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Chapter 1226: "The Ring of Rovatha (Part )"

"You gave him the bread! Why can't you give it to me!"

"You only lost some gold coins and clothes, but we lost our lives!"

"Good Samaritan, you are a good person, good people will save us..."

Lu Shu was pushed so hard that he felt dizzy. Logically, he should have drawn his sword, but he saw a child with white hair... The child was wrapped in dirty newspapers, with burns all over his body. He looked at him eagerly, which made him feel sad and dazed.

"Lü Shu" exists in every world.

Or, "children like Lu Shu".

At this time, Yongchun next to him had seen enough of the show and snapped his fingers.

A blinding light burst out from his fingertips, illuminating the dark slums, and the poor people were so frightened that they retreated three feet.

"A magician... It's a magician..." They retreated tremblingly.

"They are a race that can use magic... Magic can kill people with one move, more effective than sticks..."

"Run, run! They kill people without blinking an eye. My aunt was killed by them..."

Soon, the alley became quiet. Although Yongchun only lit his fingers and did nothing, it was already very intimidating.

Lu Shu bit his lip. He felt a strong sense of wrongness. This was not a beautiful other world at all. Instead, it was bloody and cruel to the point of being outrageous. No matter which world it was in, no matter how dazzling and glorious the legends in this world were, the situation of the lower class people would never change.

What does the great epic of the hero and the devil have to do with ordinary people? Goblin will always be Goblin, and Palu will only be Palu.

“…Are there no laws here?” Lu Shu whispered.

Eva laughed after hearing this. "Yes. Whether it's the Dawn Knights who believe in the Goddess of Light, Kritchens, or the Guardians of Order who are committed to maintaining order. Whether it's the Naran Court who believes in the God of Contract, Narandos, or the All-Beings United who believes in the God of Trade, Youri... But unfortunately, only races with human rights have laws. Most people living in the slums don't even have household registration. Even if they die, the local guards won't argue with the honorable magicians. They still need the benefits brought by the magicians."

Lu Shu clenched his fists.

"Okay, let's go." Yongchun comforted him, "Yuqing, you will soon become accustomed to it. This is the norm in society."

Lu Shu raised his foot, but suddenly found that there was someone who had not left.

It's the little boy with white hair.

The little boy stood behind the trash can, his entire right arm exposed from burns, and looked at Lu Shu timidly.

Lu Shu shouldn't have brought him along.

But the little boy also has a pair of green eyes, like new leaves in spring swaying slightly in the clear tea water... so similar.

“Good man…can I follow you?” The white-haired boy looked at Lu Shu.

“No.” Lu Shu said.

"I am from the Green Bamboo Tribe. I have no killing power and I am very obedient. If you want to eat me, I can slowly peel off my skin and you can eat me for a long time." The white-haired boy seemed to have known the rules of survival in the slums for a long time. He started by talking about his edible value: "As long as you keep feeding me, you will always have green bamboo to eat."

This kind of bloody value measurement is the norm in Luowasha - when the lower races recommend themselves to the higher races for work, what they send is not "resumes and offers", but their "food value". For example, how long can you be exploited before dying, how long can you gnaw before eating, whether you need to take a double vacation to let the flesh and blood grow back a little.

But it made Lu Shu feel suddenly empty inside.

...Green Bamboo Clan.

He turned back suddenly and stared at the boy's white hair, green eyes, and burns.

……

[Lü Shu stood in the dark space, looking at the rows of race introductions, his face full of hesitation.]

[“Green Bamboo Clan…” Lu Shu’s finger stopped at the Green Bamboo Clan.]

[Casadia next to him smiled happily and whispered in his ear: "The Green Bamboo Clan is no good. They are too weak. Their bamboos are cut down by various races every day, and they are also suffering from the flames from the Red Flame Angel. They are almost extinct. If you become a member of the Green Bamboo Clan, you will not be able to help him."]

……

When two pairs of similar green eyes met, Lu Shu felt a tremor in his heart. He suddenly felt a strong fear and shock, and goose bumps appeared on his back.

...If, if he had not chosen the blood clan at that time, but chose the Green Bamboo Clan.

Will this white-haired, green-eyed boy be possessed by him? This boy looks like... a vessel specially prepared for him to possess - white hair, green eyes, burns, from the Green Bamboo Tribe, wandering around and picking up garbage to eat.

However, he was bewitched by the devil of fun and his choice deviated. He chose the vampires, which resulted in the white-haired boy still living in the slums.

“Are you… the young master of the Green Bamboo Clan?” Lu Shu asked in a hoarse voice.

The white-haired boy’s pupils dilated. Although he did not answer, the surprise in his eyes told Lu Shu that he was indeed the young master of the Green Bamboo Clan.

Once upon a time, the Green Bamboo Clan suffered from the fire from the Red Flame Angel. The young master of the Green Bamboo Clan escaped by chance and ended up living in the slums, picking up garbage for a living.

——What a matching background story, what a matching identity, what a matching hair and eye color.

It's simply... This world has already prepared the most suitable identities for these players, nurturing these people who are similar to them, and waiting for them to come and take over the lives of these poor people, so that they can enjoy wonderful and free adventures.

"Players" are favored by the world.

As long as they arrive, a wonderful story will begin, an epic poem will soon be staged, and a magnificent story will be played with the sound of trumpets.

And these people waiting to be replaced are not.

The life stories of these people are filled with money, involution, poverty, filth, distress, and eternal boredom. Apart from waiting for the protagonists to write grand and wonderful stories, they do not have any new plots. Even in written records, the plots about them are just poor and broad names such as "the masses", "people", and "everyone". When the grand and magnificent story ends, their lives will not change.

The excitement belongs to the "players", and ordinary people have nothing.

In this silence,

In the timid gaze of the white-haired boy,
The favored "player", a person who is similar to the white-haired boy -

He extended his hand to the boy.

The hands were broad and smooth, without any burns or corrosion marks from years of picking up trash.

It was like a...complete body that had been completely healed. The life named Lu Shu had been completed.

He began to try to change something, to do something... just like Uncle Zhao, the police officer who extended a helping hand to him at that time.

He has been saved by the "good guys".

He wants to be the new "good guy", the new "Uncle Zhao".

"Let's go." Lu Shu looked at the boy.

"Come with me, whether it's revenge or what you want to do."

"I'll take you to...write a more wonderful story."

"Xiao Lu."

……

Under the blue sky, a large blue-purple jellyfish was floating in the sky, with Su Mingan and the pink-haired girl sitting on it.

They were heading to the pink-haired girl's house. According to her, that was the safest place where they could stay until twelve o'clock tonight when the [Game Day] would begin.

Su Mingan was quite confident about the pink-haired girl. She was one of the few people who did not show any lustful look towards him.

"Pudding, I want to ask you about what you just said." Su Ming'an looked at her indifferent face and said, "You said that you were the original heroine of Luowasha, and your plot was taken away by a villain. Does that mean Luowasha is a book?"

Pudding shook his head. "It's just a metaphor. The protagonist means the [protagonist] of Rovatha, the one who will play the biggest role and be the most outstanding."

Su Mingan understood. Equivalent to Actor in the ruins world, Siber in the dome world, and Su Lin in Praya, they are all key figures in the world.

"However, the story of Rovatha is more like a game than a novel. You can call it "The Ring of Rovatha," said Pudding.

"... Let's call her Luo Vasa." Su Ming'an was sweating profusely. This name sounded familiar. He asked again, "So you know what will happen in the future, so you think you are the heroine?"

"Yes, I have the gift of foresight. I know what will happen in the future." Pudding said, "I am the heroine in the future plot and will play a big role in successfully completing Luowasha's mission of saving the world. But a scheming villain named Huibai, somehow, also knew the future plot in advance, so he squeezed out my role and approached you. Originally, those plots of taking you to ride the cat car, fortune-telling cards, and seeing the world tree... should have been done by me."

"You mean, you are the heroine and I am the hero?" Su Mingan said.

Pudding glanced at him. Her eyes were extremely clear, but they could not reflect anything, like a mirror covered with a thin film. Looking at such eyes, Su Mingan suddenly felt that... her words might not be reliable.

"Yes, you will be the leading actor wherever you are." Pudding said.

"Thank you for the compliment..." Su Ming'an said subconsciously.

"I'm not praising you." Pudding said calmly, "Whoever is valued by the World Tree and becomes the [protagonist] of Lovasa will be extremely unlucky."

"In my decades of life, I have deeply experienced the torment and pain of being a [protagonist]."

"Can you imagine?"

"——Everything will revolve around you. No matter where you hide, the spotlight will always be on you. Those major events in the world will always be related to you and you will be asked to solve them."

"——Any force will always target you for various reasons, whether it be gratitude, hatred, desire, or greed. As long as you are not careful, they will skin you alive, fight a mad war around you, and many people will die."

"——Everyone will always revolve around you. Whether they want to be your best friend or your mortal enemy... everyone's eyes are on you, and your attitude determines their position. Whether they are loved by the World Tree and become the [Male Supporting Actor of the Protagonist Group] or [Female Supporting Actor of the Protagonist Group], or hated by you and become a [Cannon Fodder], [Vicious Villain], [A Brain-dead Villain Who Hasn't Been Killed Yet], or [A Villain Who May Be Whitewashed and Inspired]."

"——In order to get close to you, the [protagonist], they grovel and play the [good guy] beside you, seeking more opportunities to appear. Some people really cannot gain your trust, so they can only do the opposite and deliberately become the [villain] standing opposite to you, and get a role by opposing you. As long as they can appear in the eyes of the [protagonist] and become a key plot character in Luowasha, they will do anything to compete for the role."

“And in order to deal with the crisis in the world, you either try your best but end up with nothing, or lose your partners and loved ones and cry while holding the corpse of your companion - because this is the kind of story that the World Tree likes, with tension, sadness, contradictions and excitement!”

"Do you want to be a hero like that?"

Pudding's words left Su Mingan silent.

Some are humble and decent, while others are crazy and play villains. As long as they can stay by the side of the [protagonist] and become the key plot point, they will fight for the role at all costs.

Su Liujin and Pudding are the [protagonists] of Lovasa, people who are valued by the World Tree.

"Fortunately, now only Huibai and I know the plot and who the protagonist is." Pudding said: "Yesterday, Huibai, the vicious villain, took over the plot between you and me. He almost replaced my position as the protagonist."

"So you are the princess of Hongta." Su Mingan reacted.

Su Liujin was captured to the Red Tower to replace a Red Tower princess to participate in the [Game Day]. But before Pudding could interact with Su Mingan, Hui Bai got there first. If Su Mingan had not been captured by the Bone Dragon and separated from Hui Bai, Pudding's role would have been completely replaced.

But Su Mingan still has his own thoughts - he doesn't think Hui Bai is a "vicious villain", Hui Bai doesn't look like a bad person.

He only believed Pudding's words three-tenths of the time. She was definitely more than just the Princess of the Red Pagoda. She might be the World Tree transformed into a human and came here to trick him. Otherwise, why was she the "Heroine"?
"Oh, right." Pudding suddenly thought of something: "There's a guy who calls himself 'Su Lin' over at my place, and he seems to be looking for you. Is he your friend? A good guy or a bad guy?"

"... decent." Su Mingan was not used to the way Pudding spoke. She seemed to really treat Luo Vasa as a game.

"Is it [a decent guy who is eager to help the protagonist], or [a hot-blooded troublemaker in the team], or [a mature and steady big brother], or [the funny guy in the team], or [the cute mascot in the team], or [the cool second male lead who gives a few words of advice from time to time]..." Pudding listed.

"...Neither. I don't think you can judge a person in this way." Su Mingan said: "They are independent, and I can't judge their life positioning based on my position."

Pudding blinked and said nothing.

To her, the sorrows and joys of billions of lives, the grand yet-to-be-acted plot, seemed like just a game or a finished book.

There was still nothing in her eyes.

...It seems like I have already seen the happy ending of "The Ring of Rovatha".

……