Su Yao did not deny Tang Ling's guess. Instead, he sized up Tang Ling with an intrigued gaze.
"How did you think of it?"
"Instinct?" Tang Ling was not sure because he suddenly thought of something as uncommon as rearing venomous worms. How was he going to explain it? All he could say was instinct.
However, Su Yao did not think Tang Ling was brushing him off. Instead, he fell into silence and lit up another cigarette.
Su Yao looked very deep in the smoke. There was an unfathomable and mysterious sadness in him.
Tang Ling could not help but feel sad, even though he did not know what Su Yao was sad about.
"From a certain perspective, it's right that the king appears and the dream collapses," Su Yao said.
"But the correct way to put it is that the terminator will appear at the end of the dream path. He will crush the dream with the key to open it and find the starting point."
After that, Su Yao looked at Tang Ling as if he was mocking him. "Can you decipher that?"
"No. I only understand that the Dream Seeds enter the dream to reach the end." Tang Ling answered straightforwardly because Su Yao did mention that everyone who entered the dream had the same goal in mind.
Combined with the strange sentence, did it not mean that the goal was to reach the end?
"Do you care about what I said?" Su Yao suddenly asked.
"Nope." Tang Ling was nonchalant.
"Why?" Su Yao squinted his eyes.
"Because do I have the right to care?" Tang Ling was telling the truth. He had just passed the dream test and had not even entered the real dream, so it would be too ambitious for him to care about the so-called end of the dream.
Compared to that, Tang Ling believed that surviving the dream and reaping as much as he could in the Mysterious Store was more important.
"You good-for-nothing." Su Yao slapped Tang Ling's head again.
This time, he slapped harder than before and it made Tang Ling dizzy. Feeling wronged, Tang Ling said, "How good can I be? According to what you told me, this dream is a very unfair place. It's good enough that I can drag out an ignoble existence. "
"Hmph, unfair? Tell me about it." Su Yao was not angry at Tang Ling's explanation. Instead, he seemed to be interested in it.
This kid had finally grasped the key point!
"How long has the Dream World existed?" Instead of answering Su Yao's question, Tang Ling asked another.
A trace of admiration flashed in Su Yao's eyes as he said indifferently, "It appeared on the second day after the era changed. This is a generally accepted time point. "
After that, he looked at Tang Ling as if he was observing whether Tang Ling was afraid or not.
"That's right. Although I don't know when the great change of the era will occur, I'm not sure. I'm also curious as to why such a huge historical event was buried deep in the ground. Most people don't know about it, and what's the purpose behind it? "
Su Yao interrupted him, "Get to the point."
"Alright, the point is that I don't know the exact time, but I do know that this era has been going on for at least 150 years. That means the dream world has existed for 150 years. "Tang Ling then looked at Su Yao." Uncle? Do you think those old monsters are still alive? "
"What old monster?" Su Yao did not catch up to Tang Ling.
"I'm talking about the first batch of people who entered the dream." Tang Ling's gaze turned serious.
However, what Tang Ling said was not ridiculous. Take the first batch of Purple Moon Warriors of Safety Sector No. 17 as old as 90 years old, yet despite his age, he did not look old at all.
Did it mean that those who became Purple Moon Warriors would have a breakthrough in their lifespan?
It was highly possible.
If the small Safety Sector No. 17 was already like that, how big was the world? How many powerhouses were there? Tang Ling believed that anyone who was chosen as a Dream Seed must be a powerhouse.
He did not have any proof for other things, so he put them aside for the time being.
However, the existence of the Mysterious Store was enough to prove that point.
How was he going to prove it? Was there a need to doubt the power of the Mysterious Store? Was there a need to doubt how many good things were inside?
If someone could survive the dream world, how many benefits had he gotten from the Mysterious Store? Without becoming a powerhouse, it would be hard to convince people.
"Kid, you are not stupid." Su Yao's smile had a sense of kindness, but the answer that followed was cruel. "Based on what I know, there are."
"That's right. Uncle Su Yao, that's how unfair it is. "Since the conversation had reached this point, was there a need for more explanation?
Was it to explain the advantages of those who entered the dream first? Was it to analyze everything? Or was it to find out why the dream world was built? If it was to filter out the king of the final destination, why was the environment so unfair?
Shouldn't the so-called selection put all the participants on the same starting line? Or could it be said that the person behind such a large force was already imaginative and unfathomable?
"Hmph." Su Yao chuckled at Tang Ling's argument. He picked up the vodka on the table and drained it in a single gulp. The strong alcohol blushed his cheeks as he yelled at Tang Ling, "So, this is the reason why you are so useless?"
"If I meet the other Dream Seeds who entered the dream first, I'll die, okay?" Tang Ling cried out in dissatisfaction.
"Why do other people have to kill you?" Su Yao raised a brow.
"Don't the other Dream Seeds have their eyes on the final destination?" It was a nonsensical question. In such an intense and cruel competition, only one person could reach the final destination. If so, could the others be considered as imaginary enemies?
After all, going through the dream once would earn him a valuable reward from the Mysterious Store. What would the one who reached the final destination get?
"Even if that's the case, so what?" Su Yao became serious as he said word by word, "This time, I've found another Dream Seed, but I'm not just telling you this. I want to tell you something."
"Absolute unfairness is absolute fairness."
Because the one who can reach the final destination will be the one to reach the final destination. Just like the king who descended, he will not be hindered by any obstacles or time. Do you understand? "
"No, I don't," Tang Ling answered straightforwardly.
Su Yao kicked Tang Ling's stool over and stepped on him, preventing him from getting up.
Looking down at Tang Ling, Su Yao said, "Then, you better listen to me. In this chaotic era, people are rising up everywhere. Not the first person who seems to have the right timing, the right place, and the right people will be able to rule the world. The tyrant of the old civilization lost to a poor peasant, and the Mang King who transcended the era lost to a farmer … "
"Ahem … Uncle Su Yao, I understand. I, ahem, I must be a promising person." Tang Ling was out of breath as Su Yao's foot stepped on him.
Su Yao then moved his foot away and let Tang Ling go.
Tang Ling acted respectfully, but deep in his heart, he did not agree with what Su Yao said. The only thing that spurred him on was the bone-deep hatred.
What king? What promising person? He was just a teenager from the settlement. What he missed the most was the warmth of his family under the fire.
However, he did not want to disappoint Su Yao, so all he could do was to survive.
"Information." Su Yao saw Tang Ling sit up, so he fished out a few pieces of paper and tossed them to Tang Ling.
Tang Ling opened the information. It was some records about the dream world, but the content was minimal. It was nothing more than some preparations for entering the dream world and some tricks to learn about the terrain after entering the dream.
However, the important things such as what kind of environment the Dream Seeds would face after entering the dream and what kind of battles they would face after entering the dream were not mentioned at all.
"I know, the help is limited. The Dream Seeds … are all high and mighty. I tried my best to get this information out of you. I was afraid that I would forget it, so I wrote it down. But at least … there will be some help. "Su Yao sounded a little guilty as if he did not do enough for Tang Ling.
Tang Ling chuckled and folded the pieces of paper that were supposed to be destroyed right away. He carefully put them into the pocket of his shirt.
"It's always useful," Tang Ling answered.
"As long as it's useful." Su Yao scratched his head and said, "The duration of each dream is uncertain. Sometimes, you'll enter the dream frequently, and sometimes, you'll be quiet for a year or two. But no matter what, you must survive in the Dream World. "
"You know what? You must survive. " Su Yao was a little excited. His big palm kept patting Tang Ling's shoulder until Tang Ling felt a little pain.
However, he did not show any emotion on his face. All he did was nod repeatedly.
As a matter of fact, he had a lot of things to tell Su Yao, such as the whole story of the garage mission and the fact that he was saved by a mysterious person.
However, when Su Yao heard the gist of it, he did not show much interest. All he did was show a disdainful smile as if he had expected it.
Of course, he still reminded Tang Ling, "Maybe Safety Sector No. 17 won't be peaceful anymore. But it has nothing to do with you. You just need to cultivate and become stronger. "
Is it really nothing to do with me? Tang Ling had no idea. He had a feeling that he was dragged into the matter and Su Yao's attitude before this more or less hinted that something was related to him.
But Uncle Su Yao said it has nothing to do with me?
Fine, let's not talk about it then. Tang Ling was actually too lazy to think about it because deep down in his bones, he thought that he was just a nobody.
Both of them went silent again after the conversation.
Su Yao was a man of few words and Tang Ling was not as active and shameless as he was back in the Hope Barrier either.
However, he still had to ask about 'it'. Tang Ling lowered his head and swirled the glass in front of him. The little bit of apple juice that was left in the glass rippled.
"Uncle, it's time for you to tell me, isn't it?" Tang Ling did not even raise his head when he said that.
"Tell you what?" Su Yao looked a little tired. In the silence, he squinted his eyes and lowered his head as if he was about to fall asleep.
"It." Tang Ling pointed at his chest.
Su Yao, on the other hand, widened his eyes and became spirited.
"Are you going back on your word?" Tang Ling showed a reluctant look.
Su Yao was quiet while Tang Ling stared at Su Yao. His questioning attitude was unusually straightforward.
"It's a seed." Su Yao was defeated, so he finally spoke after some hesitation.
"A seed?" Is this the answer? Tang Ling found it funny, so he waited patiently for Su Yao to continue.
"Hmm, it's a seed that lives together with you. It's like the Devil Fungus that lives together with the zombies. "
Su Yao made an analogy, but it was not a pleasant one.
"Which means I can change my condition not because of my own ability but because of this seed?" Tang Ling tried his best to stay calm and accept the explanation so that he could get used to the strangeness.
"Actually, you can't put it that way. Haven't you noticed? You're growing really slowly, and I don't really care about it. "Su Yao told Tang Ling about the two details.
Tang Ling kept quiet. Of course, he realized that he was not growing fast. Even though the other members of the Fierce Dragon Squad thought that he was powerful, it was because he ate Level 3 vicious beast meat and digested more food than the rest of them.
If all these factors were removed, Tang Ling believed that his growth speed would not surpass Amir or even Orston and Yu.
Was this how the Perfect Genetic Chain should be? Tang Ling did suspect that the Perfect Genetic Chain was just a way for him to comfort himself.
Of course, when he thought about the Perfect Genetic Chain, Tang Ling remembered the strange experience when he was visualizing. There was something that looked like a seed that helped him see his true potential.
Could it be that it was that seed? With that in mind, Tang Ling's expression changed all of a sudden as he bolted up.
"Did you think of something?" Su Yao acted as if he had expected it.
He knew that the seed had appeared before. On the day of Tang Ling's Genetic Chain Talent test, Tang Ling had told him every single detail about it.
Now, he finally realized what the seed was.
"It has thoughts and intellect?" Tang Ling's hands started to tremble as he recalled all the details of that day.
The childishness of the seed and the inexplicable closeness to him.
Is that so? Since they were in a symbiotic relationship, it expressed its closeness as if Tang Ling was its father.
But … but a sentient being in a symbiotic relationship with him? Tang Ling's hands were shaking violently. He felt like he was no longer himself and his real self was like a combination of two living beings. What kind of strange existence was this?
"H-How did it come here? How did it come here? Did I mutate and grow a seed? Or did someone let it in? "Tang Ling, who was usually calm, somehow lost control at that moment.
He couldn't imagine, if it was put in, how did it get into his heart?
What if it grew on his own? Isn't this … Is he still human?
"Grew? What are you dreaming about? " Su Yao was very calm. After he decided to tell Tang Ling about the seed, he had been calm.
(Today's two chapters are exceptionally difficult. There's too much information and I have to combine it with the reactions of the characters. I'll write 8,000 words today. On top of that, I'll read the sticky post in the comment section. It's about the Dark Moon's long-term feedback campaign.)
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