First Player

Chapter 556 Chapter 554· "He is exactly the same as Su Lin."

[Lord God World·24 Servers]

Beside the fountain of Boss Rabbit in the square, a young man was sitting on a bench, reading quietly.

The sun shines on his black hair, illuminating his extraordinarily young face.

"...This person looks very similar. He should be a professional cosplayer. Should we take a photo together?" The young couple walking looked at the young man from a distance and whispered to each other.

"Yeah, she looks exactly like Su Lin... You can't even tell she's wearing makeup."

"However, there are some very powerful cosmetics sold in the store. I have also heard that there are people who pretend to be top players to eat and drink, but people can't tell the difference between them."

"Alas, the world is in chaos now... There are such villains who use other people's names to make money. Archie, I'm still scared. I'm afraid that I will never see you again in a year..."

"Don't be afraid, my dear, when we go back, we won't have to save money to buy a house or a car. The points should be able to exchange for a lot of things... By then, I will exchange them for lots and lots of gold and jewelry, and we will go back and live in a big villa together..."

The young couple passed by the bench, their long black hair blown up by the breeze, and there was a smell of mint leaves in the wind.

The black-haired young man sitting on the bench raised his head slightly, revealing a pair of indifferent dark golden eyes.

He watched the figures of the young man and woman retreating away, watching them embrace each other in the sunlight cast by the shade of trees in the distance, and even their figures were coated with a brilliant golden edge. The couple's faces were close to each other, their skins brushed slightly, and even their eyelashes were like butterflies on leaves, leaving a scent of cotton candy in the air.

...It tastes so sweet.

In such a stable and peaceful place, far away from disputes and pain, is the love between young men and women always so sweet and pretentious?

Su Lin put down the book in his hand, which he read based on the book list Su Ming'an said in the live broadcast room - "On the Origin and Foundation of Human Inequality".

People on the forum are very resourceful and take everything the players on the list say as standard. Even the books casually mentioned by players have been integrated into forum posts such as "Recommended books for xx players" and "Top 10 books that xx fans must read". Earn traffic.

Anything related to the players at the top of the list, especially the number one player, will explode in popularity. As long as it has a little bit of the name "Su Mingan", even scratch paper can be appreciated into gold paper.

"Snapped".

Su Lin closed the book and saw many people looking at him. He doesn't understand that people mistake him for a "cosplayer."

On weekdays, there are actually people who use the names of players at the top of the list to cheat people out of food and drinks. Do these people really have no basic respect for the strong? Where does their sense of honor and disgrace come from?

Su Lin raised her head now and could still hear the sound of demonstrations coming from the other street. The troublemakers painted their faces and shouted slogans, thinking that this would make those in authority and high positions yield to public opinion.

"...It has been peaceful for too long." He said to himself.

If it were Praia, this group of people would have been killed by the sword long ago. The soul hunters would not show mercy to the civilians who caused chaos. In the extremely harsh living environment, internal fighting must be suppressed with blood.

In his opinion, the world that Su Mingan lives in... is vain, stupid, and willing to settle down. Most people are not prepared for danger in times of peace, advocating luxury but not willing to pay, advocating peace but hating maintenance. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has taken advantage of all his shortcomings. Although some great people are trying to reverse the downward trend of the world, he can see the current decline clearly at a glance.

……so terrible.

...It's so bad that young lovers would rather hug each other and eat saccharin that is harmful to the body and waste food than stop working hard for the future of the world.

It is clear that they will be resurrected, and there is no danger of death - but people would rather live with peace of mind and follow the progress made by others, and even say some funny words about the heroes, treating the heroes as "husband" and "wife"? Have their brains been filled with straw?

He has realized how difficult it is for Su Ming'an. That young man, who is only twenty years old, must have suffered a lot to reach his current position in such a harsh environment.

He had browsed the World Forum and knew how Su Ming'an was persecuted by Ed Lang, Mizushima Kawakora and others when his status was not yet stable... He couldn't help but feel sad for Su Ming'an's choice. In such a world, how can Praia be better?

Why didn't Su Ming'an want to stay in the first place? Obviously so many people respect and love him. Minghui, Praia, Qiongdi... Which of these worlds is not more suitable for him than the current human world on the verge of corruption?

"Ding dong!"

A system prompt suddenly sounded.

Su Lin didn't add anyone as a friend. Such a notification could only mean one thing - the only player he followed sent him an email.

"...Su Mingan?"

Su Lin was a little confused, why did this person send him an email at this moment?

He opened his mailbox interface and saw an email that had just been sent:

…

[Thank you letter:

To Su Lin.

Thank you for arriving at the end of the copy safely. As agreed, I will write you a thank you letter. 】

…

Su Lin read it several times, but could not see the word "thank you" from these few lines of small characters.

"...Sure enough, he is still a child, childish." He closed the interface.

Regardless of whether the other person is being sincere or sarcastic, it's just an email, and the other person can write it if they want.

He leaned on the bench and suddenly heard a few "click" and "click" sounds.

Live broadcast screens everywhere suddenly lit up.

People stopped walking and looked towards the lit screen, seeing a middle-aged man walking into the center of the camera.

[Human civilization is passed down from generation to generation. 】A line of large characters appeared on the screen, and with the serious voice of the middle-aged man, a live broadcast like a press conference officially began.

In other words, it is more like a speech to the whole people.

A soothing and inspiring speech led by the United Group.

Middle-aged people playing tricks, young lovers clinging to each other, children playing with wooden swords, women holding babies, young people browsing forums... they all raised their heads.

This is a speech that has been planned for a long time and is facing the whole world. It has been planned by the joint team for dozens of days, and now it has chosen the right time to broadcast it.

As early as when the world situation began to take a turn for the worse, the United Group had already planned to take a series of measures.

"Project Heroes", "Blue Earth Force", "Peace Dove Rescue Association", "Holy Cross Hospital"... and now "Resistance Speech".

People's emotions are like a twisting line. What the United Group does is to press down when this "line" rushes up, and then pull it when it falls, always maintaining it at a stable value.

...emotional control valve.

The current joint group is such a qualified valve.

In order to implement their purpose of "saving the most people", the United Group resolutely cut off the prevailing panic and issued a speech.

"...What we are facing is a catastrophe for all mankind. No one can be immune to this disaster."

"...A crisis is upon each of us, and the threat of destruction is looming large - we can no longer look at the future of mankind with an absolutely optimistic attitude."

"No one's life should be measured by value. We swear that we will never judge our compatriots for the quality of life! We must focus on the most important thing - this is a cruel war!"

"If we want to have a perfect miracle, we must look at the current situation rationally. Next, the joint group will disclose a series of resource allocation conditions fairly and impartially. Dr. Zhang is welcome to explain to us..."

Along with bursts of applause in the live broadcast room, several big bosses who were familiar with Zhai Xing began to give speeches one by one.

They use clear numbers and information to explain the rationality and necessity of current decisions.

They used passionate yet calm speeches to arouse people's emotions.

[Humanity still has a future. 】

A line of white text on a black background appeared on the screen in the live broadcast room.

As if something is blocked in the chest, people desperately want to shout out and vent their long-suppressed emotions.

Someone roared, like a wounded beast.

There are lovers hugging each other tightly, as if they want to merge into each other's flesh and blood. The woman hugged the child tightly and gently comforted the crying child.

Su Lin's eyes flickered a little, and he remembered a speech he gave at the top of Praia City sixty years ago.

… People at that time were so desperate when faced with natural disasters and resource shortages.

But they are surprisingly united.

As long as there is a little emotion, they can fight like soldiers who are not afraid of death.

Civilians can take up arms and become soldiers.

The call of the United Regiment seems to be trying to create a situation where everyone is encouraged to end and "all the people are soldiers".

Su Lin looked at the crowd and chuckled.

"...It seems that he understands the reason why he wants to stay in this world." He murmured to himself: "Although this speech is still a bit exaggerated and hypocritical...but people are still the same people, no matter which world they are in, there is nothing essentially different."

His eyes looked into the distance, as if he could see far, far away, places he could no longer reach.

He seemed to be able to see the smile of a young captain boarding an airship at sunset, waving goodbye to the residents of Praia a long time ago.

At that time, his pace was still fast enough and his blood was still enough. He thought that as long as he worked hard enough, there would be nothing "powerless" in this world.

In this world, the young world number one is about the same age as he was at that time.

...Young children are always naive.

If the future is bright enough, no one will change from a young captain with a promising future to a god in Yunshang City who has lost all his friends and will always be alone.

At that time, he was still so young, so young that he thought that as long as he did enough and did well enough, he could save everything. 】

ridiculous.

"Young people are always full of meaningless expectations." Su Lin turned her head and whispered towards the faint transparent body on his shoulder: "...Do you think so? Xiao Ai."

…

"Thank you everyone for watching. The United Group will always stand with everyone..."

With a click, Su Mingan, sitting on the bed in his personal space, closed the speech interface.

It is said that this speech has been brewing for a long time, and even he was a little excited when he heard it, and he understood the behavior of the joint group in allocating resources.

It's quite beautifully done.

This reversed trend of pessimism should continue for some time, allowing people to continue to be hopeful for the future...until the next disaster occurs.

Just like anti-cancer drugs, they are most effective the first time, but the effect will continue to decrease after the second or third time when the disease occurs later.

"Ding dong!"

Suddenly he received an email.

When I opened it, I saw a reply from Su Lin.

【I forgive you. 】

…

Su Mingan couldn't understand the simple line. Forgive what?

Do you forgive him for pulling Su Rin out of Praia? Is this person so easy to talk to?

He closed his mailbox, put on his coat, and clicked on the transfer interface of his personal space——

Just ten minutes ago, he received an invitation from the United Group.

The joint group sent an email, inviting him to go to the top level of the Peace Dove Rescue Association headquarters in District 12 to visit Edward, who was being treated for a mental breakdown.

It is worth mentioning that when Lu Shu learned about this, he also wanted to provide him with a basket of chrysanthemums for commemoration.

"Wow——!"

With a flash of white light, he teleported to District 12, which was part of the United Regiment.

He first saw the people waiting there.

When Su Mingan saw this man with an upright military posture again, he felt that times had changed.

"Welcome to the United Group." Yang Changxu saluted.

"Long time no see." Su Mingan said.

It was clearly three months ago that he met the soldier who had established a shelter in the apocalypse for the first time, but now it felt like a century had passed.

The joint team knew that he didn't like extravagant ostentation, so Yang Changxu took him to the top of the hospital with a few junior ministers.

Outside the door, he heard the voice of the always arrogant, prince-like Gran man, almost tearing his throat.

"——Get out! You all get out of here!!"

There was a sound of things being thrown, and several people dressed as nurses retreated helplessly.

Through the crack in the door, Su Mingan vaguely saw the blond man with anger and exhaustion on his face.

"——Su Ming'an!" Edward saw Su Ming'an standing at the door at a glance, and the expression on his face immediately became ferocious.

"Tsk." Su Mingan took half a step back, avoiding the soft pillow thrown by Edward.

He really felt that the United Regiment invited him here not to visit, but to pay tribute.

"Why are you here! - Are you here to see my joke?" Edward looked angry.

"Yes." Su Ming'an said calmly.