"… not enough time."
After a moment of silence, the purple-haired girl answered.
"It was too late at that time. There was a big problem in the core area, and all the resources were transferred there. If this place collapses, it will be a disaster for our world."
"Really? Don't kid yourself. What do you think is the probability that a curse-type ghost story has a so-called core?"
Bai Zhi had a sneer on his face.
"If all ghost stories were like what you encountered this time, and had a so-called core existence, then not so many worlds would be destroyed."
"This time it's just a coincidence..."
The purple-haired girl spoke in a low voice.
"Coincidence? Are you unwilling to admit it? Originally, I didn't want to get involved in this matter because it was too troublesome. But sometimes, some people can really piss people off."
Rolling his eyes, Bai Zhi bent down to pick up a stone from the ground and held it in his hand.
"Let me tell you, curse-type weird stories like this cannot be bound to an entity, let alone the idea that they can be controlled as long as the entity is solved."
As he spoke, Bai Zhi tossed the pebble in his hand.
"I have encountered such a type of dungeon before. Just like the fantasy curse this time, there are also two curses in that dungeon. The two curses competed and suppressed each other for many years before they were formed. That so-called curse actually..."
"That doesn't mean anything."
Interrupting his words, the purple-haired girl shook her head.
"You don't need to continue talking. I just want to ask you..."
"Admit it, the strange stories about fantasy curses that broke out in this city before were man-made."
Bai Zhi interrupted the other party's words without politeness, with a sneer on his face.
"You are just a pawn in the hands of others, and there is no possibility of waking up. Do you want me to guess again why the council did this?"
"..."
After opening her mouth, the purple-haired girl finally chose to remain silent.
"[The Realm of Confusion] is a miracle creation of your world. In order to build this place, nearly half of your world's resources were spent. Of course, you will be rewarded if you put in the effort. The completion of this place has ensured to a great extent that you World peace. I have heard Tianhuo talk about it. In the past, except for the core area, you used several other areas as research sites... You were studying ghost stories."
Seeing that the other party didn't speak, Bai Zhi simply continued.
"Of course, there is nothing wrong with studying ghost stories. After all, this is something that no matter which world you choose to do. Thanks to this, you have achieved a lot of results, such as the sealed seals on more than 100 people. The Curse of Vision is a typical example of successful use of ghost stories... So when this happens, a problem arises."
Raising his head and looking at the sky through the rain curtain outside, Bai Zhi squinted his eyes slightly.
"For such an important and precious place, wouldn't your world monitor and control this place multiple times? Impossible. Therefore, the emergence of problems in the core area cannot be an emergency. It was just that it gradually became uncontrollable and detonated completely, so we had to close this place."
"…That proves nothing."
"Proof? I don't need proof, I just need reasoning."
Turning his head to look at the other party, Bai Zhi had a sneer on his face.
"Then here's the interesting thing. Since you know that there is a big problem in this place, even if weird rumors break out in the city and you have no choice but to move the city here, they will still give you some advice. Enough time, right? I heard Tianhuo say before that you have been investigating this city for a whole hour... One hour is not enough time for them to make preparations? In the end, you have to sacrifice yourself to save it. Those hundreds of thousands of people?”
Seeing the change in expression on the other person's face, Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.
"It's really a coincidence that just after you found the artificially created [Source of the Curse], you were notified that there was a big problem in the core area and it had to be shut down immediately. You have very little time left... Hey, hey, hey, do you really think I'm a fool?"
"..."
The purple-haired girl remained silent and didn't say a word.
"Admit it, this is the truth of the matter. You are just a pawn. They accurately grasped your character and expected that you would make such a move of self-sacrifice. In other words, they just needed you to take the initiative. This act of self-sacrifice.”
Bai Zhi's tone was calm as he flicked the pebble in his hand into the rain curtain in front of him.
"As for why they did this, I don't have enough information to guess, but I guess it has something to do with solving the problem in the core area. Otherwise, there would be no need for them to send someone to take you back... Or you in that state, Is it the key to solving the problem in the core area? Is this some kind of necessary token or sacrifice? Who knows. And..."
"You already knew this, right?"
Volume One: The Gap between Illusion and Reality: Chapter 445 Chapter 439 Zi Yi’s Choice
It rained heavily.
"... It's no fun to talk to smart people, because in front of such people, you have no secrets at all."
After Bai Zhi finished all his inferences, there was a long silence, and the purple-haired girl shook her head mockingly.
"It's not like I knew it early. I probably vaguely noticed it after I found the [Source of the Curse] and suddenly received the notification. After all, everything was too coincidental, but I didn't have time to think about it at that time. ... Even if you vaguely noticed something strange at that time, what could you do? There is really no time. Every second of delay, hundreds or even thousands of people will die... "
With her hands behind her back and leaning against the wall, the purple-haired girl raised her head and stared at the rain curtain in front of her.
"If I had known these things a long time ago, I would not have brought Tianhuo and the others here. She was about to take the reserve exam... Also, this matter is full of mysteries. I don’t think the council would do something like make fun of the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in a city, there must be some misunderstanding in this.”
"Maybe, but I don't have enough information and I can't speculate too much. Who knows?"
Bai Zhi shrugged slightly.
"It's right to think about it. After all, if you are the main target, then everything about the core area will be hidden from you. Before that, you probably didn't even know that there was a problem in the core area, right?"
"Yeah, I don't know."
The purple-haired girl spoke calmly.
"Although I vaguely felt something was wrong at the time, what choice did I have? As an inspector, my responsibility is to protect the people. Compared with the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and my own life, I can still tell which one is less important and which one is more important."
"Yeah?"
Bai Zhi had a noncommittal look on his face as he refused to comment on this behavior.
"...Do you also think I did something wrong?"
After a moment of silence, the purple-haired girl spoke.
"Indeed, because of me, those who believed in me and were willing to follow me ended up in such a situation. Tianhuo's family was ruined, and more than 100 people collapsed and committed suicide due to mental problems... But I really didn't expect that things would change. It’s become what it is now.”
There was a hint of confusion in her words.
"Even if I may have been plotted, I am still a hero who has saved hundreds of thousands of people. Shouldn't the relatives and family members of heroes receive preferential treatment? Why are they still being persecuted instead?"
"No, you have never done anything wrong, and no one is qualified to accuse you."
Shaking his head, Bai Zhi looked at the more than 100 people in the library.
"You are indeed a well-deserved hero, but you have ignored the dark side of people's hearts. The human heart is the most unpredictable. How can you think so much in front of hundreds of thousands of lives?"
"...Are kind people destined to be bullied?"
After a moment of silence, the purple-haired girl asked a question in a slightly confused tone.
"Death is nothing to me. If I can save hundreds of thousands of people by sacrificing me, I will do it without hesitation. But I absolutely cannot tolerate others treating those close to me as expendable." existence, why do they do this?”
"It's not that kind people are destined to be bullied, it's just that the world is a little more cruel. No one can ever decide the fate of others, and no one can sacrifice the lives and deaths of more people...unless she volunteers."
Bai Zhi turned his head and looked at the other party.
"You are a victim, Tianhuo is also a victim, and those researchers who died are even more victims. Tianhuo shouldn't hate you, and you shouldn't feel guilty for them. The people you really want to hate should really feel guilty for what happened to you. The people are the ones behind the scenes who instigated and planned all of this."
"I know this, but what's the use?"
The purple-haired girl raised her head and looked at the sky.
"A broken mirror can be put back together, and torn paper can be put back together, but the dead... are destined not to come back."
"Maybe, but as long as you are alive, hope still exists."
Bai Zhi smiled slightly.
"There is justice in the world, and a strong righteousness comes from the heart. Why fear evil spirits and monsters?"
"... Let me ask you a question, if one day you encounter something like me, what will you choose?"
"Whoever dares to attack the people around me will be the enemy of the world. I don't care about the so-called weird stories and the position of mankind. I only follow the choices in my heart."
Bai Zhi deliberately emphasized his tone, and then looked at the other party specifically.
"At the same time, in order to better protect the people around me, I will protect myself until then."
"Really? Then I really envy the people around you..."
The purple-haired girl shook her head slightly and smiled self-deprecatingly.
"So in the end, I am still an irresponsible master."
"Just ask yourself about this kind of thing, as long as you have a clear conscience."
Bai Zhi shook his head slightly.
"When you said you were going back to settle accounts before, you were not going to settle accounts for your own sake. You just wanted to seek justice for your apprentice and those who died... Speaking of which, you have always been working for others. Live, have you ever considered living for yourself?”
"... I do want to go back and seek justice, but at the same time, I also need to arrange the affairs of the remaining more than a hundred people. Tianhuo's grievances also need to be washed away."
After a moment of silence, the purple-haired girl shook her head.
"Besides... I want to protect my world."
"Even the people you protect treat you like that?"
Bai Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly.
"The parliament cannot represent the people I protect. What I protect is not the players, but ordinary people."
Although the girl's words sounded very soft, they seemed extremely firm.
"What I protect is the smiles on the faces of ordinary people and the future."
"Really? Although we are not the same person, I admire you for having such firm beliefs. But in this case, let me ask you a question."
Bai Zhi turned his head and looked at the other party.
"If after you go back, the people in the parliament tell you that the problems in the core area can be completely solved only if you sacrifice yourself, will you still be willing to choose self-sacrifice?"
"In my world, there are billions of ordinary people."
Without any hesitation, the girl answered calmly.
"Once the core area collapses, billions of people will die, so this is a good choice to make."
"This is really an expected answer... It's up to you, I'm too lazy to care about you anyway."
Rolling his eyes, Bai Zhi turned around and walked into the library.
"Don't worry, Tianhuo is the first batch of employees I found. Even if you don't tell me, I will take care of them."
"Really? Thanks a lot."
There seemed to be a faint sigh coming from behind him, and the girl spoke softly.
She raised her head and looked at the rain curtain in front of her. After a moment of silence, the girl hugged the wall with her knees and sat on the ground.
"It's just that before that, I have to avenge some revenge, and I have to get some justice back..."
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Volume One: The Gap between Virtual and Real: Chapter 446 Chapter 440 I really like being in it
Some things really cannot be explained clearly in a few words.
In some things, there is a big difference between Bai Zhi and the purple-haired girl.
Bai Zhi believed that it was okay to help others, but he would never do anything that would bring tears to his eyes. He was not that self-sacrificing. But the purple-haired girl is a pure self-sacrificial personality. Her philosophy is that if I can save more people by sacrificing myself, then my sacrifice is valuable.
Both sides hold their own ideas, and no one can convince the other. Bai Zhi can't convince the other, and the other can't convince him either.
However, although their respective philosophies are different, this does not hinder Bai Zhi's admiration for the other.
There are definitely not many people who can look like the purple-haired girl.
-At least Bai Zhi thought he couldn't do it.
For those strangers who have nothing to do with him, it is okay to help a little bit, it is just a little effort, but if he is asked to devote all his efforts to helping those strangers... he can't do it.
Tianhuo actually understands her master's resentment very well. These are matters between master and disciple, and Bai Zhi cannot interfere in anything. He can only slowly dissipate them over time.
As the saying goes, don't suffer others' hardships, and don't encourage others to do good.
He has not personally experienced the series of things that Tianhuo has experienced, so naturally he does not have the position to say anything.