Terra's Magnetic Field

"After the harvest, we have to fulfill our promise. Every year, the village draws lots to decide which family will pay tribute. I heard that the next village is the same, and the next village is the same. Maybe the whole Iberia is like this. Most villages in Iberia have to pay tribute to Mother Goletia every year to maintain their lives."

(What is Agor the Inspiration King... fast forward to being picked up by Wanbao)

Saria vaguely guessed what this tribute referred to. She listened to Elini read the next paragraph in silence:

"Great! Today two lost strangers came to the village to ask for directions. We don't have to draw lots this year!"

Elini put down the diary, she had read the important part.

After hearing this, Saria held her forehead with her hand and said, "I knew it..."

Elini: "So tribute means human sacrifice? It's hard to imagine that there are still people in this era who believe in such primitive religious practices."

Saria: "You have to know that this land has a modern society while a large part of it is still quite primitive. For example, there are savage tribes in the Sargon rain forest."

Elini: "So what do we do now?"

Saria: "Let's take it one step at a time. Do you have a way to contact the Inquisition now? My cell phone lost signal after entering the village."

Elini shook her head.

Saria: "Then I'll take you to the town first. Maybe there will be a solution once we get there."

Elini: "That's the only way."

That’s all for today.

The picture of Xiaoer and Lafite I drew before

Postscript: Recently, "Shin Kamen Rider" has failed both in word of mouth and box office. Many friends who have watched the preview clips complained that the editing of this film was fragmented, and the actors' long lines were boring, inexplicable, and made people sleepy. In fact, these problems can be seen in "Shin Kamen Rider" and "Shin Oku", but they were not so serious at that time. The problem with "Shin Kamen Rider" is that the story of the Showa Knight is not suitable for being made into a movie in the form of a stitched unit drama.

And Pi Zi's control of the rhythm of the film is a disaster. In fact, the only success of his life is "Eva", which is a miracle of business and the times. His other works can only be said to be extremely unpopular. His alternative style is destined to not be accepted by a large range of people, and he can only be an animation immortal in a niche circle.

I have watched several documentaries about the gangster. In my opinion, this guy is very egoistic. He made these special effects movies essentially to fulfill his childhood dream and to amuse himself. He just regarded the client as a grudge. Of course, the client only hired him for the gimmick, and it didn't matter how he shot it.

The only ones who are really hurt are the audience who bought the tickets.

Chapter 465: Fall of Buddha

"What? This is such a boring movie. Superhero movies are just like this nowadays. The plot is meaningless. They are heroes but they are more like clowns. And don't you think people's definition of heroes is getting more and more out of touch with reality?"

After Skadi walked out of the cinema, she took small steps forward. When she was five steps away from Guishaoyuan, she looked back with her hands open and asked the above questions.

It is obvious that Skadi does not approve of the current superheroes active on the big screen, and also feels that the concept of "hero" has been polluted by excessive entertainment.

"What is a hero then?" Gui Shao asked her, "Is it someone who saves the world? Someone who possesses absolute power? Or a warrior who has done great deeds in the eyes of others? Or is it just an ordinary person who warms the hearts of others with some small things?"

"I'm not sure what a hero should look like, but at least it shouldn't be like this, right?" Skadi pointed at the huge movie poster on the cinema building.

"Now this land has deteriorated due to excessive entertainment, and many things that were once precious have lost their original meanings. Things like justice, fairness, and peace have been given new meanings. Now all forces are doing shameful things under the guise of bright and beautiful banners. Everyone shouts about freedom and equality. Don't they know that the more often these things are mentioned, the cheaper they become?"

Skadi walked up to a sheath, put his hands on his shoulders, leaned forward, and continued to ask:

"Do you still remember when this planet was regarded as a treasure by aliens from all walks of life, and countless cosmic forces wanted to invade this planet full of life? But what about now? This planet has gradually lost its charm and become more and more turbid. Even the root destruction summoning body no longer patronizes it..."

"Maybe they just gave up because of the difficulty," Gui Shao said. "The last few decades are short in the entire history of civilization. I don't think this short-term change will have any fundamental impact. History is a constantly rolling wheel. Everything is always changing but will always return to the starting point. All we have to do is wait patiently, and everything will always change back to normal."

"Is this your answer?" Skadi stared at Guishao's eyes. There was a hint of strangeness in her narrowed eyes, followed by questioning, "Are you really the person I know? If you were him, he would never say such things, nor would he do such a cowardly evasive behavior. You disappoint me so much!..."

Gui Shao was completely confused, with no other emotion on his face except confusion. When Skadi released her hands from his shoulders, it was his turn to grab Skadi's wrist. He was incredibly strong and held Skadi there without making a sound.

Guishao: "Why do you always think I should be something? Why do you always criticize me for not being like someone when I answer sincerely? I am me! The living me? If I am not me, then who should I be? Wanbai? Xiaoer? Or Guishao Adao? Am I wrong? Where did I go wrong?! When I talked to Nian before, she said I was not like Wanbai. When I wanted to ease the relationship with Wan, she ignored me on the grounds that Xiaoer would never talk like that. Even Kal'tsit said that I was not the same as before, so what the hell should I do? What did I do in the past? Wouldn't Wanbai, Xiaoer, and Guishao Adao be confused? Wouldn't they be depressed, lonely, panicked, and empty? Are they absolutely firm and great? Are they the ideal heroes that you imagine? Now even you question me?... Why?... You should understand this feeling the most! I thought you could understand! People change!!!"

Gui Shao said too much in one breath, and he became more and more emotional as he went on, as if he wanted to vent all the dissatisfaction and resentment that had accumulated over these days all at once. He was usually very self-restrained.

Skadi noticed that Guiqiao's eyes were red and his eyeballs were a little wet. Guiqiao's two eyeballs were covered with a layer of light salt water, which would turn into tears as soon as he blinked.

He couldn't cry, at least not in front of Skadi. This was his last bit of dignity.

Gui Shao sniffed his nose, swallowed the snot in his nasal cavity, and swallowed his saliva.

He let go of Skadi, turned his back to her and said:

"Just go away... don't talk to me anymore, just leave like this..."

Skadi subconsciously stretched out her right hand to touch the back of the figure in front of her, but she quickly retracted it because she understood that no matter what kind of comfort she gave now would become a poisonous needle piercing the other person's heart.

The man in front of him doesn't need anyone's "pity", he just needs an environment that can ease his mentality.

This "date" ended in such an unhappy way. After Skadi left and returned to her sheath, she disappeared in the crowd.

Gui Shao realized that he was still alone. Even Skadi had become "someone else". He was probably the only one like him in the world. Even Wanbao could not truly understand him.

As for Lafite Fran? She actually didn't love him as a person, but the nearly perfect image in her mind. As long as they had the soul of Boss, she would love them all the same.

So there is no one in this world who truly cares about him.

But Gui Shao doesn't care about such trivial matters as who loves him and who he loves. It doesn't matter even if no one loves him, he will love himself.

What is the state of mind? It is like a maze thousands of miles long. There is no boatman to ferry people across. Except for oneself, no one else can help.

Return

After leaving the streets of Rhodes Island, he went on a long journey for the first time in a long time. At dusk, he crossed most of Terra, crossed countless mountains and cities, and walked through all the places he remembered. Finally, he went to the bottom of the sea off the coast of Iberia and entered a place that only a few people in the world knew about, which was the "palace" where he had been in seclusion...

Gui Qiao sat on a plastic chair from a food stall that he had made with his own strength. He sat alone at the highest point and looked down at the broad square, where he finally found a moment of peace.

This place hasn't changed. It's still as cold and lonely as before. I don't remember ever having more than two people coming here at one time.

This place still belongs to him alone as it did in the past. It is his empire and his "fortress of loneliness"...

"Huh......" Guishao took a deep breath and closed his eyes to recall everything in this place, how he came here, how he practiced in seclusion here, how he created the Thunder Method and the Explosive Fist...

Everything in the past was like a fleeting dream, it all seemed to be right in front of him yet far away. Maybe he was not Wan Bai or Xiao Er, but just someone else who had all their memories? Because the real them had died long ago...

Wan Bai died in loneliness hundreds of years ago. He was also sitting on a chair in this place, reminiscing about the past, and eventually died in silence with no one to accompany him.

Xiao Er died at sea decades ago. After he exhausted all his vitality and fought a million horses, he couldn't help but turn into pieces and scattered. This poor man didn't get what he wanted in the end.

And Guishao met an absurd death after becoming indifferent to everything. He gave up resistance and died at the hands of Tallulah, who was far weaker than him.

When they die, they have no longer any thoughts about anything in this world, and they must eventually disappear in enlightenment and relief, because with their own extraordinary strength, they can remain immortal in those scenarios.

Wan Bai can completely break through the limit of lifespan at the last moment and survive in this world as long as Wan.

Xiao Er can recover by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth. He can kill a large number of creatures in the sea in an instant to repair his damaged vitality, and then take the opportunity to escape and wait for recovery. By then, he will be the strongest person in the world, and no one can stop him. He could have done it.

The sword that has returned to its sheath can also be resurrected with full health on the spot thanks to its super vitality.

They don't do this because there's no need.

Buddha is originally a sentient being, sentient beings are unenlightened Buddhas, and Buddha is an enlightened sentient being. At the moment when Wanbai and Xiaoer passed away, they had already left the category of sentient beings and became enlightened Buddhas, but Wuming's birth pulled them back to sentient beings and made them struggle in the mortal world.

(Mahayana Buddhism and feeling, Namo Ultraman Buddha. And Lafite corresponds to God, so this is the magnetic field Saint☆Brother)

They all chose to commit suicide after going through everything and trying their best but still seeing no hope of change.

Similarly, returning to the sheath... Wuming can do it now. His life now is maintained by an obsession. As long as he relaxes his mind, he can ascend to heaven on the spot and never care about worldly affairs again.

With his current strength, he can wipe out his soul the moment his body flies away. This way, he will never be reincarnated again and can enter into an eternal sleep, a beautiful dream that will never be disturbed by others.

Gui Shao closed his eyes. Was he going to sleep forever?

Not yet, he was just relaxing his body normally and letting his flesh body go into hibernation.

Let him sleep for a while, in this place where no one will disturb him, he will continue to recall his past in his dreams, and dream of the ancient heroes...

At the same time, in the western-style mansion where Nian lives, this seemingly bright and beautiful place actually has an extremely hidden cellar. It was originally designed to store wine, but now it has become someone's hiding place.

Ravshini has been hiding in this dark and damp place since she was severely injured by Guishao. Although her physical injuries have long been repaired by her sister Abrana through cell reorganization, the damage in her heart cannot be healed for a long time, for a long time...

Ravshini is a person with extremely strong self-esteem. When her pride is ruthlessly destroyed from the inside out, she becomes much more inferior than ordinary people. This inferiority makes her ashamed to see people and unable to communicate normally. In layman's terms, she has become autistic due to PTSD.

She is now a "Pochi" (useless person)...

Every day, Nian would visit Lafshini to express her concern, and today was no exception, but Lafshini still didn't say a word to her. After more than ten minutes of silence, Nian walked up from the cellar with a heavy heart.

When passing the spiral leading to the hall, Nian met Abrana leaning against the wall. Nian walked past Abrana without paying any attention to her. She probably guessed that she was going to talk about Ravshini's experience again.

"Grandma, where are you going?" Abrana's gentle voice echoed on the stairs, and Nian stopped a few steps away from her after hearing it.

Nian: "Let's go for a walk outside. This place is too quiet, isn't it?"

Abrana: "I see. I thought you were finally going to avenge Ravshini. Don't you think you're hypocritical? You just come to see Ravshini's miserable state every day. The person who hurt her is right next to you, but you just pretend not to see it."

The young man sighed and said, "Then how do you want me to avenge Rafshini? Kill the people who hurt her? Or just die meaninglessly?"

“………………………………………………”, Abrana was silent for a while after hearing this. She didn’t expect that Nian would just “admit defeat”.

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Nian did not feel ashamed of what she had just said. She calmly and tiredly spoke to the child behind her who was related to her by blood:

"When you stand in my position now, you will understand why I am weak. When I was young, I could do whatever I wanted without any scruples, but now I am no longer young and I have the burden of my family. Whatever I do and say now, I represent the entire family, not myself."

"My weakness is only because I love you too much. I love you, Ravshini, Xiaota, and my sister more than I love myself. If necessary, I can die for you, but that is not now. So be it..."

After saying this, Nian continued to move forward, while Abrana stopped where she was with a blank look in her eyes.

Neither Nian nor Abrana noticed that their conversation was captured by a certain Wan Bubble hiding in the corner.

That’s all for today.

Thanks to [Deep Blue Journey] for the reward from Xianyu Tuci. Your support is the driving force of my creation!

Postscript: Based on Wan Bai Xiao Er's deeds, future generations may really compile religious scriptures dedicated to giant gods. Xiao Er will be given the title of the powerful Shura God who punishes evil, and Wan Bai will be the True Lord of Heaven and Earth Thunder, and A Dao will be the Giant Spirit Blade Arhat. It sounds very crude. Imagine a bunch of believers wearing tights with Ultraman patterns dancing around the hideous statue of Xiao Er (the kind of grinning Buddhist heavenly king statue)...

Similarly, Wanbao is clearly worshipped by someone, and her image is probably worshipped by some evil cults that like killing, and made to look like that of Tantric Buddhism. And Sister Nian and Xibao are the gods of the land in their respective hometowns.

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Wuming is a person who chooses to wait and see after knowing his past experiences. He knows that he cannot change anything now. He can build a unified empire with his own strength, but what will happen after that? You can't let him sit on a golden toilet as a spiritual totem like a certain emperor, right? That would be more painful than death.

So Wuming just lay down, he didn't care whether he could save the world or not.

If the peace of a country or even the whole world is built on the infinite sacrifice of one person, it can only mean that this civilization has no meaning to exist. The stability gained by individual sacrifice is very fragile. For example, the Kingdom of Heaven disappeared soon after the death of Shounan, because the leadership system of the Kingdom of Heaven is that one person rules the country, and the country will perish if the person leaves. This is also the ruling mode of most magnetic field masters.

Later, Sha Antian only served as emperor for three hundred years before he ran away and took a break. The power-hungry Xie Bai also chose to let go after serving as emperor for thousands of years.

Power is most meaningful when it is in one's own hands. But when power becomes an eternal obligation, it becomes boring and ruling becomes like punching in at work.

The biggest difference between the character Wuming and Wanbai Xiaoer is that he starts to be "afraid". His experience tells him that it is meaningless to do so. However, when Wanbai Xiaoer is active, he is not hesitant or timid. At that time, they still have hope.

Wuming's current situation is somewhat similar to Chris at the beginning of the sixth Resident Evil movie. At that time, Chris had killed his old enemy Wesker and began to consider retiring to the second line of retirement. His mentality was also a bit rotten (numb). But at the end of the story, Little Pi, whom he regarded as his successor, saved the world by sacrificing himself. Little Pi's sacrifice directly awakened Chris's sense of responsibility that should have disappeared, which also made Chris more determined to fight than before. In Resident Evil, Leon is a realistic person, while Chris is an ideal hero.

In the DC classic Kingdom Come, Superman was disappointed with the world and hid in the Fortress of Solitude for decades. When he was persuaded by Wonder Woman to "re-enter the world", he found that the world had changed a lot. The returning Superman suppressed the new super-powered people with a tough approach, which eventually led to a war between two generations.

Superman has always been one of my favorite superheroes, not only because of his status as the original, but also because of the collision of divinity and humanity in him.

This kind of plot of a once-strong ideal hero suffering setbacks and ultimately sinking can also be found in Jackie Chan's "New Police Story". Usually the protagonist's recovery is the sublimation point of such works.

Chapter 466: Ordinary Daily Life

The next day, Liangzai waited for the Penguin Logistics van at an intersection not far from the apartment. After getting in the car, he was surprised to find no trace of Gui Qiao in the car, because in the past, Gui Qiao would definitely be one of the first people to get in the car even if he didn't drive.

Texas was in charge of driving today, so the handsome guy mentioned his doubts to this taciturn senior, and the only answer he got was, "He... seems to have taken a day off today, it seems."

"It seems so?" The handsome guy felt that Texas's words were vague, but he did not ask further. After all, everyone on this island has secrets, and even if he asked, he would not get a more accurate answer.

"Lapland hasn't come yet..." The handsome boy looked at the empty back seat. He put on sunglasses to block the morning light from the car window. The light refracted by the thick glass hit his pale face, leaving marks of last night's rain.

"She always comes when you are here... What is your relationship?... Sisters or something else?... Forget it... Just ignore me... Sorry for the offense..."

The handsome guy didn't know how to communicate with Texas. He looked through the corner of the rearview mirror and found that no matter what he said, Texas had a blank expression on her face. His intuition told him that this woman was not simple.

But who on Rhodes Island is simple? The handsome guy felt like he was walking on thin ice.

Everyone has to be very careful about what they say. It feels even more dangerous than in the underground black market in Longmen.

“Are you going to work at Penguin Logistics regularly?”

When Texas asked, the handsome boy looked out the window and replied nonchalantly:

"Probably? ... I think Penguin Logistics is not bad now. I am not well educated, so I definitely can't do a high-end job. I don't want to work in a factory because it's too boring. Delivering packages is just walking around, not staying in any one place for too long, and the pay is good. Apart from being a little tired, there are no other problems."

"So, is that guy really just a temporary worker? I see he comes here about the same number of times a week as you regular workers," the handsome guy turned the subject to Gui Qiao. He wanted to get some news about him from Texas.

"Well, yes, he is just a temporary worker. Although his shifts are not much different from those of regular employees, and his salary is about the same as that of regular employees, he is indeed a temporary employee in terms of the establishment. It is not surprising that someone like him would suddenly say he wants to leave."

"I see..." The handsome guy pondered and asked, "What kind of person do you think that guy is? Do you know anything about his private life? He has worked here for so long, so he must have some inside information, right?"

"Why do I need to know about his private life?" Texas asked the handsome boy, "Are you interested in him?"

Texas was so sharp that he glanced in the rearview mirror and found that the handsome guy was staring at him.

“No, no, no… just asking casually…” The handsome guy quickly avoided her gaze.

Later on the way, the handsome guy didn't ask anything. He vaguely felt that Texas was beginning to be wary of him. This woman was very alert.