No, to be more precise, it should be that the old man is very interested in all other messy things.
But unlike ordinary people's perceptions, the old man prefers to "watch" from the sidelines rather than actually participating.
But there is nothing that can be done. After all, the old man is not a supernatural being, and he has not awakened even the lowest level of supernatural power after dispelling his original energy.
He is just a simple ordinary human being.
But even for such an extremely ordinary person, his psychological strength has exceeded that of many extraordinary beings.
Is this an advantage only for the elderly?
Or, the old man is the old man, unique, cannot be understood, and cannot be copied.
…
After the Battle of Zhongcun in Zaocheng, one of the "legacies" of the legion, that is, the person with the characteristic named Cheng Yi, became an "employee" of the old man.
He was originally a carefree boy, but in the end he was almost crushed by the many missions brought about by his extraordinary power.
It was the old man who told him that there was actually no need to endure so much, and that his own personal thoughts were equally important.
Um?
You said doing this... is selfish?
Faced with such a rebuttal, the old man would probably laugh and then explain his thoughts——
"Sometimes, in order to achieve your goals, it's okay to take a long detour occasionally."
"People are people."
"Blinally pursuing shortcuts or shortcuts will often slow down your pace and ignore all the things along the way."
"Think about yourself, wouldn't it be nice to take a long detour?"
"Living - it can't just be for the purpose, you also have to have some fun!"
Ever since, Cheng Yi started working under the old man.
The old man provided Cheng Yi with a large amount of funds to continue his teacher's unfinished research, namely: the subject of the fusion of humans and strange creatures.
At the same time, Cheng Yi also began to live his own life.
After the battle at Guanxing Mountain Scenic Area, Xu Cheng talked to the old man on the phone and learned that Cheng Yi seemed to be addicted to... online games.
It seems that a live broadcast was also held, using the avatar to educate fans about supernatural and strange events online.
All in all, I was having a pretty good time, and my research on the topic was progressing quickly.
…
Let’s talk about intelligence sharing.
As the underground emperor of Haicheng, the old man has his own intelligence network all over Haicheng.
But the crux of the problem is that the people who make up these intelligence networks are actually ordinary people who have not yet come into contact with the extraordinary.
If these people were to explore extraordinary powers, they would probably be killed by extraordinary beings, or discovered by witnesses and taken into custody.
The witnesses really did their job perfectly.
If the old man wants to take a look at more exciting "extraordinary fun", then his sources of information are actually extremely limited.
Xu Cheng, his cronies, and later Cheng Yi.
There are only so many people.
Therefore, the old man repeatedly told Xu Cheng that if there is any particularly interesting excitement, he must call him. He likes to watch the excitement the most.
This is not the case.
Xu Cheng called him and called him.
…
Five kilometers away from Lamba Town
desert.
Xu Cheng and Chu Qiu stood on the beach, feeling the rare coolness between day and night.
When I raised my head, I could only hear the roar of the helicopter propeller in mid-air.
Blah blah blah...
Two black figures, one behind the other, jumped out of the helicopter's hatch.
It's the old man and Cheng Yi.
The old man was first, laughing heartily in the air.
"Oh ho ho ho ho ho!"
Like a Santa Claus jumping out of his sleigh to forcefully deliver gifts.
This way of appearing is really very old-fashioned.
Then, something even more "old man" happened.
Cheng Yi shouted in high altitude and said in horror:
“Boss, you don’t have a parachute on your back!”
Hearing this, the old man laughed and shouted: "Hahahahahaha, I'm going to die, I'm going to die, help me, help me!"
Xu Cheng: "..."
He locked the old man's possible landing spot and walked over.
Lean over, squat down——
Take off.
boom!
Xu Cheng stepped on the ground and jumped up.
Falling objects from heights are dangerous, even more so when trying to catch them.
But Xu Cheng is Xu Cheng.
If he catches the old man directly on the ground, Xu Cheng will not be injured, but the old man will probably become a high paraplegic.
So before the old man was about to land, Xu Cheng took off early and grabbed the parachute connection point behind the old man.
This is professional equipment that can distribute the drag force to all parts of the body through various straps and fabrics.
Then, Xu Cheng dragged the old man and stabilized his posture in the air.
The two fell together.
According to Xu Cheng's original idea, let him give the old man a cushion and help him buffer.
I won't have any big problems, but I might be a little bit disgraced.
But just as the two were about to land, a black stream of water suddenly gushes out of the originally empty desert land.
The water flow spread quickly, eventually forming a black pool on the ground!
That's Cheng Yi's characteristic - black water mirror!
Within the range of the black water mirror, Cheng Yi can make a copy of someone and then help him fight.
Who has he copied now?
He copied the "other" Xu Cheng.
A hooded man with the same appearance as Xu Cheng emerged from the black pool, and then also jumped up, using his own body as a pedal to further slow down Xu Cheng's fall.
Xu Cheng was able to land safely with the old man.
Afterwards, the black water mirror dissipated, and Cheng Yi slowly fell from the sky with the help of a parachute.
As soon as he landed, Cheng Yi's face was full of panic, he took off his parachute and ran all the way over.
"Boss, please stop playing like this, my heart can't bear it!"
"Hahahaha, because I'm happy!"
The old man patted Cheng Yi on the shoulder.
Also, with Xu Cheng and Cheng Yi here, even if the old man wanted to take the initiative to fall to death, it would probably be impossible.
Instead of ordinary skydiving, it is better to experience the thrilling bungee jumping happily.
After all, the old man will have even greater "fun" next time!
…
Xu Cheng looked at the two people in front of him.
Cheng Yi was originally a very gloomy young man, but now he does seem to be a lot more cheerful.
Also, anyone who follows the old man must be cheerful, whether voluntarily or forced.
On the other side, the old man...
"It's a bit similar, but not quite the same."
Xu Cheng muttered.
This sentence attracted the old man's attention.
"What does it look like?"
The old man stuck his head out and asked.
Afterwards, Xu Cheng told the story about the man in white and the tourists, while Cheng Yi also listened.
In terms of knowledge level, Cheng Yi can be regarded as a scientist who specializes in studying extraordinary powers, so he is particularly interested in the so-called "link-type characteristics".
"How can this be?"
Cheng Yi frowned, unable to understand Xu Cheng's description.
"If humans can really establish links with weird creatures so easily, then what are my teacher's research so far? This is absolutely impossible!"
"...At least, it won't be that simple."
Cheng Yi vaguely felt that he was right not to stay in Haicheng to play games.
He has always wanted to complete his teacher's research, but he has never been able to take another step forward.
But this time, Cheng Yi saw hope for further progress in Xu Cheng's description.
On the other hand, the old man.
If what Cheng Yi is thinking about is "extraordinary power", then what the old man is thinking about should be "people" themselves.
He touched his chin and carefully considered the "tourist" in Xu Cheng's description.
"When you meet someone who is dangerous, do you start to enjoy the danger?"
The old man thought for a while and finally shook his head.
"No, it's not like that."
"Um?"
Xu Cheng raised his eyebrows.
He also felt the difference between the old man and the tourists, but for a while he couldn't tell what the difference was.
Only I know best.
"The little girl felt that she had had enough of boring daily life, so she wanted to be surrounded by danger in order to escape the mediocrity of the past."
"She wants to 'get in'."
"but me--"
The old man's eyes turned into crescent moons when he smiled, and he looked up at the Lambalama Desert in the distance.
"I just like watching people 'compete' with each other."
