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Chapter 1349 · "You have a bright and glorious future."

Shenming An is reading a book.

A book called "Global Travel: The Evolution of the Infinite World Tree Starting from the Grounded Prince".

What attracted him was that this story had several labels, including "gaming world, universe, apocalypse, reversal, western fantasy, and cool story", which made him feel very interesting.

The reason why he wanted to read was because he felt that he had lost a lot of emotions, so the World Tree suggested that he read more books.

"Books are the spiritual library of every creator. You can experience the joys, sorrows, anger and happiness of countless people through reading, and perhaps you will understand what emotion is." said the World Tree.

"I'm very busy and have no time to read." Shenming An said.

"I have a story ranking list here, you can choose a book to read. If you really can't get into it, then forget it." said the World Tree.

The World Tree contains the stories of all the creators of Rovatha. Whenever someone writes a new story, it will be automatically included in the World Tree.

Billions of stories are dazzling. At first, Shenming An randomly picked a few books from the sea of ​​books to read, but he was left with a lot of questions.

"…Why does this protagonist seem to lose control of his lower body when he meets the opposite sex?" Shenming An pointed at a story in confusion.

"I don't know either." World Tree said, "Maybe it doesn't suit your taste. You can change it."

"…Why is it said at the beginning that the protagonist has lofty ambitions, but in the end his wish is just to be a bootlicker and give birth to hundreds of children?" Shenming An read another book.

"I don't know." World Tree said, "Change it."

Shen Ming An read a few more books and felt that his brain was about to disappear. Confused, he asked the world tree: "Why did you include these strange stories? I really can't get into them."

Sekaishu replied calmly, "Since it's written, it has value and is the hard work of its creator. Taste is a very personal thing. What you think is poison may be honey in the eyes of others. That's why I've been suggesting that you change. You just haven't found the story you want yet. In my eyes, there is no absolutely good story, and there is no absolutely bad story either."

Shen Ming'an thought about it and seemed to understand something: "So the story rankings you listed are not actually good stories in the public sense, but stories that you personally like."

The World Tree said, “Yes.”

Shenming An looked at the rankings.

"I became the younger sister of the World Tree, and the three brothers and sisters of the Rin tribe spoiled me to the sky (by. Mei Yani)", "Feng Ao Jiu Tian: The Sixth Young Lady of the World (by. Mizushima Kawase)", "The Years Between Me and Si Que (by. Ian)", "Black and White (by. Lu Shen)", "Who is Olivers (by. Su Mou who does not want to reveal his name)", "The Last Supper (by. Boris)"...

After reading all of these, He still wasn't very moved. Although the plot was exciting, it just wasn't to His liking.

Finally, His eyes fell on the story that ranked first on the list.

——"Global Travel: The Evolution of the Infinite World Tree Starting from the Grounded Prince".

A very eye-catching book title.

Is this Yggdrasil's favorite story?

Shen Ming'an was just looking at it casually, but he didn't expect that he would be addicted to it as soon as he opened it.

The plot of the story is full of ups and downs. When the protagonist first entered the Red Tower, he was fought over by many emperors, including the Prince of the Blood Clan, the Emperor of the Dragon Clan, the King of the Elves, etc. However, the Jellyfish Emperor smiled crookedly, joined the game, teased the people, and stirred up the situation.

There are many supporting characters in the story, including the mysterious white-haired girl, the blue-haired boy who wants to be a supporting role, and the Hui brothers who are proficient in tea art...

Who says there is no emperor in Rovasha? Look - the jellyfish emperor walks in the fire, and lives his life in a raincoat!

The god An was gradually attracted by the protagonist in the story. He felt relieved when the protagonist was happy and confused when the protagonist was sad. The story always took unexpected turns, and soon, this became his favorite book.

Everything about the protagonist concerned His mind; He had never been so concerned about anyone else.

"…World Tree's taste is surprisingly good. I like this story." Shenming An thought: "This protagonist named Su Liujin behaves very much to my liking, just like me."

He liked the protagonist of this story very much, not because the protagonist was white-haired, but because the protagonist’s thinking was very similar to his.

Unfortunately, the update of this book is too slow. There are only thirteen sections so far, and you have to wait half a day to a day for the next section to appear, which makes people scratch their heads and can't stop.

Whenever he finished the preparations for the Anti-World Game, Shen Ming An would return to the World Tree, make a pot of tea, open this book that was updated in real time, and read it.

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[Section 1: Final scene: Falsehood destroys Lovasa, and Iju cuts through the line to create life.]

——At the beginning, everyone died. The protagonist Su Liujin had a horrible dream. In the dream, a red sun descended and the protagonist laughed with his head in his hands.

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[Section 2: The cat-eared maid's refusal.]

——The perspective changes, and the protagonist Su Liujin wakes up and lives a peaceful life, which is very heartwarming to read.

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[Section 3: Liu Jin's first visit to Hongta Country, the Blood Clan discusses game day]

——The main storyline of the story begins to emerge.

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[Section 4: The innocent jellyfish being chased]

——The protagonist Su Liujin bid farewell to his peaceful life and began his escape journey.

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[Section 5: Liu Jin meets the heroine for the first time, and Samantri enjoys life]

——The heroine appeared.

As another protagonist in the story who has no emotional line, she has a generous temperament and strong abilities. She does not have any strange blushing or stomping behavior, nor does she give up her own dignity for the male protagonist. She seems very reliable.

At this point, the god An had already been attracted.

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[Section 6: Don’t bully jellyfish because they have no emperor]

——It is indeed a refreshing novel, this section is very comfortable.

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[Section 7: You have a bright future]

——This section describes the protagonist Su Liujin walking into a coffee shop and meeting a woman who gave him a black card.

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[Section 8: Don’t be too fond of rubbing your hands against others]

——The great jellyfish king shows his power. Love to watch.

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[Section 9: I will fall into the sea.]

——This section describes the future of a scheming green tea man who is going to die. Shenming An has no interest in this green tea man.

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[Chapter 10: I am Si Que, is this true or not?]

——The jellyfish king is unrivaled in the world. Love to watch.

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[Chapter 11: Little Magpie's Golden Wheat Ears]

——This section tells the story of Si Que. The god An did not like this magpie.

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[Chapter 12: A White Story]

——This section tells the story of the goddess of life. The god An does not have a good impression of the goddess of life.

However, the jellyfish king travels all over the world. Love to watch.

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——The final plot suddenly stops here.

After the red sun came down, the protagonist jumped down from the Tower of Babel. He refused the offers of Poseidon and Boris, fell straight down, and was smashed into a pool of minced meat.

...Why does the plot suddenly end here? Is the protagonist really dead?

Shen Ming'an stared at the last sentence, "After Su Liujin fell, his body was torn into pieces." He closed the book in a daze.

He could not deny that he had been completely immersed in it, addicted to it and forgetful of everything else. The most relaxing time of his day was spent reading about the protagonist's adventures.

He certainly didn't want this story to end.

But the story always ends one day.

While reading, he had the thought many times, "The protagonist is working too hard, he should take a break," but he was just a bystander.

Many times, He even felt that the world was deliberately making things difficult for the protagonist. Otherwise, why would he have to go through so much suffering, unable to get what he wanted, and unable to let go?
When he saw the text stop, a thought even popped into his mind - it would be good if the protagonist died like this, at least he would be relieved.

But soon, He still felt that... He couldn't make a unilateral decision for the protagonist like this, as the protagonist must want to live.

He doesn't want to die, does he?
He never wanted to die.

It can be seen from the details, from the narration, and from the protagonist's forced smile.

Shenming An found the World Tree: "I have finished reading the story you recommended and caught up with the latest page. It is very good and I like it very much."

The World Tree shook its branches happily.

Shenming An said: "But why did the protagonist commit suicide by jumping off a building in the end? He is not a self-destructive person, why did he end his life?"

The World Tree said, "Didn't you realize who the protagonist is?"

Shenming An said, "Is her name Su Liujin? I don't know her."

Sekaiju said, "What about the author's name? Have you read it?"

Shen Ming'an took a look and found out that the name of the creator of this story was actually... [Su Ming'an].

"...Su Ming'an?" Shen Ming'an saw the name: "Myself?"

He has never had the habit of looking at the name of the creator. After all, the creator is only responsible for inserting the memory lens, and all the words are generated by the world tree. In essence, the world tree is the recorder of all stories.

When He took a closer look, He realized that this was actually a book - His own.

However, he lost most of his memories after becoming a god, so he doesn't think his past self is himself. His thoughts, emotions, and temperament are all different, and he can't be considered the same person.

Moreover, He felt that He might not be Su Mingan himself, but a creation. After all, Su Mingan was the only real and independent individual.

As for being cut into three pieces, He did not do that.

"I like his story and I want to meet him," Shenming An said.

"Okay, he should be here soon." said the World Tree.

"Did he come alone?"

"No, he's with 34 players."

"I just want to see him, I don't need 34 other people."

"Okay, I'll 'record' them first, then I can kill them."

"Ah."

"After the red sun came down, I'm a little tired. I need to rest. Please feel free to do as you please."

"Okay, I'll sit here then."

The god sat down.

A round table, a cup of hot tea and a jar of sugar cubes.

He was used to adding a lot of sugar cubes to his tea because he always felt it was bitter... too bitter.

When He first became a god, He only added one, then gradually added two, three...

Now, he usually needs eight sugar cubes to sense a hint of sweetness.

Finally, under the beautiful crystal tree canopy, amid the silent sound of blood flowing, the man walked towards him with Noel's head hanging on his chest.

——The protagonist of the story, the person who creates the story.

Su Mingan is here.

"--What do you want to do? What created you?" Su Ming'an pulled out his sword and pressed it against Shen Ming'an's chest.

The god Ming'an pointed to the table. There was the physical book of "Global Travel: The Evolution of the Infinite World Tree Starting from the Grounded Prince". He wanted to discuss this book with Su Ming'an.

But suddenly His eyes opened wide.

That book...I don't know when, the title changed.

It gradually became - "Ready Player One (Su Ming'an)".

He immediately opened the book, and the content of the book was completely changed. It was no longer about Su Liujin, but Su Mingan. The story was no longer about the jellyfish emperor's dominance in Luowasha, but about Su Mingan starting from the novice level to explore the world game.

He was confused, and after a moment, He realized why.

——At this moment, Su Mingan replaced Su Liujin and became the protagonist.

Therefore, the "camera" (narrative anchor) is no longer from Su Liujin's perspective, but falls on Su Ming'an. The story has automatically changed. The original main plot was "Su Liujin dominates Luowasha", but now the main plot has become "Su Ming'an fights back against the world game".

Nowadays, times are chaotic, narrative anchors fly around, and the replacement of protagonists is common, which is not surprising.

Shenming An looked at the book. There was very little content, only the first chapter, and the rest was blank, as if waiting for the World Tree to fill it in. After all, this book had just been converted and was still a new book.

His mind moved——

Since Su Mingan can replace Su Liujin as the protagonist, why can't He replace Su Mingan as the protagonist?

There are many benefits to becoming a protagonist, such as gaining the favor of the world consciousness.

If you want to seize the throne, you must seize the original protagonist's share in the story and make your importance appear to be above that of the protagonist.

So, staring at the first chapter of the book, Shenming An spoke.

——He has already thought of how to make his importance appear to surpass Su Mingan.

Just a few words to interject.

"…from now on you will continue to despair and hope."

“…You have everything to lose and everything to gain.”

"...you will redeem everyone and kill everyone..."

As He spoke gently, a dramatic memory lens gradually took shape and fell into His hands.

He inserted this memory lens into the blank page after the first page, and sure enough, new words were taking shape.

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[Su Mingan heard a sudden rise in voice, it was a gentle male voice.]

[“——From now on, you will continue to despair and hope.”]

[“——You will lose everything and gain everything…”]

【“…”】

[…You will have a bright and glorious future.]

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This is how He cut up the plot, pieced it together, and made the first chapter complete.

It has many traces of artificiality and is not a story of natural development at all.

"What are you doing, God?" Perhaps knowing that it would be useless to resort to force rashly, Su Mingan kept looking at Him.

"I am changing your story." Shen Ming An said truthfully:

"From now on, your suicide note that people see will be altered."

"I don't care about this." Su Mingan said directly:
"I don't care what the meaning of 'story' is. Whether it's a cosmic record, single electron interference, or a civilization storage box... I don't care about these concepts."

"I don't care what kind of book or suicide note will appear after I die."

"I just care about why you killed everyone. What does 'solidification' mean?"

The wind rustled beneath the crystal branches.

Shenming An closed the book and held the sword of Alman:

"Su Mingan, before I answer all this, I want to ask you a question."

“You just need to answer what you honestly think.”

“There is no fixed answer to this question.”

"After you answer, I will tell you everything."

Su Mingan looked at Him steadily.

He slowly opened his mouth in a gentle male voice.

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"Player One."

"——Do you prefer HAPPY ENDING (HE), BAD ENDING (BE), NORMAL ENDING (NE) or TRUE ENDING (TE)?"

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