"Little brother,
My name is Huo Yang,
What about you? "
"Ha, you don't have a brother,
I don't have a brother either! Don't you think this is fate? "
"You're wrong,
Night, to have a brother like you,
That's my blessing … "
"We brothers are of one mind,
We will definitely be able to make a name for ourselves in this world and let those who once looked down on us,
They can only look up to see our backs! "
"Night,
You are different from them. Only you are the person I trust the most... you are my brother! "
"Night..."
That person's hearty voice echoed in his mind,
But it did not bring endless warmth to Night Bar as it did in the past. Night Bar held onto the billboard by the roadside,
He bent down to escape the coldness and pain that seeped out from the deepest part of his body.
"Night Bar! Brother Yang was so good to you, and you actually betrayed him? "
"It's been more than a year,
Even a dog should have been raised by now. You're even worse than a dog! "
"Tsk tsk, you actually used the thing brother Yang gave you? Ye Lan... can you be a little more shameless! "
"..."
For the first time, Night Bar hated his unforgettable memory,
He habitually held the lander hanging on his chest,
He wanted to obtain a little power,
Huo Yang's cold words came in his mind again, "I've done my best for you,
From now on, we have nothing to do with each other! "
We have nothing to do with each other...
Night Bar let go as if he had been electrocuted. He bent down and retched violently.
Night Bar, Night Bar, you're too greedy..
Haven't you stayed in the cold and dark world enough? Since you've found that trace of warmth, you should hug it tightly. Why do you still want the light? Why do you still want to see this world? Why do you still want to see that person's appearance..
You're too greedy!
It's all because you're too greedy!
Night Bar grabbed the billboard tightly, resisting and not curling up into a ball.
It was just returning to that world. What was the big deal! It was just a little colder, a little darker, and a little lonely. What was the big deal!
What was the big deal!
"Ha, look who that is? The blind man went out again! "
"Hey! 'Blind man, are you out to receive relief again?' What's wrong? That cheap brother of yours doesn't want you anymore and doesn't want to raise you anymore? "
"…"
The voices of children and youths rang out all at once. Those were the children who lived near Ye Lan. Ye Lan had grown up being mocked and teased by them. Now that he heard their harsh voices, it was as if he was redeemed.
This area was the government's settlement house. The children living nearby must not have a good family background. Now that almost everyone was playing "Immortal Domain", they went out to wander at this time, which meant that there was no cabin at home that could allow them to stay online for a long time … Night Bar had never thought of this problem before, but at this moment, this thought naturally appeared in his mind.
"Hey, blind man. You're blind, not mute. How come you can't even speak?"
Night Bar's heart gradually calmed down. He slowly straightened his back and turned to face the group of youths. He calmly said, "I'm sixteen this year."
After a moment of silence, there was a burst of laughter. "So you didn't become a mute, but an idiot. Idiot, who asked how old you are this year!"
Night Bar was still quiet. He said, "I'm sixteen this year. It doesn't matter if I'm on relief or being raised. It's not shameful."
Night Bar's meaning was very simple. He was a minor and belonged to the stage of being raised. No matter who raised him, he was not shameful.
However, this simple sentence touched a nerve of the group of youths, making them furious. "Blind man, what the f * ck do you mean by 'one'?! Who are you calling shameful?! "
In this era of saying goodbye to hunger, the country would not let anyone starve to death, but it would never encourage laziness. Therefore, even if they had no income at all, they could eat their fill, wear warm clothes, and have a place to live. However, they ate nutrient fluids that only had a faint salty taste, wore uniforms that were exactly the same throughout the year, and lived in a small space with only a bedroom and a bathroom.
In this society where the unemployment rate kept pace with the increase of technology, at least one-third of the people lived such a life — including the parents of these children. If Night Bar could see, he would see that this group of children and youths were wearing the same uniform as him.
They were all at the bottom of society, so they could only find a little sense of superiority in Night Bar. Sometimes, they even envied Night Bar, envied him for being an orphan, envied him for being blind.
In this era, the standard of adulthood was still eighteen years old. However, because of the increase in lifespan and the development of technology, most professional and technical jobs required at least twenty years of study, not to mention research jobs. The first twelve years of basic education were free and everyone could participate. However, the professional education for the next eight years or even longer was not something that a family that relied only on relief could afford. Therefore, in the future, if they were lucky, they could find the cheapest job. If they were unlucky, they could only eat nutrient fluids for the rest of their lives like their parents. Of course, they could also use the free resources on the Internet to self-study, but not everyone had the perseverance and talent.
Night Bar was an orphan, so the country would always pay for his education. Before he turned twenty-eight, he would be given some "pocket money" every month. Although this pocket money was only half of the minimum wage standard, it was nearly ten times more than the relief money that an adult unemployed person received. As for those who had parents, they could only rely on their ID cards to receive free nutrient fluids and clothes, and share the pitiful amount of relief money with their parents.
If it were not for the fact that every civilian could receive a "foreign" lander for free, they would not even be able to afford to play games!
However, Night Bar was a blind person. Even if he was an adult, he could still receive an additional disability allowance that was twice as much as the relief money!
This was the real reason why they did not like Night Bar. How could an orphan and a blind person have a better life than them!
"Let me tell you!" A teenager said angrily, "Don't be so smug. My dad has already found a job as a miner in the foreign land. His monthly income is no less than that of a shop assistant! Moreover, I have also joined Ling Long Pavilion. I can get a monthly allowance! "
Smug? Night Bar did not know where this teenager got the word "smug" from. When he heard the latter part, he was a little confused. A job in the game?
He knew that one could earn money in the game by farming equipment or storing goods. However, how could there be a job like a miner? And the income was quite high?
Ling Long Pavilion … He remembered that it was the name of a guild that had fought with the Rising Sun Alliance.
So Ling Long Pavilion would give subsidies to normal guild members? He wondered if the Rising Sun Alliance was the same.
In the past year, he had been staying by Huo Yang's side. Sometimes, when he came back from the adventure, Huo Yang would say that he would get a share of the income. However, because the equipment and skill books he had were all provided by Huo Yang, he had heard a lot from Huo Yang's subordinates about how precious these things were and how they were given to a blind person. Night Bar knew that if it were not for these things, he would be useless. He already owed Huo Yang a lot. How could he still be willing to take his money?
Every time this happened, Huo Yang would laugh heartily and say, "Okay, I will save it for you. Just tell me when you need it!"
When he thought of Huo Yang, Night Bar felt a wave of sadness in his heart. He did not speak anymore and walked forward with his head lowered.
"Hey! Old One is talking to you! "
The teenager who spoke just now scolded. When he saw that Night Bar did not seem to hear him, he was instantly furious. He sneered and skillfully hooked his right leg with his right foot.
Night Bar's footsteps paused imperceptibly before he stepped out as usual. The next moment, there was a squeal that sounded like a pig being slaughtered, "Leg! Leg! My leg is broken! Oh my god, it hurts! It hurts! "
Night Bar staggered for a moment before he steadied himself. He walked around the teenager who was rolling on the ground and continued to move forward.
"Hey!" There was an angry shout behind him, "Do you have any civility? Can't you see that he is injured? You want to leave after stepping on him? "
Night Bar said calmly, "I am blind."
A blind person can't see, but can't you see?
You put your foot under a blind person's foot. Even if it was broken, you deserved it, let alone being injured.
He did not even stop walking, let alone turning back. After a wave of scolding behind him, the sound of the wind rushed into his ears. Night Bar did not even think about it. He leaned his body slightly, and the football whizzed past his ear. He did not know what was in front of him, but there was a clear sound of something breaking.
The group of teenagers behind him suddenly panicked, "Oh no, what should we do? What should we do? "
"Run, run quickly!"
"There are surveillance cameras everywhere, what's the use of running!"
The teenagers' voices were filled with sobs. No matter what was broken, they had to pay for it. With this smash, it was very likely that a few months of relief money would be gone.
*****
In the Immortal Domain, after a year of construction, the Rising Sun Alliance's encampment was already quite large. However, compared to the skyscrapers in the real world, it was still as simple and crude as a primitive tribe. At this moment, Huo Yang was sitting on the top of the tallest building in the Rising Sun Alliance, watching the sun set in the west. That sun was much bigger and more beautiful than the one in the real world.
With the sound of the wind, Huo Yang stretched out his hand and caught the flying wine jar. Guan Bai carried another jar and jumped up to the top of the building, saying, "Brother Yang, don't think about it. If you miss this opportunity, there might be a better one in the future. With Brother Yang's ability, it is only a matter of time before you enter the Immortal Gate."
Huo Yang laughed bitterly, and a strong sense of unwillingness welled up in his heart. In the ten years of his previous life, less than a hundred people out of a billion players entered the Immortal Gate. The Immortal Gate was not something that could be entered just because one was powerful or ruthless enough. If he missed this opportunity, he did not know if there would be a next time …
If he did not enter the Immortal Gate, no matter how glorious he looked, he would still be a nobody.
Seeing this, Guan Bai coldly snorted and said, "It is all that traitor Night Bar's fault. If not for him, the one entering Jade Sky this time would be you, Brother Yang! Our Rising Sun Alliance would have already become the number one guild in the world! "
"That's enough," Huo Yang interrupted and said, "Don't mention him. He just … doesn't know what that thing means to us …"
His voice gradually deepened, and he smiled faintly. What that thing means, it is not just Night Bar who does not know. Do you all know? There were some things that he did not dare to say, no matter how good their relationship was.
He opened the clay seal of the wine jar and took a sip, saying, "Let's leave this matter at that. Don't make trouble for him anymore. Otherwise, if you are killed by him, I will not help you take revenge."
He laughed bitterly and sighed, "Maybe I shouldn't have tied him to my side in the first place … Things like destiny …" Perhaps at this time in his previous life, that child had already entered the Immortal Gate. But now, he was still following by his side without accomplishing anything …
Huo Yang did not finish his words and fiercely gulped down another large mouthful of wine.
Guan Bai coldly snorted and said, "Brother Yang, even now you are still speaking for him … A traitor is a traitor, what is there to say? He said Jingyan promised to let him see the light again, that is simply nonsense! His optic nerve is missing, so he can't sense things like light, color, and so on. Even medical experts can't do anything about it, so how can a lousy game cure him? Is he a pig? How can he believe such words? He is just quibbling! "
Huo Yang was distraught and interrupted, "That's enough, stop talking!"
Guan Bai resentfully shut his mouth. Huo Yang spoke again, "I already said that you're not allowed to make trouble for him. Don't treat my words like farts!"
Seeing that Guan Bai's expression was somewhat off, Huo Yang's complexion changed. "Did you guys do something?"
Guan Bai's lips twitched. Huo Yang angrily said, "Speak! Did you guys do something? "
Guan Bai stammered, "Little Six and the others … went to whitewash him …"
Huo Yang leapt up and grabbed Guan Bai's collar. His expression was savage as he angrily roared, "What did you say?!"
Guan Bai was also angry. "His equipment and skills, which one of them wasn't obtained by us? Since he betrayed the Union, what's wrong with us taking back these things?"
Huo Yang sternly said, "Shouldn't we give these things to him? When was he not at the very front of the secret exploration? When was he not the one who killed the most enemies? "
Guan Bai roared, "You want to give other people the Sound of Hearing and the Absolute Kill Sword Art? Who isn't stronger than that blind man!"
Huo Yang's grip tightened for a moment before slowly loosening. He slowly nodded, his voice low. "So that's what you think, that's what you think."
Guan Bai knew that he had misspoken, but since he had already spoken, he might as well throw caution to the wind. "Who doesn't think that way? He's a blind man who doesn't understand anything and doesn't need to worry about anything. He even needs someone to lead him out the door. Why should all the good things belong to him? I'm not the only one in the Union who doesn't like him! "
Huo Yang had already gradually calmed down. He turned a deaf ear to Guan Bai's words and asked, "How many times did you guys kill him?"
Guan Bai saw his appearance and was actually somewhat afraid. "I didn't really count … about ten times. That dumb kid didn't even take the initiative to log off to avoid it. In the end, it seemed like the system forced him to log off …"
Forced him to log off!
Huo Yang viciously kicked him. Guan Bai fell from the roof to the ground, losing half of his HP. He hurriedly ate a medicine. "Brother Yang!"
Huo Yang landed beside him and kicked him again. His eyes were crimson red as he roared, "Did I ever say that he's my younger brother? Did I ever say that?! "
After a few kicks, he was tightly held back by the people who had rushed over from inside the room. "Brother Yang! You're crazy! "
Huo Yang shook off the people beside him and walked out with large strides.
"Brother Yang," Guan Bai hurriedly crawled up to catch up. "Brother Yang, if you feel bad for that kid, let him enter the guild again. We'll help him train again … at worst, we'll just spend some money to buy some good skill books …"
Before he could finish, he was given a fright by Huo Yang who had abruptly turned around.
Huo Yang stood still for a good while before laughing bitterly. "He won't come back."
Also … won't come back.
*****
In a simple and narrow room, Night Bar sat on an old single seater sofa. Using a towel to dry his hair, his movements gradually slowed down. Why would a game have a limit on the number of deaths? The punishment wasn't even deleting the account and starting over, but directly not being able to log into the game … could it be that the game business had a grudge against money?
Night Bar turned on the AI on his wrist that he had temporarily turned off while taking a shower. He ordered it to search for relevant information. The official explanation he received was that because the game was too realistic, a protective mechanism had been set up for the sake of the player's physical and mental health.
The comments below were a sea of begging and cursing for the restriction to be lifted. Night Bar also obtained some useful information from them. For example, there were also soldiers participating in the game, and their login devices seemed to be different. There was also a death limit, but it was much higher.
At this moment, if there was someone else present, they would probably be shocked by the way he "browsed". An ordinary person would be able to quickly find the target when they were reading a book or browsing the web. However, Night Bar could only rely on his own ears to listen to the comments one by one. Although the AI helped to filter, it was still many times slower than an ordinary person's. In order to be able to keep up with the speed of the others, he first let the artificial intelligence read two comments together, then three, then four... After more than ten years of deliberate practice, the artificial intelligence was now reading more than twenty comments together. To the ears of others, it would probably be a cacophony of noise. However, not only could Ye Lan hear it clearly, he could also remember most of the content.
"Ding!" Mixed in the noise was the sound of a message being read. "Received Huo Yang's transfer of 50000 federal coins. Do you accept?"
Night Bar was suddenly stunned. He even forgot to ask the AI to stop. Didn't they say … they had nothing to do with each other anymore?
The next moment, a new message came in. It was Huo Yang's voice. "In the future, I will transfer the money to your account every month. I have also ordered a new life-sustaining cabin for you … If you can't play the Alien World, you can play other things."
Night Bar suddenly felt like laughing, but his eyes were very sore. He lowered his head and smiled. "No."
A moment later, Huo Yang's call came in. Because of Night Bar's previous settings, the AI picked up by default. Huo Yang's voice sounded. "Night, don't be like this. I said something wrong before. In the future, I will still take good care of you. We are still brothers …"
"I'm sorry," Night Bar interrupted him. After a moment of silence, he said, "I'm a coward."
I'm sorry. This kind of pain, I don't have the courage … to do it again.
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