Lords: From Civilization to the Stars.

Chapter 125 Chaos is Love

'The reason why chaos is so terrible is that the great light can only shine for a moment, but the survival of life will last forever. Many people call it the bad nature of intelligent creatures, but I think the root of chaos is probably not such a cruel thing. We may have used very beautiful words to describe them.

For example, love.'

"..."

Watching the words spoken by the vigorous-looking man on TV, as well as the greatness of the Negative Stars demonstrated in maps and videos, and the Antarctic fulcrum they built, the man turned off the TV in the rental house, felt a little chest tight, and subconsciously walked out of the room and lit a cigarette.

However, even when you walk to the balcony, all you can see is densely packed grids. It's like a beehive that people with trypophobia fear, stacked layer upon layer, with different colors occasionally, like different molds spreading corruption inside this symbol of order. It makes people feel an inexplicable fear after seeing it. And then there's also a little bit of... a little bit of smugness.

What are they happy about? These people live in this kind of place, day after day, year after year, looking at the beauty of skyscrapers and even flying villas outside, comforting their hearts and saying, can I do the same?
Are you thinking the same thing as me, thinking that if you continue like this you will be able to get out of this cage one day?
But even this small pigeon cage is something that countless people desire but cannot obtain.

Looking at the colorful sky in the distance that was rendered colorful by city light pollution, the man slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.

There were four or five people like him from afar. They wore similar plaid shirts, black-framed glasses, and even their confusion and suffering were similar. There was no difference between him and others.

Just realizing this, the man felt a strong pain in his heart. It was an invisible pain that was rooted in everyone's heart. No matter how great the scene was, no matter how inspiring the scenery was, as long as he returned to this small 20-square-meter room, the pain would emerge.

He could only stand on the balcony, seemingly breathing in and out the chaotic white smoke freely, looking confusedly at the golden city in the distance, as if all his dreams and tomorrow were held there.

"call……"

Finally, he exhaled a puff of smoke and looked at the cigarette butt shining dark red in his hand. He had an urge to set everything around him on fire.

If I could make everyone feel the same pain, if I could make those high-ranking, self-proclaimed excellent and kind people fall into this endless purgatory, maybe I would feel better? But even this could not be done.

Because he knew better, even if he set this room on fire, or even the whole building, what would happen? Those really high-ranking guys would not change at all, and the people living here were the poor residents and ordinary people with no future that he knew. Everyone lived an ordinary life here, and even if they hated someone, they could not find anyone to vent their hatred on.

He had not yet reached the point where he would make the lives of his already miserable colleagues even more miserable. So he stared at the dark red cigarette butt for a long time, then threw it into the toilet and flushed it down the drain.

On the contrary, listening to the sound of the flushing toilet can bring a tiny, indescribable joy.

Perhaps this is the only place he can get a little happiness from.

Looking at the call on his phone, the man sighed, walked into the narrow house, sat on the bed and pressed the call button.

"Boss? What do you want to talk to me about? I just came back from the construction site in another world. I'm really sorry that I didn't see your message. Just tell me what work you have, and I will definitely complete it."

"Hello? Ah, it's not a big deal. It's just that Xiao Zhang, your mission may be a bit heavier. The news from the Negative Stars is that they will give us more space. Then our engineering team will have to start working. If we can guarantee 15 hours of work, we will do our best. It's hard work for this period of time, and everything will be fine later."

"Yes, it is……"

"Hey, don't be so listless all the time, be cheerful."

On the phone, the boss's voice was full of energy and vigor, as well as expectations and desire for the future.

"That's the territory of the Negative Stars! If you're lucky, you can get dozens of gold coins or something. Then you can come here and exchange them for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. Wouldn't that be a big profit for you?"

"But, didn't they say recently that such gold coin transactions are not allowed because they cannot be monitored..."

"Hey! What's unmonitorable? I'll find you some intermediary platforms, and you can go there and exchange some gold coins directly. The commission is very low. I can't run away, right? I'll just take 10% of the commission, what do you think? I'll also help you with the taxes and receipts. You'll win if you can finish this month!"

"Well, thank you boss for the promotion."

"It's okay. Last time we were just unlucky and ran into those Chaos bitches at the Antarctic Fulcrum who were carrying out a terrorist attack. It's different now. We can go directly to the Norsca Peninsula to take charge, and the elves will escort us the whole way. What problems can there be?"

So we're just going to owe the money to Antarctic Fulcrum for now, right?

Listening to the enthusiastic voice of the player on the phone, the man opened his mouth, wanting to ask this bastard why he hadn't paid his salary yet.

But he didn't have the courage to explode, so he could only flatter his boss a few times to make him feel better. Then he stayed inside the house in silence, staring blankly at the red light indicating the power supply under the off TV screen, waiting for his boss to tell him his grand plan.

He said that the world is full of opportunities and all kinds of things are happening.

He said that the negative star players are very good to each player, and the treatment is excellent. As long as you follow the team, you will receive a certain degree of bonus. Although it is estimated that you may have to spend a lot of money for the future, there is hope for life.

He said that his industrial land had been reset, and the burned land at the Antarctic Fulcrum had been taken over by a large company. He received a large compensation and went to the Norse Peninsula with his so-called good brothers to build their own travel villages and hunting villages.

The boss also said a lot, his future seemed colorful, with countless choices.

He can hunt monsters in the peaks of hell, explore the mysteries in the deep ocean, explore the cracks in time and space inside the ice wall of the boundary, and go to the Antarctic fulcrum to have a real man's showdown with demons.

But after listening for a long time, the man felt that what he said seemed to be just one sentence. That is, no matter where you go, you have to work for him. Apart from that, the man did not hear anything else. Because for the man, everything the boss said was his own behavior and had nothing to do with the man as an employee.

He was just an employee, following his boss's lead, and had no other choice.

Is there an opportunity? He also believes that there is.

If he really had the courage to fight the devil, if he could really explore and investigate fearlessly in the ice and snow without fear of wind, frost, rain and snow, and if he could optimistically raise his middle finger in the face of the pain of being cut in half, he would live a good life.

If he really had that kind of strong will, could endure countless voices and advice, directly engrave the runes and marks on himself, and devoutly believe in the words of the Lord of the Negative Star, then the glory of the Negative Star would definitely be revealed in him, just like those people in the Negative Star sect.

Even if he is bad and vicious enough, with extremely cruel thoughts, Chaos can open the door to him.

But isn't this the saddest part? He is like a replica that has been bottled and manufactured, with the most extensive pain, the most common appearance, the most vulgar ideas, and the most boring spirit.

Even if he is immortal, he is afraid of pain. He has seen a miracle, but he still doubts the existence of the Negative Star. He may steal takeout or even commit petty theft, but he dare not do the real evil. He has lived a life like this, neither up nor down, and he lives his life in a bland way. This is the life of a man.

About twenty minutes later, the boss finally hung up the phone feeling refreshed.

I'm afraid that in the coming time, this small boss will have to show off his wise choice and his beautiful vision of future life to all his friends and relatives.

But for the man, the choices in the days ahead were extremely limited. In the custom-made black and white house, he opened the pale yellow refrigerator door, looked at the few remaining nutrient pastes inside, estimated it, and sighed helplessly.

"…It's time to replenish some nutrients." If I want to work next, I can only eat this kind of food.

There may be less than two hours left before work starts, and although the boss seems easy to talk to, you will still be deducted money if you don’t arrive on time.

Life still has to go on. Although this house is as narrow as a pigeon cage, it is also the house that I bought with a loan at a high price. The man turned his numb brain and walked outside dully.

Slowly walking out of the huge reinforced concrete building, the man squinted his eyes and looked at the scenery outside. Although he had only been away from home for a week, he felt like he had lost decades. Some men and women who were also like zombies numbly walked out of the room and headed towards the supermarket.

There is not even any warm neighborly relationship. They just move forward in a dull manner, numbly choose their own needs, and then return to their own rooms.

Even men are aware that there are single beauties living around them, but so what? Is there any chance for a love story? There is none. Because everyone has dark circles under their eyes and the same numb expression. Although the world is rushing forward, it has obviously forgotten them on the ground. They can only keep up, but they are very reluctant to keep up.

People without talent, ability, or personality, but they are also human beings. They can only struggle in the abyss of endless pain and self-blame. They want to escape this eternal cycle, but in the end they find themselves always spinning in that vortex.

Perhaps it would have been better if they had other choices, but after self-examination, they found desperately that they never had other choices. Because those choices were not something they could make.

If I could make that choice, I would have recovered long ago.

"It would be nice if a supermarket murder or something supernatural suddenly happened at this time..."

Carrying a bag of nutritional capsules and compound jelly that were on sale before their expiration date, the man stood in the queue with his mind filled with endless fantasies. Even if it was just a little bit, he wanted to make this life more colorful.

But it didn't.

He had not seen the grand wars launched among the players, nor had he realized the fighting on the battlefields and the various wonderful adventures.

Now, if you want to see that kind of exciting and extreme scene in reality, it is even more impossible. Because those real villains have already been killed, and those dangerous elements that may cause damage have either surrendered voluntarily or have been closely monitored.

This feels like the best of all worlds, but there is no excitement or surprise.

Games are becoming more and more homogenized, and the culture and products seem to have nothing to offer. Even if you want to express your filial piety or other psychological needs, you have already done what you should and dare to do.

What else could there be? For a guy like me who was not interesting and had nothing special, what other fun could there be? I was afraid that the happiest moment for me was when I could find a socket on the ground to put some credit points. But other than that, he couldn't think of any unexpected things in his life.

It was not until he was on the tree-lined path on his way home that he vaguely saw a subtle-looking shop setting up a stand and launching a promotion among the interlaced white woodland lights.

'Free nutritious vegetarian food! The meditation room of love and peace has been opened! '

'As long as you participate in the trial and dialogue, you can receive various food subsidies and living subsidies for free! '

'Save a ton of money!'

"..."

To be honest, when it comes to love and peace, it really doesn’t matter what men are like.

But looking at the drinks that cost one dollar a bottle, and the nutritious instant food that cost three dollars for two packs, the man really felt his heart beating. Even though he had already bought enough food for a week, he couldn't help but take a step forward and walked towards the store that looked glittering.

However, after just a short moment of hesitation, old men and women who appeared out of nowhere had surrounded the place, three layers on the left and three layers on the right.

The man wanted to leave directly, but there were too many old ladies, so they squeezed him to the back. The old men and women basically took the gifts and left without listening to any propaganda or theories. Even when the hosts shouted, they turned a deaf ear. The man and the testers behind him were left staring at each other, and then each of them smiled a little awkwardly.

"Sorry, I came here to get food as well."

"It's okay, it's okay. We have prepared a lot and had this plan from the beginning. But we didn't expect that all of this would come. This is also the first time we have prepared like this, so maybe we need to do better in the future."

Looking at the crowded old men and women in front of him, the man with green eyes narrowed his eyes and sighed helplessly.

In this world, there are many people with different pupils, and there is basically no uniformity in hair color. Just like men have dry black short hair, while the beauties next door have blue hair, purple hair, or even green hair, etc. For example, the waiter in front of him has a dark green seaweed head.

Because they all looked like poor, hard-working people, the man couldn't help but feel a little fond of the girl with the seaweed-hair style, as well as a sense of hardship as a fellow wanderer in the world.

“It’s hard to work here, isn’t it?”

Looking at the surging crowd that might not disperse for a while, the man sat on the chair and whispered to the staff member who was slacking off:

"I see that you seem to be a big company here. You guys don't care about anything here, is there no problem? If something goes wrong, will you take responsibility or something?"

"Ah? No, no. Although these old men and women look weak, nothing will actually happen to them. It's better to say that we originally intended to use this method to promote our business and show our friendly attitude towards people and sustainable development..."

"……what?"

“Oh, that’s what our company wants to sell.”

Seeing the confused look on the man's face, the company employee patted his head belatedly, and then took out a machine that looked a bit like a helmet from the back.

"It's actually a dream sleep device that allows you to temporarily give up your gamer's actions and satisfy many of your needs by sleeping for an hour. And if you think about some positive thoughts before going to bed, you will find such beautiful dreams in your dreams. It's a new psychic technology product."

"Psionic technology? Wouldn't that cost a lot of money?"

"Not really. The results are quite mature and widely used. It's just that we suddenly came up with something. The price... Forget it. Why don't you do a test and we'll give it to you for free?"

"This, this is not good..."

"The first fifty are free anyway, and I don't think these old men and women will want them. Might as well give them away. Why don't you try it first? It won't take more than an hour."

The staff member with short dark green hair and a pair of emerald green eyes said with a gentle smile:

"You will feel the warmth and love of life, believe me. It really works."

(End of this chapter)