On the hospital roof, Xue Yang stood blankly.
At this time, the sun was at its brightest in the morning, and the dust in the air could be seen clearly, and the warm light fell on him, but he couldn't feel any warmth at all.
From the moment he received the medical record from the hospital, his life has fallen into a bottomless abyss. The next two months of his life were nothing more than a futile struggle before the crash. Now, it is time to accept his fate!
A gust of wind blew through his large hospital gown, Xue Han suddenly felt a little cold, and he looked down. At a height of nearly 30 meters, if you fall from here, you will definitely die quickly, right
... His parents died young, and his sister was still young. If he tried his best to live in the past and was able to protect and support his sister, then the current him is just a useless burden. Without his burden... the younger sister is so cute and cute, and the family he chose is also reasonable. They will definitely take good care of her and let her live a happy life like other girls, right
In that case, what worries him
Xue Yang took a step forward and stood on the edge of the roof. His overly loose hospital gown was blown up by the wind, and he was so thin that he seemed to be blown downstairs by a gust of wind at any time.
At this time, he was already standing on the edge of life and death.
"...Obviously everything has been arranged, why... I? Still? So unwilling?"
He kept this dangerous posture, looked down heavily, and suddenly laughed at himself.
"It seems that I? Still? Afraid of death..."
Perhaps the closer you are to death, the more you can see yourself clearly.
...Yeah, I? Afraid of death, I? Not willing to die like this... I? Still? Want to see my sister grow up, I? Still? Want to... Do what I like in the future...
"—I? Don't want to die!"
He uttered these words almost hysterically, but Xue Yang's actions were quite different. He stepped out of the edge of the roof, leaned forward, and closed his eyes.
His body crashed down from the tall building!
The moment he fell to the ground, Xue Yang felt as if all the bones in his body were shattered. The unimaginable pain just burst out for a moment, and his consciousness quickly dimmed, as if he was about to fall into dead silence.
At the last moment of death, he felt more and more unwilling, and the desire to survive was almost magnified to the extreme. This is the instinct of every living being.
But not wanting to die is one thing, and being able to do so is another. In this world, if there is a chance to live well, who would want to die
This time, Xue Yang's luck is obviously good.
At the end when his consciousness was about to disappear, a cold mechanical sound suddenly sounded in his mind.
〖Are you willing to sign a contract with the Lord of Yongning in exchange for a chance to start over? 〗
This voice seemed to appear out of nowhere, and seemed to come from an extremely distant place, giving people the impression of being cold, mysterious, and unpredictable. It was as if a ray of light appeared in Xue Yang's consciousness that was about to be wiped out and completely plunged into darkness.
Then, he discovered that this was not an illusion.
A light really appeared before his eyes!
This ray of light was dim and bright, dispelling the dense fog around Xue Yang at once. He looked intently, only to find that he seemed to appear in a small space, with faint mist floating in it.
In the dense fog, a puppet suddenly jumped out, with an exaggerated and comical smile on its face.
A hoarse voice came from it: "Boy, are you the lucky one chosen by the Lord of Yongning this time?"
"Eh?" Xue Yang was confused, unable to understand the situation.
But he quickly remembered the voice he heard before, combined with years of experience in reading novels, he had a guess.
Then he bowed his head, with a very sincere attitude.
"Yes, I? Just signed a contract with the Lord of Yongning, but I don't know anything. You must know more than me. Can you tell me?"
Hiding on the other side of the dense fog, the "puppet master" who remotely controlled the puppets nodded immediately, praising the kid for his knowledge, but with one hand he struggled to find a copy of the "Guide's Rules", and then read it according to the script read it.
It's very simple, Xue Yang has already signed a contract with the Lord of Yongning, and got a chance to heal his body and extend his life, on the condition that he completes the task of the Lord of Yongning.
The task time limit is currently permanent. That is to say, the advantage of being a tool person for the Lord of Yongning for a lifetime is an opportunity that is not completely certain.
Looking at Xue Yang's dazed and dazed expression for a while, the "puppet master" was actually also dazed.
After all, he was also early in the morning? He was driven out of the shelves because he was stuffed with a copy of the "Guide Rules", and he smiled and "encouraged" him to memorize it carefully, and then he was thrown into a Behind the door? Closed, until a few minutes ago he was quietly released from the "door".
Until now, he couldn't come back to his senses.
Now, everything that Xue Yang sees actually comes from the double cooperation of "Puppet Master" and "Nightmare".
At the beginning, Yuan Buwei swallowed the door of the nightmare, not only mastered the ability to teleport around the world, but also possessed such a disused portal, which was transformed into a special "portable" by Yuan Buwei. space".
Nightmare and the puppet master have been locked behind this door? He didn't let them out until Xue Yang was selected, and let them start acting according to the rehearsed script.
One is in charge of the behind-the-scenes? Sets, and the other is in charge of appearances.
"...That's almost the case. In addition, in the future? The Lord of Yongning will release missions online. If you don't want others to find out that you disappeared for no reason, you'd better choose a time when no one notices."
The "puppet master" finished his lecture according to the script, and suddenly? Hearing that the original is not a message?, he quickly manipulated the puppet and hurriedly added:
"Of course? You are not a full-fledged member now. Tonight, there will be a trial to determine whether you can pass the selection of the Lord of Yongning. If you can't pass, you? Still? It's you."
The last sound was still echoing in his mind, Xue Yang suddenly opened his eyes, the cold wind brushed his face, he saw the gradually noisy crowd under his feet, it seemed that someone was waving their hands below, shouting for him not to jump off the building...
It turned out that he was still standing on the edge of the rooftop.
Xue Yang was in a daze for a moment, almost thinking that he was just dreaming, but everything was so clear that he couldn't find it.
In a sense, he was indeed dreaming. From the eyes of the people downstairs, from the moment Xue Yang walked to the edge, he stood there in a daze for several minutes.
As for falling from the building, seeing the puppet, signing the contract with the Lord of Yongning, etc., it was all the ability of "Nightmare" to activate, dragging him and the "Puppet Master" into a dream.
While Xue Yang was still in a trance, some enthusiastic crowd ran up to the rooftop and pulled him off the dangerous edge of the rooftop. Xue Yang didn't resist, and followed the enthusiastic crowd back to his ward .
"Young man, why do you want to seek death at such a young age? Even if it is an intractable disease, you can't give up your life like this..." Probably Xue Yang's actions really stimulated the hospital. Several doctors and nurses who came were busy worrying about other patients, and they didn't forget to leave one to watch him.
The clinical uncle in the ward was already chattering.
Xue Yang could only smile wryly, and lie down on the bed obediently.
"... Is everything that happened just a dream?" He was a little absent-minded, still thinking to himself, "No, it shouldn't be a dream, so real, how could it be a dream?"
Thinking that he had a chance to survive, Xue Yang's heartbeat couldn't help speeding up, and thinking of the trial that the guide said, he couldn't help clenching his fists under the quilt.
"Tonight's trial, I must pass!"
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The so-called trial refers to implanting the seed of distortion to see if it can create an awakened person. If everything succeeds, you will get a tool person who will sell himself for life; if it fails, then everyone will return to everyone and everything will be as usual.
According to Yuan Buwei's original plan, he wanted to enter the ward to choose a target, so naturally he could implant the seed of distortion in the other party as soon as the contract was concluded.
However, he chose Xue Yang impromptu.
Compared with those patients who were lying in the ward and implanting the seed of distortion could be carried out quietly, Xue Yang was standing on the roof, under the attention of everyone, if he had not implanted the seed of distortion at that time, he would Determine what to expect. In the event of a sudden coma, or something even stranger, it would be inconvenient.
Therefore, he asked the puppet master to choose the time until night.
This day is extremely difficult for Xue Yang.
A group of doctors and nurses feared that he would not think about it and would commit suicide, and there were always people by his side. Xue Yang simply went through the discharge procedures. Anyway, he did not expect the hospital to cure his terminal illness, but he continued to stay here. Many inconveniences
When he returned home after completing the formalities, he just opened the door when a seven or eight-year-old girl rushed out and hugged his thigh.
"Brother, brother, are you back?"
Xue Yang was taken aback. Before he was hospitalized, he specially arranged for his younger sister's whereabouts, and entrusted her to a family who loved their daughter very much but had never given birth. tacit agreement.
What he didn't expect was that his sister would wait for him at home. Is that family right? She is not good
He just opened his mouth to ask, and the little girl was already in tears: "Aren't they right? I? It's not good, but it's not my home. Brother, don't you want me?"
Xue Yang couldn't speak all of a sudden? He came.
He sighed and wiped the little girl's tears: "Why would you not want me, brother? Don't cry. From now on? We'll be at our own home, just like before."
The little girl burst into laughter immediately, her eyes bent into crescent moons.
Xue Yang's expression was a bit complicated. He realized that the choice he thought he had made before might not be the case.
Even in order to take good care of his younger sister, he must pass the trial of the Lord of Yongning!
That night, after finally putting his sister to sleep, he lay on the bed, and according to what the guide said, he called out to the Lord of Yongning with a strong thought—
Then after, there is no then after.
Dimly, he seemed to see a bright white light, and then the whole person became groggy and unconscious.
In the drowsiness, he seemed to have had a nightmare, feeling endless malice and despair, but after waking up from the dream, except for a trace of fear, he had no memory at all.
In front of him was the familiar space. The faint mist blends with the soft white light.
Xue Yang stood there in a daze. The puppet with a funny smile suddenly jumped out:
"Congratulations, you have passed the trial and officially become a tasker under the Lord of Yongning."
The space that Xue Yang saw during the day was only in the dream woven by "Nightmare". Now this space is real—wasn't it used? After the door of Nightmare deduced this space? , and now it is finally put to use? It has become the base camp for taskers.
Xue Yang was very pleasantly surprised: "Really?"
"Of course? It's true!" The puppet said in a swearing tone, "Now, you concentrate..." He guided Xue Yang according to Yuan Buwei's instructions, and sensed the distorted disc implanted in his body. Seed, "... and then, you can sense a twisted seed that is neither virtual nor real. This is the key given to you by the Lord of Yongning..."
Under the guidance of the puppet, Xue Yang quickly mastered a very simple trick to condense his thoughts and quietly stimulate the seeds of distortion. Then, he opened his eyes wide.
An illusory door slowly formed in front of him, floating in the distance about half a meter above the ground.
In the space intertwined with white light and mist, this seemingly virtual door exudes a mysterious and abnormal atmosphere.
"Open this door, and you can enter the inner world."
Looking at this scene, the "puppet master" couldn't help admiring Yuan Buwei in secret.
Man-made awakeners first, and then let them open the door directly in this space, and fix the "door" of the tasker here. It is conceivable that there will be more and more "doors" fixed here in the future. From then on, all questers have to go through this quest hall when entering and exiting the inner world, so everyone is under control.
He spoke with a certain excitement of witnessing history:
"... I have already told you what should be explained. Entering the inner world, you will have the opportunity to get the adventure of healing your body. Of course, don't forget the mission of the Lord of Yongning!"
Yuan Buwei, who manipulated everything secretly, was very satisfied as he watched Xue Yang's figure disappear into the door.
"... The experiment of the twisted seed was successful. The artificial awakener plan will be arranged!"
Soon, he will harvest a large number of tool people.
Thinking of the py deal reached with Tiandao before entering this world, why not? With a well-thought-out plan, I feel that I am simply a reliable collaborator.
"... How troublesome it is to save the world alone, I? I can directly cultivate a group of saviors!"
"... I just hope that Heavenly Dao will not be moved."