Chapter 200 Questioning the School’s Ideas (5,300 words)
The people in Dante’s organization are pretty good...
Xiao Xiao silently thought to himself that he was just making a joke. If they really wanted to use the information about the "fourth element" to manipulate him and negotiate terms with him, then under the current situation, he would have no choice but to agree.
There is no other way. We can't really send these people who have just helped Black Gate City a lot of help to the hospital in a daze one by one, and feed the dogs while they are being dissected, right?
Therefore, when he saw Lin Bo's triumphant expression, he was already ready to pay a sum of points.
At worst, I'll pay him a fortune!!
You can pay twice as much!
But I didn't expect that they would immediately change their attitude just after showing a little bit of displeasure.
I seriously told myself the philosophy of the Fengtheo School and the importance of the fourth element.
"It seems that I may have to go on a business trip in the near future..."
"..."
When he returned to the alley of his home, Xiao Xiao was still thinking about what Lin Bo told him, thoughtfully.
No wonder Yang Jia asked herself to find Lin Bo to learn about this matter, because he really matched his expertise.
In fact, many city lord-level beings, as well as beings with more than 10,000 enhancement points, have not undergone the fourth stage of enhancement. The reason is as Lin Bo said, originally, as lords, they can maintain a very harmonious relationship with the will of the city.
Guanxi, the stranger who rules the entire city, and has mysterious power for his own use, is almost the master of the dark world of this city.
If you want to continue to improve your strength, it's easy, just exchange for more powerful special things.
Don’t think that 100,000 points is a lot. There are many A-level or S-level taboos at ridiculous prices in the city’s taboo museums.
But these people have so many ways to redeem these powerful taboos to improve their strength.
However, some people are thinking about looking for the fourth element.
Once found, it basically means that the honeymoon period with the will of the city is over, and an unknown crisis often comes.
There are many forms of crisis. After all, if the leader is dissatisfied with you, why not rectify it?
Therefore, the fourth element is destined to belong to a small number of people.
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Even in Dante's organization, not everyone understands the fourth element. Lin Bo's school is an exception.
They belong to the questioning school, also known as the theological school.
The core comes from a kind of pain, just like the stars in the sky are there, why do some people always want to see them clearly?
The apple falls whenever it wants, so why do we need to understand why it falls?
Unsatisfied curiosity has always been one of the greatest sufferings of human beings. The School of Questioning originated from this concept.
Within the Dante organization, there are many schools of thought, each with its own neurosis.
But their research results are extremely impressive. According to Lin Bo, there are people who specialize in the study of painful substances. They have discovered and recorded thirty-one different types of painful substances from this strange world, and are even trying to give them
Classified and coded, and offered extremely high rewards, attracting strangers from various cities to discover new painful substances, and then handed them over to them for research.
Those who researched on strengthening the properties of elements and their in-depth utilization, the Hot-Blooded Cannon, is their masterpiece.
Through the in-depth development of D-level elements, an enhanced weapon equivalent to A-level power was created.
In addition, there are those who study the life of each city, those in the Sea of Fog, and those who classify and summarize the strengthening routes of each city. At least according to Lin Bo, they have now mastered more than a dozen different strengthening routes, including the Black Gate
These three cities.
Of course, he pointed out righteously: collectors are not included in these dozen routes.
These gambling dogs pay attention to metaphysics, which conflicts with the philosophy of Dante's organization.
The questioning school that Lin Bo belongs to is special here. It seems that their research results are not as good as other schools, but they are very ambitious and want to give an ultimate explanation to the world. And because they are pursuing the ultimate explanation, they
They do not believe in any school’s current explanation of the world. No matter what the other party says, they must refute the other party...
...So Xiao Xiao feels that this questioning school can theoretically be called the Gangjing school.
"The so-called will of the city, the mysterious source, and the fantasy world are all unimportant in our eyes..."
When Lin Bo talked about this, his voice rose, his pupils dilated, and he seemed a little fanatical:
"None of them can explain many problems in this world, or in other words, they can all explain part of it..."
"So, why can't it be understood that there is no reliable explanation for our world?"
"..."
"We are actually welcoming the coming of God."
When he said this, his face clearly had a bit of a godly temperament: "Because God is high-dimensional and indescribable, when his eyes or his influence are directed towards us, our spirit and thinking
, memory, and senses are all distorted at different levels, so our understanding of the world is different, which is normal, after all, it is beyond our level."
"This level can easily explain some problems, such as the gap between foreigners and indigenous people."
"It's very simple."
"It's not that we are really different in nature, but that we have different perceptions of that mysterious power."
"Strangers are messengers chosen by God to maintain the mysterious order on his behalf, while ordinary people are the foundation of God. These aboriginal people and their cities jointly constitute God...that is, the will of the city.
bodies, and driven by their own instincts, are doing some different research and development, just like the movement of blood and organs in the body of God."
"..."
At that time, Xiao Xiao felt that what he said was really reasonable, and at the same time he couldn't help but frown:
"Is this guy taking the opportunity to preach to me?"
"..."
"Of course, the above are just the reasons why we are called the theological sect. The key issue is below..."
Lin Bo continued: "Based on this theory, we did find some key clues."
"Since we live under God's attention, and we are also using some of the power elements generated by God's attention to strengthen ourselves, this means that the distance between us and God is getting closer... Don't find it funny, even if it is just the most.
Even a trivial element can put a little distance between us and ordinary people. In the same way, it can also put us closer to God."
"And once the distance between us and God can be close, it means there is a boundary."
"The fourth element is this subtle boundary."
"..."
As he spoke, his expression became serious: "To put it bluntly, the fourth element is actually a strengthening element born in a city. However, it is relatively scarce and only effective for specific people, just like you.
The black shadow behind you is just a special item to you, but to others, it may be a strengthening element."
"And once something like this is made public, it is very likely to cause fights and robberies between different cities, so the Dante organization has not actually studied this. We have done some research on it earlier.
The result was accidentally posted on the forum, which led to a war between the two city lords, resulting in heavy casualties and damaging the reputation of our questioning school."
"...But in fact, we are innocent."
"We just told those people how to go further and confirmed our conjectures through them..."
"..."
"A war between cities?"
This was the first time Xiao Xiao had heard that besides Black Gate City, he had only seen people from Dante and the Hell Organization.
They are all quite friendly...
...One is a little crazy and rich, and the other is a little crazy and poor.
"Yes, if your fourth element is found in another city, and the other party is not willing to give it to you in exchange for points, and you have to get it, war will be inevitable, so I need to get it in advance.
I’ll tell you the stakes inside.”
"..."
When Lin Bo said this, he sighed deeply:
"It's not that I'm nagging, but this kind of thing itself represents great uncertainty."
"Before we found the fourth element, we were messengers, slaves, and strangers living in the shadows of the city. But once we find the fourth element, it means that we no longer completely belong to ourselves in terms of spirit and soul.
The city where it is located.”
"Because we have incorporated elements that are not part of the city into ourselves and brought them back to the city."
"So, before deciding this question, the most important thing is to ask yourself."
"If you really have the courage to accept the fourth element, then I can guarantee it in the name of questioning the school..."
"...Help you find this element!"
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"..."
Xiao Xiao agreed without hesitation... In fact, he had carefully considered it, but others couldn't see it... and then left.
He waited for Lin Bo to give him an answer, feeling a little empty inside.
While thinking about the exchange just now, I returned to the alley and saw the neighbor's three dogs lying lazily on the ground.
Even the ghost and the count looked very tired. Seeing themselves, they tried hard to stand up on their four legs.
Erha even opened her eyelids, looked at him, tilted her head, and fell asleep again.
Abandoning the messy thoughts in his mind, Xiao Xiao took a deep breath and looked at the three dogs with a smile.
"Thank you for your hard work..."
This is the first time I have seen him look so tired. Is it because fighting against the hell organization is too hard?
……wrong.
Xiao Xiao suddenly thought that this might also be a visit to the dog farm.
While sighing in a low voice, he took out the three ham sausages from his pocket, peeled them off and threw them to them:
"Don't think I'm stingy. I'm just trying to make up for it. This thing is most useful to you now..."
"..."
Although both the count and the ghost had already eaten a lot of fresh beef, they still took the intestines out of dignity.
Only Erha whined twice and complained about why Xiao Xiao didn't throw it closer.
In the distance, near the alley, there are no lights on in the butcher's butcher's shop, only a faint blue light, but it doesn't seem to be like before, just letting the TV set full of snowflakes flicker dimly in the darkness all night, this time Xiao Xiao can
I saw a little color in the fluorescent light, and I could even vaguely hear some low laughter... Is the butcher watching the comedy channel?
After being promoted to Hell Messenger, his taste actually improved?
I can't tell the difference...
Through communication with his father, Xiao Xiao discovered that the world may not be as simple as he thought. Perhaps the butcher is a living person in reality and will be taken away by the security guard at some point. The three dogs are just three dogs from his neighbor's house.
dog.
But unfortunately, their connection with themselves and their spiritual communication are so real.
But it doesn't matter, as long as they can help him during the battle.
As for...
Xiao Xiao thought, slowly raised his head, and looked towards the second floor. Behind the white curtains, a faint melody sounded faintly.
What happened to the record player lady?
Thinking of the control of the bomb this time, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but feel a little curious. From his perspective, he could never see the person behind the curtain. Occasionally, he secretly looked at him and who the owner was, or even...
I have never seen the appearance of an old record player, but now that I am an observer after all, in this city, except for the core part, there are few things that can be hidden from me...
Before, due to some subtle psychology, he had never forced himself to pry into the secret behind the curtain.
But now, he only has deep doubts and a sense of decadence in his heart, and he simply becomes bolder.
"I'm ready to offend this city, why are I afraid of anything else?"
"..."
Thinking like this, he suddenly opened three eyes of the clairvoyant and looked towards the second floor.
The building and curtains in front of him disappeared in an instant, and all the floors, layout, and lights in the mysterious room appeared in his field of vision. At the same time, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Controlled contraction.
His eyes wandered around the room, looking for his target.
From the exquisite and elegant living room, to the neat and clean bedroom, to the balcony full of blue flowers.
Unexpectedly, I didn't see a shadow. I only saw a bronze record player in the corner.
But this was not the target Xiao Xiao was looking for this time. He continued to wander, quickly moving from the balcony to other corners. Finally, when his eyes suddenly entered the bathroom, he saw a slender shadow.
Just behind that thin plastic curtain, he even felt the owner of the mysterious gaze and the mysterious temperament.
Then, his eyes suddenly turned fierce, and he rushed towards the curtain with a fierce determination to see through all the secrets.
Then at this moment, the plastic curtain was suddenly opened, and a shadow of white flowers instantly filled Xiao Xiao's field of vision.
Xiao Xiao was completely stunned.
The figure behind the plastic curtain seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly covered his body with one hand.
A horrified scream sounded: "Rogue..."
"..."
Xiao Xiao who was outside the window trembled all over, turned around immediately, and fled back to his yard under the dull eyes of the three dogs.
"What the hell is this?"
He felt that his face was extremely hot, and the fierceness he had just seen through everything turned into embarrassment.
"Oh, no matter what, I can always understand..."
He thought silently in his heart and pretended to be calm: "There are times when you don't take a shower..."
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"You just talked so much. It's obvious that you really want him to understand that you question the philosophy of the academy."
Also on this night, Yang Jia looked at Lin Bo, whose expression changed drastically, and returned to the proud and proud look before, and said lightly: "I don't know what you are planning, but I only hope that when it comes to the fourth element,
You didn't deceive him about this matter. He is somewhat different from us. The fourth element is a choice for us, but it is a necessity for him."
"cheat?"
Lin Bo listened and sneered: "We never lie to people!"
"It's just deception at best!"
"..."
In Yang Jia's somewhat strange eyes, he said hurriedly: "But this time I didn't even cheat."
"The reason why I told him that is because I have just figured it out. I will indeed help him find the fourth element. I will even help him obtain the fourth element and make him the first perfect person outside the Dante organization.
An existence that undergoes four stages of strengthening..."
"..."
"Why?"
Yang Jia was slightly stunned. She didn't expect Lin Bo's attitude to change so drastically.
She did not tell Lin Bo about Xiao Xiao's abnormality, so she could not understand his decision at this time.
"The bet has been lost anyway..."
Lin Bo said very bachelorly: "I came here to help out for nothing, and I only lost dozens of points in total. Especially those guys in Dante's organization are still waiting for us to bring the mysterious guide back. As a result,
It's good now, we've paid it all. If we just go back like this, I think our few funds will definitely be cut off, and we might even be directly expelled from the Dante organization."
"We can't expect our mentor to come and plead for mercy. After all, he is about to be fired..."
"..."
Yang Jia felt a little sad when she heard this, but she also wanted to laugh...
"In that case, why not gamble again?"
Lin Bo also noticed the low mood of several members in the room. He hurriedly put his hands on his hips and said loudly: "This time I will bet on him. The fourth element has been one of the topics we have been studying. Now with the help of
He takes this opportunity to make some new progress, make up a little bit more, and take it back to the Dante organization as our achievements...at least he won't be expelled, right?"
Yang Jia felt a little strange when he heard this. After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly said: "Have you already thought about where the fourth element is?"
"Ha, of course I know, there's no need to look up the information..."
Lin Bo said: "It's just that I have to be difficult to find out, so that President Xiao won't accept my favor..."
Yang Jia's pupils narrowed: "Where?"
"Night City."
Lin Bo's pupils dilated slightly and he laughed in a low voice: "The fourth element is there, and it is even famous there. There have been people discussing it on the forum. Maybe you have heard of it, but these unlearned and unskilled people
Guy, he only knows how twisted and weird that element is, but he doesn’t know that he is actually the key to helping the clairvoyant complete the fourth stage of strengthening!”
"Night City?"
Yang Jia didn't even ask what this special element was. When he heard the name of this city, his expression changed slightly:
"Those stingy guys..."
"Are you sure you want him to deal with those people?"
"..."
"Of course."
Lin Bo's laughter became louder and louder: "Even our Dante organization can't take advantage of this city."
"But I think he can."
"After all, Ye Di City only prevents us from taking advantage, while Black Gate City directly puts us at a disadvantage..."
"..."
Yang Jia couldn't stand it anymore when he heard it, and interrupted: "So, there is some element of personal grudges in this, right?"
Lin Bo's expression was slightly embarrassed, but he quickly calmed down and said seriously:
"Personal grudges only account for a small part..."
"The point is, there really is the fourth element he needs..."
