From star abyss

After leaving Dimitri's residence, Li Aozi and Qiu Ran went straight to Dr. Chen Siqi's clinic.

Qiu Ran was silent along the way. She was originally honest and optimistic, but her eyes were full of complex expressions.

Feeling disappointed? Li Aozi glanced at the other party and noticed Qiu Ran's low mood. asked casually.

I used to think that we, a family of six, were crowded in a garbage dump, repairing cars and looking through scraps every day. This kind of life was already miserable.

Qiu Ran looked at the shivering wanderers in the outside world who were extremely pale because they had never been exposed to artificial sunlight, and pursed her lips:

I wanted to make a comparison to make myself feel more at ease and feel that I was happy. But I didn't. Even my kind of life can only be guaranteed by relying on the Four Kingdoms... Li Aozi, if, if there were no Four Kingdoms, they would Will it feel better?

Won't.

Li Ozi said categorically:

Without the Four Kingdoms, it means more small countries. In order to make a living, they will have more wars. People from outside areas will be kidnapped to serve as cannon fodder and corvee workers, building bricks and walls until their own corpses become Part of the city wall.”

Then is it right for the four countries to be like this now? Qiu Ran asked confusedly.

Snapped!

Li Ozi raised his hand and hit her on the head.

Ouch!

Why do you think it's either right or wrong?

Li Ozi put on the mask, and his voice became dull and hoarse through the respirator:

There is no such thing as right or wrong in this world. From the emperor and president to the common people, everyone is just making do with their lives.

But, Qiu Ran hesitated for a moment: If this is all we should do, is it enough for human beings to stay in the Stone Age? I mean, if we just want to make do with our lives... We have developed into what we are today. Is it necessary?”

Yes, do you think times remain unchanged?

Li Ozi didn’t take it seriously:

If you don't follow the times, you will be left behind by the times. But to put it bluntly, just like a marathon, all people really think about is running with the crowd, not too far apart from each other, not to be the last, and not too far away from each other. As for rushing too far forward.

Li Ozi spread his hands:

Life is a marathon. In fact, few people really want to compete for the first place. Most people just don't want to fall behind, so they try their best. But sometimes, even if you try your best to run to the finish line, you can't reach the finish line. It’s a starting point for others.”

Qiu Ran lowered her head, and Li Aozi's words made her mood continue to drop.

But sometimes, people in the crowd will look up and dream about the moment they cross the line.

Li Ozi clasped his hands behind his head and said casually:

Everyone has thought, who are you to stop others from dreaming and working hard? Those so-called noble runners were born closer to the finish line by their parents. Even if they climb, they can climb faster than us. .”

Because of this, when people who start from scratch can surpass these people with their own blood, sweat and will, their nobility and arrogance will seem so humble and ridiculous.

The corners of Li Ozi's mouth unconsciously raised under his mask. When he turned the galaxy upside down as a [Star Master], no one would question the significance of this profession.

Challenging the powerful is the proudest achievement of the weak. The new king must step on the bones of the old king to ascend the throne.

The only difference between people is life and death. Just sprinting is enough. Just because I am in the lower position, I can use any means to kill them, these bully demons. Those who stand at the end, they have no right Stop us from taking away victory by any means.

In a game, if someone jumps the gun first, the game is meaningless. We should give stimulants to every player and make those who jump the gun pay the price. After solving them, we can compete again.

Li Ozi turned his head and glanced at Qiu Ran:

I've been chatting too much with Nomi recently, and my words are a bit unfriendly. Please forgive me.

Poof!

Qiu Ran stared at him for a moment and suddenly laughed:

Hahaha... Mr. Li Ozi, aren't you very good at telling jokes? Life is like a marathon. If someone jumps ahead, give out stimulants to others... What kind of absurdity is this? In this way, the competition will change. Whose stimulant is more powerful? It’s not a good thing if everyone becomes addicts...

She smiled and smiled, then suddenly fell silent, her eyes scanning the wanderers sleeping in the sunken ship.

I feel that this is wrong, but there is no way to refute you. If life is destined to be a race, I also hope that my relatives can be closer to the finish line.

Qiu Ran took a deep breath, walked forward, and stood side by side with Li Aozi, chatting over and over again:

Actually, I'm always selfish.

I don't think so. Li Ozi said casually: Don't you still have two younger brothers and a younger sister to support? Counting your parents and yourself, you have to support six mouths by yourself.

Now that I think about it, I don't have to support six people, Qiu Ran said very calmly: Dad's lung cancer should not be treated with money, and he will die sooner or later. Mom's waist can't bear the physical labor and she has long since collapsed on the bed. She I should find an opportunity to kill myself. If I go back, I can just raise my younger brothers and sisters!

Li Aozi was stunned.

Huh? What's wrong? Qiu Ran looked at Li Aozi in confusion, thought of something, and smiled: It's okay. I have arcane power now. Protect them, or find a better job to support the four people. The individual is not the problem.”

No, I mean, something big happened to your parents - Li Aozi was interrupted by Qiu Ran before he could finish his words.

No, those of us who hang out in the garbage dump are very lucky to have lived for so long. Qiu Ran patted Li Aozi on the shoulder: Mr. Li Aozi, are you from the Red Arrow Empire? I heard that the empire As long as people work hard, they won’t go hungry, I’m so envious.”

That's not true. The internal competition in the Red Arrow Empire is indeed fierce. In order to obtain higher status and remuneration, there are many officials who work overtime until they die suddenly. The entire empire is a furnace that uses the lives of citizens as fuel. Once life stops, , it can no longer produce light and warmth.”

Li Ozi confessed:

Do you know Alcalan? It is a subsidiary country of the empire. There are 300,000 repeat students every year. They will do anything to get into the worst university in the empire, because even if they work as a simple dishwasher in the empire, their monthly salary is the same as in their country. Three times that of white-collar workers.”

If you think about it this way, I actually don't have a good impression of my motherland. Your Excellency the President always talks about protecting women's rights - but in fact he only protects the rights of female bosses and female officials, right? Because my mother broke her waist due to exhaustion and did not apply. Come down for medical insurance.”

Qiu Ran sighed:

Sometimes I also fantasize that my younger brother and younger sister can go to college and then become civil servants and teachers.

In that case, you can drive a car and live in a 60-square-meter public rental house, so that your family is not crowded. If you are in the office, you don't have to climb high and low every day and endure heavy metal pollution and ionizing radiation. Find parts that can be sold for money. If there is a labor contract protection, you only have to work from nine to five every day, with one hour of rest in between. Thinking about it, you will be so happy.

After working 18 hours a day, I was so dizzy that I couldn't do anything. I squeezed into a picked-up spring bed with my teenage brothers and sisters. I would be woken up by the sound of the train next door in the middle of the night. After all, it was only eight hours of labor. If you have time, there's even a TV to watch, and you can go to the gym to play tennis and do gymnastics... Yeah!

She suddenly stretched, stopped imagining, and smiled at Li Aozi:

If I keep thinking about it like this, I feel like I want to go back to Shuangplating.

Then go back. After all this is done and you leave the human world, I will take you home. Li Aozi turned away and said, However, your arcane energy is very useful. Can you give it to me? I can absorb it. Other people’s arcane abilities are less advantageous than mine—

No! I still hope to make money by cooking Teppanyaki with this ability!

Qiu Ran angrily punched Li Aozi on the waist:

Are you saying these things to me because you are jealous of my superpower? Don't even think about it. Before my brothers and sisters are admitted to college, I must use this power to earn hundreds of thousands and buy them money in the frost-plated capital. One apartment, one for each person!”

Li Ozi said quietly: You can't afford it. The house price in the Seventh Ring Road of Gemini City is 30,000 Derby per square meter.

Oh, didn't you just say why you should stop people from dreaming and working hard! Qiu Ran pretended to be angry: I'm angry! I drove the car away secretly while you were sleeping.

You are so kind. I actually have tens of thousands of Derbys in the Underworld, but you didn't take them away.

Really or not, it's tens of thousands, so you have to work for five years without food or water...

boom!

While Li Aozi and Qiu Ran were having a fight, the door on the left was suddenly kicked open. A woman holding a cigarette rod in her mouth slowly walked up to them. She raised her mechanical finger and pointed at the sign on the wall:

[There is a patient inside, please keep quiet]

I feel that it is better to split the two chapters into one, so that everyone can read it at once without getting tired, and I can read it faster. (scratches head)

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