Volume 10: Pride and Prejudice in the City-State Chapter 11 Mutual Respect
(There are only two chapters for now, the rest will be made up in the evening.)
"Oh, this photo looks really good. Was it taken in the sea?"
"Well, the underwater temple of Ramones. It is said that there are living gods inside who are guarding some secrets that cannot be discovered by mortals. But I took a look and it was just a big shell full of books. The god was also a very easy-going person. Look, this is a photo of me and him..."
“…I always feel like after you give up being a streamer, you always find things that streamers dream of.”
"Maybe, but I really don't want to be a streamer now. I'm tired of livestreaming and selling jokes. Sometimes being poor is fine, it doesn't matter. Anyway, my family and friends are all doing pretty well, so what is there to be dissatisfied about? Ah, that photo is of the Tower of Infinity, which is actually a huge Möbius ring space. The manager inside was so frightened when he saw me that he even spit out noodles - didn't I tell you? It seemed like a silent guard or something, and when I solved the puzzle and went in, the man was eating noodles, and then all the noodles spit out at once. I took a photo, it's really funny, look..."
"You take pictures of people, but I prefer to take pictures of the scenery. Let me look for the Black Forest that was not destroyed, and the jungle outpost network at that time. And this one, this is the cargo center of the Black Tower. At least one thousandth of the evil in the world emanates from this city . Of course, this is all nonsense, otherwise the Holy Light would have come down and chopped off their heads long ago. But the architectural style is really good, look at this structure."
"A strong sense of upwardness and a religious ritual-like oppression and darkness. Is this some kind of revised version of Gothic architecture? I always feel that the art optimization of Les Miserables is particularly powerful. It is worthy of the optimization calculation done by a strong AI..."
Once we have a common topic, getting closer doesn't seem to be particularly difficult.
If we have to say what our preference is, it would be to take a few photos in some special or very solemn and magnificent places.
Strictly speaking, the two of them are not scenery lovers, nor are they experienced hikers. But the female anchor is open-minded about life, so she can find shining points and warm places in details everywhere and extract them. Li Lin is just too involved in too many things, and his presence is mixed in many places, so there are many magnificent backgrounds and pictures that can be found.
And most importantly, the characters in it are very well matched with various backgrounds. Li Lin does not have any player friends, and the NPCs also have their own things to do. The only one who follows him is Sally. Strictly speaking, Sally is a landscape painting wherever she stands. Although her clothes are different, she can appreciate the various emotions and styles contained in them. Even the same clothes, just a little different decoration will make the atmosphere of the whole photo change a little. This beautiful figure even made the former female anchor marvel, thinking that all the idols on the market are not as good as Sally.
After all, this girl looks really cute, even a little too cute. Although the two had many arguments about the landscape style, they had no disagreement on this issue.
"Oh my, I really received something good. I never thought that our number one player would have such a little friend."
Looking through the photos in the camera manager, the former female anchor said happily.
"You're not bad either."
Flipping through the selfies and group photos taken in those secret places, Li Lin was also amazed.
"You've been recognized and photographed in so many places, and some of them are so desperate that you can only enter but not leave. You must have maxed out your communication points, right?"
"Really? I just think that if you want to be friends with someone, you will become friends. Isn't that the case with everyone?"
"No, no, I'm afraid it's just you..."
At least I definitely can't.
Moreover, I always feel that this girl seems to be even more amazing after she stopped being a female anchor...
Looking at the former female anchor who was riding a pony behind him, Li Lin thought for a moment and asked:
"By the way, do you know where the members of the Wuwei League resurrect?"
"? Why are you asking that?"
"I'm going to block the resurrection point and kill them all."
Sitting on the rocking straw cart, Li Lin smiled gently and looked at the sun with a calm .
"All their equipment is destroyed, their resurrection limits are all empty, and I will send their souls to the nightmare world, so that they can enjoy themselves there. Respect and friendship are mutual. Since they don't want to be treated with respect, there is no need to give it to them. If I don't do this, I'm afraid no one will listen to me in the future. If you don't want me to play the game well, then you don't want to play it well either. It's just a game, isn't it?"
"Well, although you may feel a little uncomfortable from my perspective, I still want to ask you one thing. Do you really think this game is fun, and in fact, this game has begun to change your mentality and start to generate some kind of feelings?"
"Of course, even if it's a lousy thing, you should have some feelings for it after a year, right?"
Li Lin admitted it without hesitation.
It's okay to say random things to strangers, but for people you've already communicated with, especially people you've exchanged photos with, there's not much point in pretending like that.
Because anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Lin has already quite acknowledged his role in Les Miserables. Just like the "tribe" and "alliance" that appeared a long time ago and are still a kind of culture now, this spiritual identity has gradually permeated into every aspect of the player as time goes by.
As time goes by, veteran players will gradually recall everything they have experienced, including those small tasks, the people and things they have seen. Maybe they are still ruthless in their actions, and maybe they still sneer at the plot, but they have invested too much time in this game, and it has become a part of their lives. And denying the existence of this part is like admitting that this part of your life is meaningless. No matter what, you have existed here.
No matter what you do, no matter what you think, whether you kill people, do everything for the mission, or fight side by side with NPCs with blood and tears, time is the fairest, and you have existed here.
"So I have to kill them. I have to uproot their base. Otherwise, I won't be able to swallow my anger."
I feel really sorry for you old players playing this game.
When Li Lin thought of those players' frivolous remarks and nonchalant expressions, he couldn't help but sneer on his face.
