supernatural power, it was impossible not to choose to become a superhuman. It's impossible to ignore something so interesting. The tower guard thinks like this. How many days and nights, he stood in front of the small window on the top of the tower and looked out, watching the joys and sorrows of others, and watching the rapid progress of the times. He was able to persist for thirty years before planning to leave, which is already quite remarkable.

　　 I don’t know whether he should be said to be a very responsible person or a person who is afraid of change.

　　 But in short, although I understand, Jenkins also knows that his task is to persuade him to stay. He didn't think he was doing something wrong. On the one hand, at the age of the tower guard, it was actually good for him to stay. Although Jenkins also knows that he cannot impose on others with his own subjective thoughts, this is the fact. On the other hand, even if Jenkins did not appear, the tower guard did not leave in the end, so what he did was just conform to history. This is the final arrangement of the tower guard for himself in the future.

　　 stay, although there will be countless accidents in the next year, but the tower guard finally survived. And leaving here, in accordance with the upcoming trend at the end of the era, the probability of him encountering an accident on the way is not small at all.

　　 If you want to leave here to take a look outside, you can go after Jenkins defeats the differential engine. Although the impact of the disaster was still there, at least it was much safer.

　　 "Actually stay here, you can also experience the kind of life you envy."

　　 Jenkins said, not giving the tower guard a chance to inquire, and then said:

"Is the work of guarding the tower complicated? You have so much free time every day, what can't you do? You live in Nolan, and take some time every day to walk around the city and chat with strangers. Go to factories, docks, and mining areas to see what's new. What's so difficult?

　　 In my opinion, since the reason you want to leave is not to hate this job, then you don’t have to leave Nolan at all. Wouldn’t it be nice to have time to leave? The times are here, you don't need to take the initiative to walk over, as long as you don't deliberately escape, you are actually in this magnificent era. "

　　 "How can this work? What I want is..."

　　 The tower guard snapped.

　　 "What do you want? Is it a thrilling adventure, going to the dungeon to fight the ghosts to the death, fighting the dragons on the mountains, or clearing the monsters in the dangerous sewers?"

　　 After being questioned by Jenkins, the face of the tower guard had returned to normal because of the evening breeze, but now it has become flushed again:

　　 "How is it possible, I am not a lunatic. I just want a different life, not foolishly believing in the stories in knight novels, nor will I make fun of my life."

"So why leave? If you just want to participate in the story of this era, then staying in Nolan is the best choice. This city has everything, good and bad, noble and humble, happy and unfortunate. , Whatever you want to participate in can be found here. Even if you are a hermit who longs for tranquility, you can find a reclusive place like the clock tower in this noisy city."

　　 "But I want to see the most advanced steam industry, I want to shuttle in the white steam, and see the greatest crystallization of this era."

　　 The tower guard said immediately.

　　 "Is there no steam factory in Nolan? As long as you say that you don't want wages, but the working hours are not fixed every day, will the greedy factory owners who devour the flesh and blood of the poor still beg you not to give them their lives?"

　　 Jenkins said mockingly, and added:

　　"Nolan is a city on the west coast of the continent with the most developed steam industry. If you want to see steam, just stay here.

　　 The tower guard was choked by him, and after thinking about it, he said:

"I still want to watch adventures, I want to experience adventures. Oh, I'm not talking about the sections in the knight novel, I don't want to survive in the wild, and take my life to risk. You see, there are opportunities and opportunities in this era, and I want it too. Go try it. Whether it's relying on your own diligence, betting and gambling on important choices, or walking through the streets and carrying the burden to sell goods from afar, this is what I yearn for."

"Is there any more opportunities than Nolan? Nolan is the most economically prosperous city in Fidi Ketli, and it can even be regarded as the city with the best economic vitality in the contemporary steam civilization. If you want Adventure in the city, why not stay here? You don’t have to quit your current job, but take advantage of the time to take a walk in the city, first decide the plan and plan of the "urban adventure", and wait for the time to come and you will have a good time. Isn’t it better to quit his job as a tower guard after he has prepared a way out for himself?”

　　 Jenkins made a lot of sense, so the tower guard could not refute it. This is not a debate, as long as Jenkins speaks something reasonable, he will listen...Although Jenkins' logic is a bit strange sometimes.

"Not only that, I also want to go to the countryside and see the influence of this crazy era on the countryside. I can see when I stand on the tower, and the influence of steam radiates from the city center to the surroundings, and I can see it. The changes brought about. But I also want to know what the country folks have brought to the country people in the distance that I can’t see, in the towns, in the farmhouse, the steam age. This will be very interesting. I also lived in the country when I was a child. I can know what it was like before."

　　 Jiujin comes and goes fast, he speaks clearly now, and his complexion has returned to normal.

　　 "Do you want to see this? Did you see the carriage over there?"

　　 Jenkins pointed out the small window. On the edge of the Civic Square, three or four horse-drawn carriages gathered together to wait for the business, which was the most crowded intersection near the square.

"Since you have savings, immediately bring your banknotes and a change of clothes, and let the coachman take you out of the city. From Nolan step by step, you can clearly see the dividing line between the city and the country, and you can clearly see the differences. The region is affected by the steam civilization, and it is even possible to infer how the steam travels to the countryside step by step in time by relying on geographical changes. Remember to bring your change, the country folks can’t find the 1 gold pound banknote. If you set out now, And if you don’t plan to do a summer outing, you can probably be back before dinner tomorrow."

　　 Jenkins retracted his outstretched hand, looked at him again and asked:

"In other words, what you are looking forward to is not only to see it, but also to live in the country. Think about it. There is no safe drinking water in the country. Steam and gas are probably not available 24 hours a day. The streets are everywhere. It's the dung of cattle and sheep. Uncultural villagers will be hostile to you, an outsider...You don't really want to move to the country, do you?"

　　The tower guard's generous lips squirmed, of course he just wanted to see it, not to live in the country. Even if he has guarded the Nolan Clock Tower for 30 years, he is still a city dweller, accustomed to the convenience of steam and gas pipes, and the prosperity of Nolan, so he never wants to move to the country.

　　 The beautification of the countryside in court novels is not attractive to the tower guard. The large estates, lavender fields, and clear lakes belonged to the wealthy large farmers and country nobles. For ordinary people, the environment in the country was extremely bad. No matter how confused the tower guard was, he would not fail to understand this.

Chapter 2210 Brilliant Light

　　 "You leave this tower, what else do you want to see besides those just now?"

　　 Jenkins asked again, the tower guard did not answer immediately this time, but thought for a while before saying:

"I want to go abroad and see what a foreign country looks like. Whether it's the snow-capped mountains of the Kingdom of Hampavo or the natural scenery of the Kingdom of Chessland, you can't see these in Nolan. I will get old soon. I’m moving, so I have to take advantage of this age to take a walk outside. The world is so big, I shouldn’t just be confined here.”

　　 These are indeed not seen in Nolan, and if it is to persuade the other party to read it from the book, even Jenkins can't accept this kind of reason.

　　 "Then, this is equivalent to traveling abroad."

　　 Jenkins confirmed.

"Yes it is."

　　 "Then do you plan to live abroad?"

　　 "I don't have this idea for the time being. After all, I don't understand foreign languages, and I don't have any relatives in foreign countries."

"Well, that is to say, what you are looking forward to is just a trip. So why quit your job? Isn't the point of traveling lie in taking a look outside at home and waiting to come back when you are satisfied? Since you don't If you plan to settle in a foreign country, then this is just a long-distance trip that lasts for several months. Sooner or later, you have to come back. So, you don’t need to quit your job, you just need to report up and find someone to replace you temporarily. There are still familiar places waiting for you."

　　 What Jenkins said made sense, and the tower guard could not find the loopholes in his words. But what he had originally hoped was to completely put down everything now and go outside to take a look. When Jenkins said so, it turned into a simple outing. Although the two can realize his ideas, they seem to be very different...

"How? When I said this, do you feel that you don't need to quit the clock tower job at all? What you expect can be achieved in Nolan, and what Nolan can't achieve temporarily does not require you to be thorough You can get it if you leave."

"This......"

　　 The tower guard groaned, what Jenkins said is really reasonable.

"Besides, you have lived here for 30 years, are you really willing to leave? You have said that this clock tower has been transformed into this way in the past 30 years. This is equivalent to, you are here to witness With the growth of Nolan Clock Tower, are you willing to give it to others?"

　　 If the words just said just made the tower guard's heart shake, then this sentence completely changed his mind.

"You said you stood on the clock tower and watched the changes of the times through this small window, but didn't you realize it? This clock tower itself is one of the products of the times. Don't think about seeing it, but feel it. The wheels of the times are rolling in. Even if you hide, you can't hide. How can you think that you are outside of this era?"

　　 Jenkins said, he pointed out the window again, but this time there was no specific goal:

"Look at everything, look at Nolan, look at the lights of Wanjia. You stand here and look at all of this. You have seen everything from thirty years ago, and you dare to say that you are outside the age. Oh, Have you never thought about how many people can be as lucky as you?"

　　 "Lucky?"

　　 The tower guard doesn't quite understand this idea.

"Everything is changing. Those familiar will become strangers, and the strange ones will become stranger. But few people can stop to see all this and witness the process with their own eyes. People generally walk. It’s too fast to see the changes around us. When we look up occasionally, the world has become something we don’t know."

　　 Listening to Jenkins, the tower guard looked out with him. At this time, the sky was completely dark, and although there were no street lights, the lights were already lit up in the large and small houses in front of you.

　　The eyes of the tower guard are not as effective as Jenkins's. He can't see the buildings clearly. He can only see clusters of lights floating in front of him, forming the outline of the city.

　　 "For all of us, coming and seeing is an experience in itself."

　　 The clusters of lights are civilizations and human beings. They are a corner of this era, but they are also all of this era.

　　 "Life is too short. We should feel lucky when we came to this world. Take a good look at our eyes and experience our own life. Even if our life is only a short year, we should be happy for ourselves in this world."

　　 "Sir, are you talking about me?"

　　 asked the tower guard, Jenkins holding the cat smiled and shook his head:

"My view of life may be different from yours. In your opinion, it is an experience that must be experienced in person. But for me, even if I just stand there and watch it, I am satisfied. You see, I am very young and my life in this world is very short, but I have hardly considered leaving this city in the past. I am very satisfied with this place, I like this life very much, and I am very happy with all of this.

Cross the streets and alleys, whether it's stopping in front of a street-side apartment building full of steam pipes, or resting in front of the Westminster River with steamships; whether it is taking a nap in the church of the righteous gods and watching and pray The crowd, or go to the door of the factory and watch the workers drag their tired bodies; whether it is breathing the choking air here, or accompanying the noble girls on a trip to the countryside... I like the life here, I love it here everything of. All this is short-lived, but I am very satisfied, even if it changed my original life, even if this place is completely strange to me, but I like it here.

　　 I'm probably the kind of person who can go with the flow...I hope you can understand this way of describing it. "

　　 "Although I don't understand well, this is definitely not something to say to me."

　　 "It doesn't matter, this is what I told myself."

　　 Jenkins looked at the lights outside the window and sighed, then asked the tower guard:

　　 "So, do you still want to leave now?"

　　The tower guard's eyes were drooping, his right hand was on the edge of the window, but he didn't touch the bottle of wine again:

"Although there must be a problem in your words, you are right. The exciting life I imagine is actually just my own imagination. After talking with you, I also understand that sometimes reality and imagination are completely different. It’s impossible to leave here completely."

　　 But the gemstone hasn't surfaced yet, so the tower guard must still have ideas. So Jenkins said again:

　　 "Then talked so much with me, are you still dissatisfied with your current life?"

"I am not a person who is not satisfied, but I always feel that my life has been wasted in guarding the tower for 30 years. There is no color, no change, even if you persuade to stay, this is one of the few. Dissatisfied."

　　 "But isn't everyone like this? Some people have been paying off their debts all their lives, and some have been working to live their lives. How many people can be colorful in their lives?"

　　 "Those nobles, those factory owners."

　　 The tower guard said very realistically.

　　 "Yes, their lives are indeed'rich and colorful', but you are not them."

　　 "So I have to admit my fate?"

"Acknowledge fate? No, what is destiny? You and I don’t understand, and no one understands, so do your own thing, look up and see the road ahead. Have time to read more, know where you are, and know the meaning of your life. , Know what you must do..."

　　 "I feel that you are not talking to me again."

　　 said the tower guard, and then smiled freely:

"Actually, it doesn't matter, at least I know what you said makes sense. Actually, I couldn't make up my mind on whether to leave or not. After all, I have been with this tower for so many years... Then No longer, if I take out some of my drinking and drunken time and take a look at Nolan, wouldn’t I have entered this era?”

　　 "Yes, we have entered this era, look at the families, and see the joys and sorrows."

　　 The tower guard shook his head, picked up the wine glass and bottle on the window sill, and prepared to go back to rest under the clock tower. Jenkins grabbed the newly emerged gemstone, and then stopped the tower guard who turned around:

　　 "About a year later, I will find a way to rebuild this kind of clock tower. I'm sorry to ask you to wait a few more months in the cemetery."

　　 "Sorry, I may not hear clearly, what did you just say?"

　　 The tower guard asked in a daze, but this time it was Jenkins's turn to not speak, he just shook his head. So the tower guard did not continue to ask, but dragged a heavy step into the darkness in the clock tower and left here along the ladder.

　　 The moonlight shone on Jenkins's face through the small window, and also in his hand, making the small diamond gleam slightly. This is the seventh and last one. It is the smallest of all the heart-shaped gemstones. It means that the tower guard does not actually mean too much calmness.

　　If it is a normal treacherous realm, the size of these diamonds will determine the value of the treasures Jenkins gets when he leaves, but it is not important to him now.

"Sometimes I make some meaningless calculations, purely to test the limits of my computing power. For example, I was thinking, if Jenkins Redampot Williams did not become a benefactor, but an ordinary person , Then what will happen to this world."

　　 The gear man in the shadow said.

　　 "I don't know this kind of thing either."

　　 Jenkins looked at the gear man standing in the shadow of the moonlight. Because the window of the clock tower was extremely small, only a small area around the window could be illuminated.

　　 "I thought you would say that there would be others without Jenkins."

　　 "No, although history is full of inevitability, for this idealistic world, it is only me who stands in this position."

　　 The diamond was played with with one hand by him, reflecting the two-color moonlight, and the light was extraordinarily bright.

Chapter 2211: Jenkins' Trump Card

　　 "But even if I'm an ordinary person, someone will stop you."

　　 Jenkins expressed his sigh.

"I'm very happy that you are standing here. If it is someone else, there will be no chance to talk to me about these issues. William Te, only you in this world know me best, I feel that you appear, It's a gift from the world."

　　 Someone said not long ago that the appearance of Jenkins is a gift from the world to everyone.

　　 "But your question is very interesting, and I also thought about what would happen if I had been an ordinary person after I came into this world."

　　 Jenkins stood sideways in front of the window, most of his body in the darkness by the window. Because of the backlight, his face seemed to be shrouded in shadow. Even the cat he was holding with one hand could not see his expression at the moment.

　　 "Will it be the same as the tower guard? Longing to be extraordinary, not reconciled to being trapped in one place."