Bai Cang listened to the conversation nonchalantly. He was not moved by the stupidity and stubbornness of the god of death. The stupidity of others had nothing to do with him. The weak ones who chose death as their obsession in order to escape were not even in his sight.
The only person he cared about and paid attention to from beginning to end was Jiang Yiyi.
It seems that there is no second possibility for the next development. No matter what choice the God of Death faces, he will only make one choice - the simplest and easiest death.
Sometimes, having the courage to face death does not mean that he is fearless. On the contrary, it proves his incompetence, stupidity and weakness.
Death is the simplest and easiest option—of all the options.
All you need to do is end your life to be free from all suffering, struggle, and hesitation, and the meaning of your existence will be denied along with your life.
How desperate do you have to be to give up your life
How incompetent must one be to choose to deny oneself
How stupid must one be to not think of a second possibility
Bai Cang glanced at the room and lost interest in the foreseeable ending. His sight fell on the distance, on the other side of countless spaces.
"So, Li Yihe," Qiyuan asked with some gloating, "You made a wrong judgment about Bai Cang."
Li Yihe sat on the ground, his hand holding the pen never stopping. Small pieces of paper were scattered on the coffee table in front of him and even on the ground at his feet. Each piece of paper was densely written with words that others could not understand.
Rather than recording something, it would be more accurate to say that he is "calculating" something, trying to work out everything that might happen in the future in a way that is familiar to him.
Of course, this is a fantasy for ordinary people - it is also difficult for Li Yihe.
It was his wisdom, not his magical skills, that enabled him to be so well prepared in such situations.
So, at this moment he was writing furiously, making his final effort.
"I've realized this." Li Yihe paid some attention and said quickly, "There's a reason why he's 1-001."
"But your understanding doesn't seem to be deep enough." Origin did not hide his gloating: "This guy is not a person with special abilities at all."
Li Yihe paused, and the tip of his pen left a deep mark on the paper. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Jian Si.
Jian Si turned his head and looked into the void, meeting a non-existent gaze with a half-smile.
Li Yihe looked at the void that Jian Si was staring at. Apart from some unimportant scientific research instruments, there was nothing worthy of his attention.
Li Yihe's brain turned quickly, and he turned his gaze back to look at the origin: "What do you know?"
Origin generously shared his discovery with Li Yihe: "Bai Cang doesn't think that completing the game will have any impact on him and the doctor."
Li Yihe's pen tip turned twice, connecting everything.
"That only proves that he is not our enemy." Li Yihe lowered his head and continued to write furiously: "As for what exactly he is..."
"It does not matter."
"Is it rare that you feel that a certain answer is unimportant?"
Origin raised his eyebrows: "It seems that you are indeed planning an amazing plan, so that you can't spare the attention to focus on the secret that interests you most."
Li Yihe ignored him.
Origin shifted its target and looked at Jian Si.
Jian Si stood by the window, her delicate and flawless face shining brighter than the light itself, grabbing the attention of those who passed by.
This should have been a beautiful and harmless scene, but Origin stared at him for a few seconds, and the words of gloating rolled over in his throat twice, but he didn't say them out loud.
Even those with special abilities who are chasing after death and excitement will stop in front of an existence that cannot be disobeyed.
The scene fell into a sudden silence, with only the sound of the pen tip rubbing against the paper continuing.
After Jian Si faced this state, Qiyuan felt a little puzzled: Li Yihe had faced such an existence before, and he didn't lose the upper hand
In fact, Jian Si a day ago is incomparable to Jian Si now. As Jiang Yiyi gets closer to the final destination, Jian Si is also constantly narrowing the distance between him and the old world until it is just around the corner.
Jian Si nodded slightly towards the gaze that was fixed on him and greeted him.
Just as Li Yihe guessed, Bai Cang was not their enemy.
Because he is Bai Cang, not... the old world.
Bai Cang looked away and gave a mocking smile.
Stupidity often exists because the other party feels that he can do anything.
Of course, he did not comment on Jian Si. Whether it was Jian Si who was easily replaced or Jian Si who was omnipotent, it had nothing to do with him. He had no intention of stopping the other party, nor did he have the idea of cheering for the other party's impending victory.
A boring world will not become interesting just by becoming a new world.
A world without Jiang Yiyi is meaningless to him.
"The Star Warden has approved your application."
Cang Wendong walked into the room and revealed where Jian Si and the others had gone after leaving the sanatorium—the research institute.
Jian Si withdrew his gaze from the void and said nonchalantly: "You reacted slower than I thought. He should be impatient for this conversation."
Li Yihe continued writing, "They welcome a new world without 'absolute will'. Your existence is not a good thing for them."
"There is no world without will." Jian Si sneered at the extravagant hopes of mortals: "The reason why you think there is no 'absolute will' is only because you can't see them at all."
"That is not 'absolute will'. This kind of existence can only be called world will at best."
Li Yihe denied Jian Si's words: "The so-called 'absolute will' refers to an absolute will that cannot be disobeyed. It controls the world to become what it wants, confining the old world within the framework of the game, and causing mankind to perish in the long process of evolution..."
Jian Si had to say something for his old friend: "You are overthinking it. The world doesn't have so many ideas just to destroy an insignificant race."
“It’s just because it’s the way it is.”
"This framework that limits humans is what it originally was. Your development has exceeded the scope allowed by this world, and then you turn around and accuse this world of limiting you..."
The bad nature of human beings is a good show that you will never get tired of watching. Jian Si said leisurely: "Then, prepare to defeat the old world and change the world."
"Of course, I admire your fearlessness and arrogance." Jian Si turned his head to look at Cang Wendong who had a serious expression: "Dissatisfaction is the fundamental reason why human society has progressed."
Li Yihe and Qiyuan were not moved by what Jian Si said. Whether the old world was not wrong or humans were the culprit of everything, it made no sense to them.
They do not have the three views that ordinary people should have. They are very accepting of sin and **, and this level of moral condemnation cannot even make them laugh.
The reason why the people with special abilities choose the new world is simple and plain.
The new world can bring an unlimited future, but those with special abilities are the ones who are most clearly restricted by the old world.
Whether it is the madness born out of restrictions, or the abilities constrained within certain limits, it is because their evolutionary path is not allowed by the old world.
The masked man's door suddenly opened. He glanced at Bai Cang who was leaning against the Death Gate, thought for a few seconds, and walked to Bai Cang's side.
Mask: "I have been thinking about a question."
Bai Cang:
Bai Cang glanced at the mask who had started the chat mode, moved to the side, kept a distance from him, and expressed with his actions his disinterest in this sudden conversation.
The masked man didn't seem to notice the meaning of his actions. Of course, it might also be because he didn't care at all. In any case, he continued on his own.
"The Old World and the New World..." Mask was full of doubts: "Is this a product that would appear in the normal world?"
This question was so interesting that Bai Cang changed his attitude immediately.
Bai Cang raised his eyebrows: "Hmm? I don't quite understand what you mean."
Mask thought about it for a long time. As the only person with special abilities who had faced the "new world" directly, Lin Yi was not a pure person with special abilities. After his initial unreserved support for the new world, he had enough time to review the "new world" he had seen, and so the problem arose.
"Compared to the new world, the old world is too... silent." Mask leaned against the wall, tapping the wall with his lowered fingers, and expressed his doubts one by one: "Some of them are not in line with common sense."
"Of course we don't know whether the 'world' has the same thinking patterns as humans, but if one is so aggressive, the other shouldn't be so silent."
He looked at Bai Cang: "After all, this concerns its existence and destruction, doesn't it?"
"Interesting." Bai Cang looked at the mask and said, "Continue."
His attitude was oddly condescending, but Kamen, caught up in the shocking discovery he had made, didn't pay it any attention—people with special abilities came in all shapes and sizes, and a little condescending behavior wasn't really something to be concerned about.
"So, I have a guess..." Having said this, Mask glanced at the tightly closed door next to Bai Cang: "Doctor..."
"He is dealing with the affairs of the God of Death." Bai Cang tilted his head and listened to the silence in the room. It seemed that the God of Death was still making his choice. He said lightly, "I think I should be trustworthy?"
He tilted his head: "Based on my relationship with the doctor."
Bai Cang is not trustworthy, but Jiang Yiyi is.
So after a brief pause, the mask continued: "It's still the same question as the original one. Does the real world also have a new and old world that alternates with each other?"
Bai Cang thought for two seconds: "It sounds like you are doubting the new world..." Bai Cang thought about the right words: "Does the new world have other purposes?"
"Going a step further than that." Mask asked bluntly: "I am wondering, does the new world really exist?"
The corridor suddenly fell into absolute silence.
Bai Cang stared at the mask, a tiny existence that he didn't care much about, because he was ordinary in the vast sea of people - to Bai Cang.
But reality once again proves one point.
The reason why human beings are the most special creatures is that they have unlimited potential, enough to create the miracle of life with their individuals.
"You mean..." Bai Cang slowed down his speech and said, "Is all this a scam?"
"If this is a scam, then there is no point in going to so much trouble." Mask denied this speculation: "I am more inclined to believe that the 'new world' is not what we originally defined it to be."
Mask searched for the right words to describe it: "It is not innocent, nor is it so beautiful. Even the reason why it wants to replace the old world is just to achieve its own goals."
Bai Cang looked at him.
"There is one point that I have always been concerned about." Masked: "The New World is the origin of the emergence of people with special abilities, and the Old World does not have the soil for the emergence of people with special abilities."
"So, why?" Mask looked at Bai Cang: "Will there be people with special abilities in the old world?"
"Since the abilities possessed by people with special abilities have nothing to do with the old world, then, according to common sense, people with special abilities are the ones who should not appear here."
Bai Cang said slowly: "So, people with special abilities are limited, people with special abilities can lose control, and people with special abilities have innate madness."
The masked man stared at Bai Cang's face: "That's the problem. The reason why the ability users cannot evolve completely is because they should not exist at all."
"Then why do people with incomplete abilities appear in this world?"
Bai Cang already has the answer: "Because the new world wants to replace the old world."
Therefore, it locked onto this world, infiltrating and replacing it bit by bit... Thus, people with incomplete abilities appeared.
Mask took over the conversation: "So, everything we have suffered is not due to the so-called 'absolute will' of the old world, but the premeditated plan of the new world."
Bai Cang nodded.
The mask did not stop there: "The new world is not the hope of saving mankind, nor is it a breakthrough of false reality as we initially judged."
"The new world we want does not exist." Mask made the final conclusion: "This is nothing more than another 'unknown existence' with other intentions."
Bai Cang was not surprised by this judgment. It would be too stupid to judge the other party as a new, beautiful and symbolic of freedom just because it is called "New World".
There is no kindness without reason in the world, and every capable person should be aware of this.
Mask was a little anxious. He turned his head to look at the closed door behind him and asked Bai Cang again: "Should we ask the doctor to stop first?"
"No need." Bai Cang said in a relaxed tone: "Besides, I can't stop."
The choice has begun, and no one can pull the god of death away from the option.
"You don't look like you care at all?"
Mask pulled some of his attention away from his numerous and complex emotions, and noticed Bai Cang's abnormality. His eyes were fixed on Bai Cang's face: "When the doctor is about to open the prelude to a new world, knowing that the new world has other intentions and ill intentions, this is your only reaction?"
Bai Cang thought for two seconds: "What else?"
He glanced in a certain direction: "In order to defend the old world, rush over and fight the new world?"
Mask followed his gaze and saw nothing worth noting in the void. He withdrew his gaze and concluded from Bai Cang's indifferent expression: "You have long known that the New World is not a better choice."
"No, I just don't care."
This sentence is absolutely true. Bai Cang said calmly: "The reason I am standing here is because the doctor is here."
"As for the new world and the old world..." Bai Cang looked at the mask: "Don't you think it's too arrogant to discuss whether this kind of existence has ulterior motives?"
Bai Cang said slowly: "It's as if you have the right to choose."
"you have not."
Before everything began, the final outcome was already determined - whether it was the protagonist of this game or the skills that Jiang Yiyi possessed in this round, they all clearly showed "its" choice.
"If there is one person here who can influence the final outcome, it can only be the doctor in the door behind me."
Bai Cang glanced at the mask: "Even if you have the right to choose, what do you want to do? Let everything go back to the way it was? Continue to explore the path of evolution under the shackles of the old world?"
Mask calmed down completely. Bai Cang was right. They had no choice. The plan had already come to this point, and they would not start all over again just because of some ulterior motive of one of the options.
"The new world and the old world..." Kong Yueze laughed and said to the perfect being in front of him: "It is never the world that decides which option is better, but the intelligent creatures in it."
Jian Si stared out the window. The green color was particularly eye-catching in the lifeless dead place.
"Indeed, if humans attempt to judge the world, then before that, they should first judge humans themselves." The ponytail behind Jian Si's head swayed, as if it had intercepted a ray of light, shining brightly at the ends of her hair.
"It's just that, compared to the old world, we need to break through the limitations more."
Kong Yueze said calmly: "Even though, while it represents an opportunity, it also represents danger."
"I admire your courage." Jian Si stared at the green: "Then the only thing we need to solve is..."
"Hey, wait, did it suddenly grow?" The researcher who was closely watching the green color suddenly made a surprised sound.
As they watched, the fragile plants that were struggling on the brink of life and death in the previous second suddenly sprouted branches and sprouts at an unimaginable growth rate. In the blink of an eye, they grew from fragile and endangered buds into tall trees - breaking through the protection measures they had set up and facing the real nature.
The wind is howling, the earth is dry, and unknown toxic substances fill the air. This is a land that is dying.
The trees that have broken through the protective measures face all of this.
But it did not wither and face death as the researchers who witnessed it imagined.
On the contrary, green buds emerged from the branches, scattered in the howling wind, took root on the ground, and quickly sprouted.
In just a short moment, a small cluster of dense forests grew on this dying land, covering the rift valley and dry ground, leaving only green vitality.
Jian Si retracted his gaze and looked at Kong Yueze, continuing the unfinished sentence: "The only thing we need to solve is that 'game' and... the players who shouldn't exist."
Lin Yi raised his eyebrows.
Jian Si knew what he was thinking, and turned her head to look at the loyal Lin Yi: "If I can achieve my goal of getting rid of him through Jiang Yiyi's death, then I would love it."
"But unfortunately, this cannot be realized." Jian Si glanced in a certain direction: "So, the best option is to let him complete this game and then disappear from my world forever."
At the same second when the green grew into a big tree in an instant, on the other side, in an independent space, someone made a choice.
"The hidden ending has been unlocked, current progress is 7/7."
Along with this system notification, the god of death opened his eyes.
Bai Cang stopped talking and looked sideways behind him. He was somewhat surprised that this ending, which should have been a foregone conclusion, had such an unexpected development.
The God of Death, who was so disgusted with the world that he wanted to die, did not choose death when given the other choice
What option would allow him to give up death
The answer is simple, right in front of them.
Death rubbed his brows and sat up straight. After making the choice that only lasted for a moment, he said with mixed emotions, "I never thought that I would face such a choice."
"What choice?"
"Death and life." The Grim Reaper changed to a relaxed sitting position and said calmly, "My own death and the life of countless people."
"I thought this was an easy choice for you." If the Grim Reaper cared about the life and death of others, he would never stand in front of Jiang Yiyi.
He would not choose to give up death just for the sake of countless people living.
"I also think that this is a choice that does not require hesitation. But until just now..."
The Grim Reaper paused for a moment and said, "On the other side of the choice, the so-called countless people alive are such a huge data. Only then did I confirm one thing."
"What?"
“I’m actually a good person.”
This is a very funny joke, and the funniest thing about it is that it's true.
The announcement of the death of the myth has not yet been made, but the progress of the notification box has already reached the end.
"True ending 'New World' has been unlocked, cg loading, please wait..."
The author has something to say: I was thinking about how to explain it, but after thinking about it, the answer is in the next two chapters, and the explanation seems a bit unnecessary.
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Assuming the question of "whether the new world exists or not", the subsequent dialogues that judge the "new world" with ulterior motives are just to illustrate one point: the new world and the old world are both part of the game plot, and there is no possibility that the new world will replace the old world and defeat the game.
The new world will inevitably replace the old world. In the conversation between Li Yihe and Jiang Yiyi, from Chapter 93.
Li Yihe looked at him: "So, the theme of this game is to explore human evolution - in other words, what we are going to do is what this game wants to do."
Jiang Yiyi took a few seconds to react: "You mean, the new world replacing the old world is the true ending of this game?"
"Not the true ending, I mean, no matter which ending it is, it would have gone this way."
"The new world will inevitably replace the old world, and that special substance will inevitably affect everyone." Li Yihe said firmly: "Then it will start a wave of evolution for the entire Star Alliance."
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Jian Si retracted his gaze and looked at Kong Yueze, continuing the unfinished sentence: "The only thing we need to solve is that 'game' and... the players who shouldn't exist."
What is the new world or what Jane wants to do
Jian Si glanced in a certain direction: "So, the best option is to let him complete this game and then disappear from my world forever."
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I fell into deep thought when thinking about the extra chapter.
The player who is a tool man met Jiang Yiyi in the game - this is a paradox. As a player, Jiang Yiyi cannot exist in other players' games. After all, this is a stand-alone game.
But if there is no Jiang Yiyi in this game, then the extra story of the tool man will be meaningless.
So, I decided to ignore this paradox and start a game extra story about Jiang Yiyi from a tool man's perspective.
As for the unreasonableness...
The extra chapter has nothing to do with the main text, ver