Forty Millenniums of Cultivation

“So this is a kind of… punishment? ”

Zhang Daniu shuddered, “But what exactly did we do wrong, to suffer such punishment, I —— all of us on earth, did nothing! ”

“The fact that we did nothing wrong now does not mean that we did nothing wrong a long time ago. ”

The hunter still says coldly, "A long time ago, perhaps tens of thousands of rounds ago, before it all began, we - the entire planet - had made an unforgivable and terrible mistake, we were all evil cold-blooded animals, aggressors of blood and brutality, prisoners of our own ambition and greed, and we caused irreparable and irreparable harm to the entire universe, driven by endless desire, threatening to destroy the entire world and destroy ourselves.

“So, like the legendary Sisyphus of mythology, we are forever imprisoned in this cage of time, on this infinitely circulating planet, pushing over and over again the boulders in our hearts to punish our sins in this way - even if doing so is simply not enough to punish us for our sins. ”

“This…”

Zhang Daniu clearly didn't believe it.

Li Yao at the bottom of the bridge pulled the corner of his mouth.

This argument of "we were born with sin” may be a great way to go in the West, but it is a natural contradiction to the Orientals who believe that "I am commanded by heaven”.

“Besides, this is not just punishment. ”

The hunter continued, "Or redemption. ”

“Redemption? ”

Zhang Dazhuo, “I don't understand. ”

“Thinking about the novels and films you've seen about the 'time cycle’, have you found that they all have one thing in common: their description of the subject and their portrayal of the hero coming out of his predicament? ”

The hunter said, "Before entering the time cycle, the protagonist was often a person with serious psychological deficiencies and suffered setbacks and misfortunes. He may have complained about life, was extremely frustrated with everything about himself, even hated everyone around him, and fell into the vortex and the abyss, where he could not escape.

“One day, he fell into a cycle of time, encountering an infinitely repetitive 'April 1st', and hit his head in front of the wall of time once and for all, no matter how much he cried out for an end to it.

“As a result, in a seemingly boring and repetitive life, the protagonist slowly learns to look at himself, discovers his personality flaws, finds ways to shake his soul, learns to live in harmony with others, and eventually discovers the truth of life - only then will the cycle of time end and the protagonist can jump out of the '1st of April’.

“Teacher Niu, think carefully, do the vast majority of ‘time cycle’ types of works follow this pattern? ”

Zhang Daniu thought about it and said: “Seems right. ”

“Of course it is, because this is what it means to have the world around us, not just to punish us, but to help us achieve the ultimate salvation. ”

Hunter said, "Once our hands were covered in blood, our souls were eroded by darkness and evil, the great evil, unforgivable, and conventional methods were simply not enough to help us correct our mistakes and restore normality. That's why we were invested in this special 'return to the world, time prison', where after every cycle, our sins are washed away for a minute, through ten or a hundred cycles, some people will wash away the evil and greed of the past thoroughly, until after 10,000 cycles, even the most stubborn murderers will wash away into a bright future.

“Ultimately, when all the earth washes away the sins of the past, forgets the evils of the past, and is completely redeemed, the infinite circle of the world will end, and we will jump out of the '1st of April', like the protagonists in those science fiction works, to usher in a brilliant new life! ”

“Wow, that sounds pretty... incredible, I need time to think about it, it's too much of a shock. ”

Zhang Daniu said, "I'm sorry, I, I didn't know anything last night. I just found out this morning that humans can eat hundreds of buns at a time, and then you tell me at night, what was I, the cosmic and heinous aggressor, being held in an infinitely round-trip prison? Wow, this is so exciting. I'm a little confused right now. I need to digest it. I need to sort things out. ”

The bug was silenced for a long time, and Li Yao could imagine Zhang Daniu's staring silly face.

Because that's what he looks like now.

It took me three minutes to hear Zhang Daniu continue: "But I have a question - how do you know about this secret and subtle thing? Hypothetically, I mean, hypothetically, the planet we live on is really an infinite cycle of prisons, and who the hell keeps us here, and who controls... the operation of the world back? ”

“The problem is very complicated and difficult to explain carefully before you wake up. ”

"Simply put, we have been granted certain privileges to unlock some of the memories of countless rounds, even before the rounds, thus mastering powerful superpowers and knowing some of the truth.

“Once you have been tested by the 'Prophet' to prove that there are no problems at all, you may be given the appropriate permissions to unlock more memories and abilities, and you will understand everything. ”

“Wait...”

Zhang Daniu suddenly became smart, “Have you been granted some authority?" By whom? Turn to the world's lord and lock us up in this prison, Warden? What the hell is that? ”

“The name is only a code-name, that great, sacred, bright and unique being, with countless faces, countless magic and countless names. ”

"You can call it the ‘will of the earth' if you want, but it's not the ‘warden’ of this infinite cycle of time prison, more precisely the prison itself," the hunter said. ”

“ …… ”

Zhang Daniu and Li Yao, a few hundred meters away, were caught in tremendously shocking silence.

“This, this topic is too big, ‘Earth will’ ah, I, I don't think I have enough brains, I can't breathe a bit. ”

Zhang Dazhu, “Let's talk about a few specific and subtle questions. Even if I believed everything you said, why did you wipe out so many 'observers - fantasy creators’? ”

“Because they are not real 'fantasy creators', none of the worlds they create are groundless and imaginary. ”

"As I said earlier, observers are gifted guys who can see themselves hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of times in the underworld, looking incredibly sinful, bloody and brutal, and reflecting the pieces of these observations in their work.

“Such works are likely to resonate with some of the earthlings, the 'prisoners', who easily suppress and forget evil, rekindle death and destroy the tens of thousands of revolutions of redemption.

“Perhaps these observers themselves are terrible and do not understand how powerful and dangerous their works are. It is unfair to them to simply and brutally erase them, but in order to prevent the regeneration of the sins of the past, we cannot risk them at all. Anyway, in this life, they can still be resurrected, going through three or five erases, or perhaps they will completely forget the past and cease to be ‘observers'. ”

“Sounds like you're following the orders of the Earth's will to help it maintain the order of 'Turn to the World, Time Prison', and if it's ‘Warden’, you probably mean 'Warden’. ”

Zhang Dazhudao, “I understand that, right? ”

“You can understand that. ”

The hunter said, "The ‘prophet' conveys to us the command of the ‘will of the earth', the divine ‘apocalypse’, and we, blessed by the 'apocalypse', can be given authority beyond ordinary prisoners to awaken certain memories and abilities, even to bring them into the next round and become special 'prison guards'. ”

“What about the Ark Foundation? ”

Zhang Dazhu, “You are ‘exemplary prisoners' and ‘prison guards', what are they? ”

“Of course, the most dangerous, the most brutal, the most untamed and the most reckless prisoners. ”

The hunter sighed slightly, "After countless rounds, the overwhelming majority of prisoners have long forgotten the sins of the past, truly recognize their mistakes, honestly repent and correct them. In your words, it is' to wash our minds, to be human again ’, and believe that as long as this persists, it will not take many rounds, we will surely come to final redemption, to be released and accepted by the' will of the earth '.

“But there is a handful of helpless maniacs in any prison who have no remorse whatsoever for their past sins and are not prepared to abide by all the rules and systems of the prison, who never thought to honestly accept rehabilitation until the day of ‘release from prison', but to ‘break out' their own way or even destroy the whole prison and destroy the sacred planet! ”

Destroy the Earth!

Destroy the Earth!

Destroy the Earth!

When Li Yao heard this, he suddenly felt a "buzzing” noise deep inside his brain. It was like a little bug burning with a bear drilled in and around, drilling him with a cracking headache. He couldn't help but groan in the storm.

“Who am I?

“What the hell am I doing here?

“Beyond the circle, destroy the earth! So, what exactly does that mean, is that the truth about vulture schemes? I'm also one of those inmates, one of the most untamed, reckless, insane prisoners? ”