Chapter 25 Wishes and Freedom (6200)(1/2)
Dragon Ball War, late at night on the third day.
The rain pours.
On the earth, countless ice and snow that evaporated due to the battle between the dragons turned into rain again at this moment, and came to the world with a temperature colder than the snow.
In the dark rain curtain, nothing can be heard except the sound of rain, nothing can be seen except the rain.
But under a hill, there is a strange jade white pillar standing in the circular impact crater, and in the darkness where you can't see your fingers, it releases a faint light of inspiration.
The jade-white column is generally cylindrical. It has a complex structure and smooth body. It releases amazing heat on the outside. The rain splashes on it all over the sky, which will only stir up a large amount of white water vapor.
But no matter how high the temperature is, it will be quickly cooled in this downpour.
Hiss.
Just as a large amount of steam was stimulated and the jade pillar was cooled, accompanied by the sound of metal movement of the valve opening, a door-shaped gap suddenly appeared on the originally flawless jade pillar, and white cooling air sprayed out and did not dissipate in the rain for a long time.
As the cabin door opened, the door-shaped bone fragment fell, and a young girl with white hair and red eyes stumbled out of the protective cabin transformed from the spine along the steps.
Her long hair was covered with close-fitting armor made of white fine dragon scales, and only her neck exposed could see her fair skin. Even because of the contrast of the white dragon scales, her skin was even whiter.
The girl's appearance is a perfect thing that cannot be nurtured naturally, like a work of art carved from beautiful jade, but it also loses popularity. It is more like a machine than a creature. The small and exquisite facial features have no emotions. Only from the turning red eyes can she be seen that she is indeed a living thing.
Compared with the somewhat dull movements, the girl's thinking was very clear. After walking out of the cabin door and distinguishing the direction from the location of the Shenlong War before, she immediately ran in the rain.
The little girl's pace is not fast, and now the ground is full of lava, so it is even more difficult to choose the way forward. Although the cold environment and rain have caused a large number of lava pits to cool down quickly, the outer layer is cooled, and under the black surface, there is still hot magma, which will collapse as long as you step on it.
But the girl could clearly distinguish these traps. She had her own thermal imaging vision and quickly found the right path to the Dragon Battlefield.
Victory.
Through the plains of lava, the girl could sense that the only dragon ball that could continue to operate in the Northland is left.
Victory.
Crossing the ruins of the city. She could sense that although the dragon she summoned was not in good condition, he was still alive and still existed and did not dissipate.
Victory.
After stepping through cold puddles. Between the splashes of water, the girl suddenly truly understood the point of "victory".
I won, the Dragon War was over, and my instructions were completed.
You can already see that the city of Maia, which is the battlefield, has mostly collapsed into a lava pit. The magma in the pit was previously blown away by a dragon god. Now endless cold rain is surging from all directions, as if it is about to turn it into a lake.
Next to this future lake, the girl's steps slowly slowed down. She stood on the edge of the giant pit, staring straight at the ruins of the city on the other side of the giant pit, and rain poured over her head.
In the heavy rain, the artificial girl Ola fell into a downtime mode.
"What am I going to do next?"
All the mission has been completed, and Aura suddenly lost the reason for all her actions. She stretched out her hand in a daze, staring at the dragon ball that had been holding tightly in her palm, and asked herself confusedly: "What else can I do?"
According to the instructions entered when creating yourself in the Platinum Workshop, you should obey Lord Maia's orders.
According to Lord Maia's order, his mission is to do everything and win the Dragon Ball War.
According to the highest law of victory, follow the dragon Zhuzhou and fight with him.
Now, all the instructions have been completed. Although it has nothing to do with me, the Dragon Ball War has indeed decided the outcome.
After victory, I should be abandoned.
Or, as a victorious specimen, after killing the activity, it seems that I have heard Lord Maia say this.
Anyway, no matter what, it is like this ending. Whether it is abandoned or worshipped as a statue, I will leave the scene.
The core of artificial humans has a service life. During the service life, artificial humans are quick and extraordinary combat power, which is faster than all human cultivation speeds. However, after the service life, they will immediately collapse and dissipate and turn into ashes. Unless they are specially treated, the corpse can be left behind.
Thirty days is Ola's use period, and nearly one-quarter has passed. Although Su Zhou gave her a trace of essence and blood, it is impossible to tell whether this trace of essence and blood is useful now.
In the rain, Ola stopped, and the ends of her long white hair dripped with rain.
However, the thinking in my mind did not stop.
Everything in this world, whether it is good or bad, should be in the future, what does it have to do with me?
Aura looked around the world, and everything she saw was dark and cold rain. Although the world was vast and boundless, there was only so much that people could see.
Suddenly, the girl felt an indescribable, difficult to understand, and difficult to describe with the basic knowledge of artificial humans. A coldness began to spread from the tail end of the spine and then spread throughout the body.
After a few minutes, she set off again and followed the smooth inner arc of the huge pit and headed towards the center.
Then she saw the huge corpse of the White Dragon God as a hill, and the human-shaped dragon lying on his back in the rain in front of the dragon.
He felt quickly that Aola didn't say much. She knelt in the rain and stretched out her hand to caress Su Zhou's head and nose. After sensing the warm breath, the girl breathed some relief for some reason, then hugged the young man's head and placed it on her legs.
But even so, the feeling of emptyness in Aola's heart could not be suppressed.
If all the people who participated in this Dragon War had some desire to change the world.
Then, the girl "have no idea" what the world looks like.
"Okay, I'm not dead yet."
The exhausted and unable to move the young man said softly: "But if you come later, I might be drowned in the rain."
This is no joke. As the rain gets heavier, the water accumulation at the bottom of the pit becomes more and more high.
However, Ora did not follow this topic.
"Su Zhou."
She just habitually held the young man's head, then lowered her eyes, looked at each other, and asked softly in a clear tone: "What wish do you want?"
"I don't know, I've never thought about this."
He was held by the girl's soft arms and replied without thinking. The young man forced himself to act and laughed loudly: "Wishes or not are not within my consideration. Anyway, after fighting for so many games, I have gained a lot and my strength can be further improved."
"On the contrary, you, Ola, what do you want?"
Ola did not answer.
The girl was like a stagnant machine, motionless.
Seeing this, Su Zhou seemed to understand something. He opened his eyes with strands of blood, then raised his hand and patted the other party's face: "Although this Dragon Ball War is only three days short, the source of all causes and effects is more than 20 years ago."
"The story of Dragon Ball holders has ended with the end of the war. They have spent their long or short lives. Because they are dissatisfied with the existing world and long for a better world, they want to make a wish and change the original world."
The words of the young man are serious and sincere: "Ora, although you were born with the wish of Lord Maia, the stories of all of them are over... You can live for yourself now."
"But I don't know what I'm going to do, Su Zhou, I don't know anything."
Said so softly, the white-haired girl closed her eyes. She felt the unprecedented emptiness before again, and she climbed up her spine with a cold feeling: "My mission is over...I can't find a reason to act..."
And at this moment, Ora suddenly understood that this strange and indescribable feeling was clearly felt by her heart, as if it was the thing called "fear" that the young man first taught him.
Fear of the ‘unknown’.
No goals, no wishes, no ideals, no dreams.
I don’t know what to do now, where I will go tomorrow, what I will be like in the future, and the meaning of my existence.
The girl held Su Zhou's hand and trembled slightly. With the sudden light of the dragon ball, Su Zhou could see the expression of Ora more clearly.
It was full of fear and confusion, and it was more like a human expression than an artificial human being.
"What's the matter if I don't know?"
So, the young man opened his eyes wide and he replied seriously: "Does everyone in this world know what they want? There are only a few people who want to do. Most people do not know what they want to do in the future, nor do they know what the necessary meaning of their life is. But this does not prevent people from living happily, because supper is filled with cumin steak and spicy pig's trotters."
"Of course, it does not mean that the wishes are bad. People with desires are happy because they have the motivation to struggle, but equally, people with desires are sad because they will become slaves to their dreams and lose their 'freedom'."
"Wish? Freedom?"
He repeated subconsciously, and Ola heard the new words again. She blinked in confusion: "Su Zhou, you said before, you have no wish... So, are you free?"
"wrong."
Su Zhou recovered his physical strength, and his body absorbed the rain and spiritual energy around him, and restored the functions of important organs in his body bit by bit. The young man patiently explained: "Humans are creatures bound and imprisoned by all kinds of things. Everyone is a prisoner of miracles or destiny. Everyone in this Dragon Ball War, including me, is no exception."
"After a while, I had unprecedentedly powerful opportunities, but I also had to continue to take risks and fight. But I am not a person who regards adventure and fight as the meaning of life. In the past, I longed to enter the extraordinary world, but now I actually hope to enjoy a peaceful life in the extraordinary world. This is my wish."
"But there are always people who will affect this beautiful, peaceful, happy world, so I fight with people or monsters."
"Even a great existence cannot hinder my life. I will not allow it whether it is another cut off of spiritual energy or a more dangerous future."
"How can I be free with such a wish?"
In the heavy rain after the fierce battle, facing the artificial human girl who knew nothing and was blank, the young man was finally able to express his true wish, which was impossible to achieve with a wish.
That is a wish that is difficult to tell others on earth, and that only one of them knows.
"So, essentially, I am actually similar to other Dragon Ball holders. We all want to make the world a better and happier. However, in my original world, there were many good or not-so-good people who helped me, and everyone worked hard together... And in this world, due to the times, they might have joined forces to fight alone, and eventually fought together because of their wishes and died here."
Saying this, Su Zhou slowly stood up. He gently took Ola's hand holding his head, turned around, sat cross-legged in the rain, looked at the girl kneeling on the ground, and said calmly: "But, girl, you are different. You and me, and all the others who want to make wishes."
"You are free now. But this is how humans are. The creatures born to be bound are too free, so they are afraid and even want to find shackles and lock themselves up... Of course, as I said before, this is not a bad thing, because with wishes and shackles, people can act especially powerfully."
"You can choose to live freely without seeking anything, or to bind yourself with your wishes and live a fulfilling life."
“Create a better and happier world…”
Repeating Su Zhou's words again, at this time, Ora was like a young child who was learning to speak, like a repeater, repeating Su Zhou's teachings, which were the older ones.
To be continued...