Volume 1 Crime and Punishment in Fog City Chapter 34 Self-Satisfaction
"Sallys, do you know? People are born with a desire for self-satisfaction. This desire for satisfaction overrides any other desires. Whether it's appetite or sexual desire, as long as it is satisfied, you will be happy. Self-realization is undoubtedly the top priority. So the desire for power is far greater than other desires. Appetite and sexual desire are so insignificant in front of the desire for power. They will even give up eating and sexual impulses just to satisfy their desire to control others."
This is the inherent bad nature of human beings.
Sitting on a big iron pipe, Li Lin and the little girl stood shoulder to shoulder, watching the busy crowd.
The crowds of people were moving forward in the crowded and narrow tunnel below, and everyone's face was filled with hope and anger towards the upper area. They had suppressed their anger for too long, to the point where they had to vent it out.
But there are only so many rational people in the dungeon, and the rest are struggling endlessly with illusions and themselves. You know, the time to purify the mushrooms is not too long. Compared with the minds of normal people, the minds of the people in the dungeon are still too easy to be distorted and tampered with. Under the power of the supernatural, the determination and strength of these people are so insignificant. Because even they themselves don't know whether what they are in front of is reality or illusion.
Coincidentally, Sally's ability is aimed at those people whose wills are seriously flawed.
After the first stronghold was breached, Sallys learned about blood sacrifice from the runes on the ground. In the second stronghold, Li Lin did not perform any blood sacrifice at all, but reminded Sallys on the runes what to do.
The little girl was indeed the core element of a mission. She easily learned the entire talisman and performed several successful sacrifices. The ability she gained was almost completely aimed at the entire underground forces. The ability she gained after the sacrifice was mind distortion. She could influence other people's minds through words, actions, or even just a look.
Normally speaking, a person with a normal mind would not have his or her will distorted by such a trick. At most, he or she would feel somewhat familiar with it.
Dungeons are different, though. Very different.
They have been trapped in hallucinations for many years in the Longma fog, and their mental state has long been shattered.
It was almost effortless. With just a glance or a move from Sallys, she could easily destroy the mind of any member of the underground forces. Those who could not be destroyed were instilled with a sense of justice and thrown into the stronghold.
If the most determined people in an organization are killed, then it is easy to imagine what kind of people are left. It was just like watching a free American blockbuster. Li Lin and Sally sat on the iron pipe and ate candy balls, watching the people who were working in an orderly manner suddenly get into a commotion. Then a series of commotions broke out. Everyone had a bit of fanaticism and madness on their faces, and they picked up weapons and shot at their former teammates like crazy.
The people who were trapped in the illusion of Longma Mist had already become one with the illusion, and it was difficult to tell them apart. They had never been like Li Lin and Sally, one of whom had completely gotten rid of the illusion, and the other who had lived in a purified celestial city since childhood and had no illusions. It was just that they used to be able to distinguish which ones were illusions, but now they had no way to analyze them. Because their last remaining spirit and will had been blinded by Sally, and they had completely fallen into despair and madness.
The large construction site with thousands of people and nearly ten thousand slaves in the rear were all caught up in a frenzy of infighting.
It was as if they were not facing their former comrades, but their mortal enemies. Everyone tried their best to send their weapons into the bodies of their former comrades. Their consciousness was directly disturbed and they did not notice the red light and mist around them.
The deafening shouts of killing could be clearly heard even from where Li Lin was. Their will was not firm, but it was extremely sincere. However, this sincere desire produced the worst results under the conspiracy. Until the last person fell, no one knew what the massacre they had just done meant.
The only remaining man struggled for a moment, then thrust the steam dagger into his own heart, causing a splash of blood.
"It's a great movie. Have you reached the required number of sacrifices?"
“…It’s not enough.”
Looking at the bloody killing scene, the little girl lowered her head to savor the message conveyed by the void, and shook her head in confusion.
"They said that they can only fully revive my parents after I ascend to the level of a demon... and if I really enter that subspace, not only my parents, but also other uncles and aunts can be resurrected with me... just like what the adults said."
"I've already told you that your master won't lie to you."
Li Lin said this with a smile on his face, which earned him a slightly resentful look from the little girl.
"You can actually say that even though you've turned me into this adult..."
"It was a miscalculation, and to be honest, I didn't intend to hold back. Who could have thought you were so cute? Hmm?"
"So that means if I'm not cute, adults won't do anything?"
"Of course, what would I want you for if you were an ugly girl?"
"…Then I should be more beautiful."
"Okay, the prettier it is, the happier I am."
Li Lin said this with a smile on his face while looking at the little girl beside him. He then sighed as he looked at the killing field in front of him where the little girl had been sacrificed.
"But isn't it enough with almost 10,000 people? Then continue. You should still have the manpower, right? Let's try to sacrifice the entire Tianqiu City today. It's within the plan anyway."
Let's continue with our previous topic. It's about satisfaction and peace of mind.
After touching the little girl's furry head, Li Lin stood up, brushed off the dust on his body, held the little girl's hand, and walked slowly in the pipe full of red light.
The mist around her body became thicker and purer, and even changed the little girl's appearance. A red light appeared in her pupils, and some dark red unknown runes gradually appeared on her body. But the little girl seemed not to notice it, and she held her adult's hand peacefully, with a look of relief on her face.
