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This is an undeniable fact.
Anyone with eyes can see that.
Jiang Cheng could even sense that breathing had become difficult, as if the air had suddenly become heavy, and even the seemingly transparent clouds were filled with strange, frosty substances.
If this continues, the outcome will definitely be terrible—things like this, which can be obtained through instinct without even using one's brain, have already appeared in one's mind.
"How about I get off now? Actually, I didn't really want to ride a roller coaster, or rather, I never really wanted to ride a roller coaster."
"Don't do it because of this...this..."
Getting angry over such a trivial matter.
—Such words should definitely not be said. Jiang Cheng is not stupid, and he certainly doesn't know when to say what, or what to say when someone is angry that will only make them angrier and add fuel to the fire.
"Let's talk about it tomorrow after today. We've come all this way to the amusement park, we can't waste all our time on this kind of thing."
Now, even Jiangcheng can only choose to delay.
Just like I said before.
Any emotion or feeling is essentially just a product of a particular moment. Just like when we were kids, we felt like the sky was falling because we forgot to bring our red scarves, but as adults, we just find it funny.
Only absolutely equal companionship can weave a truly lasting bond, and the prerequisite is equality, that is, equality in personality.
Such trivial matters, compared to those of Kiana and Raiden Mei who are naturally compatible, will naturally be worn away by time.
"In short, I really think you can be friends. You have similar experiences and complementary personalities. There are probably very few people in this world who are more suitable to be friends with you."
"And Kiana, you should have guessed some of it by now, right? About what I mentioned before... Raiden Mei's past experiences and her current performance."
“I believe you’re not as carefree as you seem. You’re actually a very intelligent Scandinavian lady, so you should be able to understand the cause and effect.”
After uttering those words, Jiang Cheng had no choice but to retreat in time, humble himself and wait for the right moment—he fled.
Relying on the physical enhancements provided by the Holy Mark, they quickly made their way to the designated location.
The noise from the two people behind them hadn't completely subsided.
"Don't let me see you doing such dangerous things with Jiang Cheng, Kiana. Even if you're carefree, you should at least be more mature!"
"Is it dangerous because the roller coaster is dangerous, or because I'm sitting next to him?"
"you--!"
He dared not listen to a single word after that, and just kept running forward. Bronya was waving in his direction.
"Owner."
What happened next was beyond his control.
Although he seems to be the source of the problem, the root of everything.
The person who caused Raiden Mei and Kiana, who should have been close friends, to not have the same good relationship as in the story is Jiang Cheng.
Why is that the key point?
Why is this so?
Why do they have similar experiences?
With perfectly complementary personalities, Raiden Mei is gentler, while Kiana is relatively more impulsive.
Now, he and Bronya are also involved.
Jiang Cheng felt that this world was really too strange.
He had already done so much, acting as a bridge to help Kiana and Mei communicate, and even frantically serving as a support person in their daily lives, helping them connect anytime, anywhere.
Whether it's sharing similar experiences, telling the same story, finding common ground between the two to create room for shared hatred, or vividly recounting how miserable the two women are to evoke empathy, even intentionally moving aside during meals to leave seats for the two women.
he……
Jiangcheng...
They've already reached their peak.
The best way for people to get closer is through mutual understanding. Being able to be fully understood and recognized by others when you are sad through shared hatred of the same thing is a beautiful experience that almost no one in the world can have—this should be right no matter what.
Relying on empathy...
Even the most difficult person to win over will gain maximum favorability.
Why do Kiana and Mei seem to have a worse relationship than they did at the beginning? At least at the beginning, Kiana called Mei "senpai" (senior sister).
"Bronya, do you think I'm really too stupid? Too ordinary? Now that the plot has been broken, it's become so difficult to turn it back."
Faced with the boy's first display of weakness, and his question to himself, who had evolved from a prisoner into a tool, Bronya, who had been an observer from the beginning, tentatively offered an answer—a guess.
Bronya feels... the real problem lies with you, Master, doesn't it?
"Master, aren't you spending too much time on Qi Leng Ba Qia Si Liu Ba Qi Qi and the others?"
"Even flowers can't be watered every day."
……
Because I valued it too much.
This was an answer the boy had never considered.
Because all the previous confusion, doubts, and self-examinations were based on the premise that I had not done enough and had not made any changes.
The boy immediately took seriously this place that he had never considered before, a place where he seemed to have unknowingly fallen into a dead end.
"Some people actually have rebellious feelings."
"Those who dislike being controlled and pursue freedom."
As she recalled everything about Anzu up to this day, the girl's voice became even more certain.
"The more you want someone to do something, the more likely that person is to do the opposite, even if you really want to help them wholeheartedly. People like this do exist in this world."
"so……"
You want to...
The boy waited for the next sentence to come.
"The best way to deal with this kind of person is to do the exact opposite."
The silver-clad girl's gaze grew increasingly resolute, as if she had convinced herself in the process of thinking—and so, the colors became solemn.
“Master, your goal from the beginning wasn’t actually to stay here. Even if you manage to achieve the best outcome through manual adjustments, are you really willing to stay by their side forever, constantly making adjustments?”
"Yes……"
This cannot be denied.
It's irresistible.
Because Jiangcheng itself is about surviving, and then striving to live a better and happier life.
If the result and price of maintaining the plot is to stay by the side of the main characters, doesn't that mean you still have to face Kevin and Otto?
Just the thought of facing Otto, a cunning and treacherous guy who's as hard to kill as a cockroach, sends chills down my spine.
Suppression—this emotion rises irresistibly.
Because of a deep sense of unease.
A suffocating level of unease.
It was as if I had returned to the day I first came into this world. I was severely infected, and my whole body was in excruciating pain, but I couldn't find any way to save myself. My only plan was to copy the fanfiction I read before I transmigrated, but the timeline didn't match up. It was meaningless except for the memories.
In fact, Jiang Cheng finds it hard to understand why some fanfiction would still depict the protagonist being tortured so badly even after it has been stated that the protagonist does not have Honkai energy resistance.
This is simply impossible.
Because even the torment he suffered was very brief.
At most, it would only take a few hours. Those with true Honkai energy resistance at the level of a folded piece of paper would die within a day, turning into dust that wouldn't even qualify as a corpse or a monster.
Only for this reason, this cause, can bring the deepest repression and despair—the same despair as realizing that one is going to fight Otto.
I will become his tool, or be killed halfway, or used to awaken Kiana, or have some other effect.
Just one instance of Feather Dust could result in a gruesome death, turning one into a wet human body.
Otto was both in the light and in the dark.
Reputation is above, darkness is below.
It's impossible to fight... Unless you have overwhelming strength, it's impossible to fight, but where would an ordinary transmigrator get such powerful combat strength?
"I see."
"Can you contact Cocolia for me?"
He took a deep breath. "Now, immediately, right now—help me say a word to your mother, that I can tolerate her continuing to live in this world, on the condition that you tell Gray Serpent that I have the Stigmata and the Twelfth Divine Key, and that I want to see it now. Tell him to come to Changkong City immediately, in private."
"Yes, Master."
Bronya acted without hesitation—
He never doubted the existence of the Gray Serpent, a name he had never even heard of, nor was he worried that his mother wouldn't know about the channels for trading Gray Serpents.
Jiang Cheng's prophecy is almost absolute, and the information he possesses surpasses that of everyone else in the world.
This point has been deeply ingrained in the depths of my mind during what can be described as a long period of living together as a group of four.
The summons of the Heavy Bunny was answered without hesitation. Even though it was Seele's last gift, the girl still made the already collapsing group function—sending a message to Cocolia through a means of communication other than electromagnetic technology.
This period of time is not long.
The achievements of the previous civilization were by no means trivial.
Even a concept design like Stargate, which only exists in science fiction novels, can be easily achieved by a civilization. Creatures made using quantum technology have extremely strong resistance and can still be easily repaired even if they are severely damaged, making them extremely efficient and barely usable.
Cocolia's face appeared in sight as the semi-transparent screen hovering in the air lit up.
Her golden curls were a little messy, and dark circles were clearly visible under her eyes.
It seems this radical anti-entropy faction leader hasn't been having an easy time lately.
No wonder there hasn't been any further action for so long; how could she have gotten scared so quickly?
The moment she appeared, the instant she witnessed Jiang Cheng's arrival through the two-way screen, she erupted in her usual rage, "You bastard, you ruined my precious research, and now you dare to swagger in front of me like this, you believe me or not..."
"I don't believe it."
Jiang Cheng had no intention of wasting any time.
Who knows how long Mei and Kiana will argue?
Jiang Cheng wouldn't have wanted to look for someone at this time if it weren't for the fact that Raiden Mei could monitor Changkong City at any time.
"The person I'm looking for isn't you, it's Gray Serpent. I know you have a deal with World Serpent. You don't need to know where my information comes from, and you couldn't possibly know."
"All you need to know is that if you follow my instructions, you won't die, and I won't harm anyone at Cocolia Orphanage."
"you……"
Cocolia would be extremely dissatisfied with this situation—a result that is even beyond question.
It doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter at all.
The only one who would worry about a villainous boss who is about to be reduced to a third-rate nobody is someone who initially has nothing and is also seriously ill.
The boy also believed that the other party, who still possessed at least a tiny bit of rationality, would definitely make the right choice.
As expected, Cocolia only wasted two minutes venting her emotions before choosing to compromise.
"I can summon the gray snake for you."
"But I want Lightning Sprout..."
"—You're dreaming."
Having made preparations to leave behind everyone he had met since coming into this world—Jiang Cheng's mood had never been so bad, even his cherry-colored eyes, which should have been romantic, appeared cold.
"Don't give me that nonsense about wasting resources. I know you can't easily find Grey Serpent, but it's just that you can't do it. You just need to tell Grey Serpent what Bronya just told you—that I have the Stigmata and the Twelfth Divine Key—and he will naturally come looking for me."
"As for the compensation..."