Collapse, survive

"What are you thinking about? You look so deep in thought."

Xi'er doesn't understand many things; she's the type to act faster than she thinks. Fang Jie piqued her curiosity, so she asked directly.

I have a feeling that if he continues to think about it, things will get very bad!

Fang Jie snapped out of his reverie, "I was just thinking about some sociology, some sociology that creates amazing eccentrics."

"Never mind then, you don't need to say anything."

Seele didn't want to hear it; it sounded like trouble.

"Haha, you still have to listen, because I want to say something. Do you know what Galaxy is like now? Especially Galaxy under corporate governance and the credit point system."

As Fang explained to her, his eyes shone with an ever-brighter light, like a clear pool of water.

Don't think—

Empty your mind and relax your body.

—Don't think!

In the galaxy, philosophical outflows are more dangerous than anything else.

Seele didn't understand what made her uncomfortable. She didn't know much, and she let him say whatever he wanted to do to stop the world from burning. She looked away and listened intently.

"Compared to the upper and lower levels of Belleberg, it is a vast world with even greater, more extreme, and immeasurable differences, which also creates an unsolvable vicious cycle. Whenever it erupts, it is a major event that affects the entire world."

“These differences cannot even be described as lower and upper classes, the poor and nobles, the poor and the bourgeois; they are differences in species and levels of civilization, a world that can only barely coexist by relying on ‘faith,’ ‘ideals,’ and ‘philosophy.’”

I haven't actually met Fang Jie yet, so I can only use his known worldview as an analogy—

Yeah, let's go with consumerism, since credits will dominate the galaxy.

"Under the ideology of consumerism, ordinary people who are objectified often pursue the life values ​​that are inevitably missing in life and taken away by the capitalists through consumption. By consuming a lot of things with symbolic value, they believe that they have succeeded and are standing at the top of the social pyramid."

And this tumultuous underlying tone is undoubtedly a deepening sense of despair.

"What's even more tragic is that they don't even have the right to consume, they are deprived of the value of pursuing life's worth, and become tools of slaves, slaves of tools, slaves of slaves, and tools of tools."

"It's all meaningless. Ordinary people will not gain anything substantial. They will only be easily destroyed without warning. No matter what they do, they can never get even a little bit closer to the great figures or the gods."

From small to large, the galaxy is a tragic world, far more tragic than Beloborg.

"In the galaxy, Emperor II said: I live, eat, rest, day after day, a wound-up man in the work of production, a living tool, a machine of flesh and blood, a slave to a slave, and so it is with all life."

The still-unawakened Emperor II was so sorrowful that he felt an urge to leave and see the true machinery, tools, and slavery of Emperor I's legacy. He eventually arrived there, where he was crowned and awakened.

'I will kill these pitiful organic lives.'

Is one enlightened before being crowned, or crowned before being enlightened?

Who knew that fictional historians had covered up the truth, and everything had long been distorted. Let's just treat it as a fairy tale. Therefore, fairy tales will not tell you how many Emperor II actually killed.

Seele didn't understand, which is why she wasn't too shocked; all she heard was "kill! kill! kill!"

Fang Jie felt much more at ease after saying it, and also had some feelings: the reason for the killing was precisely because of the love of life, and the company's misdeeds were as ruthless as ever.

He was moved by the accidental and inevitable birth of the madman. In this orphanage full of talents, in the suffering lower class, he looked at Seele, who had unlimited potential like Hook, and imagined her madman potential, as well as his own madman potential.

Philosophical thoughts flow out, subtly resonating.

"All of this."

"All of this is like a phrase I dislike: 'The sea of ​​suffering is boundless.'"

"The poor man pursues illusory values ​​and struggles to cross the boundless ocean of despair."

Seele remained expressionless as she went on her hunt.

"Are you done talking? If you're done, we should go. While you're still quick and efficient at killing those monsters, I'll go get some people to help carry the stuff."

What a boring pretty girl.

That's quite interesting.

"Hahaha, Seele, you're such a good girl."

Fang Jie's eyes shone brighter and brighter as a bold idea, or rather, an impulse, arose within him: after meeting Seele, neither Bronya nor Cocolia would do.

So they succumbed to their impulses.

"I need your help, Seele."

He smiled and stopped her from turning away, making a bold suggestion that, after all, this place was quite nice and could really inspire Seele's potential.

"what?"

Seele looked at Fang Jie's outstretched hand with a puzzled expression, then thought for a moment and grasped it.

Without any shyness, he was poised and confident, using the strength to crush an ordinary person's bones—after all, this guy was quite a fighter.

"and then."

She asked.

"Feel this power. I can only extract 'cell reorganization' from this energy, but it can actually create life, especially plants. Many plants can grow at once. Try to stimulate and utilize it."

Fang Jie's philosophical thoughts were interrupted. When he came to his senses, he didn't know what would have happened if he had continued, but he decided to let the Honkai energy continue.

Seele is there too, isn't she?

Having used Sato Yuno as a Divine Key before, the residual information from that experience granted him some lower-level 'Herrscher of Life and Death' powers, but developing these abilities wasn't his forte; he was somewhat...

In fact, they dared not continue to develop their strength.

His rapidly advancing 'Herrscher of Thunder' lower-level powers have been pushed to a level close to that of a true Herrscher of Thunder. Is this normal?

He is even quite adept at the power of erosion, and can easily project inorganic objects such as swords and knives. Is this reasonable?

Fortunately, he had no way of getting started with projecting organic matter, let alone 'human transmutation'. These were the only things he wanted to develop, but he couldn't get them. Wasn't that wrong?

The existence of nothingness always makes people hesitant, so Fang Jie decided to find someone to cultivate with. Last time, he relied on Himeko to expand his cultivation, not to mention Rin later. They have experience.

Seele, I believe you can too.

"What are you saying? I already said I don't understand."

Xi'er pouted, wondering if all outsiders were so eccentric, but she didn't let go of Fang Jie's hand, gripping it tightly and refusing to release it.

"So you mean it can grow grass, right?"

She had never seen flowers before. Perhaps she had seen them when she was a child, but she had forgotten them. She had seen resilient wild grasses, though they had all withered and been eaten.

It is said that under the protection of that Amber King, plants can grow naturally under suitable conditions and taste incredibly delicious.

Her gaze gradually brightened as she reached out to touch and sense that power.

It's not about rational control, but about thinking emotionally, or perhaps even lacking any emotional element at all.

'Grow, grow!'

There was no reaction.

Seele grew increasingly agitated: "How could this be? I've never heard of grass growing like this before. Are you kidding me? You're just spouting a bunch of useless nonsense!"

"If it doesn't work, then forget it. I'll think of another way."

Fang Jie also scratched his head, probably because he didn't have the qualifications to become a Divine Key, after all, he was a man, and this Seele had also grown up crooked, and everyone was afraid that she would suddenly cry out in sorrow at any time.

Perhaps it would be easier to develop the Black Abyss White Flower if we could actually get our hands on it.

"Wait, let me try again."

Xi'er had never heard of such a thing before and did not believe such an absurd thing. But Fang Jie had no reason to lie to her or tease her for fun.

She is not a confident Seele, and there are many things she cannot do, but she is also an arrogant Seele.

Even if you are arrogant and conceited, you must not be self-deprecating; this is the way to survive in the lower class.

She simply threw away the sickle, held Fang Jie's hands in her own, and closed her eyes:

"Grow together with the butterflies—grow up!"

Fate is neither reasonable nor logical; some people stroll among the stars, while others cannot even follow a single footprint.

Especially when you fall to the ground and no one helps you up, it's very difficult to figure out how to get back up, so grab onto anything you can...

Bring it to you!

The world is so illusory, everything is just a phantom of the past, vanishing, vanishing, all vanishing, nothing is real, so why not just dream?

The death of decay suddenly erupted!

The terrifying toxin made Fang Jie dizzy for a moment, but fortunately he was resilient and quickly regained his senses... It wasn't you, but I felt it.

"That's it, no, change direction, quick..."

"Shut up!"

Seele felt an indescribable urge, but it was suppressed. Damn it—

Their bodies and minds trembled. Not only Seele, but Fang Jie also felt the power trembling... It surged when he chose to reverse Seele's choice.

Ultimately, the difficult process of getting back together was completed, but the initial synchronization rate was too low.

But in the end...

"boom--!"

Suddenly, the flower of creation burst forth, blooming miraculously.

Fang Jie subconsciously looked down and, together with Xi'er who opened her eyes covered in sweat, witnessed a scene that she would probably never forget.

Just outside this space eroded by the rift, in a corner of the remaining orphanage, the ground began to rise, expand, and crack open at a visible speed.

A new bud breaks through the soil and blooms in this sunless place.

It was so full of tension that it tore apart rapidly where it met the barren, frozen earth, breaking free of its restraints, rising, rising, rising...

Many, many years ago, a seed that fell into a crevice suddenly grew into a towering tree.

"Rumble--"

"what?!"

Amidst the growth, Seele regained her senses and cried out in rare panic, her words tumbling out incoherently: "This, you... no, you're serious!"

"It's all thanks to you."

Fang Jie stared in disbelief as a giant tree stood up beside him, his body trembling slightly, but his expression turned smug.

"Of course, I also deserve credit."

Seele didn't expect any credit, and it didn't respond to her from the beginning, but life itself was something she craved a response to, and when it did...

The two stared blankly at the scene, and Seele became more dazed than ever before.

"Where's the grass?"

Fang Jie didn't know whether Sato Yuno was a poisonous vine or not. He estimated that her lower-level abilities would at most manifest as 'green grass field,' which was probably her talent.

"Then try again?"

"Come!"

Seele's eyes sparkled, and her synchronization rate increased.

P.S.: Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, friends! Wishing you all a happy day! Also, it's almost the end of the month, so please use your spare recommendation votes and monthly tickets to nourish the child! (?o?o)

Chapter Thirty: I give life to the desolation, and fire to the cold.

Seele never imagined she could be this handsome!

—Flash Burst Mode!

Being handsome is such a tiring thing.

"Are you sure you can handle this, Xier? If you're taking on an apprentice, you need someone who can warm your bed."

"Screw you, wait, let me... calm down, calm down, I can't take it anymore."

Xi'er supported Fang Jie's shoulder, looking exhausted but still in high spirits, showing no intention of giving up, only needing to rest.

The orphanage was now surrounded by towering, lush trees, a sight unlike anything seen in the underground world. She gazed at it greedily, clinging tightly to Fang Jie.

You're handsome too!