Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

[Star: Isn't that exciting?]

[Star: Just think about it, a minor, who beat up the marshal of the Immortal Ship Alliance, commanded the winds and rains throughout the universe, attracted the attention of several star gods, forced the patrolling star god to sever his own destiny, and finally sacrificed himself.]

[Star: Isn't this exciting enough?]

[March 7: ...Oh no, is this some kind of shonen anime?]

[Silver Wolf: Hey, bring up the juvenile protection law.]

[Soaring Through the Sky: It shouldn't be that bad, right? There are many ways to maintain an unchanged appearance throughout the universe, and it's very difficult for immortal beings to detect any changes in their appearance.]

[Yu Kong: It's hard to imagine what Gu Shi's judgment was based on—character? Appearance? Way of doing things?]

[Qingque: In what ways does his behavior seem unmature?]

[Forgotten Returnee: Oh dear, Sister Sky Soarer, I think that senior AI was just driven crazy by all the trouble he was going through, so I was just looking for an excuse to make things difficult for him.]

[Forgetful Person: After all, those sword strikes just now were quite something, tsk tsk tsk, even a woman like me would want to get revenge~]

[Fireworks: I bet a bag of spicy strips he's definitely an adult! And not young at all! Look at his mature-looking face, he doesn't look like an underage kid at all!]

[Fireworks: He might be thousands or tens of thousands of years old, you just don't know it?]

[Hanabi: Don't forget, the "Great Lord of Annihilation, who represents the end times" has been mentioned many times in the video; they've known about it for quite some time.]

In the video, Jiang Jiu was even more speechless than the others watching the video.

"You geniuses wouldn't care about these things, would you? Ask me again and I'll be five hundred years old! Come on, come on!"

"No drinking, no drinking—" Jiang Jiu glanced at Lai Gushi, "Never mind, I'll drink it myself."

[Star: Fun fact, Ricotta Warriors can only drink engine oil.]

March 7th: Couldn't hold back.

Jiang Jiu took the wine jug and poured himself a mouthful.

The moment the strong liquor slid down my throat, a familiar, almost forgotten burning sensation exploded in my throat.

It wasn't the taste, it was the pain.

"cough......!"

Jiang Jiu squinted as he choked, but chuckled softly.

"That's really good."

Lai Gushi looked at him, remained silent for two seconds, and then spoke.

"The concentration of this liquor is 9.7 times that of standard liquor. Normal organic life would be in danger if it ingested more than 50 milliliters."

"Really?" Jiang Jiu wiped his mouth and took another sip.

"Unfortunately, the word 'normal' has nothing to do with me."

As a self-destructive individual, his pain threshold is raised to a very high level, and ordinary injuries can hardly make him feel anything.

But this spicy stimulation that acts directly on nerve endings brings an almost luxurious sense of presence.

[Qingque: If you don't understand, are these two geniuses drinking alcohol?]

[Fu Xuan: Is it possible that some other substance was added?]

[Qingque: As far as I know... those kinds of things are usually either illegal, or they're likely to poison you to death...?]

Fu Xuan: ...This is a great mission.

[Bluebird: Hesitating.]

[Robin: Is this kind of liquor... still considered strong? It seems like it might have a corrosive effect?]

[Jade: Because the self-destructive individual has an extremely high pain threshold, ordinary injuries are almost imperceptible to them. That's why they seek this extreme stimulation; it's not alcoholism, it's a pain addiction.]

[Zhenzhu: This doesn't make logical sense. Pain is a warning signal from the body to injury; actively seeking pain violates the biological instinct to seek benefit and avoid harm.]

[Jade: Therefore, those who self-destruct are all abnormal.]

[Hanabi: Oh dear, you all analyze things so logically, but why don't you analyze whether he'll go on a drunken rampage after drinking?]

[Fireworks: What if he starts dancing after drinking? What if he starts singing after drinking? What if he starts crying while hugging the Black Tower doll after drinking?]

[Fireworks: What if he starts telling lame jokes to Lycan after drinking, becomes sworn brothers with Iron Tomb, and then dismantles the Imperial Scepter?]

Feixiao, who had just drunk a cup of wine, fell into deep thought.

[Feixiao: That's awesome.]

[Jingyuan: Sighing continuously, sigh...]

As it turns out, Jiang Jiu wasn't so easily provoked by drunkenness.

More than that, one has to admire Lai Gushi's persistence in finding an answer.

Not getting an answer, he just kept staring at Jiang Jiu.

"What, you want some too?" Jiang Jiu felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, so he asked directly, even though he knew the answer.

Lai Gushi shook his head.

"Based on analysis and data calculations, you appear to be only a teenager."

Jiang Jiu was speechless: "...What are you being so meticulous about? Fine, fine, nineteen, you're an adult, okay?"

【...】

Originally, those underage and young people's thoughts were just guesses, or even jokes, so no one paid much attention to them.

result......

When the real answer was presented to them, everyone was a little overwhelmed.

...You mean our savior is only nineteen years old?

Watching a Movie (48) - Drunkenly Questioning the Heart

Isn't that right?

March 7th was indeed unexpected.

It was a complete surprise.

She had thought that Jiang Jiu might not be very old, but she hadn't expected him to be this young.

Uncle Yang pushed up his glasses and said calmly, "By ordinary standards, someone this age hasn't even graduated from academy yet, but he's already thinking about how to save the world."

"This is indeed surprising, but I think that nineteen years old was probably just the time when he embarked on his path of saving the world, not necessarily now."

Himeko interjected, "How long do you think it has been since the movie started?"

Uncle Yang instinctively wanted to say a very large number, but after thinking about it carefully, he paused for two seconds.

Uncle Yang: "......?"

Himeko crossed her arms and said calmly, "It's very short. He's always very efficient when handling things, and he rarely takes a break."

"The longest time was probably after dealing with the Immortal Ship, when I fell into a coma due to being under extreme mental strain."

March 7th interjected, "Does that count as rest?"

Himeko shook her head.

[Su Chang: Nineteen years old, such a young age. I thought I started practicing swordsmanship at a very young age, but compared to others...]

[Gui Naifen: Stop comparing! Back then, I was a street performer! Breaking rocks on my chest! Breathing fire! Swallowing swords! It was spectacular!]

[Gui Naifen: So what was they doing? They were fighting the Star God!]

[Yu Kong: Nineteen years old...?]

[Yu Kong: At this age, in the Immortal Ship, he's not even old enough to stand on his own.]

[Yu Kong: And he is already working tirelessly for the future of the entire universe.]

[Forgetful Person: Oh dear, Sister Sky-Riding's words almost made me cry~]

[Forgetful Person: But then again, at his age, where we're from, he's only just come of age, right?]

[The Forgotten One: A newly grown fox cub, still chasing its own tail all over the streets.]

[Forgetful Man: He's already chasing after the Star God all over the universe, ah~ is this the difference between genius and mediocrity?]

[Fireworks: Why are we comparing things now?]

[Fireworks: Do you guys really think you can compare to Jiang Jiu? Wow... is there really any comparison?]

[Golden Goblet: The world is not short of young heroes; for examples, see the Genius Club.]

[Hanabi: You win.]

It seems there's really no comparison.

Lai Gushi watched silently as Jiang Jiu chugdredged up the strong liquor, offering neither advice nor comment, but simply observing.

A genius suspected to be from the future, possessing multiple destinies, does many things that are puzzling.

For example, why should we prevent a potential future "disaster"? And when we realize that this disaster is caused by ourselves, why do we show leniency because no one breaks the boundaries of our knowledge?

Or, to put it more directly, why is it that someone who is clearly an intellectual genius, who clearly understands best how to define existence, is a self-destructive individual?

These questions, when combined, become the last, simple question.

Why do people crave the sensation of "pain"?

The wine on the table was quickly emptied.

Jiang Jiu shook the empty wine bottle and placed it on the table.

He propped his chin up, half-lying on the table, his eyes lowered, staring blankly at the empty wine bottle.

"Your liquor... is really strong."

After a brief analysis, Lai Gushi determined that the slight delay in vital signs indicated intoxication, but the probability of complete loss of consciousness was less than 7%.

"Your current state of intoxication will likely last for about forty-two minutes. Would you like some hangover soup?"

Jiang Jiu ignored him and just stared blankly at the empty wine bottle in front of him.