Chi Ting followed No 7 through door after door.
At the time when he first entered the Dreamweaver Land, he vaguely felt that it was still regular. Then as he gradually went deeper, he could thoroughly feel that this place was indeed as if he was in a person’s dream, or in their thoughts.
The flowing background in the distance revealed a sense of irregularity and uncertainty everywhere.
This was until the last door opened. Chi Ting walked in and finally saw the man sitting not far away.
The original throne had become rusty and decayed, gray and dull.
The moment he looked, the first thing that caught his eye was the countless colorful optical fibers like conductive lines spreading out from the man. They were densely connected to his body, crisscrossing and twisting into one strand after another, with the ends swallowed up in the nothingness on the other side.
The other end of these optical fibers was completely invisible, but the sight of this scene instantly reminded Chi Ting of the dreamweaver tree he had seen at the beginning.
It seemed that part of what No 7 said before was true. The man in front of him was indeed the creator of this unlimited world. Everything here was born from him.
It was just that judging from the current situation, the state of this No 1 didn’t look too good.
Under his dignified appearance in a suit and tie were a pair of lifeless eyes, which had been staring at Chi Ting since he came in. It was like a dry well that had been dried up for a long time.
Chi Ting glanced at him and asked, “How long have you been controlling him?”
“I can’t remember the details.” No 7 walked slowly to the back of the throne. He slowly leaned over to the side and gently lifted No 1’s chin. “Come on. Say hello to our distinguished new partner, Butler.”
No 1, Butler.
In fact, Chi Ting had heard this name before in Lou Yueren’s memory. However, compared to that memory, the man in front of him had obviously experienced much more.
The originally jet-black hair had turned gray. The overly haggard face only vaguely revealed the originally delicate and elegant features.
Undoubtedly, No 7’s behavior was full of provocation. Chi Ting didn’t take it seriously. He was just somewhat surprised to find that, at this moment, he seemed to see some emotion moving faintly in the depths of No 7’s eyes.
He had worked with Qi Xiu, or No 7, for a long time. He was very clear about the ability of Puppet Control.
During the long period of control that even No 7 couldn’t remember how long it lasted, was there anyone who still had the willpower to resist?
Chi Ting calmly looked up and smiled at No 7. “New partner? I don’t think I have agreed to your request yet?”
“You will agree.” No 7 slowly stood up. “Ah Ting, I know you too well. There are many things you will not and cannot stay out of.”
“For example?”
“For example, watching this new world completely collapse before your eyes.” No 7 smiled slightly. “That’s why I brought you here. I admit that some of the methods I used before were a bit extreme, but that was a temporary solution. I need you, and this new world also needs you. I did think about keeping you in my instance forever. After all, you are my most perfect work of art so far. Then thinking about it carefully… If you are willing to accompany me like this, how can it not be a better thing? There is such a tacit understanding between us, and we should’ve walked side by side.”
This expression seemed full of yearning for the future. Chi Ting responded in an unusually calm voice, “What if I refuse?”
“Refuse?” No 7’s eyes narrowed slightly as if he had heard the funniest joke. “I told you that you won’t refuse.”
He took two slow steps, reached out a hand, and gently touched the colorful optic fibers coming from No 1. “You know very well what my special power is, so you must’ve guessed what I am looking for so anxiously everywhere. Indeed, controlling No 1 is enough for me to gain the highest authority in this world, but it brings too much of a burden to me. You should be able to see that both me and No 1 are more or less overwhelmed. Therefore, we need a new partner to join us.”
“Of course, you can also refuse to cooperate.” At this point, No 7 paused subtly and smiled. “But this will mean that after No 1 and I reach our limits, this newly created unlimited world will also completely collapse. Of course, you can also find a way to persuade me to give up control of No 1. But I’m sorry, it is too late. My ability is originally a double-edged sword. Based on No 1’s current body, it doesn’t matter if I am willing to stop. He can only survive for a few more months. In short, in a few months at the latest, this place will usher in a… Boomshakalaka~!”
No 7 stretched out his hand and made a brilliant explosion gesture with great elegance.
“So, this is why you are in such a hurry to launch the so-called celebration event and bring me here?” Chi Ting pondered on it for a moment and commented, “It sounds like the original world no longer exists. Once this unlimited world completely collapses, neither I nor my friends will have anywhere to go. This must be why you brought them here. It is to use them as a bargaining chip to threaten me. In a way, it is a good plan.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
Chi Ting looked at him and said, “It is true that Spiritual Authority is enough for me to completely take over Mr Butler’s ability, but you won’t let me take over so easily, right? Tell me, what are the conditions?”
“Enter the instance I arranged for you.” Having said this, No 7 no longer concealed his purpose. “The ultimate instance created by your dream is the most perfect gift I can give you. At that time, I only need to connect to the world authority in your hand. I won’t interfere with your life in any other way. In other words, in that instance, you can have the lie you want most and be the ordinary person you have always hoped to be. At the same time, all the people in Dawn, your partners, will also have the most perfect life they want forever.”
Chi Ting said, “Even though it sounds good, why do I always feel like I have become an electronic pet?”
“If you insist on understanding it this way, I can’t refute it. I’m sorry, this is the only way I can ensure that everything here is always under my control. In fact, this result is already the best choice you can have.” No 7 lowered his eyes and looked at Chi Ting with a hint of condescending charity and pity in his eyes. “You probably don’t want to watch your friends disappear one by one, along with the world around them, completely from your sight, Ah Ting.”
Chi Ting blinked before suddenly laughing, “Of course, I don’t want to.”
Before No 7 could speak again, he continued slowly, “But if I really want to have a perfect life, why can’t I choose it myself? No 7, or should I call you Qi Xiu, we have worked together for so long. You should know your old partner’s personality very well.”
The fingers that had always been on his wrist exerted hard force. Along with the loosened red rope, the string of bone beads scattered all around him.
Chi Ting slowly looked up. His deep eyes were still curved, but a very blatant murderous intent was already rising in his eyes. “It is like you said before. Since someone is destined to become a god, then… why can’t it be me?”
The moment these words came out, countless phantoms emerged from the bone beads.
Due to the astonishingly large number of people, the originally narrow space was squeezed and extended silently to the surrounding area.
No 7 stood still and stared straight at Chi Ting.
“Are you sure you want to take this path that isn’t very smart, Ah Ting?”
Once these words were spoken, the sitting No 1 slowly stood up.
The two figures standing side by side were surrounded by phantoms. Suddenly, colorful optical fibers spread silently around them like silent guidance.
No 7 was still smiling. “This is the world created by No 1. Now that I have absolute authority, I am the absolute god here.”
Countless rays of light emerged from the surrounding darkness and gathered around No 7 little by little.
The man beside him raised his hands stiffly like a puppet. The space around him was instantly cut into countless pieces.
Back and forth, layer upon layer, the sounds came and went. Accompanied by countless identical replicas of the same scene, they fell into the ears one after another.
“You know what I like most about you? It is that you always know what you want to do.”
“But why do you always want to save the world…”
“Isn’t it a beautiful thing to be able to have the ordinary life you want most?”
“It can satisfy your needs and allow me to get what I want. This alone is already an extremely fair transaction. Why do you still feel dissatisfied?”
“Ah Ting, accept reality. All of this now is already your best choice.”
“Here, you will never be able to kill me… Come on, stop making useless attempts.”
Chi Ting could feel an invisible force entrenched around him.
This was the original power of this Dreamweaver Land. This might come from No 1 or from the dreamweaver tree.
Without a doubt, this was the first time he truly felt like he was up against the whole world.
The intense pressure was enough to make him sweat profusely before he could even take any action. Then after a moment of silence, only a low sneer remained.
Chi Ting stared at the man in front of him, who looked like a god at this moment, and his lips curled up silently. “It does sound convincing. But didn’t you first ask me to come here to kill a god? How can I know if I can succeed if I don’t try?”
He slowly exhaled and sighed. “After all, if I really become an NPC, it will probably be very troublesome to meet Brother Ren in the future.”
Such words finally made the expression on No 7’s face stiffen slightly.
He gritted his teeth and almost squeezed out the tense words. “Lou Yueren. What you are thinking about at this time is actually him.”
Chi Ting nodded. “Calculating it carefully, I haven’t seen him for many days. I really miss him.”’
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