A more vast power.
Being described by Sequence One and Sequence Two with such words, Bai Wu could already guess how powerful that force would be.
Just as he expected, the limit that living beings can master is Sequence 3.
If you want to gain even greater power, you have to transcend the realm of living beings.
The white fog remained silent.
The image of the Sequence Two World Heart turned into Bai Wu's appearance, except that he was more like Bai Wu's other side. He made a mocking expression, with arrogance and cynicism in his eyes.
It was as if Bai Wu was just a challenger. Now that the gate of the dragon castle was open and the dragon's men were dying one by one, all that was left was a one-on-one duel between him and the dragon, but Bai Wu did not dare to walk through the gate.
The giant dragon stood before the black dragon throne and looked at him with contempt:
"You don't dare? That's actually nothing. We have already expected it. We also know the end of the world being destroyed. But your efforts are ridiculous."
"Of course, this is just history, not a story. A story has a beginning and an end, but history... most people give up after the 99th step. I understand you."
"We can let you go back and take your teammates back to enjoy your last days. Perhaps Alpha will consider letting you go. Perhaps he will miss those who once resisted?"
"This guy loves to do this kind of thing, keeping small animals that can't beat him in captivity, hahahahahahaha..."
Provoking Bai Wu is of no use, as he knows very well what the choice he made means.
The Heart of Rules also saw this. It did not mock Bai Wu, but only let Bai Wu see a picture of the future.
He had already let Bai Wu see the distorted world, or through words, he believed that Bai Wu had already understood how terrible that world was.
What he wanted to let Bai Wu see now was another world. This world was extremely real, so real that it seemed like a certain future after he made his choice.
"We won't force you, because we know that your partner is more of a hero than you are, but I still hope... you will see this scene."
The yellow sand was blown away in an instant, and the white mist heard the sound of falling water.
The surrounding scene rippled, and when the ripples were smoothed out... he had entered another world created by the Heart of Rules.
The sound of Lang Lang reading can be heard on the campus of Baichuan City.
Occasionally, vehicles pass by on the streets outside the campus, and the shops on Xuefu Street are doing booming business.
The steamed bun shop was emitting mouth-watering white steam, and children and office workers were queuing up to buy breakfast.
Baichuan City is a bit crowded during peak hours, but the weather at seven o'clock can soothe the boredom in people's hearts.
Time soon came to the weekend afternoon, and in the toy store of the shopping mall, the children were choosing their favorite smiley masks.
In the bookstore next door, a somewhat slovenly boy was walking in the corner of the latest weekly comic serials, looking at the bookshelf with shining eyes.
He looks gentle and harmless, and perhaps a little cowardly in life, but he gives people the feeling that at a critical moment, he has the courage to risk his life for someone.
The comic story of the masked monster has been serialized to the twenty-second volume, and he is buying the latest issue, which is very exciting.
The author stopped updating the comic last time. When the second-generation masked monster gathered his companions to deal with the fat man in the color domain, Hydra and its subordinates at that time issued a passionate cry... The author announced that he would go out to collect materials this week and would suspend publication for a week.
This also led to high sales of the new issue of the comic.
The boy flipped through the comics with a smile on his face:
"I'm going to be on stage in this episode! I miss it so much!"
There was a smile on his lips, but the smile seemed inconsistent with his youthfulness. At this moment, he seemed to have become older, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
There is a small town in the northwest of Baichuan City. There is a cafe in the town. In the cafe, an elegant, charming, and almost perfect man sits in a corner, quietly looking at the people coming and going around him.
Occasionally, a girl would try to chat up this man, who could be 20 or 40 years old, but he would just smile and shake his head. One look would put people off.
He seemed to be appreciating the scenery of the world, but occasionally he would become lost, just for a very brief moment, and then his mood would switch back and he would become that absolutely perfect man again.
The waiter at the cafe thought that this person should be entertained for free because his personal charisma could boost the store's business.
But sometimes... he would catch the moment when the man's eyes changed, and in the tiny gap... it seemed as if there was a huge loneliness.
The scene changed again, and an accident occurred in the city.
Absolute beauty does not exist, as if this city is no longer troubled by distortion, but is still troubled by human nature.
Crime always happens, but it is always easy to stop.
"Ah, you know that I could beat a hundred people like you before? You ugly guy who learned to rob people, holding a broken 54, you think you are invincible? Do you want me to buy you an AK, and a rifle for your little brother, so that you can become bigger and stronger and create more glory?"
The police officer who looked like a woman kept talking non-stop. Although he and the cold-hearted woman on the other side were both the best-looking people in the police force, they had completely different personalities.
"Alright, take him back for interrogation. Don't waste time here. Go patrol more if you have more time and energy."
He was not tall, obviously a head shorter than the other men, but he actually held the highest position among them.
They used to have a huge difference in strength, but later the difference became smaller, but they were still not as good as the shortest captain.
He is always the one who works the hardest, no matter what the circumstances.
But just after he gave the order with great dignity, a phone call rang.
The moment he saw the caller ID, the man's face changed and he took a breath.
“Hahahahahaha, boss, didn’t you forget your sister-in-law’s instructions again? Hahahahahaha…” The rather feminine police officer laughed.
Even the cold woman beside her smiled.
Once again, the Baichuan City Guard easily captured the criminal.
But once again… a man forgets his wife’s instructions because he is busy at work.
In the city's science park, scientists in suits are telling reporters about their new discoveries.
They found the mysterious mechanical empire. Perhaps there lived geniuses there who could advance human technology by several generations.
"The place we discovered this time is a highly mechanized place. Not only Baichuan City, but even the technological capital Denglin City is probably far behind."
"It's just that we can't enter that place for the time being... But we will try to communicate with the managers of the Mechanical City! I believe we will be able to make a breakthrough soon."
On the huge electronic screen behind the podium, scenes of the Mechanical Empire flashed by.
Pictures flashed one after another, causing the reporters in the audience to exclaim...
Because everything in the mechanical city is too sci-fi, some reporters even questioned on the spot whether it was a fake image produced by the Unreal 6 engine.
No one remembers anymore that the place really existed.
In one of the pictures, a figure with silver hair was seen in the reflection of the metal.
His figure appeared above the metal, looking extremely lonely.
He was like a king standing tall above metal and machinery.
It’s just that people today can no longer remember who he was.
The picture flashed by, and people's thoughts also passed quickly.
Human joys and sorrows are not shared.
While people were immersed in the joy of development, in the cemetery in the north of Baichuan City, there were also people holding flowers and crying in front of nameless tombstones.
She is a girl who can't smile.
But she drew a clown costume, as if to commemorate a dead friend.
The clown makeup makes the corners of the mouth look like a smile, which is actually to make oneself ugly in order to bring happiness to those around.
The girl is very pretty, and even the clown makeup can't hide her beauty.
But she is not the clown girl holding a baseball bat in movies and TV shows, and her eyes are too soft.
Flowers were placed under the tombstone, tears flowed silently, ruining the makeup bit by bit.
In the end, even the smile of the clown makeup was slowly washed away by tears... the smiling face turned into a frown.
There is no absolutely beautiful world, this world is always accompanied by regrets.
But that is also why it is so real.
The girl, who could not smile, sang softly in front of the tombstone.
It was a song with a cheerful melody, but she sang it with a sense of sadness.
The whole scene slowly ends with the singing.
This beautiful but somewhat regretful city was experiencing ripples.
When all wrinkles were smoothed out by time, the white mist had returned to the world of yellow sand.
He was still unsatisfied and felt lost, but finally smiled calmly:
“Is this the future?”
"No... This is just a plan for the future. Even if you make a choice, this future may not come. We just let you see this scene so that you know... what a balanced world should look like."
It was the Heart of Rules that answered Bai Wu.
Compared to the mocking words of the Heart of the World, the methods of the Heart of Rules obviously shocked Bai Wu more.
In that city, many people have a good life and seem to have forgotten everything.
But it seems that there are also a few people who have not forgotten everything.
The perfect man in the cafe has a long story hidden between his eyes.
The reflection of the silver hair on the metal of the Mechanical Empire also seemed to be carrying a heavy past.
People are used to a beautiful and peaceful life, and everything distorted seems to be erased, but there are still people who secretly commemorate the dead.
There will still be a girl crying silently in front of a tombstone without a name engraved on it.
Beauty and regret coexist, creating an unprecedented reality.
This kind of reality... Bai Wu cannot avoid it.
How wonderful it would be if I could exist in such a beautiful world
When the boy was reading the comics, he appeared beside him:
"Ah, so we did such passionate things back then..."
As people explored the Mechanical City, they stood side by side with the lonely silver-haired figure, discussing how the Mechanical City would get along with humans in the future.
Or do something nice for someone so that he won't be always entangled in various cases and have no time to spend with his wife.
Finally, I could suddenly appear in the cemetery when the little girl was crying and make a face:
"Hey, I'm right here!"
That girl who can't smile will probably smile again at that moment, right
It would be great if I could participate in all of this.
Bai Wu suddenly felt a little lonely because he had made his choice.
That's why I feel lonely.
The world presented in Sequence 1 has many regrets, but for most people, this is the world they dream of.
Bai Wu also admits that he is not a selfless person.
But he knew very well what choice he should make.
"I need a moment."
"No problem. At least in this world, you have enough time to think, but when you decide that you can... nothing can be changed." The voice of the Heart of Rules came.
The white mist nodded, and the world covered by quicksand gradually dissipated.
The huge sky curtain has also disappeared.
The bells in the city echoed, a new day began, and the people in the subway finally reacted...
They have been reborn and are no longer bound by their identities.
The city, which had been silent for a long time, erupted with people's shouts of venting.
In the zoo, the mechanical animals also made cheerful noises.
In the city center, Wujiu always felt that the moment he wanted to talk to Bai Wu... he seemed to have experienced something.
There was actually a feeling that a long time was passing.
But the feeling was too vague and he couldn't grasp it.
He thought in his heart that this must be an illusion.
"Thank you, I said goodbye to her." Wujiu said to Baiwu.
For Wujiu, this journey has ended. He can feel that the aura of Bai Wu has undergone a huge change.
Coupled with the fact that Bai Wu seemed to be able to make things happen as he spoke, Wu Jiu was convinced that through this experience, Bai Wu had mastered powerful strength.
Bai Wu said:
"Will the captain hope that the boss lady will remember you forever?"
"If it's the real world... yes, if it's this world, no."
"Why? If we are about to die, but before we die we can erase the thoughts of important people in the real world about us... won't the captain erase them too?"
Bai Wu's question was strange, but Wu Jiu was used to answering Bai Wu's questions seriously:
"I'm not sure... But maybe, I won't erase other people's memories. Because I really cherish that friendship. I believe... If someone important to me dies, I don't want anyone to make me forget him."
"So that's how it is." Bai Wu smiled.
"Let's get back to business. What should we do next? Have we found the well water?" Wujiu looked at Baiwu.
Although the city was bursting with voices, Wujiu and Baiwu were still the only ones in the city center.
Bai Wu said:
"I can't find it, but I have gained a powerful force. I need to spend some time to master it."
"What do you need me to do?" Wujiu was as capable and direct as ever.
Bai Wu shook his head:
"Captain, you have to go back. I can't complete this journey independently without you, but now... Captain, you have to go back first. I believe Denglin City needs your help."
Wujiu didn't notice anything unusual about Bai Wu. Bai Wu was like this: when he wanted to cheat someone, he would definitely succeed.
"Now I can open the gap that leads back to the upper level of the well. Using the wheel I made, you can go through the stone tablet and return to the place where you entered the well world, which is the Black Gold Island."
"What about you? How long will it take for you to join me?"
Wujiu's question made Bai Wu turn around. Bai Wu didn't know how to answer this question:
"I... I don't know, but I'll do it as soon as possible."
(This chapter is over. I will answer some questions that readers are concerned about. Actually, it is not an answer. I just want to say that I am not a literary youth. I can't write a novel that starts as an online article and then suddenly thinks that I am extraordinary and wants to write something literary. Personally, I think that is disgusting. If I want to write that kind of thing, I will make the tone clear at the beginning. So don't guess about the ending. I will continue to write books. I would rather have a mediocre ending than make most readers feel uncomfortable or unsatisfied.)