Edge of Pure Land

Chapter 9 It is better to survive than to live vigorously

 At this moment, the eyes of the Cocoon Breakers were focused on the two of them.

Especially the classmates from Fengcheng No. 2 Middle School. When they were taken out of the hall, they heard remarks about advanced talents and looked at the two of them with disbelief.

“Sister Anna, is that a deer?” a female classmate asked timidly.

"I didn't expect that he was also a cocoon breaker. I remember that he had terminal cancer, right? After coming to the new world, with such advanced technology in the future, the disease may be cured. But... can he be a high-level genius? Impossible Right." Another classmate whispered.

 Anna also stared at the two teenagers suspiciously.

These female classmates have always been gossips in school, and they also know that there is a junior student in the lower grade who is terminally ill and will soon die. Because he is good-looking and has good grades, he was once very popular.

 But most people knew about his family background and physical condition, so they gradually distanced themselves from him.

 But today is different from the past.

 Five hundred years from now, the fate of many people will have changed.

 Is he really a highly gifted person?

“Father, these two high-level talents are one of the few good seedlings in this batch, and they are probably the last batch after winter. Now there are 800 high-level talents resident in Linhai.”

Aoki smiled and said: "Please lead them to understand the sacred rhythm."

José muttered: "What is the divine rhythm?"

 “It’s stupid, it’s equivalent to a skill!”

Lu Fuji said in a low voice: "We also want to be supermen."

 The two of them were a little nervous when they stood in front of the divine intelligence.

The old priest glanced at them deeply and explained calmly: "The sacred rhythm is an opportunity to step from the ordinary to the extraordinary, and it is also the key to the path of evolution. That is your core talent, and perhaps it is what others have been working hard for their entire lives. You should cherish the gift that no one else can get.”

To be honest, the old priest's attitude towards them was obviously much better.

“The principle of sacred rhythm is the process by which humans imitate the breathing and heartbeat of the sacred tree to promote their own spiritual evolution, thereby squeezing all the cells in your body and stimulating life energy.”

 The old priest turned around, faced the divine intelligence, and uttered a strange syllable.

The sacred intelligence body trembled out of thin air, and a burning ancient tree unexpectedly emerged from the clear crystal. The sound of breathing and heartbeat resounded in the silence, like the sound of nature.

 Lu Fuji's mind was filled with roars, as if he was shocked by the pressure coming towards him. The world in front of him was shrouded in endless light, except for the ancient sacred tree rising from the ground.

In his sight, the ancient tree seemed to have breathing and heartbeat, like a graceful dance like a holy angel, ascending to heaven step by step with a strange rhythm!

In just a moment, his eyes were reflected in a brilliant golden color, and his whole body began to tremble violently. He twitched crazily in an unconscious state, and fell to his knees in pain.

The young and tender teenagers seemed to have a trace of majesty that should not be at this moment, and even faintly a little embarrassed.

Jose's eyes were also the same golden color, and he fell to his knees with a plop, a suppressed cry of pain in his throat.

 “Is something going to happen?”

Officer An was a little worried. These two children were his companions in adversity along the way. After experiencing life and death, they naturally established some feelings.

 Being able to become a high-powered talent and have better treatment is of course a good thing.

 He will not be jealous.

 But he knows very well that there is no free lunch in the world.

 Every gain must come with a loss. Many people envy other people's brilliant achievements or happy lives, but ignore the painful price they pay behind the scenes.

Even if you don’t pay anything, someone else will pay for you.

 If you are given good treatment, then you must do something good.

"Lao An, if these two children can survive, will they reach the sky in one step?" Boss Zhang raised his head and looked at the two teenagers and couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know. According to my experience of reading novels in my previous life, they may be equal to the disciples of the inner courtyard, and we are the odd jobs in the outer courtyard?"

Aoki's eyes became solemn, and his frown showed that he was not at peace in his heart. Of course he didn't care about the life and death of the brothers in front of him, but he cared about his own merits.

 There were many things that he did not tell these new cocoon breakers.

According to the analysis of the Sacred Intelligence, every century requires a group of good enough cocoon breakers to carry the banner of the times. When this task falls to the grassroots level, it is equivalent to the performance appraisal of the search and rescue team. They must regularly search for some good ones. Seedlings, send them to the top.

 The performance of the team led by Aoki has not yet reached the standard.

If you are not qualified, not only will you not be able to get merit, but you will even be punished.

 The silence could faintly hear the rhythmic breathing and heartbeat.

The two young men in front of the hall finally stopped trembling and convulsing. Their breathing and heartbeats became consistent, as if they coincided with some ancient rhythm, and finally gradually faded away.

 Seeing this scene, Aoki's lips showed a satisfied smile.

 Sure enough, I read that right.

For Lu Fuji, it was like having a long dream. The world in the dream was collapsed and broken. Only a burning ancient tree illuminated the darkness. His breathing and heartbeat were so fascinating. It seems to hide the truth of the universe, or the secret of the world.

Just as he was obsessed with this melody, the palm of his right hand suddenly beat.

 The seed of the God that he merged with actually began to beat powerfully at this moment!

 It’s like the soul hiding in the darkness awakens, breathing and heartbeat revive together.

A completely different rhythm, no longer solemn and solemn, but violent and violent.

The ancient trees in Lu Fuji's dream collapsed and burned down, and the dark ashes were blown up by the wind, dancing gracefully like a devil. His breathing and heartbeat were also so strong, like the fetal movement of hell!

 It’s a nightmare.

The old priest in the temple felt that the two teenagers had entered the state, nodded slightly and said: "Yes, they are indeed high-level talents suitable for fighting. They have become accustomed to and memorized this melody, and they will enter the rhythm when they meditate. status to complete the awakening.”

The brothers woke up as if from a dream, breathing heavily.

 Anna and the female classmates around her opened their mouths in surprise.

 I didn’t expect it to be such a high-level talent.

 It has reached the sky in one step...

 They felt a touch of sourness in their hearts.

 It seems that at this moment, classmates who were once in the same school are separated by two worlds.

 “It’s just that…”

The old priest hesitated to speak: "Lu Buer's physical fitness is pretty good, but he is relatively deficient in nutrition and will need to be carefully nursed back to health in the future. He Sai, based on the divine revelation I received, I can understand your attitude toward the opposite **** during your teenage years. Desire, but for the sake of your physical and mental health, try not to browse those contents, especially myself, who need to exercise restraint..."

 Lu Fuji turned his head silently and looked at his child.

He Sai's face was ashen, and he suddenly felt that it would be better to die in the place of death.

At this moment, a rickety old man in black robes walked in from outside the hall, holding a cane in his hand and said hoarsely: "Captain Aoki, I heard that there are new people who need to have their memory cleared?"

 “Mr. Montenegro, you are here.”

Aoki hummed: "Those two higher species, and these guys..."

Officer An, Boss Zhang and others had no idea what was going on. They only thought that the old man in black robe was cold and strange, like an old wizard in a fairy tale, which made people shudder.

Mr. Montenegro just glanced at them coldly, stood in front of the icon at the end of the hall, bathed in the glow of the divine intelligence, and took out a pocket watch from his pocket.

 He flicked on his pocket watch, and the hour hand started turning. The cocoon breakers in the hall all heard a sharp sound, as if a steel needle had penetrated the depths of their brains, and their short-term memories became mottled and broken, as if they were being torn apart alive.

　　Including Lu Fuji and He Sai, they were also affected. They recovered from the overwhelming hallucinations. Their brains hurt as if they had been stabbed, and they were covered in cold sweat.

After being slightly absent-minded, they felt that they seemed to have forgotten something.

 But I can’t remember anything.

 Only Lu Fuji could think of the devil in his dream, and seemed to be able to recall something.

 He looked at his palm, confused.

 The thing he fused is called the seed of the gods.

 What the **** is this thing?

Mr. Montenegro glanced at them, and after confirming that the inappropriate memories had been erased, he left shakily on crutches. Before leaving, he said in a low voice: "Aoki."

 Aoki's expression changed.

 “That gentleman wants to see you.”

 After saying that, Mr. Heishan turned around and left, never staying again.

A strange light flashed in Aoki's eyes, he bowed slightly and watched the old man leave.

"Congratulations, you are about to enter the extraordinary realm. Keep in mind God's gift and the sacred rhythm. When you are extremely angry and desperate, you can awaken yourself." The old priest bent down and put on one for each of them. Golden emblem.

After Lu Fuji and others calmed down, the sacred rhythm in the dream seemed to have been engraved in their hearts, deeply ingrained in their memory, and they could not forget it even if they wanted to.

 Perhaps from this moment on, they are the evolvers.

Lu Fuji was silent for a moment, and suddenly thought of the mechanical prompt that sounded in his mind when he fused the seed of the gods, indicating that the authority of the dark matter had not yet been unlocked.

At present, Lu Fuji has mastered the method of evolution, which is equivalent to the authority to unlock the seed of the gods, but if he stays in the city, he will not be able to contact the White Walkers.

There is no place for the seeds of the gods to be used.

 Assign me a special clerical position, right?

The old priest continued: "The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. As the cocoon breakers who are about to embark on the road of evolution, you two are the guardians of the new world. You naturally have to shoulder the obligation to protect the peace and stability of the human world. .Serving in the military is the only path for every evolver.”

“You will go to the Third City Guards Base to join the army and guard Wuzhen to the west of the western suburbs. It is close to the restricted life zone centered on Fengcheng. There are a large number of White Walkers in that mountain range and they often come to infest the city.”

He paused: "Therefore, your living environment as recruits is very difficult, but it is also the fastest way to accumulate merit. Only the truly strong can stand out."

 Everyone was surprised.

 It turns out that this is the price to pay for high talent.

 They have received the privilege of evolution and will go to the front line to join the army.

"High-level talents are combatants. Medium-level talents can also become combatants after being tested and tempered. As for low-level talents, there is hope. In the new world, only combatants are eligible to evolve. However...high-level talents, There are also differences between superior and inferior.”

Qingmu smiled and said: "For example, I am much stronger than you."

 This means that the teenagers are going to the battlefield.

 Fight with those ghosts!

José was obviously scared.

Lu Fuji had a vague expectation. Just now, he was worried that he would not be able to activate the seed of the gods in his body because he could not contact the White Walkers. Now, the opportunity has come!

“It’s both for humanity and for you. Only by being on the battlefield can you quickly accumulate merit, otherwise when you go further and further on the road of evolution... you won’t have a few years to live.”

The old priest's words sounded like thunder in the ears of the young people.

"What's the meaning?"

José murmured: "How many years to live?"

This sentence of course also stimulated Lu Fuji. Since he woke up, he has looked forward to the new civilization because there may be new methods that can cure his disease.

 But after hearing what the old priest said, his heart sank slightly.

"I have already explained the principle of sacred rhythm to you. Its essence is to intensify cell division. The human body has limits. Without external interference, every cell division will shorten the telomeres of the chromosomes. You will Becoming more and more senile.”

The old priest said calmly: "After entering the extraordinary realm, every increase in strength means accelerated cell division, and you will age very quickly."

Lu Fuji finally understood why the soldiers outside were so old. It turned out that this was a side effect of the sacred rhythm. Even the old priest may not be as old as his actual age.

"Only the sacred tree marrow unique to the military can replenish the life energy of those who break the cocoon, maintain normal vital signs and life span, and return to youth. However, the sacred tree marrow must accumulate enough contributions. Only then are you eligible to redeem.”

The old priest said indifferently: "For example, Qingmu, he only exchanged for six bottles, and he is only twenty-nine years old, but he looks close to middle age. This is his own choice, and you don't have to practice deeply. , remain at the first level, and the life span will be lost for two or three years at most, waiting for retirement and career change. This is the choice of most people."

José's mood suddenly hit rock bottom. Not long ago, he had longed to have extraordinary power, just like Superman in the movie, to save the world.

 But he never thought that the sacred rhythm would cause people to age prematurely.

 According to the old priest, the marrow of the sacred tree is something that you need to fight to redeem, and you need to make outstanding contributions and accumulate merit.

  Otherwise you will just hang out in the military until you retire.

 Without practice, there is no evolution.

 Mediated with subsistence allowance, waiting to change jobs.

Most people do this to save their lives.

 This gives you two options.

 Either embark on an evolutionary path between life and death.

 Either it is left in ruins until it is time to change jobs.

"No way…"

José knew one thing very clearly.

 Brother Lu’s body absolutely cannot bear it.

 He... doesn't have much time left.

Even if he enters the extraordinary realm, it is still a dead end that cannot be avoided for him.

 In the silent hall, Lu Buer’s face was expressionless, his eyes neither sad nor happy.

“Will you continue to live and breathe after five hundred years?”

 He doesn’t think so.

 Because he thought of something.

  He is a cancer patient. If cancer cells can also squeeze out life energy through sacred rhythms, then he will not lose his life span.

Especially when the god's seed penetrated his body, the mechanical sound of the metal shell also indicated that a special diseased variant was found, and that's why he was selected.

If this is what parents call hidden props, then it will involve the ultimate secrets about the world, and even involve a huge catastrophe.

This also means that the world is not peaceful, and something big is likely to happen in the near future. He must find a way to protect himself and use this tool to become stronger.

I said before that the style of this book will not be very depressing, so don’t be anxious and take your time~

 (End of this chapter)