Right in front of the tower, a very elegant man was kneeling.
The man was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a solemn expression, and he was facing Gu Ran sideways.
"You actually came here, which is beyond my expectation." The voice came from the kneeling man, "Perhaps you have the upper hand in the fight just now, so you think you have no opponent in Far East City at all?"
"Haha, actually I was quite upset just now, because I thought I had alerted the enemy and you would choose to flee Far East City immediately."
Gu Ran glanced at the scene and found no ambush.
There was no one else except the two of them.
"Actually, I'm quite curious, what did you do with your nephew? It seems like he is not in this city lord's mansion at all." Gu Ran asked.
199. The God you worship is nothing but this! 4k
According to rumors, Kazuin-kun treated his nephew very well.
Because he and In-gun had no children, most people thought that he was raising the young lord of the city as his own child, and would return the power to him when the lord grew up.
In addition, after becoming the de facto ruler, Heon-gun did implement some policies to improve people's livelihood, so Heon-gun actually has a good reputation among the people of Far East City.
But after seeing the true state of Jidong City today, Gu Ran has deeply doubted whether the Heyuanjun in the rumors is really the same as the Heyuanjun in reality.
Is he really an outstanding ruler
Does he really love the people of Far East City
Now that Far East City has become what it is now, he is indeed somewhat curious about what has become of the young city lord.
"He will live well because he will become a part of something sacred and great, just like me." Kazuin-kun was still kneeling, his eyes looking towards the tall tower.
Hearing what He Yuanjun said, Gu Ran felt a chill in his heart.
He understood what Kazuin-kun meant by "becoming a part of something sacred and great".
"You actually killed your nephew? I remember that you and your brother, the previous Lord of Far East City, had a very good relationship, right? You are brothers, and you acted like brothers, not like other brothers in Far East City's history who were brothers in name only but stabbed each other in secret."
"Even Canglong City praised you brothers, and the people of Jidong City also believed that Jidong City would have better development under your brothers' governance. However, the fact is that your brother mysteriously disappeared, and then you attacked your only nephew... ...
"Oh, I understand. Is the affection between you and your brother just an act? The real situation is that your brother has been murdered by you, and now you are killing your only nephew in order to wipe out the root of the problem. Tsk, tsk, tsk, you really have a cruel heart."
As Gu Ran spoke, he observed He Yuanjun's expression.
Of course, Gu Ran didn't really think so when he lied just now, but he wanted to see if He Yuanjun's mood had changed and find his weakness.
Kazuin-kun acted indifferent, not even moving his body: "Humans have limits, the human body has limits, and the limits of humans are determined by the limits of the human body.
“No one can escape birth, old age, sickness and death. Even if one is the strongest person in the history, he or she will eventually turn into a pile of dirt. This is because the human body is so fragile and vulnerable.
"I used to be troubled by this. Why can't humans keep all the joy and pleasure they have? Why do bad emotions like killing, jealousy, hatred, and anger arise among humans
"Why are all human efforts eventually washed away by time? Why can't humans and the things they cherish become eternal? Why, why, why...
"I don't know how many times I asked myself why, but these questions have always troubled me deeply and I have never gotten an answer. Then one day, I went to ask my brother, who is respected by more than 40 million people in Far East City, questions, hoping that he could answer my doubts.
"My brother's look at that time made me feel very strange. He couldn't answer my questions at all. He just told me that these questions were not important and I didn't need to spend time on them. I should focus on more realistic issues, such as how to better compete for resources with Canglong City and Zhuque City, and how to better concentrate the materials produced by more than 40 million people for use by the City Lord's Mansion.
"But these questions are of no interest to me, and they are meaningless. If I can't figure them out and solve them, then even if Far East City beats Canglong City and Suzaku City, and even becomes the first main city of the Human Alliance, what does it matter? In the end, everything will be meaningless anyway."
Gu Ran listened quietly.
It is obvious that Kazuin-kun has fallen into a more nihilistic state, which has deeply influenced his thoughts and behaviors.
This even caused him to ignore family affection and be cruel to his relatives. No, perhaps he thought that his approach was truly good for his relatives.
“I have been thinking hard about this, hoping that I can figure it out and come up with a solution. However, I have been thinking about it for twenty years and have never made any progress. Until that day, I heard His call!”
Kazuin-kun's originally calm expression suddenly became extremely fanatical.
"Do you know that feeling? It's like when a person is extremely thirsty and suddenly drinks the sweetest spring water in the world!"
“He is the Lord of Time. He is the omnipotent, omniscient and almighty God!”
"As long as we respect Him and receive His grace, humans will be able to transcend their own limits!"
"What is even more attractive is that every one of us humans can become a part of Him, a part of the divine and great Him! What a great honor this is!"
By the time he finished speaking, Kazuin-kun's face had become one of great honor.
Gu Ran: "So you gave your brother, your nephew, and countless residents of Far East City to that god as his nourishment?"
Kazuin-kun suddenly roared in rage, "It is an honor for everyone! Humans are such ordinary and lowly creatures, but God is willing to give humans the opportunity to become sacred and great!"
After the roar, Kazuin-kun's expression suddenly calmed down again: "As long as all human beings merge into one, and become part of God, then the differences between humans will be eliminated, and the conflicts between humans will no longer exist. Humanity will also achieve eternity, and all problems can be easily solved."
Gu Ran was speechless. He and Yuanjun had fallen into their own paranoid world, with no chance of rescue.
In other words, the only chance of salvation is to break his eternity and send him to another eternal world - death.
"Even though he is my brother, he is just a part of the sacred eternity, just like everyone else, nothing special. And my lovely nephew, he trusts me so much and regards me as his only support, so of course I have to give him the best reward."
He Yuanjun finally stood up and looked at Gu Ran: "I originally thought you were just a nobody. Although I feel ashamed for having such low-level emotions, I do hate Canglong City, so I originally excluded you. I don't want to integrate you into the sacred and great God like the people of Jidong City.
"But what I didn't expect was that God actually had a desire for you that surprised me. I never knew before that God would also desire something...
"Of course, I later realized that this might be because God has not yet fully taken back His authority, and you are the key factor in God restoring His full authority.
“I saw everything you did in Far East City. Your power is very strange. It is neither martial arts nor supernatural powers, but you can exert a power far beyond that of a martial arts master or an S-level supernatural power user. This makes me sigh that God is not wrong.
"You are different from those ordinary people in Canglong City. Even I have to look up to you, so I am willing to have you become a part of us, willing to let you become a sacred and great part, but you rejected me!
"Although you are very powerful, your vision is no different from those people in Canglong City. You are arrogant and ignorant, and you have rejected the precious opportunity to become sacred and great."
Gu Ran shook his head: "I have a question, why do we have to merge into the body of God in order to become holy and great? Instead of this so-called God merging into my body? Oh no, does He have a body? I can't be sure now, but anyway, I don't quite agree with your plan.
"As for the sacred and eternal meaning you are pursuing, that is ridiculous. Why must life have meaning? Living is just for the sake of living, that's all. Or you could say that living itself is a kind of meaning!
“Only when we are alive can we feel the beautiful things, eat delicious food, see beautiful scenery, smell the fragrance of flowers, and enjoy playing with friends. Only when we are alive can we feel these things.
"And as long as we exist, we have meaning. The meaning you mentioned is defined by you, and I can naturally define my own meaning. Our lives are meaningful to our friends and relatives. When we participate in social exchanges and services, we also have meaning to others.
“We will all die, and even the entire human race may disappear completely in the long river of time, but this does not mean that there is no meaning, because meaning only applies to us humans, so the meaning defined by humans itself is only meaningful as long as we humans exist.”
Although it sounds convoluted, Gu Ran knows that his words should still have some effect on He Yuanjun who likes this kind of philosophy.
He Yuanjun did follow Gu Ran's train of thought and started thinking. In the past, no one had ever been willing to accompany him to think and discuss these things.
"I agree with some of your words. The meaning of human beings should indeed be divided into many categories, not just one. But I always think that human beings should have a fundamental meaning."
Kazuin-kun said, "What I disagree with the most is that if humans cannot find a way to transcend time and become eternal, then why should the entire race of humans continue to move forward? Humans will eventually be destroyed anyway, so why should we continue to work hard? This is the meaning of humans finding their own meaning."
Gu Ran smiled and said, "Then let me tell you, if the god you worship is also destroyed, do you think what you are doing now and before is meaningful?"
Gu Ran decided to talk to He Yuanjun from a different angle.
The angle that Gu Ran changed made He Yuanjun stunned, and then he burst into laughter, as if he had heard a very funny joke.
"How is it possible? God is omniscient, omnipotent and invincible. Who can kill God?"
"Then please tell me, since God is omniscient, omnipotent and invincible, why didn't he kill me, the person who slandered Him? Why did he let you collect such a huge number of humans?" Gu Ran asked leisurely.
He Yuanjun was suddenly stuck. This was an angle he had never thought of before, and he always felt that there was a dangerous trap hidden in Gu Ran's words.
After a long while, Kazuin-kun said hesitantly, "God's authority has been lost. Now is not God's most powerful period yet, so blasphemers like you can still get away with offending God."
Seeing that He Yuanjun had fallen into the trap of his words, Gu Ran couldn't help but laugh and said:
“Didn’t you just say that God is omniscient, omnipotent and invincible? Well, since God is omniscient, omnipotent and invincible, and he didn’t kill blasphemers like me because his authority has not been taken back, then may I ask why God lost his authority? You said it yourself that God is omniscient, omnipotent and invincible.” When he said the last word “invincible”, Gu Ran deliberately emphasized it.
Gu Ran's words couldn't help but make He Yuanjun fall into silence, and the expression on his face began to become complicated.
“Why did God lose His authority? Why did God lose His authority?…”
Heyuanjun couldn't help but mutter, trying to find a reasonable explanation, but no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't find an explanation that convinced him.
"The only explanation is that there is a being more powerful than the god you worship. The god you worship is not as powerful as he boasts. Compared to humans, he is just a more powerful creature, not a sacred and great being."
"The God you worship is nothing but this!"
Gu Ran's words were like a knife stabbing into He Yuanjun's body.
Heyuanjun no longer had the same pride as at the beginning. His body was trembling slightly, as if he was fighting against something in his heart.
Gu Ran looked at him vigilantly. He did intend to attack the other party's heart just now, but he didn't know what effect his attack would achieve. The other party was indeed provoked by him.
But does it make the opponent's fighting power stronger or weaken the opponent's fighting power? ...
Gu Ran didn’t know, but if it happened again, he would still choose to do so.
It is obvious that Kazuin-kun is an important chess piece of the so-called God. If something goes wrong with this chess piece, even if the combat effectiveness becomes stronger temporarily, it will definitely only be temporary, and the strength in other aspects should be weakened.
Just like when people are enraged, although their strength will increase in a short period of time, they will lose the ability to think calmly and become impulsive and disorderly.
Heyuanjun's body suddenly cracked, and in an instant, more than a dozen slippery and sticky tentacles grew out like sprouts from an old tree.
At the same time, the tall tower behind He Yuanjun moved, and countless tentacles flew out of the tower and crowded towards Gu Ran.
"You are really amazing. Even if you didn't do anything, just using your words and your thoughts made me start to doubt what I did before."
The tentacles in the tower pierced into Kazuin-kun's back one after another, "supporting" him up.
200. The True Face of the Far East City God?! 4k
"Your words have shaken me, but what I long for and what you said cannot be verified in a short period of time. I can only choose to believe in a better direction that is more in line with my heart."