Global Games: Old Chess Players

Chapter 135 "If such a thoroughly rotten world, who might save it?"

In the evening, Tokyo, Ginza Higashiya.

This is a Japanese-style refreshment shop. When stepping into this shop filled with classic tea fragrance, customers can forget all their troubles. Enjoy traditional tea.

An Senlu and Yuliu were sitting in the store, and the NPC waiter brought matcha-flavored pastries.

The cake looks very appetizing. The strong tea flavor and a little sweetness are intertwined to form a subtle beauty, as if it can let people experience the beauty of Japanese culture.

However, Anson deer has neither the leisure time to eat cakes nor the leisure time to drink tea.

He didn't like tea at all, except for drinking tea and chatting with the old man in the principal's office, he almost didn't even touch drinks, and only drank plain water all day long.

At this time, An Senlu recorded the text on his mobile phone, and said casually: "As far as I personally feel, let's kill the boss in Tokyo Bay first, and then consider entering Sky City."

"On what basis?" Julius asked.

"When we get to that island in the sky, maybe we won't be able to return to land, and we won't be able to run away if we can't defeat the boss." An Senlu said without hesitation:

"But if it's the squid in Tokyo Bay, even if it can't be defeated, unless it floods the whole of Tokyo, we should have room to escape. After all, the venue of the boss battle is not limited to a closed place like a 'palace'." in a building."

Juliu nodded, and replied blankly: "Indeed, according to this judgment, it is reasonable to kill the squid first."

An Senlu moved his stiff neck, "That's it, Cosimo and Jindai Ruri are official people, and their identities are more convincing, so they will be responsible for gathering the remaining players."

Juliu hesitated for half a second, and asked, "Could it be that the boss battle is easier because those players aren't here?"

An Senlu took a sip of water and said slowly:

"Tokyo is a capital-level city. The level of players who can be ranked in this dungeon is not low. Many players have already changed jobs. They can be regarded as a combat power that cannot be underestimated."

"Heh, with you monster here, is it important whether they come or not?"

"I'm not a god." An Senlu said disdainfully: "If you guys can slap that squid to death with one slap and kick over that shitty city in the sky, then what are you doing here?"

"My judgment is..." Juliu took a sip of hot tea and replied calmly: "Even if they are not here, with the strength of our four sequence players, it is enough to win."

"Then what do we do next?"

"What do you mean?"

"According to what you said, in the dungeon, those ordinary players are watching our performance, not accumulating any actual combat experience against the boss." Anson Lu paused, and said:
"Then half a year later, if they are trampled to death by the snow dragon descending on Tokyo due to lack of experience, wouldn't we have to rely on our sequence players to fight?"

Juliu said seriously: "I think so."

An Senlu raised his chin and said nonchalantly:

"Please, the world's population is about 90 billion. It is estimated that there are only 200 sequence players. After half a year, there will be a full twelve rounds of dungeons. In the end, only [-] people will die. It is a conservative estimate."

"Aren't two hundred sequence players enough to deal with that snow dragon?" Juliu questioned.

"I don't think it's enough." An Senlu sighed softly, "Otherwise, why would it be too troublesome to gather players from all over the world to Tokyo to attack it?"

"That's true..." Juliu put down his teacup, "I hope that after the second job change from an ordinary job, I can see something different."

"Be bolder, maybe they will overtake the other car directly after the second turn, and our sequence players will be no farts then."

"That is impossible."

"Who knows what will happen in the future..." An Senlu said slowly: "There is an old saying in China called 'Feng Shui turns around'. In short, don't think too highly of yourself."

Although he said this verbally, An Senlu laughed at himself in his heart. He really knew a lot about the future, but it was all the information he got from the principal.

A bunch of information enough to make him burnt out for a long time.

"We won't discuss this issue." Juliu changed the subject and asked blankly: "Speaking of which, why don't you talk like this when you are usually in front of them?"

"what do you mean?"

"I can see that when you are among those people in the trade union, you always like to put yourself in a low position and pretend to be stupid. I want to know why?" Juliu sipped Mouth tea.

An Senlu tilted his head, "What's the matter?"

Juliu shrugged his shoulders, "It's nothing, I just want to say that our personalities have some similarities."

"for example?"

"Since I escaped from the orphanage ten years ago, I have experienced two years of homeless life. I joined the Mexican mafia a few years ago. After that, I relied on my ability to be appreciated all the way. The underground world is advancing rapidly." Juliu said deeply:

"In other people's words, I'm just a running dog responsible for dirty work, but I know that if I don't do these things, someone will do them for me. If I want to completely change these phenomena, I have to endure all the time. Get to the top."

"It sounds so nice..." An Senlu raised his head and looked at Juliu with his eyes, "Let me guess, anyway, the reason why you joined the Mafia is to gain power and find a way to clear David Mena's name."

Juliu was noncommittal, "It's almost the same if you say so."

"I'm curious, then why don't you follow the right path?" An Senlu picked up a piece of matcha cake and said casually:

"For example, study hard, get admitted to the most powerful university in the United States, climb up the chain of power all the way, and finally become a politician with great influence."

"It's not like a question you can ask, it's stupid."

An Senlu took a bite of the cake, "It's true that if you walk the right path, there are great restrictions. You probably won't find a chance to justify David Mena's name in your life, but what have you gained by being so deep in the underground world? "

"Identity, I didn't even have an identity at the beginning. Like David Mena, I was an anonymous person." Juliu said calmly: "And...power, at least in Mexico, with my power, I can Get David Mena a fake ID, provide him with a stable place to live, a job that pays well, and, help him find the perfect therapist."

He sneered and said disdainfully: "If I listened to what you said, it would have been more than ten years in the end. With David's physical condition, his body would have rotted into mud in some alley in the United States." gone."

An Senlu chewed slowly, tasting the matcha-flavored cream on the cake's surface, "For a person like him with a strong sense of justice, does it feel good to see you go to the underworld for him?"

"Hmph, it doesn't matter what he thinks."

"Oh, so it's because he gave you some help when you were wandering around, and then you spent nearly ten years, willing to do these things to repay him?"

"You may have made a mistake. Without David Mena, I might not be able to live until now." Juliu's eagle-like golden eyes stared coldly at Anson Deer:
"I was only 10 years old at the time. Without his protection, I don't know how many times I was fucked to death on the streets of Mexico."

"So, you told me these experiences to prove how similar we are?" Anson Lu lowered his head and started a game of Tetris, "My past is not as complicated as yours."

"What we are similar... is that we can do whatever we can to achieve our goals, regardless of other people's opinions." Juliu was silent for half a second, and then said:

"But our ultimate goal is kindness. It was David Mena who taught me to keep a kind heart, so that I would not become a wicked ghost in the dye vat in the underground world."

An Senlu grinned, teasingly said:
"Oh, the person who climbed to the top in the mafia said that he has a kind heart. At the beginning of 2026, I heard a joke that is enough to store for a whole year. Thank you, student Xiaoyou."

"I've said it before... I don't do those things, and someone else will do it for me, and do it more cruelly. In comparison, I even saved the lives of many people." Juliu looked disapproving.

"That's it, whatever you want." An Senlu poked his finger on the screen of the phone, "However, you think too much about me, I'm not as great as you said, and I won't go all out, and... I also Not kind."

"From my observation, you are the kind of person I described, but it seems that the last subway incident has shaken your heart."

"shake?"

"Otherwise," Juliu interlaced his fingers and put them on his chin, "can you explain... where were you all day yesterday?"

"sleep."

An Senlu replied as he poked his phone harder.

"I just want to say that even if you chose not to open that door, I would understand you. Unlike Cosimo, I would question your original intention." After a pause, Juliu said lightly:

"Sacrificing those two people to ensure the lives of the entire vehicle is the correct choice, but not everyone will choose that way."

An Senlu sighed, and turned off the phone, "So, I chose another answer, because I am a normal person, and I can't be as decisive as you, understand?"

"No...you hesitated, and you hesitated for a long time, which is completely inconsistent with your usual style." Juliu said, "Originally, your answer should be the former, right?"

An Senlu raised his head, met Yuliu's gaze, and said unhurriedly:
"So, do you want to prove that I am a scum who doesn't care about human life? That's unnecessary. The crow has said to me many times, that I am a machine that follows the correct values ​​and doesn't care about other people's feelings."

"This is our similarity, and I will choose the previous answer." Juliu said, "Although judging from the results, the latter is the most perfect, but I am sensible enough."

"I chose another answer, don't you understand?"

"I just want to tell you that your original answer is also correct, and you don't need to question yourself because of it."

"Ha, haha." Anson Lu laughed dryly, "Please, am I questioning myself again?"

"It's normal. When I was in the middle of the mafia, I questioned myself countless times." Juliu said deeply: "But I survived because I warned countless times in my heart who I really am. "

An Senlu took a sip of his tea and said blankly, "Oh, so it's none of my business?"

"I firmly believe that if human beings want to win this battle, the strongest person must know how to choose and not be hindered by personal feelings." Juliu said nonchalantly:

"You can completely follow the original style and become a leader who is indifferent and sensible enough. Let those who should be sacrificed let them sacrifice and take the path with the highest chance of winning."

"That's quite serious, so why don't I let you die?"

"Me too." Juliu's tone was calm, "If I have to die in order to win this battle, then I will do my duty." After a pause, he continued:
"However...you must promise me that after my death, you will also make the official information of 'David Mena' in hand public, instead of being perfunctory."

An Senlu's face twitched slightly, he opened his mouth, and remained silent for a long time, unable to say a word.

"I'm tired... stop talking about these things, okay?" he whispered.

"No one in the world is better than you. Every decision you make will affect the future. You should clarify your responsibilities and make the most calm and correct judgment."

The headmaster's face flashed in Anson Lu's mind.

He gritted his teeth lightly, and said in an extremely indifferent voice: "You know, the last person who did this was already dead, dead like a maggot, it makes people feel sick."

"so what?"

"I'm talking about the headmaster I mentioned to you earlier."

Juliu was stunned for a moment before he realized, he frowned and asked:
"He is dead?"

"Yes, he's dead." Anson Lu took a deep breath, "He also told me a lot of things. In the future, the human world will be completely destroyed by that snow dragon. He said I didn't succeed."

Juliu's expression was a little unbelievable, and his golden eyes were thoughtful.

An Senlu shrugged and said slowly: "I told you before that he is me from the future. While admitting this, he also admitted his failure."

Julius frowned.

He never thought that things would be so absurd—the world had already been destroyed once, and the last Anson Deer traveled back and became the principal of a listed high school, secretly laying out many tricks.

Everything is too complicated.

"He said that I am different from him, but I don't know... what is the difference?" An Senlu's voice was full of anger, "He just explained a lot of things in a mess, but he didn't tell me at all. I have to How to do it."

Juliu hissed deeply, and asked inexplicably, "What clues did he leave?"

"It's to tell me not to fight alone, that I'm not alone, and then it's gone." An Senlu smiled.

"Don't fight alone anymore..." Juliu frowned and muttered: "So, you who were on the previous world line, just told you this."

"Yes, don't you think it's funny?" An Senlu said with self-mockery: "Originally, when I met the principal, the crow, Yuri, and Asuka, I really felt for the first time that I didn't seem so lonely, surrounded by There are many, many people.

In the end, the old man told me that everything I'm going through now was arranged by him..."

After a pause, he continued:
"There is something wrong with this guy's mind. A guy who doesn't understand human feelings, but arbitrarily placed a group of people next to me, a group of weird guys like me, so that I can hug them and keep warm, and then disappear forever Without a trace, saying that I am not alone anymore?"

He gritted his teeth, and said heavily: "I'm not fucking alone. Is it disgusting?"

"At least..." Juliu hesitated to speak, his throat was a little hoarse.

His expression was complicated, and he didn't know how to comfort the young man in front of him.

After all, what An Senlu experienced was too bizarre—the sudden responsibility to save the world on his shoulders, the doomsday prediction from the future, and the life arranged like a marionette.

For other ordinary people to experience this, they might have gone crazy long ago.

And who can accept all this indifferently...

An Senlu was silent for a long time, and asked in a low voice, "Juliu, tell me, what else can I believe?"

Juliu hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "A person who can't even believe in himself, what else can he believe in? How do you want me to answer you?"

"So, since you don't understand anything, then stop saying that you are similar to me..." An Senlu raised his head, stared at Juliu with empty eyes, and said almost word by word:
"Do you understand, I'm really tired of being dissected by others, and having a crow by my side is enough for me."

".I understand."

"Okay, then I'll rest, don't bother me if there's nothing else to do."

Juliu gritted his teeth, "But, you plan to keep doing this, being depressed by these things, and finally let the same failure happen to you again, just like the principal you said?"

"Don't mention him to me again." Anson Lu said, "Just pretend... I never said that."

Juliu turned his gaze to look at Ansen Luyin's five fingers trembling with anger.

"I don't see any fighting spirit from you now, I only see a child who is confused and throws a temper tantrum, so I need to confirm one thing - can you still stand up?"

"It doesn't matter if you are beaten like this, anyway, sooner or later someone else will take your responsibility, but I won't waste time following you anymore."

"I don't want her to die."

"What?" Juliu felt a little puzzled.

"Yuri, that Icelandic girl."

"If I'm not mistaken, the person who brought her death is the principal you mentioned, and that principal is you from the future." Juliu snorted coldly, and said unhurriedly:

"If you even say in the future that you have no chance to save her, then you still insist on deceiving yourself and wasting time on things that have already been decided?"

An Senlu knew that Juliu was right: Yuri's illness was brought by the principal, and the specific reason was unknown.

Moreover, the headmaster has lived in the future for decades, which means that the headmaster has far more knowledge and intelligence than Anson Lu, which is based on decades of knowledge.

However, since even the principal said something like "cherish the people in front of you".

So……

The ending of Yuri's death is basically irreversible.

but……

Everything the headmaster saw was limited to the future destroyed by Xuelong.That's why he asserted based on his limited cognition that Yuri was hopeless.

There is still another possibility.

That is, the possibility hidden in another future direction.

An Senlu said: "As long as I become stronger than that old man, as long as I can see beyond his vision, I will still have a chance to find a way to keep Yuri alive."

"For example..." Juliu frowned and asked.

"For example, after half a year, humans won the battle against the Tokyo dragon, then I can see something that the principal has never seen in his life." An Senlu said slowly:

"Have you heard a rumor that as long as you win the world boss battle, the player who wins the MVP in this boss battle will have a chance to face the 'game developer'."

Juliu froze for a moment, "I heard that it seems to be from the law enforcement team. It is said that the accurate information was obtained in a capital-level dungeon. I don't know which member disclosed it."

"Yes." An Senlu said categorically: "This information should be correct. As long as I defeat Xuelong and meet the 'game developer', I will have the opportunity to ask you how to keep Yuri alive."

Juliu murmured thoughtfully: "I understand, this is indeed a path that I hadn't imagined..."

Even though he thought that this would be difficult to achieve, if An Senlu could regain his will with such a thought, why would he bother to pour cold water on him and tell An Senlu that the hope was very slim?

"I will win that snow dragon in order to save my friend. Saving the world is just incidental. Who would go out of the way to help that disgusting old man and do what he didn't do?" An Senlu said deeply. Breathing heavily, he said in a harsh tone:
"I'll tell him, what you can't do in your whole life, with me... It's as easy as eating and drinking, wait for me, dog."

At this moment, Juliu frowned suddenly, staring at Ansen Lu's shadowy side face, and stood there stunned.

A terrifying truth slowly formed in his mind.

Juliu Mena suddenly understood—what was Anson deer depressed about, and why he hated the principal so much and showed such a look in his eyes.

The person known as the "principal" made arrangements for ten years and finally achieved a goal.

He not only changed Ansenlu's character, but also successfully used "Yurui's death" to guide Ansenlu to raise his will, and tried his best to defeat Xuelong who came to Tokyo half a year later.

The purpose is... to let mankind get a brand new future.

He knows himself well enough, so he is confident enough—after he leaves, An Senlu in this world line will definitely save the world, because Ansen Lu can't let Yuri die just like that.

And it was precisely because he knew that he had fallen into the principal's trap completely, but was powerless to change anything, and could only follow the principal's guidance, that An Senlu was so angry.

As long as An Senlu in this timeline doesn’t want that Icelandic girl to die—then he must do his best to overthrow Xuelong and bring a new world to mankind.

Finally, find the possibility to save that Icelandic girl from this brand new world.

Julius shuddered for no reason at this point.

He looked at An Senlu's gloomy side face, and thought tremblingly in his heart: What kind of person can be so cruel to himself?So how cold-blooded is An Senlu in that timeline?
Only then did Juliu realize that he had completely misunderstood.

If at this very moment, the one standing here is not An Senlu who has been deliberately arranged by the "principal" and has adjusted his personality.

It was An Senlu who was originally indifferent and cold-blooded to the extreme.

After Juliu was drained of value, he no longer knew where he died...

After all, the original An Senlu was a person who could do this to himself, so how cruel should he be to others?

And how to maintain a trusting attitude towards others to establish a good cooperative relationship?

perhaps……

The previous An Senlu, that is, the gray-haired headmaster, had long been a machine-like existence that completely abandoned humanity.

The back of Juliu's hand was covered with cold sweat, he bit his finger, "I thought he was not decisive enough, and tried to guide his character to a more indifferent side, was I wrong?"

At all, there is no need to guide...

Because An Senlu in the original timeline was already that kind of person.

But that Ansenlu failed, that's why he went back to the past by all means, and under the constraints of many rules, endured the layout to gradually change the character and thinking mode of the Ansenlu in front of him.

"Sorry, I'm a little emotional today."

An Senlu's weary voice interrupted Juliu's thoughts. He patted Juliu on the shoulder, "See you tomorrow, Juliu Mena, and you too go to bed early."

After speaking, he drooped his head and walked out of the refreshment shop.

In the silent refreshment shop, only Juliu was left in a daze. His spirit was still reincarnated in the indelible fear and shock, and his thoughts gushed out violently like a waterfall.

"Heh...hehe..."

After a long time, Juliu couldn't help laughing.

There was light in the sharp golden eyes of the young eagle, and he took a deep breath of the turbid air, and the cold oxygen pierced into his lungs like a sharp sword, awakening his soul that was tightly curled up like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

"I didn't follow the wrong person..."

Juliu recalled Ansen Deer's hazy side face, slowly raised the corners of his lips, and murmured almost tremblingly:
"Mr. David, what exactly was I questioning before? If such a thoroughly rotten world could be saved by someone, it could only be this kind of out-and-out monster..."

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