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Chapter 1176: One Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Four · "TE·Seal with Me (13)"

The necklace hasn't spoken for a long time, and I don't know how to comfort it.

When the morning light came through the window, Necklace said, "...When we get out, I'll treat you to barbecue. Lemon barbecue."

"I've never eaten this kind of thing. It sounds very novel." Changge buried his head in his knees.

“Very delicious.”

……

When Changge was released, most of the things in his room had been taken away.

The badges, clothes, accessories that belonged to the Savior were all taken away. Even the piano that was worth a fortune was gone, after all, a replica was not worthy of playing a precious piano. In the empty room, he stared at the dust left by the piano, and for a moment he didn't know who he was.

"Changge." The necklace said, "Don't be sad, you are the one and only Changge."

Changge didn't care about her sadness, she just apologized to the necklace: "I'm sorry, you taught me piano for so long... now I can't play it."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you don't be sad." said the necklace.

……

The black-haired girl quickly took control of the world. Her method for continuing civilization was simple - plunder.

"Have you heard? The savior has decided to attack other civilizations." Changge heard the discussion of several people in the corner of the cafeteria.

Xia Jiawu, a middle-aged man wearing glasses, said mysteriously, "It is said that the Savior has found the coordinates of an outside civilization and plans to invade that civilization and seize the source of the world."

Old man Cheng Lishan frowned: "Why would the savior have such an idea? She was obviously not such a person a hundred years ago, why did she want to invade other civilizations when she came back this time?"

Changge chewed the scrambled eggs with tomatoes and let Necklace Brother's chain dip into the seaweed egg drop soup.

"Who can persuade General Qin? We can't become invaders." Su Meimei said timidly.

"But," the soldier Dong Qi suddenly said, "Is there a possibility that they have tried other methods, but in the end this is the only method left."

The table fell silent.

...So, is it really just looting?
Changge was chewing the braised pork ribs and felt unhappy.

He returned to the signal transmission room again, intending to ask the voice in the universe who called himself "Su Ming'an". But what he saw on the screen was the conversation record between General Qin and that "Su Ming'an":

[(Original message) I am Su Mingan, I heard your voice calling me. Soon, I will come to help you. ]

[General Qin: No, you are not Su Mingan at all, who are you! ]

[That voice: It turned out to be Mr. Qin. Well, I am indeed not Su Mingan. It’s just that there happened to be a “Su Mingan” next to me, so I heard your voice calling to the universe.]

【General Qin: ……】

[That voice: You must be sweating profusely. Unfortunately, the coordinates of your civilization have been exposed to me. In forty years at most, you will belong to me.]

[General Qin: You are Mr. Nuo's Gao Wei.]

[That voice: Yes. You can call me Shadow.]

[General Qin: Are you crazy? This is your hometown. Do you want to invade us? ]

[That voice: So what? You almost killed my best friend before. Okay, that's enough talk.]

[General Qin: You... (The other party refuses to receive the message)]

……

Changge looked at the record of this conversation, his hands and feet felt cold.

……It's him.

It was his call that attracted the enemy!

No wonder General Qin has changed recently. It turns out that he sensed the impending crisis...

After all, they only have forty years!
In forty years, when the coordinates of civilization are exposed, how can we resist a powerful higher-dimensional being?
…They don’t even have time to build a spaceship.

Changge’s face turned pale. He forgot how he managed to return to the room with his unsteady steps. He just felt like the sky was falling.

"...Brother Necklace, you are the real savior, do you have any good ideas?" Changge's voice was very low, even with a tearful tone: "I really don't know what to do...If I don't call you back, the world game will happen again and again, and there will always be a day when the game fails. But if I call you back, I will provoke even more terrifying enemies."

He really didn't know what to do. It seemed that their lifespan had come to an end, and there was no way forward or backward.

But he really wants to live.

Mingming has just finished writing his own piano piece.

The necklace is quiet.

"Let me..." the necklace whispered, "Think about it..."

……

Changge didn't know what he could do.

He is so small.

It seems that the only chance is to follow the black-haired girl's intention - to plunder the source of the world from other civilizations.

The central government held a public opinion poll. They did not announce the current situation, but only asked for the public's opinions in a hypothetical way:

[If one day, our civilization is facing a crisis, and there is only one way to survive - would you be willing to continue our civilization by plundering other civilizations? ]

The final result is that the ratio of "willing" to "unwilling" is 58% to 42%. The central government did not set a neutral answer, because the final outcome can only be two extremes - life or death.

When voting, Changge pressed the "Don't Want" button on the screen without hesitation.

Yes. After a long period of thinking, Changge came to the conclusion that he was unwilling.

Unwilling to survive on the bones of other civilizations.

Don't want to spread the unfortunate fate.

Although the continuation of civilization is above all else, he really cannot go against his own heart.

He didn't want the victim to become the perpetrator.

He didn't want the kind savior to lose his ideals and become what he hated the most - a cruel executioner.

"Once we open the door, there will be a second and third time. Dieying has been watching us. Once we start plundering, more than one civilization will fall to us." While the top leaders were meeting, Changge mustered up his courage, stumbled forward, stood under the spotlight, tore off his human skin mask, and shouted to the thousands of top leaders:
"——Don't let civilization become an executioner from now on! We will always have other ways——I believe that people on both sides can survive in front of the tram!"

"The true savior created a miracle a hundred years ago. Why are you bowing your heads this time? Has your bloodiness been worn out? Do you want your descendants to be born among the corpses of other civilizations?"

"This is just a temporary solution! Once you embark on the path of plundering, it will be a dead end. In the end, you will inevitably encounter enemies that you cannot defeat. But as long as you find other methods, the coordinates will not be further leaked, and you can survive much longer than plundering!"

"——Why don't you understand? Please believe in the Millennium Plan! Please believe in the Millennium Plan!"

He shouted at the top of his lungs, his words were immature and sharp, but he rushed forward with the passion of a young man, tightly clutching the necklace that gave him courage.

People actually understood what he said, but they would rather choose plunder and leave troubles to future generations than believe that the seemingly fantastic "Millennium Plan" could be realized.

Changge really gave it his all.

He was a useless replica. But in this moment, standing in the light - he felt his heart pounding, his eyes gleaming, something burning in his chest, lighting him up.

【You are a long song of freedom and independence. 】

Necklace Brother's words echoed in his heart.

He clearly knew what this would bring. He openly opposed the black-haired girl, and some people wanted to skin him alive, and no one would protect him.

He literally just rushed into hell "naked", burning himself like firewood just to awaken some people's conscience.

After hearing his words, some councillors were moved, some showed reluctance, some remained indifferent, and some looked worried. All kinds of human conditions were revealed in Changge's eyes, and he clearly noticed at this moment.

what.

……

It turns out that humans are such complex creatures.

When faced with the same words, different people will show so many expressions.

……

"Changge! Come down!" Cheng Lishan was frightened and his face turned pale.

"Changge..." Su Meimei covered her eyes.

"This kid is really..." Dong Qi lit a cigarette: "I can't help but admit it... He has the same temper as the savior a hundred years ago. What a pity..."

Unfortunately, the thing that is most intolerable in this world is idealism.

Saying this word will make people who are already used to being numb laugh. The adult world does not need dreams or fairy tales, which are things that children believe in.

A hundred years ago, their ancestors believed in fairy tales and ideals because the savior was willing to believe. But now, the savior has become pragmatism. In the era of "post-truth", "non-pragmatic" and "immature" things will be thrown into the trash.

The security rushed forward and held down the powerless Changge. Changge was just like Su Wensheng back then, with a lot of ideals but unable to even beat the criminals.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

To show their loyalty, the security guards beat the replica with all their might. Most of the people in the audience were silent. The fact that they were able to sit here meant that they supported the black-haired girl and would not be convinced from the beginning.

But how can teenagers understand politics?

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The sound of flesh rubbing against flesh was harsh.

Fists hit the boy's shoulders, stomach, back... There were dull sounds. He fell to the ground, his forehead covered in blood.

Young people don’t understand politics, they only understand truth and ideals.

The congressman may understand politics, and may understand the truth and ideals.

But they pretend to understand the former even though they don’t, and pretend not to understand the latter even though they understand.

"Oh!"

Blood was all over the place, and the boy was covered with scars, but he gritted his teeth and held the necklace tightly in his arms to prevent it from getting stained with blood.

He has fallen into deep filth and is beyond redemption, but the necklace cannot—it is the last idealism in this world, the last bright candle in his heart, and the last hope for this civilization not to fall into the quagmire.

It cannot be allowed to go out.

No.

"Bang! Bang! Bang -"

……

After the meeting, Changge was sentenced to death.

……

If Changge were the savior himself, his remarks would not be sinful at all, and might even make people immediately change their stance and welcome his idealism.

Unfortunately he was not, so everything he said became a "sin".

The day before his execution, General Qin came to see him. Changge was lying in the cell, still holding the necklace.

He had nothing left, no piano, no love. Everything was taken away from him, but the necklace remained in his hand.

His face was bruised and bloody, his wounds were inflamed and swollen, he looked like a breathing corpse, but the necklace in his hand was always clean.

"...Do you really believe that she will bring you hope?" Changge's throat was torn, and his voice was hoarse and unpleasant. He was clearly called "Changge", but now he couldn't sing.

He looked at General Qin, whose eyes were silent.

The distance between them seemed really far.

The closest distance was when General Qin opened the hatch for him and gave him independence. After that, an infinite chasm opened up.

Changge laughed, coughing up blood while laughing:

"What did she promise you to make you give up your ideals and become her bootlicker?"

"You are now... truly second to none, Mr. Qin. The taste of power is delicious. When I die and you take the necklace, no one will know who the real savior is."

"If you plunder a few more civilizations, you will become the overlord of civilization. Congratulations."

General Qin did not deny it, and stared at Changge with silent eyes.

It was not until General Qin turned around and left that he spoke:
"I'll set a fire for you."

"From now on, you are the long song of freedom."

"Stay away from us, kid."

Changge didn't understand what it meant, he just closed his eyes and waited for tomorrow's execution.

It was not until the fire broke out in the cell that Cheng Lishan suddenly appeared, pulled Changge out of the cell in the chaos, and escaped through a secret passage. Only then did Changge suddenly realize something.

"Go away, Changge, go far away." Cheng Lishan pushed him out: "You are a good child, you are too clean, you are too good, this vortex of power center is not suitable for you. Child, go wherever you want to go, put on the mask forever, and don't come back."

"I..." Changge looked back blankly - the sunlight shone on the ice-white buildings of the central government, spreading a layer of sharp metallic cold light. The tall buildings were like sharp swords piercing the sky, towering and majestic, which was frightening.

It turns out this is not home.

It is a place where ideals are shattered, a place where people are eaten, and a hell that determines the fate of civilization.

He didn't stop, but stumbled away. He was afraid that if he died, Brother Necklace would fall into the hands of bad people. He wanted to live... until Brother Necklace transformed into a human form and changed everything.

So what if it's dirty here?
He always cleans it up.

……

(End of this chapter)