Su Mingan was slightly startled.

At this moment, he heard the friction of ruts in the snow, and then, several adults in shabby clothes rushed back from the outside of the town. They looked at him with vigilant eyes, and then quickly walked to his children.

Take the person back.

As if he was afraid that the child would come into contact with them, Su Mingan noticed that the eyes the adults looked at Qing Qing were similar to the way they looked at him. It was a strange, repulsive look, like looking at a "heretic"

.

"You just said these children are going to die today..." he asked Qingqing.

"Yeah, probably before the extreme night period today." Qingqing pouted: "Brother, it's unlucky for you to come. Today happens to be the town's annual donation day, which is not a good day."

Su Ming'an had a hunch - the information he didn't get because he stayed in the house last week seemed to be related to the deaths of these people at night.

“What is Donation Day?”

"Well, probably... the other side of the mountain?" Qingqing stood on tiptoes and pointed to the other side of the town: "Dad said, there is a very scary, big, man-eating giant there.

monster."

She opened her hands and made a big arc, as if she wanted to describe the terrible monster: "It can eat people! If it is hungry, it will eat people. If it runs into the town... we will all

To be eaten.

So everyone thought of a way. The big monster is lazy and sleeps for a long time every year, but it eats people before sleeping. We gave it the children who have not awakened... so that it will not come.

Eat us!"

She made a big arc with her hand, her tone was playful, and her movements were cute, like a child standing on tiptoes trying to grow taller quickly.

But Su Mingan understood the extremely cruel content in her tone.

"Unawakened children..." Su Mingan glanced at the area where the children had played.

After being taken away by the adults, the surroundings were completely quiet, and there seemed to be no sound at all.

The best time for a child to awaken is when he is five or six years old. After that, if he still has not awakened his abilities, it will be difficult for him to have another chance. He will only be an ordinary person with low strength for the rest of his life.

As for the people in this town, their bloodline has no inheritance ability, and the talent awakening circle has not been researched. Facing the man-eating monsters, they have almost no resistance.

If you choose to relocate collectively, in this harsh environment, you will have no choice but to freeze to death.

People have no other choice but to give worthless children and old and frail old people to the monster, praying for it to eat well and hibernate and not invade their hometown.

Qingqing is lucky. She has awakened her ability. Even if she can only light a fire now, it is still an ability. She has the basic qualifications to "survive".

There is no need to be sent to the mouth of a monster by one's own blood relatives at a young age, and die in the most cruel way.

...The lives of several children were exchanged for the survival of the entire town.

"Another scale that uses life as a bargaining chip." Su Mingan said in a low voice.

However, in his opinion, this scale is more bloody and obvious.

"What scale?" Qingqing didn't understand.

Although Qingqing is lucky, her life is not easy.

Those children who were selected and destined to die, even if they did not know their future fate, would subconsciously stay away from Qingqing amidst the sighs of their parents. And the parents of those children who were selected were even more sad and painful, but for the sake of the overall situation

, they had no ability to refuse, so they could only push their children out with their own hands and watch them die.

When they see Qingqing who is alive and well, those parents who have endured the pain of losing a child will inevitably feel unbalanced, even if they know that the "value" of ability users is far higher than that of their children.

——Why would you be the one to awaken?

——Why, it’s not you who is going to die?

——Why should their children die just because of a simple awakening ceremony and a result?

Normally, they are angry, indifferent, and distant, because those with abilities are all [heretics], and behind every ability user are the lives of countless children.

But once disaster strikes, they will rely on people with abilities, because they know in their hearts who can save their lives.

"I have thought about helping Uncle Tom and Aunt Meiyin next door." Qingqing said softly: "But when I went in with firewood and saw the empty crib in the corner of their room, I didn't dare...

…I always feel that I owe them something, no matter how much I try to make it up to them, it’s not enough…”

Su Mingan said nothing.

"I always feel that everyone is looking at me wrong... I originally had a few good friends, but they were soon sent to the mountains." She pinched the edge of the wooden bowl with her fingers, seeming to be in a very unhappy mood.

Calm: "...I still remember Alan's eyes that day. She looked at me with red eyes, grabbed the corner of my clothes, and said she didn't want to be separated from me...

The adults lied to them, saying that they were just going out for an outing to see the other side of the mountain.

But Alan is precocious and has listened to the conversations of adults. She knows that she will not come back this time..."

"[Absurdity is always prevalent in reality, a theme that runs through the world.]" Su Mingan said softly.

Qingqing turned her head, with confusion in her eyes.

"[The survivors become carriers of suffering, and they will struggle forever in the future.]"

He looked at the silent bungalow with a very quiet look: "Righteousness always wears a sacred cloak, so that everyone is enveloped in a kind of silence - and when all this has not happened to them, people only feel that

bright future."

"Big brother." Qingqing tilted her head: "What are you talking about?"

"I said... what seems to be a tacit understanding of righteous words is actually the cruelest thing." Su Mingan smiled and looked at her: "Qing Qing, when everyone thinks that a rule is reasonable, she was suddenly sacrificed.

People seem to be insignificant because they themselves believe that everything is for the sake of the overall situation."

Qingqing blinked.

Her little mind didn't seem to realize why this noble brother suddenly started talking nonsense, but she probably knew that she shouldn't interrupt him now.

"So, you don't have to feel guilty."

Su Mingan spread his hands and smiled sarcastically: "Because we are all like this - and we all have a bright future with such sacrifices."

Qingqing's eyes rolled.

Then, she turned the bowl over and held it tightly in her hands.

"Brother...how about I go and cook some medicine for you." She said, turned around and walked away, moving like a rabbit, as if she was afraid of him.

Su Mingan's hands froze in the air.

He didn't expect that Qing Qing's reaction would be so big, and she would actually run away... In the past, Shen Xue and Jasmine would listen to his words quietly.

The barrage was laughing like crazy. They jokingly said that this time the lolita has a future and it is really gratifying that she has not been brainwashed.

But Su Mingan didn't understand what they were laughing at. It was clear that he was saying these words very seriously.

He sometimes tries to convey his meaning in the live broadcast room through some words, but the barrage always seems to be just making jokes and focusing on some meaningless things. They pay more attention to the girl for free than to the task itself.

Much higher.

He stood there, looked around and saw that no one seemed around, and then took back his hands, which were a little stiff from the cold.

"--grown ups."

There was a sound of stepping on the snow nearby, and Momo came over pushing a cart loaded with various types of firewood.

"It's very cold outside. If you haven't cultivated yourself well, you'd better go back and rest..."

"Where are those children?" Su Mingan asked.

"ah?"

"Those children were taken to die."

Mo Mo's face froze for a moment, and he immediately wanted to explain: "We don't want them to die, but we just have no choice..."

"It's okay, I understand." Su Mingan said: "What I mean is, get them back - from now on, you don't need to send these children over again."

The bitter look on Mo Mo's face froze for a moment.

But soon, his facial muscles began to tremble, and he seemed to be very excited:

"You...what do you mean..."

"Call people to the square in the center of the town, everyone." Su Mingan said: "Your town should have a relatively large square, go and call people."

This time, he wanted to try a different angle.

He remembered that it was written in the task prompt that in addition to studying the magic circle himself, he could also push forward the final progress bar by helping others awaken.

So, if the entire town could be awakened, would it be of any help to his final process?

Anyway, there are endless opportunities for trial and error, and the key save points have been fixed. As long as he chooses to roll back before the tenth day, he is not afraid of the time passing by and the dead save phenomenon.

Until Anna Xu arrives, this period of time will be absolutely safe.

"Okay - I'll go right away!"

Perhaps because he was carried away by excitement, or perhaps because of his absolute trust in the legendary nobleman, Momo did not think carefully about the meaning of Su Mingan's words. He just thought that maybe this nobleman wanted to select a few more children to go back to, or perhaps

Give them a little help.

Su Mingan went to the center of the town first.
To be continued...