mtlumby2d Chapter 99 A chilling thought
Chapter 99 A chilling thought
Shen Qing and Ye Mingzhu hid in a recessed area of a cliff about ten meters high, using hanging vines for cover. They decided to play it safe, as he was not in good health at the moment.
The mountain wind carried the shouts of battle from both sides, and Ye Mingzhu leaned against the mountain wall, clenching her fists nervously.
"Dewey, do you think the Cangzhou army can win?"
"Although Zhu Biao claimed that there were 20,000 bandits in Tiger Head Mountain, in reality there were only five or six thousand able-bodied men. The rest were the elderly, weak, women and children. If they were to fight head-on, they would be no match for him."
"But this is not a plain. It is not difficult to defeat these rabble as long as we pay a certain price. However, it will not be easy to completely wipe them out. They may use the terrain to set traps and use their knowledge of the terrain to wage guerrilla warfare."
"Ah~" Ye Mingzhu became nervous, "Wouldn't the Cangzhou army suffer heavy losses?"
Shen Qing sighed softly. In war, people always die. It wouldn't be easy to catch all 20,000 pigs scattered on the mountain. When the army came up, they would scatter in all directions. The mountain terrain is complex with many small paths, so it's impossible to kill them all. They would gather again after the army left.
This is probably why the Cangzhou army has watched Tiger Head Mountain grow stronger without ever making a large-scale effort to wipe it out—it's simply not worth it.
Even if the bandits don't run away and all surrender, those heinous bandit leaders can be beheaded with a single stroke, but what about the elderly, women, and children? They were already displaced people who had lost their land; ignoring them will only allow them to develop into new bandit forces.
Unless the world is at peace and the seas are calm, as Ye Mingzhu said before, they can't be eradicated, they simply can't be eradicated.
Shen Qing leaned against the mountain wall and closed his eyes to rest. He would leave the rest of the matter to the Cangzhou army. After working non-stop for several days, he finally had time to calm down and review the situation.
Cangzhou is now close to Xuan State. Once this matter is over, he can return to Xuan State.
Unbeknownst to him, more than half a year had passed since he came out. He had not forgotten the purpose of his trip. At the time, he was unable to determine whether the system could be bound due to insufficient information, and the purpose of the main god behind him was also unclear. Based on the principle that there is no such thing as a free lunch, he came out to see the world and do some market research.
I hitched a ride with the Xuan Kingdom delegation on a trip abroad. Although I only saw three countries, less than one-fifth of the continent, I gained a relatively clear understanding of the world.
He initially believed that the god behind the system must have something in mind regarding this world, and now he has even more speculations.
The Revlon incident confirms that the Supreme God wants to obtain something from this world, or perhaps not just this one world. The system is His subordinate, and the host is the medium connecting to this world.
He once asked 9527 why it didn't do the work itself and instead had to bind a soul from another world. Although he didn't get an answer, he had already guessed the reason.
It should be the world consciousness's self-protection against foreign invaders, so the so-called "bound host" of the system is actually a smuggled-in soul that can be accepted by the world consciousness.
This is probably why even though he did all that, 9527 didn't change hosts; he would probably be erased by the world's consciousness if he left.
Once the host agrees to bind to the system, it's equivalent to signing a "devil's treaty," creating a hole in this world that allows nutrients to leak out, and the system becomes a leech sucking blood from this plane.
Why do I think this way? From Xuanguo through Qi to Yu, every country is experiencing natural disasters, and according to Shen Che, the same is true for other countries.
The whole world seemed unhealthy, especially with the various disasters that plagued Qi Kingdom this year, which further confirmed his suspicions.
What happened in Qi Kingdom? If strategy points are related to luck, then Lu Huanong alone stole the luck of most of the upper echelons of Qi Capital!
What happens when a person loses their luck? He once guessed that they would be very unlucky, such as choking to death while drinking water, or falling off a horse and dying... Just look at the ruined life of Yuan Erlang to know.
Fortunately, Emperor Qi was not tempted by beauty, otherwise the Qi Kingdom would probably be doomed by now, but the situation doesn't look much better now.
Based on all of the above, Shen Qing also has an immature guess about the reborn people. Perhaps the world consciousness has restarted the timeline several times in order to save itself. These reborn people are not given a chance by heaven to make up for their regrets. Moreover, there is a bug in the worldline restart!
He went out and ultimately determined that this system absolutely could not be bound for activation! It's a real virus plugin!
To reiterate, while he may not be a good person, he doesn't want to become an accomplice in the destruction of the world.
His first objective has been achieved. Unfortunately, he cannot afford to ruin the entire world just to get home.
The second purpose is to find a way to stay in this world for a long time after confirming that the system cannot be bound.
Unfortunately, I still have no clue. If I want to live a carefree life and do whatever I want, I must have a voice, cultivate my own power, and achieve a pivotal position.
However, this was not easy; he had no money, or more precisely, not enough resources.
Perhaps he needs to make money first? However, in places where the regime is stable, the pie has already been divided up. These days, making money depends on power, not brains, so he still needs power first?
Isn't this a vicious cycle?!
Opportunities did exist; he could have done business with no initial investment. Unfortunately, although he had little conscience, he still possessed some, and he couldn't bring himself to engage in the bloody and dark process of primitive capital accumulation.
"Sigh~" Shen Qing became more and more worried as she thought about it, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"What's wrong?" Ye Mingzhu asked with concern when she saw Shen Qing's furrowed brows and worried face.
"It's nothing," Shen Qing said softly, "I just suddenly feel like I'm a useless piece of trash..."
Ye Mingzhu felt a pang of sorrow, thinking he had recalled a "sad memory." She grasped Shen Qing's hand and said, "My mother said that a true man is judged by his spirit, not by... well, you are a true hero, with your chivalrous spirit, superb martial arts skills, resourcefulness, quick wit, and eloquence!"
"..." Your mother said this, does it mean your father is impotent?
Seeing Ye Mingzhu's sincere eyes and racking her brains for words to praise him, Shen Qing thought, "She's a very honest girl. Maybe I should tell her the truth. Otherwise, if I just leave like this, she'll feel guilty towards her savior for the rest of her life."
"Actually... I'm a woman."
Just as Ye Mingzhu was racking her brains trying to figure out how to comfort Shen Qing, who had become a "eunuch," and cheer him up, she suddenly heard Shen Qing say this.
"what?"
Shen Qing spread her hands: "If you don't believe me, you can check it..."
Holy crap! ...
He just said it casually, and this girl really didn't hold back! No beating around the bush, a pure pragmatist, but something's not quite right...
Seeing Ye Mingzhu's bright eyes, why is Ya even more excited?!