Ten Days End

It was getting dark, Jiang Ruoxue took Gu Yu and me to a nearby building to rest.

Thanks to her, I became familiar with this boy whom I met for the first time.

The three of us sat together in the house, and Gu Yu lit a bonfire with the flint he brought with him. He said that he was a magician before coming here.

Jiang Ruoxue gave us a brief introduction. She seemed to have some concerns and did not tell us my identity as the "King of Extreme Dao", but only said that I was an "Extreme Daoist".

But the next sentence she said made me drop my jaw.

She said that Gu Yu was actually a traveler from another city.

I have come into contact with many identities in the "Land of the End", and even I have been a "thief", but I have never heard of "traveler".

"So... is there a difference?" I asked, "between us and you."

"How should I put it..." Gu Yu slowly lowered his head, "The underlying logic is the same, but the expression is too different..."

Gu Yu gave me a detailed introduction to the situation of "Jade City" where he was. Jiang Ruoxue should have heard it a long time ago, and shook her head helplessly.

I have to say that this is a situation I have never imagined, but it is reasonable when I think about it carefully.

Once a person accidentally builds an organization to a certain scale, other people can only be forced to join, otherwise there is no vitality at all, which will lead to the sick organization getting bigger and bigger, and fewer and fewer normal people.

The organization of "Jade City" is like an infectious disease, which is changing the "participants" there on a large scale.

"So what do you think?" I said, "Do you want to escape from that city, or do you want to save that city?"

"I... don't know." Gu Yu slowly lowered his head, "I know my ability... I'm just an actor who can be watched by others, but not a wise man who can rule a city. But there are indeed people who are important to me there... I have been wandering out for a long time. If I don't go back to help them, I'm afraid there will be problems."

"You don't even know what you think?" I asked.

"Yes... Sister Zhichun, I have explained my situation to you... If it were you, what would you choose?"

He threw the question to me, but I knew that he just wanted to hear my advice.

"I'm sorry, my advice probably won't be of much use to you." I said, "I only love myself in this world, so I won't be a hero. It sounds ridiculous to risk saving a city. I will only take care of myself, find a way to protect myself as soon as possible, and then lend a helping hand within my ability. If I can save them, I will save them. If I can't save them, I can only say that I tried my best."

After listening to what I said, Gu Yu slowly lowered his head, seeming a little sad.

"Sister Xue...what about you...?" Gu Yu asked again, "Do you think so too?"

"Well..." Jiang Ruoxue pondered for a while and said, "Although I love myself, my way is different from Zhichun. I think if you want to save someone, go and save them, and if you want to stay, stay. After all, if you don't do what you think of, you will only waste your time. But at the same time...even if you die there forever because of your decision, you can't blame anyone. After all, you went there because you wanted to, and this is your "cause and effect". "

Jiang Ruoxue and I gave two completely different paths, and no one knew how Gu Yu should choose.

He seemed to be very entangled, and he became more entangled after listening to what Jiang Ruoxue and I said.

In this case, let me help him.

"My suggestion is that you just change a city." I said, "Anyone knows that there is no way to save it."

"Change a city...?" How easy is that..." Gu Yu shook his head, "Every time I go to another city, it takes a long time... Once the people in my room find out and force me to stay, I will never be able to leave."

Gu Yu shared information about other cities with us.

He said that in addition to the "Dao City" where we are and the "Yu City" where he is, there are two cities that have long been devoid of normal people, and another city is now struggling to survive.

Gu Yu has been in that city for a few years and has only recently come to us.

But the city called "Wocheng" sounds very similar to the "Yu City" where Gu Yu is.

There is only one ruler in the huge city, and this ruler leads everyone to fight a desperate battle with the "Zodiac". Every time they step into the game venue, they will directly start "betting their lives".

They believe that after gambling all the "Zodiacs" to death, even if they are "participants" who win, this reincarnation will have no meaning.

But...did they not know that the "Zodiac" can appear continuously?

I thought about it carefully, and it turned out thatI soon understood.

In "Wocheng", how could someone put on a mask and become a "Zodiac"?

The "Zodiac" in that city is obviously a high-risk profession, facing huge dangers every day. They are tired of dealing with the "participants" pouring in like a tide every day, and even want to escape.

In this case, will there be a "participant" who picks up the mask and puts it on his head, willing to become a "Zodiac"?

It's like on the battlefield, the two sides are fighting fiercely, and when our side is suppressing the other side with firepower, a soldier suddenly chooses to wear the enemy's clothes.

In other words... whether it is "Wocheng" or "Jade City", everyone has caused different information gaps due to various coincidences.

The people in "Wocheng" don't even know that "participants" will become "Zodiac" when they put on a mask.

No... If their situation has been going on for many years, it may be similar to the situation in "Jade City".

Even if the leader named Nie Bei has discovered the clues, he has no way to turn back.

After all, all the members of the organization are working towards this direction. Betting all the "Zodiac" to death is the only belief of this city. How can the leader at this time say "We have been wrong all along, and those teammates died in vain"?

He does not want to, and will not admit this reality.

The entire "Wocheng" is like an arrow shot out, and there is no way to turn back. Even if you know that there is an iron wall in front of you, you can only hit it and break yourself.

Otherwise, they will not be able to explain to anyone.

"You just said that "Wocheng" is now "lingering on"?" I asked again.

"Yes." Gu Yu nodded, "If you think about it carefully, you will know that the number of people in "Wocheng" is decreasing every day. The teammates who have shared life and death with you in this reincarnation may disappear in the next reincarnation. And the remaining people will throw themselves into the game again for revenge, forming a vicious circle... It is estimated that before long, there will be no living people in the whole city. "

No...

I feel that this matter is not that simple.

If Nie Bei is really a person who can lead a city, he cannot fail to think of this.

He will definitely keep a backup plan in advance. Even if "Wocheng" is destroyed, there will definitely be someone who will live on behalf of "Wocheng".