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Chapter 217 Night on the Barren Mountain (Part )

For Luzio, his life is just confusion and wandering among the desolate mountains.

There is no sun here, so all the beauty that comes from the sun has never appeared. Apart from a desolate landscape, there are only people and people and people.

Barren mountains continue to overlap, with no end in sight.

Or maybe... it can also be said that the end can be seen at a glance.

Because he knew that no matter how far he went, there would still be barren mountains on the other side, just a piece of desolation.

And in this place where there is nothing, if people want to survive, besides eating themselves, they can only eat others.

Although he didn't know why he was born, Luzio survived.

Just living aimlessly like this until...that moment.

……

Luzio basically has no memory of his childhood, but there is only one memory that he will never forget in his life.

Because that memory determined his life.

The beginning of that memory was when the still young Lucio was deeply shocked by a story.

I can’t remember the reason why I came into contact with that story, and that’s not important.

The important thing is that the shock and emotion that stayed in Luzio's heart at that moment made him make a decision, a decision about life.

He also wants to create works that can shock and move others.

However, Lucio's decision was severely opposed by his father.

"What's the use of that thing? Can it make money?" my father asked.

Lucio was troubled by his father's arrogance and ignorance, because without his father's financial support, he could not even go to school.

However, the only thing Lucio could do to resist at that time was to go to the church with his religious mother and sincerely plead to God, hoping that God would respond to his wish.

Later, God really heard Luzio's wish.

So, not long after, Luzio's father died unexpectedly.

Lucio was overjoyed when his father died.

But at the same time, Luzio also realized something.

When his father died, he shouldn't be so happy, but should feel sad.

However, this feeling of joy is by no means false.

From this, Luzio understood the nature of his own person, which was difficult to be accepted by society. He was a so-called evil person.

This society will not accept people like him, it will only accept kind people who are beneficial to themselves.

Therefore, in order to survive, Luzio had no choice but to wrap himself in kindness, bury his own nature, and try his best to please his mother and everyone around him.

Luzio's hard work paid off, and with his mother's consent, he was finally able to go to school.

Luzio did not waste this hard-won opportunity. He studied until very late every day and had to go to bed.

At the same time, he did not neglect his contacts with others, because he knew that connections were higher than all other factors.

This is what his father, who was kind because of his death, taught him.

In this way, Luzio entered an excellent school, made friends with status and status, and with the help of all his connections, he finally made his debut as a writer.

However, his first time ended in failure.

No matter how much he promoted it, people who didn't want to buy his work just didn't want to.

Lucio's failure made him understand that if he wanted his works to be accepted by more people, he should not just create for himself, but should be more concerned about the needs of more people.

Therefore, Luzio's second work is finally not as miserable as the first.

It can't be called a success yet, but Luzio has also changed.

Luzio understands that he is not a genius, so he does not expect to reach the sky in one step. He is already satisfied if he can make steady progress step by step.

Years later, Lucio finally became a well-known author both inside and outside the industry.

Those at the top of the industry are very comfortable being served by him. At the same time, he is constantly training new people, guiding them carefully, and helping every poor creator without asking for anything in return.

He is highly regarded both inside and outside the industry. He is respected and loved by people, so how could he not be successful?

Of course, because this is the disguise he uses to protect himself.

As the saying goes: Because the words don't come from the sincerity, the words sound extraordinarily nice!

However, Luzio is still not satisfied, because for so many years, he has been creating for others, using tricks and despicable means to continuously accumulate popularity.

Lucio knows that his works can be completely replaced by others. His works are nothing more than that. Without these characters and flattering writing methods, he will achieve nothing.

He is extremely eager to create a work for himself, to create a work that only he can create, and to gain recognition from everyone and shock and move others.

This is the meaning of his choice to embark on this life and work so hard for it.

However, Luzio knows very well what kind of person he is. He knows that his works and the concepts he wants to convey are very likely not to be accepted by the mainstream and the public, and may even cause him to work hard to maintain the reputation for so long. flow eastward.

Therefore, Luzio has been very distressed and confused.

That's when he met Pfister.

To be precise, it is Pfister's work.

When Luzio was invited to be a judge for the Newcomer Award, a work made him feel like a thunderbolt hit his head.

That work made Lucio once again feel the shock and emotion that he had never forgotten.

This is a very special work that subverts the worldly understanding of good and evil and shows the incredible power of human nature.

The protagonist's good and sometimes evil behavior at that time, as well as his contradictory inner thoughts and hypocritical performance, all made Luzio's soul tremble.

That's simply me! It's like someone wrote the character after peeking into their own life!

However, there is no criticism of this in this work, only rational and equal description and revelation. It is like a paper written after investigating a phenomenon.

This made Luzio feel caring for himself and made him understand that there are people in this world who are not hostile to who he really is.

Moreover, the techniques used in this work are very high-end and natural at the same time, like the miraculous workmanship of nature!

more importantly! The author is only in his early twenties and is undoubtedly a genius!

Therefore, Luzio used his long-standing prestige to promote this work that no one else could understand, and against all objections, let the author... let Pfister win the Newcomer Award.

On the day of the Newcomer Award Ceremony, Luzio even brought his unpublished works, hoping to let the genius take a look!

Lucio was looking forward to meeting Feste with great anticipation. Before that, he kept thinking about what kind of person such a genius was. He also rehearsed countless times in his mind, how should he communicate with this genius to give him a good impression?

However, Lucio did not see the gentleman's genius that he expected to see, but only an unsightly, sloppy drunkard.

Pfister ate and drank heavily at the ceremony, completely ignoring the social interaction with others.

He also flirted with other people's wives while drunk, which eventually led to him taking action and making the ceremony a mess.

Luzio dragged the drunk Feist to the podium, creating the most ridiculous Newcomer Award ceremony in history.

This is their first meeting.

Then, Pfister was dragged backstage, and a group of famous and promising people in the industry, together with Luzio, looked at the drunkard and sighed.

Many people began to complain on the surface, but in fact they were blaming Luzio, saying that this award should not be given to Pfister.

At this moment, Feist, who heard Luzio's name, seemed to wake up a little, and he quickly held Luzio's hand.

"Are you Mr. Luzio? I'm glad to meet you. I heard that it was your promotion that allowed me to come here. I'm really grateful. Moreover, after seeing it in practice, as I expected, you think He is indeed smarter than these blind men... burp~"

Feist suddenly burped, and the pungent smell made everyone cover their mouths and noses.

Coupled with the arrogant attitude and derogatory words, everyone's impression of Feist was extremely bad.

However, Luzio didn't care about this, because he was like this when he was drunk, so he never dared to drink with others and always suppressed himself.

But Feist didn't care about showing his true side.

Is this a genius... Luzio felt envious in his heart.

However, Luzio also knew that it was better not to let the guys behind him be humiliated anymore, so he decided to end it quickly.

However, no matter how anxious he was, Luzio couldn't help but take out his work and show it to Luzio.

This made the colleagues on the side sneer and say, can a drunk man still read clearly?

However, the moment he got the book, Pfister's eyes became clear and he started reading seriously.

What's amazing is that he just flipped through it and finished it quickly.

But then, he said to Luzio:

"I see, the murder case that happened on the isolated island... is the Blizzard Villa model, and there is also a trick on the number of people, which is really good..."

Luzio was very surprised. That was a trick he had carefully prepared, but the other party just took a few cursory glances and figured out the whole story?

"But, it's just good." Soon, Feist commented: "You should know that the characteristic of the Blizzard Villa mode is that it eliminates the protagonists such as detectives, making it impossible for people to accurately assume a certain role. , you can only choose a character similar to yourself among the appearing characters.

However, these characters may die at any time, which means that the people playing these roles may also die at any time. That sense of urgency is the essence. However, these characters of yours are too hollow, too templated, and impossible for people to fill in. This is a huge failure. With your current ability, choosing this subject is too overestimating your capabilities. I suggest you change the subject. "

"..." Luzio fell silent after hearing these words.

When the people behind him heard this, they shouted dissatisfied: "How dare you brat speak so brazenly! Do you know what kind of person this person is in front of you!?"

Feist ignored them and continued:

"Also, your trick is too childish. It has already been used to death. There is too little foreshadowing, and the final twist is very blunt. Please revise it more, or use an unexpected trick. will be better."

"..." At that time, Luzio was trembling all over and couldn't say a word.

When people around him saw this, they all thought that Luzio had gone crazy. This was natural. As a highly respected senior, he was criticized in this way by a junior and a newcomer at that! It was almost criticized as being useless! How could he not be angry! ?

Many of the people present had received guidance and help from Luzio, and they respected this kind-hearted senior very much. How could they allow a newcomer who didn't know the bounds of the world to insult him like this! ?

Therefore, they quickly beat and scolded Feist and drove him out.

But in fact, Luzio was not angry at all, he was extremely excited!

Luzio felt like his head was exploding! It was a wonderful feeling, with all kinds of wonderful ideas constantly bursting out! It's like you are in a sea of ​​stories!

And all of this was brought to him by that genius!

After that, Lucio was inspired, and it took him only half a month to write a new work, and... this is what he considers to be his best work so far!

I’m afraid it will be difficult to break through again!

After the work was published, it was well received as expected, which made Luzio very grateful to Pfister.

However, Pfister made an unexpected move for Luzio.

He also published new works, and... new works that were very similar to Lucio's work.

The same Blizzard Villa mode, the same number of tricks, but the level is completely different.

The trick used by Pfister is a narrative trick that is far superior to Luzio's.

He created a non-existent character right from the beginning, that is, the protagonist's girlfriend.

The readers have almost never noticed that not only does this character have a lot of lines, but he also helps the protagonist think about strategies all the time. There is no such thing as a smart and virtuous girlfriend.

The reason is that there was a plot where the protagonist introduced his girlfriend to others, but others did not react in particular, and some even praised his girlfriend for being beautiful.

With such a description, anyone would think that they are the actual characters in the story.

However, in fact, to introduce a person, it is not necessary to be present in person, only a photo is enough.

In other words, the protagonist relies on non-existent characters to deceive readers into thinking that he has an alibi, thus focusing on other characters.

The truth of the story is that the protagonist is the culprit of a series of murders.

The protagonist's girlfriend died in a car accident. No one in the car that hit her was willing to get out of the car to check the situation and call for help. Instead, they ran away, leaving the protagonist's girlfriend to slowly die in a pool of blood. .

They thought that hitting someone in such a remote place would not be discovered, and they even forgot about it.

The protagonist, who is so distraught that he even sees hallucinations of his girlfriend, is determined to take revenge.

Then, after confirming that those people have forgotten their sins, the protagonist kills everyone.

Ultimately, the story ends with the protagonist committing suicide.

Two similar works were published at almost the same time, and people quickly distinguished the quality of the works.

Luzio's works, which were originally highly praised, began to be denigrated to the point of being worthless, and even his previous works were all dismissed as rubbish.

And Pfister was a great success. With just one work, he achieved the evaluation that Luzio had been unable to achieve for so many years of hard work.

For Luzio, there is nothing more sad and terrifying than being belittled by others for a work that he has worked hard to create and is very proud of.

But that day, he discovered an existence that made him feel even more sad and frightened.

That is, no matter how hard he tries, he cannot come close to his remote genius.

My efforts all along are meaningless, my life is meaningless, and the existence of that genius reveals this without any care.

(End of this chapter)