Salvation equals death

What kind of feelings does Vera have for Alex?

David, who had been hunted down for more than ten years and had nowhere to go, once sang this way: "O God, my heart longs for you, like a deer longs for a stream of water. My heart longs for God, who is the eternal God."

When the fledgling hatchling faces the first being who treats her tenderly, this person is the only god in the heart of the baby with excessive self-awareness.

Chicks will subconsciously imitate the first person they see, which is called "imprinting".

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Vera has been imitating Alex, the living sage known as the "God of Light".

Alex said that her heart is empty because Vera has no "self". Except for imitation, all her cognition and perception of the outside world come from the influence and indoctrination of the guide.

As one of the guides, the system felt sad for the teaching of the host, because the host had been indoctrinated with the twisted and deformed concept of "sacrifice" before meeting Alex.

Before experiencing the joy of "living", he has been forced to learn the awareness of facing "death".

This is also the reason why Alex made the only "demand" to Vera at the end of his life.That overly wise and clear man may have already glimpsed Vera's tragic future.

However, although the system dislikes Vera very much, the system never thinks that Vera is a failed collaborator.

This eccentric, trying to find humanity, born from the tears and reflections of the gods, has an unimaginable and terrible cohesion. Her belief that I don't know whether to call it perseverance or stubbornness, and her natural attitude towards darkness and sacrifice can easily be hooked. The tenderness and compassion that aroused the deepest part of the human heart were probably because of the pure kindness that came from the deepest part of the human heart because she had no desires.

It's like watching moths chasing flames in the dark night, it is obviously full of tragic dark colors, but it is so beautiful that it shocks people's hearts.

—from the darkness, but loved by the light.

[People who don't even desire to live, of course they don't have such things as desire...]

The system looked at the dazed girl in the wheelchair, and thought with some depression: [Because I don't have a wish, so I just help those who have a wish to live... Is this a qualified savior? 】

【What a headache, host...】

The experiment of the god-making plan was not considered a success.

Like Jiang Ming, Vera lost some things after transplanting the Firmament Stone, and also gained some things-Jiang Ming lost her sense of taste and emotion, and Vera lost her legs and healthy body.

At the same time, Vera also possessed the ability of the Firmament Stone to control the ideal fluid, and the two butterfly bones on the back of the spine also had magic lines, and when manipulating the magic energy, they could spread out the wings like the blue sky.

The experiment entered a stalemate stage, but Vera informed Zefern and Jiang Ming of the "end times" prophecy two months later.

After that, how to operate and deliver the news, how to minimize the threat of the gene outbreak, these are not issues that Vera should worry about.

This kind of thing would rather be believed than not believed. Zevern and Jiang Ming are both smart people, so they naturally know how to choose between them.

And after Jiang Ming left, another guest came from afar and brought a white camellia stained with morning dew.

"My name is Ji Ling." The woman in a blue Hanfu stood with her hands behind her back, and handed over a sprig of clear white tea with a smile, as soft as the scenery of April in the world, "I have heard your name for a long time, Vera. I have always wanted to see you .”

Ji Ling is a beautiful girl who looks only twenty-eight years old. Compared with Jiang Ming's calm and decisiveness that does not match her appearance, Ji Ling herself is not overly sharp and aggressive.She is like the women from the south of the Yangtze River who have been described by countless people in ancient China, she is absolutely beautiful, demure and elegant, except for her extraordinary posture that is separated from the world, and she can vaguely glimpse some similarities with Jiang Ming.

【...This person also has a god inheritance, which seems to be related to the wind and rain. It should be that Zevern and the others are worried that you will lose control of your ability, so they specially called to restrain you. 】

The system has long been numb to the so-called "God Inheritance", and after knowing the existence of the "God-Creating Project", it is even more disillusioned. Although the ancient gods have fallen, it seems that the glory of the god line has not been completely wiped out.

[I checked the database of the former civilization. The two surnames Jiang and Ji are very special. They are the surnames inherited by the two emperors Yan and Huang in legend. The inheritance of flames and wind and rain seems to be recorded in history. 】

"Shan Hai Jing" once recorded: "The mountain of Fajiu has many trees on it, and there are birds. Its shape is like a crow, with a writing head, a white beak, and bare feet. Yan Emperor's daughter, named Nvwa.

However, there are mountains connected to Kunming, and there is a platform of Gonggong, and those who shoot dare not go to Beixiang.There is a person who wears Tsing Yi, and her name is Huangdi Nuba.

[Hua Country has a long history and profound cultural heritage, but I never thought that there are magic lines from the ancient times that are passed down. This should have disappeared with the destruction of the former civilization. 】

Although Ji Ling was judged by the system to "monitor" Vera, in fact, this girl, who looked a few years older than Vera, was also full of fun, and she brought her idleness to the extreme.

"Be happy, Vera." These are the words that Ji Ling talks about most often. She always smiles with eyelashes, as if no matter how difficult the difficulty is, it will disappear in smoke. "You must know that happiness itself It is a very simple thing, but it is very difficult to be simple. People live in the present, if you are too attached to the past or too worried about the future, it will be difficult for you to feel happy."

Speaking of this, Ji Ling blinked playfully, and stuck out her tongue: "That's right, Vera is the one who is nostalgic for the past, and Old Jiang is the one who worries about the future."

Ji Ling is a person who lives in the present.

She has superb swordsmanship and extraordinary literary talent, but she especially appreciates people who are pragmatic and responsible. Apart from studying the rice soil every day, she also tends flowers and plants. Occasionally, she will break off a branch and bring it back as a gift for Vera.

"The highest goodness is like water. Water is good for all things without fighting for it. It is evil for everyone, so it is almost the same as Tao." Ji Ling would dance the sword in front of Vera, as if doing it casually, and as if deliberately teaching, "A calm mind is enlightened, so don't worry , Vera."

With Ji Ling's relief and company, Vera did feel that the stagnant and difficult air in her heart dissipated a lot, and occasionally said a few words to Ji Ling.

"Family-inherited swordsmanship? No!" When Vera asked whether the swordsmanship could be passed on to the outside world, Ji Ling happily gnawed on the popsicle, smiling with crooked eyebrows, "Girls' wrists are not as strong as men's, so most women learn swords. I will pursue the way of quickness, agility and lightness. But there is also a saying in our country that "one force breaks all laws". In the face of absolute power, many skills are useless, and I hate being at a disadvantage under such innate inadequacies. .”

"So, how to use strength to fight, how to draw a thousand catties in four or two, even if you face the enemy head-on, this is the way of swordsmanship I practice."

Ji Ling doesn't like overly complicated thinking, and often does whatever comes to her mind. Seeing that Vera's interest was finally aroused, she offered to teach her.

"Although I don't have the name of master and apprentice, there is the truth of master and apprentice." Ji Ling bent slightly, looked at the thin girl in the wheelchair with a smile on her face, "You call me 'teacher', isn't it too much?"

"Vera." The beautiful and gentle girl suddenly softened her demeanor. She raised her hand and gently brushed the bridge of Vera's nose with her index finger. Her voice was as warm as the breeze in early spring, "Love this world a little more, okay?"

Vera blinked, her golden eyes were clouded by the previous experiment, gray like glass covered in smoke.

She stared quietly at Ji Ling's smiling face, and after a long time, she said softly, "You too, teacher."

——Persist a little more, work harder, as long as you can survive, good things will always happen.

There must be miracles that are worth exchanging one's life for.

There will definitely be a future where everyone is happy.

Vera believed so.

Zefern came back from his busy work to visit Vera, only to find that Ji Ling had given Vera a master-student status while he was away, making him a generation shorter.

Zevern sat beside Vera, listening to her with a gentle smile about what she had gained during this period, but the smile of the villain in her heart gradually disappeared.

... 50 years old!Ji Ling is 50 to [-] years old!How could she have the nerve to pretend to be a young girl in front of a ten-year-old child? !

Zevern rubbed Vera's head, rubbing his soft hair against his palm, saying that people with thin hair are also soft-tempered, and Zevern unexpectedly felt that this sentence made sense.

He sat on the high platform with the little girl in his arms, looking at the sea and sky beyond the base. He didn't dare to look at the girl's thin body, let alone her bandaged legs.

—that was his sin.

Like a child who was frustrated and escaping from something, the boy buried his face on the back of the girl's neck, and his soft silver hair touched his face like silk, allowing him to find a trace of warm comfort in his grief and despair.

"Vera...do you really believe that I can expel genetic diseases?"

Even Jiang Ming, who grew up with him, didn't believe him, so why did Vera, who was supposed to be ignorant of the world, put such heavy trust in him?Obviously he hurt her deeply.

"...It's possible." Vera hesitated for a moment, but she gently covered the boy's arms around her, turned around and stared into his bright eyes, "As long as you think about it, it will definitely be possible."

Through those eyes, Vera could vaguely see the silhouette of the man—although it was very faint, Zevern did have the aura of his father.

"Brother, believe in yourself." Vera tried her best to stand up, hugged Zefern's neck, and lowered his head, "You have to trust yourself more than I do."

"You are the one who can hear the voice of the end, so listen to your inner voice and go on without hesitation or turning back."

Vera dropped a kiss on the boy's forehead, just like the blessing his father gave her when he was parting.

"May the Holy Light guard you."