Thank you for the invitation. I am in Terra, just under the stars.

"Why don't you go take a look at the granary?"

49. The fire of hatred flows into the wilderness

What's in the granary?

The deposited Originium debris, the pitted ground, the scratches on the barn door...

Cool light shone in through the gap in the barn door, and with that little light, Tallulah watched everything.

She saw the marks of her palms on the ground, which were so deep and thin, as if they had been ground down with bones.She saw scratches on the barn door that were as dark red as blood, and in the late sunshine, there was a feeling of despair and drowsiness.

She seemed to have seen the people who died here, but she had no idea why.

Yeah, why is that so?

Zhou Cheng just explained calmly:

“This place is an unmanaged existence and has been forgotten by Ursus, so they have not moved for a long time.

“The villagers here deceive infected people passing by, trick them into this warehouse, lock them, and starve them to death.

"Look at the traces on the ground. They waited until the Originium crystals born on the corpse stabilized, and then processed them together with the dried Originium.

"...There is a fire in your heart, are you angry?"

Zhou Cheng raised his hand and patted Tallulah's shoulder gently. The silver-haired Drake suddenly came back to his senses and looked at him with an indescribable look.

There was a hint of fire in her eyes, but it was not obvious enough.She was suppressing, and the impact on her was not profound enough.

So he continued:

"Actually, it's not just the infected people. A total of thirteen people died here, seven of which were ordinary people.

"They are hungry and cold, they are unarmed, and they pose no threat. People here do this just for convenience. Can you understand?"

Just like a teacher lecturing in class, Zhou Cheng thoughtfully paused at a paragraph and asked the students.

The student, however, did not shake his head or nod, but just looked at him in a daze.

Although he seemed to be distracted, he knew that the child was listening carefully.

Zhou Cheng was satisfied with her attitude. With an expression of "I'm optimistic about you, kid", he patted her shoulder twice more and said:

"Sometimes there is no need for a reason to kill and harm others. There is a kind of people in this world who are born vicious. When they were young, they would push other children off cliffs and rivers just because the screams and misery made them happy. . He could even make a good alibi and take the initiative to find adults, but was only exposed when he was caught on surveillance."

"...all of them?"

"Of course not. There are many such people, but not many. They are scattered all over this land, but as long as there is one, under the right environment, it can pollute an area."

Tallulah took the initiative to ask questions, which pleased Zhou Cheng. He felt a bit like teaching and educating people. He supported her slightly shaking shoulders and continued:

"There is a saying in the Yan Kingdom that 'poor mountains and bad waters breed unruly people'. It is a bit one-sided, but it is not a lie. Due to the lack of education, it is inevitable that some people will have defects in their quality. And such people are easily attacked by those with evil nature. Influence."

Tallulah's mental state was not right. She put her hand on the hilt of her sword and took a deep breath, suppressing her inner emotions.

She seemed to hear the words she heard when she killed the black snake. Those words that were regarded as curses were coming true one by one.

Zhou Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly, closed the distance, and said very close to her:

"The whole village was indifferent to the wailing of these people because they were used to it. Can you understand?

"They don't think it's a wrong thing, they don't have any mercy because outsiders are not the same kind in their eyes... No, maybe they know they are the same kind, but maybe that's more disgusting.

"Do you want to find someone to ask? But actually you know the answer. They don't care. Killing others who have no interest in it is a natural thing for them, just like we brush our teeth first in the morning."

The air became hot and smelled of sulfur.

There was something burning in Draco's eyes, fueled by the ideals she stood by.

"Huh-chh-"

Taking a deep breath, a trace of flame escaped from the corner of his mouth.

But it's not enough, maybe because getting the answer directly from Zhou Cheng is not as shocking as coming up with it yourself.

So he asked:

"Want to take a look at my vision? Take a look at what the people in this village are thinking, and take a look at the spiritual residue left on this land."

Tallulah didn't say anything, so Zhou Cheng took it as her consent and connected spiritually with her.

In the blink of an eye, the lines of the warehouse become abstract, and blocks of color squirm on the surface.In contrast, something else appeared in the field of vision.

The silver-haired Draco saw a skinny girl leaning on the door, scratching at it with her bloody and bone-covered fingers.Another person was squirming on the ground, with broken nails digging into his flesh.Others huddled in the corner, extending their curled palms to the mouth of another younger person.

Their figures are not colorful like ordinary people, but a gloomy gray-black, like a black and white mime, but quietly revealing despair.

"This is the place where they died. Resentment overflowed from their spirits and consciousness, remaining in this warehouse and in these precipitated Originium fragments."

The young man said calmly.

He seemed to have seen a lot and expected everything.

Yes, it’s so common in this land, it’s not surprising.

Looking at these dead people, a hatred sprouted in Tallulah's heart. As the hatred grew, the fire in her eyes finally became blazing.

She raised her head again and looked through the illusory wall to see the village and the people living in the village.

Rich, mud-like black blends together.Not even sunlight can penetrate, and even the air is squeezed out.

If the black snake is the real evil on this land, then what do these mean?

Black Snake's words echoed in her mind. Everything she respected, dignity, life, and ideas were all meaningless.

Tallulah had no time to think. She couldn't bear such 'evil'. Every minute and second she lived in it was like torture to the soul being burned.

Her hatred expanded rapidly, instantly overtaking the ideals and goodwill she held on to in her heart.

She thought of the infected people who died in her hands in the mobile city. Are they the same?

But that doesn't matter anymore.

In front of this purest evil, nothing matters, nothing worth covering up, nothing worth defending.Their despicability, their cruelty, are obvious.

Even if she turns around and leaves now, her ideals have already been trampled on.

And all she can do...

Looking at the afterimages of the past in the warehouse, looking at the despair 'acted' on their black and white faces, sadness choked her throat, and hatred blocked her trachea.

then--

The fire of hatred flows into the wilderness.

PS: It’s time to eat, continue writing after eating

PS2: Due to update 19/20

50. Go out and become an emperor!

The flame is burning.

Tallulah's eyes reflected the burning village.The poetic silver hair is falling with burnt gray and black.

She watched people die one after another at her hands, including old people and children.

She listened to the curses of the people who were not yet dead, and two tears streaked across her face in a daze.

'Once you identify with me...'

A familiar voice seemed to sound deep in my heart.

'Once you understand me...'

After the catharsis, an unprecedented emotion arose in the ruins.

'Once you understand what kind of land you are on...'

The sound continued, and the last wails in the flames grew smaller and farther away.

Tallulah felt as if she was sinking into the bottom of a lake. The fire on the lake reflected the sky, and the bottom of the lake was deep and dark.

But at this moment, a figure broke the boundary between the surface of the lake and the bottom of the lake.

The black-haired young man stood in front of the burning ruins. He crossed the ethereal and ethereal boundary and existed in both poles at the same time.

Tallulah couldn't describe the weird feeling. If she had to use a similar one, it was as awkward as if a person was clearly on the left and felt on the left, but her eyes told her that she was on the right.

The more she looked at that figure, the more twisted she felt. The twisted feeling even made her want to twist her body.

But before she could make such a move, she felt a sharp pain in her brain.

"hiss……?"

Tallulah covered her forehead. When she endured the pain and opened her eyes again, she had already left the lake. In front of her eyes were the burning ruins of the village, and in front of her was the tall and tall figure of the young man.

He watched everything she did, but he didn't feel anything, he just watched indifferently.

Until she came to her senses and heard a voice.

"Do you think Black Snake's philosophy is right? In fact, you just jumped from one extreme to the other.

"This is stupid."

Looking away from the flames and looking at the dazed little dragon girl, Zhou Cheng showed a gentle smile that was incompatible with the environment.

His kindness was not affected by the burning ruins and the crackling sounds of corpses. It seemed that they were two parallel worlds, but they were actually close to each other.

Just like the awkwardness I saw in the lake before...

But Zhou Cheng soon restrained himself, and before Tallulah could say what he was thinking, he replied:

"This land is complicated, a mix of white and black. There are such naturally bad people, but there are also good people who are willing to take you in, right?"

Is this mind reading?

No...I didn't think about that at all just now, was it my memory...?

Regarding her past experiences, Tallulah didn't feel there was anything to hide. She was upright and aboveboard.

Apart from……

When taking a bath.

Should, maybe, probably, not...

Although it was a bit out of place, Tallulah felt a little embarrassed.

However, Zhou Cheng had no intention of interrupting her at this time. He was serious when it was time to be serious and said in a calm tone:

"I once gave you two choices, and you thought about jumping out, but why didn't you jump out of the two choices Black Snake gave you? Just because I told you clearly?

"You're always doing the wrong thing... No, don't think so, Tallulah, I can only say that you should have done better, but you always think of things that are unrealistic.

"You live on this earth and don't have the ability to transcend, so you shouldn't think about unrealistic things, but be down-to-earth."

Tallulah lowered her head, not daring to look into her husband's eyes.

He was not harsh, but indifferent, but his words made it impossible for her to refute.She then thought about how her compatriots were killed by artillery fire because she was unwilling to make her husband's choice. Was it possible that she was rebelling?

Unknowingly, Tallulah put Zhou Cheng in the position of an elder.

Sensing that her heart was beginning to waver, Zhou Cheng nodded slightly and said:

"You should understand human nature. It is a turbid thing. It may be good or bad, and it varies from person to person... This is good. You have to think about the differences between individuals.

"I think now is the time to tell you what I've been meaning to say to you."

The black-haired young man reached out and patted the silver-haired Drake's shoulder gently, brushing away the ashes that fell on her uniform.

Just like when you're at the gym.

But at this time, there was less smile on his face, and he said seriously:

"Tallulah, uneducated people are of course ignorant. Such ignorance manifests itself in various places. You can't ask them for more, because they don't understand it in the first place, so they need education. , to lead.

"They don't know what the right thing is, and you should tell them and lead them. Of course, in this, you have to learn to eliminate those hopeless people.

"There are always hopeless people in the world, otherwise why would we need the death penalty? You can't ask people to be perfect unless they are of the same mind."

Tallulah wiped away her tears. She savored these words carefully and understood the truth, but her own knowledge could not figure out what she should do.

Only then did she feel like she had awakened from a big dream. It turned out that she had really been living under the influence of the black snake, and the beautiful ideas she upheld were all given by the black snake.

I really want to jump out and think about something else, but I can’t figure it out.