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Originally in Bai Wu's plan, he was going to board the ship through the stone tablet and then slowly explore the cruise ship after boarding.
It's probably like a normal out-of-tower exploration.
As the cruise ship entered the black fog, he thought he didn't need to explore the cruise ship, but this note made it very clear.
"It seems that this cruise ship hides a lot of secrets. But the eyes seem to reveal it, but also seem not to reveal it..."
Everything depends on what Wen Hao says.
The cruise ship is extremely huge, and it has been called a sea city or a sea fortress to highlight its huge size.
Therefore, the regional divisions of cruise ships can be divided into many areas.
There are twelve preparation areas and as many as a hundred living areas.
Evil creatures do not need to eat, and some of them even have many of their organs degenerated, but they also have unique digestive abilities.
For example, when Lin Wurou dissected Elijah, Bai Wu discovered that Elijah's stomach was connected to all parts of his body.
Moreover, the evil ones are more lustful. The lack of certain parts does not affect some of their desires at all, such as the food area.
So there are six seafood trading markets on the cruise ship alone.
And there are many people in every place.
Some of the fish and shellfish in the sea are evil, while others are creatures that have evolved to deal with evil.
The latter are rare and very expensive.
There are also various jobs on the ship. On this ship, as long as you have the currency promoted by Wen Hao, you can buy many services.
In short, this is a mobile island with many things that only human urban civilizations can find.
The Ark began to move towards the unknown waters and was gradually moving away from the Crescent Island.
In the vast world outside the ship, people cheered for Guang Shi Xia for saving humanity for the second time. This was destined to be an exciting night for countless people.
Emotions are the most powerful weapons in this twisted world.
The concept that Bai Yuan once emphasized applies not only to Bai Wu, but also to this world full of ordinary humans.
It seems that even if these positive emotions cannot eliminate the distortion, they can slow down the spread of the distortion.
In the small world inside the ship, Bai Wu slowly began to understand the ship.
Wen Hao took Bai Wu on a tour for about forty minutes, but they didn't even finish viewing one-third of the giant ship.
Finally they arrived at the restaurant, and Bai Wu and Wen Hao began to enjoy their food.
In the gorgeous restaurant, on the huge first floor, there were only Wen Hao and Bai Wu.
Each crew member has his or her own position, including several secretaries, and their work has been assigned.
Bai Wu has always been very interested in eating.
"Is this evil?"
The silver cover of the tableware was opened, and the food on the table made Bai Wu hesitate for a moment. Although his eyes quickly explained -
Although it looks like it has been moistened by nuclear waste water and distorted by several mutated virus strains, you can rest assured that it tastes crunchy and has a phoenix flavor. With that sick guy around, you don't know how healthy the people on this ship eat.
Bai Wu was stunned for a moment, then he laughed. He didn't expect that the sick willow tree's ability could be used in this way.
If you think about it carefully, with the existence of a person who can control bacteria and viruses, there is no need to worry about the ship being poisoned.
Wen Hao said:
"Brother Bai, you have the scent of a human being, which is different from us, so don't worry. Although there are few normal fish in the ocean, most of them are evil, but there are some. The food I prepared for you is still normal, you can eat it without worry."
"They are different from humans. The reason they are on the verge of extinction is not because of some negative attribute that occurs every four hours. It's because they are simply too weak."
"The power of the evil has caused a significant drop in the survival rate of native organisms. In the past seven hundred years, we are lucky that they have not all been extinct. Fortunately, many creatures have lost their wisdom after becoming evil and still retain their previous habits."
"There are still many native fish in the ocean, but they will eventually be eliminated little by little, and the ocean will become corrupted."
These words refer to fish as well as to people.
This cruise ship was once full of humans, but as more and more people turned evil, some tried to resist.
But it’s pointless, the cruise ship is big, yet also small.
In the end, the entire cruise ship was filled with evil and no human beings were left. Perhaps it was the same outside the cruise ship.
"Sometimes I wonder if this is a kind of evolution? Maybe we have a mission to help humans complete this evolution?"
Wen Hao expressed his inner doubts.
Bai Wu did not refute immediately, but thought about Wen Hao's question seriously before slowly saying:
"Some of the Machine Evils have mastered the technology that can revive the world's science and technology, or even bring about a breakthrough in science and technology."
"Then the restrictions between regions will be lifted. To some extent, the evil will be more suitable to survive in this world. If there are only evil in this world, then I am sure that the evil will also establish a new biological civilization in the future."
"but… "
Bai Wu smiled calmly and changed the subject:
"The distorted rules brought by the well have not been cancelled, and not all humans have retained their sanity. There are very few intelligent species."
I remembered that when I first came to the tower, the captain also said that some people regard the degeneration into evil as a kind of evolution.
But although I have met many intelligent species, most of them are evil and degenerate... They are not intelligent species.
"Who is qualified to decide whether to turn a person into a degenerate? Besides, humans also have their own mechanism for improvement. I don't think that degeneration is a form of evolution. It may conform to certain evolutionary manifestations, but it is not evolution."
"This is just a game between gamblers. Whether we are human or evil, we are still creatures on Earth. It's just that the gamblers are trying to separate us in some way."
Wen Hao only had this idea that humans might be more suitable to become evil, but he did not really take it as a creed.
After hearing what Brother Bai said, Wen Hao also realized some of his limitations:
"You seemed to have said before... Our meeting might be a revelation of justice, or a conspiracy?"
"Yes, including you being provoked to anger and attacking humans. Perhaps everything we do now is within the cause and effect seen by someone."
"Isn't that... hopeless?" Wen Hao couldn't imagine it.
Bai Wu's words were a little obscure. But Wen Hao trusted Bai Wu very much, and this trust was related to many factors.
"Yes, it's very hopeless. To completely eliminate the distortion, we have to face two powerful opponents. These two opponents have not even made a serious move so far."
It was unclear what the farmer was doing and what Jing Liu was doing now.
Bai Wu certainly wouldn't be so arrogant as to think that a few Qs could be considered the farmer's trump card.
"Wenhao, I don't know how you became a captain, I'm just sure it wasn't an easy road. But during the years you were on the ship, the world has changed a lot. I will slowly tell you about my experiences and the inspiration I got from these experiences."
Bai Wu knew very well who could be trusted and who could not be trusted, and who was worthy of his trust.
Wen Hao has been following Edo over the years. Although he still cares about humans, he has become more accustomed to Edo's identity.
He can retreat because they are human, or he can destroy them because humans bully his crew members.
Just like those few secretaries, Wen Hao needs guidance.
Are humans necessarily good
Is evil necessarily bad
Many things cannot be judged as good or bad. Even if we just talk about our standpoint, humans are definitely not the target of evil to be eliminated.
So Bai Wu began to slowly tell his own experiences in great detail, including the pieces of the doomsday puzzle, the power of the Jing family, the monsters in the tower, the Ark, the flight, and a lot of things he knew.
He was not sure he could change Wen Hao's mind, but he wanted to at least make Wen Hao understand some truth.
Wen Hao also listened very carefully. From time to time, Bai Wu would ask Wen Hao some questions in order to make him feel more involved.
Bai Wu is a very charismatic person. Although because of Bai Yuan, he always feels that everyone is ordinary, including himself, but in fact, it is easy for people to believe him when he lies, and when he is sincere, people can feel his sincerity directly.
Wen Hao didn't expect that in just one year, Brother Bai's experience would be so wonderful.
Wen Hao's attitude towards humans has changed a lot because of the shelter incident.
"So... distortion is the source of everything. Humans are not our enemies... It's just that for some reason, we have a strong desire for human negative emotions. And this desire, perhaps in essence... is the source of evil, a deliberate design of the source of distortion?"
"Yes, the evil will kill humans and eliminate all humans. In this process, humans will either become evil, die, or exist in a semi-evil form."
Bai Wu continued:
"However, the existence of the source of the suppression of distortion has obviously given humans corresponding, or even stronger, power. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the source of the evil, which we can call the Alpha of this evil, wants to exterminate humans."
"Brother Bai, what you mean is that... humans actually have greater possibilities? Even beyond the six wells you mentioned?"
"Why not be a little bolder? Maybe you can surpass Alpha? However, humans and evil beings have different upper and lower limits. Evil beings are generally stronger than humans because of this. And it is much more difficult for humans to improve their strength than evil beings."
"Due to various factors, there are no super-powerful beings in the human race. Perhaps there is one... but it is hard to say whether it can compete with those Tic-Tac-Toe-level beings."
Bai Wu thought of two people, Xu Wei, and another person whose existence was unknown but who he only knew possessed the Dharmakaya of All Aspects.
Of course, the first generation masked monster, Lin Rui, who grew up on a farm, may also have corresponding strength.
And the reference level of the tic-tac-toe is tic-tac-toe five.
Well 2 is obviously stronger than Well 5, and the farmer is probably even stronger than Well 2.
After Bai Wu told Wen Hao everything, Wen Hao also understood Bai Wu's thoughts:
"Brother Bai, don't worry. Humans won't dare to provoke us again. My crew and I only hope to find a place to settle down. I won't harm humans."
Bai Wu said something that seemed casual but was crucial:
"It doesn't matter, it's just that most people are innocent, and some damned humans are dead. It's hard to persuade damned ghosts with kind words, right?"
After a conversation, Bai Wu had already understood Wen Hao's personality. He was no longer the little boy he used to be. Wen Hao now only cared about giving himself face.
Otherwise, it is likely that none of the hundreds of thousands of people on Crescent Island would survive.
When it comes to humans, Bai Wu adheres to the principle that he will save those who can be saved. What he cares more about is the six-tic-tac-toe game with the source of evil.
If someone is determined to commit suicide, he will never stop them unless they have some friendship with him.
Bai Wu's last words made Wen Hao more aware of Bai Wu's position.
It is not absolutely on the side of humanity, at least it is not purely and narrowly on the side of humanity.
The bigger task should be to solve the mystery of the world's changes.
"If the cruise ship can help you, we are willing to help you."
"Similarly, if the shelter can help the cruise ship, we will definitely not refuse."
The leaders of the two forces reached a consensus, but Wen Hao was a little hesitant about whether to invite Brother Bai to the forbidden area.
Bai Wu saw through Wen Hao's little thoughts and knew that Wen Hao might need his help, and that the trouble was not small.
Combined with what Eyes mentioned, a point of entry that can compete with the Well Force is inside the cruise ship, plus the adventurous spirit in his bones -
Bai Wu is willing to give it a try:
"This ship, as a huge scene, must have many places and special rules, right? You look worried, probably because you want me to help you, but you're not sure if I can do it. Are you worried that the rules of the scene will pose a threat to me?"
Wen Hao was shocked.
Does this Mr. Bai have the ability to read minds
Bai Wu's insignificant traditional art skills gave Wen Hao something to talk about:
"I will tell you everything I know about the dangers of the cruise ship forbidden area and the treasures hidden in it. But Brother Bai, it is really dangerous in there. It is up to you to decide whether to go or not. Whether you go or not, it will not affect our friendship. In the future, the affairs of the shelter will be my business."
As expected of a captain, his words were quite righteous.
Bai Wu had already had an idea, and said very righteously:
"No, since I promised you, I am willing to help you solve your difficulties. What does danger matter? Which of our experiences was not dangerous?"
Wen Hao didn't say anything, he just raised his glass and clinked it with Bai Wu. After hesitating for ten seconds, he slowly spoke:
"Let me start with the history, because there may be some things that you, Brother Bai, may be interested in."
"First of all, this Ark is a scam, did you know that?"
Wen Hao looked at Bai Wu, who nodded:
"I know that because the Ark cannot reach the tower, the tower is not visible on the route. And at the end of 2128, the tower disappeared."
"Yes, after we boarded the ship and sailed for a while, the first captain, Mr. Chen Jiang, discovered that the route was fake. At that time, two arks were sailing side by side, and the other ark insisted that the route was real."
Bai Wu remembered this part. Jingwu told him about it over the phone when he was in the casino. The fate of the two arks was therefore completely different.
One ark eventually sank or was destroyed.
The other ark broke through the black fog and continued to search for ultimate freedom.
Bai Wu couldn't help but sigh at the fickleness of fate. One choice might be crucial.
Sure enough, Wen Hao soon told the story of the sinking of another ark, but Wen Hao's story was slightly different.
"That ark always adhered to the established route, but I know very well... Even if it was the early days of the apocalypse and many regional rules had not yet been formed, that ark would never sink for no reason."
Bai Wu heard the key to the problem:
"Do you suspect that the sinking of the ark was not caused by hitting a reef or an iceberg, but was sunk by someone?"
"Yes, the sinking of the other ark was not some kind of accident. This is not a suspicion, but the truth I believe."
"What is the basis for judgment?"
Bai Wu vaguely felt that someone else he might be looking for had also appeared.
Wen Hao's expression also became serious:
"Because this man also boarded this ship later. His strength is extraordinary. Let alone seven hundred years ago, even seven hundred years later, we are no match for him."
Bai Wu asked:
"What is he going to do, destroy the cruise ship?"
"He had that purpose, but he didn't succeed. He said he wanted to find something that Jing San left behind, but then... he went to a forbidden area and disappeared. He disappeared forever."
Bai Wu quickly grasped a few key points.
This cruise ship has a restricted area, and once you enter it you will disappear.
Is this person looking for something left behind by Jing San
Wait, Jingsan
Wasn't Jing San on the flight? And according to Jing Liu, Jing San was already lying on it in 2128.
What was going on? Could it be that Jing San had been to the Ark before it officially set sail
Who is looking for Jing San
And why did Jingsan come to this ark that was destined to be unable to reach the tower
Bai Wu's interest was aroused:
"Go on."
(More later)