Chapter 155 – Wine

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Xiao Lan couldn't resist blurting out, “How can you really be dead?!”

 

Xiao Chengyan shrugged, “Fooling you I'm your son.”

 

Xiao Lan: “……”

 

Thanks, but he doesn't want to be his own grandfather at all.

 

Xiao Lan suppressed his tumultuous emotions and stared earnestly at Xiao Chengyan again: “What really happened before?”

 

Xiao Chengyan leaned back and took a more relaxed sitting position, and also fished out a wine glass out of thin air and drank from it, “That starts with the existence of the Advent World ……”

 

“The Advent world was created by two beings together.”

 

“They have no names.
One of them had a power similar to light and later became the master of the world of descent, and the other was similar to darkness, or the paradoxical.”

 

“According to our human division, they would be something like twins.”

 

“Only they were born out of the universe.”

 

“As for their purpose -“

 

“According to the words of the Paradox, they originally wandered the universe trying to find their own kind, with no particular plan.”

 

“Then by chance they discovered humans, intelligent beings, and they were surprised that they, though weak, bore a striking resemblance to them.”

 

“At the same time, they made an in-depth study of human culture and discovered the human desire for power.
In almost all religions and myths and legends there are gods and heroes who have been given power by them and what they are worshipped for by ordinary people.”

 

“So the Lord had an idea – the 'God Making Project'.”

 

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“What happens when humans are allowed to truly possess the power of gods? Would the 'gods' created through their power be counted as their kind?”

 

“The Paradox is not very interested in this plan, but also assists the master in his plans.”

 

“After referencing various human cultures, they created the Advent World as a backdrop for the God-making project.”

 

Xiao Lan: “It sounds a bit like a human studying a gorilla.”

 

Xiao Chengyan took a sip of his wine: “Isn't it wonderful? While mankind prides itself on being the spirit of all things, studying other creatures, there are two higher dimensional beings studying us.”

 

Xiao Lan looks at the ceiling: “This feeling is a bit uncomfortable ……”

 

Xiao Chengyan laughed: “No, who wants to be a guinea pig?”

 

He went on to recount, “The Juggernaut cares more about the results of his research and has always just observed from the outside.
The Paradox, on the other hand, is more interested in the process, and he often enters various games disguised as a player or an NPC.”

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“In the process, the paradoxical discovers the contradictions of humanity.”

 

“Humans are not creatures that can maintain absolute rationality, especially after having power, it becomes increasingly difficult for players to maintain rationality, even as players gradually become more serious about killing each other.”

 

“Power, does not make one as objective and selfless as the legendary gods, and even human behaviour is almost the opposite of what is found in religious texts.”

 

“At the same time, the Paradoxes have discovered the complexity of human nature.
Unlike other creatures, human beings have a variety of goals, and those who seek power are really only a part of the human race.”

 

“He felt that the 'God Making Project' had failed and that the plan should be changed or abandoned.”

 

“The master, however, still wanted to observe the end result and was adamantly opposed to abandoning the plan, failing which it would be fine to find new intelligent beings.”

 

“To this point, their differences emerged.”

 

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“Later, as the Paradoxes made more and more changes to the Advent world, the conflict between them became more and more acute.”

 

“Until the Lord wants to expand the influence of the Advent world.”

 

Xiao Lan frowned and asked, “Expansion? Isn't it enough that there are already so many people in the Advent world?”

 

Xiao Chengyan shook his head and said, “Of course it's not enough, he wants the Advent world to cover all of humanity and then get the end result in a quick tussle.”

 

Xiao Lan was speechless for a moment.

 

He thought again of the night he first entered the game at the age of fifteen, if such a world covered all of humanity ……

 

That would be hell on earth.

 

Xiao Chengyan: “The Paradox and the Master had a chat during that time, and they ended up having a bad time.
Then the Paradox stated that we might need to use a little rough stuff to stop him.”

 

Xiao Lan couldn't help but hold her breath.

 

This 'crude means' is, I fear, the origin of the present situation.

 

Luo is definitely the rebel, and it is here that the questions of why he became like this, why Xiao Chengyan died, and what happened when the player saw “Wu She ripped open the sky” are answered.

 

Xiao Chengyan gulped down a mouthful of wine: “The Advent World was originally created by the Adversary and the Master together, so of course there is no way to conceal any great disturbance from his perception.”

 

“And so we began to move the moment the Lord was ready to move.”

 

” Wu She's members raided various playgrounds with the help of the Paradox, killing bosses, destroying scenes, anything that would affect the stability of the game, and in this way, Wu She created a large number of loopholes in which to hold the Juggernaut at bay.”

 

“And the Paradox and I attacked the Master so that the Paradox could take advantage of the opportunity to devour his power and cause him to lose control of the Advent World.”

 

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“It was going well because we were moving so fast that those lazy and stupid indentured players couldn't react and soon the paradoxes had begun to devour the power of the juggernaut.”

 

Xiao Chengyan paused for a moment: “What I didn't expect was ……
that the master had actually been scorning the paradoxes of the same origin as himself.”

 

“When they were first born, the Master, whose awakening was a little earlier, secretly took the sleeping Paradox's core and never told the Paradox anything to do with it, causing the Paradox to know nothing about it.”

 

“At a crucial moment in the duel between the two, he used the core of the Paradox to cause the Paradox to take a serious hit.”

 

“Then, of course, our operation failed.”

 

“The players involved were then all grilled to death ……
none left.”

 

When Xiao Chengyan had finished, he sipped his wine and stopped talking.

 

Xiao Lan but fell silent and after a long time he asked, “What about you ……
how are you ……”

 

Xiao Chengyan pointed to the lava pool at his feet, “The Paradox sensed that the core of the Juggernaut was here and I rushed over to destroy it, but unfortunately it didn't work and I died.”

 

Xiao Lan didn't know what it was like to watch him take his death so lightly.

 

Xiao Lan changed the subject: “……
What about the paradoxes?”

 

Xiao Chengyan shook his head, “He sent me here after the Paradox was badly wounded, and I don't know what happened to him afterwards.”

 

“But ……” Xiao Chengyan reached out and pointed at Xiao Lan, “I feel his scent in your body, it seems he's not dead, and you should know him, right? “

 

Xiao Lan, who feels he has no privacy in front of Xiao Chengyan, nods, “Yes.”

 

Xiao Chengyan asked, “How is he now?”

 

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Xiao Lan: “I don't remember a lot of things, I'm slowly regaining my strength.”

 

“That's good.” Xiao Chengyan smiled.

 

Suddenly he took out of thin air a white sheet of paper and handed it over, “Take it, this is the last thing the Paradox gave me, I don't know what it is, perhaps it was his preparation for this time.”

 

Xiao Lan reached out and took it, and what was in his hand looked like nothing more than a plain white piece of paper.

 

Perhaps only Luo himself will find the key to this.

 

At that moment, Xiao Chengyan handed over another glass of wine: “Silly son, you're an adult now, I should have taught you how to drink.
It's a pity you're so late, I wonder if you'd still be willing to accept it now.”

 

Xiao Lan looks at the glass of wine handed to him.

 

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The wine in the glass is a starry hue, shimmering slightly as the drink fluctuates, as if it were a glass of starburst.

 

It is a belated, celebratory, father-son drink to celebrate the child's coming of age.

 

Xiao Lan: “……”

 

He reached out to take it anyway.

 

Xiao Chengyan raised his glass to him with a bit of nostalgia and despair in his eyes, “Here's to celebrating you ……
growing into the person your mother expected you to be ……”

 

Xiao Lan also raised his glass and drank it in one go after clinking it with Xiao Chengyan.

 

The wine, however, did not have any flavour, not even a taste.

 

His heart suddenly flooded with a few sour words, yes ……
it was just an illusion.

 

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Noticing Xiao Lan's expression, Xiao Chengyan smiled to himself, “Pity, if it was my heyday, this would have been a good drink that would make even a drunkard forget me, back then an old drunkard used to come with rare props and beg me to give him a glass ……
Now it's not even white boiled water can't even compare to it.”

 

Xiao Lan put down his glass: “Do you regret it?”

 

Xiao Chengyan played with his glass and smiled with a touch of arrogance: “Resistance, change, cannot be without sacrifice, it is the same at all times, anyone can die, there is no reason why I should be an exception.”

 

Xiao Lan wanted to say something else to him, but found Xiao Chengyan's figure becoming a blur.

 

“It seems that this little bit of consciousness can only support me for so long ……” Xiao Chengyan said as she looked at her hands.

 

He stood up, opened his arms and asked, “Watching the fireworks?”

 

Xiao Chengyan clapped his hands as the words were spoken.

 

In an instant, the boiling lava pool instantly exploded into a pool full of sparks, which literally exploded into a firework with a “bang”.

 

“Goodbye son, hahahahahahahahahaha ……”

 

With the sound of laughter, Xiao Chengyan's silhouette dissipated with the fireworks.

 

There has never been another Xiao Chengyan with such arrogance in the world since.

 

Xiao Lan's face was still a bit stunned from the fireworks that went off so unexpectedly.

 

Now he was holding the bookmark in the same position as before, and everything in the room was as usual, as if nothing had just happened.

 

Only, there was an extra sheet of white paper by his side.

 

This tells him that everything is not his fantasy.

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“Sir!” The door was suddenly opened and Luo burst in, “Sorry, I just felt a strange force-“

 

Xiao Lan turned his head to look at him, speechless for a moment.

 

Luo noticed the difference in Xiao Lan's appearance and he quickly stepped forward and sat down next to her: “What's wrong?”

 

Xiao Lan opened her mouth, “I ……”

 

But I don't know what to say.

 

Luo reached out and pressed Xiao Lan's head against his shoulder, “You can lean on me for now, no need to talk.”

 

At the same time, he gently pats Xiao Lan's back with gentle force.

 

Xiao Lan leans against Luo and remains silent for a long time.

 

All the time Luo was patting his back and calming Xiao Lan down.

 

After a while, Xiao Lan clutched the bookmark in her hand and her voice was soft and gentle, as if she were saying it to herself, “As a father, he was really bad ……
But he's not here anymore ……
“

 

Xiao Chengyan was a terrible father, but also the broad shoulder that once held the family together.

 

As a child, he also played games behind his son's back, giving pampering and coaching.

 

But when he thinks the child needs sharpening, he is relentless in his cruel and overbearing methods, unconcerned about the damage this can cause.

 

Yet as a pioneer of resistance he was so brave and unrelenting.

 

Even as he made his final desperate gamble, he thought of leaving his son a chance to meet him.

 

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Perhaps Xiao Chengyan himself has never cared for the praise or slander of others.

 

And, whatever mixed feelings Xiao Lan may have had for him, that person is no longer with us.

 

The moment Xiao Lan had just felt he knew him a little, he was lost forever ……

 

Xiao Chengyan Three words, why is it so complicated.

 

Feeling Xiao Lan's tense muscles, Luo gently kissed Xiao Lan's forehead: “I will always be with you, as I said, 'Your life will always be with me, until the end of everything.'”

 

Xiao Lan couldn't help but reach out and hug Luo tighter.

 

Luo's body is so warm.