Ever since he transmigrated to the Cold Cicada world, Fangzheng had been thinking about one question.
That was, what exactly could he get in this world?
Hinamizawa Syndrome?
The consequences of this virus were indeed terrifying, but … as a Zerg, he shouldn't be afraid of it, right?
Then … was it trust? That was what Fangzheng thought before, but he soon felt that it was unreliable. The reason was very simple. He was not familiar with Li Nai and the others at all. They had only been together for a little more than a month, and you're talking to me about trust? If Fangzheng had never read "The Time of the Cicada Chirping", then there would be no trust at all.
But now, when he saw Li Nai confessing to him, Fangzheng suddenly thought of something.
Ever since he came to this world, he had been making choices all the time!
In the beginning, Fangzheng was quite free in this world. He could do whatever he wanted. But after that dream, he seemed to have lost his mind. What happened next was as if it had been preset. One choice after another began to appear in front of Fangzheng. And these were all single-choice questions. They were either A or B. For example, when Li Nai killed Shiyin and Keiichi, and when Li Hua asked for help, Fangzheng had to choose one. Then, when Li Nai confessed to him, it was the same. On the surface, it seemed that he only had two choices: yes or no, but …
Why was it a single-choice question?
Take Li Nai for example. It didn't matter whether Fangzheng agreed or not. If he wanted to, he could just kidnap Li Nai and lock him up in a secret room or something. It wouldn't be difficult at all. No matter how powerful Li Nai was, he was still a human. He couldn't compare to Fangzheng at all.
As for the main characters, if Fangzheng didn't want to play, he could just knock them all out, then bury the Ruijiang Research Institute and Yino Misato with a spell. He could just tell the public that it was a landslide. Wouldn't everything be fine then?
So, what was he going to do?!
At that moment, Fangzheng suddenly saw the light. He finally understood what the "ultimate question" this world had given him was.
That was, what did he want to do?
Up until now, Fangzheng had traveled through several worlds, including Diablo, Dark Soul, and Edge of Tomorrow. Fangzheng had been seeking power in all three worlds. In the Dark World, he only thought about survival, but in the Edge of Tomorrow, he hoped to gain power. To him, Dark Soul was a place to hone his skills.
But the truth was that Fangzheng was forced to go to every world.
He went to the Dark World to escape from the Holy Knights.
Going to the Edge of Tomorrow was to escape through the dimensional rift.
He had gone to Dark Soul because he wasn't strong enough.
It could be said that Fangzheng hadn't taken the initiative to transmigrate these few times. They were all passive choices. After arriving at those two worlds, Fangzheng also went with the flow. The first time, he only thought about how to survive, and the second time, he only thought about how to complete the mission.
He was like an office worker, clocking in, going to work, then completing the tasks assigned by the boss. He would get a salary, a bonus, and a promotion. Then he would repeat the process. When he could lead a team, he would start to have more work and higher goals.
But was that his goal? To make a game, a popular game, a game that could make a lot of money?
That was the company's goal. Performance, reports, and profits. Those were the company's goals, but not Fangzheng's personal goals.
It was like the chicken soup for the soul. When you repeat your work in the city, have you ever thought about the meaning of life? What do you live for?
Faced with this question, most people would not even spare a glance. After all, they were so poor that they couldn't even live anymore. They still had 30 years of mortgage to pay. When they could live again, they would think about the answer to this question.... of course, that was if they hadn't overworked themselves to death before then.
As for the meaning of life? Leave it to people who are willing to think about it!
What do I want?
Looking at Li Nai, Fangzheng was thinking about this question. At that moment, he felt that the whole world seemed to have stopped.
Power. I want power.
This is natural. The reason why humans live is for power. Money, status, power, violence. Humans always desire to obtain all of these. But what is the purpose of obtaining all of these?
To live a better life. But after that?
Rika Rika reincarnated for a hundred years. She hoped to break free from everything and obtain freedom. This was similar to him. In the Origin World, even if he had great power, he still had to follow the rules. From this point, he was no different from Rika Rika. They both wished to break free from everything.
But Rika Rika had a clear goal. She only wished to live past this six months. Then grow up and live a happy life with others.
As for Fangzheng?
He transmigrated from world to world to obtain power. What was it for?
Wrong!
When he thought about it again, in his original world, he worked overtime day and night to get promoted. What was it for?
Bonus? High salary? Position?
No, no, no. These were all means and not the goal.
That's right. The reason why he worked day and night was to create a game that he liked. It would be best if the players vomited blood and cursed at the same time but still had no choice but to continue playing the game. And this kind of thing, he was unable to do when he was just an ordinary employee. To achieve this, he needed to raise his position and obtain more power. It would be best if he could control or create a company! Furthermore, it would be best if he could obtain an unlimited amount of wealth!
This way, he would be able to create any game he wanted. He did not need to worry about the reputation, the market, losses, and even more so, the media's nagging. This daddy will spend his own money, invest, and create the game to play. At the same time, I will let you guys have a look. If you want to play, then play. If not, then scram. Anyway, the world is so big. If you don't want to play, there will be other people who will. If you force me into a corner, I can just release it for free. At that time, won't there be players who will kneel down and call me daddy?
Rich, willful!
And all of this is because … I am happy!!
"Hong!!"
At this moment, Fangzheng felt that he finally understood something. His body trembled. Following which, Fangzheng felt that the feeling of being bound by the world had completely disappeared. At this moment, he even felt as if his soul had been completely liberated. Even Li Nai, who was standing in front of him, was not so worried anymore. Even though Fangzheng was currently in a "dark" state and would give Fangzheng a hatchet at the slightest disagreement, he did not think that Li Nai was scary. Instead, he thought that this little girl's dark state was quite cute.
This feeling was as if Fangzheng had once again returned to his own world. Through the screen, he was watching their stories, their lives … No!
The audience would be sad and angry at the pain these characters had suffered, but they could not do anything. They could only vent their anger on the bullet screen. Perhaps because of this, they felt that these characters were pitiful and pathetic. But Fangzheng was different. He had the power. He could watch cartoons outside the screen. But when he was unhappy, he could directly jump into the screen and give the villain a big slap.
I just don't like you. Do whatever you want! Not happy? Fight me if you're not happy!
"Teacher?"
Seeing that Fangzheng did not answer her question for a long time, Li Nai asked again. At the same time, the darkness in her eyes became darker.
"Don't you like Li Nai?"
"No, you're quite cute."
This time, in response to Li Nai's question, Fangzheng only smiled. He reached out his hand and patted Li Nai's little head.
"Actually, I quite like you too, but … Hmm, I haven't thought about dating a child yet. Maybe you can consider it when you're in high school?"
By the way, in the world of "The Time of the Cold Cicada Cries", Li Nai was 15 years old, in the third year of middle school.
"Really?!"
Hearing this, Li Nai's gloomy and lifeless eyes lit up again. Fangzheng shrugged.
"Of course, but … I might not be staying here for too long, so I can't give you any answer. When you are mentally prepared, come and find me. At that time, I will tell you everything about me. "
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