Dimensional Bookstore

In rainy weather, Su Ran likes to lie in bed and watch videos on the computer.

There is a rustling sound of rain outside the window, and the confused and painful voice of a girl in the computer speaker sounded in the quiet bedroom: "Is life always this hard, or is it just when you're tired?"

After a short silence, a low and hoarse male voice replied: "Always like this."

Su Ran closed the computer, looked up at the snow-white ceiling in a daze, his expression was empty and blank.

The words just now were famous lines from his favorite movie "Leon: The Professional".

The girl Matilda asked the killer Leon: "Is life always so difficult, or is it only childhood?"

Leon replied: "Always like this."

Su Ran took a deep breath and slowly spit out the depression in his heart. Some things cannot be drowned or washed away by the waves of time. On the contrary, it will become a thorn, stabbing you hard when you think you have forgotten and relaxed your vigilance.

When he was in high school, he was like Matilda, thinking that his life was difficult, so difficult that he thought he could not survive.

He did not want to commit suicide when he was verbally insulted by Meng Gang, nor did he want to commit suicide when he was punched and kicked by Meng Gang, nor did he want to commit suicide when he was blackmailed by Meng Gang, but when he was raped by Meng Gang, he really wanted to commit suicide at that moment.

He wanted to kill the beast and then commit suicide.

If he were a woman, Meng Gang would be imprisoned for rape. But he is a man, and the definition of rape is man against woman. Woman against woman, woman against man, and man against man are not rape in law. So Meng Gang can only be prosecuted and sentenced for intentional injury or indecent assault.

Just as most women who are raped in rape cases choose to remain silent, the probability of men who are raped reporting the case is even pitifully low.

Gender equality has been just a loud slogan from the beginning.

Society encourages and forces men to strive for success and fame, and despises and scorns all the weak weaknesses of men, such as fragility, cowardice, and lack of ambition. For men, weakness is the original sin.

At the same time, society also encourages women to take care of their husbands and children, not to make progress, and be weak and gentle, and criticizes and stigmatizes women who strive for fame, are competitive, and are capable and shrewd. For women, strength is the original sin.

Influenced by social opinion and gender stereotypes, it is extremely humiliating for men to be raped, and it is even unbelievable to describe it as shameful. Not only will the rapist not be punished by law, but even the raped will be nailed to the pillar of shame and will never be able to raise their heads for the rest of their lives.

Su Ran was not the only boy who was raped by Meng Gang in school. Without exception, they all chose to remain silent, and some even advised Su Ran to transfer schools and not to be impulsive.

That's why Su Ran was so desperate at that time. He even bought a pistol and prepared to kill Meng Gang and then commit suicide.

It was at that desperate moment that Le Jing appeared and saved him.

Before that, he didn't even notice that there was such a person in the class. But it was such a young man with a weak sense of existence who taught him the way to kill quietly. He killed Meng Gang with this and successfully escaped legal responsibility.

So even though he was afraid of Le Jing's methods, he couldn't help but be grateful to him. Because he saved his life and pulled him out of the quagmire.

"Dad, Dad." The babyish voice of a loli sounded from the door and interrupted his memories. Soon he felt a chill on his side, and a cold little body crawled into the quilt and snuggled with him, "What are you doing?"

Su Ran turned his head and saw a little loli with black hair and black eyes as expected. She looked no more than six years old, her skin was white and almost transparent, her lips were unhealthy purple, her eyes were dark and dull, and she couldn't see any spirit. It was extremely weird on her palm-sized face.

She didn't look like a human.

She was indeed not a human.

Su Ran sighed helplessly: "Didn't I say I'm not your father?"

Bai Shaoyao shook her head stubbornly and said stubbornly: "You are my father. You just don't forget me now, but sooner or later you will remember me again."

This kind of rhetoric again.

Su Ran was too lazy to sigh.

Since he was entangled by the weird human skin book, he has gained many strange abilities, including seeing ghosts and summoning the dead. In order to better master his abilities, he went to the suburban cemetery to summon the dead, which was really the biggest mistake he made. His half-baked ability could not control so many ghosts, and he was almost possessed by a group of ghosts and could never come back. At the critical moment, it was Bai Shaoyao, the ghost doll, who appeared and saved him, so he could live alive and kicking until now.

It's just that this ghost doll always asks him to call dad. He has been single for 26 years in his mother's womb, and now he has a daughter, which really makes him laugh and cry.

But as time goes by, he can't help but really love this child as his own daughter.

After all... he will never get married in this life, nor will he have biological children. The appearance of Bai Shaoyao is a pleasant surprise for him, so that he does not have to spend the rest of his life alone.

"Dad, Dad." Gui Tong pulled his sleeve and said expressionlessly: "I want to watch a TV series."

Su Ran reopened his laptop, opened a video app software, and asked: "What do you want to watch?"

"Watch "Change in the Fairy World"!" Bai Shaoyao raised the corners of her mouth, and there were two cute little pear dimples on her cheeks, giving her a rare childlike look.

Su Ran asked casually: "Do you understand?"

The name of "Changes in the Immortal Realm" sounds like a traditional Shuangxian article about cultivating immortals from Qidian, but the depth of its content cannot be compared to that of a mere novice Shuangwen. It is a magnificent masterpiece that can be called an epic!

The TV series is set in an imaginary China in the Age of Dharma. Because the path to immortality has been cut off, monks in the Chinese cultivation world have been unable to become immortals for more than a hundred years. That's when the protagonist appears.

The protagonist is a genuine genius. He has a photographic memory and can recite the exact words of a book he read ten years ago. It was such a genius who was transported to the fairy world by a jade key by chance, thus composing a great legend.

Unsurprisingly, "Change in the Immortal Realm" was also uploaded to the video website by the mysterious user named Night Watchman. In addition to the TV series "Change in Fairyland", he also uploaded the TV series "Revolutionary Road" about the witch revolution, the movie "Children Chasing the Stars" about survival in the apocalypse, and the TV series "Heaven and Earth Are Unkind" about the great changes in the ancient times. The TV series "All Visitors from Another World Are Paper Tigers" about Plane War, the movie "Once Upon a Time" about alternative fairy tales... each of the ten works is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, and they have all caused a stir on the Internet and in reality. It became a sensation and became a phenomenal film and television work.

If he had to choose one of his favorites among these works, it would be "The Change of Fairyland".

When "Revolutionary Road" appeared before, some people said that it was an epic masterpiece that was not inferior to "Game of Thrones". In Su Ran's opinion, "The Change of World" is even better than "Game of Thrones"! After all, "Game of Thrones" has a Western background, and there are certain cultural barriers. Many Chinese people can't stand it because they are not accustomed to it. But "Change in the Immortal Realm" has no such trouble at all! This is an epic masterpiece with a native Chinese background!

The content is profound, the structure is exquisite, the shots are rich, the scenes are majestic, there are many characters but each has its own characteristics, and you can feel the money burning in every frame. There is no other domestic TV series like this! That's why Su Ran questioned whether Bai Shaoyao could understand it.

"Of course." Bai Shaoyao replied proudly: "Don't underestimate me, I'm older than you are now!"

Su Ran twitched the corner of her mouth and complained in her heart: So how did I have a daughter as old as you?

"Change in the Immortal Realm" was quickly loaded, and Bai Shaoyao shouted excitedly: "Watch the fourth episode!"

Su Ran perked up and clicked on the fourth episode. He had already watched "Change in the Immortal Realm" before. This fourth episode is the first episode where the protagonist arrives in the Immortal Realm and reveals his extraordinary abilities. The scenes in this episode and the actors' performances complemented each other perfectly. In the end, he watched the scene where the protagonist began dictating a real-life book. He didn't know how many times he watched it, and it made his blood boil every time.

…

The old man with white beard and hair and a fairy-like spirit drooped his eyelids and raised the corner of his mouth with a meaningful smile, "When you have rested enough, let Li Fang lead you around."

"Go and see what kind of world this fairy world is."

…

The young man stood on the street, with light eyebrows and straight mouth. The black monk's robe on him made his skin fairer and more handsome.

There is an endless stream of people on the street: feather fan towels, chest-length skirts, yellow jackets, round-necked green shirts... Clothes from all dynasties and generations are gathered together, but they are exceptionally harmonious. The buildings on the street are antique and full of architectural features from various eras.

He declined the servant's suggestion and took the initiative to sit down at a dilapidated tea shop on the street, ignoring the oil stains on the table. The young man poured tea and drank it calmly, with a light and gentle smile on his lips. Although he was in Luoju, he felt like he was sitting in a bright hall.

He followed his words and looked at all the living beings passing by him seriously with his eyes as clear as glass, taking in all the various expressions of these living beings.

Every morning, he would sit at the tea stall and order a pot of tea and several plates of snacks, and then sit there until nightfall before leaving. This went on for half a month.

In the past half month, he spent most of the time looking thoughtfully at the people passing by on the street. Sometimes his expression would be very solemn, as if he was thinking about something very important.

But there are also times when he is affable, even approachable and informal.

He can drink and chat with beggars, chat with children, and be brothers with farmers. In one conversation after another, he quietly collected information about the fairy world.

Although these plots are indispensable foreshadowing for the subsequent plot, they are still a bit boring in the eyes of those who have not read the subsequent plots. Su Ran glanced at Bai Shaoyao and felt that it was time for her to ask to change the video out of boredom.

What surprised him was that instead of feeling bored, Bai Shaoyao held her face in her hands and stared at the computer screen with relish. Her pair of black eyes, which were always dark and dull, were as bright as if they had run into the stars.

He blurted out and asked, "Do you like this show?"

Bai Shaoyao replied without raising her head: "Of course."

"Why?"

Although Bai Shaoyao said that she is no longer a child, her past hobbies are no different from those of a child - she used to watch "Balala Little Demon Fairy" with gusto! So to say that Bai Shaoyao likes to watch "Change in the Immortal World", a drama about the transformation of the Immortal World and criticizing the current ills, Su Ran is the first to not believe it.

Bai Shaoyao held her little face, and a suspicious pink appeared on her transparent white cheeks, "Don't you think Minggan is handsome?"

Minggan is the name of the male protagonist in "The Change of Immortal World".

Su Ran suddenly realized it, and then she felt a little dumbfounded. No wonder Bai Shaoyao, an older child, likes "Change in the Immortal World" and enjoys even the somewhat boring transitional plot. This is because she didn't watch the plot at all, she was just admiring the beauty of the protagonist.

Even if Su Ran looks at it from a harsh perspective as a male, the appearance of the male protagonist Minggan can be said to be the best among men, one in a million. It's no wonder that Bai Shaoyao, a ghost loli, was conquered.

While the two were talking, Minggan finally ended his private interview to investigate the plot, which was about to enter the climax of the drama. Su Ran's face straightened, she put away her wandering thoughts, and immersed herself in the plot.

"I understand." The gentle and handsome young man looked at the old man with white hair and beard, and said slowly: "I understand what kind of world this is."

Taishang Laojun's expression remained unchanged, and a touch of unnoticeable relief flashed in his eyes: "Tell me and listen."

"A feudal society that is decadent, dark, authoritarian, and has clearly differentiated classes." Minggan's eyes flashed with a hint of irony, and his smile was cold: "Should it be said that it was unexpected and reasonable?"

Su Ran took a deep breath and felt a large amount of adrenaline being secreted. Although he had watched the following plot countless times, he was still as excited as if he was watching it for the first time.

This is also where "Change in the Immortal World" differs from other fairy tale dramas. While other fairy tale dramas involve killing, lingering, entangled love and hatred, killing people and grabbing treasures, only "Change in the Fairyland" has seen the decline of the fairyland under the prosperity, the suffering of the people at the bottom, and the The contradiction between the slave owners and the proletariat saw clearly the exploitation and oppression of the lower class people by the feudal rulers, and they creatively attempted to use advanced social theories and ideas from the mortal world to transform the fairy world. Let the fairy world get rid of feudalism. system, move forward in line with the trend of historical development, and gradually move towards the "pure land of bliss" in the minds of the people.

The following plot has been widely circulated on forums and was selected as one of the top ten classic episodes of "Change in the Immortal World". Among them, the dialogue between Minggan and Taishang Laojun was selected as an essay question for a certain city's college entrance examination simulation test, allowing candidates to write their own essays based on this dialogue.

Taishang Laojun was silent for a moment, then looked at Minggan seriously, his voice was extremely cold: "A large ship is about to sink, and everyone on the ship is asleep. You are the first to wake up, will you choose to wake them up? "

Minggan replied without hesitation: "Of course, I will."

The old man sneered: "But even if you wake them up, the ship will still sink. They might even blame you for waking them up and letting them suffer the pain and despair before death."

"So what?" The young man raised his eyebrows and said slowly but firmly: "Even if ninety-nine out of a hundred people will blame me, the only person I want to save is the only one who can jump into the sea to survive. What do those who dare not jump into the sea but only want to deceive themselves and others have to do with me?”

Su Ran almost cheered for the young man's answer, and Bai Shaoyao next to her even yelled out in a nymphomaniacal manner: "Minggan is so handsome!"

In Su Ran's opinion, this sentence is quite domineering as "I will not care about the flood after my death"!

Li Er reminded lightly: "The fairy world has existed for too long. It is like a big ship piled with heavy objects, and it is difficult to return."

"Then just let the ship sink and build a new one." The young man said calmly in a chillingly calm tone: "Since ancient times, it is of course easier to rebuild a new world and a new order after destruction than to reform."

Taishang Laojun's cheek twitched hard. He took a deep look at Minggan and asked, "How do you know that the new ship will not become the old ship?"

Su Ran couldn't help but praise this veteran actor's outstanding acting skills in his heart. He really brought the paper-figure-like Supreme Laojun from the past mythical stories to life. He has never seen such an outstanding veteran actor in other movies and TV series. Not only the veteran actor who plays Taishang Laojun, but also all the characters in "The Change of Immortal World" are mysterious people with unknown names and identities. Even if they go to the police station to check their household registration information, they can't be found. Netizens put forward many wild and unbelievable speculations based on this, but these have nothing to do with Su Ran, and he doesn't care about the actor's background and identity.

He deeply believed in what Qian Zhongshu said: "If you feel good eating an egg, why do you need to know the hen that laid the egg?"

"There is no unsinkable ship. As long as it is a ship, it will sink one day." The young man raised his eyes and looked at the camera, his eyes like the warm wind before the storm, making Su Ran's whole body feel hot: "We can What we do is to extend the life of the ship as much as possible so that the passengers can live longer.”

Su Ran was convinced of this. After all, there is no everlasting system, only the everlasting people.

"Have you ever thought about it, the surviving passengers may not thank the person who saved them at all, but blame him for the dead passengers. What's more, they will complain about the unsatisfactory new ship and start to miss the old ship. Long life, 'perfect'."

Minggan stretched out his brows and revealed a smile that was both willful and free in the extreme: "I will give you a method to eliminate doubts. You don't need to drill turtles and Zhu Pei. It takes three days to test the jade, and it takes seven years to identify the material. The Duke of Zhou is afraid. On the day of the rumor, Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the throne. Xiangshi died at the beginning, who knows the truth of his life? "

This is a poem by Bai Juyi. Because he looked at things from a tricky perspective and the content was very interesting, he was deeply impressed. At this time, it is most appropriate for Minggan to use this poem to reply to Taishang Laojun.

History is a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone. Su Ran firmly believes that even if Minggan will be slandered and attacked by contemporary people, future generations will give him an objective and fair evaluation.

At least as a spectator, Su Ran understood what a great person Minggan was. He single-handedly promoted the reform of the fairy world and changed the course of the world. He is a well-deserved great hero. He is also the kind of person Su Ran yearns for: talented, rational and calm, always determined and never confused. Even in the long night, he will become a guiding star, guiding the direction of an era.

The fate of the times is the fault of the times. And Minggan is the kind of person who breaks fate and corrects mistakes. He is the shield and spear of the times, destined to be the enemy of fate.

With Su Ran's patient waiting, this episode gradually came to an end, and the book-copying plot that made him feel excited finally came!

“All you need is a pen, enough paper, advanced printing technology, and a motivating speaker and leader, and you will soon see the power of the people.”

The young man intertwined his hands on the table, leaned forward and looked at Li Er almost impatiently, "Please find me a pen and some paper. I will prove it to you."

The pen and paper were quickly presented. Minggan picked up the brush and dipped ink on the inkstone, and wrote beautiful regular script on the rice paper.

Taishang Laojun walked behind him and looked down, and couldn't help but read aloud: "Social Contract Theory?"

Minggan nodded slightly and explained: "This is one of the three masterpieces of a great man named Rousseau in France during the Enlightenment of Western thought. His other two works are "Confessions" and "On Human Inequality". "Origin and Foundation", all three books have had a profound impact on contemporary and later generations. Rousseau believed that all rights belong to the people and was a representative figure in the Western Enlightenment. "

Su Ran knew that in the future plot, the books copied by the young man would turn into Sun Wukong's golden cudgel, turning the decaying fairy world upside down. The torch of revolution ignites everything, and out of the ashes rises a vibrant new nation and government.

The screen turned dark, and the fourth episode of "Change in the Fairyland" ended. But Su Ran's heart couldn't calm down for a long time.

He turned around and looked at Bai Shaoyao, who had become silent at some point. Her calm face flashed brightly under the reflection of the screen, and there was a deep thought in her eyes, which made her a little more popular, and she no longer looked like a walking corpse.

"Do you want to continue watching?" He asked knowingly.

Bai Shaoyao nodded vigorously and screamed: "Of course I want to see it!"

There was a proud smile on Su Ran's lips. Just when he was about to click on the next episode, a news pop-up suddenly popped up on the screen. He was about to make a cross when the headline at the top of the news stopped.

"The Most Complete Decryption of the Night Watchman's Identity in History, Don't Miss It!" 》

Nowadays, when Su Ran mentions the name Night Watch, he only thinks of the mysterious ID who uploaded excellent films such as "Revolutionary Road". He has been curious about this mysterious man for a long time! He really wanted to know where he conjured up so many epic movies!

So he moved the arrow and clicked on the news immediately. Regardless of Bai Shaoyao's loud protest, he quickly browsed the news content at a glance.

Soon the excitement on his face slowly subsided, and he curled his lips, disappointment and anger flashing in his eyes.

This news is pure headline-making! It doesn’t say who the night watchman is at all! All the information provided here was known to him before!

That is, the ID of Night Watchman not only uploaded a series of epic masterpieces such as "Revolutionary Road" on the video website, but also registered an account with the same name on the largest website in China, Jiang Literature City, and uploaded many excellent literary works. !

Some of them are novels with the same names as the film and television works they uploaded, and some are excellent original literary works created by the Night Watchmen. I don’t know how many directors took a fancy to the Night Watchman novel and wanted to buy it to make a script. In the end, they had no choice but to give up because they were unable to contact the Night Watchman.

Among this series of works, the most eye-catching and causing a sensation around the world is the encyclopedia "∞". This book is said to record all the achievements of human civilization and has been declared by UNESCO to be the common wealth of all mankind. Although the book was uploaded by the Night Watch, everyone without exception believes that the co-author of this book is the organization behind the Night Watch. Experts estimate that this organization will include at least two to three hundred top elites from all walks of life. Only by summarizing their knowledge can they compile such a comprehensive and detailed encyclopedia from shallow to deep.

Even a layman like Su Ran can quickly and systematically understand basic medical knowledge through this book, which shows how great this book is!

I remember that when this book was first uploaded, it aroused the anger and dissatisfaction of many netizens because it was trending on Weibo and marketed on some social software! It's shameful to say that Su Ran was also part of the anger. After all, a little-known online writer in Dianjiang Literature City not only vigorously promoted marketing on various social software, but also went so far as to call his book the most comprehensive encyclopedia in human history?

As a result, the public was excited for a while, and countless idle netizens rushed into Dianjiang Literature City to criticize this garbage writer who wanted to be popular and crazy.

At the beginning, there were indeed a lot of curses in the comment section of this book. I don’t know how many people mocked the author’s so-called encyclopedia, saying that it was just a copy and paste of Baidu Encyclopedia. The author was so shameless that he privately plagiarized other people’s compilation results, which was really eye-opening. But as time passed, when more and more people read the book in depth, the initial curses in the comment section were immediately suppressed, leaving only crazy praise. There are even some scientific research experts, some old predecessors who have never played computers in their lives, who specially registered accounts on Dianjiang Literature City for this purpose, and wrote long articles in the comment section for analysis and research.

Not only that, the content of "∞" has been reprinted by countless popular science magazines at home and abroad, and there are even reports that some of its contents may be included in textbooks! This is simply a miracle for an encyclopedia of popular science that chooses online novel websites as its publishing platform!

At the same time, the message written by the author at the beginning of the volume has also been widely publicized and reprinted by domestic and foreign media, touching thousands of people. Su Ran is one of them. He even memorized the words in full:

〖The author of this book belongs to all the humans on earth who have flashed the light of wisdom in the long river of civilization. All the glory of this book belongs to all the humans who exist on earth in the past, present and future. Don't remember me, because I am just a porter of human civilization. If you are touched by the content of the book, then promise me that this book will be like the title, without limit and never ending.〗

What a selfless sentiment! What a shocking human love!

From that moment on, Su Ran had a deep respect for the Night Watchman and the organization he represented behind him.

"Night Watchman..." Bai Shaoyao looked away from the screen and looked up at Su Ran curiously, "Do you know who he is?"

Su Ran smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's them, not him. No one knows their names, ages, genders, backgrounds, occupations, they are the most mysterious people on the Internet."

"They are also the greatest unsung heroes of this era."

They are the sparks that illuminate the entire era, and they are the unique legends of this era.

He suddenly remembered the oath of the Night's Watch in "Game of Thrones" that he had memorized when he was in middle school.

Nightgathers, and now my watch begins.

(The long night is coming, I will start watching from now on, and I will not stop until I die.)

I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children.

(I will not take a wife, hold no lands, and have no children.)

I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die my post

(I will not wear a crown, and I will not compete for honor. I will be loyal to my post, and live and die here.)

I am the sword in the darkness, I am the watch on the walls.

(I am the sword in the shadows, the guard on the wall.)

I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the awn,

(I am the flame that resists the cold, the light at dawn.)

the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards there a lot of men.

(It is the horn that awakens the sleepers and the shield that protects the kingdom.)

I pledge my life and hornor to the Night's Watch.

(I dedicate my life and honor to the Night's Watch.)

for this night and all nights to come.

(It is so tonight and all nights to come.)

It is so tonight and all nights to come.

As an ordinary citizen who is protected, I really feel extra safe.

The author has something to say:

I wrote more than 8,000 words in this chapter! ! I didn't write so many words even on the day I entered the V! ! ! I am so awesome! Come on and praise me!