Chapter 211: 123: Lin's Secret Thoughts_2
Unlike before, there was usually little emotion.
But Wu Xin discovered that the name Jiang Xianwu seemed to elicit a strong reaction from everyone.
He had probably guessed...this was no ordinary Mutator.
"Jiang Xianwu?"
"Jiang Xianwu again?"
"Damn... Jiang Xianwu is still alive? Anyone who is friends with Guang Tongchen, tell him quick!"
"So strong, is Jiang Xianwu really that powerful? It's a pity I couldn't witness that scene."
Naturally, Wu Xin and Luo Hui became aware of Jiang Xianwu's deeds.
"All sss?"
"Are you joking with me? Are you saying that every mobilization he's been a part of, he's got an sss rating?"
Looking at the various messages on the Pioneer Voice bulletin board, Wu Xin and Luo Hui then learned about what exactly Jiang Xianwu had done.
When Luo Hui learned that the chairman had once said he didn't want Jiang Xianwu, Luo Hui sighed:
"The chairman was confused!"
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The matters from the Pioneer Voice's guild channel naturally spilled over into the public forum.
Embellishment is human nature; Jiang Xianwu, glowing from his body, was described as a giant of light.
The more the story spread, the more outrageous it became, with some treating it as a joke, while others truly believed.
But after all...
Jiang Xianwu being alive was terrific news.
Although the human camp was divided into many factions, when you became outstandingly peerless, everyone would set aside their differences and recognize you as a unique existence.
Jiang Xianwu's prestige had now reached its peak.
It was even subtly higher than some of the legendary Pioneers.
So when Pioneer Jiang Xianwu's exploits were spread once more—
Wu Xin became even more perplexed.
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And several hours after the Pioneer Voice buzzed with his name, the focus of Pioneer Voice—Zhou Baiyu himself, finally arrived at the transfer station.
"Sister Lin, I'm back."
When Zhou Baiyu said these words, his heart was very pleased and somewhat emotional.
"You survived a great disaster, which is good. Come have a few drinks with sis."
Sister Lin was still her languid self, raising her glass to Zhou Baiyu for a drink.
Zhou Baiyu was decisive too, not saying a second word, he raised his glass and drank heartily.
After a few drinks, Sister Lin began to chat with Zhou Baiyu, and their conversation was extremely important, even containing some things that Doctor A would definitely not want Zhou Baiyu to know about.
"Well done. In a certain sense, you could say you've slain a god. How was the taste of 'Absolute Moment'?"
Zhou Baiyu felt a little tipsy, having not drunk for a long time, and he enjoyed the sensation:
"It was great. It's a shame though, the conditions for triggering it are too stringent, my body must be exhausted to the extreme, my emotions must be suppressed to the limit, and it also requires the support of fate, and even then, it might only trigger once after hundreds of mutations..."
"But, it was indeed worth it."
Who doesn't like the feeling of being omnipotent?
Sister Lin said:
"You've made me proud, especially the thing you've got, which in a certain sense could allow you to achieve Divine Enthronement."
"But you chose not to do so. That's wise. The path of the God of Difference and Chaos is not easy to follow, but once you get to the latter half, you'll stand higher than anyone else."
"Actually, all of us intermediaries are quietly competing; our stances... are not exactly aligned."
"We are loyal to the old gods, but the old gods have become the rules. We are sacrificial victims of the rules, the most loyal group of people to the old gods among the early pioneers."
"Except me."
Zhou Baiyu said nothing.
Sister Lin seemed to be in high spirits today and had a lot to say.
Indeed, just as Xinkui said, Sister Lin was very aloof.
But from the beginning, since Zhou Baiyu survived the nearly deadly trials of version 2.21, Sister Lin never treated Zhou Baiyu with aloofness.
Now, seeing her "beloved pupil" return, Sister Lin was exceptionally eager to talk.
That's just the way she was; when not in the mood, even a thousand gold pieces could not buy a word from her.
When happy, she would freely dispense information worth a fortune.
"Our god, well, he doesn't play by the rules. When choosing intermediaries as mentors for the inheritors, the other old gods chose their most loyal followers."
"Mo Sangyu, Jing Shi, Yan Gu... Ha, these fellows are all eager to reach the end of their inheritances, intending to step into the domain of gods."
"Although I believe in our god very much, I love that this world is full of anomalies, I don't like a life where you can see the end with just a glance..."
"But I don't want to be an intermediary, I don't want to enter the domain of gods, I just want to use my abilities to constantly seek enjoyment."
"But that god just had to be unconventional. So, I got that opportunity and became an intermediary."
"This is both a reward and a prison for us."
"We are essentially imprisoned in the transfer station, forced to serve you Pioneers as NPCs, understand?"
Zhou Baiyu certainly understood, but at that moment, perhaps because the alcohol had gotten to him and his true nature was let loose, he softly said:
"How could Sister Lin be an NPC? In my eyes, you are a unique Mutator."
Words like those are irresistible, whether true or not— who doesn't love to hear them?
Sister Lin laughed:
"All I can choose to do is to give in and slack off."
Zhou Baiyu thought to himself that was fine, in the future, if he ever betrayed the God of Difference and Chaos, it would surely be to join the god of loafing and slacking off.
"I'm not like Mo Sangyu and the others; to me, the so-called one-and-only, Huan Liuyan, and Guang Tongchen... their gifts are ultimately lacking."
"The idea of using Pioneers for self-redemption is simply unrealistic."
"But your emergence has shown me potential."
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