Chapter 417 [The person who draws the sky knife]

The door is closed.

Chen Xiaolian looked at the decorations of the room that was the second time he came to, and suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.

If it weren't for being threatened by that fat man that night, if it weren't for picking up the ancient painting in the room...

Chen Xiaolian walked to the kitchen, found a cup by himself, poured a glass of water on the faucet, drank it slowly, walked back to the living room, and sat on the sofa.

"Tell me, what are we talking about now?"

Tiandao did not answer this question immediately, but asked back: "Can you tell me how you became now... I mean, you are not an awakened person, what's going on?"

Chen Xiaolian didn't answer this question either.

"Okay." Tiandao's tone seemed a little depressed: "Maybe this question was asked too deeply, maybe this is your biggest secret. I didn't want to spy on your secrets, this is... this can also satisfy my last wish."

Chen Xiaolian still didn't say anything.

But Tiandao continued to talk about it.

"... Back then, I was full of energy and led those old brothers to the dungeons, succeeding again and again, and then entered Zero City. Our strength became stronger and stronger. To be precise, my strength was getting stronger and stronger. For the future development of the team, I challenged the permanent team in Zero City. After a series of difficulties and obstacles, I finally got the recognition of other permanent teams, which allowed Daoshan and Fire to obtain the qualification of Zero City's permanent team.

At that time, I was always very excited. I thought that I had achieved long-term peace and stability for myself, or for my brothers in the team. Zero City, in my opinion at that time, was undoubtedly the safest place in this game world."

When Chen Xiaolian heard this, he snorted: "What do you mean is a refuge?"

"That's right. It's just a refuge, a paradise."

"What then?" Chen Xiaolian asked calmly.

"And...I was wrong, of course."

Chen Xiaolian noticed that the word "of course" used by Tiandao is "of course".

Decisive "of course"!

"At the beginning, everything seemed to be fine in Zero City. Everything was as good as I thought. It was safe here, and although there was competition, at least everything was under our own control. We at least looked free and seemed like this.

But soon, I gradually felt less and less happy.

We are here a refuge, but isn’t it also a cage?

This place is safe, the outside world is dangerous, we just need to hide here and not go out! What is the difference between this and going to jail?

Moreover, outside we must be controlled by the world's main system.

Here, can we escape the constraints of the Zero City system?

Freedom? I didn’t feel much about this thing, at least in Zero City.”

Chen Xiaolian didn't say anything, he was listening carefully.

He keenly felt that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to understand Zero City.

From the mouth of the top S-level master of Zero City. From the mouth of a team leader of a permanent team, listen to what the hell is like in Zero City.

The words of Tiandao continue.

"...If Zero City is safe and a refuge, I first asked myself a question... Then how did Zero City come into being at the earliest?"

Chen Xiaolian smiled deliberately: "How did it happen?"

Tiandao sighed: "No one can explain it clearly."

He paused and added: "Everyone in Zero City, including those in the Senate Church, said the same thing...the same, but also vague.

Everyone's consensus is: a long time ago, a group of powerful awakened people, in order to escape the constraints of the main system, went through difficulties and obstacles and created a paradise like Zero City... This is a great and pioneering achievement.

But. Who is the creator...we don't know.

There are also those founders who went there later, and we don’t know why they didn’t stay in Linzhi!”

Chen Xiaolian was silent.

He may know more about this matter than Tiandao.

Tiandao suddenly asked Chen Xiaolian a question: "Have you moved?"

"Well?"

"Moving." Tiandao said coldly: "You lived in a house before, then moved and changed to another house."

"Uh...why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Tiandao sneered: "Moving may be very interesting. Think about it carefully: If you have a house and you want to move and leave this house... Then, at least one problem can be explained."

"What does it mean?"

"It means that this house is not good enough."

Chen Xiaolian suddenly couldn't speak.

"If we regard Zero City as a house... then why did the first batch of owners leave? Move? Then doesn't that mean that in the eyes of the first batch of owners, this house... is not good enough!

Maybe, they have found a better house, a better refuge, a better paradise?

Otherwise, why would they leave?

Is this house not good enough? Not safe enough?"

Chen Xiaolian thought for a while: "This explanation is interesting, but... maybe they didn't want to move, but... maybe they died?"

Tiandao smiled: "Die? OK, then there are more problems... They died, how did they die? Why can't anyone in Zero City understand this? It seems that everyone doesn't know much about this matter.

Also... Since City Zero is a refuge, why do people in the refuge die?

If the people in the shelter will die... then wouldn't this shelter be insecure at all!"

Chen Xiaolian fell silent again.

"Have you ever been to the battlefield? The real battlefield." Tiandao asked coldly.

"I've been on the battlefield in the dungeon...I have cold weapons."

"I have been to the real battlefield, not in the dungeon, but in the real one. Before I became an awakened man, I was a soldier." Tiandao snorted, but slowly said in a very solemn tone: "I have had an experience on the battlefield. We will dig cat ear pierces for ourselves, dig shelters, dig craters, and act as defensive bunkers...

On the battlefield, will I give up the bunker or shelter I dug out by myself?

Of course not!

Unless it is... this bunker is in danger! Unless I know very well, this refuge can't avoid enemy artillery fire at all!

Only then will I leave!

Then... I think, the people who founded Zero City back then... maybe they had the same idea as me."

Chen Xiaolian was surprised!

He was so surprised that he couldn't even speak!

Of course, Tiandao didn’t know the story of Mr. Umbrella.

However, based on these logical guesses, he actually speculated that Mr. Umbrella's explanation of Zero City was inseparable!

This is very close to what Mr. Umbrella said, really thought!!

Zero City...is not safe!

"So you... decided to do something?" Chen Xiaolian asked.

"Yes, I took so much effort and made so much effort to get us brothers into Zero City and qualified for the resident team... I don't care about the bullshit of Zero City's resident team.

What I care about is that I want to find a safe way out for myself, for my descendants, and for my brothers!

A future! A future that doesn’t have to worry about, and is in a panic all day long!

At first I thought Zero City was what I was looking for.

But later, I found that Zero City could not meet my goal.

So, I began a new search.

I was wondering where did those who first founded Zero City go? Maybe... the answer lies with them!"

Chen Xiaolian sighed: "You...have you found that painting?"

Tiandao was silent for a moment and finally admitted: "Yes, I found that painting."

Chen Xiaolian asked: "Where did you find that painting?"

Tiandao smiled bitterly: "In a dungeon, I met a very powerful opponent, an opponent that I could not defeat even if I tried my best.

That guy probably had the chance to kill me, although it sounds a bit discouraging, but that's the truth.

At that time, although I was already at S level, I was not his opponent.

At least, I can't beat him.

We looked like we had a tie at that time. However, I always had a strange feeling, which was: he seemed to be able to kill me, but he didn't do that.

Later, when I was almost exhausted, he suddenly stopped and asked me a question.

I remember it very clearly. He asked me at that time: If you die here now, would you feel regretful?"
To be continued...