Above Destiny

Chapter 279 I have left the cabin and feel good

The workshop was dead silent, no one responded.

But in the silence, the head in Ji Jue's hand seemed to move slightly, as if curious. But it was just an instinctive twitch under the erosion of evil.

The pupils of his eyes were still empty.

"It's so lonely. There's no one to talk to for so long."

Ji Jue sat on the chair, sighing as he touched the head in his hand: "It's a good thing you came to visit me. If it's too long, I'm afraid I'll have to find a volleyball to paint my facial features on as a friend."

The head was silent, like the empty nature of its mirror image.

"What does the world look like to you?"

Ji Jue asked curiously: "It's not everything in front of us, nor is it the place farther away, or in other words, this Luye Island. It's this world."

He raised his five fingers, bent them, and contracted them.

“The feeling of touch, the wind blowing in your face, the smell of the air when the rain falls, the pauses in your heartbeat, your pulse, everything is exactly the same as it was.

Two days ago, I tried to perform a small surgery on myself, and even the condition of my internal organs was exactly the same as in reality. To be able to achieve such a realistic level, this must be an incredible work of nature, right?

So, have you ever thought that maybe, this fake world is not that different from the real world? "

"Although I know it's fake, all of this should be a simulation, and there may be air walls or other obstacles-"

Ji Jue shrugged: "But I really can't help it."

So, why not give it a try?

Anyway, the opportunity is right in front of us, so we can't miss it if we pass by.

Now that we are here, the child is still young.

"Anyway, after the duel, everything will be restored, right?"

He looked around and asked softly, "Why don't you try your limits while the duel is still going on?"

At that moment, accompanied by a vast echo like the receding tide, the mercury in the wall rushed, and with the roar of the pump, like a hydraulic press, it unfolded layer by layer of blocking structures from under the nine earths.

The workshop, rooted in the earth veins, slowly rose upwards...

Then, the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked.

The phlogiston explosives buried in the rock created a series of air waves from the chain explosions, and the flames and strong winds spread, evaporating the rain.

The mud slid down like a tide.

The towering mountains, like peeled oranges, reveal the cold metallic light inside.

The workshop is running and whirling.

It's like a Rubik's Cube.

The huge structure rises up under the guidance of the track and unfolds layer by layer.

And just on the top of the mountain, after the gate slowly opened, a deep darkness like a deep well appeared. Then, mercury flowed upward against the rock and hardened. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a huge vertical shaft shining with silver light.

After being freed from the constraints of other modules, the core furnace studio gradually rose up under the support of mercury as the walls and ceiling contracted.

Just like a bullet loaded into a gun chamber!
Countless hands of mercury came from all directions, welding lights burst out, and trapped Ji Jue and the "visitor" inside. When the last rivet was wedged into the steel, the crude, simple and strange rocket was already being towed to the launch pad!
Looking up from the end of this metal well, all you can see is the pouring rain and dark clouds, but you can't see the high night sky and the stars.

In the darkness, there is only nothingness.

"To be honest, when I was a kid, my original dream was to become an astronaut."

As the mercury robe flowed and transformed, the buffer suit appeared on Ji Jue's body, wrapping him up like a big fat man. By the way, the very important guest was also put into another container.

It was placed right next to him, without interrupting the lively conversation.

"After I was admitted to Tianmen, I actually thought that if I could become an engineer, I would apply to the Federal Space Agency! Even if I can't become an astronaut, if the rocket I made can land on the moon, maybe it can be regarded as a wish come true, right?"

"What a pity! Congress actually gave up the moon landing plan and started a space war..."

"Fuck space wars, space-based weapons, and outer space strikes!"

"Who the hell cares!"

Ji Jue cursed and punched the box containing the head: "How can those guys with their heads full of corruption and power understand the beauty of technology and exploration, right?

It’s better for me to do it myself than to expect those idiots to contribute to the aerospace industry one day! ”

boom!
Amidst the loud noise, the fixing frame fell off, dissolved, and turned into mercury that flowed in all directions.

The furnace was overloaded, and billowing heat rose from the narrow cabin. Amid the violent vibrations, gray-black spiritual light fragments burst out.

Inside the reaction chamber, inside those batteries, the souls of the evil creatures howled and screamed silently in the flames of the furnace, shattered by the pressure, and turned into ashes.

Instead, there was a blood-like flame gushing out from the bottom jet!

"Don't be afraid. This is a small step for modern alchemy, but a giant leap for human spaceflight!"

Sitting in the safety chair with layers of protection, Ji Jue patted his 'roommate' on the head and cheered encouragingly: "With this resume, even if you go to Huangji to select the champion in the future, you can tell your brothers - I will lead the club to the moon! Right?"

boom! ! ! !

The roar of the explosion rose from outside the layers of blockades, the earth shook violently, and violent flames gushed out, spewing upward along the narrow metal well.

In an instant, a dazzling pillar of light shot up into the sky, piercing through the rain and tearing through the dark clouds.

It's like wanting to burn away all the darkness without knowing one's own limitations.

The light of the sharp blade points to the sky! .
In front of the floating light of the Wanhua Tower, Jiang Tongguang looked at the scene in the projection and couldn't help shaking his head:

"By the way, are you really not going to stop it?"

Even though the Tower of All Changes, a work of nature, can absolutely simulate an entire world, and even after inputting parameters and events, it can predict the future to a certain extent.

But this observation is not without cost.

The more it evolves, the more detailed it is, the more people and objects are involved, the more massive the result will be, and the more terrifying the spiritual essence and etheric goodness essence consumed will be.

The fact that the two of them worked together to get the Council to approve the transfer application for the Tower of All Changes had already attracted many warnings... When the simulation was confined to the scope of Luye Island, it was still within the limit that the Association could bear.

Once Ji Jue successfully takes off, regardless of success or failure, the reproduction of the present world and the universe in evolution will definitely be beyond his tolerance.

But from beginning to end, Gustav remained motionless.

Stand aside and watch.

"Did he violate any rules?" Gustav asked back, "Isn't the use of the mechanism also part of the test?"

"..."

Jiang Tongguang sighed: "I always feel that if this guy is left alone, he will launch his workshop into the troposphere... Damn, that's not right!"

He suddenly became alert: "Isn't this what he was planning?!"

"You just found out?"

Gustav cast a glance, waved his hand, and brought up another projection: "Not only him, but also Andrei, the disciple of the old dragon in the bell tower, has begun to plan to destroy the earth veins, detonate the volcano, and then sink the entire Luye Island in order to verify his guess..."

"..."

Jiang Tongguang was silent for a long time, then sighed helplessly: "Children nowadays are so scary. I didn't rebel like this back then..."

Gustav sneered: "Don't you want to?"

Jiang Tongguang just shrugged.

It seems like a pity.

Just like that, I stared in silence, and a dazzling light gradually appeared in the floating light before my eyes.

Between the stormy sea and sky, from the endless black rain, a huge metal creation spewed out flames, like an awakening giant, stretching out its palm towards the sky.

Countless mercury vapors spread, burning the entire sky of Luye Island into silver-white.

After discarding most of the insignificant structures, the core of the workshop, which turned into a rocket, rose from the deep well, dragging the gravity from the earth, and rose into the sky inch by inch!
Even compared with a real space rocket, Ji Jue's creation at this moment revealed a sense of shabbyness from the inside out, and even the relevant data and mechanical calculations were only roughly carried out.

Overloaded and operating in a nearly self-destructive manner, the many links and controls supplemented by alchemy, and the thermal insulation tiles made of liquid mercury evaporated and shattered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The shell of the outer cabin quickly melted and cracked.

Like layers of scales peeling off and falling to the ground.

boom!
From mid-air, the flames of explosion burst out again.

After getting rid of the propulsion structure at the rear, a large amount of prophogen was converted, and the rocket above the sky burst into fierce light, accelerating again in the purest way possible!
Even the originally extremely serious evil pollution was now transformed into an accelerant in the intensification of the spiritual essence. The scarlet flames were like blood, wriggling and flowing like a living thing, revealing a hideous and cruel appearance.

At this moment, looking down from a high altitude.

The ocean was surging and boiling, and a huge tide rose up out of nowhere and roared past.

Between the vast sea and sky, the island below is like a humble leaf, crumbling.

And in the flashing lightning, one can glimpse the terrifying mirage-like outline in the distance.

A terrifyingly huge shadow.

The originally empty world suddenly seemed to have turned into a small cage. When a faint body rolled up from the sea, it set off a storm that swept across everything...

Just a few scales and claws appeared for a moment, leaving an indelible shadow in the observer's heart.

The so-called Hades Sea Worm!

Even if it was just a casual glance, it was like a bucket of cold water poured into Ji Jue's skull, causing the complacency that had risen in his heart to disappear without a trace.

Compared with the power that is truly capable of poisoning the world and destroying everything, a mere craftsman who is no different from dust is really too insignificant.

But what's wrong with being small?
Ji Jue didn't care.

Close your eyes, hum silently in the rapidly rising gravity, and spread your arms. At this moment, the dark world, the violent storm, can no longer cover that tiny flash of light.

It’s like the stars breaking free from the shackles of the long night and returning to the sky!
boom!
When the second stage booster structure fell off from the deformed cabin, the endless dark clouds and thunder disappeared without a trace.

He was already above the dark clouds.

The dark world seemed to welcome light again, and the twinkling stars blinked from the high night sky like curious eyes.

At this moment, when looking down, you can see that the earth seems to be gradually deforming. From the high sky, the originally vast and flat world gradually reveals its own outline.

In the dead silence, there was only the sound of the cabin shaking violently and breaking, and mercury rushed to fill the gap. As cracks appeared on the furnace, the high heat spread, raising the temperature of the entire core cabin to hundreds of degrees.

But the height is still rising...

From Ji Jue’s cheers.

He was still rising, towards the higher sky, breaking free from all restraints and welcoming freedom.

Even if all this was just an illusion, even if this freedom was just an illusion in a dream, so short-lived, it already made him intoxicated.

boom!
The last propulsion engine fell off from the tattered cabin and fell to the world below. Inside the broken cabin, the furnace shook violently and shattered, leaving only the last tiny wisp of flame.

The core module has completely fallen apart.

In the explosion, Ji Jue in the protective suit involuntarily floated up and flew out, pulled by the mercury rope, circling in vain in the darkness, and the broken light reflected on his helmet.

The night sky seems round.

Countless lights are running in the darkness, distant and empty. They are the stars.

The bright moon was like a mirror, hanging high in the sky, reflecting everything, and gradually fell into a deeper darkness. In the distance, the huge sun slowly rose, illuminating the broken world again.

He could already see the land in the distance.

From the connection of streams of light, everything that was broken was pieced together again.

Above the azure ocean, the dark clouds that seemed to cover the sky and earth now looked like insignificant stains. In the center of the world, the incomplete Middle Earth was barren, with countless islands scattered all over the place. The southern empire and the northern federation were shrouded in a dreamlike light.

The present world is square.

Grand and huge outlines vaguely emerged from the void, crisscrossing each other, like pillars, supporting everything and laying the foundation for everything.

Countless rifts were like satellites, circling silently and occasionally flashing through the air.

And below the real world, the eternally violent vortex appeared from the void, silently rotating, expanding, or contracting, swallowing up all the tiny fragments that had fallen off the real world.

This is what the world really looks like.

Complete, yet broken. Shining, yet dark. Gorgeous, yet cruel.

"gorgeous."

He stretched out his hand and touched the faint light through the thick protection.

The world is silent and there is no response.

"Well done."

Jiang Tongguang took a final look at the magnificent mirror image in the floating light, and couldn't help but sigh softly, "The desire to pursue knowledge is unstoppable, and the desire for reform is unquenchable... I have been in the association for so many years, but this is the first time I have seen such a scene."

However, when he turned around, his expression suddenly became serious, and he warned, "When Delong calls and scolds people later, don't drag me into it."

"Don't worry, he won't."

Gustav remained calm as ever, then reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone.

Shut down.

"..."

Jiang Tongguang was speechless and applauded in admiration.

Well done!

As long as I hang up my phone quickly enough, the chairman won’t be able to scold me. I’ve learned my lesson.

Next time try...

However, after witnessing an overconfident space mission by Yucha Space, and looking back at the many projections and changing scenes in the floating light, he could not help but sigh with emotion.

"What's wrong?" Gustav said, "Are you still worried that I will take the blame for you?"

"No, I just admire you."

Jiang Tongguang looked back at him and said, "As a teacher, you are indeed impeccable."

Gustav remained indifferent and expressionless: "I haven't taught them anything."

“Teaching about setbacks, providing training, establishing respect, and showing the way forward. I’m afraid some teachers can’t do this, right?”

Jiang Tongguang grinned jokingly: "It's just that - over the years, I have been constantly hearing people say: how demanding your requirements are, how strict the Shisheng School you preside over is, and that you don't even consider anyone who is not a true genius.

But now it seems that you are the one who least believes in talent and genius, right? "

"Talent? Gifted?"

Gustav seemed to smile, but unfortunately, his indifferent face showed only sarcasm: "How high a talent can be called talent? How good a gift can be called a gift?"

“True talent and genius are like the plowsmith who forged a new path from the old rules, like the scavenger who had countless disciples, and like the sky furnace who reached the top of the embers in just ten years.

Let alone those apprentices, even if it was the entire association and Youshen, who dared to say that they could compare with them?"

If you can, why haven't you achieved it?

But if you can't reach that, then all those talents that you are so proud of will be nothing but a little cleverness that is not worth showing off!

Being too clever sometimes means seeking one's own death.

The embers are raging and have no mercy for the mediocre.

How much of this statement is the cry of a craftsman who overestimates his own abilities and loses himself in flattery and arrogance, traps himself in his own web, and finally suffers the consequences of his own actions?
Rather than watching these apprentices become complacent in the so-called aura of genius, lose themselves and become unrecognizable, it is better to give them two slaps in the face as soon as possible to wake them up.

At the very least, there is no need to wait for decades before being unable to accept the cruel reality and being shattered head-on.

"All mediocre people are like this. They often need to be alert, often need setbacks, often need to be sharpened and restrained. It's just that the degree is different."

Gustav looked down at the elimination and defeat in the projections, unmoved: "True geniuses can grow wings and fly in the sky, but others don't understand. For them, jumping off the cliff will only lead to death.

For most people, good rules or bad rules are better than no rules.

This is a crutch that belongs exclusively to mediocrity.

As long as you can endure the constraints and hard work, and endure the suffering and pain, you can also step by step reach those places that require wings to reach. "

"That sounds great."

In the long silence, Jiang Tongguang shrugged and said with emotion: "It's rare to see you express your true feelings, Lao Gu. I feel ashamed. If you run for chairman next time, I will definitely vote for you."

Gustav remained unmoved and looked towards him.

Glancing at his playful face, she suddenly asked, "But what about you?"

"I?"

Jiang Tongguang was puzzled, "What's wrong with me?"

"How long can you endure this?"

As if in return, Gustav bluntly exposed the hypocritical smile: "In my opinion, you, the most popular director of the association, are probably the one who is most disappointed with the association, right?"

Jiang Tongguang didn't say anything.

There was no casual wave of hand as in the past.

'It's up to you', 'I don't care', 'Then let's discuss it together', 'It's not bad'... For a long time, these were the only words I heard from the board of directors.

Perhaps, listening to it the other way around, there is another meaning:
——Alpaca, I don’t care, do whatever you want!
The person who has a good relationship with everyone often does not have a very good relationship with everyone.

A friend who is welcomed by everyone may not welcome everyone in his heart.

It’s not that everyone doesn’t understand this truth, it’s just that they have been seeing that easy-going smiling face for too long and have become accustomed to it.

To the point that everyone has forgotten it subconsciously or actively.

Before he succeeded as the director, he had rushed into the Deep Valley three times in a rage, until he captured his fellow disciples and nephews one by one and hanged them on the Tianshu Gate...

"To be honest, with Deron's talent, it's not easy to maintain the situation until now."

Gustav sighed softly, "He just has limited abilities. I didn't expect you to consider the overall situation and wait until he retires before taking any action."

"What did you say?!"

Jiang Tongguang was horrified and stared in shock: "I just don't want to take the blame for you, please don't slander me! Everyone knows that I, Director Jiang, am the most humble and easy-going person, and I don't fight with the world.

"One light, one light; one dust, one light; this is written in my name. This is the ancient wisdom of our federation. If you don't understand it, don't talk nonsense!"

Gustav looked at him for a long time, then nodded in understanding: "Then let's take it as such."

"That's it, okay!"

Jiang Tongguang nodded decisively, took out the wine flask, and took a sip to calm himself: "The association is my home, I love the association, I love it too much. Don't be too extreme, Lao Gu, we love each other and are a family, there is no hurdle that we can't overcome."

Just like that, silence returned to the Tower of All Changes.

The 'family members' forgot about the conversation just now and continued to work happily.

The results of the second round of eliminations will be announced soon.

(End of this chapter)