game zero

When Yu Renyue returned to the room where Xiao Chengmo was locked, the various display screens on the side of the room had been turned off, and the surroundings seemed to be surrounded by an infinite black abyss. Sitting here, it seemed that the limitation of space had been widened and time had been broken away. cage.A table was placed in the middle of the room, with two chairs beside it.

Xiao Chengmo and Yu Renyue sat on both sides of the table, and the envoys filled the table with exquisite food. The main course was steak, the main course was pasta, appetizers, desserts, and vegetable soup.

The chair was a bit cold, and Xiao Chengmo felt that he was sitting on a cliff. He didn't dare to look at the blackness under his feet, so he stared at the plate of steak in front of him. Black pepper juice, served with potatoes and cherry tomatoes as accessories, can be said to be full of color, fragrance, and a glass of red wine. The dark purple is crystal clear under the light, a bit like red blood.

The two envoys stood behind Yu Renyue, dressed in suits and leather shoes, with smiles all over their faces. They looked like waiters in a high-end hotel, ready to fill the wine glasses for guests at any time, but they looked annoying.

It was completely different from Prison Zero, the air in the room was very dry, and there was a strange aroma mixed in with the smell of food.

This rice...isn't poisonous, right?Xiao Chengmo hesitated for a moment, but then he thought, if he wanted to kill him, he wouldn't have to go through such trouble.And he, who has been hungry for so long, will starve to death if he does not eat.

Xiao Chengmo looked at Yu Renyue who was cutting slowly, and then picked up the knife and fork.

The blade in his hand lightly scratched across the beef and collided with the bottom of the plate, making a crisp sound, the place where it was cut was an attractive pink color, but now Xiao Chengmo has no appetite at all.He's still grieving the loss of a loved one, and he's worried about the others.

He had seen the whole accident process through the live broadcast on the wall before, and guessed that the person opposite was Yu Renyue, who Yu Renya had always been obsessed with.Many people died outside, and those corpses were cleaned up.Xiao Chengmo was a little surprised that Qu Ning died, but at the same time, he was a little more jealous of Yu Renyue, who seemed harmless to humans and animals.

Fortunately, Yu Renya and Gu Ling were not injured, but were locked in a glass cage.

Xiao Chengmo felt that the closest and most trusted person around him turned out to be the mastermind, and such a betrayal might shatter Yu Renya's faith.It was hard for him to imagine how much pressure Yu Renya was under now.He wanted to visit him, but there was nothing he could do now.He still wants to have dinner with Yu Renyue, the person in front of him is so well disguised, he looks pale, weak, beautiful and polite, it's really hard to connect with the word "envoy".But this is the man who just killed someone in the afternoon, and when his slender fingers pulled the trigger, he didn't hesitate at all.

Xiao Chengmo didn't know, besides his surname Xiao, there was something special about him that deserved Yu Renyue's attention. He didn't have supernatural powers, but he was treated with courtesy and sat here.

Thinking wildly, Xiao Chengmo cut the beef into small pieces, but didn't eat it for a long time.Various emotions are intertwined in his heart, but rationality tells him that he must eat some food. If he does not eat, he will have no strength, and even his thinking will become slow. That kind of hunger brings him an uncomfortable feeling. Feeling empty and my stomach hurts.

Human beings have evolved for so many years, but they still cannot get rid of the restriction of food.Why do people have to eat?If it can grow and survive by relying on photosynthesis like plants, then the various efficiencies will definitely increase greatly.

Xiao Chengmo forced himself to take a bite of the steak, and after chewing it a few times, the taste of the beef slowly melted away in his mouth.The food made by the chef is delicious, and the configuration of this company is really like a luxurious company, with everything available.

After taking the first bite, Xiao Chengmo finally started to gobble it up. He was so hungry that he completely disregarded his image. Now he truly understands what it means to eat when the sky is falling, and what it means to turn grief and anger into strength. , but his meal was really a bit uneasy. When the steak was almost finished, Yu Renyue asked him, "Is it delicious?"

Xiao Chengmo looked at him, and didn't understand why he was asked this question. Out of respect for the guests, he stammered a bit: "It's...it's delicious..."

"As a human being, I'm really happy." Yu Renyue looked at him, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

Xiao Chengmo felt a little strange about him.Didn't he eat with him, but why did he look unhappy.

"I'm different from a human being," Yu Renyue looked down at the plate in front of him, "Although I'm eating, I can't taste the deliciousness of the food at all, nor can I feel the pleasure of getting the food."

Feeling that Yu Renyue didn't seem to reject talking to him, Xiao Chengmo couldn't help asking him, "Next, what are you going to do with me?"

People with supernatural powers have been locked up, so what about him?For him who broke into this place, would he kill him, lock him up, or let him go.

Yu Renyue raised his gray eyes and looked straight at him, "Now, you are a hostage to hold Yu Renya back."

Xiao Chengmo never thought that now he has become the person who restrains Yu Renya.All along, this role was played by Yu Renyue, but now, the relationship has been reversed. It turned out that Yu Renyue was the person behind the scenes, and he became the hostage.

Xiao Chengmo put down the knife and fork in his hand, "But... I still feel weird, you brought me out, pulled me here, told me about my grandpa's death, let me have dinner with you, these are really not hostages We earthlings have a saying that you don’t get rewarded for nothing, and I always feel that you have a purpose when you do this. I hope you can tell me the reason.”

Xiao Chengmo finally asked the question that had been simmering in his heart. It was unreasonable. If he didn't ask clearly, he could hardly sleep or eat.

"Yes," Yu Renyue nodded, "I want to make friends with you."

"Make friends? Why do you want to make friends with me?" Xiao Chengmo was stunned when he heard this answer.

Yu Renyue made a gesture, and the envoy took away the dishes on the table, except for two glasses of red wine, then the envoy went out and closed the door from the outside, leaving only the two of them.

"This is part of my human research project. I need to acquire this part of knowledge. It would be a long story to answer your question thoroughly." Yu Renyue said slowly, "My hometown is Pegasus. The Lakai star in the M15 nebula, we discovered this planet called Earth 20 years ago and rated it as a habitable place. According to our regulations, before deciding whether to invade the planet, we They will send envoys and chief envoys to this land. I shouldered such a mission and came to Earth 17 years ago."

"Nearly a hundred people descended with me at the same time, but because of the special environment of the earth and the damage of the descending, others failed to arrive smoothly." Yu Renyue began to tell how she came to this planet, even though it was more than ten years ago. What happened before, but in retrospect, everything is like yesterday.

"On our planet, there are not many people on the Rakai planet. The most precious thing there is human life. In our opinion, a hundred people are considered a heavy casualty. Therefore, after I succeeded, the Rakai star stopped sending other people here. Commander, only use various monsters to tear apart the space to attack, and cooperate with my actions."

"We have more advanced technologies than modern humans. One of the technologies is the ability to occupy other people's bodies. In the words of your earthlings, it is similar to soul occupation, or to seize the body. After I came to the earth , I chose the body of a dying young child. I am quite satisfied with this body, but unfortunately, some problems occurred during the transfer of nerves, which made it impossible for me to stand for a long time. Because my host body is too young , very weak and unable to live independently, I met Yu Renya during a riot in the city. At that time, with my help, he escaped a mob attack. Yu Renya was very grateful to me. Since then , and we began to depend on each other.”

Xiao Chengmo listened quietly, and many questions were answered at this time.

"All along, Yu Renya has been very kind to me, taking care of me in every possible way. Many people think that we are brothers. But it is not. When I grow up, I will release the messengers I brought to Earth and let them I found a suitable body to live in, and then I set up a company, all of which were hidden from Yu Renya."

Because of his leg problems, Yu Renya often kept him in his residence, and he had many opportunities to be alone, which was enough for him to slowly form a company.Later, Yu Renyue recruited Yu Renya into the company and gained more freedom by assigning him tasks.From the beginning to the end, he was not found.

Yu Renyue said in a low voice, these words, he has never mentioned these words in front of others for so many years, all along, many secrets have been hidden deep in his heart.He doesn't like or trust people on Earth, even Yu Renya who treats him very well, but now, sitting here, he chooses to speak out all this frankly.

This is what he learned, the first step in making friends, since you want to be friends, you must be honest with each other, without secrets.

All along, Yu Renyue may have been too lonely, but now when he stated these contents, he felt a little bit of joy in his heart.It's just that the feeling is too weak, like fireworks that have been dampened, they can only emit a little spark, not enough to illuminate the dark night sky.

"One of the purposes of my coming here is to make an assessment, that is, whether the earth is worth occupying, and whether we should choose this planet as our target." Yu Renyue raised his glass and took a sip of red wine as he spoke.Alcohol stained his pale skin a little rosy.

There are too many planets in the universe. In the process of exploring the universe, they discovered countless planets. The assessment of planets is very important. It is a waste of resources and time to capture useless planets. Most of the planets are Desolate, worthless, and a small number of planets have what they want. They need to evaluate and judge whether those planets are worth their manpower and material resources to invade.

Especially for a planet like Earth, which has its own indigenous people, once it is occupied, it will encounter more resistance, requiring years of time, patience, and countless casualties.

"I have been studying the human beings on the earth with an academic attitude. I have studied the history of human beings and evaluated the human body and social environment. As an alien life living on the earth, I have continuously learned Knowledge, I know that my choice may be related to the fate of this planet. Later, the earth was rated as an S-level target."

"S-level, is it the highest level?" Xiao Chengmo asked.

"It's not the highest level, and it's not a place that must be won at all costs. In our evaluation criteria, S-level means to occupy as much as possible of the local area with limited losses." Yu Renyue explained, for them , the earth is a very important and very special existence.

"Then why do you want to occupy the earth?" Xiao Chengmo blinked. In the afternoon, he cried because of his grandfather's death, and his eyes were still a little swollen. You will suffer from various diseases, and the mines have been exploited. Even we earthlings are despising our own homeland, struggling to survive every day. Human beings are trying to explore the universe, hoping to emigrate and stay away from this dilapidated planet, but Why do you want to capture this place? Is there anything here that attracts you?"

"Yes, there is a reason why we want to capture this place. Some things are worthless in your eyes, but they are extremely precious in our eyes." Yu Renyue looked at him indifferently, "Speaking of which, I will I have to introduce you to the planet Lakai. The planet Lakai is completely different from the earth. It is quiet, white, and the whole style is a bit similar to the company. The civilization of the planet Lakai is very developed. There, the number of aborigines is very small, they generally have a high IQ, live a long life, and seldom get sick. In the words of you earthlings, we are at the top of the food chain. We raise protozoa, we raise emissaries for our use, and we raise various The monsters we planted are our pets, and they are also used as weapons to attack other places.”

Hearing this, Xiao Chengmo became even more surprised. Judging from Yu Renyue's description, those Lakai star people are more advanced life existences, living a life that people on earth can't envy. It's like saying, why did the gods come to seize human beings? territory?Are they going to come to the mortal world to suffer?

As if guessing Xiao Chengmo's confusion, Yu Renyue said again: "Compared with human beings, the biggest difference between Rakai people is that they have no emotions."

"No emotion?" Xiao Chengmo repeated these four words, but he didn't quite understand this state.Feelings are the sum of emotions and emotions, as long as they are possessed by people on earth with normal IQ.In his opinion, emotion is simply an instinct, and it is hard for him to imagine what it would be like without emotion.

"It's like saying that you human beings will have family affection, love, joys, sorrows, and joys, and these are not available to the Lakai people. Just like now, I am eating, and I don't feel delicious at all. I only eat to replenish my body's energy, no matter what delicious seasonings I add, or what fresh ingredients I cook, I can't taste the difference." Yu Renyue whispered, in their souls, everything related Shielded, they are alive, but they can't feel happy, can't experience the ups and downs of emotions, and they are filled with boredom and boredom for a long time.Even when he said this now, he knew that he should be a little sad, but he couldn't find this emotion in his heart at all. In the end, he just stated the facts.

Xiao Chengmo asked: "Then... have you always been emotionless since your ancestors?"

"The universe is huge, and there are various planets in it, and all kinds of creatures are also ever-changing. Perhaps at the beginning, our civilization was emotionless, or it may be because of the long-term evolution of tens of thousands of years. In the process, our ancestors characterized these emotions as negative emotions and gradually discarded them, which led to the current situation."

On their planet, countless scholars are studying this kind of subject, and there are many analyzes on the reasons for it, but no one can clearly explain why they have come to this point.

"So you...have no emotions at all?" Xiao Chengmo finally figured out the situation. After he said this, he suddenly felt that it was a cold and ruthless planet. Without these emotions, no matter how much lifespan it has, What's the use of high intelligence?They don't even know what happiness, happiness, and sadness are.Think about it, if you let him become that kind of person, what is the difference between being dead and alive?He even had some sympathy for the person in front of him. Even if he took away the human skin, he was still not a human being.

Xiao Chengmo also understood some of Yu Renyue's behaviors, like he killed people so casually and used Yu Renya without any sense of guilt, all because he had no emotions.He does not feel the care and love of others, nor does he feel sorrow and grief.He is just doing things with his own reason and wisdom.Measure all behaviors with simple interests.

Yu Renyue continued: "Because there is no emotion and no pleasure, our life is extremely peaceful. Every Rakai star has the right to choose euthanasia, choose a certain time, and accept death peacefully. We also have two sexes, But there is no love. On our planet, the birth rate is extremely low. In order to continue the race, the planet has to allocate tasks and force citizens to mate and give birth. Parents are rewarded with high rewards. Even so, the birth rate is still falling every year."

"In order to solve this problem, the planet Rakai once thought of various methods, and wanted to use various methods such as asexual reproduction and cloning to replace reproduction. All researches ended in failure. On the planet Rakai, a On a planet four times the size of Earth, there are less than [-] Rakai people."

You won’t be happy when you eat delicious food, you won’t like or love people when you see them, you won’t be sad when your loved ones die, and you don’t even have sexual pleasure. These aliens, in Xiao Chengmo’s view, are all patients. They all suffer from apathy. Without all emotions, all happiness, and all troubles, will life become a kind of torture?

What is the meaning of survival?

They are lonely, lonely, and don't even feel lonely and lonely.

Xiao Chengmo was silent. Longevity, wisdom, love and few desires seem to have always been the ultimate goal of human beings. For a long time, people have tried various methods to allow themselves to live longer. People regard various feelings as their own. The weakness of the underbelly, I hope that I am ruthless and invincible, people are more and more indifferent to family and love.In countless religions, there are also teachings to cut off the seven emotions and six desires.

But the irony is that without those negative and positive emotions, for example, the Rakai people seem to be extinct for this.Xiao Chengmo was suddenly a little scared. If human society hadn't been defeated by the Great Depression, the doomsday before us, and those catastrophes, would the earth have turned into a planet like Lakai after a long time?

"Under such circumstances, I discovered the earth and reported the relevant situation of the earth. We found what we wanted here, that is...human hormones." Finally, the key point of the problem was reached. , Yu Renyue's gray eyes lit up a little light.

Whether it's pheromones, adrenaline, or dopamine, these hormones that are common to people on earth, the things that walk in everyone's body are extremely precious to those aliens who are neither sad nor happy.Their purpose from the beginning was not to kill all the people on Earth, not to occupy this dilapidated and worthless planet, but to capture those humans.

Yu Renyue continued: "I did an experiment with myself, and the natural human hormones can also be used on the Rakai people."

After the extracted liquid is injected into his body, he can briefly feel human emotions: happiness, desire, sex, these things are like poison, once he tastes the taste, he will never forget it. It turns out that there are such things in this world. s things? !It turns out that emotions are so wonderful.

He couldn't wait to occupy this planet, and wanted to develop it into their colony, raise humans on Earth in captivity, and obtain those hormones from their bodies.

"Soon, the order to capture the earth was issued, and wormholes began to appear on the earth, and the earth's military turned to the alien life that had been in contact with them for help, and built a 'world' system to allow our The capture has been delayed for so many years. My company, has been secretly hoping to speed up the process."

"In the beginning, we were using killers to hunt and kill humans in the system, hoping that the system would collapse and we would be able to successfully turn this place into our own territory, but slowly, when we found that the system could not be breached for a while, we changed our strategic goal, because I found that those who have awakened their supernatural powers have hormones in their bodies that are several times higher than ordinary humans, and such humans are the best experimental targets."

Yu Renyue's voice was calm, describing the whole process.

Hearing this, Xiao Chengmo finally connected the whole truth, and he also understood why Yu Renyue locked up those people.

In his opinion, those people should be good research materials.

Yu Renyue has been talking so much, as if it was more than he said in the previous year. He can manipulate these messengers through his consciousness, and he rarely communicates with people on weekdays.He is sensible, indifferent, cold, with a high IQ, but almost no EQ.

Before meeting Xiao Chengmo, the person he had the most contact with was Yu Renya. Yu Renya treated him very well and cared for him meticulously, but he felt awkward about this relationship.Gradually, he couldn't face Yu Renya, and he would feel uneasy when he saw him. He was indifferent and didn't understand what this uneasiness meant.As time went by, this emotion confused him more and more and made him very uncomfortable. Soon after the establishment of the company, he imprisoned Yu Renya in the company through messengers.

Later, Yu Renyue thought of a way to resolve this relationship, which was to let Yu Renya die.So at that time, the tasks he assigned to Yu Renya were the most difficult ones. He asked him to kill Jiang Jie who found it difficult to solve, hoping that they would die together, but Yu Renya survived every time.

Everything is his research topic, he learns to deconstruct the relationship between human beings, and coerces those killers to kill through family affection and threats to life.But even so, those human beings will still do a lot of inappropriate actions. Sometimes they will disregard the lives of others and themselves, even if they want to die, they still have to struggle.Just like Qu Ning today, like a moth jumping into the flame.

Human beings, little things like ants, are tenacious and stubborn.

He can't read humans.

Yu Renyue once tried to establish a love relationship with human beings. He kidnapped the first human queen bee, Ya Ji. He still remembers that extremely beautiful woman.

When he injected Yaji with the reagent of evolution to make her supernatural powers open, the air was full of that wonderful smell, and the hormones of the queen bee stimulated him. That was the first time he really understood the relationship between the body and sex. , such a thing is so wonderful.

But then, Yaji's suicide brought him at a loss.

Every confrontation with human beings ended in his failure. Yu Renyue, who was knowledgeable and talented, felt that he was an advanced creature, and felt a strong sense of frustration in the research of human beings.

Sometimes, Yu Renyue feels that he has mastered the laws of human beings, but in the next second, he finds that he does not understand human beings safely.

Just like today, Yu Renyue didn't understand. Didn't Yu Renya value him very much?But why is he unwilling to kill Qu Ning for himself?If Yu Renya had pulled the trigger at that time, maybe he would have called him brother and had dinner with him like before, instead of locking him in the laboratory as punishment as usual now.

Yu Renyue has been on the earth for many years, leaving his hometown, relatives, and companions. He desperately learns the knowledge of the earth, tries to understand the history of the earth, and regards the people on earth as his research objects.

But he feels that he still needs more examples and more research objects. All along, he has been in contact with and approached too few human beings.

From his point of view, every person on earth seems to have friends, and some of these relationships are pure or impure, often mixed with physical relationships. Attitude, choose a human being for yourself as a friend.

Yu Renyue's explanation stopped here, he didn't tell Xiao Chengmo the reason why he finally chose him as a friend.

In this room where he stays every day, he can monitor most of the world through atmospheric molecules. As long as he is not in the system, he can see the relevant images. He cannot see everything through real-time monitoring. , but you can call up the scene you want to watch at any time.

Once when he was monitoring Yu Renya's mission, he accidentally saw Yu Renya hugging the boy in front of him, their lips and teeth touching, and they were kissing...

At that time, Yu Renyue was stunned. On the screen, that was something he and Yu Renya had never done.Is that the difference between lovers and relatives?

At that moment, something suddenly surged in Yu Renyue's heart. He thought of Ya Ji, and something was awakened in his body. Just looking at the surveillance screen, which was not too much, he had a feeling.

Later, Yu Renyue read a lot of materials and thought about it. This kind of emotion may be empathy.

That's why he chose Xiao Chengmo as his target and as his friend.

"But we are not suitable to be friends." Xiao Chengmo said after hearing the whole story.

"Why." Yu Renyue asked, when he said the previous sentence, he did not expect that he would be rejected.

Xiao Chengmo explained: "I'm from Earth, and you are from Lakai. You want to occupy the Earth. You have killed many Earthlings. In this sense, we should be enemies or enemies. I'm not sure. The relationship between you and Yu Renya in the past, but as far as I know him, you once occupied an important position in his heart, you have no emotion, you don't love him, maybe it was just his one-sided Thoughts are in the past tense, you still hurt him today, but now I want to be his lover, we can still be regarded as rivals in love." Finally he concluded, "So our relationship should be hostile , you shouldn't choose me as your friend."

Just like now, they have had such an in-depth communication, he thoroughly understands the past of this alien, his position, he respects their way of life, their choice, and sympathizes with their suffering, but if he has gun, he would kill him without hesitation.

His pity and misery are not the reason why he can do whatever he wants on the earth. This person is the executioner who invaded the earth and plunged the earth into a doomsday crisis. in the system.Because of these catastrophes, so many people died on the earth, and these lives should be counted on him.

He will not have the slightest apology for killing him.

When Xiao Chengmo said such words, he was even ready for Yu Renyue to become angry from embarrassment, and then he remembered that Yu Renyue might not know what anger is.

Conversations with Yu Renyue often make Xiao Chengmo feel contradictory. On the one hand, Yu Renyue is clear and eloquent. Talking to him is like communicating with a scholar. On the other hand, Yu Renyue has no emotion. As we all know, he will mercilessly expose other people's pain points, and will not give others a reasonable emotional response. His emotional intelligence is almost zero. From this aspect, Xiao Chengmo feels like he is talking to a child.

"Did I hurt him?" Yu Renyue asked this question softly. He regarded what happened in the afternoon as Yu Renya's punishment for helping Qu Ning abandon him, betray him, and put him in danger.What if Gu Ling and Jiang Jie hadn't made a move at that time?What if he was not the chief envoy and happened to be killed?He blamed these on Yu Renya's mistakes.

Due to the lack of understanding of emotions, he has some insights into the current situation and the relationship between him and Yu Renya in his mind, but those points cannot be connected into a line.

He couldn't figure out how he had hurt Yu Renya, Yu Renyue simply didn't want to think about it, he shook his head, didn't worry about it, and instead reasoned with Xiao Chengmo, "But why can't you be friends with me? Aggression is something that is Isn’t it very common in the universe? Not to mention in the universe, but on your earth, many things are built on the basis of oppression. Columbus discovered the new continent, but he was regarded as a hero. Basically, every time, the territory of human beings It’s changing. And aren’t you very good at being friends with people who have invaded you, or who have invaded or hurt you?”

"Hmm..." Xiao Chengmo found himself unable to refute these words.

"Besides, being locked up here and being my friend will only bring you benefits. As my friend, you can get more preferential treatment and freedom. You will be farther away from death." Yu Renyue continued.

He started threatening him again. Xiao Chengmo had a headache. He didn't know whether it was right or wrong to make friends with the alien in front of him. It seemed that since his meeting with Yu Renyue, he had been pulled away bit by bit. deep foot.

Perhaps, he can influence some of Yu Renyue's thoughts and change the whole situation?

Xiao Chengmo thought of this and said: "I can only try my best, my friend, I can't come by force."

Yu Renyue looked relaxed, "I hope to have some of your feelings, because I can't have emotions myself, so I hope to understand your feelings to make up for what I know."

After thinking about it, he asked, "Yu Renya likes you, and you like him too, right? I want to ask you, what does it feel like to like you?"

"Uh..." Xiao Chengmo began to organize his words again, "The feeling of liking... probably is that the heart is pounding, and I can't stop thinking about someone, I miss him during the day, I miss him at night, I also think about him in my dreams, When you think of him, you will want to laugh knowingly. You can’t control yourself, you want to stand by his side, even the touch of your fingers can make you happy for a long time. Sometimes when there is danger, you would rather be injured , to die by myself, and I don’t want him to suffer a little harm. When encountering any situation, I will consider it from his point of view and become unimportant. Your body and soul are separate. If you like it silently, you don’t have to force it Sleeping together, but if you can combine the two into one, it is the happiest when you are with the person you like..."

He spoke very seriously, and Yu Renyue listened very seriously.

Xiao Chengmo suddenly felt that he came to such a place with unknown time and place, and taught an alien here what is love and what is liking, it is simply...too absurd.