The Trial Game of Life

Everyone in Eternal Night City will remember that day, that scene, when the ocean balls that had reached the waist were blown by the wind, filled the sky like colorful balloons, and then gradually merged into the crack.

The players all looked up, and never felt that Eternal Night City was so beautiful.And in this fairytale scene, Jin Cheng reached out to Tang Cuo and pulled him up from the ground.

Since then, Evernight City has opened a new chapter.

It's just that no matter Tang Cuo, Jin Cheng, or other players, the most important thing right now is to rest.Some people lay down on the ground without strength, and some were sent back to the G area to be imprisoned, and then waited.

Tang Cuo got the bell and became the new Mr. Crow. What will he bring to Eternal Night City? This is a question full of expectations and tension.

But everyone didn't expect that this wait would last for three full days.During this period, the task wall in the game lobby was closed, players could no longer enter the game, and the triggering time of the mandatory task was also delayed.The people who were originally in the dungeon were able to come back, but they were stunned by the changes in Eternal Night City.

Many people went to Tangcuo's residence in District B to inquire about the news, and saw that people kept going in that small courtyard, but no one came out.From the outside, it doesn't look like there are many people inside.

Where has everyone gone?

They didn't know that there was a place called K's Thought Labyrinth.Tang Cuo not only inherited the bell from K, but also his house full of books.

At this moment, everyone who has recovered from fatigue gathers here, sitting or standing, to start a symposium that can be recorded in history.

Wen Xiaoming prefers to call it a tea party, because he carefully prepared delicious milk tea and snacks.Now there is no sudden danger, and with the bell in hand, they can eat and drink freely, with a wide heart and a fat body.

The last ones to arrive were Zheng Yingying and Jiang He. The little girl put down her hood today, revealing her short, fluffy hair that grew after she came to Evernight City.The blindfold on One Eye has also changed its style, with a sunflower pattern embroidered on it, which is a bit ugly.

Chi Yan waved to her enthusiastically. She was a little uncomfortable at first, her body was a little stiff, but she raised her hand and waved slightly.Jiang He patted her head, then nodded to the red list players present.

Military division Jiang He, no one was surprised that he appeared here.

There are a lot of people here today, except Lilith, Wen Xiaoming, Yu Yiyi, Leng Miao, Rong Yi, Chi Yan, etc. who will definitely be there, as well as the red list headed by Su Miaomiao and Mona Lisa The team, even Meng Zhen and Yao Qing, and some familiar players from the low-level areas.

"Let's get started." Tang Cuo stood on the escalator next to the bookshelf, glanced at everyone present, closed the book in his hand, and said.

can start?What to start with?

Everyone seemed to have guessed something in their hearts, but they still looked at Tang Cuo with doubts.Tang Cuo and Jin Cheng, who was leaning on the escalator with folded arms, looked at each other and made a gesture of invitation.

Jin Cheng cleared his throat, and said, "I talked to Tang Cuo before, what is the most difficult thing in Evernight City? It is not destruction and killing, but the establishment of a new order."

When he said that, everyone understood.

"It's hard." Meng Zhen said honestly, "Perhaps it's harder than killing Mr. Crow and seizing power. No order is necessarily suitable for Eternal Night City. There are too many variables in Eternal Night City."

Jin Cheng: "So we have to take this step earlier so that we can find the right path faster."

"The bell is in your hands, so you don't need to ask our opinion at all." Meng Zhen said again.

In fact, this is what everyone really thinks.Everyone helped Tang Cuo get the bell, but whether it was a red-listed player or an ordinary player, none of them had the idea of ​​having their own share of the bell.They just placed their bets on Tang Cuo, thinking that Mr. Crow would be a little better than Yan Yun, the god-slayer.

Ask yourself, what if they got the bell themselves?

This is Eternal Night City, even if he portrayed himself as a high-ranking king, no one would think that there was anything wrong with it.

Hearing this, Jin Cheng shrugged and looked at Tang Cuo with a smile.Tang Cuo got off the escalator unhurriedly, and replied calmly, "Because it would be very tiring to carry it alone."

Standard Tangcuo answer.

Su Miaomiao joked, "So you're going to share the burden with us?"

Jin Cheng raised his eyebrows, "Of course, your Mr. Crow is still in love with me, he's very busy."

Su Miaomiao: "I didn't talk to you again!"

Jin Cheng: "Oh."

Jin Cheng could always annoy Su Miaomiao, while Tang Cuo stood beside Jin Cheng, glanced at him, and did not refute his words.He glanced around and said: "No matter what the reality of the world is, the existence of Eternal Night City is an established fact and cannot be changed. Instead of treating it as a trial, it is better to see it as an opportunity. It allows you to do it all over again. To make up for the regret left in the world. No matter who it is, everyone is equal before such an opportunity."

Tang Cuo's words carried the same calm power as always, making everyone involuntarily calm down and listen to him.

So did Jin Cheng.

Does he have any regrets?There are, no matter how open-minded he is, he died in his early thirties, and he hasn't experienced life well, and he hasn't done filial piety to his parents, so how can he not worry about it?

The reunion between him and Tang Cuo was a miracle given by Eternal Night City.In this city of regrets, people separate and meet again, cry and laugh.The aunt in the hot and sour noodle shop can wait here for years, just to see her loved ones again.The black hat has been chasing the murderer for decades, just because of the hurdle in his heart.

For many people, it is impossible to define whether the existence of Eternal Night City is good or bad.

Tang Cuo continued: "Since everyone is equal in front of such an opportunity, everyone must of course work hard for it and be responsible for their own destiny. Eternal Night City is not mine alone, and I will not be that savior. Not King Ming, let alone Lin Yandong."

The voice fell, and there was a brief silence in the thought maze.Everyone thought about Tang Cuo's words until Meng Zhen smiled lightly and said, "I have no problem."

"Snap." Jin Cheng snapped his fingers, "Then let's get to the point. K actually left us three things, the bell, this space, and a copy of the original manuscript of "Song of Gods, Lambs and Crows". Bell Needless to say, it represents rights; and the most precious thing in this space is the books you read now. It is said that Evernight City is a place without history, but that does not mean that it really has no. Its history is hidden In these books, in the stories of the predecessors, what kind of order Eternal Night City is suitable for, and what mistakes humans have made in this long process, you can find the answers here."

Hearing this, everyone looked at these books differently.If what Jin Cheng said is true, then for Eternal Night City, the value of these books is immeasurable.

Tang Cuo raised his hand, and a few books flew out from the bookshelf and fell into everyone's hands, "The city of bliss for mice, and the dark age of Yanyun are all recorded here. Even earlier ages are also there."

Everyone flipped through it quickly, and the more they looked at it, the more pleasantly surprised they were.

Jiang He also turned a few pages, then raised his head quickly, and asked, "What about the last item? What does the original manuscript of "Song of Gods, Lambs, and Crows" represent?"

Tang Cuo: "I want to abolish the twelve movements."

Leng Miao obviously heard this decision for the first time, and asked with a frown, "Abolish it directly?"

"That's right." Tang Cuo answered decisively, "The twelve movements were born out of this manuscript. Didn't you just say that Eternal Night City has too many variables that are not conducive to the establishment of order? Then just remove the biggest variable."

Everyone glanced at each other, Jiang He said: "The Twelve Movements can take power from Mr. Crow, if you abolish the Twelve Movements, then no one will be able to restrain you."

Tang Cuo: "So we have to be clear, what exactly do these four characters, Mr. Crow, represent?"

With that said, Tang Cuo and Jin Cheng looked at each other.

Jin Cheng: "This is a position."

Tang Cuo: "It must have a time limit."

Jin Cheng: "Use a more reasonable, fair and open way to carry out power changes, to ensure that power falls into the hands of the right people, instead of relying on twelve movements for violent selection."

Tang Cuo: "Do you still remember the new law?"

"Of course." Jin Cheng smiled, "Lin Yandong and Xiao Tong wrote half of the book, and there is still half left. We need to write the relevant laws and regulations of power change into the code, and use the code to build a new order for Eternal Night City."

Tang Cuo: "."

The two of you talked to each other, and the tacit understanding made everyone speechless for a while.And since you two have discussed it, why invite us here.

Jin Cheng quite enjoyed this moment of tacit understanding, but he shouldn't be too complacent. He touched his nose and said, "There will definitely be loopholes in this approach, but this is the meaning of the existence of this book and the reason why you are invited here. The loopholes can be slowly filled, and how the code is to be revised can also be overthrown and repeated. Order cannot be established in a day, and even if we can only move forward a little, it is still moving forward.”

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and there was an infinite look in his eyes, "In that human trial game, we may be losers, but we won't be forever. We will definitely move forward in our too short first half of our lives." On the road, revealing its true meaning."

Jin Cheng's words echoed in the thought maze, Zheng Yingying, Chi Yan, Rong Yi, Su Miaomiao, etc., all the people looked at him, and there were slight ripples in their hearts.

In the trial game on earth, the loser enters Eternal Night City.Each of them has more or less a past that they don't want to mention, and they have asked themselves countless times: Why?

Why am I the one who died?

Why is it me?

Is there an answer to this question?No.Many questions in this world have no answers.But if you keep going forward, maybe when you look back again, the original confusion has been far behind, and it will not be so important.

At least for Tang Cuo.

The child who was hiding and crying in a corner where no one was around, thinking that he was abandoned by the whole world, so indifferent to the child who didn't even cherish his own life, finally walked into the sun.

No longer alone, no longer wandering.

"Is that right?" Jin Cheng finished speaking and turned to look at him.

"Yes." Tang Cuo laughed, that never-before-seen gentle smile almost dazzled Jin Cheng's eyes.

"Did you just laugh?" Jin Cheng's eyes widened.

"No." Tang Cuo calmed down instantly.

Jin Cheng wanted to ask again, he clearly saw Tang Cuo smiling so gently, it made his heart beat wildly.But the others couldn't take it anymore, "Let's discuss, isn't it talking about revising the code?"

"Leave them alone, let's talk about ourselves."

"By the way, when can Evernight City have a friendship?"

"Can Eternal Night City have children?"

"Give me a baby for myself? Shut up!"

"I recommend--"

Everyone was chattering, teasing and laughing, whether they were acquainted or unfamiliar, at least at this moment there was no barrier.As for the players waiting outside, no one came out after waiting for a long time. Until the sun and moon alternated again, they finally heard the familiar sound of bells.

"Ding!"

"Good evening, everyone. On this beautiful night, in order to thank you for your unremitting efforts and for a better tomorrow in Eternal Night City, we have decided to issue the following laws and regulations:"

"One: The twelve movements will be abolished from now on, but the existing laws and regulations will not be affected."

"Two: The revision of the new law code will be launched in the near future. All players must go to the game hall to participate in the legislative assembly in three days. Welcome to speak enthusiastically at that time."

"Three: After the revision is launched, Eternal Night City will start a new round of organization exams within seven days, please be prepared."

"Everyone has worked hard all this time."

The players were still thinking about the content of the three laws, but when they heard the phrase "hard work", their hearts felt as if they were being pricked by needles.Nose sour, suppressed emotions can not stop leaking out.

Tired?

How tiring, rushing through one copy after another, from evil spirit badges to gifts from gods, they were pushed forward without daring to stop.At this time, I heard "hard work" from the system broadcast, as if the hard work I had been doing was finally seen.They raised their heads to look at the boundless night sky. Will tomorrow be better?

Maybe.

Most definitely.

At the same time, all regions of the world.

The disappearance of Mr. Crow has caused players in different language regions to panic. The situation in each region is different, there are good and bad, and there is a big difference between whether there is Mr. Crow in the town.

Before the panic was over, the law to abolish the twelve movements was passed, but only this one, the second and third laws were limited to the Chinese region where Tang Cuo was located.The system adds an intimate warning prompt.

"Warning!"

"But congratulations!"

"Mr. Crow has gone, you are out of control!"

"warn!"

"しかし, おめでとう!"

"カラスさんはもう去りました, あなたは控制のないStateです!"

"??!"

"..."

Thousands of words, finally turned into a sentence: "Survival is not easy, please continue to work hard!"

The author has something to say:

Today's BGM "Your Answer" by A Rong

I hope everyone can find their own answers.

Maybe many problems in this world will not have answers throughout your life, but you will eventually learn to reconcile with yourself and the world.Survival is not easy, please make persistent efforts.

PS: The Eternal Night City 101 Contest came to an end today, congratulations to the Great Magician Pufferfish Miu Miu for winning the first place with a high number of votes!