Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 237 Dealing with the plot layout

Eima's reply was brief but concise.

She first briefly introduced the current situation of Weiming Country to Li You.

Ashina in the world of Sekiro can now be described as thriving.

After the army in the inner palace was defeated, Ashina also regained a large area of ​​land under the mountain represented by the Takamine family territory, re-consolidating the country's gateway and ensuring the supply and production of food.

The Takamine family, which had always had second thoughts about Ashina, basically existed in name only because the core area of ​​the territory was divided to the Snake Eyes clan and they lost their direct heir.

Nowadays, the two snake-eyed Shiratou and Bai Qiu, while leading the tribe to adapt to their new home, also shoulder the important task of protecting the country for Ashina.

In Ashina Castle, Isshin has officially handed over the power of internal affairs to Genichiro. Now as the king of the country, he is very busy all day long. In addition to domestic government affairs, he was also busy dealing with envoys from other countries, and he didn't even have much time to rest.

"...In addition, it is said that Genichiro-sama has a straw man with a certain name written on it hidden in his dojo, and he uses it to practice archery from time to time, but this is just a rumor."

Li You: "..."

As for Li You's cheap brother Yi Xin, because he feels really bored, he now spends all day pretending to be a tengu and wandering around the foot of the mountain.

It's a pity that Ashina's battle against the Red Army left a deep impression on the inner palace. The title, portrait and legend of the man who set foot in the divine realm - Sword Master Ashina Isshin have been resounding all over the world, which led to Even if you cross-dress, you will be recognized quickly.

Having no choice but to return to the city, Yi Xin could only drink to drown his sorrows, and then he cursed and wanted to settle accounts with Li You while practicing his sword.

Li You: ...You have nothing to do with me, right?

As for Eima herself, she still works as a physician. At the same time, she will also go to the newly opened teahouse in the city to help out in her free time.

She wrote in the letter that although the owner of the teahouse was a young man, he gave people a very reliable feeling, and his attendant who was "like a ninja" was also very friendly.

This teahouse is now quite famous in Ashina Castle and has received wide acclaim.

Seeing this, Li You couldn't help but smile.

As for Xianfeng Temple, Eima didn't know much about it because there wasn't much contact. However, I heard that a young presiding officer took over the temple and changed the atmosphere there, and now it has returned to the true path of Buddha's teachings.

Finally, there is Ashina’s earth god.

Today, there are only two earth gods left in Ashina, namely the White Snake God who has obtained the power of the Sakura Dragon, and the Lion Monkey who is lodged by the Sakura Dragon's resentment... No, it should be called the Holy Body of the Source now, or the Source Saint for short.

The White Snake God's shrine has existed since ancient times, and Yuan Sheng's shrine has been rebuilt on the basis of the original abandoned dungeon. Now the faith of both has been restored, and there is an endless stream of pilgrims paying tribute, but there are more from Yuan Sheng's side.

The Buddhist carving master who is responsible for presiding over and caring for Gensei at the Gensho Shrine has finally stepped out of the past and moved towards the future.

The bodies of the White Snake God and the Lion Ape have also undergone considerable changes. The White Snake God is still huge now, but there seems to be a trace of dragon energy in his body, and his form has changed. There is really a possibility of transforming into a dragon.

As for the Origin Saint Lion Ape, his current appearance has turned into a tall giant covered with red hair, and he doesn't look like an ape at all. And his size is even expanding. Just looking at his appearance, you wouldn't think that he is the lion ape from the past.

In short, everything in Weiming Country is developing in a good direction, at least in recent years, there will be no mistakes.

As for the future, that is not within Li You's concern.

Then, Yingma changed his tone and mentioned the second thing Li You asked about.

"As for what you asked about, I also checked the records in ancient books, and finally found something.

"According to records, you can take this approach..."

Yingma wrote in the letter that it is indeed feasible in theory to simplify the ritual of blessing and blessing, but in that case, the requirements for the "believers" or "prayer" themselves will be particularly high.

According to her understanding, praying and worshiping through specific rituals actually extract the sincere prayers from the hearts of the worshipers and transform them into positive thoughts to dispel resentments.

However, if you think about it carefully, you will understand that the so-called "devout prayer", if viewed concretely, is a very high requirement.

First of all, the worshiper is required to be pious enough, and secondly, the spirit and prayer power of the worshiper are required to be strong enough. This is the most basic condition.

Then, since all people, to varying degrees, will carry resentment in their souls and spirits, after all, there cannot be anyone in the world who has never been contaminated with any "sinful karma". And the resentment entangled in them will also affect the effectiveness of praying for blessings.

If you have too much resentment, you need to take specific steps to get rid of distracting thoughts and extract pure blessings. This is what “ritual” does.

Therefore, Li You simplified the ritual. Although it was easier to operate, it also resulted in him receiving almost no useful feedback from the "worshippers", which was basically a waste of effort.

And only children with clear minds and no sins can truly fall on Li You and help him with their prayers.

"...To sum up, your guess that prayers are effective because the children have no distractions is not entirely correct, but it has its basis."

"This is what I found in the ancient books. I hope it can be helpful to you. I also hope that you can resolve the resentment of Yinglong God as soon as possible and embrace peace.

"Eima, yours sincerely."

Although she signed it like this, she still added a paragraph at the end.

"...By the way, regarding the Source Palace, the Yuka Beauty has now closed the palace gate again and said that they are committed to clearing out the remaining immortal power of the Sakura Dragon God. After they complete it, they will be happy to communicate with Ashina. "

"above."

The letter ended here. Li You put the letter away, thoughtfully.

The method of dealing with Yinglong's resentment is already clear. To put it simply, for most people, the "ritual" of worshiping is also a necessary step and cannot be omitted.

But Li You thought for a moment, and if everyone were to follow the procedures that Ashiteru did when he visited the shrine, then his mastermind probably wouldn't be able to get off the ground.

After all, the complete process of Ashito worshiping and worshiping the earth god is terrifying!

"...It seems that although we understand the problem, the solution has not changed."

"——Can we only rely on the children?"

Of course he would think so. After all, if he didn't do this, wouldn't he just be able to spread his faith?

Spare him, he really can't do it.

Of course, Li You remembered that he still had a series of faith-based props represented by the Light Canon. It might not be too difficult to do it, but he still didn't want to deal with such things.

So it’s better to take a step back and start by getting the children’s prayers.

When it comes to Berggren's children, what immediately comes to mind is...

Dad Adam!

This is a man who survived the pain of losing his wife and daughter and opened an orphanage in the war-torn Bergglen!

In one of the endings of Smoldering Embers, he and Anna devoted their lives to the cause of rescuing war orphans.

If he was here, he would definitely...!

After making up his mind, Li You immediately began to formulate a plan of action.

He is not yet sure how the three DLC storylines will be integrated. Further exploration is needed, so he must avoid taking too big a step.

So, considering the plot progress of the three stories now, the starting point you can choose is...

……

At noon, Li You crossed the street and came to Adam's house.

After he knocked on the door, the person who ran to open the door was none other than Karina.

Seeing Li You appear, her eyes lit up: "Uncle Batman! I knew you would definitely come!"

Li You: "Oh, yes, Batman comes to see...wait?"

"——Why are you sure I will come?"

A moment later, Li You saw the Adam family in the bedroom on the second floor.

His wife, Barbara, was lying on the bed with a towel on her forehead, Amelia was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at her mother worriedly, and Adam was busy in the kitchen.

Li You's eyebrows suddenly tightened and he asked, "What's going on?"

Adam brought the hot water to the bedside, reheated the cold towel, and put it back on Barbara's head, and then replied: "Barbara feels a little uncomfortable, and I am taking care of her. Sorry, Li You, I can’t entertain you.”

With that said, Adam touched his daughter's head and said, "Don't worry, mom is in good health and will recover soon."

...is it still here?

Li You said flatly: "Don't take minor illnesses seriously!"

He turned around and left: "I'm going to ask someone to come over and take a look!"

Li You dismissed Karina, then left Adam's apartment and came to the nearby deserted ruins.

He first sent a recall notice to Aggie through the companion section, then waited for a short while, took her back to the companion space, and then summoned her again in front of him.

Li You threw Ai Ji a simple medical bag taken out of the system backpack, and then said, "No one discovered it, right?"

Aiji opened the medical bag and checked it, and replied at the same time: "Don't worry, I told the others that I received your summons and wanted to go out, and then I found an uninhabited ruins waiting for you to recall, and no one found it."

"So, what's so important about making it so complicated?"

The process of summoning Aggie quickly was agreed upon with her before. When Li You wanted to take them back to their space, they could get a system prompt. Li You and Aiji used this as a secret signal to allow Aiji to move quickly without being discovered.

Li You briefly explained the situation, and Ai Ji understood: "So you asked me to come over to see the doctor, okay."

The two quickly returned to Adam's house. Li You introduced Aggie and asked her to conduct a detailed diagnosis on Barbara.

It's called diagnosis, but it actually relies on Night Demon's perception ability and her own knowledge of medical care to judge the patient's condition.

After a while, Aiji stood up and said, "Don't worry, I've seen it. It's just an ordinary epidemic, and it's only in the early stages. As long as you take the medicine on time, you will recover soon."

Adam was stunned: "Epidemic? Is it the latest one..."

Aiji nodded: "That's it. This disease is indeed dangerous, but it can be easily solved as long as there are special medicines. There are also some complications, but they can also be solved with Li You's potion."

Without wasting any time, she took out the small blue medicine bottle from the medical bag and handed it to Adam: "Just use it according to the dosage written on it. There are also medicines here."

Adam took it gratefully and hurried to give his wife medicine.

Li You and Aggie, accompanied by Karina and Emilia, came to the first floor to rest temporarily. After this experience, Karina looked at Li You and Aiji with even more intense eyes, and Emilia, who was originally a little shy, was also very excited.

Karina mustered up the courage and asked Aggie: "Sister! Are you also a superhero? Are you Uncle Batman's companion?"

Aggie: "?"

Li You: "..."

Putting aside everything else, why is she the sister and I am the uncle?

Obviously he is not much older than Aggie?

Li You was originally a little worried that Aggie would not be good at dealing with children, but she quickly became mingled with the two little girls with her smile and telling stories, and even made Amelia giggle.

This surprised Li You. Is she so good at dealing with children?

"... When I was on my father's farm, there were some children who lost their parents, and I was always with them most of the time."

Ai Ji saw Li You's thoughts and spoke to him telepathically.

"I see." Li You suddenly realized, "It seems that you are quite suitable to be a big sister...or is it more suitable to be a mother?"

Aggie: "..."

She immediately cut off the spiritual link.

Li You:?

At this time, Adam also came down from upstairs. He had already given the medicine to Barbara and let her fall asleep.

He came to Li You and Aiji and thanked them again.

"If it hadn't been for your help several times, my family would probably be in pieces now. You have helped us so many times, but I can't give you any decent thank you gift..."

Li You waved his hand: "No, we can be considered friends. Why do friends need to calculate rewards for helping each other?"

"But then again, I originally planned to come here to ask for your help this time."

Hearing this, Adam looked at Li You with some confusion.

……

"…orphanage?"

Looking at Adam who looked surprised, Li You continued to explain:

"Yes, I hope to open an orphanage in Berglen specifically to take care of these children who have lost their parents. Children are everyone's treasures and should not experience the torture of war, so I want to help them."

"For this goal, I am still making preparations and have not yet implemented it. But when everything is ready, I would like to invite you - and of course your wife Barbara - to serve as the director of the orphanage. Take care of those kids.

"What do you think?"

Adam still hasn't come back to his senses: "Ah, of course I am willing to take care of the children, but... dean? It's so sudden, and it's not confirmed yet..."

Li You smiled and said: "It's okay. I'm just letting you know in advance and asking you to slowly consider whether you are willing. You don't have to rush to answer me."

But even though he said this, Karina and Emilia on the side already showed excitement.

"You want to open a kindergarten? Yes! Karina is going to have a new friend!"

Emilia looked at Adam with expectant eyes: "Dad, do you want to be everyone's dad? I think it's great."

Adam helplessly held his forehead and looked at Li You: "...You have absolutely no intention of letting me refuse."

Li You smiled: "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

Soon, Li You and Aggie left Adam's house, leaving Adam to take care of Barbara and deal with the two excited little girls.

Of course, before leaving, Aggie also repeatedly emphasized to Adam under Li You's instruction that Barbara must not be hungry these days, the medicine must not be stopped, she must not get out of bed frequently, and she must not be allowed to work.

This would indeed cause inconvenience, so Li You went to find Franco again.

He had already calculated that today was the day for Franco to take route A, so he waited for him on the only road he had to pass and successfully blocked people.

Li You immediately entrusted him with making two more trips to Adam's house in the past two days to deliver some supplies to them, and he would pay for it himself.

When he heard this, Franco also looked helpless: "...Why are you looking for me?"

Li You said: "Because as far as wandering businessmen are concerned, you are the only one I can trust."

Franco: "Even if you say so...it's just a delivery, aren't there other businessmen? Those in our business will not ruin their reputation, so you can go to them."

Li You's eyes flashed and he followed his words: "That's right. Can you also introduce other businessmen to me? More friends means more paths."

Franco looked troubled, but he still introduced them one by one: "As for the colleagues who are still working recently, there are Mateo, Peta, Petra, and Juno. They are all old businessmen and each specializes in different things. territory, but he doesn’t often wander around the city.”

"...Ah, there is also a man named Taras, who is a wandering businessman like me. It's just that he doesn't have much interaction with us, but it is said that the goods are quite abundant and the transactions are trustworthy. How about you try to contact him? "

Li You's eyes lit up at that time.

coming! This is the person I want!

Merchant Taras!

This businessman is a key character in the Smoldering Embers DLC, which involves the ending choices in the later stages of the plot.

The opening time of Smoldering Embers is the winter of Berggren. A man carrying a backpack staggered through the heavy snow, and finally fell in front of the house of Anna, the granddaughter of the old artist.

Anna took the man back, tried her best to revive him, and learned that the man's name was Ruben.

And just in this process, Anna must face the choice of taking risks to collect as much materials as possible to resist the severe cold, or damaging her grandfather's cultural relics storage to save people's lives.

What's more, although the museum director Milena sent emergency supplies during the period, Anna's firewood was still not enough. At this time, her neighbors also asked her for help, hoping to get some fuel for heating and saving lives.

This difficulty alone has stumped many players, forcing them to burn their collections of cultural relics.

When Ruben's health improved, Anna chose to accept Milena's invitation, took all the cultural relics, and moved to the museum in Bergglen City. Together with Milena and the old doorman Zoran, they went to protect Vishney. People’s cultural heritage contributes.

After that, they experienced many difficulties, such as the request for help from the orphanage run by Adam, bombing and even threats from the military, and finally had to choose to escape from the museum with the cultural relics.

At this time, the player must make a choice, whether to rely on the cunning businessman Taras or trust the colonel of the government army.

There is no doubt that both men's help comes at a price.

Businessman Taras wants a document called "Real Estate Embezzlement and Blackmail" kept by the museum, which contains information about witnesses who have testified against him. He hopes to avenge these people and get rid of guilt.

Markov, a colonel of the government army, wanted to get the treasure of the museum, the famous painting "Battle of the Leech Swamp". It was an ancient painting commemorating the independence of the Vishni people. It was priceless, and it was more important to the Vishni people. It is a priceless treasure.

And among them, there is also a subplot about whether to sacrifice cultural relics to help the children in the orphanage.

All in all, the plot of Smoldering Embers requires players to make their own choice between saving people and protecting cultural relics.

It’s the lesser of two evils, but which one is “lesser” depends on the player’s value judgment.

Are the lives of innocent refugees and even children more important, or are priceless cultural relics that encapsulate national culture more valuable?

If it were you, how would you choose?

Li You didn't know what others would choose, but he just wanted to say:

If I had to choose between two evils, I'd rather choose neither.

Go NMD businessman colonel!

Li You's eyes were bright, but his tone remained unwavering: "Then, please introduce this Taras... No, please contact him on my behalf? After all, I have never met him, and you are more reliable. point."

"Ah, of course, I won't miss you in reward. Healing potion, right?"

Franco's words were blocked, and he twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "I am obviously a businessman, but it is not okay to be led by you all the time."

"Forget it, since you said so, leave it to me and I will contact you."

Li You smiled sincerely: "Thank you very much."

From the perspective of a pure game player, Li You has to say that although the three DLC plots of Smoldering Embers are all very good, they are also like many plot-focused games, in terms of game freedom and playability. A lot of sacrifices were made.

In his father's promise, no matter how hard he struggled, he could not change Emilia's fate in the end; in the final broadcast, Malik's ending was nothing more than two evils. As for the smoldering embers, there is no need to say more.

Although this can enhance the player's sense of powerlessness, it can also make people feel dissatisfied, which greatly affects the game experience.

Li You has had this feeling. In the military camp and army warehouse in the Embers DLC, the enemy configuration was countless times stronger than the main body. However, after he worked hard to eliminate all the enemies, he found that nothing could be changed, and there were almost no supplies.

Even the colonel in the military camp was blocked and couldn't be killed at all.

Even if we use assassination to forcibly kill him, he will still be reincarnated and resurrected in the final ending, and then give our teammate Milena a plot kill.

Li You wanted to roar at that time, what the hell is this! ?

In addition to this, there are also some settings in the game that forcibly bind the relationship between two branch options, which makes him very dissatisfied.

So this time, Li You planned to flip the table directly.

Let’s do the surgery with Taras first!

This guy was originally a member of a fraud gang and should have been jailed, but the sudden war gave him a chance to turn over.

If the player chooses to hand over the witness documents to him, he will ask Anna and the others to put the cultural relics into the bank's underground vault for protection. However, because he holds the key to the vault, it is easy to take out a few cultural relics from it.

After the war at this ending, Taras relied on documents to escape legal sanctions, and several cultural relics in the vault were missing. However, because there was no evidence, Taras was at large.

By the way, if it was the ending of the colonel, after the colonel obtained the famous painting "Battle of Leech Swamp", he still sold the painting to Taras and kept it in the underground vault of the bank.

Although Taras and his gang were brought to justice after the war, and most of the cultural relics stolen by the colonel, including famous paintings, were recovered, many of the collections were lost permanently.

In short, no line must be perfect.

Therefore, some people may say that a happy ending is not interesting at all, but Li You doesn't want anything else but a good ending.

I have already experienced the regret in the game, why should I experience it again? Of course, change it!

So in this case, Taras, who holds the key item-the key to the bank's underground vault, has become Li You's primary target.

As for the colonel, once he enters the city, he cannot escape.

The corners of Li You's mouth curved into a cold arc, and murderous intent began to rise.

When I catch you, let's settle the grudges in the game!

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