This time I chose Paladin.

Chapter 106 Frozen People's Hearts

"I want to," Nie Weiyang said, "and I can."

I come, I see, I think, I can.

So Easy.

"You clearly have more to offer. You could exploit information disparities to profit, demanding obedience and obedience from the people, like those local tyrants out there. This is a much simpler approach. You know we can't do anything to a strong person like you right now."

Liang Zhenduan didn't say these words. He just asked: "What kind of person do you want to be? A warrior? A general? Or... a savior?"

"There's no such thing as a savior?" Nie Weiyang laughed. "There has never been a savior."

He opened the door. The darkness outside tried to sneak in, but the light slipped past him, leaving a blurry line on the ground.

“I never intended to do anyone a favor, Mr. Liang,” Nie Weiyang said. “When favors pile up, a person becomes so heavy that they can’t stand up straight. There are many things in this world that I’d like to see, but this is the only thing I can’t stand.”

His voice dropped, but it was not a sign of giving up, but an invisible expression of strength.

"Humanity came together to this new world, not to fight among ourselves. Only by working together can we overcome this hardship!"

Nie Weiyang left. The wooden door closed behind him with a dull thud, and light and darkness separated once again. The figure walked into the darkness, his way of stepping into the night so familiar, as if he had done it countless times before.

But at a certain moment, Liang Zhenduan had an illusion, as if the departing figure was not sinking into the darkness, but was cutting through the darkness and burning the darkness.

He was silent for a long time, and so were the other people in the conference room. The faces of the men and women were all confused, as if for these people who had been in high positions before the end of the world, a simple answer like "I think" was more glaring than an incandescent light.

Liang Zhenduan stared at the crack in the door. Light flowed out from the gap, illuminating a shallow area of ​​land outside the door.

Darkness cannot be stopped; it exists forever. In the silent darkness, light is the only visitor. And the only thing that can be stopped is light.

So... don't try to block out the darkness.

Go and light the light and clear away the obstacles that hinder it.

In this way, the darkness will naturally retreat.

"...our attitude towards Nie Weiyang needs to be adjusted," he said. "We still need to be wary of his hidden bloodline, but our trust in him can be increased. Of course, the information still needs to be verified..."

He paused, making a decision.

"Cooperate with him as much as possible regarding the return to the sect and the former civilization!"

In the 21st century, the bonds between people have long since frozen, leaving everyone an island, embraced only by the ocean of civilized society. In this new world, these islands must be reunited, but the years of frozen ice and the unfamiliar darkness of today make people even more uneasy and wary of each other.

Nie Weiyang brought not only information, but also a possibility.

He built a bonfire that burned in the darkness and placed ice that had not melted for years on it.

Can a fire melt an entire ice sheet?

——This is not a fairy tale, so it can’t.

But can the ice sheet just act as if “nothing happened”?

——This is not a fable, so it cannot.

"We need to cooperate, we need to unite, all of humanity."

These words sounded like a horn, coming from someone's mouth.

“I know what he’s going to do—” “To make connections,” another person said.

"Link," someone else said.

But the question also arises: "Can humans today still do this? Unite with strangers just for a certain future, a certain ideal?"

"Yes." Liang Zhenduan's voice was heavy and powerful.

He raised his eyes and scanned the entire conference room.

"I'm sure we can," he repeated. "Now is the critical moment for our survival. It's time for us to shoulder our responsibilities. Zhongzhou is well connected, just like Chuzhou. We must connect all the places and open up roads...

“…Our ancestors have conquered the mountains and rivers of the earth, and our predecessors have connected the most remote corners.

"Now, it's just one more time!"

……

It was already late at night when Nie Weiyang set up camp.

As they were going to set off again tomorrow, he slowed down his thinking for the first time in a long time. He just hammered the wooden stakes into the ground to form a fence for the new camp in the cave, and brought in some big rocks to press down the tent.

This is a spacious dark blue tent, covering an area of ​​five square meters. It even has a small bedroom and a living room, and has transparent windows. As long as it is well maintained, it can be used for a long time.

After spreading medicine to repel snakes and insects in the cave, Nie Weiyang lit a fire under the ceiling in front of the tent. He crawled out while listening to rustling sounds from all directions, rubbing his hands in an attempt to warm his slightly low body temperature.

As a half-vampire, his body temperature is lower than that of ordinary people, making him less resistant to cold. If the temperature drops below a certain level, his limbs will be affected. However, he is also a paladin, his body filled with divine power. This power has not yet conflicted with his bloodline, but when he uses skills, it is best not to let them touch him.

His current state is very strange, half-dead, both orderly and chaotic, both bright and dark. He seems to be in full control, but in fact he is vulnerable to all kinds of attacks. If he gets involved in any melee, I'm afraid he will have to fight everyone by himself.

Speaking of chaos… It has been four months since the end of the world, and some capable people must have left their original places and started wandering around.

Nie Weiyang was looking forward to this.

He lived a secluded life in his previous life, but he wasn't without friends. He had more people who shared a deep understanding with him, and they were basically all lone rangers. Many of them had the word "holy" in their job titles, and there were even two extremely rare Paladins among them—generally speaking, Paladins died in the early to mid-game...

Now if he could run into those people again, wouldn't he take the opportunity to lure them back to the sect?

Moreover, the extreme climate change in the previous life killed too many people, many of whom were lone rangers who did not anticipate this climate change.

During their previous conversations, he had repeatedly warned Liang Zhenduan to develop the underground structures of pre-civilizations to prevent extreme weather events. After all, while the new world didn't appear to be prone to extreme weather events, Nie Weiyang still felt a sense of urgency when he looked at the "Planet Barrier Integrity: 91%."

Link the shelter and repair the planet's barrier.

Although there is ample time for this task, it is really difficult. But there is no other way. No matter how difficult it is, we have to find a way to do it.

After all, just think about it, during the extremely high temperature period in the previous life, the perceived temperature on the surface of the planet once reached nearly 70 degrees. If ordinary people did not have self-defense skills, they would be frozen to death after being thrown on the ground for a while. Everyone's fighting style has changed because of this. After all, beating the enemy for a long time may not kill the enemy, but pressing the enemy against a stone can make a fried human... Nie Weiyang wanted to scratch his head.

The extreme high temperatures lasted for a full 200 days, bringing out delicious and fresh food. The subsequent extreme low temperatures were even more outrageous. Everyone carried water with them when they went out, and when they encountered difficult enemies, they would pour water under their feet. The water turned to ice as soon as it left the bottle, and when it spilled on the ground, the New World players, whose average weight was nearly pounds, stepped on it, and it became more slippery than oil. Normal control skills were not as effective as this...

……

In such a dangerous world, it’s better to gather a few more capable and reliable lone rangers to form a team.

Even if the team is loose, it is still much better than relying on yourself outside...

　I am trying to refine the language. If I fail to refine it, it means that I have killed my brain by painting.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)