Simulates history, but Chongzhen is the Divine Emperor at the beginning

Chapter 169 God’s War!

【Guess? You guess, I guess or not! 】

Ignoring the Divine Emperor's mocking remarks, you simply rubbed your forehead, feeling a bit dizzy. This sudden exposure to so much unknown information has caused your own worldview and independent thinking to become somewhat unstable... This state of mind isn't conducive to developing your next thoughts, so you need to sort things out first...

[From the current perspective, the so-called "timeline intersection" is actually just your preconceived notion. The real situation is actually two worlds overlapping, one real and one imaginary.]

The world you live in is illusory. According to the Divine Emperor, this illusory world was created based on his own experiences, so it is not completely consistent with reality.

[Thus, you have solved some of the puzzles of the past: Why, apart from the Ming Dynasty, Korea, Japan, and the West, do people in other parts of the world not have independent languages?]

Because Chongzhen didn't know...

Although Chongzhen was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, his knowledge was limited. The countries he could generally understand were actually only those surrounding the Ming Dynasty. Because he knew more about them, these countries were relatively closer to real history.

However, Chongzhen could not have known these neighboring countries too deeply. For example, although he knew that the Japanese spoke Japanese, he did not know that Japan was a dual monarchy and therefore had no emperor... He also did not know why Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu and others were called "Kanpaku" and "Shogun". He just subconsciously assumed that these vassal states admired the Ming Emperor and therefore did not dare to overstep their bounds...

If even neighboring countries were like this, then let alone other regions and countries. Chongzhen probably would never know what languages ​​and cultures those places had. So he could only crudely imagine, with the mentality of the "Heavenly Kingdom", that they all spoke Chinese like the Ming Dynasty...

If that's the case, then why do the distant West enjoy the same treatment as the Ming Dynasty's neighbors? Not only do they have the same Vatican culture as in reality, they also have their own independent language...

You frown and think for a moment, then suddenly realize: Because of the missionaries!

Although Chongzhen had never seen Western culture, he certainly had seen Western missionaries. These Western believers, who spread their faith throughout the world, must have tried to convert the emperor of this Eastern Empire to the faith of the true God... Even if Chongzhen didn't believe that, after hearing so much, he gained a considerable understanding of the West.

[And precisely because of this understanding, the West, a region thousands of miles away, is actually closer to reality, just like Korea and Japan...]

【I understand! I understand everything!】

[But you feel like you might as well not understand...]

You can't help but smile bitterly: As the saying goes, ignorance is a blessing... Some things, the more you know, the more troubled you become, like this time.

If you had never known that the world was an illusion, then at most you would be puzzled by these anomalies. But now that you know the world is an illusion, these known anomalies have become a mountain of ironclad evidence, silently but firmly proving this cruel fact.

【You have always lived in falsehood...】

How can I describe this feeling? It's a bit like "The Truman Show"... I've lived in the Ming Dynasty for three lifetimes, and in the end, it's all fake. Doesn't this mean that my life is also fake and meaningless?

[Thinking of this cold fact, your hands and feet can't help but go cold...]

[At this moment, the Divine Emperor, who was being held firmly by a tangible giant hand, seemed to notice your turmoil and grinned.]

"What? Are you afraid to face reality?"

"Then I'll add fuel to the fire!"

[“Do you know? This illusory world was not only created because of me, but was also naturally used to support me!”]

He laughed maniacally and said, "Everyone in this world is fake! They are merely food for my immortality!"

"So, morally and logically, I have no reason to treat them kindly! Yet, you, a fellow, are trying to kill me for a bunch of fake people, forcing me to the brink of death..." ["You evil god! You're meddling in other people's business. I'm merely collecting the food. How have I ever been a hindrance to you? Is it worth it for you to target me like this?"]

"Hypocritical! You think you're upholding justice, you think you're saving the world, you think you're a great savior... I have to tell you, you've been nothing from the beginning to the end!"

He scolded you harshly, his sharp and sarcastic words piercing your already shaken heart, piercing your lofty ambition to "slay gods and save the world" completely...

You can’t help but question yourself: What on earth have you done?

Just as He said, throughout your three reincarnations, you have always firmly believed that you are on the path of justice. After all, the Divine Emperor defied Heaven and oppressed his people, committing heinous crimes. Yet, you, following the wishes of all living beings, led the people of the world in a desperate battle against him. Even after countless failures, you firmly believed that you would eventually win!

[Because justice will surely triumph over evil, and the people who have suffered so much will surely use their rage to smash and burn all the shackles that harm them!]

【Where there is oppression, there is resistance, which is inherently the most just cause.】

【But...what if all this is fake? 】

[Your eyes are filled with confusion: What if there are no real living people in this world, and everything is just an illusion?]

In reality, no one has ever suffered the suffering inflicted by the Divine Emperor, because the Divine Emperor only exists in this imaginary world created by Him. The original real world is not affected at all. As early as the 17th year of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign, after hanging himself on Coal Hill, Emperor Chongzhen no longer exists in that world. The wheel of history has continued to roll forward normally...

[As for this illusory world, it is a private server opened by the Divine Emperor, so you can do whatever you want!]

Just like the classic game "Grand Theft Auto," most players don't even read the plot; they just play to vent their emotions. They become the King of the West, killing everyone they see...

[Machetes, guns, grenades, driving cars into people, even tanks bombing crowds, helicopters strafing the streets... whatever makes you feel good!]

[And you're like a lunatic. When the player is having a blast killing people, you suddenly rush to the computer desk, punch him into a vegetable with a left hook, and threaten him, who is still confused, not to kill innocent people in the future...]

Is there still justice? Is there still law?

[Just thinking about this makes you feel your momentum weaken significantly, and your original sense of justice is shaken: Do you really think you are crazy?]

[So, the God-Emperor who defies Heaven and oppresses his people is the normal person, while you, who slaughter gods for the people, are a lunatic who can't distinguish between illusion and reality...]

[“I…I…”]

You tried hard to argue, but looking at his eyes, red with anger, you lost your courage: How could a lunatic possibly reason with a normal person? You're bound to lose!

[At this moment, you finally face the most brutal battle in your life.]

[This battle lacks the thrill of divine power, nor does it involve physical blows, but... it is the most dangerous battle. If you are defeated, your Dao heart will be shattered, leading to eternal damnation. Even the power of infinite reincarnation cannot save you...]

【Zhou Liang, please give your answer.】

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(End of this chapter)