Overturned Tower

That was the heyday of mage civilization.

High-ranking mages can modify their will and destroy their flesh as they wish; as long as they are prepared, whether it is bullets, shells or missiles, they can gracefully evade and resist, and can enter other people's dreams, and when others are asleep, Destroy their sanity.Even if the physical body is destroyed, the spirit body can enter the dream world and occupy an area to continue to survive.If you are lucky, you can also take away someone else's body and be reborn again...

It is even possible to move in space, go back in time, and bring the dead back to life.

Correspondingly, there are "psychics" whose natural awakening rate is less than one in [-] and who are extremely weak, and those "powers of the holy order" who are extremely weak, monotonous in type, and poor in performance.

Since the first Mage War, mages have claimed to be the kings of the world.

Their madness is not just because they are polluted by "shadows"...but because they see themselves as "nobler races" through and through, and see the elimination of other races as an "ecologically purification and cleansing".

"My teacher thinks...one of the reasons why the mages were defeated was because of their trend of thought."

Hang Han said in a deep voice: "From a macro point of view, the church's victory is not because the mechanical angels are strong enough... but because the elves and dragons finally stood on their side.

"And it's not so much that the dragon chose the church, it's better to say...the arrogant mages drove the dragon away.

"The teacher said something that I remember very clearly:

"——When the mage civilization developed to its peak, the mages believed that those 'monarchs' who were tall, powerful, intelligent, and as huge as mountains...maybe they were nothing more than puppets that could be enslaved."

Chapter 22 is live chicken!

Today, there are many people living on this island of rebirth.

There are about 10,000+ people, all of whom are from Yongquan Island.

They even formed a small town here.

Relying on the supplies provided from Yongquan Island, the rural life here is considered stable and peaceful.

There is a gold mine on the island, along with associated copper and nickel mines.Half of the islanders are miners, the rest are farmers, fishermen and hunters, and only a handful of artisans and merchants.The islanders here are not even complete with prosthetic bodies... The inferior and the strangulation have gone all the way, and even less than one-tenth of them have seen prosthetic bodies equipped on their bodies.

This remote island is also wired and able to meet the basic needs of life.Just because it is far away from the sky island, there is really no network.

Only in the port closest to the sea and on the empty boat pad, can I barely connect to the wireless network from Yongquan Island.

When the inferior arrived here, he was still a little uncomfortable for a while—it was the first time he saw a clean field of vision that was completely unobstructed by any advertisements, information, and push notifications, and it was also the first time he breathed such fresh air.

It was also the first time he realized that there were so many bugs in places with dense vegetation and lakes.

This was the first time he was bitten by a mosquito since he was born.During the ten hours he stayed on Quanliu Island, he saw more than ten times more types of insects than he had seen in his life.

Moreover, the leaves here are not elastic, and can be easily torn with fingernails.There is even a kind of worm growing in the bark that makes the scalp of the inferior one tingle.

And the inside of the leaf is not dry, but moist and juicy.It's a slightly sweet and slightly bitter taste... a bit like tea, but with a less pleasant aroma.

This is the first time that the inferior has seen the appearance of "chicken" in biological form-although similar knowledge will be taught in biology classes at the university, the inferior has never been to school.Raw food is a luxury, which means that it requires a lot of space to breed, and the living space on the empty island is extremely limited.

The gas exchange on the empty island does not rely on plants, but on the "earth" under their feet.Under the ground is not soil, but many pipes.It also includes water bodies and gas exchange pipes, so that they can continue to breathe sufficient and clean oxygen by means of this method.

And "plants" are already a luxury.If you want to plant trees, you must first have your own single-family yard, and then you must have a relationship to buy tree species.This may not be able to support... As for raising birds, cats, dogs, etc., it is basically the treatment that only retired company executives can enjoy.Especially those rich people who have no heirs, they will keep pets instead of having children.

Plants on Sky Islands are synthetic, decorative "architectures" with only empty shells.And if there are no plants, there will be no bugs, and then there will be no birds.Without birds and fish, there would be no wild cats.If there are no wild varieties, it means that everything must be cultivated, and the source is completely monopolized.

Because of this, on Sky Island, whether it is pets, seeds, saplings or live livestock cubs, all are "specialties" imported from Taoyuan Island.When they are sold, they have already been processed-whether they are cats, cats, dogs, or chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, they are all sterile.Just like the seeds they bought, there is only one crop, and if you want it, you have to buy it again.

And let's not mention the cargo capacity of the airship... This kind of goods with an absolute monopoly and a very single source, no matter what the purchase price is, will have to go through second-hand traffickers again after waiting for other sky islands.After that, the market price has nothing to do with the import price. Anyway, it is absolutely impossible to buy directly at the import price.

you can say it this way……

In Happy Island, it may cost a lot less to raise a little girl whose soul relative is a cat than to raise a real cat.As for the luxury of "real chicken and fruit", it can only be eaten in "Peach Blossom Spring" in Happy Island.

The strangulation and the bad guys stayed here for one night because the "natural food" here is so cheap - they only sell it for the price of a gold bar, and they can eat it straight away.Not just real chicken and fish, but real pork and live rice grown in the fields.With the rest of the money, I can bring a few apples to eat on the road.

What confuses the poor is that this kind of bone that grows in real chicken is really inconvenient to eat.And the real fish is a creature that is very difficult to eat... It is different from the fish on the empty island.It has a kind of thin cartilage that seems to have to be picked out to eat the meat.The synthetic fish steaks and fried chicken on Sky Island do not have these "impurities".

And when the bad guys carefully pick out all the "fishbone", the meat will be cold.And the rest of the meat is not enough to eat-this seems to be a kind of entertainment for the rich to pass the time.Aside from being a little salty, the taste of this fish seems to be no better than fish steaks... There is also a fishy smell that makes the poor frown.

The strangulation is smooth to eat.Although it was the first time to eat fish, his relatives seemed to have some kind of instinct.

His tongue is barbed, perfect for licking off fish.The bad ones can see that strangling and eating fish is like eating a lollipop, and the fish can be easily pulled out.As for the bones of chicken, strangling is to bite off, chew, and eat.

After waiting for the meal, they also bought a lot of fruit.

It's different from Sky Island...the apples here are pitted, hard and bitter.

After the first bite, the bad one hit the teeth directly.But he spit out the apple core without a teacher... while Hang Shui frowned, chewed the apple core and swallowed it.

In general, besides the surprises when eating food... especially the rice, it seems to have a unique, sweet aroma.And other "natural foods" don't seem to be so good.

After just eating it once, they have little interest.Natural food, compared with their synthetic food that has been continuously optimized and adjusted, the quality gap is really too big.

The most regrettable thing for the inferior is that he only saw live chickens, but not live "deer".When he was young, he also curiously inquired about the animal form of his relatives...but basically there were only pictures and very few videos.On the contrary, videos of kittens, puppies, rabbits, and birds are easier to see online.

And it seems that because the curse here has not been removed, after arriving here, strangulation began to sneeze continuously.

Immediately afterwards, he began to cry, runny nose, red eyes, dry and itchy throat, dizziness, headache, and weakness of limbs... Then his skin itched, and many rashes appeared.He didn't fall asleep after being strangled all night, and his temper became much more irritable.The bad guy wants to take him to see a doctor, but Hang Hang doesn't believe in the ability of this kind of doctor who has no internet and no prosthetic body.He decided to go to Yongquan Island to see it again, so he just endured it.

They stayed up until the early hours of the morning, and Strangler even felt his body temperature rise-he seemed to have a fever.

After taking a boat away from Quanliu Island, the symptoms of strangulation gradually eased a lot.

Stretching lay in the room on the ship, slowly regaining some energy.

But then, it was the bad guy who started to have problems again—if it wasn't for his strong willpower controlling his body, he almost vomited out shortly after boarding the boat, and he couldn't even stand still.He felt that his teeth and antlers were numb due to lack of blood, followed by numbness in his fingers... His mind was swollen, and he could only barely feel better when he knelt on the deck and pressed tightly against the ground.

This seems to be a disease called "seasickness". According to the captain, it is related to everyone's balance ability.And this caused the inferior to be strangled with eyes still a little red, rubbing his eyes and laughing hard at the same time.

The captain said that this is because the shock absorbers and floating devices of the floating boat are too strong, so some people will not get used to it when they come to the deck that will shake strongly for the first time.It would be better to say that strangulation is a very small number of people who can fully adapt to the boat for the first time.

But fortunately, this is a very common situation, so Captain Enthusiastic also prepared specific medicines.

And he didn't take money from them for strangling them, but he generously gave the inferior one a pill.This "powerful seasickness medicine" from ampoule biomedicine, just after taking it for a short while, he felt much better.

But even so, his abdomen was still very uncomfortable.The nausea that kept attacking his heart made his face pale as paper. He tensed his face and kept staring straight ahead, trying to maintain his dignity without saying a word.But strangled felt a lot better after staying away from Quanliu Island, and fell asleep on the boat in a daze.After waking up, his "curse" symptoms improved a lot.

Although the rash on the skin still exists, the eyes are still dry and red and swollen, and the limbs are still weak... But at least the fever subsides and the sneezing is no longer.

The two tossed and tossed all the way to Yongquan Island.

By the time they arrived, both of them had basically lost half their lives.

They don't care about connecting with the members of the Helping Society here, and they don't care about visiting Yongquan Road... Instead, after the inferiors are connected to the Internet, they go to the "gold store" of Thoth's spiritual energy closest to the port. After exchanging some money, he found the nearest place to sleep—the strangulation could still sleep after eating, but the poor ones couldn't eat anything at all.

He tossed and turned and still couldn't fall asleep... He had already arrived at Yongquan Island, but he was still feeling the ups and downs of the boat in his mind; he was already firmly on the ground, but he felt that the ground under his feet was still fluctuating with.Even if he stood still, he could still feel the whole world fluctuating.

In the end, he still couldn't bear the vague feeling of vomiting.He simply vomited out all the expensive natural food that he spent half a gold bar on, and drank some white porridge to fill his stomach, which made him feel a little better.

By the time they woke up, it was already night.

Chapter 23 Mindless and unhappy

When the inferior and strangled came, I really didn't have the time to appreciate the unique style of Yongquan Island.

On the one hand, it was because their condition was really bad, and on the other hand, it was also because the shock from Tongshen Island and Sun Island was too great.

The grand perspective of sitting in an airship and overlooking the land from top to bottom is enough to completely reshape a person's three views.

—like strangulation, for example.When he saw the solemn and sacred Sun Island, his whole mind seemed to be washed and reshaped.

Now every time he thinks of the Sun Island, which is surrounded by thirteen large and small disks, his mind becomes peaceful and he realizes how small and ordinary he is.

Regarding this point, the godfather can't do it, and neither can Zhongxiang.

Even though Strangled has left downtown now, lives in the sun, and has a decent job.

But he still didn't think that he would become ordinary and lose his vigor.

Even if he can understand that the "Godfather" has become a big man who can be accepted by people, and even has many followers... However, strangling himself still didn't give him his loyalty.

He is not a tamed lion who can endure the humiliation of a lion dancer.The tiger skin he wears all the time proves this point.

Of course, his reluctance to obey the godfather is not because of the past of the godfather who used to be a singer and idol "Xiao Liuli".Strangling also disdains to look down on others because of stupid reasons such as appearance, gender, spiritual relatives, and occupation.

If you don’t offer your loyalty as a subordinate just because of this reason, it’s like saying “If the godfather hadn’t been a woman” or “If he hadn’t been a singer or an idol”, I would be willing to obey the other party— —Speaking such uninteresting words will only degrade the value of your loyalty, together with your personality.

The reason why he is still unwilling to be completely loyal to the godfather is very simple.

Because of the pride of being strangled, he is doomed not to be able to live under others for a long time.And his wisdom and sobriety made him realize this clearly.

His attitude towards his mentor Zhongxiang is very respectful, it is based on a kind of "filial piety", and it is also because his mentor does not hold power, nor does he want to rule him or control him - if he really wants to control himself If it is, then strangulation is bound to be a rebellion.

He will make himself king.Even if it is just a lonely king alone—even if he is imprisoned in a nutshell, he still wants to be the king himself.

— not to rule others, but simply not to be ruled.

Therefore, Hang Ling also clearly understands...his ability as a leader is far inferior to that of the "Godfather".But he also doesn't throw tantrums out of the blue, inappropriately, or like a baby.

His clear will allows him to understand what he "should" do.

Because of this, despite his unwillingness, he has obeyed the leadership of the godfather for more than half a year.

And when he was the "subordinate" of the godfather, no matter what kind of dissatisfaction and arrogance he harbored in his heart, strangulation would never be done.He will always take every errand that falls on him seriously-even if it may kill him, he will never back down.

Disrespecting the leader, disobeying the rule... But at the same time, he will complete the task [-]% seriously, even at the expense of his own life.Strangling is just such a contradiction.

But in general, his core is "pride".

Of course, it is also because of this... the fire of the furnace born based on "anger", strangulation is now unusable.

When he sees a wider world, when he soberly recognizes more truths...the endless "anger" hidden in the flames begins to be gradually contaminated by arrogance and jealousy, and loses that pure .

Specifically, it was from the winter half a year ago—from the time when the godfather participated in the emperor's talk show, allowing the "Fuji Society" to be completely cleansed and able to stand in the sun.

Strangling is finally letting go of everything in the past.

He could truly confirm that the godfather did not tell half a lie.He is the kind of person who is willing to pull out the people who are struggling in the swamp one by one after getting out of the swamp...not the kind of person who will casually tease and bully those who are still trapped in the quagmire just because he is on the shore.

Because his perspective is different... He never put that little quagmire in his eyes or in his heart.From beginning to end, all he looked at was the sky.

These people cannot be his opponents, nor can they be his opponents.

It is this kind of kindness that demands nothing and is taken for granted that makes those unscrupulous people who don't know what rules, promises, and discipline are, willing to respect him as their leader... or, in other words, "respect him as king".

Realize that your time has indeed passed.The anger in Hang Ling's heart finally dissipated... replaced by confusion.

——In the words of Zhongxiang, he was not suitable for the way of the furnace.

Because his vision is not wide enough.

He never lived for others, for the people.

It is precisely because of this that the eyes of strangulation do not see the pain that people have suffered, and they will not be angry because of it.He does not have the decisive desire to "promote himself and sublimate to obtain great wisdom", so he cannot forge his soul in the suffering of suffering.

From the beginning to the end, he only had himself in his eyes.What he seeks is freedom, transcendence, and unrestraint.

For Strangling, anger is just anger, and pain is just pain—anger will not pour into it to become his strength, and pain will not sharpen his edge.

Like the Godfather, they are not suitable for the way of the furnace.None of them had that fiery anger in their hearts.

It is not a blind dedication, nor a blazing burn, but a slow and painful determination to ignite oneself and illuminate the world for others.

It is impossible for such a person to survive and grow up in this world.There is no place for them, either uptown or downtown.

But also because of this, after letting go of his own burden and no longer needing to guard those younger brothers who followed him, Strangling was finally able to find his own path.

So starting from mid-December, after bidding farewell to Zhong Xiang, Hang Ling left the "Stove of Pain" and stepped into the "Mountain of Madness".

He was no longer in pain, nor was he angry.However, the flames condensed from the past "pain" and "anger" can still be transformed into the adjacent path.

And there are only three paths here...

He can choose to embark on the road of "frustration" and go to "rage" or "madness"; or embark on the road of "despair" and go to the area representing "reflection" or "degeneration".

——Or after being tempered by "madness", reshape one's own pride, or fall into the same "madness" as the end of the "road of frustration".

The destination that Strangling wants to go to is a place that symbolizes "pride" and can exchange one's arrogance for strength.

After months of ignorance without knowing the day and night, he finally woke up from the endless madness.

He did not succumb to madness, but came to his senses—smoothly passed from the end of the "Mountain of Madness" to the "High Cliff of Victory".

He completely burned out his anger and turned it into a ruthless light representing "arrogance".

He is much weaker now than he was at his peak... He is much weaker than he was back then.

Because the emotion of "arrogance" is not as suitable as "fury" for fighting with others.The spells manifested from this emotion will not be as dangerous, manic and deadly as "anger".And more importantly, he abandoned his "school".

Until he finds a new mentor, Strangler is now Mage Yeluzi.

However, it is a blessing in disguise.

After losing the boundless anger that had always been entangled in his heart, Hang Ling's character also became calmer.Although a mind full of arrogance is also not suitable for thinking, at least it will not fight with people inexplicably because of passion like in the past.