Dharma Ring: Selling dung beetles at the border

Se Lian sat on the observatory:

“It’s not that convenient to see the sun from here, but with this observatory, you can still see it.”

Se Lian stood behind Wuming, stretched out her fingers, guided Wuming's sight, looking for the faint light.

Wuming looked at the distant and inconspicuous sun in trance, and chatted with Selian about his predicament.

I see, it's a dilemma between Lu En and human beings. Se Lian held her chin up and smiled.

Wuming sighed:

You said, if there are two buttons, if one is pressed, people will be miserable but satisfied, and if the other option is pressed, people will be miserable but will earn a lot of runes. If it were you, how would you choose?

Is this also a choice? Se Lian said, It must be the second one, I can't press all the buttons.

No need to think about it again?

Se Lian said: This question, if it's my question, is - should I spend my whole life doing nothing and researching with all the constraints, or should I sacrifice many of my colleagues and commit serious crimes to pursue the path of becoming a child of the star? I have made my choice a long time ago.

Se Lian clenched his fists: We should be like an arrow. If we are an arrow, we have to shoot to the distant stars. That is the real dream and the one truly worth pursuing. Why should we care about the opinions of those secular mediocre people? Do what you think is right.

The distant star - Wuming looked at the dim and faint star on the observatory with the help of the mysterious magic array. He stretched out his hand as if to touch the faint light, My sun - —”

Wuming suddenly froze, staring at the sky, and the hand reaching towards the sky was trembling.

What's wrong? Se Lian was a little confused and looked in the direction of the sun.

Se Lian was also stunned.

In the starry sky magnified by the observatory, she clearly saw that the sun, which was originally weak but was already quite bright among the stars, began to shrink.

The sun flickered, like a candle in the wind, its light getting weaker and weaker.

As the two watched, the sun shrank, shrunk, and finally completely disappeared from the image captured by the observatory.

The stars...disappeared... Se Lian ignored the conversation with Wuming and checked the various data recorded by the observatory, quickly eliminating all the errors that might have caused this image.

Se Lian also trembled, and her cheeks turned red with excitement.

My friends, we have witnessed the great star phenomenon! Ser Lian said, The origin of what Master Lusett saw back then was the moment when the huge star cluster was destroyed - at that moment, everything about him also collapsed; Yaz The origin that Master Le glimpsed was darkness. It is said that the dark abyss not only took away his mind, but also made him feel fear. When a huge existence envelopes our minds, we gain new enlightenment. We may have witnessed a new origin. !”

Se Lian has begun to analyze the changes in the stars, immersed in the excitement of possibly discovering a new origin.

Beside Se Lian, Wuming was completely stiff. The armor on the chest became brighter and brighter, as if it was melting. In front of the bright chest armor, a huge circular dark spot appeared, surrounded by eight small circular dark spots.

In Sol City, in front of the flowers where the Thunder Flower grows, Mikaila and veteran Neo look at the Strolling Temple in the distance.

Michaela said: Now Sol City is yours. If you can't, just retire. I will arrange a good place for you, so you don't have to live in this bitter cold place.

When Lord Godwin is resurrected, I will consider retirement. Neo said, Now I am the only one left in the city, and there are many souls. We have to pray for Lord Godwin. There are not many people, and I Leave, Lord Godwin really has no hope of resurrection.

It's a long way to go... Michaela sighed, Thank you for your hard work.

Neo was a little silent: ...Ms. Michaela, I'm actually a little scared.

Would a veteran like you be afraid? Michaela said.

I'm afraid that we prayed wrongly. Neo said, The eroded and discolored sun is a symbol of despair and an object that must be reverenced. Perhaps just pious prayers cannot reproduce the eroded scene of the sun. In order to restore the sun's color, Seeing that scene, maybe...

“Perhaps it’s necessary to recreate that great fear, that symbol of despair?” Mikayla said.

Neo nodded: Would you like to see that?

Michaela pondered for a moment and said:

Maybe my will doesn't matter.

Neo watched the majestic bells ringing in the temple: Ms. Michaela, actually I have an idea. Why don't we go back to Godwin's body? Maybe praying to Godwin's body can make it easier to summon his soul back. ?”

No. Michaela refused very decisively, without any hesitation, and even without the soft tone of the past.

Michaela noticed her tough tone and apologized to Neo:

I'm sorry Neo, but if my brother's soul is resurrected in such a body, it would be a great insult to him.

Michaela said: A soulless corpse is just a piece of flesh. It doesn't matter where the soul comes... Just pray here, just be here.

Michaela smiled at Neo:

Go back, your legs and feet are too cold.

Thank you, Sir Michaela, for your concern. Neo bowed and turned to leave.

Perhaps because he stood still for too long, the snow melted and turned into ice. The veteran's prosthetic foot accidentally slipped and fell to the ground.

Michaela subconsciously wanted to reach out, but the hand passed through the veteran, causing a wave of waves in his body like a bubble.

Michaela looked at her hands and was silent for a while, waiting for Neo to stand up on his own.

I'm sorry. Neo said, Ms. Michaela is right to worry, I am also old.

Michaela squatted next to Neo and looked at Neo's prosthetic limb:

I know a person who can graft limbs on others. Do you want to treat him?

No need. Neo said, I sacrificed this, there is no reason to get it back.

I begged for mercy for the defeated knight and gave up my feet, but now I am still alone. Michaela said in a sad tone.

It's thanks to Lord Godwin that he can accept my sacrifice. Neo said, He is willing to accept my sacrifice and can also tolerate the traditions of us old guys.

Is it an ancient ritual of sacrificing legs... Michaela pondered, It's very prehistoric.

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On the snowy mountain, Alexander's pot was already full of cracks.

He was unaware, all his attention was focused on the giant in front of him. Although it was the first time they met, they seemed to be old friends and familiar with every aspect of each other.

The giant's red hair was spread loosely, covering his waist, and was braided into a belt-like braid around his waist. The red-haired belt is higher than the waist and covers the navel.

The giant's body is also quite strange. There are two gaps on the chest, and in the middle of the chest, there is a slight bulge, like a nose.

Alexander discovered the weakness of the giant's legs, which were not very slender.

His left leg was tied with a giant bone, which Alexander recognized as a means of assisting in recovery from fractures.

Perhaps it was an injury sustained during the giant's war, or perhaps it was caused accidentally in the long years that followed. Alexander didn't think much about it. He pressed his body to his side and elbowed the giant's left leg.

The giant screamed, and his left leg broke outward at an unnatural angle.

The instant pain caused the giant to burst out with great strength. He raised the lid of the pot in his hand and slapped it hard, knocking Alexander back with the lid.

The giant did not pursue, but touched the broken left leg with both hands and let out a shrill scream.

He didn't try to repair his left leg. Instead, he pulled hard and completely tore it open.

Alexander did not expect the giant to have such a reaction, and was stunned for a moment, not understanding what the giant was going to do.

The giant's hands ignited flames, and the flames spread to his legs, and blood splashed on his chest with a scorched smell.

This is... Alexander stared at the giant cautiously, his hands also gathering flames.

On the giant's waist, his red-haired belly opened slightly, revealing sharp teeth.

The chest muscles were raised, and the two threads under the chest were connected into one, and they slowly opened, revealing a huge one eye.

The one eye seemed to be filled with flames. In the flames, there is a dark hole, which seems to absorb the flames and slowly rotates to form the pupil of the one eye. The deep black pupils are surrounded by the same eight slightly smaller black holes.

Just like the sculptures on the giant hammers that the mountain demon blacksmiths used to worship the gods.

As the face on the Fire Giant's abdomen awakened, a huge amount of flames began to erupt from the Fire Giant's body.

The big mouth on the abdomen opened, like the fury of a volcano, and a large amount of lava spurted out, attacking everything around it indiscriminately.

Snow, water, and trees were all destroyed.

Alexander was not afraid, and rushed forward again, resisting the surging fire, crashed into the giant's arms again, and punched the giant face's mouth.

A dull sound was accompanied by blood spurting out from the giant's mouth, and several sharp teeth were broken by Alexander.

I have been burned by fire! Alexander roared loudly, Great giant, let me learn your fire!

Alexander raised his fist and struck the flame giant in the face, knocking him to the ground.

The flames made Alexander's pot full of cracks, but it never broke.

The flames were ineffective, and the two giants once again returned to their most primitive fighting methods. Bite, growl, headbutt, punch and kick.

With each punch, the giant's vitality weakened, and each time the giant bombarded the ground, Alexander's body became more cracked.

The movements of the giant and the living pot became slower and slower, and the power of their movements was no longer as terrifying as it was at the beginning. Their vitality seemed to have come to an end. To the end of the battle, what the two sides competed with was no longer strength, but the will to win.

Suddenly, the giant stopped moving.

The eyes on his chest gradually closed, and the bloody hole on his abdomen was no longer full of blood.

The giant's two hands could no longer support his body. With a lifetime of sighing and fatigue, he fell to the ground, causing the last earthquake.

The giant finally fell, becoming even lower than Alexander.

Alexander gasped, not yet understanding his victory.

It seemed as if the giant thing would get up at any moment and fight with him for another 300 rounds.

It was the jug man's cheers that gave him a real sense of victory.

Great, you've won! Pot Man excitedly celebrated Alexander's victory.

In this battle, he had been fighting with all his strength. Although he could not catch up with Alexander and the giant if they ran away because of their excessive size, he still tried his best to help. The pot in his hand was almost bottomed out.

I won... Alexander finally understood his victory and murmured, I am...a hero.

Hero Alexander! Pot Man cheered, Can you eat me? Have you seen my performance?

Alexander gradually calmed down and smiled at the pot man:

You are very brave and a true warrior. You are qualified to become my content.

Okay! Pot Man jumped up happily.

Alexander watched the pot man shouting and making noises happily, savoring his victory, and laughed: Next, I will challenge the king! Become a warrior like a king!

The pot man was stunned:

You want to challenge Godfrey? Isn't it your wish to become a hero?

A warrior pot has only one wish to fight. Alexander laughed. This is a warrior. He is never satisfied and always wants to fight!

There was a sudden sneer between heaven and earth.

The voice said: It is this desire that makes the junction look like this.

Who? Both Pot Man and Alexander were a little surprised. The voice was very dull and echoed around, making it difficult to determine the direction of the sound source.

Alexander stood taller and saw the source of the sound faster. He shouted:

careful!

The body of the flame giant moved, and the giant hands were raised, and the palms covered half of the sky. The pot man couldn't dodge and was hit by a palm. He flew out like a cannonball, leaving only a little blood foam on his palm.

The giant held up his hands and got up again.

The huge mouth in the abdomen and the mouth on the head simultaneously let out a deep laugh, and the laughter resonated and echoed around.

Alexander looked solemnly at the giant who had climbed up again:

what are you.

During Alexander's battle with the giant, he had never seen the giant show such... joyful emotions.

He could feel the giant's sigh during the battle, feel his pain and torture, but he had never heard such laughter.

You are not a fire giant, what are you! Alexander shouted.

The flame giant spoke human words for the first time:

Hello, Warrior Pot. The battle was exciting. Now, can you please leave?

Leave? Alexander clenched his fists again, and flames ignited in his fists, Are you kidding me?

The giant covered his mouth with one hand and the mouth on his stomach with the other hand: You have already won. Since you have recognized that I am not a flame giant, it is better to leave, isn't it?

Yes, I have already won. I defeated the Fire Giant and accomplished feats that I never dared to imagine. Alexander said in a deep voice, And the giant who gave me such feats was taken over by you, a parasite. Body. Despicable guy, you insulted my opponent.

Let me remind you, you are a living pot, said the giant. It is your essence to come to life from a corpse.

And I will comply with the wishes of those corpses. Anger overflowed from Alexander's fist. The giant wants to rest in peace, but you ignored the wishes of the corpses - I will not let you go, and I will fulfill the giant's last wish.

Okay. The giant dragged his cheeks and smiled, Anyway, I came out at this time just to anger you. For my king to be freed from the shackles, and for the borderland to become a river of blood again, please - go to hell.

A crisp cracking sound resounded on the snow-capped mountains.

In the flames, bright lines formed a magic circle, and a humanoid object breathing heavily and spitting out flames walked out of the magic circle.

The giant pointed at the flaming cauldron not far away:

Go, Fire, light the cauldron of fire, and fulfill our bond.

Seeing the humanoid fire-covered monster staggering towards the flame cauldron, the giant laughed:

After the contract is completed, we can move freely. The employer has tormented us so much, so we must give back.