Hotel on the mountain

The woods around Pearl Lake have been cut down, and piles of wood have been erected to form high walls, surrounding them to block the entry and exit of unrelated people. Several workers, holding tools such as catalpas and shovels, gathered together and whispered.

"I bet the three hundred gold dollars in my pocket. To erect such a high wall here is definitely to do some dirty deeds."

"Hurry up and finish the work you are doing. Do you want everyone to be punished because you are lazy?\

,""Don't be so serious. Don't you want to know what's going on here?"

"What can it have? A blacksmith shop, water, fish, wooden houses, cages, and the walls and sentry towers we want to build. I only know that the hunting teams that serve as overseers will not talk to you about these things when they catch you."

"Hmph, what's so impressive about them? When the lord was attacked before, several members of the hunting team escaped, but weren't they all found by Qiu Guang later and beheaded one by one in front of everyone? I’m not afraid of these people.”

"Are you a fool? The lord chopped off their heads to scare them. Do you think you are telling us that 'we are better than the hunting team'? Hurry up and pick up your shovel and finish today's work!"

Their conversation ended when a member of the hunting team holding a light crossbow on the guard tower moved his gaze. Then, the member of the hunting team moved his gaze to the forests, mountains and rivers further away.

Between the forest and the mountains, between the gurgling water and the rustling fallen leaves, the black figure of the Black Eclipse Dragon passed through the gap in the wind and landed firmly on the trunk of a towering tree. Sibyna on its back laughed.

"Xiao Nai, tell Black Eclipse that its mission today is to seriously injure a three-star monster 'Ferocious Mushroom Pig'." Yetro and Mengzhi were also on the back of Black Eclipse Dragon, but Xiao Nai was mainly in command. Black Erosion Dragon.

"Black Eclipse!" Xibinai stroked the back of the Black Eclipse Dragon's neck, "You are going to catch a ferocious mushroom pig today. It is the very big pig we met near here a few days ago. Its nose is It has a long mouth, green shoulders, a hard scalp, and hard thorns on the edges. Uh, it’s the kind of pig that’s always looking for mushrooms to eat!”

The Black Eclipse Dragon understood the instructions and began to spread out a large amount of scale powder on its body, covering this large area to search for prey.

While the Black Eclipse Dragon was hanging on the tree and starting to conduct reconnaissance, Yetro asked the Dream Way in his mind: "Why can Xibinai communicate with the Black Eclipse Dragon? Could it be that Xibinai can connect the consciousness nodes of all monsters?"

"I don't know. Just like humans communicate information through 'speaking' and 'listening', not all creatures can only communicate through consciousness. Maybe Sibinai has a brand new way of communication, just like you Aliens and Geniuses in the Human Speech.”

"Then let me change the question, why can't we connect to the Black Eclipse Dragon's consciousness and communicate with it?"

This time, Mengzhi was silent for a long time. Just when Jetro was about to ask a question, Mengzhi finally asked: "Do you know why it is so difficult for me to find the consciousness nodes of creatures like the 'Emperor's Walking Lantern'? Do you know why I can't search for the consciousness node of the Black Eclipse Dragon even though I'm so close? Do you know why I can only connect to your consciousness node in this world?"

This must be a question, so Jetro waited silently for Mengzhi's answer.

"I once said that in the long process of evolution, the consciousness of living things has evolved the ability to hide and guard. This is a defense mechanism of living things. The existence of this mechanism makes it impossible for me to control them, and I cannot control them. can't control you. So what kind of predator caused them or you to change like this?"

Jetro thought for a moment and understood, and replied: "Is it us?"

"No, it's me, it's my civilization and civilizations like mine. Because... I am the invader. I invade your consciousness, no, no, it is 'us' who invades your consciousness. When the number of 'I' is enough When it becomes huge, 'we' will invade the consciousness of your entire civilization, and 'we' will learn all of your technology and history. Then, there will be no need for you to exist, because we still need your living environment to cultivate more 'us'.

To answer your question, why can’t I search for the Black Eclipse Dragon’s consciousness node? ——Because the number of 'I's' is not enough. The ancient dragon, a powerful species, has evolved very advanced in its defense mechanism. It is impossible to find their consciousness nodes with just one 'I'. I need more consciousness. Power, the portal fragment is one of them. "

Yetro listened to Mengzhi's answer and found that the key point should be the "invaders", so he responded: "You said you are 'invaders'? Could it be said that your time traveling to this world is an act of aggression?" ?”

The Black Erosion Dragon seemed to have found the location of the ferocious Mushroom Pig. It twisted its body and rushed towards the posture in a gliding posture. It began to gallop its four legs and began to approach the target silently.

"I don't know, I don't know, I don't know."

For some reason, Jetro felt that Mengzhi's voice was a bit bitter and sad. In the past, Mengzhi's voice did not contain emotions. Could it be that Mengzhi is slowly integrating 'emotions'? Just listen to Mengzhi start to say again:

"Zhou Xiangyang or Yetro? How should I call you? I have been struggling with this issue. Before I get emotions, I will not struggle. I will call you according to the social name - but now, I will think about who you want to be? What kind of name will make you feel less sad? Emotions have caused uncertain changes in my behavior, and if they are magnified into the entire civilization, they will affect the development process of civilization. Civilization goes backwards, but perhaps, it also takes civilization a step further.

A race without emotion and soul has no creativity, and a civilization without creativity will stagnate. Our civilization has gone on for so long that we no longer have anyone worth learning from...

Until I met you,

Until, I can connect with you.

It's not invasion, erosion, or occupation, it's communication, exchange, and learning. Unreserved communication and communication made me realize that there is such a wonderful thing as 'emotion'. Let me understand that ‘interesting’ can also be used to describe a creature like you.

Do you say I am an aggressor? Yes, my civilization is one, and I am one of the invaders. But in this world, have you ever seen an invader alone? I'm just a poor guy who wants to send a message but finds no reply anywhere. "

"Dream! Dream - I'm sorry, don't get excited. I'm just confused by what you said. That's a question, not a question. I believe you are like me. We all have no choice but to come to this place. But, believe me, we will definitely return to our respective hometowns. Please...please control your emotions and don't let emotions control your thoughts..."

Xibinai, who was on the back of the black dragon, looked back in confusion. She didn't understand why Uncle Yetro suddenly covered his heart and crawled on the dragon's back, letting out a low roar of pain, as if his heart had been punched hard. It was as if he had been suffocated by the attack.

"Yetro, what's wrong with you? Are you okay? Do you want Black Eclipse to stop?" Xibinai blinked her doubtful eyes. She had many illnesses that she couldn't understand, and now this situation has become one of them.

"No...it's okay." Yetro slowly stood up from the dragon's back, his clothes soaked with sweat, his lips were pale and bloodless, and his face looked like it was fished out of an ice hole, "I I just miss my old friends a little bit.”

"Oh! I also missed my old friends before I met Black Eclipse! Especially the strong wind at home! It always takes me flying! But now that I have Black Eclipse, I don't miss it anymore." Xibinai touched it again Touching the back of the Black Erosion Dragon's neck, he smiled happily.

At this time, the Black Eclipse Dragon also approached the Mushroom Pig. On a beautiful grassland in front, a large Mushroom Pig, half as tall as a person, used its head to arch the rotten tree trunk on the ground, and then stretched its long It sticks its mouth in to eat fresh and delicious mushrooms. Whenever it eats delicious mushrooms, it will happily kick up its hind legs and "hum" twice.

The Black Erosion Dragon walked over quietly, then pushed the unsuspecting mushroom pig to the ground and roared at it. The mushroom pig, which was rated as a three-star monster, was so frightened that it could not stop. Moved. Apparently, the Black Eclipse Dragon lost interest in this hunt. It stabbed the mushroom pig's body with its wing claws, picked it up, and moved it in front of Yetro.

At this time, Yetro's face was still a little pale. That kind of terrifying negative emotions was really destructive to human beings, but he still stood up, pulled out a stabbing sword he carried on his waist, and pointed the sword towards the mushroom pig. stabbed to the heart. The sword made of excellent materials completely penetrated the mushroom pig's hard skin, causing the latter's wound to start spurting blood. Jetro stirred it a few more times with the stabbing sword, and the mushroom pig became silent. A weak spiritual energy floated to Jetro's body without being seen by others, and merged into the world of his consciousness. The group is in spiritual energy.

"You know, Mengzhi, I think you can call me 'Yetro' from now on. This is my identity when I met you. This name carries all the memories I have with you."

"Okay, Jetro. I'm sorry about what happened just now."

"It's okay, Mengzhi. 'You come to the world, you have to look at the sun' - it is easier for the world to accept the colorful you than the soulless machine. Well, do you want to eat roast pork together tonight? I I think this pig is quite tender.”

"Okay..." Mengzhi replied after a pause. She seemed to be adjusting her mood when speaking. After a long while, like a girl promising a boy, she replied briskly, "Okay."